American Jewish Committee Forms Emergency Council for German Situation

Organization of an emergency advisory council to deal with questions arising from the situation confronting the Jews of Germany was under way here yesterday under the direction of the American Jewish Committee. The council is to consist of one representative of each of the organizations now affiliated with the American Jewish Committee and such others as are willing to participate. The council will take part in the meetings of the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee.

Decision to form the emergency advisory council was reached Sunday at a closed conference of twenty-nine national and central Jewish organizations at the Federation Building. Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the American Jewish Committee, presided at the session and submitted a brief report on the action taken by the committee. Joseph M. Proskauer, former justice of the Appellate Division, who heads the new committee on policy organized last week, spoke on the work of the committee. Others who participated in the discussions were Rabbi Samuel Schulman, Max J. Kohler, representing the B’nai Brith; Louis J. Moss, president of the United Synagogue of America; Judge Irving Lehman, Mrs. Maurice L. Goldman, chairman of the executive board of the National Council of Jewish Women, and Ludwig Vogelstein, chairman of the executive board of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

The following organizations were represented at the conference: The American Jewish Historical Society, B’nai Brith, Brith Sholom, Brooklyn Jewish Ministers Association, Central Conference of American Rabbis, The Forward Association, Hadassah, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Independent Order Free Sons of Israel, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Jewish Welfare Board, The Lessing League, The National Conference of Jewish Social Service, The National Council of Jewish Social Service, The National Council of Jewish Women, National Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, National Federation of Orthodox Congregations, National Federation of Temple Brotherhods, National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, Order of United Hebrew Brothers. Rabbinical Assembly of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbinical Association of the Hebrew Theological College (Chicago), Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Union of Orthodox Rabbis, Women’s Branch of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, United Synagogue of America. Women’s League of the United Synagogue of America. The Workmen’s Circle, and the Young Peoples League of the United Synagogue of America.