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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
SECTION ONE
VOL. 43, NO. 15
Nazi Threats
Made Against
Yugoslav Jews
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941
THE PEOPLE WHICH THOU HAST REDEEMED"
By Harry Bressler
Italians Imitate
The Italian press and radio
goose-stepped right behind the
Nazis with similar tales of "Jew-
ish brutality." The Rome radio
reported that Fascist students
climaxed a demonstration against
England and the United States
by marching through the Jewish
quarter of Fiume and damaging
Jewish shops in retaliation against
the acts of Jews in Yugoslavia.
At the same time, it was re-
ported, the Italian Government
instituted a drive against Jew-
ish food dealers, accusing them
of charging exorbitant prices. In
Trieste alone, it was learned, 120
Jewish merchants were arrested
and fined for demanding "un-
justifiably high prices" for their
food stuffs. The stocks of many
Jewish business men were con-
fiscated outright by the Italian
Government.
Yugoslav Jews Pledge Aid to
Country as Nezis Begin Invasion
BELGRADE (WNS) — While
Yugoslavia speeded its mobiliza-
tion measure, a meeting of rep-
resentatives of all Jewish com-
munities and organizations in
See NAZIS—Page 3
$940,000 Quota Set for
1941 Allied Jewish Drive
Campaign to Start May 11
Goal Is Largest in Community's History;
Junior Division Starts Drive Monday;
Women's Campaign Opens Tuesday
, Tho u
in thy mercy
has led forth th
e
people tuhich thou
Taft
redeemed;
thou
hastsuided them
shah s
strensth unto
t
he holy habitation"'
A goal of $940,000 has been recommended by the
budget committee for the 1941 Allied Jewish Compaign,
it has been announced by Clarence H. Enggass, chair-
man of the board of governors of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, which conducts the annual spring Drive for
local, national and overseas causes. Mr. Enggass served
The Jews Are Blamed
Both Nazi newspapers, blam-
ing the Jews for the overthrow
of the former Yugoslav Govern-
ment which had signed a pact
with the Axis powers and for
acts of violence against German
citizens, warned that the day of
reckoning was rapidly approach-
ing and that Yugoslavia's Jew-
ish population would be made to
suffer.
The Nazi radio echoed the offi-
cial press, filling the air with
stories of "Jewish conspiracies"
and reporting alleged anti-Ger-
man incidents provoked by Jews.
Nazi broadcasts ended with the
declaration that Nazis would soon
have the opportunity to retaliate
against the Jews.
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Press and Radio Accuse
Them of Beating
Germans
GENEVA (WNS)—The refus-
al of the new Yugoslav Govern-
ment to bow to the Nazi yoke
signalled the launching by the
Nazi press and radio of a violent
anti-Jewish movement equalled
only by the propaganda campaign
unleashed before the Nazi march
on Poland.
The keynote of the new anti-
Jewish campaign was sounded
by the Nazi newspaper Angriff,
which reported that Jews in
Yugoslavia had beaten up hun-
dreds of "helpless German women
and children." The Voelkischer
Beobachte• stated that Yugoslav
Jews had instigated anti-German
riots and had hired Yugoslav
students to invade the German
colony in Yugoslavia and beat
up German citizens.
This Paper Printed in Three Sections
Shomrim1Hold
L. Fischer Speaks
Conclave Here Tuesday; to Open
Women's Campaign
Convention of Labor
Zionist Youth Opens
on Tuesday
Steeled with a strong resolve
to meet its most vital crises in
its 25 years of existence, Has-
homer Hatzair organization, world
wide chalutz-Zionist youth move-
ment, will decide upon important
issues facing it at its national
convention to be held in Detroit,
April 15 to 20. Practically the
only free section in a warlocked
world that can express its chal-
utz principles, the convention
with 200 delegates from 26 points
in the United States, Canada and
Mexico, will accept the challenge
to its existence.
The convention will open be-
fore a public assembly on Tues-
day, April 15, at 8:15 p. in., in
the Northern High School audi-
torium, with the presentation of
the pageant, "From the Depths,"
a saga of Europe and Palestine.
The principal speakers of the
evening will be Mrs. Irma Lind-
heim, world renowned Zionist
personage and former president
of Hadassah, and Israel Mere-
See SHOMRIM—Page 13
American Jewish Congress
Withdraws Delegation from
The General Jewish Council
LOUIS FISCHER
Louis Fischer, special Euro-
pean correspondent for The Na-
tion, will be the guest speaker
at the opening rally for the
Women's Division of the 1941
Allied Jewish Campaign, to be
held on Tuesday afternoon, April
15, at 2:30 o'clock, in the main
auditorium of Temple Beth El,
it has been announced by Mrs.
See WOMEN—Page 18
as chairman of the Detroit Serv-
ice Group budget committee,
Agencies Hold
whose members reviewed the
petitions of the various agencies
Annual Meet and
organizations seeking inclu-
sion in the local 1941 campaign.
Directors Elected by "After careful • consideration,"
Mr. Enggass, and literally
Federation, Affiliates; said
months of work, the budget com-
mittee recommends this figure
Hear Sen. King
as the minimum sum required to
meet the needs of the 55 bene-
The persecuted Jews in Eu- ficiary agencies to be included
rope form an important front in the campaign." The budget
in the fight for democracy, ac- committee was composed of a
cording to former Senator Wil- cross-section of Detroit Jewry,
Liam H. King, of Utah, who and sponsored by the Detroit
delivered the principal address Service Group, the fund-raising
at the Jewish Welfare Fedora- organization which motivates the
tion annual meeting, held at the activities of the Jewish Welfare
Hotel Statler, on April 6. Federation.
"It depends on the Jews of
Insures Fairness
America whether or not the Jew
That this figure is not final but
of the future will be an heroic
figure, striving for the advance- is subject to approval by the
ment of civilization, or whether Jewish Welfare Federation and
he shall be reduced to slavery Detroit Service Group boards,
under a totalitarian regime," the was pointed out by Henry Wine-
former Senator stated.
man, general chairman of the
Senator King, who was recently 1941 Drive.
"The boards will consider the
appointed vice-chairman of the
American Palestine Committee, budget committee's recommenda-
composed of more than 300 of tion, both from the point of view
the foremost figures in Ameri- of the tremendously increased
can government, public affairs, needs and the resources of the
business, education and religion, community," he said. "We wish
has visited Palestine several times. to set a fair goal that will both
He declared that Palestine today fulfill our moral obligation with
is one of the most important honor, and will be obtainable by
cogs in the British war machine. Detroit Jewry."
His Interest in Zionism
Largest Goal in History
Describing his visit to Pales-
tine and avowing admiration for
the builders of the Jewish Na-
tional Home, Senator King de-
plored the lack of interest on
the part of some Jews in the
great Zionist enterprise. He de-
clared that the opportunities of-
fered Jews in this country for
free action in behalf of Jewish
national redemption should be
taken advantage of, rather than
ignored.
Referring to discussions he
had with Jewish leaders on Pales-
tine, the former Utah Senator
expressed joy over the fact that
the late Louis Marshall w i t h
whom he differed on his first
reactions to Zionism finally be-
"The goal recommended for
the 1941 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, by the Detroit Service
Group Budget Committee, is the
largest ever sought by the De-
troit Jewish community," said
Gus D. Newman, president of the
Service Group, whose members
plan the Campaign organization,
provide the executive personnel
and furnish the man-power for
fund-solicitation in the annual
Drive.
Mr. Enggass brought to the
attention of Mr. Wineman, Mr.
Newman and Abraham Srere,
president of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, that the recommen-
dation of the budget committee
was not arrived at lightly. "This
See FEDERATION—Page 19
See CAMPAIGN—Pag e 24
Important Programs Announced
For Reform Conventions Here
Detroit Committees Active in Preparations for Conclave
of Union of American Hebrew
Committee, Bnai Brith and Labor Group Intend to
Congregations and Affiliates
Continue Council; Congress Memorandum
On Desirability of Inter-
Says Council Has Liquidated Itself
ment of Corpse of
Meeting at Hotel Statler last
Pre-Conventio n Services
Friday, chairmen and co-chair-
Jewish Council
The pre-convention religious
Declaring that the General ican Jewish Committee, Bnai
Jewish Council has liquidated it-
self and has ceased to exist ex-
cept in name by reason of its
failure to coordinate activities
in the safeguarding of rights of
Jews, the purpose for which it
was formed, and by reason of its
failure to undertake any activi-
ties, particularly in the last year
in interests of Jewish welfare,
the American Jewish Congress
on Sunday withdrew its delega-
tion from the General Jewish
Council at a meeting of the
Council held at Hotel Astor.
The other three organiza-
tions in the Council, however,
have announced that they will
continue the Council. A state-
ment wired to The Detroit
Jewish Chronicle by the Amer-
Brith and the Jewish Labor
Committee declares that not-
withstanding the withdrawal of
the American Jewish Congress
delegation these three groups
intend to continue the Coun-
cil. Declaring that the Coun-
cil is not only continuing but
intends to enlarge the scope
of the General Jewish Council,
the three organizations voiced
the regret that the American
Jewish Congress left the Coun-
cil a nd expressed their hope
that the Congress would soon
return to the Council.
"BURY THE DEAD"
By LOUIS LIPSKY
According to all reports, the
General Jewish Council — which
is made up of the American
Jewish Committee, the American
Jewish Congress, the Bnai Brith
and the Jewish Labor Commit-
tee—is as dead as a doornail. It
has nothing at hand to do. From
the start, it rejected all func-
tions. Nor does it want to have
anything to do. Nevertheless, it
makes the appearance of having
life. There are one or two sten-
The action of the American ographers in an office on Mad-
Jewish Congress followed the isn Ave., New York. The office
presentation of a documented bears the legend "General Jew-
See COUNCIL—Page 6
See CORPSE—Page 21
men of 20 committees function-
ing in making preparations for
the convention of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations,
to be held in Detroit April 25 to
29, gave enthusiastic reports.
David Idzell, chairman of the
committee on entertainment, re-
ports that persons of national
fame will present an entertain-
ment of unusual excellence.
Among the participants will be
Jan Pierce, well-known tenor of
the Metropolitan Opera.
The program of the Union it-
self, and of the other organiza-
tions meeting simultaneously with
it, will include men and women
of outstanding reputation as lead-
ers in the Jewish life of present
day America.
service to be held at Temple Beth
El on Friday evening, April 25,
will be particularly interesting
to Detroiters, since the preacher
on that occasion will be Rabbi S.
Mayerburg, who was assistant
rabbi at Temple Beth El from
1917 to 1920. His theme will be
"The Timeless Truths of Religion
in Relation to Timely Problems."
On Sabbath morning, April 26,
Rabbi Abraham D. Shaw of Bal-
timore, will address the youth
service at Temple on the sub-
ject, "Idealistic Youth in a Real-
istic World."
The Sunday evening meeting,
will be a joint session of the
Union Council, the 14th bi-ennial
session of the National Federa-
See U. A. H. C.—Page 13