Americam lavish Periodical Carter October /3, 1942 ROOSEVELT (Continued from Page 1) paign of persecution against Jew- ish communities in lands domin- ated by Nazi influence. The Joint Distribution Committee, t h e United Palestine Appeal and the National Refugee Service have carried on large-scale programs to provide relief and rehabilita- tion to hundreds of thousands in overseas lands, to rebuild Pales- tine as a haven and homeland for refugees, and to aid newcomers to the United States in adjusting themselves to the American way of life. In describing the aims and ae . tivities of the United Jewish Ap- peal agencies, Mrs. Avery ob- served that they were engaged in programs of wide scope em- bracing not only work of life- saving, but that they had initi- ated reconstruction and rehabili- tative measures which have bene- fitted Christians as well as Jews. Summerizes Work Te summarized as follows the major purposes of the organiza- tions represented in the United Jewish Appeal: Established during the first World War, the Joint Distribu- tion Committee has been the ben- efactor of millions of men and women in almost every corner of the world during the past 28 years. Since the beginning of the present conflict, it has continued its life-giving effort, furnishing direct aid to an average of 928,- 000 men, women and children an- nually since 1939. Despite ser- ious war difficulties, it has fur- thered refugee emigration from Europe to many havens and helped refugees in unoccupied France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and other neutral lands. It conducts special rehabilitation measures in 18 Latin American countries to enable speedy ab- sorption of refugees into the economies of their newly-adopted countries of residence. In addi- tion to its program of aid for Jews overseas, the Joint Distri- bution Committee has cooperated closely with and contributed to a great ninny non-sectarian agen- cies. It has spent approximately $7,000,000 in this latter type of activity, of which the largest part was expended in connection with the work of the American Relief Administration, headed by Hei.- bert Hoover, in Russia in 1921- 1922. The largest non-sectarian activity which the Joint Distribu- tion Committee is presently carrying on is in cooperation with the Polish Government-in-Exile, on behalf of the 2,000,000 Poles, 600,000 of them Jewish, who are now refugees in Asitic Russia. Palestin e Is Haven With the help of the United Palestine Appeal, the ancient Jewish homeland in Palestine has been converted into a foremost haven for refugees from Hitler- ism. The United Palestine Ap- peal, which supports every phase of the development and rebuild- ing of Palestine, has made pos- sible the settlement of 300,000 victims of Hitlerism since 1933. The homeless continue to come into Palestine, despite the hard- ships of war. Through this agen- cy's reconstruction program, ref- ugees in Palestine are today mak- ing an outstanding contribution to the defense in the Middle East. They have enlisted in tens of thousands in the British Army and they have mobilized on the industrial and agricultural front for the United Nations war ef- fort. The lives of many thou- sands of homeless men and wo- men have been rebuilt in Pale- stine through a large-scie colon- ization effort, whose pioneering spirit recalls the early (lays of our own country. Palestine has been converted into an arsenal and granary for the Middle East- ern forces of the United Nations by the toil and devotion of the Jewish community of 584,000, which is doing its share for vic- to•y wholeheartedly. NRS Retrains Workers As the principal agency meet- ing refugee needs in the United States, the National Refugee Service renders many services to refugees and Americans. It is dedicated to the task of assisting recent newcomers to the United States to become Americans and take up the American way of life as quickly and as effectively as possible. The assistance it fur- nished to the refugees is being repaid to America itself. Today refugee boys are gladly serving in the U. S. Army. Some have already made the supreme sacri- fice for the land that gave them haven. Newcomers are being aid 01 to convert their special scien- 9 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle tifie and industrial skills into val- uable assets for the war produc- tion of our country. The National Refugee Service has made hun- dreds of skilled workers available to industries short of manpower by means of its intensive retrain- ing program. Its systematic re- settlement activities have also speeded the integration of refu- gees as in and respected citizens. In the communities which have welcomed them. The United Jewish Appeal is conducting its campaign in be- half of the Joint Distribution Committee, United Palestine Ap- peal and National Refugee Serv- ice, under the leadership of Wil- liam Rosenwald, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, National Chairman. REFUGEES AID U. S. WAR PRODUCTION Victims of Hitlerism who have found a haven in the United States are now being retrained to participate in the nation's war program in industries which are experiencing a shortage of man- power, it was revealed here by Fred M. Butzel, vice-chairman of the War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit. The task of converting the skills of refugees into assets for the struggle to destroy the Nazi regime is the responsibility of the National Refugee Service, the agency which is represented in the War Chest through the Al- lied Jewish Campaign of Detroit. embracing fifty-five local, region- al, national and overseas bodies. As an example of the type of retraining and Americanization activity carried on by the Na- tional Refugee Service, Mr. But- zel cited the case of three men who had been inmates of con- centration camps in Germany and who only recently won an Army and Navy "E" for the lighting company which employs them. Represented together with the Joint Distribution Committee and the United Palestine Appeal in the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine, the National Refugee Service renders many services to refugees and Americans of all faiths. It is dedicated to the task of assisting recent newcom- ers to the United States to be- come Americans and take up the American way of life as quickly as possible. Planned Program Says Butzel "It is the first planned, pro- gram in the history of American immigration to undertake such responsibility and its efforts have been universally praised by out- standing Americans including President Roosevelt himself. Of its program the President has said: 'It is of value to the im- migrant himself and to the na- tion'," Mr. Butzel said. As part of its extensive pro- gram, the National Refugee Serv- ice has been instrumental in in- tegrating many scholars, physic- inns and scientists of all faith3 in the war effort. Over it period of three years, 4,000 placements have been made for persons in these categories. Subventions have been made to outstanding refugee scholars and medical scientists, many of whom have assumod responsibilities in the war effort in which their special skills and knowledge are proving of considerable value. The refugees' desire to belong and contribute to American lire finds direction in the social ad- justment activities of the Na- tional Refugee Service. This agency refers newcomers of all r faiths to English classesam to Americanization opportunities. More than 57,000 such services have been rendered in the last three years. Before 1942, the N.R.S. helped tc turn the abilities of 1,500 ref- ugees into fields valuable to na- tional economy and defense by vocational retraining. Since Jan. 1, nearly 500 persons have en- tered N.R.S. retraining classes, in more than 16 trades and oc- cupations, many of them vital to the war effort. This agency has also provided 1,139 loans, total- ing more than $150,000, to refu- gees for establishment of busi- nesses, the purchase of farms, etc. 14.000 Refugees Brought Since the beginning of 1942, the N.R.S. has resettled 620 in- dividuals, bringing to over 14,000 the number of persons who have been removed to cities and rural areas throughout the country, away from the crowded ports of entry. The N.R.S. is also taking steps to speed the Americaniza- tion of the refugees. It has made 8,143 referrals to civilian de- fense, educational and cultural opportunities in the last eight Gifts to North End Clinic well as to the refugee himself. in the battle of production, Pales- tine is making immense contribu- tions to victory, the United Palestine Appeal report showed. "These facts show that the A fighting population of nearly 600,000 Jews in Palestine whose Jews of Palestine have converted allegiance to democracy may well their country into an arsenal and swing the tide of battle on the granary of democracy in the Mid- vital war front in the Middle dle East," Mr. Enggass com- East, looks to the Metropolitan mented. The United Jewish Appeal, Detroit War Chest Campaign for aid and reinforcement in the which is included in our War struggle, Clarence H. Enggass, Chest drive through the Allied Chairman of the board of the Jewish Campaign, is the single Jewish Welfare Federation de- fund-raising instrument for the clared. The people of the Jewish United Palestine Appeal, Joint homeland in Palestine, the out- See ROOSEVELT—Page 12 standing and whole-hearted allies of the United ations in the Med- iterranean theatre of the war, rely on aid from America to con- tinue and intensify the courage- ous fight, Mr. Enggass said. American support for the devel- opment and defense of the Jew- Window Shade Co. ish homeland is provided by the United Palestine Appeal, one of WINDOW SHADES the three constituent agencies of the United Jewish Appeal, which, MADE TO ORDER through the Allied Jewish Cam- Cleaned and Repaired paign, is included in the War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit, LINOLEUM Mr. Enggass pointed out. Inlaid and Battleship The latest details about the Rugs and Furniture struggle of Palestine Jews, in which 47,000 are directly en- VENETIAN BLINDS listed as members in the British Drapery Hardware and other allied forces and in Get Our Prices and Save the ranks of Palestine home de- Free Estimates Furnished fense, were made public by Mr. Enggass as reported to him by 8625 LINWOOD the United Palestine Appeal. Not CALL TYLER 5-1230 only on the military front, but PALESTINE GIVING North End Clinic has received ALL-OUT AID TO UNITED NATIONS IN MIDDLE EAST the following contributions: In memory of Max Prussian, from Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Krolik, Dr. and Mrs. Max K. Newman; in memory of Mrs. Sarah Granet, from Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Aronsson; in honor of the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jordan, from Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Aronsson ; in memory of mother, Mrs. Toba Shipper, and sister, Mrs. Mollie Waldman, from Mr. and Mrs. Max Shipper; in memory of George Warren Walker, from Mr. and Mrs. Ii. C. Broder, Mr. Ily A. Keidan; in honor of the 65th birthday of Fred M. Butzel, from Dr. Max K. Newman; in memory of Saul Davidson, from Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Franklin, Dr. and Mrs. Peter M. Bernstein; in memory of Mrs. Minnie Weisberg, from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Singer; in memory of Mrs. Emanuel Van Vliet, from Mr. and Mrs. Philip Glick; in memory of Max Perl- mutter, from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenstein, Mr. and Mrs. Max Siegel; in memory of Alfred Hanan, from Dr. and Mrs. Peter M. Bernstein; in memory of Dr. David J. Levy, from Miss Sadie Hirschman, Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Myer, Miss Marie Newman; in memory of Ben Greenberg, front Dr. and Mrs. Max K. Newman. months. By affording financial as- sistance to refugees Without means, the N.R.S. has helped establish a social service record which indicate that no refugee has had to turn to a public agen- cy for help. Among those who have received direct aid have been individuals of all faiths af- fected by Hitler's expropriation laws. In addition to the above activ- tiy, it should be noted that the National Refugee Service cooper- ates closely with other organiza- tions in the field—the American Committee for Christian Refu- gees, the American Service Com- mittee, the Catholic Committee for Refugees, and its resources are made available to these or- ganizations. It maintains the most extensive file of refugee records in the United States, and affords all refugee agencies in this country clearance service. It also collects and makes available to all such agencies in- formation which assists aliens to fulfill their new obligations under present "enemy alien" regula- tions. In this work it is of great assistance to our Government as LA SALLE FREDSON'S KOSHER Restaurant and Dining Room UNEXCELLED FOOD AIR CONDITIONED—OPEN 24 HOURS Private Dining Room for Parties 12017 DEXTER BLVD. 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