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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

SECTION ONE

VOL. 43. NO. II

Sen. Wheeler's
Bigotry Talk
Brings Rebuke

and The Legal Chronicle

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY. MARCH 14, 1941

Budget Group
Detroit Prepares
For Amity Dinner
Hears Pleas of
Many Agencies
Representatives of religious,

racial, labor and political
groups, meeting in the office of
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, have
completed preliminary plans for
the city!-s __ first annual amity
dinner to be held April 22.
Held under the auspices of
the Detroit Round Table of the
National Conference of Chris-
tians and Jews, the dinner is
expected to attract over 1,000
guests.
John McGillis, secretary of
the Knights of Columbus, made
the motion selecting the Masonic
Temple as the place in which
to stage the dinner.
Among those present were
Harry Schumer and Morris
Schaver of the Jewish National
Workers' Alliance and Jacob
Keidan, representing the Jun-
ior Service Group.

Hearings in Behalf of
Allied Drive to
Continue

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Reconstituted United Jewish
Appeal Expected to Result in
Enlarged Measure of Support

Stating that the United Jewish Leaders of J. D. C. and U. P. A. Respond to
Appeal was reconstituted because
Jewish Public Opinion in Resuming
of the irresistible mandate of
communities throughout the coun-
Joint Fund-Raising Campaign
try, and, for that reason, all
American Jewish communities owe
The United Jewish Appeal for Refugees and Over-
it a debt of responsibility, Henry
NEW YORK — The Hon.
Montor, executive vice chairman seas Needs, which served as the single fund-raising
George Gordon Battle, co-chair-
of the United Jewish Appeal, ad- instrument in 1939 and 1940 for overseas relief and
man of the Council Against In-
dressed tht overseas section of rehabilitation, the upbuilding of the Jewish homeland
tolerance in America, has address-
the 1941 Allied Jewish Campaign in Palestine and refugee integration in the United States,
ed a message of protest to Sena-
Budget Committee, on Sunday,
tor Burton K. Wheeler for in-
was reconstituted last Thursday as the unified drive of
March 9, at Hotel Statler.
jecting a deplorable note of big-
the Joint Distribution Committee,
otry in his attack on the Lend-
Each of the agencies included
United Palestine Appeal and Na.
Lease Bill by "singling out mem-
in the United Budget Appeal sent
tional Refugee Service, it was
bers of the Jewish group for de-
a representative to the overseas Ilen-Avi Here
announced last Friday by Rabbi
nunciation as 'international bank-
section of the budget committee
On Wednesday Abba Hillel Silver and Rabbi Jon-
to present their programs and
ers' ".
ah B. Wise, national chairmen,
Mr. Battle points out that in so Yahrzeit of
budgetary needs at the meeting
doing, Mr. Wheeler is helping to
on Sunday. Dr. Bernard Joseph, Noted Palestinian to in a joint statement issued to Jew-
ish communal leaders throughout
Judah Halevi legal advisor of the Jewish Agen-
"play the Nazi game which is to
the country. A quota of $25,000,-
Address Annual
set race against race, creed
cy for Palestine, who left Pal-
000 was adopted as the goal of the
against creed, group against To Be Observed Tues- estine in December, presented the
J.N.F.
Affair
1941 United Jewish- Appeal. .
group, in order to divide and con-
case of the United Palestine Ap-
Despite the fact that follow-
quer."
day; Dr. Efros to peal.
Ittamar Ben-Avi, famous Pal ing the dissolution of the. United
Wheeler's Statement
Palestine Work Must Go On
Address
Zionists
Mr. Battle had reference to the
Describing the effect of the estinian editor, author and lec- Jewish Appeal in December, 1940,
following statement made by Sen-
war upon the country, Dr. Joseph turer who is now a guest in this separate campaigns were launched
The 800th anniversary of the explained the increased needs of country, will speak here next by its constituent agencies, their
ator Wheeler over the radio: "Now
we find these same international death of Judah Halevi, great Palestine under war conditions. Wednesday afternoon, at the leaders were moved to bring about
bankers with their friends the poet of the Golden Period in "First," he stated, "we can and 10th annual donor lucheon of the the re-establishment of a unified
royal refugees and with the Sas- Spanish-Jewish history, will be must carry on immigration dur- Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish nationalwide drive "by the over-
whelming desire of American
soons of the Orient and with the observed by the Zionist Organi- ing the war. Although there are
Jewry to establish a union of
Rothschilds and Warburgs of Eu-
60,000 on relief in Palestine to-
forces in this critical period for
rope in another theme song . . .
day, due to the complete break-
the Jewish people in order to
'Our investments in India, Africa
down of the citrus fruit and
provide more effectively for the
and Europe must be preserved.
other export markets, Jewish
needs of Jews in Europe, for
Save democracy!' ".
refugees are still welcomed into
0, 0 "nbuilding of Palestine and
I
In conclusion, Mr. Battle's let-
the country. Those who have al-
for the refugees in the United
ter calls upon Senator Wheeler to
ready settled there, or, who them-
States."
repudiate this statement which he
selves, have just managed to get
Division of Funds
holds "tends to incite intolerance
in, do not feel that the problem
at a time when our country is in
is solved. It is anticipated that
The agreement for the recon-
need of the utmost national
a quickening of the industrial
stitution of the United Jewish
pace will be noted in 1941, so
Appeal for the current year pro-
unity."
that some of the slack in employ-
vides for the distribution of an
The Rebuke
ment may be taken up.
initial sum of $8,800,00 among the
Mr. Battle's statement follows:
three participating agencies as
"We can and must buy more
"As chairman of the Council
follows:
land during the period of war.
Against Intolerance in America,
We
can't
settle
Jews
on
land
To the J.D.C.—$4,275,000.
which is non-sectarian and non-
without buying land. From an-
To the U.P.A.—$2,525,000.
political in character and which
ether point of view we must
To the N.R.S.—$2,000,000.
• includes representatives of all
continue to buy land in order
1 1.e oalance of the funds raised
faiths and is drawn from all sec-
to stand behind the settlements
i to be distributed by an Allot-
tions of the United States, I must
already established. We must pro-
take the strongest exception to
See UNITY—Page 17
tect them by buying surrounding
your address of Monday night.
territory. Palestine can absorb
"In attacking the Lease-Lend
6,000,000 Jews. This figure is
based on historical fact. In 1918
See WHEELER—Page 20
Budgeting Is
ITTAMAR BEN-AVI
Tel Aviv had 12,000 Jews. Today
it
has
175,000,
and
it
can
accom-
DR. ISRAEL EFROS
Debated Here
modate 800,000. Haifa could hold National Fund, in the Arcadia
Ballroom, 3527 Woodward.
Women Select
zation of Detroit at a public a million.
The musical portion of the Opposition Urged De-
on Tuesday evening
"After the war, the only place
Drive Officers meeting
March 18, at the Shaarey Zedek where European Jews will be program will feature a concert
feat of Plan at the
Dr. Israel Efros, president o able to go in for large-scale mass of Palestinian music by George
director of the Temple
Support Pledged by the the Histadruth Ivrith, the na colonization is Palestine. To pre- Galvani,
Council Rally
organization of Hebraists pare for them we must buy land Beth El choir. The eminent pian-
Conference of Or- tional
a Fellow of the American Acad now and prepare it for agricul- ist and composer, Julius Chajes,
A heated debate on the advisa-
will be his piano accompanist.
emy for Jewish Research, pro ture."
bility of adopting the proposal of
ganizations
the Council of Federations and
See BEN-AVI—Page 16
See ALLOCATIONS—Page 16
See HALEVI—Page 20
Welfare Funds for the creation
In a progress report on the
of a national budgeting commit.
organizational set - up of the
tee took place at the meeting of
Women's Division of the 1941 Al- Speakers' Bureau Set Up in Preparation
the Jewish Community Council on
lied Jewish Campaign, Mrs. Abra-
For Forthcoming Allied Jewish Campaign Tuesday evening.
ham Srere, chairman of the proj-
The debate was prolonged until
ect, announced the appointment
of honorary vice chairmen, an Rabbi Fram Again Heads Major Group; Mrs. Morris Adler in Charge of Speakers past midnight, with the result
that at the hour of balloting
advisory board and committee
from Women's Division; Juniors' Bureau Headed by David A.
there was no longer a sufficient
chairmen.
Goldman and Robert Mazer
number of delegates left to form
The honorary v ice chairmen in-
a quorum. For advisory purposes,
clude Mesdames Henry M. Butzel,
of
speakers
who
will
address
the
March
20,
at
Hotel
Statler
(Room
Serving as chairman of the
to impress the local Federation,
Leo M. Butzel, Aaron DeRoy,
meetings
of
the
various
organi-
1370),
Rabbi
Fram
stated:
however, a ballot was taken
Harry Frank, Samuel T. Gilbert, speaker's bureau, for the 1941
"I call upon every Jewish or- zations and groups, is to secure among the approximately 75 re-
Benjamin L. Lambert, Isaac Allied Jewish Campaign, as he ganization in the city, of every workers and solicitors for the maining delegates at the meeting,
Shetzer, Benjamin Siegel, David has done for many years in the type, social, relief, professional, campaign itself."
and the vote was 29 to 4 against
W. Simons, Milford Stern, An- past, Rabbi Leon Frain has philanthropic, or juniors and
In order to perform their jobs the proposed referendum, only 33
drew Wineman and Maurice H. issued a call to those who have women's groups, to give either effectively and enlist the greatest voting.
Zackheim.
worked with him previously and
possible number of workers for
Lawrence W. Crohn, Philip
Appointed to the advisory board to the officers of local organiza- an entire meeting or part of a the drive, Rabbi Fram urges all Slomovitz and Aaron Droock
meeting
to
an
interpretation
of
are: Miss Emma Butzel. Mrs. tions, to join forces in a van-
the Allied Jewish Campaign for those who have served on the opened the debate against the pro-
Max Frank, Mrs. Isaac Gilbert, guard march for the drive.
1941. We already have a corps speaker's bureau in previous posed budgeting plan. Simon
Mrs. John A. Heavenrich, Miss
In scheduling the first speak- of able speakers prepared to tell
Shetzer, president of the Council,
Edith S. Heavenrich, Mrs. Walter er's bureau meeting of the cam-
strongly opposed adoption of the
See CAMPAIGN—Page 11
the
epic
story
of
our
rescue
Laib, Mrs. Maurice A. Landau, paign for Thursday evening,
proposal, which was defended by
work
in
Europe,
our
work
of
Mrs. Henry Meyers, Mrs. Meyer
Fred M. Butzel and Isidore So-
reconstruction
in
Palestine
and
L. Prentis, Mrs. Nate S. Shapero,
beloff.
our
social
service
work
within
Mrs. Isidore Sobeloff, Mrs. Joseph
At Tuesday's meeting of the
our own community. I hope that
M. Welt and Mrs. David Wilkus.
Council, Isaac Franck was wel-
every Jewish organization will
Considered as members of the
comed as the new executive di-
have such a program in the
advisory board, also, are the of-
rector. Harold Silver made an ap-
months
of
March
and
April.
ficers of the division and the
peal for Mo'os Chitim. Mr. So-
Speakers
to
Meet
Thursday
various committee chairmen. In
beloff addressed the delegates on
"I call upon all men and
addition to those already men-
the forthcoming Allied Jewish
women in the community, who
tioned, and the vice-chairmen, the
Campaign and the restoration of
have speaking ability, to come
officers include Mrs. Seymour J.
unity through the reconstituted
to the opening meeting on Thurs-
Frank and Mrs. Harry Z. Brown,
United Jewish Appeal.
day evening, March 20, at Hotel
secretaries, and Mrs. Albert
Milwaukee, Washington, Cleve-
Kahn, treasurer.
Statler, and offer their services
land Defeat Proposal
Vice chairmen of the Women's
in this vanguard march of the
The Cleveland Jewish Commu-
Division are Mesdames Hyman
Allied Jewish Campaign.
See BUDGETING—Page 9
"One of the chief functions D. A. Goldman Robert Mazer
Mrs. Adler
Rabbi Fram
See WOMEN—Page 20

Tolerance Group As-
sails His Singling Out
of Jewish Names

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