Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-12
B'NA| BIRTH AIDS
YOUNG PALESTINE
Votes Large Sums to Help
Prosecuted Children and
for Other Uses.

The Executive Committee of the SUI
preme Lodge of B'nai Birth today ap-
propriated substantial sums for re-
Mobilization of prosecuted Jewish chill
dren IN Palestine and for purchase OF
kosher meat for Jewish philanthropic
institutions denied access to its sources
by NaZi Germany
The first appropriation. one of $l0,-
600, came after a personal appeal
from Mrs. David de Sofa Pool, a high
ofiicer OF Hadassah and wife of the
New York rabbi. and Mrs. David
Greenberg, national president of Ali
yah. an organization which transports
children prosecuted by anti-Semitic
countries to Palestine for self-suff1-
cheney training periods. The money
will be spent by the latter organization
to rehabilitate 20 children for two
year periods.
Ihe second appropriation, of indef-
mite amount. was granted on an an
peal from Rabbi Hoffman of Frank
fort-on-Main, Germany, to be spent
IN monthly installments for kosher
meat.
Communism Attacked,
IN an attack against Communism
late yesterday the fifteenth annual
convention of the Supreme Lodge,
which ended last night, passed reso-
luton which read:
Russian Communism has fought
unremittingly against the religious
faith of the Jew. If Communism
were to rule, it would destroy both
Judaism and Christianity"
This statement, introduced bv the
Anu-Defamation Committee, supple
mented earlier action by the or
ganization against Nazi Germany and
other anti-Jewish nations.
The resolution came shortly before
Henry Monsky, Omaha attorney and
social worker. was elected to succeed
Alfred NJ. Cohen of Cincinnati as
president of the Supreme Lodge. Mr..
Conen was elected an honorary presi-
cent and resolution was passed paw
ing tribute to his work.
Boys Camp Planned.
AT yesterdays session it was pro-
posed to establish boys camps
throughout the United States and
Canada through local lodges of B'nai
Birth and A. z. A., B'nai Births
Junior order. 1t also was recon-
mended to move A. T. A. headquarters
from Omaha 10 Washington
Preliminary plans for establishing
additional uil1ol
religious and educational centers for
Jewish students on American cam
puses) at universities both in the
United States and Canada were made.
Approximately 10000 students are now
served by II centers of this kind in the
United States.
Other Supreme Lodge officers elected
by the convention were: Judge 1. NJ,
Golden of San Francisco, first vice
president; Archibald Marx of New Or
leans, second vice president, and Louis
Faoricant Of New York, third vice
president
Committee Members.
Members of the Executive Commit
tee now are Judge Golden, Mr.. Marx
Mr.. Fabricant, Sidney G.. Kusworm
OF Dayton, Ohio; Judge Joseph L. Kun
OF Philadelphia. Sidney Stern OF Phila-
delphia and Benjamin Samuels of
Chicago.
The Authorization Committee
now stands as follows: Judge A. X.
Cohen Of Boston, Samuel Sievers Of
st. Louis, Abraham Berkowitz of
Philadelphia. Judge Golden, Louis
Gutenberg of Washington, D. c.; Sig
mund Livingston of Chicago and A. B.
Freyer Of Shreveport, La.
Harry K. Wolff was elected chief
justice of the Court of Appeals of
B'nai Birth and was reappointed
treasurer of the Supreme Lodge by
the Executive Committee.