The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-10-12
Jewish Leaders Salute Jewish WeeI<Iies;
Urge Communities to Aid Papers

NEW YORK CITY (AJP) = Leaders of American Jewrx
joined this week in auding the accomplishments and value
of the nations free and Independent press
America observed Newspaper Week"
Through the American Jewish Press the news fea-
sh Jewish Newspapers of which The Southern Week
ly is member the nations leading Jewish Spokesman
saluted the progress of the Engish-Jewish press.
Leaders of Jewish defense agencies national groups
and Zionist organizations joined together hail the English
Jewish press
Irving Edison president of the National Jewish Welfare
Board hailed the Engsh-Jewish Press of America the
chronicle of the Jewish community at home and its
abroad He said that the counrys weeies played "a vital
part in strengthening and building sound informed and
alert American Jewish community"
The English Jewish press hailed AN indispensable
factor in the enrichment of American Jewish life. by Ben
amn c. Browd president of the Zionist Organization Of
America.
n the struggle for establishment of free and ndepen
dent state of Israeli Browdy continued "he EngsJe
has played role of importance in rang
all constructive forces for Moreover it
nues most effective instrument in the fight for
Jewish survival and for mobzng maximum support for the
effort safeguard sraels political and economic stability
call American Jewry give greater attention to the
English press from Judge Mer Steinbrink
chairman the Bna Birth Defamation League
who asserted that the nations press has the
mechanics and the talent to produce good newspapers and
journals keep well informed subjects Of vital concern
TO JewrY.
Speaking on behalf of more than 100000 women Zionsts
of America Mrs Rose Harn national president OF Hadas
sah auded the Intelligent editorial guidance" of the English
Jewish press in assisting the of Israel
The American Jewish Press has played vital role in
eenno the GREAT American Jewish community informed
the significant and trends in Jewish life with
particular concern for events in Israel
"It has chroniced with admirable accuracy and telling
effectiveness problems and accomplishments of American
and world Jewry and its intelligent editorial guidance has
helped push great task that Jews the world must
prosecute the Jewish community and the only democracy
in the Middle East retain their great spiritual vgor
Continued advancement reporting the events OF vital
concern to world JerY by the EnglishJewish
hailed by Rabbi Irving Miller American leader Of the World
Congress Rabbi Miller expressed the hope that the
ENGLISH press would continue to prosper secure in
the knowledge plays vital role in informing the
American Jewish community of matters of the most ipor
tant nature"
That the American Jewish community "relies heavily
nations EngshJewsh press for exchange OF in
formation and opinion regarding purely Jewish concern
cited by Irving Kane national chairman of the National Com
munity Relations Advisory Council the of Newspaper
Week
An informed and alert press Kane told the American
Jewish us important to the Jewish community OF
America as it is important every free community
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