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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1940

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NEW YEAR
A HAPPY
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Many Congregations
Hold Supplementary
Services

Synagogues W i 11 B e
Closed Due to Fear
of Attacks

LONDON (WNS)—The Jew-
ish community of Berlin has de-
cided to dispense with high holi-
day services in the capital's syn-
agogues because of the fear of
at attacks by Nazi gangs. Ber-
lin's Jews will offer prayers in
the privacy of their homes.
In previous years, Jews, men
and women, attending Rosh Ha-
shonah services, were attacked
by gangs of Nazi when they left
the synagogues. The Nazis raise
the charge every year that the
Jews conspire against Germany
during the high holiday serv-
ices.
Barred From Commerce
All Jews engaged in commerce
in the provinces of Bohemia and
Moravia will be barred from
their posts after Oct. 1, when
the provinces will be absorbed
into the Third Reich, according
to a radio report from Prague.
It was expected also that those
few Jews still employed at ,their
trades will be dismissed from
their jobs at the same time.

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French Rabbis Gather at Lyon
To Discuss Problems
Facing Jewry
VICHY (WNS)—Rabbis from
all sections of the un-occupied
France ...gathered .last week . at
Lyon to discuss the increasingly
tragic problem confronting
French Jewry, it was learned.
The meeting, held behind closed
doors, was held at a time when
the city seethed with rumors that
Nazi Germany was planning a
complete occupation of France.
The rabbinical conference, it
was learned, concerned itself for
the most part with the question
of the Jewish youth. It decided
to encourage Jewish children to
form Jewish social, religious and
athletic organizations.
The parley voted to help or-
ganize agricultural schools for
Jewish children and to establish
youth camps. Speakers agreed
that the Jewish youth would be
best prepared for the future if
they knew farming and other
trades.
The need for a Jewish news-
paper in un-occupied France was
emphasized by the rabbis, who
pointed out that at present, there
isn't a single paper watching out
for Jewish interests. Before the
Nazi invasion, a large Jewish
newspaper was published daily
in Paris, and there were scores
of Jewish weeklies.
The rabbis expressed concern
at the number of suicides among
Jews in the un-occupied area.
Many prominent French Jews
have taken their own lives as
the result of mistreatment on
the part of their former col-
leagues.

Six Events in
Center Series

Succoth Fruit Is
Sent to America

The largest attendance at syn-
agogue services in the history of
the Detroit Jewish community
marks the observance of the High
Holy Days for the New Year
5701.
So large has been the demand
for seats in local synagogues that
many of them arranged for sup-
plementary services in their so-
cial halls.
In addition to Temple Beth El
and Congregation Shaarey Ze-
clek, which anually arrange for
special supplementary services,
there will be services for the
young people and others, addi-
tional to the regular services, at
the Beth Tefilo Emanuel, the
Bnai David, the Bnai Moshe and
other houses of worship.
At Temple Beth El
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, Rabbi
Leon Fram and the guest preach-
er, Rabbi Selwyn D. Ruslander,
youth director of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
at Cincinnati, will conduct the
services at Temple Beth El.
In the Main Auditorium and
the Brown Memorial Chapel Dr.
Franklin and Rabbi Fram will
alternate in the conducting of
services and preaching of the
sermons. Dr. Franklin will speak
at the evening services on Rosh
Hashonah in the Main Auditor-
ium and Rabbi"-FlarE Will speak
in the Brown Chapel. Similarly,
Dr. Franklin will address the
morning congregation in the
Brown Chapel and Rabbi Fram
will officiate in the Main Temple.
Rabbi Ruslander will conduct all
the services in the Social Hall.
Sermon subjects for Rosh Has
shonah have been announced as
follows: For the Eve of Rosh
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Hashonah: Dr. Leo M. Franklin,
"Every Man's Problem ;" Rabbi
Leon Fram, "Cosmic Faith;"
Will Be Held from Rabbi Selwyn D. Ruslander, "The
Force that Conquers." For Rosh
Oct. 28 to
Hashonah morning; Dr. Franklin,
"The Jew is a Symbolic Role,"
Nov. 12
Rabbi Fram, "Trial by Ordeal;"
Rabbi Ruslander, "Courage—Ad-
"For the past 22 years the versity's Lamp."
Jews in this community have
At the Shaarey Zedek
participated in the program of
Dr.
A. M. Hershman and Rah-
the Detroit Community Fund,"
stated Gus D. Newman , pres i_ bi Morris Adler will alternate in
dent of the Detroit Service delivering the sermons at the
Group, "and again this year, De- Shaarey Zedek. In addition to
troit Service Group members will the 1,800 who will attend serv-
serve as workers in the 1941 ices in the main auditorium, there
Community Fund Campaign." The will be more than 1,000 worship-
1941 Campaign for this essen- ers in the social hall of the syn-
tial philanthropic enterprise is agogue.
An innovation in this year's
scheduled to begin Oct. 28 and
services at the Shaarey Zedek
extend through Nov. 12.
"The Detroit Service Group, will be the two special services
as the fund-raising arm of the for children and young people.
Jewish Welfare Federation, fur- In the old prayer room, services
nishes man-power for fund-solici- will be conducted for children up
tation both in the annual Allied to the age of 11. In the Kate
Jewish Campaign, conducted each Frank Memorial Chapel, services

TEL AVIV (Palcor Agency)
—Despite wartime difficulties,
shipments of Palestine ethro-
gim, the citrons traditionally
used in the celebration of the
Succoth festival, have been
sent to America.
Since they were started on
Three concerts by foremost
Jewish artists and three lectures their way in August, it is
by leaders in contemporary Jew- hoped that the ethrogim will
inish thought will be featur- arrive in plenty of time for
ed by the Jewish Community the opening of the religious
Center in its second annual Jew- observance on the evening of
ish lecture-concert series, which October 16.
will open on Tuesday, Nov. 12,
and will continue for six con-
secutive Tuesdays. This series,
which is designed for the pur-
pose of bringing to the Detroit
Jewish community the best in
contemporary Jewish art and Courses Announced for
thought, is run on a non-profit
School's 16th
basis. Admission fees cover only
the actual cost of the series, and
Season
are set low enough to be with-
in the range of admissions to
Temple Beth El's popular in-
the average motion picture.
stitute of adult education, Beth
See CENTER—Page 9
El College of Jewish Studies,
opens its 16th season Monday
night, Oct. 14. The courses to
be offered are those that have
proven favorites over the past
15 years.
Rabbi Bernard Zeiger of Jack-
son, Mich., will again give his
course, "Comparative Re-
Maurice Samuel's Brilliot Book, "The Great popular
ligion." Dr. Leo M. Franklin will
give his course in "Jewish Cus-
Hatred," Describes Programmatic
toms and Ceremonies." A special
Expression of Bigotry
feature of this course will be
the comparison of Jewish and
"Anti-Semitism is the expres- Hatred," just issued by Alfred Christian ceremonies. The course
sion of the concealed hatred A. Knopf, Inc., New York pub- in "Bible Literature" will be giv-
of Christ and Christianity, lishers.
by Rabbi Eric Friedland of
Nothing that has appeared on en
rising to a new and catastro-
Pontiac, Michigan. Rabbi Fried-
this
subject
until
now
so
bril-
Phie level in the western
liantly describes the issue, the land will also teach the courses
world."
summary of which we have just in Hebrew.
Two new courses are offered
This, in one sentence, sumar- quoted in Mr. Samuel's own
this year. One is the "Essence
words.
izes the thesis of Maurice Sam-
of Jewish History" to be given
The Book's Challenge
uel's superb evaluation of the
"The Great Hatred" repre- by Rabbi Bernard Zeiger. This
problem of hatred of the Jew, in
See TEMPLE COLLEGE—Page 8
his latest book, "The Great See ANTI-SEMITISM—Page 16

Lecture - Concert Pro-
gram to Commence
on Nov. 12

Hatred of Christ and Christianity

Ascribed Reason for Anti-Semitism

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Synagogues'
Attendance
At Capacity

Temple College
Re-Opens Oct. 14

Fund Drive

See COMMUNITY—Page 8

See SYNAGOGUES—Page 3

Belief in Authenticity of Letter

By Cameron Reaffirmed by Friday

Newspapers Reject Advertisements Announcing
Expose of Anti-Semitism; 500,000
Distributed as Circulars

NEW YORK, N. Y.—Daniel S.
Gillmor, publisher and editor of
the national weekly Friday, lo-
cated at 114 E. 32nd St., issued
the following statement follow-
ing W. J. Cameron's denial of
having written to Fritz Kuhn, a
letter which Friday Magazine fea-
tured on its cover of its Sept.
27 issue:
"We have every reason to be-
lieve that the letter to Fritz
Kuhn which Mr. Cameron denies

having written was actually writ-
ten to him. Friday does not print
material without first making a
careful check as to its source.
The source of this particular ma-
terial is one which we consider
to be highly reliable.
Branded "Anti-Semite"
"Cameron is trying his best to
duck the real issue anyway. Cam-
eron is an anti-Semite. Cameron

See CAMERON—Page 14