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G* ci. | The Southern Isr A We 11 ‘ w ^«riaoer for Southern Jew VOl. XXVIII « t9t _ 0x 2T «•*) e u9un.tr •*T8i<»{5 JO X^T8JC®A?5n 15. 1953 Intense Bias Revealed m i iui IVI Cl ■«. jort Survey by A.D.L English - Jewish Press Raps Hysterical Red Smearers By Adolph Rosenberg W ASHINGTON, D. C.—Representatives of more than twenty members of the American-English- Jewish Newspaper Association met here last week- “Most Undemocratic Pattern” In Entire U.S., Results Show end, with the following highlights: 1. Reading of greetings from President Eisenhower. 2. Passage of a resolution urg ing Arab-Israel peace and the preservation of civil liberties in the United States. 3. Election of Philip Slomovitz, publisher of The Jewish News of Detroit, Michigan, to his tenth term as president. President Eisenhower’s message, read to the association, follows: "I am glad to send greetings on the occasion of the annual meeting of the American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers. “One of the most effective sources of a democracy’s strength is the accurate presentation of the news by a free press. By your ser vice to your readers,, you make a lasting contribution toward the preservation of the freedoms that have made our nation strong. “I hope that all who attend the convention will return to their jobs in a spirit of renewed dfetermina- tion to guard with vigilance America's boundless heritage of freedom.” Elected to serve with Mr. Slom ovitz are three vice presidents: Jack I. Fishbein of The Sentinel, Chicago; Leo Frisch of the Ameri can Jewish World, Minneapolis- St Paul. Minn., and Fred Shochet, Jewish Floridian, Miami. Bert Kline of the Jewish Times, Balti more, was elected recording sec retary, and Albert W. Golomb of the American Jewish Outlook, Pittsburg, treasurer. The association heard addresses from Philip Klutzniclf, national president of B’nai B’rith; Martin Agronsky, radio commentator; I. L. Kenen, Washington represen tative of the American Zionist Council, and Georges Wolff, diplo matic correspondent of Agence Presse. Members were guests of the State Department at a press conference held by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on the occasion of his departure for the Middle East. The Association pledged its sup port and offered all possible co operation to the organization pre- WASHINGTON (JTA)—A plea to the great nations of the world not to overlook Israel “where free dom and democracy have shown their strength” was voiced this week by Philip Klutznick, of Chi cago, newly elected president of the B’nai B’rith, addressing the concluding session of the order’s twentieth triennial convention. Mr. Klutznick addressed a spe cial plea to the United States Gov ernment to persuade the Arab states to end their economic boy cotts and blockades of Israel. “To preserve and strengthen Is rael is to sustain hope for all op pressed people—to permit any thing else i sto ravage a great con- paring the celebration of the Ter centenary of the settlement of Jews in the United States but call ed on the qrganization to avoid, if possible, the necessity of a na tional fund-raising campaign by utilizing instead facilities of ex isting national organizations, in cluding English-Jewish newspa- papers. The editors and publishers eall- As Atlanta's 1953 Welfare Fund campaign hits the home stretch, coverage and more coverage is the slogan of the day. All along the line, the leaders and workers in each division of the campaign are concentrating on bringing in the cards that are outstanding and completing their assignments. Reports to date are most en couraging, but the most important part of the task now is to complete the work that remains to be done in order to bring the campaign to a successful conclusion. In the religious schools, the cam paign is coming to a close with outstanding results. As an inno vation this year, special posters were prepared and placed in each class room. The posters provided spaces where quotas were display ed, and a thermometer-like chart recorded the performance of the class from week to week. Excite ment mounted aS the “tempera tures" rose higher and higher on the chart and the children took great delight in their collective achievement of putting the cam paign “over the top." Thanks to the spirit displayed by the young er generation there has been an increase in the giving among the children. The Youth Division, too, is in the midst of a mopping-up operation, covering all the youth groups among both the college fraternities and independents, so as to secure the maximum participation of all cept and to create despair,” Mr. Klutznick declared. He warned that the Soviet Union sought to take advantage of differences be tween the Arabs and Israel and that peace in the Middle East was important to world peace and the free world. Mr. Klutznick declared that “the threat of Communism must be met and defeated on the domestic scene.” He emphasized that “no less important in the category of inimical activity is any threat at official or unofficial levels against the fundamental freedoms of America. To win a battle against Communism and to lose the other against our fundamental freedoms ed upon their professional coun terparts of all American publica tions to oppose attacks on the free dom of the press and to rally against “the hysterical activities of some who in their avowed ef forts to oppose Communism have made themselves no less dangerous to democracy because of their con tempt and disregard for our treas ured civil liberties." Pledging full support to the “at tainment of a full understanding of Israel’s crucial needs," the As sociation resolved all possible as sistance to the United Jewish Gov ernment campaigns, calling upon the "great compassionate heart of the American Jewish Community to respond with warm gladness, with the fullness of spirit.” our young people in the Welfare Fund campaign. The enthusiasm displayed by Peggy Lichtenstein and her co-chairman Alvin Siegel has permeated all their associates in the Youth Division. They are hard at work, as the last report meeting has shown. Among the Women’s Division, the ladies in General Solicitation are campaigning the city in a de termined effort to completely cov er the cards which have been as signed to them. The same holds true of the ladies in the Advance and Special Gifts groups of the Women’s Division. In the Men’s Division, the lead ers in charge of General Solicita tion are working on plans for the organization of a C-Day in an ef fort to mobilize all of their work- tion of “the false issues of anti- Semitism” in the recent primary campaign for Mayor of Los An geles was deplored this week by the Los Angeles Jewish Commun-. ity Council in a statement describ ing the charges as “appeals to prejudice ill befitting the dignity of the office to which the candi dates aspire.” The statement stressed that “by condemning the use of charges of will leave us a nation that is a shell, not a reality.” The convention adopted a reso lution calling on the United States Government to use its good offices to bring about an Arab-Israel peace and to persuade the Arab States to end their hostile meas- qres against the Jewish State. The resolution also urged continuation of financial aid to Israel. Resolutions adopted by the con vention in its five days of deliber ations covered a wide range of problems on the international, do mestic and Jewish scenes. The convention commended President Eisenhower and Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles (Continued on Page 0) Discrimination against Jews in Florida resorts outside of the Mi ami area, creates the most undem ocratic pattern of resort and real estate practices of any state in the Union, it was revealed in Atlanta this week in a survey made public by Henry Edward Schultz, chair man of the Anti-Defamation Lea gue of B’nai B’rith. The state-wide Florida survey of 809 resort hotels and real es tate agencies showed that Jewish applicants were acceptable in only 28 percent of the cases. Non- Jews applying for accommodations in the same hotels showed an ac ceptance rate of 62 percent. ers in a one day effort in the community which will result in a maximum coverage of all out standing cards. Perhaps the most difficult part of the campaign is the closing per iod. Each year the campaign faces the necessity of holding the lines of its organization so as not to slacken the effort of completing the job. Experience has’ proven it is the last part of the campaign which is so important in securing best results. It is a natural ten dency to start any endeavor with the flush of enthusiasm felt in be ginning a worthy task—and it is just as natural to have a tendency to let down when the goal is in sight. It is this latter tendency which must be avoided If we are (Continued on Page 7) anti-Semitism as a political device, the Los Angeles Jewish Commun ity Council takes no position in political campaigns.” It added that if unfounded charges of anti-Semitism should again be made in the forthcoming campaign, “we shall consider it to be our duty to expose them and to inform all members of the Jew ish Community Council of the true facts.” Judaism Council Would Aid Israel Peace SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — American Jews free of “Israeli na tionalism” can help resolve ten sions and problems in the Middle East, Lesing J. Rosenwald, presi dent of the American Council for Judaism, told the four-day con vention of the organization here this week. He made it clear that such Jews were.to be found among “those enrolled in the American Council for Judaism.” Postmaster Riegelman NEW YORK, (JTA) — Harold Riegelman, New York attorney, will become acting postmaster of New Rork, it became known fol lowing a visit he paid recently to President Eisenhower at the White House. He will be sworn in next month. Aside from these specific figure* revealed by the survey, investt- gation of the policies of hotels and real estate agencies show that many stated baldly that they ca tered only to Gentiles. Others used stock euphemisms such as “re stricted clientele” and “selected clientele” to indicate their policy that no Jews were wanted. “The practice of setting up group or religious qualifications for ad mission to public accommoda tions,” Mr. Schultz declared “es tablished a social pattern directly opposed to the democratic con cepts on which the American way of life is based. This undemocratic pattern not only forces minority groups into ‘ghettoes’ of their own, but results in self-created ‘ghet toes’ for the so-called dominant elements in the population on a purely artificial basis.” Mr. Schultz pointed out that re sort discrimination in time would have an adverse effect on Flori da’s vital tourist industry. He as serted also that the State has a moral obligation to see that the situation is corrected. “The flagrant display of dis crimination,” he said “cannot help but make a lasting impression on the millions of visitors from all parts of the nation, many of whom come to fee I that prejudice and bigotry are an accepted part of the Florida scene." Some resorts went out of their way to add insult to injury. One hotel wrote that it followed a re stricted policy with regard to “pets, children under 12 years of age and the Hebrew Religion.” Another advised that “We have most denominations of churches with the exception of Jewish Syn agogues," while a prominent real tor assured prospective clients that “We do not sell property to Mi ami Beach elements or their cou sins from Brooklyn.” . The survey, prepared jointly by Alexander F. Miller, Director of the League’s Southern Office, Gil bert J. Balkin, Director of the League’s Florida Regional Office, and Louis Krapin, Director of the National Discriminations Depart ment showed that resort discrim ination follows a distinct geograp hical pattern. Almost every resort center on Florida’s East and West Coast has establishments which exclude Jews while the Central and Northern areas of the State (Continued on page 8) Five on Red Chess Team NEW YORK (JTA)—Five Jew» are included in a Soviet chess team of ten players which is com ing to the United States next month to play top American chess players, it was reported here by the United States Chess Federa tion. The five include: Mikhail Bot- winik, leader of the Soviet team and world’s champion, Jacob Au erbach, Isaac Boleslawsky, Yefim Geller, and Alexander Tolush. The New York Times said that diplo matic observers here believe that the inclusion of the Jews on the Soviet team is an attempt “to dis pel United States belief in Soviet anti-Semitism.” B’nai B’rith Taps Klutznick, Raps Reds, Pats Ike, Dulles; Hears No NCRAC Peace Welfare Fund Hits Home Stretch; Leaders Stress Full Coyerage Decry False Anti-Semitism Issue in Los Angeles Election LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Injec-