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Vol. 28, No. ia
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAV, JUNE 2.1, I9S0
Devoted    to    AmerlcsD and   Jewish    Ideals
UAHC GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONIES SUNDAY
The ground breaking cere¬ mony of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' new nat¬ ional headquarters, the Berg Memorial.— House of Living Judaism, will be held In New ¦Vork City Sunday, It was an¬ nounced by Dr. Maurice N. Els-
endrath. President of the Union. The ceremony, which will take place at the site of the proposed Seven-story whitestone edifice on 5th Ave. and E. 65th St., op¬ posite Temple Emanu-El, will begin at noon and will be wit¬ nessed by scores of national re-
New Home of UAHC in New York
liglous and lay leaders who are coming to New York for the ceremony and to attend the semi-annual meeting of the Un¬ ion Executive Board.
Funds for the purchase ofthe site and the construction of the new building were provided by the National Federation of Tem¬ ple Sisterhoods' House of Living .ludalsm Campaign and the ex¬ traordinary gift made by Dr. Albert A. Berg, noted New York surgeon and philanthropist. The Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations receives funds for Its religious, cultural and interfalth activities from the Combined Campaign of the Union and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Earlier In the day, the "Mes¬ sage of Israel" program, heard every Sunday over the ABC net¬ work from 10 to 10:30 a. m., will devote a portion of Its time to the ground breaking ceremony. Rabbi Jonah B. 'WLse. who founded the program more than 15 years ago. Dr. Elsendrath and Rahbl Roland B. Glttelsohn of Central Synagogue of Nassau County und famed Marine Cha.p- laln of Iwo JIma. will deliver mcwsages on. the historic event.
The program, sponsored by the Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations, and the United Jew¬ ish Laymen's Committee, will be broadcast over 175 ABC stations throughout the country.
SPECIAL MEETING OF NEW CENTER BOARD TUESDAY
A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the new Jew¬ ish Center has been called for" next Tuesday at the new Cenier building. Since the structure is nearing completion, leaders of the Center will be asked to pass on numerous matters affecting Its operation In the very near future.
Membership policies and the membership rate structure, the selection and approval of four staff members, and the approval of plans of Equipment-Furnishings |
committee will be discussed
President I. W. Garek urges all chairmen of the various sub¬ committees to complete their work prior to this meeting, so that brief reports may be sub¬ mitted. Every member of the new Jewish Center board Is ur¬ gently requested to attend this most Important meeting Tue.s¬ day evening.
B. B. PICNIC
, Don't forget the B'nai B'rith weiner roast tomorrow (Sun- clw'l^^t Edgewater Park, abtrtit 3 miles south of the Jewlsh^sCenter on route 33, first building on left. All members are invited.
Pres. Truman Names Milt Katz to Succeed Averell Harriman as Ambassador to Europe
WASHINGTON, (JTA)) Milton Katz, whose appointment to succeed Averell Harriman as special U. S. representative In Eur¬ ope was sent to the Senate hy President Truman this week, has been deputy U. S. special representative In Europe since June, IMO.
Mr. Katz joined the Economic Cooperation Administration in 1048 as general counsel; Europ¬ ean headquarters. He was acting director of the E.C.A.'s program division in lO-IO. A native of New Vork City, he earned a law de¬ gree at Harvard University and later served as an official of a number of government agencies Including the Reconstruction Finance   Corporation,    Nationai
Truman Urged to Expedite New Loan to Israel
-WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Presi¬ dent Truman was this week urg¬ ed to expedite the granting of a second $100,000,000 loan by the U. S. Export-Import Bank to Israel to enable the Jewish state to absorb the constant stream of new immigrants. The plea was made In a resolution adopted by some 600 delegates to a nationai conference here of the Ameri¬ can Trade Union Council of the Nationai Committee for Labor Israel.
The resolution pointed out that the first American loan Is almost exhausted, while Immi¬ gration to the Jewish state con¬ tinues undiminished. A 2nd re¬ solution recorded the body's op¬ position to any proposal for the internationalization of Jerusa¬ lem as a whole. The delegates pledged full support to the Hls¬ tadrut fund-raising campaign and set a goal of $2,000,000 for Itself during the    1950-51    cam-
MIXKD MARRIAGES PROBI.,EM FOR JEWS
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The trend toward assimilation and mixed marriages has become a serious problem for the .Jewish communities of many Western European nations. It was report¬ ed here this week by the Ameri¬ can .lewlsb Committee. The Committees report was based on a survey of Jewish communities In Western Europe which were surveyed in a special study by the A.J.C.'s European office In Paris.
The report stated that the stiengthenlng of Jewish com¬ munity groups and organiza¬ tions is essential to overcome these problems and to give Jews deeper roots in the countries of Western Europe. The Committee also found that the past five years, with outside help, the bas- Ip elements of Jewish life have been restored In these countries. Synagogues, Jewish schools, hos¬ pitals, children's homes and oth¬ er organizations and InstltutioitB are functioning, the study estab¬ lished.
palgn. The council raised $3,000,- 000 for the Hlstadrut in the last three years.
The delegates, representing A. F'.L., C.I.O. and Independent un¬ ions, heard Aba Chusl, member of the Israel Knesset and secre¬ tary of the Haifa Labor Councif, report on I.srael's four-year plan to absorb 750,000 to 800,000 new immigrants. The Hlstadrut lead¬ er said the plan calls for the con¬ struction of .300,000 housing units and 480 .settlements. Its cost, he said was estimated at some 500,000,000 pounds ($1,400,- 000,000). He reported on the Hlstadrut's role In the ab.iorp- tlon of new Immigrants, inclucj- Ing its widespread vocational training program.
Federal Security Administra¬ tor Oscar R. Ewlng, who recent¬ ly visited l.srael. told the confer¬ ence that Israel will not "go along with the Moscow line" be- cauiie of the very nature of the Jewish state's national Ideology. Mr. Ewing, who commended the Hlstadrut for withdrawing from the "Communist-controlled World Federation'of Trade Un¬ ions," added that "In America, our citizens of the Jewish faith have contributed vastly to our industry, our professions, our culture, and our civilization— and their contribution has help¬ ed    create    the    liberal    society
FUNI) K8TABI.I8HED BY A.D.U IN MEMORY OF HIGMUND LIVINGSTON
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Estab¬ lishment of a Slgmund Livings¬ ton Memorial Fund to honor the Midwest lawyer and Jewish communal leader who founded the Antl-Defamatlon League of B'nai B'rith was announced here this week on the fourth anniver¬ sary of his death. Organized by a group of the late attorney's friends and associates In the .A. D. L., the fund wil be used for fellowships and scientific studies at various colleges and universi¬ ties In the fields ot intergroup and human relations and preju¬ dice.
which flourishes here, despite the rantlngs of certain Senators and certain newspapers which should know better."
Another .speaker at the con¬ ference. Joseph Schlo.>!sberg, gen¬ eral chairman of the Nationai Committee for Lahor Israel, de¬ clared that the recent tri-partite announcement on Near East arms policy was so far only a "paper decision. He suggested the constitution of a Middle East regional organization, embrac¬ ing Arab states and Israel and assured of adequate guarantees hy the U. S., Britain and France. Other speakers at the conven¬ tion Included Jacob I'otofsky. president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Watsion B. Miller; and Louis Hollander, president of the New York State f.l.O.  Council.
N0NJBWI8H FOUNDER OF "CHIliURKN TO  PALESTINE" LEAVES VOK ISRAEL
NEW YORK, (.ITA)—Mrs. Mar¬ tha Sharp, wife of a Unitarian minister and a founder and vice- chairman of Children to Pales¬ tine, Inc., an organization trans¬ porting orphaned Jewish chil¬ dren to Israel, left here this week by air to visit .some of the 20.000 youngsters brought to the Jewish state with the aid of her group. This will be Mrs. Sharp's fourth visit to Israel.
CUB SCOUT  PICNIC
Cub Scout Pack 202, sponsored by Broad St Temple, will hold Its picnic this Sunday at Nawaso Farm in Johnstown.
The picnic will feature»flshlng. games, basejjall and contests, and will replace the monthly pack meeting.
The Cubs are urged to bring their complete families and their friends. All those participating should wear old clothes and pre¬ pare to enjoy themselves.
The pack will gather at Broad St. Temple at 1 p. m. Sunday, where transportation will be ar¬ ranged for those without cars.
Recovery Administration. De¬ partment of Justice, War Pro¬ duction Board, and Combined Production and Resou rces Board. During World War II he .served Mith the Office of Strate¬ gic services and as Lieutenant Commander In the Navy. He Is also a Professor of Law on leave of absence from Harvard University.
Plni
Plain Talk
JEWS  FAITH
BY AL SEGAL
The novelist, Arthur Koestler, lately has come up with a dis¬ turbing Idea on the matter of being a Jew. Koestler himself was born of Jews and now he Is confused as to just what to do about his Jewish Identity; the State of Israel has made It all the more confusing for hl.m.
He brings up old questions: What's a Jew and. why? And a newer question: Is there any reason for a Jew outside the State of Israel continuing his existence as a Jew?
In an interview in the Jewish | Chronicle of London he says: "I think the choice must be made here and now. for the next generation's sake. The time has come for every Jew to ask him¬ .self: Do I really consider my.self a member of the Cho.sen Race destined to return from Exile to the Promised Land? In other words do I want to emigrate fo Israel? And if not. what right have I to go on calling myself a Jew and thereby Inflicting on my children the stigma of other- llness . . . Today every Jew has the possibility of going to Israel, so It Is no longer an act of cowardice to choose the al¬ ternative of renouncing one's Jewishne.ss. It has become a vol¬ untary renunciation which be¬ fore the rebirth of Israel It was not"
To the mind of this Jew, Segal, this Isn't the alternative. He Isn't moving Into the land of Israel and he Isn't moving out of Judaism In the U. S. A. either. He Is staying here as a Jew un¬ afraid.
Segal doesn't feel that his fur¬ ther existence as a Jew hangs on Palestine. Israel Is a sentimental a.ssociatlon of his; it has nothing to do with his nationai or religi¬ ous being. He regards Israel as an American descendant of. say, Cromwell, looks at England. To hipi England Is the revered place of origin of his Idealistic fore¬ fathers.
Or, as an American offspring of Scotch Presbyterian cherishes Scotland and Its religious con¬ notation.
Segal knows Israel In the same, way. it Is the land of his fore fathers who were the prophets, the place at whose border Moses died after he received the Ten
Commandments at Sinai, a scene of the long history of his people. He knows Israel In Its recent history and from the knowledge of what has heen done there he gathers inspiration as a human being.
No more than the descendant of Cromwell who keeps on lov¬ ing England or the Scotch Pres¬ byterian who loves Scotland does Segal feel he should go back where his forefathers came from, or cease being a Jew In the United States.
To his mind the Identity of be¬ ing a Jew has nothing to do with a place In geography. It con¬ cerns certain Ideals that have come down to him and which he feels he must keep; It has tp do with certain religious practices like Ihat of his family gathering festively at Seder, with the philosophical implications of the Holy Days when we meditate on man's duty In the world and. whai's he here for.
The other evening he became poignantly aware-of the drama¬ tic Impact of helng Jewish. It was Sabbath eve In the synago¬ gue and Segal was there for yahrzelt. The cantor, Mr. Rosen, and the whole congregation were singing melodies to God. The Psalms had the sound of brave marching songs of men going along with God ... "A song for the Sabbath Day, It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, 0 Most jiigh; to de¬ clare thy loving kindness In the morning and Thy faithfulness every night . . . For Thou, O Lord, hast made me rejoice through Thy work."
Segal's  heart went  marching
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