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May I. 1942
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
the Jewish units fighting on the
"PALESTINE FOR JEWISH PEOPLE"
i f li e .onfl t „ line fs r . omHe pald ei s sclosed that Card and Mah Jong
tine to the Parties for Denver
TERMED GREAT POST-WAR DEMAND
Libyan frontier in an Aviron
Convention of Federation of Labor. Representing plane, piloted by a Jewish flier. Children on May 20
"Our entire life has been up-
200,000 Palestinian Jews, Hears of Growth Despite
War; American Jews Urged to Spur Rebuilding lifted by the volunteering move-
ment," Mr. Shertok told the
time could be summed up in convention. "Our recruits in the
three points: (1) a ruined Jew- army and our physical and spir-
ry; (2) the world's non-reac- itual association with this war
tion to this tragedy; and (3) mark a redemption of Israel's
the approaching dangers to Pal- honor." He sent greetings to
estine. the Jewish soldiers wherever
"Despite our appreciation of they are serving in the Middle
the friendship of all who fight East, "from Tobruk to the Eu-
IIitler, and they are our friends, phrates, from Iran to Abyssinia;
it is difficult to overlook the also to more than a thousand
obliviousness to suffering which of our finest men who are at
they manifest," he said. Mr. present war prisoners."
He dwelt on the grave danger
Katznelson spent a great deal
over
Palestine
and
of time on the necessity for hanging
enlarged recruiting for the urged the Yishuv to arouse
forces. This, he stressed, was itself from complacency. It was
needed "in our own interest, necessary, he stressed, to in-
from which viewpoint we have crease the number of Jewish
not discharged our duty. It is infantry units destined to de-
essential to adjust the entire fend the country. All must join
Yishuv and its ways of life to in the front rank, he said, add-
the needs of the hour." ing that it was essential to add
The noted labor editor de. another 10,000 to the 12,000,
maimed compulsory national la- including 800 women auxiliaries,
bor, with a year of service on already serving while tens of
the farms for every individual. thousands of others are also
required for the local security
Shertok Reviews Issues
notrim.
A political survey by Moshe Greets
forces Convention
and for the
Shertok opened the sessions on
Greetings sent to the conven-
Monday morning.
tion by leaders throughout the
"There never before has been world included a cabled message
a time like the present, in which ,.. 0 m Judge Louis Levinthal,
so much is demanded from the from
president of the Zionist Or-
Histadruth, which is the largest eanization of America; Barnett
pioneering creative organization - Janner president of the British
among the Jewish people and Zionist Federation; Camille Huy-
a living carrier of the national- smans, Belgian socialist leader;
ism of Jewish labor, containing James S. Middleton, secretary
a guarantte for the existence of the British Labor Party, and
of the nation," Mr. Shertok de- Walter Schevenels, secretary of
Glared. the International Federation of
"The Yishuv is the sole nu- Trade Unions. Speaking on be-
cleus of crystallized Jewish half of the Labor Party, Mr.
power in these days when there Middleton conveyed condolences
is a drive for the extermina- f or the victims of the Struma
tion of the Jewish race. The disaster and expressed appre-
political status of Palestine at- ciation for "the Jewish will for
tained by the Jewish people participation in the war effort."
after the last war endured up He expressed the hope that
Histadruth Progress
until almost the present war, Palestine would be a permanent
The inaugural address was de- when the White Paper was pub- factor in the world economy for
livered by David Remez, secre- lished. We are now spurred on the benefit of the Jews and
tary of Histadruth, who sum- by a compulsion which Jewish other nations.
marized the growth of the Fed- history never before experienced
American organizations send-
eration of Labor since the last to prepare the new political ba- ing greetings also included the
conference in 1933. During that sis for our existence as a na- Jewish National Workers Alli-
time 60,000 new members have tion." ance, the Gewerkshaften cam-
joined the organization, bring,-
Penetratingly analyzing the paign, Hechalutz, Pioneer Wom-
ing the total to 126,000 which,
en and the Executive Commit-
with their families, comprise a Arab question, Mr. Shertok tee of the Poale Zion.
community of 200,000. Since stressed that the Jewish ideal
Lauds Jewish Labor
1936 55 new settlements were isfor peace, since we cannot
A message from Sir Walter
established with members of the abide by the sword in this
Histadruth, in addition to 11 country. But there is no bless- Citrine, general secretary of the
other villages erected by the ing from peace if we are doomed Trades Union Congress, de-
Jewish Agency with national to remain a feeble few in Pal- clared that the Congress "deep-
funds for other groups than estine. Today's generation is a ly appreciates the importance
Histadruth members. product of the great urge of the of the efforts of Jewish labor,
Jewish people to become a amidst difficulties, to mobilize
The property of the Histad- i ower in the sole country where- manpower for industry• and to
ruth, with its institutions, vari-
i
is in they are capable of so de- obtain recruits for the army."
ous cooperatives and villages,
valued at £11,000,000, of which factor
veloping
and
whereof the
is immigration.
Any chief
set-
i
£4,500,000 represents own capi- tlement (after the war) must be
tail, Mr. Remez reported. He
for conditioned on this factor.
also expressed appreciation
"Ours is a universal prob-
the assistance provided by the
Gewerkshaften in America which lent, the pivot of which lives
i
had greatly developed in recent within the boundaries of the
years. He appealed on behalf of great democracies where reside
Presenting a varied program
Palestine labor to the Jews of millions of Jews able freely to
t and vocal solos,
speak and to exert their influ- of instrumental
the United States. saying:
of the Music
g
ence and to devote their power the studentgroup
"We hope that within Ameri- to the acceleration of immigra- Study Club w
will give its 1st an-
can Jewry, forces will emerge
nual spring concert next Wed-
to meet the imminent historic tion.
n at Grinnell Bros.
"We must place our entire nesday evening
test. We fervently trust that
auditorium, 1 515 Woodward. Be-
American Jewry will back Pales- weight on this side of the scale. ginning prom P tly at 8:15 o'clock,
tine for a continuation of its We must not allow the con- the progra m will include per-
science of the democracies to
upbuilding."
formances by
Y members of the
On behalf of the convention, rest vis-a vis the Jewish people. group exclusively,
Mrs. Isadore
he also sent greetings to David It is deeply to be regretted that Mendelson an
and Robert Hirsch,
on,
chairman
of
the
our
endeavors
to
shatter
the
ben r=
-ur. ;
co-advisers o fr the club, stated.
Jewish Agency Executive and Chinese wall between ourselves
Piano selections
c
will be ren-
outstanding Histadruth leader, and society, between govern- dered by Brnard
Katz, Muriel
e
ment and the Jewish masses,
o
wh
now in the United States,
Moskowitz,Lawrence
Rosenthal,
L
was described as "among the have not yet succeeded. But we and Robert Werner. Beethoven,
h
shall
continue
our
unflagging
s
makers of American - J ew i
Schubert, Copin,
and Debussy
h
unity." efforts to find a way.
will be among
o the composers
Emphasizing the support which "Palestine for the Jewish represented i in that portion of
the Zionist effort had found people represents our great de- the program. William Milner will
among British labor, Remez de- mand. Our whole concern is to play his ow n piano composition,
Glared: . "Our eyes are turned to pose Zionism as the sole solu- "Spanish Dace",
as well as the
n
the unity which the workers of tion of the Jewish problem. To second move
m ent of his Sonata
Russia, Britain, America and achieve this objective, we must
. .
other democracies will achieve inaugurate a large-scale po iti- in C.
Florence Weintraub and Leah
in the future. Therein we shall cal campaign which is not a
matter
for
after
the
war
but
is
Crohn
will sing from the works
constitute a link."
Pointing out that the present of immediate necessity. To pur- of Tschaikowsky and Mozart. A
3-day session is to be devoted sue this campaign, it is essential trio consisting of Sheldon Wein-
to wholl y urgent issues relating that we mobilize all • available stein, French horn; Solomon
to the present hour, Remez resources. Of these the most fin- Miller, violin; and William Mil-
stated that a second session will portant is military enlistment." ncr, piano, will play the Alle-
he held three months in the fu- Jewish Soldiers in Desert gretto from Beethoven's Seventh
Mr. Shertok stirred the gath- Symphony.
ture to discuss internal matters.
George Horwich and Thelma
He concluded with greetings to ering with an account of his
the thousands of Histadruth visit to Jewish units in the Jaffin are members of the corn-
members who have joined the Western Desert during a recent mittee which planned the pro-
army, including the prisoners of sojourn in Egypt. He told of a gram. The public is invited to
seder spent among the Jewish attend.
war.
troops somewhere in distant
3-Point Positio n of Jews
In a political review of the Libya, where they had been
Sam—Buy Bonds!
present situation, Berl Katznel- for several months on the battle
so, said that the position of the lines. He emphasized the deep nvest
U nc I e
Jewish people at the present Jewish consciousness permeating
TEL AVIV. (Palcor) — In a
solemn atmosphere overshadowed
by the dark clouds of war, the
fifth national convention of the
Ilistadruth, Jewish Federation
of Labor, attended by represent-
atives of 200,000 Palestine Jews,
beard a succession of labor
leaders appeal for ever greater
effort on behalf of the war in
field, factory and on the battle
front, with Moshe Shertok, Jew-
ish Agency political chief, em-
phasizing that "Palestine for the
J ewish people represents our
great demand" for the post-•ar
solution of the Jewish problem.
While the speakers at the
conference stressed the internal
strength of the pioneers of the
Yishuv to meet the demands of
war, they also directed their
eyes to the Jews of America,
emphasizing the important role
they must play to assure the
political underpinnings as well
as the material strength for the
Jewish National Home.
The keynote of Mr. Shertok's
address was a demand for the
total mobilization of the man-
power of the Yishuv, in
view of the possible dangers to
the country, and for the mobili-
zation of men and women for
the army and home guard du-
ties, as well as for the important
economic tasks essential for the
existence of the Yishuv and for
the war effort.
The three-day sessions were
opened on Sunday night at Beth
Arlosoroff in the presence of 400
delegates and numerous visitors,
including men and women, of-
ficers and soldiers of the aux-
iliary forces. The singing of the
Internationale and Techezakna
marked the opening exercises.
Music Study Club
Student Group to
Give Spr i ng Concert
I
•
.
W a h
Mrs. Moe Leiter, To. 8-3607,
chairman of the arrangements
committee, advises that her com-
mittee will be prepared to aid
those hostesses who will require
additional tables, pencils, cards
and mah jong sets. Mrs. Sidney
Sherman, Un. 2-9023, and Mrs.
Barney Barnett, To. 6-3200,
are co-chairmen of this com-
mittee.
Mrs. Irving Smith, Un. 2-9191,
chairman, and Mrs. Edward
Schlussel, Ty. 7-6887, and Mrs.
Charles Agree, Un. 3-4456, co-
chairmen of the guest commit-
tee, wish to advise that this
committee will be pleased to
place those persons who have
bought individual tickets and
wish to play in a home which
will be open in their neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. Philip Greenwald, Ho.
5671, chairman of the hostess
committee, and her co-chairmen,
Mrs. Milton K. Mahler, Uo.
3-3060, and Mrs. Joseph New-
man, Ho. 4868, will give fur-
ther details regarding this proj-
MRS. MOE LEITER
ect to anyone wishing to open
her home for the benefit of un-
Every year the Detroit League fortunate children who have
of the National Home for Jew- been exposed to tuberculosis
ish Children at Denver has a and other respiratory diseases.
spring fund-raising project in
the form of simultaneous card Troper Resigns from J.D.C.
and mah jong parties which are
held in the homes of its mem- To Take Army Post
bers and friends. The hostesses
NEW YORK (WNS)—Morris
defray the expenses of these
parties, and all proceeds are C. Troper has resigned as chair-
turned over to the Detroit man of the European Executive
League to be sent to Denver Council of the Joint Distribution
for the maintenance of the Committee to accept a commis-
Home. Mrs. Daniel Siegel, presi- sion as a lieutenant colonel in
dent of the Detroit League, has the service of supply, fiscal di-
appointed Mrs. M. B. Berkman vision, War Department, it was
as general chairman of this announced here by Paul Baer-
year's project which will be hell wald, honorary chairman of the
on Wednesday, May 20.
J. D. C.
Seventeenth Annual Concert
—OF THE-
Detroit Halevy
Singing Society
DAN FROHMAN, Director
WILLIAM GAYMAN, Assistant
DOROTHY 0 KOON and REBECCA KATZMAN FROHMAN
Accompanists
HENRY SIEGL, Violinist
Sunday, May 10, 1942, at 8:30 P. M. Sharp
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL, MASONIC TEMPLE
Second Boulevard and Temple
All Seats Reserved
Admission 55c- 83c- $1.10
REFUGEE RESCUE IN WAR CONTINUES WITH U. J. A. AID
SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGH SEAS—These refugees, shown on ship-
board escaping from the Old World to freedom;are a few of the thousands
still being rescued by the constituent agencies of the United Jewish Appeal
for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine. The Joint Distribution Com.
mince has enabled 5,000 to emigrate to the Western Hemisphere since Pearl
Harbor; in the first three months of 1942 alone 3,000 reached Palestine where
the United Palestine Appeal is helping them to join in the defense and up-
building of the Jewish homeland; while more than 2,000 who have arrived in
the United States so far this year are being aided by the Natioaal Refugee
Service in becoming good Americans.