Victory Foreseen at Campaign Closing April 24
U. S. Solicitor General Simon E. Sobeloff Urgent G-Day Appeal Issued
To Be Guest Speaker; Third Report Meeting
Next Tuesday; Progress Shown by Divisions To Jewish Women of Detroit
Anticipating a triumph for
the 1956 Allied Jewish Cam-
-paign, • Detroit's Jewish com-
munity leaders are planning a
victory dinner for Tuesday eve-
ning, April 24, at Hotel Statler
to mark the formal closing of
the current fund-raising effort
In behalf of Israel and the 50
additional local, national and
overseas causes.
- With more than $4,000,000 al-
ready secured, the campaigners
are confident that the 1956 goal
of $5,330,00 will be subscribed.
The Women's Division G-Day,
to be observed this Sunday, and
the general solicitation cam-
paign, during which many
_thousands of contributors are
to be contacted, are expected
.to swell the campaign income
to a new all-time high.
Judge Theodore Levin,
president of the Jewish Wel- •
fare Federation; John E.
Lurie and Max M. Fisher,
campaign co-chairmen, in a
joint statement, announced
_ that the _guest speaker at the
- April 24 victory dinner will
be the Hon. Simon E. Sobel-.
- off, Solicitor General of the
• United States.
The • U. S. Solicitor General,
who is the brother of Isidore
Sobeloff, executive vice-presi-
dent of the Jewish Welfare
Federation of Detroit and the
director of the Allied Jewish
Campaign, was the Chief Jus-
tice of the Court of Appeals of
the State of Maryland from 1952
Israel's Needs Move
Non Jew ; Contributes
-
.$50 to Allied Drive
Leo Kirsch, who manages
Mother's Restaurant at 4716
Chene St., follows the occur-
rences in the Middle East
with keen interest.
Deeply moved by Israel's
plight, Mr. Kirsch this week
sent • his check for $50 to the
Allied Jewish Campaign,
with his best wishes for Is-
rael's triumph in her present
hour of serious need.
to 1954, when he was named to
his present position.
Born in Baltimore, Judge So-
beloff was United States - At-
torney for the State of Mary-
land from 1931 to 1934. He was
Baltimore City Solicitor, 1943-
47; and served in 1951-52 as
chairman of the Commission of
Administrative Organization of
'the State of Maryland.
One of American J e w r y's
most distinguished leaders, he
has rendered important services
in many fields. He is a national
leader in the American Jewish
Congress, has played an impor-
tant role in educational circles
in Baltimore and nationally has
received many important
awards.
He was honored by Hebrew
HON. SIMON E. SOBELOFP
Union College, Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America,
Jewish Congress, Brandeis Uni-
versity and many other move-
ments.
Last yearl President Eisen-
hower nominated him to the
United States circuit Court
of Appeals, the highest court
next to the U. S. Supreme
COurt. The nomination was
held up due to opposition
from some Southern Demo-
crats.
In his column on Monday,
Drew Pearson revealed that the
nomination soon will be con-
firmed. Peargon wrote:
"After a delay of more than
nine months, Simon Sobeloff,
the United States solicitor gen-
eral who argued the school-
segregation case before the
Supreme Court, will now be
confirmed as a United States
Court of Appeals judge.
"He had been blocked by op-
position from two Southern
Democratic senators because of
his vigorous and successful ar-
.
gument before the Supreme
Court.
"A few days ago, however,
Senate Leader Johnso n, of
Texas, approached Senator East-
land, of Mississippi, new chair-
man of the Judiciary Commit-
tee, and told him that for the
sake of the Democratic Party
and its reputation for fairness
in the North, Sobeloff must be
confirmed.
"Sobeloff is a Republican
from Baltimore. He has taken
a forthright stand on other
policies to which Democrats
are sympathetic. He has been
opposed, among other things,
to witch-hunting. \
"Eastland agreed to Johnson's
plea; provided, he said, the con-
firmation of Sobeloff would not
hurt his friend, Senator John-
ston, of South Carolina.
"J o h n s t o n was then ap-
proached and said he would not
object to Sobeloff provided he,
Johnston, did not have opposi-
tion in the South Carolina Dem-
ocratic primary for re-election.
-"Later, former State Senator
John C. Taylor, who had filed
against Johnston, withdrew
from the South Carolina race.
It is now agreed that there will
be no further objection to Sobel-
off iri the Judiciary Committee.
"Both Johnston and Eastland
are members of this powerful
committe e. They will vote
against Sobeloff on the Senate
floor, as will some other South-
ern senators, but once his name
gets out of committee he will
be confirmed."
Campaign Report Rallies
The third Allied Jewish Cam-
paign report meeting will be
held 12 ,--noon to 2 p.m., Tues-
day, April 17, Nat the Fred M.
Butzel Memorial Building, to
honor chairmen of leading sec-
tions, it was announced at the
second report meeting h el d
there today.
All 96 campaign sections are
working at a feverish pace.
The fourth report meeting
will be held Friday, April 20,
also at noon, at the Butzel
Building, to honor the leading
division.
In tIte mercantile division, the
furniture and floor covering sec-
tion is now leading the way,
with the jewelers section not far
behind it. The . travel section
and the linen suppliers and
laundry employees section are
,
,
.
Mrs. Harold Robinson (center), general solicitation chair-
nian of the Women's Division, meeting with her top associates, -
notes that the headlines are a constant reminder of the im-
portance of the 1956 Allied Jewish Campaign. "Everyone can't
help but be aware of the desperate situation in which Israel
finds herself—trying to defend herself against aggression while
at the same time being willing to receive 45,000 new immi-
grants clamoring to reach her shores from North Africa," Mrs.,
Robinson said.
Each Women's Division member will have an opportunity
to help Israel as never before and to assist the 55 other causes
included in the 19,56 Allied Jewish Campaign by giving the
volunteer who calls on her by G-DAY, Sunday, a generous
campaign contribution.
With Mrs. Robinson are (back row) executive vice-chair
men Mrs. Arthur H. Rice and Mrs. Max L. Lichter, (front)
Mrs. Herbert S. Frank, Campagin vice-chairman, and Mrs. S. S.
Willis (right) program coordinator.
neck and neck for the lead in
the services division.
The mechanical trades divi-
sion boasts three sections that
have passed the 100 per cent
mark and are still going strong.
The steel section has raised_,115
per cent of its 1956 quota, and
pressing it for the section lead
is the parking lot section with
112 per cent and the gas and
oil section with 111 per cent.
BuilderS, who have raised 95
per cent of their quota, are
leading the real estate and
building division, with the
building suppliers section in
second place.
The supermarkets . .section is
ahead in the food division with
107 per cent reported. The food
brokers 'and processors are in
second place. •
In first place, at present, in
the professional division,
the health services section,
with osteopathic physician _ s
second and attorneys third.
Musicians have subscribed to
the tune of 101 per cent of their
quota to lead the arts and crafts
section, with advertisers and
commercial artists second with
94 per cent.
Milton K. Mahler, chairman
of trades and professions, said
he expects to see some sections,
that cl& not seem to be in the
running now, among those hon-
ored at the April 17 report
meeting.
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Detroit Jewish News
• Friday, April 13, 1956
Allied Jewish Campaigners . Inspired
By Initial {nthusiastic Itespo -uses
Initial Allied Jewish Campaign results, announced at the opening meet-
ing of the drive, at Temple Israel, April 4, inspired the enthusiastic leaders to
action in achieving the total 1956. goal of $5,330,000.
Participants in the opening rally and some of those who submitted cam-.
paign reports . at. the dinner meeting that preceded the city-wide rally, were:
Bottom photo, left t6 right: Abraham Srere, Louis C. Blumberg, Leonard
N. Simons, Rabbi Morris Adler, who shared the platform with Dr. Max Ler-
ner as • one of the principal speakers at the meeting; Judge Theodore Levin,
Max M. Fisher, Louis Berry, Joseph Holtzman and Isidore Sobeloff.
Photo on left, round the clock: Abe Green, Merwin K. Grosberg, Jack 0.
Lefton, Stanley J. Winkelman, Mrs. Harry L. Jones, Emil T. Stern, Paul M.
Handleman and Abraham Satovsky.