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VOL. 43. NO. 13
and The Legal Chronicle
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 28. 1941
10 Cents Single Copy; $3.00 per Year
Annual Federation
Are Selected For
Wheeler Denies Committees
37th Council of the U. A. H. C.
Meeting on April 6 Mobilize All
Anti-Semitism;
Resources for
Hits Race Hate
Coming Drive
Melville S. Welt Announces Selection of His Associates
Planning Program of Union of American
Hebrew Congregations
Wave of Horrors Con-
tinues in Nazi-Oc-
cupied Territories
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WASHINGTON.— (WNS) —
Replying to charges that he had
struck an anti-Semitic note dur-
ing the debate preceding pas-
sage of the lease-lend bill, Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler denied
any anti-Semitic tendencies on
his part and denounced "those
who seek to play upon the pas-
sions and emotions of our people
with this kind of medieval meda-
ciousness."
The charges of anti-Semitism
arose out of a broadcast address
by Senator Wheeler during which
he attacked "international bank-
ers," mentioning only the Roths-
childs, Warburgs and Sassoons,
all of whom are Jewish. In his
denial of the charges, Mr. Wheel-
er did not refer to his attack
on "international banker s,"
which, his critics claimed, was
reminiscent of Hitler's speeches.
'Nothing to Recant'
Refuting the accusations, Sen-
ator Wheeler said: "Those of us
anxious to preserve civil liber-
ties and peace have been sub-
jected to a smear campaign, but
fact is not answered with fact,
or reason with reason. Cries of
'pro-Nazi,' Hitler agent' and
`anti-Semite' are shouted at the
opposition. This is bigotry in
its vilest form. This is a re-
,turn to the monarchical concept
that the king can do no wrong.
"Speaking for myself, I have
nothing to recant or for which to
apologize. I have said, and repeat,
that there are men in the world
who are far more concerned with
the restoration or the preserva-
tion of their economic and social
status than with the welfare
of the masses of the people. I
am not interested in the race or
creed of these men. I am con-
cerned, and always have been,
with the welfare of the great
mass of humanity, with the
under-privileged, with the eco-
nomic and social status of those
who are ill-fed, ill-clothed and
ill-housed.
Denounces Intolerance
"Nothing I have said can be
interpreted to give comfort to
those people here, or in any
country in the world, who make
a fetish of the persecution of
any minority group. I denounce
those who seek to play upon the
passions and emotions of our
people with this kind of medieval
mendaciousness.
"Today we witness legislative
and administrative actions which
inevitably must lead to the denial
of the rights of minorities. A
lend-lease bill, an alien concen-
See BIGOTRY—Page 2
With the outstanding personali-
ties in American Jewish life in
attendance, the forthcoming 37th
council of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, to be held
in Detroit from April 27 through
April 30, promises to be one of
the most significant gatherings in
the history of American Jewry.
Melville S. Welt, general chair-
man of the convention committee,
this week announced the selec-
tion of his staff of co-workers
who will assist him in prepara-
tions for the important sessions.
Israel Himelhoch has been
selected vice-chairman of the con-
vention committee. Ex-officio mem-
bers of the committee are: Harry
C. Grossman, president of Tem-
ple Beth El; Mrs. Lawrence
Freedman, president of the Tern-
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Campaign Ends
Dr. Nahum Goldmann
to Speak Sunday
Evening
Wtigner Heads
Palestine Group
Outstanding Leaders on
Committee to Aid the
Zionist Cause
WASHINGTON. — More than
300 outstanding government offi-
cials, legislators, Governors, edu-
cators, churchmen and civic lead-
ers have joined in establishing
the American Palestine Commit-
tee under the chairmanship of U.
S. Senator Robert F. Wagner to
support the movement for de-
veloping Palestine as "an outpost
of freedom and social justice"
and preparing the Holy Land for
large-scale colonization of hun-
dreds of thousands of Jewish
refugees from war-torn European
lands during the post-war period,
it was announced at Senator
Wagner's office.
The committee will endeavor
to win public support for the
program for the establishment of
a Jewish National Home in Pal-
estine.
Senator Charles L. McNary has
been named co-chairman of the
committee and William Green,
president of the American Fed-
eration of Labor; former Sena-
tor William H. King of Utah, and
Monsignor John A. Ryan are
serving as vice-chairmen.
A dinner in Washington, D.
C., in April will mark the launch-
ing of the American Palestine
Committee's program of activities.
Among the members of the
newly-organized American Pales-
tine Committee are Attorney-
General Robert H. Jackson, Sec-
retary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes, Secretary of Agriculture
('laude A. Wickard, Wendell L.
Willkie, Alfred E. Smith, Clar-
ence A. Dykstra, Director of
Selective Service and head of the
Defense Mediation Board, Paul V.
McNutt, Federal Security Admin-
istrator, John M. Carmody, Fed-
eral Works Administrator, and
See PALESTINE—Page 16
Crowds Jam J. H. C. Offices
Bringing Large Sums To Help
Relatives Escape From Nazis
Hundreds of men and women
are flocking into the Transmigra-
tion Bureau of The American
Jewish Joint Distribution Com-
mittee at 100 E. 42nd St., New
York City, every day, seeking
to pay steamship fares so that
their relatives can get out of
Germany, Austria, and other
Nazi-dominated countries.
Into an office accustomed until
recently to receive perhaps a
score of visitors daily, there now
crowd as many as 500 or 600
people during the 9 a. m. to 3
p. m. business hours, clutching
In one hand a cablegram stating
that their kindred in Nazi terri-
tory can expect a United States
visa if they will deposit passage
money with the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, and in the other
hand, a check book.
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion of Detroit will hold its an-
nual meeting on Sunday even-
ing, April 6, at Hotel Statler.
ple Sisterhood; Benjamin Wilk, The business meeting is called
president of the Men's Club of for 7:45 p. m. and a program
Temple Beth El; Dr. Leo M. will be presented at 8:30 p. m.
Several of the local consti-
tuent agencies of the Federa-
tion will hold their annual
meetings at this time also.
Abraham Srere, president of
the Jewish Welfare Federation,
will preside at the annual meet-
ing.
Hundreds more w,ho have not
received such a cable, but who
have heard about the spurt in
issuance of visas, conic to inquire
about the chances for their Euro-
pean relatives. By mail, tele-
phone and telegraph conic addi-
tional hundreds of inquires and
remittances of money.
In the last five days of Febru-
ary alone, th e Transmigration
Bureau took in nearly $400,000
in deposits for payment of pas-
sage for emigrants from Europe.
This was $100,000 more than
the office had taken in during
the entire period from the time
it was established, June 21, 1940,
up to the end of Jenuary this
year.
By the end of February, the
See MIGRATION—Page 11
ISRAEL HIMELHOCH
Detroit's labor Zionist groups
this week concluded the most
successful campaign in the his-
tory of efforts for the Gewerk-
shaften fund, and the official
termination of the drive will
take place at a public celebra-
tion this Sunday evening, March
Franklin and Rabbi Leon Fram.
Irving I. Katz is secretary of the
committee.
Executive Committee
The executive committee plan-
ning for the convention consists
of the following: Sidney J. Allen,
Maur ice Aronsson, Fred M.
Butzel, Justice Henry M. Butzel,
Leo M. Butzel, Alfred Epstein,
Seymour H. Franklin, Morris
Garvett, Samuel T. Gilbert, Harry
S. Grant, Harry A. Hyman,
Harry E. Jacobson, Albert Kahn,
Walter Laib, Meyer L. Prentis,
Nate Shapero, Judge Charles C.
Simons, Joseph M. Welt, Andrew
Wineman, Henry Wineman, Julian
G. Wolfner, Max Zivian.
Co-chairmen of administrative
committee were announced by
Mr. Welt as follows:
Banquet: Mrs. Robert Newman,
Mrs. Fred A. Ginsburg.
Entertainment: David Idzal,
Mrs. Walter Laib.
DR. NAHUM GOLDMANN
Exhibits: Mrs. David J. Levy,
Mrs. Albert Kahn, Mrs. John 30, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
C. Hopp.
of the Masonic Temple.
Finance: Sidney J. Allen.
Admissioh of this event, which
Hospitality: Mrs. Isaac Gil-
bert, Mrs. Harry J. L. Frank, will also mark the 20th anniver-
sary of the Histadrut, the Jew-
ish Federation of Labor of Pales-
See U. A. H. C.—Page 20
tine, will be by invitation only,
and cards of admission have been
distributed to individual contribu-
tors and to participating organ-
izations.
By AL SEGAL
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chair-
man of the administrative com-
People tell me they're afraid mittee of the World Jewish Con-
to be heard speaking on matters gress, political head of the Jew-
having to do with national pol- ish Agency for Palestine and
icy. Their minds used to feel member of the executive com-
so free here. Their being Jews mittee of the World Zionist Or-
had nothing to do with their ganization, will be the principal
opinions on public issues in the speaker at Sunday evening's
mind of any one. Some people event.
might not like Jews but no one
Musical Program
questioned the right of Jews to
Featured on the program will
speak their minds, to serve the also be the following: Samuel
nation in accordance with their
rights, to be for or against this See GEWERKSHAFTEN—Pg. 11
or that.
Not that anything fundamental
has changed for them; this is
still America, great and good
and free, and they are Amer-
icans.
But disquieting things have
been happening lately. Troubled
CHICAGO. — Delegates repre-
people have been horribly aware senting 150,000 Bnai Brith men
that Hitler is already here. Hit- and women from every state in
ler in the hearts of neighbors, the Union are gathering here
despite the billions being spent for the opening session Saturday
to keep him out of America. Hit- night, March 29, at the Drake
ler in the evil whispering that's Hotel, of the national triennial
going a r o u n (1. Hitler on the convention of Bnai Brith, whose
street cars, the subways and the five-day assembly will be ad-
busses. . . . "Don't you know, dressed by the Hon. Henry A.
it's the Jews that have to do with Wallace, Vice-President of the
all this defense stuff? . . . Hitler United States, and Dr. Chaim
in the restaurants and the bar- Weizmann, president of the
rooms. . . . "It's the Jews that World Zionist Organization and
are stirring all this up—this of the Jewish Agency of Pales-
tine.
lease-lend and all that."
Hitler carrying picket banners
Mr. Wallace will address the
in the capital. . . . "Down with national inspirational session to
Sol Bloom and his henchmen!" be held at the Chicago Civic
. . . Hitler in the insinuations Opera House on Sunday evening,
heard in the speeches of poli- March 30, while Dr. Weizmann,
who flew here by Clipper plane
See SEGAL—Page 17
from London, will speak at the
HITLER HERE
Officers Selected; Wo-
men's Campaign td
Open April 15
Calling upon every?' -'resatfrce
of the Detroit Jewish commu-
nity, the leaders of the Jewish
Welfare Federation and the De-
troit Service Group are striving
to create a 1941 Allied Jewish
Campaign organization geared to
the tremendous war emergency.
"The 1941 drive," said Abra-
ham Srere, president of the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation, which
sponsors the annual Allied Jew-
ish Campaign, "will represent
Detroit's `all-out' effort to save
hundreds of thousands of Jews
in Europe and refugees scattere,i
throughout the world; to
strengthen the development of
Palestine, which now has a
strategic place in Great Britain's
war effort; to adjust the thou-
sands of refugees who have come
to the United States; and to con-
tinue the necessary work of Jew-
ish agencies here in Detroit.
"The Campaign is being or-
ganized on all fronts," he said,
"on a community-wide basis for
the general Campaign, among
the young people for the Junior
Division and by Detroit's Jewish
women. As they have done, for
the past two years, the women of
our community will serve as a
vanguard for the Campaign
army. The Women's Division's
drive . will open on April 15, in
advance of the Campaign
proper."
Service Group at Work
Gus D. Newman, president of
the Detroit Service Group, whose
organization furnishes the ,tlead-
ership and the man-power for
the drive, announced that gen-
eral campaign organization ig to
process.
"With Henry Wineman as gen-
eral chairman of the 1941 fund-
raising effort, we have enlisted
the services of Judge Harry B.
Keidan, Julian H. Krolik and
Abraham Srere as vice-chair-
men," he said.
"Honorary vice-chairmen for
the drive are Henry M. Butzel,
Leo M. Butzel, Israel Davidson,
Mrs. Aaron DeRoy, Rabbi Moses
Fischer, Dr. Leo M. Franklin,
Dr. A. M. Hershman, Albert
Kahn, Meyer L. Prentis, Judge
Charles C. Simons and Andrew
Wineman."
Erika Mann Honor Guest
Preceding the scheduled open-
ing of the Women's Division
campaign on April 15, the
women's special gifts committee
will hold its initial conference
on April 7, with Miss Erika
Mann as the guest of honor.
Brilliant daughter of Thomas
See CAMPAIGN—Page 20
Bnai Brith Convention Opens
Saturday Evening in Chicago;
Weizmann, Wallace to Speak
March 30 luncheon session at the
Drake Hotel.
The National inspirational
session, at which Vice-Presi-
dent Wallace will be the prin-
cipal speaker, will be broad-
cast by the Columbia Broad-
casting System on Sunday
evening, 10:05 to 10:30 p. m.,
Central Standard Time, and
rebroadcast via short wave to
Latin-America. That means the
broadcast will be heard from
11:05 to 11:30 p. m. Eastern
9:05 to
9:30 p. m. Mountain Standard
Standard Time and
Time. Henry Monsky, presi-
dent of Bnai Brith, will pre-
se
the
s ki Y,e .NP v r i lel isci p eenati on the
the
lo n V
radio program with Mr. Wallace.
See BNAI BRITH—Page 10