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is Emma Lazarus's famous sonnet
of love for America as a land of
freedom and a haven to the op-
pressed.
That is its public setting, where
the world sees it. But the original.
preserved in the poet's own hand,
has a new home.
One of the cherished posses-
sions of the American Jewish
Historical Society, the poem, part
of Miss Lazarus's own autograph
notebooks, is now installed, with
thousands of other manuscript
treasures in a newly-opened ar-
chivs at 150 'Fifth Ave., New
York.
There, the Society, which
will be '70-years-old this year,
MRS. ALLEN SHORR
has established its extensive
Judith Kay Joseph and Allen library of books, documents,
Shorr were united in marriage records, periodicals, papers and
June 25 at Cong. Bnai Moshe. A kindred materials relating to
Florida honeymoon followed the Atherican Jewish history, as a
ceremony, solemnized by .Rabbi preliminary to a program of
Moses Lehrman.
expanded service to historians,
The bride, daughter of Dr. and scholars and the interested
Mrs. L. D. Joseph of Robson public.
Ave., chose Mrs. Howard Moss,
In its new home, which pro-
her sister, as matron of honor. vides more adequate space for
Bridesmaids were Rochelle Swar- its collections, the Society serves
in, Hanna Jacobs and Harriet as an information and research
Guenbaum, and junior brides- center in Jewish Americana and
maid was Sheila Shorr, the bride- as the initiator of a whole series
groom's sister. Susan Velick was of projects which foster under-
standing of the history of the
flower girl.
The bridegroom is the son of American Jewish community and
the Hermann Shorrs - of Rose- the role Jews have played in the
mary Ave., Oak Park. His best development of the United States,
man was his cousin, Arnold according to Dr. Abram Kanof,
Zuroff, and ushers were Jerry president of the society.
Uzansky, Jack Dorfman and
Howard Moss. Marc Berger was
British Censors Bar
ring bearer.
The couple will live on Rens- Red Film 'Proving'
selaer Ave., Oak Park.
Globke Was a Nazi
World Conference
of Jewish Groups
to Meet in Geneva
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LONDON, (JTA)—The Brit-
ish - Board of Film Censors re-
fused to issue a certificate for
commercial screenings of a fi
originated in Communist
Germany, purportedly
ing" that West German
Secretary Hans Globke had b
active during the Hitler era as
"a prominent Nazi and exterm-
inator of Jews."
The Board stated in its rejec-
tion of the film that the docu-
mentary picture seems to have
been made "for the purpose of
damaging the reputation of an
individual." Plato Films, the
East German production firm
which made the film, announced
it _ is asking the London City
Council for a permit to show
the picture in this city.
Globke, principal aide to
West German Chancellor Korr-
rad Adenauer, has conceded
repeatedly that he had written
the official commentary on the
Nuremberg, racist Jaws which
formed the "legal" basis for the
Hitler program for the annihila-
tion of Jews. However, he has
maintained that, in fact, he had
done all he could to help Jews
while serving in the Hitler
Ministry of the Interior durin
the war.
e
Plato Films insists th
picture, entitled "Ac
(meaning Action Je , shows
of Glob-
documentary "proo
in anti-
ke's participation
Semitic activities. he film is
replica of
said to reproduce
rn during
the Nazi uniform
Globke,
the Hitler period
ations
replete with Nazi
and medals.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Repre-
sentatives of Jewish organiza-
tions on five continents will as-
semble in Geneva on August
16-17 in a world conference of
Jewish organizations to consider
major problems confronting the
Jewish people.
The provisional agenda of the
conference includes a report on
preparations for holding a world
conference on Jewish education
in the Summer of 1962; a study
of the impact of the Eichmann
trial on public opinion in va-
rious countries; the position of
Jews in Soviet Russia; the situa-
tion of the Jews in North
Africa; problems of Jewish con-
cern that will arise in the 16th
General Assembly of the United
Nations this autumn;- and recent
developments around the Arab
refugee problem. -
Speakers at the conference
will be Dr. Nahum Goldmann,
president of the Jewish Agency
for Israel and of the World
Jewish Congress; Label A. Katz,
president of Bnai Brith, and Sir
Barnett Janner, president of the
Board of Deputies of British
Jews.
Organizations comprising the
conference include the Ameri-
can Jewish C o n g r e s s, Bnai
Brith, Board of Deputies of
British Jews, Canadian Jewish
Congress, Conseil Representatif
Juifs de France (CRIF), DAIA,
the Argentine Jewish represen-
tative organization, Executive
Council of Australian Jewry,
Jewish Labor Committee, South
African Jewish Board of Dep- Ten Moroccan Jews
uties and the World Jewish Con- Arrested in Attempt
gress.
to Leave Country
The Jewish Agency will be
PARIS, (JTA)—Moroccan po-
represented at the conference
lice arrested a party of ten
by observers.
Jews near Meknes. One of them,
Jacob Bouzagle, of Casablanca,
William R. Parnis
was accused of conducting Zion-
Seeks Con-Con Post
ist activities. The nine others,
William R. Parnis is a candi- including five-year-old children,
date for delegate to the Consti- were accused of seeking to leave
tutional Convention on the Demo- Morocco illegally. All were de-
cratic ticket from the 10th Rep- tained in jail. Bouzagle was
also accused of having .previ-
resentative District.
A practicing attorney, Parnis ously aided three other parties
also holds a degree in political of Jews to leave the country
-
illegally.
science.
in-service training for New York
City school teachers, through a
15-lecture course entitled: "A
History of the Jew in American
Life."
commended amendment of the
Civil Service Act that would
limit the right of the Civil
Service -Commission to fix qual-
ifications for government jobs
so as to prevent establishment
of racial or religious qualifica-
tions.
The section setting out the
Commission's authority to fix
qualifications will be amended
according to the committee re-
commendation, to include the
proviso that "in so doing, the
Commission shall not discrimi-
nate against any person by rea-
son of race, national origin,
color or religion."
The amendment, proposed to
the committee by the Canadian
Jewish Congress, was made nec-
essary by the fact that the Fed-
eral Fair Employment Practices
Act was not binding on the
n.
HISTORIAN'S CIRCLE
Under the • society's auspices,
professors of history, associated
with colleges, universities and
Theological Seminaries of the
greater New York area have
formed the Historian's Circle un-
der the chairmanship of Prof.
Salo W. Baron of Columbia Uni-
versity, a member of the gavern-
ing body of the society. The Cir-
cle meets regularly for a syste-
matic study of areas of historical
interest.
Among the society's possessions
The Labor-Zionist Movement-
long withheld from public view Landsmanshaften I s r a el Bar
which now may be seen are the Mitzvah year sales goal of
rare books, periodicals and manu- $200,000 in Israel Bonds has
scripts relating to American Jew- been reached, it was announced
ish history assembled by- the emi- by Harry L. Sch
nent bibliophile, Dr. A.S.W. Ros- man of the
celebrat. i n
enbach. Included in_ this collec- in honor
orris L. Schaver,
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