ifEDLTROITIEWISR CARONICIA

May 12, 1939

and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

DETROIT JEWS CHALLENGED TO DO FULL SHARE
IN GREAT RELIEF PROGRAM INVOLVING FATE OF
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS HOMELESS REFUGEES

man of the Intergovernmental
Committee on Political Refugees:
"We are faced with the problem
of finding new homes and new
means of livelihood for hundreds
of thousands of human beings,
and of doing it with the greatest
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wl■NOLUDEI, :mast rasa
ova) 'Jewish
people and in the United
M. de Tessan outlined the possible speed. To anyone who
Appeal for Refugees and Over•IStates.
ideals of the ORT Federation, has come into contact at first
A telegram expressing good one of the agencies included in hand with this tragic exodus,
seas Needs, who will speak at I wishes
the luncheon next Monday, has at the in the campaign was read the drive. Ile pointed to the con- there can be no thought of
dr
inne from George Sher- structive work for training Jews apathy or prejudice, only a deep
for many years been one of the man, who
recentl y resigned his
feeling of compassion and a real-
outstanding figures in Jewish and
i s in trades and construe
our- ization that we are witnessing
general communal work in New post here as head of the ac- suits and stated: "T tive
he ORT „ se
of the most tragic happen-
York City. Born in 1883 at counting department of the Jew- Union has blazed the wa
Frunklin Falls, N. Y., Mr. Lam- fah Welfare Federation to be , eration. Let us follow y of lib- ings of modern times; tragedy,
come assistant to Kurt Peiser, accepting without faire its lead. moreover, which is for the most
port received his education in director of the Federation of discipline and sacrifice ring the part entirely unnecessary and
3 which avoidable,"
the
public , and
schools of Jewish Charities in Philadelphia. this task of salvetion
Burlingtop
Vt. high
He graduated
mails."
from the College of the City of "Every Dollar Given to Drive
Alfred E. Smith: "Those of
Many individuals and organi-
New York in 1902 with a B. S.
Will Be Blow to Force. That zations in Detroit have made us who believe in democracy and
degree. In his career as an in-
who love liberty find it difficult
Are Trying to Destroy Civili . liberal gifts to the campaign.
vestment banker, Mr. Lamport
nation," Marvin Lowenthal De-
to remain silent, (or not only
A ch o ck for $300 fr om Le.
has taken a position of leader-
are the Jews proscribed, not only
Clara.
cal Union
on 42 o f t
Brother-
ship in many activities associated
are the Catholics attacked, but
h od of P•Inters. De
Declarihat
with the rebuilding of the Jew- given
to rag that every dollar
all men and women, including
drive will mo o
and Paperhange rs of America
ish
Protestants who seek to think
National Home in Palestine. enable the Jewish people to car-
was received by the Allied
for themselves, who seek to find
Ile is a member of the board of ry on but will also nerve as a Jewish C•mpaign. Each em•
happiness
by living their own
governors of the Hebrew Uni• blow to the forces that are trying ployee in the shop of Harry
versity in Jerusalem. Ile is also t o
lives in a quiet and ordetly
Sosn ick h• the contributed on
destroy civiliza tion, Marvin
ner, are either forced into exile
an active leader in many other Lowenthal, brilliant
author
and
a
dae' s pay to aid the
he
f
or molded in an iron form that
enterprises associated with the lecturer, painted a vivid
picture a n the boort! union ref
-
vermite of no deviation."
advancement of Jewish interests. of existing conditions at
the rnented that donation with a
In addition to being treasurer of luncheon report meeting on Mon-
Herbert Hoover: "In Germany
substantial check.
the United Palestine Appeal, con- day.
we have seen the most hideous
stituent of the United Jewish
Other gifts, equally as liberal, persecution of the Jews. Now we
Mr. Lowenthal declared that are being reported by all divi- see the persecution of the Chris-
Decal, and a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Joint failure to support the drive will sions in the drive.
tian faiths as well."
min victory for the enemies of
Distribution Committee, Mr Lam-
Appeal. to Detroit Jew.
Robert H. Jackson, Solicitor-
port is a trustee of the Jewish the Jewish people in that it will
desti
Fred M. Mittel and Henry General of the United States: "In
of Jewry,
Center of New York City and lead to destruction
Palestine
today there is room for
director of Beth Israel Hospital, and pointed out that those who Winernan have made public fran-
would destroy Jews also seek to tic appeals for help that have more refugees than in any other
New York City.
come
to Detroit Jews from Jew- country in the world. The Jews
destroy democracy, liberty, tiler•
Rothenbere to Speak
bill and non-Jewish leaders, in- there already number 450,000.
ance and good will.
They constitute a community
eluding
the following:
Judge e Morris R
co.
Presenting a graphic picture of
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt: "It which has successfully carried on
chairman of the United Jewish the tragedy of Polish Jewry, Mr.
one of the most difficult coloni-
Appeal for Refugees and Oyer-
pointed out that 2,- seems unnecessary to emphasize
zation projects in the history of
peas Needs. and a formerpried-
pried- 400,000 Jews in Poland its not the need for us
believe in freed Americana who mankind. . . . The pledge that
dent of the Zionist Organization make a living and that 1,000,000
and
tolerance, to help justice,
those any-
in Palestine your indestructible
of America, will speak at the depend entirely on charite,
people would find a national
luncheon
where who are
luncheon on Tuesday, Judge Roth-
yppre oss"
Warning that "we are all in
home after 18 centuries of exile,
enberg, e national co-chairman of the genie boat," Mr. Lowenthal
Myron C. Ta lor, ed.
vice -chair-
dispersion and suffering is a chal-
the United Palestine Appeal, one warned that the European end of
of the constituent agencies of the boat is leaking. "We all have
the United Jewish Appeal, has to send every possible means to
for many years taken a leading stop the leaks or we will sink
part in major Jewish communal together," he said. Ile criticized
enterprises of national Hignifl- those Jews in this country who
mince. His Interest in progressive sit snugly and smugly without
legislation, his liberalism, his concern over what is happening
wide cultural interests have "It has never been known," he
made him one of the outstanding said, "that any 011C
has given
members of the New York Bar so much that he
had to deprive
and judiciary himself of luxuries. "It's all right
The scion of a house noted for to talk about giving until it
Rs scholarship and Jewish ideal- hurts, but we haven't even given
ism, Judge Rothenberg was ad- until it tickles."
mitted to the bar in New York
At Monday's luncheon, Mrs.
City in 1905. He was appointed Joseph Welt reported for the
to a full ten-year term on the Women's Project and announced
New York bench by Mayor La that $40,626--81 per cent of
Guardia In July, 1937. Judge the $50,000 quota —was raised.
Rothenberg has given of himself Mrs. Welt thanked her many co-
extensively to every movement af- workers who made a this accom-
fecting the welfare of the Jewish plishment possible.
people. His wide variety of ac•
Prof. Haber'. Addre..
tivities includes part in the lead-
Describing the work of the
ship of the American Jewish
feint Distribution Committee, the National Co-ordinating Commit-
fewish Welfare Board, the Jew- tee for Refugees, of which he
sh Agency for Palestine and the is assuming the post of national
Zionist Organization of America. director, Prof. William Haber of
He is co-chairman of the Council the University of Michigan told
if the Jewish Agency, recognized a large gathering of workers at
In the League of Nations Man- Tuesday's luncheon meeting of
date as the supreme Jewish au- the seriousness of the problem
thority in the robuilding of Pal- of distributing the refugees who
estine, and a vice-president or have come to this country. "If
he Zionist Orgatlizatron of they are to be amalgamated into
American life they must be
America, For many years Judge
tothenberg has headed fund- settled in places where they can
raising efforts for Palestine. His be integrated," he said. Ile
enthusiasm for the rebuilding of showed how the committee is act-
the Jewish National Home, his ing cautiously in placing the
Persuasive abilities, his fine ora- refugees and stated that jobs
torical powers have contributed have been turned down when
in a great measure to the re- the committee learned that Amer-
aponse made by American Jews ican citizens are involved in se-
curing similar positions.
for the maintenance of Jewish
Dr. Haber declared that it is
'reconstructive activities in Pales-
pointless to talk about Jews who
tine.
are persecuted in Europe at a
The Opening Dinner
time when the problem has been
An audience of close to brought to these shores. He de
1,000 attended the opening cam- clared that the job of the Na- -
paign dinner on Sunday evening tional Co-ordinating Committee
at Hotel Statler. An innovation is the biggest that Jews, liberals
at the dinner was the delivery and democrats have undertaken
the opening prayer by a wom- to integrate and coordinate the
a n—Mrs. Joseph II. Ehrlich, hon- work
for settling refugees.
orary chairman of the Women's
Prof.. Haber pointed out that
Project 'of the campaign—instead during the entire period of Hit-
of its customary delivery by a ler's regime only 75,000 people
rabbi. Fred M. Ilutzel, chairman have come here from Germany
of the drive with Henry Wine- and that during that six-year pe-
man, presided, and Mr. Wineman riod 18,000 have returned to
spoke briefly. A feature of the Germany He also stated that
program was the singing of a only 20 per cent of that number
group of songs by the Choral are employable, the
balance be-
Group of the Music Study Club ing either children or very old
under the direction of Charles people. He also pointed out that
Frederic Morse.
refugees have brought to this
The principal speaker at the country new industries and have
dinner was Dr. Manfred Arie, made contributions to American
former Viennese jurist. Express- life.
We can protest our liberties
ing gratitude to America for hay-
ing given him a haven of refuge only to the extent that we handle
in this country, Dr. Arie stated this problem intelligently," Dr.
that' after six months' residence Haber said. "If we fail our very
here he decided to tour the security is involved."
"This Is Democracy's Job"
length and breadth of the United
Addressing the workers at the
States and to tell what he had
seen in the Nazi countries. Ile luncheon on Wednesday, Miss
described the sufferings in Vi- Freda Kirchwey, editor and pub-
enna when Nazism invaded Aus- lisher of the Nation, declared that
tria. "We all lived in a huge no meeting called for the pur-
prison, helpless and defenseless, pose of aiding refugees should
ti nder the scourge of Nazi storm be a Jewish meeting because this
troopers," he declared as he re- is civilization's and democracy's
cited incident after incident of job.
Stating that she came to Dr-
atrocities and humiliations to
which he and his friends were troit to plead for American
Heals,
Miss Kirchwey said that
subjected.
cted.
!while thousands a Jews may die,
Stating that he had almost for- American democracy may also
Rotten how to smile, Dr. Arie die, and that is equally
en im-
Said that he is learning it anew portant. "The values of civilize-
ih this country. "We are con- tion, not of Judaism alone, are
temporaries in a period of his- at stake," she said. "None of us
tory which surpasses in darkness would be here if America did not
e 'en the cruelties of medieval , open her doors to immigrants. We
times," he said, and told his audi- love America because it stands
e ice how on March 13, 1938, he for freedom, for equal oppor-
Was dismissed from the judicial
tunity. To admit that it does not
post he held for 28 years.
stand for these things would be
Appealing for the refugees a shameful surrender. It is up to
as a refugee. Dr. Arie stated that us to say that America is still
Ole hundreds of thousands of , America, that freedom still rings
unfortunate people who are wan- land that it will not cease being a
d Ting over the face of Europe I haven to our brothers across the
need to be taken out of that sea. We must enlist in this strug-
h 41. but before they can be gle our whole selves, our thoughts
rescued they must be fed and and our efforts as well as our
sheltered. He made a stirring ap- I money. My object is to try to
peal for the United Jewish Ap- make you feel what I feel so
peal, which is the major clam desperately, that we have • job to
included in the Detroit Allied i do for this country, by holding
J .wish Campaign, and reviewed on at all costs to our ideals for
past experiences in Jewish his- humanity and freedom."
tory to show that what has hap-
Emphasizing the point that
pened In Europe can happen any- l America is the traditional haven
where else. The agents of Cough- for the oppressed. Miss Kirchwey
11 1, who are selling Social Just- minted out that her grandfather
tise, he said. are aiming to un- had fled from Prussia In 1848.
!rrnine the position of the Jew- She attacked the hatred for aliens
rah people. "What kind of ran- on the part of men like Senator
Bow," he asked, "would you pay Reynolds who is being applauded
that It should not happen here? by the German-American Bund.
All we ask is that you give
Rabbi Leon Fram introduced
plentifully to save the unfortu- Miss Kirchwey.
sites. Yon are not dealing with
F
do Tessa.% Adds..
d sitars but with human beings."
The luncheon of workers last
He concluded by stating that Friday was addressed by M.
while he had lost everything— Francois de Tessan, eminent
his wealth, his properties. his French Parliamentarian and mem-
nkifession, he retains hope in the her of the French Cabinet.

lenge
to the Christian
scier.e."

con- ican Jewish community responded "I'd rather let them have the
of his community for a united
generously and that an American money than have a birthday
meeting to offer prayers on be-
James G. McDonald, fernier organization, the Joint Distribu- party."'
half of the refugees "that they
League of Nations High Commis- lion Committee, has been the
Outstandingly impressive was may speedily be freed from the
sioner for Refugees Coming from mainspring in rescuing the refu- the $100 gift received by Prof. heavy hand of the oppressor."
Germany: "More than half a mil- gees." Josiah Morse, chairman of the Following the services, a member
lion persons, against whom no Rabbi Silver and Rabbi Wise De. South Carolina division of the of Rev. Wyle's congregation sug-
c harge can be made except that
clam Hungarian Anti -Jewish Joint Distribution Committee gested a free-will offering, and
they are not what the National
Legislation Increases Needs for from Whitmire, S. C., a small the pastor pridefully mailed ths
Socialists choose to regard as
Retraining and Emigration aid mill town, where the Rev. John resulting contributions to na
'Nordic,' are being crushed. . .
in Central Europe
MarEachern had raised that sum tional United Jewish
Appeal
When domestic policies threaten
The rigid anti-Jewish economic from among his little white and headquarters.
the demoralization and exile of
Negro congregation. "It affords
numerus
clausus
adopted
by
hundreds of thousands of hu-
us not a little pl•asure," he
man beings . .• . I should be rec- llungary last week, which will wrote, "to hand over this negli- L. A. S. Auxiliary Picnic,
reant if I did not plead that drive from business and the pro- gible evidence of our interest and
Carnival and Dance Un-
fessions some 300,000 Jews in
world opinion move to avert the
sympathy for God's Israel."
der the Stars at Belve-
existing and impending trage- that country within the next four
Another Negro congregation
years, has added the fourth larg-
dies."
dere Park on June 4
est Jewish community in Europe to offer such "tangible evidence"
Dorothy Thompson: "We are
of
its "humanity towards man,"
to the roster of economic and
The Detroit Auxiliary of the
moved, not merely by pity for cultural exclusion in Central and was the membership of the Abys-
the exiles, but by the need to
Los Angeles Sanatorium will
Eastern Europe, and greatly in- sinian Baptist Church, in W.
re-affirm our own beliefs, to take creased the need for immediate 138th St., New York City. These have a picnic, carnival and
a stand for them, to re-capture relief, retraining and resettle- Harlemites, straining to present "Dance Under the Stars" at the
the ground which our indiffer- ment assistance, Rabbi Abba Hil- the largest collection taken in Belvedere Park, on Utica Road,
West of Schonherr Road. on
ence has lost, lest all our pre-
lel Silver and Rabbi Jonah B. their church in the past eight
cepts become hollow dogmas to Wise, national chairmen of the years, sent a contribution of Sunday, June 4.
which, at last, not even lip serv- United Jewish Appeal for Refu- $130. The collection was made
The admission price, including
ice will be given anywhere."
gees and Overseas Needs, de- at a church meeting which had the "Dance Under the Stars" in
Rev. Dr. Everett R. Clinchy: Glared in a joint statement. been addressed by Rabbi . 1Iarry the evening, is only 25 cents.
Halpe rn, of the East Mi dwood Organizations and groups may
"The blessing of complete reli-
The statement pointed out that
Jewis Center, of Brooklyn. Rev. secure tickets at 20 cents each
gious liberty is a right of every the reduction of Jewish partici- Jewish
group, as George Washington ration in the economic life of A. Clayton l'owell, pastr
o of the in lots of 50 or more. There will
wrote to the Quakers in the t e country to from 6 per cent to Negro church, modestly admitted also be prizes. A program of
eighteenth century. Now it be- 12 per cent of the total popula- that it was "significant when the entertainment and amusements
comes clear that all religious tion engaged in industry and the Negro people, poverty-stricken has been prepared. The public ,
people must stand together to professions, would place the Jews and oppressed . as they are, are and groups in particular, are in-
defend mutually this inalienable of Hungary in the category of gladly willing to make this con- vited to attend this outdoor spec-
right. Wherever Jews in the 20th Jews in countries under Nazi tribution." tacle, and, at the same time as-
sist the Los Angeles Sanatorium
century have been denied free- domination.
In Jersey City a Catholic or-
and its units, where 'there are
dom, the Catholics and Protest-
ganization, dedicated to the mem-
Self-Sacrific
e and Community-
ants soon suffered with them."
ory of St. Patrick, took up a now 13 Detroit patients, and
Wide Cooperation Reflect Uni-
Joseph P. Chamberlain: 'To
spontaneous collection of $25 five are waiting to be admitted.
versal Sympathy for Refugees
those who have been close to
which its officers sent to the
the refugee problem since the
"Parties are for sissies, any- Jersey City Jewish 'Campaign Bicur Cholem Jrs. Moon-
first exiles fled from Germany, how." With this dictum, Daniel fund with its "best wishes."
light on June 25
there has been one bright spot Silber, eight years old, of Brook-
Another touching bit of evi-
in the dark picture of misery lyn, mailed his contribution of
dence
was
received
from
the
On
Sunday,
June 25, the Bicur
and persecution. That bright spot $2—the estimated coat of his
in the response of Jews every- projected birthday party—to the "deep South," where Rev. Edwin Cholem Jrs. will sponsor
a
Wyle,
pastor
of
the
First
Chris-
moonlight. Proceeds will go for
where to the pleas of their dis- local campaign for refugee aid.
tian Church of Decatur, Ala., charity. Further details will
an-
tressed fellows. And as an Amer- "I feel se sorry for the Jewish called together members of his
pear in a later issue of The
icon, I am proud that the Amer- children of Europe," he wrote, congregation and Jewish citizens Chronicle.

Vienna's population of 1,800,000 is comparable to that of Detroit. Vienna (not so
long ago) was as cultured, as modern, as friendly, as peaceful as Detroit. Vienna's
Jews enjoyed the same freedom as we do. Vienna's schools were open to Jewish
students, Vienna's hospitals to Jewish doctors, Vienna's courts to Jewish lawyers.

Vienna's Karntner Strasse had more Jewish shops than Detroit's Woodward Avenue.
Vienna's restaurants and public places welcomed Jews. Jewish feet wove through

the mazes of the dance to the strains of Viennese music. It was a delightful city.
And yet, when the ukase from Berlin demanded $400,000,000 from the Jews of

Germany, Vienna's Jews paid many millions as their share. Not for the relief and
rescue of their own flesh and blood, but for the privilege of a breathing spell until
the organized bandits could think of another scheme for wringing blood money
from their victims.

This isn't Vienna-thank God! Give-as if
you really thank God.

The share of Detroit's Jewish community in America's battle for the survival of our
own people is only $790,000.

The Modi you can give is the .2ecal

you can do!

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