A resolution acclaiming the role played by president Truman in the establishment of the state of Israel and recommending Truman in honorary degree by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was adopted today at the mention of the American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers. The resolution proposed that Truman be invited by the Israeli Government to visit the Jewish.
The convention decided to make an effort to extend the news service available the English-Jewish publications in this country, in cooperation with the Jewish graphic Agency. It also emphasized in one of its resolutions that the J.T.A. is ##ly equipped” to serve the Jewish communities in the United States. At the same ##, it criticized “excessive” publicity programs conducted by national Jewish organization and called upon national leaders and organizations “to examine this situation.”
The convention approved a plan proposed by Yeshiva University of New York an annual press institute and announced that plans are being made by the Association for scholarships for young people aspiring to enter the Jewish newspaper field. Association is also planning monthly and annual citations for excellence in edit-and mate-up. The plans are being prepared under the chairmanship of Dr. Alexander in of the Jewish Advocate of Boston.
The convention re-elected Philip Slomovitz, editor of the Detroit Jewish is, president. Other officers were elected as follows: Dr. Brin, J.M, Feldman, Blisher. The Sentinal, Chicago, and Albert Golomb, publisher, American Jewish Out-look, Pittsburgh, vice-presidents; Eli Jacobs, editor and publisher, Jewish Review, buffalo, N.Y., secretary; Leo H. Frisch, editor and publisher, American Jewish World, ##eapolis and St. Paul Minn., treasurer.Highlighting the four-day convention was a luncheon meeting today in obervance of the 100th anniversary of the English-Jewish press. Slomovitz, who pretended, outlined the history of the Jewish press. Speakers included Robert Nathan, ###ted economist; Reps. A.J. Sabath and Sidney R. Yates of Illinois, Sol Bloom of New work and A.A. Ribicoff of Connecticut; and Frisch and Brin, who read the numerous messages from Israeli and American leaders.
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