News Brief

The Governing Board of the Anti-Defamation League of the Independent Order B’nai Brith held a session at the Covenant Club here Monday night. Sigmund Livingston, chairman, presented reports of lectures and addresses to Rotary, Kiwanis. Lion, Optimists and similar business luncheon clubs, indicating the large territory covered and the enthusiastic receptions and cooperation resulting. It was decided to extend the scope of these talks in the future as soon as adequate and definite plans and a program can be mapped out.

A large number of cases of defamation in American newspapers was reported to the Governing Board. These matters were called to the attention of the offending papers and in every instance sympathetic replies were received from the editor with offers to gladly cooperate hereafter with anti-Deiamation League in its work.

Directors of the Hillel Foundations, student presidents from six foundations at universities and members of the Commission met in an all day session here at the Bismark Hotel Monday. Special emphasis was placed on the presentation of criticism by students and directors to the Commission members. Jewish problems arising in the universities were brought up, discussed and suggestions for handling them presented. It was decided to hold another such meeting in Chicago next January.

Emphasis was placed throughout the discussion on the immediate necessity for providing separate and thoroughly equipped buildings to house the Hillel activities at each school where a foundation is in existence. In addition to the six student presidents and the six Hillel directors there were present Alined Ms. Gohen. I.O.O.B. President; Dr. Boris D. Bogen, Secretary; Edwin Schaniarber of Columbus. Ohio, Rabbi Louis I. Mann, Chicago; I. Kuha, Champaign. III: Rabbi Sol Goldman, Cleveland; Philip M. Seman, Chicago, Director Jewish People’s Institute: and Dr. Jacob Cohn of the United Synagogue who attended by invitation.