Evening star., 1936-06-15
BOARD PROPOSED
FOR WORLD BATTLE
ON ANT|-SEM|T|SM
Jewish Congress Elects so
Delegates to Geneva
Session August 8.
SESSION LAST NIGHT
CONCLUDED MEETING
Projected Commission Would Be
Race Representative at League
of Nations.

Establishment OF commission to
represent Jews Of the world before
the League of Nations and specific
governments" was proposed last night
at the concluding session Of the Amer
Hotel.
The congress elected so delegates
to the World Jewish Congress to be
held at Geneva August 8 and in
structed them to fight for creation Of
q commission on civil and political
relations. which would present a solid
front against anti-Semitism, as well
as formation of a bureau of informa-
ton on anti-Semitism and an insti-
tute of economic research.
A dinner was held last night In
honor of DIR. Stephen S. Wise of New
York, who sails for Europe today.
The noted Jewish leader was among
five delegates at large named to head
the regular group. The others were
Judge Julian w. Mack and Louis Lip
sky, New York; Rabbi I. M. Ashinsky,
Pittsburgh. and Joseph Schlossberg.
secretary-treasurer of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America.
Persecution Condemned.
Racial and religious persecution was
condemned vigorously by Represent
ative Mccormack of MasSac achusetts,
who was the main speaker at the din
ner honoring DR.. Wise
DR. Wise outlined the aims OF the
Geneva conference at the morning
session. His wife was honored with a
luncheon al noon. rendered by the
womens division Of the American
Jewish Congress.
Other speakers on the days pro-
gram were Max Brauer, former mayor
Of Altoona, Germany, exiled by the
NaziS; Charles Edward Russell, presi-
dent Of the Pro-PaleStine Foundation;
Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin. civil
service commissioner. and DR.. Samuel
Margoshes, editor OF The Day. Jewish
daily newspaper.
Describing himself as a "non-Jew
who has always taken a deep interest
in Jewish affairs" Brauer. speaking
at the luncheon. declared the Jewish
problem affects every one, individually
and collectively"
The work Of more than a century,"
he said. ''is being undone. Liberalism
and tolerance are being wiped out by
Fascism. Hitler has perpetrated the
most gigantic fraud that was ever
perpetrated upon a people"
Mrs. Wise, also speaking at the
luncheon. said Hitler has made the
Jews conscious of their race and proud
of it,"
Mrs. Falk Harmel was ARRANGEMENTS
chairman for the luncheon and Mrs.
Nathan D. Perlman presided.
DR.. Wise, in his morning address.
asserted 'if all the Jews of the world
were in the position of the Jews in
Nazi Germany, no two Jews could
meet together. And, if all the Jews
of the world were as free from per-
secution as are the Jews in England.
France and the United States, there
would hardly be need for our coming
together. 1t is because there are
that We must unite"
He announced $4,000 was raised
here for the world conference.
DR.. Margoshes declared "the idea
OF hiding behind a Gentle front. ex-
pecting others to do for us what We
should do for ourselves, Is not only
inconsistent with our dignity as a
people, but is thoroughly ineffective"
Delegates to Geneva.
The list of delegates elected to the |
Geneva meeting follows:
DR.. Margoshes, Prof. Horace M
kallen, Prof. Jerome Michael, Louis |
Sturz, Jacob Fishman, Abraham Gold
berg. Philip Gingold. Abraham Meyer
'witz, M. Maldwin Fertig, Charles A. |
cowen, Gustave Hartman, Rabbi j, x.
Cohen, Isador Teitelbaum, Jacob
Leichtman, DR.. Abraham Margolies.
DR.. Joseph Tenenbaum, Mendel M.
Fisher, Ephraim CapIan, Harold s.
5udner, Mrs. David Pinski, Rabbi
Joseph H. Lookstein, Rabbi Abraham
Cohen. Rabbi H. M. Ebin, Rabbi
Schonkoff and Prof. Salo Baron. all of
New York; Joseph Seigler and Rabbi
Newark; Prof. Chain Fine.
nan, Philadelphia; Philip Potash,
Boston; Nathan Sand, Milwaukee:
Alter Boyman, Providence; Rabbi Bar
1ett r. Brickner, Cleveland; Rabbi |
NJ. J. Cohen, Philadelphia; Judge |
Joseph Padway. Milwaukee; Simon
Shelter, Detroit; Oscar Robins, Pitts. |
,urgh; Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore:
aabbis A. A. Abramowitz, Solomon
Goldman and Sol Silver. Judge Joseph |
3. David and Max Shulman, all Of |
Chicago; Rabbi M. Kowalsky, Aaron |
l.. Jacoby and DR.. Anna w. Hoch-
'elder, all of Brooklyn; Prof. H. j.
sttlinger, Texas; DR.. lie Berger,
Providence, and Rabbi Irving Miller,
Far Rockaway, Long Island.