Conference Indicates Big Year for UM
Flint Emeroiency
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Elect Mrs. Joseph Welt
To Head Visiting Nurses

mentioned a n advertisement of the UJA Women's Division;
Mrs. Joseph Welt, of Whit-
published in the Flint Journal Jack 0. Lefton, Michigan Re- more Rd., was recently elected
by _ the American Friends for gional UJA chairman; and Irv- president of the Visiting Nurses
certain to surpass its quotas in
the Middle East which urged re- ing Antell, director of the Flint Association, a group of volun-
both the regular drive of the
moval of the Israel question Community Council.
teer women who help with
United Jewish Appeal for $105,-
from domestic politics.
At the afternoon session, Lef- home care for convalescents.
283,435 and the special UJA
"How," Reynolds asked, "can ton presided, and introduced
Survival • Fund for $25,000,000
The organization obtains its
The Grand Rapids report, America be asked to stay neu- Louis Kasle, president of the funds from fees from patients,
for 1956.
This was the opinion of UJA given by Kravitz, indicated that tral? It is time for this problem Flint Council, who read a cable- scaled to the patients' ability to
leaders who attended the Michi- the drive for the emergency to become more than one for a gram of greeting from Israel's pay, and from United Founda-
gan - Regional Conference of funds began in a cellar on the handful of Jews. It is one for Prime Minister Ben-Gurion.
tion funds. _ •
Detroiters who attended the
UJA held - last Sunday at the night of the fateful tornado all Americans. And I hope one
Mrs. Welt served the Visiting
session
included
Mrs.
Harry
L.
Hotel Durant in Flint.
which struck that area a few day that our Secretary of State
Nurses
for 20 years on its board
will be courageous enough to Jones, chairman of the Detroit
Reports on campaign progress weeks ago.
of trustees. She also served for
Women's
Division
and
a
national
take
action.
• in many Michigan cities high-
Even with the tornado howl-
six years as president of the
lighted the morning session.
"As an Irish Catholic," Rey- UJA board member; William National Council of Jewish
ing about, communal leaders
Isenberg
and
Bernard
Isenberg,
Especially interesting were collected $6,600. Although Grand nolds continued, "I remember
the reports of Dr. Hy Golden, Rapids conducts a fall campaign, how America's Irish supported Mrs. Celia Weinberg, Miss Es- Women and has been active
co-chairman of the Flint drive, the funds collected will go to DeValera and the Irish Free ther Prussian, Mrs. Hopp and with United Community Ser-
vices.
and Sam Kravitz, Grand Rapids, a $25,000 plus drive being con- State movement, which suc- Lefton.
co-chairman.
ceeded. But then they forgot all
ducted for the special fund.
Dr. Golden advised that bet-
Other communities reporting about Ireland, and today its
ter than a 30 percent increase
were Bay 'City, $5,000; Benton people are in poverty and mis-
is represented in Flint's goal of
Harbor, $4,000; Port Huron and ery.
$156,000. Already there has been
"The Jews have established
Midland,
no up-to-date results.
$144,000 pledged, - he said. A
The afternoon session follow- Israel, but they have not for-
Located only 60 miles from Detroit
check for $50,000 as the commu-
ing a luncheon heard from Maj. saken her. She 'has been nur-
nity's first installment was giVen
in the Waterloo Recreation Area.
Itzhak Ben-Aharon, member of tured as a child, and is now pay-
later in the day.
ing dividends in life, love and
For the first time in many Israel's Knesset who is here on laughter."
• Fine program of worthwhile athletic, social and crea-
years, Dr. Golden added, a special mission for UJA, and
At the request of B. Morris
columnist
a
n
d
commentator
tive activities for children 6-13.
members of the American
Pelavin, co-chairman of the
Quentin Reynolds.
Speaking on the agreement Flint UJA drive, who intro-
• ' Excellent sanitary facilities, hot and cold water in
for a cease fire which Dag Ham- duced him, Reynolds repeated
each cabin.
marskjold, Secretary General of his broadcast of May 15, 1948
announcing
Israel's
_indepen-
• Delicious food, - well-balanced meals; dietary laws
the United Nations recently ob-
tained from Egypt, Maj. Ben- dence.
- observed.
The broadcast, given orig-
Circuit Court Judge George Aharon said, "The Israelis will
• Competent, experienced staff; proper supervision
Edwards - will be toastmaster at not take complacently a new inally at the invitation of Pre-
the annual awards program of pledge given to the UN by the mier Ben-Gurion was the first_
assured.
in English over Kai Israel, the
Workmen's Circle Branch 463-E Arabs.
For complete details, please phone or write:
"We have been able to hold official government broadcast-
when three local leaders will be
ing
station,
after
Israel's
inde-
back
the
threat
of
war
not
be-
cited for "distinguished service
BERNARD JAFFE, Director
cause of papers or diplomatic pendence.
to the community."
4779
Glendale, Detroit 38, Michigan
Pelavin
presided
over
the
The event, to be held at 8 intervention," he said, "but be- morning session, at which speak-
cause
of
the
steel
arm
of
the
WE
3-2239
p.m., Sunday, in the Circle Cen-
ers were Mrs. John C. Hopp, of
ter, 11529 Linwood, will serve Israelis and the warm hearts of Detroit, national board member
our friends abroad."
to honor Dr. Edgar G. Johnston,
It was apparent that by
Charles C. Lockwood •and Rev. "friends abroad" Maj. Ben-Aha-
Sheldon Rahn, all of whom will ron referred to world Jewry.
receive plaques.
He scored both East and West
Dr. Orville Linck, Wayne for favoring the Arab states at
University English profesSor the expense of Israel, placing
and winner of the 1952 award, the blame on the Baghdad Pact
will present the plaque to Dr. and the Egyptian - Czech arms
Johnston, who is being honored deal for the rise in Arab mili-
for his work in defense of civil tancy.
"War is bad," he continued.
liberties. He is a professor of
guidance and _secondary educa:. "We Jews have seen enough
war in our day, but what is
tion at Wayne.
worse than war is that we
Wayne U. history department Jews should again be on our
chairman Dr. Alfred H. Kelly knees. We are facing today
will make the award to Lock- the diplomatic blackmail of
wood, an attorney who is be- having to give up our lands
ing cited for his legal defense but they have missed the
of individuals who have had boat."
civil liberties restricted and for
He charged world Jewry with
his leadership- of the Consumers' the responsibility for keeping
League, of which he is Detroit Israel strong. Referring to the
special $25,000,000 drive, he said,
Council president.
Rev. Rahn's award will be "If we don't invest now, we
preSented by Boris M. Joffe, must pay for it later—in blood."
Reynolds, who followed Maj.
executive direCtor of the Jew-
ish Community Council, who Ben-Aharon on the platform,
was a winner o' last year's
award.
The citation to Rev. Rahn will
eall attention to his efforts as
director of social services of the
Now you can acts* cover most wails with
The New York Times, Presi-
Detroit Council of Churches in
dent
Yitzhak
Ben-Zvi
of
Israel
promoting a socially conscious
a lasting strubbable plastic film of color
and Maurice Samuel, distin-
clergy, for creating better un- guished author and scholar, have
derstanding between church and been named recipients of the
labor and for leadership in Stephen Wise Awards for 1955,
eause of a FEP bill.
it was announced by Dr. Israel
A buffet supper will follow Goldstein, president of the
the formal presentations. Reser- American Jewish Congres s,
vations may be called to the which grants the annual awards.
Circle office, TO. 9-2014.
The Times received the Award
for "the uniform excellence of
8
Detroit Jewish News
its editorial policy on the sub-
Friday, April 27, 1956
jects of civil rights and civil
liberties;" President Ben - Zvi
for his role in the growth and
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Council for Judaism have con-
tributed to the UJA" Campaign.
Flint has been a Council
stronghold, since one of its
leaders, Elmer Berger, for-
merly occupied a pulpit in
that community.

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