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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941

VOL. 43, NO. 8

J.D.C. Launches
Its 1941 Drive;
Hope For Unity

This Paper Printed in Two S.-stions

and The Legal Chronicle

SECTION ONE

Rabbi Ashinsky
Here on Sunday

Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky of
Pittsburgh, Pa., formerly of
Detroit, will address a public
meeting at the Jewish Home
for Aged, in the interests of
the drive for the building fund
of the Yeshivath Beth Yehu-
dah, at 2 p. m., this Sunday,
Feb. 23.
Pages 9 to 12 of this issue
are set aside as a special sup-
plement devoted to news about
the Yeshivah and to facts re-
garding the campaign for $35,-
000 for a new building.

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States Wrongs
Against Jewry
To Be Righted

Bulgarian Jews In Panic
As Nazi Invasion Danger
New Zealand Premier
-7
Says British Victory
Mounts; Seek Li
Zion Visas

Will Bring Amends

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Nazis Injured in Clashes in
Hollan d•
; P1 an
Establishment of Ghetto for
Jews in Amsterdam

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand.—
(Palcor Agency) (Delayed by
Censor) — Speaking of the im-
portance for the whole world of
a British victory in the present
LISBON. (WNS)—With a Nazi invasion of Bulgaria
struggle, Prime Minister Peter
C Fraser declared that such a
NEW YORK. (WNS) — Leav-
ulation of that Balkan
he p o p
believed
imminent, t hJewish
victory would result "in the
ing the door open for negotia-
country
was
reported
to
be
panic-stricken,
fearful of the
rightings of the wrongs done to
tions leading to the resumption
same
bloody
pogroms
which
followed
the
arrival of
the Jewish people".
of the United Jewish Appeal, an
extraordinary meeting of the
The Prime Minister spoke at a Nazi troops in Rumania.
American Jewish Joint Distribu-
reception tendered by the Auck-
Long lines of Jews, anxious to leave the country
tion Committee launched a na-
land Zionists to David ben Gu n- before German Army troops, presumbly en route to attack
tional campaign for $11,250,000
ion, chairman of the Jewish
for the relief and rehabilitation
Agency for Palestine who has Greece, occupy Bulgaria, formed outside the British Em
bassy in Sofia, pleading for visas
of overseas Jewry in 1941.
stopped over here on his way
to Palestine. Similar queues be-
Nearly 1,000 Jewish leaders from
back to Palestine from the
sieged the Turkish and Greek
all parts of the country attended.
United States.
Embassies.
Edward M. M. Warburg, son
In his address, Mr. ben Gurion
Scores of Bulgarian Jewish
it
Su
of the late Felix M. Warburg,
stated that a Jewish common-
business
men have already filed
Dr.
Nahum
Goldmann,
member
was unanimously elected chair-
wealth in Palestine is the aim of
a statement listing their property
the executive
committee
of the the Jewish people.
man of the J. D. C., succeeding of Jewish
Agency
for Palestine,
and cash assets with the National
Paul Baerwald, who has been
"After the destruction of Hit-
Bank and are making every ef-
serving in that post since 1932.
lerism," he said, "the Jewish
fort to sell their enterprises to
t 1. Mr. Baerwald and Mrs. Felix
people will seek British and
non-Jews, preparatory to leaving
M. Warburg were named honor-
American help toward the estab-
the country.
ary chairmen of the relief agency.
lishment in Palestine of a Jew-
Refugees Fearful
The conference heard a mes-
ish commonwealth and toward the
Maxa Nordau, lecturer author
Attempts
to calm the Jewish
sage from President Roosevelt
settling of the millions of up- and painter, daughter of the late population have been unavailing
praising the work of the J.D.C.
rooted European Jews there."
Max Nordau, the eminent publi- because the treatment accorded
and expressing his wishes for
Still cist-physician and co-founder with Jews in all countries occupied by
"the success of its endeavors."
Jewish Army If Diaspora
Nazi troops has become common
The President's message follows:
Under Discussion, Shertok
knowledge in Bulgaria. The anti-
Declares
"I have long known of the
Jewish law, recently adopted by
distinguished record of your
Parliament and which will go into
TEL AVIV. (Palcor Agency)
organization for widespread
full effect in about six months,
—The question of "the partici-
humanitarian service in behalf
evoked far less concern among
pation of Jews from the Dias-
of the victims of war and per-
Bulgarian Jews than the threat
pora countries in the war effort
secution in many lands over-
of a Nazi invasion.
alongside Great Britain has not
seas. Because I know that mil-
Particularly fearful were sev-
yet been dropped," Moshe Sher-
little
lion s of men, women and
eral thousand German-Jewish ref-
tok ,political chief of the Jewish
children look to you for res-
ugees, who had been living in
Agency Executive, declared at a
cue, for food, for refuge and — DR. NAHUM GOLDMANN
Bulgaria since the rise of Hitler.
press conference here.
asylum, and for surcease from
These refugees now see no ave-
The
press
conference
was
oc-
administrative
their overwhelming burdens, I chairman of. the World Jewish casioned by the return to this
nue of escape.
There are approximately 40,000
am glad to convey to the ex- committee of the
city of David ben Gurion, chair-
traordinary meeting of the
Jews in Bulgaria, many of whose
man of the Jewish Agency,
See GOLDMANN—Page 20
American Jewish Joint Dis-
families had been established in
tribution Committee my best
that country for hundreds of
wishes for the success of its
years.
Reports from Rumania said
endeavors.
there were close to 1,000,000
"Your cause is the cause of
fully armed Nazi troops there.
all Americans, for democracy
Rumanian Jews have been driven
must begin with man's human-
from their homes in Galatz and
ity to man. Through the activi-
Giurgiu to provide room for Ger-
ties of your organization and
man soldiers. Apprehension was
other American agencies of
also reported among the Jewish
mercy, dignity, self-respect and
population of Yugoslavia, which
MAXA NORDAU
hope for a better order of
may shortly fall into the Axis
thing s have been restored to
Dr. Theodore Herzl of the po- orbit.
millions of men and women.
litical Zionist movement and the
They have thus been reminded
Ghetto in Amsterdam
World Zionist Congresses, will
that they are not alone in their
GENEVA. (WNS) — Nazi au-
travail and suffering; that free
See MAXA NORDAU—Page 8 thorities in Holland made plans
men and women of good will

Goldmann Here
Tuesday Night

Emine n t Statesman
Will Address Budget
Committee

Maxa Nordau In
nda
e

Gathering at Ma-
sonic Temple

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BROTHERHOOD WEEK FEB. 22-28

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THE NATIONAL
CONFERENCE Of
a .,, ms.RANs AND JEWS

See J. D. C.—Page 17

How To Do Your
Own Budgeting

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PROF. M. M. KAPLAN

Before American Jews had a
chance to make up their minds
about the merits or the demerits
of the "Divided Jewish Appeal,"
a surprise was sprung on them
in the form of a generous offer
to save them the trouble of think-
ing altogether. The offer came
from the Council of Jewish Fed-
erations and Welfare Funds which
recently met in Atlanta. The
Council proposes to set up a
thought saving device by appoint-
ing a National Budgeting Com-
mittee that would recommend ra-
tios for all national and over-
seas appeals and agencies.
It is generally conceded that it
is more democratic and socially
v;holesome for people to learn to
rely on their own intelligence. To
be sure, not everyone is in a
position to know the facts about
the various causes for which ap-
peals are made. No one can gain-
Fay the need of having a fact-

See BUDGETING—Page 8

controversy between the New
York Newspaper Guild and
the Jewish Day, local Yiddish
daily, has culminated in a
strike of the guild's 41 mem-
bers at the Day which was
launched on Feb. 14.
The guild said it had de-
In response to the mounting
clared the strike because 13 of needs of Palestine as the fore-
its members were subjected to most haven for refugees and as
discharges or pay cuts. It a vital link in the defense of
charged violation of the Day Britain, many communities have
contract with the guild and adopted the principle of parity as
filed charges before the Na- the basis for the allotment of
tional Labor Relations Board. funds to the $12,000,000 War
The Day management said it Emergency Campaign of the Uni-
had been obliged to take the ted Palestine Appeal and overseas
action because of necessity for relief and refugee agencies.
It also
effecting economies.
In a number of cities the United
charged, in front page state- Palestine Appeal has been granted
ments, that Communists were 50 per cent of all the funds raised
attempting to destroy the pa- for the three agencies which .for-
per. The Day was continuing merly constituted the United Jew-
publication, since none of the ish Appeal. In others, the bulk of
other unions represented in tn.!. the funds are to be divided equal-
paper joined the walkout.
ly between the United Palestine
The 13 guild members sub- Appeal and the Joint Distribution
jected to the management's ac- Committee with the remainder as-
tion included 12 writers who signed to the National Refugee
recently joined the guild, as a Service.
result of which they were ex-
Important conferences dealing
pelled from the Yiddish Writ- with the position of the United
ers' Union. This union, known Palestine Appeal in 1941 cam-
as the I. L. Peretz Verein, an- paigns were held simultaneously
nounced that it was supporting recently in Boston and in Pitts-
the management and its mem-
See U. P. A. Page 9
bers continued at work.

Communities Respond
to Palestine's Greatly
Increased Needs

A Discussion of a Vital
Issue Facing Amer-
ican Jews

By

See NAZIS—Page 3

41 Guild Members
Strike Against "Day Adopt Parity
As UPA Basis
NEW YORK (WNS)—A

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This is the official Brotherhood Week poster contributed by
Neysa McMein for the eighth annual Brotherhood Week celebration
sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Brotherhood Week will be observed in over 2,000 communities
during the week of Washington's Birthday, February 22-28, 1941.
The painting depicts the winged spirit of liberty pleading for
Americans of all faiths to work together for the future of their
children. The children symbolize the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
faiths, with whom the National Conference has been furthering
justice, amity, understanding and cooperation since 1928.

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