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and Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner
of Cleveland. Mayor Edward J.
Jeffries will welcome the con-
vention to Detroit.
A feature of the opening ses-
sion will be the concert program
featuring Jan Peerce, opera star,
who for years has spanned the
nation on leading radio pro-
DR. HAYM GREENBERG
grams and who has been heard
since the spring of 1937 on ever-
extending concert and opera
tours. In 1938 he was Arturo
Toscanini's choice for the Car-
negie Hall performance of Bee-
thoven's Ninth Symphony. At the
sky and Baruch Zuckerman, \..ep-
resentatives of the Palestine J4w-
ish Federation of Labor(' Dr.
Aryeh Tartakower, member of
the world executive of the Poale
Zion and until recently a leader
of Polish Jewry; Isaac Hamlin,
secretary of the Gewerkshaften
Palestine labor drive; Sarah Fe-
der, national secretary of the
Pioneer Women's Organization;
Joel Entin, dean of Jewish Teach-
ers' Seminary of New York ; Dr.
Alexander Sanders of Detroit,
spokesman for the League for
Labor Palestine; Morris Fine-
stone of New York, secretary of
United Hebrew Trades; Alex-
ander Kahn, New York labor
leader; Louis Lipsky, vice presi-
dent of American Jewish Con-
gress; Philip Block of the ORT;
Fred M. Butzel of Detroit, speak-
ing for National Council of Fed-
erations and Welfare Funds; S.
Niger and A. Pupko, representa-
tives of the ZIKO cultural or-
ganization ; M. Elkin, represent-
ing YIWO publishing association;
Prof. A. Samuels of the Haifa
(Palestine) Technicum, and A.
Dickenstein, representing the Pal-
estine Workers' Bank.
Convention Banquet
The convention banquet on
Sunday evening, June 2, will be
addressed by Dr. Israel Gold-
stein, president of the Jewish
National Fund of America, and
several other of the prominent
guests. The guest star at the ban-
quet will be the Yiddish stage
artist Zevi Schooler.
Mr. Schooler will also be the
star artist at the Oneg Shabbat
to be held on Friday evening,
May 31, at Lachar's on Cass
Ave.
Convention Parade
The official opening of the con-
vention will be preceded by a
parade of automobiles, appropri-
ately decorated, which will fol-
low the following route:
Starting at Temple and Sec-
ond, the parade will travel down
Second Ave. to Antoinette, down
Holden to the Boulevard, down
12th St. to Oakman, to Linwood,
back to Joy Road on Linwood,.
Joy Road to Dexter, Dexter to
Davison.
Convention Problems
Among the issues to be dis-
cussed at the convention will be
the educational activities of the
Alliance, problems affecting the
upbuilding of Palestine, the work
of the American and World Jew-
ish Congress, the status of Eu-
ropean Jewry, the labor Zionist HISTORICAL RECORDS
movement, the place of woman
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in the Alliance, the organization
of youth groups as part of the
Alliance and other issues facing Synagogue Data Among 90 De-
Jewry today.
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Tickets for the opening session
of the convention on Thursday
Among the projects in the Pro-
fessional and Service Division of
the Work Projects Administra-
tion participating in the nation-
wide "WPA - Sponsored Open
House Week," May 20 to 25, is
the Michigan Historical Records
Survey, a state-wide survey em-
ploying 500 persons. Important
Jewish records are included.
The survey has been in opera-
tion since 1936, and is engaged
in compiling archival inventories
from the records of the Federal,
State, county and municipal de-
partments throughout the State
of Michigan. These inventories
when published will contain 'a
comparable histork, a complete
record of all documents and legal
proceedings as well as a definite
analysis of the legal structure of
each department and its respec-
tive offices.
In addition to the compiling of
ZEVI SCHOOLER
inventories, imprints of books
are available at the convention prior to 1876 are being cata-
headquarters, Room 1252, Hotel logued in the process of com-
pleting Michigan's history of
Staler.
printing. Church records of 90
denombinations, covering over
Eliezer Kaplan Says 140,000 Jews 5,000 churches, synagogues and
Ready to Defend Palestine
other religious institutions, are
if War Spreads
being located, classified and in-
NEW YORK.—Declaring that ventoried. Another unit of the
the Jewish community of 500,000 work includes the locating and
in Palestine is seeking to pre- recording of historical documents
serve peace in order to provide and valuable manuscripts.
a haven and home for additional
Trained historians. scholars,
thousands of refugees from the
distress and war areas of Eu-
rope, Eliezer Kaplan, treasurer Mr. Kaplan said that provision
of the Jewish Agency for Pal- must be made immediately for
estine, who arrived on the Clip. the 9,000 Jewish immigrants who
per May 17, stated that if the will be permitted to enter Pal-
war spreads to the Mediterranean estine during the six-month pe-
a total of 140,000 Jews, men riod from April 1 to Sept. 31
and women, will be prepared to of this year. Large tracts of land
defend the Jewish National Home are available for purchase by
in Palestine.
Jews for the establishment of
Mr. Kaplan pointed out that colonies for the settlement of
despite the war in Europe, Pales- the newcomers, provided the
tine was continuing its upbuild- necessary resources are received
ing and settlement program with within a short time.
the aid of American Jews whose
Mr. Kaplan reported that the
financial support has been forth- first shocks of the war which
coming through the United Pal- unsettled the economic situation
estine Appeal.
in Palestine are being overcome
Declaring that the war has nei- and a reorganization of industrial
ther stopped refugee immigration and commercial activity has
to Palestine or slackened the brought about the establishment
pace of development internally, of new industries.
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lawyers and research workers
employed on the many phase s are
these exte
nsive undertakings, of
This work is sponsored b y
the State Administrative Board
and co-sponsored by the various
counties end local municipalities.
Guides will be in attendance t o
escort all visitors to the sites
of
operation and explain in detail
the extensive work and immense
source of material being located
and brought to light by th e
Michigan Historical Record s Sur-
vey.
UNVEILING OF MONUMENT
An unveiling of a monument
in memory of Harry Weks will
take place on Sunday, May. 26,
at 2 p. m., at Machpelah Ceme-
tery. Relatives and friends are
invited.
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conclusion of his recital the great
maestro led in the cheers for
him and re-engaged him for the
December program.
Another featured artist at the
openihg session will be Zevi
Schooler, star of the Yiddish Art
Theater of New York and radio
performer who has appeared on
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Eliezer Kaplan to Speak
Among the outstanding guests
at the convention will be Eliezer
Kaplan of Palestine, treasurer
of the Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine, who arrived in this country
for a brief visit last week. A
distinguished authority on finan-
ces related to Palestine, Mr. Kap-
lan has achieved prominence in
many administrative capacities in
the past two decades in the re-
building of Palestine. He is one
of the leaders in the Jewish Fed-
eration of Labor in Palestine and
served with the Jewish delega-
tion at the Peace Conference in
Paris.
Other speakers at the sessions
will include the following: Dr.
Haym Greenberg, noted essayist,
and David Wertheim, representa-
tives of the Poale Zion, the Zion-
ist labor party ; Israel Meremin-
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