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VOL. 45, NO. 7

Detroit
Jewish
Chronicle
__and The Legal Chronicle _

) Mrs. Roosevelt Hails Bnai Brith
War Bond Drive In Seattle Speech

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1943

Local Campaign for $1,000,000 to Sponsor
The Building of Two Submarine Chasers

Gen. Giraud Eases
Plight of Jewish
Refugees in Africa

Dr. Georg Levi, Former
Deputy, Is Released

LONDON (WNS)—The

10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per YCat

Bulgaria Agrees to Permit Jewish
Children to Leave for Palestine

Colonel Oliver Stanley, British Colonial

first
Secretary, Makes Agreement with Bulgars
of the hi storic confer-
The Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Brith Council launch two sub- results
ences between Pres
reside
nt
Roose-
ilk Council's one month drive to sell marine chasers.
LONDON (WNS)—The Brit- represented in the negotiations
velt and Prime Minister Church-
$1,000,000 in United States War
The Greater Detroit Bnai Brith ill in Casablanca on the internal ish Government has concluded by a neutral country since Bul-
Bonds is one of the many being Council is the first local group to situation in French North Afri- successfully negotiations with the garia is one of the Axis pow-
Bulgarian Government whereby ers.
sponsored by Bnai Brith groups join in the Treasury Depart- ca
became evident this week Bulgaria will permit 4,000 Jew-
throughout the country under the ment's newest bond sales
Permission has been secured
when High Commissioner Gen.
direction
the National
Bnai motion plan to "Sponsor a Fight-
pro- Giraud created a War Commit- ish children and 500 adults to to permit the group of 4,500
Brith War of
Service
Committee.
ing Ship." At t he last meeting tee to replace the French Im- leave for Palestine, Colonel Oli- Jews to travel through Turkey
The war efforts of Seattle Bnai of the council the delegates voted penal Council, which had block- ver Stanley, British Colonial Sec- en route to Palestine, Col. Stan-
Brith won the praise of Mrs.
ed the abrogation of the anti- retary, reported to the House of fe y said. "Steps are being taken
Franklin D. Roosevelt on her last
Commons this week. Britain was immediately to organize the nec-
See ROOSEVELT—Page 12
Jewish laws in French Africa.
visit to the city, according to in-
essary transport, but the practi-
While it was not believed here
formation just received by Harry
cal difficulties are likely to be
that the new War Committee
• YudkofT, president of the Greater
considerable," the Colonial Sec-
would immediately order the re-
Detroit Bnai Brith Council. A
retary added.
lease of all Jewish refugees from
guest at Seattle's Victory Square,
concentration camps or abrogate
At the same time Col. Stan-
the First Lady was introduced by
all thNorth
e anti-Jewish laws, reports
ley announced that Palestine will
her son-in-law, newspaper pub-
from
Africa said that cer-
admit 500 Jewish children from
lisher John Boettiger, to Leo
twin restrictions on the Jews had
Rumania and Hungary, some of
Rabbi
Morris
Adler
Weisfeld, past president of Bnai
Special Program To
been eased and that the anti-
whom are already en route to
Brith and Joe Gluck, war bond
Semitic, Fascist Service Order of
To Preach the Sermon
the Holy Land. Earlier reports
Honor
Flag
on
Feb.
15
chairman for Seattle Bnai Brith.
Legionnaires had been dissolved
had said that only 270 Jewish
At the Sabbath morning serv- children would be permitted to
Turning to Gluck, Boettiger
Pisgah Lodge No. 34, Bnai by orders of the War Commit-
asked: "How much is your bond Brith will sponsor a patriotic tee '
ice of Feb. 20, a beautiful Hon- enter Palestine from these coun-
Earlier in the week Gen. Gi- or Roll, containing the names tries.
sales total now, Joe?" Mrs. Roose- evening Monday night, Feb. 15,
velt beamed when Gluck ans- in the main auditorium of the rand ordered the release of a
"The British Government will
wered: "Including the $20,000 Jewish Community Center at number of political anti-Nazis
be prepared, provided the nec-
purchased today in honor of the 8:30 p. m., in honor of the who had been interned in con-
essary transportation facilities
First Lady, our total is $723,000." American Flag and the birth- centration camps in North Afri-
can be made available, to con-
11/
"Please extend my personal days of Washington and Lincoln, ca. Among those liberated was
tinue to admit into Palestine chil-
thanks to your membership," Mrs. which are observed during the Dr. Georg Levi, former Jewish
dren with a proportion of adults
Roosevelt said, as she bade fare- month of February. The public Communist member of the French
up to the limits of the immi-
parliament.
well to the two Bnai Brith lead- is invited.
gration permissible for the five-
ers.
Meanwhile, information reach-
Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones, min-
year immigration period ending
of Central Woodward Chris- ing here this week offered a pos-
March 31, 1944," Col. Stanley
$750,000 Sold
tian Church, who is recognized na- sible explanation for the reluct-
declared. "The numbers involved
The Greater Detroit Bnai Brith tionally as an authority on Wash- ante of certain French officials
are approximately 29,000 still
Council's War Bond Drive which ington and Lincoln will be the in North Africa to annul the
available under the White Paper.
officially ends on Feb. 21, has to guest speaker of the evening. anti-Jewish laws. These reports
The usual conditions governing
date sold in excess of $750,000 Dr. Jones has one of the largest said that immediately after the
immigration will have to be ful-
in war bonds. It is the hope of collections of Lincoln souvenirs American landings
in North
filled."
•
_Mrs. Lillian Aaron and Max and books in the country.
He Africa the French police raided
Following the official session of
Goldhoff, co-chairmen of the city- originated the Lincoln dinners Jewish community offices in Al-
the House of Commons at which
, wide drive that the Jewish coin- many years ago, which are now geres, Morocco and other cities
Col. Stanley made those an-
'nullity will buy their bonds from traditional at the church and in North Africa and confiscated
neuncements, a joint meeting of
Bnai Brith during this drive. attract city-wide interest.
Dr. lists of "aryanized" Jewish shops
members of the House of Com-
Help the Greater Detroit Bnai Jones is nationally known.
A and enterprises, which had been
few years ago he served as na_ kept up to date in anticipation
See BULGARIA—Page 5
tional president of the Federal of the day of liberation.
Council of Churches.
According to these reports the
A special program in tribute mimes of many important French
to the American Flag will be military and civilian officials were
RABBBI MORRIS ADLER
presented by the color guard of on the lists as having been nam-
the Jewish War Veterans. A ear"trustees" of enterprises con- of 150 members of the Shaarey
special musical program has been fiscated from the Jews.
The Zedek Congregational Family
abrogation of the Anti-Jewish
`a anged for this occasion.
who are at present in the serv-
Rudolph Meyersohn, president laws, is was said, would require
of the lodge states this meeting these pro-Vichy French officials ice of their country, will be
is one of many patriotic meetings to return to the Jews property dedicated. Appropriate exercises
Plans are completed for the which are being sponsired by they now possess.
w . mass meeting for Women and Bnai Brith lodges throughout the In Washington, President have been arranged to mark this
A memorandum issued by the
the round table discussion being country at the request of the . Roosevelt implied his satisfaction significant event. Rabbi Morris Federation for Polish Jews has
sponsored by the Womens League Supreme Lodge Bnai Brith. Bnai with Gen. Giraud's program to H. Blumberg and Harry Cohen, been addressed to the local Pol-
for Sabbath Observance on Wed- Brith which is now entering its salve the Jewish question in president and vice-president of ish Consul expressing the deep
nesday, Feb. 17, at the Congre- hundredth year always has been North Africa. The President read the Congregation, will also par- disappointment and sorrow of the
gation Shaarey Zedek, on the truly an American service or- a London newspaper dispatch ticipate. The Honor Roll is to be Jewish people at the recent anti-
topic The Place of the Sabbath
given a high place in the sacred Semitic statements of Gen. W.
Sikorski and Dr. Rettinger while
and Tradition on the Modern
See GIRAUD—Page 5
See JONES—Page 12
possessions of the Synagogue.
on a visit to Mexico. Their state-
Scene." Those participating in the
discussion will be, Rabbi Morris
ments were a direct refutation of
the declarations issued by the
Adler, speaking on "Tradition in
Polish government in exile and
Education"; Rabbi L. Levin,
as such were a source of keen
"Tradition Historically," Mrs.
disappointment. The memoran-
M. J. Wohlgelerter, "Tradition in
dum also exressed surprise and
the Home and for the Jewish
The first Inter-faith Good Will Jews and Protestants, Co-Chair-
Woman"; Irving Schlussel, "Tra-
Cyril Wezemael, Detroit bari- indignation at the reported con-
, dition in Communal Life"; Rab- Concert to be presented in Detroit men of this committee are Julius tone, was the soloist of the Mes- duct of Polish soldiers in Pales-
bi Joshua Sperka will act as mod- will take place on Tuesday eve- Chajes, director of music for the siah at Masonic Temple Audito- tine, particularly in Tel Aviv,
erator. ning, Feb. 16 at 8:30 p. m. in Jewish Community Center and rium this year and is the bari- where their actions reached such
be the large auditorium of the De- Temple Beth El; Dr. Nellie Bea- tone soloist of the Fort Street a stage that they were refused
A dessert luncheon will
trice Huger, founder and a di- Presbyterian Church.
permission to appear upon the
served to all women at 12:30 and ti•oit Institute of Arts.
The program has been arranged rector of the Guild of Detroit
streets of the city.
the program will open at 1:30
Mme. Kozenn will be accom-
p. m.
As this goes to press an ad-
by the Music Committee of the Church Musicians; and Joseph
See INTER-FAITH—Page 12
ditional number of labels for
Detroit Round Table of Catholics, Michaud, organist and music di-
Mrs. S. Silver, and Mrs. A. Detroit
of Holy Redeemer Roman
war prisoners in Germany has
0. Barsky are in charge of hos-
Catholic Church.
been received. Preparations are
pitality and serving for the af-
The choir of the Grosse Pointe
being made immediately to for-
ternoon assisted by a large com-
Memorial Church, under the di-
ward to these Jewish prisoners
mittee.
rection of Charles Frederic Morse,
packages of food and clothing,
This Saturday having been des-
will give selections from Protest-
the cost for which is contributed
ignated as "Memorial Sabbath"
ant, Catholic and Jewish corn-
by members of the Ezra Women's
the Womens Sabbath League
posers. Mr. Morse is considered an
Division. In addition to the list
in memory of the 93 girl ma-
outstanding choral director of De-
of workers that appeared in the
tyrs of the Beth Jecob School of
troit. He now directs the Orpheus
last issue, are the following: Mrs.
Warsaw, the League asks organ-
Club, the Madrigal Club and the
M. Fisher and Mrs. M. Michol-
izations to plant trees in their
chorus of the Music Study Club
son.
memory and announces the plant-
besides being the organist and di -
A committee has been desig
ing of trees by its treasury, by
rect or of Grosse Pointe Memorial
nated by the Federation to for-
Mrs. Abraham Caplan, and Mrs.
Church.
mulate plans for sending medical
A. D. Markson.
Marguerite Kozenn will he the 1
aid to Polish Jews. In this cop-
f
Soprano Soloist. She was the
nection Benjamin Graubert ad-
Honor Prize Winner at the First
dressed the Jewish radio audience
International Competition in Vi-
•
Ludwig Lewisohn
over station WJBK on Feb. 7.
enna in 1932. Mme. Kozenn has
A letter, together with a pho-
bee Prima Donna of the Royal
To Speak in Pontiac
tograph, has been received by
State Opera in Bucharest and of
Leah Steinbok, residing in Rus-
• On Sunday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.
the Volksopera in Vienna. She
sia. She is trying to locate her
m., Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn will
has appeared with leading or-
5.
family by the name of Chit Nei-
guest speaker at Temple Beth
chestras such as the Vienna
'clod, living in Detroit. For fur-
Jacob, Pontiac. Tickets for the
Philharmonic Orchestra, the B.
ther information and for a copy
meeting can be obtained from
B. C. in London, the National
of the letter, please communi-
Orchestra in Paris, and the New
Mrs. Feldstein of the Detroit
cate with the office, Tyler
Zionist Council.
York Philharmonic Orchestra.
MARGUERITE KOZENN
JOSEPH Q. MAYNE
7-9650.

Dr. DeWitt Jones
Speaks at Pisgah
Patriotic Meeting

Honor Roil to
Be Dedicated at
Shaarey Zedek

Round Table of
Women's League
rr
To Be On Feb. 17

First Inter-Faith Goodwill Concert To Be Held at
The Detroit Institute of Arts On February 16th

Federation for Polish
Jews Protests Gen.
Sikorski's Statement

