The Twelve Jews in Congress
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
(Copyright, 1957, JTA, Inc.) .
WASHINGTON—Two newly-
elected .Congressmen - of Jewish
faith began duties this season.
They are Representatives Leon-
ard Farbstein and Ludwig Tel-
ler, both New York City .Depo-
crats.
The number of Jewish House
members remains at 10. Farb-
stein won the seat relinquished
by Arthur G. Klein while Teller
replaced Irwin Davidson. Klein
and Davidson left Congress to
become judges.'
Other Jews continuing- serv-
ice in the House are Emanuel
Celler, Lester Holtzman, Abra-
ham J. Muller, Herbert Zelenko,
Isidore Dollinger, all of New
York; Sidney R. Yates, Chicago;
Earl Chudoff, Philadelphia, and
Samuel N. Friedal, Baltimore.
All are Democrats.
In the Senate, Richard L. Neu-
berger, Oregon Democrat, con-
tinues his term.. - He is joined by
another Jew, Jacob K. Javits,
New York Republican. Javits
was elected in 1956 to fill the
seat vacated by the retirement
of Herbert H. Lehman. Javits
previously was a member of the
House and more recently was
Attorney General of New York
State.
Farbstein has already gained a
measure of tlistinction as a
House freshman by his appoint-
ment to • the irnport;nt Foreign
Affairs Committee. He is the
first Jewish Democrat to serve
On the committee since the death
of Sol Bloom, of New York.
Bloom died in 1949 after holding
the Foreign Affairs chairman-
ship for many years. Immedi-
ately following his recital of the
oath of office, Farbstein began
participation in the vital com-
mittee hearings on the new
Eisenhower Middle Eastern Doc-
trine.
A graying, modest attorney of
54, Farbstein came to Congress
after serving 24 years as an As-
semblyman representing h i s
Manhattan district in the state
Legislature. Farbstein's consti-
tuency is made up of many citi-
zens of Jewish and Italian back-
grounds. As a son of immigrant
parents, he understands their de-
sire for fair immigration and
nationality laws.
Farbstein has been affiliated
with American Jewish Congress,
Bialystoker Synagogue, and is a
director of the Downtown Tal
mud Torah. He sees the State of
Israel as the only true democ-
racy in the Middle East and feels
that close American - Israel,
friendship is consistent with
America's own national inter-
ests. In his position on the For-
eign Affairs Committee, Farb-
stein will seek to advance Amer-
ica's relations with Israel to the
mutual good of both countries
and work for Middle Eastern
peace and security.
Teller came to Washington
with a distinguished record as
a law professor and labor arbi-
trator. He is the author of a
five-volume standard national
treatise on labor law and of
a number of other law books
and articles in leading legal
periodicals. A p p r o p r iately
enough, he was assigned by
the House leadership to the
Committee on Education and
Labor.
In his campaign, Teller voiced
forthright criticism of the Eisen-
hower Administration' for its
failure to support Israel against
the onslaughts of the Arabs and
the Soviet bloc. Teller has a per-
sonal insight into totalitarianism,
having served in the war against
Hitler as a Lieutenant, S.G., in
the U.S. Navy. He was a corn-
munications officer on Atlantic
convoy duty. PerhapS his naval
experience is an additional rea-
son for his attacks on Egyptian
attempts to deny Israel's right
State Assembly in 1950. He
sponsored bills designed to com-
bat racial and religious delin-
quency, strengthen residential
rent control, increase job oppor-
tunities for aged citizens, in-
crease state aid for education,
improve the administration of
justice in auto accident cases,
and to modernize election laws.
In recognition of his exper-
ience in the field of union-man-
agement relations, Teller was
appointed to a State Joint Legis-
lative Committee on Labor Rela-
tions. Both labor and induStry
groups gave written testimo-
nials to his work . on this vital
commission. In 1953 he was
made a member of the state
commission created to study the
structure of New York City. He
helped to formulate its recom-
mendations for reform in muni-
cipal administration. He has ac-
tively taken part for many years
in brotherhood and interfaith
undertakings.
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South African Rabbi
Resigns Progressive. Post
JOHANNESBURG, (JTA)
Rabbi Moses Cyrus Weiler,
Chief Minister of the Johan-
nesburg United Jewish Progres-
sive movement 10,000 members
and has, constituencies in nine
cities.
The congregation, in a tribute
to Rabbi Weiler, revealed that
he had rejected all its appeals
in the post. Rabbi Weiler, a
vice-president of the World
Union for Progressive Judaism,
refuses to remain at the post
because he feels he has not ful-
filled his mission there, the con-
gregation statement disclosed.
to the freedom of the seas.
The handsome, 45 - year - old
New Yorker, was admitted to
the New York Bar in 1936. His
wife also holds a law degree.
From 1947 to 1950, Teller served
on the faculty of the New York
University Law School. Since
1950 he has been a full professor
of law at New York Law School.
He has acted as arbitrator in im-
portant labor controversies and
commercial disputes. He was
first elected to the New York
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