/— - - All Jewish News All Jewish Views WITHOUT BIAS II- EbETROIT LWISII IIRMICLE TELEPHONE CADILLAC 1-0-4-0 THE ONLY JEWISH NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN MICHIGAN VOL. XXXI, NO. 13 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927 AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS MEETING IN WASHINGTON, D, C., HEARS REPORT ON SITUATION OF JEWS IN EASTERN EUROPE To Uphold Home 1 L To Task of Nation Occupy Beth El Pulpit February 27 Hershman and Jamieson Dis- cuss Need With Fathers-Sons at Shaarey Zedek sons, filial love and moral leadership Aeld Synagogue last Sunday evening. Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Brown, Leader of American Commission of More than 250 fathers and sons at- ! tended. Rabbi A. M. Hershman and Rights of Religious Minorities, Condemns Rou- A. Douglas Jamieson, personnel di- mania's Mistreatment of Jews. minimal. "In a sense, this session of the American Jewish Congress is prelim- inary to the European Conference on Jewish Rights, which an earlier con- gress session resolved to summon. It was the American Jewish Congress of 1918 which gave content and the largest measure of effectiveness to the Committee of Jewish Delegations in Paris, 1919. The latter, minus the representatives of the American Jew- ish Congress, had been incomplete impotent as is the Leaugue of Nations minus the United States of America. The inclusion of the representatives of the American Jewish Congres s within the Committee of Jewish Dele- gations did most to insure the safe- guarding, of minority rights by the terms of the treaty. "Nearly 10 years have passed and the most decisive changes have come over the fortunes of Jews in so-called minority lands. We have learned afresh the axiom of historic experi- ence that, whereas wrong-doing may be automatic, the preservation of right, even of constitutional guaran- teed rights, is never automatic. Wrong may be self-perpetuating, the right must be vigilantly cherished if it is to prevail and abide." Much interest centered around the address of Mr. Gruenbaum, who, at the conclusion of his report on the :situation of the Jews in Eastern Eu- rope, touched on the question of the Jewish Agency. "I do not welcome it," he stated, developing his idea of opposing the admission of the non- Zionists to the task of upbuilding Palestine as a homeland for the Jews. "I elo not believe they will do it anti, :f they will, it will be (tone badly," he declared. No Agency Discussion. Except for these remarks, no dis- cussion developed on the question of the Jewish Agency, notwithstanding the fact that much speculation went on prior to the opening of the !des- 'ion as to what would be the course taken by the leaders of the congress in this matter. What was virtually an indictment of the anti-Jewish per- secutions in European countries and particularly in Roumania was ex- pressed by Rev. Brown in his ad- dress, in which he declared: "Injustice anywhere by anybody should be denounced by every right- minded person, and the injustice to which the Jews have been subjected is one of the tragic iniquities of his- tory. I need not recount the details, since they are known to you and have been widely published. I speak to you not as to Jews but as to my fellow Americans, for the question is not merely Jewish but humani- tarian, and is independent of reli- gious distinctions. In discussing it, I shall state opinions that I have long held and that I have often expressed when no Jews were present. L arger Ids.. Needed. "Do we not need, all of us, to cul- tivate a larger idea of humanity, to realize anew that the wrongs of other people are our affair, that we cannot .it down here between our two oceans and brag about our imperial domain and our vast wealth while other peo- ples are being cruelly oppressed. It was Cain, the murderer, who said that he was not his brother's keeper. Persecutions Proved. "Unfortunately, Jews are not the one people in Roumania who have been subjected to persecution. There are Christians in that country who have also been unjustly treated. The alleged treaty of peace after the war hook the great province of Transyl- vania away from Hungary, of which it had been a part for 1,000 years, and gave it to Roumania as a reward for her co-operation with the Allies. Many people in Transylvania are Presbyterian's, Lutherans, Unitarians and Roman Catholics. The Rou- (Turn to Page Eight) JOSEPH H. EHRLICH tine Appeal Fund," said Joseph H. Ehrlich, "one is gratified to see just how many contributors, large and small, there actually are. For it means many things. It means that the number of those who are inter- ested ni the upbuilding of Palestine grows larger year by year. It means that the Jewish community has a pride—as it should have—in seeing is drive go over 100 per cent, a civic pride as well as a Jewish pride. It means that Detroit Jewry becomes responsible for its duties and is not willing that the burden of giving shall full upon a few, but that all who can must give, however small the contribution. "If the drive does not go over 100 per cent, one feels that it will not be the fault of the hundreds who have worked and contributed, but it will be the fault of those hundreds who have sat by indifferently, neither worked nor contributed. "The drive is still on and will not be closest until the quota is reached. As you read this article, if you have not yet contributed, will you not do your duty toward the future of Is- rael?" Rabbi and Minister Exchange Pulpits Dr. Joseph A. Vance and Dr. Leo M. Franklin Partici- pate in Unique Event. What is said to he the first instance of its kind will take place on Sunday morning, Feb. 27, when Rev. Joseph A. Vance, pastor of the First Pres- byterian Church of Detroit, will oc- cupy the pulpit at the regular sere- ice at Temple Beth El. At the same time Dr. Leo M. Franklin will occupy Mr. Vance's pulpit. This is part of an annual city-wide inter - denominational exchange of pulpits inaugurated three years ago and now become a recognized insti- tution in our city's religious life. This is perhaps the first time that a rabbi has been invited to speak from a Presbyterian pulpit at a regular Sunday service, or that a minister of that denomination has accepted an invitation to occupy a Jewish pulpit on Sunday morning. Dr. Vance, who has for many years been recognized as one of the bril- liant pulpit orators of Detroit, has chosen as his subject "The Love of God." Dr. Franklin will speak on the theme "Does the World Need a New Religion?" The rabbis and officers of the tem- ple are particularly anxious that Dr. Vance shall be greeted by a very large congregation. Not only the members of the temple but all who are interested are cordially invited to attend the service which begins as i usual at I0:45. The ritual service of the temple will be read by Rabbi! Leon From. The music will be an-1 der the direction of Dr. William How. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PLAN DINNER-DANCE What is expected to be the finest social event of the current season is the dinner-dance sponsored by the Detroit Lodge, No. 55, Knights of Pythias, which will he held Sunday evening, Feb. 27, at 7 o'clock, at the Hotel Stadler. Elaborate plans as- suring everyone attending a joyful evening have already been complet- ed. The entertainment committee, headed by Harold T. Rosenthal, has arranged a program of rare talent which will include the personal ap- pearance of 10 radio stars who have delighted Detroiters all winter. Among the artists of the air who will perform are the famous duo from Station W.IR, Mary Tudor and Char- lotte Meyers; Moran and Moran, vo- calists from Station WCX ; the Wol- verine Hawaiians from Station WGIIP, and others of note. Jerry Rynek, the genial and rotund enter- tainer, will act as master of cere- monies. The stance lovers will dance to the syncopating tunes of Shook's Creole Orchestra while other high class en- tertainment, which is in the nature of a surprise, will be offered inter- mittently between the stances. A cordial invitation is extended to the general public to attend. The re- ception committee, headed by David Berger, and which includes all past chancellors and the present officers of the lodge, will be on the alert to see that everyone is made comfort. able. Reservations should be made by communicating with Nathan Pe- reira, 378 Monterey avenue. BENDERLY TO SPEAK BEFORE N. W. LEAGUE Dr. S. Benderly, director of the Bureau of Jewish Education in New York, and one of the foremost Jew- ish educators in the country, who is touring now the principal cities of the Middle West in the interest of Jewish education, will be in Detroit during the first days of March. On Tuesday, March 1, at 8:30 in the evening, Dr. Benderly will deliver an address on Jewish education be- fore the Northwestern Woman's League. This organization, which has until now devoted all its time to the acqui- sition of buses for the schools, has now completed arrangements for the introduction of an educational and land. recreational program and the organ- ization feels that it has been very foor- DR. BENDERLY AT BETH EL tunate that it is in a position to open On Wednesday night, March 2, Dr.i the program with the address of Dr.' a spe-' Benderly, who has made himself' Sampson Benderly will address cial assembly of Beth El College on famous for his work in the field of ! the subject "The Jewish Share in Jewish education throughout the courftry. American Culture." More Than $100,000 Already Contributed for Homeland Rehabilitation. -- - DAVID A. BROWN GIVES $2,500 TO THE CAMPAIGN FIRST IMPORTANT BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1868 - - -- Work Extended Over Wider Field Than That of Any Writer of His Time. as the responsibility of parenthood, RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE OPENS CONFERENCE. were urged by speakers at a Father BORAH URGES REGARD FOR SMALL NATIONS and Son observance at Shaarey 'Le- WASHINGTON.--(.1. T. A.)—The American Commission on the Rights of Religious Minorities has sent a commission to Europe to study the situa- tion of the Jews in various European countries. The report of this com- mission will be ready in a few months. This was the information given to the American Jewish Congress delegates by the Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, president of the commission, who addressed the biennial session of the American Jewish Congress at the New Willard Hotel here. Over 400 dele- gates were registered and about 5(10 guests were present at the session. Judge Milton S. Strasbourger, chairman of the Washington committee of the American Jewish Congress, opened the session on behalf of the com- mittee. Commissioner Tallifera welcomed the delegates on behalf of the District of Columbia and Dr. Abram Simon on behalf of the Washington Jewish community. At the suggestion of Dr. Steller, Dr. Wise was elected chairman; Louis Lipsky, Judge (tusta e Hartman, Jacob Ginsburg of Phila- delphia, Mrs. Archibald Silverman o Providence, R. I., and Solomon J. Liebeskind were elected vice-chairmen. Bernard G. Richards, Dr. S. Berndt and Martin Levy of Philadelphia we e elected secretaries. Besides the biennial message delivered by Dr. Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, the aoldre sea of Rev. Brown and Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum were the outstanding features of the first sessions. J. H. EHRLICH URGES ALL Wise Welcomes Delegates. TO SUPPORT THE U. P. A. During his address of welcome, Dr. Wise said, in part: In our own land there is little to ooRcading in last week's issue of record save the subsidence of the this paper the names of those who floods of racial and religious passion, have contributed to the United Pales- which some years ago threatened to engulf America. One last stigma of the evil survives in the form of an unlessened antagonism to the incom- ing of the foreigner and especially the immigrant from the despised be- cause inferior Mediterranean lands, which have contributed little of mo- ment to a civilization that lives by cotton, steel and corn. Time and again we have called the attention of the committees of the congress to the cruellest of the hardships which the quota regime inflicts—the ruthless separation of family members—but thus far to little avail. The rigors are maximal, the mitigations are DR. GEORG BRANDES, iNew Direc,tor of Young , U. P. A. DRIVE NEARS , BRILLIANT DANISH i L AMOUNT OBTAINED PHILOSOPHER, DIES DURING LAST YEAR Passed Away in Copenhagen at Age of 85 After Illness of Over a Year. American Commission to Study Situation of Jews In Europe. Deputy Gruenbaum Urges Continuation of Fight Honor and understanding in the For National Minority Rights. relationship between fathers and ; rector of the Union Trust Company and for years a leader in the Boy Scout movement in Detroit, delivered addresses. Rabbi Hershman stressed the im- portance of Father and Son week by pointing out that its observance di- rects at least once a year the con- certed attention of the community to the problem of preserving the home as the foundation of civilized life. Unless the home succeeds in halting the downgrade tendency man- ifested in recent years, civilization, Rabbi Hershman said, will crumble. In order to strengthen the home as I the most effective instrument for promoting civilization, the rabbi in- dicated that parents would have to learn that their function is not mere- ly biologic and economic but spirit- ual. Mr. Jamieson described a trip he took to South American countries in the interest of the Boy Scout move- ment. Ile was impressed, he said, with the prevailing affection of chil- dren fur their cistern and a corre- sponding devotion of parents to their boys anti girls. Contrary to what is generally assumed in the United States, the factors entering into the making of good homes and happy families are as markedy present in South America as in countries usual- ly regarded as more advanced. Mr. Jamieson urged the congregation to further the Boy Scout movement among its boys. The observance was ushered in by the Boy Scouts of Troop 164, which is affiliated with the congregation. When its color guard entered the dining hall with the American and Zionist flags, the audience rose and sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Ilatikvah." Following the blessing over the breast by the cantor, a din- ner was served, in the course of which popular songs were sung un- der the direction of Samuel Willis, assistant scout master of Troop 164. Fathers and sons were engaged in rivalry during the music intervals and cheered each other in manifest affection. Cantor Elijah Zaludowski made pia initial appearance at a social function of the congregation when he sang an aria front "The Pearl Fishers" and a folk song of which he composed the music. After the banquet fathers and sons played a series of games in the gym- nasium. Moving pictures concluded the program. Seymour J. Frank presided. The committee on arrangements included Mr. Frank, hernias A. August, Wil- liam Goldstein, Oscar Kaufman, Si- mon Shetzer and Samuel Willis. Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents REV. JOSEPH A. VANCE Why Church Fails Explained by Marx Jurist Says Churches Could Be Wiped Out and Not Be Missed. Defining religion as "supplying that moral cement which holds civilization together," and declaring that only the church is capable of providing the ce- ment, Judge Robert S. Marx of Chica- go, speaker at the Jewish Open Forum last Sunday afternoon, proceeded to ex- plain why religion fails today and why this failure of religion is the great cause of the crime wave, which has en- listed so many young people in all sec- tions of the country. Judge Marx substituted for his law partner, Aaron Sapiro, famous as organizer of co-op- erative marketing associations among the farmers, who was unable to attend. "If some unimaginable calamity," he declared, "were to wipe out overnight all the churches and synagogues, as well as all the priests, ministers and rabbis in the United States, the aver- age American would not miss some vital influence in life. There has been an ever-growing gap between the American people and the church," he continued. "Still we most have the church to hold civilization together. Attempts on the parts of business, the stage, the screen and even the school have failed, the church must contain." Speaking of the crime wave, Judge Marx said, "There have been 15,000 homicides in the United States during the last year; there has been three billion dollars worth of property lost in holdups, burglaries and robberies; there has been a wave of suicides of American youths of school age—all be- cause of the failure of the church to inculcate into our lives certain funda- mental moral principles. "But there is 110 other institution ex- cept the church which can give as the necessary background of ethics, mor- ality and faith which are the corner- atones of civilization." Speaking particularly of the syn- agogues, with which he as a Jew is familiar, the speaker stated "There has been a marked tendency on the part of Jewish synagogues to chit sin their boards of trustees men who have attained financial and lousiness success in life. These men apply their busi- ness ability to the synagogue, as if it were a motley-making institution. Fre- quently questions concerning the ma- terial success of the synagogue, of the mere physical upkeep of buildings, are given preference to problems of moral education . COPENHAGEN.-1.1. T. A.)—Dr. Georg Brainless, famous Danish Jew- ish critic, died here after a year's ill. ness. Ile was 85 on Feb. 4. He un- derwent an operation for intestinal trouble a week ago but his age milk latest against his recovery. Georg Breeden was born in Copen- hagen on Feb. 4, 1842. His real name was George Morris Kuhn. Ile was educated at the University of Co- penhagen, where, after taking up the study of law, he soon shifted to phi- losophy and esthetics. Dr. Brainless, whose work extended over a wider field than that of any writer of his time, exercised ten influ- ence on the literature of most of the European countries. Equally well known as critic and philosopher, he might have gained renown in juris- prudence, which he first studied when he entered the University of Copen- hagen, or as a poet, having shown a remarkable gift for verse when a young man. However, his poems were never sufficiently abundant for separate publication and he did not collect them until 1898. While in the university Brandes was under the influence of writing of Ileidburg in criticism and of Soren Kierksgaard in philosophy, influences which continued to leave traces in later work. In order to broaden his knowledge of literature, he traveled extensively in Europe from 1865 to 1871. Dr. Brandes first important con- tribution was his "Aesthetic Studies" in 1868. Severed important works in 1870 brought him to the front as the lead. ing critic of Northern Europe. These included "The French Aesthetics of Our Day, dealing chiefly with Tame; "Criticism" and Portraits" and a translation of John Stuart Mills' "The Subjection of Women." Became Sensation. Becoming reader in belles-lettres at the University of Copenhagen, he de- livered lectures which were the sensa- tion of the hour and resulted in the refusal of the authorities to elect him professor of aesthetics when the chair became vacant in 1872. His ardent advocacy of modern ideas was given as the cause. However, the chair remained vacant, no one daring to place himself in comparison with Brandes. In the midst of an important liter- ary controversy, of which he was the center, Dr. Brandes began to issue the most ambitious of his works, "Main Streams of the Literature of the Nineteenth Century," of which four volumes appeared between 1872 and 1875. His monograph on Teg- ner, Disraeli, Lasalle, Holberg, Ibsen and Anatole France attracted wide attention. Ile wrote a monumental study of Goethe and was one of the editors of the German version of Ib- sen. One of his most important works was his study of Shakespeare, regarded as sine of the most attrac- tive on the subject. Dr. Brandes left Copenhagen in 11477 and settled in Berlin, where he lived six years, and then returned to Copenhagen. Visited U. S. In 1914. Ile made one visit to the United Weizmann To Sneak in Indian- apolis March 11 When In- diana Drive Begins. MISS ELLA VERA FELDMAN "Spinoza Night at B'nai B'rith Feb. 28 Prof. Hildner of U. of M. To Speak J n the Great Writer, Philosopher. Another public meeting arranged by the intellectual advancement com- mittee of l'isgah Lodge, No. 34, In- dependent Order B'nai B'rith, will be held Monday evening, Feb. 28, in the B'nai B'rith Community {louse, 27 5 East Ferry avenue. It is announced that the affair will be known as "Spinoza Night" and that the feature of the evening will he an address by Professor Hildner of the philosophic faculty of the University of Michi- gan, who will tell of the lifts and writings of Baruch Spinoza. The af- fair will mark the two hundred fif- tieth anniversary of the death of the great Jewish writer and philosopher, An appropriate musical program has also been arranged for the evening. Announcement has been made by Harry Yudkoff, chairman of the en-I tertainment committee of the lodge, that a Purim masquerade ball will be held in the ballroom of the com- munity house Sunday evening, March 13. It is stated that prizes will be distributed and an elaborate program of entertainment will be staged. A well known local dance orchestra has been engaged for the occasion. Dr. Mark Gunzburg, leader of the B'nai B'rith Symphony Orchestra, an. nounces that the orchestra will stage its first concert of the year Saturday evenino March 26, with a Beethoven program marking the one hundredth anniversary of the passing of the famous composer. The orchestra is in rehearsed! Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the community house and is expected to become a material ac- quisition to the musical life of the community. A large audience participated in the Lincoln - Washington program staged by the lodge Monday evening, Feb. 21. linbbi A. ht. Hershman spoke on Lincoln and Judge Ormond F. Ilunt discoursed upon the life of Washington. An excellent musical program Was presented by the Good Will Trio of Rash() Station WJR, con- sisting of Evelyn Frisk, flutist; Lor- raine Moore, pianist, and Percy Nug'ess, clarinetist. Miss Frisk and Mr. Nugneen are members of the B'nai B'rith Orchestra. MISS FELDMAN CHOSEN DIRECTOR OF Y. W. H. A. States, in 1914, to lecture at Yale University, the University of Penn- Miss Ella Vera Feldman arrived in sylvania nest the University of Min- Detroit this week to assume her du- nesota. During the war, although his coun- ties as executive director of the try was neutral, he devoted his ef- Young Women's Hebrew Association forts toward ending hostilities and of the Detroit Council of Jewish Preaches, But Data Not Practice. issued a peace appeal in 1916. A Women. Miss Feldman comes to the "The synagogue does not put into controversy between Brandes and local organization after several years' practice the moral precepts which it Georges Clemenceau, before the lat- experience as assistant executive di- preaches from the pulpit. Vital social ter became war pretense resulted in rector of the Young Women's He- questions are being brushed aside. the breaking of a friendship between brew Association, One Hundred ant What has the synagogue done to pro- the two which had lasted 40 years. Tenth street, New York City. Prior mote the ideal of brotherhood of man The dispute started when Clemenceno to her work in New York, Miss Feld- which it always preaches? What has called upon Brandes to explain a sus- lean heist the position of headworker it done to subscribe the reign of law picion of want of sympathy for the of the Dorchester Welfare ('enter in for that of force, as advocated by the Allies. Breeden retorted he was sym. Boston, Mass World Court? What is its stand on pathetic towards France and Belgium The Young Women's Hebrew As- the auestions of chi but opposed to Russia. sociation of Detroit is in the sixth labor, and of scores of similar prob. Dr. Brandes' buuk , "J esus, a year of its existence and has grown letns. Conditions which have stunted Myth," which was recently trans- from a mere handful of girls until the development of the human soul ateol into F:nglish, called forth much now it numbers 722 paid-up mem- have continued and the church has discussion in religious as well as lit- , bers, with activities that include been silent. ' erary circles. In this book he con- dressmaking, gymnasium, dancing, "These are vital problems of life," tended that the New Testament was dramatics, literature, decorative art, J udge Marx contended. "The church it legend and that the Sermon on the ukelele anti domestic science. The must take a definite stand on them if Mount had been taken from. pre- weekly Saturday night dances at it is to perform its function. Upon the Christian Jewish records,. Webster Hall draw an attendance of • • • performing of its function as a moral :Mil young people. Thirty-one clubs guide depends its life. And as long as MESSAGE OF and classes meet at the building each the church remains merely a house of CONDOLENCE SENT week. The organization owns and prayer it can not expect those who J E R U S ALEM.—(J. T. A.)—A maintains a summer camp for mem- t i me in con - !message of condolence was dispatched b ers on Lake Huron. Here, in an temptation of religious abstractions." to the family of Georg Brand*, by ideal location, 575 girls spent happy, Before starting his lecture Judge Dr. Judah L. Magnes, dean of the healthful vacation periods of from Marx in explaining that he WAR sub- Hebrew University. one to two weeks last summer. On stituted for Aaron Sapiro, described Friday nights, religious services are • • • Henry Ford as the "greatest enemy DEUTSCHE TAGESZEITUNG conducted by different rabbis and the Jewish rase has ever had" and ATTACKS BRANDES laymen of the city. The clubhouse at went on to say, "Sapiro has done tre- BERLIN.-1.1. T. A.4—The Ger- I 89 Rowena street has become the mendous things to increase the pros- man press devotes much space to eu. gathering place for the young people perity of the agricultural population logien of the late Georg Brandes. The l of 'he commonity and has clearly of the United States and Canada. Soon only exception was the Deutsche demonstrated the need for larger and he will be given an opportunity in the 1Tageszeitung, which attacks Brandes more commodious quarter'. United State, court to disprove those for his attitude toward Germany Jur- , On Sunday, Feb. 27. the organize. unjust and vicious lien which were tng the war. tints is tendering a tea to the new di- printed in that series of articles • • rector and member, of the staff at against the Jews. We ought tin he BRITISH PUBLIC the clubhouse . proud of Sapiro; he brought good MOURNS HIS DEATH times to more than 100,000 farmers LONDON.-1.1. T. A.)—The Brit- because of his activities as an or- ish public mourned the death of the CORRECT REPORT ON DR FREUD ganizer." late Georg Brander. Many editorials Mr. Sapiro is the plaintiff in a suit were devoted to the late Danish Jew. NEW YORK. — (J. T. A.) — The for $1.000,000 against Henry Ford and ish critic. F.urepean press carried a report sesei the Dearborn Independent for libel. oral weeks ago that Dr. Sigmund I The Detroit Jewish Open From CONFERENCE POSTPONED Freud, f amous will meet again on Sunday, March A, BUCHAREST.—(J. T. A.) — The . been operated on for cancer of the at 3 o'clock, at Northern High School conference of Roumanian Zionists tongue. This report was reproduced when it is expected that Phillip Gue- which was to have taken place here' in the press of this country and also della, famous British historian and was postponed. No reason was given by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Zionist worker, a ho is making a lec- for the postponement. It was de An inquiry in Vienna discloses that ture tour of the United States and (dared that the Zionist Executive is the report had no foundation. Dr. Canada, will speak. Further announce- trying to arrange for the conference Freud has experienced no illness and ments will be made next week. to be held at • later date • did not undergo an operation. The outstanding event in the Pales- tine campaign in Detroit during the past week was the receipt of a pledge ofs$2,500 from David A. Brown. More than $100,000 has thus far been contributed by Detroit Jews for the re-habilitation of the home land. Not all of the many thousands of pledge cards have been returned to the offices of the United Palestine Appeal and the officials of the drive believe that approximately $40,000 will be received by mail and by per- sonal solicitation within the next two weeks. Among the other large contribu- tions of the past week are the fol. I lowing: Samuel Summerfieid, $500; Meyer Prentis, $500, and Ossip Ga. brilowitch, $100. In addition, Mor- ris Friedberg, chairman of the drive, obtained a subscription for $1,000 from a man who does not wish to have his name announced. This is the second anonymous pledge re- ceived this year, the first one being for $500. Reach Last Year's Total. "The drive has reached almost the grand total obtained In Detroit last year," Robert W. Marwil said. Mr. Marv•il is head of the U. S. Cap Man- ufacturing Company, head of the big givers committee of the campaign and one of the outstanding workers in Detroit. "We ran against a great many ob. staclee and we have already mastered most of them. In the first place, we knew that the business conditions are very poor, but we could not postpone our drive on that account. So we went ahead and got the money any- way. Then we found that a tremen- dously large number of men and women were in Florida or California or some other warm place. And these are the very people who have the money. But we are writing to them all and we are now getting very fine and very generous responses from the most of them. "We now have approximately $40,- 000 in view from the people who gave us money last peter and who have not yet been reached in this campaign, We feel certain that a great many of these people are deeply interested in the re-building of Palestine and we know that many of them will again give us their assistance." Fishman Working Hard. Morris Fishman, vice-president of the Detroit Life Insurance Company and one of the most faithful and most effective workers in the local cam- paign, is still bending his efforts to- wards the greater success of the drive. "Every year there are a few peo- ple who go to Palestine," Mr, Fish- man said. "They see what is hap- pening there and they come back more deeply and more completely sold on Palestine than they ever were before. I am one of those people and I will never rest until I have done everything I can possibly to to make the dream of a Jewish home land an actual reality. "There are a great many people in Detroit who bade been there and they are all deeply impressed with the greatness of the project they saw there. Dave Brown went there and Robert Mierwil, Mrs. Frieda Ullian, Israel Davidson. Rabbi I.eon Fram , Alexander Freeman and a large num- ber of others. Arid they have all come back more determined than ever to put the idea of Palestine across." Lappin Is Pleased. "We are pleased with the showing Detroit has made and we are deeply grateful to the workers who have given us so much of their time and energy, A. C. Lappin, campaign di- rector, said. "We are grateful, too, to the people who have given us money, many of them when they really could not spare it. There is • real spirit of kindliness and gener- osity here and we are all glad that we have had so fine a response in spite of the many difficult handi- caps. "Technically, the campaign is fin- ished, but the subscriptions are still coming in and we expect there will be many thousands of dollars added to the total we have now on hand?' A total of $25,1100 has been sent by the Detroit district to national headquarters for forwarding to Pal- estine. Another large sum will be sent within a few days. Four Detroit people will have their names inscribed in the Golden Book of Life in Palestine as a result of this campaign. They are: Mrs. J. II. Ehrlich, Morris Fishman, A. J. Btu. menau and Ily Gittleman. These people each secured at least $1,000 in each contributions. It is expected that there will be several more win- ners when all of the detail work of the drive has been completed. I'reparationa are now being made to conduct the campaign in Indiana and in the other cities of Michigan. Garfield A. Berlinski, assistant direc- tor of the campaign, left this week for Indianapolis, where he will con- fer with leading jews in regard to making plant for the Indiana drive. The quota for that state is $100,000 and for Michigan $150. 090. Dr. Chaim Weizreann, international president of the Zionist organization, will address a massmeeting in Indian- apolis March 11.