Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1951 — Page 3
Friday, June 22, 1951
THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST
Ben-Gnrion, Stung By Attacks, Denies Statement On ‘Status’ NEW YORK -<NJP)—Premier David Ben-Gurion, stung by the Wtter attacks from suporters and opponents alike at the annual convention of the Zionist Organization of America at Atlantic City, this week denied he had asserted that the world Zionist movement does not require a special status in relation to Israel. The denial appeared in a letter - —
to the editor of Davar, daily news paper of the Israel Federation of Labor (Histadrut). Newspapermen present at the Jewish Agen cy • sponsored meeting here of Zionist leaders where Ben * G urion presented his views reported BenGurion as asserting that the State of Israel "can- BKN-tlUKION not appoint the Zionists” to represent the Jews in countries of the diaspora. No Record of Talh Kept The Jewish Agency ofllce here said no record of Mr., Ben-Gur ion’s talk and the discussion which ensued was kept because It was to a free and open meet-
ing.
Asked wha! Mr Ben-Gurion probably had in mind when he said “We cannot appoint the Zionists" to represent the Jews,
Hotel Once Barring Jetcs Holds Anti-Bias Meet SWAMHCOTT, Mass.—(N4P) —The hotel which st one time was noted for its active program of discrimination against Jewish guests was the scene last week of the Eastern States Conference of Commission* Against Discrimination. Ai its meeting In the New Ocean House here last week the conference asked the cooperation of hotels and chambers of commerce to take positive step* for the elimination of policies which violate state laws of discrimination.
Motion Not To Aid Party In Israel Defeated As Progressives Lose
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—fNJP)—By a vote of about 300 to
100, die Zionist Organization of America reaffirmed its relation- were the familiar faces of Lip--ship with the General Zionist Party in Israel, after voting down a ky, Rudolph Sonnebom, Jat»n subsjjtute motion “not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Alkow, Ezra Shapiro. Ranbi State of Israel.” The substitute ^ ax Nussbaum. Morris Margumotion called on the ZOA not man of the American Zionist lies, who once was seereiarj >f to collect fund* for political and leader of the Pro defunct Committee for Pi campaigns In Israel. gressive forces, did not materia! * reMiw Zionism, Lowemhal, The majority resolution de and about five other* plored the rift in the ranks of lzp Thr u an< - General Zionism in Israel brought In fact, Lipsky, after the sub- ^ conv< . n ^ for |t> tWrd ^ s . about by the formation of the gtitute motion had been lost, s j on Saturday afternoon
Progressives and voiced the hope praised the spirit of fairnes* of for the unification of both the administration in allowing
the Progressive group to present
its case.
groups.
The vote on the motion was the only enlivening feature of an otherwise dull convention, which drew lest than 500 delegates, the smallest number in
years.
The threat of a split of the
ZOA into two organizations. Th.s issue was speedily resolved would have to abide by the de-
Only Other Issue Resolved Only one other possible issue
At this session, Emanuel Neumann a past president of tne ZOA, declared that the o. gan*zation could no longer tolerate the threat of blackmail by a small though vocal minority He
faced the convention. This was said that the minority wa: er»the demand for official status for titled to a hearing, but once tne the Wor!^ Zionist Organization, majority ruled, the minority
posed by Louis Lipsky. chair
1 KILLED, 10 INJURED AT BAR MITZVAH PARTY
By ASHER BIKNBAUM
XHttoaal J**rt*h Font L'orr«»eot»**nt
CHICAGO—One woman was killed and ten persons were injured Sunday night when a second floor back porch collapsed at 3908 Ainslie st., tragically ending the bar mifzvah celebration of
Mr Gottlieb Hammer, executive Soroka.
Mrs. Sophie Fohrman, 68, a grand-aunt of the eonfirmant, was
— killed.
director of the American Section of the Agency, told The Post, that it was his personal opinion that he simply didn’t want to preclude such non-Zionists as Jacob Blaustein from aiding Is-
rael.
Agency Must Handle Funds Hammer also disclosed that though a complete review of the Agency structure will be taken up at the forthcoming World Zionist Congress, there can be
at the opening session of the cision committee on policy and scape when Lipsky. after suggesting some modification in the wording of the administration’s reso lution on the subject, placed his
approval on it.
Lipsky’s approval left several Progressives high and dry. especially Alex Lowenthal, of Pittsburgh. Lowenthal had at tacked the resolution for arroga ting to the Zionists the position of representative not alone of
Caucus Continues
As the debate continued Satur-
Chicago Not To Accept Bonds as Pledge Money
NEW YORK (NJP) As Min- a ( Swedish Covenant hospital and brought up at all at the first ses-
day afternoon, the Progressives continued to caucus *n the adjoining room. When put it the vote however, the adminis'ration resolution passed in the commit-
tee by about 77 to 15.
By agreement between the administration and the Progressives. each side was allowed three speakers to discuss the resolution on the convention floor. Alkow-. nrwly-eleeted president of the Southern California Region.
ister of Finance Eliezer Kaplan announced the setting up a committee to coordinate the efforts of the UJA and the sale of Israel Independence Bonds, at least one community has already taken action on the question of
the Zionists but of the Jewish
Sol Natkin, 48, was in most people as a whole,
serious condition with possible The controversial resolution, „ ... .. , , T fractures of the spine, left hip. on support of the General Zion- f. ' . uss aum *' ) s nge v-s arm, and elbow. He was treated ist F aV, y in Israel, wa, not and Shapuro spoke agamst the
^ resolution, while Harry Torezy-
ner, Mortimer May, and Rabbi Israel Goldstein, successfully de-
fended the resolution.
The resolution asking for a definite status for the WZO “re-affirmed the fundamental Conception of the world Zionist
no question of the Agency con- accepting the bonds as payment
tinuing to handle UJA monies to on pledges to it.
Israel for colonization and rehabilitation programs. He said money going direct to any government would not be tax exempt.
a
Asked whether the recon strutted Jewish Agency would have to include the non Zionist friends of Israel, such as Blau stein, the Agency director said “not necessarily" and pointed out
that non-Zionists have heretofore Welfare Funds, following a do-
moved to Mount Sinai hospital, sion of the committee .and a sec Among the injured were the end session was convened Friday boy’s mother, Mrs. Sylvia Soroka, night following services. 46, and his brother Kenneth, 25, The so-called Progressive rea student. tired to an adjoining room.
Approximately 65 persons at- where after a closed discussion, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ tended the party for Robert who 1004 with President Benja- .v^, reeoenized and observed hfe bar mitzvah Satur- min Browdy. Dr. Samuel Mar- 3 day in the Kehilath Jeshurun K os ties, chairman, told the policy j ew j g ^ people
The Chicago Jewish Charities synagogue. The guests were visit- and committee that an at- rae! „
ing on all three floors of the ^ m Pt being made to devise a brick apartment building when resolution which would be satis
factory to both groups ry*d would end the 54th convention of the
accredited body representing the
in relation to Is-
has passed a resolution refusing to accept the Independence Bonds as payment on pledges. Personnel of the coordinating committee has yet to be named, but will be composed of an equal number from both of the agencies
involved.
The Post learned that the Coun cil of Jewish Federations and
the porch gave way. Witnesses told Albany
Park
ZOA on
police that five persons fell from monv the second floor porch to the floor below; and two, Mrs. Fohrman and Natkin. were catapulted to a cement alley behind the
house.
a note of complete har-
It urged the Israeli government to recognize this status officially “and tiie movement's constitutional independence and autonomy in the administration
of its activities.”
The resolution called for legal status for the World Zionist Movement and urged the Gov-
come to the aid of the Zionist movement and of the Jewish State without becoming part of the Agency.
cision of its executive commit
tee, is polling tha agencies which being asked their posibon on receive funds for Israel, includ- accepting bonds as pay men' for ing the UJA, the JDC, the UPA, allocations from local commu
Hadassah, etc. The agencies are nities.
Meeting Adjourned
By midnight, after numerous temporary intermissions. Dr.
Margoshes was forced to ask his ernnlent " o{ is^ef to embark upcommittee to adjourn. on „ a 0 f reciprocal relaHe said there was littie likli- tions and mutuality of obligahood that a compromise resom- tions with the Zionist movement, tlon could be worked out that to recognize the movement’s night. unique role, to strengthen it and
Meeting with the Progressives encourage its work
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Sparse Attendance At Z.O.A. Convention; Sessions Are Dull
By G. M. COHEN ATLANTIC CITY—(NJP)—The ZOA convention here was one of the dullest in the history of the organization. Although the program was well-planned, attendance was under 500. Another puzzling atatiatic was the almost com plete absence of rabbis at the session. Except for Rabbi Sliver, Rabbi Max Nussbaum, of Los Angeles and Rabbi Leon Feuer of Toledo and one or two others, the rabbis were conspicuous by their absence. There was a small delegation from Chicago, and only four delegates from St Louis, but from further west, the attendance was meagre. Jack Verdi, long time Zionist worker from San Francisco, must have been the sole delegate from Northern Cali-
fornia.
Many a face of veteran Zionists was missing. The corridors of the Breakers Hotel were often deserted.
and attendance at meetings often numbered less than a hundred. • The proposed increase in dues of the ZOA from a minimum of S5.00 as at present to 510.00 a year was defeated. The amendment raising the dues was de feated in committee, despite the plea of the admin tstratlon of the need for additional revenue. Mem bership for the past year was placed at 135.000. • Maurice Spec tor. public relations man for the American Council for Judaism, "covered” the ZOA convention for his organization. He was returning the compliment paid to the Council by the ZOA, which sent Carl Alpert, head of its education department, to cover the proceedings of the Council convention held recently in Chicago. Spector inquiring about which sessions would be
closed to the public, expressed amazement when he was told that all were open. His question recalled •the fact that like many other Jewish organizations, the Council which contends that its conventions are open to the press, uses the technique of “executive sessions” to bar reporters from the important meetings. Ernest Baiba rash, veteran public relations man of the ZOA, had a new one posed to him. The United Press representative phoned Ernie to call his at tention to a mistake in his news release. Ernie was advised that he had spelled the name of a Zionist group with an “am” in one sentence and with an “af in another, and the wire service man wanted to know which was correct The two Zionist groups were the Mapam and the Mapai.
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