THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MAY 7, 1920.

VOL. VII. NO. 23.

B'NAI BRITH WILL
AWARD MEDAL FOR
FIRST DETROITER

Lurie Appointed Head
of Social Service in City

Expert in Relief Work Succeeds
To Position on Public
Welfare Department.

JEWS OF NEW YORK
LAUNCH $7,500,000
DRIVE FOR RELIEF

First Step in Big Drive for
Members is Taken by Lodge

Detroit B'nai Brith to Initiate
600 Candidates, Sunday,

May 9.

Per Year, $3.00; Copy, 10 Cents

1700 DELEGATES TO EXTRAORDINARY
CONVENTION IN NEW YORK PREPARE
FOR MASS-MIGRATION TO HOLY LAND

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Zionists of United States and Canada Rejoice
Over San Remo Decision—Dream
of 2,000 Years Realized.

.k eliittil that will more than tax
the capacity of the Shazirey Zedek
auditorium will attend the initiatory
of Pisgah Lodge, No. 34,
Independent Order of ll'nai Brith,
Sunday,
Slay
9. Final arrangements
ANNUAL HONOR GOES
have been completed in every detail
TO JEW OR GENTILE
to make the event a historic one in
the series of large class initiations
Stipulate Achievement Shall Be
held by the lodge.
for City's Greatest
The class has been termed the Local Zionists Plan Celebration;
To Plan for Land Reclamation,
"Community
Class" as the induction
Good.
Mass Meeting and Parade
Industry and Commercial
of the 600 new members into the
to Be Held.
Lodge will pave the way to the erec-
Enterprise.
The special committee appointed
lion
of
a
Jewish
Comm
Mt,
b
by Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, I. 0. B. B.,
: m g which will
.
house
the
"
aTctivitieusL
UI
At
a
special
meeting
of
the
Zionist
New York—To take immediate ac-
to present a program for the founda-
conditions of disease and distress the local It nal Bruit organization.
District Board of Detroit, held last tion towards the establishment of a
tion of a "B'nai Brit h-Detroit Medal"
among 6,000,000 people in Central and
Tuesday evening, Rabbi A. M. Hersh- Jewish National Homeland, follow-
First
Step
Taken
submitted its report at a recent alert-
Eastern Europe was put before New.
The ceremonies will :nark the first man and Capt. Isadore Levin were ing the fulfillment of Zionist aspira-
ing of the Lodge, at which time it
In virtually all
Yorkers yesterday.
milestone in the big membership cam- ,lect•d to represent Detroit at the tions at the San Remo sessions of
was unanimously adopted. The com-
the churches there were sermons paign now being carried on by the Extraordinary Zionist Conference to
the Peace Conference, at which Great
mittee consisted of Milton M. Alex-
emphasizing. the non-sectarian char
lodge with the slogan "3,000 Members be held in New York City, Sunday Britain was given the mandate over
ander, chairman; Rabbi Samuel S.
actor of this call to humanity and at
and
It was Palestine for this specific purpose,
Mayerberg, Joseph J. Cummins, Mor-
Mr. ""(1
""nnunitY
a "hunger dinner" at the Biltmore last a " a
Charles Rosenthal, chairman of the also decided to arrange fur a mass leading Zionists from all over Amer-
ris Garvett and Louis Cohanc.
night Secretary of State Bainbridge
Propaganda Cotntnittee, announced demonstration, parade and mass- ica and Canada will meet in New
It is proposed to award the medal
Colby expressed the government's of-
that the membership campaign will meeting within the next two weeks to York, Sundae, May 9, at the Lexing-
annually to the citizen whose services
ficial sanction of the campaign and its
not end until the full quota is ob- celebrate the victory of the Zionist ton Opera House, and on Monday,
to the city shall he deemed of greatest
ollicial knowledge of the calamitous
tained. Plans have already been ten- movement. The Detroit celebration May 10, at Hotel Astor, called to-
value. Recognition will be made for
character of the troubles that have
tatively formed for the holding of will be held in co-operation with all gether in extraordinary convention
accomplishments in the fields of so-
overtaken whole peoples.
another and still larger class initia- the Jewish organizations in the city by the national executive of the Zion-
cial service, industry, journalism,
The Greater New York Fund for
1111 with the help of the Talmud ist Organization of America.
tion before extreme hot weather
jurisprudence, theology and science.
Jewish War Sufferers will try to raise
Torahs and the Young Judaea organ-
In many ways this will be the most
sets in.
Pattern After National Body
the full amount in the present week,
important and most historic gather-
The entire Shaarey Zedek building ization.
The movement of the local lodge
and, having already subscribed more
planned
celebration
will
con-
TIH.
ing
of Jews ever held in America.
is being prepared for the reception of
has been patterned after that of the
than $30,000,000 for relief, it is turn-
B'nai Brith members, initiates, and sist in all probability of two parts. While, according to the nature of
national body which yearly presents a
ing for the first time to the general
their ladies. An innovation will be First there will he a demonstration things, this should be a public meet-
gold medal to the person who has, in
public for funds. The whole nation
the unusual lighting effects. Mr. Max parade in which children of the Tal- ing, to rejoice over the regaining by
the opinion of the Executive Com-
is being asked to subscribe $35,000,-
Rubin, of the Kunsky Film Corpora- mud Torahs, Ifebl-•w Schools and the Jews of their Homeland after
mittee, served Judaism best. This
000, a sum which must be raised
tion, assisted by a corps of electrical Young Judaea clubs, as well as mem- 2,000 year ,' exile and to celebrate the
committee has the decisive vote and
quickly, according to those with first-
experts, are installing the apparatus, bers of the Zionist District and of realization of the modern Zionist
makes the selection of the person to
hand knowledge of conditions in Po•
the various Jewish organizations. movement, begun 23 years ago by Dr.
4,
valued at thousands of dollars and
be thus honored. It is not obligatory
land, East Galicia, the Ukraine, and
Then this demonstration is planned Theodor lierzl, father of political
gathered from several states. The
upon the executive committee to pre-
other places, if hundreds of thou-
to wind up with a mass celebration Zionism, the convention, under the
Harry A. Lurie
play of lights will be in evidence dur-
sent a medal every year. The move-
sands are not to die of starvation or
in some large theater or hall, where leadership of Justice Louis D. Bran-
ing the banquet and dance.
ment was inaugurated in 1911) at the
to
fall
a
prey
to
the
ravishes
of
typhus
the delegates to the Extraordinary deis, of the U. S, Supreme Court, and
"Judith of Bethulia," a superb Grif-
NVashington Convention. Medals have gan his career during a period of na- fever, already stalking through the
Conference
will give their report to Federal Judge Julian W. Mack, will
fith production, starring Blanche
since been presented to former l'res- tional depression, organizing relief
plan the immediate work necessary
the local Jewish community.
land.
Sweet, will be shown for the enter-
ident Taft, President Woodrow Wil- work in Hamtramck for the Associ-
Plans
are
now
011 foot to have most to carry out the historic action of
East Side in Mourning
tainment of the ladies during the in-
son, former Ambassador Morgcnlhau, ated Charities.
the Peace Conference in granting
of
the
local
Young
Judaeans
dressed
In the year following, NIr. Lurie
Dr. Stern of Roumania and Simon
Today the entire east side is to be itiation ceremonies. A social half-
special costumes to suit the occa- Great Britain a mandate over Pales-
organized the department of research draped in mourning, in token of sym- hour at 5:30 will be followed by an
Wolf.
tine for the express purpose of es-
sion.
Special
floats
may
also
be
ar-
of which he has since been the head, pathy with •the suffering peoples, elaborate banquet prepared tinder the
Stipulations Govern Award
ranged for the parade. Mass singing tablishing the Jewish National Home-
The following are a few of the also serving as secretary of the bud- while 5,000 canvassers there set about supervision of Rabbi A. hi. Hersh- of popular Hebrew melodies by the land there.
stipulations governing the Detroit get committee of time Detroit Com- the task of raising $1,000,000, the man and Leon Gordon.
Young Judaeans and the children in
Convention Called
award as presented by Chairman munity Union, since its founding in quota pledged by districts inhabited
Dr. Coffee, Principal Speaker
the Hebrew schools will feature the
1918.
"The call for the extraordinary con-
Alexander:
largely by the foreign born. Political
Dr. Rudolph I. Coffee, recently in- .v•nt.
His
work
has
enabled
Mr.
Lurie
to
vention, as issued by the National
"The name of the award shall be
leaders and district captains are to stalled as spiritual head of the Col-
l'he planned mass-meeting will also
come into close contact tvith every lay aside all party lines in pressing lingwood Avenue Temple, will be the
Executive of the Organization states
the "B'nai Brith-Detroit Medal."
[whole some special features by the
"It shall be awarded no more fre- phase of charitable activity and man- the campaign for this million, and principal speaker of the evening. Hebrew School and Young Judaea that: "The historic action taken at
quently than once each year; but, if, agement. His bureau having charge even the Chinese, for the first time, Though he has distinguished himself children. Souvenirs dealing with the San Remo on April 24, which gave
in any one year, no citizen shall he of all cases receiving relief from the are to participate.
in different and varied fields of social victory of Zionism will be given to recognition to the age-long aspira-
deemed worthy of such recognition, city, has proved invaluable in the
Another feature will be a parade of endeavor, Dr. Coffee has ever been a all present at the mass-meeting. The tions of the Jewish people, renders
proper
administration
of
aid
to
the
it shall not be granted.
thousands of children from Jewish re- zealous and enthusiastic worker in attire event will be is pure demon: possible the establishment of the
"The award shall be open to any poor and unfortunate. The Research ligious institutions and the public the B'nai Britt' cause. In 1915 he stration of joy on the part of the Jewish National Home in Palestine,
citizen of Michigan--Jew or Gentile Bureau has also made, front time to schools, while tonight rabbis in sack- served as Social Service Director of local Jews, and no propaganda of any where Jewish ideals shall be free and
where Jewish spirit shall be free to
time, careful study and analysis of cloth and ashes will plead the cause 'the national Order and was instru-
—male or female.
kind will be allowed to enter, nor
cypress itself in accord with its tradi-
"The nomination shall rest with the nearly every important social service of the unfortunate in every syna- mental in initiating the "Big Brother" will there be any collections.
tions of social justice and righteous-
General Committee of Pisgah Lodge institution in Detroit, including the gogue. This phase of the solicitation and other valuable social service
ness.
This event opens up the im-
and the award shall be made by it, United Jewish Charities. For several will he accompanied by a house-to- movements. His address before the
mediate opportunity to the Jewish
weeks
past
Mr.
Lurie
has
been
at
only when three-fourths of the mem-
house canvass and at the same time local lodge will mark his first public
people to coequer through work and
bership of the General Committee work on a survey of the Public
the fund will be swelled by the con- appearance in Detroit since his in-
organi/atii 11 that place for them-
fare Department, which is nearly tributions of hundreds of merchants, stallation as Rabbi of the Toledo
approve.
selves in the world of civilization,
completed.
Thus
he
comes
to
his
new
"Presentation of the award shall be
large and small, who have pledged 5 Temple.
which has been 'their hope for 2,000
made at a public meeting to be desig- duties with a thorough familiarity of per cent of their day's receipts.
Adolph Freund Heads Reception
the requirements of the position. His
nated by the General Committee.
Say Palestine is No "National
Committee
hundred delegates repre-
Y'ar
Stnleen
:
Wooden
Tables
and
Oilcloth
successor
on
the
Community
Union
In discussing the project, Mr. Alex-
Exerting every effort toward the
Home"—Jews Owe Allegiance
senting every Zionist district in the
More than 1,500 campaign workers success of the event, under the leader-
ander said, "It is my opinion that the staff has not been named as yet.
United
States,
a delegation from the
Mr. Lurie is joint author with Prof. gathered last night in the Hotel Cas- ship of Nathan Rosenberg, see the
establishment of the B'nai Brith-
Each to Own Country.
Canadian Zionist Organization and
Detroit Medal will prove a very wise, Arthur E. NVood of the University of cades to get final instructions, little following members of tie Entertain-
representatives
of every important
a worthy and a popular undertaking, Nlichigan of a treatise on "Trouble knowing the character of the dinner ment Committee: Dave /lobar, sec-
Cincinnati—The Board of (jovern- Jewish organization in America, have
if- considered and executed in a Cases" based on the records of the which awaited them. Without formal- retary; Hyman Keidan, Samuel Man-
Public Welfare Department and other ity they took seats of their own dell, Max Rubin, Charles Berlin, ors of the Hebrew Union College, at been called to the convention. The
thoughtful, sincere. earnest spirit.
relief agencies. He was one of the choosing at long, plain wooden tables Harry Satovsky, Wilfred Goldman, a meeting held on April 27th, ap- sailing of this extraordinary conven-
Will Diffuse Spirit of Lodge
speakers at the recent National Con- covered with oilcloth. 'Dien waiters Jack Langer, Sylvan Grosser and minted a committee consisting of tion has necessitated the postpone-
"It will serve to establish our great
ference of Social Workers held at served to each of them a tin cup filled "Cozzy" Gottsdanker. Adolph Freund, Alfred M. Cohen, president of the meat of the regular annual conven-
philanthropic Order in the minds of
New Orleans, reading a paper on with thin barley soup and a chunk of who returned from Florida, where he ward; Dr. K. Kohler, president of !ion, which had been scheduled for
the public as the spokesman of civic
"The Use of Registration Material for discolored bread on a paper plate. had been wintering, will serve as t he faculty of the college: Dr. David Atlantic City, beginning May 30.
worth and humanity." It will give to
Community Education."
There was not even a napkin or a Chairman of the Reception Commit- l 'hilipson, Harry Nl lioffheimer and
To Take Up Reconstruction.
many who do not know of our Lodge,
glass of water on the tables, that the tee. Assisting him are Leon Gold- Morris F. Westheimer, to investigate
In addition to formulating the pal-
of its spirit, some conception of our
and
report
upon
the
action
taken
by
lesson might be broight home that smith, President; Ben Kramer, Myer
ideas and of our interests.
he Supreme Council of the Allied cy of American Zionists at the World
even such ration would have been S. Fink, Adolph Finsterwald, Charles
Zionist I'n'ference to be held in
"It will encourage public spirit and
Nations on the subject fo the dispo-
luxury
to
many
thousands
in
whose
Finsterwald, Herman Finsterwald, S. sition of Palestine, as reported in the Carlsbad. Czecho-Slovakia, commenc-
give recognition to those servants of
behalf the diners were come together.
Sallan. Julian Krolik, Isaac Gold- lady press of April 26th, and to issue ing July 4, the extraordinary con-
the public welfare who have so richly
For once the serving of the dinner berg, Herman Weiss, William Fried-
vention will take 1111 at once it S Paler
earned due recognition.
at once its preliminary statement, in
and the speaking were simultaneous. man, Rabbi Leo NI. Franklin, Rabbi
tine reconstruction program, which
"It is not necessary to point out the
order to define the position of the
WARSAW--The Deputy of the Po-
difficulties attending an unbiased, just lish Parliament, Hartglass, gave the for the fare went virtually untouched A. NI. Hershman, Rabbi Samuel S. hundreds of thousands of American must he [et into immediate operation
on
a larg• scale, in order to prepare
and
the
speeches
were
in
order
as
Mayerberg, Joseph Alexander, Joseph citizens, who are Jew s in religion and
award of such a medal as this, but we folowing incident as typical of blind
the country for the large number of
feel that in the provision for a three- Polish official anti-Semitism: In some as the guests sat down. Colonel Marymont, Joseph Cummins, Nathan .N ini dean in nationality. The college
Jewish inonigrants, who, by the ac-
fourths vote for nomination by the Skiernviece the Government had a H. A. Gainzburg, Chairman of the L. Gould, Samuel J. Rhodes, A. heads stale:
tion of the San Remo Conference,
General Committee, and a three- large orchard to rent out. Bids were Finance and Administration Commit- Lapin-Cohen, Zachary Selling, Z.
1. "NYe deny the right of any body till be permitted to begin their mass-
tee,
presided
at
a
little
table
at
one
Himmelhoch, Henry D. Marks, Na- of men to determine our citizenship
fourths vote of ratification by the made by a Jew and a Christian. The
migration towards the Holy Land.
lodge, we have safeguarded the Jew wa• a well established fruit mer- end of the room and called Judge thaniel II. Goldstick, Benjamin Krell, for us, as the Supreme Council pre-
Restoration projects, which the
Otto A. Rosalsky, Chairman of the Max Krell, Michael Krell and Louis sumed to do in the declaration that
award."
chant who offered the Government campaign, to sit beside him. After
Zionist Organization has had under
a Jew of American, French, British,
Cohane.
9,200 mark. The Christian was not a the guests had examined the "mess
consideration for some time, and
The Pisgah Lodge Glee Club, un- or other nationality, may retain his
JEWISH COMMITTEE ASKS
upon which a definite policy will be
business man at all, knew nothing of kits" stuffed with campaign literature,
der the direction of I. Leonard nationality although Ile is a citizen
formulated at the contention, include:
ARABS TO CO-OPERATE
the fruit business and bid only 6,000 Colonel Guinzburg explained that
Braun, has prepared a special pro- of the State of Palestine. It is almost
The reclamation of swamp and
IN REBUILDING PALESTINE mark. Nevertheless, the orchard was every worker and every executive was grain for the ceremonies. Solos will unbelievable that this is a true re- waste
lands and the irrigation of vast
rented to the non-Jew.
a volunteer and that every dollar be sung by individual members of the port. How can American Jews he
But since the Christian himself raised would be used directly and society. The Glee Club, which made declared citizens of Palestine, or any tracts of 11 OW useless lands, where
NEW YORK—"Vaad ilazmani,"
millions
of additional inhabitants in
the representative body of Palestine knew ter) little about the task in- effectively in relief work.
its debut but a few months ago, has other land, without their consent? lime may derive a comfortable living.
"Remember," he added, "that these become one of the most popular or- This would mean a divided national
Jewry, has issued a manifesto to the volved he •tity contracted the orchard
Constttaction
of cities along the
Arabs, calling upon them to cooper- to the above mentioned Jew, thus thousands upon thousands of sick and ganizations in the city. It has ac- loyalty. This we repudiate emphati- coast, and the modernizing and en-
starving people are calling upon you cepted invitations at all the important cally and unreservedly. N1'e have but
ate in the rebuilding of the Holy mak.rig a considerable profit.
When this transaction was bronght for help. New York never has failed lh'nai Brith initiations in Michigan onc citizenship, the American, and larging of the principal cities of
Land, according to a cabled report re-
Palestine. to prepare for a large in-
ceived by the Zionist Organization to the attention of the Polish Minis- in such a crisis and When this cam- and its efforts always meet with en- desire no other; we know but one na- flux of urban population.
tional loyalty, the American, and
of America from the Zionist Commis- ter of Education, Lapuzansky, by the paign is over, Europe and the world thusiastic approval.
Building of a modern harbor at
Jewish Deputies, he replied that the and America will know that they
A specially trained degree team, recognize no other.
sion in Palestine.
Haifa, which is destined to be not
2. "We declare that no one land. only the leading port of Palestine,
In inviting the Arabs to join in the Ministry now does realize that this have no reason to be ashamed of headed by Milton NI. Alexander, will
reconstruction work planned in Pales- orchard certainly was not rented out what New York has done."
officiate at the initiation. Assisting Palestine or any other, can be called but of the entire Near East, when the
him are Charles Rosenthal, Rabbi 'the national home for the Jews,' as industrial and agricultural rejuvena-
tine, the Jewish Committee empha- to the right person. In the future lie
Secretary Colby Speaks
has been done by the Supreme Coun-
assured
the
Deputies,
more
care
will
sized that Zionist aspirations in the
tion of the Holy Land is under way.
Secretary Colby, warmly welcomed, Samuel S. Mayerberg, Morris Garrett,
Each land. whereof Jews are
Holy Land will not exploit or injure be taken with the rental of govern- began by telling of his strong sym- Leon Goldsmith and II. T. Rosenthal. cil.
Commercial Plans.
loyal citizens, is the national home
the Arabic population, but will prove ment orchards
pathy with the effort just launched.
for those Jews. Palestine is not our
Launching of various industrial and
This may mean that the Minister
of mutual benefit to all.
and continued:
commercial
enterprises, particularly
national
home
since
we
are
not
now
In view of recent Arabic national- promised to rent the orchards only to
"It is a right and proper thing, I
and never expect to he citizens of fitted to the land, especially clothing
istic demonitrations in Syria and such Christians who will not in turn take it, that an officer of your Govern-
and sboe factories, oil and soap man-
that land."
Palestine, the action of the Jewish sub-let the contract to Jews.
ment should come to you on such an
ufacturing and cement products.
committee in emphasizing their
occasion as this. It is the function
A vast sanitation program to clean
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friendliness toward the Arabs of Pal- VIENNA DECIDES TO EXPEL
of government, not only to see to the
up the land and carry through on a
PARIS—The proceedings started
estine, by calling upon them to join
execution of laws, but I think it is
large
scale the work already in pro-
30,000
IMMIGRANT
JEWS
by the Polish Government against
in restoring the Holy Land, is consid-
equally the function of government
gress under the direction of the Zion-
the Warsaw Yiddish Daily "Haint" in
ered most significant at this time and
■
under representative institutions that
ist
Commission
and the American
as opening a channel for a speedy set
LONDON—Despite the strenuous it should seek to interpret the na- connection with some editorials that
Prague—Recently a law regulating Zionist Medical Unit.
tlement of present political difficulties efforts of the Jewish Delegations in tion's desires and to effectuate the recently appeared in its columns has
How soon the emigration of Jews,
had to be postponed because of the the licensing of moving picture
Paris to intervene, the Austrian Gov- national purposes."
in Palestine.
particularly from Eastern Europe,
absence of its editor, the well-known theaters has been made public by
The cable also reported the open- ernment has issued orders that 30.000
Mr. Colby said there was "a certain
where millions are prepared to leave
ing of a dental clinic for the school Galician and Hungarian Jews at pres- propriety, a certain significance in the Jewish leader Jatzkan. S. Jatzkan is the Czecho-Slovakian Government. at a moment's notice, will get under
children of Jerusalem by the Ameri- ent in Vienna. should be expelled with fact that I came to you from the on his-way to America in connection This law enumerates the conditions way,•will be one of the most import-
can Zionist Medical Unit. The Unit the utmost expedition, as "uudesir- State Department," explaining how with relief work in Poland, with the necessary to obtain a permit for the ant questions of both the American
is now operating four hospitals and able foreigners." The official order that department each day got first- method , of which the Editor of the operation of such amusement places. convention and the world conference.
several clinics in Palestine, which declares that these expulsions would hand information from all parts of "Haint" says, American Jews are in- It states quite specifically that Jews The Zionist Organization has already
sufficiently acquainted. The Polish and all others of an irreputable past annainced that no mad rush of im-
give medical treatment to all the have been effected earlier, had it not the world, and adding:
government is making an effort to may not be granted the necessary
population, regardless of race or been for severe cold which prevailed
(CooUnued on Page 6.)
on
Page
6.)
(Continued
permit.
effect his immediate return.
during the winter month•.
creed.

Pisgah Lodge to Follow Custom
Set By National
Body.

In recognition of his valuable con-
One Week Intensive Campaign,
tributions to social service and charm-
Non-Sectarian; Chinese
table work in Detroit and in BuiTabi.
1
where he acted as assistant superior
Participate. .
Participate
tendent of Jewish Charities, Harry L
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Lurie has received the appointment of 1500 WORKERS MEET
Director of the Social Service Bureau
AT "HUNGER DINNER"
of the cit y's Public Welfare depart-
_____
meat. Ile will succeed Miss Francis
Knight in the work beginning Secretary of State Colby Gives
Nlimilay.
Official Sanction to
Mr. Lori has been identified with
Mercy Fund.
social service work in Detroit since
-
1915, following his graduation from
tile University of Michigan. He be- NEW YORK, MAY 3.—The ap-
peal for $7,500 ,000 to relieve appalling

RABBI HERSHMAN AND "'LAND WILL SUPPORT
CAPT LEVINE ATTEND 4,000,000"—WEIZMANN

OBJECTION RAISED
BY HEBREW COLLEGE

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POLISH OFFICIAL ANTI-
SEMITISM REACTS ON
NATIONAL TREASURY

POLISH GOVERNMENT
PROSECUTES WARSAW
YIDDISH NEWSPAPER

JEWISH DISABILITY
LAW IN SLOVAKIA