A merica 'apish PerioScal Carter CLIFTON AVINU1 - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 • 937 mfer- mtion esday ;a for a the irg, THNI ONLY ANGLO-JEWISH All Jewish News All Jewish Viewc WITHOUT BIAS NEWSPAPER PRINTED ,PETROIT dance Negro S. C. le. and Vol. XXXIX No. 23 CADILLAC THE LEGAL CHRONICLE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1937 Hebrew Schools' Education Dinner DEATH OF YELLIN PALESTINE; Will Be Held This Sunday Evening; STIRS KILLED BY ARAB A. H. Friedland the Guest Speaker TELEPHONE IIRONICJA . t IN MICHIGAN A Plea for Priority for the DEATH OF WARBURG Jewish School MOURNED BY JEWRY By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents Acquisition of Control of Free IN MANY LANDS City of Danzig by Nazis Marked By Pogroms on Jewish Population Has Biggest Funeral Since Emphasis on the cause of Jewish education as the Offices of National Organ- the Burial of Chief most pressing problem of our time is something that be- izations Closed on the Rabbi Kook Event Will Conclude This Year's Education came necessary only in recent times. Traditionally learn- Day of Funeral Anti-Semitic Drive is Marked by Attacks on ing was taken for granted as a life-giving substance for Month; Music and Greeting by Pupil 90 MORE POLICEMEN Jewry. It was as little a matter to be debated as is the SPECIAL SERVICE AT Traders; Jewish Merchants Segre- SURROUND VILLAGES teaching of the three Rs to American boys and girls in of Schools on the Program HEBREW UNIVERSITY gated in the Markets the public schools. Conditions Throughout the STATEMENTS BY LOCAL LEADERS The breakdown of the ghetto walls, the gains made Memorial Message Is Signed Country Tense; Make by the emancipation movements, the liberties we attained by Heads of Detroit So- POLISH LIBERALS ORGANIZE NEW ADVOCATING EDUCATION CAUSE Plans for Partition in numerous countries, have served to shatter this ideal. cial Service Groups PARTY TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM Prominent Figures in Community Express Views on Necessity for Making Learning Major Issue in Jewish Life The Education dinner which will be given in the auditorium of the Philadelphia-Byron School on Sunday evening, Oct. 31, will mark the closing of the Education Month observ- ance of the United Hebrew Schools of De- troit. Education Month has already become an institution, not only in Detroit, but is now being sponsored through- out the country by the National Council for Jewish Edu- cation. The guest speaker at Sunday's banquet will be A. H. Friedland, director of the Bureau of Jewish Education R ;37 of Cleveland. Mr. Friedland have gained prominence as an author in Hebrew and in English. His latest work is the bi-lingual meth- od of learning the Ilebrew lan- guage, for which purpose he pub- lished several books of Hebrew classics with lineal translations and very scholarly introductions. Cantor Jacob Sonenklar is in Rabbi Miller to Address Zionist Rally at Center charge of the musical features of the program. lie has made ar- on Tuesday rangements with a trio consisting of Harry and Sol Leib, violinist The 20th anniversary of the and cellist, and Rose Basin Stein, pianist, to render several selec- Balfour Declaration will be ob- served by Detroit Zionists on tions, while the cantor himself will Tuesday evening, Nov. 2, at a give several vocal selections. Shetzer to Be Toastmaster The toastmaster of the evening Will be Simon Shetzer, the chair- man of the Education Month ob- servance. The Sunday evening program will be opened by Ilarry Cohen, president of the schools. lie will -introduce. the chairman of the ar- rangements committee, Aaron Sil. berblatt, who in turn will be fol- lowed by the toastmaster, Mr. Shetzer. A student of the United Ile- brew Schools, Frieda Smolinsky, will greet the guests in Ilebrew. She will speak in the name of the pupils of the Hebrew schools, Bernard Isaacs superintendent of the United Ilebrew ' Schools of Detroit will deliver a short talk. The toastmaster will then intro- duce the speaker of the evening. No appeals of any kind will be made at this dinner. The dinner is for the purpose of drawing the at- tention of the community to the most vital problem in Jewish life RABBI IRVING MILLER —Jewish education. public meeting to be held at the Statements by Leaders On the occasion of annual ob- Jewish Community Center. Rabbi Irving Miller of Far servance of Education Month, in- teresting statements have been Rockaway, N. Y., will be the guest made by leaders in the community. speaker. The public is invited. These statements are additional There will be no admission fee to the feature articles written by and no solicitation of funds. prominent educators throughout Rabbi Miller was born in Rus- the country for this special educa- sia and was brought to the United tion issue of The Detroit Jewish States at the age of 6. He re- Chronicle. ceived his early education in the Rabbi Schulman's Statement public and high schools of Ilaver- Rabbi Nahum Schulman of Con- hill, Mass. In 1926 he was or- GUEST SPEAKER AT BALFOUR MEETING IN.EARI: TURN TO LART RAGA) (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE I) JERUSALEM (WNS Palcor Agency) — Not since the burial of Chief Rabbi Abraham Kook has Jerusalem seen a funeral that at- tracted no many thousands of peo- ple as the interment of Avinoam Yellin, who succumbed to an as- sassin's bullets. At an early hour huge throngs surrounded the lied- assah Hospital, where the senior government inspector of Jewish schools passed away. The foremost leaders of Palestine Jewry gath- ered in the city for the funeral exercises, at which orations were delivered by Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Isaac Ben Zvi, president of the Vaad Leumi, and Joseph Luria, director of the Vaad liachi- nuch. The most touching aspect of the procession were the hun- dreds of school children who sur- rounded the hospital building and cried for "our Avinoam." All the members of the es• ecutive of the Vaad Leumi, the entire staff of the Hebrew Uni• versity and scores of govern. ment official s were among the audience. Prominent among the latter was the Aide-de-Camp of (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2) RABBI FRAM TO SPEAK TO PISGAH ON MONDAY The fact that the emancipation movement turned out to be a false hope on most fronts did not help to restore the spiritualty of the Jewish people too quickly. The granting of a place of priority in Jewish life to the Tal- mid Chacham, to the man of learning, proves a slow process. This is why it becomes necessary for Jews in this country to observe Education Weeks and Education Months. For this reason educators are compelled to take time from the classrooms in order to turn propagandists. Because the necessity of making the Jewish school the center of our people's interest is not an issue to be pleaded for with our children. It is a matter that must be brought to the attention of the parents. Too many Jewish children go through life without any knowledge whatever about their people, their history, their culture, the contributions Jews have made and are in position to continue to make to the life of our (PLEASE guns TO PAGE 3) WE DEDICATE THIS ISSUE TO CAUSE OF JEWISH EDUCATION Local Bnai Brith Plans 80th An• niversary Celebration on Nov. 21 For the second year in' succession, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle is pleased to dedicate this issue to the cause of Jewish education. At the next meeting of Pisgah Lodge to be held on Monday evening, No. 1, promptly at 8 p. m., in the Maccabee Bldg., Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Beth El, With the co-operation of Bernard Isaacs, superintendent of the United Hebrew Schools of Detroit, we have secured the interesting articles appearing in this issue not only from local leaders iota also from outstanding educators throughout the country. (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE OPPOSITE EDITORIAL) 3 sof- The Jew and the Humanitarian By BERNARD POSTAL EDITOR'S NOTE: Fella M. Ikerburr la dead, the man and ble achieve- rnt• se phliesithropbt, • Jew and aen e American have menet to millions of people mad to Innunverahle Inatit ullone and earnrir• and the vcrit•re of mankind, ern portreyrd In this human etasty of the two who WWI the ecknoelcalard and beloved Moder of Anarrirms Jewry. In periods of economic flux the death of the head of a great in- ternational banking house might well have far-reaching repercus- sions on the sensitive money marts of the world. But the pas- sing of Felix M. Warburg, senior partner in Kuhn, Loeb and Com- pany, will stir scarcely a ripple in those circles. Instead, it will affect deeply and intimately the CPLEASK TURN TO LAST PAGE) FRIDAY SERVICES AT SHAAREY ZEDEK COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN STARTS Commence Nov. 5 with Oneg Shabbat; Dr. A. M. Hershman to Speak (NAAFI TURN TO LAI? PAGE (YLEASti TURN TO PAM. 55 FELIX M. WARBURG dent of the Service Group during the past year. Members of Board The following were elected to membership of the board for a three-year term: Sidney L. Alex- ander, Mrs. Sidney .1. Allen, Mor- ton F. Ashner, Nathan Boris, Ilarry Cohen, Marvin B. Gingold, Mrs. Samuel R. Qlogower, Israel Ilimelhoch, Ilarry L. Jackson, My- Late Friday evening services will commence at Congregation Shaarey Zedek with an Oneg Shabbat on Nov. 5. Rabbi A. M. Hershman will speak at this ini- tial service of the year on the sub- ject, "Where the Jews Fail." Services at the late Friday serv- ices will commence at 8:30 o'clock, They will be conducted by Can- tor J. II. Sonenklar, who will be assisted by a large choir. A more elaborate social hour, which will follow each service. is planned by a committee headed by Mrs. Daniel Cullen. Refresh- ments will be served and members of the Sisterhood of Congregation will act as hostesses. Dr. Leonard Sidlow, chairman of the Friday evening services DR. B. BRAUNSTEIN WILL SPEAK NOVe I (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2) Simon Shetzer Retained as Chairman of the Board; Ex- pression of Appreciation Voted to the Retir- ing President for Her Services • DANZIG (WNS)—A state of panic like that which gripped the Jews of Germany when the Nazis gained full power in Ger- many in 1933 is now sweeping over the Jews of the Free City of Danzig, following the dis- solution of the Catholic Center Party and the Cause of Jewish. Learning Makes Fervent Plea to the Parents in This Community GUS NEWMAN SUCCEEDS MRS. EHRLICH TO THE SERVICE GROUP PRESIDENCY Officers for the coming year year were elected by the board of directors of the Detroit Service Group at a meeting held Oct. 21, at the Detroit Jewish Community Center. Cu, D. Newman was named President for the coming year, A d o l p h Finsterwald, honorary chairman of the board of direc- tors, and Simon Shetzer, chair- man of the board. Maurice Arons- son was named vice-chairman of the board and the following were elected vice-presidents: Irving W. Blumberg, Joseph II, Ehrlich, My- ron A. Keys and George M. Stutz. Miss Esther R. Prussian was elect- ed secretary. Mrs. Ehrlich Thanked The Detroit Service Groun is the organization within the Jew- ish Welfare Fed- eration which guides the plans f o r fund-raising for the Federa- 1 i o n, formulates ita campaign and publicity policies and supervises the collection of pl edges. The Service Group board at its meeting Thursday heard reports from several of its 4. standing commit- t e e s , including those of collection Cup Newtons and publicity. and discussed problems of policy and Plans of action for the coming year. The board voted an expression of appreciation to Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich for her services as vresi- Mexican Jews Stirred by Rise of Anti-Semit- ism; St. Louis Fights Nazi Parade During Bund Convention NEW YORK (WNS)—Felix M. Warburg, leader of American Jewry, philanthropist and human- itarian, was taken to his final rest- ing place in the Schiff family vault in Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, after a simple funeral service at Temple En:anti-El, while Jewry throughout the world mourned the passing of a great man in Israel. Severely simple, in keeping with the wishes of Mr. Warburg's family, the service was what he would have liked. Six rabbis officiated — Samuel Gol- denson, Nathan Kress, Samuel Schulman, Jonah B. Wise, Barnet Glazer and Nathan Perilman. consequent acquisition of complete control over Danzig There was no eulogy. Honorary by the Nazis. Hundreds of Jews are hastily liquidating pall bearers were Mr. Warburg's four sons, Paul F., Frederick M., their affairs and preparing to flee the city in anticipa- Gerald F. and Edward H. his tion of more vigorous anti-Jewish measures, nephews, Erich and James Dern- Only a week before the Nazis gained full authority berg, James P. Warburg, John M. Schiff and George Backer; and a in Danzig, Albert Foerster, Nazi leader here, served notice that an Intensified cam- grandson, Walter F. Rothschild, paign against the Jews was In the Jr. The musical portion of the offing. Ile warned of measures services was by the Stradivarius against ''Jewish brazenness" and Art Quartet playing on famous In- de , e c I 7 ee w ds N m ae za i n s sw ud combat struments made by Stradivarius of i and owned by Mr. Warburg. The and measures which the popula- ushers were representatives of 40 tion itself will adopt spontaneous- Jewish organizations with which ly." It is expected that the Nazi Mr. Warburg was identified. Authority on International measures against Jews will be ap- Temple Emanu-EI was jammed Affairs to Address Coun- plied also to flreign Jews resi- to capacity and an overflow crowd dent here. gathered on the ,steps and on the cil of Jewish Women street. Hundreds of people were Jewish Shops Destroyed in the Temple an hour before it Signalling the opening of the The Detroit section, National opened. Present in the Temple anti-Jewish drive promised as soon was a congregation that was a Council of Jewish Women, will as the Nazis gained complete con- virtual who's who of American open its season with a luncheon trol of Danzig, gangs of Nazis Jewry, finance and business. Lead- meeting Monday. Nov. 1, at Tern- attacked Jewish owned stalls in ers of Jewish organizations rubbed the public market. Jewish traders shoulders with industrial tycoons in the market were forcibly segre- as the plain Jewish funeral serv- gated in gehtto sections. Those ice was held in the office of the who resisted wero beaten and (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 5) their merchandise destroyed. It is estimated that 400 Jews were re- moved from the main trading area and pushed into undesirable cor- . ners. Nazi pickets were stationed in front of Jewish shops to keep buyers out. Few Jewish stores escaped without having their win- down broken. On the main busi- ness streets of Danzig Jews were forced to move because of an or- der demanding the display of the swastika on all stores. Under the Nuremberg laws Jews are forbid- den to display the swastika. A boycott of Jewish lawyers and doctors is also being organized. Although the Nazi party issued a statement repudiating responsi- DR. BARUCH BRAUNSTEIN bility for the disorder and declar- ing that the authorities had other pie Beth El at 12:30 p. m. Lunch- means of eliminating the Jews eon reservations may be made from trade. the Jewish population with Mrs. Irving Bittker, Long- is panic-stricken, fearing further fellow 7221, or at the Council trouble and violence. Clubhouse, Columbia 0450. The program, beginning at 2:30 Hits Business n. m., will feature an address by Anti•azury Strike Heavily Dr. Baruch Braunstein of Phila- WARSAW (WNS) — The delphia, author and lecturer, who will use as his eubject "Viewing anti-luxury strike of Jews throughout Poland, during which the European Scene," they are pledged to boycott the- This marks the first appearance aters, Wes, restaurants, movie in this city of Dr. Braunstein, who bowies and dance halls and to ab- is an authority on international af- stain from buying tobacco, candy, fairs. He has written extensively alcohol and other non-essentials on many subjects for the New is reported to be so effective that York Times, Travel Magazine, owners of establishments dealing. Vital Speeches of the Day, Chris- in goods under the ban are Solicitors to Launch Drive for $2,500,000 Next Monday —Cut Ceartesy Jewish Education Assn. of New York. THE ETERNAL LIGHT ON THE ROAD TO LEARNING FOR EVERY JEWISH BOY AND GIRL Nearly 600 solicitors will as- semble Monday noon at Statler Hotel to launch the 1937-8 cam- paign of the Detroit Community Fund. The full executive force of the campaign staff will be present to stimulate the solicitors who will on that day begin the general drive to raise $2,500,000 for charitable work in Detroit during the coming year. The pre-campaign drive for spe- cial gifts his been under way since Oct. 18, and community fund leaders declare that they are highly satisfied with results of the advance solicitation from the larg- er givers. A large number of the men and women who for many yearn have beet. active in the Allied Jewish (PLILUDI TUTLY TO LAST PAGI) host of diversified causes, Institu- tions and movement• far removed from banking, which for two gen- erations found in him a steadfast friend and patron. And it will cast a pall of sorrow over millions of people on three continents totally unconcerned with the fluctuations of the stock market but who came to love and esteem Felix M. War. burg as the great-hearted philan- thropist who gave to mankind with abundant generosity the treasures of the earth with which he him- self was so abundantly endowed. The full extent of the interests of this unique personality who combined in himself the qualities of a social statesman. lover and patron of the arts, humanitarian, banker, advocate of the highest ideals of citizenship and acknowl- edged leader of American Jewry will probably never be known. Nor can one say with any degree of exactitude lust how much money he gave away during a lifetime devoted to good deeds, although his philanthropies have been con- servatively estimated at 810,000,- 000. Equally at home in a gather- ing of financial tycoons or • meet- ing called to discuss the program of the Jewish Theological Semin- ary, Warburg's range of activitiet was as catholic as his philanthro- pies. He was quite as familiar with the annual report of the American Geographical Society or the latest exhibit at the Metropolitan Muse- um of Art as be was with the work of the Joint Distribution Committee or the Jewish Agency for Palestine. His time and mosey were equally et the disposal at russet TCRNTO TAM Main