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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940

VOL. 42, No. i9

to Address Allied Jewish Campaign Gets $550,000
N1,000 Jews Are F Wise
arband Conclave
In First Week of Drive ; Large Giving
Pressed Into
Necessary if Quota Is to Be Subscribed
Reich Slavery

Message of Greeting Is Re-
ceived from Zionist Or-
ganization of America

Restrictions Affecting
Hungarian Jews Go
Into Effect

AMSTERDAM (WNS) — Ap-
proximately 1,000,000 Poles and
220,000 Jews have been trans-
ported from Nazi-occupied Poland
to the interior of German to
work as slaves, since the Nazi
invasion of Poland, it was re-
liably reported here.
Trains crowded with Poles and
Jews arrive in Berlin daily, each
debarking its miserable cargo of
slaves. Polish and Jewish slaves
are easily distinguishable, the
Jews wearing yellow patches on
their backs while the Poles have
red crosses sewed to the clothes.
As soon as the trains arrive in
Germany, the slaves are herded
into groups of 20, closely guarded
by Nazi Storm Troopers, and
sent to various parts of Germany.
The report stated that the Poles
and Jews are kept apart as much
as possible, each group sleeping
in separate quarters.

Dr. Stephen S. Wise will be
the principal guest speaker at
the opening session of the 30th
annual convention of the Jewish
National Workers' Alliance of
America (Farband), to be held
at the Cass High School audi-
torium at 2:30 p. m. on Thurs-
day, May 30 (Memorial Day).
The convention will continue
through June 30, at Hotel Stat-
ler.
Wide interest is being dis-
played in the forthcoming ses-
sions of the Farband here, in
view of the important problems
affecting American and world
Jewry to be discussed at the
sessions.

Leaders Appeal to Detroit Jewry Not to Abandon Persecuted in Present
Crisis; Women Oversubscribe Quota, Raise $71,000; to
Resume Report Luncheon Meetings Monday

With approximately $550,000 reported raised for the Allied Jewish Campaign
in the first week of the drive, leaders declared on Thursday that unless all the pros-
pects are reached and there is a more liberal increase in contributions over last
falling considerably short of the $925,000 quota.
year, the drive is in danger of received
thus far this year over last year's similar
The increase in pledges
ent This is not enough to assure success for
ent.
20
per
c
contributions is approximately
the drive, heads of campaign

REFUGEE

Z. 0. A. Greetings

divisions pointed out, and re-
newed their appeals to the corn-
munity for unprecedented self-
sacrifice in order to assure the
raising of .the entire quota, which
is considered a minimum in the
present crisis for world Jewry.

By ANNE CAMPBELL
Morris Margulies, secretary of
Detroit News Poet
the Zionist Organization of
America, this week addressed the
I had a dream that was more than a dream!
Women's Drive Succeeds
following message of greeting to
I dreamed the walls of the dear home I love
The success of the Women's
the Farband on the occasion of
Burned to the ground. We were compelled to rove
Division of the campaign in over-
the approaching convention, in
The earth. There was no happy light to beam
subscribing its $65,000 quota by
behalf of the Zionist Organiza-
A welcome to me in the quiet night.
$6,000 served to stimulate the
tion, to William Hordes, secre-
Even the stars were hidden from my sight.
workers to greater action.
tary of the convention commit-
After a recess in report meet-
tee:
Dead and forgotten in an alien land
ings
over the week-end, the vol-
that
pleasure
"It is with great
I lay. My children had no home, no mother;
unteer workers will resume their
I extend to all the delegates and
No friendly voice to warm them, no kind father
gatherings on Monday at Hotel
guests assembled at the 15th
To stop their weeping with a gentle hand.
Statler. Prominent speakers will
annual convention of the Jewish
that
we
cherish
now,
the
sunny
days
All
address
these daily meetings, and
National Workers' Alliance in
Of home, were twisted in a darkened maze.
Restrictions in Hungary
heads of divisions will report on
Detroit
heartiest
greetings
and
Hungary's 650,000 Jews have
the progress of their solicitations.
I had a dream that was more than a dream!
begun to feel the full effect of best wishes for the success of
Add "A"
My soul became the soul of one who knew
their
deliberations.
the anti-Jewish legislation adopt-
Speaker Next Monday
All I had read of War. With her I grew
"Ever since its inception, the
ed last year by the Hungarian
To dread the night, to fear the morning gleam;
Dr. Siegfried Hoffman, former
government, according to advices Alliance has taken an active part
To shudder at the sound of marching feet,
in the work for the upbuilding
production manager and stage
from Budapest.
To know Hell's fire on my familiar street.
of the Jewish Homeland in Pales-
director at the Junge Volks-
The legislation has reduced the tine through the generous con-
vuehne Theater in Berlin and
number of Jews in the professions tributions by its members toward
I rode the waves, a hopeless refugee;
one-time radio announcer of note
and skilled crafts to six per cent, the Jewish National Fund. By
I wore the yellow patch of the sad Jew.
in Germany, will be guest speak-
the proportion of Jews to the taking a leading part in the
I starved for bread as my lost sisters do.
er on Monday, May 13, at 12:15
entire Hungarian population. As
I suffered with those souls across the sea.
for the establishment of
o'clock, in the interests of the
efforts
Torn from my children, it was my heart breaking
a result of this decree hundreds the Leon Blum Colony in Pales-
United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
of Jewish doctors, lawyers, jour- tine, the Alliance has contrib-
In a dark dream from which there was no waking.
gees and Overseas Needs, repre-
nalists, architects, engineers, etc., uted to the consummation of a
senting the combined efforts of
I had a dream that was more than a dream.
have been deprived of their live- project which is a pride to Jew-
the Joint Distribution Committee,
I dreamed the precious pennies of the poor
lihood.
ish labor and to Jewish construe-
the United Palestine Appeal and
Mingled with merchants' dollars to insure
Nazis Plan Ghetto in Copenhagen tive achievement in Palestine.
the National Refugee Service,
A
living,
steady,
evermounting
stream
The first step toward the crew-
"The Jewish National Alliance
which are devoted to the three-
Of
gold
that
made
its
way
across
the
seas.
tion
of was
a Jewish
ghetto
in Copen-
fold task of relief and recon-
hagen
taken
by the
invad- also deserves high commendation
The restoration of lost harmonies
struction in Europe, immigration
ing Nazi Army in Denmark, it for its aid to the United Palestine
Followed,
and
in
a
new
world,
brave
and
good,
i
and resettlement in Palestine, and
I realized my dream of brotherhood!
was
learned
here.
Nazi
officials
Appeal
and
to
the
concrete
finan-
refugee adjustment in the United
entered the big Jewish synagogue cial aid it is rendering to various
labor organizations in Palestine.
Written especially for The Detroit States. It is the major benefi-
in Denmark and seized all the
annual con-
ciary of the 1940 Detroit Allied
Jewish Chronicle in Interests of
documents found there. Jewish May your 15th
Jewish Campaign.
1940 Allied Jewish Campaign
community leaders were told to
See FARBAND—Page 20
A brilliant scholar who has
furnish Nazi headquarters with a
travelled widely, Dr. Hoffman
complete list of Danish Jews.
was educated at the Universities
Working with typical Nazi ruth-
of Berlin, Perugia (Italy) and
lessness, German officials in Den-
Berne (Switzerland), specializing
mark have already announced de-
in economics, literature, art, his-
crees placing the infamous Nurem-
tory, sociology and philosophy.
berg anti-Jewish laws into effect.
Dr. Hoffman was awarded the
One decree, it was reported here,
European Radio Critics Award
voided all marriages between Jews
for the best literary broadcast in
and non-Jews since 1930.
1934. "Suessaure Lafifari," writ-
The decree forbids intermar-
ten and directed by Dr. Hoffman,
riages and provides harsh penal-
Best was first produced in Berne and
ties for Jews having relationships First Prize to Be $100 Set of New Jewish Encyclopedia; Writer of Second
Awarded Two-Weeks' Stay in Private Camp; Two
with non-Jews. The decree stipu-
See CAMPAIGN—Page 10

Prof. Samuel M. Levin, Bernard Isaacs and
Mrs. Israel Himelhoch, Judges in Chronicle's
Essay Contest for Confirmants, Consecrants

Essay to Be

See NAZIS—Page 2

Palestinian
Issues Aired

Keen interest is being dis-
played among confirmants and
consecrants of Temple Beth El
and Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in the essay contest sponsored
by The Detroit Jewish Chronicle

MacDonald Questioned
at Length on Impris-
onment of Jews

LONDON (Palcor Agency)—
Question hour in the House of
Commons on May 1 brought forth
a barrage of questions directed
by Tom Williams, Laborite, and
Captain Alan Graham, Conserva-
tive, to Colonial Secretary Mal-
colm MacDonald regarding re-
cent convictions of Jews for pos-
sessing arms. In each case the
Colonial Secretary defended the
4 course of the Palestine courts and
intimated that now is neither
the time to free men long in jail
nor to reduce the sentences of
those newly convicted.
The period began with the ques-
tion of Mr. Williams, who in-
quired for the number of Jews
who were serving terms for the
Possession of firearms during the
entire period of the Arab rebel-

See PALESTINE—Page 16

Other Prizes to Be Announced

PROF. SAMUEL M. LEVIN

Dr. Leo M. Franklin and Rabbi
on "What Confirmation or Con-
Leon
Frana of Temple Beth El,
secration Means to Me."
and
Dr.
A. M. Hershman and
May 16 has been set as the
Rabbi
Morris
Adler of Congrega-
deadline for submitting essays in
the contest. The contestants are tion Shaarey Zedek have ex-
to send their papers to the editor pressed satisfaction over the in-
of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle. terest that is being shown by
There is a 500-word limit on the the boys and girls in the con-
firmation and consecration classes
essays.
in this contest.
educators
prominent
Three
have been selected to act as
judges in the contest. They are:
Prof. Samuel M. Levin of
Wayne University, Bernard Isaacs,
superintendent of the United He-
brew Schools, and Mrs. Israel
Himelhoch of the Detroit Board
of Education.
The winner in the contest will
be awarded a set of the new
Universal Jewish Encyclopedia,
priced at $100. The runner-up
will be given a two-weeks' stay
in one of the leading private
camps in Michigan, through the
courtesy of Seymour Tilchin, di-
rector of Camp Walloon and
Kamp Kairphree. If the second
prize winner is a boy, he will go
to Camp Walloon, and if a
girl she will be sent to Kamp
Kairphree, the new camp just
BERNARD ISAACS
acquired by Mr. Tilchin.

Protest Poles'
Plans on Jews

Large-Scale Emigration
Plan Condemned by
Congress

NEW YORK.—The American
Jewish Congress dispatched to
the Provisional Government of
Poland in Angers, France, a
cablegram protesting against the
announcement that the Polish
government is now seeking by
agreement with Jewish leaders
to arrange for a large scale emi-
gration of Jews from Poland once
the independence of the country
is restored.
A copy of the cablegram to
the Provisional Polish Govern-
ment was transmitted to the Po-
lish Ambassador to the United
States, Count Jerzy Potocki,
with the request that he transmit
it to his government in Angers.

Unworthy of Good-Will
The cablegram to the Polish
government states that this pro-

See POLAND—Page 17