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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

and The Legal Chronicle_

VOL. 44, NO. 2

Nazi Church
Plan Would
Ban the Bible

10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Year

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY. JANUARY 9. 1942

Hebrew University
Called a Meeting
Place for Cultures

Start Strong
Campaign for
Jewish Army

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Discrimination
Against Aliens

Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach,
president of the American
Friends of the Hebrew Uni-
versity, released a declaration
recently published by the lead-
ing academicians and scholars
Race, Religion Ques-
Great Britain acclaiming Dr. Church, Col. Pat-
Aim of Alfred Rosen- of
the Hebrew University of
tions Ruled Out
Jerusalem as a world influ-
terson, Van Paassen
berg Is to Destroy
ence providing a meeting place
in Defense
Head Committee
for the cultures of East and
Christianity
West.
Discrimination against loyal
NEW YORK (JPS)—In an all-
The statement, which was
GENEVA (JPS)—The substi-
aliens in employment was con-
out
drive
for
a
Jewish
army
in
received
by
Dr.
Rosenbach
in
tution of Hitler's "Mein Kampf"
demned in a statement issued by
for the Bible and the objective a cable from Prof. Norman Palestine, the Committee for a
President Roosevelt, who urged
of destroying the "Christian be- Bentwich of London, points to Jewish Army has begun a cam-
the adoption of a sane policy re-
paign
for
the
recognition
of
Jew-
Ilebrew
University's
signifi-
lief imported into Germany" are
garding aliens and foreign-born
ish
Palestine
as
a
nation
at
cance
in
keeping
"the
scien-
the most significant items of the
citizens. His statement follows:
war
with
the
Axis
and
for
the
tific
flame
burning
clear
and
detailed 30-point program that
British
to
let
Palestinian
and
free
in
the
Orient
while
the
"I am deeply concerned over
forms the plan of the "religion
the increasing number of re-
of National Socialism," made lamps are put out in the stateless Jews fight under the
flag of the Jewish National
ports of employers discharging
public in Berlin by Dr. Alfred countries of Europe."
Homeland.
workers who happen to be
Rosenberg, anti-religious, anti-
aliens or even foreign-born
In a nearly full-page adver-
Semitic leader and "philosopher"
tisement in the New York Times,
citizens. This is a very serious
Parley Honors
of Nazi Germany.
JOSEPH SCHLOSSBERG
matter. It is one thing to safe-
the committee, Revisionist in its
The Nazi plan to oust all other
Americin industry, and
For Dr. Silver origin, points to a potential army "The New Role of Labor in guard
faiths in favor of Nazi pagan-
of 200,000 Jews and stresses England, America and Palestine," particularly defense industry,
ism and to make Hitler's hate-
against sabotage; but it is
three military advantages for
laden "Mein Kampf" the Bible U.P.A. Parley to Hear the creation of such a force. will be discussed by Joseph very much another to throw
Schlossberg,
widely-known
labor
of the German people has been
Consolidation of Allied positions leader, speaker and journalist, out of work honest and loyal
Admiral Stirling and around
submitted to Hitler for his ac-
the Suez Canal ; the re- at the Jewish Community Cen- people who, except for the ac-
tion.
lease of Anzac forces from the ter, Woodward and Holbrook cident of birth, are sincerely
Prof. Albright
Although Germans will not be
Middle East; the strengthening Ayes., on Tuesday evening, Jan. patriotic.
required to belong to the na-
"Remember the Nazi tech-
NEW YORK. — The National of the western hemisphere are 13, at 8:30. Mr. Schlossberg will
tional' Church, the Government
nique: 'Pit race against race,
given as military reasons for the
Conference
for
Palestine
to
be
will be pleased to include "every
religion against religion, preju-
creating of a Jewish army.
See SCHLOSSBERG—Page 5
German soul," while not tolerat- held in Cleveland, 0., on Jan.
dice against prejudice. Divide
Quote F. D. R., Churchill
ing any other church. The Nazi 17 and 18 at Hotel Statler, will
The aspect of the stateless
and conquer.'
Church, according to the pro-
"We must not let that hap-
Jews being allowed to fight in
gram, has one main objective: honor Dr. Abba IIillel Silver, the Jewish army of Palestine Welfare Funds
pen here. We must not forget
To annihilate "that Christian be- national chairman, for the lead- emphasizes that Jews who have
we are defending: Lib-
Call Assembly what
lief imported into Germany in ership he has given to the cause lost their citizenship in Nazi-
erty, decency, justice. We
the unfortunate year 800 whose
cannot afford the economic
occupied lands- do not have a
tenets conflict with both the heart
waste of services and non-
proper opportunity to lash back Detroiters to Play an
and the mentality of the Ger-
citizens in defending our land
at Hitlerism.
Active Part at
man."
and our liberties."
The Committee's statement is
Dissemination of the Bible will
featured by quotations by Presi-
Sessions
A statement was also issued
be stopped and "Mein Kampf"
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and
this week ruling • out any.....ques.
will be recognized as "our most
Prime Minister Winston Church-
Jewish federation and welfare this regarding race or religion
saintly book" and the ethical
ill, both of whom have stated fund leaders throughout the of people registering for civilian
guide of the German people. Re-
that all those against Hitler de-
ligious objects will be removed
serve the support of the Allies. United States will discuss the defense.
Raymond J. Kelly, Major
and swastikas will replace them
The honorary chairmen of the communal duties and responsi-
C. A. C., Director of the Sixth
in the churches of Germany.
bilities
facing
American
Jewish
committee are Dr. Samuel liar-
Civilian Defense Region, with of-
den Church and Colonel John communities as a result of the
frees in Chicago, pointed out that
Condemned by All Faiths
H. Patterson. Pierre van Pans- war at the ninth
the original enrollment card does
annual General
sen is national chairman.
NEW YORK (JPS) — Cath- E.
not contain such questions. With
olic, Protestant and Jewish re- ;
United States Senator Pren- Assembly of the
regard to the insertion of such
ligious leaders here joined in
tiss M. Brown and Congressman Council of Jew
questions on the Detroit enroll-
ish
Federations
condemning or ridiculing the new
John D. Dingell, of • Michigan,
ment card he has informed the
and
W
elf
are
Nazi religion introduced by Dr.
joined the long list of distin-
editor of The Detroit Jewish
Funds
which
will
Alfred Rosenberg, who is now ADMIRAL YATES STIRLING guished leaders in signing the
Chronicle as follows:
§
Baltic Administrator for the
statement in the New York be held at the
"We have had definite in-
Drake Hotel in
Reich.
Times.
of Palestine fund-raising in the
structions issued that question-
f
r
o
ru
Chicago
United States during. the past Promoted to Colonels in Army Jan. 31 to Feb.
naires should contain no ques-
Who Wouldn't Change
WASHINGTON (JPS)—With
five years, it was disclosed here
tion regarding the race or re-
His Name
by the program committee. The the announcement of the pro- 2. The accredit-
of the volunteer. Defi-
Abe Srere
conference
will
be
attended
by
motion
of
specially
selected
ROCHESTER, N. Y. (JPS) —
nite instructions have been.. is-
ed Detroit dele-
Judge William C. Kohlmetz im- organizational and individual del- Lieutenant Colonels, Regular gates representing the Jewish sued and distributed through-
mediately sympathized with the egates from all parrs of the Army, to the temporary grade Welfare Federation of Detroit out the country to this effect."
plight of Norman W. Fuehrer,United States. of Colonel, the War Department will be: Henry Wineman, Clar- Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as-
it native American, and author-
Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr., prepared to put into operation ence H. Enggass, Abe Srere and sistant director of the Office of
ized him to change his name to former Chief of Staff of the a wartime system of temporary
See PREJUDICE—Page 12
Scheer. Fuehrer said that his United States Fleet and Dr. promotion. The list of the offi-
See ASSEMBLY—Page 9
name subjected him to ridicule cers promoted to the temporary
See SILVER—Page 9 grade of Colonel, giving their
and to contempt.
home address and duty station, Palestine Pioneer Campaign Sets
includes the following: Herman
$.10,000 Quota for Detroit for
Then and Now
Feldman, New York City (home
address), Washington ( ass ign-
Conditions 40 Years Ago, When Jewish National Fund ment) ; Joseph P. Kohn, North Gewerkshaften Conference Re-Elects Morris Schauer as
Collings, N. Y., Manila, P. I.;
Chairman for 12th Year; Maurice Samuel Delivers
Was Established, Compares with Situation Today
Morris Berman, San Antonio,
Inspiring Address in Yiddish
Ogden, Utah; Herbert A. Myers,
By JULIAN MELTZER
a;
, Ga.
A
Ph iladelphia,
An inspired audience of 350 day afternoon in the Workmen's
Editor's Note :—On Jan. 8, 1942, were being set ever wider and Charles H. Un ger,
t la n San
t F ran- men and women, representing Circle Educational Center on
40 years elapsed since the Jew- wider; railways spanned the enor-
110 Detroit Jewish organizations, Linwood Ave., unanimously
ish National Fund was estab- mous continent, opening up cisco,
Fort Knox,
Ky.; Theodore
C. Gerber,
Columbus,
Joliet, Ill.; meeting in conference last Sun- adopted a quota of $50,000 for
lished by a vote of the Fifth great new stretches; a great in- Raymond 'G. Lehman, Santa Mon-
1942 for the Detroit Palestine
Zionist Congress in Basle, dustrial system was assuming ica, Calif., Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Pioneer Campaign (Gewerkshaf-
Switzerland. The 40th anni- shape.
and Joseph H. Davidson, Seattle,
ten).
. . . Russian Jewry had con- March Field, Calif.
versary of the Jewish People's
The conference re-elected Mor-
Fund for the reclamation of tributed in broad and unstinted
ris Schaver chairman of the 1942
its Homeland is being observed measure to the struggling Zion-
campaign and selected a' slate
in Palestine and by Jewish ist Movement, struggling against To Dedicate New
of officers.
communities in the free parts 'the indifference and sometimes
Yeshivah
Feb.
15
Harry Schumer, treasurer,
of the world. A Keren Kaye- even the active opposition of
meth month (Jan. 15-Feb. 15) large elements among the Jewish
and
Morris Ross, financial sec-
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, the
retary of the drive, pointed
will be observed in U.S. Jew- people itself. The pogroms which Hebrew talmudical academy of
out in their reports during
ish communities for the forth- shocked the world were yet to Detroit, announces that plans
the session, that when the
erance of the "Land for Vic- come. Great Jewries lived in a have been formulated for the
state of illusory complacence; in
Gewerkshaften campaigns first
tory" wartime program.
dedication
of
its
new
home
on
Germany and Austria assimila-
commenced in Detroit in 1924,
the northwest corner of Dexter
Forty years ago . . . tionist influences were holding Blvd. and Cortland Ave. on Sun-
$2,900 was remitted for the
year. Last year, more than
King Edward the Seventh was sway.
day,
Feb.
15.
The
committee
One by one the pages of his-
$30,000 was raised for the
crowned in London after the
has prepared a week-long pro-
glorious reign of his mother, tory flick over as one surveys gram of activities which will
Palestine labor m ovement, and
Queen Victoria; the era of the the European, the American, the culminate with a closing func-
confidence was expressed 'that
Victorians was over; the Machine world scene of the early nine- tion on Sunday, Feb. 22 (Wash-
the $50,000 quota will be
Age was in the throes of de- teen hundreds. Mankind had en-
raised this year. Mr. Ross an-
ington's birthday).
velopment, and an old democracy tered upon a new century, the
nounced that as of Sunday,
Outs tanding religious-educa-
ruled a mighty Empire. last hundred years of the second
$5,000 had already been raised
tional
leaders
and
national
fig-
Progress in the United States millennium of Christian civiliza-
towards this year's Gewerkshaf-
ures
will
come
to
the
city
for
of America was beginning to tion. High hopes and still higher
ten °note.
the
event.
achieve that forward impulse ideals were flaunted and voiced.
Mr. Schaver, presiding at Sun-
Functions
will
be
so
arranged
that not even the setbacks of Eloquent statesmen and orators
day's conference, reviewed the
each
day
to
allow
for
the
par-
the Wall Street panic a few elaborated the theme that the
ticipation of the various elements
years later could arrest ; the
See GEWERKSHAFTEN—Pg. 12
MORRIS SCIIAVER
of local Jewry.
See
J.
N.
F.—Page
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frontiers of the pioneering States

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