100%

Scanned image of the page. Keyboard directions: use + to zoom in, - to zoom out, arrow keys to pan inside the viewer.

Page Options

Share

Something wrong?

Something wrong with this page? Report problem.

Rights / Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the Bentley Historical Library at bentley.ref@umich.edu

February 06, 1931 - Image 1

Resource type:
Text
Publication:
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, 1931-02-06

Disclaimer: Computer generated plain text may have errors. Read more about this.

A merica 'apish PerlaSeal eater

CLIPTON AMU' - CINCINNATI 20, 01110

‘'"".""'"'""----- • .••••

TR-E1) ETROIT LWISHORONICLE t

All Jewish News
All Jewish Views

WITHOUT BIAS

VOL. XXXI. NO. 11

. , •••••••0???0950

,

THE ONLY ANGLO•JEWISH NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931

/

BILL CUTS JEWISH ,
IMMIGRATION TO
U. Sr 90 PER CENT farns,;( of

ss

Report Leon Trotsky
Has Become Zionist.

-
LONDON.- (J. T. A.)—Leon
Trotsky, exiled Communist lead-
i = pl o t: ia, ob n ect oh m ee i s-
a

Measure Already Endorsed
By Committee in House
Of Representatives.

3, 517 JEWS ENTERED

U. S. JULY 1-NOV. 30

Argentine Now Second to
This Country as Immigra-
tion Country for Jews.

WASHINGTON —(J. T. A.)—
An enormous cut in the Jewish im-
migration quota will result from
the new immigration bill, which
has already been endorsed by the
!louse immigration committee and
which reduces all present immigra-
tion by 90 per cent.
The quota from Poland, which
has hitherto been 6,524, will be
reduced to 652. The quota from
Russia, which has hitherto been
2,784, will be reduced to 278. The
quotas from Lithuania, Latvia and
Rumania have all been reduced to i
a basic minimum quota of 100
from each country. Practically
the entire Jewish immigration to
the United States is from these
countries.
Dickstein'. Minority Report.
In reporting the bill, the major-
ity of the House immigration com-
mittee justifies it on the basis of
the president's message to the
present session of Congress, which
recommended the revision of the
immigration laws upon a more lim-
ited and selective basis flexible to
the needs of the country and in ac-
cordance with the present unem-
ployment situation. The report de-
clares that further immigration
can only tend to aggravate the un-
employment situation.
Representative Samuel Dick-
stein, Jewish members of the
House immigration committee, has
brought in a minority report. Mr.
Dickstein proposes several changes
in the bill which would facilitate
the entry of relatives of those now
resident in the United States.
According to figures made pub-
lic by the bureau of immigration of
the Department of Labor, 3,517
Jewish immigrants entered the
United States during the period of
July 1 to Nov. 30, 1930, and 654
Jewish immigrants entered the
United States during the month of
November, 1930.

Bar. Job. to Aliens.
PARIS —(J T. A.)—No immi-
grant who entered France since
July, 1930, will be allowed employ-
ment, according to an official gov-
ernment order promulgated today.
The restriction will be a great
hardship on many Jews, who will
have to emigrate elsewhere if they
are deprived of the opportunity of
making a living.
Jewish institutions here have
already taken steps to do what
they can to ease the severity of
the new ordinance but there is lit-
tle chance that they will be able to
do much because the economic
situation here is gradually getting
worse and unemployment is in-
creasing.
For some months now there has
been a growing demand for immi-
gration and the other familiar
anti-alien measures..

Argentine Second to U. S.
After the United States, the Ar-
gentine was, during the past three
years, the most important immi-
gration country for Jews; Brazil
is becoming increasingly impor-
tant as a center of Jewish immi-
gration from Eastern Europe, the
Jewish population there having in-
creased from about 10,000 in 1924
to over 30,000 in 1928; and Jew-
ish immigration to Canada is di-
minishing with every year.
These are among the salient
facts brought out in the report
just issued here by the Interna-
tional Jewish Emigration Organ-

(Turn to Page Opposite Editorial)

WARSAW WEATHERS
JEWISH BANK RUN

Funds Withdrawn on False
Rumors But Are Re-
Deposited.

WARSAW•—(J. T. A.) — That
the condition of Jewish financial
institutions in Warsaw remains
sound and stable despite the gen-
eral economic depression was ado-
itiately demonstrated by the ease
with which the Szereszowski Bank
met a run instigated by false ru-
mors as to its condition. Hundreds
of depositors who last week with-
drew their funds returned to de-
posit them.
Political motives are said to have
inspired the rumors concerning the
soundness of the Szereszowski
flank, one of the oldest Jewish
honking houses in the country head-
ed by former Senator Raphael
Szereszowski and his brother, Mich-
ael. Raphael Szereszowski, who is
well known as a social worker, was
an unsuccessful candidate at the
recent sentorial elections.
Great crowds of depositors flocked
to the bank to withdraw their mon-
ey when the rumors began to cir-
culate. The crowds seeking to close
out accounts, many of which were
for dowries, became no large that
police were required to keep them
in order. By concentrating all its
efforts on meeting the run and pay-
ing in full the claims of every de-
positor, the bank re-established pub-
lic confidence.
The facility with which the Szere-
szowski Bank met its emergency
has been widely commented on as
manifesting the stability of Jew-
ish financial organizations.

Zionist and may attend the forth-
coming 17th World Zionist Con-
gress, the parliamentary cor-
respondent of the London Jew-
ish Chronicle says the basis
of information received from a
Moscow newspaperman.
The Chronicle's correspondent
says that Trotsky turned to
Zionism because of his study of
the recent occurrences in Pal-
estine and because of his hatred
of anti-Semitism, especially Hit-
lerism.

EXPECT CHANGE IN Jew's Refusal of Gentile Blood During JEWS THREATENED
ADMINISTRATION OF Transfusion Not Based on Jewish Law, WITH DEATH UNLESS
PALESTINE'S STAFF
THEY LEAVE TOWN

Action Looked For From
Commission Headed by
S. P. O'Donnell.

BOARD TO DETERMINE
EFFICIENCY FOR LAND

Findings Not to Prejudice
the Development of
Palestine.

LONDON.—(J. T. A.)—Impor-
tent changes in the Palestine ad- I
ministration staff and in other de-I
partments are indicated in a state-
ment from the British colonial of-
fice in reference to the commis-
sion which, headed by Sir Samuel
,
l'erry O'Donnell, has been sent to
Palestine to investigate the ef-
Detroit Conunitee is Third ficiency of the Palestine adminis-
tration and to effect economies in
To be Organized in
its management.
National Chain.
The statement of the colonial of-
fice says that the commission,
Carl Wallis von Helmolt, Chi- which also includes 11 Brittain,
cago attorney who organized the was appointed by Lord Passfield
movement to bring together Chris- to proceed to Palestine to examine
tians and Jews in a movement to the expenditure of revenue and
assure a Jewish National Home in the general organization of the
l'alestine, this week announced the Palestine administration; to deter-
formation of a Detroit committtee mine upon an efficient and econom-
to co-opertae in the national move- ical administration of Palestine
ment.
and to effect economies in the ad-
Rev. C. II. Rumskamp, pastor of ministration staff; to examine pro-
St. Mark's Church, one of the larg- posals that changes be made in
est in this city, was chosen chair- the staff or in the services which
man of the Detroit executive com- the staff renders, such proposals
mittee of the Pro-Palestine Good having been made as the result of
Will Movement. Others who have recent inquiries or otherwise; to
consented to act on the Detroit investigate the possibilities of pre-
committee are Rev. II. R. 11 acker, venting or eliminating e neces-
Attorney W. George Schudlich, sity for the British government's
Rev. E. E. Roodman and Freder- financial assistance in the upkeep
ick A. Lehmann, business man. of the civil administration of I al-
The Detroit committee plans to estine, and finally, "to examine
from the point of view of efficiency
enroll at least 100 other leaders.
and economy the need for a grant
Plan Mass Meeting.
in aid to the administration of
According to Mr. von Ilelmolt,
Transjordania."
it is the intention of the Detroit
The colonial office announced
committee to hold a large mass that the O'Donnell commission,
meeting this month.
which is already in Palestine, will
Mr. von Helmolt, who is the ! proceed with its investigation im-
chairman of the Illinois commit- mediately. Its findings, the Jew- I
tee, which includes prominent I •.
Telegraphic
clergymen and educators, also an- formed, will not, it is understood,
nounces the organization of a com- prejudice any decision which is to
mittee in St. Louis, with Congress- be reached with regard to a plan
man Richard Bartholdt, author of for the development of Palestine.
"From Steerage to Congress," as
chairman.
PISGAH LODGE HEARS
It is expected, Von Helmolt ex- UNEMPLOYMENT SPEECH
plained, that committees will be
named in Milwaukee, Pittsburgh
Father and Son Affair to Be Held
and other cities in the next two
Monday Evening, Feb. 16.
weeks. Plans are being made to
hold at the end of February a na-
I Last Monday, Feb. 2, an en-
tional convention of Pro-Palestine
thusiastic and appreciative audi-
Good Will groups from at least 25
s c r e0heard
,
oeigl a a r r t y t iSlavin addr ess
cities. This movement is a direct
emeeting in
reply to the British White l'aper,
the Maccobee Temple.
he explained, and a protest against
Mr. Slavin, who is a candidate
the unfair attitude of the British
for judge of the Common Pleas
government.
Court, is chairman of the Michigan
Pointe in Program.
Unemployment Insurance League
Points in the program of the and is the author of the unemploy-
Pro-Palestine (hoot Will Movement ment insurance bill now pending
include the following:
in the Michigan Legislature. In
"1. To assist in the defense of the his talk Mr. Slavin outlined the his-
Balfour Declaration and insist on tory of unemployment insurance
the Palestine mandate being car- sand touched upon the economic'
ried out in letter and spirit.
basis for such legislation..
"2. To combat antagonistic at- period of discussion followed Mr.
tacks by prejudiced Gentiles to raise Slavin's address.
religious and racial issues to the
Samuel B. Keene, co-chairman
detriment of America.
of the intellectual advancement
"3. To promote a better under- committee, presided.
standing of Jewish historical prob-
The next event to he featured
lems among Gentiles."
by Pisgah Lodge will be a father
and son gathering on Monday eve-
Rev. Ruesskamp's Views.
Rev. Ruesskamp, in a statement ning, Feb. 16. This event is be-
to The Chronicle, said that the in- ing staged by the intellectual ad-
terest of his committee Was to see vancement committee headed by
justice established on earth. He Ben F. Goldman and Samuel B.
said that peace-loving people must Keene and assisted by Barney Ye-
feel that as long as the rights of nett, chairman of the entertain-
any one group are trampled upon, ment committee, and his co-
workers.
peace on earth will be delayed.

CHRISTIANS FORM
PRO - ZION GROUP

g



Jewish Child Care Council s Function
In The Present Economic Depression

150 Children Cared For by This Constituent Agency of
Jewish Welfare Federation; Dual Problem of Car-
ing for Youngsters Created by the Crisis.

The London Jew who recently re-
fused to accept Gentile blood in a
blood transfusion, although such
transfusion was believed necessary
to his complete recovery, did so on
no other authority than his own,
from the standpoint of Jewish law,
and by virtue of an extreme fanat-
icism, Prof. Chaim Tchernowitz,
famous Talmudist of the Jewish In-
stitute of Religion told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency. Prof. Tcher-
newitz added that this London
Jew's attitude has no religious
grounds whatsoever and Judaism
is not responsible for the aberra-
tions of individual Jews.
The full text of Prof Tcherno-
wits' opinion in this matter fol-
lows:
1. It is, of course, forbidden to
swallow human blood (Rambam,
"Forbidden Foods" 6:2; Yoreh
Deah, sec. 66). But this prohibition
t• 't•
between Jew-
makes
ish and Gentile blood, and it is of
course clear that the prohibition ap-
plies only to the intake of human
blood by the act of drinking and
does not bear upon the question of
the transfusion of blood from the
blood vessels directly into blood
vessels.
All Healing Methods Allowed.
2. In general none of the prohi-
bitions of "Forbidden Foods" apply
in the field of medical healing. The
Talmudic principle is: all methods
of healing are permissible with the
exception of idolatry, i. e., to take
human life in order to save one's
own. (Yerushalmi, Abodah Zarah
2:2, Babb, Pesahim, chap. 25).
3. It is true that in the opinion
of Rambam, this radical permissi-
bility holds only in extreme cases
where life is in danger. ("The
F ive Bases of the Law," 5:6). But
according to him es-en the limita-
tion applies only when the gener-
ally forbidden things are taken in
the usual mode of "enjoyment" as
"when for example the patient be
given creeping things, or when he
he fed on Yom Kippur," But when
they are taken otherwise than in
the mode of "enjoyment" they are
permitted when there is no question

extremity.
(ibid chap. 5.8).
This blood tranfusion, whether or I
riot in a case of extremity, is clear-
ly not a "mode of enjoyment," and
would in all events be permissible.

Hitleritea Repulsed in Ber-

Gentile May Nurse Jew.
lin at Three Attacks
4. Further analogy may perhaps,
On Jews.
be found in the question which en-
gaged the coddlers as to whether '
DEMAND FOR OUSTING
an infant may suckle from a Gen-
tile nurse when a Jewish nurse is
OF JEWS ABANDONED
asailable. The ground for the neg-
ative apprehension in this case is But Hitlerites Place People
the principle "that the milk of a
In Inferior Population
'Samaritan woman closes up the ;
heart.'" (Torah Deah 81:7). But
Category.
this has its source in medieval fears
)the author is the Rashba 1235-
BUCHAREST.—e(J. T. A.)—
1131U) and is based on fanciful leg- The Jews of the village of Serb-
ends such as the legend of Moses esti, near Baltzi, were ordered to
. refusing to suckle from the Egyp- leave at once by anti-Semites un-
tian woman (Exodus-Itabba 81-30: der threat of being killed during
Babli-sots 12), and the legend of the dedication of the banner of the
Antonius and Rabbi being inter- local branch of the anti-Semitic
. •hanged by their mothers. But the organization Archangel Michael.
law cited has no basis in the Tal- Fearing for their lives, the Jews
mudic Ilalacha.
of the village telegraphed to
The Mishna is explicit to the con- Michael Landau, Jewish member
! trary as follows: "A Gentile wom- of Parliament, who immediately
an may give suck to a Jewish child intervened with Pan Ilalippa, min-
left in her charge." (Abodah Zor- ister for Bessarabia.
ah 2:1). The Yerushalmi which was
Ilalippa promised to send a de-
lenient in h•
tachment of gendarmes to Serb-
than the Babli brings Biblical sup-
esti to keep order At the same
, port to the same conclusion inter-
time the Serbesti Jews sent a dele-
preted as follows: "An infant may
gation to the local chief of police,
suckle from a Gentile woman . . .
whn promised them protection.
and may be given milk from •hith-
Meanwhile new anti-Semitic post-
ersoever without an apprehension
ers made their appearance in Kishi-
impurity.' The aprehension of
nev while the anti-Semitic agita-
Itashba and the other Jewish sages
tion in Bessarabia shows no signs
in the Middle Ages doubtless de-!
o f abati ng.
rives from the disturbed relations
between Jews and Gentiles in their
Hitlerites Repulsed.
!time. But generlaly speaking the,
BERLIN.-0. T. A.1—Jan. 30
most pious Jews were never ap-
proved an unlucky (lay for the Na-
prehensive of the religious conse-
tional Socialists in three different
places in Germany in their fight
Gentile nurses.
against the Jews. At Essen the
Dr. Bernard Revel, president of ,
court sentenced five in jail each
the faculty of the Yeshiva College,
voiced a similar opinion. Dr. Revel,
for invading a synagogue last
said there is nothing in Jewish law ;
October and i injuring a number of
on this matter. According to the
Jews at prayer so badly that some
general principles of Jewish law,
of them were in bed for four
however, he stated, if a competent ,
weeks.
'physician advises such action, it is
In Frankfurt the high court ac-
not only permitted but required.
quitted a Jew on a charge of call-
ing a National Socialist agitator
a "dog." At Leutershaen, near
111. I ow l za,
n n N4t
National
n
Los Angeles Has Chief
leader, was a
Rabbi for First Time.
marks for circulating an inflam-
matory anti-Semitic pamphlet. The
LOS ANGELES.—(J. T. A.)
charge was brought by all 14 Jew-
—For the first time in the his-
ish families in the town, who have
tory of the Los Angeles Jewish
scarcely ventured out of their
comunity, a chief rabbi has been
Philadelphia - Byron Hall homes for Some time because of
agreed upon and named, when
the anti-Semitic feeling engen-
Filled to Capacity at
the Rabbinical Tribunal of this
dered by Holz 's agitation
Commencement.
city, consisting of the Orthodox
Meanwhile the desecration of
rabbis of the city voted to name
Jewish cemeteries continued. The
Moses Berman, the oldest Or-
A constantly growing following ninety-eighth violation of a Jewish
thodox rabbi in this city as their
attesting to the popularity of the burial ground was reported from
chief.
United Hebrew Schools, was in Kleinkrotzenburg, where seven
This action was taken a week
evidence Wednesday night at the tombstones were demolished. The
ago, and at a general meeting
Philadelphia-Byron Talmud Torah, vandals have not been appre-
of the Federation of Jewish
on the occasion of the graduation hended.
Congregations (Orthodox) the
of 12 boys and girls from the Ile
Five Jews on Death List.
nomination was approved and
brew High School. The hall was;
Five Jews and one person who
unanimously accepted.
filled to capacity, and the inspired is of Jewish descent are included
The members of the Rabbini-
audience cheered every number among the 36 persons who will be
cal Tribunal are Rabbi S. M.
on the program.
executed when and if the National
Neches, Rabbi 51. Berman, Rab-
control of Ger-
Bernard Isaacs, superintendent Socialists obtain
.
bi I. David Essrig and Rabbi
of the schools, opened the pro- many, accordi ng t oa list of ose
Ilenach Singer.
/ grant and presented Leo Gurko, marked for death published in the
' one of the graduates, as chairman Liberal newspaper, Welt am Mon-
of the evening. Every member of tag.
The Jews whose "heads will roll
A I irnifnn nn nTini man
the graduating class was repre-
sented on the commencement pro- in the dust," according to Adolf
Hitler's
prophecy, when he and his
gram, the other graduates besides
Gurko being: Sfax Chomsky, presi- cohorts obtain power, are the three
Ullstein
brothers, publishers of the
dent of the clam; Oscar Colten,
who delivered the valedictory ad; Vossische Zeitung and howl of the
great
publishing
house of Ullstein;
dress; Freda Guile, Anna Zack,
Dr. Isidore Weiss, vice-president of
New Quarters at 77.81 Al- Celia Fine, Itzchock Panush, Louis the Berlin police, and M. Mosse.
Koretz, Miriam Nakelsky, Aaron
get- Avenue to Have
Reitman, Zelda Rosenthal and publisher of the Berliner Tage-
blatt. Emil Ludwig, the noted
Formal Opening.
Dora Hellman.
author, will also be executed.
The average number of years
Among the non-Jews listed for
The Detroit House of Shelter's spent by the graduates in study at
new quarters at 77 to HI Alger the United Hebrew Schools is I0, decapitation are Chancellor Bruen-
avenue will be formally opened bide most of the group having studied Mg, Otto Braun, Socialist premier
Sunday, Feb. 8, at 2 p m., accord-' together in the same classes dur-
(Turn to Page Opposite Editorial)
ing to an announcement made by 1 ing this entire period.
Max Lieberman, president, on
Milford Stern was the guest
Wednesday.
speaker at the commencement.
The new quarters contain 19
Having congratulated the class,
rooms and are excellently furnish,
to care for transients. Removal Mr. Isaacs, the teachers and offi-
cers of the schools, Mr. Stern
of the House of Shelter
r from 2.0
Winder to the more inviting quar- pointed out to the graduates that

12 ARE GRADUATED Socialist t
FROM HIGH SCHOOL

OPENS ON SUNDAY

BOY SCOUTS GUESTS
AT TEMPLE SUNDAY

The Mothers' Clinic was organ-
ized in 1927 at the suggestion of
Morris D. Waldman, then execu.
tive director of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation, now secretary of
the American Jewish Committee.
Elsie K. Sulzberger and Helen W.
Farhstein headed a group which
supervised the formation of the
clinic.
Approximately 1,000 cases were
treated during the four years of
the clinic's existence. Originally
conducted once a week, three
clinic sessions are now conducted
weekly, always in charge of a
competent physician and a regis-
tered nurse. Patients are accepted
only by letter of recommendation
from a regularly recognized social
service agency or from private
physicians. Advice Is given for
medical, social or economic
reasons.
Urge. Eatnasian of Work.
"The work that has been done
so far has been made possible
through the support of the Jewish

$70,000 QUOTA FOR
MICHIGAN IN ZION
NATIONAL APPEAL

Man Seeking Job Uses
Jewishness as Reason.

Capitalizing the fact that he is
it Jew, an experienced advertis-
ing man employs bold type half
an inch high in the current issue
of Printers' Ink Weekly, a week-
ly paper, to sect- a new posi-
tion.
"I want to work for someone
who is intelligent enough to
realize that a man's ability does
not depend upon his religion,"
opens the advectisement, head-
ed "What, A Jew!"
The ad is especially interest-
ing in view of the fact that the
current Isaac, as well as others,
often lists "Christian" and
"Gentile" among qualifications
required or offered in its adver-
tisements.

CUMMINS TO SPEAK
OVER RADIO SUNDAY

Publisher to Discuss Prob-
lem of Discrimination
In Employment.

Joseph J. Cummins, publisher of
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle and
the B'nai B'rith Messenger of Loa
Angeles, Cal., who is in Detroit on
a brief visit from Los Angeles,
will be the speaker on the program
of Cantor's Jewish Radio Forum,
broadcast every Sunday from 1 to
1:30 p. m., over Station WMBC,
through the courtesy of Joseph
Cantor of Cantor's Furniture Shop
on Twelfth street.
Mr. Cummins, who heads a com-
mittee of prominent Los Angeles
Jews who are striving to solve the
problem of prejudice against Jews
seeking employment, will discuss
the efforts being made to counter-
act discrimination on the coast and
will propose a way for combatting
this evil in this city.
George Galvani is in charge of
the musical program and Aaron
Kurland is chairman of the forum.
Philip Slomovitz, editor of The De-
troit Jewish Chronicle, broadcasts
the Jewish news of the week.
Last Sunday's Program.
Milton M. Alexander was the
Jewish Radio Forum speaker last
Sunday, and his topic was "What
Every Jew Should Know About
Reform Judaism." Mr. Alexander
declared that "the Orthodox Jew
now recognizes the inherent Jew-
ishness of his Reform brother. He
values his contribution to philan-
thropy, to Jewish education, to im-
p roved relationships with non-Jews.
H e has learned that the Reform
Jew Is not an -sseirniintionist, and
not an anti-Zionist. Whenever he
has approached an understanding
with the Reform Jew he has found
his ideas well received and fre-
quently approved.
"The Reform Jew, for his part,
has learned that he has no monop-
oly on public good-will or economic
security. Ile has discovered that
his Orthodox and Conservative
brethren have a sound, intellectual
background, no lean worthy than
his own. In their enthusiastic, na-
tionalistic consciousness he has
found abundant inspiration and a
greater Jewish appreciation."
Describes Reform Judaism
Mr. Alexander described the
growth of Reform Judaism and told
how the movement has grown from
within. Ile said there is no uniform
standard of Reform among the
temples of America, and added that
"many of the Reform temples still
retain the services of cantors. In
some the men still worship with
covered heads and still wear the
taleithim."
Assisting Mr. Galvani on the mu.
sical program last Sunday were
Stanislaw Schapiro, first violinist
of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
and Liebe Clamage, pianist.

life-long process that never ends
1Report Prepared by Dr. Max Wershow Describes Social
and that for Jews study is coinci-
Experiment in Birth Control; Clinic Organized
dent with life. He said that the
by Jewish Welfare Federation,
worst crime that Jews can commit
is to remain ignorant of their his-
tory and traditions.
An exceedingly interesting re- Welfare Federation," Dr. Wer-
Diplomas were presented to the , port giving an analysis of more show states in his report. "The
graduates by Maurice H. Zack- than 1,000 cases from the records writer feels that the time is ripe
beim, president of the schools.
of the Mothers' Clinic for Family for a wider extension of this work
Interesting features of the Regulation, which was organized and activity. if the necessary
graduation were presentation of by the Jewish Welfare Federation financial support were available it
flowers to their big brothers and of Detroit, is contained in a 16- would be possible to open clinics
sisters of the graduating class by page pamphlet entitled "A Social
the kindergarten children; a Ile- Experiment in Birth Control "
The report was prepared by Dr.
brew debate by Zelda Rosenthal
and Leo Gyrko; greetings from Max Wersho•, member of the
alumni and the Women's League. medical staff of the Mothers' Club,
Rev. H. Milkovsky led the class It gives a brief account of the for-
in singing and Mrs. Emnia Krost mation of the organization and
contains a statistical analysis of
was the pianist of the evening.
all the cases treated. The report
is a study of this social experiment
from economic, physical and social
CINCINNATI, DETROIT
viewpoints.
TEMPLES WILL DEBATE
Organised in 1927.

A, who is a widower with five chil-
dren, brought the children to the
Child Care Council for placement,
at the same time promising to pay
330 per month toward their main-
tenance. Then Mr. A was laid off.
Ile hasn't worked fora year. He are:
Jan. 1, 1929, found the Jewish
Lieberman, president; "mew
hasn't paid for a year. But the
Child Care Council caring for 41
children must be taken care of and Rosenthal, vice-president and chair-
children; Jan. 1, 1931, saw the provided for.
man of the board; N. Brener, :sec-
number increased to 143 children,
ond vice-presiednt; L. Dann, tn..,
Burden on Community.
an increase of 250 per cent.
The problem would not be a dif-
un i'rhe board of directors is now
ficult
one,
were
Mr.
A
the
only
par-
It is not necessary to dilate on
composed of the following: Rabbi
the unemployment situation as an ent in such a predicament. The
A. M. Ashinsky, Rabbi A. 51.
fact
is,
however,
that
there
are
important factor in this unprece-
Hershman, I). W. Simons, Abe
dented increase in the number of many, many others. Payments ,
Srere, Harry II. Bielfield, David
from
relatives
for
over
one-third
!
independent children thrown upon
Diamond, Sam Freed, I.. Solo, S.
the Jewish community's resources of the children involved have either
Mintz, .1. P. Rosenthal, D. SI, Ed-
been
curtailed
or
have
ceased
en-
for care. Suffice it to say that
elman,
N. Goldman, Max Jacob, .1.
children are referred to the Jew- tirely. As a result, the burden has
Friedberg, Si. Krell, B. Abram°.
become
one
of
deep
concern
to
the
ish Child Care Council by the
The debating team of the Rock-.
vitz,
A.
Ackerman, D. J. Alpert, NI.
courts as dependent or neglected. entire community and the Jewish
dale Avenue Temple High School
Levitt, I.. Granet.
Another reason children are re- Child ('are Council is attempting
of Cincinnati, Ohio, comes to
The
House
of
Shelter
is
one
of
ferred to the Child Care Council to meet it.
14, to •
The unemployment situation has the oldest of the traditionally Jew- trait Saturday night. Feb.
is that of homes broken because of
ish forms of philanthropic service. debate with the team of Temple
divorce or desertion. The past affected the Jewish Child ('are
It serves transient Jews stranded Beth El lligh School on the sub-
Council
in
yet
another
way.
The
year has seen strenuous times
in Detroit, by putting them up over ject, "Resolved, that a Jewish uni-
which have found their reflection Council is caring for a number of
versity should be established in
children above the age of 16 who, night and furnishing meals during
in every aspect of daily life.
under normal conditions, would he the course of their stay in Detroit, the United States." Temple Beth
Homes Difficult to Find.
El will take the affirmative and
if
the
factors
in
the
situation
war-
either partially or wholly self-sup-
But the problem is a dual one.
Rockdale Avenue Temple the
porting. At present, these children rant it.
Not only has the stringent econom- are being cared for by the Council
negative.
ic crisis seen more Jewish children
The debate will take place in
entirely at the expense of the com-
than ever before referred to the munity, a situation which was un-
the Brown Memorial Chapel at
Jewish Child Care Council, but it'
8:30 in the evening, and will be
formen and unprovided for.
has also made it increasingly hard-
followed by a reception and dance
150 Children Cared For.
er to find good foster homes for the
On Sunday morning, Feb. 8, in honor of the visitors. This is
For instance, take Miss B, an at-
children. Homes in which the
Dr.
Leo
M.
Franklin
will
speak
one
of a series of debates to be
tractive young Miss of 17. This
adults were once economically se-
girl hasn't a relative in the world. from the pulpit in Temple Beth'' held between the high schools of
cure and stable are now near the She is • graduate of a business in- El on the subject "Has Religion the various temples of this region
borderline of dependency. Homes
Later in the season the Detroit
stitute, yet during the past year it Spoken Its Last Word?"
which once would have been accept-'
On this occasion the Boy Scout team will travel to Cleveland.
has been impossible to obtain steady
ed as ideal for the placement of
Rabbi Leon Fram, who origi-
employment for her. The Child troops connected with the Temple
neglected children must now be re-
Care Council is paying for her will be special guests of the con- nated the temple debates, is plan-
jected.
room, board. and clothing because gregation. They will visit the ning to form • debating league
composed of the leading temples
But there is yet another child to leave her without means of sup- Temple in a body.
Services begin at 10:45 a. m. of the Middle West. Ben Marcus
care aspect in financial depressions.
The
public
is
invited.
Opposite
Editorial)
I
is coach of the local team.
To take an illustrative case, Mr.
(Turn to Page

(EDITOR'S NOTE—The following In
the fourth in a ../i•11 111 •rtielenoRn‘r-
inn regularly in The Itetroit Jewis h
Chronicle to illustrate how the grout , .
affiliated with the Jewish Welfare Feder-
ation Of Detroit 'id the needy in the
preAent economic eituationl.

1-0.4-0

Per Yehr, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents

Mothers' Clinic Publishes Analysis
Of 1,000 Cases Treated in 4 Years

ters came as a result of an appro..
priation by the Jewish Welfare
Federation of $1,500 for the sw-
month period which began on Dee.
1, 1930.
The Jewish Social Service Bu-
reau, another constitutent menitcr
of the federation, is to have sup••r-
visory control of the intake and re-
lease of transients entering tl:e
House of Shelter.
Officers of the House of Shelter

TELEPHONi

CADILLAC

I

Henry Wineman of Detroit

Named as Honorary
Vice-Chairman,

N.

F. CONFERENCE IN

WASHINGTON SUNDAY

Four Detroiter& Named on

National Council of Zion-

ist Organization.

The state of Michigan has been
assigned a quota of $70,000 in the
American Palestine Campaign for
12,500,000, which was launched
at
a national conference in New York
on Jan. 25.
Henry Wineman of Detroit was
named one of the national honor-
ary vice-chairmen of the cam-
paign, of which Morris Rothen-
berg, Nathan Straus, Jr., James
Marshall and Rabbi Abb. Hillel
Silver are the national chairmen.
Honorary chairmen of the drive
are Lieutenant-Governor Herbert
II. Lehman, Felix M. Warburg, Dr.
Cyrus Adler, Dr. Stephen S. Wise
and Judge Julian W. Mack,
All Groups Represented.
Practically every group in Amer-
lean Israel is included in the lead-
ership of this campaign, as evi-
denced in the following list of
I honorary chairman chosen for the
drive in New York City, which h as
been assigned a quota of $1,000,-
000:
David M. Bressler, Abe Cahan,
Howard S. Cullman, Jacob Fish-
man, Bernard Meitner, Abraham
Goldberg. Rabbi Israel Goldstein,
Rev. Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, Mrs,
Edward Jacobs, Mrs. Rebekah Ko-
hut, Rabbi M. S. Margolis, Isidore
D. Morrison, Emanuel Neumann,
Rabbi Louis I. Neuman, Hon. Na-
an D. Perlman. Hon. Otto A.
Rosalsky, James N. Rosenberg and
Robert Szold.
The American Palestine Cam-
paign is the first independent fund
raising effort of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine, which last year was
one of the beneficiaries of the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign. It is be-
ing conducted in co-operation with
the Keren Hayesod and Hadassah.
J. N. F. Conference Sunday.
Five hundred delegates, repre-
senting every party and group
within the Zionist movement in the
United States, will attend the na-
tional conference of the Jewish
National Fund of America, which
will be opened in Washington, D.
C., on Sunday, Feb. 8. The ses-
, eiOrle will be held at the New Wil-
1 lard Hotel under the chairman-
! ship of Emanuel Neumann, presi-
dent of the Jewish National Fund
of America. Menachem Ussishkin,
the internationally famous Zionist
leader, who is now on a visit to
this country, will present impor-
I tant plans in connection with the
Jewish land reclamation work in
Palestine.
The sessions will be devoted to
a thorough consideration of the
Palestine land problem and in par-
ticular to the adoption of plans by
which American Jewry may be en-
abled to take a leading part In the
land reclamation work. Other Jew-
ish communities, including those
of Canada, South Africa, and other
countries, have in recent years
made substantial financial contri-
butions toward providing large
areas of land for the settlement of
considerable number of Jewish
labor and middle class immigrants
in Palestine.
Perth,. Represented.
The narties which will be rep-
resented at the conference are:
rilizrachi, the Orthodox Zionist or-
ganization of America; Peale Zion,
the Socialist Zionist labor party:
Ilitachdut Zeire Zion, Zionist
labor party; th e Jewish National
Workers' Alliance; the Zionist Or-
ganization of America; Hadassah,
the women's Zionist organization

(Turn to Laat Page.)

WILL OF DUSCOFF
NAMES CHARITIES

Departed Leader Remem-
bered Many Institutions
In Laat Testament.

The will of the late Louis Dus-
cotT, prominent Detroit Jewish lead-
er who died on Dec. 16, was filed
for probate this week.
Many Jewish institutions, move-
ments and charities are remem-
bered in Mr. Duscors will. The
Ended Hebrew Schools and He-
brew Orphans Home of Detroit
are to get 21,000 each. The Jew-
ish Old Folks Home and the Ilebrew
Free Loan Association are to get
Issmests of 85(10 each. An addi-
tional 2230 is given the Old Folks
Home for the inmates to recite the
Kaddish (INT Mr. Duscoff.
The Zioeist Organization
of
America, Hadassah, Isaac Elchan-
an Yeshiva of New York, Hebrew
Theological College of Chicago and
the Great Palestine Orphan Asy-
lum of Jerusalem are to receive
$250 each The House of Shelter
Consumptives Relief Association of
—rho" 1' , w. H..'" Denver, Jewish Consumptives Re-
lief Society of Los Angeles. and the
DR. MAX WERSHOW
Ilia! (Hebrew Sheltering and Irn-
in other Michigan cities, also ad- ! migrant Aid Society) are be-
ditional branch clinics in the ! queathed $100 each.
The largest bequest in Mr. Dus-
densely populated sections of this
city, bringing the service closer to coif's will is for $2,000 to be placed
the working population. Evening in • trust fund for the education of
clinics might well be added to the worthy and needy Jewish boys.
' Fred M. Butael and Maurice H.
present schedule."
In one of the statistical tables Zackheim are named trustees of
' are listed the agencies referring , this fund
The bulk of the estate is inherit-
patients to the clinic. The Visit-
ing Nurses' Association heads the , ed by Mr. Duseofre wife and two
, daughters.
(Turn to Page Oppodie Editorial)

Back to Top

© 2025 Regents of the University of Michigan