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JEWS WHO BATTLED UNEMPLOY - I RESPONSIBILITY FOR MINISTERING TO
MENT
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF NEEDS

(Continued from Editorial Page.) ' the van of those working to miti-
gate distress. In Detroit a kosher
organization to speed jobs for the
idle. Ile listed public works pro- kitchen was' opened to aid the
jects which could be started during needy unemployed. Jewish mer-
the winter and made plans to use chants made provision that the
unds, usually not available until kitchen would keep going through.
the spring, in the winter.
out the emergency without neces-
Dr. Billikcmf's Efforts.
sitating an appeal for funds. The
Jewish
Master linker's Association
Outside of New York, American
Jewry was similarly concerned received public recognition for its
with unemployment relief. One of aid in the form of a daily gift of
the finest jobs was done in Phila- 1,500 pounds of bread. Detroit's
delphia, where Dr. Jacob Billikopf nationally known unemployment
aroused the entire community to commission has six Jewish mem-
the suffering resulting from the bers, Rabbi Leon Fram, Larry Da-
depression. From his position as vidow, Julian Krolik, Prof. Samuel
head of the Federation of Jewish! M. Levin, harry Slavin and Isa-
Charities, Dr. Billikopf saw in the dore Levin. The Detroit Jewish
crisis a call to service as well as Emergency Relief Fund did and is
WILLIAM, SAM AND HARRY BOESKY
a challenger. Over the opposition doing yeoman emergency relief
of the press and the city officials work.
he obtained hearings from such
In Canada, the Canadian Jewish
leaders as Cyrus II. K. Curtis, E. Eagle raised a fund to aid the
T. Stotesbury, Leasing Rosenwald, Montreal Jewish jobless, while in
Samuel Fels and Judge Horace ' Windsor, Herman Radner of De-
Stern.
, troit, president of the Walkerville
With the support of these lead- Brewery, opened a free lunch
ers he finally broke down the op- room to supply meals to needy and
position of the press and prevailed unemployed. In a period of 10
upon the city council to grant an weeks Radner's philanthropy fed
appropriation of $200,000. Dr. over 100,000 people. Radner and
Billikopf's greatest achievement his three brothers personally su-
was his persuading Horatio Gates pervised the work of feeding the
LLoyd of Drexel & Company to poor and waiting on tables.
accept the chairmanship of the
The national Jewish organiza-
city committee on unemployment tions were not idle, either. Plans
which, on Dr. Billikopf'c advice, for an intensive study of the vari-
launched a campaign for $5,000,- ous phases of the employment
May all the unpleasantness of the old year
000.
problem as they affect Jews were
Special impetus was given to made at a conference of represen-
disappear and may the new year bring
this effort by Lessing J. Rosen- tatives of six national Jewish or-
contentment, happiness and
wald when, in the early stages of ganizations which was convoked
success, with a renewing of
the campaign, he announced he by the B'nai B'rith. The organiza-
would contribute $100,000 if four tions represented were the Amer-
the daily pleasure which
additional men of means did like- ican Jewish Committee, the Amer-
the family derives from
wise. Four prominent citizens im- ican Jewish Congress, the B'nai
mediately accepted the challenge, B'rith, the Jewish Welfare Board,
our delicatessen.
while Samuel Fels contributed the National Council of Jewish
$25,000. Later the lloyd commit- Women and the United Hebrew
tee accepted the plan of Judge Trades,
Horace Stern by which unem-
In January of this year a con-
ployed heads of families could bor- ference on unemployment was
tzirmnoeini etowobr vepaid when they held in Washington under the
joint auspices of the National
While Dr. Billikopf, as chair- Catholic Welfare Conference, the
Twelfth at Hazelwood
Hastings at Farnsworth man of the mayor's committee of Federal Council of the Churches
one hundred on unemployment of Christ of America and the
Library Market, Library and Gratiot
was devoting nearly 18 months in social justice commission of the
a successful effort to arouse Phila- Central Conference of American
delphia to the seriousness of the Rabbis. This conference appoint-
unemployment problem, the Amal• ed a committee which waited upon
gamated Clothing Workers of President Hoover to ask for more
Philadelphia raised $60,000 for active measures of unemployment
the relief of unemployed members relief by the federal government.
.100 .
of the union.
The Jewish members of this com-
Say Happy New Year With
Dr. Billikopf's splendid achieve- mittee were Rabbi Edward L.
ment was emulated by Edgar Israel of Maltimore, Rabbi Abram
FLOWERS"
Kaufman in Pittsburgh. As chair- Simon of Washington, Rabbi Sam-
PA man of the Allegheny County Un- uel S. Meyerberg of Kansas City ,
employment Conlmittee he worked Robert P. Goldman of Cincinnati
There are those for whom you wish the best of
out a plan designed to put an end and Maurice Bisgyer of Washing-
everything during the New Year. You want their
to the dole system for those in ton. Rabbi Israel was one of the
greetings to mean more than the phrases so corn-
need and who were able to work. three chairmen of the committee.
monly used—You want it to strike home—to be
Under this plan $1,000,000 was Shortly after, Rabbi Israel, to-
different. Let us express your greetings with an
raised. Two other Jews worked gether with Dr. John A. Ryan of
with Kaufman—Albert C. Lehman the National Catholic Welfare
assortment of Flowers.
and Mrs. Enoch Rauh, director of Conference, and Prof. John Dewey
the Pittsburgh department of pub- appealed to President Hoover to
ask Congress to appropriate at
lic welfare.
least $100,000,000 for the relief
Efforts in Detroit.
of the millions of children whose
From east to west and from health is being impaired by under-
A north to south, wherever there
nourishment as a result of their
227 Gratiot Cherry 9270
was unemployment there com- parents being unemployed.
awahnommakihambwkiammommomal l munal minded Jews were found in
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100 men and women listened to times. But now. when we don't
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charges against the Federation at know whose shoe pinches, is not
the mass meeting convened last
the time to ask the poor scientific
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Zedek. Samuel Nathanson, presi-
Mr. Nathanson said that he and
dent of the Detroit Jewish Emerg-
ency Relief Fund, who was re- his group were willing to join the'
HEN you think of Gifts—regardless
sponsible for the formation of the Federation in the last campaign
fund a year ago on Yom Kippur, ; for the sake of a united Jewish
of the occasion—think Of PRINGLE
The emergency group,
during, services conducted at Litt- community.
QUALITY "BUILT-IN" FURNITURE
he said, joined the drive and was
--there is a lasting satisfaction to knowing
man's People's Yiddish Theater by
your gift affords pleasure to the entire house-
his father, presided at the meet- promised pert of the $35,000 for
relief, being assured also that it
hold.
ing.
would not lose its identity. Since
From 9:10 to 10:40 p. m. speak- then, he charged, their work has
ers, representing the Emergency I been interfered with, Mrs. Yar-
,..
Relief Fund, appealed to the audi- rows, the supervisor of the relief
ence for continued support of this station on Twelfth street, "humili-
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group's relief efforts. Addresses ated;' many accountings insisted
were delivered by Ilarry Wein- ; upon while the work of the Jewish
brand, Abe M. Rogoff, Dr. David Social Service Bureau was at no
Kliger, Max Lefkowitz, Max Sil- time questioned.
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verman, secretary of the commit-
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Instead of submitting, Mr. Na-
tee; Judge Edward J. Jeffries, who
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was a guest during part of the 1 thanson said, his group decided to
meeting; Edward J. Jeffries, Jr., cut off relations with the Federa•
ti -j/
the judge's son, who was hailed tion and to go on with its own in.
as a candidate for the council; dependent efforts as in the past
Mr. Nathanson charged that tht
Mrs. Agnes Yarrows. Irvin Yar-
rows, an outstanding leader of the Federation's representatives to
fund, declined to speak when whom he continued to refer as
called upon on the ground of in- "they," insisted on 24 hours' delay
disposition.
before a bottle of milk was given
a poor applicant. •
Question of Federation.
Appealing for continued support
Until this juncture in the meet- f or the Emergency Relief group,
ing nothing was said about the Mr. Nathanson declared: "We can't
fund's relation to the Jewish Wel- get along with the Federation. Oil
fare Federation. Then Mr. Nathan. and water don't mix. They are the
son asked Philip Slomovitz, who scientific Jews and we are the
was at the meeting representing 'proste Yidden.'
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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, to
Mr. Nathanson regretted that he
address the gathering. Mr. Slomo-
must leave the city soon and will
vitz briefly informed the gathering
be unable to remain in the fight
that it was impossible to offer ad-
for "the traditional kind of Ze- '
vice or to make practical sugges- dakah." He called upon all Jewish
tions for relief work to this group,
lodges and individuals again to
which at this meeting chose to plead join
in the relief effort.
lack of funds for its work at a
Max Lefkowitz food commis-
time when the community believes
it has fulfilled its obligation in aioner of the Emergency Relief,
the recent Allied Jewish Cam- suggested that the remaining funds
paign, in which emergency relief in the hands of the Federation be
Was represented to the extent of demanded from them. Sir. Yarrows
$35,000. Thereupon Sam Leve rose suggested appeals in the syna go-
to ask what had happened to the gues during the High Holy Days.
This beautiful chairside table is of the Duncan
funds raised last May by the Al- Another man in the audience sug-
Phyfe design—solid mahogany—crotch ma-
l ied Jewish Campaign, sponsored gested a petition be gotten up to
hogany top, and genuine carved base—and
by the Jewish Welfare Federation. be presented to the Federation de-
think of this—I'RINGLE FEATURE $22.00
Then the meeting took on a new manding the money. Mr. Nathan-
PRICE is only
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course, with Mr. Nathanson hurl- son then commented that his group
ing his charges at the Federation. hopes to raise a large fund by a
concentrated
effort
for
5,000
na
The
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Boulevard Store
open
In a 40-minute address Mr. Na-
car—without charge.
Mon. Evening until nine.
thanson recounted the history of tiers at $1 a year each. Max Black
the founding of the Emergency Re- urged that the Federation should
lief Fund. Ile said that his group's not he ignored and that the group
PRINGLE Advisors will gladly visit your
aim was to administer help to the should submit to it, at the same
home and counsel you on furniture selections.
needy in the traditional Jewish time organizing the Jewish organ-
manner, in the same way that izations for future effort.
The meeting closed with the de-
Abraham aided the poor, without
TWO STORES
embarrassing them. Ilis group, he cision of the group to convene an-
said, constantly had to listen to other mass meeting at which the
stories of third degrees to which question should be squarely preH
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men and women were subjected sented to the Jewish community
when they stood in line at the and final action taken.
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issue The Chronicle makes • plea
they aspired to eliminate that.

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to both groups for peace and
unity.

"We are Jews of the Yiddishe,Gass
who understand Zedakah of the
What is ill bought is aye a source
Jewish tradition," Mr. Nathanson of trouble.
said. "The other Jews have tried
to interest us in their Zedakah,
Crows do not pick out other
which is scientific and deals with crows' eyes.

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