American Jewish C ongress' Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration This Weekend Fifty years to the day following its founding here as the first re- presentative body of the American Jewish community, the American Jewish Congress will assemble in Philadelphia — the same city in which it began half a century ago —this weekend consider its past, present and future role in strength- ening Jewish life advancing human rights. The observance will bring to- gether the members of the Con- , gress' national governing council and the leaders of its divisions and chapters in all parts of the country. The sessions Saturday evening and Sunday will be in the Warwick Hotel, with a procession to the Monument to the Six Million Jew- ish Martyrs as the concluding event of the crowded and colorful program. The delegates will pause Sun- day morning to view a golden jubilee salute to the American Jewish Congress over the CBS- TV network. The program en- titled, "Not Charity But Justice," will be seen in the "Lamp Unto My Feet" series produced by CBS News. (See Jewry on the Air for local time) Two of the Congress' founders — was founded just 50 years ago this weekend by the action of 325 dele- gates who had been elected by secret ballot in a national balloting the previous June (1918) that took place in cities from coast-to-coast. The purpose of the Congress was to hammer out a program for secur- ing guarantees in the Versailles Peace Treaty of the rights of Jews and other minority peoples in the defeated German and Austro- Hungarian empires. The delegates adopted a "Bill of Jewish Rights," called for en- dorsement by the Peace Confer- ence of the Balfour Declaration for establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine, and elected a delegation to go to Versailles to press those claims. The delegation returned to the U.S. early in 1920 and the Congress was called together — again in Negro History, Literature Listed in Bibliography Written With Jewish Aid NEW YORK — Publication of an annotated bibliography of Negro history and literature intended "to bring honest and accurate docu- mentation into the classroom, the settlement house, the scout troop, Horace M. Kallen, professor emer- the library and the home," was itus of philosophy at the New announced here by the American School for Social Research, and Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defa- Bernard G. Richards, director of mation League of Bnai Brith and the Jewish Information Bureau, the National Federation of Settle- who participated in the sessions in ments and Neighborhood Centers. the old Philadelphia Opera House The bibliography, which includes that brought the Congress into be- I will be the both hard-cover books and paper- ing on Dec, 15, 1918 backs is designed to aid teachers, guests of honor. parents, youth leaders, and stu- Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld of dents in their search for reliable Cleveland president of the Ameri- information about Negro life in can Jewish Congress, will present America and contains resources for citations to the two founders, adults as well as annotated selec- Kellen and Richards, the last tions for children in the age groups survivors of a group that included • 5-8, 9-12 and 13-15. U.S. Supreme Justice Louis D. In an introduction, St. Clair Brandeis, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, I merchant-philanthropist Nathan Drake, professor of sociology at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Straus, Judge Julian Mack, Ameri- can Zionist leader Louis Lipsky, and a member of the board of di- rectors of the National Federation and others. of Settlements and Neighborhood Shad Polier, chairman of the Centers, states that "an under- Congress' national governing coun- standing of the experience - of black cil will preside at the Saturday people in the United States re- evening session. quires some familiarity with a Prof. Howard Sachar of George solid body of factual knowledge Washington University will deliver! provided by history and biography, a paper of "Jewish Life in the I as well as insights communicated U.S.A., 1918-1968." through literature and autobiogra- The American Jewish Congress phy." Philadelphia — to hear that the mission had succeeded in its work. The Congress was then adjourned sine die, but the majority of dele- gates refused to leave the hall. Gedalia Bublick, a delegate and the editor of the Yiddish-language Jewish Daily News (Tageblatt), took the lectern and announced: "The Congress is not dead; it is just born. All those wishing the American Jewish Congress to con- tinue will remain in their seats. The first speaker will be Dr. Step- hen S. Wise." Dr. Wise had ennunciated the Congress philosophy four years eariler — also in Philadelphia — at -a preliminary national confer- ence for an American Jewish Con- 111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111111111I I IIII gress. In a speech whose words have come down through the years with accumulating force and per- tinence, he declared: "Not relief but redress; not pal- liation but prevention, not charity but justice — this is the only pro- gram worthy of a great and proud people." His words are today the anthem and the watchword of the American Jewish Congress. The Congress and Rabbi Wise continued to play this role through- out World War II, and at the same time to give added strength to the demands for opening Palestine to Jewish immigration and to the creation of a Jewish National Home in keeping with all promises made to the Jews by Great Britain and other countries. TV Helps Train Rabbis at Hebrew Union College NEW YORK — Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Reli- gion has introduced closed circuit- TV to help teach homiletics, the branch of practical theology which teaches the art of the sermon. Video-tape recorders, a camera with a zoom lens and monitors now make it possible in HUC's Cincinnati and New York schools to video-tape the student and his sermon, enabling him to see him- self as others see him when he preaches. The new visual extension also is used in the human relations de- partment where students are pre- pared for counseling work. Typical situations, played prior to each class period, are video-taped and then used for discussion. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIII11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIII11111111111111I1I11 E- -1. E g g -m. E- ' - -. g- — g -.. = 2 "Proclaim liberty throughout the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof." —Leviticus 25:10. At this season of the year, when we observe the triumphs of the Maccabees, when our fellow citizens of other faiths reaffirm dedication to the principles of brotherhood among men, the Biblical quotation from Leviticus that is inscribed on the Liberty Bell in Independence Square in Philadelphia admonishes us anew to pay honor to the teachings of our Sages and Prophets and to t srive for liberty for all. May we see, in our time, the fulfillment of the vision and the hope for the emergence of the truest ideals of justice for all. In that spirit we extend hearty Hanuka greetings to the entire community. g- g BILTMORE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY .0. -m- .-. r.- _.-. Builders and Developers of Somerset Park Apartments and Fashion Center 2900 W. Maple, Troy, Mich. 48084 -= =- m- E. -=- .- --- .-- -=- . - ,7., 7-- -=- g ---- E. -=- = =. == = -- -g- - -_—= -_-,-_ .m. g. -- -m. . g-- ‘=- -.- 'a HI HI Imi u m 11 1 m m 1 m m u m 11 mil 1 u m Him m In 1n IIIIni1i1ma11IIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlI11111111111IlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII - a a glappy glanuha to am Ida Kaminska in `Goldene Medina' As we usher in the great Hanuka Festival, the words of the "Rock of Ages" will be heard wherever there are Jews in English-speak- ing countries: Rock of Ages, let our song Praise Thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our shelt'ring tower. Furious they assailed us, But Thine arm availed us, And Thy word Broke their sword When our own strength failed us Children of the Martyr-race Whether free or fettered, Wake the echoes of the songs Where ye may be scattered. Yours the message cheering That the time is nearing Which will see All men free, Tyrants disappearing. Ida Kaminska, noted Polish actress (seated left) and her family arrive at Kennedy Airport to begin new lives in the United States. Assisted in their migration by United Hias Service, the Kaminskas will rejoin relatives here and endeavor to set up a traveling Yiddish theater. Seated next to Mis Kaminska is her husband, actor-producer Meir Heiman. Standing (from left) are their son, Victor; daughter, In a spirit of re-dedication to the indestructible faith of Israel, we express the hope that this Hanuka may bring joy to every Jewish household and that we may soon enjoy universal peace. Stoliman gamily Ruth; and granddaughter, Ericka. ' 44—Friday, December 13, 1968 tg .-_ THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ......... . . - Oc,