Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1955 Page: 4 of 8
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Page 4 _ Postorial - Texas Jewish Post - Thurs., Jan. 13„ 1955
POSTORIAL
MR. SMITH VS. RUSSIAN-BORN JEWS
The case of Wolf Ladejinsky is closed. This Russian-born
Jewish-American agricultural ■ expert who had served his
adopted country well as its Agricultural Attache in the Amer-
ican Embassy in Japan but who had nevertheless been after-
wards refused security clearance for a new post with the
Agriculture Department, will now be given a new post with
the Foreign Operations Administration in Viet Nam, where
he will do a land reform job for the FOA similar to the job
he did so excellently in Japan. Mr. Lade j insky personally has
been vindicated by the highest authorities in Washington
who have overruled the Agriculture Department’s verdict
that he is a “security risk.”
But this does not close the matter of Milan D. Smith,
Executive Assistant to Secretary of Agriculture Benson,
versus Russian-born Jews in the United States. In trying to
vindicate the Agriculture Department’s position that Mr.
Ladejinsky was a “security risk,” Mr. Smith had seen fit to
make public a letter he had received from a certain George
M. Vitt, which said among other things:
“Russian Jews, who came here running from the Czarisi
regime, may have had reason to be revolutionaries, with Jew-
ish persecution then going on in Russia. However, Jews who
turned into Reds or fellow-travellers after 1919, were the
worst kind of traitors, not only to their new mother country
U.S.A. but to their own people, because Stalin’s persecution
of Jews in Russia really was a persecution which the previous
Imperial government never matched even to a small extent.
This dastardly anti-Semitic attack upon the loyalty of
all Russian Jews who came to this country after the Bolshe-
vik Revolution was used by Mr. Smith as justification for the
refusal by the Agriculture Department to hire Mr. Ladejin-
sky. Secretary Benson himself, to be sure, repudiated this let-
ter,'while Mr. Smith himself sought to deny that he had en-
dorsed the anti-Semitic Vitt letter which he had leleased to
the press. Nevertheless, we believe that Mr. Smith’s lack of
judgment in this grave matter renders him unfit to hold pub-
lic office and that he should resign.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Fort Worth bore proud witness to an award of merit which
was bestowed upon Mrs. Ella Brachman last Sunday night.
We’re speaking of the annual “Man of the Year” honor un-
der the auspices of L. F. Shanblum B nai B rith.
Ella is a deserving honoree.
We said that as far back as October, 1948 when Ella was the
recipient of the Post “Wbman of the Month, Award.
The wonderful part of this is that in its selection, our Sons
of the Covenant have finally come around to giving Mother
the covet she richly deserves.
This we are proud to salute and to further congratulate the
men of B’nai B’rith. ____
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NOTICE TO DALLAS ADVERTISERS
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solicitors are calling Dallas merchants for advertising
under the guise that they are representing this newspaper.
Merchants, do not be misled. There is only one Texas
Jewish Post Our Dallas office is 107 North Field. Our
Dallas phone numbers are PR-3719 and EL-4372. Do
not pay for advertising in advance. And do not Mace
advertising unless you are positive it is the TEXAS
JEWISH POST, Dallas’ only local Anglo-Jewish news-
paper. We shall be glad to co-operate with you in any way.
Remember - Dallas has only one weekly Anglo-
Jewish Community newspaper. That is the TEXAS
JEWISH POST.
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DEDICATED TO TRUTH, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
“Entered as second class matter October 5, 1948, at the Post
Office at Fort Worth, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879.”
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Fort Worth 1, Texas.
Editor and Publisher: J. A. (Jimmy) Wisch,
Dallas Office Manager: Mr. Chester Wisch.
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typographical errors in advertisements, but will reprint that part ot
advertisement in which typographical error appeal’s. Advertisers should
notify the management immediately of any error which may occur.
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preceding expiration.
News stories and organizational items and other copy other thar
advertising matter must be in our office before 10 a.m. Monday to !>■
published in the issue of the same week.
Dallas Staff Photographer: Paul Bynum.
Fort Worth Staff Photographer: Bob Bogan
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OUR POST SALUTE TO Mrs. Ella Brachman who won the Fort Worth Jewish commu
nity’s highest honor January 9 when she was named “Woman of the Year” at the
annual B’nai B’rith dinner. Presenting plaque is Jerry Wolens, left, retiring B’nai B rith
president. Right is Sam Schwartz,, new pr esident.
BB Names Mrs. Ella Brachman
£Womanofthe Year9
Crowning an evening of
awards and citations at the
B ’nai B’rith Installation Din-
ner at the Ahavath Sholom
Center, Sunday evening, Mrs.
Ella Brachman, Fort Worth
community leader, was desig-
nated possessor of the highest
honor awarded annually,
“Woman of the Year.”
Heretofore, recipients of the
B’nai B’rith “Man of the
Year,” award had been David
Greines, I. E. Horwitz and Sol
Brachman.
Selected by a secret commit-
tee of three, Mrs. Brachman
was chosen for her complete
spirit of selflessness,, coupled
with a spirit of devotion and
dedication to her community,
country and the State of
Israel. She has been a tire-
less and devoted worker in
the integration of New Ameri-
cans in the Southwest and was
especially credited for her
Sewshriefs
London (WNS) American
Britian and the U. S. should
with the Arab states to the end
of halting the Arab blockade
against Israel was urged here
this week in a letter to the
London Times by Anthony
Greenwood, Laborite deputy
and member of the Bevan
group.
Greenwood asserted that he
saw no reason why the U. N.
Brotian and the U. S. should
not bluntly tell the Arab states
that further aid to them would
no be forthcoming if they fail-
ed to halt their blockade and
displayed no honest attempt to
rnlve the refugee problem by
■he time specified in the warn-
ing
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Pittsburgh (WNS) Merger
of the United Jewish Fund
and the Federation of Jewish
Philanthropies into a single
body known as United Jewish
Federation was voted by the 1
boards of the two organiza-
tions, with the reorganization
going into effect as scon as
the coalition is approved by
the general membership of
both organizations.
work with the Fort Worth
Jewish Federation.
In August of 1948, Mrs.
Brachman was chosen Post
Woman ol tiie Month for her
humble spirit of generosity,
her true belief in uplifting her
less fortunate fellowmen, and
her genuine sincerity in pro-
moting good will and justice;’’
these sterling attributes, have
multiplied with the years.
A past president of Hadas-
sah, and a Southwest Regional
Officer, Mjrs. Bfrachman has
also been an active worker as
a board member in the Auxili-
ary of Congregation Ahavath
Sholom, the Sisterhood oi
Temple Beth-El, the Council
of Jewish Women and the
Save-A-Life League.
Citations from the District
were presented to Ben Coplin.
Max Kaye and Leon Gachman.
Leo Lipschitz, past president
of the L. F. Shanblum Lodge,
installed Sam Schwartz as
president and the new officers.
Junior officers, including Her-
bert Lesser,President of AZA
and Sue Goldstein, President
of B’nai B ’rith Girls, were in-
stalled by Erv Rovinsky,
BBYO Chairman for the Dis-
trict. Reports were given by
retiring presidents, J erry
Wolens, B’nai B’rith; Peachy
Hillman, B ’nai B’rith Girls,
and Herbie Lesser who was
reelected. Herbert Slatkin
was Master of Ceremonies for
the evening.
A standing ovation from
more than 400 persons who
attended the dinner meeting
was given to Mrs. Brachman.
Chairman for the evening
and dinner included Ben
Coplin, Dr. Irving Rapfogel,
Lou Barnett and Sidney
Raimey.
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Wisch, J. A. Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1955, newspaper, January 13, 1955; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth753791/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Tarrant+County+-+Fort+Worth%22: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .