DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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No Change in Policy

Meanwhile, George Henry Hall,
a member of the London dele-
gation, stated flatly that the refu-
gee conference would not change
the British government White
Paper policy, under which Jew-
ish immigration into Palestine is
restricted to about 29,000 for the
five-year period ending March,
1944.
One of the results of the con-
ference may be the emigration of
4,000 Jewish children and 500
adults in Bulgaria for whom Pal-
estine visas have already been
secured. Richard K. Law, head
of the British delegation, an-
nounced that negotiations were
now proceeding with Turkey for
the admittance of the Jewish
group.
In opening the conference, Dr.
Harold W. Doods, head of the
American delegation, as well as
Mr. Law, stressed that an Allied
victory over the Axis powers was
the only real solution of the
refugee problem. Both spokesmen
indicated also that the present
deliberations in Bermuda would
result in the creation of an en-
larged international committee to
cope with the problem.
"The problem is too great for
solution by the two governments
here represented," Dr. Dodds
stated. "The cooperation of oth-
ers must be solicited. Our talks
will be useful to point the way
and to offer such definite pro-
posals as may be possible under
war conditions and in the light
of what the war effort of the
United Nations will permit."

Hopeful of Two Achievements

Addressing a press conference,
Mr. Law said: "We are hopeful
that things at least we shall be
able to achieve. Where joint ac-
tion may be possible we may
hope to lay the foundations for
such action. Where other coun-
tries may be involved, and since
this is not a national problem
but an international problem
other countries are inevitably in-
volved, we may be able to work
out tentatively some basis for
wider international discussion
with a view to wider international
organization and action."
Mr. Law asserted that "it is of
the utmost importance that the
persecuted peoples themselves
should understand this truth and
that they should not be betrayed
by false or premature hopes of
what may be possible into a be-

lief that aid is coming to them,
when, in fact, we are unable to
give them imomed S iat: succor."

Carl M. Loeb, Jr. Named Head of

IWB War Emergency Campaign

REP. CELLER PROTESTS
CONFERENCE PROCEDURE

WASHINGTON, (WNS)—Em-
phasizing that thousands of Jews
are being killed by the Nazis
daily, Representative Emanuel
Celler of New York charged this
week that the Anglo-American
refugee conference in Bermuda
had taken on "the usual pattern
of diplomatic lack of candor and
a plentitude of verbiage."
Mr. Celler was particularly
critical of the announcement from
the Bermuda parley that the con-
ference was dedicated to saving
only those refugees now in neu-
tral countries. "Those victims are
already saved," Mr. Celler de-
clared, "we are not so much in-
terested in them; we are inter-
ested in getting more hapless
out of Hitlet's clutches. There
need not be any conference to
save those already saved."
Deploring the fact that the earl M. Loeb, Jr., N. Y., prominent in
deliberation in Bermuda are of ommunal activities, has been named
an exploratory nature only, the phairman of the War Emergency Cam-
New York congressman said: plign of the National Jewish Welfare
"Much water will go over the lioard. Announcement to this •fact
dam before a final report of vas made by Frank L. Weil, President
findings is made. This report will if the National Jewish Welfare Board
only bind Britain and the United Ind Walter Rothschild, Chairman of its
States. Then neutral countries Irmy and Navy Comp'Wee._
will be contacted, singly or at
another conference. More pre-
cious time gone and more compli- tional conference to tell us about
cations, more diplomatic tight- the difficulties of the job," the
rope walking."
Post added. "We needed one to
Mr. Celler expressed disap- take a positive approach toward
pointment also because "agencies the admittedly difficult problem
long familiar with the distress of of rescuing now, while there is
the persecuted abroad like the still time, as many as possible of
Quakers and the Joint Distribu- fascism's tortured captives."
tion Committee are barred" from
The Post stressed that "it
the conference.
would be a disgrace before his-
"Their valuable practical sug- tory to reject the opportunity to
gestions will be unavailed of," bring life and deliverance to mil-
he said, "All deliberations and lions of despairing men, women
conclusions will be according to and children when the opportun-
plan and schedule of the State ity is broadening every day."
Department and British foreign
Contending that "the problem
office. The delegates will be mov- is a comparatively simple one of
ed across the chess board by the providing temporary havens" for
diplomats."
the refugees, the Post concluded;
At the same time the New "To raise the objection that this
York Post as well as other lib- involves such things as amending
eral newspapers in the country the immigration laws and divert-
criticized the Bermuda conference ing some of our food supplies
for its failure to announce any is to say that we never meant a
action. "Instead of a note of word
of it when we expressed our
high resolve and humanitarian horror at the plight of the min-
purpose we hear from the dele- orities under Hitler and pro-
gates, both American and British,
to remedy it."
a dismal drone about all the dif- claimed our desire
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ficulties they face in accomplish-
BRITISH LIBERALS
ing anything at all," the N. Y. ARE
DISAPPOINTED
Post commented editorially this
LONDON, (WNS)—Failure of
week.
"We did not need an interna-t he Anglo-American refugee con-

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Terence in Bermuda to announce
any practical steps for the res•
cue of the millions of Jews and
other oppressed peoples in Nazi-
occupied territories caused con-
siderable disappointment in lib-
eral circles here this week.
The influential Manchester
Guardian took the heads of both
the British and American delega-
tions to task because in their
opening speeches they ignored the
Jewish side of the Nazi persecu-
tions despite the fact that the
refugee conference "sprung from
the horrors of the Nazi extermi-
nation of the Jews."
The London Times published
the following comment on the
Bermuda meeting by Major Vic-
tor Cazalet: "Was it necessary to
send three ministers to Bermuda
only to repeat the well-worn
phrases so familiar to the front
benches of Parliament? We are
convinced that if the conference
breaks up without having -Initia-
ted immediate measures of res-
cue on a scale not wholly inade-
quate, there will be a mounting
wave of indignation in Britain
which may surprise those who
failed to appreciate how deeply
the public conscience has been
stirred and how determined our
people are upon action."

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He was Belgian correspondent
of the International Labor Office
in Geneva, president of the Na-
tional Office for Unemployment
and Placement in Belgium, and
was associated with the follow-
ing: HIAS-ICA Emigration As-
sociation (HICEM), Association
for Social Progress in Belgium,
the Refugee Committee in Brus-
sels, vice president of Supreme
Council for Labor and Social Se-
curity. He is a member of the
boards of Jewish Colonization
Association, EMICA, Alliance Is-
raelite Universelle and Palestine
Jewish Colonization Association.
Dr. Robinson, born in Seirijai,
Lithuania, is a soldier and a
scholar, having fought with the
Russians against the Germans in
1914 immediately after his grad-
uation from Warsaw University
Law School. He was maxima cum
laude, L.L.D.
The end of the war saw him
return to Lithuania to begin or-
ganization of Jewish communities
in 1918. After serving several
years as principal of the high
school and junior college in Vor-
balis, Lithuania, he was admitted
to the bar in 1922.
From 1923 to 1927 he was a
member of Parliament; leader of
the minorities bloc; chairman of
the Jewish faction, and until
1940 he continued his law prac-
tice, and published numerous
works on legal, political and mi-
norities questions.
He served as Lithuanian coun-
sel in Geneva (1931), official le-
gal advisor to the Lithuanian
Foreign Office (1931-33), chair-
man of the Jewish Political Emer-
gency Committee and the Coor-
dination Committee for Polish
Refugees (1939-40).
He arrived in New York in De-
cember. of 1940 and three months
later assumed the post of di-
rector of the Institute of Jewish
Affairs. In August, 1942, he was
appointed associate in Interna-
tional Administration, Columbia
University.
Mr. Sherman, noted lecturer
and author, is director of civic-
protective and field activities of
the Jewish Labor Committee.
A member of the General Jew-
ish Council and the Labor League
for Human Rights of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, Mr.
Sherman is a well known author-
ity on Jewish and labor problems.
Familiar with the underground
struggle being waged by the pro-
democratic underground forces in
Nazi-occupied Europe, he has been
active in the fight against anti-
Semitism in the United States.
The Forum of Jewish Affairs,
which was instituted by the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation, in co-
operation with their affiliated
agencies, has received such an
enthusiastic response from the
community at large that the
series is being extended.
Isidore Sobeloff, executive (E-
rector of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration, announced this week that
an additional lecture will be given
on Wednesday evening, May 12,
by Ruth Bryan Owen, distin-
guished American diplomat, for-
mer U. S. Minister to Denmark.
Her subject will be "The Place
of Minorities in the World of
Tomorrow." All lectures take
place at the Center.

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PISGAH BOWLING

Coming through in a brilliant
finish, the Wider Scope team cap-
tained by Al Sklare captured
first place crown in the Pisgah
Lodge Bnai Brith Bowling Tour-
ney which ended last week. Mem-
bers of his team are Milton Wein-
stein, Max Stulberg, M. Surath
and M. Schur. Joseph Bloom's
Benevolence team took second
place. A. May, Al Rosensweig,
M. Hartz and S. Levine are mem-
bers of the team. The Refugee
Aid team ended up in third posi-
tion captained by Martin Miller.
Team members are M. Fox, M.
Smith, M. Mitteldorf and M. Sur-
now.
The team that won the most
games during the second half
was the Brotherly Love team
captained by M. Gray.
Rolling up the high score of
2652 gave the crown to the Grand
Lodge team for high team three
games. Sam Pernikoff's five held
this title throughout the season
after grabbing it away from the
National Monthly team.
At Sklare's Wider Scope again
came in for more honors when it
rolled for a new season mark of
979 for high team single game,
formerly held by Harry Schwartz's
Palestine team.
The big names in the Pisgah
League individual averages for
the season are: Harry Thomas,
182; Ben Dolgin, 181; Jack Korn,
178; Dave Glicklin, 175; M. Lie-
berman, 174.
Harry Thomas, who bagged a
645 for three games, paced the
Pisgah bowlers throughout the
season.
Captain Al Sklare of the Wider
Scope team had a 265 to wrestle
the title of high single game
from Martin Miller who held it
for a good part of the season
with a 259.
The head pin tourney was taken
by A. Chernow with Ben Dolgin
in second place.
Three trophies went, to the win-
ners of the singles handicap tour-
nament. The leaders are: first
place, Herbert Calfin, 697; second,
H. Zimmerman, 679; third, J.
Radner, 675.
The doubles tournament will be
the last event to take place in
the Pisgah Bowling League. It will
be run off next week. The season's
activities will come to a climax
with the final banquet which will
take place at Hotel Statler on
Sunday evening, May 16. At that
time the winners will receive their
trophies.
The Pisgah teams all bear the
names of the Bnai Brith institu-
tions and projects. The Pisgah
Lodge is considered the only one
in the country to have this tra-
dition. The league was considered
the largest Bnai Brith league in
the country, comprising 200 bowl-
ers.
Officers for the season are Mil-
ton Weinstein, president; Al Tess-
les, secretary; Max Goldhoff,
vice president; Elias Goldberg,
treasurer, and Phil Rothschild, di-
rector of information and pub-
licity. Sam Maza heads the ad-
visory board and others are Ira
G. Kaufman, Harry Schwartz, Al
Sklare and Ben Dolgin.

Neugarten Sunshine
Club Presents Playlet

On Wednesday, April 28, the
board of directors meeting and a
dessert luncheon preceded the
meeting of the Neugarten Sun-
shine Club at the Women's Fed-
eration.
This meeting was attended by
paid-up members only. The door
prize was a $25.00 bond.
A playlet, written and directed
by Mrs. Leo Alexander, was pre-
sented by club members.
Mrs. Jacob E. Newman, chair-
man of War Savings, announced
that the Neugarten Sunshine Club
is now listed as a Gallant in the
Second War Bond Drive and is
making a splendid showing.

PISGAH

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will come to a close the end of
May with a public initiation.
Present indications are that the
quota set by District Grand Lodge
No. 6 will be exceeded. Latest
membership reports from the dis-
trict disclose that Pisgah Lodge
has secured a larger number of
new members than any lodge in
the district. At the present writ-
ing Pisgah Lodge is the second
largest in the district.
Any reader who is not ap-
proached during this membership
drive and desires to affiliate him-
self with B'nai B'rith can se-
cure an application blank or hay!.
a representative visit him by call-
ing ClIerry 3372.

