Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 1950 — Page 8

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Friday, June 30, 1950

ZOA Convention Seen As ‘Make-Or-Break’ By N.Y. Region Chief ^rational Jewish Post CHICAGO—As delegates moved into Chicago this weekend for the start of the 53rd annual convention of the Zionist Organization of America, the president of one of the ZOA’s most powerful regions said the convention would make or break the ZOA. The prediction was made by Jacques Torezyner, president of the Manhattan region, in a statement surveying the American theme, "The Year in Review," will Zionist scene. open Sunday before noon under Asserting that during the past the chairmanship of Judge Henry year the ZOA has ‘‘suffered a Ellenbogen of Pittsburgh, loss in membership and worse A special session is scheduled yet, a loss of prestige,” Torcyzner for Sunday afternoon on Educacharged that ‘‘everywhere efforts tion and Culture. Elections will have been made to reduce it to be held late Sunday afternoon at impotency.” the Blackstone Theater, with <|UIET CONVENTION Rabbi Silver as chairman of the The statement came as dele- session, gates began registration for what Rabbi Silver will .give the main may be one of the least vigorous address at the following session conventions in years. Withdraw- Sunday. al of Mortimer May, Nashville A morning plenary gathering Zionist leader, from the race for Monday will hear reports on the the presidency, apparently fore- World Zionist Actions committee, shadowed an 'unopposed election A Zionist fund luncheon is schedto the presidency for Benjamin ulod at noon with Vice President Browdy of Brooklyn. Alben Barkley slated as a speaker. Browdy was elected by the ZOA The afternoon plenary will administrative council to fill out consider Hie Future of General the unexpired term of the late Zionism and the Zionist MoveDaniel Frisch, who died in office ment, in two sections, the last March. American scene and the world After some preliminary maneu- scene, vering, a large list of ZOA leaders Tuesday, July 4 will deal with endorsed Browdy for a full term Israel and American Jewiy. and Browdy announced accept- Scheduled are an Economic . jncf . Breakfast,” resolutions, a plenary SHWER BACK session Tuesday afternoon and the A leading figure in the maneu- convention windup in the tradiverings has been Rabbi Abba Hll- banquet honoring the newlel Silver, giant of American ly elected president. Rabbi Silver Zionism, who has apparently re- scheduled as one of the banturned to a central role in ZOA c ! uet speakers, affairs. He will give one of the STILE NO PROGRAM • major addresses at the conven- Torezyner, in his pre-convention tion. survey, said that the ZOA was Opposition to Browdy crystal- still lacking a program and that lized in support by the West- “no one has succeeded in formuchester region for May, who re- lating one to the satisfaction of reived a unanimous endorsement, the general membership. Last week it was learned that He then proceeded to outline a May had withdrawn, amidst re- program, asserting that “only ports that he had received assur- when American tourists see buildances from Silver that Browdy ings set up by the ZOA, colonies would not be a candidate for re- created by the ZOA and settlers election for a full second term, in these colonies coming from the and that Silver would support United States, will they realize May at the 1951 convention. that the ZOA exists and must Registration of delegates began exist." Friday morning at the Stevens On the American scene, he asked Hotel, headquarters for the con- Zionists to ‘‘take up their loyal vention. In line with traditional positions as leaders" in “impleZOA policy there will be no busi- menting a program of Jewish surness sessions on the Sabbath. An vival.” "Oneg Shabbat ’ will be held Sat- He revived ZOA fire at local fedurday afternoon under auspices orations and welfare funds with of the Histadrut Ivrit of America, a demand for removal from conBROWDY REPORTS trol the local finance bodies of The convention will open for- “ fhose vested interests which mally Saturday night when prow- ^ ave n °f adjusted themselves to dy delivers his presidential ad- f ^ e 1950.” dress. Preceding the first session SOME IDEAS there will be a special memorial Heathen offered a specific list for the late Daniel Frisch, the of undertakings for U.S. Zionists, first ZOA president to die in of- including establishment of chairs floe. of Hebrew and Jewish culture at The second session, on the leading U.S. universities, creation

of an Israeli institute in U.S., like the Arab Institute, formation of an Israeli Chamber of Com merce in the U.S. and fostering of Israeli culture through bring ing the Israel Philharmonic Or chestra and other groups of ar

tists to the U.S.

Touching on chalutziut, a topic missing from the formal convention program, Torezyner ’erided those who spoke in terms of a million American youth going to

Chicago Trib Refuses To Print Apology; Jewish Groups Bow

(See Editorial This I&sae) SatioMal Jewish Foat

CHICAGO—The Chicago TRIBUNE refused to print in its own columns a letter of apology sent to Chicago Jewish civic defense agencies on the daily’s article about an alleged secret Jewish Gov-

Israel, a proposal advanced at the ernment, and the agencies accepted the newspaper’s stand last week. 27th convention of the Labor Zion- The front page dispatch which appeared May 29, linked Sen.

ist Organization last month, and Herbert Lehman, Justice Felix

set his own figure at “50,000 in Frankfurter and Henry Morgen- j n g denial of antiSemitic intent, the years before us.” thau, Jr., in a secret conspiracy He said he appreciated ‘‘the time He also called for investments involving Zionism, Communism, a nt i factual material which you in Israel but urged that “means Great Britain and other targets have given me in discussing the

of TRIBUNE hatred. article. This information will The Chicago chapter of the prove most valuable to me. In American Jewish Committee, the its light I can understand how the American Jewish Congress, the article in question proved dis-Anti-Defamation League of B’nai turbing to those of Jewish faith B’rith and the Jewish Labor Com- whom you represent.”

mittee immediately obtained an audience with J. Loy Maloney, managing editor, and a second

TRIBUNE Official.

be used to reach the medium investor since the large investors have never shown interest.”

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BALTIMORE—Sixty-five business and professional men from Baltimore and Washington immersed themselves for four days

ABSOLUTELY NOT

He said the article was entirely ‘‘an isolated news report, not the start of a series. It dealt with Justice Frankfurter, Mr. Morgenthau and Sen. Lehman as public

After lengthy negotialions, texts of letters were tentatively

last week in study of basic Jewish approved with an understanding rnen( regardless of their religious lore at the second annual Week- that both letters would be print- The story wag not meant end Jewish Laymen’s Institute. ^ m the TRIBUNE. Maloney, to jmply any associalion 0r par . The institute was held at Camp however, balked, asked for more a ij e jig m between Zionism and Wohelo in the Blue Ridge Moun- lime and finally wjon a victory on communism.”

tains at Buena Vista Springs, PaP. ,he i ssue '*hen the Jewish groups In addition to services held accepted his letter of apology to

daily, morning and evening, the them.

open-air week end included cours- In the letter, Maloney strongly es in Talmud and in Bible. The denied that the TRIBUNE had teachers included Dr. Michael Hig- intended any implications of antiger of the Jewish Theological Semitism, which moved the N. Y.

DAILY COMPASS to sharp com-

ment.

"Baloney.” said the COMPASS

Seminary, Dr. Israel M. Goldman, rabbi of Chizuk Amuno Congregation of Baltimore, Dr. Jacob Agus, newly elected rabbi of Beth El Congregation of Baltimore, and Dr. Max Arzt of the JTS.

“The TRIBUNE is not antiSemitic. Its record has been that of a defender of minorities when they were right, however unpopular their cause. I have told you that the TRIBUNE in printing the article did not foresee the interpretations which, you pointed out, have been put upon it in

editorial. “The anti-Semitic arti- ^e^not^ei^^br^TRT

Eddie Cantor To Give Israel Report on NBC NEW YORK — NJP) — Eddie Cantor will speak over the NBC network Monday, July 3 at 11:30 p. m. EDT, reporting on his tour

of Israel.

Cantor and his wife have been in Israel at the personal invitation of Prime Minister David

ole, rather than being retracted with an apology, is defended. The answer should be refused as entirely unsatisfactory and a public

apology demanded."

BUNE, which has no desire to create ill feeling or to furnish ammunition to anti-Semites.” The Jewish agencies involved

Texts of the exchange of let- a PP a rently had no intention of ters were released by the Na- Pressing their original demand tional Community Relations Ad- T,ie a P<>logy be printed in visory Council, coordinating or- the TRIBUNE. The NCRAC reganization to which all the civic Jease on th e exchange included defense agencies belong. t * 1 ' s statement on the exchange: The letter from the Jewish ag- ' I 1ar, d full discussions took encies said that the TRIBUNE P la «> which, we believe, resulted article “can be and has been in- I* 1 a better understanding fy both Ben-Gurion. Cantor is a national ’terpreted as employing anti- sides.

campaign chairman of the 1950 Semitism for political purposes.” The Jewish agencies cleared the United Jewish Appeal drive. “The practice of anti-Semites problem with the NCRAC before

■Go associating Communism and taking action, and were told to-

Sellers Market Zionism so as to evaluate one with proceed on the riowrl.

In Israel—-Abell the ^her is well-known and their CHICAGO—(NJP) — Demand ® habb y though lurid references

to mysterious deaths and suicides as the concomitant of too much

for goods in Israel is so great that there is practically no com-

petition, Maxwell Abell, Chicago knowledge of secret influence in business leader, reported last Government has been worn week on his return from a visit threadbare. to the Jewish State. Maloney replied with a svveep-

He called the situation “an ideal climate for business investment,” and predicted a bright future for Israeli industry. He made his comments at a banquet given in his honor by a group of

Chicago friends.

Cantor

For High Holy Hays. Young, ex-

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