Moses A. Leavitt, Ke y JDC Leader,
Dies in Switzerland at the Age of 70
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GENEVA — Moses A. Leavitt,
Joint Distribution Committee lead-
er for 21/2 decades and one of the
thief negotiators for reparations
from Germany on behalf of the
Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany, died in
the Geneva University Hospital
of a stroke Monday at age 70.
Executive vice chairman of the
JDC, he suffered a stroke May 31
while attending international Jew-
ish agency meetings.
It was during the Geneva ses-
sions that he was elected treasurer
MOSES A. LEAVITT
of the Memorial Foundation for
Jewish. Culture.
His daughter, Mrs. James Zuck-
er of Great Neck, L.I., was with
him at the sessions in Geneva.
Surviving also are three sisters,
three brothers and fcur grand-
children. Funeral services were to
be held today in New York.
Jewish leaders in all walks
of life joined in paying honor to
his memory. Born in New York,
a _Cornell graduate, Mr. Leavitt
received an honorary degree
from his alma mater. He was a
chemical engineer before enter-
ing the Jewish social service
field in 1923.
Mr. Leavitt was an adviser to
the U.S. War Refugee Board, was
cess as chief of the negotiating
team to secure compensation
from the German government
for victims of Nazi persecution,
and to obtain payment in recog-
nition of the material losses
sustained by Jews who perished
without heirs.
Mr. Leavitt, who was honorary
secretary to the presidium of the
Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany, headed
the negotiators who were success-
ful in obtaining an agreement in
September, 1962 under which the
German government agreed to pay
$107,000,000 over a ten-year per-
iod to the CJMCAG, in addition
to $882,000,000 to be paid to the
Israel government.
He was awarded the honorary
doctorate of humane letters by the
Hebrew Union College—Jewish
Institute of Religion in 1957. In
January, 1959, he received the hon-
orary fellowship from the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. He was
also elected a member of the
board of governors of the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem and was
appointed to the administrative
committee of the United Hias Serv-
ice.
Edward M. M. Warburg,' chair
man of the JDC, said in a state
ment: "Moses A. Leavitt's passin g
removes from the scene not only
a gifted and devoted professional
a leader of the American Jewish
community and an internationally
recognized authority on refuge e
problems, but a man who wa
above all an architect of human
destinies. There are thousands of
men and women all over the world
who are alive today because of hi
efforts; his dedication and his
skills helped save and shape th e
lives of hundreds of thousands.'
All major Jewish organization
issued statements mourning the
death of Leavitt and emphasizing
the important services he per
formed for Jewry.
The United Jewish Appeal
said in a statement issued by
Max M. Fisher, its general chair-
man:
"As was characteristic of the
man whose life has been so close-
ly tied to the fate and future of
the Jewish people, he died on
active duty at a time when he
should have been enjoying a
happy and restful retirement
after four strenuous decades of
dedicated service. As the chief
executive officer of the Joint
Distribution Committee, a con-
stituent agency of the UJA, he
directed one of the greatest
mass rehabilitation programs
ever conceived by a voluntary
agency."
a member of President Eisen-
hower's Committee for Hungarian
Refugee Relief and served on the
board of the U.S. Committee for
Refugees.
A member of the board of gov-
ernors of the Hebrew University,
he served on many other commis-
sions. For seven years he was
vice president and secretary of the
Palestine Economic Corp.
He traveled widely in behalf of
JDC and was the recognized lead-
er in movements for the relief of
displaced persons, for their settle-
ment in Israel and Wherever
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, chair-
havens of refuge could be found
—in this and in other countries— man of the American Section of
the Jewish Agency; the Council
for the oppressed and homeless.
One of Mr. Leavitt's outstand- of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds; and the American Jewish
ing achievements was his suc-
Committee also were among the
groups issuing statements.
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Jewish Agency for Israel, Inc., the
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United Hias Service, the United
Jewish Appeal of Greater. New
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York, the New York Association
and
for New Americans.
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Also, the American Council of
Voluntary agencies, The Memorial
Foundation for Jewish Culture,
the American ORT, the Jewish
Restitution Successor Organization,
the Committee for Jewish Claims
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of the Hebrew University, the Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board, the
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Mayor and Common Council Adopt
Resolution Against Arab Boycott
Mayor Cavanagh and all mem- the spirit of Detroit and the code Muskie, chairman of the Senate
bers of the Detroit Common Coun- of ethics of all America."
subcomthittee on international
All Michigan members of both
finance.
cil signed a resolution Wednesday
of Congress were sent
urging the people of Detroit, its houses
Pushed for adoption by Com-
copies of the resolution, which
businesses and industries to ignore urges all lawmakers to enter into mon Council President Ed Carey,
the resolution recognized Israel as
the Arab League boycott against legislation or action "to advise
Israel.
the Arab League that such ac- "a bastion of democracy in the
The resolution, recognizing that
tion is not in accord with the Near East" that is "dependent on
commerce and industry to continue
Israel "is one of the United States'
historical position of the govern-
staunchest and firmest friends in ment of the United States toward its growth and survival."
the Near East," also called on the
fair and open trade."
On the other hand, it condemned
Detroit Chamber of Commerce to
Other copies were sent to Sen. the Arab states' policy of "boy-
advise its members "that to suc- Willis Robertson, chairman of the cotting all commercial and indus-
cumb to the economic pressures Senate Banking and Currency erial businesses that see fit to do
of the Arab League is contrary to Committee, and Sen. Edward business with the State of Israel,
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and this boycott and economic
pressure against the State of Is-
rael, is not in accord with those
whose efforts have been directed
towards peace through economic
cooperation and stability, and this
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The reportedly were persuaded at the boycott violates the American con-
Senate Banking Committee voted last minute that American firms cept of fair business practices and
8-6 to reject stronger wording, should not be hampered in deal- international cooperation."
sought by opponents of the Arab ings with the Arabs, a position ad-
boycott, and retained the weaker vanced by our oil interests with
House version of the Export Con- investments in the Near East.
trol Bill.
Officials of the Commerce and
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the stronger measure. They were
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tion condemning the Arab boycott
of Israel and urging Chicago bus-
inessmen not to succumb to the
Arab boycott in this country.
The resolution asked the Chica-
go Association of Commerce and
industry to advise its members
that any Arab pressures to attempt
to impose the boycott on Chicago
firms were "contrary to the spirit
of Chicago and the code of ethics
of all America."
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N.J. County Club Faces
Trial for Barring Jews .
HACKENSACK, N.J. (JTA) —
Thh board of the Packanack Lake
Country Club and Community
was given a court order to stand
trial on charges it barred member-
ship and the right to own property
in the community to Jews and
Negroes.
The order was a victory for two
non-Jewish families, members of
the Passaic County residential
community of about 1,300 families,
who accused the board of bias in
a court complaint.
Superior Court Judge Morris
Pashman upheld motions of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Conover and Mr.
and Mrs. John J. Mooney, who
filed a complaint charging that
only persons of "northern Europ-
ean Christian" background were
eligible for membership.
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