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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1936
SHETZER CONDEMNS 1
MALICIOUS RUMORS
ABOUT LOCAL FIRM
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TUTTLE & CLARK AIDS
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League for Human Rights Is
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PALESTINE APPEAL Abe Srere Heads General Division
ASKS COMMUNITIES Of Allied Jewish Drive; Women's
1 FOR DRIVES' PARITY
Classes for beginners as
well as for more advanced stu-
dents are being now opened in
all branches of the United He-
brew Schools. Those who wish tOfficial Statement Shows the
to register their children for
Sum of $8,000,000 Spent
this coming semester are urged
in Past Three Years
to do so immediately. Registra-
tion will be open until a week
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GERMAN JEWS •
after Passover. Sessions are
held after Public School hours.
CAME TO PALESTINE
The branches of the United
Hebrew Schools are located as Constitute More Than Half
follows: 1245 W. Philadelphia
of All Jews Who Left
Ave., 4000 Tuxedo Ave., 15705
Reich Since Hitler
Parkaide St., 9243 Delmar Ave.,
17750 Brush St., Jewish Com-
NEW YORK (WNS)—The hope
munity Center, Shaarey Zedek
Synagogue, MacCulloch Public that the campaigns of both the
School and Durfee Interme- Joint Distribution Committee and
diate School.
the United Palestine Appeal will
be completely successful is ex.
pressed in a statement issued here
by the United Palestine Appeal,
of which Dr. Stephen S. Wise is
national chairman. The statement
emphasizes that in view of the
great need of European Jewry
and in view of the fact that $8,-
000,000 was expended in Pales-
Interesting Allied Campaign tine during the last three years
by the United Palestine Appeal,
Contest Sponsored by
the $3,500,000 quota of this ap-
Youth Assn
peal, which is equal to the cur-
rent quota of the Joint Distribu-
The radio audience will be asked tion Committee, requires "no less
to select the winners of first place that parity in the distribution of
in both junior and senior divisions community funds."
of the ABA Jewish Campaign
Pointing out that the U. P. A.
oratorical contest, which is spon- and the J. D. C. 'are the two out-
sored by the Association of De- standing organizations engaged in
troit Jewish Youth. The two senior national campaigns for overseas
and two junior orators who are activities, the statement stresses
selected as finalists will present that ''their activities are comple-
their orations over the Jewish mentary and do not overlap,"
Radio Forum, Station WJBK, on Sympathy is expressed with the
Sunday evening, May 10, at 6:30 aims of the J. D. C. and the hope
o'clock. Votes mailed or called by is voiced that "similar good-will
those who are listening in, will be exhibited toward the United
determine the winners of first Palestine Appeal."
place.
Claims "At Least Parity"
The winner in the senior division
Explaining that the original
will be awarded the Allied Jewish $2,500,000 U. P. A. quota for
Campaign Cup, which, properly this year, arranged in 1935, had
engraved, with the name of the been raised to $3,600,000 by un-
victor and the organization he animous action of the National
represents, will remain in the pos- Conference for Palestine held at
session of the organization until Washington In February, the
the following, year's contest. A statement calls attention to the
smaller cup Will be awarded the fact that the U. P. A. this year
winner of the junior division. A includes the Jewish National Fund
silver medal and bronze medal will and the Palestine work of the Miz-
go to the senior and junior run- rachi Organization in addition to
the Palestine Foundation Fund, to
ner-up respectively.
The Allied Jewish Campaign which 40 per cent of the monies
Oratory Contest Is open to the raised by the United Jewish Ap-
members of Jewish youth organi- peal had been allocated in 1934
zations. The junior group includes and 1935. It is because of the
boys and girls from 13 to 17 years inclusion of the National Fund
oT age; " tile' senior 'group, those and the Mizraehi -campaigns that
the U. P. A. claims "at least par-
from 17 to 21.
Preliminary contests are to be ity in the division of community
held within each organization from funds." The statement also points
April 19 through April 26. The out "that it was not the United
Appeal which was re-
semi-finals, in which the winning Palestine
for the dissolution of
representative of each participat- sponsible
the
United
Jewish Appeal."
ing organization will take part,
The differences in the functions
will be held on Wednesday eve-
ning, April 29, at 8 o'clock, at the of the U. P. A. and the J. D. C.
Hotel Stotler. The finals are sched- are specified in the statement, and
uled for Wednesday evening, May it is pointed out that the chief
6, at 8 and will also be held at the task of taking care of immigrant
Jews once they enter Palestine "is
Hotel Stotler.
the exclusive responsibility of the
Louis S. Cohane is chairman of Jewish Agency for Palestine,
the Youth Project committee of whose fund-raising representative
which the oratory contest is one in the United States is the United
part. The second division is an Palestine Appeal." The spending
educational project in which a of funds on training and trans-
study of Jewish Welfare Federa- porting refugees to Palestine is
tion agencies is conducted. as a explained as a normal function of
current events program in the cur- the Joint Distribution Committee,
ricula of the religious and United as part of its work in aiding to
Hebrew Schools.
place Jews in lands where they
Max Chomsky and Morris Wins- may be absorbed. The hope is ex-
low, members of the board of di- pressed that "the Joint Distribu-
rectors cf the Association of De- tion Committee will give even
troit Jewish Youth, are in charge more for training and transporta-
of the oratory contest.
tion. But the far greater respon-
sibility, requiring far larger
sums,' the statement goes on to
say, "is that of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine and its colonization
and land-purchasing agencies."
TO JUDGE ORATORS
ON RADIO, MAY 10
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Beginners, Advanced
Classes Open in All
Branches of Schools
Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents
Division Headed by Mrs. Glogower
Louis C. Blumberg, Marvin B. Gingold, Gus
D. Newman and George M. Stutz to
Be Srere's Co-Chairmen
MRS. EHRLICH AND MRS. WINEMAN
MRS. GLOGOWER'S CO-CHAIRMEN
Committee of 21 to Plan Ceremony for Com-
mencement of Construction Work on
Old Folks' Home at Meeting Sunday
In a statement issued to The
Detroit Jewish Chronicle, Simon
Shetzer, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the League for
L.
Human Rights, severely con-
demned rumors that have been
circulated in recent weeks to the
effect that Tuttle & Clark and
another Detroit store are dis-
criminating against Jewish trade.
Mr. Shetzer's statement was is-
sued following an interview, he
and Mrs. Schaflander, secretary
of the League for Human Rights,
had with George J. Letterman,
general manager of Tuttle &
Clark, on Thursday, April 2.
year is to be conducted from May 12-22 for a quota of
Mr. Letterman said that Tuttle
$323,650.
& Clark have bought no German
goods for at least three years
Four veteran campaigners who have accepted the
from the Berlin office of their
associate chairmanships of the General Division are:
foreign buying representatives..
Louis C. Blumberg, Marvin B. Gingold, Gus D. Newman
Mr. Letterman also assured Mr.
and George M. Stutz.
Shetzer that Tuttle & Clark's
Hailed as another great asset for the campaign are
present inventory of German-
made goods is very limited in
'the selections this week of the
quantity and consists principally
heads of the Women's Division for
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of small stocks of Krautheim,
the drive. Mrs. Samuel R. Glo-
Heads General Division
Rosenthal and Black Knight china,
gower has accepted the chairman-
Of Allied Jewish Drive ship of this division, and her as-
representing open-stock available
for replacements, and an insigni-
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sociate chairmen will be Sirs. Jo-
ficantly few Bisque and Dresden
seph II. Ehrlich and Mrs. Henry
figures. As a matter of record, he
Wineman.
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said, some of these pieces have
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Mr. Srere, in addition to his
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s
been in stock for years. Ironically
activities in Allied Jewish Cam-
enough, said Mr. Letterman, Jew-
paigns, dates his community ex-
ish women are the main purchas-
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perience back to the time, in 1922,
ers of these goods.
when he was selected to head the
Rejected Advantageous Offers
second Keren Ilayesod Campaign
Mr. Letterman explicitly stated
in Detroit. Since that time he has
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that Tuttle & Clark have deliber-
served as president of the Zionist
ii i t5
ately refrained from making pur-
Organization of Detroit, on many
S ,
chases of German goods and there
important committees, and on the
,
tr
is no disposition to deviate from
executive boards of local educa-
this policy. When present small
tional and social service agencies.
stocks have been disposed of,
Mrs. Glogower, for many years
Tuttle & Clark will have no Ger-
active in the Council of Jewish
man merchandise as they will not
Women, has held national posi-
replenish their inventories with
tions on Council committees and
these wares.
has been active locally in the
He, also declared that Tuttle
work of the Council, the Jewish
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& Clark have consistently refused
Community Center and Federa-
to carry any German gloves, even
tion agencies. Her associate chair-
to the extent of turning down ex-
men, Mrs. Ehrlich and Mrs. Wine-
ceedingly advantageous proposi-
man
have headed Women's Divis-
Mary and Co, New Toth
—cut vourtony, It
tions and special promotional op-
ions of Allied Jewish Campaigns
Illuminated page of the "Darmstadt Haggadah." A reproduction of the entire manuscript, which dates
ABE SRERE
portunities.
in
previous
years.
Tuttle & Clark is an old Detroit back to the 14th century, is now on exhibition at R. H. Macy and Co., New York.
The ground work for the new
firm of merchants who are glad
building for the Jewish Old Folks'
to number among their patrons
Home, at Burlingame and Petos-
a large Jewish clientele whose
key Avenues, will be started with
business they value very highly.
a public ceremony tentatively set
Under no circumstances, said Mr.
for Sunday, April 19.
Letterman, would they do any-
An invitation has been extended
thing to offend or alienate the
to the entire Jewish community
good will of their Jewish custom-
Condemnation
Meeting
to
Be
to
participate in the work for the
ers which they have built up dur- Plan Observance of Temple's 85th Anniversary Beginning
Held on Sunday,
Jewish Old Folks' Home, and in
Zionist Groups Co • Operate
With April 24; Rabbi Fram to Preach on
ing their many years in business.
April 19
the groundwork commencement
With Avukah in Bring-
Sabbath Legends April 17
Pleased with Statement
ceremony.
ing Elias Newman
Mr. Shetzer and Mrs. Schaf-
An important meeting of the
The
conference
called
to
plan
lender were highly pleased with
On Sunday morning, April 12, ice will be Ephraim Gomherg,
the relief drive for Polish Jewry Committee of 21 will be held at
the attitude of and sympathetic at 10:45, the pulpit of Temple Miss Dorothy Reiser, Martin Alex-
Modern Palestinian art will be
the Jewish Center, Woodward
on
Sunday
afternoon
decided
to
understanding expressed by Mr.
an
r of wdhomLuwdwli
eance
displayed and discussed when
arrange for a protest meeting to and Holbrook, at 10:30 a. m. on
Beth El will be given over by the a
Letterman.
g disM
cua sY st: m. Elias Newman, one of the two
Sunday, April 12, to make def-
be held on Sunday, April 19.
In a supplementary statement rabbis to a group of young peo- brief address the problem of the a leading artists of Palestine today,
Following addresses delivered by inite plans for the commencement
made to The Chronicle by Mr. pie who will conduct the ritual youth and the synagogue from a gives his illustrated lecture and
Z. Tygel, national secretary of the of building activities for the
Shetzer. he condemns those who ,
different standpoint. The open-
Federation of Polish Jews in home for the aged. Myron Keys,
spread false rumors about local! service and deliver the message ing prayer will be given by Miss
America, and representatives of chairman of this committee, urges
merchants. His statement follows: of the day to the Congregation. Miriam Carver and the ritual
local organizations, a resolution every member to attend and to
"A number of mischievous, The only participation of the service will be read by Arthur
was unanimously adopted to pro- help plan for the building activi-
rumors have received wide circu- rabbis in the service will be the L. Goulson and Sol. I. Stein.
ties as well as the forthcoming
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lotion during the past several reading of the Kaddish and the Music, appropriate to the oc-
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drive.
weeks, directed against some De-I Hiving of the benediction.
casion, will be rendered by the
Those participating in the ger,- Temple Choir.
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The holding of this service has
been suggested by the young peo-
ple themselves who wish to mani-
Half Go To Palestine
fest their growing interest in af-
"A further basis for equality as
fairs of the congregation by ac-
between the Joint Distribution
John L. Spivak, in an Exclusive Interview, Surveys the tive participation.
Jews of America Asked to Committee and the United Pales-
By LUDWIG LEWISOHN
European Jewish Situation
Special guests of the occasion
tine Appeal," the statement con-
Join for Collective
will be a number of students from
tinues,' is found in the program
Thls column Is copyright by the Paves Arts Feature Syndicate. Ea-
Security
the University of Michigan and
produttion In wholeor in par, strictly forbidden. Any Infringement en
By HENRY W. LEVY
adopted by the World Council for
!hie copyright will be proawated "
from other educational institu-
German Jewry, headed by Sir
lions
in
the
State.
During
the
or
mon
Jew.
I.
Germany." "Pateldlne and M.
A call to the Jews of America Herbert Samuel. It is the aim of
"JEWS IN POLAND are worse
mum, or any Miter maea Immignstlon Is no aolutInnt• • Jr.,. mod eel,,
afternoon the Young People's
to unite for the collective security the Council to assist 100,000 Jews
• gi•onfo for their rights within in, roontrhoi or their nativity!" "In Poland.
you deprecate his niggardliness."
tea
of the Jewish people to combat the to emigrate from Germany during 'ORGANIZATION"
you learn to take anti-SemItInm for granted." The. ar e • few of the state- Temple Club will sponsor
Organization is a dreadful word.
How can the man, to use our
dance for their members aid
mants by Juba I- bldIabt "DM"
progressive deterioration of their the next four years. The mem-
P".'
In the I nited ateles shook the country—In an exclusive " Interview
atilt •
t
has
been
driven
to
death.
But
common phrase, get away with it?
equal rights in their native lands bers of the Council have empha-
guests.
Maven Art• writer.
he thing for which the word How can such men in such an age
and
to
organize
for
the
self-de-
y
sized
again
and
again
that
at
least
Plan 85th Aoni
(CoPYDEht.11136. Seven Arta Feature Syndicate)
tense of the Jewish people through half of these German Jews—and tends is a fundamental necessity. succeed in their callous effrontery
The 85th anniversary of Temple
a World Jewish Congress, was is- probably more—will go to Pales- And after two years of both ex- and murderous self-seeking? Be-
Beth
El,
as
previously
announced.
"The situation of the Jews in. Jew as a group must fight for his
sued by the American Jewish Con- tine. In other words, Palestine ensive and intensive study of cause there are a 100 Jewish or.
ELIAS NEWMAN
Poland is worse than the plight of rights within the countries of his will be appropriately celebrated
gress, April 6, in a Passover mes- will have to take care of as many Jewish life in America I offer as ganizations and no visible Jewish
over the week-end beginning on
my most important observation community. There is no Kahn! or
the German Jews and I see no nativity."
Sabbath Eve, April 24. The pro- exhibit at the Jewish Commun. sage addressed to the Jews of German Jews as the rest of the this one: American Jewry is split Kehilla. There is a Temple and
These
views
sum
up
the
Jewish
hope within the near future of
America.
world combined. Obviously, huge up into far too many organizations there is a
synagogue and there is
their economic alleviation. There situation as it appears to John L. gram will include Sabbath Eve ity Center, Thursday,' April 16,
The
call,
signed
in
behalf
of
the
resources
will
be
required
by
the
is no overwhelming hatred of Jews Spivak, an informed American Services, a Sabbath Morning Chil-, at 8:30 p. m.
American Jewish Congress by Dr. Jewish Agency for Palestine if and is in its totality wretchedly a sehul. There is a men's club and
unorganized. I shall mention no and a brotherhood and a sisterhood
by the majority of the German journalist who has just returned dren's Service, a play by the! Mr. Newman's lecture is ar- Stephen S. Wise, president, and this program is to be realized."
or individual organization, and a Chetra Kadisha and a this
people but within six months — or from a four months trip through young people on Saturday night,I ranged by Avukah, Detroit Muni- Louis Lipsky, vice-president, issued
The statement also points out single
because there is none for which and is that and, at best, at very
sooner — after the completion of Europe during which he gathered a Sunday morning service, and • cipal Society, and is sponsored on the 19th anniversary of the
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banquet
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the Olympic Games I look for an material for a new book. They re-
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not be said; there is not one that or a Y.M.H.A. that functions as
intensification of the anti-Semitic present the considered opinion of • day night, on which occasion I
does not do some good; there is such. Only there is never under
program by the Nazi.. But despite man who last year gave us "Amer- Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadel-
certainly not one that by its very any circumstances either a com-
the tragic plight of both the Ger- ice Faces the Barricades" with its phis will be the principal speaker.
Committees in charge of the
existence does not contribute to munity or a center or any moral
man and the East European Jews, brilliant analysis of anti-Semitism
celebration
are
zealously
at
work
the feeling of moral solidarity cohesion or moral authority. All
I do not see Palestine, Biro-Bidjan in this country.
among Jews. Hence I accept them is equivocal and invisible and
or any other mass center of im- A student of world affairs, a on preparations for the event ,
all. But no one will deny that, in spineless and totally unorganized.
migration as the solution of the liberal and an anti-Fascist, Spivak which promises to be of impor-
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spite of them all, Jewish life in
Jewish problem but feel that the is one of those rare reporters who tance not only to Temple Beth
America, Jewish communal and
is thoroughly conversant with the El but to the entire Jewish Com-
concerted awe, function badly, at
Jewish situation. His views are inanity of Detroit.
haphazard and In such a way u
therefore all the more interesting, Rabbi Leon Frans to loterpret
to waste or, at least not to use,
"Lech. Dodi Prayer"
especially in view of the proposed
enormous resources of both moral
mass emigration plan recently ad-
"The Legend of the Sabbath"
and material power.
vanced in this country by Sir Fier- will be the subject of Rabbi Leon
• • •
bert Samuel and his British col- Frame sermon at the next Sab-
leagues and the growing interest bath Eve service at the Temple,
How many times and in how
in
the
possibilities
of
Biro-Bidjan
Friday
night,
April
17,
many communities have I not "Brown Network" Exposes
at 8
Great Palestinian Talking for Jewish colonization.
the Spread of Hitlerism
heard the following: "Now there's
o'clock.
Picture Will Start at
Should Fight for Rights
Mr. X. We know that he's worth
Rabbi Fram will devote his
Terrorism
Littman's April 24
"Emigration for the individual sermon to an interpretation of
a million. He belongs to no con-
Jew — no matter how many— to the great Sabbath song, one of
gregation; he's not • Ben B'rith;
The most important volume on
"The Land of Promise" a Pal- Palestine, Biro-Bidjan or elsewhere the most beautiful poems in all
he's not a member of the Z.O.A. Nazi activities since the publica-
estinian made talking picture is one thing," he says, "but planned religious literature, the Leda
His business has heavy Jewish tion of "The Brown Book of the
emigration,
the
transfer
which received the International mass
patronage. When you come to him Hitler Terror" has just appeared
Dodi.
Motion Picture Award in Vienna of a large group of Germans, or
to appeal for either the local in- from the press of the Knight
George Galvani and the Temple
Six months ago, will come to De- any other people, from their own Choir will sing the "Lech* Dodi"
stitutions or for overseas help he Publications, Inc., 118 E. 28th
troit for a 10 day showing at land to another is something else to the magnificent musical setting
says either II) 'I don't believe In St., New York City.
Littman's Peoples Theater, 12th again. If an individual wants to of Louis Lewandowski, who Ii
sectarian charities; I give only for
"The Brown Network," by the
and Seward, beginning with Fri. emigrate for economic reasons, be- generally regarded as the classic
general charities!' Or he says (2) authors of the first "Brown Book"
day. April 24 cause he can't earn a living or for composer of the music of the
'I give in may own way when I dealing with Ilitlerisrn is a signi-
This picture, which is a visual any other reason, that's his own synagog.
This is the sketch of the architect's drawler of the new Wills' to loo erected soon es Berna- want to and not upon solicitation.' [ !leant revelation of the manner
record of Jewish achievement In business. But any group emigra-
This will be the fifth and the
th. Jewish Old Folks' Home of DetroL L M. Lewis, lac, are Or else he hands the solicitor five
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VOL. XXXVII No 46
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NEWSPAPER PRINTED
Polish Jews Worse 011 Than German
LECTURE APRIL 16
ON PALESTINE ART
JEWISH CONGRESS
CALLS FOR UNITY
Another important encouragement was
given the Allied Jewish Campaign this week
when Abe Srere, long prominent in Jewish
community affairs, accepted th3 chairman-
ship of the General Division of the Allied
Jewish Campaign for 1936. The drive this
POLISH ATROCITY
PROTEST PLANNED
THE WORLD'S WINDOW
ARCHITECT'S SKETCH FOR THE PLANNED
NEW BUILDING OF HOME FOR THE AGED
LAND OF PROMISE
COMES TO DETROIT
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VOLUME REVEALS
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