Family Agencies
Plan Annual Meet
AJ Committee Hails Israel;
Rosin
Pregerson
The annual meeting of the
Jewish Family and Children's
Service and Resettlement Serv-
ice will be held at 2 p.m., May
18, in the Esther Berman Bldg.,
18977 Schaefer, it was an-
nounced this week by Milford
Pregerson and David I. Rosin,
presidents of the respective or-
ganizations.
"What Is Happening to the
Family Today," the theme of
the annual meeting, will be the
topic of Arthur H. Kruse, gen-
eral secretary of the Family
Service Society of Cleveland,
the day's major speaker.
Harry L. Jackson is chair-
man of the arrangements com-
mittee for - the program, while
Mrs. Samuel Croll and her com-
mittee will be in charge of the
social hour to follow.
Members of the community
and their friends are invited to
the meeting, which also will
include on its agenda a number
of special reports and the elec-
tion of board members of both
agencies.
Argentine Govt. Gives
Dr. Salk Benefactor Medal
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Dr.
Jonas Salk, developer of the
anti-polio vaccine which bears
his name, was awarded the or-
der of the Grand Cross of the
Benefactor at a ceremony here
opening a new rehabilitation
center for children who are vic-
tims of poliomyelitis. Provis-
ional President Pedro Aram-
buro attended the ceremony.
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NEW YORK, (JTA)—The an-
nual three-day meeting of the
American Jewish Committee ad-
journed this week after adopt-
ing resolutions assailing pol-
icies of discrimination against
Jews by the Soviet Union and
warning Germany not to per-
mit the revival of "racially
motivated nationalism and anti-
Semitism."
The meeting, at which Irving
Engel was re-elected president
for a fifth term, adopted an-
other resolution hailing Israel
on its tenth anniversary.
Asserting that the threat of
a revival of anti-Semitism in
Germany exists despite the fact
that Germany has a democratic
political structure, the Commit-
tee stressed in its resolution
that "recent incidents have
caused concern over a possible
"serious deterioration in public
opinion and attitudes regarding
anti-Semitis."
The resolution resulted from
a report by Zachariah Schuster,
head of the Committee's Euro-
pean office, who disclosed the
results of recent public opinion
polls and surveys on German
attitudes.
He said that of tbe people
polled in these studies, 39 per-
cent "were definitely anti-
Semitic." The highest percent-
age of anti-Semitism, he said,
exists in the rural areas, par-
ticularly in small towns.
In its resolution on the Soviet
Union, the AJC pointed out that
"Khrushchev now himself gives
testimony to the discriminatory
anti-Jewish policies of his re-
gime by singling out the Jews
in the Soviet Union for charac-
ter assassination and denuncia-
tion."
Speaking at a special ses-
sion dedicated to the tenth an-
niversary of Israel's statehood,
Yaacov Herzog, Israel's Minis-
ter Plenipotentiary to the Unit-
ed States, expressed gratitude
on behalf of his government to
the Committee "for its deep in-
terest in Israel and for the con-
tribution it has made to the
strengthening of American- Is-
rael friendship."
Engel, in his presidential ad-
dress, recommended the crea-
tion of a comprehensive plan
centered on a regional, Middle
Eastern economic development
program. To this end, he urged
the initiation of a study of an
objective, non-political nature
to be undertaken under the
aegis of a group of distinguished
Americans with a record of high
competence. He also called
upon the U.S. Government to
support a comprehensive plan
of economic aid and coopera-
tion for the entire Middle East-
ern region.
Sen. Herbert H. Lehman was
honored on his 80th birthday
for his six decades of service
to human rights and human
welfare. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
presented Sen. Lehman, an hon-
orary vice president of the
Committee, with a copy of the
Bruce Rogers Bible which she
characterized "as the Holy
Book of our two faiths." The
Bible, of which there are only
975 numbered copies, was de-
signed by Bruce Rogers, the
foremost typographer of the
twentieth century.
The AJC annual meeting also
was addressed by Nelson A.
Rockefeller, the principal guest
speaker, who stressed that
"bigotry and prejudice continue
to plague the United States in
many ways."
The meeting opened with a
warning that the mounting
crisis in the French parliament
could create a serious threat to
the safety of Algeria's 120,000
Jews.
Sounded by Alan M. Stroock,
chairman of the Committee's
foreign affairs committee, the
warning said that extremist
anti-Semitic forces "would au-
tomatically become a decisive
political factor on the French
side in Algeria" without the in-
fluence and control of a moder-
ate and responsible regime in
France.
Stroock, who was elected
chairman of the AJC adminis-
trative board, also pointed out
that "an anti-democratic, anti-
Semitic group exists within the
Paris police force."
Singled out for particular
concern were some recent po-
lice demonstrations in Paris
which showed anti-Semitic man-
ifestations that Stroock called
"symptomatic of the deeply
troubled condition in France."
Turning to the Middle East,
Stroock warned that the recent
union of Egypt and Syria "has
greatly increased the hardships
suffered by Syria's 7,000 Jews."
Emphasizing that emigration
from that country has become
an "inevitable n e c e s s i t y,"
Stroock said that "in the fanatic
mood of nationalist demonstra-
tions in Syria, Jews have been
surrounded by greater hostility
than ever before. We have re-
ceived reports that not only
were Jews compelled to cease
all business activity, but also to
stay in their homes for fear of
atrocities."
Also elected at the final day's
session was William Rosenwald,
national chairman of the United
Jewish Appeal, who was chosen
chairman of the Committee's
National Advisory Council, a
consultant policy group.
Another convention topic was
a report by Dr. John Slawson,
executive vice-president of the
AJC, that discriminatory bar-
riers have been erected against
the promotion of Jews to man-
agement positions in the auto-
motive, steel, oil and coal in-
dustries.
In these major industries,
Slawson said, Jewish personnel
comprise only about one-half
of one percent of the manage-
ment executives — despite the
fact that eight percent of the
college-trained population is
Jewish and the managerial
staffs are chosen almost exclu-
sively from the ranks of college
graduates.
He emphasized that in the
banking industry the barriers
were gradually being lowered
and that "research opportunities
tend to be available on an equal
basis." Promotional opportun-
ities in management, however,
he said, "were very limited."
Maj. Abraham Drori
to Visit Revisionists
The newly-organized Revi-
sionist group will hold its next
meeting at 8:30 p.m., Monday,
at the Dexter Young Israel.
On the agenda is a discus-
sion of a recently reached
agreement between the Revi-
siOnist executive and the UJA,
which will eliminate the neces-
sity of the two organizations
conducting separate fund-rais-
ing campaigns.
Plans are being made for
the arrival of Maj. Abraham
Drori, secretary-general of the
Israeli Herut party. A recep-
tion is being planned for Maj.
Drori, who has come to the
U. S. on behalf of Zohar-Herut
movement.
Morris Milgram, a pioneer in
open occupancy housing con-
struction and rehabilitation in
the Philadelphia area, will
be the first
speaker in the
fourth annual
L ea dership
and Commu-
nity Clinic, at
7 p.m., Mon-
d a y, in the
Veterans Me-
morial Bldg.
The winner
of the first
annual Walter
White Award
of the Nation-
al Committee
Against D i s- Milgram
crimination in Housing, Mil-
gram will speak on "Positive
Approaches to Housing."
The clinic, open to the pub-
lic, is sponsored by the Co-
ordinating Council on Human
Relations, composed of 55 com-
munity groups which cooperate
with the Detroit Commission
on Community Relations in
promoting goodwill and in-
creasing understanding among
all citizens.
Milgram, executive vice-presi-
dent of four companies engaged
in open occupancy housing, in
1952 built Concord Park Homes,
the country's first planned open
occupancy development of sin-
gle, private homes.
Dr. Robert M. Frehse, chair-
man of the Coordinating Coun-
cil, will preside. Julius Schwartz
will be one of the panelists.
While in Detroit, Milgram will
he a house guest of Dr. and
Mrs. Shmarya Kleinman, of
17556 Wildemere.
Other speakers in the four
series program will be Dr. Al-
fred S. Kramer, May 19; Dr.
Allison Davis, May 26; and Dr.
Howard Y. McClusky, June 2.
Ben-Zvis to Visit Holland,
Attend Brussels Fair
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel
President and Mrs. Itzhak Ben-
Zvi will pay a short private
visit to Holland in July. After-
wards they will proceed to Bel-
gium for a tour of the Brussels
International Fair.
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