DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

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September 27, 1940

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.e. HOLY DAY SERVICES IN DETROIT SYNAGOGUES .°.

REFUGEES

CONGREGATION
SHAAREY ZEDEK

wishes to remind you to make your reservations
without delay for the

AUXILIARY SERVICES

to be held during the

HIGH HOLY DAYS

IN THE SOCIAL HALL OF THE SYNAGOGUE

Chicago Boulevard and Lawton Ave.

RABBI A. M. HERSHMAN

AND

RABBI MORRIS ADLER

will deliver the Sermons

REV. J. SILVERMAN

will conduct the Services

CONG. BETH TEFILO EMANUEL

TAYLOR at WOODROW WILSON

announces that the sale of seats for the forthcoming

HIGH HOLY DAYS
and For all the year 5701 are now on sale

A committee will be present at the synagogue daily from 8 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Please come early so that you may secure the most
desirable seats. Prices are ranged within everyone's reach.

THE FAMOUS SYNAGOGUE SINGER

Cantor Hyman Schulsinger

accompanied by a large and well-trained choir, will
conduct the Slichoth Services at Midnight, Sept. 28, and
on the High Holy Days.

Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter

will preach in English and Yiddish

Special Membership Drive: The payment of an annual
dues of $15 will admit you to membership in
Detroit's largest Orthodox Synagogue, and entitle
you to Holy Days scats free.

CONG. BNAI ZION

3841 Humphrey, cor. Holmur

announces that

Holy Day Services

will be conducted by

Cantor Samuel Mogul

assisted by a Well-Trained Choir

TICKETS NOW ON SALE at the SYNAGOGUE
DAILY from 4 to 10 P.M. and ALL DAY SUNDAY

Full Memberships, which include 2 fine seats, can be had
for the annual dues of $16.

ISIDORE SOSNICK, Pres.
MEYER WEINGARDEN, Vice Pres.
SAMUEL BECKER, Secy.

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lities are better, work less gruel-
ing and rewards potentially high-
er. The country doctor, famed
in story, drama and autobiogra-
phy, is a vanishing American.
Consider, for instance, this peti-
tion addressed to the State Me-
dical Examiners of Virginia :
"We the undersigned do hereby
petition you to allow a well
trained German emigre doctor to
come into our community at Fort
Blackmore, Va. and practice medi-
cine. We have lost by death both
the doctors that took care of us
and at the present time do not
have adequate medical care at a
price we can afford to pay . . .
We have tried by all methods
known to us to get a doctor for
our community but have failed
and now many of our people are
suffering a lack of medical care."
This petition was signed by 434
adults who had, in addition, 711
children, a total of 1,145 persons
almost completely deprived of a
physician's attention. Paradoxi-
cally enough there are, in New
York and elsewhere, many ready
and anxious to go out into one
of these medically deserted re-
gions to build a modest practice.
These are the refugee doctors,
many of them trained in the best
schools of Europe, some with in-
ternationally brilliant reputations,
yet barred from practice in all
but a few states, barred, more-
over, in the very states which
need doctors most.
Here are a few facts quoted
from "The Emigre Physician
in American Medicine" an article
in the Journal of the American
Medical Association of March 23,
1940 by Dr. David L. Edsall,
honorary chairman of the Na-
tional Committee for Resettlement
of Foreign Physicians. Dr. Edsall
states that emigre physicians
coming to this country totalled
only 2,544 from July 1934 to Sep-
tember 1939 (this in a period
when 27,500 American doctors
were newly licensed) and that the
potential number to arrive from
Europe in the future is negligible.
Of these, approximately 1,000 are
in practice, leaving 1,500 await-
ing licensure or resettlement.
However, Dr. Edsall's analysis of
the difficulties of resettlement of
foreign physicians shows that
citizenship is mandatory for li-
censure in 10 states and by regu-
lations of the state medical board
in 18 others. In a number of
other states restrictions of licen-
ses to graduates of American and
Canadian schools effectively bars
refugees.
Dr. Edsall points out that the
Committee for Resettlement of
Foreign Physicians has itself
adopted very rigid standards.
Every refugee physician apply-
ing for aid is examined by a
board of experts as to qualifica-
tions. Those who fail to satisfy
their American colleagues that
they can fully meet the medical
standards of their new homeland
are advised to seek other occupa-
tions.
Dr. Edsall concludes his article
by saying, "It is the belief of the
committee that the present atti-
tude of some medical men toward
the emigre has been based on
complete misapprehension and
needless panic in regard to the
actual number of refugee physi-
cians in America . . . A logical
and constructive solution of the
problem would be effected through
the cooperation of the state li-
censing boards in the proper dis-
tribution of qualified emigre phy-
sicians. Such a step, would be
wholly consistent with the tradi-
tional American policy of assim-
ilating bona fide immigrants and
would therefore serve the best
interests of the public."
The legal barriers against ref-
ugees in other professions — law-
yers, dentists optomestrists, phar-
macists — parallel those against
physicians. In the case of law-
yers opportunities to continue
practice in America are almost
hopeless since 39 states require
full citizenship by statute and
seven others apply the ban by
regulation of the supreme courts
of bar examiners. The National
Refugee Service achieved some
success in retraining a group of
lawyers as tax accountants but
this is a limited field. In general,
refugee lawyers have had to for-
get their training and rebuild
their lives on the basis of a new

and unrelated occupation.
These are the factors that mili-
tate against the successful reset-
tlement of emigre professionals
who number approximately 8 per

cent of the refugee total. But
there is another and more cheer-
ing side of the picture; the atti-
tude of civilized internationalism
adopted by the American col-
leagues of these exiled scholars
and scientists. Literally dozens
of committees and groups have
sprung up to ease the shocks of
immigration and hasten the pro-
cesses of adjustment. Foreign
musicians may be aided in various
ways through the Committee for
Refugee Musicians, the Associa-
tion of American Colleges, and
the Musicians Emergency Fund.
Scholars, scientists, and students
are helped by the Emergency
Committee in Aid of Displaced
Foreign Medical Scientists, the
Emergency Committee in Aid of
Displaced German Scholars, and
the International Student Service.
Social workers may seek aid from
Hospitals or the National Federa-
tion of Settlements. This list
might be extended almost inde-
finitely.
In a special class are rabbis,
cantors and other religious func-
tionaries. Under the immigration
laws these may enter the country
on a non-quota basis if they have
a bona fide contract with a con-
gregation. The Committee on Ref-
ugee Jewish Ministers, a division
of the National Refugee Service,
devotes itself to securing such
contracts. This committee is suc-
cessful in placing 75 to 100 rab-
bis each year. This is not a great
number, but each placement rep-
resents not only a man saved
from the vicious persecution to
which this group is subject in
Nazi countries but generally also
a Jewish community in America
revitalivd and brought together
as a spiritual unit.
The problem of the refugee pro-
fessional and his successful re-
settlement in the United States
is a difficult one and one often
not capable of too happy a solu-
tion. The barriers of language,
varying backgrounds, differing
techniques are often an impass-
able bar to continuance in an old
occupation, and the professional
worker, seeing years of training
go to waste, is understandably
reluctant to begin at the bottom
in a new job. But like most of
the problems of resettlement it
can be solved — solved by pa-
tience, hard work, understanding,
and good will.

Montcalm Synagogue To
Conduct High Holy
Day Services

The Montcalm
Synagogue,
the former Congregation Beth
David, will conduct High Holy
Day services for the convenience
of Jews residing in the down-
town district. Admission will be
free. Rabbi Miller will preach
and Cantor Cohen will officiate.

Rabbi Wholgelernter
To Deliver Ten High
Holy Day Sermons

Cycle of Addresses Will Com-
memorate 200th Anniversar y
of Rabbi Levi ltzchock
Berditcheve r

Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernte r of
Congregation Beth Tefilo Eman-
uel, Taylor and Woodrow Wil-
son, will base his talks during
High Holy Day services upon the
saintly life and moral teachings
of the famous Rabbi Levi Itz-
chock of Berditchever, who was
born exactly 200 years ago. A
series of 10 sermons, which are
to be delivered, beginning with
an introductory address before
S'lichos on Saturday, Sept. 28,
at midnight, will be devoted to
essential thoughts enunciated by
the great leader of Chassidism.
The "Berditchever Rabbi" is
remembered for a number of
personal prayers and "dialogues
with G-d" which have been pre-
served in Jewish folklore and in
some instances even put to song,
Rev. Levi Itzchok was an out-
standing defender of Israel
whose virtues he extolled par-
ticularly during the "days of
Judgment." Rabbi Wohlgelernter
will use these unique stories in
illustrating fundamental religious
lessons bearing on present-day
issues in all of his lectures and
sermons during Rosh Hashonah,
Yom Kippus and Sh-mini Atzeres.

Congregation Beth Abra-
ham To Hold Auxiliary
Services

Congregation Beth Abraham
will hold auxiliary services in
conjunction with Young Israel
this year, in the social hall of
the synagogue. A senior stu-
dent of the Hebrew Theological
College of Chicago will preach
the sermons; and a cantor from
the same Yeshiva will conduct
the services. The synagogue in-
vites young men and women to
attend these High Holy Day serv-
ices. Because of limited capac-
ity, the public is asked to make
arrangements by calling or visit-
ing Congregation Beth Abraham,
12157 Linwood, TO. 7-9587.

Jewish Sacred Days Not Con-
nected With Birth or Death of
Historic Personages

Most authorities agree that
since Judaism was not created by
any one master, and since most
of the outstanding Jewish festi-
vals are the outgrowth of an
agricultural economy, there has
been no occasion or precedent to
honor individuals.

CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH

Petoskey Ave., between Chicago and Boston

Announces that they have engaged the well known

CANTOR I. PEKARSKY

who will conduct the services for the HIGH HOLY DAYS
Tickets are on sale at the shul every day till 10 P. M
and Sunday all day.
M. GRIBOW, Pres.
L. SKLAR, Sea

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High Holy Day Services

will be held in the newly-decorated and air-conditioncd

Littman's People's Theater

12TH at SEWARD

The Well-Known Doc.

Cantor
Samuel Glantz

Assisted by a Well-Train •1
Choir. will conduct Op'
Services on

ROSH HASHONAli
and YOM KIPPUR
Buy your tickets no‘k .

Seats from S I .00 and up
Best scats at $ 2.5 0
I All seats in the theater arc
comfortable. )

Slichoth Services will be held this Saturday,

Sept. 28 MIDNIGHT. FREE to the public.

