Detroit Jewish Chronicle

and The Legal Chronicle

VOL. 44, NO. 8

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Oursler Hits
The American
Anti-Semites

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1942

Secure JNF Head
As Donors' Speaker

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Brill, Starts
Dr. Weizmann's Bnai
Members' Drive New Permits
to Admit 3,000
Son Is Missing
lion Settlers
In R.A.F. Service

The city-wide Bnai Brith mem-
bership drive officially began
with a ralry for workers on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, in the
Jewish Community Center. It
was addressed by Ben Z. Glass,
executive secretary of District
Grand Lodge No. 6 of Bnai
Michael, a Chemistry Brith. Enthusiasm was displayed Refugees to Reach Pal-
Social Justice and Silver
by all workers present, who
estine Before End
Student, Was Pa-
Shirt Magazines
pledged to fill their quotas be-
fore the termination of the drive
of March
Attacked
trolling Atlantic
on April 1.
L 0 N D 0 N (JPS-Palcor) — Harry Yudkoff, a member of
As evidence of the fact that
NEW YORK (JPS)—Dynamic
Michael, younger son of Dr. the general committee of Dis- Palestine must continue to be
Fulton Oursler, noted radio
Chaim Weizrnann, who was com- trict Grand Lodge No. 6, and a major refugee haven at the
commentator and until recently
missioned in the Royal Air Force a past president of Pisgah Lodge, same time that it is bracing it-
editor of Liberty magazine, as-
at the end of 1939, was report- along with Edmund Saperston, self for the fullest war effort in
sailed Social Justice, the Silver
president of Detroit Lodge, arc military, industrial and agricul-
ed missing by the R.A.F.
Shirt Roll Coll and other anti-
The 23-year-old Lieutenant, co-chairmen of the local city- tural support of the United Na-
Jewish periodicals before a vast
who was on Atlantic patrol at wide membership drive which is tions in the Middle Eastern Sec-
audience at the 56th annual din-
the time he was commissioned, being conducted by Pisgah Lodge tot, the British authorities in
ner of the National Republican
was formerly a chemistry stu- No. 34, Louis Marshall Lodge Palestine this week granted per-
Club at the Hotel Waldorf-
dent at Cambridge. Just before No. 1203, Detroit Lodge No. mission for 3,000 refugees to
Astoria here.
the war he stayed, for a while, 1374, Theodor Herzl Lodge No. enter the country before March
In discussing the issue of
in Palestine. 1377, and East Side Lodge. Ev- 31.
DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN
unity during the Civil War,
Dr. Weizmann announced the ery male Jew 21 years or over
This news was contained in
Oursler declared that today too
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the postponement of his scheduled of good moral character is dig- a cable sent from Jerusalem by
there are definite signs of dis-
ible for membership in Bnai the Jewish Agency for Palestine
unity, just as there were in Jewish National Fund announced trip to the United States pend- Brith.
this week that Dr. Israel Gold- ing word of his son Michael.
to the United Palestine Appeal,
Lincoln's time.
Bnai Brith's work is the re- American Jewry's central instru-
stein
of
New
York,
president
of
"Today we have periodicals of
sult
of
more
than
98
yars
of
scarcely veiled Fascist leanings. the Jewish ational Fund of Meyer Levin, War Ace, Recom- maturation. Long before any ment for the upbuilding and
mended for War Gallantry
defense of the Jewish homeland
Such publications as Social Jus- America, will be guest speaker
the annual donor event to
NEW YORK (JPS)For con- other Jewish organization that in Palestine, which has been
tice and the Silver Shirt Roll at
take place on Wednesday, March spicuous bravery in action in a exists today was ever dreamed called upon to provide the funds
Call are typical," he said. "On
of, Bnai Brith was administering
Dec. 7 they proclaimed their 11, at 1:30 p. in., at the Masonic feat which captured the imag- to the wants and needs of Amer- for the settlement and retrain-
Temple.
all
America,
Corporal
ination
of
ing of the newcomers. The Unit-
patriotism. But they are already
An able speaker, a leader in Meyer Levin, Jewish flier, has ica's Jewish population.
ed Palestine Appeal receives its
printing articles the only pur-
Bnai Brith was founded on funds from the United Jewish
pose of which is to create sus- Jewish and civic movements and been recommended for the Dis-
tinguished Flying Cross by the
Appeal for Refugees, Overseas
picion and disunity. They seek
See BNAI BRITH—Page 16
War Department. Levin was the
Needs and Palestine, of which it
See J.N.F.—Page 8
to place the blame for the war
bombardier in Captain Colin
is a constituent agency together
on our allies. On ideological
Kelly's plane, which destroyed
with the Joint Distribution Com-
grounds they seek to undermine
the Jap warship Haruna.
mittee and National Refugee
our necessary military co-opera-
Boake Carter, syndicated col-
Service.
tion with Russia."
umnist, in commenting on the
Agency Asked 6,000 Permits
Oursler recently voiced his
bravery of Levin, asserted that
strong • approval of a Jewish
The cable stated that only
"to
me,
the
combination
of
Army in one of his broadcasts. Starts European Relief
Impressive
Ceremonies
1,250 certificates were %ranted
Colin Kelly, the Irish boy, and
the Jewish' Agency had
Meyer Levin, the Jewish boy—
Mark Opening of although
Says Postwar Peace
Plan With Initial
requested 6,000 permits to pro-
a captain and a corporal—fac-
Must Include Racial,
vide for homeless Jews as well
Building •
ing life and death together
$1,000
Religious Equality
as to make available additional
against a common enemy, is a
manpower for Palestine's ex-
The
new
Yeshivah
Beth
Judah
NEW YORK (JPS) — Calling
moving
symbol
of
America."
The Yiddish Folks Verein, one
panding war industries. With
of
Detroit
was
dedicated
Sun-
upon teachers to look forward to of the oldest Yiddish landsman-
Lavishing praise on the Jew-
the peace-time program which shaften in Detroit, has inaugur- ish lad, Carter said: "Like Kelly, day afternoon at impressive 1750 dependents included in the
will insist upon religious and ated a fund to be used for re- this Jewish boy is of the stuff ceremonies, in the new building 1,250 certificates granted the
total number of immigrants will
racial equality, James Marshall, lief of European Jews.
that makes America great— on Cortland and Dexter.
be at least 3,000.
Comparing
it
to
the
factories
President of the Board of Edu-
character,
unselfishness,
deter-
At the 30th anniversary cele-
which
are
turning
out
tools
for
bration of the organization, ob- mination at all costs."
See PALESTINE—Page 16
See ANTI-SEMITES—Page 2 served Sunday afternoon and
The columnist predicted that the armed forces of tbe United
evening at ceremonies at the "we shall hear of many similar Nations, Rabbi S. P. Wohlgelern-
Bnai Moshe, Max Nusbaum, heroic feats among the Kellys ter of Seattle, Wash., told an
chairman of the anniversary and the Levins, the O'Briens and overflow crowd that "in this
committee, announced that $1,- the Cohens—and almost every academy you are providing tools
for your children to develop as
000 was immediately set aside origin.
"We must," he added, "rea- messengers of God and as the
from the funds of the organiza-
for this purpose, and that lize that interpretation of de- champions of righteousness and Proud to Be in Uncle
Leaders Summon Mob- tion
annually 50 per cent of all in- mocracy must permit each man truth."
Sam's Army; 147
Wohlgelernter, a broth-
ilization of Public comes would be turned over to to be judged for what he is er Rabbi
of Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelern-
this fund, until after the war. and what he personally repre-
Arrive in S. A.
Opinion
The setting aside of this fund sents, not on some basis of gen- ter, spiritual leader of Congre-
eralization which bias and pre-
Jewish refugees are proud to
See YESHIVAH—Page 2
judice set up against a group."
NEW YORK. — A stirring
See NEW FUND—Page 9
be
serving in Uncle Sam's Army.
proclamation to all Zionists of
In letters to the National Refugee
America, calling on them to
Service, a beneficiary of the
throw themselves unreservedly
United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
into the effort to mobilize Amer-
gees, Overseas Needs and Pal-
ican public opinion for a Jewish
estine, ninny refugees have ex-
fighting force in Palestine under
pressed their appreciation of
British or United Nations com-
being allowed to serve in the
mand, has been issued by the
U. S. Army.
American Emergency Committee
Mrs. Wineman Heads Commence Planning
Mans K. 22, a refugee aided
for Zionist Affairs from its head- Jr. Service Group to
the National Refugee Service,
for 1942 Campaign by
quarters at 41 E. 42nd St., New
Special Gifts Group
Hear
Voorsanger
which is a constituent agency
York. The manifesto is signed
of Women's Division Officers and board members of together with the Joint Distribu-
by the responsible heads of all
The Junior Service Group
the Zionist Organizations which
the Detroit Service Group un- tion Committee and United Pal-
Mrs. Henry Wineman has ac- dertook in grim earnest the war- estine Appeal in the United Jew-
are associated in the Committee. membership meeting for Febru-
A Jewish military force based on ary will hear Elkan C. Voor- cepted the special gifts chair- time task of planning for the ish Appeal, volunteered for serv-
Palestine, the call declares, is es- sanger, Executive Director of manship of the Women's Divi- spring 1942 Allied Jewish Cam- ice at a Queens induction cen-
ter in order "to be ready to pay
sential to strengthen the United the Milwaukee Jewish Welfare sion of the 1942 Allied Jewish paign.
Nations on one of the world's Fund, speak on "How Can We Campaign, according to an an-
Assembled in special session back what I and my people suf-
most vital fronts, and to vindi- Best Serve Our Community and nouncement by Mrs. Hyman C. at the Penobscot Club, under the fered." Flans said that he was
cate the right of the Jewish Peo- Our • Country?" at the Jewish Broder, Chairman of the Wo- leadership of Maurice A. Eng- one of the thousands of Ger-
ple to national status in their Community Center, Woodward men's Division.
gass, chairman of its board and man Jews thrown into concen-
national home.
"Our
Women's
Division
this
Irving W. Blumberg, its presi- tration camps after the murder
The manifesto, which chal- at Holbrook on Sunday, Feb. 22, year," said Mrs. Wineman in dent, the Service Group listened of Ernst vom Rath, German em-
2:30 p. m.
bassy attache in Paris, in 1938,
lenges the organized Zionists of at Mr.
Voorsanger will deal with accepting the chairmanship, "will with serious attention to a and that he had his right shoul-
America to "assume the respon- the role of Jewish Federations
be truly a Vol- world-wide review of Jewish
sibility which world events im-
untary Res cue needs and pledged unanimously der broken by a orison guard.
the present war emergency,
Siegfried M., a refugee from
pose upon you," is signed by in
Corps in a time to meet their responsibility as
how they conduct the services
Stephen S. Wise, chairman of vital to the maintenance of mor-
of war, in be- communal leaders in the spirit Vienna, came to the United
States from Vienna some two
the American Emergency Com- ale. He has an outstanding rec-
half of number- of "victory on every front."
and a half years ago, and was
mittee for Zionist Affairs; Louis
less
members
of
Dr.
B.
Benedict
Glazer,
rabbi
E. Levinthal, president of the ord of service and is well known
our faith the of Temple Beth El, in response resettled by the National Refu-
Zionist Organization of Amd- throughout the country as a
world over, who to an introduction by Mr. Eng- gee Service in Texas. He secured
brilliant
speaker.
A
graduate
of
lea ; Mrs. David de Sola Pool.
can turn to no gass, symbolized the universality employment as a stock clerk in
president of Hadassah; David the University of Cincinnati and
one else for of humanitarianism embraced in a retail ready-to-wear shop and
Hebrew Union College, Mr. Voor-
Wertheim, Secretary of Poale
the campaign, by pointing out rose to an executive position in
help."
Zion-Zeire Zion ; and Leon Gell- sanger enlisted in the American
S
e
rving
with
that every Jew, regardless of his the store. When the national
man, president of Mizrachi Or- Expeditionary Forces in the first
r s. Wineman former residence or background, defense program began to "per-
World
War
as
a
chaplain,
and
Mrs. Wineman will be Mrs. Jos- could feel at home in service colate" under full steam early
ganization of America. The un-
dertaking, says the manifesto, saw active service at the front eph H. Ehrlich and Mrs. Abra- for the helpless and friendless. last year. Siegfried volunteered
in
France
throughout
the
war,
"cannot be left to individuals
Mr. Enggass then presented for duty and today is nursing
ham Srere, as vice-chairmen and
or groups who are not prepared becoming senior Jewish chaplain

New Yeshivah
Is Dedicated

Yiddish Verein
Has a new Fund

Refugees Glad
To Serve U. S.

Zionists' Call
For Army Plan

Women's Division of Allied Jewish Campaign
and Junior Service Group Active in Planning
for Drive; Voorsanger to Address Youth Sunday

See ARMY—Page 16

See VOORSANGER—Psge 12

See WOMEN—Page 12

See CAMPAIGN—Page 12

See REFUGEES—Page 13

