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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ;FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1941

VOL. 43. NO. 5

U. P. A. Conclave
Favors Maximum
Aid to Britain

This Paper Printed in Two Section,

Herzog Arrives
In U. S.; Praises
Recital Feb. 11 Britain's Cause
Chief Rabbi of Pales-
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estine to Aid Refugee
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Hundreds of Jews Killed,
Thousands Are Wounded in
The Rumanian Blood Bath

NEW YORK.— (WNS) — Dr. Jewish Victims Caught Between Two Opposing
Isaac Herzog, chief rabbi of Pal-
Factions in Horrible Civil War;
estine and former chief rabbi of
the Irish Free State, who arrived
Jewish Quarters Destroyed
here Monday on the United
States liner President Adams,
BUDAPEST (WNS) — At least 700 Jews were
called upon American Jewry to
WASHINGTON, D. C. — More
killed
and 2,000 wounded during the five-day pogrom
raise $1,000,000 to bring 1,500
than 2,000 representatives of Jew-
Yeshiva students and 200 rabbis in Rumania, according to newspapermen returning here
ish communities throughout the
from Eastern Europe to Pales- from Bucharest. Thousand of other Jews were injured
United States officially launched
tine.
slightly but failed to report their injuries, fearing severe
the 1941 campaign for $12,000,-
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On his first visit to the United
000 for the United Palestine Ap-
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States Rabbi Herzog, accompanied punishment.
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peal at the national conference
While Nazi tanks and armored cars patrolled the
by his wife, plans to remain in
for Palestine held here Saturday
A•
streets of Bucharest, the terror-
this country for three months.
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night and Sunday.
stricken stricken
Jews buried their dead
The Chief Rabbi told reporters
,
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The conference went on record
and rummaged through the ruins
•
that
he
hopes
also
to
rally
sup-
favoring maximum aid to Great
of their homes to salvage what
port for the Federated Council
Britain.
they could. The Jewish quarter of
of 130 philanthropic, religious
Endorsement of the work for
MORIZ ROSENTHAL
the nation's capital was reduced
and educational institutions in
Palestine's reconstruction and of
Seventy-eight-year-old M o r i z Palestine, which seeks to move Roosevelt Encourages to a shambles.
the 1941 emergency campaign of
It was learned that at the
the Holy Land yeshivas from
the United Palestine Appeal was Rosenthal, "the grand old mote . to Poland
and Lithuania.
height of the Iron Guard pogrom
Meetings
Against
given in addresses by Representa- of the keyboard," who will be
several hundred Jews found shel-
Dr. Herzog disclosed that the
tive John W. McCormack of presented in recital Tuesday Soviet Government has already
ntolerance
ter in the American consulate.
Massachusetts and Paul V. Mc- night, Feb. 11, in the auditorium agreed to permit the yeshiva stu-
Soviet authorities at Soviet-occu-
Nutt, Federal Security Adminis-
NEW YORK.—(Religious News pied Bessarabia were reported to
the Jewish Community Center, dents and rabbis to cross its
trator, and in messages from of
Service)—A call to Americans of have admitted temporarily 1,200
Governor Lehman of New York Woodward and Holbrook Ayes., territory en route to Palestine. all faiths to hold meetings dur- Jews.
is
a
justification
of
his
own
state-
The
Palestine
Government
has
and from Nathan Straus, admin- ment made . years ago that "Age been approached for the neces- ing Brotherhood Week, Feb.
Killed in Flight
istrator of the United States
22-28, "to purge our hearts of
sary immigration certificates.
Many
Jews were killed when
Housing Authority, who will serve
In a formal statement, Dr. all intolerance and to bind all
See ROSENTHAL—Page 8
as chairman of the Greater New
Herzog declared that Great Brit- our citizens in a common loyalty, they tried to cross into Hungary
York campaign.
Yugoslavia.
Scores of to Jews
ain was "rescuing true civiliza- was issued by President Roose- and
in Constanta,
attempting
flee
Message From Weizmann
tion, the freedom of honor of velt in a message made public i
here
by
Dr.
Everett
R.
finely,n
small
boats,
were
shot
down
the
democratic
nations,
from
the
The conference heard a cabled
machine gunds. Reports from
flood of enslaving neo-barbarism president of the National Con-
message from Dr. Chaim Weiz-
ference
of
Christians
and
Jews.
t
e
that many
and neo-paganism which threatens
mann, who informed Dr. Abba
Jews provinces
barricaded said
themselves
in
to engulf the .world and crush
Hillel Silver, chairman of the
Brotherhood Week will be oh- their homes but were driven out
1941 United Palestine Appeal, Sessions to Be Attended out of existence the weakest and served in more than 2,000 corn- by incendiary bombs.
most helpless of all races—the munities this year under the
city's
that he would come to this coun-
the
besieged
Jews
by Delegates from Jewish people."
auspices of the National Confer- morgues and hospitals searching
try soon to aid in the drive.
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He
said
that
when
he
left
Ea1
Dr. Weizmann's projected visit
Theme of the observance s for close. relatives. The mutilated
Detroit .
estine six weeks ago "thousands –enre.
•
it " with t h e bodies
0-
lit'this" country was again post-
"National Un y,
of J ew i h s men and d
of
Jews
had
already
volunteeredogan
"
nation, indivisible, men were still lying in the fields.
poned last week, and last minute
Delegates from local federa- for services under the British slogan
with liberty and justice for all." It was learned that the insurgent
reservations on the Clipper were tions welfare funds and commu-
flag."
The text of President Roose- Iron Guardists released hun-
cancelled.
nity councils throughout the
dreds of incorrigible criminals
velt's message follows:
Assail Restrictions
country will gather in Atlanta
from prisons to enlist their aid
Tribute to the war effort of to consider the urgent problems
"With reverent dependence in the fearful massacre of help-
Palestine Jews was paid by the facing local Jewish community
upon God and faith in our des-
less Jews.
delegates, who coupled with it organizations in 1941 at the
tiny as a people, let us meet
Zionists Executed
an appeal to the British Govern- eighth annual General Assembly
in church and school, in ca-
Another report from the Ru-
ment to put an end to its restric- of the Council of Jewish Federa- Detroit's Jewish Posts thedral and synagogue, in pub-
tions on immigration, which they tions and Welfare Funds which
lic hall and home, during Broth- manian capital stated that uni-
Legionnaires charged into
denounced as "an injustice to the begins its three-day deliberations
Endorse Movement erhood Week, the week of formed
in
the
Atlanta
Biltmore
Hotel,
Jewish people," and also to re-
Washington's birthday, to the headquarters of the Zionist
to Send Kitchens
move "the discrimination against Saturday evening, Feb. 1.
purge our hearts of all intoler- Organization, seized the director
Foremost among the questions
Jews entailed in the land trans-
ance and to bind all our citizens and 30 employees and drove them
The Detroit posts of the Jew- in a common loyalty. The to a field in the suburbbs of the
fer regulation" so that coloniza- before them, as duly elected rep-
resentatives of the Council's mem- ish War Veterans of the United defense of America begins in city where they were all executed
tion might proceed unimpeded.
ber
agencies
which
number
203
States this week went on record the hearts of our countrymen.
The bodies of murdered Jews
The conference expressed "pro-
found regret that notwithstand- community organizations in 167 endorsing the aid-to-Britain move- In this hour of emergency, let were strewn over the highways
ing the change in government and cities in the United States and ment inaugurated here by the us set aside time to build our leading to and from Bucharest.
policy in the United Kingdom Canada, will be the need for Detroit Jewish Section of the unity from within, to renew The rebellious Legionnaires oc-
with the advent of Winston raising large sums to meet over- Inter-Faith Committee for Aid to our faith in brotherhood, to cupied the Jewish quarter, after
Britain. The veterans decided to
See FEDERATIONS—Page 8
See RUMANIA—Page 13
See U. P. A.—Page 16
support the fund to send mobile See BROTHERHOOD—Page 9
kitchens to England to assist the
homeless people in bomb-torn
England.
The Jewish War Veterans are
proceeding with plans for the an-
nual patriotic ball to be held at
Masonic Temple on Feb. 23.
Believe Local Quota of $30,000 Will Be Secured; Aaron the Endorsing
Mobilize for Effort to Secure Fund to Send Mobile
this project, County
Droock Conducts Solicitation Among
Auditor Edward H. Williams de-
Kitchens to Relieve Homeless People
livered a radio address on Tues-
Bnai Brith Lodges
in Bomb-Torn England
day evening, over Station WWJ,
of
the
local
Bnai
Brith
lodges
stating in part:
Individuals, organizations and
Maurice H. Zackheim was elect- to assist the homeless people in
and other groups.
"May I say at the outset that
chairman of the committee war-torn England.
synagogues last week contributed
Those wishing to contribute the it is a privilege to speak to you ed
This committee, to be known
the sum of $10,000 towards De- price of a whole ticket or more, in behalf of and to urge your that is raising a fund to send
as the Detroit Jewish Section of
troit's quota of $30,000 to pay or any portion of a ticket, may attendance at the patriotic Mili- mobile kitchens to Great Britain the Inter-Faith Committee for
for the transportation of 2,100 send their checks directly to Isaac
Aid to Britain, is working in col-
See VETERANS—Page 9
Talmudic scholars — rabbis and Shetzer, treasurer of the emer-
laboration with the British War
lay leaders—who are already in gency committee, 142 East Jeffer-
Relief Society of the United
possession of American visas and son.
States. The specific Jewish aid-
The following is a partial list
are ready to leave Lithuania and
to-Britain effort is intended to
of
those
who
have
already
made
certain parts of former Poland.
be conducted in the form of a
contributions:
"Money is the only thing that
brief two-week drive.
Congregation Shaa rey Zedek,
stands in the way of their free- $800; Congregation Beth Tefilo
Other Officers
dom and funds must be raised Emanuel, $450; $300 each, Isa- Ceremonies Mark First
A committee representing a
immediately because the permis- do•e and Wolf Cohen, David Gold-
Anniversary of Set-
cross-section of Detroit Jews is
sion for these people to leave berg, Morris Fisher, Mrs. N.
working with Mr. Zackhcim in
Lithuania may be withdrawn at Goldberg, Kabaker Family, Isaac
tlement Project
this effort. Other officers of the
any moment," the committee Shetzer and Morris H. Blumberg,
committee, elected at a meeting
stated this week. The saving of Frank Wetsman, Brezner Aid So-
CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domini-
held Monday night at the home
one person costs a minimum of ciety, Bereznitzer Aid Society, can Republic.—Ceremonies cover-
of Harry Cohen on Calvert Ave.,
$300, covering transportation via Ben Jacob, Congregation Beth ing a period of three days here
are: Vice-chairmen, Dr. Perry P.
Vladivostock and Japan.
Shmuel, Congregation Bnai mark the first anniversary of the
Burnstine, Mrs. Samuel Green
The Detroit Emergency Com- Moshe, Congregation Bnai Zion, signing of the agreement where-
(who will solicit Det•oiters who
mittee which is in charge of the Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baker; by a haven of settlement was
are now in Florida), M. B. Lewis,
current campaign to raise the $150 each, Anonymous, Louis opened in the Dominican Republic
Maurice Schwartz and Isaac
local quota of $30,000 is en- Berry, Daniel Temchin, Congre- for refugees from Europe.
Shetzer; treasurer, Mrs. William
couraged by the response received gation Ahavath Achim, Congrega-
The series of receptions and
R. Roth; secretary, Mrs. Ernest
thus far. Leaders of practically tion Beth Aaron Ve-Israel, Con- conferences were held Thursday
J. Sachse, 2474 Calvert Ave.,. tele-
all groups of Detroit Jewry are gregation Beth Yehudah, Congre- and Friday and the climax will
phone, Townsend 7-6583.
actively cooperating in this effort. gation Mishkan Israel, Beth Ab- be reached on Saturday, Feb. 1,
Among the active members of
Aaron Droock, upon encourage- raham Branch of Young Israel; when Manuel de J. Troncoso de
the committee who have under-
ment from Henry Monsky, presi- $100 each, Congregation Beth la Concha, president of the
dent of the Grand Lodge of Bnai ltzchok, Beth Tikvah and A.
See AID-TO-BRITAIN—Page 9
MAURICE H. ZACKHEIM
Brith, is taking the intiative to
See DOMINICAN—Page 13
Dubinsky.
secure the maximum cooperation

$12,000,000 Drive Is
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Raise $10,000 Towards Detroit
Fund for Visas to Save Rabbis

M. H. Zacklieiiu Heads Committee
Of Detroit Jews for Aid to Britain

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