Create 'Conference of Presidents' Vancouver Group Hits FEP Act as 'Dormant' Law
VANCOUVER (JTA) — The Committee of the Canadian
A delegation of the associa-
to Deal with Romanian Emergency Vancouver
Civic Unity Associa- Jewish Congress and Bnai tion met with a group of
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Fr iday, March
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A "Conference of Presidents
for the 1959 United Jewish Ap-
peal" was created in New York
last week for the purpose of
keeping the Jews of America
alert to the East European mi-
gration situation and the vast
fund needs this movement of
Jews has created.
The new organization is an
outgrowth of an ad hoc com-
mittee set up by the Emer-
gency Conference of Major Na-
Press Club Library
in San Francisco
Named for W. Aubrey
In tribute to the late Will
Aubrey, on the first anniversary
of his death, the Press and Un-
ion League Club of San Fran-
cisco last week established the
Will Aubrey Memorial Library.
The library has been install-
ed in the club building as a
mark of respect to the memory
of the man who became known
in San Francisco as the "Bard
of the Press Club."
Aubrey, a former Detroiter,
was known here by his real
name, Gittlerrian, which he
changed when he entered show
business nearly 30 years ago.
He had a busy career in vaude-
ville, and toured widely through-
out this country and abroad.
Actually, Aubrey was a grad-
uate lawyer, who practiced here
for a short time. He attended
Michigan State University, and
earned his law degree at the
University of Detroit.
His Detroit family includes a
sister, Hattie Gittleman; and
three brothers, Mortimer, Al-
bert and Hyman Gittleman.
German, British Sport
Groups Object to. Arab
Boycott of Israelis
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Two
sports organizations—one Ger-
man, the other British—have
withdrawn from the 1959 Medi-
terranean Olympic Games to be
held in Beirut, because Leban-
on has refused to permit Israeli
athletes to participate.
It was learned from reliable
sources that the International
Basketball Association of Mu-
nich, Germany, and the Inter-
national Association of Light
Athletics, of London, have - for-
mally notified the Lebanese
Olympics committee they will
not participate in the July
games unless Israel is invited
to take part. The two sports
groups termed it unfair to re-
ject athletes on a basis of na-
tionality.
Urge Liquor Licenses
for Jews on Sundays
TORONTO (JTA)—Judge A.
Robb, chairman of the Ontario
Liquor License Board, had
under consideration an appeal
for issuance of banquet licenses
to Jewish applicants for the•
sale of alcoholic beverages on
Sundays.
Allen Grossman, 0 n t a r i o
legislature member, told Judge
Robb that Jews and other
groups which do not celebrate
Sunday as their sabbath should
be granted such licenses_ for
Sunday banquets and social
events. Judge Robb heard the
appeal when he appeared be-
fore a legislative Committee On
Commissions.
Grossman said synagogues in
Toronto have refused to per-
mit - liquor at wedding recep-
tions on Sunday because this
is illegal. He pointed out that
many Jewish weddings are held
on Sunday because tradition
forbids such ceremonies on the
Jewish Sabbath. CCF officials
indicated agreement, arguing
that present arrangements in
effect discriminated a g a i n s t
those "living in accordance
with their own beliefs."
tional Jewish Organizations,
which took place in New York
in mid-February with the par-
ticipation of more than 500
key Jewish leaders represent-
ing 19 national Jewish groups.
Philip M. Klutznick, presi-
dent of Bnai Brith, was elected
chairman of the Conference of
Presidents.
Mrs. Golda Meir, Foreign
Minister of Isreal, was guest
speaker at the meeting which
set the new organization in
motion. The participants, num-
bering 25 top leaders repre-
sentative of virtually all the
c o o p e r a t i n g organizations,
heard Mrs. Meir report on the
most recent developments in
the East European migration
situation.
She gave considerable em-
phasis to the importance of the
work of the Conference of
Presidents and voiced her con-
fidence that "with. American
Jewry's understanding of and
alertness to the situation, and
its blessed eagerness to stand
with Israel's people, every Jew-
ish immigrant who reaches the
shores of- Isreal will be pro-
vided for." The meeting took
place at the Jewish Agency,
16 E. 66th St.
It was reported at the meet-
ing that plans are under way
in Boston, Chicago, Detroit,
Newark, Washington, D . C . ,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Mil-
waukee, Atlanta, and other
large communities for city-wide
meetings, on the order of the
mid-February Emergency Con-
ference, at which outstanding
Jewish notable — both Israeli
and American will explain the
background of the immigration
situation and what must be
done to . help Israel's people
absorb the new influx.
—
tion reported it has submitted
a brief to the Provincial Cab-
inet of British Columbia charg-
ing that the provincial Fair
Employment Practices Act "is
a virtually dormant piece of
legislation."
S. B. Gervin, chairman of
the Association and chairman
of the Joint Public Relations
Ramah Caravan Offers
Camping Experience
A new experiment in Ramah
camping for teenagers, com-
bining eight weeks of camp
life at Ramah in Ojai, Calif.
with sightseeing trip across
the United States, was an-
nounced by the Nationl Ramah
Commission.
The program, called the
Ramah Caravan, is open only
to boys and girls who have
completed at least a year of
high school and who meet the
necessary qualifications for ad-
mission into Camp Ramah.
Inquiries for further informa-
tion concerning the Ramah
Caravan should be addressed
to the National Ramah Com-
mission, 3080 Broadway, New
York 27, N. Y.
SAMUEL RUBIN was re-
elected pr e s i d e n t and WIL-
LIAM MAZER board chairman
of the - America-Israel Cultural
Foundation.
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association proposed an amend-
ment to permit such . organiza-
tions as church, ethnic and
trade union groups to make a
complaint on behalf of an
aggrieved person.
The association urged the
f ormation of an Anti-Dis-
crimination Commission "to
acquaint the public with the
nature of the act itself, to
direct specific educational ma-
terial to employers and trade
unions, to give leadership to
community study of the nature
of prejudice and discrimina-
tion."
The brief emphasized that
prejudice and discrimination
based on race, color, creed or
national origin was "not con-
fined to the area of employ-
ment opportunities but exists
in all areas of our community
life. If the eradication of dis-
crimination in employment is
to have a lasting significance,
it must be accompanied by a
decrease in discrimination in
other areas."
Cabinet Ministers and proposed
the passage of a Fair Accom-
modations Act. The delegation
also urged that the Provincial
government "should maintain
its position with regard to
discriminatory• legislation by
taking an unequivocal stand on
the matter of restrictive coven-
ants."
Dr. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN, of
New York, v i s i t e d Teheran
March 10-11 to convey the
greetings of the World Jewish
Congress to the heads of the
Iranian government on the oc-
casion of the 2500th anniver-
sary of the reign of King Cyrus.
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