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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
The JTA's Jacob Landau is
leaving for Latin America one
of these days, to study social and
economic conditions down there.
S. Kleinman, M. D.
announces the removal of his offices
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August 9. 1940
Downtown Theaters JEREMIAH AND BARUCH: THEIR MESSAGE HAS A SPECIAL
MEANING NOW
MICHIGAN—"Sporting Blood",
with Robert Young, Maureen
O'Sullivan and Lewis Stone;
"South of Pago Pago" starring
Victor McLaglen, Frances Farmer
and Jon Hall, and the golf spe-
cial attraction "Ryder Cup
Matches" are the features.
FOX — Based on the musical
comedy which had Broadway au-
diences howling for 235 perform-
ances, "The Boys From Syra-
cuse" brings a brigade of sing-
ing stars and laugh luminaries to
the screen of the Fox Theater.
Also on the Fox bill is a com-
panion picture equally as enter-
taining, Fox Movietone News, and
selected short subjects.
,‘-
eifttention!
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Posted in the synagogues throughout the United States, in connection with the observance of
Tisha b'Ab on Aug. 13, is a call of the Jewish National Fund urging further popular support for
the wartime program of the Jewish people's Fund for the acquisition of new land in the Jewish
National Home in Palestine. It enacts the historic scene which took place in the "King's Court
of the Guard", Jerusalem, during the siege and shortly before the fall of Judaea's capital.
When the Holy City was under siege, Jeremiah, obeying a divine command, sent for his dis-
ciple, Baruch, in order to execute a deed concerning the purchase by him of a tract of land in
Anathoth, the prophet's birthplace. Handing the (Iced to Baruch, Jeremiah then uttered this pro-
phetic message (seen above in its Hebrew text) as recorded in Jeremiah XXXII, 15:
"For thus had said the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Yet again shall there be bought houses
and fields and vineyards in this land."
JABOTINSKY
Nachman Bialik, the late Hebrew of them bitter opponents of Mr.
poet laureate.
Jabotinsky's policies, bore black
Continued from Page 1
His Zionist Career
borders and lengthy articles clog-
Mr. Jabotinsky was a delegate izing the Revisionist leader, Me-
Messages of condolence poured
into the headquarters of the New to the Sixth Zionist Congress at morial meetings were scheduled
Zionist Organization, of which Basle in 1903 and thereafter his throughout the country.
Mr. Jabotinsky was founder and influence in Zionist circles grew
president, from all parts of the steadily. His first rift with the Statement by Weisbrot Mourning
world. The Russian-born Zionist World Zionist Organization oc-
Death of Jabotinsky
leader's death came as a stun- curred in 1916 when he organ-
Aaron M. Weisbrot, of Detroit,
ized
the
Jewish
Legion,
which
national
ning blow to Jews throughout
vice-president of the
later helped Great Britain gain
the world.
Palestine from Turkey. At the New Zionist Organization of
Died of Heart Attack
time the World Zionist Organ- America, issues the following
Thous ands gathered at ization adhered to a policy of statement:
"I was shocked by the sudden
Schwartz's Funeral Parlor last strict neutrality.
death of the president of the
Tuesday to pay their last re-
Enlisting as a private in the world's New Zionist Organization,
spects to the most controversial Jewish Legion, his brilliant war
figure in the annals of Zionism. record earned him an honorary Vladimir Jabotinsky. The Jewish
Burial took place at the New lieutenancy. He remained in Pal- people lost in him a second
whose footsteps he always
Montefiore Cemetery, Long Is- estine after the war and together Herzl
followed.
land, in the section belonging to with other members of the Le-
"During these crucial times, it
the New Zionist "Nordau Circle." gion he organized a self-defense
Mr. Jabotinsky died of a heart corps to resist threatened Arab makes the burden heavier for the
attack shortly before midnight violence. For his connection in Jewish people to lose such a bril-
last Saturday night at Camp the Jerusalem riots of 1920, he liant leader and fighter for the
Betar, a camp maintained by the was sentenced to 15 years penal Jewish State in Palestine on both
Zionist-Revisionist youth organi- servitude. World-wide protests re- sides of the Jordan.
"His untimely death was a
zation, near Hunter, N. Y. He sulted in his release after he
tragic loss to the movement for
was 59 years old.
had served three and a half a Jewish army for the Allies, as
Sought Army of 100,000
months.
it lost in him a splendid organ-
The Revisionist leader came to
Because of his opposition to izer.
the United States from England the policies of Dr. Chaim Weiz-
"Mr. Jabotinsky's place in Jew-
on March 13 to promote inter- mann, he concentrated on the
est in his idea of a Jewish Army, building of the Revisionist move- ish history will be equal to that
which, he said, would fight as a ment, which enjoyed a rapid of Dr. Herzl and Dr. M. Nordan,
separate unit under British com- growth from 1925 to 1931. In the founders of modern Zionism."
mand against Nazi Germany. 1925 the Revisionists had four
More than 5,000 persons stormed delegates to the World Zionist Plan Memorial Meetings in Zion
JERUSALEM — (WNS) —
the Manhattan Center a few Organization meeting, while six
days after his arrival last March years later there were 58 Revi- Shocked followers of Vladimir
to hear him speak.
Jabotinsky, Zionist - Revisionist
sionist delegates.
Commander of the Jewish Le-
The militant Zionist's disagree- leader, announced that memorial
gion which fought with British ment over Zionist labor policies meetings would be held through-
forces in Palestine during the and the official Zionist attitude out Palestine for Mr. Jabotinsky.
World War, Mr. Jabotinsky said toward British policies in Pales- The flag flying over the Jewish
upon his arrival in this country tine led to the formation of the Agency building was lowered to
that he was prepared to raise a New Zionist Organization in half mast.
Jewish Army of more than 100,- 1935.
000 men from all parts of the
The Revisionist leader is sur- Zionist Organization of America
world.
vived by his widow, Anna, who Mourn s Passing of Jabotinsky
NEW YORK—Joining officially
is in London, and a son, Eri, a
Aimed for British Aid
Shortly before his death, it civil engineer in Palestine, who is in the expressions of mourning
was learned, the New Zionist serving a "one-year prison term over the passing of Vladimir Ja-
leader had determined to return at the Acre concentration camp botinsky, the Zionist Organiza-
to England to reopen negotia- because of his activities in aid- tion of America, in a statement
tions with the British Govern- ing extra-legal Jewish immigrants by its president, Edmund I. Kauf-
mann, termed the loss a "severe
ment for the creation of a Jew- to enter Palestine,
blow to the cause of the upbuild-
ish Army.
of the Jewish Homeland in
Although Mr. Jabotinsky fre- Entertainment Places Closed as ing
Palestine.
Palestine Mourns Jabotinsky
quently bitterly criticized the
British Government for its poli-
JERUSALEM (WNS) — En-
cies in Palestine and resented tertainment places throughout Weizmann, Jewish Agency Execu•
the fact that he was not per- Palestine were ordered closed by times Pay Tribute to Jabotinsky
mitted to enter the Holy Land, the Vaad Leumi as the Holy Land
LONDON (Palcor Agency) —
he maintained that Great Britain, mourned the passing of Vladimir The sudden death of Vladimir Ja-
while fighting the Nazi Govern- Jabotinsky, Zionist - Revisionist botinsky, leader of the Revision-
ment, deserved the support of I eader. Party differences were for- ists, was mourned by Dr. Chaim
Jews throughout the world.
gotten as all factions of the Zion- Weizmann and executives of the
C
as Writer
ist movement joined in paying Jewish Agency and World Zion-
Born in Odessa, Russia, on tribute
to a fighter "for Jewish ist Organization as a "great loss
Oct. 18, 1880, he attended high
for Zionism and the Jewish peo-
school in his native city but com- redemption and freedom."
ple."
Mr. Jabotinsky' s son, Eri,
pleted his education in Switzer-
land and Italy. He studied law was released from Acre prison,
and was admitted to the bar in where he was serving a one- Ussishkin Memorializes Jabotinsky
JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency)
Russia, but never practiced law, year prison term for his part
preferring a career as a writer i n aiding extra-le g al Jewish —Menahem M. Ussishkin, presi-
and active Zionist.
immigrant s to enter Palestine, dent of the Jewish National Fund,
He soon became well known as and began the traditional sev- eulogized Vladimir Jabotinsky,
a writer, receiving wide praise en-da y mourning period. He Revisionist leader, and Max J.
for his Russian and Hebrew was released shortly after news Bodenheimer, veteran Zionist
translations of Dante and Poe. of Mr. Jabotinsky's death was and associate of Theodor Herzl,
as he opened the meeting of the
He prepared a Russian transla- received here.
Smaller Actions Committee here
tion of the works of Chaim
All Hebrew newspapers, many Aug. 6.