nssossWoss.
November 29, 194;)
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
I6
the raising of funds for all four
agencies together, in one pool, in
one approach to the Welfare
Chests. What should be the
(Continued from Page One)
By HARRY COHEN
Wh
formed. Instead of a federation division of funds? o should
at
moving
progressively
in
the
di-
decide
on
the
allocations?
Jewish writers have repeatedly and adult capable of checking
at
rection of a united front, there would there be left for h
called our attention to the prob- them. More than that, we should
Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan of Con- was hammered out a structure Council to do? For months, the,c
lem of Jewish education. They make it our duty to acquaint the
have pointed to the danger of uninformed with the true facts. gregation Bnai Moshe will be which was designed to prevent questions have been tossed to
an engulfing wave of anti-Semit- A program of active building up the speaker at the annual donor that consolidation of agencies the and fro. One form is suggested
ism that is becoming larger and of the minds of our youth becomes luncheon of Zedakah Club on Jewish public had a right to ex- and withdrawn. Then an elabor-
pect would be established, In- ate plan to have the Council
larger as it rolls from land to not only a matter of preserving
stead of twenty members corn- absorbed by a joint Fund-Raising
land and from nation to nation. Jewish culture and Jewish heri-
ing together, it was the four con- Committee is proposed and de-
That anti-Semitism is no longer tage, but one of laying a more
wi. Months have been taken
porate defense agencies that met feted.
limited to European countries, is firm foundation for the preserva-
as
a
board
of
strategy—not
up
th
the problem.
becoming increasingly apparent. tion of our security. Youth will
strategy against the anti-Semitic Bombs are falling all over
The dissemination of untruths be faced with many problems in
forces, but the strategy of one England. Millions of Jews are in
should be checked by every youth the future ,and adequate prepara-
defense agency against the other. flight. Problems of the present
tion is absolutely necessary, and
the best preparation is Jewish
The emphasis was on organiza- and future accumulate and weigh
tional autonomy. Autonomy was clown the spirits of all Jews. We
education.
taken to mean the right of any in America are the only free
Let us arm our children with
Jews now left in the world to
the knowledge of our Torah, thus
agency to extend its defense
enabling them to lead a useful
gram and to enlarge its bud get ,deal with the problem o Jewish
to listen to advice but to be free defense and relief. But ti mu-
meaningful and upright life.
al; tates
to disregard it. In the days be- mentous question which
MIAMI BEACH
fore the Pittsburgh agreement the leadership of the General
NEUGARTEN SUNSHINE CLUB
there was free competition in the Jewish Council is how to raise
a#44467
Augmenting the monthly meet-
field of Jewish defense. After funds to meet their budgets, how
* GRACIOUS SERVICE
ing of the Neugarten Sunshine
the Council was formed, the to divide the income.
24'
The truth must be faced. So
Club was a mah jong, britge and
TRUE REFITIEMERT
agencies were just as free, their
)♦ DIGAIFIED HOSPITALITY
bingo party. Mrs. Morton Sny-
were just as pronounced , far as Jewish defense is con-
der conducted the business meet-
but
they had been persuaded to cerned, unity has been given up
HIERTIDG
but
ing which was preceded by a
sit at a round table and talk to- as a lost cause—a united front
A DVEATURE An
prayer and a one minute pause
gether like gentlemen. That was cannot be created. The tragic
in
LUXURY RI
silence to the memory of
taken to be a great achievement. fact is admitted that, in effect,
A 111 of
Miss Edna Sally Steiner, a
MODEST TARIFF
An office was set up on Madi- the Pittsburgh agreement has
member who passed away since
son Avenue. Quite a number of been liquidated.
NM ill DESCRIPTIVE
the last meeting.
meetings were held, but most of
II/REEF I lly
hee Gar
The next fund-raising project
tc te on unc th ilat catm
Il t is jew fi o s\fo
NAT EHRLICH MGR!"
RABBI JACOB J. NATHAN
the time was spent discussing
into
was discussed and several inter-
constitutional
questions—matters
era
esting cases were reviewed by Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Ma- of jurisdiction, what was the being because of local pressure.
Mrs. Samuel Convissor, case sonic Temple.
Council created for, what were That pressure was exerted by
MIN worker.
Members and friends are urged its functions, what was meant Edgar Kaufmann of Pittsburgh ,
The necessity of helping the to make reservations for this by autonomy? The only thing and about thirty local communa l
Goodfellows carry on their ex- luncheon, proceeds of which will
the Council was a leaders. It was a response to a
created by committee which popular demand. It represented
bense************".004 4•4144 .4•"•"*"."'"' ss cellent work by giving all the
be used for the continuation of legislative
co-operation possible was stressed Zedakah's charitable program.
passed on bills in legislatures a public call for union and con-
by Mrs. Fred Gross, who also
Rabbi Nathan is a graduate of and recommended action; such solidation. In the deliberations of
pleaded for new dresses for the Hebrew Theological College action as was to be taken was the Council, Mr. Kaufmann has
ip) ,00 IIth 1 ,
chool age girls, to be distributed of Chicago. He is an able speak- left to the four defense agen- not played the part of leadership
own MIDI twainII,
In
by the Goodfellows to the needy. er and has thrilled audiences at
which was expected of him. He
congregational services, at Ha- cies. has suffered months of illness
and, when not ill, was a busy
dassah, Bnai Brith and other
During the two and a half man. He served as the chairman
meetings in Chicago. He tMs al-
ready won acclaim at many gath- years the General Jewish Coun- of the Council, but rarely put
erings in Detroit during his short ciP has pretended to be alive, the in an appearance. He was not
stay in this city. whole Jewish world has fallen experienced in Jewish political
to pieces. The Jewish communi- affairs. He was perplexed and
ties of one state after another amazed by the way simple things
were broken into bits and scat- became complicated in the di c-
Pioneer Women
tered to the four winds. There cussions of the Council. He was
isn't a place today in Europe unable to lead. Nor were the
Plan Donor Event where
Jews are free from the local communal leaders who
ers ecutions of Nazis and Fa . s- helped him to force the Pitts-
p
Branches
Active
in
All Detroit
cists. The results of Jewish burgh conference upon the de-
Current Women
Program of Detroit emancipation have been wholly fence agencies of any great help
The Pioneer
annulled. Anti-Semitic agitation in this matter. They had signed
it in the United States grew in telegrams and letters and urged
o virulence to an amazing extent. the leaders to come together, but
held special committee meeting on
Nov. 20 to outline plans for their On various occasions, the Amen- that was the end of their job.
10th annual donor luncheon, to can Jewish Congress appealed to They were satisfied to urge a
be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the organize
the General
Jewish
Council
to united appeal for defense funds,
a united
front
for the
a control of their budgets, co-
Masonic Temple.
The following appointments were defense of Jewish rights, to all ordination and consultation, and
made: Publicity chairman, Mrs. Jews together in conference, to leave it to the defense agencies
D. Steffin; co-chairman, Mrs. I. arouse the non-Jewish world,. to to fight it out between them-
.' "41 revitalize the sense of organized selves.
Katz.
Women's
Organiza-
in The
the Pioneer
upbuilding
of Palestine
as ' Jewish responsibility. This appeal ' But, in the matter of defense
tion was founded in 1925 to aid was consistently rejected by the of rights, there are local cony
majority in the General Jewish mittees in which all are united,
and these committees are grow-
a Jewish homeland. The primary
concern of the Pioneer Women
Not only did they refuse to i ng in power and experience.
join in common work, but, under They are not chiefly interested
is the training and adjustment Council.
in how the funds are to be raised.
of women and girls in n Palestine.
The organization supports: Train- Council, they enlarged the field They are directly interested in
ing
farms
and institutions
wo- cover
of the
pseudo increased
union in the
men,
vocational
schools for ado-
of their
activities,
their a united front of defense not
budgets and built up stronger only locally, but nationally as
well .
descent and
girls,
nursery other
schools,
homes
numerous
educa- partisan interests than they had
* * *
before. Organizational pride and
The failure of the General
tional enterprises.
the desire to outdistance the
. as
are pending and will be announced others produced enlarged pro- Jewish Council must be taken
Further committees and plans grams and budgets. Both the the failure of American Jewish
American Jewish Committee and leadership. It is a reflection not f
at a later date.
The Pioneer Women of Detroit the Bnai Brith used the situation of the mood and capacity
to build
up alarmed,
a special on clientele
they
the one local leadership, but of the inept, ,
were represented at the regional whom
leaderships
national
egotistic
conference held at Cleveland by
Sophie Sislin, Sophie Siegel, Ann hand, by distorting the facts of that lack courage and vision. The
Goldfine, Evelyn Dracher and Gol- anti-Semitic propaganda and, on men of the "provinces"—of all
die Wasserman. The purpose of the
other,
by saying
that were
they classes and elements—are pre-
were
the only
ones who
pared for united action, for sill-
SWIFT SANTA FE SERVICE DIRECT TO
the conference was to exchange
organizational and cultural ideas. keeping Jewish defense "under gle communal responsibility. They
Club 1 met Monday, Nov. 25, control." Locally, Jews organized are prepared for service. They
to hear reports of this confer- themselves for their defense; are not obsessed by the tradi-
. brought together all elements; tions of organizations or parties.
ence.
The Hedera Club announces the consolidated their work under a They are eager to play their
following events: A bridge lunch- single management. But when part in discharging the obliga-
eon at Milady's House, 112 Madi- they demanded that the General tions of the Jews of America
son Ave., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, Jewish Council take over national in the solution of Jewish prob
the chairman being Vilma Nai- supervision and control of the ]ems. But national leadership is
AND TO SAN BERNARDINO FOR
mark; a membership tea to be local bodies, the Council declined
The
stands Organizational
in the way of union.
held
Dec. 3, 2981
at the
home of The to do so and, as a matter of lacking.
Betty on
Rossen,
Fullerton.
loyaltY
fact, in a rare moment of frank- national leaders rely upon their
will be Airs. N. ness,
a resolution
speak
itely adopted
repudiating
the idea defin-
of a prestige, the loyalty of Jews to -
guest speaker
the traditions of the organiza
Spevakow.
the
The Drora Kadima Club an- single local body for Jewish de- tions they represent, to hold
nounces the change of date for fence. They were afraid that local communities in a state of
their annual fall bridge luncheon local unity would force unity on submission. They hope to prevent
the revolt of the communities.
from Dec. 11 to Thursday, Dec.
national scale.
But Jewish needs are becom-
5,
at
12:30
p,
m.
at
the
Metro-
For
Palm
Springs
and
Arrow-
At
this
time,
all
controversial
•
At
• Again this winter ... starting
politan
Bldg.
questions
have
been
removed
ing
more and more pre—ing.•
head
Springs
(via
San
Bernardino,
on December 1st, 1940, two full
from the General Jewish Coun- They are bound to break thi ()ugh
weeks ahead of last year's service California), and for Southern Cali-
cil. It has ceased to meet for all traditions and all loyalties.
. there is a daily, through light- fornia's Sun Festival, there is
months. The discussions had pro- These needs will break the " 0"
weight streamlined Pullman on the excellent service via the Santa Fe
duced a hopeless fatigue. Life vereignty" of the organized II!:
CHIEF,
the
SUPER
CHIEF,
and
Santa Fe CHIEF between Chi-
was brought into the Council tional groups that stand ill ,til e.
cago, Kansas City and Phoenix, other fine Santa Fe trains between
again, however, by the technical way of Jewish solidarity. Then)
Wickenburg, Castle Hot Springs, Chicago and Los Angeles.
. h:
.e
The Habonim, an active Zionist question of how to raise funds, will set aside a leadership d .
For details on Santa Fe service,
popular winter playgrounds in
a
problem
forced
by
the
pressure
willing
to
adjust
itself
to
th,
Youth
Group,
will
have
its
na-
just call or write us today.
,
Arizona's Valley of the Sun.
tional biennial convention in Cin- of the local Welfare Chests. mands of these revolut ions)
These have been demanding that days, that persists in nari ()will"
cinnati, Dec. 26-29.
On Dec. 7 and 8, Moaz, the one budget for defense purposes the outlook, avoiding responq.1
oldest group, ages 15 to 18, will should be submitted, and not bility and controlled by doglust_ue
Mgr., SANTA FE RY.
._,,
'
D. L. THOR NBURY, Asst.
have a citrus fruit sale. Every- four. In order to meet this situ- prejudices. The Jewish conlra
WM. A. FLEMING, Dit. Pau. Agt.,
d.
504 Trsnsport nt ion 1114., DETROIT, MICH., Phone: R A Ndolph 8748
ation,
a
plan
was
devised
by
the
nities
of
America
are
pre):
thing ordered, oranges, lemons and
grapefruits, will be delivered to Bnai Brith which. if approved, for revolt. That revolt the lea l
homes. For orders, call Thelma would have the General Jewish ers of the past will not bv o
Jaffin, secretary, Madison 6766. Council appoint a committee for to suppress.
BUILD WITH JEWISH EDUCATION
Rabbi J. J. Nathan
Zedakah Speaker at
Luncheon Dec. 11
COMMUNITIES
In
I
I
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Ph oenix
Habonim to Have
Citrus Fruit Sale
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