— THE DETROI T JEWISH NE W S-6

Fri day, May 23,

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Firmer Action on Civil Rights by
U. S. Asked by Jewish Congress

MIAMI BEACH (JTA)—The dor U Tant, who said that "no
American Jewish Congress one can in the long run prevent
ended its national biennial con- the acceptance of Israel as an
vention by electing a new pres- equal member in the Asian
ident, Dr. Joachim Prinz of family of nations." Other speak-
Newark, N.J., and calling for ers included Israel Ambassador
stronger action by the Wash- Abba S. Eban and Michigan's
ington Administration in civil Gov. G. Mennen Williams.
Judge Justine Wise Polier was
rights and support of Israel.
Dr. Prinz succeeds Dr. Israel re-elected chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Con-
Goldstein.
In a series of resolutions, the gress. Dr. Goldstein was named
honorary president.
convention:
T h e "continuing acquies-
1. Urged the Federal Bureau
cence by the State Depart-
of Investigation to probe recent
ment in the Arab campaign
bombings and violence in the
aimed at making the Jews of
South, .and recommended sup-
America second class cit-
port of a bill that would re-
izens," was assailed by Dr.
move all doubt of Federal juris-
Goldstein, in his presidential
diction in such cases;
address.
2. Asked President Eisen-
The situation of the nearly
hower to abandon his "neutral 3,000,000 Jews in the Soviet
attitude" toward the 1954 segre- Union is "by far the largest
gation decision of the Supreme problem which confronts the
Court and to take vigorous Jewish people today," Dr. Gold-
steps to protect the right to stein told the convention.
vote and to attend schools re-
Referring to Nikita Khrush
gardless of race, color or creed; c h e v' s "animadversions" on
3. Called upon the United Jews, Dr. Goldstein commented:
States to take the . lead in solv- "If he should still cling to his
ing the Arab refugee problem biased views about the char-
by pressing for "resettlement acteristics of Jewish Russia
of the bulk of the refugees in then it should occur to him that
the sparsely populated lands of Russia's ews as well as Russia
their Arab kinsmen;
itself would be better off if
4. Suggested that the U.S. Jews Would be permitted to go
make a public declaration guar- to Israel."
anteeing the territorial integ-
Dr. Nahum Goldman, presi-
rity of Israel and the Arab
dent of the World Jewish
states in the Middle East
Congress, warned that Jewish
against aggression and should
existence is threatened by an
press for direct peace talks be-
"anonymous process of assim-
tween Israel and the Arab
ilation and disintegration, in- •
finitely more dangerous be-
states;
5. Asked for U.S. help in . cause of its quiet and cumu-
appealing to Iron Curtain coun-
lative effect."
tries to allow Jewish cultural
He said that "it is of decisive
life in those lands and to per- importance for the future of
mit emigration of Jews to the Jewish people to bring the
Israel or other lands if they Jews of Soviet Russia back into
wish to leave;
Jewish life and to create for
6. Hailed the tenth anniver- them the facilities for maintain-
sary of the State of Israel and ing their Jewish consciousness."
urged that American Jews re-
Sidney Hollander, a former
double their material and moral president of the Council of Jew-
support of the Jewish State;
ish Federations and Welfare
7. Affirmed its "uncom- Funds and a long time leader
promising adherence" to the of the Baltimore Jewish com-
principle of strict separation of munity, told the convention the
church and state. "We oppose 265,000 Jews in the South must
r e l i g i o u s education in the now realize they cannot be
public schools no matter what "neutral" as the desegregation
form or guise it may assume," fight rages.
the resolution stated;
Two Detroiters, Rabbi Morris
8. Opposed financial aid by Adler and Frank Rosenbaum,
F e d e r a 1, state or municipal were elected members of the
governments to religious C o n g r es s' national executive
groups, "either directly or in- committee.
directly" and expressed its op-
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position to compulsory Sunday WJC World Executive
laws;
to Meet in Geneva
9. Attacked government
A five-day meeting of the
acquiescence in the Arab boy-
cott which it said was aimed at World Executive of the World
making American Jews "second- Jewish Congress will take place
class citizens." The Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, July 23
resolution asked that all U.S. to 27, to discuss the situation
treaties and Executive Agree- of Jewry in Eastern Europe and
ments forbid racial or religious the Moslem world.
discrimination against Amer-
Teme Skully Contest
ican citizens;
10. Pledged full support for
anti-discrimination laws and Offers Awards for
programs as well as educational
campaigns to wipe out defacto Jewish Theme Essays
Six prizes totalling $300 are
segregation of Negroes in pub-
once again being offered in The
lic schools in the North.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Teme Skully contest for essays
Prinz said that the most im- on a Jewish theme.
All Jewish youth between the
portant and the most difficult
ages of 16 and 23 (as of the Oct.
problems fac-
10 closing date of the contest)
ing world ,
are eligible to compete. All es-
Jewry con-
says submitted must deal with a
cerns the
Jewish theme and will be judged
3,500,000 Jews
on the basis of the significance
living behind
of the work and the quality of
the Iron Cur-
the writing. Louis LaMed, •Dr.
tain. He urged
Joseph Prescott and Dr. Maurice
Ameri c a n
M. Shudofsky are the judges.
Jews to play
Prizes are $100 for first place,
a "significant
$75 second prize, $50 for third
role" in grow-
and three $25 fourth prizes.
ing efforts
Winners will be announced at
aimed at al-
lowing Jews
the seventh annual Jewish Book
in Soviet Rus- Dr. Prinz
Fair, being held this year Nov.
sia, Romania and other Eastern 22 to 24.
European lands to "freely
Copies of the contest rules
develop" their cultural life and entry blanks can be ob-
where they live and to emigrate tained from the Jewish Com-
to Israel if they want to.
munity Center Book Fair office.
The convention was ad- 9999 Broadstreet or call WE
dressed by Burmese Ambassa- 3-7380.

Deadline Today Milwaukee Paper Acclaims Detroit
for News Copy Drive Success Despite • Recession
Taking note of Detroit's out- editorial declares:
"There is a prevailing lesson
standing Allied Jewish Cam-
for Next Issue
and 'powerful example in De-

Due to Shavuot, all
copy for our next week's
issue _must reach us by
2 p.m. today. Copy arriv-
ing late will be used in
the following week's is-
sue, if timely.
The deadline for Clas-
sified ads remains the
same — at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday.
The regular w e e k l y
deadline is at noon on
Mondays.

To Honor Harry Truman

A nationwide committee of
f r i ends of Harry S. Truman
has announced plans to estab-
lish a chair in American civili-
zation at Brandeis University in
honor of the former president.

paign, which, in spite of a drop
in income this year, is con- troit Jewry's achievement, a
sidered one of the country's model that Milwaukee Jewry—
major fund-raising accomplish- it is to be hoped—will emu-
ments, the Milwaukee Jewish late. They did not sit back
Chronicle, pays honor to De- and cry copiously. Detroit
Jewry met the crisis of eco-
troit's Jewish leaders.
The Milwaukee paper is pub- nomic recession head-on in an
lished by former Detroiter Irv- inspired campaign and hurdled
over business adversity. Detroit
ing Rhodes.
Calling the Detroit drive Jews full-well realized there is
"one of the grandest demon- not recession in everyday Jew-
strations of organized com- ish life, that community
munity generosity," the Mil- agencies and institutions
waukee Chronicle's editorial needed to be maintained, that
declares that "Detroit Jewry refugee Jews—tens of thou-
must take pride in this ire-• sands of them—still needed to
mendous achievement!" be rescued and saved, to be
Analyzing the local Allied resettled and rehabilitated."
Appealing to Milwaukee
Jewish Campaign's results and
quoting from the statements of , Jewry to emulate Detroit's ex-
Max M. Fisher, campaign chair- ample, the editorial declares
man, and Isidore - Sobeloff, ex- that "Detroit Jewry stands
ecutive vice-president of the high on the pinnacle of
Jewish Welfare Federation, the achievement this day."

Test Your

I. Q.

(Israel Quotient)

Do you know that Israel is extracting uranium from her phosphate ores?

Do you know that Israel's industrial production has jumped 300%?
Do you know that Israel has received a million immigrants and that her
population is now three times that of 1948?
Do you know that Israel has never defaulted on any debt or obligation?
Do you know that Israel is the fifth leading country in the world in can-
cer research?
Do you know that Israel has a growing trade with Ghana, Burma, Li-
beria, Ethiopia and other African and Asian countries?
Do you know that over a million Israel Bonds have been sold, totalling
$338,000,000?
Do you know that Israel now grows cotton, peanuts and beets, as well
as citrus, bananas, tobacco, dates, etc.?
Do you know that Israel's El Al planes hold the intercontinental flight
record for the world?

Celebrate These and Other Outstanding

Achievemen6 of Israel's First 10 Years

at the

ISRAEL 10th ANNIVERSARY
BANQUET

Guest of Honor

His Excellency

YAACOV TSUR

Ambassador of Israel to France

Wednesday, June 11— 6:30 P.M.
at Temple Israel

Manderson at Merton Road

Banquet Chairman

John E. Lurie

For Reservations

DETROIT ISRAEL BOND COMMITTEE
WOodward 2-5091
2200 DAVID STOTT BLDG.

