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April 28, 1939
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
STAGE SET FOR OFFICIAL OPENING OF
ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN AT DINNER
AT STATLER SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 7
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problems of Jewry throughout
ciples of democracy and tolerance, the world, Dr. Arie has long
Father Kernan has in recent studied the situation of the Jews
months been one of the most vig- in European lands and several
orous spokesmen for religious and years ago travelled to Palestine,
civil liberty for all men in Amer-, better to acquaint himself with
ice and elsewhere. In a special the position of the Jews there.
Dr. .1. B. Wise's Address
weekly radio program he has
The two pre-campaign report
forcefully struck out against all
influences that seek to undermine meetings this week were held on
our democratic institutions and Monday and Thursday. The
has called for greater understand- speaker on Monday was Dr.
ing and good-will among Christians Jonah B. Wise, chairman, with
and Jews in facing the common Dr. Abba Ilillel Silver of the
enemies of bigotry and prejudice. United Jewish Appeal. Rabbi
Born in Chicago in 1900, Father Leon I. Feuer spoke at the rally
Kernan was educated in public on Thursday.
In his appeal for the current
school in Oak Park, Ill., and the
Hollywood High School in that campaign, Rabbi Wise stated:
"If we Jews desert our fellow
state. In 1923 he received a Bache-
lor of Arts degree from Yale Uni- Jews, we take the first step
versity. Ile subsequently studied towards self-destruction. If they
for the priesthood at the General are not wanted by their own,
Theological Seminary of New York then how much more are they
City, from which he was graduated not wanted by those who are not
in 1926. He was ordained as a of their kind? There was a time
priest in Los Angeles three years when it was a matter of person
later. After rmaining with the al decision. Today it is a matter
California parish for four years, of compulsion, else we join in
Father Kernan came to Bayonne, the charge that they, the home-
N. J., to take up his duties as less and the persecuted, are
spiritual leader of the Trinity without friends.
"Are the Jews to be perma-
Episcopal Church.
In February of this year, Fa- nent aliens in the eyes of the
whole
world, become the first to
ther Kernan inaugurated a series
of weekly radio broadcasts in desert them, let them be pushed
from
one
land to another? The
which ho has devoted himself
chiefly to the task of combatting theory upon which we now cam-
paign is no longer a theory of
voluntary giving. It is a theory
of the good name of the Jews,
Radio Addresses
their right to live, the possibility
For Allied Drive of their being welcomed on terms
of human beings by other coun-
tries. Since they have been de-
Through the courtesy of
nied these rights in central Eu-
Hyman Altman, the following
rope, there are two things to be
5-minute addresses will be de-
done:
We must organize public
livered in behalf of the Allied
opinion and we must raise
Jewish Campaign over Station
money."
WMBC:
Describing the plight of refu-
Saturday, April 29, 9 p. m.,
gees in numerous European
Rabbi J. S. Spe•ka.
countries,
Dr. Wise pointed out
Sunday, April 30, 1 p. m..
that tens of thousands have been
Joseph Bernstein
admitted
in
Holland, Belgium,
Saturday, May 6, 9 p. m.,
England, France and other lands,
Rabbi Isaac Stollman.
and that they must be cared for
Sunday. May 7. 12:30 p. m.,
until colonization centers are
Fred M. Butzel.
loud for them.
Monday, May 8, 9:15 p. m.,
Speaking of the importance of
Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter.
Palestine as a colonization cen-
Tuesday, May 9, 9:15 p. Tn.,
ter,
Rabbi Wise recalled that in
Harold Silver.
1864 his father, the late Dr.
Wednesday, May 10, 9:15
Isaac M. Wise, founder of Ile-
p. m.. Gus D. Newman.
brew Union College, wrote an
Thursday, May 11, 9:15
editorial in the American Israel-
p. m., Mrs. Sam Schnitz.
ite
declaring it to be the duty
Saturday, May 13, 9 p.
of American Jews to organize
Simon Shetzer.
for
the
colonization of Palestine.
Sunday, May 14, 1 p. m..
"We must realize that Palestine
Dr. Leo M. Franklin.
is
the
romance
of his history for
Monday, May 15, 9:15 p.m.,
every Jew," Rabbi Wise said.
Bernard Isaacs.
"If Jews could create life on
Tuesday, May 16, 9:15 p.m.,
that thin soil, then it ought to
Isidore Sobeloff.
be an example to the entire
Wednesday, May 17, 9:15
world. The Jews in Palestine are
p. m., Abe Srere.
an example to other peoples who
are afraid of poverty. Without
subversive forces which are seek- power of taxation. without issu-
ing to spread racial and religious ance of bonds, without coinage
prejudices.
of money, they have been able
Deeply convinced that Christian to exercise the powers of a state
and Jew must. stand together in and to create great things."
the struggle to preserve religious
Speaking of the refugees corn-
freedom, Father Kernan has been ing to this country, Rabbi Wise
profoundly interested in arousing said that they form a mere
widespread support in behalf of trickle and do not disturb the
the United Jewish Appeal for labor or economic conditions,
Refugees and Overseas Needs but declared that they present
which is seeking to aid the victims political and psychological prob-
of oppression in Central and East- lems. He urged that means be
ern Europe.
provided so that these refugees
Jacobson to Speak
can be met, distributed in the
land
and their means provided
Another luncheon report meet-
ing of pre-campaign workers will for. "We can not permit the
be held at the Stotler on Friday immigration question to become ,
noon, May 5, at which time the a Jewish question." he said. I
speaker will be S. Bertrand Ja- "Jews must so completely man-
cobson, campaign director of the age the situation that it will not
National Coordinating Commit- become a problem. The refugees
tee Fund, Inc.. one of the three are our brothers and we must
agencies included in the United care for them."
Jewish Appeal. Mr. Jacobson will • Rabbi Wise said that Ameri-
speak on behalf of the United can currency is not being sent
Jewish Appeal for Refugees and to Germany and that forms of
Overseas Needs, the major bene- exchange are being used. lie de-
scribed the wreckage of the Ger-
ficiary in the drive.
The United Jewish Appeal for man Jewish community and out-
Refugees and Overseas Needs, lined the methods used by the
representing the combined ef- Joint Distribution Committee to
forts of the Joint Distribution provide the necessary relief.
Committee, the United Palestine Without the J. D. C., he stated,
Appeal and the National Co- there would be collapse in Euro-
ordinating Committee Fund, is pean Jewry.
it
devoted to the three-fold task of
relief and reconstruction in Eu-
rope, immigration and resettle-
ment in Palestine, and refugee
adjustment in the United States.
Mr. Jacobson, long active in
the American diplomatic service,
was born in New York City and
completed his undergraduate ca-
reer at Columbia University and
Cornell University. From 1915 to
1919 he was confidential secre-
tary to the French High Com-
missioner in the United States,
in connection with the purchase
of war material. Following the
War and until 1927 he served
as American Vice-Consul in Bor-
deaux, France, and as American
Consul in Alexandria, Egypt and
Oslo, Norway. In 1928 he left
the diplomatic service and en-
gaged in business in Zurich,
Switzerland, as well as in Austria
and Hungary. Beginning in 1932,
he became active in Jewish com-
munal work, particularly with
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee where he was associated in
the campaign department until
he assumed his present post with
the National Coordinating Com-
mittee Fund, Inc.. a constituent
of the United Jewish Appeal for
Refugees and Overseas Needs.
The luncheon report meeting
to be addressed by Mr. Jacobson
will be the closing rally in the
pre-campaign activities.
Dr. Aria's Career
Dr. Manfred Arie, the prin-
cipal speaker at the opening
campaign dinner on May 7, had
an interesting career as jurist
and leader in Vienna,
Dr. Arie was • member of the
Jewish Academic fraternity "Has-
monaea," and a member of the
"Ring der Alter Herrn juediacher
Verbindungen" in Vienna.
A Doctor of Law. and Profes-
sor of Criminal Law, Dr. Arie
contributed numerous articles on
legal questions and Jewish prob-
lems to Continental publications,
and before coming to this coun-
try was active as • leading in-
terpreter of the law in Austria.
During the war, Dr. Arie served
as a judge with the rank of
captain and received four medals
for distinguished service. Follow-
ing the war he was named Dis-
trict Attorney in Vienna, the
only Jew who ever held that post.
With it keen insight into the
Allocations Committee Is
Named to Distribute Sub-
stantial Portion of Funds
Raised by the United
Jewish Appeal
NEW YORK.—Announcement
was made by Rabbi Jonah B.
Wise, national chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
gees and Overseas Needs, of the
appointment of five outstanding
Jewish leaders to constitute an
Allocations Committee which will
be called upon to divide a sub-
stantial portion of the funds
raised in behalf of its three con-
stituent agencies: The Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, the United
Palestine Appeal and the Na-
tional Coordinating Committee
Fund, Inc.
The Allocations Committee will
consist of Rabbi Solomon Gold-
man of Chicago and Rabbi Abba
!fillet Silver of Cleveland, repre-
senting the United Palestine An-
neal; Henry Ittleson of New
York and Albert D. Lasker of
Chicago, representing the Joint
Distribution Committee; a n d
Louis F. Kirstein of Boston.
Rabbi Silver is national chair-
man. together with Rabbi Wise,
of the United Jewish Appeal,
and Rabbi Goldman is a national
co-chairman. Mr. Ittleson is now
serving as chairman of the Great-
er New York Campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal.
Orthodos, Conservative and Re-
form Bodies Summon Ameri-
can Jewry to Full Support of
United Jewish Appeal
The national bodies of ortho-
dox, conservative and reform
congregations and rabbis through-
out the United States called
upon American Jewry this week
to carry out its duty to rescue
Jewry in distress in Europe
through solemn dedication to the
unprecedented campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
gees and Overseas Needs. In let-
ters addressed to Rabbi Abba
IIillel Silver and Rabbi Jonah B.
Wise. national chairmen of the
United Jewish Appeal, Robert P.
Goldman, president of the Union
of American Hebrew Congrega-
tions, Rabbi Max C. Currick,
president of the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis, Wil-
liam Weiss, president of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish Con-
gregations of America, and Rab-
bi David de Solo Pool, president
of the Synagogue Council of
America, urged is united response
to the great combined campaign
in behalf of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, the United Pal-
estine Appeal and the National
Coordinating Committee Fund,
Inc.
Gifts to North End Clink
North End Clinic has received
the following contributions: In
memory of J. L. Freud from Mr.
and Mrs. William II. Frank; for
the Supplementary Medical As-
sistance Fund for Children, in
honor of Mrs. Leo M. Franklin's
recovery, from Mr. and Mrs. I.
R. Myers.
REGISTRATION FOR
FRESH AIR CAMP
ICONdLUDED FROM PACIS 0551
gram of the main camp, which
includes medical care provided
by a physician and a nurse
always on duty; a clinic, hos-
pitalization and isolation facili-
ties. Food for the senior, unit
will be prepared under the
supervision of the camp dietician,
Main Camp Accommodate. 200
Fresh Air Camp proper has
accommodations for 100 boys
and 100 girls. Girls from 6 to
16 and boys from 6 to 17 are
eligible.
Supervised by Irwin Shaw,
camp director, a staff of highly
trained counsellors conducts a full
Program of athletic and water-
front activities. (lobby groups of
every type are stimulated. A
COMP paper and costumed thea-
trical performances offer oppor-
tunities for children with a flair
for journalism and dramatics.
Craftsmanship in printing, weav-
ing, modeling, woodwork and
many other manual arts is de-
veloped. Classes for the study of
nature lore and woodcraft are
conducted.
S
Opens June 26
The 1939 Fresh Air Camp
season will be divided into five
t w 0 - 51' e e k periods beginning
June 26, July 10, July 24, Au-
gust 7 and August 21. Tuition
fees for each two-week period
are nominal. The fee includes
transportation to and from camp
and a physical examination.
More detailed information may
be obtained by calling the Fresh
Air Society offices, Columbia
1600.
Harry Bradlin of Grinnell
Bros. Thanks Patrons
Ilarry Bradlin of the piano
department of Grinnell Brothers,
1515 Woodward Ave., wishes to
express thanks to all his friends
and patrons through the columns
of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
for the patronage they gave hint
during the past two years.
Mr. Bradlin invites the con-
tinued cooperation of his friends
and urges them to visit him from
lisle to time at Grinnell Brothers
to examine the new styles of
pianos.
Two Distin guished
Men Here 1 uesday
for Layman s' Tour
(Cl ■ NCLUDEE , 1, 100•1 P.i ii oNS)
nati, chairman of the board of
governors of llebrew Union Col-
lege.
The Layman's Tour, which is
taking leading speakers to the
principal cities of America is in-
tended to spur on interest in the
synagogue as the representative
unit of Jewish life in America. To
spread this message a committee
of 100 of the leading Jewish lay-
men of the country has been se-
lected together with a number of
representative rabbis and at each
of the meetings called throughout
the country, both a rabbi and a
layman will speak. It is not the
purpose of these gatherings to
collect funds. It is, however, in-
tended that through these gath-
erings a heightened interest in the
religious aspect of modern Juda-
ism shall be stimulated and that
a more generous moral and ma-
terial support shall be afforded to
the synagogue as such by the
Jewish people of this country.
The part that the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
has played and is playing in the
development of Jewish life and the
role of the Hebrew Union College
in preparing young melt for the
ministry will no doubt be stressed.
Detroit is particularly fortunate
in having as the representatives
of the layman's Tour two such
distinguished personalities as Dr.
Goldenson and Mr. Mack. Dr. Gold-
enson is well-known in out com-
munity, having spoken here many
times. His last appearance here
was at the banquet tendered Dr.
Leo M. Franklin on the occasion
of the celebration of the 40th an-
niversary of his ministry in De-
troit, and the address that he
made on that occasion aroused the
greatest enthusiasm on the part
of hundreds of people who heard it.
Mi. Mack is an outstanding
business man in Cincinnati, who
has, however, devoted a large por-
tion of his time and energies to
humanit orlon and educational
causes. He has, for many years,
been a member of the executive
committee of the Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations
Bridge Tea of Drora Kadi-
mah Group of Pioneer
Women's Organization on
Monday
Drora-Kadimah Group of the
Pioneer Women's Organization is
sponsoring the bridge tea Mon-
day, May 1, at 1:30 p. nt., at
the Free Press Auditorium.
Prizes will be given. Mrs. B.
Marks of 15095 Wildemere will
be the chairman of this affair.
l'roceeds will go to the Moatzoth
Ilapoaloth (The Working Wom-
en's Council) of Palestine. For
tickets cull Mrs. S. Stashefsky,
Townsend 7-5322.
Members of Pottle Zion held
a reception in honor of Dr. Sokol
from Austria, who is on a visit
in Detroit.
A joint cultural meeting of
the Pioneer Women's Organiza-
tion was held Monday evening
at Lacher's, with Dr. Sokol ad-
dressing the members and stres-
sing the importance of the Shko-
lim
which is now in
progress. Dr. Sokol also spoke
of the situation of the Jewry in
Europe.
"Theirs Was the Fate to Suffer
Ours is the Privilege to Give"
The only weapon of defense which the Jews poss ess is
their ability to hang on, to hold out, to refuse to be e Mr-
minated.
The only ammunition for this weapon, so far, is material
aid by Jews who are not yet under direct fire. But unless this
aid is vastly increased, even that weapon will fail.
The Jews of Europe have suffered pogroms and exile.
Many of them are' living in ditches, without food, or a roof
over their heads—outcasts dumped upon the highways of Eu-
rope. They do not ask for sympathy or consolation. They ask
for homes—not words.
Three out of every four dollars being raised in 11 troit
will go to the United Jewish Appeal for refugees and ov( rseas
needs. The remainder is to maintain our continuing loca and
national programs. To allow these services to deteriorate IN ould
mean that before long there would be no intelligent, nc rmal
community here to help the people abroad. •
Former standards of giving are hopelessly inadequate.
The cry for help is so great, the extent of need so gigantic, that
no gift five, ten, or even twenty times greater than in past years
can be too generous. Contributions to the limit of our capac-
ity must come from income, and from capital—but must come
in full measure and promptly if millions of Jews are to be saved
from utter destruction.
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WE CAN GIVE IS THE .2ea41 WE CAN DO!
ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN
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