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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
SECTION ONE
VOL. 43, NO. I
Congress Opens
$400,000 Drive
To Help Britain
Plan to Purchase 200
Field Kitchens in the
Defense Program
1
• NEW YORK. — Two hundred
mobile field kitchens, each cost-
ing $2,000 and involving a total
cost of $400,000, will be pur-
chased for Great Britain by the
American Jewish Congress which,
in a meeting at the Hotel Astor
Sunday afternoon, announced its
support of the defense program
of the United States and its de-
cision to give all possible moral
and material help to England.
For the latter purpcse, a
Jewish section of the Inter-
Faith Committee to Ail the
Democracies, of which Dr.
Henry Sloan Coffin is c hair-
man, will be formed. Fcr its
organization a committee of
25 wa s authorized by the con-
ference to invite representa-
tives of all groups and factions
in the American Jewish com-
munity.
The meeting was attended by
994 delegates representing 52
communities in all sections of
the country. (Rabbi Joshua S.
Sperka represented Detroit at the
conference.) Dr. Stephen S. Wise,
president of the organization, pre-
sented an invitation from Dr.
Henry A. Atkinson, secretary of
the Inter-Faith Committee, ask-
ing the conterence to consider
"the possibility of associating it-
tiself with th.- Inter-Faith ')nn-
mittee and to plan its future ac-
tivities on behalf of Great 3ri-
tain as an integral section of this
committee."
Service to Democracy
"In this way," the invitation.
said, "the Jewish community till
be enabled to render that high
service to the cause of democracy
which you have envisagell„,along
the broad and inclusive lines
which, our committee feels,
should unite all America in this
momentous hour."
In addition to Dr. Wise, who
presided, addresses were delivered
by Frederick W. Gehle, chairman
of the fund-raising division er'.
the British War Relief Society,
and Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig,
chairman of the British section
of the World Jewish Congress.
Offer of Cooperation
Winthrop A. Aldrich, president
of the British War Relief Society,
said in a message that the or-
ganization "will be glad to ship
and make remittances as re-
quested."
Mr. Gehle, emphasizing that
the battle of Britain was more
than the defense of an island
or of a commonwealth, said:
"We will be glad to cooperate
with you either in the transmis-
sion of funds to the proper in-
strumentalities in Britain or in
the construction of canteens here
and their shipment to Britain."
Many Rumanian
Jews Arrested
Charged With Commu-
nism; Nazis Stir Up
More Hatred
BUDAPEST. — (WNS)—Mass
arrests of prominent Jews thro-
ughout Rumania on the charge
that they are Communist "ring-
leaders" are continuing, accord-
ing to latest dispatches received
here. At least 300 Jews have al-
ready been seized, 45 of them in
Bucharest.
The evidence against the Jews
consists mainly of a leaflet, al-
legedly signed by Jewish leaders,
which called upon Rumanian Jews
to join Communists in an up-
rising against the Rumanian Gov-
See NAZIS—Page 13
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United Jewish Appeal Ceases
Break in Unity
To Function; Partnership of
Sobeloff Issues a State-
ment in Behalf of
U.P.A. AND J.D.C. IS DISSOLVED
Federation
Chanukah, Christmas Detroit Drive
in London Shelters
Un-Affected by
LONDON (WNS) — Chanu-
kah and Christmas celebrations
were held side by side by Jews
and Christians in London's un-
derground air raid shelters.
London's Jews lit Chanukah
candles and chanted holiday
songs while a few feet away
Christians offered special pray-
ers and sang Christmas hymns.
The atmosphere in the shel-
ters during the holiday week
was one of friendliness and
warmth. Many gifts were ex-
changed between Jews and
Gentiles. A special Chanukah
party was held at the home of
Lord Redesdale, temporary
haven for 40 Jews, whose
homes in the East End district
were destroyed by Nazi bombs.
The Lord Mayor and Lord
Mayoress contributed funds for
the celebration.
Pairia Death
Toll Now 131
J. N. F. Given 3,400
Dunams at Macca-
baean Birthplace
HAIFA.—(Palcor Agency) --
The drama of the first month's
anniversary of the explosion and
sinking of the refugee ship Pat-
ria was heightened by the re-
covery of 24 more bodies of vic-
tims, making the total of those
salvage crews now 131.
Fifty Swedish Youngsters Arrive
in Palestine
JERUSALEM.—(Palcor Agen-
cy)—A group of 50 Swedish
youngsters of the Youth Aliyah
(Immigration) of Sweden arriv-
ed in Palestine after a three
week's journey via the tortuous
overland route.
Representing the first contin-
gent of 450 young Jewish hold-
ers of immigration certificates
expected, the Swedish group trav-
eled by way of Russia through
Odessa, across Turkey by way
of Istanbul and then down
through Syria, finally crossing
Eretz Israel's northern border.
Their advent was hailed with de-
light, and measures were quickly
taken to care for them and to
make them feel at home. Prep-
arations are already under way
for the welcoming of the other
four hundred, who it is hoped
will manage to follow the first
contingent without too much de-
lay.
Jewish National Fund Given 3,400
Dunams at Maccabean
Birthplace
JERUSALEM.—(Palcor Ager-
cy)—One of the most magnifi-
cent and appropriate Chanukah
presents ever received by the
Keren Kayemeth (Jewish Nation-
al Fund) was announced just
before the lighting of the first
candle to commemorate the vic-
See PALESTINE—Page 16
QUOTA OF 4,275
Z. 0. A. MEMBERS
ASSIGNED MICH.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Ed-
mund I. Kauffmann, president of
the Zionist Organization of
America, made public the mem-
bership quotas that have been
assigned to the Zionist districts
and units throughout the coun-
try toward the attainment of
the national goal of 150,000
members.
The respective quotas, which
were prepared by the Z.O.A.
membership department under
. direction of Morris Margu-
lies, take into account a number
of vital factors such as the pres-
ent Z.O.A. membership in rela-
tion to the potential Zionist
strength in the respective com-
munities, a comparison with the
lladassah membership and the
general Jewish population based
on authoritative data.
The larger states and the
quotas assigned to them include
Michigan for 4,275 members.
Plans for Detroit's 1941 Allied
Jewish Campaign were outlined
by the executive committee of
the Jewish Welfare Federation at
a meeting held Dec. 30. The de-
cision by the United Jewish Ap-
peal, not to conduct a unified na-
tional campaign during 1941 in
behalf of the Joint Distribution
Committee, the United Palestine
Appeal and the National Refu-
gee Service, was considered, and
a statement prepared regarding
the effect of this decision upon
the local spring drive for funds.
The annual Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, conducted by the Jewish
Welfare Federation, each spring,
for approximately 50 local, na-
tional and overseas causes, in-
cludes the Joint Distribution Corn-
mittee, the United Palestine Ap-
peal and the National Refugee
Service among its chief benefic-
iaries.
The executive committee's state-
ment, issued by Isidore Sobeloff,
as executive director of the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation, follows:
The Statement
"Decision by the United Jewish
Appeal not to conduct a unified
national campaign during 1941
in behalf of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, the United Pal-
estine Appeal and the National
Refugee Service, does not affect
fund-raising procedures in wel-
fare fund cities.
"In Detroit, the Allied Jewish
Campaign has included, since its
establishment in 1926, a growing
number of agencies and services
with steadily incrk asing support.
Through this co-ordinated med-
ium, both the number of con-
tributors participating in this
joint effort and the amounts
raised have justified the conclu-
sion that the interests of the lo-
cal community and of the bene-
ficiary agencies can continue to
be served best through one cam-
paign for all.
"In New York, where there is
no welfare fund, and in a num-
ber of very small towns, where
there may be no central commu-
nity organization, each of the
three major agencies, until now
in the United Jewish Appeal, will
United Palestine Appeal Announces War Emer-
gency Campaign for $12,000,000; Joint
Statement by Silver and Wise
Unity in American Jewry on the fundraising front
was dissolved this week with the sensational announce-
ment that the United Jewish Appeal, which included the
Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Ap-
peal and the National Refugee Service, has ceased to
exist.
Negotiations aimed at retaining an united front had
been carried on for months, but the serious differences
which divide the various elements in American Jewish
life apparently could not be adjusted, with the result
that a threatened break in peaceful relations has finally
occurred.
(It is generally believed that the break in the united
front nationally will not affect
communities like Detroit and
Cleveland, where joint drives had
been conducted for years, long
before the setting up of the Uni-
ted Jewish Appeal. The friendly
The "American Symphony" relationships existing here be-
tween the various elements in
Makes Its Bow
this community are believed to
By BERNARD POSTAL
serve as assurance that the unity
established will not be broken
A wise man once said he didn't by the action of the leaders of
care who made a nation's laws national fund-raising campaigns.)
if he could write its songs. He
Statement by Chairmen
was right, for a stirring tune has
The
following statement was
more than once altered the course
issued
on Tuesday, Dec. 24, by
of history. The "Marsellaise,"
"Onward +Christian Soldiers," Rabbi Abba IIillel Silver and
"Dixie" "Yankee Doodle" and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, national
"Over There" are but a few of chairmen of the United Jewish
for Refugees and Over-
the songs. that have won a place Appeal
4:0,4 9 Nicteds:
for themselves rn a no chronicle
"We herewith announce that
of world events. Today's great
resurgence of patriotic fervor in as of Dec. 31, 1940, the United
America is in no small measure Jewish Appeal will cease to func-
attributable to the songs which tion as the agency for the collec-
the times have inspired. "God tion and distribution of new funds
Bless America," "Ballad for for the 1941 programs of the
Americans," "I Am An Ameri- Joint Distribution Committee, the
can," "He's My Uncle" and United Palestine Appeal and the
"America I Love You" are all National Refugee Service. The
being sung, hummed, whistled anti United Jewish Appeal will con-
played so often these days and tinue to collect and distribute all
with such genuine emotion as to funds outstanding in the 1939
endow them with the character of and 1940 campaigns on the basis
of the agreements of 1939 and
secondary national anthems.
Words and music for all of 1940 and the decisions of the Al-
these songs are the work of locations Committee of 1939 and
professional tunesmiths, men and the Allotment Committee of
1940.
See FEDERATION—Page 8
See PATRTIOTISM—Page 8
"The campaigns of 1939 and
1940 yielded substantial sums for
the three causes. It is the firm
belief of the undersigned that the
de facto dissolution of the com-
Recollections of an Historic Struggle in Jewish Ranks on mon fund-raising national organ-
ization will not impair the cor-
the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the
dial
relations and generous co-
Founding of the Keren Hayesod
operation now existing among the
three beneficiary agencies of the
By LOUIS LIPSKY
1939 and 1940 United Jewish Ap-
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article by Louis Lipsky, one of the peal. They are further convinced
most prominent leaders in American and World Zionism. that the three agencies will co-
throws light on the important drama that was enacted in Zion- operate with all communities and
ism and in American Jewish life on the occasion of the crea- with one another in our primary
tion of the Keren Hayesod 20 years ago.
task of finding adequate funds to
meet the needs of reconstruction,
This year marks the twentieth recognized leader of the Ameri- relief and refugee service re-
anniversary of the Keren Hay- can delegation. He was an active quired today. We are grateful to
esod. The date has been observed participant, persistent in advo-
See UNITY—Page 16
in many lands, in various ways. cating his views on all issues.
But in all that has been said There were a number of person
there has been only a passing al differences that showed in the
reference to the decisive controv- course of the days spent in Lon-
ersy it caused in American Zion- don, but to the best of my rec-
ism. It is important that the ollection there was no dissent in
fact be emphasized: The rejec- the caucuses of the American
tion of the Brandeis program, delegates, or by 51r. Brandeis
and the endorsement of the Ker- himself, to the launching of the National Organizations
en Heyesod at Cleveland in 1921, Keren Hayesod.
Sponsor Conference
made possible the building of the
The proposal to establish an
Jewish National Home, under the all-inclusive national fund to be
Jan. 25, 26
Mandate, as an enterprise in- used to build the Jewish Nation-
volving the national capital of al Home was born in the minds
NEW YORK.—Scores of out-
the whole. Jewish people, and laid of Hillel Zlatopolsky and Isaac standing national Jewish organ-
the national foundations of a Naiditch. It had been given a izations have designated dele-
self-governing Jewish community. favorable, general approval in gates to represent them at the
most European Zionist circles. national conference for Pales-
The Keren Hayesod came into There may have been criticism tine, to be held at the Willard
being at the Zionist Conference of details, but it was generally Hotel, Washington, D. C., Jan.
held in London in the summer agreed that to engage in the 25 and 26, according to an an-
of 1920. This was the first post- building of a National Home, a nouncement by Dr. Abba Hillel
war official Zionist Conference. flexible fund would have to be Silver, national chairman of the
American Zionists were repre- placed at the disposal of the Ex- United Palestine Appeal, which
sented by an unusual number of ecutive. A form of taxation or is sponsoring the assembly.
delegates. There were over 40 assessment had to be devised. The
Faced with the necessity of
men and women who played an Zionist Organization, as such, had providing an unprecedented meas-
important part in All its deliber- no fund, no budget. It would ure of financial support to main-
ations. Although 51r. Brandeis
See CONFERENCE—Page 8
was then on the Bench, he was
See BRANDEIS—Page 9
Patriotism
Through Music
Brandeis and Weizmann
Parley Planned
For Palestine