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WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND
PROSEPEROUS NEW YEAR!
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Wishing You All a Very Happy and Prosperous
New Year
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the center of anti-Jewish organiza-
tions that sponsored newspapers,
leaflets, meeting's and propaganda
designed to arouse hostility against
Canadian Jewry. It was this situa-
tion which resulted in a united
A Review of the Year 5696 Through the News
front of Canadian Jewry as ex-
emplified
by the Canadian Jewish
By JOSEPH SALMARK and BERNARD POSTAL
Congress. The Congress, although
organized two years ago, achieved
the construction of a huge new
WONTINUED Fruit PAGE 51
the proportions of a truly repre-
synagogue in Athens.
sentative body only last year.
Michon Ventura, who was ap-
ers were sent to prison. The im-
Zionists and non-Zionists partici-
position of economic sanctions on pointed Chief Rabbi of Turkey
pated in the second annual ses-
Italy caused economic trouble for last year, will have a number of
sions of the Congress and unhesi-
some Yugoslavian Jews depended problems to deal with. The tend-
tatingly voted unanimous approval
on trade with Italy. The number ency of Kemal Pasha's govern-
of the World Jewish Congress. The
of German Jewish refugees enter- nient is in the direction of reduc-
Canadian Jewish Congress also
ing Yugoslavia declined, while ing the influence of all religious
adopted measures to deal with the
those already there stabilized them- bodies. In consequence the enact-
rising tide of anti-Semitic agita-
ment of a making religious corn- to democratic rule.
selves.
tion.
BELGIUM
Greek Jewry had the novel ex- munity property state-owned also
The English-speaking Canadians
perience of passing a year free of affected synagogues and other I It would be idle to deny that in Toronto, Nova Scotia and Mani-
inn
g
gernowtihneg Filnetnenisshityaniol f wfaeeilloo
any serious anti-Semitism. The re- Jewish religious institutions. Un- t hete we
toba expressed, on various occa-
establishment of the monarchy, der those circumstances the Jewish
sions, genuine sympathy for the
the death of Venizeles and Kondy- community in Turkey will most elements of Belgium aggravated Jews of Germany. Representatives
probably
come
under
the
influence
the
Jewish
situation
in
a
country
lis, both of whom had flirted with
anti-Semitism and Fascism, and of the younger element. Despite
improved economic conditions had the government's hospitality to
their effects on the Jewish posi- German Jewish refugees, jealously
tion. Greek labor prevented Ger- on the part of native professional
man-owned firms from discrimina- men gave rise to anti-Semitic agi-
tion against Jewish workers. The tation which caused the 19 Ger-
government raised the ban on He- man Jewish professors in the state
brew in Jewish schools and took universities to reject an offer of
measures to prohibit legally the new contracts. The Turkish Jew-
forced conversion of Jewish chil- ish community as a whole is going
dren. These encouraging develop- through a process of accelerated
ments prompted the Jews to begin assimilation. The government order
to drop Jewish names must be re-
garded as an attempt to efface
as rapidly as possible lines of
demarcation between the racial
and religious groups of Turkey.
Greetings to Qdr Many
In Bulgaria and Albania Jews
form, as in the pact, too small a
Jewish F lends
community to provoke any sort of
unfriendly reaction on the part of
their non-Jewish neighbors. It
would seem that even the Nazi
propagandists overlooked them.
German-Jewish refugees in France being retrained for occupa-
It is interesting to note, however,
that
the grandiose scheme to tions in the building trades.
LOANS
settle German Jewish refugees in
of all the Christian churches urged
Albania evaporated into thin air. which until recently had no Jew-
the government to admit German
The Albanian government having ish problem. This was forcefully
Jewish refugees to the Dominion,
illustrated
by
the
public
reaction
ton many fiscal problems of. Its
own to entertain any philanthro• , which followed the appointment of Organized labor took a vigorous
1806 Union Guardian Bldg.
pie projects. Bulgarian Jewry oh- I a Jewish judge. Not only did the hand in promoting the anti-Nazi
served the 10th anniversary of its Fascist element decry this event as boycott, in furthering the move-
CHerry 2737
ment to keep Canada out of the
Jewish Orphanage and sent a dele- the beginning of Jewish control in
Berlin Olympics and in protesting
gation to the World Jewish Con- Belgium, but even the Bar Associa-
tion, composed also of Walloons, official receptions to a visiting Ger-
gress.
man battleship. A particularly
stronglyy
objected
to
a
Jewish
BALTIC STATES
jurist. One of the redeeming fea- noteworthy event of 5696 was the
(Lithuania, Latvia, Esthoni•)
address delivered by Lord Tweeds-
Anti-Semitic disturbances, eco- tures of this rather alarming stiu-
ation was the continued policy of muir, g overnor -general, at the
nomic dislocation and emigration
New Year Greetings
tolerance emanating from the royal opening of the Canadian United
continued to be the chief problems
. . . to our . . .
family. King Leopold did not hesi- Palestine Appeal drive. The re-
of the Jews in the Baltic lands
tate to accept the chairmanshipof election of Peter Bercovitch and
Many Jewish Friends
during 5606. Intensification of
the Belgian Palestine Levant Fair Joseph Cohen to the provincial
anti-Semitic agitation in Lithua-
I Committee, and on more than one legislature of Quebec had unfor-
nia forced the Jews of that coun-
occasion manifested his unprej- tunate repercussions in allegations
try to organize their own self-de-
udiced attitude toward all of his of irregularity in both their cam-
fense corps. The steady invasion
paigns, allegations which undoubt-
of various fields of trade and in- people.
Because of the prevailing eco- edly contributed a great deal to
dustry by the government drove
the intensification of anti-Semitism
nomic
depression
the
German
Jew-
increasing numbers of Jews to the
in Quebec. On the other hand, the
brink of starvation and stimulated ish refugees continued to bo a reelection of Samuel Jacobs, Sam-
emigration to Palestine and South serious problem. Although in
uel Factor and A. W. Heaps to
America. When Lithuania went off many instances measures to curb
the Canadian House of Commons
the gold standard withdrawal of the activities of the emigres gave proved that the calibre of Jewish
12751 MEYERS
the
impression
of
being
motivated
funds by Jews going to Palestine
representation in the Dominion
HOgarth 2078
was blamed. The only Jewish judge by chauvinism, a closer study Parliament is of a high order.
in the country was removed by the proved that the necessity for pro-
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
tecting t h e native population
Eduard Bones, who succeeded
against competition was solely
responsible for these restrictive Thomas Masaryk as president of
steps. The same applied to the Czechoslovakia last year, gave no-
more or less unassimilated East tice to the world that he would
HAPPY NEW YEAR
European Jews living in Brussels continue the democratic and hu-
SEASON'S GREETINGS
and Antwerp. Yet there can be no manitarian policies that had made
doubt that Belgium was also con- his country a shining example of
taminated by the Fascist germ in a land surrounded by dictatorships
no lesser degree than her neigh- that yet remained loyal to democ-
bors, the Republic of France. The racy and free from racial hatreds.
admission of Jews to membership Taking its cue from the govern-
in the Catholic Party for the first ment party, the clerical party
time was overshadowed by the eliminated anti-Semitism from its
AND COCKTAIL BAR
election of 37 parliamentary depu- program. The government itself
ties by the new Fascist Rexist not only prohibited anti-Semitic
Party. In the instance of Belgium agitation and took vigorous steps
however, the Fascist growth is to curb Nazi propaganda, but
. Baltimore at Second
somewhat slowed up because of formally protested to Germany
4418 WOODWARD
TRinity 2.9006
the definitely conservative trend of against discrimination against
TEMPLE 1-4004
the strong Socialist party. Unable Czech Jews in the Reich.
ROY SPEARS, Mgr.
to exploit the so-called Communist
The continued flow of German
danger, the Fascist are necessarily ref u g e e s into Czechoslovakia
short of poltical ammunition.
created economic hardships. With
the best of intentions the govern-
CANADA
Anti- Semitism continued to ment found itself forced -to curb
flourish in the Province of Quebec, illegal immigration, and established
New Year's Greetings to Our Many Jewish Friends
where anti-Jewish propagandists frontier guards for that purpose.
found a rich field among the un- The Jews as a whole had a con-
educated rural French-Canadian structive year They contributed
population. Montreal, largest generously to a government loan,
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French-Canadian city, remained
J. T. Wing & Co.
FACTORY SUPPLIES
RAndolph 4520
To Our Jewish Friends and Patrons we extend our Greetings
I
Old Frankenmuth
Inn
Sincerest
Congratulations
and Good Wishes at
This New Year Time
Mit Petted ( fret Woo
105
INTERIOR DECORATORS
for the splendid support accorded
Furniture, Draperies, Carpets and Venetian Blinds
80 W. CANFIELD
Years
of Neuspopef Service
GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
BURNS HOME
CONVALESCENTS — CHRONIC CASES
. ELDERLY PEOPLE
Day and Night Nursery Care
57 HOLBROOK
103 E. WILLIS
TEmple 1-1630
a
Wishing All Our Jewish Friends and Clients
Prosperous New
7 Year!
Happy
nd
BORIN' BROS., Inc
COAL and ICE
For Quality and Price See Us
LOngfellow 1( 75
1635 WESTMINSTER
A Happy New Year
Detroit Underpinning and
Shoring Co., Inc.
Engineers
EUCLID 1300
9121 ALPINE .
HOYT'S
LAUNDRY
FINEST WORK
BEST SERVICE
Brede and Schroeter, Inc.
for the New Year — Together with our Appreciation
us during the past year.
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MODEL HOME
EQUIPMENT CO.
& Auto Supply
New Year's Greetings
new Fascist regime. Two Jews
however, were nominated for par-
liament, and a number of Jewish
veterans of the Lithuanian war of
independence received decorations.
Laws were enacted forcing rabbis
to take examinations in secular
subjects, and the new army service
law obliged rabbinical students in
all but three yeshivas to lake mili-
tary training.
Similar conditions existed in Lat-
via, except that there the govern-
ment took steps to prevent attacks
on the Jewish population. In
Esthunin a government census re-
vealed that the Jewish population
was 4,129, every last one of whom
cheered the return of the country
H. G. Woodruff Co.
Wayne Lacquer
300 BATES ST.
PAGE THREE
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
September 18, 1936
- Just Phone -
CAdillac 4124
COLUMBIA 0400
TIIE SEASON'S GREETINGS
Hygrade Food Products Corp.
PARKER-WEBB DIVISION
Marshall & Renchard
A Happy and Prosperous New Year to the Entire
Jewish Community!
ESTABLISHED 1898
Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year
To Our Many Jewish Friends
Grand Trunk Railway Terminal
and Cold Storage Co.
FERRY AVE. E. and G. T. R. R.
DETROIT, MICH.
PLAZA 5440
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
The Hugh E. Woodard Co.
Sterling Secret Service
— and —
Identification Bureau
99 East Baltimore Avenue
MAdison 6361
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
Associated Carpet & Linoleum Layers
23 W. JEFFERSON
CHERRY 5313
408-412 DAVID WHITNEY BLDG.
GREETING ...
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519 FARWELL BUILDING
Phone CAdillac 4450
HEARTIEST NEW YEAR GREETINGS
to Our Host of Jewish Friends
1687 W. FORT ST.
With the approach of
Rosh Hashonah, the
GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
Jewish New Year, we
BELL
express our felicitations
to the Jewish people of
Central Detroit Warehouse Co.
and
Merchants Forwarding Terminal Co.
MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVES
Carrying • complete stock of Abrasive Paper and Cloth, Steel
Wool, Files, Mallets, Kaalot everwear file handles, Pure
Turkish Emery, Glue, Gelatine, Paste and Bowling Pins.
TAILORS
Michigan. May the year
ered in, bring you all
health, happiness, com-
fort and security.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
DETROIT
BREWING
COMPANY
Star Tent & Awning Co.
TYLER 6.4100
Stereotypes
Wax Engraving
Electrotypes
Newspaper Mats
RAndolph 3540
'AWNINGS—TENTS—CANVAS COVERS—TARPAULINS
CAdillac 5570
508 W. CONGRESS ST.
5697, soon to be ush-
ROSH HASHONAll GREETINGS AND
BEST WISHES
8840 LINWOOD AVE.
ELECTROTYPING CO.
Brennan, Fitzgerald
and Sinks
French Village
Majestic Bldg.
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BETTER FOR YOU
DETROIT'S OLDBRU
(sin:.
1.1. 0vrno,1 and Operated
the !loll.. of Marta 1
The Lafayette
238 Lafayette Blvd.
Griswold Lunch
Majestic Lunch
22
Michigan Ave.
1446 Griswold St.
Park Lunch
Park and Adams
BETTER FOOD SERVICE