THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, June 18, 1982 5

ZOA's Justice Brandeis Award Is Presented to Slomovitzes

By BEN FRANK

Several hundred national
leaders of the Zionist
Organization of America as
well as many from the De-
troit area were on hand
Sunday at the Sheraton-
Southfield Hotel as the ZOA
presented its coveted Jus-
tice Louis D. Brandeis
Award to Philip Slomovitz,
editor of The Jewish News
and a dean of Jewish jour-
nalism.
In making the presenta-
tion to Slomovitz, and his
wife, Anna, Ivan J. Novick.
sident of the ZOA, said
.,movitz "never forgot his
roots or his people." "He
knows what the Zionist
commitment really means."

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Novick
described
Slomovitz as a "reporter,
editor, publisher, political
analyst and community
leader, and journalist par
excellence." He added that
the Slomovitzes would "al-
ways stand up and be
counted for Zionism and
would maintain the vital
link of Zionist commitment
in Detroit."
Novick asserted that
Slomovitz represented the
spirit of Brandeis "by per-
sonal example."
Slomovitz has held var-
ious positions in the ZOA.
He currently serves as an
honorary vice president of
the ZQA.
"Phil •
Slomovitz
epitomizes the ideals of
Brandeis who was commit-
ted to Zionism, Israel,
America and the rights and
dignity of men and women
of good will throughout the
world," said Mr. Novick.
Past recipients of the
Brandeis Award include
Abba Eban, George Meany,
William Randolph Hearst,
Jr, Bayard Rustin,
Elizabeth Taylor and New
York State Attorney Gen-
eral Robert Abrams, among
other distinguished person-
ages.
In responding to the
Brandeis Award, Slomovitz
said that his Zionist credo
was that "for the sake of
Zion, never be silent," as
well as, "have no fear." He
called on those present "to
work for justice for . our
people."
"Make certain," he told
the large audience of ZOA
delegates and , friends
gathered for the luncheon
honoring him that "no de-
structive elements remain
at our back." He called for
unity and action for Israel.
Also noting Slomovitz'
dedication to the Jewish
community and to Zionism
was Max Fisher. He called
for unity in the American
Jewish community and said
that American Jews would
again be called on to stand
by Israel and help her in
these difficult days.
Speaker at the program
was Wolf Blitzer, Washing-

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News. He stated:
"What judge, liberal , or
conservative, does not ad-
mire Justice Brandeis' last-
ing contributions to Ameri-
can jurisprudence? What
Jew does not owe a debt of
gratitude for his monumen-
tal role in American Jewish
history?
"Similarly, we see in Phil
and Anna Slomovitz the gift
of journalistic talent and
the abounding love of •
Jewish life merged into a
creative energy to benefit
our community and our
people. Through the pages
of The Jewish News, we
have been informed and
guided . . .
"Sometimes, when a
community accepts a chal-
lenge or takes up a cause
that becomes a part of its
institutional life, we forget
who planted the seeds. Time
and again, over a span of 40
years as editor and pub-
lisher, th6 ideas originated
in The Jewish News, at the
typewriter of Philip

Shown with the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award
of the ZOA are honoree Philip Slomovitz, ZOA
President Ivan Novick, honoree Anna Slomovitz and
Anne Silver, arrangements chairman for the ZOA Na-
tional Executive Committee convention.
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ton correspondent for the the national administration
Jerusalem Post. He praised honor the invitation for an-
Slomovitz as "excellent in other convention to be held
Jewish journalism."
soon in this area.
A Michigan State Sena-
Blitzer said that he felt
there was a national con-. torial resolution brought to
sensus in Israel for the ac- the gathering by Senator
tion in Lebanon to clear out Doug Ross was read by Dr.
the PLO. "But the real Sidney Leib when Sen. Ross
battle," he asserted, "will had to leave to participate
begin in the diplomatic in the Jerusalem Day cele-
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Slomovitz has been editor
and publisher for The
Jewish News for 40 years.
Earlier, he had worked for
the Detroit News on its copy
desk as a reporter gaining
expertise which led him to
editorships with various
papers and agencies includ-
ing the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency.
Slomovitz told the ZOA
luncheon that he and his
wife and family had worked
together in their commit-
ment to the Zionist move-
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gathering was being held in
Detroit for the first time.
That, he said, applied to the
ZOA National Executive
Committee. He recalled the
national ZOA convention
held here, at what was then
the Cass Theater on Wayne
and Lafayette, in June .1,
1929, when he was ZOD
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"For our children there
has never been a time when
there was no Jewish state.
They take for granted that
which visionary individuals.
like Phil and Anna
Slomovitz labored to build.
"Their leadership of the
-Zionist movement, coupled
with their ability to mold
public opinion, had much to
do with the establishment of
the state of Israel. Who is to
say whether there would be
an Israel today were it not
for a Phil and Anna
Slomovitz creating the cli-
mate required for its crea-
tion."

JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
The gross income of urban
wage earners from North
African and Asian countries
is 40 percent lower per
capita in Israel than work-
ers from Europe and the
U.S.
The income per household
is 20 percent lower, an in-
crease in the disparity from
15 percent of the last four
years.

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