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The Arizona post., 1959-06-26
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PERHAPS TT would be interesting TO
note here the American Council for Ju-
daisnn's own statement to its reason
for existence. Perhaps then we can un-
derstand it's actions in our own commu-
nifty.
This is taken from the letterhead of
ACJ stationery:
"What is the Council? national or
oanization founded on the basic propo-
sition that Judaism is a religion of uni
yersal values not nationality we
seek for Americans of Jewish faith their
increasing civic cultural and social in
tegration into us. life. The Councils
active program enables American Jews
to meet obligations in public affairs re-
The Arizona post., 1959-06-26
Challenge Was Sidestepped

ligion and philanthropy in ways COM
patible with our beliefs rather than in
the Jewish nationalist pattern of Zion
ism.
"The Council affirmS that nationality
and religion are separate and distinct;
that no Jew or group of Jews can speak
for all American Jews; that Israel is the
homeland of it's citizens only, and not
of all Jews"
LET US ANALYZE each part of this
proposition.
Judaism, says the ACJ, is a religion,
not nationality. A very nice and simple
explanation. But how many members of
the American Council for Judaism do not
ardently practice Judaism as a religion
and still remain Jews in the eyes of their
neighborS And what do we do with those
Jews who never enter synagogue or
temple? How do we classify them? Be
lieve me, they and their children are still
Jews.
You see non-Jews don't prescribe to
such a simple statement that Judaism is
only a religion.
If further proof is needed look around
you in Tucson. Look at the pioneer fami-
lies, some of them who held the first
Jewish services in Tucson. Today they
are fully assimilated. They attend Pres
byterian, Methodist and Christian Science
churches But despite years of inter
marrige and adoption of other faiths,
these pioneer families and their offspring
are often referred to as Jewish by their
friends.
Not long ago I was asked by a promi-
nent non-Jewish realtor if I knew what
church one of these pioneers would at
tend on Yom Kippur!
~ ~ ~
THE COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM makes
quite a point of convincing its members
to integrate into the American commu-
nifty.
Since when did We need a separate or
ganization to tell us to integrate in the
American community . to aid civic,
cultural and social programs?
Save for Mr.. Freudenthals fine work
with the Medical Center, the integration
into the American community in Tucson
has been most enhanced by Jews who
didn't have to be told they were Ameri-
cans.
In our Jewish community we have lead
ers who work for the United Community
Campaign, YMCA, Tucson Symphony
Democratic and Republican political par
ties and hundreds of other important
groups.
1t should be pointed out, too, that thou
sands of Americans who belonged to
Zionist organizations, fought with our
armed services in the two World Wars.
They found no conflict between Ameri-
can citizenship and Zionism. Nor for that
matter did the late Louis D. Brandeis,
justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States.
We can only sympathize with Jews who
feel so insecure that they must constantly
prove that they are good Americans and
that they have no ties with other coun-
tries. We are aware that we have religi-
Gus and cultural ties to all Jews through
out the world and until every Jew through
out the world is able to live and worship
as he Wishes we have responsibility to
aid him.
One of the first lessons of the Bible
is that God considered us all our brothers
keeper.
THE ARIZONA POST does not wish
to have a running battle with the Tucson
chapter of The American Council for
Judaism.
Rather we air our views and the views
of the ACJ for the purpose of arriving at
a conclusion.
The Arizona post., 1959-06-26

of the statement: "The Council merely
contends that Israel is the nation of the
Israelis and not of the Jews all the world
over"
Ochem way, if that were the case! Israel
is the nation of Israelis? Look at the
historical facts available for study to the
American Council for Judaism, too.
Israel IS the nation of Jews all the
world over . it is the nation for Jews
who fled the death scourge of Hitler
Germany :. the pogroms of Poland and
Hungary the tyranny of Egypt's
Nasser it is the nation for Jews who
came out of the ghettos of Morocco :.
the desert holes of Yemen =. the black
hills of India 1t is the home of prosecuted
Jewry from throughout the world.
Like the United States of America, Is
rael IS nation of the world.
Unlike the us. with it's immigration
bars, Israel IS the only nation today for
Jews the world over!
If the American Council for Judaism
is a benevolent organization, why should
it expend its energy fighting the only
people who are willing without immigra-
ton uuotas) to help all of the prosecuted
JeWry of the world? Why, if the ACJ dis
approves the rebuilding of the Jewish
homeland didn't its members expend their
energy to have the bars of the McCarran-
Walters immigration act lifted so that
more of their fellow Jews might enjoy the
freedom ACJ members enjoy in the Unit
ed States?
~
MIR. PRUDENTIAL is very bitter
over The Arizona Post challenge to the
Tucson chapter of The American Coun-
Gil for Judaism.
He says that our challenge ito point
out a single worthy project that the
ACJ maintains in Tucson is Glow blow
and hardly deserves an answer"
Mr.. Prudential sidesteps an answer
to our challenge by pointing out the local
community work of Individual members
of the Council.
But that does not answer our challenge.
We know that Mr.. Prudential has done
a marvellous job in the building of the
Tucson Medical Center And we are proud
to have a member of our Jewish commu-
nifty assist in this vital project. We know
that some of the ACJ members belong
to service and civic clubs.
But our challenge asked what worthy
project does the American Council for
Judaism maintain as an organization ana
as a Jewish organization to aid the Jew
ish community of Tucson?
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The Arizona post., 1959-06-26
A Reply To The Council

In an adjoining column space is given
to a letter written by James H. Freuden-
thai, president of the Tucson chapter of
the American Council for Judaism.
The letter deserves an explanation and
a reply.
First it should be explained that The
Arizona Post took exception with Mr..
Prudential because he went out of his
way to feed fuel into the mouths of hate
mongers.
Was it necessary, the Post asks, for the
Council for Judaism to write to the local
daily newspaper to assure the editor that
not all Tucson Jews took part in the 18th
anniversary celebration for Israel?
Is that the action of a worthy organi-
Zation or the action of a fringe group
which only plays the role of sniper?
The Arizona Post believes that the ACJ
has every right as an individual organl-
cation to stay out of celebrations for Is
rael. But what are the personal fears of
ACJ members that they must protest be-
ing included in a daily newspaper head
line reading: Tucson Jewry Marks Israel
AnniVerSarV?"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
Monfeux To Guest
conduet Minneapolis
Symphony January 2

Pierre MonteuX, former head of
the San Francisco Symphony and
the Boston Symphony and fire.
quent guest conductor of the
worlds greatest orchestras, will
direct the Minneapolis Symptoms
next subscription concert, Friday
evening, January 9, in Northrop
Auditorium. Undoubtedly one Of
the most famous and beloved fig
ures Of the international musical
world, Monteux will present a pro-
gram OF music by Beethoven, Hay
DIN. Richard Strauss and Ravel
Monteux's colorful career began
in France late in the 18th century.
A graduate of the Paris Conserv-
atory, his career has been associ-
ated with historical premieres of
many works which are now stand
ard in orchestra repertory.
During World War I, he was an
officer in the French Army and
saw action in Verdun, Rheims,
scissors and the Argonne Forest.
Now in his eighties, Moneux
still is in demand by the great
orchestras of America, Canada
and Europe
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
Wayne GIonton Is
Reelected President
TIC. Council Of Clubs

Wayne Glanton was reelected
for the second term president of
the Twin City Council of Clubs at
its annual election held January 5,
at the Masonic Temple, 1882
Fourth Av. s., Minneapolis.
other officers named are Mat
thew Little. vice president; Lucille
Cooper, recording secretary; Rob-
erta Tyler, treasurer; Joseph Ar
rington, parliamentarian and Lou
Use McDaniels. reporter.
Samuel Scheiner. executive sec
rotary of the Minnesota Jewish
Council will be guest speaker at
a special meeting of the club on
Monday night January IL, at 8
pm. at the Maxfield School, Vic
toria and st. Anthony Avs, st.
Paul.
The purpose of this meeting is
to explain the Fair Housing Bill,
(Open Occupancy, and to inform
the community OF the active part
they can take in helping to pass
this legislation.
A question and answer period
will follow. The meeting is open
to the public and everyone is in
vited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
PIANIST DOROTHY DoNEcAN
NOW PLAYING
AT nEn EgAT1Ep

Miss Dorothy Donegan. who is
now starring at the Red Feather
in st. Paul, is said to be able to
produce great jazz among all her
gymnastic acts.
One writer put il this way: Her
knees bounced up and down like
runaway jackhammers. She jump
ed from her bench as II kicked by
a mule, grimaced like an ulcer
case on the way out, writhed like
a belly dancer. sucked her thumb.
groaned Sometimes she struck
some keys with her elbow. but she
never missed a note, and her hands
pounded away with incredible pre-
cision. Dorothy Donegan. 80, was
giving the wen-heeled. crowd Just
what it came for" That was at
the Embers in New Year.
Miss Donegan herself said. II
can still wriggle as long as /
keep within the radius of the
piano"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
Credit Union In
AnnuoI Meeting
Monduy Jan. IL

The annual meeting of the As
ISOLATED Negro Credit Union old
est cooperative savings and loan
group with a membership largely
members Of the Negro community
will be held Monday night at s
pm. at the Masonic Hall, 1892
Fourth Av. S. in Minneapolis.
The organization a Twin City
group has shown phenomenal
growth in assets and deposits dur
ing the past two years is headed
by Rev. Denzil Carly rector Of
st. Philips Episcopal church.
Talmage B. Carey has been sec
retary-treasurer since its founding
over 20 years ago. The union has
over 500 depositors. Its assets
are over $4,000.
Speakers at the Monday night
annual meeting win be Louis Ler-
man, executive secretary Of the
Labor Committee for
Rights, a veteran cooper
alive and one of the founders Of
Group Health and George Holland,
assistant manager of the Veterans
Center at Fort
Smelling.
The annual meeting Is open to
the public, Theodore Woodland, an
nual meeting chairman said this
week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
TENNESSEE FARM AGENT
CTS VIRGIN ISLANDS Posi-

Memphis (ANP) - A Negro
farm agent here has been appoint
ed an agricultural marketing spec
ialist for the Virgin Islands. His
duties began Jan. 5.
A farm agent for Is years.
Julius A. Amaker organized
farmers cooperative on Edisto
Island and assisted a group Of
small farmers in marketing white
potatoes during his service in
Charleston county.
The appointment was made by
the U. S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Re
search Division. In addition to the
appointment, Amaker's name has
been placed on a reserved list
by the International Cooperation
Administration for other overseas
assignments.
He is a graduate Of S. c. State
College and did post graduate
work at Prairie View College.
Texas.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
THREE MEN GET
TERMS ON US.
CRIME COUNTS

Two Minneapolis men were sent
enced to Federal prison terms for
narcotic peddling Tuesday by
Federal Judge Edward ]. Dewitt.
Another drew a sentence on a
white slavery conviction.
Eugene Aron, 80, HOS Aldrch
Av N. was given a seven year
term in prison, plus a five years
probation. He was also fined the
sum Of 5000. The judge ordered
also that Aron be ineligible for
parole making it certain that Aron
will serve most Of his Jail term.
Aron's wife Rebecca Aron is
presently serving a prison term
for norcotics peddling.
Aron's companion Arleigh Lott,
20. 1928 Irving Av. N. drew a
five year sentence plus five years
probation
Richard Everett, 81, 400 N.
Seventh st. convicted Of promoting
a white slave traffic between
Minneapolis and Chicago also was
sentenced to five years probation.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
No Big Deal
To Get Errors
Corrected Here

It's probably human nature for
some people to lose their perspec-
tive when some error of fact, or
mistake is made by a medium like
newspaper.
We print hundreds OF names in
each edition. Errors in spelling of
names, often given US over the
phone or in letters written in long
hand are bound TO creep into print.
Sometimes it's our mistake-often
1t comes from correspondents or
those who furnish information.
Sometimes people who give us
names over the phone or by mail
incorrectly spell names themselves
This is natural since none Of us
are as perfect-as too many seem
TO think they are.
When mistakes are made in
print all reputable papers correct
such mistakes in the next edition
This is common practice in most
papers from the huge dailies TO
the smallest four page tabloids
weeklies.
This paper is very happy TO
correct errors il has made in fact,
in spelling or geographically.
However this does not mean IL ex-
poets its staffers TO be verbally
abused by those who call TO re
port such errors. II staffers are
not polite we like 10 know Il. II
they refuse TO correct the papers
error we also want TO know II,
but we do not expect them 70 take
abuse without protest
There's not an edition Of any
paper printed anywhere. weekly
or daily which does not have an
error or two. therefore people
shouldn't make such q BIG DEAL
out Of complaining about errors
They should and seek corrections
complain but try 10 be understand
ing and courteous Ia. II they
expect the same treatment. Ed
tor.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
Judge Thomas TaIIokson
Phyllis WheutIey House
Annuul Dinner Speaker

Judge Thomas TallakSon, OF the
Hennepin County District Court,
will be main speaker at the Saith
Annual Dinner Meeting Of the
Phyllis wheatley Settlemen I
House, a Community Chest Agen-
cy. The dinner, one Of the out
standing civic events Of the new
year sponsored by the wheatley
board of directors, win be held
Thursday, January IS, 1859, at
6:15 at the house, 500 Aldrich Av.
N.
Judge Tallakson, father Of two
children, is a graduate of the Univ
ersity Of Minnesota Law School
and was appointed to the Mu-
nicipal Court OF Minneapolis in
1881 and appointed to the District
lie Division in 1854.
Court of Hennepin County, Juven-
The speaker has ben awarded
the Silver Beaver for outstanding
service to boyhood by the National
Council of Boy Scouts of America
and is recognized as an authority
on problems pertaining to youth.
His provocative topic will be
Troubled Youth In Our Times. {"
He is a member Of innumorable
board Of directors Of various agen-
cies among them Family and Chill
dren's Service, Big Brothers and a
member Of the State Bar Com
mittee. District Court Committee
Advisory Committee to the Inter
i'm Commission Of the National
Council of Juvenile Judges.
Mrs. Garrett Davis, general din
ner chairman and Mr.. Clifford
Rucker. president Of the board
announced that there win also be
musical interlude.
Reservations can be called in TO
the House, FIR. asp. Mr.. Henry
r. Thomas Is head resident
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
At Key Club:
Sister" Now Wonfs
To Be Known
As Roseffo Thorpe
BY STEPHANIE BROWN
In the Minneapolis Star


Plump, bright-eyed Gospel sing
er Sister Rosetta Tharpe wants
to do away with the sister" part
Of her title.
1T sounds so religious People
think I'm Catholic and ! love
the Catholicism l don't happen
to be one" the 3s-year-old woman
said.
Sister was tackled on to Miss
Tharpe's name by an interested
woman in a Florida church con-
gregation. When Miss Tharpe
Joined Cab Galloway in a New
York revue in 1888, folks called
her little sister"
"And IL just stuck" she said.
MY voice is a gift from my
mother" she continued Born in
Cotton Plant, Ark, Miss Tharpe
has sung since she was s.
She has sung for pompous and
plain people in theaters, night
clubs, churches and from back
porches out where the little people
live" She also plays guitar and
piano.
She prefers singing traditional
spirit songs in churches but she
added. IT can sing churchier or
jazzier depending on the occasion.
My real go-getter song is Don't
Take Everybody to Be Your
Friend.
Miss Tharpe's disadvantages
is Russell Morrison.
He's with me wherever 1 CO."
she said. And so Is their chauf-
feur and dog, Chubby, a cocker
poodle mixture.
At present, home base is Phila-
delphia, Pa, and in Miss Tharpe's
off days she tends to fishing.
II could fish all day and never
get bored. My biggest one was a
9-pound founder l caught deep
sea fishing. And won a $3S pot
for catching the biggest fish in
the crowd" she said.
Miss Tharpe currently is APP
pearing at the Key Club.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09

tegration Tuesday stayed the err
ecution Of a Negri slayer.
Lawrence Smith, 10. had been
scheduled TO die in Arkansas cleo
trio chair Friday for the robbery
staying Of a white farmer last
summer. A question about finan-
cial responsibility for an appeal
had been raised and nothing was
done about a review.
Governor Faubus said he would
pay court costs out Of his own
pocket, IL necessary. to get a re-
view of the convicted slayer's
death sentence, At Tucker prison
farm, the youth wept in his death
row cell when he learned Of the
reprieve.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
Minneapolis Symphony
Manchester Choir To
Appear Mon, Feb. Z

The Minneapolis symphony or
chestra and the Manchester col
lege 205-voice choir will be feat
ured in a program at $50 pm.
Monday, Feb. 2. in the Manchester
college field house.
The public is invited. Tickets
are on sale at Field-Schlick. St
Paul; Downtown ticket office,
Minneapolis. and the Manchester
business office.
The Manchester choir viii join
the orchestra in a presentation OF
the Beethoven 9th Symphony. This
viii mark the fourth time that the
two units have done the Beethoven
9th Symphony. The Minneapolis
symphony and the Manchester
choir previously performed the
Beethoven 9th twice at Northrup
auditorium in Minneapolis and
once in Rochester, MINI.
Special feature Of the program
viii be the playing by the SYM
phony of an overture written by
Vincent Carpenter. composer in
residence at Manchester The over
ture, which viii have its world
premiere at the Manchester con-
cert, was commissioned by sym
phony conductor Antal Dorati es-
pecially for the occasion.
Another feature viii be the
playing Of Free Variations for
Symphony Orchestra" This num-
Der was composed by Wayne Pet
erson and was the prizewinning
composition in the Minnesota Cen
tennial composing contest.
Soloists who will be featured
with the symphony and the choir
in the presentation Of the Beet
hoven 9th symphony are: Ethel
Wagner DeLong, soprano; Adyline
johnson, alto; Paul Knowles, tenor,
and Norman Abelson, bass.
The symphony will be conducted
by Antal Dorati, who also viii be
guest conductor Of the choir. Ian
Morton is regular director Of the
Manchester college choir
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
BY Walter t. HAIlOran

there movement on foot to treat the residents
fashion that GlenwOod handled
think up that thinking of the Redevelopment
Authority.
my contention Government
project whether be Housing Highways University etc that
there shall be provisions and made help provide home
a bed in which he live.
happens Security
through
person rebuy money Why can't
they FILA loan?
The that they
My position relocating people
Agency doing
work should provide before they destroy property.
estimated there people displaced
Fey that the planners hope get started sometime this
1t hope REPETITION
shameful treatment that many thousands of people and their families
a had little If nothing to
they housing
the price they got their homes
1t all doesn't fair.
owners-especaly where Freeway is to come
through should together things organize
They should have their say,
high
thinking proposals of the various
fore it is too late
quote respect the following from
the Government Agencys own rules:
4e25s1 Temporary displaced to APP
proval by the authority redevelopmnt PLAN
that there feasible method temporary
displaced project area that there are available
desirable regard to public utilities public
and at rents within the financial
placed the project decent sanitary dwellings
equal in number to the number of such displaced families
People always there is unity there
strength coming many house meet
ng and hall meetings the problems
things acomp-
hshed.
happier and
fruitful life through a
In closing promise with all my power
help the matter in what
the accomplish nothing by single
effort but united front can accomplish wonders.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-09
PLEAS ENTERED IN
HQLp-uP CASES

Two Minneapolis men entered
pleas in district court Tuesday in
connection with aiding James
Duffy, "a of st. Paul in a four
hour hold-up spree Dec. IT.
Earthia Wiley, 20, 2214 18th
Av. S. and Herman Langums,
%, S26 Penn Av. N. were the
two men. Wiley pleaded guilty
to second degree robbery. His
cas- was referred to the probation
office for pre-sentence investiga-
ton.
Langums pleaded innocent to
second degree robbery. His bail
was set at $1,000 and the case was
continued until Jan. IS.