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December 25, 1942
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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JEWISH
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JDC Mourns Passing
Of David M. Bressler
standing. During the course of
the years he served as a cam-
paign chairman for our organi-
zation on a number of occasions.
In this capacity, his sincerity
and persuasiveness won many
adherents to the humanitarian
program of the J. D. C. All of
us mourn and shall miss him."
Dayton, 0.,
The following statement was
the first rally will be held on G. Kusworm, of
Mothers' Clubs To
Sunday, Jan. 10, at 3 p. m., in treasurer of the Supreme Lodge issued on Wednesday, Dec. 16,
the auditorium. The program will Bnai Brith, Mendel N. Fisher, by the Joint Distribution Com-
Discuss Consumer
be devoted to an analysis of the
mittee on the occasion of the
Movement and War
present problems of manpower as
sudden death of David M. Bress-
they relate to the defense pro-
ler, one of its vice-chairmen and
Among the subjects to be dis- gram.
active leaders:
cussed by the various Mothers'
Speakers who have been se-
"David M. Bressler was one of
Clubs this week will be "The cured to (late are William A.
the oldest and most devoted lead-
Latest Developments in the Con- Stilton of the Board of Educa-
ers of the Joint Distribution
sumer Movement and the War tion, who is supervisor of all de-
Committee. His sudden passing
Effort," which will be stressed fense training in Detroit, and
is a severe blow not only to the
at the Davison-Oakman Club Colonel Paul V. Engstrom of
officers and directors of the Com-
meeting.
the Selective Service Commis-
Season's Greetings
mittee, who counted him as a
The Young Mothers' groups sion, who is acting as liaison of-
close personal friend but also to
have planned children's parties ficer between selective service
the cause of American help to
for the school vacation week.
and war manpower.
Jewish war victims. As a mem-
Members of the Twelfth St.
ber and active leader of the
PLASTIC
Club will act as hostesses at a
J D. C. from its earliest begin-
New Year's Eve party, to which Children of Jewish
nings, Mr. Bressler helped to
PRODUCTS
the members of all Mothers'
shape the vast programs of war
Schools
Invited
to
Clubs are cordially invited.
relief, and later post-war re-
construction, which our Commit-
Calendar of the Week:
COMPANY
See Szyk Exhibit
tee underetook. He was invaria-
Young Women's Study Club:
bly
sober
in
judgment
and
far-
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1:30 p. m.,
The copy of the Szyk Hagga-
seeing in his vision. He gave
Northwest Branch, Lawton At dah now on display at the Jewish
PLASTOID PUTTY
unstintingly of his time and en-
Tyler.
ABBA HILLEL SILVER
Community Center has elicited a
ergies for the welfare of his
Davison-Oakman Club: Tues- great deal of comment and in-
CAULKING COMPOUND
day, Dec. 29, 8 p. m., Northwest terest. The bound copy is one of oxecutive director of the JNF of fellow man. On several occa-
Branch, Lawton at Tyler.
a very few which have been America, Fred M. Butzel, Isidore sions he undertook survey trips
and
Parkside Study Club: Wednes- brought to this country from Sobeloff, Philip Slomovitz, William to Europe to investigate at first
Hordes, James I. Ellmann.
hand the conditions of Jews
day, Dec. 30, 1:30 p. m., Mid- England.
FURNACE CEMENT
The JNF Conference will open abroad. The recommendations
land at Parkside.
Children from the various Jew-
Woodward Club: Wednesday, ish schools in the city have re- Saturday evening, Dec. 26, at 8 which he made upon his return
Dec. 30, 1:30 p. m., Jewish Com- ceived special invitations to visit o'clock, at the Book Cadillac were sound and displayed great
munity Center, Woodward at the exhibit of Szyk's work when Hotel, Florence Kahlman, accom- qualities of sympathy and under-
Holbrook.
is now on display in the adult panied by Rebecca Frohman, will
Twelfth Street Club: Thurs- lounge of the Jewish Community lead in the singing of the Star
day, Dec. 31, 8 p. m., Assembly Center. Last Sunday morning the Spangled Banner and the Jewish
Hall, 9125 12th St.
high school classes of Temple song of hope, the Hatikvah.
FOR A QUARTER CENTURY
Beth El were guests at the ex- To Hold Reception
—DETROIT'S
FINEST FOOD
Mothers' Clubs Tea
hibit.
This session will be followed
In addition to the specific Jew- by a reception to out of town
The past presidents of the ish items included in the ex- delegates tendered by the De-
The utmost care is exercised in planning our
Mothers' Clubs will be enter- hibit, there are a number of troit Jewish National Fund Coun-
menus to insure sufficient variety to please the
tained at tea on Monday, Dec. prints signed by Arthur Szyk cil, composed of all Jewish or-
most exacting taste.
28, at 1 p. m., at the Jewish and framed which are for sale. ganizations interested in the re-
Community Center, Woodward at The prints are from the series building of Palestine.
VISIT OUR COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Holbrook. The past presidents "Washington and His Times"
Sunday morning session will be
Your favorite drink mixed by experts
group meets for tea and a social which depict the role of Poliso given over to the memorial for
gathering the last Monday of heroes in the American Revola- the martyred Jews, who were
every month at the Center.
tion. Also on sale are a limited murdered by the forces of fasc-
number of copies of Szyk's book ism.
of cartoons, "The New Order".
This will be followed by sev-
First Defense Rally
The exhibit will continue eral round tables on various
through January 3. The exhibit phases of the Jewish problem
To Be Held Jan. 10
PHONE TRINITY 2.9366
12TH and HAZELWOOD
is open Monday through Thurs- and its relation to the war, re-
Jacob Weissman, a member of day from 2 to 5 p. m. and 7:30 ports on what the Jews in Pales-
the education committee of the to 10 p. m., and Sunday from tine are doing to help the United
Jewish Community Center and 2 to 5 D. m. The public is in- Nations and post war problems
chairman of the committee for vited. There is no admission of resettlement of Jews. A spe-
cial youth session will be held
defense rallies, announces that charge.
Sunday afternoon.
BUY WAR BONDS!
;k4
HARRY BOESKY
DR. STEPHEN S. WISE DENOUNCES
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM
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NEW YORY, N. Y.—Dr. Steph-
en S. Wise, chairman of the
American Emergency Committee
for Zionist Affairs, subsequent to
a meeting of that organization
held yesterday at 41 E. 42nd
Street, New York, made the fol-
lowing statement on behalf of his
committee, which represents all
Zionist bodies in America includ-
ing the Zionist Organization of
America, Hadassah, the Women's
Zionist Organization of America,
Poale Zion and Mizrachi, with
regard to a recent announcement
of the formation of an "Ameri-
can Council for Judaism."
"The formation by a small
group of rabbis of the so-called
'American Council for Judaism'
whose avowed object it is to fight
the restoration of the Jews as a
nation in their own homeland, has
come as a painful shock to the
vast majority of Jews throughout
the country.
"During the past twenty-five
years all the leading groups and
organizations in American Jewry
have endorsed the Balfour Declar-
ation and associated themselves
with the movement for the re-
establishment of a Jewish Na-
tional Home in Palestine. The
policy of that Declaration was
endorsed by the nations of the
world which, in the Mandate, gave
official recognition to the status
and aims of political Zionism: it
has been unanimously endorsed by
the Congress of the United States.
"It is an indication of the
sickness which afflicts Jewish life
as a result of centuries of dis-
persion, that Jews alone among
the peoples of the world should
find in their midst those who,
far from helping, would seek to
place obstacles in the way of the
national rehabilitation of their
A. Z. A. Dance at
General Motors Dec. 27
Aleph Zadik Aleph, Bnai Moshe
Chapter 321, will hold its fourth
annual dance at the General
Motors Ballroom. Bill Gail and
orchestra will be featured. The
chairmen in charge of the dance
are Albert Karbelnick, publicity;
Gerald Gorzeck, tickets, and
Louis Gorzeck, finance.
Admission is 75 cents per per-
son. For tickets or further in-
formation call Louis Gorzeck,
Tyler 5-9402.
Barkley To Speak
Sunday at 6 o'clock the confer-
ence dinner will be addressed by
Senator Alben W. Barkley, ma-
jority leader in the United States
Senate, Dr. Nahum Goldman, Dr.
Israel Goldstein, Fred M. Butzel,
Judge Morris Rothenberg, James
Heller, President Central Confer-
ence of Rabbis.
Emma Shever, accompanied by
Rebecca Frohman, will lead in
the Star Spangled Banner and
Hatikvah, the Jewish anthem of
hope for a better world.
This dinner will be dedicated
to Dr. Israel Goldstein in recog-
nition of ten years devoted serv-
ice as president of the organiza-
tion.
Officers of the Detroit JNF
Council are: William Hordes,
president, Nathan Spevakow, vice
president, Joseph Haggai, vice
president, M. Michlin, financial
secretary, Mrs. Philip Slomovitz,
assistant financial secretary, Rose
L. Greenwald, secretary, Nathan
Linden, treasurer.
people. That such an effort should
be made at a time when the
Jewish masses of Europe are
writhing in a fearful agony, adds
an element of heartlessness which
future generations will neither
forget nor forgive.
"The members of this group
base themselves on an interpre-
tation of Judaism which is with-
out foundation either in the Jew-
ish Scriptures, in Jewish tradi-
tion or in the long history of our
people. Realizing that they can-
not ignore the place which Pales-
tine occupies in the heart and
mind of Jewry, they would cover
the nakedness of their opposition
by admitting that Jews may be
entitled to find a refuge in Pal-
estine; but at the same time they
destroy any possibility of giving
practical effect to this hope by
attempting to deny the right of
Jews elsewhere to take political
action to that end. They pay
lip service to the idea but would
SEGAL
prevent the reality. Had these
views prevailed in the course of
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the last two decades, hundreds
of thousands of Jews who have
Ellen herself shall go to open
been enabled to find a home and the door to let him In. I shall
hope of a worthy future in Pal- give a speech telling her all
estine would today have been about him: "You can't see him,
helpless victims of the Nazis.
Ellen, for the same reason that
"The responsibility for the con- you can't see kindness and good-
flict which impends within Ameri- ness which are deep in the hearts
can Jewry, if the sponsors of this of people. You can't see kind-
body proceed with their proposals, ness and goodness but you know
is their own. We can only de- there are kindness and goodness
plore their misguided activities, in the world. Elijah is kindness
the sole result of which will be and goodness coming into our
house."
to sow confusion.
"Oh," Ellen may exclaim, "he's
"In their opposition to the Jew-
Santa Claus."
ish national idea, these men con- like
"That's right, Ellen." I shall
stitute a very small minority in feel no little satisfaction at the
Jewish life. They seek to turn child's intuitive appreciation of
back the clock, to preserve the analogy to be found in compara-
Jew forever as a wanderer among tive religion.
the nations, and to reverse the
(I should confess that I have
magnificent development which been conspiring with Santa Claus
the hope of a Zion reborn has in Ellen's behalf. I have bought
created in Palestine. They will a toy ironing board with irons,
fail. They are bound to fail be- some toy kitchen utensils and toy
cause they are flying in the face dishes to be delivered to her by
of all the facts and of all the him. Ellen likes to be a help
hopes and strivings of the Jew- around the kitchen.)
ish people.
"The work of rebuilding the
Jewish National Home in which
Are you intilled to wear a
American Jewry has played and
"target" lapel button? You
will continue to play so vital a
- = -- are if you are investing at
part, will go on to the day when
, '4 least ten percent of your In-
a proud Jewish people restored
come In War Bones every pay
in its own land will once again
;
day. It's your badge of pa-
take its place among the mt-
triotism.
tions.
We extend sincere good wishes for a
Joyous New Year filled with happiness and
blessed with full measure of prosperity
and may these wishes continue to find
fulfillment into the many years beyond.
CHARLES H. LOTT
General Manager
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