American Oil Company
(ARAMCO) made a special trip
to Pittsburgh to seek to per-
suade a Pittsburgh doctor that
the company does not discrimi-
nate against Jews.
The physician was Dr. Hyman
E. Canter of the Montefiore
Hospital staff who sent his gas-
oline credit card back last
March to Humble Oil Company,
which markets under the Esso
trademark in 23 states.
Humble is connected to Aram-
co through its parent firm,
Standard Oil of New Jersey.
Dr. Canter notified the com-
pany that sending back his
charge card was "the only way
I could voice my protest against
the hiring policies" or Aramco.
Max Bressler (center), president of the Zionist Organiza-
He also tacked up an editor-
tion of America, was guest of honor Monday at a reception in
ial on Aramco's hiring policies
behalf of the Kfar Silver Agricultural Institute in Ashkelon,
on the hospital's bulletin board
Israel, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reubin Dubrinsky. with a note: "What Are You
The American-chartered school is maintained by the ZOA. Bress- Going to Do About It?" Theo-
ler's address to the gathering appealed for "intensified Hebrew
dore 0. Phillips, manager of
education in America and increased aid to the State of Israel:"
Aramco's public relations de-
In the above photo, Bressler is sided on the right by Dubrinsky
partment, wrote to Dr. Canter,
and on the left by M. Ben Lewis, who chaired the proceedings.
asking for an opportunity to
Greetings were extended by Judge Ira G. Kaufman, president meet with him and was invited
of the Zionist Organization of Detroit.
to the Canter home. Present for
the meeting were Wilton K.
Susman, Jewish Chronicle col-
Attorney Silverstein Advises:
umnist, and Albert W. Bloom,
Jewish Chronicle editor.
The questions ranged from
Aramco policies to that of the,
United States Government in
being a party to discrimina-
An attorney's counsel is in- seeks to be advised of the vari- tion by other governments
strumental in many ways other ous agencies and institutions against its citizens. In a letter
than in court litigation. engaged in philanthropic, scien- to Dr. Canter summing up his
A case-in-point is the service tific, charitable and other civic impression of the meeting, the
—of advice—performed by Max- causes."
Aramco official said he felt
well I. Silverstein for the late
Katherine (Schweigckhardt)
Hart.
Silverstein had represented
Mrs. Hart for several years
prior to her visit to him on
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire .
March 28, 1944. She wanted to
ish Congress, Jewish . Labor
to The Jewish News)
make out her last will and testa-
CINCINNATI —The view- Committee, Jewish War Vet-
ment and obviously was in deep points of national Jewish agen- erans of the U. S. A., Union of
sympathy to the plight of the cies and Jewish community American Hebrew Congrega- ,
Jews although she was not Jew- councils throughout, the United tions, Union of Orthodox Jew-1
ish.
States on major issues before ish Congregations of America
She asked her lawyer to ad- American Jewry are reflected and the United Synagogue of
vise her on which Jewish in the 19th annual four-day America. Some 150 delegates
agencies would take care of plenary session of the National from these organizations are in i
refugees from Germany, Poland Community Relations Advisory attendance.
or other European countries. Council, which opened at the
Reports, addresses, resolu-1
Silverstein submitted a list to Terrace - Hilton Hotel here tions and workshops will be '
Thursday.
her.
held on censorship, shared time,
Mrs. Hart decided that, after
The Council represents six school segregation in northern
Making certain legacies and national Jewish religious and public schools. civil liberties
bequests to members of her civic bodies and 62 Jewish com- and Jewish security, supreme
family, she would leave the munity councils. The national court decision on reapportion-
residue of her estate to the bodies are the American Jew- ment, a reappraisal of the radi-
American Joint Distribution
cal right and future programs
Committee, Inc., New York, to
for the Jewish community.
be used for the general purpose Witnesses Sought
Jewish leaders are presenting
of aiding Jewish refugees in
their views on the future of the
Against Nazis Who
European countries.
Jewish community on the Amer-
Mrs. Hart designated Silver- Deported Lodz Jews
ican scene, and on the means
stein to be the executor of her
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Ger- of preserving Jewish identity
last will and testament. Of Irish man authorities preparing to try while achieving integration
and English extraction, Mrs. two former leaders of the Nazi with the American milieu.
Hart died Feb. 7, 1961 at the security forces, held
responsible
age of '79. A few weeks ago. for the deportation of
200,000
Silverstein satisfied the wish Jews from Lodz to death camps Provide Nursing Care
of Mrs. Hart. He sent to the in Poland requested that any for Chronically Ill
Joint Distribution Committee a witnesses against the Nazis vol- at JDC Hospital Ward
check for $2,729 and an assign- unteer their information to help
The development of a compre-
ment of stocks valued at $6.500. prosecute the war criminals, ac- hensive
county-wide nursing care
Silverstein, who has offices at cording to an announcement by program for the chronically ill in
1415 Cadillac Tower, said:
the World Jewish Congress here. Israel took a step forward with
"It is my thinking . . . that a
The Nazis awaiting trial are the opening of a 35-bed ward in
lawyer can render a good serv- Otto Bradfisch, former command- Beer Ya'acov Hospital, the first
ice to good causes when the er of the Nazi security forces at such ward in a government
client wishes to draw a will and Lodz, and his assistant, Guenther hospital.
Fuchs. Bonn authorities notified
For 10 years this hospital was
the WJC that they have found the Middle East's largest tuber-
Blond 18-Year-Old
difficulties in attempting to lo- culosis hospital, operated with
Wins Beauty Title
cate eyewitnesses to the atroci- United Jewish Appeal funds by
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Tall, ties directed by Bradfisch and Malben. the Joint Distribution
blond 18 - year - old Y e h u d i t Fuchs because the latter had 'Committee program in Israel for
Mazor of Haifa was elected done a "thorough job" of annihi- aged, ill and handicapped immi-
Israel's beauty queen and will lating virtually all of Lodz' for- grants. With the development of
represent Israel in the Miss mer 200,000 Jews. a network of chest clinics in the
Universe competition in Miami.
Witnesses were asked to con- country and the rapid decrease
Another Haifa girl, Uurit Nee- tact the headquarters of the of T.B. incidence, the need for
man, 18, was elected Miss Israel World Jewish Congress in New this type of hospital lessened. As
and will participate in the com- York which. in turn, will forward a result, JDC-Malben turned the
petition to choose a Miss In- the information to the West Ger- hospital over to the Israel
ternational at Long Beach.
man prosecutor's office.
Government.
religion was "a despicable prac- its United States office.
tice" and one that "should be
stopped." He added "without
reservation," . . ., "that no one
inside or outside of Aramco had
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ZOA President Feted at Reception Aramco Envoy Visits Dr. Who Protested Bias
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — A that discrimination by any com- uses this situation as a device
Hosted by Dubrinskys for Institute spokesman
for the Arabian- pany because of race, color or to bar employment to Jews for