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rum talk Miami May Be Jum-SEHITES TO MEET Segal A Window On A New World By Alfred Site Os Israeli m ST. LOUIS JEWISH VATICAN Consulate - "j Iffr, I have been reading some rab- BY MILTON FRIEDMAN the binical suggestions in Jewish If the letter-writing cam- (Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) press that Jews all over the paign. now being waged by WASHINGTON— religious world should accept the Rep. George A. Smathers Anti-Jewish elements from all parts of the country will arrive authority of the rabbinate of the achieves results, Miami, Fla., in St. Louis, Mo., on September 27 to 30 for a convention of the A Vati- State of Israel. Jewish may be the site of a new Is- Christian Nationalist Crusade. can, no less, you might say. raeli consulate. The Florida Meanwhile, the Crusade's director, Gerald L. K. Smith, has the idea with I took up Mr. Democrat has written Israeli taken to slandering the dead. The late Rabbi Stephen S. Wise is Hillel (HillelWidget Corp.) who is Foreign Minister Moshe Sha- very crudely maligned in an editorial by Smith in the current issue my irregular correspondent. Mr. rett in Tel Aviv, asking that of his hate sheet, "The Cross and Flag". The editorial, however, Hillel was in the midst of ponder- a consulate be opened in Mi- inadvertently pays tribute to the effectiveness of Jewish organiza- ing deeply on his 1950 model ami. Smathers pointed', out the tions. widget, but he is never too busy value that a consulate would Gathering Entitled, “The Ruthless Ghost to plunge at once into any topic have in view of Miami’s large Delegates of Rabbi Wise”, the editorial ac- related to Jewish life. He dis- and active Jewish community, For Assembly Os cuses the late leader of attempt- missed his engineers from the many members of which are ing to “steal” from G. A. Rich- conference forthwith. in the resort business which Jewish Youth ards, owner of radio stations, "Mr. Hillel/' I said, "what Israel is struggling to build who faces charges before the would we do about it? Suppose, up. Israeli economic experts NARROWSBURG, N. Y.—Two Federal Communications Com- Starry-eyed, and incredulous people, indeed. Rabbi Herzog of Israel are doing their utmost to en- hundred Jewish young mission of ordering anti-Semitism the Hauptman were proclaimed the grand pri- courage American resort in- with amazement, elected delegates from local and injected into radio newscasts. young mate of our church and Jerusa- vestors to build hotels to house sisters, Frymat, 2, (left) and regional Jewish youth and "G. A. Richards", Smith wrote, all parts of the lem the seat of our Vatican." the flood of tourists expected Gela, 3, regard the fabulous tow- adult councils in "is the name of a great American. replied irrelevently, country and representatives of In the eyes of the Jews. Mr. Rich- Mr. Hillel in Israel in coming years. of New through a port- ers York most of the Jewish youth organi- committed the unpardonable it seemed at first . . . “You The consulate might also ards of the SS General Ballou, know,” he began, “this morning service travellers from South hole zations, are converging on Camp sin. He allowed his radio station for the opening to- I went to schul for kaddish. It America and Central America which brought them from Bre- Wei-Met here to be used as an outlet to a net- 2) is my mother’s jahrzeit.” for whom Miami is the aerial men, Germany, along with 876 day (September of the second work of 60 stations when Rev. assembly the National Charles E. Coughlin exposed the It should be explained that gateway to the United States. (Hebrew Im- annual of other DPs. HIAS The though Mr. Hillel belongs to a Israeli consulates are now es- Jewish Youth Conference. Jew and cited the proper author- migrant Aid Society) aided them by the Reform Temple he always goes tablished at Los Angeles and Conference, sponsored Na- ity concerning their international and their parents to find perman- Board, back to the Orthodox synagogue New York. tional Jewish Welfare will conspiring activities. ent residence with a relative in September 9. for the services of jahrzeit. He be in session until “The Jews did not rest until Philadelphia. Last week the 50,- the politics feels his mother would prefer the Delegates will deal with they had played in Rome, 000th DP entered the U. S. under fund-raising Detroit, Orthodox service for her jahrzeit. Zionist Youths Jewish cultural and Washington, and else- DP Act of 1948. Nearly 50 % responsibilities away as She never set foot in a Reform the of American Jew- where in such to silence Must of to gain entry to the youth, impact of on Coughlin. Some ago temple in all her days and Mr. Told Work the Jews ish the Israel Rev. months the Act went into young people and Wise, Hillel wouldn't think of offend- Continue U. S. since U. S. Jewish Rabbi Stephen now deceas- sponsored and relationship to Jewry, campaign ing her soul, olav sholem, by effect were aided their world ed, started a to steal To carry on its critic- projects, edu- Richards the serving her gentle memory in a American Zionist youth must by HIAS. inter-group Jewish from Mr. invest- this year leadership training, of which Reform temple. not assume that its responsibili- ally urgent work HIAS cation, com- ment millions of dollars of na- had in powerful “That’s lovely in you, Mr. ties toward Israel and the Jewish has set a budget $5,005,000. munity responsibilities and he made these migration youth organiza- stations. I say steal advisedly Hillel,”I said, “But what has that people have ended, 150 delegates The 64-year-old agency, tional Jewish be ap- because the campaign was to to do with the question I’ve to the annual convention of Se- with offices in over 50 countries, tions. Commissions will brought to you. The question is, nior Young Judaea at Emma does not share in UJA funds, nor pointed on the various topics to cancel Richards’ permit to oper- present papers to a ate To cancel a what do you think of a Jewish Kaufman Camp, near Pittsburgh, is it subvened by any of the lat- prepare and radio stations. Vatican?” Pennsylvania, were told this ter’s agencies. plenary session. permit is to destroy the invest- ment make the wave length Mr. Hillel, when he starts talk- week. and to someone else. ing, is not to be hurried from the In a message from Israel, where available "Such Gestapo organizations course his talk has taken ... "I he is spending a year of work and JR. HADASSAH TO and extremist groups as the Put on the t'fillimwhich I have study on a fellowship granted by SOUTHERN Jewish Congress, head- saved from my bar mitzvah," he the American Zionist Commis- American ed by Rabbi Wise, the Anti- went on. "I wrapped myself in sion, Ted Hollander, of Brooklyn, MEET IN JACKSONVILLE Defamation League, which is the the talith which my mother gave former national president of Se- of the B'nai B'rith, the me on that occasion. Thus clad. nior Young Judaea, said: Gestapo will be host to the Jewish Labor Committee which 1 Piain Mr. Hillel. was in full “Israel desperately needs our The Jacksonville chapter of Jr. Hadassah specializes in meddling in such authority to speak to God this help in solving its many prob- Southern Region of Jr. Hadassah when it holds its annual convention and the Jewish War Vet- morning in the synagogue." lems. And we need the profound here over Labor Day Weekend. matters erans who frequently carry on The shammos had invited him stimulus that the youth of Israel The convention will officially is terrorist storm troop activi- to lea d the congregation in the can give to our work and lives as open on Saturday, September 3, A banquet and dance sched- and Prayers Our re- P. M. with a Havdolah uled for Sunday evening. Doris ties together with numerous oth- of the morning . . . “Do American Jewish youth. at 7:00 -° will be the guest er Jewish organizations such as u get that? I, an unordained lationship must be reciprocal if it service, conducted by Joel Sel- Greenberg Regional for the Community Relations Com- m an, was given the priestly func- is to have meaning.” ber. This will be followed by speaker. officers coming year be installed. mittee of Los Angeles, the Jewish b°n. I am only Mr. Hillel, presi- Highlights of the three-day the treasurer’s report and com- the wil Evelyn Uretzky be the mis- Community Council of Detroit of the Hillel Widget Corp! event, held August 30 through mittee appointments. The con- will dent of Ray Halpern and the Jewish Community n accordance with the Jewish September 1, were celebrations of vention will then adjourn to the tress ceremonies. his will furnish the Council of Cleveland these Practice, I, a simple Jew, was the 40th anniversary of Young Jewish Center for an informal and band the dance which will groups are spending thousands of was honored with the privilege of Judaea; and addresses by Nor- dance. music for 10:00 P. M. dollars and carrying on intense to God for the whole man Schanin, executive director A lox and bagel breakfast will start at l A closing business session will campaigns to deny free speech °ngregation. And every morn- National Young Judaea, and by start the second day of the con- three sep- on Monday morning. and free air to Mr. Richards and lng and evening in the schul Rabbi Amram Prero, national di- vention. There will be be held educa- The convention will officially ad- his organization. It is to be hop- man like me—he may be a rector of the American Zionist arate workshops held on m membership journ at noon leaving the dele- ed that common sense will pre- achine operator in a tailor shop, Youth Commission. tion, program and d c following the gates free to do some sightseeing. vail and that someone along the ap-maker, a clerk in a depart- immediately break- le Evelyn Uretzky is convention line will have enough moral . nt stor e, a big widget man or Argentine Paper Reports fast. *- committee chair- courage to protect the Richards columnist— the congrega- Four Mrs. Jack Becker will be the chairman. Other leads Jews Denied Saturday dance, Fran- organization against the con- !®n in the services, Membership In Union guest speaker at the luncheon to men are: * at 1:30 at Roosevelt ces Elkind; Banquet and dance, scienceless bigotry of these unort a*ne d men, except be held the i J6 (JTA)—The Hotel. Ruthye Spiwak, president ; Evelyn Herzberg; Registration Jews." sense *n the Jewish BUENOS AIRES w the chapter of Junior desk, Shirley Baker and Ruth The recent decision of the FCC v*ry *s worth newspaper, “La Van- of local man Y to Socialist call *V appears illegally Hadassah, will be the mistress of : Leonard; Hotel reservations, to Richards to full account : r congrega- guardia,” which t on *° Phyllis Evans; Hospitality, De- has been hailed by Will Maslow, t 0 in country, reports in its ceremonies. this general counsel of the re that four Jewish A business session will be held lores Edwards, and Convention American i *?^ eame the moment when current issue for following the luncheon at which kits, Rose Talpalar. Jewish Congress, as significant in bou, con gre gation I printers who applied mem- i of regional for the coming For further information con- preserving our democratic way of 3nd ken * my kn 66B and bership in the Federation officers admission year will be elected. Rosalie ! cerning the convention, please life from “the poison of hatred kaddosh ’ k addosh, kaddosh!’ Printers were denied Von see, regional president ; contact Evelyn Uretzky at 5-0060 deliberately spread by those who I knew the whole serv- to the union on the grounds that Abramovitz, year, preside. or 7-6413. (Continued on Page Eight) tContinued on Page Eight) they were Jewish. for the past will