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Jewish News
PHOENIX,ARIZONA
VOL. XVII. No. 7
BY ALPERT
UJWF Business-Professional
Co-Chairmen Are Announced
KAPLAN
Harold H. Alpert, general
chairman of the 1964 United
Jewish Welfare Fund cam
paign, announces the ap
pointment of the co-chair
men for the largest major
solicitation unit in the cam
paign. These appointees are
Jarril F. Kaplan and Jerry
Lewkowitz.
The Business and Profession
al division involves 22 business
and professional sub-divisions,
covering approximately 2,000
men prospects throughout the
community. This large cam
paign unit was established last
year for the first time, involved
over 250 volunteer workers and
raised a total of $65,924. In
cluded were 350 new contribu
tors.
Kaplan, a prominent at
torney, holds a number of
important leadership posi
tions in the Jewish and gen
eral community. He is presi
dent of the local chapter of
the American Jewish Com
mittee, president of’the Jew
ish Family and Children's
Service, and is a member of
the Phoenix Human Rela
tions Commission. Last year,
Kaplan was a vice-chairman
in the Business and Profes
sional unit, heading the pro
fessional sub-division.
Johnson Asks Feldman To Stay
On In White House Position
WASHINGTON (JTA)
President Lyndon B. Johnson
has asked Myer Feldman,
White House deputy special
counsel, to continue serving in
the same capacity and also to
advise him on Jewish and Is
raeli matters as Feldman did
for President John F. Kennedy.
Feldman has accepted Pre
sident Johnson's invitation.
He will continue serving as
the senior official of Jewish
faith on the White House
staff. It was learned that
President Johnson made
known that he would follow
the practice of President
Kennedy in placing reliance
on Feldman as his personal
consultant on Jewish issues.
Feldman came to the White
House with President Kennedy
after serving on his senate staff
and as research and program
director of the Democratic na-
Second class
postage paid at
Phoenix, Ariz.
Al i
LEWKOWITZ
Lewkowitz is general man
ager of Korrick’s—Chris-Town,
and currently president of the
Chris-Town Chamber of Com
merce. He serves on the board
of directors of the Campfire
Girls, the Jane Wayland Home
and the Northwest YMCA.
Last year, he was vice-chair
man of the mercantile sub-divi
sion of the Business and Pro
fessional division.
V
The time table for the
Business and Professional
division has been set by the
co-chairmen. They are cur
rently lining up major sub
division heads. During Janu
ary, all business and profes
sional team workers will be
recruited, and the solicita
tion program will be carried
out during the month of Feb
ruary. Announcements of
sub - division appointments
and special dates of meetings
will be announced in the
near future.
The United Jewish Welfare
Fund is the annual campaign
which is conducted among the
Jewish residents of Maricopa
County on behalf of 65 nation
al, local and overseas benefi
ciaries, including the United
Jewish Appeal.
tional committee during the
1960 presidential election cam
paign. Designated as Deputy
Special Counsel to the Presi
dent, Feldman works personal
ly with the President and is
responsible for vital communi
cations with Congress and Fed
eral agencies.
In addition to these duties,
President Kennedy, directed
him to maintain liaison be
tween the White House and the
American Jewish community.
Finn Is Elected
Herbert Finn, 6539 N. 13th
St., was elected recently to the
National Board of Directors of
the Sports for Israel Commit
tee, which is traditional spon
sor of United States participa
tion in the World Maccabiah
Games in Israel.
Finn is a local attorney, ac
tive in community affairs.
IN EARLY JANUARY
Israel Is Preparing
For Visit of Pope
JERUSALEM (JTA)
Israel’s Ministerial Commit
tee is making arrangements
for the forthcoming visit by
Pope Paul VI and setting in
motion the detailed plans
for the proper reception of
the Pontiff.
A special subcommittee
is expected to be set up by
the Ministerial Committee
to facilitate news coverage
to facilitate news coverage of
the Pope’s visit. Already,
dozens of newsmen from all
over the world have made
hotel reservations here. Among
them is a 10-man crew from
the television division of the
National Broadcasting Com
pany.
Pope Paul is expecting to
spend about 12 hours in Israel,
probably on Sunday, January
5.
Statement by Rabbi Maurice
N. Eisendrath, president of
the Union of American He
brew Congregations, on the
forthcoming visit to the Holy
Land by Pope Paul:
“Speaking for myself, I re
joice that Pope Paul will per
sonally visit the Holy Land,
the cradle of the great religions
of the world. The Pope will not
only see the historic shrines
and holy places sacred to Ijis
religion and to others; he will
also see at first hand the mir
aculous resurrection of the
Land of the People and the
People of the Book in modern
Israel.
Thus, the avenues of in
terfaith understanding are
broadened. This is hearten
ing in view of the difficul
ties which are so frequently
placed in the way of inter
religious concord. It is one
thing for the more enlight
ened Catholic fathers to
plead for removal of the age
old imputation of deicide
against Jews. It is another for
the Ecumenical Council to
formalize this enlightened
view. It is to be hoped that
the Pope's visit will acceler-
Expansion Os Schools
Encouraged By Shah
NEW YORK The Emper
or of Iran has assured one of
the world leaders of the Alli
ance Israelite Universelle that
he wants to encourage expan
sion of the organization’s work
on behalf of the Iranian Jew
ish community, it was an
nounced here by the American
Friends of the Alliance.
A cable received here re
ported that the Shah of Iran
this week-end received Admir
al Louis Kahn, of Paris, deputy
president of the alliance. Show
ing himself as being well in
formed of the work of the al
liance schools in Iran where
6,000 Jewish students are now
enrolled, the Shah told Admir
al Kahn that he is interested
in the welfare of the Iranian
Jews, who have enjoyed peace
ful conditions in Persia-Iran
since the days of King Cyrus
the Great.
Every other Friday except
monthly, July, August.
$3.50 per year
ate this process of decision
and action to rectify ancient
wrongs.
“At the same time, I myself
have been disheartened to
learn that my own recent state
ments on the significance of
Jesus as a prophet in the main
stream of the Jewish tradition
have caused some of my co
religionists to rush to the con
clusion that I was speaking
officially for Reform Judaism.
Needless to say, I was and
am now speaking for my
self alone. I am grateful that
my statements on this sub
ject have provoked serious dis-
ROSENZWEIG CHAIRMAN
Scottsdale Will Host AJC
Western Regional Conference
The western Regional
Conference of the Ameri
can Jewish Committee will
be held at the Safari Hotel,
Scottsdale, January 16-19,
it was announced by New
ton Rosenzweig, chairman
of the Regional Conference
Planning Committee.
The theme of the confer
ence is the American Jewish
Committee A Movement
in Jewish Life and will
feature Morris B. Abram of
ROSENZWEIG
Rabbi Pressman Will Be Principal Dedication
Speaker; Mayor Graham To Represent City
Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Beth
Am Synagogue in Beverly
Hills, California, will be the
main speaker at the dedication
of the religious school building
of Beth El Eynagogue, 1137 W.
Myrtle, on Sunday, January
26, at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Milton
Graham of Phoenix will repre
sent the city in the program.
The school building, first of
the proposed Beth El com
plex in the growing northern
area of Phoenix, will be
dedicated during a program
that will feature Rabbi Press
man. Mayor Graham, Beth El
President Norman Fuchs,
Rabbi Moshe Tutnauer of
Beth El and Education Di-
December 27, 1963
cussion and dialogue among
American Jews. The ferment
of re-examination is as healthy
for Jews as for Catholics.
“A plane will speed the Pope
in hours to the Holy Land.
But, as he himself well knows,
bold ideas for a new human
accord, which must run the
full gamut of fixed historical
attitudes, travel more slowly
to the human conscience. I
pray that, through the whole
hearted efforts of all men of
good will, mankind will speed
ily reduce the lag between our
scientific and spiritual prog
ress.”
New York, chairman of the
AJC National Executive
Board; David Danzig, asso
ciate director, AJC; and A.
Harold Murray, director of
the AJC Community Affairs
A program highlight will be
the panel discussion Saturday,
January 18, on “The Crisis in
Race Relations” with Charles
Harlins, executive director of
the Urban League; Grace Gil-
Olivarez, careers for youth;
Charles Hoover, vice-president,
National Conference of Chris
tians and Jews; and William
Reilley, chairman, Phoenix
Commission on Human Rela
tions. Jarril Kaplan, chairman
of Phoenix Unit of AJC will
be chairman of the session.
The Phoenix Unit Execu
tive Board members are:
David Bush, Herbert Finn,
Milton Gan, Mrs. M. B. Gold
man Jr., Jonathan Marshall,
Melvin Myland, Rabbi Al
bert Plotkin, Allen L. Rosen
berg, Harold Schnurer.
H. George Shefler and Har
old Toback.
Founded in 1906, the Ameri
can Jewish Committee is the
pioneer human relations agen
cy in this country, combating
bigotry, protecting the civil
and religious rights of Jews
here and abroad, and advanc
ing the cause for human rights
for all.
rector Zach Merr;n. Others
on the program will be mem
bers of the Jewish War Vet
erans, the youth choir, a
prominent Catholic priest
and an outstanding protes
tanl minister.
Details of the program will
be announced shortly by a
committee headed by Jerry
Smith.
The new building, especially
planned for education, will
eventually be one of a group
of structures planned for the
West Myrtle location. Other
buildings will include a 1,500
seat main sanctuary, a smaller
sanctuary, a social hall, an
other classroom building and
an administration building.