December 4, 1942

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and Th. Legal Chronicle

ON THE HOME FRONT

By BENJAMIN KAUFMAN

Congressional Medal of Honor
•

National Commander

Jewish War Veterans of the U. S.

Service Flags

Service Flags—You see 'em
e verywhere.
Strung across the street in the
big towns, or planted in front of
some public building in the
smaller ones.
It thrills me to look at them,
though I've seen plenty and ,ded-
icated some
But when someone asked me
whether it isn't even more of a
thrill to see the service flag in
front of some Y.M.H.A. and to
know that every star stands for
a Jewish lad in the United
States Army,—my answer is, No.
Why should it be?
These boys are Americans.
They're in the fight to save
America. Its our country and
we belong to it
The Jews who fought in 1776,
in 1812, in 1861, in 1898, in
1917,—they were all Americans,
fighting for American democracy.
That democracy we're fighting
now to save, belongs to all the
people, and we Jews are fighting
as part of the people.
Last time I dedicated a service
flag, a lady said to me, "Isn't
it wonderful, to have these flags
showing the whole world we Jews
are doing our share?"
Sure it is. In case the whole
world didn't know it. In case it
didn't know that one of the first
men to die fighting in 1776 was
a Jew, that Jews have always
sent far more than their propor-
tion of the population to the
battlefield for America. That
service flag does tell a story, and
a useful story. But when the
lady went on to say, "It'll help

us when the war is over," that's
where she was wrong.
This isn't the reason why we
dedicate service flags. We're not
fighting this war in order to have
a talking-point to answer anti-
Simitism afterwards. We're fight-
ing the war because we are
Americans, and we are deter-
mined to help preserve the dem-
ocratic way of life. The only
reward we expect is the same re-
ward that all Americans will get,
the reward of living in a free
and democratic world.

Maybe there will be a wave of
reaction after the war is won.
Maybe there will be a let-down,
and certain groups may then try
to spread anti-Semitism. But the
people who spread lies about the
Jews and their dupes who listen
to them ,are not the kind of
people who count stars on serv-
ice flags. Our flags are not hung
out for them, but to express our
own pride in the privilege of
serving America.

We don't have to demonstrate
that Jews are loyal and there-
fore deserve human rights All
people deserve these inalienable
human rights. America's very
existence is based upon equality,
regardless of race, creed or color.
This equality is what America
believes in, this equality is what
we are now fighting to preserve.
The more democracy we gain for
the world through this war, the
better it will be for all people
everywhere.

We Jews have always shed
our blood for America because
its our country and we love it.

Jewish Labor Parley
Demands Punishment
For Nazi Criminals

Mrs. Shulamith Wald To
Address Zion Mizra-chi
Women Luncheon Dec. 8

NEW YORK (WNS)—A dec-
laration calling upon the United
States and other Allied govern-
ments "not to delay until the
end of the war the punishment
of those who have been guilty
of the outrages against thou-
sands of Jews who are being ex-
terminated hourly," was adopted
this week at the final session of
the 18th annual convention of
the /iational Labor Committee
for Palestine.
"There can be no equanimity
as long as the enemy proceeds
with his diabolical plan to wipe
out the Jews within his grip,"
the declaration read. "The de-
mocracies cannot make peace
with the thought that no counter-
action can be taken even during
the war, to forestall the execu-
tion of these innocent victims of
Nazi brutality.
"Shocked by the annihilation
of Jewish community life in
Europe, the disintegration of
Jewish families, and the ruina-
tion of millions of Jews, we ex-
tend, in this desperate hour our
hand in unity, and hope for the
speedy rescue of Jewish martyrs
from the Hitlerite and Fascist
yoke. We send greetings and our
encouragement to our wandering .
brothers wherever bitter fate has
dispersed them•"
The convention, attended by
more than 2,500 delegates from
all sections of the country, voted
to raise $1,000,000 for Palestine
in 1943, almost twice the amount
:wised this year. The hope that
Palestine would soon become a
Jewish Commonwealth was ex-
Pressed by Dr. Chain Weizmann,
president of the Jewish Agency
I or Palestine, in a message to
t he meeting.

Mrs. Shulamith Wald, Nation-
al vice-president of Mizrachi
Women's Organization of Amer-
ica, cultural chairman of Ivriah,

MASSADA CHAPTER
The Massada Chapter of the
Pioneer Women's Organization
will hold its next meeting, Mon-
day evening, Dec. 7, at the home
of Mrs. Herman Gach on Cal-
ert Ave.
They will have as their guest
-Peaker, Gertrude Oberstein, who
■ ( ill give a review of a series of
articles on "So Your Husbands
Have Gone to War."
The Massadas began selling
war bonds and stamps at their
last meeting. Mrs. Samuel Gault,
bond chairman reports that over
$250.00 dollars worth were sold
that evening.
The Massadas hope to doublo
that amount at their next meet-
ing.

Len Pensler Unable To
Play for DeMolay Dance

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Pioneer Women Notes

of $10,000 assigned for
De-
troit for furthering the projects
of the Working Women's Council
in Palestine.
Plans for a luncheon rally to
be held on Dec. 16, are also be-
ing formulated,
For reservations of pledges,
please call the Council Chairman,
Mrs. M. Michlin, TO. 6-8483. For
rummage dates call Mrs. Exel-
rod, Ty. 4-4614, or Mrs. M. Mo-
ser, Ty. 5-3863. For the Kanat
Memoriam Fund, call Mrs. D.
Reitman, To. 5-8623.

On Monday evening, Dec. 7,
Due to the fact that Len
Pensler and his orchestra have 1942, at 8:30 p. m. the Pioneer
been selected to make a state- Women's Organization will hold
wide tour, it will be necessary a meeting in memory of Mrs.
Yetta Kanat.
The meeting is to be held in
the Rose Sittig Cohen Building,
Lawton and Tyler.
All 'numbers and friends of
the late Mrs. Kanat are invit-
ed.
Plans for the organization's
annual luncheon which is to be
held on Jan. 6, 1943, are well
All earthly delights are sweeter
'under way.
in expectation than in enjoyment;
All the seven units of
the but all spiritual pleasures more
Pioneer Women's Org. are work- in fruition than in expectation.
ing in order to reach the quota
—Feltham.

SINCERE CHANUKAH GREETINGS

DETROIT REAMER

and TOOL. CORPORATION

LEN PENSLER

for him to break his engagement
for the Perfection DeMolay
dance.
So great is the demand for
this popular new orchestra leader
locally and throughout the state
that he is now being booked by
Bill Sawyer of Ann Arbor, and
by Duane Sawyer of Detroit,
Cadillac 7895.

Chanukah Being Studied
At Hebrew Schools

The study of Chanukah is oc-
cupying a very important place
in the curriculum of the United
Hebrew Schools. Very much time
is given to this study before and
during the festival. The history of
this great historic event, as well
as the manner in which it is be-
ing celebrated, is being studied
in all the classes.
During Chanukah parties and
assemblies are arranged in all
the schools.
The Woman's Auxiliary, which
has for its major objective the
maintenance of the bus system,
also contributes something to the
festivity of the schools during
Chanukah. They generally send to
the children Chanukah gifts in
the form of refreshments which
children appreciate very much.

2830 7 Mile Road

TV.T. 1-1610

GREETINGS Oh' THE SEASON

Seward Hotel

59 SEWARD AVE.

GREETINGS OF THE SEASON

PATRICK H. O'BRIEN

JUDGE OF PROBATE

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

BUY WAR BONDS!

Coast to Coast

Smokers are changing to

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MRS. SHULAMITH WALD

and one who has an unusual
knowledge of the Hebrew lan-
guage, will be the guest speaker
at the sixth annual donor lunch-
eon of the Sisters of Zion Miz-
rachi, which will take place at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
Chicago and Lawton, on Tues-
day, Dec. 8. Mrs. Wald will bring
to Detroiters a message of vital
importance to all.
Vocal selections dealing with
the festival of Chanukah, and
other Jewish melodies will be
rendered by the celebrated sing-
er—Cantor Robert S. Tulman.
The proceeds of this affair will
aid in the maintenance of homes
and schools in Palestine, in such
cities as Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel
Aviv, and Petach Tikvah and
others, for refugee girls who
have escaped from the horrors
of war-torn Europe. These girls
are trained, both vocationally
and avocationally, according to
the tenets of traditional Juda-
ism.
For reservations and further
information kindly call Mrs. Ab-
raham Caplan, General Chair-
man, TOwnsend 7-0869; or Mrs.
Isaac Shetzer, Reservation Chair.
man, TOwnsend 8-8477.
No one can afford, either finan-
cially or spiritually, to miss this
outstanding and charitable af-
fair.

—BUY WAR BONDS—

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