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MARCH 15, 1946
THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
Published bi-weekly by the Jewish Educational Alliance, Inc.,
328 Barnard Street, Savannah, Ga.
Affiliated with the National Jewish Welfare Board and the
Savannah Jewish Council
OFFICERS
Benjaihin Silverman, president; vice-president; Isaac Meddin, Mrs. Sanford Raymond Wexler,
and Dr. William A. Wexler, Rosen,
secretary; Jack M. Levy, treasurer.
Paul A. Kulick, Executive Director
Jack Chilnick, Director of Activities
EDITORIAL STAFF IN FORMATION
Editorial Staff: Abram Bernstein, Jack Cooper, Sam D. Hirsch,
Sol Mirsky, Mrs. Abe Alpert.
Vol I MARCH 15,, 1946 No. 6
(Report |nom CUcoeiand
Following is a personal report by Dr. William A. Wexler, of
the Third Session of the American Jewish Conference, held in
Cleveland, Ohio, February 17-19 ivhich he attended as the delegate
from the Jewish communities of South Georgia. We commend it
to your careful reading because of the important decisions made
cCt this conference.—The Editor.
The Third Session of the Ameri¬
can Jewish Conference was held
in Cleveland, Ohio, February 17,
18, 19, with 500 delegates present,
representing 64 National Jewish
organizations and 375 communities
and regions in the United States.
The American Jewish Confer¬
ence was called into being in 1943
for the purpose of formulating a
common program of .action—all
problems relating to the rights and
status of Jews in the post-war
world and upon all matters look¬
ing to the implementation of the
rights of the Jewish people to
Palestine.
Reports were made by the
various Commissions of the Con¬
ference upon their activities dur¬
ing the past 14 months. Outstand¬
ing Jewish statesmen and leaders
were heard on all phases of ac¬
tivity.
Henry Monsky, co-chairman of
the Conference and National presi¬
dent of B’nai Brith, reported on
activities of the Interim Commit¬
tee which included representations
to the State Department on behalf
of a European Jewry and Pales¬
tine; participation as Consultants
at the Conference to organize the
United Nations in San Francisco;
and participation in the hearings
at the Anglo-American Committee
of Inquiry on Palestine.
Other speakers and their topics
included Dr. Israel Goldstein, Co
chairman of the Interim Commit¬
tee and past president of the
Zionist Organization of America.
He spoke on the position of the
Jews in Europe today. Dr. This Zalman topic
was also discussed by
Grinberg, president of the Liber¬
ated Jews of Germany, who was
flown to the Conference from
Munich, Germany.
The subject of Palestine was
covered by Mrs. Moses P. Epstein,
president of Senior Hadassah; Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver, president of
the Zionist Organization of Ameri¬
ca and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise,
president of the World Jewish Con¬
gress.
Post-war problems were discus¬
sed by Dr. Jacob Robinson who at¬
tended the trials at Nuremberg of
the leaders of Nazi Germany and
Colonel Bernard Bernstein, a mem¬
ber of General Eisenhower’s Euro¬
pean staff.
The following resolutions were
unanimously approved:
1. SUPPORTING the Jews in
the Holy Land in their refusal to
recognize the illegal action of the
British in denying the right of
entry of Jews into Palestine.
2. CONDEMNING the British
government’s recent action in
terminating the mandate over
Transjordania.
3. DEMANDING that British
terrorism, including virtual martial
law, be stopped as contrary to
Anglo-Saxon law and the best
traditions of the American-Englisn
people.
4. CALLING for the trial of
Husseini, former grand mufti of
Jerusalem, as a war criminal and
collaborator with the Nazis.
5. CALLING upon the United
Nations to outlaw anti-Semitism.
A tremendous amount of discus¬
sion had taken place at the last
meeting of the Conference in
Pittsgurgh and at this meeting in
Cleveland, with reference to mak¬
ing the American Jewish Confer¬
ence a permanent body whose
authority would be paramount in
the United States for all phases
of Jewish activity and organi¬
zational work. The Conference
would not only include the work of
rescue and relief in Europe and
abrogation of the White Paper and
the Jewish Commonwealth in
Palestine, but would also include
the American scene with work
such as combating anti-Semitism.
This feeling of the necessity of
such a organization was especially
true among the individual dele¬
gates munities. representing the local com¬
organization Opposition to an over-all
was voiced by many
of the national organizations with¬
in the Conference whose fear con¬
cerned itself with loss of sovereign
ments presented by all sides were
powers within the organization.
When the debating and argu
concluded, the following resolu¬
tion was unanimously passed:
“The delegates assembled at
the Third Session of the
American Jewish Conference
in Cleveland, Ohio, having re¬
ceived with appreciation a re¬
port on the work done to im¬
plement the program and pur¬
poses of the Conference and
recognizing that the problems
with which the Conference
was created to deal continue
to confront the Jewish people
with all their urgency and
gravity, direct the new will Interim
Committee, which be
elected at this session, to con¬
tinue and intensify the work
of the Conference within the
purposes defined in the Pitts¬
burgh proposals.”
“The Interim Committee
shall call a fourth session of
the Conferen'ce at such time
and place as it deems advis¬
able, but not later than 15
months from the date of this
session.
“Where a vacancy exists or
where the authority of a dele¬
gate is questioned by his com¬
munity, the Interim Commit¬
tee shall determine procedure
to fill the vacancy so as to in¬
sure authorized representation
of the community.
“It is recognized that there
is a widespread demand for
an American Jewish organ¬
ization competent to speak
authoritatively for the Jewish
community, and since this
Conference was not designed
as a permanent body, the
Interim Committee is directed
to explore the possibility of
establishing a permanent,
democratic, r e p r e s entative,
Jewish body in consultation
with representative community
organizations and through
agreement as to the nature and
scope of such an organization
with existing national organ¬
izations, and subject to such
agreement, to propose ways
and means for bringing such
a body into existence.
DR. WILLIAM A. WEXLER.
THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
Tke featte&dtaoppen
Very soon now ADELE (WEIL)
SUTKER can give out long and
loud with the current popular “My
Guy’s Come Back!” Needless to
state, one and all gladly join in
the chorus, kid.
Good party and good reason
for celebrating on your Eleventh
Anniversary, IDA, of the
JOSEPH WILENSKYS. Pity
poor “Brother” who couldn’t be
present. Hope he’ll be back in
the fold long before celebrating
your Twelfth.
Shame on BUDDY PORTMAN
—who ever heard of the lovelorn
forgetting to send a Valentine?
Just leaving yourself wide-open
for all that anxious competition,
m’ boy. A word to the wise is
sufficient. I hope.
Never heard so many “ohs”
and “Ahs” as over SYLVIA
(KARP) FORSTADT’S twins.
A double mazaltov. Yes indeed!
Among our most interesting re¬
cent visitors count LEAH ADIL
MAN’S friend MARGE TAYLOR
of Atlanta, more recently of Lon¬
don and the European theatre.
In her Red Cross uniform she cut
a fetching figger, to say nothing
of the wonderful work she has
done and will continue doin. Glad
her mother and dad accompanied
her, for how else would we hear
about Margie’s presentation to the
King and Queen of England and
lesser notables from that side and
this?
In an effort to give credit
where credit is due, thanks for
such gracious hospitality as of¬
fered by SYLVIA ROSEN¬
THAL and LENA ROSENZ
WEIG. We point with pride to
the Welcome Mat they always
display, whatever the occasion.
With HARRY SLOTIN playing
for the Alliance Basketeers, looked
like a Slotin family reunion
at the Charleston game. FATHER
MORRIS SLOTIN was simply
beaming, and there was BER
NIE and CHARLOTTE, ALBERT
and his lovely bride, and, of
course, LEON, who is just
back from overseas. Good go¬
ing and great spirit! More
necks craning for a closeup pic¬
ture of the two happiest couples
up there: BOBBY GORDON AND
HIS ROSALYN. Ditto HARRY
BLUMENTHAL AND HIS ESTH¬
ER. Wonder what their hearts
were doing when everybody else’s
was going “pitter-patter-potato.”
The picture looks complete
again for MICKEY LASKY
with NATE SIEGEL back from
overseas and visiting back in
his old stomping grounds.
Welllll—
What’s causing KATE and
MIRRIAM PRYSTOWSKY to
burn up the road twixt here and
Charleston so often of late? Won¬
der if CARLIE GREEN and
“GIG” EICHOLZ can furnish the
answer to this one,
One more query: what is it
that the former HELEN LEV
INGTON and ALICE ZERMAN
now have in common. Shhhhh.
The nicest things happen to
other people. Take PETE AND
ESTELLE HOMANSKY f’rinst
ance: First they have a darling
little boy baby and now the sec¬
ond one comes along a perfect lit¬
tle girl they’re calling BETTY
JUDITH.
Got quite a kick out of hear¬
ing JACKIE KARSMAN’S name
over the Radio the other night
on the INFORMATION
PLEASE program. Hope she’ll
invite us over for a look-see at
her set of Encyclopedia Brit
annica. What a tot to gain Big
Time’ recognition. Congratula¬
tions!
Just wondering if it’s the
nostalgic urge to view the Aza¬
leas or what this time of year
that brings so many ex-natives
back. This time it’s the former
ESTA FINN. Whatever it is, we
like it, and do keep coming back.
Hadassah Banquet
March 25
Mrs. David de Sola Pool, past
national president of Senior Ha¬
dassah, will be the guest speaker
at the banquet sponsored by the
Savannah Chapter of Senior Ha
hassah, to be held in the Civic
Room of the Savannah Hotel on
Monday evening, March 25. Res¬
ervations, at $2.50 per plate may
be made with M^s. Harold Cantor.
SAVANNAH, GA.
/[eun&h in (Reuieoo
BUILDING JEWISH LIFE OVERSEAS
Jewish Hospital Opens in Munich
Frankfurt.—The first Jewish hospital to be established in
Munich since the defeat of the Nazis has opened its doors. The
institution, which is headed by Dr. David Drujan, chief of the health
department of the Jewish Relief Committee, will cooperate with the
Munich Jewish Committee and the UNRRA.
UNRRA headquarters announced that the first shipment of tools
for displaced persons, who thus will be able to acquire new trades
and refresh old ones under UNRRA’s employment program, is being
rushed to training schools through the efforts of the ORT.
Nearly 20,000 DP’s in the United States occupation zone alone
will be given the tools, together with training in types of work
ranging from wood working to dentistry. The tools, among the
scarcest items in Germany today, include files, chisels, screw-drivers
and pincers.
Refugees in Italy Want to Go to Palestine
Rome. (JTA)—Ninety-eight per cent of the Jewish refugees in
Italy have indicated that they wish to emigrate to Palestine, it was
announced here by the “Central Committee of Jewish Refugees,”
which conducted a poll among the displaced Jews. The results are
basd on replies received from 9,160 of the estimated 15,000 Jewish
refugees in this country.
Of the two per cent who expressed a desire to go to other
countries besides Palestine, most chose the United States, Canada and
Argntina. None of those questioned declared that they wished to
return to their homelands.
Only 33 per cent of the 9,160 indicated that they were Zionists,
while 16 per cent said that they had been anti-Zionist, but realize
now that their only hope for a peaceful and productive life lies in
Palestine.
Only 347 Jewish Immigrants to Canada in 1945
Montreal. (JTA)—Only 347 Jews were among the 22,722 persons
who were permitted to enter Canada as immigrants in 1945, ac¬
cording to an announcement by the Immigration Branch of the Re¬
sources Department. A small number of Jewish women came as
the brides of Jewish service men.
ON THE DOMESTIC SCENE
Conservative Synagogues Map Expansion
New York. (JTA)—A five-year $15,000,000 program for “the
spiritual regeneration of Judaism” in the United States has been pro¬
claimed at a conference of 100 Conservative rabbis under the auspices
of the Rabbinical Assembly of America, the United Synagogue of
America and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, announced that the program calls for the training of
2,000 rabbis, 2,000 religious teachers and the establishment of
Jewish schools and colleges throughout the United States. He said
that conversion of Jews to other faiths is reaching such proportions
in this country that if it continues at the present rate, Judaism in
America will “cease to have any significance” in a generation or two.
Yeshivah University Opens Expansion Drive
New York. (JTA)—A $50,000,000 campaign for the Yeshivah Uni¬
versity was opened here at a dinner addressed by City Comptroller
Lazarus Joseph and by Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein. The fund will
be used for academic and physical expansion.
“Yeshivah University is a practical protest of American Israel
against the un-American anti-liberal and unpardonable quota system
in American colleges,” Rabbi Lookstein said. “It is unthinkable that,
having defeated the forces of discrimination on the continent of
Europe, that we should tolerate these very forces taking root here.”
American Jewish Congress Establishes Information Office
New York. (JTA)—The establishment of the Office of Jewish ^
Information as “a public service to the American community” was H
announced by Dr. David Petegorsky, executive director of the Ameri¬
can Jewish Congress. The information service will issue a twice
monthly pamphlet series on Jewish affairs, a monthly wall news
paper, a weekly clipsheet and mat service, documentary films, film¬
strips and radio transcriptions.
PALESTINE AND ZIONISM
ZOA Enrolls 100,000 Members
Washington. (JTA)—The enrollment of the first 100,000 mem¬
bers in the Zionist Organization of America, in its current mem
bership drive for 250 , 000 , was announced in a report made public
by Dr. Sidney Marks, secretary of the organization. The eight-day
period beginning March 17 has been set aside as Zionist Enroll-*
ment Week, dedicated to the “mobilization of all segments of the
Jewish community within the ranks of the Zionist Organization of
America,” Dr. Marks said.
Masada Holds Convention; Yets to Study in Palestine
New York. (JTA)—Problems dealing with Palestine and with
; siding of chalutzim from the United States to Palestine were
discussed ^. here at the 11th annual convention
Zionist Organization of America. of Masada, the Young
It was announced at the conference that about 100 discharged
Amencan seivice men were preparing to go to Palestine to study
at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Haifa Technical
School. Both institutions are accredited by the Veterans Adminis
of the’cTl bV fT S V attend the C0HegeS Under the aus P ices
ht
Hadassah to Help Train Young Jews For
Palestine Industry, Trade, Commerce
V New York. (JTA)—In order that Palestine *1
young Jews capable of forward may have “skilled
4 f carrying the industrial revolution
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six iveeks oiianiLtford? makin o- Jnaf ° V 1 125)000 enrolled since October,
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