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VOL. XXXV. NO. 39

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ACQUISITION ASKED ■
BY NATIONAL FUND,

MADE IN GERMANY"
MARK MANDATORY,
TREASURY DECIDES

I

THE WEEK IN REVIEW I

By MILTON BROWN

(COPYright, 1934, Jevriala Telegraphic Agency, Inc

Socialists and the pro-government

i AUSTRIA:

More than 225,000 Jews in Aus- Heimwehr troops in order to secure Verdict Considered Victory
American Quota Decided
trot are in a precarious position as arms for future contingencies. In
for Efforts of Samuel
Upon at Convention in
a result of the week of bloody the Tyrol, Nazi airplanes scattered
Untermyer.
Philadelphia.
fighting which has just ended in leaflets abusing the Jews and pre-

Austria. "We are fighting for a dieting immediate conquest of Aus-

united Christian country," the cler- tria by the Nazis. Up to the press GOODS MUST MENTION
$100,000 TO GO FOR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
USSISHKIN COLONY ical groups supporting the Dollfuss ant, the Nazis seem to have re-

regime declared in a proclamation. mained neutral in the fight, glee-
No matter who wins in Austria fully saying that Dollfuss was do-

Lipsky Criticizes J. D. C. for now, whether it be the clerical- ing their dirty work for them and Organization Formed in Cc/-
many Summons Jews
Hennwehr coalition, the Ileiniwehr that they would reap the benefit.
Refusal To Unite in
alone or the Austrian Nazis, the Observers agree that a Nazi re-
To Unite.
Fund-Raising.

PHILADELPHIA. — More than
600 persons from 24 States, rep-
resenting a cross-section of Amer.
ican Jewry, Zionist and non-
Zionist alike, voted Sunday at a
conference of the Jewish National
Fund of America to raise $500,000
this year for "acquisition by pur-
chase" of the soil of Palestine for
the furtherance of the Jewish set-
tlement work there.
Of the total, $100,000 was des-
ignated as the quota of American
Jews toward the fund being raised
throughout the world for the Kfar
Ussishkin, a colony to be estab-
lished in Palestine in honor of
Menahem Ussishkin, world presi-
dent of the Jewish National Fund,
on his seventieth birthday. It was
sponsored by the eighteenth
World Zionist Congress at Prague
last summer.

Eyes Turned Eastward.

Dr. Israel Goldstein of New
York, president of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund of America, declared
that this conference was the first
in the history of the Zionist move-
ment in this country which had
"such representative character."
In welcoming the non-Zionist deter
gates, he said:
"It is hardly necessary to

stress that Palestine's appeal
today is no longer limited to a
small segment of the Jewish
people. In the light of events
on the European Continent,
where Jewish life is becoming
daily more precarious, the eyes
not only of Jews but of non-
Jews who have Jewish in t t
at heart are turned eastward "

Dr. Goldstein asserted that the
Jewish National Fund in this
country had not measured up to
its responsibilities and opportuni-
ties in the fat years" nor to its
more limited opportunities "in
the lean years."
"Last year South African

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NEWSPAPER PRINTED

Jewry, with a fraction of our
population. and suffering At do ,
pression a. well, gave as much
to the Jewish National Fund as
American Jewry," he start. "In
proportion to our numbers and
to our means we have made the
poorest showing of any of the

important Jewish centers in the
world."

Louis Lipsky of New York,
chairman of the American Pales-
tine campaign and former presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization
of America, was less optimistic
than some of the other speakers
over prospective unity among
Jewish groups.
Criticises J. D. C.
He was particularly critical of
the Joint Distribution Committee
of America, headed by Felix M.
Warburg of New York, for its al-
leged refusal to help unify all the
money-raising agencies in behalf
of the work in Palestine.
"Many of those who constantly
speak of peace and unity in prac-
tice are least interested in the
actual work of co-operation," he
said.
"At the present time there is

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WELFARE COUNCIL
WILL MEET MONDAY

Harold Silver To Speak on
"Development of Jewish
Social Service."

A second meeting is scheduled
for the family welfare committee
of the Welfare Council of the
Detroit Service Group, Monday,
Feb. 26, at 8 p. m., at the Jewish
Community Center, Holbrook and
Woodward avenues, according to
William Friedman, chairman. Com-
mittee members will hear a fur-
ther analysis of the Jewish social
work structure, carrying the sub-
iect on from the groundwork laid
by Rabbi Leon Fram's talk on the
traditions of Jewish social work
which was presented to the group
in January.
At the meeting next Monday,'
Harold Silver, director of the Jew-
ry
Bureau, will
ish Social Service
speak on "The Development of
Jewish Social Service in the United
States," giving • panoramic view
of the institutions American Jewry
has built to carry on this task, And
Fred M. Butzel will discuss the
"Beginnings and Development of
the United Jewish Charities of
Detroit," drawing on his fund of
information based on intimate per-
sonal knowledge and active par-
ticipation in this work.
A third meeting of this com-
mittee is planned for March 26,
when Kurt Peiser, executive di-
rector of Federation, will analyze
"The Detroit Set-Up." presenting
actual eases for illustration and
discussion.
The health committee of the
Welfare Council held a most suc-
cessful meeting in the form of an
"open house" at North End Clinic,
Wednesday, Feb. 21. Luncheon
was served and small groups were
escorted through the Clinic where
qualified staff members were on
duty to explain the work of the
various departments. Julian H.
Krolik and Samuel II. Rubiner are
co-chairmen of this committee.

Jews stand to lose. In the midst gime in Austria is inevitable.
the fight with the Austrian So-
In any case, a series of repres-
cialists, the Dollfuss regime asked sive measures that may destroy the
for the co-operation of the Austrian old Austrian Jewish community is
Nazi groups in suppressing the So- to be expecte(' in the near future.
cialists. Large numbers of Nazis If the Nazis win, uttter extinction
are said to have joined both the may be the lot of the Austrian
Jews. If the Heimwehr wins, the
repressive measures against the
Jews may take a milder form with-
out the obvious brutality of the
German Nazis, but nevertheless
just as effective ...
When a Jewish delegation visit-
ed Chancellor Dollfuss this week he
said
that the government contem-
Cause of Histadruth in Pal-
plated no specific anti-Jewish meas-
estine Advanced at Sev-
ures in the near future. However,
eral Functions.
the government paid no attention
to the oiler made by General Som-
Palestine's Jewish labor move- mer, president of the Jewish War
ment gained several victories in Veterans Association, to fling 17,-
Detroit during the past week as a 000 Jewish ex-soldiers in the fight
result of the visit here of Joseph on the government side. The only
Sprintzak, leader of the Ilistad- result was to anger the Socialist
ruth who heads this year's Pales- workers and help confirm the gov-
tine labor delegation to this coun- ernment allegation made over the
try, and Rabbi Samuel Wohl of government controlled radio that
Cincinnati, who recently returned the Jewish leaders who participated
from Palestine as a devoted friend in the fighting had betrayed their
followers. Many of the Socialist
of the Jewish labor federation.
workers . are reported to be joining
The week's events commenced
More then 1,000 Polish
with the annual banquet of the the
Jews residing in Austria fled from
Gewerkshaften Campaign, at the
the
country
and entered Poland.
Philadelphia-Byron Hall, which
Non-Polish Jews residing in Aus-
was filled to capacity by an audi-
tria fled from the country and en-
ence exceeding 800 who were re-
tered Poland. Non-Polish citizens
sponsible for raising the sum of
were refused admission.
$3,500 in this year's drive. A
check for $2,500 was presented GERMANY:
From Munich, Theodore liabicht,
to Mr. Sprintzak at the dinner,
and the balance will be forthcom- Nazi "Inspector General for Aus-
ing in the next few weeks. In tria" warned Austrian Nazis not
view of the fact that these dona- to go to the aid of the Dollfuss
tions came in very small sums, the government and asserted that de-
year's contribution is considered spite the victory of the government
an outstanding triumph for the over the Socialists, the Nazis would
triumph in Austria. The Nazi gov-
PI t.
lab
The presentation of the $2,600 ernment remained quiet during the
check was made by H. Schumer, week of civil war in Austria ap-
parently afraid of international
treasurer of the drive.
complications. A spokesman for
Oronizations Co-op
the Wilhelmstrasse, however, de-
Gewerkshaften leaders were clared that Germany would emerge
particularly encouraged because a from her reserve of the Czechs
large —number— of—Organizatioha Marched into Austria . The Aus-
sent delegations to the banquets trian Legion in southern Germany,
with contributions to the cause.
composed of Austrian Nazis who
Joseph Haggai, for years an ac- fled from Austria, is said to be de-
tive leader in the Zionist labor manding to be allowed to march on
movement, presided at the dinner Vienna ... Vice Chancellor Franz
as toastmaster; after being intro- Von l'apen, appealed to the Jews
duced by Morris Scheyer, chair- of the Saar Valley to vote for Ger-
man of this year's drive. In ad- many in the coining plebiscite. He
dition to the speakers, the program promised them that the "Aryan
was marked by the appearances of clause" would not be applied in the
Israel Hertz, Cantor J. H. Sonen- Saar region . . . .
In the main the position of the
klar and Emma Lazaroff Scheyer
as soloists, accompanied by Della Jews in Germany has not changed.
Tobin and Rebecca Katzman Evidence continues to accumulate
that even the decree issued by the
Frohman.
Minister of the Interior Frick not
Urge Support for Labor.
Rabbi Wohl, in an address which to apply the "Aryan clause" to
elicited prolonged applause, de- Jews in business is meaning less
scribed his experiences in Pales- as long as the Nazi party from its
tine and emphasized the need for Munich Brown House headquarters
advancing the cause of social jus- continues to issue instructions to
tice. In the labor movement in the contrary. A Berlin court de-
Palestine he said he recognized
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the realization of the aspirations
of prophetic Judaism.
Speaking of the various Jewish FRANKLIN TO DISCUSS
labor institutions in Palestine, AMERICAN TRADITIONS
Rabbi Wohl declared that they
OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
embodied the principles of high-
est idealism, and that they were
Under the title "What Every
the symbols of a wholesome Jew- Jew in America Should Know,"
ish life.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin will speak
Ovation for Sprintzak.
from the pulpit of Temple Beth
Mr. Sprintzak was given an ova- El on Sunday morning upon the
tion by the audience. Calling the traditional attitude of our coun-
European situation a hopeless one, try on the subject of religious
he dwelt particularly on the fact liberty. lie believes that an ap-
that the pioneers in Palestine are peal to the spirit of America to
determined to create a center in be true to itself will be more ef-
Palestine which should be devoid fective in bringing about a better
of the ills and corruptions which understanding among the various
mark the tragedies of the entire national and racial and religious
world today.
groups than any gruesome recital
Mr. Sprintzak pleaded for the of the atrocities and cruelties to
continued support of the various which other peoples have lent
Jewish communities for the Zionist themselves.
labor movement.
In discussing the title of his
Form Labor League.
address, Dr. Franklin said that
At noon Monday, at a meeting "of course what the Jew in Amer-
of • group of Zionists and sym- ice should know should be equally
pathizers held at the office of familiar to the non-Jew, since
Aaron Rosenberg in the First Na- !bigotry and fanaticism are as un-
tional Bank Building, Rabbi Wohl Christian and un-American as
outlined the aims of the League they are un-Jewish."
for Labor Palestine, and urged the
Services at the Temple begin
formation of groups to function at 10:45 a. m. The public is in-
vited.
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LABOR MOVEMENT
GAINS IN DETROIT

1 500 Families Already Applied for

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Jewish Farm Colony in New Jersey

If ightstown Settlement. Being Established With the Assist-
ance of Subsistence Homestead Division of Federal
Government, To Accommodate 200 Families.

NEW YORK.—Nearly 1500 fam-i
ilies have already applied at the
office of the Association for Jewish
Farm Settlements, sponsor of the,
first agri-industrial colony, which
is being established near Flights-
town N. J., with the assistance of
the subsistence homestead division
of the Federal government.
The colony will be able to ac-
comodate only two hundred fam-
ilies, who will be drawn for the
most part from the needle trade
workers of New York and other
centers of Jewish population. The
sub-committee in charge of the
ptoject will soon be finished with
the plans for the factory and as
soon as these will be announced
the official registration for the col-
ony will begin.
The vernment has appropriat-
ed a sum of money to the colony
to be used through the CWA for
preliminary clearing of the land

where the houses and the factory
are to be built. The CWA will also
assist in improving • pond on the
property no that it can be used by
the settlers.
The Association for Jewish Farm
Settlements is now working out
plans for the establishment of col-
onies near other centers of Jewish
population. In the near future a
series of conferences will be called
in various cities with • large Jew-
ish population to mobilize public
opinion and to help create the nec-
essary fund which will give those
families who cannot form part of
this first colony, an opportunity to
rehabilitate their lives upon a new
and firm economic basis in agrar-
ian and agro-industrial colonies.
Headquarters of the Provision-
al Commission for the Establish-
ment of Jewish Farm Settlements
in the United States are at 80 East
Eleventh Street, New York City.

NEW YORK. — (JTA) — The
Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi' Leave
announced the recent amending of
customs regulations of 1931, mak.
ing mandatory the marking of all
imports with the label of the court-
try of origin, as a victory for
Samuel Untermyer, leader of the
anti-Nazi boycott.
According to the boycott asses.
ciation. Untermyer had repeatedly`
protested against the old rulin
of the Treasury Department whit
permitted German-made goods to
be sold in this country labelled
"Made in Saxony" and Made in
Bavaria," instead of "Made iii
Germany."
Where Is Bohemia?
The boycott committee has been
confronted with label difficulties
of upholding the boycott became
since its inception. Many desirous
unwitting buyers of German goods
because of their ignorance of gee
ography. Most of the Germans
made women's fabric gloves ors
display in New York are labelled
"Made in Saxony," a mark that
has confused many purchasers
who otherwise would abide by the
boycott.
On the other hand, it is learned
that ardent anti-Nazi spirits have
refused to buy chinaware labelled
"Made in Bohemia," considering
that sector a part of Germany.
Even goods labelled "Made in
Czechoslovakia" are said to have
been termed undesirable by one
saleswoman because, she explained
to a prospective customer, "I
think Czechoslovakia is a city in
eastern Germany."
Must Have Land of Origin.
According to the boycott league,
Untermyer was preparing to file
suit against the Treasury Depart-
ment to compel it to enforce that
section of the customs laws which
provides that every article import-
ed into the United Statcs must be
plainly and conspicuously marks
with a - label Indicating - the con&
of origin.
In part the amendment to Ar-
ticle 509 (b) signed by Commis-
sioner of Customs Moyle and ap-
proved by the Secretary of Treas-
ury on Jan. 31, reads:
The marking required by sec-
tion 304 shall include the name
of the country of origin."

Summon Jews To Unite.

BERLIN.—For the purpose of
consolidating and unifying Ger-
man Jewry and promoting its in-
terests, a new organization has
been formed styling itself the
Reich Representation of German
Jews. Its council consists of sev-
eral score of Jewish leaders, in-
eluding Max Vl'arburg, Professor
Martin Buber, Dr. Hommel, Rab-
bi Horovitz of Frankfurt, Rabbi
Hahn of Essen and Leo Loewen-
stein, president of the Jewish
War Veterans.
At its first session the council

adopted a resolution calling on .
na l
"bu rr
unite."
inter r the
ss
dissensions w as n ou
forces of Jewry should serve
one aim," it declared, "to se-
cure for every Jew in the Fa-
therland not only living space
but also liberty to profess •nd
practice his Jewish conviction
openly and unrestrictedly."

The Juedische Rundschau hails
the new organization as meeting
a want sorely felt since the over-
turn in Germany for an energetic
central nucleus for Jews capable
of real leadership.
The German race legislation
was expounded and defended by
Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Interior Min-
ister, to foreign newspaper men
and members of the diplomatic
corps.
"To grasp the meaning of the
National Socialist revolution it is
necessary to comprehend its aim,"
he said. "It is Germany for the
Germans under German leader-
ship. It expresses the German
people's yearning to be again
masters of their own home.
"The preceding system was es-
sentially the docile tool of an alien
race. The national resurgence
liberated the German people from
the alien influence which perni-
ciously dominated and paralyzed
German culture, business, finance.
press, stage, radio and public life."
Dr. Frick emphasized that Jews.
though citizens, were not included
in the German folk community.

ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR PURIM DINNER

Judge Lewis To Speak, Mrs.
Hermann Hoexter To
Be the Soloist.

the
arrangements for
Zedek Purim dinner to be
were
completed
this
held March 4
week at a rally of the committee
members held at the home of Judge
Charles Rubiner, chairman of the
committee. Mrs. David S. Dia-
mond, co-chairman, reported that
subscriptions, which are 315 per
couple, were approaching the 300
mark.
Indicating the high artistic tone
of the occasion, Mrs. Abr a ham

Final

Shaarey

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All Jewish Groups Confer
At Statler This Sunday

A meeting of representatives
of all Jewish groups, associa-
tions, organizations and con-
gregations has been called for
this Sunday afternoon, at 2:30,
at hotel Statler, by Henry
Wineman. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss details
and plans for the distribution
and sale of tickets for the pa-
geant "The Romance of a Peo-
ple," which will be presented
at the Olympia during the week
of April 16.
The meeting will be held at
2:30 o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
in the Ivory Room, on the ball-
room floor of Hotel Statler.
Every Jewish group is in-
vited, whether or not they have
received a special letter, Mr.
Wineman said. Presidents are
urged to be present and to
bring with them two represent-
atives from their organization.
Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich will
address the meeting.

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(PLEDGE PAYMENT

PLEA BY PEISER

Points to Additional Finan-
cial Obligations to
Local Agencies.

Only if those who pledged to
the 1933 Allied Jewish Campaign
will pay those pledges in full can
the agencies of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation continue to func-
tion on their present basis, says

Noted Journalist
To Speak March 3

Zionists Bring Van Paassen; '
Inspiring Address Given
by Goldberg.

AUSTRIAN JEWRY LIVES IN FEAR OF
BEING DEPRIVED OF ALL RIGHTS IN
SPITE OF GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCES

Pierre Van Paassen, eminent Second - Class Political Status Is Threatened, but Tension
of Past Few Weeks Is Somewhat Eased After
journalist, will address a public •
meeting of the Zionist Organization
Warning Is Sounded by Great Britain.
of Detroit on Saturday evening,
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March 3, at Hotel Statler.
SAO JEWISH FAMILIES IN VIENNA FACE
In view of Mr. Van Paassen's
STARVATION; JEWS DISMISSED FROM JOBS
recent villits in European countri es , I
where anti-Semitism is now ram-
pant, and because of his friendship Situation Continues To Be Critical; Many Innocent Jews
for Jews and his devotion to Zion -
Persecuted as Government Offers Excuse That It
ism, this address promises to be of
Is Rounding Up the Rebel Socialists.
unusual importance at'this time.

Address b7 Goldberg.

Facing starvation, with many Jews dismissed from
At the meeting of the Zionist
Organization of Detroit held last their jobs and the Jewish population of Austria threatened
Monday evening at the Book - Cadil - with complete deprivation of civil and political rights,
lac Hotel, an unusually interesting
inspiring address was delivered tension in Austrian Jewish communities was somewhat
by Abraham Goldberg, member of eased this week when Chancellor Dollfuss gave assur-
the World Actions Committee of vices that the government has no intentions of instituting discrim•
the Zionist Organization.
Mating measures.
Reviewin g the Jewish scene as he
Th e J ew s
i h pupa a I on
ti was not men ti
oned by name, but Chan-
observed it in the course of his cellor Dollfuss's statement came following warnings by Great Britain's
travels, Mr. Goldberg pointed to the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, that Austria should tread lightly
utility of attempting to reconcil e
win the present crisis and should
ours elves with the bigotries heape d
appease 'the sufferings that have
Jewr y throu hout the world
arisen as a result of the civil war
uponout sa cr ificing Jewish loyalties
with
of the past weeks.
and ideals.
The fears of the Jewish popu-
oat
lation of Austria are based on the
everythin g 1 1 " can
following dangers:
be done either to help German
Threat. have been made that
Jewry or to counteract Nazi propa-
Jews would be relegated to •
ganda, Mr. Goldberg stated that in To Take Place on Wednes- status of second-class citizen-
day Evening at Hotel
the long run the only thing to do
ship, similar to that in Germany.
is to take the Jews out of Ger-
Statler.
Austrian Socialists have made
many.
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overtures to the Nazis in an ef-
Describing the e n c o u raging
fort
to revenge themselves upon
The Jewish National Fund Conn-
events in Palestine and the great , cil of Detroit will sponsor a Purim
the Dollfuss regime.
achievements
there
by
Jews,
he
de-
•
Socialists in Austria are
■
re-
ared that "the time has passed celebration on Wednesday evening,
Glared
, at Hotel Stotler.
senting the offer of the Jewish
when we can speak in terms of ten- '
In addition to an interesting pro- veterans association made to
turies and to work for our children : gram, the committee in charge an-
Dollfuss to assist him in Isis
or our children's children;" that
anti•Soci•list conflict.
--a- I flounces that refreshments, consists
the time to redeem Palestine is I ing of Purim goodies, w ill be
M. Tenenblatt, Jewish Tele-
now, and that speed is necessary.I served, and an invitation is extend-
graphic Agency correspondent

PURIM OBSERVANCE
OF NATIONAL FUND

German Jaws.
Mr. Defends
Goldberg
took occasion to I ed to the public to attend. Admis-
sion will be free.
I defend the Jews of Germany who
A feature of the evening's pro-
I are settled in Palestine. He con- gram will be the singing of a group
damned statements which brand , , of Palestinian songs by the liasho-
them as continuing to act in the i , mer liatzoir, a group of whose
role of assimilationists when they
get
to Palestine,
declared that
members
will audience
also dance
flora,
German
Jews are and
a wholesome
ale- to
which the
will the
be asked
to j oin.
ment in Palestine who will con-
All Zionists Invited.
tribute greatly to the country's re-
Besides the Shomrim, a group of
, construction. If they are assimila- Junior Hadassah members will also
I tionists, he stated, they will assimi- be presented in a number of selec-
t late with the Jewish community of tions, and there will be violin and
Palestine.
piano selections.
Mr. Goldberg made a plea for in-
Brief addresses will be delivered
! creased membership in the Zionist by Joseph Haggai and Philip
Organization which should become Slomovitz.
the spokesman for Jewry in deal-
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the

KURT PEISER

Kurt Pricer, executive director of
Federation.
"Last year, budgets were ap-
proved on a skeleton basis for
amounts barely large enough to
allow our agencies to function,"
Mr. Peiser points out. "Since
then, prices of commodities have
risen more than 15 per cent, so
that food and maintenance costs
in our agencies have had to in-
crease. These additional financial
requirements must be met. They
can be met only if everyone who
made a pledge in the last cam-

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... - 4Turn to Laat-Yagel=. ,-.12, sTawish_National• Fund, is. joining
with the Jewish National Fund
Council in sponsoring this event,
and an invitation to be co-operating
sponsors, without obligations, have
been extended to liadassah, Junior
liadassah and the Zionist Organ-
The annual meeting of the Jew-
.
ish Children's Home will be held ization of Detroit.
Plan Chaluta Dinner. '
at the home, Burlingame and Petos-
Plans are being completed by the
key, on Wednesday evening, Detroit Jewish National Fund for
March 7.
an unique Chalutzim dinner to be
Reports will be submitted by held on April 3, Chol Hamoed Pass-
the president, Herman Cohen, and over. A speaker of national promi-
the superintendent, Dr. Otto A. nonce will address the banquet,
Hirsch. Elections will take place which will be supervised by an or-
for members of the board whose thodox rabbi.
terms have expired.
Arrangements are also being
Members of the home and their matte here for participation in the
friends are urged to attend this effort to create a Palestine colony
meeting. There will be no solicita-
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tion of funds.

CHILDREN'S HOME
ANNUAL MEETING

Isaac Van Grove Describes Musical Background
Of Great Spectacle "The Romance of a People"

Director of Pageant States That It Dates Back at Least 2,500 Years; Says
Music Is Distinctly Hebraic,' Some of It Having Arabic
Influence; Pageant To Be Staged Here April 16.

in Vienna, whose articles have
appeared in The Detroit Jewish
Chronicle on numerous occa-
sions, was ted and later
exiled from the country.

Reports state that while Doll.
fuss refused to receive • Jewish
delegation, he had himself ad.
vised Jews to form self-defense
corps.

' Jews Face Starvation.
VIENNA.—(JTA)—More than
5,000 Jewish families in Austria
face immediate starvation as a
result of the political changes
which took place in the country
during the last week. While the
drive to clean out the Socialists
from' -start -and municipal , Mem; —
now in progress, has no anti-
Semitic basis, a large number of
Jews have been dismissed from
their employment in state and mu-
nicipal offices and even from en.
terprises only remotely connected
with the government. However,
not a single one of the dismissed
Jews has been replaced by Jew.
ish supporters of the Dollfuss re-
gime. In every case vacancies
were filled with non-Jewish adher-
ents of the government.
The new government-appointed
administration of Vienna, under
the direction of former Vice Chan-.
cellor Richard Schmutz, is vigor-
ously engaged in dismissing all
Jewish municipal employees, even
from the state Insurance and
banking enterprises under control
of the municipality.
Whether these summarily dis-
missed Jewish workers will be
given a pension or cut off alto-
gether is not yet known. Already
hardship and distress among the
dismissed Jews is growing at an
alarming rate and the Vienna
Jewish community has made ar-

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"ROMANCE" TICKETS
ARE NOW ON SALE

Pageant Rehearials To Take
Place Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday.

Tickets for "The Romance of a
People" were placed on sale at
the headquarters, 608 Park Av-
enue Building, on Wednesday.
a n d organizations.—
Groups
whether social. religious, frater-
or
charitable—are
invited to
nal
take tickets in blocks. Tickets
will be available for eight perfor-
mances, covering April 16 through
April 22, with a matinee perfor-
mance on the last day. The selec-
tion of group tickets may be for
any one day or may be spread
through any or all of the eight
performances in order to give
members an opportunity to select
the most convenient day to attend
the pageant.
Tickets may be ordered by mail
or by personal call at the head-
quarters, Kurt Peiser, executive
director of the pageant, an-
nounces.
Solve Reh
I Problem.
The office staff of "The Ro-
mance of • People" is breathing
easier because ■ big problem has
been solved—that of finding ade-
quate rehearsal space to accom-
modate the tremendously large
cast involved in the pageant.
The task proved to be ■ he-
man's job, according to Miss Es-
--Cut Court«, Detroit New.
ther R. Prussian, secretary. For
The above is • model of the stage to be
ed in the Olympia for the p eeeee taboo of the pageant
three or four days there was
"no Romance of ■ People," seder the direction of Isaac Van Grove, beginning with Monday, April scarcely a real estate office
that
I director of the psgmt.
1111. Inset is Meyer W. Weigel, g
was not quizzed or • ballroom or
hotel
that
was
not
surveyed
as
a
'Lion by Dr. A. D. Idelsohn, pro-1 Mates and determine. what the
By ISAAC VAN GROVE
lessor of Jewish music at the Ile- rkythen shall be. In • composi- prospective rehearsal place. Floor
space—vast
expanses
of
it—with
Taken from sources whose or- , brew Union College, Cincinnati,' tion like "Borchi N•fshi," which
igin is as ancient as that of the is incorporated in • majority of is to be hoard is the prologue, wooden flooring, was desired.
Sari., the Situation.
• Creation
, there Cr. di..
Hebrew race, whose spirit it ex- the chants of the pageant.
The trouble was that one large
tiact reseenbl to Stravi••
The music is distinctly He-
premed. the movie used in "The
place
was
not enough—the crying
sky. In "Judith" of Honegger
Rnmanee of a People," the mu- braic, seam •( it having an
need was for two spots, for the
then are •Imest identical
sits' and dramatic spectacle to be Arabic influence. the rhythmic
dancers
cannot
practise in the
phrases, probably taken front
presented at Olympia, beginning structure is very much as it is
same place where the singers and
the same . Thus, modern
•April 16, dates back, in largest! used in modern eomoosition, the
dramatists
assemble.
One form
music finds some of its ancestry
I rhythm varying from bar to bar.
part, at least 2,600 years.
The product of years of collet-' The accent upon the word docn• I (Tura to Page Opposite Editorial) (Tura to Pairs Opposite Editorial)

