DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
"Chone" Honored at 55
NEW YORK (JPS)—"Chone",
whose last name is known to
none but who is the most cele-
brated international Jewish char-
acter, was honored by friends
here with the inscription of his
name in the Golden Book of the
Jewish National Fund on his
55th birthday.
"Chone," with his huge, un-
gainly body and lumbering feet,
with his terrifying sharp wit and
keen intelligence, is known to
Jewish leaders from Los An-
geles to Tel Aviv as "the man
who knows more about the Jew-
ish future than any elected Jew-
ish leader."
Council Camp Opens Croll's In jury
Is Not Serious
Council Camp at Jeddo, Mich.,
opened its 1941 season on June
29 with a two-week session for
girls from 14 through 17. Later
in the summer it will be open for
young women from 18 through
30 and for co-ed campers.
Sponsored by the Detroit Sec-
tion, National Council of Jew-
ish Women, the camp is directed
by Miss Florence Davidson, with
the aid of a staff of counsellors,
dieticians, a nurse and physician.
Mrs. Douglas Brown, past
nresident of the Detroit Section,
is chairman of Council Camp
board. Mrs. Maurice Klein and
Mrs I I Bittker are co-chair-
man and secretary, respectively.
Serving on the board are Miss
Emma Butzel, Miss Julia Klein,
Mesdames Maurice Canlan, Aaron
DeRoy, Leon Frank, Hugo
Freund, Leon Gilbert, S. Glo-
gower, C. Holy, John Hopp,
Ivor Kahn, Harr y Keidan,
Charles Lakoff, Milton Marx, Ed-
ward Robbins, Oscar Robinson,
Nate Shapero, Norman Thal,
George Waldbott, Leonard Wei-
ner and Joseph Welt.
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Relatives of Lieut. David A.
Croll, former Mayor of Windsor,
who is serving with the British
forces in England, having en-
listed with the Essex Scottish
Regiment last year, indicated
that injuries he sustained early
in the week were not serious.
Word of his injuries was received
on Monday by Lieut. Croll's
brother, Cecil R. Croll of Wind-
sor, by cablegram.
M. W. Benjamin Dies
Maxwell W. Benjamin, promi-
nent attorney, former worship-
ful master and secretary of Per-
fection Lodge No. 486, F. &
A. M., died at the age of 67 at
his home, 7392 Woodrow Wilson
Ave., on June 26. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted at Temple
Beth El by Dr. Leo M. Franklin
WINDOW SHADES
on Sunday.
MADE TO ORDER
A graduate of Detroit College
Cleaned and Repaired
of Law, class of 1900, Mr. Ben-
jamin practiced in Cheboygan
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until 1915, when he came to De-
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troit.
HAIFA. (Palcor)—Jewish im-
He is survived by his wife,
CARPETING
migration continues in steady Yetta, three sisters and three
Rugs and Furniture
stream to Palestine, as was em- brothers.
phasized with the arrival Friday
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of a great boatload of 455 Jews,
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including many refugees from let yourself get involved with
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Poland and Germany.
writers of "letters to the editor"
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writing such letters to editors,
and then collects answers signed
with Jewish names . . . The idea
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BE SURE TO INCLUDE
LEBANESE
Affianced
MISS MILDRED COFFMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Coff-
man of 6632 Odin Drive, Holly-
wood, Calif., announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mil-
dred, to Leonard B. Foreman,
son of William Foreman.
Miss Coffman is affiliated with
Phi Sigma at U. S. L. A. Mr.
Foreman is a graduate of Wayne
University.
The wedding is planned for
November.
"Lebanon," he stated, "is in-
habited by a population of which
the majority are Christian and
for whom France has for genera-
tions been the source of instruc-
tion and inspiration. Culturally,
Lebanon faces west rather than
east and the same, of course, is
true geographically. The coast-
land of which Beirut is the capi-
tal, looks upon the Mediterranean
as a highway to the west rather
than as a barrier against it. The
same, by the way, was true in
ancient days of the Phoenicians
who inhabited the same coastland.
It is a mistake to assimilate us
with Syria. It so happens that
Lebanon and the State of Damas-
cus have both been under French
mandates but our relations ex-
tend no further. Lebanon has but
little in common with the other
Arab states.
LONDON. (WNS)—A Ger-
man Jewish refugee has devised
a system through which produc-
tion in British clothing factories
has been increased by about 50
per cent, according to the Lon-
don Daily Chronicle, which
praised the loyalty of Jewish
refugees.
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That Ner Israel Rabbinical
College in Baltimore is a veri-
table League of Nations is indi-
cated by the above picture in
which are to be seen representa-
tives from no less than 14 coun-
tries. First row, left to right,
Heinz Ney, Germany; Morris
Elefant, Czecho-Slovakia; Na-
cham Kreistman, Russia; Samson
Krauss, Hungary; Emil Fisch-
man, England. Second row,
left to right, Samuel Labkovsky,
China; Ben Eisenberg, Austria;
Moshe Berinholz, Palestine; Pin-
cus Kohn, Yugoslavia; Ralph Ber-
ger, Poland. Third row, left to
right, Abraham Leibtag, Lithu-
ania; Moseph J. Burak Canada;
Oscar Kline, Latvia, and Morris
Shere, United States.
Ner Israel will shortly • begin
erection of two new buildings
which when completed will have
facilities for 150 students. The
ground-breaking ceremonies for
the new structures took place
last month with Rabbi Isaac Her-
zog, Chief Rabbi of Palestine,
the principal speaker. To date
over 90 students are enrolled at
Ner Israel, an institution for the
ordaining of rabbis, founded
eight years ago by Rabbi Jacob
I. Ruderman, dean since incep-
tion. Among its achievements Ner
Israel has rescued over a dozen
students from Germany, who are
now completing their studies at
the college. Rabbi Samson Weiss,
who is now head of a Yeshiva
in Detroit, was formerly a mem-
ber of the New Israel faculty.
Alarming Implications
"As for the idea of an Arab
union," Mr. Mokarzel continued,
"we realize its sentimental and
propaganda value. Union is always
a popular slogan; but those who
are called upon to hazard their
present status under a proposed
union owe it not only to them-
selves and their posterity, but to
the other members of the union
as well, to examine all the im-
plications. Our experience does
not lead us to expect that we would
find that spirit of progress and
tolerance among our neighbors
which is essential for the pres-
ervation of our freedom and all
our rights. In time, of course,
conditions may change: our neigh-
bors may accept the standards of
Western civilization. At present,
however, we do not relish the
idea of being delivered over to
the desert towards which a great
part of the Arab world is still
oriented."
Favor Jewish National Home
The Lebanese, Mr. Mokarzel
explained, are in sympathy with
the development of the Jewish
National Home in Palestine. Po-
litical considerations aside, there
is much to be gained from the
growth of Hebraic cultural val-
ues. Some time ago this sympathy
was expressed by the spiritual
head of the Maronite Church, the
Patriarch of Beirut. The rights
of the Jewish community in Pales-
tine are analogous to their own
rights in Syria. The Jewish Na-
tional Home in Palestine is a
symbol and affirmation of the
right of smaller nations to a life
of their own on a basis of equal-
ity and freedom.
With regard to the Lebanese
stand in the present world con-
flict, Mr. Mokarzel pointed out
that, like the Jewish community
in Palestine, Lebanon stands firm
for a victory of the democracies.
"The outstanding leaders of pan-
Arab nationalism," he added,
"have for a long time been in
league with the Nazis. That fact
alone is sufficient to make us
pause. As for France, Lebanon
has always been an admirer of
that land which has protected it,
but we are against Vichy. We are
not willing to be the tools of a
government which is itself the
tool of the Nazis."
Opposed to Vichy
Mr. Mokarzel reported that
shortly after the establishment of
the Vichy government the Le-
banese of America addressed a
cable to General Henri Dentz, the
high commissioner of Syria, urg-
ing him to resist the infiltration
of the Nazis into the French man-
date. When, however, the Germans
with the acquiescence of Vichy,
began to penetrate deeper into
Syria and the British-Free French
invasion was launched, Mr. Mokar-
zel, as president of the Lebanese
League of Progress, addressed
himself to General Charles de
Gaulle, leader of the Free French
forces, expressing the hope that
"no change will be made in the
basic form of government in Le-
banon which rests on the founda-
tion of independence."
In reply General de Gaulle
cabled: "I ask you to express my
thanks to the Lebanese of Amer-
ica for their message and my pro-
found confidence in the result of
the world's struggle from which
the alliance of France and Le-
banon will come out rejuvenated."
It is apparent that in certain
basic respects the position of the
Jews in Palestine and that of
the Lebanese in Syria is alike.
The Jews have not opposed a
instruction,
courses
recommend
s
of
This body decides on
appoint.
union of Arab States. But it is
ments to the teaching staff, awards scholarships, passes on
clear that no union can succeed
applications for admission, makes decisions on granting of
which does not safeguard Lebanese
diplomas and degrees. 52 members of the university' s faculty rights in Syria and Jewish rights
of 135 and over 800 of the 1,200 students are refugees.
in Palestine.
Meeting of Hebrew U. Faculty Senate