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. 28 — 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.