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oL. XL NO. 26
BAR MUFTIki Three Faiths Will Join in Day of APPEAL MADE FOR Roosevelt Leads Outraged World
PARLEY BETWEEN Prayer for Victims of Persecution COMMUNITY FUND
TO DETROIT JEWS In .Registering Protest Against
ARABS AND JEWS Federal and Catholic Bishops Issue
y
Extremists Threaten to Con-
tinue Terrorism in
Palestine
NON-ZIONISTS HAIL
END OF PARTITION
Weizmann Accepts Invita-
tion to Attend Opening
of Palestine Pavilion
LONDON. — (WNS-Palcor
Agency) — Because of his rec-
ord of many years, the Grand
Mufti of Jerusalem, now in Le-
banon, is unacceptable to the
British Government as one of the
Arab repersentatives to take part
in the i m m i n e nt Arab-Jewish
conference on Palestine, Colo-
nial Secretary Malcolm MacDon-
ald told the House of Commons
in the course of a statement am-
plifying last week's government
statement of policy.
Replying to a series of ques-
tions regarding the London meet-
ings, MacDonald made the fol-
lowing points: 1—The Colonial
Office is communicating with the
governments of Egypt, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Trans-
jordania, but not Syria and Le-
banon, because the latter are
controlled by the French Govern-
ment which will be kept 'fully in-
formed; 2—In view of the invi-
tation to the Arabs to come to
London, the government expects
the Arab rebellious activities to
cease and "if they do not end,
the government must continue all
measures necessary to end the
disorders; 3—the discussions will
be informal, no program being
submitted for the purpose of a
voice, the possibility being that
nut of the talks between repre-
sentatives of the Arabs, of the
neighboring countries. of the
government and of the Jews
"there may develop a round-table
conference between the Jews and
Arabs;" 4—The United States
will be kept full yinformed of
Britain's intentions.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, prod.
dent of the Jewish Agency for
Palestine, announced this week
that he had accepted an invit•-
lion from Dr. Israel Goldstein,
hairman of the board of the .
destine Pavilion, 'CO *6 to
New York for the opening of
the Pavilion at the New York
World's Fair in April 1939.
Council of Churches, Heads of All Jewish Groups
Calls for Partici-
pation to Constituencies
Organizations Called Upon
to Refrain from Cam-
NEW YORK. (Religious News throughout the world to be held
paigna During Drive
Service'—Americans of all faiths the week-end of Nov, 19-20.
will join in a special day of prayer
The Federal Council of the
and intercession for the victims of Churches of Christ in America,
racial and religious oppression heads of all national Jewish Syna-
gogue and Rabbinical organize-
bona, and Catholic Bishops
JAMES G MiDONALD
TO SPEAK NOV 29
Former High Commissioner
for Refugees to Deliver
Address at Temple
James G. McDonald, former
League of Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees, will speak
Tuesday night, Nov. 29, at Tem-
ple Beth El, under the auspices
of the Men's Club. Mr. McDon-
ald's subject will be "The World
Crisis and the Refugees." •
Expulsion of victims of politi-
cal and religious persecution
from their homes in many Euro-!
pean countries has created an in-
ternational problem, for the solu-
tion of which President Roosevelt
called an International Confer-
ence recently at Evian, France.
Mr. McDonald was appointed
chairman of President Roosevelt's
advisory committee on political
refugees, to cooperate with the
inter-governmental committee in
facilitating the tmigration of
refugees from Austria and Ger-
many.
Recognized as an authority on
foreign affairs, and internation-
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Special Temple Service
Sunday; Prayers in All
Synagogues on Sabbath
PAMPHLET DESCRIBING
CAUSE IS PUBLISHED
Statement toCommunity Is
Made by Srere, President
of Federation
All Jewish organizations are
urged to abstain from money-
raising activities or membership
drives until the close of the 1939
Detroit Community
paign, in a statement issued by
Abe Srere, president of the Jew-
ihs Welfare Federation, The Corn-
munity Fund •Drive will be con-
ducted from Nov. 28 to Dec. 14,
for a goal of $2,640,000. Solicita-
tion of special gift prospects will
begin a week earlier.
A Jewish Welfare Federation
Committee has been appointed to
co-operate with the Community
Fund in the current campaign.
The stoppage of all activity which
might interfere with this city-
s.
wide, all-inclusive project is part
throughout the country have i
f the committee's program.
sued calls to their constituencies °
"Cause Belongs to Us"
to participate.
In a pamphlet entitled "Th
A special prayer, jointly corn• Cause Belongs to Us," mailed t.
posed by Dr. Joseph Sisoo,
Federation members this week.
vice president of the Federal
Mr. Srere describes Detroit Jevil-
Council of Churches, and Rabbi
ry's share in the Detroit Commti-
David De Sole Pool, president
nity Fund Drive.
of the Synagogue Council of
"As Detroiters and as Jews,
America, 'will be offered in
the message states, "we are
many churches and synagogues.
Part of this community. The r
The Federal Council call, signed lationship with our non-Jesvis
by the heads of 17 major commu- fellows has been a close, friendl l
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A special service at which
prayers for the persecuted
Jews in Germany will be
chanted will be held at Temple
Beth El at 11 o'clock on Sun-
day morning. Nov. • 20, Dr.
Leo M. Franklin will speak.
Special prayers will be
chanted for the persecuted at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
on Saturday morning,
At a special meeting of or-
thodox rabbis held on Tuesday,
arrangements were made for
special services in all syna-
gogues, on Saturday.
Persecution of Jews in Germany
Ambassador Wilson Summoned to Return to U. S. to Report on Nazi Pogroms;
Christian World Unanimous in Condemnation of Nazis; Leaders in All
Walks of Life Express Horror Over Radio, in Press, from Pulpits
DETROIT MINISTERS DELIVER SERMONS, ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
BRANDING
OUTRAGES AS INHUMAN; ASK GOVERNMENT TO AC1
Fund
Cam- •
Governor Murphy, Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones, Rev. Vance and Father Hickey Wil
Address Public Protest Meeting at Naval Armory Sunday Afternoon;
Preservation of Discipline Asked by the Community Council
Strictly
Confidential
Tidbits from Everywhere
By PHINEAS J. BIM*
woorright, 1131. I. A. P. 1)
leader of a worldwide protest movement against
IIADASSAH SPEAKER as the the persecution
of Jews in Germany. Declaring emphati-
that he personally summoned United States Am-
TUES DAY EVENING cally
bassador Hugh R. Wilson to leave for home and to report
President Roosevelt emerged on Tuesday evening
to him on the unheard-of outrages, the President made
Mrs. Epstein, National Pres- the following statement:
ident, to Address the
"The news of the past few days from Germany
Honor Roll Event
has deeply shocked public opinion in the United
ABROADCASTS
Hadassah's annual Honor Roll
There's an ironic angle to the
assassination of that Nazi diplo. event, to be held on Tuesday eve-
mat in Paris by a Polish Jewish ning, Nov. 22, In the Masonic
youth ... The victim, Ernst von Temple, will be addressed by Mrs.
Rath, was a nephew of the late
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"I myself could scarcely believe that such things
could occur in a Twentieth Century civilization.
"With a view to gaining a first-hind picture of
the situation in Germany, I asked the Secretary of
State to order our ambassador in Berlin to return at
once for report and consultation."
THE LIGHT THAT MUST NOT FAIL
This expression of protest served to intensify the
reaction of an outraged world to the horrible pogrom
on more than 600,000 Jews in Germany and Austria.
Over the radio, from pulpits, at public gatherings—all
arranged by Christians—the action of the Nazis was
subjected to the severest condemnations on record since
the advent of Hitlerism.
Education Month, Which Concludes With Annual Dinner cif the United Hebrew
Schools This Sunday Evening, Stimulates Cause of Jemish Learning Among
Youth; Detroit Jewish Chronicle Dedicates This Issuer to Cause of Jewish
,Education.
President Roosevelt's action is In line with precedent estab-
lished by other Presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt and Wil-
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in relations with Germany, it will be the second act of its In on
record—the first being the breaking of relations with Russia by
President Taft.
Pastors' Union Registers Protest
Continue Terrorism
JERUSALEM. — (WNS-Palcor
Agency) — It is essential that
the Arabs continue their cam-
paign of terrorism until Arab de-
mands are granted, it was de-
clared here by spokesmen for the
Arab extremists, who added that
under no circumstances would
they consider entering into any
negotiations with Jews, nor even
the British unless the ban placed
on partition in such conferences
by terrorist leaders were lifted.
MRS. MOSES P. EPSTEIN
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EDUCATION DINNER
SUN DAY EVENING
Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn to Be
Speaker at Annual He-
brew School Event
The second annual education
dinner of the United Hebrew
Schools will be held Sunday eve-
ning, Nov. 20, in the social hall
of the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue.
Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn, one of the
most eminent authors and lectur-
ers will be the guest speaker.
Dr. Lewisohn is best known as
the author. of "Upstream.' "Mid-
Channel," "Expression in Amer-
ica" and "Creative America." The
following of his books have been
translated into 15 languages:
"The Case of Mr. Crump," "The
Island Within," "The Last Days
of Shylock" and "This People."
For nearly a decade Dr. Lewisohn
has lived and traveled through
Europe and the Near East.
Born in Berlin, Dr. I.ewisohn
was brought by his parents at the
age of eight to South Carolina,
and except for his European visits
he has lived all his life in Ameri-
ca. His return to the American
lecture pulatform after an ab-
sence of 10 years was an event of
national importance.
Jacob II. Sonenklar, cantor of
the Shaarey Zedek, is supervising
the entertainment program. Mr.
Sonenklar himself will render
some vocal selections, and a trio
consisting of Michael Bistritzky.
violinist, Samuel Shpargel, pia-
nist, and Jack Backer, 'cellist, will
play some carefully selected clas-
sical and modern music.
Harry Cohen, president of the
United Hebrew Schools, will open
the dinner, and he will be follow-
ed by Judge Charles Rubiner who
will be the chairman of the eve-
ning. The invocation will be de-
livered by Rabbi Morris Adler of
the Shaarey Zedek. Brief talks
will be delivered by Rabbi A. M.
Hershman and Bernard Isaacs. EDITOR'S NOTE: For the third '
successive year, The Detroit
while greetings will be extended
Jewish Chronicle dedicates an is - ,
by Mrs. Jack Freedman in the
sue to the came of Jewish ed ■ .:
name of the Woman's Auxiliary
cation. This issue is published
and Miss Anna Katz in the name
this year on the eve of the •n-
of the Senior and Junior Alumni.
nual Education Dinner of the
Gus
D. Newman is general
United Hebrew Schools, to be
chairman of the dinner; Julius
held Sunday evening at the
Berman. chairman of reserva-
Sh Zedek, with Dr. Ludwig
tions; Mrs. Julian Berman, in
Lewisohn as principal speaker,
charee of decorations; Joseph H.
Ehrlich, reception committee.
AS PRINCIPAL FEATURE of this
issue, we herewith present an in•
Admission to the lecture for
spicing article by Bernard Isaacs,
those who want to hear Ludwig
Lewisohn after the dinner will be
superintendent of the United
50c.
Hebrew Schools of Detroit.
States. Such news from any part of the world would
inevitably produce a similar profound reaction among
American people in every part of the nation.
During the past week-end, spontaneous protests were sounded
by Detroit Christians in churches and at other gatherings.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted by a stand-
ing vote of the Pastors Union of Detroit embracing Protestants of
all types from Unitarians to the most extreme conservatives' at its
monthly meeting Nov. 14:
"We have read with increasing indignation and sorrow of the
outrages perpetrated on the Jews by the German Government, the
recent infliction of a fine of $400,000,000 on the German Jews as
the punishment for the assassination of 2 German official in Paris
by an irresponsible Polish Jewish boy, and the outrages inflicted
on the innocent which they are reporting in connection with this,
move us to express our deep indignation at a revulsion to savagery
and barbarism.
"We request the president and secretary of this Union to ac-
quaint our Secretary of State, Hon. Cordell Hull, with this action
and urge our U. S. Government to present our protest as a nation
in the name of God and humanity to the German Government and
urge the connection of this inhuman cruelty to our fellow men."
'fhe resolution was offered by Rev. Joseph A. Vance, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church for over a quarter of a century,
and the Rev. Augustus I', Reccord, pastor of the Universalist-
Unitarian Church.
Moses P. Epstein, national presi-
dent.
Victor Chenkin, famous inter-
preter of folksongs, will be the
evening's entertainer.
Mrs. Epstein possesses a keen
understanding of contemporary
Jewish problems, has a thorough
knowledge of Jewish history, is
a vibrant personality and a fluent
speaker. Her father, the late Ed-
ward Epstein, an active propo-
nent of Zionism and closely
identified with Jewish education,
and her mother, a student in the
Teacher's Institute of the Jewish
Theological Seminary, by their
enthusiasm inspired Mrs. Epstein
with Zionist idealism even before
her graduation from llunter Col-
Pastors Deliver Sermons
•
lege, more than 20 years ago. She
Without waiting for Sunday, Nov. 20, which has been set aside
held numerous dices in Hades-
sah, and while national vice-presi- as a special day of prayers for the persecuted, many Detroit Chris-
dent she directed the campaign tian clergymen delivered sermons In their churches on Sunday in
for the building fund of the medi- condemnation of the outrages.
Dr. Henry H. Crane of the Central M. E. Church, devoted his
cal center which Hadassith and
sermon to the current outrages on Sunday, again spoke in protest
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against the pogroms before the Kiwanis Club and the Pastors'
Union on Monday and arranged for a protest meeting in his church
on Woodward and Grand Circus Park for this Friday evening.
A statement submitted by the Detroit chapter of the American
Jewish Congress was read by Dr. Vance to his congregation on
Sunday and was supplemented by a touching comment by Rev.
Vance, who wrote to Philip Slomovitz, president of the local Jewish
Congress committee, that the comment 'was received most sympa-
thetically by the congregation." Similar messages of encourage-
ment were received from Dr. Frank McCoy Field of the East Grand
On Friday evening, Nov. 25, Boulevard Methodist Episcopal Church; from Rev. C. A. Murphy
the Sabbath Eve service at Tem- of the Federation of Catholic Study Clubs; Fr. Siedenburg of the
ple Beth El will be especially
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featured by an invitation extend-
ed to newcomers and strangers
in the city to be present. This
feature of the service is sponsor-
ed by the Temple Sisterhood who
hope to make it possible for many
newcomer s, and particularly
those of the German group, to
meet and to forrn pleasant friend-
ships, not only among themselves Public Gathering Overwhelmingly Endorses National
but also with members of the
Effort; Officers Elected; Hear Report
congregation. This will be fea-
on European Situation
tured at the social hour which
follows the service.
An
audience
that
taxed to current German crisis. Philip
On this occasion Dr. Leo M.
Franklin has chosen as his sub- capacity the auditorium of Cen- Slomovitz, chairman, reported on
action that was taken during the
tral
High
School
on
Wednesday
ject, "After Germany—What?"
In his address Dr. Franklin will evening overwhelmingly resolved past week-end to pave the way
discuss matters of vital momen- to observe Anti-Nazi Week, pro- for work which has now been
claimed by the Joint Boycott taken over by the Jewish Com-
tary importance.
Services begin as usual at 8 Council of the American Jewish munity Council. The vote of con-
o'clock. The music will be fur- Congress and Jewish Labor Com- fidence included a clause approv-
nished by the Temple Choir under mittee for the period of Nov. 27 ing the unification of efforts lo-
cally through the Jewish Com-
the direction of George Galvanl, to Dec. 4.
with Jason Tickton at the organ.
This action was taken at the munity Council.
The public is invited.
annual meeting of the Detroit
Elect Officers
chapter of the American Jewish
Henry Fenster, chairman . of
Congress. The committee select-
the nominating committee, pre-
ed to organize activities for Anti;
sented a slate of officers for the
Nazi Week consists of William
ensuing year. The following were
Hordes,
Mrs.
Schmarva
Kleinman,
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elected: Philip Slomovitz. re-
Jules Lev, Mrs. Max Dushkin,
external appearance, that part settle upon a barren small piece
The membership committee of Benjamin Laikin, Norman Eisen- elected president for a third
term; Mrs. Ralph Davidson, Hen-
which can be viewed with ea ,e. I of land, he certainly is not inspired the United Hebrew Schools an- berg. airs. Nathan Spevakow r•d ry Fenster and Joseph Haggai,
without any effort, generally con-I or ever very much impressed nounces.
by that arrangements have Mrs. Isaac Rosenthal.
vice
presidents; Sol Lifsitz,
e, en completed
n
Proceedings at the meeting treasurer; Miss Reva Antick, re-
foprrlectme
member
tm
o
vet's a false impression. Whenithis movement Or, when one ex- ti
were interrupted at 9 p. m. to
be
cording
' secretary; Mrs. Albert
one looks superficially at such a anuses outwardly the observance .1:
launched
au hed during the latter part hear the broadcast of the Feldstein, corresponding and of-
movement as the upbuilding of 1 of our holidays, as, for instance, of November and will continue
Catholic protest against Jew-
secretary; members of the
Palestine, if he is not fully ac- ' the holiday Succoth, and he sees throughout the month of Decent-
rah
a radio hav• lice
s persecutions.
pe
nt
administrative committee, Wil-
quainted with the significance of a shanty-like structure built up her. An effort will be made Bur-
jag been provided for this liam Hordes. Rabbi J. S. Sperka,
this movement in its historic set- in a backyard covered with leaves, .ing this period to increase the
pulpse on the platform of Rabbi A. 51, Hershman. Mandell
ting, if he does not know what if he does not know the real sips enrollment of members in the
the auditorium.
Bernstein, Simon Shetzer, Law-
Palestine meant to the Jewish pee - nificance of Succoth. its historic schools. The chairman for this
The gathering unanimously rence Crohn, David Sberaga and
pie throughout the ages, if he is value, the lesson it conveys, the 1938 enrollment project is Abe voted confidence in the adminis- Rabbi Isaac Stollman; members
not acquainted with the entire sneer beauty it holds, this person Kasle; co-chairman. Rabbi liar- tration of the local Jewish Con- of executive committee, Dr. IL
movement from within, and he is certainly very much disillusion- old N. Rosenthal; secretary, grew after hearing a report of E. Lippitt, Mrs. David Sheraga,
only sees an effort being made MI (TURN To EDiroltIAL PSOEI Abraham J. , Lachover.
its activities dealing with the
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`Welcome Strangers'
Service at Temple
On Friday Evening
ANTI-NAZI WEEK TO BE OBSERVED
BY JEWISH CONGRESS IN DETROIT
Heb&W Schools
Enroll Members
Our Children Must View
Judaism From Within
By BERNARD ISAACS
In the Study of a problem there
are two ways of approach. One is
to make an intimate study of the
underlying philosophy of the prob-
lem and of all the details con-
nected with it. The other Is the
cursory superficial approach view-
ing the outer shell only.
When one examines Jewish val-
ue:, he invariably finds that the