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VOL. XL NO. 18
Dr. Golub Recommends
Building of a Hospital
Under Jewish Auspices
A Happy New Year
DETROIT JEWISH COMMUNITY'S ATTITUDE
TO BE DESCRIBED IN EXPERT'S SURVEY
NAZIS AT ODDS WHAT TO DO WITH JEWS IN EVENT OF WAR;
JEWS, SERBS IN YUGOSLAVIA VOLUNTEER TO AID CZECHS
Opinions to Be Detailed by Dr. Golub in Forthcoming
Issues of The Chronicle; Lurie Is Studying
Financial Side of the Question
Deliberate Attempt to Incite Czechoslovakian People Against Jews Made from Nazi
Radio Station in Vienna; Broadcast to Prague Was Made in Czech
Language; War Threat Blamed on Jews
"There is nothing so disheartening to recent gradu-
ates in medicine as facing the probability of being left
without an interneship. To the one who is fortunate
enough to have had an interneship, and at its completion
is desirous of continuing advancement in a specialized
field by means of a residency, there is also considerable
PRAGUE. (WNS)—Unless the present mass exodus of panic-stricken Jews from
the Sudeten German districts of Czechoslovakia is halted, those areas will soon be
almost as "Judenrein" as many towns in Nazi Germany. With civil war and mar-
tial law everywhere in the Sudeten, nearly 10,000 Jews, almost half the Jewish
population, has quit the Nazi districts for Prague. Every train and plane arriving
here is jammed with Jewish refugees. The roads are crowded with buses, trucks,
HADASSAH TO VIEW
POLITICAL STATUS
THREATS OF WAR
AFFECT REFUGEES
Talks With R gich De end
and 17 from Germany, Austria
Upon Outcome of the
and Poland to Palestine since
Present Crisis •
1935, is the sole agency for the
bicycles and other conveyances carrying Jewish refugees from the Sudeten districts to Prigue.
Virtually all of the refugees are reaching here penniless, having left their homes with nothing
but the clothes on their backs. Their wild flight to escape the wrath of infuriated Nazi mobs bent
on looting Jewish shops and destroying Jewish property left the refugee; bankrupted, having left
behind uncollected debts and profitable businesses.
As a result of a conference between a delegation of Jewish leaders from the Pudeten districts
*and R. J. Stepford, member of
the staff of Lord Runciman, un-
official British mediator, Jewish
leaders are attempting to pre-
Halt Sale of Tickets
vail upon the refugees to go
For Mushroom Synagogue
home on the assurance that the
Runcimar. mission would send a
NEW YORK. (WNS)-
special observer to study the Jew-
Ticket-selling for a Washing-
ish situation in the Sudeten. Step-
ton Heights "mushroom" syn-
Rabbi Hershman Is Chair- ford received from the delegation
agogue's High Holy Day serv-
a memorandum outlining the
He-
man
of
This
Year's
ices was halted when Magis-
Jewish status in the Sudeten
brew School Activities
trate Bernard Mogilesky re-
and demanding specific guaran-
leased two Jews accused of
tees of Jewish minority rights in
The observance of the 12th the event the Sudeten Germans
selling tickets after they
promised to sell no more and
annual education month of the get territorial autonomy.
to refund the money already
United Hebrew Schools was for-
mally launched at a meeting At Odds on What to Do With
collected. The two men, Isa-
dore Blutter and Samuel Dick.
which was held Thursday eve-
Jews in Case of War
were arrested on the com-
ning, Sept. 15, at the Shaarey
BERLIN. (WNS)—What to do
plaint of Sam Paperle, presi-
with the Jews fn Germany in the
dent of the Inwood Hebrew
event of war seems to be bother-
Congregation, who acted under
ing the Nazi authorities.
Nazi
the law which forbids the sale
military circles insist that when
of tickets for religious serv-
war comes all Jews of military
ices purporting to be in ac-
age be organized into special la-
cordance with the precepts of
bor battalions which would be
any recognized faith, save by
sent into the most exposed posi-
representatives of a religious
tions. The Angriff, Propaganda
association or corporation. The
Minister Goebbels' organ, how-
defendants had no authoriza-
ever, favors putting all Jews in
tion to act for any synagogue.
concentration camps for the dura-
tion of the war.
I ANNUAL EDUCATION
MONTH COMMENCES
Pope Declares Christians Can't
Participate In Anti-Semit.
Pius Weeps Over Fate of Italian Jews; Proscribes N
Official Racial Publication; Fascists Admit Many
in Party Oppose Anti-Jewish Program
ANTWERP (WNS) — Pope
Pius has denounced anti-Semitism
as "an antipathetic movement in
which we Christians are unable to
participate," according to a mes-
sage fawn the Pontiff made public
here by the managers of the
Catholic radio station in Belgium
on their return from Rome. The
Pope's message said: "Anti-Sem-
itism is incompatible with the
idea of the sublime reality of the
Biblical text. It is an antipathetic
movement in which we Christians
are unable to participate. Natural-
ly, it is, impossible for Christians
to share in anti-Semitism. We
concede to anybody the right to
and to take meas-
e
def nd himself
ures to safeguard his interests,
but anti-Semitism is inadmissible.
Spiritually we are Semites."
Weeps Over Fate of Jews
BRUSSELS (WNS) — Pope
Pius wept openly in denouncing
Italian anti-Semitism to a dele-
gation of visiting Belgian Catho-
lics, the influential and authori-
tative Belgian newspaper Le Soir
made known in a prominently
featured page-one story. Accord-
ing to Le Soir the Pontiff used
the term "anti-Semitism" instead
of "racism" in deploring the fate
of the Italian Jews. Le Soir quotes
the Pope as having said: "Remem-
GENEVA. (WNS)—If the Eu- Youth Aliyah movement in the
turn United States and will lay plans
ropean
war crisis
takes
for the better
within
the a next at the convention for an intensi-
fication of its transfer activity.
few weeks, negotiations with Ger-
•
many for planned emigration of
refugees with some part of their
'capital will be opened or George
Rubl ee, director of for Int
governmental Refugee Bureau,
the liaison committee of the
League of Nations High Com-
mission for German Refugees
was told by Nathan Katz, secre-
Chaim Weizmann and Members of
tary - general of the Joint Dis - Appeal Issued by br.
Jewish Agency Executive; Jews Mobilized to
tribution Committee in Paris.
The liaison committee adopted
Replace Arab Police in Jerusalem
a number of resolutions calling
on the Intergovernmental Refu-
Man urged by the Executive that
gee Bureau to act immediately to JERUSALEM. (W N S - Palcor communities begin preparations
obtain immigration outlets for Agency)—The Jews of America at once that would enable the
refugees without waiting for the as of every land were called upon Jewish Agency to plan its activi-
outcome 'a of Another
negotiations
resolutionby the Jewish Agency Executive, ties immediately and for 1939
Germany.
on the basis of the expected re-
praised the work of Sir Neill under the signatures of Dr. sponse to the present appeal.
Malcolm, League Refugee Cam- Chaim Weizmann and its other
9 Jews, 30 Arab. Slain
missioner. At the same time the members, to engage in "aiscrifi-
Arab
terrorism
Continued
Political commission f , 5 the cial, national self-taxation" that
League of Nations A s sembly would provide for the Jewish claimed nine more Jewish vie
.
Lamed a sub-commission con- Agency a minimum of $5,000,000 tams,
including the son of Dr.
sisting of representatives of 18 during the coming year for the Ben Zion Mossinsohn, principal
countries to examine th& prob- needs of Palestine. among which of the Ilerzliah Gymnasium in
lem of Jewish and other' refu- defense and security are listed Tel Aviv. and Dr. Abraham Ros-
gees and to prepare a concrete first. Striking the keynote that enthal, Jerusalem
psychiatrist.
Program for submission to the "every individual has a share of Y oung Mossinsohn.
Mossinsohn. a veterinary
responsibility for the common surgeon at Afuleh, was in a car,
Assembly.
Jewish fate," the Jewish Agency with Haim Sturman, 49, a found-
Town Where Referee Parley Was Executive emphasizes that the er and mukhtar of Ain Herod,
Jewish community in Palestine and Haim Etkin, 44. a founder
Held Plans Monument
stands firm in the face of the and mukhter of Geva, which was
to Roosevelt
EVIAN - LES - RAINS, France. present onslaught and calls upon blown..
to bits when it was struck
f WNS) — The first monument the Jewish people to give funds by a land mine near Tirath Zvi.
anywhere to President Roosevelt freely to those "fighting in the Dr. Rosenthal was ambushed near
Ramleh. Jacob Stern, driver of
is to be erected in this French front line.
The manifesto, which also bears
resort town where the intergov-
a Jewish-owned truck held up
ernmental refugee aid conference the signatures of the members and amoned by a bang which
the board of directors of the
was held last July in response to of
Keren Ilayesod, was drawn up s topped it on the Jerusalem-
Jaffa highway, was bludgeoned t o
an invitation from Roosevelt. The
by
the executive in accordance death.
Alfred Ascher, 27-year-
mayor of the town announced
the decision of the confer-
that the decision to erect the with
ence held in Antwerp early this °id ghatlir of Givath Brenner,
was shot to death while riding
monument had been unanimously
adopted at • meeting of the mu- month with the participation of
wipe! council which voted to many of the leading figures in in a was
car. killed
Chanania
a gang of
when Goloychik.
32,
honor Roosevelt for his efforts all lands associated with the nabs-
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of
funds
for
Palestine.
It
i ng
in behalf of refugees.
JEWS SUMMONED TO SACRIFICIAL
SELF-TAXATION FOR PALESTINE
r.
10,000 JEWS FLEE SUDETEN AREAS IN MASS
EXODUS WHICH THREATENS TO MAKE THE LAND
AS "JUDENREIN" AS TOWNS IN NAZI GERMANY
Jewish Leaders Confer With Member of Runciman's Staff and Urge Refugees to
Return to Their Homes; Special Observer to Make Study of Jewish
•
Position in Affected Territory
Bases His Conclusions on Limited Opportunities for
Jewish Physicians and Insufficiency of
Hospital Beds in Detroit
discouragement when he begins his search for an appointment."
So states Dr. J. J. Golub, collaborator in the Hospital Survey
being conducted at the request of the Jewish Welfare Federation
of Detroit by the National Council of Federations and Welfare
Funds. Through the survey answers are sought to two questions:
1. Is there a need for a hos- 0
pital under Jewish auspices in
Detroit?
2. If the need exists, is the
Detroit Jewish community able
and ready to erect and maintain
such an institution?
Survey by Two Experts
Dr. Golub, executive director
of the Hospital for Joint Din-
Palestine to be Theme
eases, New York City, has coin-
of Convention
Dieted the first half of the survey
and has answered the first ques-
NEW
YORK. — The political
tion. The findings and condo-
sinus of his study are being pub- situation in Europe and Palestine
lished serially in The Detroit Jew- will be one of the most important
ish Chronicle. topics for discussion by hundreds
of delegates who will attend the
Harry L. Lurie, who heads the
24th annual convention of Hadas-
Council of Federations and Wel- sah, the Women's Zionist Organi-
fare Funds, New York City, is
zation of America which meets
directing the second half of the this year in St. Louis, Mo., from
survey dealing with the commu- Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. Mrs. Moses P.
nity's financial resources and Epstein. national president of the
readiness to support a hospital organization, announced.
project. Publication of Mr. Lu-
On the first night of the con-
rie's findings and conclusions will
follow the present series in order. vention an international broad-
cast from Palestine and England
The Doctor's Needs
over the National Broaticasting
In the preceding installment Dr. Company network dedicating the
Golub pointed out that the need $1,000,000 Rothschild - Hadassah-
for hospital service in Detroit is University Hospital and Medical
greater than that which the avail- School will climax a summer of
able service can give. Inquiring unusual Zionist activity for the
into the need for additional staff repesentatives of Hadassah's 375
appointments for Jewish physi- chapters.
cians. residents and interns, he ob-
"Healing, Teaching and Re-
serves:
search," a theme having "more
,!iksJI1J4,134,,PisA4.19444.0 0iLua- than ordinary significance for
in relation to . the question of Hadassah members these days,"
whether there is a need for a hos- will be the highlight for the open-
pital under Jewish auspices is in- ing sessions of • the convention,
separable from the pertinent ques- Mrs. Robert Szold, chairman of
tion of whether Jewish physicians, the national convention commit-
residents and interns have reason- tee of Hadassah, stated.
able opportunities for the advance-
It is hoped that Dr. Haim
ment of their medical education. Yassky, director of the Hadassah
The principal interest in this mat- Medical Organization, Miss Hen-
ter revolves around: (a) the num- rietta Szold, American founder
ber of Jewish physicians, (b) their of Hadassah at present heading
ages, (c) their background, medi- the Youth Aliyah (immigration)
cal school education and general movement in Palestine, and high
qualifications, (d) membership in English and American officials
medical societies, (e) medical will speak from the site of the
school faculty positions, (f) the new medical center which has
number of years in practice, (g) been built by Hadassah and the
the specialties they practice, (h) American Jewish Physicians'
the number who have hospital Committee on Mt. Scopus in
staff appointments, (i) the char- Jerusalem.
acter and importance of the hospi-
The latest Italian edicts expel-
tal staff positions, (j) the number
of physicians who have no hospi- ling Jews who have ilved in
Italy for the past 20 years will
tal staff appointments.
"The state of Michigan has complicate an already complex
and tragic Jewish refugee prob-
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lem, Mrs. David B. Greenberg, of
Mt. Vernon, N. Y., national Youth
Aliyah chairman of Hadassah.
pointed out. Mrs. Greenberg an-
nounced that during one session
Hadassah delegates will hear ex-
perts deal with the whole refu-
gee situation.
Iladassah, which has been con-
r eo 5 fo lioa
t heen tri t t Ine sfa e g
c,e n r dn egdi with etw
Per Year, $3.00; This Copy 15 Cents
.,,t
MANN TO LECTURE
11E4 ON MARCH 11
League' for Human
to Present the Great
Voluntary Exile
Thomas Mann, the greatest liv-
her that spiritually we are all
Semites." The paper says that the ing German writer, the Nobel
Pope spoke of "our poor Jewish Prize winner in literature, author
brothers."
of "The Magic Mountain" and
"Joseph and His Brothers," will
Oppose Anti-Jewish Program
lecture at the Masonic Temple
ROME (WNS)—Dife Sa Della
Raze (Defense of Race), Italy's
new official racial publication, was
formally proscribed by Pope Pius
es an immoral publication and
forbidden to he used in all Catho-
lic educational and religious in-
stitutions.
Bitterly attacking what it calls
"honorary Jews," the Regime
Fascista, most violently anti-Sem-
itic paper in Italy, admits with
ill-concealed anger that ,many
highly-placed Fascists are opposed
to Itily's anti-Jewish program.
The Regime Fascista hints that
those who defend the Jews are
stirring up trouble for themselves.
At the same time it was reported
that Crown Prince Humbert, a
well-known friend of the Jews, had
a private audience with Pope Pius
at which the heir to the throne
revealed his deep-seated opposi-
tion to the governmetnt's anti-
Jewish program. It is also re-
U. OF M. TO-EXCUSE
JEWS ON HOLIDAYS
Important Announcement Is
Made by Secretary Smith
to Regent Lynch
'Czechs Offered Help
BELGRADE. (WNS) — Hun-
dreds of Jews and Serbs from all
parts of Yugoslavia besieged the
Czechoslovak legation here offer-
ing themselves as volunteers for
military service in Czechoslo-
vakia.
All the volunteers were
thanked but were told their serv-
ices were not needed at present.
Radio Attack on Jews
Jewish students will be excused
VIENNA. (WNS)—A deliber-
"without any prejudice" from at-
ate attempt to incite the Czecho-
tending classes on Holy Days,
slovakian people against the Jews
Shirley W. Smith, vice president
is being made from a Nazi radio
and secretary of the University
station in Viers broadcasting to
eek.
announced this
DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
Prague in the Czech language.
week.
in a letter to John D. Lynch Zedek Synagogue. Rabbi A. M. In one broadcast a speaker said:
In
"Czech
worker, be mindful that
of Detroit, Regent of the Uni- Hershman is chairman of the
Jewish manipulations are trying
versity, Mr. Smith stated:
5699 Education Month.
On the occasion of the current to send you to war. No one but
"Answering your letter in so
far as it relates to the registra- observance, Dr. Hershman issued the Jewish Soviets stand in the
way of reconcilation between the
lion of Jewish students: the following statement:
"I talked with Mr. Ira Smith, "The month of Tishri has German and Czech people. Jewish
plans for world domination are
the Registrar, this morning, and
been designated as Jewish Edu-
conjuring up a new war. You
he tells me that arrangements cation
Month. During this
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have always been made when month no effort will be spared
these two sacred days under the to bring home to Jewish par-
Jewish religion fall on any of the
ents
imperious ne vot f p ro-
days of registration, under which viding thei r children
ass
arrangements the Jewish stu-
adequate Jewish training.
dents are in no way prejudiced.
"It is a truism. tha
The 26th and 27th pf September occupies a positiont the
of unique
school
are this year the .opening days
Importance in the scheme of
of university exercises. The for-
Judaism. The ideal
which
malities of registration, payment
animated our people throughout
Drive Planned by Detroit
of fees, etc., begin during the
the ages may not inaptly be
District of Federation
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Preceding week. The Hebrew
summed up in the words of
'
of Polish Jews
students of Detroit and elsewhere the prophet: 'And all thy chil-
in this vicinity can easily come
'''
THOMAS MANN
dren shall be taught of the
out and attend to all these for-
USE OF FIRST CLASS
Close to 100 representatives of
Lord.' Needless to say that
in Detroit, Saturday night, March malities, returning to their homes
over 30 "landsmanschaften," par-
this ideal was seldom if ever
MAIL URGED FOR NEW 11, 1939.
ticipating in a conference called
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YEAR BY POSTMASTER
by the Detroit District, Federa-
The world-famous exile is be-
tion of Polish Jews in America,
ing brought to the city by the
In a statement addressed to League for Human Rights, an or-
voted unanimously last Sunday
the Jews of Detroit through The ganization of Jews and non-Jews
to launch a drive here for the
Detroit Jewish Chronicle, Post- organized to promote the boy-
relief of the poverty-stricken
master Roscoe B. Huston urges cott of Nazi goods and services
masses of thei: native land. A
the use of First Class mail for and to conduct other forms of
committee of 15, with Rabbi Max
An Interesting Study of Jewish Communities'in
New Year greetings in order that resistance against Ilitlerism in
J. Wohlgelernter of Congregation
Latin-American Countries
they should retain their neatness. America.
Beth Tefilo Emanuel as chairman,
He also urges the use of standard
was selected from the delegates
Rabbi Leon Frani, who is presi-
By SAUL R. LEVIN
size envelopes to facilitate their dent of the League for Human
to conduct the active work of the
Honorary Consul for the Honduras in Michigan
handling by the post office. His Rights. makes the following an-
campaign, which is to begin in
appeal follows:
nouncement with regard to the 1(1)11`011 ,4 NOTE) iMalnnlna allh this 1.41., The 11etrott Jewish Chronicle Is the near future, among the Po-
',leaned to present a series of artleks by the Ilom)rary Con.ul for the Hon- lish-Jewish societies, synagogues
"Prior to ifnd during the Jew- coming of Thomas Mann:
do,. In %nettles.% !Mall It. Lelln. This series .111 deal olth the status of and other local organizations. A
ish New Year and other holidays
"We of the League for Hu-
Jeo. In South Amenranuntries The first nrIlele (Rolm alth the Jens
the Post Office experiences con- man Rights have felt that the
In 11.‘lefs. Mr. L
Jost
hes
Jost relsenes1 front a 1611 In Mello) an.I In the special committee will be ap-
lIondurrn Republic.
pointed to have charge of the
siderable difficulty in handling greatest service we could render
solicitation of funds from indi-
greeting cards enclosed in un- the cause of democracy and one
1. JEWS IN MEXICO
usual small-sized envelopes paid of the most important steps we
be an authority on its problems vidual donors and the Detroit
at the third-class rate.
Jewish
community generally.
During
the
past
few
years
and
of
the
peoples
living
there.
could take to intensify the re-
"Letters, cards, etc., of small
The conference, presided over
sistance to Ilitlerism among the much writing under this caption This is not a plug for Fortune
sizes cannot be Handled by the people of Detroit, was to bring has appeared in newspapers and Magazine, but those who will by Rabbi Wohlgelernter, was ad-
mechanical equipment provided to the city the most distinguished magazines in this country. Some read the issue mentioned will un- dressed by Rabbi David Grauhart
and are therefore delayed con- spokesman of anti-Nazism and of the articles have been written doubtedly learn much authorita- of Chicago who traced the his-
siderably in that each piece must democracy. Thomas Mann, Ger- by casual observers, some by ex- tive information on the Jewish tory of Jews in Poland and de-
be cancelled and postmarked by many's most gifted son, who has pests, and some by tourists who community in Mexico. scribed their present political and
hand. Small pieces ,of mail must
presume to know all the prob-
economic plight, and Z. Tygel,
A Closely-Knit Community
refused to live in a Germany of
be withheld from bundles tied slaves governed by unscrupulous {ems of the Jews in Mexico with
The Jews in Mexico are pretty executive director of the Feder-
out for dispatch, causing addi-
adventurers and devoted to the all'its implications after a short much a closely-knit community. ation of Polish Jews in America,
tional delay.
promotion of race hatreds and and hurried trip to Mexico. The In years past this was not the who told of the constructive work
"Greetings sent in the mails
the destruction of human free- writer remembers the observe- case because the old settlers were of the American Committee for
are usually neatly designed mes-
dom, has become the most vital tions made on previous trips, and mostly from Turkey, Arabia, the distribution of • funds eon-
sages to friends and loved ones
and eloquent symbol of the re- tried to again obtain as fair an Smyrna, Salonika and other tributed in America and other
and as Such should be sent with
of Ilitlerism throughout impression as can be gotten in places in the Near East. Span- lands, which includes leaders of
a s much grandeur as poss . le. sistance
four weeks of the last trip after ish, Hebrew and French were the all groups In Polish Jewry. Near-
the world.
Such matter bearing Third lass
meeting the representative ele- native languages of moat of them, ly a quarter of a million dollars
' "He will lecture under the ments in the community, visiting others speaking Greek and Turk- had already been transmitted to
Postage, which is the usuall rate
for large quantities of printed auspices of the League for Hu- their organizations and
their ish. Those elements were very Poland by the American Corn-
matter, not only fails in prompt man Rights on Saturday night, meetings, and attending their much at home in Mexico. not mittee Appeal, Mr. Tygel de-
handling and delivery, but loses March 11, 1939, at the Masonic f unctions.
only because of their native Span- elated. Ile pointed to direct sub-
Temple. We announce the date
its dignity as well.
As a further word 'of preface, ish language but because up un-
by the Polish dis-
ve. sidles
As
"Mailers are urged to use this far ahead of time so that all wc understand that Fortune tit the modern revolutionary
committee ' to pogrom-
standard sized envelopes for Jewish and non-Jewish organiza- Magazine in its October issue fi
od ized
in 1910, Jewish
they had become
communities
and to
tribut
greetings of all kinds to insure tions planning important events covering Mexico as a feature a firmly established community self-aid institutions in cities and
neat and prompt cancellation and shall keep this date in mind. and story, will carry an article on there over the years. By the time towns most severely affected by
to mail them as First Class so the members of the Jewish com- the Jews there. contributed by President Callea reduced the re- economic restrictions.
that they may retain the pomp munity and all the citizens of Anita Brenner, that most able atrictions for immigration in the
After reaching the decision to
and grandeur for which they Detroit may be entirely free that writer who knows and under- early 1920's, there were many initiate the 1938 local drive for
were intended as well as prefer- night to welcome one of the stands Mexico and who has second-generation Near - Eastern the American Committee Appeal
ential treatment in the mails."
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proven in previous writings to
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TO LAUNCH POLISH
RELIEF CAMPAIGN
SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES