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PROGRAM
&
PURPOSE
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Digitized from Box 16 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files
PURPOSE&
PROGRAM
ADL: Yesterday and Today
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith is
one of the nation's oldest and leading human rela-
tions agencies. It is dedicated in purpose and program
to translating this country's heritage of democratic
ideals into a way of life for all Americans in our time.
ADL was founded in 1913 with a handful of
stationery, two desks in a Chicago law office, and a
group of determined volunteers who set as its goal
"to end the defamation of the Jewish people
to
secure justice and fair treatment for all citizens
alike."
Overt and unabashed anti-Semitism was the
order of the day: resort advertising that read, "No
dogs! No Jews!"; offensive caricatures of Jews in
magazine cartoons; crude and cruel stereotypes on
stage and screen; best-seller circulation of such anti-
Semitic documents as "The Protocols of the Elders of
Zion"; the trial by prejudice of Leo Frank, a "Yankee
Jew" accused of rape and murder in Atlanta, Ga., a
few years after the Beilus "ritual murder" case in
Russia.
The organizers of the League decided on three
major areas of operation to achieve their goals: educa-
tion, legislation and what they called "vigilance
work."
This was the beginning of what is today a vast
national agency with headquarters in New York City
and 26 regional offices staffed by professional person-
nel in the fields of human relations, education, re-
search, law, religion, urban affairs, communications
and the social sciences.
SERV
IBRARY
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Foremost leaders of the American Jewish com-
The Community Service Division is in charge of
munity, including representatives of B'nai B'rith, the
urban affairs and of the League's 26 regional offices
largest Jewish service organization in the world, sit on
in centers of Jewish population throughout the
its National Commission as ADL's governing body
United States.
and on regional boards which assure that ADL's pres-
Within the Program Division are the following
ence is felt as a neighbor participating in the solution
departments: Audio-Visual, Education, Intercultural
of local problems.
Cooperation, Interreligious Affairs, Publications.
The League's history is an inspiring record of
The Public Relations Division has a staff of
participation in democratic progress in the United
writers, communications specialists and artists who
States by a Jewish organization which knew from the
produce and disseminate authoritative material in all
very beginning that the security of all minority
areas of ADL concern and programming.
groups is intertwined with the security of democracy
ADL is Jewish-oriented in the immediate sense,
itself.
universally-oriented in the broad sense. It seeks to
The League's history is counterpart to the his-
deepen and enrich the Jewish experience of oppor-
tory of the names and events that threatened to
tunity and freedom under the American political
shatter the American Dream.
democracy. It seeks Jewish participation in the total
There were the organized hate groups. The Ku
responsibilities and privileges of American society.
Klux Klan had a membership in the millions until
And, through such means as "Jews in America," an
legislation, the model for which was drafted by ADL,
ADL filmstrip on Jewish participation in American
forced it to unmask and drastically diminished its
history and contemporary times, it seeks to enhance
power to peddle hate and terrorism against Negroes,
the Jewish image.
Jews and Catholics.
But the League does not confuse integration,
There were the professional bigots and fascist
the acceptance of the Jew as an American and as an
organizations whose activities and backers were ex-
equal, with assimilation, the loss of Jewish identity. It
posed by the League-men like Gerald Smith, Joseph
is concerned with maintaining the basic and tradition-
Kamp, Merwin Hart, Upton Close, Father Coughlin,
al elements of Jewish religious and cultural life. It
Conde McGinley; groups like the German-American
believes in a pluralistic society which encourages the
Bund whose members goose-stepped on American
full flowering of different group cultures.
streets and secretly took orders from Nazi Germany.
To achieve its goals, ADL employs the basic
There were the successful efforts to pass legisla-
tools available to voluntary associations of citizens.
tion against discrimination in housing and employ-
These include education, community action, the
ment; the successful campaigns to crack-the-quotas
media of communications and the law of the land.
which limited the number of Jewish and other minor-
Although much has been achieved, much remains to be
ity students in colleges and universities.
done.
There was the League's active and proud leader-
ADL priorities are expressions of the purpose
ship role in the passage of civil right laws-and the
for which the League was founded, and of the current
agency's ongoing efforts to see that they are en-
concerns of the Jewish community it serves.
forced.
There were-and are-the radical right and radi-
cal left extremists who repudiate democratic concepts
and have an affinity for anti-Semitism.
Today, the League's four major divisions-Civil
Rights, Community Service, Program and Public Rela-
Anti-Semitism
tions-carry forth the objectives of ADL's founders in
rigid observation of their purpose but with a flexible
ADL's prime objective has been to counter the
defamation of Jews and assaults on their status and
program evolved through experience and the changing
nature of American society.
rights. Although overt anti-Semitism has diminished
Within the Civil Rights Division are the follow-
in America with each passing decade, its roots remain
ing departments: Discriminations, European Affairs,
deep and far from dead.
Fact Finding and Counteraction, Latin American
Just how deep was revealed through a probing,
Affairs, Law, Mideast Affairs, Research and Evalua-
five-year study conducted for the League by the
tion and a Washington, D.C., civil rights office.
University of California Survey Research Center.
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3
Eight volumes based on the study and published as
"anti-Zionism" as a euphemism for anti-Semitism and
part of ADL's Patterns of American Prejudice series
tries to scapegoat Israel for world ills.
gave in-depth analyses of religion's role in fostering
To combat these trends, restore American per-
anti-Semitism, of attitudes among the clergy, the
spective and reduce the possibility of anti-Semitic
black community, youth and the general public.
fallout, ADL uses its own skills and experience-and
ADL's own monitoring of changing conditions
those of a special volunteer task force made up of
reveals that as the memory and impact of the Holo-
individuals in the communications fields-to keep the
caust fades and as Jews are thought to be more and
American people informed about the truth of the
more a part of the "Establishment," there is a dis-
2
Mideast situation, America's stake in the area, and the
turbing insensitivity and indifference to Jewish con-
global importance of a viable peace.
cerns and well-being. An ADL book, The New
The League continues to expose and frustrate
Anti-Semitism, reveals that the major difference be-
the Arab economic boycott of Israel because of its
tween anti-Semitism today and the traditional kind is
harm to Israel and because it is a violation of Ameri-
that the current variety is not necessarily deliberate in
can law and a threat to American commerce. ADL
character and is, more often expressed by respected
monitors and makes public its findings on capitula-
individuals here and abroad who would be shocked to
tion to Arab demands by American industry, banking
think themselves, or have others think them, anti-
and communication, determines Arab influence on
Semites.
the shaping of public attitudes and U.S. foreign
In addition, the new anti-Semitism is com-
policy, and guards against anti-Jewish discrimination
pounded by anti-Jewish hostility from pro-Arab ele-
in employment and trade. A steady stream of inter-
ments, the radical left, the radical right, black extrem-
pretative literature-analyses, surveys, reviews,
ists, the Soviet Union, Arab nations, and movements
digests, assessments-is prepared, published and dis-
in Europe and Latin America-all in addition to the
tributed by the League to leaders and molders of
remnants of a hate-mongering apparatus which has
opinion in communications, government, human rela-
plagued the United States since the early 1920's. The
tions, education, religion, industry and labor, in order
prime triggers of anti-Jewish hostility today are
to broaden and deepen public understanding of the
American domestic issues and the Middle East
Mideast conflict and the nature of the relationship of
conflict.
the American Jew to Israel.
League studies and fact finding operations pro-
An important part of this interpretative
vide information and insight into the nature of anti-
material is the ADL series of radio and television
Semitism and spotlight the areas of concentration
broadcasts, Dateline Israel. These on-the-spot fea-
necessary for waging effective combat.
tures, taped and filmed annually by the League's
associate director and general counsel, Arnold
Forster, are carried by hundreds of American radio
Israel
and television stations. Through interviews with gov-
ernment officials, military leaders, Arabs, Christians
Because it believes that the destruction of Israel
and Jews, they bring greater insight into the Mideast
would be the ultimate anti-Semitism, ADL for many
situation.
years has conducted a major campaign to insure a
The goal is a secure and just peace in the Middle
positive image of the Jewish State and to counter the
East, one that will reduce world tension and permit
misrepresentations of its enemies.
Israel to survive and prosper as a nation with normal
As Israel's search for independence within se-
relationships with its Arab neighbors.
cure borders enters a new and decisive phase, the
Arabs, financed by their petrobillions and aided by
the Soviet Union and other allies, have stepped up
their propaganda campaign-in this country often
channeled through radical rightists, old and new left-
Interreligious Understanding
wing extremists, black separatists and dissident stu-
What began some 30 years ago as simple broth-
dents. It is an alliance responsible for a barrage of
erhood meetings where Jews and Christians talked
factual inaccuracies and distortions about Israel-its
about "tolerance" and stayed to have coffee and cake
people, positions and policies-which too often uses
together, has advanced into a strong and growing
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movement to institutionalize changed Christian atti-
Discrimination
tudes toward Jews.
Today, with the full cooperation of church
A pioneer in the struggle against discrimination,
leaders and educators, ADL works toward incorporat-
ADL's record of achievement in eliminating religious
ing information on Jews and Judaism into college and
and racial discrimination in employment, in educa-
seminary curricula and including the topics in texts
tion, in housing and public accommodations is
and audio-visual materials at every level of Christian
unparalleled. The work continues with a many-
education.
faceted program of cooperative efforts with business
One example of such efforts is the joint produc-
and industrial management in their recruitment and
tion by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York and
promotion policies and their on-the-job human rela-
ADL of a film series and curriculum material on Jews
tions techniques. ADL programs, printed and audio-
and Judaism for the in-service training of parochial
visual materials are in ever-increasing demand. Its
school teachers. The series-13 hour and a half pro-
expertise is recognized not only by private industry
grams called, The Image of the Jew-is used by arch-
but by the federal government which chose ADL as
dioceses throughout the United States, by Protestant
the recipient of grants to develop special audio-visual
groups, public school systems, and the U.S. Air
techniques for improving employee relations in such
Force.
government installations as Walter Reed Hospital and
Another example is a series of scholarly books
U.S. Navy bases.
on Jews and Judaism by theologians and educators of
Committed to the merit concept, ADL opposes
all faiths. These and other publications distributed by
the "reverse discrimination" inherent in preferential
ADL provide an awareness of Christian-Jewish rela-
treatment, quotas, and wrongful attempts to achieve
tions throughout history and insight into the Jewish
proportional representation in student bodies, faculty
religious, historical and community experience.
and staff. ADL monitors, documents and makes
The pace and content of ADL seminars and
public such violations of state and federal law, works
workshops on Judaism and the contemporary Jewish
with government and educational officials to effect
community continue to accelerate. There are Catho-
change, and where necessary, files amicus curiae
lic-Jewish and Protestant-Jewish relations committees
briefs in cases before local, state and federal courts,
in cities throughout the country which delve into
including the U.S. Supreme Court.
problems of beliefs and interpretations that affect
inter-religious relationships. There are study tours of
Israel for Christian clergy and religion writers.
A dramatic example of new cooperation is the
School Curricula
convocation sponsored by ADL, the Archdiocese of
New York, Temple Emanu-El and St. Patrick's Cathe-
While advances have been made, many school
dral which established guidelines and a year-long
textbooks continue to give students a distorted pic-
dialogue between congregants of both houses of wor-
ture of American minority groups and their history.
ship who will work together for the common good.
ADL produces and promotes the use of classroom
The change in interfaith relationships has
material that will supply more accurate information
helped achieve tremendous gains in not only eliminat-
about Jews and other minorities, their history, their
ing vestiges of anti-Semitic material and references
contributions to American society and the problems
from religious texts and sermons, but in changing the
they face in that society. It publishes studies and
more serious problem of omission of factual material
reports on misleading materials being used and the
on Jews and Judaism. Another manifestation of new
omission of vital facts. It works with textbook pub-
understanding between Christians and Jews is the
lishers to revise texts. It issues special resource and
office in Rome of ADL's international consultant in
service bulletins to provide educators with suggested
Catholic-Jewish relations, a man who works in close
program plans and bibliographies on human relations
cooperation with leaders of the Roman Catholic
subjects.
Church.
The League also produces its own books, pam-
While much remains to be done, the continuing
phlets and a wide variety of audio-visual materials on
progress in interreligious relations is the most hopeful
racial and ethnic groups for general school use. These
portent of the ultimate disappearance of religious
include materials on Italians, Puerto Ricans and Mexi-
bias.
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can Americans produced through private foundations
middle America, left wing extremists have concen-
and government education grants.
trated their efforts on the young from all walks
Each year ADL wins additional support from
of life.
educators for its efforts to make human relations
In addition, there are extremist elements within
education an integral part of the nation's school cur-
the black community which have reacted to white
ricula. ADL acts as consultant to teacher-training
racism with a racism of their own.
institutes and school systems in developing curricula
ADL's fact finding and counteraction efforts
and methods to meet current education needs.
include exposing extremist groups and individuals-
A unique ADL technique, "Simulation Games,"
their actions, strength, backing and goals-and posi-
uses filmed situations and specially developed
tive educational programs to prevent their machina-
manuals to assist hundreds of school systems in recog-
tions from taking hold.
nizing and resolving classroom conflicts. ADL has also
developed model programs for school systems faced
with interracial, ethnic and socio-economic tensions.
These include in-service training for teachers, super-
Civil Rights
visors and administrative personnel, student and com-
munity involvement, and curriculum change and de-
ADL is proud of its leadership in the civil rights
velopment.
struggle and remains deeply committed to the unfin-
ADL develops methods and materials that help
ished task of securing equal rights for all in an inte-
teachers discover and correct their own negative atti-
grated society.
tudes as well as stereotyping and scapegoating among
The League has loaned its skills and experience
their pupils. ADL consults and cooperates with ad-
to hundreds of religious and educational institutions
ministrators and school systems, sets up and parti-
and has served as consultant to countless cities seek-
cipates in workshops for teacher groups and educa-
ing measures to prevent turmoil. Through ADL's na-
tion associations and national, state and regional
tional departments and regional offices, it serves as a
conferences on human relations education. It
bridge between white and black groups to ameliorate
provides counseling to educators at all school levels-
tensions and upgrade the quality and harmony of
from kindergarten through college.
urban life. It publishes manuals for mayors and others
seeking to reconcile the various racial and ethnic
groups. It holds conferences and seminars and sets up
human relations programs for police officials and
Extremism
other law enforcement agencies.
These programs, together with those specifical-
The growth of American extremist groups, their
ly involving employment, housing and education,
bids for political power and the respectable sources of
enable ADL to continue its vigorous role in the
some of their support are of continuing ADL con-
pursuit of equal opportunity, winning support for its
cern. The existence of such extremists not only
program among a broad cross-section of Americans of
imperils the democratic fabric of the nation but poses
every race, creed and religion.
a potential threat of increased anti-Semitism.
On the radical right, such groups as the Wash-
ington, D.C.-based Liberty Lobby and the John Birch
Soviet and Latin American Jews
Society, whose official ideology is directed against
the "international Communist conspiracy," attract
A threat to Jews anywhere is a threat to Jews
anti-Semites and manifest anti-Semitic symptoms.
everywhere. Today the safety and security of Jews is
Working through front groups, they respond to diffi-
threatened not only in the Middle East but in the
culties at home and abroad with repudiation of fun-
Soviet Union and in many places in South America.
damental democratic values. They seek to exploit fear
Only the unremitting pressure of aroused public
and uncertainty for their own reactionary objectives.
opinion helps Soviet Jews caught between cultural
On the radical left, there is a concerted cam-
genocide if they remain in their own country and
paign against Israel which parrots Arab and Soviet
oppressive measures restricting their right to emigrate.
propaganda, including its anti-Jewish content. While
In the foreground of a united, national effort, ADL
the radical right draws much of its support from
mobilizes public support in behalf of Soviet Jewry
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through League contacts with the media and other
Information
opinion molders, community leaders of all races and
creeds, government officials, churchmen, business-
Today, when the mass media carry information
men, educators. The League's regional offices and its
to millions of people almost instantly, the dangers of
B'nai B'rith constituency spearhead mass rallies and
distortion and misinformation are greater than ever.
petitions to keep the issue before the public. The
Through its public relations activities, its
efforts have been successful-death sentences have
audio-visual programs, its fact sheets, bulletins and
been commuted; there have been releases from jails
other publications, ADL provides newspapers, maga-
and prison camps; the number of Soviet Jews permit-
zines, radio and television with basic and authorita-
ted to leave has risen dramatically. But hundreds of
tive material on human rights, human relations, and
thousands more need help and the campaign con-
all areas of ADL concern. It also provides factual
tinues.
information to the Jewish community and the general
While conditions and attitudes toward Jews
public.
vary in the different South American countries and
Several major publications play a vital role in
there is no officially-sanctioned discrimination, anti-
ADL's program. These include:
Jewish prejudice is endemic to the continent and its
ADL BULLETIN, the League's official month-
manifestations erupt sporadically. The security of
ly, which has a national circulation of 170,000 and is
Jews in some of the countries is precarious because of
designed to keep ADL constituency and others in-
economic conditions, revolutions and the widespread
formed of League efforts and concerns and of devel-
anti-Israel/anti-Jewish efforts of Arab and Soviet
opments in the field of human relations.
agents operating with the active cooperation of native
FACTS, which gives in-depth reports on the
extremists from the communist left and the fascist
activities anywhere in the world of anti-Semitic
right.
organizations and individuals, as well as bigoted and
Through B'nai B'rith and other Jewish com-
extremist movements.
munity groups in major South American cities, ADL
RIGHTS, which reports on cases of anti-Jewish
has helped develop local community relations offices
discrimination and remedial action taken. Special
and helped train their personnel. Located in such
issues are devoted to studies and surveys on employ-
cities as Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Lima
ment, housing, social discrimination, private clubs
and Caracas, they are engaged in efforts to counteract
and education.
anti-Semitism and develop greater interreligious un-
LAW, which surveys nationwide legislative and
derstanding, primarily with the Catholic Church, the
judicial developments in areas of ADL concern.
area's predominant faith.
In addition to these publications, abbreviated
reports are available periodically. In this latter group
are Israel Backgrounder, Law Notes and the Fact
Finding, Research and Evaluation and Discrimina-
Local American Communities
tions Reports.
ADL also publishes an extensive list of books
Through 26 regional offices, ADL synthesizes
and pamphlets on significant contemporary problems,
its broad human relations concepts and national pro-
as well as reports, research studies, school aids and
grams with local problems and traditions. As one of
other materials in all fields related to its program.
the most valuable instruments in American Jewish
(For those interested in learning more about
community life, these offices bring ADL into close
these publications, catalogues listing available printed
liaison with local civic and religious leaders, youth
and audio-visual materials may be obtained from any
groups on and off the campus, editors and educators.
office of the League.)
Thus, when ADL moves to eliminate employment
discrimination, ameliorate race tensions, protect the
elderly, expose extremists, educate about the Mideast
conflict or Soviet anti-Semitism, it usually acts
through an ADL regional office. Working as micro-
cosms of the national headquarters, ADL regional
offices have as their prime responsibility to service
the needs of their local communities.
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Toward A Better Future
The Jewish condition today is far different
from what it was when ADL began in 1913 and
noticeably different, too, from what it was just a few
NATIONAL COMMISSION
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
short years ago when American Jews seemed more
secure than at any other time in history. Years of
Officers
unremitting effort had resulted in a sharp decline in
organized anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish discrimina-
SEYMOUR GRAUBARD, New York, N.Y.
National Chairman
tion. Intergroup relations were flourishing. The coun-
DORE SCHARY, New York, N.Y.
try seemed on its way at last to realization of
HENRY E. SCHULTZ, New York, N.Y.
democracy's promise.
Honorary Chairmen
Now, however, the national picture has changed.
DAVID A. ROSE, Newton Centre, Mass.
Chairman, National Executive Committee
An anxious and uncertain American citizenry is
LEONARD L. ABESS, Miami, Fla.
seemingly drained of spirit and often fragmented into
JACK A. GOLDFARB, New York, N.Y.
hostile ethnic and racial camps. Intensified by the
LAWRENCE A. HARVEY, Los Angeles, Calif.
effects of inflation and recession, old prejudices and
JACOB K. JAVITS, Washington, D.C.
PHILIP M. KLUTZNICK, Chicago, III.
hates are appearing in new forms.
LEON LOWENSTEIN, New York, N.Y.
It is a most critical period-a period of ultimate
ROBERT R. NATHAN, Washington, D.C.
decision in the Middle East, of increased and profes-
ABRAHAM A. RIBICOFF, Washington, D.C.
MATTHEW B. ROSENHAUS, New York, N.Y.
sionalized "anti-Zionist" and anti-Jewish propaganda
CHESTER H. ROTH, New York, N.Y.
disseminated here and abroad, of continuing dangers
WILLIAM SACHS, Bronx, N.Y.
MELVIN H. SCHLESINGER, Denver, Colo.
for Soviet Jews, of urban unrest, of slowed civil rights
THEODORE H. SILBERT, New York, N.Y.
progress, of reverse discrimination.
Honorary Vice-Chairmen
ADL's past experience has molded and prepared
DOROTHY BINSTOCK, Pittsburgh, Pa.
MERLE D. COHN, Seattle, Wash.
it for the critical problems of today. No force in this
MORTON R. GODINE, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
country is better qualified to help get this great nation
CHARLES GOLDRING, Los Angeles, Calif.
moving forward again. No force has greater commit-
BERNARD D. MINTZ, New Orleans, La.
NORMAN J. SCHLOSSMAN, Highland Park, III.
ment, knowledge, skills, and determination.
Vice-Chairmen
ADL-three letters of the alphabet instantly
MAXWELL E. GREENBERG, Los Angeles, Calif.
recognized by generations of people from all walks of
Vice-Chairman, National Executive Committee
life as a synonym for justice. Indeed, the courts have
BENJAMIN GREENBERG, New York, N.Y.
stopped those who have tried to adopt ADL's name,
RICHARD M. LEDERER JR., White Plains, N.Y.
Honorary Treasurers
There is only one ADL, the courts have said, the
BURTON M. JOSEPH, Minneapolis, Minn.
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. And ADL
Treasurer
has been the leader since 1913 in the struggle against
THOMAS D. MANTEL, Indianapolis, Ind.
prejudice, bigotry, and undemocratic forces.
Assistant Treasurer
Today, despite remarkable and positive achieve-
JOHN L. GOLDWATER, New York, N.Y.
Secretary
ments, the struggle goes on-complicated by the
troubled time in which we live, by more subtle prob-
BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN, New York, N.Y.
National Director
lems calling for more sophisticated techniques.
The tasks are greater, the responsibilities are
greater, but ADL continues to balance emotion with
DAVID M. BLUMBERG, Knoxville, Tenn.
reason. Using a combination of proven and innovative
President, B'nai B'rith
methods and support by men and women from all
RABBI BENJAMIN M. KAHN, Washington, D.C.
walks of life who share its goals, ADL provides action
Executive Vice-President, B'nai B'rith
programs to satisfy the needs of millions of Ameri-
HELEN G. SMITH, Austin, Texas
President, B'nai B'rith Women
cans who look to it for guidance.
The Anti-Defamation League's program and
purpose is to build a future where the fruits of
democracy will be every citizen's, not just in right, but
in reality.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION
BURTON M. JOSEPH, Minneapolis, Minn.
RABBI BENJAMIN M. KAHN, Washington, D.C.
DAVID ADLERSTEIN, Columbus, Ohio
HERTA KAHN, Chicago, III.
WILLIAM M. ALPER, Miami, Fla.
IRVING K. KALER, Atlanta, Ga.
MIRIAM ALBERT, Washington, D.C.
NAT KAMENY, Bergenfield, N.J.
HERBERT BARCHOFF, New York, N.Y.
MAX M. KAMPELMAN, Washington, D.C.
JOSEPH G. BARKAN, Forest Hills, N.Y.
FREDERICK W. KANTER, New York, N.Y.
STANLEY BEDER, Toronto, Ont., Canada
DAVID KARIN, Garden City, N.Y.
DAVID BERGER, Philadelphia, Pa.
KAYGEY KASH, Los Angeles, Calif.
ELEANOR BERSTEIN, Pittsburgh, Pa.
JOSHUA KHEEL, Los Angeles, Calif.
KENNETH J. BIALKIN, New York, N.Y.
MORRIE S. KRAUS, San Diego, Calif.
DOROTHY BINSTOCK, Pittsburgh, Pa.
DIANE KREIMAN, Dolton, III.
ISADORE E. BINSTOCK, Pittsburgh, Pa.
BERDIE KUDLER, Los Angeles, Calif.
DAVID M. BLUMBERG, Knoxville, Tenn.
MOE KUDLER, Los Angeles, Calif.
DeVERA BLUMOFF, St. Louis, Mo.
MERRILL M. KULLER, St. Paul, Minn.
JOSEPH L. BRECHNER, Orlando, Fla.
BERNARD A. KUTTNER, Newark, N.J.
JULES J. BRESSLER, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
JOANNE LANDAU, Orange, Conn.
MEYER A. BUSHMAN, Philadelphia, Pa.
ROBERT LATZ, Minneapolis, Minn.
BARBARA BUCK, Houston, Texas
LARRY M. LAVINSKY, Rye, N.Y.
JOCELYN CHAIT, New York, N.Y.
RICHARD M. LEDERER, JR., White Plains, N.Y.
ARTHUR G. COHEN, New York, N.Y.
HOWARD LIPSEY, Providence, R.I.
HENRY COHN, Dallas, Texas
PHILLIP A. LEON, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
MERLE D. COHN, Seattle, Wash.
BURTON S. LEVINSON, Beverly Hills, Calif.
HARVEY CRESTOHL, Montreal, Que., Canada
THOMAS D. MANTEL, Indianapolis, Ind.
MAXWELL DANE, New York, N.Y.
THEODORE B. MARKS, Akron, Ohio
MARVIN DAVIS, Denver, Colo.
MILDRED MARLOWE, Bethesda, Md.
LOUIS DEGEN, Denver, Colo.
ROSE MEHLMAN, Coram, N.Y.
CAROL DRAGUL, Cincinnati, Ohio
SIGMUND O. MEYER, Butte, Mont.
JERRY DUBROF, Atlanta, Ga,
BERNARD D. MINTZ, New Orleans, La.
MEYER EISENBERG, Washington, D.C.
EMIL MOGUL, New York, N.Y.
BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN, New York, N.Y.
MILTON MOLLEN, Brooklyn, N.Y.
HARRY EPSTEIN, Madison, Wisc.
DONALD MYERS, Elizabeth, N.J.
LEONARD FASS, Merchantville, N.J.
ROBERT H. NAFTALY, Oak Park, Mich.
BENJAMIN FEIERMAN, Harrisburg, Pa.
BERNARD NATH, Chicago, III.
ROBERT FEINERMAN, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
ROBERT B. NATHAN, Chicago, III.
MARTIN L. C. FELDMAN, New Orleans, La.
MURIEL NATHANSON, Cleveland, Ohio
ELLIOTT W. FINKEL, Pittsburg, Pa.
EDIS PARKANS, Houston, Texas
STANLEY R. FISHMAN, St. Joseph, Mo.
LAWRENCE PEIREZ, Great Neck, N.Y.
SYLVIA FRANKLIN, Riverdale, N.Y.
MILTON POPKIN, Houston, Texas
WARREN FREEDMAN, New Rochelle, N.Y.
JEAN REFOWICH, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
BARBARA FRIEDLAND, Atlanta, Ga.
JACK S. RESLER, Columbus, Ohio
FREDERICK GASH, New York, N.Y.
BURTON P. RESNICK, New York, N.Y.
H. JOHN GERBER, Chicago, III.
SEYMOUR D. REICH, New York, N.Y.
HARVEY GERSTEIN, St. Louis, Mo.
DAVID A. ROSE, Newton Centre, Mass.
STANLEY A. GERTZMAN, Charolotte, N.C.
EDWARD A. ROSEN, Omaha, Nebraska
BERNARD S. GEWIRZ, Washington, D.C.
FRED ROSENBAUM, Portland, Oregon
MORTON R. GODINE, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
WALLYE ROSENBLUTH, Springfield, Mass.
ALFRED GOLDEN, Miami Beach, Fla.
IDA RUBEN, Silver Springs, Md.
HAROLD S. GOLDMAN, Williamsville, N.Y.
MARTIN RUBENSTEIN, Monroeville, Pa.
CHARLES GOLDRING, Los Angeles, Calif.
DORE SCHARY, New York, N.Y.
JOHN L. GOLDWATER, New York, N.Y.
SAMUEL SCHEFF, New York, N.Y.
J. LEO GORDON, Beverly Hills, Calif.
NORMAN J. SCHLOSSMAN, Highland Park, III.
SEYMOUR GRAUBARD, New York, N.Y.
LEO SCHNEIDER, New York, N.Y.
NORMAN GRAY, Denver, Colo.
LEE SCHOOLER, Chicago, III.
MAXWELL E. GREENBERG, Los Angeles, Calif.
ARTHUR C. SCHOTT, Livonia, Mich.
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HENRY E. SCHULTZ, New York, N.Y.
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CHARLES SEIBEL, New York, N.Y.
LILLIAN HOLSTEIN, Pittsburgh, Pa.
HERBERT D. SETLOW, New Haven, Conn.
JACIE C. HORWITZ, Toronto, Ont., Canada
SIDNEY J. SEXNER, Chicago, III.
BEN HYMAN, Atlanta, Ga.
IRVING SHAPIRO, Liberty, N.Y.
LOUIS G. ISAACSON, Denver, Colo.
ROSE SHAPIRO, New York, N.Y.
JULIUS M. ISRAEL, Houston, Texas
SAMUEL O. SHAPIRO, New York, N.Y.
HARRIS JACOBS, Atlanta, Ga.
REUBEN N. SHEVITZ, Indianapolis, Ind.
LEONARD JED, Baltimore, Md.
MATILDA SIMS, Oak Park, Mich,
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HELEN G. SMITH, Austin, Texas
RABBI RONALD B. SOBEL, New York, N.Y.
JOSEPH SOLSKY, Kansas City, Mo.
DONALD R. SORKOW, Hackensack, N.J.
HAROLD STAENBERG, South Orange, N.J.
ALVIN J. STEINBERG, Kensington, Md.
REGIONAL OFFICES
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4615 West Broad St., Suite 202, Richmond, Va. 23230
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DIRECTORS
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ABRAHAM H. FOXMAN, Leadership
1360 No. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wisc. 53202
THEODORE FREEDMAN, Community Service; Program
LYNNE IANNIELLO, Public Relations
J. HAROLD SAKS, Administration
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ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016
Views of Five Presidents
"I am aware of
the efforts by your
"Your organization should itself be re-
Bigots and bias hide whenever you come into
organization to foster an understanding of
ceiving an honor for distinguished contribu-
democratic rights and responsibilities. Your
view. But you are much more than anti-prej-
tions to the enrichment of America's demo-
definition of America S democratic legacy IS
udice. You are pro-justice and you are pro-
cratic legacy. Your tireless pursuit of equality
freedom."
admirable. It is indeed a force in the hearts
of treatment for all Americans has made a
and minds of the American people."
lasting and substantial contribution to our
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
HARRY S. TRUMAN
democracy."
JOHN F. KENNEDY
"I welcome this opportunity to express
again my very genuine admiration for the
"Your good work
has brought strength
"You have the gratitude of this nation. In
work of your organization. In all your activi-
to the national community. By educating our
your half-century of fighting discrimination
ties you display compassion and a construc-
citizens to overcome the evils of prejudice
you have never tired, you have never falter-
tive concern for the well-being of the less
nurturing the roots of freedom, you have
helped to make our land a better place to live
ed, you have never lost faith in your cause,
fortunate. I applaud your many worthwhile
and your cause has given faith to the nation
programs that have earned you the esteem
in. America continues to need your efforts."
Wherever your torches burn, tolerance,
and gratitude of so many men and women."
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
decency and charity have been illuminated.
GERALD R. FORD
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Rooted in America, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith is a moving force in our lives.
Shaped by the experience of more than six decades of
struggle to translate the hope and promise of democracy into
the daily actuality, the League is many things to many people
in many places.
It is the leading fighter against bigotry.
It is a defender of the rights of man.
It is a social scientist-a researcher and fact finder-prob-
Our Lives Force
ing American attitudes to discover the poisoned roots of
prejudice in the church, the school, the home and on the job.
It is a teacher opening the minds of young and old to our
national heritage and democratic values.
It is a unifier resolving the animosities and hatreds of past
centuries and developing better understanding and bonds
of cooperation and friendship between Christian and Jew
and black and white.
It is a pioneer blazing new paths to a bias-free future by
opening up educational and job opportunities for the de-
prived and disadvantaged.
It is an ombudsman defending those who are discrimin-
ated against and pursuing justice through legislation and
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the courts.
It is a spokesman for liberty.
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incorporation in 1913:
"to stop the defamation of the Jewish people;
"to secure justice and fair treatment of all citizens alike
and to put an end forever to unjust discrimination against
any sect or body of citizens."
In this period of angry voices and clenched fists, this task
has taken on even more significance. Past advances are jeop-
ardized. New challenges and perils are emerging.
There is a new kind of anti-Semitism, for example, which
has become manifest among supposedly respectable individ-
uals and groups who seem indifferent and calloused to legiti-
mate Jewish community concerns and interests about its
welfare and security here and abroad. This anti-Semitism
has been further stimulated and aggravated by Arab and
Communist propaganda around the Mideast conflict.
After cynically precipitating a world energy crisis with
their oil embargo, the Arab oil regimes are beginning to use
a new weapon for international and economic blackmail -
money. Now amassing billions of dollars in petroleum profits
and insecure but neglected by their elected officials.
because of their price-gouging, the Arab oil cartel is now in
Under the impact of all these forces at home and abroad,
a position to invade the American market place in such a
our country and way of life are changing. Some feel, rightly,
fashion as to distort our national economy, secure dominance
others, wrongly. Too swiftly for one group, too slowly for
in important corporations and industries, exercise a per-
another. As one challenge is met, another emerges. New
vasive influence over the process of developing public opin-
problems sprout as the old ones wither. Somehow, each gen-
ion and seek to sway our foreign policy, particularly as it
eration spawns its own forms of bias and is confronted with
relates to the Middle East.
the need to build upon the foundation of liberties and rights
After an unprecedented era of racial progress, there is
gained by those who preceded it.
spreading friction and greater tension between blacks and
Thus, more than ever, millions of Americans of all back-
whites. Quotas have returned disguised as compensatory
grounds in all parts of the nation look to ADL for leadership
treatment for specified "minorities", a form of reverse dis-
and guidance in areas affecting their fundamental rights and
crimination which waxes as traditional discrimination wanes.
dignity.
Dissent and violence escalate. Our cities have become un-
And that is why, ADL looks to them-and to you-for help
safe and those who live in them not only feel threatened
and sustenance.
There has been increasing recognition of ADL's special
experience, resources, knowhow and skills in the field of
education for democracy.
Aside from other contributions, many industries, private
foundations, religious and educational institutions- as well
as government agencies-provide special grants for or col-
laborate directly with ADL in educational and research pro-
jects designed to democratize attitudes, increase knowledge
about various racial ethnic or religious groups of Americans
or improve intergroup relationships.
The League is the nation's largest publisher and distrib-
utor of publications with human relations content.
Its audio-visual library contains over 250 titles - films,
filmstrips, slide presentations, audio tapes and recordings -
on human relations subjects which can be used on radio,
television or for programs in schools and by all kinds of
organizations.
The following are some recent examples of cooperative
such regularly required school courses as American, Euro-
ADL projects subsidized by business, government, religious
pean and Middle Eastern history.
and private institutions.
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Island, N.Y., is
- Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the
sharing in the production of a 10-part television series on
League has produced a film, 30 filmstrips and five manuals
Jews and Judaism for use in parochial schools.
and guides as training aids for the Job Corps. ADL staff has
- Private foundations have given funds for a filmstrip on
trained 100 senior Job Corps managers in the use of these
prejudice and a film on totalitarianism for use in primary
materials, which will ultimately affect the attitudes and be-
and junior high school classes.
havior of some 30,000 disadvantaged men and women at
- Funds from an Italian-American organization are being
Job Corps camps throughout the country.
used to produce a filmstrip on the contributions to America
- Under a grant from the Ethnic Heritage Branch of the
of Italian-Americans for use in junior and senior high schools.
U.S. Department of Education, the League is undertaking
- ADL records and discussion materials on problems con-
extensive research on cultural pluralism and developing
fronting women in our society are in constant use by busi-
teaching programs for use in American schools.
ness and industry. WABC-TV filmed ADL's "Simulation
- ADL is now field-testing educational programs that will
Games on Women" and exhibited it on coast-to-coast net-
incorporate knowledge of Jewish history and culture into
work.
GERHARD R. ANDLINGER
L. A. BURCHAM
JAMES D. FINLEY
Levitt & Sons, Inc.
F. W. Woolworth Co.
J.P. Stevens & Co.
DWAYNE O. ANDREAS
EDWARD E. CARLSON
RAYMOND C. FIRESTONE
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
United Air Lines
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
The Anti-Defamation League of
J. PAUL AUSTIN
HOWARD L. CLARK
HENRY FORD II
Coca Cola Co.
American Express Co.
Ford Motor Co.
B'nai B'rith wishes to acknowledge
WILLIAM M. BATTEN
JOHN T. CONNOR
N. W. FREEMAN
with profound appreciation the
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
Allied Chemical Corp.
Tenneco, Inc.
generous support and participation of
THEODORE BAUMRITTER
NATHAN CUMMINGS
RICHARD L. GELB
Ethan Allen Inc.
Consolidated Foods Corp.
Bristol-Myers Co.
these individuals and corporations
MORRISON H. BEACH
JOHN D. deBUTTS
RICHARD C. GERSTENBERG
in events which helped ADL's nation-
Travelers Corp.
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
General Motors Corp.
ROBERT BENDHEIM
HARRY T. DOZOR
EDWARD J. GOETT
wide efforts to eradicate bigotry,
M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.
Union Fidelity Life Insurance Corp.
ICI America Inc.
preserve our democratic heritage and
J. C. BIEGELER
DONAL DUNCAN
ALBERT H. GORDON
Price Waterhouse & Co.
The Singer Company
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc.
strengthen the friendship and unity
ELI M. BLACK
WILLIAM F. FARAH
WILLIAM P. GRAYSON
of the American people.
United Brands Co.
Farah Manufacturing
Johnson Publishing Co., Inc.
JOE BRODIE
NEIL R. FARMELO
ROBERT S. HATFIELD
Loomskill Inc.
Underwriters Bank & Trust Co.
Continental Can Co., Inc.
JOHN W. BROOKS
JAMES A. FARRELL, JR.
GABRIEL HAUGE
Celanese Corp.
Farrell Lines, Inc.
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
JOSEPH W: HIGHT
ROBERT D. LILLEY
ISRAEL MYERS
RICHARD B. SELLARS
Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
The Londontown Mfg. Co.
Johnson & Johnson
FRANKLIN M. JARMAN
JOHN L. LOEB, JR.
ROBERT S. OELMAN
IRVING S. SHAPIRO
Genesco Inc.
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
National Cash Register Co.
E. I. duPont deNemours & Co.
DAVID J. MAHONEY
FRANK A. PETITO
EDWARD J. JESSER
THEODORE H. SILBERT
People's Trust of N.J.
Norton J. Simon Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Sterling National Bank & Trust Co.
JOHN G. MARTIN
SEYMOUR J. PHILLIPS
HORACE C. JONES
CLIFFORD D. SIVERD
Heublein Inc.
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
Burlington Industries Inc.
American Cyanamid Co.
J. M. MARTIN
DONALD C. PLATTEN
REGINALD H. JONES
Hercules Inc.
Chemical New York Corp.
J. HENRY SMITH
General Electric Co.
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
AUGUSTINE R. MARUSI
WILLIAM M. REES
the United States
JOSEPH KAHN
Borden Inc.
Chubb Corp.
ROBERT C. TYSON
Seatrain Lines Inc.
ALLISON R. MAXWELL, JR.
RICHARD S. REYNOLDS, JR.
U.S. Steel Corp.
GEORGE F. KARCH
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
Reynolds Metals Co.
Cleveland Trust Co.
WILLIAM F. MAY
DAVID ROCKEFELLER
W. PAUL STILLMAN
American Can Co.
Chase Manhattan Corp.
First National State Bank of N.J.
WILLIAM G. KARNES
Beatrice Foods Co.
ANDRE MEYER
CHESTER H. ROTH
JAMES F. TOWEY
Lazard Freres & Co.
Kayser Roth Corp.
Olin Corp.
GEORGE J. KNEELAND
PAUL L. MILLER
ROBERT M. SCHAEBERLE
WILLIAM J. WEISZ
St. Regis Paper Co.
First Boston Corp.
Nabisco, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
JOHN W. KRESS
WILLIAM H. MOORE
JOHN M. SCHIFF
F. PERRY WILSON
Howard Savings Institute
Bankers Trust New York Corp.
Kuhn, Loeb, & Co.
Union Carbide Corp.
RALPH LAZARUS
GEORGE B. MUNROE
LEE SCHOOLER
WILLIAM WISHNICK
Federated Dept. Stores, Inc.
Phelps Dodge Corp.
The Public Relations Board, Inc.
Witco Chemical Corp.
PATTI,
FOR USE IN DOING
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH
REMARKS
SEYMOUR GRAUBARD
National Chairman
DORE SCHARY
HENRY E. SCHULTZ
Honorary Chairmen
DAVID A. ROSE
MAXWELL E. GREENBERG
Chairman, National Executive Committee
Vice-Chairman, National Executive Committee
Vice-Chairmen
MRS. ISADORE E. BINSTOCK
MERLE D. COHN
MORTON R. GODINE
CHARLES GOLDRING BERNARD D. MINTZ NORMAN J. SCHLOSSMAN
BURTON M. JOSEPH
THOMAS D. MANTEL
JOHN L. GOLDWATER
NORMAN M. WALL
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
LEE SCHOOLER
BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN
ROBERT R. NATHAN
Chairman, National Campaign Committee
National Director
Chairman, Society of Fellows
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ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
MUrray Hill 9-7400
Lynne Ianniello
Director, Public Relations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, N.Y
First Lady Betty Ford will receive the
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith's "Rita V. Tishman Human
Relations Award" at a luncheon Wednesday, June 11, at the Hotel
Pierre.
According to Mrs. William J. (Simone) Levitt, luncheon chair-
man, the award will be bestowed upon Mrs. Ford in recognition of
"her inspirational commitment to democratic principles and her
special dedication to securing equal rights for women." The
Tishman Award, named for a founder of the Women's Division of
the ADL Appeal, is conferred annually upon an outstanding American
woman.
The presentation to the First Lady will be made by Mrs.
Theodore H. (Silvia) Silbert, general chairman of the Women's
Division. Special tributes to Mrs. Ford will be rendered by
humorist Alan King and choreographer George Balanchine.
Other participants in the program include Seymour Graubard,
national chairman of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith;
Mrs. Norman Tishman, honorary chairman of the Women's Division,
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and Rabbi Ronald Sobel of Congregation Emanu-El, N.Y.
Honorary chairmen for the luncheon are Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower;
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller; Mrs. Abraham D.
Beame; Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman; Mrs. John V. Lindsay; Elinor
Guggenheimer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of
Consumer Affairs; Dr. Lilly Bruck, Director of Consumer Education
for the Department; Pulitzer Prize Winner Art Critic Emily Genauer,
and Bess Myerson.
More than 500 women are expected to attend the luncheon.
Associate chairmen include: Mrs. David Anderson, Polly Bergen,
Mrs. Nathan Cummings, Mrs. Martin A. Fisher, Mrs. Seymour Graubard,
Mrs. Danny Kaye, Mrs. Joseph Lauder, Mrs. Albert List, Mrs. Mary
Wells Lawrence, Mrs. Harry Ross, Eugenia Sheppard and Pauline
Trigere.
The event launches the Women's Division's participation in a
nationwide effort to finance the League's human relations programs.
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ADL LUNCHEON
Head Table Diagram
June 11, 1975
Louis J. Lefkowitz, New York Attorney General
Dr. Lilly Bruck, Director, Volunteer Affairs, New York City
Mrs. David Blumberg (Janice)
George Balanchine
Eleanor Guggenheimer, Commisioner, Consumer Affairs, NYC
Nathan Perlmutter, Asst. National Director, ADL
Alan King
Mrs. Abraham Beame (Mary)
Seymour Graubard, ADL National Director
Bess Myerson
AUDIENCE
PODIUM
Mrs. William Levitt (Simone)
Mrs. Ford
Mrs. Theodore Silbert (Sylvia)
Lee Schooler, ADL National Campaign Chairman
Mrs. Norman Tishman (Rita)
Rabbi Ronald Sobel
Mrs. John Lindsay (Mary)
Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke
Ms. Emily Genauer
PRESS
Judge Beatrice Burstein
Deneral Atendance
NEW YORK WOMEN'S DIVISION
INAUGURAL LUNCHEON
honoring
MRS. GERALD R. FORD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11th, 1975
HOTEL PIERRE - 12 NOON
ATTENDANCE LIST
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ABELOW, MRS. ROBERT
BLUESTEIN, MRS. GABRIELLE A.
ALSON, MRS. ERNEST
BLUM, MRS. SAMUEL
ALTHOLZ, DEPUTY COMM. ELSIE G.
BLUMBERG, MRS. DAVID
DAIS
AMES, MR. HAROLD
BRODEY, MRS. ADRIAN
AMES, MRS. HAROLD
BRODIE, MRS. JOSEPH
ANDERSON, MRS. DAVID
(Shirley Lord)
BROWN, MRS. ARTHUR
ARKIN, MRS. LEONARD
BROWNSTEIN, MRS. BERNARD
BROZAN, MRS. NEWTON
AUSLANDER, MRS. DANIEL
AUSTRIAN, MRS.SAUL
BRUCK, DR. LILLY
BURSTEIN, MS. ELLEN
BURSTEIN, HON. BEATRICE
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BALANCHINE, MR. GEORGE
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BARCHOFF, MR. HERBERT
CANTOR, MRS. SOL
CHAN, MRS. STEPHEN
BARCHOFF, MRS. HERBERT
BARNES, MAR. A. MITCHELL
CHANIN, MRS. IRWIN
BEAME, MRS. ABRAHAM D.
CHERNOW, MRS. MICHAEL
CHIRDON, NANCY
SECURITY
BELFER, MRS. ARTHUR
CLAREMON, MRS. IRVING
BELTH, MRS. NATHAN C.
CLAYMONT, MRS. CURTIS
BERGEN, MISS POLLY
COHEN, MRS. LESTER
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BERGMAN, MR. IRVING T.
COHEN, MRS. MILLARD
BERKMAN, MRS. JACK N.
COLLER, MRS. ARTHUR
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BERNSTEIN, MRS. I. JACK
CUMMINGS, MRS. NATHAN
BLOCK, MRS. HAROLD C.
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DAVIDOVA, MS. SILVIA
FROELICH, MRS. EDWARD
DENERSTEIN, MR. EZRA
FURST, MRS. MELVIN J.
DENERSTEIN, MRS. EZRA
DRUCKER, MRS. MURRY
DUKE, MRS. ANGIER BIDDLE
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GALLER, MRS. WILLIAM
GANOR, MRS. AMOS
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GARFINKEL, MRS. RUBIN
ENGEL, MRS. SYDNEY
GARLICK MRS. LEWIS
GENAUER, MS. EMILY
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GEWIRTZ, MRS. JULIUS
FABRIKANT, MRS. BERNARD
GLEKEL, MRS. NEWTON
FARBER, MRS. MORTON H.
GOLDBERG, MRS. HENRY
FELDMAN, MRS. EDWARD
GOLDFARB, MR. JACK
FELDMAN, MRS. GEORGE
GOLDFARB, MRS. JACK
FELDMAN, AMBASS. GEORGE
GOLDMAN, MRS. HAROLD
FELSHMAN, MRS. BRUCE
GOLDMAN, MRS. NATHAN
FEUERSTEIN, MRS. SIDNEY
GOLDSTEIN, MRS. NATHANIEL L.
FIELDS, MRS. EDWARD
GOODFRIEND, MRS. DAVID
GOLDWATER, MRS. JOHN L.
FIERMAN, MRS. HAROLD
GOODSTEIN, MRS. JACK
FIERSTEIN, MRS. MORRIS
GORDON, MRS. MORTON
FISHER, MRS. MARTIN A.
FISHER, MRS. RICHARD
GOULD, MRS. WILBUR J.
FOGELSON, MR. DAVID
GRAD, MRS. JAMES
FOGELSON, MRS. DAVID
GRANAT, MRS. VALERIE
FORD, MRS. GERALD R.
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GRAUBARD, MR. SEYMOUR
FOX, MRS. LEO
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GRAUBARD, MRS. SEYMOUR
FRANKEL, MRS. ELLIOT
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FRIEDLANDER, MRS. GEORGE
GREEN, MRS. ALFRED
FRIEDMAN, MRS. BENJAMIN
(Mrs. Janice Levin)
GREEN, MRS. ETTA
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GREEN, MRS. MYRON J.
JAFFIN, MRS. GEORGE
GREENMAN, MRS. BERNARD
GROSSMAN, MRS. LOOMIS J.
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GUGGENHEIMER, COMM. ELINOR DAIS
KALIKOW, MRS. HAROLD
GURWIN, MRS. JOSEPH
KAPLAN, MISS EVE
KASSEL, MRS. HARRY S.
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KATZ, MRS. FRANK M.
HALPERN, MRS. NATHAN
KAYE, MRS. LOUIS
HAMMERSTEIN, MRS. OSCAR
KING, MRS. ALAN
GUEST OF MRS. O. HAMMERSTEIN
KING, MR. ALAN
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HASSUK, MRS. IRVING
KIRSCHENBAUM,MRS. DAVID
GUEST OF MRS. I. HASSUK
KLEMPNER, MRS. JACK
GUEST OF MRS. I. HASSUK
KOEHLER, MRS. JOHN
GUEST OF MRS. I. HASSUK
KRAMER, MRS. ARNOLD
HECHT, MRS. ALFRED
KURZ, MRS. AARON
HELLER, MRS. JAMES
HELLER, MRS. MARION
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HELLER, MRS. MILTON
LAMBERT, MRS. ELEANOR
HELLER, MRS. SEYMOUR A.
LANE, MRS. LOUISE B.
HEYMAN, MRS. SAMUEL J.
LASDON, MRS. WILLIAM
HIRSCH, MRS. HENRY
GUEST OF MRS. WI. LASDON
HOBERMAN, MRS. HERMAN
LAUFER, MRS. SIMON
HOFFMAN, MRS. LEON
LAWRENCE, MARY WELLS
HUTTNER, MRS. MATTHEW
GUEST OF MARY WELLS L.
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MACHLIS, PROF. JOE
LEFKOWITZ, HON. LOUIS J.
MACK, MRS. H. BERT
LEFRAK, MRS. SAMUEL
MAILMAN, MRS. JOSEPH
LEIDESDORF, MRS. ARTHUR
MANN, MRS. STANLEY W.
LEVEY, MRS. LIONEL
MANOCHERIAN, MRS. ESKANDER
LEVEY, GINA
MERINOFF, MRS. HERMAN
LEVEY, JEANNE
MERINOFF, MRS. GERTRUDE
LEVIEN, MRS. ARTHUR
MICHELSON, MRS. HAROLD
LEVINE, MR. MARTIN
MILIKOWSKY, MRS. MATTHEW
LEVINE, MRS. PETER
MILSTEIN, MRS. SEYMOUR
LEVINE, MR. SAMUEL
MILTON, MRS. LEONARD
LEVINE, MRS. SAMUEL
MINSKOFF, MRS. HENRY
LEVITT, MLLE. DENISE
MORGENSTERN, MRS. FRANK
LEVITT, MLLE. GABY
MOSES, MISS WILMA BILLY
LEVITT, MLLE. NICOLE
MURCHISON, MRS. JANE
LEVITT, MRS. WILLIAM J. DAIS
MYERSON, MISS BESS
LEVITT, MR. WILLIAM J.
LIEBOWITZ, MRS. JACK
LINDSAY, MRS. JOHN V.
LIVINGSTON, MRS. RICHARD
LIVINGSTON, MRS. SAUL
LLOYDS, LLOYD MRS.
LOCKER, MRS. THEODORE
LOPIN, MRS. SAM A.
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PALEY, MRS. LEON
ROBINSON, MRS. BARNETT
PASTNER, MRS. J. BRUCE
ROSEN, MRS. PHILLIP
PERLMUTTER, MR. NATHAN
DAIS
ROSENBERG, MRS. ALFRED A.
PERRIN, MRS. MYLES
ROSENBLOOM, MRS. JACOB
PETTE, MRS. NICHOLAS
ROSENHAUS, MR. MATTHEW
PICKMAN, MRS. JEROME
ROSS, MS. DENISE
PLESSER, MRS. JAMES
ROSS, MRS. HARRY
ROSS, MR. HARRY
ROSS, MRS. PAUL
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ROSS, MRS. STUART
RABB, MR. MAXWELL M.
ROTHENBERG, MISS FLORA
RABB, MRS. MAXWELL M,
RUBENSTEIN, MRS. HAROLD
RACKMIL, MRS. GLADYS
NUKEYSER, MR. MERRYLE S.
RAISLER, MRS. ROBERT
RASCH, MRS. DAVID
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REED, MRS. HAROLD
SACHS, DR. LUCILLE BLUM
REEVES, MR. BENJAMIN M.
SAMUEL, MRS. SANFORD
REEVES, MRS. BENJAMIN M.
SCHER, MRS. SAMUEL
RESNICK, MRS. BURTON
SCHLOSSBERG, MRS. ALFRED J.
RESNICK, MRS. JACK
SCHNEIDER, MRS. ABE
REUBEN, MRS. HARRY
REVSON, MRS. LYNN
SCHNEIDER, MRS. IRVING
REYNOLDS, MS. LEE
SCHOENGOLD, MRS. BERNARD
RIKER, MRS. HARRY J.
SCHOOLER, MRS. LEE
SCHOOLER, MR. LEE
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ROBBINS, MRS. LESTER
SCHULER, PATRICE MUNSEL
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TRIGERE, MME. PAULINE
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TRUMP, MRS. FRED C.
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SHAPIRO, MR. SAM O.
UGELOW, MRS. LEONARD
SHAPIRO, MRS. SAM 0.
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SHASHA, MRS. ALFRED
SILBERMAN, MRS. J. SIDNEY
SILBERT, MR. THEODORE H.
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WEIDENFELD, NRS. SHETLA RABB
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WEGIER, MRS. HEDY
WEINSIER, MRS. SAUL
SIROW, MRS. MELVIN
SLOTE, MRS. EDWIN M.
WEINTRAUB, MRS. STANLEY H.
WIESEN, MRS. IRVING
SNYDER, MRS. ALLEN
SOBEL, RABBI RONALD
WINSTON, MRS. IRWIN
STAHL, MRS. LEO
WINTER, MRS. HERBERT
WOHL, MRS. JOSEPH
STEINBERG, MRS. MEYER
WOLFF, MRS. ERNST
STERN, MRS. LOUIS
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ZAVON, MRS. NORTON H.
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ZEGER, MRS. BORIS
TISHMAN, MRS. LOUIS
ZILKHA, MRS. EZRA
TISHMAN, MRS. NORMAN
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TISHMAN, MRS. ROBERT
RESERVATIONS FOR RECEPTION
Honoring Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
Hotel Pierre
Cotillion Room de 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 11th, 1975
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DEPUTY COMM. ELSIE G. ALTHOLZ
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ANDERSON, MRS. DAVID (Shirley Lord)
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BARCHOFF, MRS. HERBERT
DRUCKER, MRS. MURRY
BEAME, MRS. ABRAHAM D.
DUKE, AMBASSADOR ANGIER BIDDLE
BELFER, MRS. ARTHUR
DUKE, MRS. ANGIER BIDDLE
BERGEN, MISS POLLY
BERGMAN, MR. IRVING
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BLUMBERG, MRS. DAVID
FARBER, MRS. MORTON
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FELDMAN, AMBASSADOR GEORGE
BRODEY, MRS. ADRIAN
FELDMAN, MRS. GEORGE
BRODIE, MRS. JOSEPH
FEUERSTEIN, MRS. SIDNEY
BRUCK, DR. LILLY
FISHER, MRS. MARTIN
BURSTEIN, HONORABLE BEATRICE
FORD, MRS. GERALD R.
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FRIEDMAN, MRS. JANICE LEVIN (Benjamin)
CANTOR, MRS. SOL
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GARLICK, MRS. LEWIS
GENAUER, MS. EMILY
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GOLDFARB, MR. JACK
LEFKOWITZ, HONORABLE LOUIS J.
GOLDFARB, MRS. JACK
LEFRAK, MRS. SAMUEL
GOLDMAN, MRS. SOL
LEVEY, MISS GINA
GOLDWATER, MRS. JOHN L.
LEVEY, MISS JEANNE
GOULD, MRS. WILBUR JAMES
LEVEY, MRS. LIONEL
GRANAT, MRS. VALERIE
LEVIEN, MRS. ARTHUR
GRAUBARD, MR. SEYMOUR
LEVINE, MR. MARTIN
GRAUBARD, MRS. SEYMOUR
LEVINE, MRS. PETER
GREEN, MRS. MYRON J.
LEVINE, MR. SAMUEL
GUGGENHEIMER, COMM. ELEANOR
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HAMMERSTEIN, MRS. OSCAR
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LINDSAY, MRS. JOHN V.
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MAILMAN, MRS. JOSEPH
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SCHOOLER, MRS. LEE
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SCHOOLER, MR. LEE
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SCHULER, PATRICE MUNSEL (Mrs. Robert)
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RAISLER, MRS. ROBERT K.
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SOBEL, RABBI RONALD B.
REEVES, MRS. BENJAMIN M.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MRS. BETTY FORD
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Dear Mrs. Ford,
As no other person in America, you have the ear of the
President of the United States. Being in the position you
are, you can truly influence the man who directs the foreign
policy of our great nation. Today, in the Middle East, .a
small country faces its greatest crisis. The State of Israel,
which has remained true and loyal to those principles of
freedom and democracy which we all so cherish, today looks
to your husband for continued assisstance in its battle for
survival.
As Americans, we also look to your husband. we consider
the fact that the State of Israel is America's only true,
stable, democratic ally in the Middle East. We consider the
words of the Bible, which promises us great reward and blessing
if only we support and bless the Children of Abraham (Genesis
12:3). And we consider, on the other hand, the designs of
the Soviet Union, which now find themselves focused on the
Middle East.
We, therefore, call upon you, to use your enormous
influence and speak to your husband about the need for America
to support a strong and secure Israel. If America, through
your husband's administration, will stand up for an Israel
which is not forced to retreat from her liberated territories,
then this nation will surely be blessed by God. In closing,
we suggest that you see yourself in the same light as did
Queen Esther many years ago: and who knoweth whether thou
art not come to royal estate for such a time as this?" (Esther
4:14)
CHRISTIANS FOR ZION
P.O. BOX 64
OLD CHELSEA STATION
NEW YORK, N.Y.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 5, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MRS. FORD
VIA:
RED CAVANEY
FROM:
PETER SORUM
PB
SUBJECT:
YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE
INAUGURAL LUNCHEON OF THE
WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF
B'NAI B'RITH
Wednesday, June 11, 1975
Hotel Pierre, New York City
Attached at TAB A is the proposed schedule for the Anti-Defamation
League Luncheon in New York City.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
BACKGROUND
The Inaugural Luncheon of the Women's Divison of the Anti-Defa-
mation League of B'Nai B'rith provides the financial support for
ADL Society. You will receive the "Rita V. Tishman Human
Relations Award" which is described in the program copy at TAB B.
Past recipients include Pulitzer Prize Winner Emily Genauer, Bess
Myerson, Mrs: John Lindsay, and Betty Furness.
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MARTHA GRAHAM CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE
On June 19, you will return to New York to attend a Gala Benefit
for Martha Graham. In connection with this event, the sponsors
have requested an opportunity to create an advance publicity situa-
tion to draw attention to the event. It is recommended that you
plan a drop-by at the Martha Graham Center en route LaGuardia
Airport to personally present Martha Graham with a check for your
ticket to the benefit.
6/5/75
5:15 pm
PROPOSED SCHEDULE
MRS. FORD'S ATTENDANCE AT THE INAUGURAL LUNCHEON
OF THE WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH
Hotel Pierre, New York City
Wednesday, June 11, 1975
9:30 am
Mrs. Ford boards motorcade on South Grounds.
MOTORCADE DEPARTS South Grounds en route
Andrews AFB.
[Driving time: 25 mins]
9:55 am
MOTORCADE ARRIVES Andrews AFB.
10:00 am
Mrs. Ford boards Jet Star.
JET STAR DEPARTS Andrews AFB en route
LaGuardia Airport, New York City.
[Flying time: 50 mins]
[No time change]
10:50 am
JET STAR ARRIVES LaGuardia Airport, New York
City (Marine Air Terminal).
10:55 am
Mrs. Ford boards motorcade.
MOTORCADE DEPARTS LaGuardia Airport en route
Hotel Pierre.
[Driving time: 30 mins]
11:25 am
MOTORCADE ARRIVES Hotel Pierre.
(5th Avenue Entrance)
Mrs. Ford will be met by:
Mr. Henri Mannesarro, Vice President,
Hotel Pierre
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Mrs. Ford proceeds to the Presidential Suite.
11:30 am
Mrs. Ford arrives Presidential Suite.
PERSONAL/STAFF TIME: 30 mins
12:00 noon
Mrs. William J. Levitt arrives
Presidential Suite.
12:05 pm
Mrs. Ford, escorted by Mrs. Levitt, departs
Presidential Suite en route Cotillion Room for
VIP reception.
12:10 pm
Mrs. Ford arrives reception to informally greet
guests.
OFFICIAL PHOTO COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 100
NOTE: Bess Myerson and Mrs. Theodore
Silbert will join Mrs. Levitt to informally
introduce guests at the reception.
with
12:25 pm
Mrs. Ford, escorted by Mrs.
Silbout,
proceeds
to
Head Table assembly area.
12:28 pm
Mrs. Ford arrives Head Table assembly area to
informally greet guests.
12:30 pm
Head Table processional departs assembly area.
12:35 pm
Mrs. Ford, escorted by Mrs. Levitt Silbert, proceeds to
Head Table and is seated.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 325
12:40 pm
Welcoming remarks by Mrs. Levitt.
12:43 pm
Invocation by Rabbi Ronald Sobel.
12:45 pm
Luncheon is served.
$16 E.63h
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1:30 pm
Luncheon concludes.
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1:31 pm
Remarks by Seymour Graubard.
NOTE: Following Mr. Graubard's
remarks, a series of "spontaneous"
gift announcements from the audience
in your honor are anticipated. No
response is required.
1:45 pm
Remarks by Mrs. Rita V. Tishman.
1:47 pm
Introduction of Mrs. Ford by Mrs. Rita
ilbert, concluding in the presentation of
Rita V. Tishman Human Relations Award.
1:52 pm
Acceptance remarks by Mrs. Ford.
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
1:55 pm
Remarks conclude.
Mrs. Ford returns to her seat and is seated.
1:56 pm
Comedy presentation by Alan King.
2:05 pm
Ballet presentation by George Balanchine.
2:15 pm
Mrs. Ford, escorted by Mrs. Silbert, departs Head
Table en route motorcade for boarding.
2:20 pm
MOTORCADE DEPARTS Hotel Pierre en route Martha
Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
[Driving time: 10 mins]
2:30 pm
MOTORCADE ARRIVES Martha Graham Center
Mrs. Ford will be met by:
Mr. Ron Protas, Executive Director,
Martha Graham Center
Miss Cynthia Parker, General Manager
Martha Graham Center
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Mrs. Ford, escorted by Ron Protas and Cynthia
Parker, proceeds to Studio 2.
2:35 pm
Mrs. Ford arrives Studio 2 to greet Martha Graham.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
2:45 pm
Mrs. Ford thanks Martha Graham and departs
Studio 2 en route motorcade for boarding.
2:50 pm
MOTORCADE DEPARTS Martha Graham Center
en route LaGuardia Airport.
[Driving time: 25 mins]
3:15 pm
MOTORCADE ARRIVES LaGuardia Airport.
(Marine Air Terminal)
3:20 pm
Mrs. Ford boards Jet Star.
JET STAR DEPARTS LaGuardia Airport en route
Andrews AFB.
[Flying time: 50 mins]
4:10 pm
JET STAR ARRIVES Andrews AFB.
4:15 pm
Mrs. Ford boards motorcade.
MOTORCADE DEPARTS Andrews AFB en route
South Grounds.
[Driving time: 25 mins]
4:40 pm
MOTORCADE ARRIVES South Grounds.
ADL
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
MUrray Hill 9-7400
Lynne Ianniello
Director, Public Relations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, N. Y
First Lady Betty Ford will receive the
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith's "Rita V. Tishman Human
Relations Award" at a luncheon Wednesday, June 11, at the Hotel
Pierre.
According to Mrs. William J. (Simone) Levitt, luncheon chair-
man, the award will be bestowed upon Mrs. Ford in recognition of
"her inspirational commitment to democratic principles and her
special dedication to securing equal rights for women." The
Tishman Award, named for a founder of the Women's Division of
the ADL Appeal, is conferred annually upon an outstanding American
woman.
The presentation to the First Lady will be made by Mrs.
Theodore H. (Silvia) Silbert, general chairman of the Women's
Division. Special tributes to Mrs. Ford will be rendered by
humorist Alan King and choreographer George Balanchine.
Other participants in the program include Seymour Graubard,
national chairman of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith;
Mrs. Norman Tishman, honorary chairman of the Women's Division,
(more)
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and Rabbi Ronald Sobel of Congregation Emanu-El, N.Y.
Honorary chairmen for the luncheon are Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower;
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller; Mrs. Abraham D.
Beame; Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman; Mrs. John V. Lindsay; Elinor
Guggenheimer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of
Consumer Affairs; Dr. Lilly Bruck, Director of Consumer Education
for the Department; Pulitzer Prize Winner Art Critic Emily Genauer,
and Bess Myerson.
More than 500 women are expected to attend the luncheon.
Associate chairmen include: Mrs. David Anderson, Polly Bergen,
Mrs. Nathan Cummings, Mrs. Martin A. Fisher, Mrs. Seymour Graubard,
Mrs. Danny Kaye, Mrs. Joseph Lauder, Mrs. Albert List, Mrs. Mary
Wells Lawrence, Mrs. Harry Ross, Eugenia Sheppard and Pauline
Trigere.
The event launches the Women's Division's participation in a
nationwide effort to finance the League's human relations programs.
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ADL
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
MUrray Hill 9-7400
Lynne Ianniello
Director, Public Relations
ADL LUNCHEON HONORING
FIRST LADY BETTY FORD
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
DAIS
From left to right: Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General,
New York State; Dr. Lilly Bruck, Director Consumer Education, New
York City; Mrs. David Blumberg, Nashville, Tenn., representing her
husband, the president of B'nai B'rith; George Balanchine, Director,
New York City Ballet; Elinor Guggenheimer, Commissioner New York
City Dept. of Consumer Affairs; Nathan Perlmutter, ADL assistant
director in charge of development and planning; Alan King; Mrs.
Abraham D. Beame; Lee Schooler, Chicago, Ill.; chairman ADL National
Campaign Committee; Bess Myerson; Beatrice Burstein, Justice, New
York State Supreme Court; Mrs. John V. Lindsay; Emily Genauer, art
critic and author; Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke, Commissioner of
Public Events, New York City; Rabbi Ronald B. Sobel, Temple Emanu-
El; Mrs. Norman V. Tishman, honorary chairman, ADL Women's Division;
Seymour Graubard, ADL national chairman; Mrs. Theodore H. Silbert,
chairman, ADL's Women's Division; Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, and Mrs.
William J. Levitt, chairman for the Luncheon.
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ADL
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
MUrray Hill 9-7400
Lynne Ianniello
Director, Public Relations
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
PRESS PROCEDURES
Thank you for covering the ADL luncheon honoring First Lady
Betty Ford.
The following procedures, in accordance with government secu-
rity requirements, have been set for all reporters and photographers
including TV crews:
1. Please wear the "Press Credential" card issued to you.
2. Press will be ushered to a special section of the Grand
Ballroom immediately upon arrival, where they will stay until after
the dais guests and Mrs. Ford are seated. You may take pictures -
but only from the press area.
3. While lunch is being served in the Grand Ballroom, a buffet
lunch and bar is available to press in the room immediately outside
the Ballroom. Press will be ushered to the buffet lunch and will
be alerted to return to the Grand Ballroom prior to the beginning
of the program.
4. Radio and TV must plug in to the mult box.
5. If you have any questions or special requests, please ask
me or any of the members of ADL's public relations staff who will
be in the press section.
Thank you for your cooperation.
- Lynne Ianniello
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NA FORM 1429 (1-98)
July 1, 1975
Dear Roberta:
Many, many thanks for your letter
of June 27 and for sending me the pictures
from the ADL luncheon. You were great to
send them, and I know Mrs. Ford will enjoy
seeing them.
Mrs. Ford is still talking about
the luncheon. She had a wonderful time
and was taken with the people she met.
You did a terrific job putting it gogether,
and we all appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Ms. Roberta Felson
Director, ADL Women's Division
315 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10016
SEALD R. FORD LIBRASY
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE APPEAL
Women's Division
315 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016, MUrray Hill 9-7400
Mrs. Theodore H. Silbert
General Chairman
Mrs. Harry Ross
Advisory Chairman
Mrs. John L. Goldwater
Mrs. David Rasch
Mrs. Harry J. Riker
Mrs. Norman Tishman
Honorary Chairmen
June 27, 1975
Mrs. Herbert Barchoff
Mrs. Leonard Davis
Mrs. Henry Goldberg
Mrs. Saul Weinsier
Vice-Chairmen
Dear Sheila:
Mrs. Nathan C. Belth
Treasurer
I have never had a chance, really, to thank
Mrs. Seymour Gort
Recording Secretary
you for all you did for our Luncheon honoring
Mrs. Moses L. Kove
Betty Ford on June 11th.
Corresponding Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Mrs. Ernest S. Alson
I know that much of the "behind-the-scenes"
Mrs. Leonard Arkin
Mrs. 1. Jack Bernstein
planning was due to your efforts -- just as all
Ms. Roslyn Bremer
Mrs. Adrian Brodey
of the "behind-the-scenes" planning here fell on
Mrs. Joe Brodie
my, not so heavy, shoulders.
Mrs. Arthur Brown
Mrs. Sandor Bruck
Mrs. Allan Chait
Mrs. Stephen Chan
I also never got a chance to talk to you at
Mrs. Ezra Denerstein
Mrs. Benjamin R. Epstein
the luncheon -- but along with the enclosed
Mrs. Morton H. Farber
pictures, which I think Mrs. Ford might want to
Mrs. Martin Fisher
Mrs. Arnold Forster
keep as a memento of the day, is one with you in
Mrs. Seymour Franklin
Mrs. Norman Franzen
the middle (#93), looking very much like a First
Mrs. Lewis Garlick
Mrs. Jack A. Goldfarb
Lady yourself that you may want to keep as a small
Mrs. Sol Goldman
token of my thanks to you.
Mrs. Seymour Graubard
Mrs. Daniel Handelsman
Mrs. Leon Hoffman
Mrs. Frank M. Katz
On behalf of the Agency, and myself personally --
Mrs. Simon Kimmel
Mrs. Julius Klorfein
many, many thanks for your kindness and understanding.
Mrs. Louise Bachrach Lane
Mrs. Lionel Levey
Mrs. Arthur Levien
Very sincerely,
Mrs. Samuel Levine
Mrs. William J. Levitt
Mrs. Norman F. Levy
Mrs. Richard Livingston
Marla Feber
Mrs. Samuel D. May
Mrs. Leonore Mazer
Mrs. Meyer Mehlman
Roberta Felsen
Mrs. Alan Morits
Director
Miss Bess Myerson
Mrs. Leon Paley
ADL Women's Division
Mrs. Lawrence Peirez
Mrs. Nathan Perlmutter
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Mrs. Benjamin M. Reeves
Mrs. Alian Rich
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Mrs. Meshulam Riklis
Mrs. Barnett Robinson
Mrs. Arthur G. Rosenbluth
Mrs. Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Dr. Lucille Blum-Sachs
Mrs. Dore Schary
The White House
Mrs. Henry E. Schultz
Mrs. Edwin M. Slote
Washington, D. C. 20500
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Mrs. Leo Stahl
DEPARTMENT
FORD
Mrs. Stanley H. Weintraub
Roberta T. Felsen
Director
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March 18, 1975
Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Ford:
We are delighted that you have graciously accepted our
invitation to be the guest of honor at the Women's Division
Inaugural Luncheon of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith on Wednesday, June 11, 1975, at the Hotel Pierre in
New York City. The luncheon is scheduled to begin at 12
o'clock.
We have, in the past, presented at this luncheon the
"Rita V. Tighman Human Relations Award" to a woman of out-
standing distinction. The recipients have included Pulitzer
Prize winner Emily Genauer; Mrs. William J. Levitt; former
Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, Bess Myerson; Mrs. John V.
Lindsay and Betty Furness. Honorary Chairmen of these func-
tions have included such prominent women as Mrs. Nelson A.
Rockefeller, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
This year, however, we have created a Special Award to
present to you, expressing our thanks and admiration for
your leadership in honor of International Women's Year.
We expect over 500 participants at the luncheon, and
you may rest assured that we will do our utmost to make this
event the highlight of our activities worthy of your person
and position.
I look forward to welcoming you personally on June 11
at the luncheon.
Sincerely yours,
is
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Dear Lynne:
Many thanks for sending me a
copy of Mrs. Silbert's remarks. I
very much appreciate it.
Mrs. Ford thoroughly enjoyed
the ADL luncheon and is still talking
about it.
Thanks so much for everything.
Sincerely,
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Ms. Lynne Ianniello
Anti-Defmmation League of
B'nai B'rith
315 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10016
R. FORD
ADL Luncheon
June 23, 1975
Dear Silvia:
As I mentioned to you at the
Martha Graham Gala Benefit, I had just
received a copy of your remarks at the
ADL luncheon. Mrs. Ford very much appre-
ciated your kind words and has asked me
to extend to you her thanks/
It was fun seeing you again.
Thanks so much for a memorable afternoon
in New York City.
Cordially,
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Mrs. Theodore H. Silbert
936 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10002
R. FORD LIBRARY
silvia f. silbert
Monday, June 16th,1975
Dear Shirla,
As requested please find buclosed my
speech introducers Mrs. ford.
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efferess our appreciation for your vital part
ln making the A.D.L. June 11th Function Such
a great success.
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Remarks - Mrs. Theodore H. Silbert - Special Gifts ADL Luncheon Honoring Betty Ford -
June 11, 1975
Thank you, Rita -- For a very flattering introduction -- But even self-modesty won't
keep me from admitting that I enjoyed every word. But, I must say that everyone in the
room should be on the Dais because you all have been so helpful and cooperative.
As Chairwoman of ADL'S Women's Division - I have had many wonderful and happy
experiences -- But none of them compares with the pleasure -- and honor -- I have
today in making this presentation to our distinguished guest of honor- - Betty Ford.
Most famous as Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, wife of the President of the United States and
The First Lady of our Country.
Without any breach of etiquette -- decorum -- or protocol, I would like to talk about
you simply as, Betty Ford. - - -
Your intelligence -- Talent -- Courage -- Integrity -- Commitment and Achievements
have deeply impressed themselves on all of us. You have earned our greatest respect --
admiration -- and affection.
It was your daughter, Susan, who wrote in the magazine, "Seventeen", (quote)' My
mother really cares about people. " (closed quote). Your concern -- makes You First Lady
to millions of Americans. -- Susan also wrote, (quote) "My mother is a very special
person. 11 (closed quote). The qualities that make you special, not just to your own
children, but to people everywhere -- become more obvious with all that we learn about
you each day.
Women are too often seen in terms of stereotyped ideas that are locked deep in our
minds. -- We are stamped by category -- fitted into slots. -- We are expected to perform
in specified ways that society demands of us.
We are seldom seen as the one thing that we really are, -- Individuals, -- Each dif-
ferent from the other.
You -- Betty Ford -- are a beautiful example of what I mean. -- Long Before it was
- 2 -
fashionable, you worked and studied to achieve a career as a dancer -- model -- and
fashion coordinator. You brought the beauty of your art to handicapped children using
Music and The Dance -- to enhance their enjoyment of life. You have rejected the
new stereotype that some would impose upon us -- that denigrates the woman's role as
wife and mother. Because You are Secure as to who and what you are, you have ac-
cepted marriage and the love and rearing of children as a rich and ennobling part of your
life's fulfillment.
One of the great features that makes us so proud to honor you on this occasion --
is your determination to seek -- and win -- for all women -- Freedon from the prejudices
and discriminations that have restricted their lives. --
You have made it clear that human rights Include the Rights of Women to enjoy the
same equality of opportunity available to everyone. --
You, Betty, have become a symbol of the true meaning of "1975 International
Women's Year" -- You have been a vigorous advocate and champion of The Equal Rights
Amendment -- Actively seeking its support and stating that its ratification is (quote)
"The Single Most Important Step That Our Nation Can Take Now To Extend Opportunity
To All Americans. " (closed quote)
If this "International Women's Year" is successful in moving our world one step closer
to the achievement of its theme of "EQUALITY -- DEVELOPMENT -- PEACE", We
thank you for your magnificent contribution -- For helping the Equal Rights Amendment
to becom law.
I have talked to you, Betty, as a woman of great talent and artistic accomplishment --
As a Wife -- As a Mother -- and as a woman concerned about the future and well-being
of our nation and its people. --- You stand before the world as an emissary of what
America is -- As a symbol of its democratic values. -- You have asked that we take off
the blinders of prejudice -- that we put an end to the discrimination that has cruelly
- 3 -
deprived so many men and women of their full rights as Americans.
In more ways than I can possibly express, -- You are a good example to all of us, --
for you have sought to live the ideals on which our nation was founded. - You Speak and
Act for Universal Freedom -- For Our Country - - And a World -- in which every person
will hold and enjoy the rights -- privileges -- and responsibilities -- of a Free People.
Our ADL Ladies are proud to have a Ford in Our Lives & Future -- Our own Lovely,
Betty Ford!
- - - -And, Now, I have the Honor -- For the ADL Women's Division -- of presenting
to you the "Rita V. Tishman Human Relations Award. " Ladies and Gentlemen --
Please rise to greet The Wife of the President of The United States of America -- Mrs.
Gerald R. Ford. ---- (Applause) --- (Acceptance by Mrs. Ford.) #####
ADL
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
OF B'NAI B'RITH
315 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
MUrray Hill 9-7400
Lynne Ianniello
Director, Public Relations
June 12, 1975
Ms. Sheila Weidenfeld
Press Secretary to the First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Sheila:
May I thank you again for all of your cooperation
in connection with the ADL luncheon honoring Mrs. Ford.
I hope she enjoyed us as much as the participants all
enjoyed her!
I am enclosing a copy of Mrs. Silbert's remarks
which you requested.
Cordially,
Lynne Ianniello
LI/ayg
Encl.
Presentation
of
The Rita V. Tishman Human Relations Award
to
MRS. BETTY FORD
by
Mrs. Theodore H. Silbert
Hotel Pierre
New York, New York
June 11, 1975
Thank you, Simone. (Mrs. William Levitt, Luncheon Chairman)
That was a very flattering introduction, but even modesty won't keep me
from admitting that I enjoyed every word of it.
******
During my years with ADL's Women's Division, I have had many wonderful
and happy experiences, but none of them compares with the pleasure and honor
I have today in making this presentation to our distinguished guest of honor
-- Betty Ford.
Of course, she is also Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, wife of the President of the
United States, and the First Lady of our country. But, without meaning any
breach of etiquette, decorum or protocol, I would like to talk about you
simply as Betty Ford -- a woman whose intelligence, talent, courage, integrity,
commitment and achievements have deeply impressed themselves on all of us,
earning you our greatest respect, admiration and affection.
It was your daughter, Susan, who wrote in the magazine, Seventeen, "My
mother really cares about people." And more than any formality of position,
this caring -- this concern about what happens to others -- is a large part
of what makes you First Lady to millions of Americans.
Susan also wrote, "My mother is a very special person." And the qualities
that make you special -- not just to your own children, but to people everywhere
-- become more obvious with each new thing we learn about you and with each day
we get to know you.
- 2 -
Women are too often seen in terms of stereotyped ideas that our culture
has locked deep in our minds. Like so many machine-made products, we are
stamped by category, fitted into slots and expected to perform in specified
ways that society demands of us. We are seldom seen as the one thing that
we really are -- individuals, each different from the other -- people who
do not fit any stereotype.
You -- Betty Ford -- are a beautiful example of what I mean. Long be-
fore it was the most fashionable of things, you worked and studied to achieve
a career as a dancer, model and fashion coordinator. And you brought the
beauty of your art to handicapped children, using music and the dance to
enhance their enjoyment of life through a deeper appreciation and under-
standing of themselves and their world.
And you have rejected the new stereotype that some would impose upon us
-- a stereotype that would denigrate the woman's role as wife and mother.
Because you are secure as to who and what you are, you have accepted marriage
and the love and rearing of children as a rich and ennobling part of your
life's fulfillment.
But one of the great features that makes us so proud to honor you on
this occasion is your determination to seek and win for all women freedom
from the prejudices and discriminations that have restricted their lives.
You have made it clear that human rights include the rights of women; that
they have a right not to be placed in arbitrary categories and slots, but
to enjoy the same equality of opportunity that should be available to everyone.
You have become a symbol of the true meaning of the 1975 International
Women's Year, which was designated by the United Nations two years ago. You
have been a vigorous advocate and champion of the Equal Rights Amendment,
actively seeking its support and stating that its ratification is (quote)
- 3 -
"the single most important step that our nation can take now to extend equal
opportunity to all Americans."
If this International Women's Year is successful in moving our world
one step closer to the achievement of its theme of "equality, development,
peace," we shall have to thank you for your magnificant contribution.
If the Equal Rights Amendment becomes the law of this land, a large
measure of thanks will go to you for having helped make possible so
marvelous a bicentennial birthday gift to our country.
I have talked of you as a woman of great talent and artistic accomplish-
ment, as a wife, as a mother, and as a woman concerned about the future and
well-being of our nation and its people. You stand before the world as an
emissary of what America is -- as a symbol of its democratic values. You
have asked that we take off the blinders of prejudice, that we put an end
to the discrimination that has cruelly deprived so many men and women of
their full rights as Americans.
In more ways than I can possibly express, you are an example to all of
us, for you have sought to live the ideals on which our nation was founded.
You speak and act for universal freedom, for a country and a world in which
every person will hold and enjoy the rights, privileges and responsibilities
of a free people.
The men and women of the Anti-Defamation League are proud to share this
day with you. And I can think of no greater honor for this ADL Women's
Division than that we have the privilege of presenting to you our Rita V.
Tishman Human Relations Award.
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
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