A DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle Mardi 27, 1 ARMY its solution in the Middle E ast, not only suffered the greatest with good will and cooperate on, hardships, but also did some of the hundreds of thousands of bro ken hardest and most effective fighting A JOYOUS PESACH TO ALL (Continued from Page 1) A Joyous Pesach to All! and discouraged human bei ngs in this war, there is serious dan- Jewish populations could be ad- could be filled with fresh h ope ger that the peace-makers, in their justed, as the basis for coopera- and given a new purpose of It fe. eagerness to appease the various tion between the 10,000,000 in- But the Middle East will be claimants to post-war recognition, habitants of the Near East and the next important battlefied in will ignore the plight of the the Middle East territories, the this war. Hitler needs the oil of millions of homeless Jews who are BADER BROS. Your Lawn Cut Every W ed, British government had dodged Mosul. He wants Egypt and P al- wandering over the face of the the issue so consistently, that the estine and intends to go fr om earth, as it was ignored in the W e go everywhere—no money advance—our contract is Arab peoples are in danger of there to Iraq and Iran and In- eight-point program and in every BAG CO. ideal Only two payments J falling to the Axis by default. dia. Britain's defeat in Libya h as official statement thus far made season made Egypt hesitate to join t he by the Allied countries on their Last fall, Sir Norman Angell urged the British government to Allies wholeheartedly and Pal es- aims in this War. 4005 SEYBURN AVE. tine is in grave danger. pursue a policy of frankness with The American Committee for PLAZA 0910 1339 CLINTON ST. Who could defend it with gre at- the Arabs and to impress upon at Jewish army, located at 535 er courage and fight for it wi th them the right of the Jews to CADILLAC 5941 a homeland." The British, said more zeal than the Jews? Th ey 5th Ave., New York City, under Sir Norman, have been trying to know what a German victory in the chairmanship of Pierre van appease the Arabs at the cost of Palestine would mean. They kn ow Paassen, is certain that the Jewish things they promised to the Jews. that the horrors that Poland h as army will become a reality within Season's Greetings! Such methods are not conducive had to endure would pall in to six month. The committee for a insignificance before the fate th to trust and confidence. waits for the Jews of Palestine at Jewish army—I quote from its if official declaration—"believes that DICK'S • Point of View of an Hitler is victorious there. Th at Season's Greetings! this can be realized through the is one reason why I support t Internationalist men and women who are world he full mobilization of public opinion, PHARMACY Ili; especially in the United States, I am not a Zionist, I am an ing for a Jewish army. urging the democratic nations to internationalist. I have always But it is not the only reaso grant to the Jews the right and 13330 DEXTER BLVD. Custom fought against nationalism. But The enemies of the Jews accuse a. d I recognize the tremendous im- them of cowardice. It has bee opportunity to take part in the Prescription s Our Specialty portance of Palestine as a haven said again and again that th a world wide struggle to defeat Hit- Upholstering t e ler and the Axis powers. After WE DELIVER for the 7,000,000 homeless Jews Jew is physically unfit to defend of Europe. In Palestine millions his own honor and unwilling to the successful conclusion of this Furniture Co. TOwnsend 8-8584 of Jews could find a new exist- sacrifice his life for a great cause. six months campaign, the British ence. Until the many thousands These slanders were disproven in government, and other govern- of young Jewish intellectuals who the first as well as the second ments concerned, will not be in any position to avoid approval DRAPERIES changed this gigantic sand dune World War. The Jewish citizen of a Jewish army." - in this and in every other coun- from a medieval farming com- SLIP COVERS It is known that the Roosevelt tryy has fulfilled his duty to the munity into a modern agricul- A Joyous Pesach to All REFINISHING tural state and established its in- utmost, but his detractors are still administration favors their plan. Leading members of both branches unconvinced. dustries until today it is almost of Congress-6 senators, 27 mem- self-sufficient, Palestine was a des- 8775 GRAND RIVER AVE. bers of the House of Representa- olate, forgotten corner of the • Significant Statistics According to a recent statement tives, 46 military and naval au- world. It still has room and work of George Hall, British under- TYler 6-9679 thorities — are members of the for twice as many people as are living there today. A large part secretary for Colonies, there are American Committee for a Jewish L. LEVINE V SON of the Jewish problem could find 1,575 Jews from Palestine in the army and it should not be diffi- Royal Air Force. The Jewish cult to get Lend-Lease Funds for Telegraph Rd. at Jas. Couzens fighting •forces in Palestine num- such a purpose. RE dford 0104 ber approximately 9,000 including 1 ,505 missing or prisoners. In the first World War there were more han 1,500,000 Jews among the Passover Greetings A Joyous Pesach to All! t otal 65,000,000 men under arms. he Jewish population in the 16 HANDY BRUSH CO. ountries who participated in the fi rst World War was only one Man u factu rers er cent of the total population 0 f these countries, yet the Jews Twisted in Wire and Wire onstituted over two per cent of Drawn Brushes t he mobilized forces. There were Detroit's Finest 1 ,055,600 Jewish soldiers among Special Twisted Steel Brushes Artist, Drafting, and Sign Supplies he 42,000,000 mobilized by the ROY L. HATHAWAY, Pres. 1 2 Allied nations; that makes 6408 WOODWARD AVE. 2 1/2 per cent while the Jewish 1745 ABBOTT STREET p opulation in these countries was TRINITY 1-0150 0 nly one per cent of the total CHERRY 9187 Free Parking in Rear of Store opulation. Figures for the United S tates show that 250,000 Jews (4.5 p er cent) out of a total of 4,- 3 35,000 Americans mobilized for se rvice in the first World War, al though the Jewish population in th is country was Blighty more than WE JOIN OUR JEWISH AGENTS th ree per cent of the total. In the first World War these Herman J. Agins Nathan Kaplan Je ws fought under the banners of th eir respective countries, the R. Blumer eq uals of their countrymen. Today, Israel M. Malek w e have a different situation. Abraham Schmidt Je wish leaders declare that there ar e 250,000 Jews in the Middle ast who would volunteer to fight IN WISHING YOU ALL A in a Jewish army in the Allied JOYOUS PASSOVER ca use. A Jewish army would give th ousands, perhaps tens of thou- H. B. CLARK sa nds of Jews from occupied coun- C. H. CARPENTER tr ies and in such neutral countries GENERAL AGENTS as Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, So uth and Central America a ch ance to fight for the cause of fr eedom. Upon this important occasion DETROIT LAWN CUTTING CO. Grand River Lumber Co. Lewis Artist Supply Co. PASSOVER GREETINGS we express our felicitations to the entire community. May you all be blessed with an abundance of good health, hap- piness, comfort and security "A Joyous Passover • A Guarantee for Post War Settlement Last, but not least, a Jewish ar my is the Jews' guarantee that his problems will be considered at th e end of this war. World Jewry fee Is that its chance of getting a hearing in the coming peace ne gotiations will be in direct ratio to its recognizable and clearly de finable contribution to the con- du ct of the war. Freedom is not a gift. Freedom is not given to tho se who suffer the most, but to tho se who fight the hardest. Un- les s the world can be shown, clear- ly and unmistakably, that the Jews Season's Greetings! Mr. and Mrs. A. Begun and Family Sears 3 Great Department Stores American Receptacle 8 Vault Co. 579 Kenilworth TO. 8 -5889 The Michigan Mutual Auto Insurance Co. OF TRAVERSE CITY 314 Fox Theatre Bldg. CHerry 5605 Passover Greetings . . • East Side Coal Co. —DAVID GOLDBERG, Pres. "A FUEL WITHOUT A FAULT" PLAZA 9200 A Joyous Pesach to All INSTANT SERVICE ON FUEL OIL DEXTER - WEBB BEAUTY SHOP 11707 DEXTER BLVD. NOrthlawn 9369 BUY YOUR COAL NOW FOR NEXT WINTER Your Government Recommends it—Order now while Coal is Available!