DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
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May 9. 1 941
on Society—from $250 to $600,
announced in next week ' s edition
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i
Keshnever
Besarabier—from $400
of The Chronicle.
to
$500;
American Haven Club
Treasury Gifts Increased
from $25 to $150.
The Detroit organizations this
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Mr. Lachover also cited the
year are responding generously following organizational gifts:
when, at the request of the American and French governments, he
to the call issued by local and
Temple Beth El Sist• "hood,
served in France and, at the conclusion of the war, received a
national leaders on behalf of the $440; National Council of Jew.
decoration from the French government.
Allied Jewish Campaign, accord- ish Women, $460; United He.
Graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1915 and from
ing to a statement by Myron A. brew Schools, Women's Auxiliary,
the Hebrew Union College the same year, Dr. Silver now acts as
Keys and Joseph Bernstein, co- $350; Yiddish Folk's Verein,
a member of the board of trustees of the Rabbinical School.
chairmen of the organizations di- $1,000; Zedakah Club, $30n; D a, 0.
In addition to his Jewish activities, he is a member of the
vision. The statement was made vid Horodoker Aid Society, $250;
Near East Relief Committee, a member of the executive board
at a recent meeting of the cam- Primrose Benevolent Club, $400.
of the Larger Regional Government of Cleveland, and the Consum-
paign planning committee on or- He mentioned also, three newly
Uni-
ers' League of Ohio. He has also been a lecturer at Harvard Um-
ganizations.
formed groups whose contribo.
"Treasury gifts have been in- tions do credit to their recent or-
versity.
A limited number of reservations for the dinner are still
creased 50 to 150 per cent over ganization: Lutzker Wollner So.
te are urged to call Campaign
available. Persons desiring to atnd
last year's giving," said the chair- ciety, Pugrabishter Progressiv
Randolph 9340, immediately.
headquarters at the Hotel Statler,
men. "A number of organiza- Verein, Brisker Progressive Aid
Outstanding Speakers to Address Report Meetings
tions, which had accumulated Society.
To meet the unprecedented needs of the most critical hour in
sums for special relief work in
Radio Addresses
world history, the Allied Jewish Campaign opening dinner, on
Through the courtesy of Hy-
their respective home towns in
Sunday evening, will set off a record drive for $940,000. The 55
Europe, have added these amounts man Altman of the Jewish Radio b
local, national and overseas agencies, which are beneficiaries of
to their Allied Jewish Campaign Hours broadcast on Station
treasury gifts. We are also grate- WJLB, the following campaign
the campaign, require that sum as a bare minimum.
Preparations for the campaign, which have been going on
ful to the officers of the organ- talks have been arranged:
for months, have been virtually completed. An army of 3,500 cam-
izations, who have instructed the
Saturday, May 10, 9 p. m
p ucatli
paign workers, divided into a Women's Division, a Junior Division,
ut e n dr ievside
Sidney Alexander; Sunday, May
t r i t b heir
s t
and Trade and Professional Divisions, has been enrolled to volun-
lve
y s 11, 1 p. m., Fred M. Butzel; Mon-
groups 0 contribute individually,
teer their time and effort during the 11 days of the campaign,
and to enlist us workers in our clay, May 12 , 3.55 p. m ., Harold
from May 11 through May 22, and has held all of its preliminary
humanitarian drive, in addition Silver; Tuesday, May 13, 3:55
meetings to plan the solicitation. The workers will report their
p. m., Henry Lapides; Wednes.
to their group activities."
progress at a series of report meetings scheduled during the cam-
Special tribute was paid to the day, May 14, 3:55 p. m., Clarence
executive board on organizations Enggass; Thursday, May 11, 3:55 .
paign period.
An outstanding group of speakers will address the campaign
and to the work of the service P. m., A. C. Lappin; Friday, May '
luncheon report meetings, scheduled at the Hotel Statler on
squad. The service group is 16, 3:55 p.m., Isaac Franck; Sat.
the following dates: Tuesday, May 13; Thursdays, May 15; Mon-
headed by Morris Malin and Ar- urday, May 17, 9 p. m., ('harks
Rubiner; Sunday, May 18, 1 p. m.,
day, May 19; Wednesday, May 21 and Friday, May 23. Report
L. Robbins.
luncheons are called promptly at 12:15 o'clock and are adjourned
The chairmen emphasized that Simon Shetzer.
Ann Arbor Drive
at 2 p. m. The speaker on Tuesday, May 13, will be Dr. William
the women's organizations in the
Ann Arbor opened its campaign
Allen Neilson, noted educator and president emeritus of Smith
community have equally mini- le Sunday,
under
under the
e
College.
p of Dr. Jacob Sacks,
One of the foremost authorities on education and English
responsibility to the 55 local, na- general chairman, with whom a
literature in the United States, Dr. Neilson has been identified in
tional and overseas cases em committee
of students and towns-
the leadership of many humanitarian movements and has taken
braced in the compaign through c people are associated. Osias
active part in organizations seeking to bring about greater social
DR. JOSEPH J. SCHWARTZ the increase of their treasury Zw , erdling and Samuel Bothman
progress in this country. At present, he serves as a member of
criptions. Mrs. Maurice Klein are chairman and co-chairman
the board of directors of the National Refugee Service.
May 3, 1940. He arrived in Italy subscriptions.
G. Meyers
M
1 G
and 1) 1 rs. S Sol
are serv- contacting the townspeople.
The author of a large selection of volumes covering various on the opening day of the blitz-
krieg
in
the
west.
Subsequently,
ing
as
co-chairmen
the wo-
phases of English literature, he recently edited a book dealing
men's committee on of
organiza-
Hungary Deports Jews from Areas
with the experiences of refugees from many countries, entitled he visited Switzerland and Hun-
Seized from Yugoslavia
gary
on
behalf
of
the
J.
D.
C.
tional
pledges.
"We Escaped."
Increases Listed
LISBON (WNS) — The mill.
and was in Paris when the inva-
Eye Witness Account of Lisbon
A. J. Lachover, of the United tary command of Hungary has
With a vivid eye witness story of Jewish suffering in Europe, sion of France began. He par-
ordered the deportation of all
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice-chairman of the European executive ticipated in the efforts to re- Hebrew Schools, who is direct- Jews who were not residents of
establish Joint Distribution Corn- ing the campaign work among
council of the Joint Distribution Committee, returned to New York
Hungary before Oct. 31, 1918,
on May 1, aboard the Yankee Clipper from Lisbon. He will address mittee headquarters in various organizations and congregations, and their children, from the ter-
French
cities,
as
the
German
war
lauded
the
following
groups
for
the Allied Jewish Campaign report meeting scheduled for Thurs- machine rolled southward. He was the generous increases in their ritory recently seized from Yugo-
day, May 15, at the Hotel Statler, at 12:15 o'clock.
slavia.
finally instrumental in establish- contributions:
Dr. Schwartz, who has been in Europe for the past year on ing the present J. D. C. Euro-
The Jews were forbidden to
Pinsker Progressive Aid So-
behalf of the J. D. C., came home Met by reporters upon his ar- pean headquarters in Lisbon.
ciety—from $1000 to $1250; take more personal belongings
to report to the Committee and rival at the airport, Dr. Schwartz
than they could carry and only
The trues t sneakers who will Berditchever Verein—from $600 as much cash as they will need
discuss wi th commu nity leaders paid tribute to the renc
r- to $1000; Odessa Aid Society—
the problems of expanding Amer- ernment in Vichy for its efforts address the report luncheons du e from $500 to $750; Radomer Aid for transportation
to alleviate conditions in the in ing the following week will b
ican aid to sufferers overseas.
CAMPAIGN
ternment camps for refugees.
"However, the conditions still re-
main very bad," he said, "and
the majority of the inmates of
the camps are Jews. Despite all
the French government can do,
there is a vast need which only
private relief organizations, and
particularly American organiza-
tions, such as the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, can attempt to
meet."
Dr. Schwartz, who for six years
was executive director of the
Brooklyn Federation of Jewish
Charities, and who is nationally
known in social service and schol-
arly circles, left for Europe on
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