Evening star., 1936-06-14
UNITED DEFENSE
URGED FOR JEWS
BY DR.. BERNHARD.
ExiIed German Editor Tells
ConcIaVe Time Is
Vital Factor. 4
FIFTY TO BE NAMED
FOR TRIP TO GENEVA
1000 Delegates Attending 2-Day
American Jewish Congress
Sessions Here.
Jews throughout the world must Gre

Jews throughout the world must Gre
ate united defense for their rights be-
fore it is too late, DR.. Georg Bernhard,
exiled German newspaper editor, de-
clared last night in an address before
more than 1000 delegates, who con-
vened at the Willard Hotel for two
day conclave of the American Jewish
Congress.
Fifty delegates will be elected at to-
days session to represent Jews OF
this country at the World Jewish Con-
gress in Geneva in August, when Jews
of 80 nations will draft plan for CO.
ordination of effort to maintain their
rights and rehabilitate their race. DR..
Stephen S. Wise of New York City
will speak to the conference here this
afternoon.
DR.. Bernhard pleaded with the Jews
Of America "to learn lesson from the
events In Germany and to avoid the
mistakes made by German Jewry,"
whom he charged with refusing to face
the facts and with preventing ade-
quate steps from being taken to stem
the tide of Hitlerism before it was
too late.
Presented by LipSky.
The German publicist was presented
to the conference by Louis EipSky,
honorary president of the Zionist Or
ganization, vice president of the Amer
lean Jewish Congress and chairman of
the Committee for the World Jewish
Congress in the United States.
THE Jews of the world must come
10 understand" said Dr. Bernhard,
that anti-Semitism, as preached by
Hitler, does not limit itself to Ger
many alone and that every Jew,
wherever he lives, is designated as an
enemy of mankind against whom
Hitler is injecting the world. Mr..
Einstein and Mr.. Warburg. as well as
the petty shopkeeper, every Jew with
out distinction, by the very fact that
he is born Jew is State enemy
number one under Hitlerisn7s
"It is remarkable and unfortunate
that many of the Jews who have ac-
complished much in Germany are OF
the opinion that it is always the other |
Jews who provoke anti-Semitism.
1T is inconceivable that the prom
inent Jews should fail to recognize two
basic facts; first, that it is not the
individual fate which determines the
Jewish future but rather the fate of
the Jewish masses in eastern Europe,
who, at this very moment, still have
to struggle for the recognition Of their
hun 1rrhn Tot
political security only as national
minority; secondly. that the great
masses Of the Jewish people of the
East are the reservoir from which
flows the continuation of Jewish indi-
Udual achievement" the speaker
declared.
Committee Proposed.
He proposed establishment of ga
permanent committee as the standing
representative of the Jews of the
world" and ian economic commission
and an economic institute to study
the great revolution which has taken
place in all aspects of economic life !
in order to enable the Jews to adapt |
themselves to new world conditions"
The proposals will be considered today. |
Lipsky opened the conference at 9
o'clock last night. In his address he
declared 1t was necessary for the Jew
ish people, with dignity. vigor and |
determination to present their de-
mands for the recognition of their |
inalienable rights"
He read a series of messages from
several noted European statesmen, 8
American Governors, 73 members of |
Congress, including IA Senators, and |
the Jewish communities of England,
France, Belgium and Lthuania, in |
dorsing the World Jewish Congress
and its aims. The Governors were |
those of Maine, Florida, Maryland, |
Missouri, Oregon, New Jersey, Texas
and Utah.
Delegates to the conference were |
elected at city conventions of more
than 5000 organizations whose mem |
bership approximates 648, 1852 persons. |
In addition, "a national organizations |
with enrolled membership of 515,157 |
were represented. Altogether, the dele
gates represent 2,000,0 900 Jews, 1t was |
stated.
Other speakers will include Judge
Joseph Padway of Milwaukee; Simon
Sobeloff of Baltimore, Federal Judge |
Julian w. Mack, Dr.. Samuel Margo-
shed, editor of the Day; Prof. Horace |
NJ. Kallen, New School for Social Re |
search, New York; Louis Segal, secre-
tary Of the Jewish National Workers
Alliance, and Max Brauer, former |
mayor Of Altoona, Germany.
DR.. Bernhard was scheduled to |
speak today at luncheon in honor of |
Mrs. Wise, rendered by the women'S |
division of the congress, and tonight
at q farewell banquet for DR.. Wise,
who will leave soon for Europe. Prin-
cess Helga Marie Zu Lowenstein, pre-
viously scheduled to speak, will be |
unable to attend.
DR.. Bernhard Is former editor of the |
Vossische Zeituns of Berlin, one of the |
first victims of the Naz regime.
MI EGATES NAMEn