The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-07-19

OY L10 lIlCSI udC1O1Idl P1OOAAO
tennial Convention of Distr.
Label A. Katz of New Orleans,
head of the 470, ,00O-member Jewish
service organization, said that the
passions triggered by the stepped
I'D Negro integration movement
underscore "the lack of real dla-
Iogue between the two groups, a
condition as acute in the North as
it is in the South"
ADDRESSING THE concluding
Joint convention banquet OF Dis
trict Four and B'nai Birth Women
District Four, Katz deplored the
fact that Negroes and whites ARE
really not talking to or understand
ing each other.
He said the absence OF sucn
communications based on "nrst-
hand and hard-headed knowledge
of how the other group thinks,
lives and acts, leads to vague
generalizations and confused
images that give root to misun-
derstandings, mistrust and hos
tility."
1t should be evident, X atz
said, that the country is "exper-
iencing nothing less than a revo-
luton in race relations.
"The Negro community Is
weary of promises" he declar-
ed. cit wants performance"
Other major speakers and key
resolutions stressed the need for
real equality and the danger OF
violence or bitter strife If the
American community rejects mi
nority demands for justice.
Speakers included Philip M.
Kutznick, of Chicago, former US.
representative at the United Ma
tions Economic and Social Council
and honorary president of B'nai
Birth, and the Rev. Harry j.
Sutcliffe, of New York, director OF
the Episcopal Guild for the Blind.
All stressed the need to extend
human rights to all.
One key resolution recommend
ed by retiring Grand President
Franklin K. Brann, empowered
the District Grand President to
lend his name and position to local
movements for civil rights in COM
munities in the District.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS support
ed President Kennedy's eight-point
omnibus civil rights proposal and
urged local governments in the
district to set UP bi-racial human
relations committees and to wipe
out discrimination in such areas as
housing, employment, education,
public accommodations and recre-
alton.
NOuis Riklin, president OF
Herman LewkOwitz Lodge $50 in
Phoenix, and Sy Clark, past
president, were awarded nation
al membership awards for 1862
63 for building membership
strength. There were IL such
awards given.
THE Lodge also won the Dis
trict Boy Scout trophy for the
third straight year, and this gave
the Lodge permanent possession
of the award. The Lodge lsO
was given recognition for the
number of new members it had
gained - 85 - in the past year.
(The Lodge followed its GUS
tom of presenting the outgoing
District president with a loyal
lon hat.
(Chester StOIOff of Lodge $50
served on the Grand District
Lodge resolutions cOmmittee.)
Moving into the grand presi-
dents post was First Vice PreSi-
dent Howard Michel, of Seattle.
Second Vice President Bill Levine,
of Los Angeles, became first vice
president, and Third Vice Presi-
dent Yale Smulyan, of San Fran
cisco, took over the second v i C e
presidency.
Samuel L. Fendel, of San Fran
cisco, was reelected grand treas
urer without opposition. Executive
Secretary Norman Simon continues
in the same position.
Mrs. Maurice Lifchus, of Van
couver, BIC, became the fir t
Canadian to head B'nai Birth Wo-
men District Four. Mrs. Lifchus
moved from first vice president to
president of the district.
SHE SUCCEEDS Mrs. Harry Tau
ber, of San Francisco, who as
sumes the office of counsellor.
Elected third vice president was
Mrs. Leo Antokal, of Los Angeles,
who relinquished the office Of
treasurer. Succeeding her as treas
urer is Mrs. Morrie Lane, also a
Los Angeles BBW leader.