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Dr. Simeon Ginzburg
Here in Interests of
Keren Hatarbut

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

Gewerkshaften

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campaign activities for the His-
tadruth, the Jewish Federation
of Labor of Palestine, and is-
sued a call for increased efforts
for labor Palestine.
Philip Slomovitz, first of a
group of speakers who addressed
the gathering, described the ef-
forts of the Jewish pioneers as
fighters in the front ranks fin

Temple Israel Men's
Club Meets Monday

PREJUDICE

(Continued from Page One)

Civilian Defense, was consulted

Will Hear Chevrolet Executive before these instructions were
at Election Meeting

January 9, 1942

Max Chomsky Named
For Indianapolis
Educational Post

Appointed educational director
issued.
of Congregational Beth El Le-
William G. Power, Chevrolet
(leek, of Indianapolis, Max Chom-
Motor Car Company executive, Roosevelt Asks for Vigilance sky assumed his new duties this
Against
Racial
Discrimination
will be the speaker at the election
Dr. Simeon Ginzburg, distin-
of officers meeting of the Men's WASHINGTON (JPS) — "We we leVke'll-known in the Detroit
guished poet and scholar, chair-
Club of Temple Israel, Monday must be particularly vigilant Jewish community, Mr. Chomsky
man of the Hebrew Writers' As-
evening, Jan. 12, at the Maccabees against racial discrimination in was long identified with the Jew-
sociation of Palestine, will lec-
Auditorium, Woodward at Put- any of its ugly forms," Presi-
ture for the Kvutzah Ivrith, the
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt told ish
Community
Center.
Ile Ceti-
first
nam.
Hebrew Cultural Group of De-
became
identified
with the
Mr. Power is nationally fatuous a joint session of the Senate ter 11 years ago when he entered
•troit, next Saturday evening.,
for his spell-binding, energetic rind the House of Representatives --and won—the Milford Stern
Jan. 10, in the auditorium of the
oratory. his message will be per- in a message on the state of Oratorical Contest. Since that
Rose Sittig Cohen Building, Tyler
tinent to present problems. Fol- the nation in which he stressed time he played his part in every
and Lawton. His lecture will be
lowing Mr. Power's talk, officers that "victory for us means vie- Ce nter activity, including a term
delivered in Hebrew. His sub-
a
tory for religion."
will be elected.
ject is "The Prophet Amos."
on the board of directors.
Describing
the
religious
con-
Dr. Ginzburg is visiting De-
Members of Temple Isael Men's
Former director of Young
Club may invite an unaffiliated cents of the Axis, the President Judaea and A Z A, Max has been
troit in the interest of the Keren
guest who may be interested in said: "They know that victory vice-president o'f the Detroit
Hatarbut, an idea conceived by
joining the Men's Club. Saul 11. for us means victory for religion. Junior Service Group and active
the great poet, C. N. Bialik. It
Rose will be chairman of the And they could not tolerate in the affairs of the United lieb-
was Bialik's conception that
that. The world is too small to rew Schools and Congregation
among the forces that build
meeting.
provide adequate 'living room' Shaarey Zedek, where he served
Zion, cultural creativity should
for both Hitler and God. In on the teaching staff. Lately,
be fostered no less than other
sang a group of Yiddish an.1 proof of that, the Nazis have he was religious director of the
useful labors, since the spiritual
now announced their plan for Jewish community of Port Huron
and intellectual life is an essen-
Hebrew songs.
enforcing their new German. and was en gage d in the conduct
tial of healthy functioning.
The Resolutions
pagan religion throughout the of a survey on Jewish education
The work of Keren Hatarbut
The resolutions read by Mr. world—the plan by which the
in America is directed by Dr.
Mayerowitz and adopted by the Holy Bible and the Cross of under the auspices of the Jewish
Ginzburg, who has been dele-
conference provided as follows: Mercy would be displaced by Welfare
Federation.
Friends
and former associates
gated to America for this task.
1. All aid was offered the "Mein Kampf" and the swastika of Mr. Chomsky were hosts at
Originally, Keren Hatarbut
Government in the war against and the naked sword.
an impromptu farewell party for
aimed at the encouragement of
the Axis; 2. Those who torture
"Our own objectives," he con- him at the Center last Tuesday
purely constructive literary lab-
Jews in 'Nazi-made ghettos were tinued, "are clear; the objective evening .
ors. After the war broke out,
condemned and greetings were of smashing the militarism im-
it extended its activities to in-
sent to the sufferers assuring posed by war lords upon their
clude the philanthropic phase as
them that a better day is dawn- enslaved peoples—the objective Stanley High to Address
HARRY
SCHUMER
well. It had to offer aid to
ing; 3. The conference sent of liberating the subjugated no-
Fisher Town Hall on
stranded refugee writers and to the democracies to protect the greetings to the Yishav in Pal- tions—the objective of establish-
the impoverished writers' colony Middle Eastern zone against the estine, encouraging them in their jog and securing freedom of
Wednesday
within Palestine.
Axis, and declared that continua- war efforts and pledging greater speech, freedom of religion, free-
The chairman of the local tion of Palestinian Jewish efforts support in the form of an en- dons . from want and freedom Stanley High, roving editor for
chapter of the Keren Hatarbut is part of democratic defense larged quota of $50,000 from from fear everywhere in the Reader's Digest whose brilliant
discussions of national problems
is Dr. A. M. Hershman; the work in the world.
Detroit for this year.
world."
Warning against complacency have made him one of the most
treasurer is Maurice Landau.
The Campaign Officers
popular commentators on the plat-
The Kvutzah Ivrith, under whose
The sensation of the after-
The campaign officers elected and against defeatism, Mr. Roos- form, will speak on "Why We
auspices Dr. Ginzburg will speak . noon was the address deliv-
the poison-
warned
against.
elt.
next Saturday evening, is headed ered by the guest speaker, by ,the conference, upon submis- eY
ors influence of Nazi propaganda. Are at War' before the Detroit
by Herman D. Boraks. The Maurice Samuel, the eminent sion of a slate by Mr. Sislin,
"We must," he asserted, "guard Town Hall audince in the Fisher
chairman of the cultural group is author of "The Great Hatred" are:
against divisions among our - Theater Wednesday, Jan. 11, at
Morris Schaver, chairman; Ben- selves and among all the other n a. m.
and other outstanding works.
'Morris Lachover.
Writing for the Saturday Eve-
Mr. Samuel told his audience jamin M. Laikin, Alex Belkil , united nations. We must be par-
Post, Reader's Digest and
') I
that he was in somewhat of a Joseph Haggai, Max Bachman,
ticularly vigilant
against
other national publications, Mr.
quandary. He said: "If I Abraham Mayerowitz, Alex Nic- discrimination
in any
of racial other
Mizrachi Pledges
High has frequently attacked sub-
speak English with an inter- hamin, Dr. Alexander Sanders,
."
We are inspired by , versive influences and extremist
Roosevelt Support mingling of Yiddish, you will David Sheraga, Abraham Nus- forms
"
elements in this country. His ex-
suffer (wet ihr sich mutchen). baum, William Hordes, Mrs. Han-
; v 1 1 c h goes back through
all the years to the first chapter poses of Fascist and so-called
NEW YORK.—With a spirit of If 1 speak Yiddish, I will suf. nab Michlin, Mrs. Sarah Sheraga, faith
""
patriotic
organizations w e r e
sacred devotion to American de- fer (well ich sich mutchen"). Isaac Lipson, vice presidents; of the Book of Genesis: 'God
, subsequently
confirmed
by the
g ut there was a shout for Harry Schumer, treasurer; Mor- created man in his own imag(;0 findings
of the Dies
Committee.
mocracy and idealism and with ...ut
wholehearted loyalty to President Yiddish. and Samuel yielded ris Ross, financial secretary; Day- We on our side are striving
Closely associated with Presi-
Roosevelt, "whose God inspired and for more than an hour hi Sislin, recording secretary; be true to that divine heritage.
Morris
Lieberman,
chairman
of
We
are
fighting,
as
our
fathers
dent
Roosevelt as one or his fam-
leadership has been a beacon of delivered a classic address in
fly of advisors following the 1936
light and hope to all oppressed Yiddish on the status of de- executive committee; Max Taich, have fought, to uphold the doe-
he later broke with the
peoples of the earth," the Mizrachi mocracy in the world and the chairman of organizations corn- trine that all men are equal in elections,
Administration
i
i n a fanfare of
Organization of America, relig- position of Palestine.
mittee, assisted by Osher Gold- the sight of God. Those on the publicity. Since that time his rov-
ious wing of the Zionist Move-
• berg, J. L. Wolock, M. Gold- other side are striving to destroy ing assignments for national pub-
Pointing to the weaknesses "4- 'hoftas, Ben Rosenthal, M. Gins- this deep belief and t o create a
ment, met in special emergency
have taken him all over
conference at Hotel Astor and the democracies who hesitated lir burg, M. Chait, Louis Levine, world of tyranny and cruelty and lications
the world. Last summer he went
embarked
upon
a
program
of
de-
carry
on
an
aggressive
battle
for
fense, through a special commis- decency, Mr. Samuel described :Israel Hertz, Addle Mondry, serfdom. . . . Only total victory to Mexico for Reader's Digest.
Morris Fisher.
can reward the champions of
Tickets are available at Grin-
sion which is to stimulate the the efforts of Jewish pioneers in
news, Ra. 112-1, for $1.10 and
m,
activities of religious national Palestine and showed how they lowing first
this campaign
conference
rally
was
fel-
held
tolerance,
d
and
decency, and free- $1.65 including tax.
and
faith."
Jewry "to exert every effort to became democratic in the course on Thursday evening at Lachar's
the prosecution of the present war of building the land. He showed on 12th St.
thrust upon the free people of how the Jewish settlements were
The general campaign commit- Tony Martin Joint the Navy Jews in Bulger-Held Yugoslavia
SAN FRANCISCO (JPS) —
the earth, to which our lives and brought to their present status tee will be supplemented with
Surrender Licenses
possessions shall be dedicated to and how democratic principles additional members at the rally Tony Martin, handsome singing
GENEVA
(JPS) — Jews in
prevailed in the process of build- Thursday, Jan. 15, which will be star of the movies, has enlisted
the fullest."
The conference, presided over i ng. "We must continue to play held in Lachar's Restaurant on in the Navy and been given the Bulgar-held Yugoslavia h a v e
by Gedalia Bublick, which was a creative role in the future," 12th St. The guest speaker that rating of "chief specialist." He been ordered by the Bulgarian
evening will be Yehudith Sim- was immediately assigned to en- Government to surrender their
attended by several hundred peo- lie declared.
chonith, who has recently ar- listment of young college stu- mining licenses and concessions
pie, listened to inspiring addresses
dents in the naval forces.
Addresses by Sobeloff and
. within a period of three months. V
by Rabbi Wolf Gold, Leon Gell-
iiv ed from Palestine.
_
Rabbi Adler
—
man, Rabbi Dr. Jacob Hoffman,
Dr. P. Churgin, Rabbi I. M.
Bringing the greetings of the
Kowalsky, Rabbi Aaron Teitel-
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
baum, Rabbi Max Kirshblum, M. Jewish Welfare Federation and
Morton Rubenstein and others, the Allied Jewish Campaign, Isi-
and adopted a series of resolu- (lore Sobeloff, the Federation's
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tions urging and encouraging all executive director, declared that
the
present
exigencies
make
it
Suez Canal is the key to the Mediterranean.
pone action in mobilizing an important
members and youth of the nation-
The Mediterranean is the to•be-or-not-to-be
al Mizrachi organization to sup- necessary for people to work force in time of need.
of the British Empire. The British Empire is
port without stint American mill- harder and to give more. He
Entrance
of
the
United
States
in
the
the last bulwark between the United States
tary efforts, civilian defense, the wished the Palestine labor cam-
and the Axis in its march to world power—
purchase of defense bonds and Pai gners God-speed and urged war ought to help clarify the issue and
which means, in the words of Hitler himself
stamps, the campaigns of the Red them to go forward with their should speed action in favor of a Jewish
and his braintrusters, also control of the
Cross and all other civil and mili _ task, recognizing the magnitude arm y.
4
of the problems facing them.
Western Hemisphere. Palestine, you may be
i
Lary agencies.
Congressmen Dingell and Fish have
inclined to say, is a long way off. But the
A special resolution calls upon
Rabbi Morris Adler, in an ad-
general staff of the United States Army does
the members of the clergy, affili- dress in which he pointed to clearly expressed the attitude of unbiased
not think so. To America's military authori-
ated with Mizrachi in significant Palestine's honored place in Jew- observers who know the value of a Jewish
ties Palestine is a very vital element in the
numbers, "to volunteer as chap- isle creative effort, brought the force in Palestine. Pierre Van Paassen
defense plans for this hemisphere and for
lains in the United States Army pledge of the Zionist Organiza- stated the case for a Jewish army clearly
this country—almost as vital and important
and Navy, thus responding to the tion of Detroit to work side by
call of the Secretary of War for side with the labor elements to when he said in an address recently:
as the Panama Canal, or Alaska, or Hawaii.
"The Jewish people is asking for surplus
It is an open secret that the military staff
spiritual guides for the much en- help realize the goal set for this
human taxation. The Jewish people is plead-
larged armed forces of this coun- year's drive. "We are fighting
in Washington is today very much concerned
ing to be allowed to make extra sacrifices.
indeed with the preservation of Palestine as
try."
for a victory for justice," Rabbi
The Jewish people is imploring the British
a bastion for the democrati c forces."
Adler declared in his stirring ap-
government to permit the formation of a
peal.
Here is a clear case for a Jewish army.
army which would be composed of
.Prof. Levi-Civita Dies Other addresses were delivered Jewish
the 65,000 Jewish young men of Palestine
Britain knows the need, but continues tO
by the following: A. H. Kuschin-
who are not eligible for service in the British
follow a policy of "placating" the Arabs 4
GENEVA (JPS)—Prof. Tullio sky, director of the drive, who
expeditionary forces, , and of such Jewish
Levi-Civita, Italy's greatest math- analyzed the year's tasks and
who are not volunteering for the British
men in other countries as are not subject
ematician, and Albert Einstein's called for redoubled effort; Louis
forces. The people of Britain, the entire
to
conscription.
Consequently
the
manpower
outstanding disciple, died in Vati- Levine, who reported for the
represented by the Jewish army would pro-
press ill England, favor a Jewish army.
can City at the age of 69, it was credentials committee; H a r r y
vide additional manpower to fight Hitler. Ind-
Schumer, treasurer; Morris Ross,
The most informed people ill this country
announced here.
dentally, the Jewish arm y would exceed in
secretary;
Morris
Lieb-
financial
member
of
the
Pontifical
A
favor a Jewish army. Therefore, it is
numbers the strength of all the other armies
Academy of Sciences, and a pop- erman, who introduced Mr. Sam-
high time that Jewish demands were ad-
of the various governments-in-exile. This
ular lecturer in the United States, uel; David Sislin, who reported
military significance of the Jewish army can-
hered to and such a force were organized.
he had done significant work in for the nominating committee;
not be minimized at this time.
the fields of hydrodynamics, theo- Max Taich, who reported for the
Form a Jewish army NOW. This should
"Military experts will agree that a Jewish
retical dynamics and pure geom- organization committee; Abraham
be
the demand upon Great Britain from
army
serving
in
the
Near
and
Middle
East
Mayerowitz, who presented a
err y.
series of ersolutions which:-were • would be of invaluable importance, from a
all quarters, Jewish and non-Jewish. De-
strategic point of view, not only to Great
adopted by the conference. Can-
lay in forming such a force is not only
Britain but also to the United States. Pales-
Robert S. Tulman of Temple
Buy Defense Stamps for
unfair to the Jewish people, it is harmful
tine is the key to the defense of the Suez
Israel, accompanied by Karl
to the cause of the democracies.
Canal
and
the
gate
to
the
Far
East.
The
Haas,
Temple
Israel
organist,
and Defense Bonds '

Eminent Scholar to Address
Kvutzah Ivrith Saturday

Purely Commentary

