DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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High praise for the progress
Some unexpected industries have
made by Jewish colonists in Pal- taken root in Palestine. Refugee
estine is contained in an article diamond cutters from Holland
by Robert J. Burr of the Bureau and Belgium established their in-
of Foreign and Domestic Com- dustry in Palestine and made it
merce, published in a recent issue the center of the small-stone in-
of the Foreign Commerce Week- dustry. An artificial tooth com-
fy, the Bureau's official organ. pany established in 1927 estimates
"They have devoted energy, its production at 5,000,000 teeth
scientific knowledge, zeal, and annually," or enough to give each
large capital to the task of mak- inhabitant of Palestine a little
ing the limited resources of Pal- more than three new teeth a year.
estine productive," Mr. Burr says, Needless to say, practically all of
"and their success has in some this product is exported.
measure encouraged the Arabs "Wine making was introduced
to follow the example. As a result as one of the first Jewish indus-
Palestinian agriculture has been tries more than 50 years ago. In
brought forward from medieval 1939 over 900,000 gallons were
.to modern standards in the short produced; over 198,000 gallons
period of the quarter of a century exported."
since the last war."
But Mr. Burr reserves his
Mr. Burr's article, entitled "Pal- highest praise of Palestine for one
estine's Economy," appeared in a completely Jewish achievement:
special Near East number of the
periodical. Its author is on leave . "In 1900 one could wander be-
y
from Marquette University, where
ond to the
northern
outskirts
of
Jaffa
a region
of heavy
sand
he
is
professor
of
Economics.
For
six years, he was secretary and dunes. On the left stretched the
assistant to the director of the blue Mediterranean; to the right,
Oriental Institute of the Uni- beyond
were It orange
groves the
and sand,
gardens.
was a
versity of Chicago, with whom scene or rural peace. Today on
he travelled to Egypt and Pales- this spot stands a modern cosmo-
tine
expeditions
and supervising
conferring with
officials there
on politan city, distinctive in its arch-
itecture, inspiring in its achieve-
archaeological work. ment — Tel-Aviv, 'Mountain of
Describing the difficulties that Spring." Beginning as a suburb of
has emphasiizes
brought to Palestine,
the war
survey
the loss Jaffa it is now the most populous

of its export market for citrus city
1922, by
its
population
was just In 15,000;
ul in Palestine.
fruit. The Mediterranean is now 1931 this had more than trebled
closed to shipping, and apparently to 52,000—and in 1938 it had
there is no
to spare
for reached a total of 140,000. For
oranges
and space
grapefruit
in the

holds of refrigerator ships mak- the
Jews
of Central
Europe
suf-
fering
from
the renewal
of med-
ing the long voyage around the ieval anti-Semitic outrages, Pales-
Cape of Good Hope. Food supply
is another major problem, since tine of
is
and
its all-Jewish
metro-
Tel-Aviv
once again
be-
Palestine imports most of what came a haven of refuge, a Prom-
it eats, and it is complicated by
Land."
the special dietary requirements
Mr. Burr gives weight to the
of the Arab and Jewish popula- capital brought by Jewish im-
tions.
migrants in his account of Pales-
Since 1920, Mr. Burr points out, tine's development:
oranges had been Palestine's big
"Reliable sources estimate the
money crop although their value annual average amount brought
was only about one-eighth those in by immigrants and contributed
produced in the United States. to Jewish national funds in Pal-
But this item constituted two- estine during the above period
thirds of Palestine's export trade. (since 1933) to be from £8,-
Mr. Burr says:
000,000 to £10,000,000. (The
"In the interval of peace since
the last war, Jewish colonists value of the Palestinian pound is
rapidly developed the citrus about $4.59.) Another item of im-
groves. Marketing cooperatives portance is the remittance of non-
were organized, packing and ship- Jewish foreign charitable and re-
ping facilities were improved, and ligious donations to residents and
advertising was extended." But institutions in Palestine. These
the war crippled this one-crop were estimated to amount in 1936
economy. "Efforts are now being to some LP1,800,000. A large pro-
made to use more of the crop for portion of these contributions and
the production of essential oils, of those to the Jewish funds orig-
inate in the United States."
fruit juices and marmalade."
Mr. Burr concludes his survey
Although Palestine has a few
mineral resources, it has devel- with a rapid appraisal of the
oped considerable industry, ac- value of Palestine to the United
Nations in the war:
cording to Mr. Burr.
"Its occupation by the British
Are you eolith d to wear a denies its use as a means of corn-
.... "target" lapel button? You munication between Japan and
4 , laeraes t if ft e n y o pu e a r creen tinvesting Ian! Germany. It is an essential flank-
ing p sosition cafoari, th he utprio ttec rt e i c o i u nire os f
'
come in War Bonds every pas th e
free communication for its sup-
day. It's your badge of pa- ply. It is .valuable but vulner-
triotism.
able."

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TABLE TALK

Bugas Guest Speaker
At the Pisgah Auxiliary
Meeting on Sept. 28

By CHARLES BENSON

Coastguard

September 25, 1912

Notable Quotes of the Week

Monday evening, Sept. 28, LABOR AND DEMOCRACY

1942, will mark the first open
meeting, of Pisgah Auxiliary, 122
of Bnai Brith, this season. Mem-
bers and their friends, will enjoy

"There has never been a Labor
Day as significant as this one.
In a great many countries free
labor has ceased to exist; a black
out of freedom has darkened Eu
rope from the tips of Norway
to the shores of the Aegean; and
sturdy workingmen who once
walked erect in the sun now
stumble and cower beneath the
lash of the slavemasters. The
rights of free labor and free
men have vanished in the con-
quered lands. They are threatened
and beseiged everywhere.
"This is indeed labor's grave
hour as it is the grave hour of
the farmer, the industrialist, the
teacher and preacher, the aproned
housewife, the smallest child in
the cradle. All these are bene-
ficiaries and heirs of the demo-
cratic system, and it is democ-
racy itself that the evil men of
West and East hate and seek to
destroy.
—President Roosevelt.

THE COMING NEW YEAR

JOHN S. BUGAS

as usual, an entertaining and
educational as well as informa-
tive program, featured by a talk
to be given by John S. Bu,gas,
head of the FBI at Detroit and
environs. The meeting will be-
gin at 8:30 P. M. and will take
place at the Bnai Moshe Syna-
gogue conveniently located at
Dexter Blvd., corner Lawrence
Ave.
Born and educated in the State
of Wyoming, Mr. Bugas was
placed in charge of the Detroit
office of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in May, 1938. Hav-
ing graduated from the Universi-
ty of Wyoming Law School in
1934, with honors, he entered the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
less than a year later, and has
since pursued his career as bril-
liantly. Under the leadership of
his chief, J. Edgar Hoover, he
has handled ably and skillfully
such matters as kidnapping, ex-
tortion, bank robberies, -and is
currently noted for the efficient
manner in which he has handled
saboteurs and spies. Most ap-
propriately his topic of the eve-
ning will be "Law Enforcements'
Home Front in the War."

"Upon the occasion of the Jew-
ish New Year I extend to the
Jewish people of America my
heartfelt greetings. The tragic
turn of events which has tem-
porarily left many peoples of the
world suffering under the harsh
domination of foreign dictators
has stirred America to the depths,
and has strengthened our reso-
lution that there shall be no
compromise in the struggle
against hate, intolerance and big-
otry."
—President Roosevelt.

"It is in the spirit of deep
solemnity and earnest hope that
I greet my fellow citizens at the
season of the Jewish New Yeas'.
Since this holy day was last cele-
brated, our country has been
plunged into the Second World
War—a war for the survival of
civilization. We all see plainly
now that the foes of religion are
the foes of democracy. America,
dedicated to God and freedom,
can make no peace with rulers
who deny physical and spiritual
liberty to their own subjects and
to the freedom-loving countries
of the world. We realize that the
cause of the enslaved and mar-
tyred peoples throughout the
world—among whom are to be
numbered millions of Jews—is in
sober truth our own cause. Naz-
ism and all its evil and brutal
forces must be utterly destroyed.

Jewish Congress Women
To Hold Symposium at
Temple Israel Observes
Shaarey Zedek Oct. 14
Old Ceremony of the
The second meeting of the De-
Blessing of Children
troit Women's Division of the

Freedom, justice and security
must once more be restored to
the world."
—Gov. Herbert H. Lehman.

"The opening of the Jewish
New Year comes amid the grim.
sliest and most fateful conflict in
human history . . . By the time
the new year has run its course,
it will probably have been deter-
mined, for nations as for indi.
victuals, when liberty and
are to prevail again . . . Peace
This
hope, foreshadowed in the Four
Freedoms, envisages a odd
worth living for, and if necessary,
dying for • .
The re - enfranchisement of the
oppressed in Europe will free
millions of Gentiles as well as
Jews, for this is a was for gen-
eral liberation, a war which,
ironically enough, the would-be
enslavers and oppressors falsely
charge was brought on by the
enslaved and persecuted. The
statesmen of tomorrow must re-
member our President's word s:
'We know that enduring peace
cannot be bought at the cost of
other people's freedom.' This vita
and incontestable truth must he
the charter of Jewish freedom
when victory is achieved.
"It enshrines the first and last
word of the eternal Jewish creed
It was this creed which produced
the teachers and the prophets in
Jewish history, and which has
kept the Jewish people alive in
its unparalleled career of suffer-
ing. With its new affirmation and
our rededication to it may yet
begin a new chapter in the his.
tory of man." . .
—Maurice Wertheim,
Pres., American Jewish
Committee.

"May our great democracy
prove equal to the responsibilities
of world-wide magnitude which
devolve upon it, both in the win-
ning of the war and in the build-
ing of the peace to follow.
"In the Rosh Hashonah mood
the Jew envisages his own ores-
ent afflection in the light of the
world's tragedy and links his hope
for his own future with the hope
for mankind's future. May the
New Year bring us closer to the
inevitable victory of freedom's
cause, closer to lasting peace and
closer to the realization of God's
Kingdom on earth."
--Rabbi Israel Goldstein
Pres., Synagogue round
of America.

Zedakah 1 1 th Donor
Event at Masonic Temple

Zedakah held the first meeting
of the season at the home of Mrs.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 3, Nathan Shogan. Plans for the
which is known to the Jewish donor luncheon were enthusiastic-
ally outlined. Mrs. Morris Davis,
religious calendar as Shemini president of the organization
Azereth or the Feast of Conclu- stressed the importance of the
sion, Temple Israel will observe success of this major money-rais-
the ceremony of the Blessing of ing affair, due to the fact that
in addition to their regular work,
the Children. The service will Zedakah has undertaken war ef-
take place in the Lecture Hall fort work, which will require
of the Detroit Institute of Arts funds.
at 10:30. This ceremony was in-
Mrs. Joseph Staub, chairman of
troduced by Rabbi Leon Fram
last year when Temple Israel was Zedakah's 11th donor luncheon,
founded. It is based on the old called on chairmen of committees
and received favorable reports.
Simchath Torah tradition that the
Mrs. Bets Lefkowitz, chairman of
little children of the congrega- pledges, reported all pledge cards
tion are called to the Ark of the out and captains busy at work.
Scroll for special blessing. In the Mrs. Paul Deutch, chairman of
Temple Israel ceremony the rummage, asked that those wish-
youngest children of the congre- ing to rummage, please call her
gation to be enrolled in the relig- as early as possible at University
ious school, or the new members 3-3469, or Mrs. A. E. We:. at
of the kindergarten classes come University 1-6015.
to the service, bringing flowers
The next meeting of Zedakah
to lay before the Ark and re-
d at the how , . of
ceiving
the
blessing
of
the
Rab-
Club
will
be held 18518 Penning-
the ages of four and five will Mrs. Paul
Deuteh,
bi. Fifty little boys and girls of a totn I:A 3o vei . ) ,. o nn t A lI i 1e on ri l d h a ( y rs, p lc ap st

American Jewish Congress will
take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14,
at 2 p. in. at the Shaarey Zedek.
The program of the afternoon
will be under the direction of
Mrs. Morris Adler and Mrs. Na-
than Spevakow.
The feature of the meeting
will be a symposium entitled
"The American Jewish Congress
in the Present World."
Participants in the symposium
and the subjects upon which they
will speak are as follows: Mrs.
Arnold Frank will give the Local
Picture; Mrs. Abe Katzman, the
National Outlook; Mrs. Harry
Jones will discuss the Relationship
of the Womens Division to the
American Jewish Congress; Dr.
Clarissa Fineman will discuss the
Interamerican Scene; and Mrs.
Karl Haas will speak on the
World Picture. Mrs. Samuel
Green will act as moderator.
Members and their friends are
urgently requested to attend.
This meeting will furnish an ex-
cellent opportunity to learn more
of the activities and workings of participate in the ceremony this tend.
s
the American Jewish Congress year.
The fall and winter season of edge
Z
locally and in our present world
the Sabbath eve services has al- from the following: Mrs. J. Par-
situation.
ready begun. The services are vith, Mrs. W. Hordes, Mr-. M.
Library of Rabbi Schostak held every Friday night at 8:30 Goodman, Mrs. W. Kadushin. Ars.
in the Lecture Hall of the Detroit S. Lipschitz, Mrs. S. Hertz.
Donated to Yeshivath
Institute of Arts. A social hour
Mrs. William Schostak has do- under the auspices of the Temple
nated the Hebrew library of her Israel Sisterhood follows the Sal)- Haas, chants to traditional itd.1 0-
late husband, the well known bath eve or Friday evening sere- dies of the Sabbath.
.„
Rabbi William Schostak, to Ye- ices. On Friday night, Sept. 25,
The Religious School of
Rabbi
Frans
preaches
on
the
sub-
pie
Israel
which
meets
at the
shivath Beth Yehudah. The val-
uable books of this collection, ject "A Review of the Yeas' Hampton Public School, 1 , " 160
among them complete sets of the 5702." On Friday night, Oct. 2, Warrington Drive is holding . its
Talmud, the Mishna, Egn Jacob Rabbi Fram will preach on the second annual Succah Buil l ■ ng
and etc., have found their new subject "A Prospect of the Year Contest. The builders of the 1.,ost
place in room number one of the 5703." The general public is wel- artistic miniature Succah or cere-
Yeshivath.
come to the' Sabbath eve services monial Booth will have the dist
of Temple Israel. Cantor Robert tinction of having their creat.ons
Tulman accompanied by Tens- decorate the pulpit of Teo.ple
—BUY WAR BONDS— S.
plc Israel's organist, Karl W. Israel.

