Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle_
DETROIT. MICHIGAN. FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1942
VOL. 44. NO. 13
10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Yeas
Jewish Delegation
Meets with Welles
Famous Artists 4=
On Center Event
Urges Changes in Pales-
tine Immigration Policies
Marguerite Kozenn and
Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt
To Be Soloists Mar. 31
Formerly leading soprano with
the Vienna and Bucharest State
Operas, Marguerite Kozenn, who
will be featured with the or-
chestra Tuesday evening also,
made her American debut with
WASHINGTON
( WNS ) —De-
(daring that the policy respons-
ible for the disaster of the
"Struma" which sank in the
Black Sea with a loss of 768
refugees who had been denied
entrance to Palestine, was in-
consistent with the ideals ex-
pressed in the Atlantic Charter,
a delegation representing four
national Jewish organizations,
meeting here with Acting Sec-
retary of State Sumner Welles,
urged the U.S. Government to
"use its good offices" to secure
a change in the Palestine Immi-
gration laws.
The
delegation
represented
the American Emergency Com-
mittee for Zionist Affairs, the
American Jewish Committee, the
American Jewish Congress and
the Bnai Brith. Members of the
delegation were Mrs. David de
Sola Pool, Louis Lipsky, Maur-
ice Wertheim, Dr. Stephen S.
Wise and Henry Monsky. The
official memorandum which was
signed and presented to Mr.
Welles by the delegation read:
"The undersigned are official
representatives of the American
Emergency Committee for Zion-
ist Affairs, the American Jew-
ish Committee, the American
Jewish Congress and the Bnai
Brith, with whom are associ-
ated the overwhelming majority
of the national organizations and
organized communities of Amer-
ican Jewish citizens.
"In their behalf we respect-
fully address ourselves to our
State Department and draw its
attention to events that have
caused us grave concern and dis-
tress.
"The circumstances that have
led us to direct ourselves to you
and that have been climaxed by
See MUSIC—Page 10
See WELLES—Page 20
program of "International
Music" will be presented by the
Michigan WPA Symphony Or-
chestra, under the baton of
Valter Poole, Tuesday evening,
March 31, at 8 :30, at the Jew-
ish Community Center, Wood-
ward at Holbrook. Featured as
soloists with the orchestra will
be Marguerite Kozenn, soprano, ,
and Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt,
pianist.
The concert, the third in the
Center's Spring Series, brings
Mrs. Roosevelt back to the con-
cert stage with a performance
of Liszt's "Concerto for Piano
and Orchestra." Sister-in-law of
Eleanor Roosevelt, Dorothy Kemp
Roosevelt began her musical ed-
ucation at the age of five, and
has studied piano in Detroit,
New York and France. She has
performed at the White House
and with the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington, D. C.
Of the latter performance the
Washington Post said, "Capable
performance of the solo part in
Richard Strauss' Burleske.' This
work calls for virtuosity and for
interpretative romanticism as
well, and the soloist met both
demands."
At present Mrs. Roosevelt
serves as the District Director
of the Community Service Pro-
grams for Detroit and Wayne
County, and is state supervisor
of the Michigan WPA Music
Project.
A
Opera Prima Donna
.
Dr. George N. Shuster to
Be Federation Speaker
Will Address 15th Annual Meeting in Statler
Ballroom, Sunday, March 29: Theme To Be
"Jews and the War Crisis"
Dr. George N. Shuster, presi-
dent of Hunter College, noted
liberal and outstanding Catholic
layman, who has devoted his
energy and keen intelligence to
fostering better understanding
between Christians and Jews,
will be the principal speaker at
the 15th annual meeting of the
Jewish Welfare Federation on
Sunday evening, March 29, 1942,
at 8 o'clock, in the Ballroom of
Hotel Statler. Dr. Shuster will
speak on "Jews and the War
Crisis."
Dr. Shuster was born in Lan-
caster, Wisconsin, on August 27,
1894. After a period of study
at St. Lawrence's College, he
received the Bachelor's and Mas-
ter's degrees at the University
of Notre Dame. The Universite
(le Poitiers conferred on him
the Certificat d'Aptitude, and he
earned the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy at Columbia Univers-
itY. During the First World
War he served with the Intelli-
gence Section, A.E.F. Upon his
r , turn, he became head of the
Dt'Portment of English at Notre
Dame University and retained
that position until 1924.
Then he removed to New York
ud joined the editorial staff of
the Commonweal, being associ-
ate editor and managing editor
espectively until 1937. He later
resigned to accept a fellowship
from the Social Science Research
Council and the Carnegie Cor-
poration. This was the third
grant received by Dr. Shuster
for study of Germany, the Wei-
mar Republic and Hitlerisrn, pre-
vious fellowships having been
awarded by the Vereinigung
See SHUSTER—Page 20
GEORGE N. SHUSTER
Glazer Addresses
Jr. Service Group
Responsibilities of Jewish Youth
in Present Crisis is Theme
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, of
Temple Beth El, will address the
general meeting of the Junior
Service Group, on Sunday,
March 29, at 2 :30 p. m., in the
main auditorium of the Jewish
Community Center, on the "Re-
sponsibilities of Jewish Youth in
the Present Crisis." There will
be a discussion and a question
See GLAZER—Page 10
Conference Maps
Campaign Plans
Rabbi Brickner to Speak at
Community Council Dinner
Theme Will Center Around "The Jewish
Community Council in Action"; Four Round
Table Discussions on Program
Sidney Alexander Offers
In celebration of its fifth an- tute will be held, and the regis-
Resolution to Raise Quota
niversary,
Detroit's Jewish Com- tration fee will be announced
For Allied Drive
shortly.
munity Council will hold an in-
At the conference of organi- stitute on Sunday, April 12,
zation representatives, held on centering around the theme "The
March 22, key organizational Jewish Community Council in
representatives mapped out plans
for the forthcOming 1942 Allied Action." This institute will take
Jewish Campaign, and for the the place of the usual quarterly
securing of treasury gifts from meeting of delegates of the
Council's 185 constituent organ-
organizations.
• Speakers at this conference izations.
Principle spaker at the eve-
included Charles Rubiner, and
ning's dinner meeting will be
Dr. Shloime Bickle, noted writ- Rabbi Barnett R. Brickne• of
er and orator. Myron A. Keys, Euclid Avenue Temple in Cleve-
one of the three co-chairmen land, well known orator, and
of the treasury gifts division, outstanding leader in American
presided. Both the addresses and Jewish life. The dinner meet-
the discussion which followed, ing will be preceded by several
emphasized the increased need afternoon sessions. There will
in view of war conditions, and be round table discussions on
the obligation bf Detroit to the following four areas of the
raise a larger quota than ever Jewish Community Council's pro-
before in its history. In addi- gram : (1 ) Community Rela-
tion to Joseph Bernstein, James tions or Anti-Defamation ; (2)
I. Ethan!) and Myron A. Keys Discrimination in employment;
as co-chairmen of the treasury (3 ) Internal Jewish Relations;
gifts division, Sidney Alexander (4 ) Coordination of Cultural and
and Clarence H. Enggass will Educational Activities. There
also serve as counsellors to this will also be a session devoted
division. Arthur L. Robbins and to general discussion, criticisms,
Julius Kabatsky will act as chair- and suggestions, under the head-
manand co-chairman of the ing "What We Expect of the
division's Service Squad. The Community Council."
division will also have a solici-
In addition to the officially up-
tation committee.
following resolutions, in- pointed organizational delegates,
this institute will be open to all
troduced by Sidney Alexander, members of the community. The
were adopted' unanimously at the discussion leaders at the round
Sunday Conference :
tables will be recruited from
Whereas, Jews in practically among the committee chairmen
every Du ropean country face and committee members of the
spiritual, mental, economic, soc- Council's various committees.
ial and physicial extinction, and The sessions will open with a
Whereas, Our suffering breth- luncheon which will be followed
immediately by the round tables.
The place at which the insti-
See CAMPAIGN—Page 20
Organizations and individuals
are urged to enter April 12 on
their calendars as "Community
Council Day" and attend in large
numbers this important Com-
munity event. The April 12 In-
stitute will furnish an oppor-
tunity for taking inventory of
the program of the Community's
representative agency (luring the
past five years. It will also serve
as the occasion for projecting
plans and developments for the
future course of Detroit's Jew-
ish Community Council.
Pisgah Presents
`Night of Movies'
News Flashes, Including
War Scenes and Short
Features. to Be Shown
"A Night of Movies" will be
presented by the Pisgah Lodge
No. 34, Bnai Brith, on Monday
evening, April 3, in the audi-
torium of the Jewish Commun-
ity Center.
This program is a part of the
lodge's membership drive and
the "get members committee,"
headed by Ira Kaufman, has
adopted the slogan "bring a
guest" for this movie night.
Last minute news flashes, in-
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