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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
andiThe Legal Chronicle_
SECTION ONE
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1941
VOL. 43, NO. 21
Gedye Declares
U. S. Must Arm
Palestine Jews
This Paper Printed in Two Sections
10 Cents Single Copy; $3.00 per Yea'
Fund-Raising Record Being
In Palestine
Set by Allied Jewish Drive;
Axis Allegation on Bal-
four Declaration
$700,992 Already Contributed
Denied by U. S.
Speed Work on
Speaks at Annual
Memorial Services Raid Shelters
JERUSALEM. — (WNS) — Next Workers' Report Luncheon Meeting on
With the arrival in Iraq and
Monday; Plan Victory Dinner for
Syria of German and Italian
troops threatening to plunge the
Wednesday Evening
entire Near East into a bloody
conflict, Palestine speeded the
All previous records in fund-raising for local, na-
construction of air mid shelters tional and overseas causes are being broken by the 1941
LONDON (Palcor Agency)—
to protect the civilian population
That it is now up to America to
Allied Jewish Campaign.
from expected bombings.
send to Palestine's Jews the ade-
At the workers' luncheon meeting on Wednesday,
quate armament that they need
At a meeting of the Jewish
to defend the Jewish National
National Council (Vaad Leumi), at Hotel Statler, it was reported that the sum of $700,-
Home against the intended in-
Isaac Ben-Zvi, chairman of the 992, or 66 per cent of the goal of $940,000, had been
vasion of it by the Nazi armed
Council, called upon the Jewish
raised. This sum, with only half
forces is the flat assertion of a
community to face the trying
the prospects in the general divi-
cable printed in the News
times ahead with courage. He
sion solicited, is only $29,000
Chronicle from G. E. R. Gedye,
declared that Palestine's Jews
short of the total raised last year
formerly foreign corespondent of RABBI MICHAEL AARONSOHN would meet their responsibilities
when the largest amount on rec-
the New York Times.
no matter what the sacrifice.
ord—$730,000—was secured. On
R a b b i Michael Aaronsohn,
A statement made public by William Hordes Elected this basis, this year's campaign
Revealing, in printing this
frank attack on British policy in blind rabbi who has gained fame the R.A.F. press officer here paid
is believed to be assured of an
President of the
Palestine, the fact that in bomb- as leader among American war tribute to Palestine volunteers in
unprecedented success, and if all
the prospects are reached the
scarred London there is open veterans and as an able speaker, the Royal Air Force who were
Council
criticism of the negligent and will be the guest speaker at the of "exceptional value" in the
goal may be oversubscribed.
callous official attitude which has 20th annual Decoration Day serv- military operations in the west-
Two More Meetings
The Jewish National Fund
preferred the so often disproved ices at Clover Hill Park Ceme- ern desert. The press officer said
Abraham
Srere, president of
tery
at
10:30
a.
m.
on
Friday,
Council
of
Detroit
and
the
La-
that
the
Palestine
volunteers
ren-
doctrine of appeasement toward
dered splendid service in the face dies' Auxiliary of the Jewish Na- the Jewish Welfare Federation,
unfriendly elements to the ob- May 30.
who presided at Wednesday's
viously indicted arming of a will-
As in past years, this service of the most difficult conditions. tional Fund this week elected luncheon, announced that two
officers for the ensuing year.
ing ally in the fight for de- will be sponsored jointly by the
more meetings of workers will
mocracy, the News Chronicle en-
The J. N. F. Council election
Axis Allegation on Balfour Dec-
be held to hear reports of their
See SERVICES—Page 8
dorses the plea to America to
laration Denied in Washington was held at the annual meeting accomplishments. The volunteer
use her influence to save Pales-
WASHINGTON, D. C. — (Pal- of representatives of all Zionist solicitors will meet at the Statler
tine's over half million Jews
cor Agency)—Categorical denial groups in the city, on Wednesday at noon on Monday, May 26.
"from unprecedented horrors."
of an Axis-inspired report from
For Wednesday evening, also at
Jews Lack Equipment
Bagdad, circulated via Syria, to
the Statler, the campaign organ-
the effect that President Roose-
"Hitler's plans for the destruc-
ization is planning a victory din-
velt had promised to obtain from
tion of the British Empire," Mr.
ner, and it is expected that the
Gedye declares, "include the de- Friends of Democracy Britain cancellation of the Bal-
entire quota will have been se-
four
Declaration,
was
issued
by
struction by fire and sword of
cured at that time.
State Department officials.
Exposes Work of
50 years of Zionist endeavor.
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di-
The whole fabrication, it was
"The Jews of Palestine be-
rector of the Federation and the
Gestapo in U. S.
pointed out, was an obvious at-
lieve themselves capable of de-
campaign, analyzing the cam-
tempt on the part of the Nazi
fending their homeland, but they
paign results up to. Wednesday,
A
32-page
documentary
pam-
—tin
propaganda
machine
to
put
lack equipment — equipment
at the Wednesday luncheon, said:
phlet
on
the
Nazi
Gestapo
was
American
State
Department
into
which the Nazis are at the pres-
"We are doing well, but we are
ent moment bending every effort released for nationwide distribu- an untenable position with the
taking our time, and we would
to smuggle to Arab terrorists tion by Friends of Democracy, Arabs, whom the Nazis are now
like the job sped up."
with the aid of the exiled Mufti Inc., as its answer to the ques- trying to convince that only the
Mr. Sobeloff named a number
Axis
can
be
counted
upon
to
of Jerusalem."
of divisions and groups which
secure
their
rights.
The
propa-
Jewish Army Needed
have achieved good results in the
gandists knew that the State De-
Asserting that Syria is the
drive. Ile announced that the
partment must issue a denial of
chief danger spot, and empha-
first group to oversubscribe its
any such palpable falsehood; and
sizing the tremendous disaster
quota was the property manage-
their purpose was to be able to
that would overwhelm Palestine
ment group headed by Louis
confront the P.'abs with this de-
if the Germans should succeed
Berry.
nial and then to assure them that
in invading the country "where
Bakstansky's Address
this proved America's unfriendli-
the Jews have established a new
ness to them. Doubt was ex-
Lavy Bakstansky. general sec-
civilization," Mr. Gedye adds:
pressed here, however, that the
retary of the Zionist Federation
"The Jews of Palestine foresaw
Arabs would be sufficiently gul-
of Great Britain, in his address
this danger and repeatedly urged
lible to be swayed by any such
at Wednesday's meeting, declar-
the establishment of an effective
WILLIAM HORDES
primitive machinations.
ed that "by making it possible
defense army; but thus far Great
for our starving people to carry
Britain has rejected their de-
evening, at the home of Mr. and
Senator Wagner Cal's for De- Mrs. Samuel N. Heyman, on
See CAMPAIGN—Page 16
fense of Jewish National
See PALESTINE—Page 12
Glendale Ave.
Home in Palestine
William Hordes, a former vice-
WASHINGTON, D. C.—(WNS)
—Senator Robert F. Wagner of president of the Council, was
New York, chairman of the elected president to succeed Dr.
American Palestine Committee, Israel Wiener who has served as
composed of 500 leading Amer- the head of the Council for four
icans organized to lend moral years. Prior to assuming the Archbishop Mooney Is
Annual Ceremonies to
support to the movement for the presidency, Dr. Wiener was sec-
Catholic Chairman
Be Held on Sunday
restoration of the Jewish Na- retary of the Council for seven
tional Home in Palestine, has years.
of Service Group
Morning
DR. L. M. BIRKHEAD
Nathan Linden and Sol Lif-
issued a statement calling atten-
Fitz
were
elected
vice-presidents;
tion, "What would a Hitlerized tion to the perilous situation of
NEW YORK.—Close coopera-
Nathan Spevakow, treasurer; Mi-
Fifty girls who have completed
world be like?" The pamphlet is the Jewish Community in Pales-
tion
of the rabbinate and syna-
tenth grade studies in the Shaa- entitled "Hitler's Secret Police— tine as a result of the extension chael Michlin, financiay secretary;
rey Zedek Sunday School, who The Nazi Scourge in Germany, of the war to the Middle East Miss Rose Greenwald, recording gogue groups in the program of
have also taken special courses,
secretary; Mrs. Abraham Twer- the United Service Organizations
See
WAR—Page
13
sky, assistant financial secretary. for National Defense has been
including Hebrew, and have been
See GESTAPO—Page 12
assured by the acceptance of a
in regular consultation regarding
Members of the executive com- co-chairmanship of the U. S. 0.'s
their Jewish education with Dr.
mittee were elected as follows: Advisory Board by Rabbi Ed-
A. M. Hershman during the past
Dr. Israel Wiener, Mrs. H. ward L. Israel of Baltimore, pres-
year, will be consecrated this
Buchman, Lawrence W. Crohn, ident of the Synagogue Council
Sunday morning, at 10 a. m.,
Mrs. Max Frank, Isidore Sos- of America.
at the annual Consecration Serv-
nick, Mrs. Benjamin Laikin, Mrs.
Announcement of Rabbi Is-
ices of Congregation Shaarey
M. Michlin, Mr. and Mrs. P. rael's acceptance of the post was
Zedek, at the synagogue on Chi-
Slomovitz,
Rabbi
J.
S.
Sperka,
He
referred
to
the
remaining
LONDON. — (WNS) — Dr. Ig-
made by Walter Heving, presi-
cago and Lawton Ayes.
two members as "economic anti-
dent of the U. S. 0., at the same
Rabbi Hershman will give the nacy Schwartzbard, sole Jewish Semites." While they do not ap-
See J. N. F.—Page 8
time that he revealed that the
principal address at the cere- member of the Polish National prove of actual violence against
Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tuck-
I monies, in which all the con- Council, declared in a press con- Jews, Dr. Schwartzbard explain-
er, Presiding Bishop of the Pro-
secrants will participate in a ference here that 10 members of ed, they insist that the Jews be
testant Episcopal Church, would
program under the general title the exiled Polish government are eliminated from the national Earlier Deadline for
be the Protestant co-chairman,
of "The Faith and Faithfulness unalterably opposed to anti- economy of future Poland, he
The
Next
Week's
Issue
and the Most Rev. Edward Moon-
of Israel." The invocation and Semitism while eight other ad- said. They demand that Jews be
blessing will be given by Rabbi vocate anti-Sem:tism in one form barred from the country's com-
On account of Decoration ey, Archbishop of Detroit, would
be the Catholic co-chairman.
Morris Adler. Rabbi Hershman or another.
Six of the eight anti-Semitic merce, industry and profession. Day, which occurs this year
will give the benediction. Appro-
Rabbi Israel's acceptance of
on
Friday,
the
next
week's
At
the
same
time
he
disclosed
priate selections will be sung by officials of the Polish Govern- that, while responsible leaders of issue of The Detroit Jewish the post was hailed by the Rev.
ment-in-Exile,
Dr.
Schwartzbard
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar.
Dr. David Dc Sots Pool, chair-
Chronicle will go to press one
said, are outspokenly anti-Jewish the exiled Polish government
man of the committee on relig-
Consecration Theme
full day earlier than usual, and
have
repeatedly
pledged
general theme of the Con- and have publicly stated that
economic and political equality all copy for insertion in it ious activities of the Jewish Wel-
The
fare Board, which is the Jewish
will have to be in the hands
secration Service, is described as there
will be no place in post-
war Poland for Jews. They ad- to Jews in post-war Poland, the of the editor not later than
member agency of the United
government-appointed
constitution
follows:
"In these days when darkness vocate the same types of anti-
Service Organizations. The oth-
at
10
a.
m.
on
Tuesday,
committee has refused to eradi-
May 27.
has fallen upon mankind the Jew Jewish
in ef-
fect in discrimination
Nazi-occupied now
countries,
See U. S. 0.—Pago 9
See POLES—Page 8
he
charged.
See CONSECRATION—Page 8
Capt. James Roosevelt
Tours Eretz Israel
in Jewish Plane
N. F. Groups
Pick Officers
"Fight Nazism"
Resolve Urged
Rabbi Israel
On USO Board
Shaarey Zedek
Consecrates 50
Dr. Schwartzbard Charges There
Are Eight Anti-Semites in Polish
Government in Exile in London