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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
COUGHLIN
Lubavitcher Rabbi
On Way to U. S.
(Continued from Page 1)
Shulamith Schwartz
Purity's Party for
Mo'os Chitim Monday To Address Junior
Purity Chapter No. 359, Order
The world celebrated Rabbi i ng wave of anti-Catholic senti-
Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, known ment" throughout the country. Easter Star, will hold a Mah Jong
far and wide as the Lubavitcher The pamphlet states that Father and bridge party on Monday,
Rabbi, is sailing on March 17, Coughlin, as editor of Social Jus- March 18, at 8 p. m., at Eastern
from Gottenberg, Sweden, on the tice, has "time and again filled
SS. D•ottingholm of the Swedish its pages with notorious fabrica-
American Line, on his way to tions, proven forgeries and pat-
the United States. ent plagiarisms."
The Lubavitcher Rabbi is the
Among the other charges listed,
sixth generation of the famous Father Coughlin is said to have
rabbinical family, Schneersohn. "used the airways for the pur-
who have been the founders and of
of making declarations in-
leade•s of the well known Cha- citing to riot and revolution" and
bad-Chassidic movement in Or- for "vicious assaults on minority
thodox Judaism. groups." In another section of the
pamphlet, the radio priest's con-
nection with the Christian Front
is described as "inextricable."
Proceeds of Dance
On April G for
Downtown Synagogue
Linked with the "Front"
"As a leader," the pamphlet
states, "Father Coughlin has pro-
vided inspiration and direction to
The Isaac Agree Memorial So- the 'Christian Front,' a group
ciety will sponsor a dance, to be now charged with conspiracy by
held at the Jewish Community the Federal Government.
Center, Sunday, April 7. Music
The pamphlet also makes spe-
will be by Benny Kyte's orches- cial mention of the fact that
t•a. The entire proceeds will he Father Coughlin has been sup-
used for the maintenance of the ported by groups identified with
Downtown Synagogue, located at the ideology of Nazi Germany,
1205 Griswold St. Robert Geller "As a leader," it continues, "Fa-
is chairman of the committee on they Coughlin has won the ap-
arrangements and Charles N. probation of official Nazi Ger-
Agree and Nathan Rosin are co- many, the ravager of Catholic
chairmen.
Poland and Catholic Austria and
Rev. Elmer Klein is the sexton by whom he is looked upon as
of the Downtown Synagogue. He America's No. 1 hero."
can be reached at the synagogue,
Befriended Anti-Catholics
Randolph 737.
Making a special appeal to-the
Services at this synagogue are Catholic clergy in the United
conducted daily at 8 a. m. and States, the pamphlet assails Fa-
p. m. and on Saturdays and ther Coughlin for his friendship
holidays. and collaboration with "vicious
anti-Catholic elements," alleging
the latter to be Edward Janus
SAY OUR YOUTH TURN Smythe, head of the Protestant
TO SKILLED TRADES War Veterans, Col. E. N. Sanc-
tuary, head of the American
Dr. I. David Cohen, author of Christian Defenders, George Dea-
the new study, "Careers in the therage, head of Knights of the
Skilled Trades," just issued by White Camellia; William Dudley
th Bnai B•ith Vocational Serv- Pelley, Silvershirt leader, and H.
ice Bureau, who finds a marked D. Kissenger, Kansas city at-
increase in the number of Jewish torney and member of the edi-
students in public and private torial staff of the Monitor, no-
trade schools and a lack of dis- torious anti-Catholic paper.
crimination against Jewish work-
Describing Father Coughlin as
ers in the skilled trades where a threat to the "integrity of the
they are unionized.
Roman Catholic Church," the
pamphlet declares that because
the rank and file of non-Catho-
lics in America are not aware of
the real make-up of the Church;
they have come to look upon
him as representative of Roman
Catholic policy in this country.
"Perceiving in Father Cough-
lin," it declares, "a politically
Collingwood at Third
ambitious, rabble-rousing, over-
active Catholic priest, the com-
mon mind raises the bogey of
CARPETED 1 TO 5 ROOMS
'Catholic domination' of the social
SUITES, FUR. OR UN-
and political life of the United
FUR., LIGHT, AIRY, SOME
State. In effect, Father Coughlin
HAVE 2 BATHS. ALL
is therefore solely responsible for
the mounting wave of anti-Cath-
WITH NEW INDIVIDUAL
olicism now so apparent in this
REFRIGERATIONS A N D
country."
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The Coughlin "Sources"
The pamphlet also alleges that
Father Coughlin has used official
Nazi source material for radio
addresses and articles in Social
Justice and contains photostatic
reproductions of a speech by Jo-
seph Goebbels, Reichminister of
Propaganda and of a signed ar-
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Hadassah on Sunday
The Detroit unit of Junior
Hadassah will meet Sunday,
March 17, at 2:30 p. m., at the
Statler Hotel. The guest speaker
will be Shulamith Schwartz,
writer and lecturer, of Junior
Hadassah, former national presi-
dent. She is the wife of Dr.
Noach Nardi, educator, and has
lived in Palestine for the last five
years.
In view of the prominence of
the guest speaker and her mes-
sage, members of Little Women
of Hadassah have been invited to
join Junior Hadassah in a joint
meeting on this occasion. In ad-
dition to the speaker, the pro-
gram will consist of committee
reports from chairmen of both
organizations and of reports of
the conference held by the Cen-
tral States Region of Hadassah
in Cincinnati during the week-
end of March 9-10.
Friends of members of both
groups and the general public
are invited to attend this meet-
ing.
Council Protests
Zion Land Rules
The latest British restrictions
on the sale of land in Palestine
met with condemnation in a reso-
lution adopted by the executive
committee of the Jewish Commu-
nity Council on Tuesday evening.
The resolution, which was present-
ed by Lawrence W. Crohn, presi-
tide by Father Coughlin showing dent of the Zionist Organization
that they are practically identical of Detroit, was adopted unani-
mously.
in wording and subject.
Among the forgeries and fab-
rications Father Coughlin is al- tion to anti-Semitism. Now, how-
leged to have used in his radio eve•, we find that an equally hein-
addresses and in Social Justice ous development has been occur-
are the "Protocols of the Elders ring with respect to the Catho-
of Zion" and a non-existent report lic minority.
of the United States Secret Serv-
"A careful survey and analysis
ice. The existence of the latter of this developing movement
report was denied, after Father against the Catholics has dis-
Coughlin had used it, by Frank closed that, paradoxically enough,
J. Wilson, Secret Service head, in Father Coughlin, a Catholic priest,
a special release which is also is largely if not solely responsible
photostatistically reproduced in for it.
the pamphlet.
"We have therefore prepared
His "Storm Troopers"
this pamphlet, 'Father Coughlin:
In the sections devoted to Fa- Self-Condemned,' not for the pur-
ther Coughlin's connection with pose of smearing him, but to
the Christian Front, the pamph- bring to the attention of leaders,
let describes that group as "Fa- especially Catholic leaders,
ther Coughlin's personal army throughout the country a factual
of American Storm Troopers." case against him, to show him that
Reproduced in this section is a he is not only antagonistic to the
photostatic copy of a printed ra- processes of American Democracy,
dio address in which Father but also to the sincere policies of
Coughlin urges his followers to the Roman Catholic Church in
use "Franco's way if necessary." this country. We feel that it would
Commenting on Father Cough- be a pity indeed if the millions of
lin's radio address of Jan. 21, American Catholics were abused
1940, in which the priest announc- and libelled by all sorts of lurid
ed his intention to stand by the propaganda because a single priest
17 Christian Frontists who were has been brash and arrogant in
indicted by the Federal Govern- his statements and actions."
ment, the pamphlet declares, "He
has no choice. The Christian Front Writer in Radio Guide Explains
Coughlin's Failure to
and Father Coughlin are inex-
Broadcast
tricably connected, the one with
CHICAGO. — In a series of two
the other. Frontism and Coughlin-
ism are identical. Coughlinism is articles appearing in Movie and
Radio Guide, published at 731
Fron ti stn."
Plymouth Court, Chicago, Francis
Called Foreign Agent
Chase Jr., explains Coughlin's
In another section, a reference failure to broadcast on Feb. 4.
is made to a protest recently lodg-
Mr. Chase describes his visit to
ed with the State Department by Detroit, his interviews with Sta-
Friends of Democracy, Inc., in tion WJR executives, the admis-
which it was urged that Father sions that the script for the
Coughlin be forced to register with scheduled address was submitted
that department as "a propa- two days in advance, and the fur-
ganda agent of a foreign gov- ther admission that the radio
ernment." To substantiate this priest's failure to broadcast came
charge, the pamphlet purports to as a complete surprise.
prove by the photostatic repro-
Having interviewed spokesmen
duction of pages of Social Jus- for the Catholic Church., Mr.
tice that Father Coughlin re- Chase maintains that only Cough-
prints official propaganda mater- lin himself can explain his fail-
ial from Nazi Germany.
ure to broadcast.
Although the pamphlet declares
that it does not "pretend to ask
Mobilizer Thugs Start New
for action," its contents have
Jewish Smear Campaign
been re ferred to the Fed-
NEW YORK. — Investigators
eral Communications Commission, of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi
the National Association of Broad- League, 20 W. 47th St., New York
casters, the Department of Jus- City, • revealed the latest anti-
tice, the Dies Committee, and Semitic plan of the "Christian"
members of the Senate and House Mobilizers.
of Representatives.
At a recent meeting of the
Birkhead's Statement
Mobilizers at Ebling's Casino,
Simultaneously with the release Bronx, a form letter was distri-
of the pamphlet, Mr. Bi•khead, buted which members were re-
national director of Friends of quested to copy and mail to
Democracy, stated:
friends. The letter presumably
"For a long time, I, personally, was composed by a Jew and sup-
and members of the National posedly showed a Jewish plot to
Committee of Friends of Democ- rule the United States.
racy have been genuinely alarm-
"The natural result of this let-
ed over the increase of anti-Cath- ter upon unsuspecting citizens,"
olic sentiment in the United States. said the spokesman for the Anti-
As an organization, we have been Nazi League, 'would be to stir
devoted, since our inception, to up a renewed anti-Semitic feel-
the defense of democratic processes ing."
in this country, and we believe
"There is not at present, nor
part of that defense consists in has there ever been an organiza-
preserving minority rights. This tion known as the United Jews
is one of the reasons we have of America," concluded the spokes-
been so vigorius in our opposi- man for the Anti-Nazi League.
March 15, 1940
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Warsaw, Lublin, Redo
Radom all d kza.
cow.
"2. All shipments al', t o be
collective and addressed to the
various Jewish communities in
care of the communal leaders.
They must first be sent to the
International Red Cross in Gen-
eva, and marked with a notice fo r
the customs officials: 'Transitgut.'
The address should be in the fol•
lowing form:
Name and Address
of the Sender
To the President of the
Jewish Community of
Via the International Red
Cross, Geneva, Switzer-
land,
En Douane Geneve-Suisse,
33. Shipments should be pack-
ed in cases weighing no more than
50 kg. (110 lbs.). The number
of cases is unlimited. Every case
must be numbered (1-1, 1-2, 1-3,
1-4, etc.).
"4. Whenever possible, the con•
tents of each case should be uni-
form, that is, one case might
contain shoes, another clothing,
another linen, etc.
"5. Inside the case there should
be placed an exact itemized in-
ventory.
"6. Four copies of the inven-
tory must be turned over to the
International Red Cross. Each list
must bear the exact number of
the case to which it refers.
"7. The cases are opened in
Geneva by the International Red
Cross and checked carefully
against the inventory,
"8. After examination, the In-
ternational Reel Cross will con-
firm the correctness of the in-
ventory and will ship the cases
to German-Poland.
"9. One copy of the inventory
will be given to the Jewish com-
munity to which the shipment is
addressed for the purpose of re-
turning a receipt after receiving
the case. The receipt will be sent
to the International Red Cross
in Geneva.
"10. It is important to notify
the Geneva bureau of the World
Jewish Congress regarding all
shipments. The World Jewish Con-
gress is in constant contact with
the Internationla Red Cross and
has been requested to notify it of
all shipmens addressed to Jewish
communities in Poland. Only by
this procedure will it be possible
to exercise any control over the
arrival and dispatch of ship-
ments."
• 1338 Refugee Listed
Thirteen hundred and thirty-
egiht additional names of Polish-
Jewish refugees, now to be found
in Vilna, were made public by
the American Jewish Congress.
These refugees have been reg-
istered by the World Jewish Con-
gress which has compiled the list
and made it available to the
American Jewish Congress.
The relatives of the persons
listed are requested to communi-
cate immediately with either the
National Offices of the American
Jewish Congress at 330 W. .12nd
St., New York City, or with the
offices of the local branch of the
American Jewish Congress in
their own city.
At the same time the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress made known
that the Hias-Ica in Vilna is co-
operating with the World Jewish
Congress committee in behalf of
Polish-Jewish refugees. The lists
compiled by the World Jewish
Congress are posted by the II ias-
lea in Vilna, which is ready to
answer inquiries with respect to
these persons, on the basis of in-
formation supplied by the W. rld
Jewish Congress.
The American Jewish Congress
is prepared to assist those whose
relatives are not listed in an ef-
fort to secure information c ,n-
cerning them, using the facilities
of the World Jewish Congres- in
this connection.
This list is the seventh of a
series of lists of refugees from
Poland now to be found in ho -
mania, Lithuania, Latvia rind
Hungary.
Molly Segal Auxiliary of
J. C. R. S. Plans $5
Donor Event
The Molly Segal Auxiliary of
Detroit J. C. R. S. of Dem or.
Colo., held a special meeting on
March 12, at the Bnai Moshe.
Plans were made for the $5 donor
luncheon to be held June 4. at
the Shaarey Zedek.
For information on how to earn
the $5 quota call Mrs. A. Gil in-
field, Townsend 6-5895.
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