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JEWISH WESTHRN BULLSTIN
Friday, July 12, 196
Conventioneering in 'Frisco
l?'or the Canadian delegates attending the pens, and all manner of brochures for the combined men's and women's convention of respective candidates. And, since nearly the
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entire Canadian delegation was uncommitted to either of the candidates, they were the object of special wooing.
However, for the Canadians, the election was of secondary significance, because for them one of the highlights of the convention was the
Sheraton Palace hotel and it followed right i^staUation of our own Mrs. Maurice Lifchus
on the heels of the hectic national young Republicans confab whose youthful exuberance in selecting a president threatened, at times, to overflow into an uncontrolled brawl.
There was nothing of this nature in the B'nai B'rith electioneering, which began long before the convention with the two contestants for third vice-president, both from the Southern U.S., jockeying for the win through mailing pieces and one of them actually whistle-stopping at every lodge in the District. As the delegates converged at the convention registration desk, they were given badges.
as first Canadian ever to become president of Women's Grand Lodge District No. 4. (It is further interesting to note that among the Canadian delegates on hand to witness the historic crowning was David Chertkow, himself the first Canadian to be elected president of the men's counterpart.) The other important event from a purely local vantage point was the presentation to Alec Jackson of the highest achievement award in the District, the Akiba trophy. These were truly proud moments that will long be remembered.
HAPPY THE MAN
The Predecessor
Rising above the entanglement of convention protocol, legislation, resolutions and budgetary considerations, were the two major addresses by B'nai B'rith's internationally
United States to the critical Cold War politics abroad.
On the former subject he stated his belief that there is great danger in the struggle for power now taking place within the Negro
known and respected leaders, the Honorable community itself, and pointed out that such Philip M. Klutznick, honorary president of moderate Negro leaders as Martin Luther B'nai B'rith, and Label A. Katz, international King and Roy Wilkins require our fullest sup-
Supreme Lodge president. In addition to spending countless hours embroiled in convention machinery, the writer was fortunate to share a few quiet moments in interviewing both of the leading speakers.
It is interesting to note the growth in"
port if extremist Negro groups such as the Black Muslims are to be controlled.
After the general press departed, we had the opportunity for a- personal discussion on specifically Jewish problems. Mr. Klutznick feels that the Jewish communities at home
The Bulletin is proud to present the sixth in a new featur for its readers—a Jewish scholar's translation into contemporary language of the First Book of Psalms. Rabbi Gershon Hadas, who translated into current English the traditional Jewish daily prayer book for the Rabbinical Association of America, in 1962, labore" Ion? and hard to produce this new text of the familiar, belove Psalms.
A Psalm of David
IN NEW TRANSLATION BY RAIi^BI GERSHON HAD
Happy is he who never follows The advice of the wicked.
He never lingers with sinners; He never joins with scoffers.
He delights in the Torah of the Lord; He meditates on it by day and by night.
Like a tree planted by streams His foliage will never wither.
He produces fruit in its season; He prospers in all he undertakes.
It is not so with doers of evil; They are like wind-driven chaff.
The wicked shall not stand up When brought up for judgment.
Nor will the sinners remain Together with the righteous.
stature of Philip Klutznick over the past half- and abroad are not sufficiently impressed with
dozen years since our last press conference with him in Winnipeg when the enth^e ques-tion-and-answer period centred around Jewish topics. Now representatives of leading San Francisco dailies questioned the Jewish leader only on national and international matters. In
the importance of President Kennedy's stand witlh regard to the Middle East. The sale of Hawk missiles to Israel constitutes a major policy change which the President effected almost singlehandedly. In addition, a mutual defense treaty between the U.S. and Israel is
The wicked find only destruction; The just find favor wth God.
Winnipeg we were speaking to an immediate regarded by Mr. Klutznick as detrimental to past president of the largest Jewish service Israel's security because such a treaty could
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organization in the world; in San Francisco, we were questioning as past United Nations Ambassador principal adviser to U.S., Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. The questions ranged from the racial turbulence in the
hamstring the President in the event of an emergency. As matters stand now, the President has the powers to act swiftly, as he did in the Lebanon crisis, whereas a treaty would have to await action by Congress.
The President
Three days later we interviewed, also for the second time, B'nai B'rith's top statesman, Label Katz. Amidst network television cameras and distinguished newspaper correspondents, the words of 470,000 Ben B'riths were awaited with solemnity and deep interest Speaking with his soft southern dialect, Katz gave forth particularly on the need for increased dialogue between the v.^hite and Negro groups in the U.S. He deplored the fact that Negroes and whites are not really talking to or understanding each other. *'One of the disturbing aspects is that unless constructive leadership is provided by political, civic and religious leaders and by the press, a vacuum is created so that forces unsympathetic to progress capitalize on this vacuum." Mr. Katz warned: "The Negro is on the move and wants the promises of yesterday to become the practice of today."
Turning to the world scene, the B'nai B'rith leader once again expressed his organization's concern for the millions of Jews behind the Iron Curtain, stressing that B.B. continues to
serve in the forefront pointing out the existence of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union whiclh is being encouraged by the Government.
Questioned by a reporter on the possibility of the Ecumenical Council sidestepping the position of the late Pope John against anti-Semitism in deference to the wishes of the United Arab Republic, Katz said that it was his hope that the new Pope would continue the good work of his predecessor. He recalled that he had met the late Pope when he led a delegation to thank him for deleting from the Catholic liturgy certain references to Jews that gave rise to intolerance. • _
A few hours later. President Katz delivered the concluding address at the convention banquet amid the gUtter of the grand ballroom. The delegates and their wives, following days and nights of election battles, politicking, legislating, speeches and debates, bade tiheir last farewells as District 4 began the second century of its existence.
Their final words were: "See j^ou next vear in Vancouverl"
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sibility as mature people there may be no future world for those young people whether or not they are adequately schooled."
The concluding banquet on Wednesday evening, July 3, heard international president of the Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith, Label A. Katz, of New Orleans, call for greater communication between the White and Negro communities in the United States in order to ease racial tension and mistrust. He said the absence of such commu-riication based on "first 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 misunderstandings, mistrust and hostility.
"The Negro Community is weary of promises, it wants performance," he continued, calling racial segregation ''immoral and stupidly expensive."
The convention on Monday evening heard the R.ev. Father Harry J. Sutcliffe, i)lind Episcopal priest and teacher of Heb-
rew in Braille, deliver an eloquent appeal to B'nai B'rith members to take imaginative; action to stamp out Americai stereotypes of the "Blind Man" and the "Colored Man" alike. He told the conclave, "The blind have yet to win the right to b^ judged solely on their merit and abilities."
The meet elected Howard Michel of Seattle as District Grand President, succeeding Frankly K. Brann of San Francisco, I the hotly contested election for third vice-president, Morris Krauss. of San Diego edged ou' Jack Spitzer.
Attending the centennial convention were the following loca delegates from B'nai B'rit lodges:— Vc,rcouver lodge: pre* sident, Vern Dewitt, and Bil Wolfman, Morris Solman and Sam Kaplan, P.P.; Lion's Gat lodge: president, Morris Lank, Paul Tyer, P.P., and Joe Sinclair, with alternates Maurice Lifchus and Sam Gordon; Evergreen lodge: pres-ident, Al Joseph, and Izzy Wolfe, with alternate Morris Chazan; and Ex ecutive Board members: David Ch.ertkow, PGP, Alec Jackson, PP, and Jack Sparton, PP.
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