Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28
OPPRESSION HITS
FIVE MILLION JEWS
Jewish Congress Report
Holds Anti. in Eu-
rope That Widespread.

Declaring 100000 Jews in Cen
trail and Eastern Europe are seriously
affected by attacks or their lives. live
llhood and status by anti-Semltic
movements and totalitarian govern
ments, an administrative committee
report last night was presented to the
opening meeting of the emergency
session Of the American Jewish Con-
gress.
The session. at the Willard Hotel,
was attended by 700 representatives of
80 Jewish communities and will con-
tlnue through today with a program
looking toward formulation of a plan
designed to prevent what was de-
scribeG as loss of the emancipation
rights Of the Jews lin the most brutal
oppression which the world has ever
seen"
The convention last night received
expressions giving assurance that DEM
ocratic opinion OF all faiths in the
United States and in Europe sup
ported the American Jewish Congress
in its efforts to defend the Jewish peo-
pie. seeing in such defense the pro-
lection of the fundamental basis of
democratic society. Messages of sup
port were received by the convention
from France, England. Egypt, Algeria.
Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia, as well
as from the United States.
Seek United Front,
The first action of the convention.
after a series Of addresses, describ-
ing the situation of Jewry in the
United States and in Europe, was to
move toward creation of a united
democratic front against anti-Semi-
tHm, first Of all, in the United States,
The convention will seek to enlist in
this movement every Jew and Jewess
IN the United States over Is.
A resolution seeking to accomplish
this purpose was introduced in behalf
OF the administration of the American
Jewish Congress by M. Maldwin Fer
zig. chairman of the Convention COM
mittee. who was counsel to President
Roosevelt when the latter was Gov
ernor Of New York State.
The resolution calls for the Jews of
America to participate in an election
IN 1888 through direct, individual bal
lots for the purpose of electing 625
delegates to reconstitute the American
Jewish Congress, to convene next
June to-day the foundation for broad
and continuing program for the re-
Mobilization Of Jewish life.
The Administrative Committees re-
port was presented by Judge Nathan
d. Perlman of New York. The spe-
chic tasks Of the convention were de-
scrloed by Louis Lipsky. vice president
OF the organization. The convention
also welcomed to America DR.. Joachim
Prinz OF Berlin, one of German Jew
rvs most distinguished representatives
who has recently been forced into
exile as a result of his public defiance
OF the Nazis.
Wants Militancy.
Or. Prinz in his address said it WAS
the height Of responsibility to be-
little the existence of anti-Semjtic
movements OF the world and to advo-
cate policy Of quietus. Not only the
Jews of Germany are in the throes
OF deep suffering, but in Poland, Ru-
mania and other lands of Eurone
Jewish communities are oppressed
III. therefore, rests on the free Jewrv
OF America to determine the future
course of Jewish existence"
The Administrative Committee re-
port said the past two years have
witnessed the climax of the attack
upon the political and economic rights
won for some five million Jews as re-
Gently as only two decades ago"
The past two years have marked
the advance particularly in Europe
OF anti-democratic forces and The
rise Of totalitarian governments II