18—Friday, March 1, 1974
55 Undergraduates
NEW YORK — A group of
55 Yeshiva University under-
graduates will leave for Is-
rael soon to study at Israeli
schools and to work on kibut-
zim drained of manpower due
to the Yom Kippur War.
Thirty-two students, from
Stern College for Women,
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Stephen Wise Recalled as AJCongress Leader
BY BORIS SMOLAR
to Study in Israel
(Copyright 1974, JTA, Inc.)
Teachers Institute for Worn-
en, Yeshiva College, Erna
Michael College of Hebraic
Studies and James Striar
School of General Jewish
Studies, are part of a city-
wide volunteer effort being
coordinated by a number of
Jewish youth organizations.
The American Jewish Con-
gress is the creation of the
democratic masses of • East
European Jewish immigrants
in this country, led by the
late eminent leader Dr.
Stephen S. Wise.
Although not a native of
Eastern Europe, Rabbi Wise
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American scene — was, how-
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was a ,great liberal who un-
derstood the feelings of Jew-
ish nationalism among the
immigrants. The mass of im-
migrant Jews then consti-
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tuted a great majority in
American Jewry, and they
considered the American
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ganization- of "Yahudim"
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Dc. Wise, although a Re-
form rabbi, also did not see
eye-to-eye with the leaders
of the American Jewish Com-
mittee, which was composed
of a small group of wealthy
a n d influential individuals
w h o considered themselves
qualified to be the spokesmen
for American Jewry and the
guardians of the rights of the
Jews everywhere. These well-
meaning notables, though
dedicated Jews and of great
leadership ability, were far
from understanding the men-
tality of the Jewish immi-
grant masses.
Thus, two types of Jews
with two different views on
Jewish life developed: one
was the American-rooted
type of the so-called "Yahu-
dim" and the other was the
immigrant t y p e_ of New
York's Lower East Side. The
JERRY SINGER
first sought to "patronize"
the second, but the latter did
not want to be "patronized."
He sought to organize a rep-
resentative of his own,
elected in a democratic way.
Time mar ches on and
brings changes wit it. The
years immediately after
World War II have seen a
great many changes in
American Jewish life, includ-
ing changes in the relations
between the two Jewish or-
ganizations and their philoso-
phies.
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has changed itself from a
small group of notables into
a membership organization
with branches in all larger
Jewish communities. From a
non-Zionist body it became
a strongly pro-Israel organi-
zation. Instead of pursuing
an "Americanization" policy,
it started to pursue a policy
of strengthening Jewish iden-
tity. The former snobbish
and benevolent attitude to-
ward immigrant Jews has
melted away.
Today the leaders of the
American Jewish Congress
and the American Jewish
Committee sit around the
same table at the National
Jewish Community Relations
Advisory Council which co-
ordinates the programs of the
organizations engaged in
community relations. Each
of the two has its own field
of work. The American Jew-
ish Committee has greater
funds and, therefore, a wider
program of activities. But the
American Jewish Congress
has practically a monopoly on
the American scene in pro-
viding technical ; legal and
legislative services to the
communities on such matters
as eliminating discrimination
in employment, education,
housing and the like by legal
actions to enforce laws bar-
ring discrimination.
The present membership of
the American Jewish Con-
gress hardly remembers the
originators of the organiza-
tion except Dr. Stephen Wise,
who left his mark in Ameri-
can Jewish history in general.
The younger generation of
members also knows of the
leadership of the late Louis
Lipsky. But few of them re-
member — or even know —
the names of Jitseph Baron-
dess, Dr. Nahum Syrkin, Zvi
Masliansky, Baruch Zucker-
man, Gedaliah Bublick, Ber
nard Richards and others
who played a very important
role in the creation of the
American Jewish Congress.
The president of the Amer-
ican Jewish Congress today
is Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg,
a scholarly and energetic man
steeped ,in Jewish lethming,
deeply interested in all as-
pects of Jewish life, author
of important books, professor
of history at Columbia Uni-
versity, member of the board
of governors of the Jewish
Revisionist Co-Founder Von Weisel, 78
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Dr.
Wolfgang Von Weisel, writer,
doctor and co-founder of the
Zionist Revisionist movement,
died Feb. 21 at age 78.
Born in Vienna, where his
father was an officer of the
Austro-Hungarian Army, he
himself served in and was
wounded in World War I. He
came to Palestine in - 1922
and was an instructor in the
early Hagana officers' train-
ing school in 1924.
Dr. Von Weisel was a pro-
lific writer for foreign and
Hebrew newspapers, includ-
ing the now defunct Israeli
daily, Haboker.
He was a disciple of Vlad-
imir Jabotinsky, and , when
the latter defected from the
World Zionist Organization,
helped found the Zionist-
Revisionists, predecessor of
the present-day Herut Party.
Dr. Von Weisel retired
from political activities when
the Israeli state was founded
and served during the 1948
War for Independence as an
artillery officer.
During the latter years of
his life he directed a hospital
for the chronically ill in
Gedera.
Chicago Jewish Guide
CHICAGO (JTA) — The
1974 edition of "A Guide to
Jewish Chicago" has been
published by the American
Jewish Congress Council of
Greater Chicago. Edited by
Manuel Silver, AJC Mid-
west region director, the
60-page guide lists syna-
gogues community and Serv-
ice organizations, student
group s, educational and
camp facilities, book and
gift shops, Jewish foods,
restaurants and caterers,
Jewish media, nursing homes
and homes for the aged,
funeral chapels and ceme-
teries.
Agency, member of the
World Zionist Executive, of
the Governing Council of the
World Jewish Congress and
of numerous other central
Jewish bodies.
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