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 aYs r-I 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 Arab Boycott of Israelis WASHINGTON (JTA)—Two sports organizations—one Ger- man, the other British—have withdrawn from the 1959 Medi- terranean Olympic Games to be held in Beirut, because Leban- on has refused to permit Israeli athletes to participate.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. FINE'S BARBER SHOP MEN'S MANICURING BY APPOINTMENT VE 5-9534 15317 W. SEVEN MILE RD. at Whitcomb Brith Pacific Region, said the 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." 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