rmikraortizwisn aROMICIA

April 30, 1937.

and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

SUPPORT ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN

Dr. Landsteiner's Suit
Against U. S. Jewish
Who's Who Withdrawn

(CONI LUDED FROM PAGE ONE)

Too Heavy? He Is. My Brother!

By RABBI MOSES FISCHER

On a cold, slouchy day, with a ceaselessly
drizzling rain and the sharp wind beating the
chilly rain drops in the face of the passers-by, a
young emaciated girl, half-child, was trudging
ahead with a heavy bundled child in her arms.
A pedestrian watching the painful efforts of the
little girl to get ahead asked her, "Is the child
not too heavy for you?"
The girl, like one taken by surprise, an-
swered the questioner with amazed wondering
eyes: "Too heavy? Ile is my brother."
The point of the story brings home the
great human truth, that burdens, sacrifices which
otherwise would be too heavy and unbearable
for us, shed their sacrificial aspect if done and
performed for the sake of a brother.
As I lend my humble voice to the powerful
appeal of the Allied Jewish Campaign, I would
like to impress the message of the story upon
all the members of our Jewish community.
Doubtlessly, there will be many of us who, when
approached by the selfless workers of the A. J.
C. with the request to increase their contribution
of the last year, will exclaim, "It Is too heavy
for mei" To all Jews of such disposition I
would recommend to ponder deeply upon the
words of the little. girl: "Too Heavy? He Is my
brother."
The persecuted and hunted Jews of the world
have certainly a prior claim upon our whole-
hearted support—they are our brethren, suffer-
ing for the same guilt which is the offense of all
of us—they are JEWS. It is only by special
mercy of Providence that we are not in their
place, that they are not the givers from their
bounty and we are not the recipients.
The needy ones in our city, our grey-haired
fathers, our innocent children, our desolate wid-
ow', and helpless sick are certainly—in the
terms of the Bible—our brothers. ,
The establishment of Palestine as our Home-
'
land, and the preservation of the institutions of
Hebrew learning and education; these causes
are not less close to us that than of our brethren;
they represent the integrity and wholeness of
our very Kids. Lmaan Chajeitho.
Jews and Jewesses of Detroit! Remember,
no burden is too heavy or unbearable, if done
for our brothers.
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Dr. Siedenburg's Good Wishes

By FREDERICK SIEDENBURG
Executive Dean, University of Detroit

May I wish you and your colleagues success
in the campaign for funds which will be conducted
from May 2 to 15.
I trust that you will exceed your quota as
It is a matter of common knowledge how efficient-
ly your Jewish Welfare Federation functions in
the interest of your underprivileged people.

A Commendable Cause

By JOHN W. SMITH
President, Common Council of Detroit

It has been brought to my attention that the
Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit has set a
quota of $385,000 for relief activities during
the coming year and that their annual campaign
to raise this fund will be from May 2 to 15.

The exceptionally worthy purposes In which
this fund has been expended in former years,
has been highly commendable and it is with much
pleasure that I recommend this charitable work
for favorable consideration.

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Community Fund's Greeting

By PERCIVAL DODGE
Managing Director, Detroit Community Fend

The Detroit Community Fund wishes the
Jewish Welfare Federation every success in its
campaign for $385,000 to aid Jewish organiza-
tions which are ineligible for Fund support. The
dire necessity of Jewish refugees from foreign
lands is obvious to all liberal-minded persons. We
hope the present campaign will reach its goal
and we are, as usual, ready to co-operate in every
way with the Federation.

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Christian Sympathy Expressed

By WILLIAM J. NORTON
Executive Vice-President, Children's Fund of
Michigan

All thoughtful people will wish the leaders
of the Allied Jewish Campaign, running from
May 2 to 15, the utmost success in raising $385,-
000 for 47 important agencies, ranging from
local relief and educational activities through
national hospitals and organizations of overseas
relief work.
The Jews of Europe are now being subjected
to one of the cruel outbursts of persecution which
have hounded them periodically up and down the
western world through many centuries. The heart
of the true Christian goes out to these suffering
human beings who are the victims of such primi-
tive and bestial fury.
Those of us interested in general philan-
thropy have always had the greatest admiration
for the splendid ethical response the Jew has
always given to the charitable and philanthropic
appeals not only of Jewry, but of the general
community as well. In this year of recovery for
many of us, I hope sincerely that the age-old
charitable impulse will be stirred to great gener-
osity for the assortment of splendid agencies now
asking help.

NATIONALLY PROMINENT LEADERS TO ADDRESS
°MING DINNER OF ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN
AT HOTEL STATLER ON SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 2

(CONCLUDED FROM PAGE I)

particular qualities and creative
abilities.
and novelist, will be guest sneak-
"Through the free loan socie-
er. Mr. Asch will also speak on
Wednesday evening at 8:30 p. m. ties instituted by the Joint Distri-
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, bution Committee, efforts are be-
Chicago and Lawton. The public ing made to develop new employ-
Is invited to attend and there will
ment and occupations for the
be no admission charge.
Jewish population in the smaller
Mr. Asch, who is touring the
country on behalf of the $4,650,- towns.
"The efforts for economic re-
000 campaign of the American
Jewish Joint Distribution Commit- generation find their strongest ex-
tee has just arrived from Europe pression In these free loan socie-
where he studied extensively
the conditions among Jews. Mr. ties first set up by the Joint Dis-
Asch yeas one of the founders of tribution Committee to provide
the Joint Distribution Committee the poor trader and needy artisan
23 years ago and has maintained with non-Interest bearing loans.
"Today there are more than
Intimate touch with its recon-
struction operation in Europe in 800 such societies in Poland. They
have a capital of 11,000,000
aid of Jews.
zlotys, half of which has been
Mr. Asch has been prominent In given by the local Jewish popula-
Jewish life for more than 30 tion. The other half was given
years. He first created a sensa- by the Joint Distribution Com-
tion with his short stories of Jew- mittee.
ish ghetto life in Poland and then
"The kassas are self-support-
wrote "God of Vengeance," a play
which made him world famous. ing through membership fees, and
The play was given its first pro- although money in very small
duction more than a quarter cen- amounts is lent out to the poorest
classes of the Jewish population,
tury ago by Max Reinhardt.
only a very small percentage is
Most widely known to the lost. With touching devotion, the
American public are Mr. Asch's poorest of the poor repay the
later novels which became best small loans, and these repayments
sellers, "Mottke, the Thief,"I are even more regular than those
"Three Cities," a classic of Jew- of normal credit Institutions or
ish life in Eastern Europe during banks. About one-third the popu-
the pre-World War and war years, lation takes advantage of the help
and "The War Goes On," a novel offered by the kassas. They are
of post war life in Germany pub- the best means of succoring the
lished In 1936 which Is a current poor home artisan and the poor
best seller.
shop-keeper to whom all other
Just prior to his arrival in this means of credit are closed. With-
country, Mr. Asch made a survey out them, the struggle of the poor
of conditions among the Jews of for an existence would be hope-
Poland for the Joint Distribution less. As a result they are a par-
Committee. After making his ticular thorn In the side of the
survey, Mr. Asch declared: "After anti-Semitic elements.
seeing conditions in Poland as
"The loan societies in Poland
they are today, I responded to are the very life blood, the most
the Joint Distribution Commit. effective institution, maintaining
tee's call to come to the United the Jewish poor. Their capital
States as a soldier. I hope to be must be doubled if not tripled.
able to assist the campaign by Through the societies the Joint
which Polish Jewry and other Distribution Committee is enabled
Jewries benefit"
to contact the poorest masses of
lir. /Inch was born In Kutno, the Jewish population and to
Poland, in 1880 and was educated bring aid where it is most bitter-
In a talmud torah and yeshivah. ly needed."
Response of Societies
He has spent most of his adult
Myron A. Keys, chairman of
however, In France and the
United
Unite d States. His works have organizations, reports that very
been translated from the Yiddish favorable progress is being made
into more than 20 languages. His for the 1937 Allied Jewish Cam-
best known works are: "The Vil- paign in the work with the Jew-
loge." "With the Current," "Mes- ish organizations. In • statement
sianic Times , " "God of Venge- issued this week, he said:
ance," "Sabbattai Zwi," "Mary , "
"It is gratifying to note the
"Bund de Schwaehen," "Dec enthusiastic response accorded to
Landsman," "Uncle Moses," "Kid- the individuals who have contact-
nsh-Hashem," "Witches of Cas- ed organizations for the noble
ten*" "The Mother," "Leder- causes included in the campaign,
er'e Return," "The Electric They have been welcomed heart-
Chair," "Three Cities," "Prison- ily and with the greatest cour-
tesy. Practically every group in
erg of God," "Salvation."
Mr. Asch is honorary president the city has been addressed at
of the Jewish Section of the In- least once, and, in some instances.
ternational P. E. N. Club, honor- twice. Officers of organizations
ary member of the London and have been most co-operative in
Argentinian P. E. N. Clubs, and urging upon their members the
officer of Polonia Restetutia and necessity for increased pledges,
both by individuals and by organ-
member of the Jewish Agency.
izations.
In his recent survey of condi-
"Captains of several organiza-
tions among Jews in Poland, Mr. tions have voluntarily set for
Aseh declared:
themselves a goal double that of
"The Jews are destined to re- last year. They realize the dire
main in Poland because there is need of the starving Jews of
no place to which they can emi- European countries. One thing
grate—end it is in Poland that that is most noticeable about the
they muse construct their future attitude of the organizations this
and search and create for them- year is that no longer is it neces-
selves ways and means for a dec- eery to appeal to them on the
ent Ufa
basis of their contributing to the
"Poland could be one of the Old Fent,' Home. Emotional ap-
countries
in
Europe;
it
peals
are no longer needed. Peo-
happiest
eoldd enjoy an increase in pros- p le are getting educated to what
perity if the three and one-half he Allied Jewish Campaign rep-
million Jewish town population re sents. They are developing a
which is woven into the economic tear conception of the meaning
life of the country, were given 0 f organized giving. This is ern-
the opportunity of developing its r es' in communal thinking.

"The enthusiastic delegates of
the 200 organizations who gath-
ered last Sunday for considera-
tion of the Jewish Community
Council give evidence of the pop-
ularity of all causes in the cam-
paign. Clearly this community,
through the Allied Jewish Cam-

NEW YORK (WNS) — Dr,
Karl Landsteiner's injunction
proceedings against Who's Who
in American Jewry to restrain
its publisher from including his
biography in its new edition
have been withdrawn and the
case settled out of court. Coun-
sel for Dr. Landsteiner and for
the book's publishers signed an
agreement on April 23 by which
the entire matter was dropped.
It is understood, however, that
Dr. Landsteiner'a biography
will appear in the book. The
Nobel Prize winner had sought
$100,000 damages on the plea
that inclusion of his biography
would do irreparable damage to
his private life and reputation
by calling attention to the fact
that his parents were Jews al-
though he is now a Roman
Catholic.

paten, is coalescing into a unified
whole."

Officers of a number of organ-
izations have already sent their
organizational pledges to the cam-
paign headquarters. These pled-
gee, in many instances, represent
decided increases over last year.
Organizations which have pledged
and have not yet mailed their
pledge cards are urged to do so
at once. Organizations which have
not yet made their pledges are
requested to do so immediaNy.
Captains of women's organizations
who have been soliciting their
members with "sacrifice and give"
cards should make their reports
to headquarters this week.
The organization committee Is
composed of the following mem-
bers: Myron A. Keys, chairman;
A. J. Lachover, William Sandler,
William I. Boxerman, Mrs. J. H.
Ehrlich, Joseph Bernstein, Abe
Srere, Hyman Altman, Max Nus-
baum, Harry Levine, Peter Gil-
bert.
Signs Donated by Walker & Co.
and McDonald Sign Co.
Walker & Company this week
donated to the Allied Jewish
Campaign six billboards which an-
nounce the campaign and which
are located in the following dis-
tricts: Davison and Petoskey, East
Grand Boulevard and Brush, Third
and Calumet, Second and Blaine,
Third and Pingree, Woodward,
between Forest and Hancock.
The McDonald Sign Co. has do-
nated three billboards to the Cam-
paigft and they are located as fol-
lows: Linwood, between Elmhurst
and Monterey; Woodrow Wilson
at Fullerton; Fenkell at Wabash.

Raise $3,000 in Pontiac
At a gathering of 30 Pontiac
Jewish leaders held on Thursday,
April 22, $3,000 of the $4,000
quota set for the 1937 drive of
the Federated Jewish Charities of
Pontiac was pledged. Kurt Pelee?,
director of the Detroit Campaign,
was the principal speaker at the
rally. He outlined the great needs

SPOKESMEN FOR 176 ORGANIZATIONS
MAKE PLANS FOR COMMUNITY COUNCIL

(CONCLUDED FROM PAGE I)

ment of William I. Boxerman to
direct the organizational work. He
described the possibilities which
this typo of communal undertaking
might hold if groups learn to be
tolerant of one another's view-
points. Kurt Peiser, executive di-
rector of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration, also spoke of the present
gathering as being epochal. Ile
told the assembled delegates that
"no organization with legitimate
functions need fear that the coun-
cil may take something away from
it." There would be no interference
with internal affairs, for in the
final analysis the powers of the
council would reside in the organi-
zations composing it.

Exclude Palestine Group

Members of the provisional com-
mittee were called upon continu-
ally for a clarification of the vari-
ous sections of the constitution.
The statement of one of the.aims
of the council as being "to coor-
dinate the activities of the various
segments of the Detroit Jewish
Community" occasioned much dis-
cussion, as did also the exclusion
from eligibility for membership of
"organizations which are primarily
political in character." The latter
provision, it was pointed out by the
members of the committee, was
absolutely necessary, since the

of European Jewries and discussed
the Palestine and national chari-
ties' requirements. Inspiring his
audience as he appealed to the gath-
ering to help support these various
causes through their Pontiac
drive, Mr. Peiser declared: "We in
America cannot take the position
that it is beyond our means to
help so many in such great need.
It is not a problem of the German
Jews, or of the Polish Jews. It is
a problem of all who believe in
liberty and basic human rights

which are so dear to us in Amer-
lea."

Jewish Students in Poland Appeal
for Aid
NEW YORK—An appropriation
of 15,000 zlotys ($3,000) for and
to Jewish university students in

Poland during 1937 was an-

nounced by the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee af-
ter receipt of a petition from Jew-
ish student organizations repre-
senting 60 per cent of the Jewish
students in Warsaw.
Citing the depressed economic
conditions among the Jewish stu-
dents and the antagonistic atti-
tude of nationalist students which
has led to severe rioting at the
major universities of Poland, the
appeal pointed out that the num-
ber of Jewish students at the col-
leges had decreased from 9,700
in 1933 to approximately 6.000
today, a drop of nearly 40 per
cent, whereas the general uni-
versity registration had shown an
increase.

council is dedicated to a survival
program and to the preservation
of the worthwhile aspects of Jew-
ish life, No political organization
could possibly have these as its
chief aim. The clause excluding
political. organizations was carried
by a large majority.
A number of organizations which
had received invitations to the con-
ference were laboring under the
misapprehension that each organi-
zation was to send several dele-
gates. This caused some confusion
at the opening of the meeting,
since only one delegate could be
permitted to vote from each or-
ganization. The provisional com-
mittee wishes to make it clear that
each organization is entitled to
only one delegate for the next con-
ference on June 6.

Appeal for Drive

Before the conference was for-
mally opened, A, J. Lachover made
an appeal on behalf of the Allied
Jewish Campaign. lie urged the
delegates of the 175 organizations
to decide the amount of their or-
ganizational pledges immediately.
Especially did he stress the im-
portance of increasing the pledges
because of the large quota of
$385,000 which must be raised this
year. He also requested that the
captains begin to solicit their pros-
pects at once, and emphasized
that the community at large must
contribute liberally in order to in-
sure the success of the campaign.
Members of the provisional com-
mittee which drafted the consti-
tution, and which will continue the
organizational work until the
council is set into operation, are
the following: Simon Shetzer,
chairman; Myron Keys, vice-chair-
man; William I. Boxerman, execu-
tive secretary; Henry M. Abramo-
vitz, Irving E. Adler, Sidney J.
Allen, Hyman Altman, Joseph
Bernstein, Maxwell L. Black,
Charles Driker, Mrs. Joseph H.
Ehrlich, James I. Ellman, Clarence
11. Enggass, Isaac Finkelstein,
Joseph Haggai, Mrs. Jacob Har-
vith, Dr. A. M. Hershman, Israel
Himelhoch, Julian H. Krolik, Ben-
jamin M. Laikin, Mrs. Maurice A.
Landau, Mrs. I. S. Levin, Samuel
M. Levin, Samuel Lieberman; Kurt
Peiser, Joseph H. Peven, Judge
Charles Rubiner, Philip Slemovita,
Isidor Sosnik, Henry Wineman.

Gifts to Council Funds

UNION TO PUBLISH
12 NEW VOLUMES

(CONCLUDED FROM PAO' Wall

and ,Judaism. Of particular inter-
est is the first: a study entitled,
"What Is the Talmud?," by Rabbi
Max Reichler of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The need for such a study was
pointed out by Dr. Leo M. Frank-
lin, of Detroit, chairman of the
Commission.
A second tract which will soon
be issued is by Dr. SoloMon B.
Freehof of Pittsburgh and is en-
titled, "What Is Reform Juda-
ism?"
The 12 new books are:
"The Jewish Commtunity" by
Michael Conovitz.
"Pictures in the Jewish Reli-
gious School" by Dr. and Sirs.
Azriel L. Eisenberg.
"Post-Biblical Jewish Litera-
ture" by Rabbi Leon I. Feuer.
"Gilenu: The Play Way to He-
brew, Part Three" by Dr. Emanuel
Gamoran and A. H. Friedland.
"Medieval Jewish History" by
Dr. Jacob S. Golub.
"Source Book for Medieval
Jewish History" by Dr. Jacob R.
Marcus.
"Feasting and Fasting" by Hay-
yim Schauss.

"In the Land of Kings and

Prophets" by Dr. Samuel Zar-

etsky.
"Choosing Your Vocation" by
Dr. Joseph Zuhin.
"Stories of the American Jew"
by B. W. Blandford.
"I'rimary Material for the Holi-
days" by Mrs. Jacob S. Golub.
"Source Book for Character
Education" by Dr. Julius Mailer.

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The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Shower Umgegend Verein an-
nounces its second annual mother
and daughter banquet to be held
on Tuesday evening, May 11, at
the Phalanx Club, Erskine and
John R St., at 6:30 o'clock. The
affair will be catered and there
will be prizes, music and enter-
tainment.
Tickets can be had from the
chairman of this affair, Mrs. I.
Burnstein, Trinity 2-4053, or from
the various members of the aux-
iliary. Reservations must be in by
Slay 7.
The Ladies Auxiliary members
were guests at a social evening, on
April 14, at the home of Mrs. S.
Lichtenstein, in honor of Mrs. S.
Bortman, newly married daughter
of one of the most active members
of the auxiliary, Mrs. S. Fox. The
toastmaster of the evening was I.
Fisher, The principal speaker was
Mrs. Joshua S. Sperka, who in the
name of the auxiliary presented
the guest of honor with a gift: Mr.
Golden, I. Mellin, Mr. and Mrs.
I. Burnstein and other members of
the organization.

pendent Protective Association
will hold a combination dinner
and card party on May 2, at the
Bnai Moshe Synagogue, at 6 p. m.
Admission fee, including the full-
course home-cooked dinner, will
be 60 cents per person. All mem-
bers and their friends are twit-
ed. Those wishing to attend only
the card party are welcome, the
admission price being 25 cents.
Proceeds of the affair will be do-
nated to charity.
Following the untimely death
of Dr. A. N. Mittleman, former
president of the organization,
election was held and the new
officers are:
President, D. Kagen; vice-presi-
dent, J. Berger; treasurer. J.
Roth; financial secretary, J. Stein-
necording secretary, R. Hei-
man; physicial, Dr. A. W. Lowen-
stine; trustees, J. Adler, D. Fried-
man, L. Heiman; board of direr-
Ore, B. Schwartz, chairman; L.
Spiro, H. Auerbach, H. Ewig, B.
Uretsky, D. Weiss, Mrs. Shear,
Mrs. Klee; publicity chairman, Dr.
A. W. Lowenatine.

The Detroit section of the Na-
tional Council of Jewish Women
received the following contribu-
tions:
For the Council Camp vaca-
tion fund: In memory of Harriet
Myers, from Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Krouse; in memory of Maurice J.
Caplan, from Miss Emma Butzel
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Welt.
For the Elsa F. Welling Memor-
ial Scholarship Fund: In memory
Peter Freuchen, the Danish-
of the birthday of Elsa F. Well-
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Levy and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Nazi films as a result of Germany's vited by the Soviet government to
Welt.
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Mlawer Auxiliary's Annual
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The Sisterhood of the Inde-
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