• Report 'Widespread' Bias In Employment of Jews NEW YORK,, (JTA) . —Employ- ment discrimination against Anierican Jews today continues to be "widespread," and there exists "sufficient evidence of dis- crimination against Jews to pre- vent undue optimism concerning. prompt elimination of that evil," according to a study issued by the American Jewish Congress. The study is a summary and analysis of the published evi- dence in the field, prepared for the World Jewish Congress for submission to the International Labor Office. On the basis of available data, "American Jews still face handi- caps in obtaining employment that are not faced by non-Jews," the AJC report discloses. "Jews are largely excluded from basic industries, such as commercial banking, automobile manufac- turing, shipping and transporta- tion, agriculture and mining. They tend, as a result, to be concentrated in speculative in- dustries, retail trade and the pro- fessions." The report points out that most Americans are • gainfully emplOyed. "The fact of full employment and relative pros- perity it this time operates to obscure the effects of anti- Semitic discrimination," t h e :report declares. "A tightening in the labor market might well produce a more discouraging picture." The new report relies upon published studies undertaken by individual communities, surveys of specific occupations and judges ments of informed observers. "Such studies, • while providing some insight into the economic structure of American Jewry," the AJC notes, "do not cover all Jewish communities. "Nevertheless, it is interesting that whatever information is available reveals that• discrimin- ation against Jews continues to be widespread. There continue to be large areas of the Amer- ican industrial scene in which Jews have difficulty- in gaining a place." To avoid the rebuffs they ex- perience in the general labor market, the report declares, Jews have sought employment in Jewish firms or in independ- ent operations. Jewish workers have, therefore, been prevented from becoming fully integrated in, the American economy. "In the iwrofessions," the re- port notes, "Jews have tended to concentrate in fields like medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law—fields in which they can operate independently without being subjected to dis- •- crimination by an employer, while avoiding such fields as chemistry. "Recently, increasing numbers of Jews have been employed in all phases of engineering work, presumably because of the acute Shortage of qualified technical personnel that has existed since the beginning of World War II. O Boston Launches Drive For $1 Million in Bonds In Honor of Sharett BOSTON (JTA) — A special Campaign .to sell $1,000,000 worth of Israel bonds capped the visit here of Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, who was the principal guest and speaker at an Israel Bond Organization dinner. The special campaign in honor •of. Sharett was begun by some 40 Boston community leaders w h o engaged in a bond selling "tele- •than" for several weeks before Sharett's arrival and who went over their goal. Meanwhile, Lewis H. Wein- stein, president of the Combined .. Jewish Appeal, called .upon vol- unteer . workers and community officials to give of their services -on Dec. 11, which has been' set aside here as "Action Day for Israel." In an unprecedented ac- tion . aimed - at bringing about united community support of Is- rael's .needs,,, Weinstein sent a letter to every worker in the re- cently . closed CJA drive, and asked for a further effort to sell at least $1,500,000 in bonds. DETROIT J EW I SH NEWS The outlook in the banking field in some areas of the country, notably Los Angeles, is also en- couraging," the report says. In a study of. Jewish employ- ment in five Philadelphia firms (Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia Gas Works, Bell Telephone Company, Philadel- phia Transportation Com pany and the Insurance Company of North Arrierica), no Jews were found to be employed in the in- surance firm; the percentage of Jewish employment in the re- maining four firms ranged from one-half of one percent to 3.5 percent. A survey made of law school graduates of ehicago, Columbia, Harvard and Yale Universities revealed that the rate of job ac- ceptance was substantially lower for Jewish than for non-Jewish. graduates. PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Moshe Sharett, Foreign Min- ister of Israel, • received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Dropsie College here. The award was conferred at a special convocation by Dr. Abraham A. Neuman, presi- ident of the college. Sharett was cited for his achievements as the "pilot steering Israel's course among the nations at a time when its fate is entangled among the conflicts of the world's major powers." - Bnai Brith Recruiter Honored in Washington Another study oaf college business administration and accounting graduates showed that Jewish graduates were employed generally in JeWiSh- owned firms; in comparison with non-Jews, Jewish grad- uates earned less, had a harder time getting employment and more of them had to take jobs unrelated to their college training. A 1955 survey of 20,000 job orders placed with commercial employment agencies in Chicago during 1953 and 1954 showed that over 20 percent of the or- ders were specifically closed to Jews. A survey conducted among government agencies that ad- minister anti-discrimination laws in such states as Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jer- sey and Oregon disclosed that up until 1954, the number of cases complaining against dis- crimination on grounds of re- ligion, primarily against Jews and Catholics, accounted for eleven percent of the total case- load. Such complaints accounted for eight percent of the war- time Fair Employment Practices Committee's caseload. SEMOUR HURWITT (left), of Englewood, N. J., receives a plaque from BERNARD RO- MAN,' chairman of the Bnai Brith national membeiship cab- inet, for enrolling the greatest number of new Bnai Brith members during the past six months. Enrolling 77 men, he tied with Sidney Haskoe, of Coral Gables, for first place. Haskoe was unable to make the award ceremony, which was held at the annual meeting of the Etna' Brith board -of gov- ernors in Washington, D. C. This year's membership cam- paign, which started Oct. 13, the anniversary of Bnai Brith's founding in 1843, will reach a high-point Dec. 11, National Telephone Report Day, when lodges all over the country will report progress. The goal -is 30,000 Bnai. Brith members. , . Pro-Nazi Lawyer Scuttles Trial of Camp Physician NUREMBERG (JTA) — Alfred Seidl, an attorney who special- ized in securing the acquittal of Nazi war criminals, forced the indefinite adjournment of a court trial, at Weider" in the Upper Palatinate, against concentration camp physician Dr.. Hermann Fischer who is accused of having been an accessory to murder in at least 40 cases. While . a camp physician in Oranienburg, Sachs enhause n, Bergen-Belsen and Flossenbuerg, with the rank. of Lieutenant Colonel in the SS he ordered the killing of sick or exhausted in- mates by injecting them with excess doses of such drugs as phenol or novocaine. At present, Dr. Fischer practices.in Duessel- dorf. Mr. Seidl brought about the indefinite adjournment of the case by refusing to proceed -as long as his plea was being re- corded by the Bavarian Radio. Socialists Register Gain In Vienna Election VIENNA, (JTA) — The Social- ist Party won an outright. vic- tory in the Vienna Jewish Com- munity elections here, capturing 13 of 24 council seats and assur- ing the re-election of Dr. Emil Maurer as president of the com- munity for the next three years. The Zionists -won five -seats, the Communists three and the Re- ligious Bloc three. The Socialists gained a single seat over the last election to take the clearcut majority, while the Communists lost two votes and the Zionists lost one. The Re- ligious Bloc gained two. Sixty- five per cent of the electorate voted. Netherlands JeWrY Launches Emergency Appeal fo7.1srael. . THE HAGUE (JTA) — An Monument Unveilings (Unveiling announeeinents may be inserted by mail or --by calling The Jewish News office, - VE 8-9364. Written announcements must be accompanied by the name and address of the person making the insertion. There is a stan- dard charge of $2.00 for unveiling notices, measuring an inch in depth.) The family of the late Hilda Sosnick announces the unveiling of a monument in her memory at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Tur- over Cemetery, Gratiot at 14 Mile Rd. Rabbi I. Stollman will offi- ciate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. I In Memoriam In loving memory of H. M. A. Sadly massed by her loved ones. Israel Seeks U.S. Aid In Marketing Energy Devices WASHINGTON (JTA) . — Hope was expressed here for a joint American-Israel venture to put solar energy devices developed by Israel on the international market. - Dr. Harry Zvi Tabor, head of Israel's National Physical Labo- ratory, said at an International Cooperation Administration press conference . that Israel has made some developments in the field of solar power exploitation that the United States has not yet made. Israel is willing to share these discoveries with American indus- try whose copperation and as- sistance are being solicited. . Principally, Dr. Tabor. indicated de achievements in Israel •has emergency appeal asking Dutch Jews for extraordinary contribu- tions for Israel has been launched in this country by the Zionist Association of the Netherlands. The appeal asks for the greatest 27 possible contributions "to insure, the survival of the Jewish State." conw - December 2, 1.95 . , .• Fridai, _ Dropsie_ Awards Degree to Sharett igs by SOlar• energy " . Obituaries ABRAHAM FEIN, 1846 . 0 Green- lawn, died Nov. 22. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Tene; a son, Wallace; a daughter, Mrs. William - L. Elkin; his father, Harry Fein, of New York, and two sisters of New York. ELIZABETH SIGE L, /6915 Princeton, died Nov. 26. Services at 'Ira Kaufman Chapel: She leaves her husband, Ben; two bro- thers, Hy and David Safran; and a sister, Mrs. Harry Bookstein. * * * MAX TItAGER, 18074 Oak Dr., died Nov. 27. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Lillian; a Sin.", Larry; a daughter, Mrs. Earl Krause; a brother, two 'sisters and three grandchildren. * a * MAX BRODER, 1000 Merton, died Nov. 26. services at Ira Kaufman. Chapel. He leaves his wife, Lillian; two brothers, Sam and Abe; =and a sister, Mrs. George Newman, of New York. * * * r - SAMUEL S. FISHER, 17522 Pennington, died Nov. 27. Serv- ices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Shirley; two sons, Gordon and Marshall; three sisters and tour grandchildren. * * * DANIEL KLEIN, a former De- troiter, died Nov. 17, in - Los An- geles, Calif. He leaves his wife, Ida; three sons, Ernest, Alex and Louis; two brothers, Eugene and Sam, of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Birnby, and five grand- , children. LESLIE LA Z AR U S, 16153 Quincy, died Nov. 23. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He. leaves his wife, Ida; three sons, Barnett, Harry and Morris; two daugh- ters, Mrs. James Wilkus and Sarah; and three grandchildren. * * * RACHEL OLENICK, 18256 In- diana, died Nov. 23. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his son, Abe; three daughters, Sylvia,- Mrs. Samuel- Freedman and Mrs. -F rank Kutzen, two grandchildren and four -g r eat grandchildren. * * * SAM FRIEDMAN, 51 E. Euclid, died Nov. 25. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Sadie; two sons, Abe and Raymond; two daughters, Mrs. Leah Stein, of Detroit, and Mrs. Rose Weiss, of Los Angeles; three brothers and six grandchildren. * * * ANN H. TANNER, .23551- Wild- wood, Oak. Park, died Nov. 24. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves her son, Carlon Lee; Sol R.' Katz, Big Bear.... a brother, Max Hersh and three Purchasing.• Agent, ..Di-es sisters, Mrs. Norman Schreiber, Sol It Katz, of 885 Covington, Mrs. Joseph Wolfe and Mrs. who- was purchasing agent for Henry Reingold. Big Bear Markets and was well * * * known in Detroit, died Nov. 24 ALEX COHEN, 18000 North- at the age of 50. lawn, died Nov. 24 in Miami. Funeral services Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. were held at He leaves his wife, Mollie; a Kaufman Chapel daughter, Mrs. Samuel Heber, a Nov. 25. a brother, a sister and five grand- Before .associ- children. ating with Big' * * * B e a r Markets, SANFORD GREENBERG, 2820 Mr. Katz_ -oper- Trumbull, died Nov. 21. Services ated the Dia at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur- mond Mart. vived by his father, Albert; and Surviving him :7 a brother, Sidney G. are three -sisters, • S. R. -Katz * * * Mrs. Max Shaye and Mrs. Abra- - --MOLLIE SCH-UTZER,_9617 N. -ham Srere of Detroit and Mrs. Martindale, died Nov. Z5. Serv- Samuel PaSsman of 'Kiev, Russia. ices at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Survived by her husband, Nelson; Maurice Simon, Jewish Scholar son, Irwin, of Sioux City, Ia.; Dies in England; Was 81 three daughters, .Mrs. Harry Sher- LONDON, (JTA) — Maurice man, Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, of Le- Simon, brother of Sir: Leon vittown, Pa., and I r e n•; two died here Nov. 22 at the brothers, four sisters and eight Simon, age of 81. Mr. Simon was the grandchildren. author of a book on Jewish sects * * • * BERTHA WEISMAN, 3840 Ty- and contributed to translations ler, died Nov. 25. Services at of the Talmud and the Zohar. Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur- Swedish Government : Issues vived by her husband,- George; New Grant to ORT Comthittee The son, Manuel; three daughters, • STOCKHOLM, (JTA) Mrs. Edward Rechtman, of Fay- Swedish government 'has in- ette, Ala.; Mrs. Morris Friedman formed the ORT committee - here and Mrs. Bernard Broder; a bro- that a new grant of 50,000 krowns ther; two sisters; 10 grandchil- has been allocated to the World dren, and two great grandchil- ORT Union. This is the third grant by the Swedish govern- dren. * * * ment to ORT. The total of these ISRAEL GLINER, 11331 Dex- contributions is 380,000 krowns. ter, died Nov: 26. Services at He- The money is used for the pur- brew Memorial Chapel. Survived chase of machines and tools for by his wife, Celia; a daughter, ORT schools abroad. Mrs. Leo Haberman; a brother; and a sister. * * * M ON U ME N T S SEYMOUR FREEDMAN, 12653 By Karl C. Berg Santa Rosa, died Nov. 27. Serv- Max Wrotslaysky ices at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Monument Works Survived by his wife, Ruth; a Owner daughter, Ellen; parents, Mr. and Distinctive Monwnents Mrs. Meyer Freedman; two bro- Reasonably Priced thers, Nathan and Milton; and 3201 JOY ROAD a sister, Mrs. William Morin. Corner Wildernere * * * • . TY. 6-0196 SARA HELFGOTT, 1869 Wal- ton, Bronx, N. Y., died Nov. 26. Services and interment. in . New Jersey. She leaves a son, Alfred A., of Oak Park, Mich.; three other sons, William and Nathan of West Hartford, Conn.; - and Louis, of New York; a daughter, Freda, of New York, and eight grandchildren. * * * WILLIAM RCYTHMAN, of the Berkshire Hotel, died Nov. 28. • CENTRALLY LOCATED Services at Menorah Funeral Chapel, on Puritan. No known Only Jewish Chapel in survivors. MENORAH guneral the Northwest district CEMETERY MEMORIALS Lowest Prices for Highest Quality Granite and Outstanding Designs DETROIT MONUMENT WORKS 2744 W. Davison, cor. 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