DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

February 20, 1942

REFUGEES

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a 60-millometre mortar in a
heavy weapons unit of Uncle
Sam's Army. In his letter to
the NRS, Siegfried wrote, "It's
the least I can do for my coun-
try."
This story might be called
"Reunion in Vienna" in reverse.
The scene is an army camp.
Private Nathan T., of Woodside,
L. I., had just been inducted in
the Army. Starting off for Sab-
bath services one Saturday
morning, he wandered from the
direct route and arrived some-
what late. To get a seat, he
had to pass Private Joseph L.,
until a few days ago of New
York City.
The rabbi who recounted the
story to the NRS, and who was
conducting services at the time,
relates that the words he spoke
from the pulpit had no further
meaning for these two men.
You've probably guessed the
reason why. They were both old
friends. They had both left
Vienna two years ago, and had
even been aided at the same
time by the National Refugee
Service, but had not seen each
othr since. This man's army of
ours had once more united a
pair of Hitler's victims.
Herman E. was resettled with
his parents in Florida, by the
National Refugee Service. A
violinist of exceptional talent,
Herman received a scholarship
from a university which enabled
him to continue with his musical
education. On December 1, 1941,
he joined the Army.
Two refugees—Paul and Ben
—have also adopted an Uncle
named Sam and are serving him
as privates. When the brothers
arrived in the United States two
years ago, they were resettled
by the National Refugee Service
in a midwstern city as bakers.
In a letter to the NRS, they
wrote that they are continuing
their trade as bakers—but for
the U. S. Army. They also
mentioned something about an
army marching on its stomach.

147 Refugees Arrive Safely in
South America After Many
Trials, with Aid of J.D.C.

From the seaport city of Bar-
ranquilla, Colombia, there came
this week a story of 147 men,
women and children who were
rescued from "years of humilia-
tions and tortures" through the
efforts of the Joint Distribution
Committee, one of the three
great humanitarian agencies for
which funds are raised by the
United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
gees, Overseas Needs and Pales-
tine.
The story was revealed in a
letter written by two of the
refugees in Barranquilla to the
New York office of the Joint
Distribution Committee. The J.
D.C., which is the major Amer-
ican agency for aid to Jewish
victims of war and persecution
overseas, is represented together
with the United Palestine Appeal
and the National Refugee Serv-
ice in the unified campaign of
the United Jewish Appeal.
In their letter the two refu-
gees, Hans H. and Sigmund H.,
speaking for the entire group
of 147, said that they wished
to "express our gratitude to the
J.D.C." and that "as soon as
possible all of us will surely try
to prove these feelings by
deeds."
The refugee group arrived in
Colombia recently, after many
months of hardship and wander-
ings. Mostly emigrants from
Germany. and Austria, they held
visas for Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and Bolivia. The J.D.C.
arranged their transatlantic pas-
sage, as it is doing for thou-
sands of refugees.
When they reached Cuba on
their way to South America they
found that they were stranded.
Passage through the Panama
Canal or even by air over the
Canal Zone was barred to Ger-
man nationals by wartime re-
strictions. There was no other
mode of transportation to en-
able them to reach the countries
on the west coast of South Amer-
ica for whch most of them held
passports. They were held in
Tiscornia. the "Ellis Island" of
Cuba. The J.D.C. immediately
set about rescuing them from
their plight.
It finally arranged for the
"S.S. Cuba." sailing from Hav-
ana, to change its itinerary and
carry the group directly to Bar-

ranquilla, in Colombia, which is
on tne Atlantic Ocean and could

Favorable Report
Mrs. A. Danzig on
on Education in
a Speaking Tour
Children's Bureau Mrs. Abraham Danzig of

therefore be reached without
traversing the Canal. From Bar-
ranquilla most of the refugees
were transported to their final
destination by plane, the only Rabbi Adler and Bernard Isaacs
way of crossing the wild and Indicate Children Under Com-
mountainous interior of the con-
munity Care Get Training
tinent. The plane journeys, as
According to a report recently
well as the forwarding of the
refugees' baggage, were also ar- released by Rabbi Morris Adler,
chairman of the education com-
ranged by the J.D.C.

A staff member of the J.D.C. mittee of the Jewish Children's
—subsidized Joint Relief Com- Bureau and one of its vice-pres-
mittee of Havana, Oscar Gur- idents, the children cared for by

finkel, accompanied the refugees
to Barranquilla. In the course
of the journey he had to cope
with half a dozen serious ill-
nesses among the passengers, in-
cluding acute appendicitis, neph-
ritis, etc. Doctors' fees were de-

frayed by the J.D.C.
The trip to Barranquilla took
eight days, and two days there-
after the first two plane-loads
of 22 people each left for in-
terior cities. A week after the
boat's arrival in Barranquilla the
last of the refugees had been
dispatched.

of 17-21 Group in Bnai
Brith Youth Have Enlisted in
Nation's Armed Services

10%

this agency are receiving a Jew-
ish education that compares fav-
orably with the level of the gen-
eral community. The committee,
consisting of Bernard Isaacs,
superintendent of the United
Hebrew Schools, and Rabbi Ad-
ler, reported that the total num-
ber of children under care of
the agency at the present time
is 91, 52 boys and 30 girls.
In the education committee's
report, the boys are divided into
two groups. Thirty-two are over
13 years of age and have al-
ready been Bar Mitzvah. Of the
number who are under the Bar
Mitzvah age, eight receive a

regular Jewish education. Be-

cause of personality problems,

WASHINGTON, D. C. —Act- and because many of the chil-
dren come front broken homes,
ing on a report tha.t 1 —Act-
,/ r of the
Zad ik . the agency cannot follow through
17-21 group in
Aleph, Bnai Brith youth organi- on a continuous program of
zation, have already enlisted in Jewish education for the remain-
the nation's armed forces, the der of the group, according to
Supreme Advisory Council, gov- Rabbi Adler. However, he points
erning body of AZA, authorized out that a certain amount of
the creation of a special class Jewish content is provided for
of membership for boys of 14 in the lives of these children
at the close of a two-day emer- through their affiliation with the
gency session at which war serv- Jewish Community Center and
ice was made an integral part participation in its activities.
Most of the girls have attend-
of every phase of A ZA's pro-
gram. Previously, membership in ed Jewish schools at some time,
AZA was open to boys between according to the committee's re-
port, and six are now attending
15-21.
Guided in its appraisal of the classes either in Hebrew or Sun-
probable effects of the war on day Schools. The report also re-
AZA by the preliminary results veals that the older girls partici-
of a national resources survey pate regularly in club and pro-
indicating the extent to which gram activities of the Jewish
the 12,000 AZA boys are already Community Center.
Among the suggestions includ-
serving the nation, this first war-
time meeting of the S.A.C. out- ed in the report for an improved
lined five broad spheres of war and enlarged program of pro-
service activity paralleling the viding Jewish education for chil-
existing five-fold and full pro- dren cared for by the agency,
gram to be adopted by the 475 Rabbi Adler suggested that pro-
Bnai Brith youth groups vision be made for a permanent
throughout the country for the education committee. He also
suggested that other facilities
duration of the war.
than those now in use be made
available to children not inter-
ested in a Hebrew or Jewish edu-
Cantor Schulsinger
Miss Clarice Freud, case
to Sing at Yeshiva caton.
supervisor of the Jewish Chil-
Bureau, emphasized the
Ceremonies Sunday dren's
Point that the children involved
in the report come from much
more complicated homes than
that of the general community,
and that this fact must be con-
sidered in comparing these chil-
dren with the general popula-
tion. In view of this fact. Miss
Freud felt that a permanent edu-
cation committee would be heln-
fill to the staff. At the invitation

of Fred M. Butzel, president of
+he Jewish Children's Bureau.
Rabbi Adler and Mr. Isaacs will
continue to function as members

a standing Education Com-
ittee. Herman Jaeobs. execu-

of

m

+iye director of the Jewish Corn-
+"initv Center. has been annoint-
nd as the third member of this
committee.

Rubiner to ArldrPss
Beth El College

CANTOR H. SCHULSINGER

At the closing events of the
dedication of the new Yeshiva
on Cortland and Dexter, at 2:30
p. m. this Sunday, Cantor Hyman

Schulsinger of Congregation Beth
Tefilo Emanuel and his choir will
participate in the program and
will sing a group of liturgical
and folk songs.

Pillsbury, California
Naturalist, to Speak at
Art Institute Sunday

Arthur C. Pillsbury, California
naturalist who planted tomatoes
in vats of chemically treated
water and Produced vines 25 feet

long with luscious fruit that
had to be picked by step-ladder,
will be the next World Adven-
ture Series public lecture speak-
er at the Detroit Institute of
Arts. Pillsbury will show new
natural color motion pictures
and speak on "Miracles of Na-
ture—on Land and Under the
Sea" at 3 :30 next Sunday after-
noon, Feb. 22.

On Monday evening, Feb. 23,
at 9 o'clock, Charles Rubiner will
address the Beth El College of
Jewish Studies on "Why I Am
A Zionist."
Mr. Rubiner was the president
of the Jewish Community Center
for three years and is a mem-
ber of the boards of Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek ; Jewish Wel-
fare Federation ; United Hebrew
Schools ; Zionist Organization of
Detroit; Detroit Round Table of
Catholics, Jews, and Protestants;
Jewish Community Council ; East
Central States Region of Council
of Jewish Federations and Wel-
fare Funds; Chairman of the
Selective Service Draft Board
No. 39; and Co-chairman of the
Speakers' Division of the Detroit
Community Fund. From 1928 to
1931, Mr. Rubiner was Assistant
Attorney-General of Michigan,
and from 1931 to 1939, he was
Judge of the Common Pleas
Court of Detorit. In 1939 he re-
tired to private law practice.
This is the eighth in the series
"Why I Am What I Am" con-
ducted under the auspices of the
Beth El College of Jewish
Studies.

Wyandotte, nationally prominent
in Mizrachi circles, will make a
tour in behalf of Mizrachi next
week.
On Sunday evening, Mrs. Dan-

zig will address the Mizrachi
banquet in Akron, 0. She will
speak at the Akron Jewish Cen-
ter.
On Monday, she will speak to
a gathering of Steubenville, 0.,
Jewry.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Danzig will
address a public meeting in
Rochester, N. Y.

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