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Committee.
Joint
Distribution
"Mr. Leavitt told me," said Mr.
Sobeloff, "that on June 21, the
J. D. C. arranged to transfer 375
refugees from Vienna, Prague
and Old Germany, by way of
Siberia and Yokahoma, to the
United States and South Amer-
ica. Refugees are also being
brought to Greece and Rumania
by air, he said, and from there
embarking on steamers sailing
for Palestine.
"Today," he stated, "$125,000
was sent by cable to Europe, of
which $25,000 was for refugees
and the native population in
Lithuania, and $100,000 for
Swiss refugees and for work in
Hungary and Rumania.
"Mr. Leavitt advises that re-
lief work continues in more in-
tensified form in Hungary, Ru-
mania, Switzerland, Lithuania
and Poland, as well as the spe-
cial work in Germany, Austria
and Slovakia. Although no Amer-
ican dollars are being sent into
Greater Germany, there arc now
850 feeding stations in Poland
alone. Relief work is also contin-
uing among the refugees in
South America and in Shanghai,
he said.
"Mr. Leavitt pointed out the
likelihood that help will be needed
shortly for work in England,"
continued Mr. Sobeloff. "It is ob-
vious that neither the British
government nor the leaders of
English Jewry can help the refu-
gees there as generously as they
have in the past.
"In his conversation Mr. Lea-
vitt declared that the situation in
France is still unsettled, and that
word has not been received from
Morris Troper, or Dr. Joseph J.
Schwartz, J. D. C's European di-
rector and assistant director, for
the past three days, but the un-
derstanding was that Mr. Troper
had left Bordeaux and was due
in Lisbon on Tuesday, where he
was to confer with Dr. Schwartz
and others."
Mr. Sobeloff recalled to the
meeting that many of the board
members had met Mr. Troper in
Detroit several months ago, and
that Dr. Schwartz had addressed
the Detroit Service Group Bud-
get Committee for the 1940 Al-
lied Jewish Campaign, last Feb-
ruary .
Board of Governors
The Jewish Welfare Federation
Board of Governors, which elect-
ed officers from its membership,
includes, in addition to those
elected: Sidney J. Allen, Joseph
Bernstein, Irving W. Blumberg,
Leo M. Butzel, Herman Cohen,
Abraham Cooper, Mrs. Aaron
DeRoy, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich,
Rabbi Leon Fram, Samuel Frank,
Dr. • Leo M. Franklin, William
Friedman, Mrs. Samuel R. Glo-
gower, Nathaniel H. Goldstick,
Harry S. Grant, Dr. A. M. Hersh-
man, Jesse F. Hirschman, Harry
L. Jackson, Judge Harry B. Kei-
dan, Myron A. Keys, Julian II.
Krolik, Theodore Levin, Henry
Meyers, Gus D. Newman, Louis
Robinson, Charles Rubiner, Dr.
Harry C. Saltzstein, Simon Shet-
zer, Max D. Silverman, George
M. Stutz, Mrs. Joseph M. Welt,
Melville S. Welt and David S.
Zemon.
Gus D. Newman serves as
president and Irving W. Blum-
berg, chairman of the board, of
the Detroit Service Group. The
Detroit Junior Service Group,
composed of Jewish young men
and women from 16 to 30 years
of age, recently elected Jacob
L. Keidan as president to re-
place Maurice A. Glasier, who has
headed the junior organization
since its inception two years ago.
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion is a member of the Detroit
Community Fund.
New Relief Problem Created
by Defeat of France
The defeat of France has cre-
ated a tragic relief and refugee
problem in the very country which
had given shelter and freedom to
hundreds of thousands of refu-
gees regardless of race or creed.
Up to the very last day that
France valiantly resisted invading
armies, funds contributed by
American Jewry to the United
Jewish Appeal, made possible
emergency relief for tens of
thousands of German Jewish refu-
gees in that country, who were
fleeing before the onslaught of
the forces that uprooted them
and destroyed their homes in Ger-
many. Through the Joint Distri-
bution Committee all available
resources were placed at the dis-
posal of French Jewish refugees
and relief committees in an effort
to stem the suffering of waves of
homeless men, women and chil-
dren exposed to the terrors of
war. Far greater funds will now
be necessary to alleviate the
plight of Jews in France and
to provide food and shelter for
the homeless and distressed.
Today in prostrate France, the
fate of 450,000 Jews, among
them 42,000 refugees from Ger-
many, is in the balance as the
danger of Nazi domination draws
closer. The destruction of de-
mocracy on the continent of Eu-
rope has created in its wake a
vast area of misery for the Jew-
ish people. The defeat of France
and the siege of England have
eliminated the last source of help
in Europe, placing upon Ameri
can Jewry the full responsibility
of rescue, relief and resettlement.
With the spread of distress
and need in Europe the constitu-
ent agencies of the United Jew-
ish Appeal find their resources
taxed to the vanishing point by
the new tasks of sustaining life
and hope for large sections of
European Jewry.
Despite difficulties resulting
from enlargement of the theater
of war, the Joint Distribution
Committee, the United Palestine
Appeal and the National Refugee
Service are continuing and broad-
ening their programs to the full
limit of the funds at their dis-
posal. Relief and feeding meas-
ures on a rising scale hie being
carried on in German-controlled
Poland, in Rumania, Hungary,
Lithuania and in Greater Ger-
many. New avenues of emigra-
tion to Palestine have been open-
ed and refugees are now being
brought to Greece and Rumania
by air and from there embarking
on steamers sailing for Palestine.
Others are to use the new route
across Russia, leaving from Stock-
holm and Vilna and passing
through Odessa on their way to
the Jewish Homeland with the
assistance of the United Pales-
tine Appeal.
Moonlight of Home Relief
and Infants Service
Group on July 13
On Saturday, July 13, at 10:30
p. m., the Steamer Columbia will
leave from the foot of Woodward
Ave. for a moonlight sponsored
by the Steinmetz Electrical Con-
tractors Club with the coopera-
tion of the Home Relief Society
and the Infants Service Group.
Dave Diamond's orchestra will
provide the music for dancing.
June 28, 1940
A program of entertainment has
also been arranged. Tickets are
now being sold by members of
the Home Relief Society and the
Infants Service Group. Mrs.
Ralph Levy, To. 8-4590, and Mrs.
David Roland, 3216 Webb Ave.,
To. 6-9090, are directing the sale
of tickets for the Home Relief
Society; and Mrs. Louis Fried,
To. 5-2687, and Mrs. Harry Mar-
golis and Airs. George Zelman,
Tr. 2-4933, are in charge of tick.
ets for the Infants Service
Group. Tickets will be delivered
upon request.
Mrs. Joseph J. Jacobs,
financial
secretary of Home Relief Society,
acknowledges the following con.
tributions: From Dr. and Mrs.
Samuel 13. Danto in men,ory of
1. Cohen, father of Mrs. Nathan
Metzger; from Air. and Mrs.
Adolph Smilo in honor of the
marriage of Tara Epps, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Epps, t o
George Reinitz.
Do You SMOKE THE
CIGARETTE THAT SATISFIES
Ladies' Auxiliary of J.W.V.
Gets Contributions to
Red Cross Fund
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
means a really fine performance,
and that's why you'l enjoy seeing
The Ladies' Auxiliary No. 135
of Jewish War Veterans of the
United States acknowledges con-
tributions to the Red Cross re-
lief fund from the following:
American Haven Club, Re-
becca Schultz, A. Gleicher Furni-
ture Co., H. Weingarden, Purity
Chapter No. 359, 0. E. S., Ben-
nett Family Club. Betty Koffman,
Rae Koffman, Nellie Horowitz,
Mrs. Pearl Hartman, Rosa Isaacs.
The auxiliary has already re-
ceived $115 in gifts and solicits
additional gifts. They may be
sent to the auxiliary, attention
Mrs. Morris Lupiloff, care of the
Jewish Center.
For further information call
Mrs. Lupiloff, To. 8-3497, or Mrs.
Nathaniel Raskin, To. 7-8437.
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Whether you are young or old,
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the Allies will eventually win the
war by means of three American
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