Alacrity;zit ,Jewish PerioNcal Cotter
CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
28th Year of Service to Oar State and Nation
VOL. 45, NO. 29
Detroit and Jewish
Chronicle
The Legal Chronicle
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1943
Jews of Roumania Living
On Fringe of Starvation
Report of Joint Distribution Committee
Reveals Details of Their Tragic Lives
Patriotic Rally
10c Single Copy: $3.00 Per Year
At Jewish Center
Thursday, July 22
Names of Those Enrolled for
Collection Drive Announced
Gemiluth Chassodim
Servicemen Honored
Maurice E. Enggass Co-Chairman of Collection
Committee of the Detroit Service Group
Living on the fringe of starva- the official himself."
tion and in eternal fear of de-
The same personal policy ap-
A patriotic rally will be held -Maurice A. Enggass, co-chair- nold Gross, Philip Rothbart; linen
portation, Jews in Roumania are plies likewise in the matter of
Thursday,
July 22, at 8 p. m., man of the collection committee supply and laundries, Harry Schu-
forced to serve from one to three deportations:
at the auditorium of the Jewish
months each year in compulsory
"Jews, especially from Bess- Community Center, Woodward at of the Detroit Service Group, mer, David W. Bussey, Isaac Lit-
labor camps, although in many arabia, Bukovina and Maldova,
thanks those who are participat- wak, Leo Polk.
cases the period may be extended have been deported in masses to Holbrook, to honor members of ing in the collection of the Allied
indefinitely. Leading personalities Transnistria. From Bucharest it-
Jewish Campaign accounts. Mr. Division D—Building Trades
Real estate and builders, Julius
in Jewish and Roumanian com- self, at one time, about 1,200
Enggass announces that the fol-
munal activity, many of them Jews were summoned to police
lowing have already enrolled as Berman, Ben B. Fenton, Milton
world-famous leaders, have been headquarters and, with the ex-
members of the trade and pro- M. Maddin, Barney Smith. San-
fessional groups:
deported from Bessarabia, Buko- planation that their earlier wish
ford D. Adler, George Seyburn,
Division B—Services:
vina and Maldova to Transnistria to go to Bessarabia would be ful-
on various pretexts. In one in- filled, were shipped to Transnis-
Insurance: Louis C. Blumberg, Louis Berry, Allen Kramer, Max
stance, all Jews bearing the same tria. No one is sure that he will
Alfred I. Dreifus, Fred A. Gins- C. Handler, Samuel Sarasohn,
Jassey; architects, Charles
family name were moved to not share the same fate. Actual
burg, William Field, George M. Henry
N. Agree; plumbers, H. C. Da-
Transnistria because a Socialist reasons for the deportations are
Stutz, Sidney Weisman, Theodore
coal and ice, Nathan
Isaacs; public employees, Emanuel vidson;
leader and member of Parliament
Borin.
had borne that name.
See ROUMANIA—Page 9
A. Perrin, Samuel A. Brezner;
tailors, Jack Stark; cleaners, Ar- Division E—Food Products:
This and other detailed in-
formation concerning the present
Groceries, meats and bever-
tragic situation of Roumanian
ages: Ben Grosberg, Max Schayo-
witz, Harry Cohen, Irving W.
Jewry is contained in a report
just received by the Joint Dis-
Blumberg; produce, Herman
tribution Committee from one of
Franzblau; bakers, Arthur Gold-
stein; fish, Isaac Kaplan.
its representatives in Jerusalem.
The communication is a collation
Division G—Arts and Crafts:
of first-hand reports given by
Theaters, Alex Schreiber, Ar-
Roumanian Jews who emigrated
thur
Robinson, Frank Wetsman;
Prime
Minister
King
to Palestine through the assist-
advertising, printing, newspapers,
Huge
Reception
is
ance of the J. D. C.
Declares in Commons
florists and musicians, Leonard
Conditions in Roumania, the
Held at Polo Grounds N. Simons, Morris Lipshy.
HAROLD SILVER
report states, have been made
OTTAWA (WNS)—The Cana-
Division H.—Organizations:
more burdensome by regulations
NEW YORK. (WNS)—Respon-
James I. Ellmann, A. J. Lach-
which require Jews to obtain spe- dian Government is prepared to the Congregation Gemiluth Chas- sibility
for the fate of the Jew- over, E. Louis Neimand.
cial permissian to practice their admit additional refugees for the sodim who serve in the U. S.
armed
forces.
This
congregation
ish people throughout the world
Other groups in the process of
professions. Large fees are ex- duration of the war, Prime Min-
acted for the necessary licenses. iste• Mackenzie King declared this was founded two years ago by rests on the Jews of the United organization are Division A, mer-
immigrants from Central Europe States and of Soviet Russia, Lt.- cantile; Division C, mechanical
Jews must contribute, too, to
the Roumanian welfare work pre- week in the House of Commons for the purpose of mutual aid Col. Itzik Feffer, noted Soviet trades; Division F, professional.
sided over by the wife of Rou- during a discussion of the refugee and reconstruction. It has now a poet who with Prof. Solomon The personnel of these groups
membership of well over 160 Michoels, founder of the Moscow will be announced as soon as the
mania's dictator Antonescu. A problem.
state loan to which Jews must
Admitting that "we have not, families. An honor roll designed Jewish State Theater, is making organization is completed.
subscribe has - had a catastrophic' -of...euurso,-done all that we could by Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum will a_ goodwill visit to .this country,
David A. Goldman, president
be - dedicated "Ws - eVeifilir- Prorhi-
effect. Their quota, four times have done and perhaps we have
told more than 47,000 persons of the Junior Service Group, --iii:—
nent
personalities
of
the
Detroit
as large as their taxes in 1940, not done ali that we should have
who jammed the Polo Grounds nounces that the collection com-
cannot be met since the state done," the Prime Minister com- Jewish community will greet the to greet the Russian-Jewish dele- mittee is making rapid progress.
The committee consists of the
has deprived them of their source mented that Canada's record with assembly: Fred Butzel, president gation.
of income •
regard to assistance to European of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
"We, the Jews of the Soviet following: Ann Brooks, Esta Gel-
refugees ''will stand comparison tion; James I. Ellmann, president Union and the United States, ler, Meyer Golding, Al Sparage,
At Any Hour
with
the records of other parts of of the Jewish Community Coun- constitute the majority of the co-chairmen; workers: Marion
Concerning forced labor, the
the
British
Commonwealth and cil; Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter, Jewish people of the world," Col. Bassey, Rodelle Broder, Frieda
report states:
Congregation Beth Tefilo Eman- Feffer said. "Together there are Brooks, Carolyn Cohen; Sara
of
the
United
States."
uel.
"Every Jew must go to a camp
"I
cannot
state
how
many
ad-
10,000,000 of us. Upon us lies Greenberg, Pearl Kaner, Dave
for compulsory work for a cer-
Rabbi Dr. Samson R. Weiss
tain period. This is officially re- ditional refugees Canada will be will address the assembly in the the responsibility for the fate of Kaufman, Frieda Knee, Norma
Leader, Bluma Nagler, Betty
stricted to one to three months prepared to receive," Mr. King name of the sponsoring congre- the Jewish people.
"About 4,000,000 Jews already Rothenberg, Sherman Shapiro,
but actually there are people who said. "This depends on many fac- gation. Harold Silver, executive
not within the Canadian
have already been in camp a tors
director of the Jewish Social have been destroyed by the en-
See DRIVE—Page 12
year or more. With regard to Government."
Service, will be chairman of the emy. There is not one family in
He
pointed
out
that
an
offer
our
land
which
has
not
sacrificed
compulsory labor, as in every-
evening. The Jewish War Vet- a son, a father, or a sister in
thing else, there are no regula- made last year by the Canadian
Government
to
admit
1,000
Jew-
this war. With each passing day
See RALLY—Pag e 12
tions. Without any reason what-
the number of our people di-
soever, and with no system at all, ish children from France was
minishes by hundreds." He em-
every Jew can at any hour of still valid. "If arrangements can
phasized that "unity is the surest
the day or night be dragged from be made through neutral coun-
guarantee of victory."
All copy must be in not
his house and sent to camp to tries or the inter-governmental
Prof. Michoels, president of the
work. Above all, the fate of committee for the departure of
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in later than Wednesday, 3
every Jew lies in the hands of these children, we shall gladly ac-
them admission to Canada,"
Moscow, asserted that "the Red
the nearest police official. The cord
p.m. It must be written
Army avenges the bestial atroci-
latter, not infrequently—partic- he added.
Although Canada was not invit-
ties of the Nazi enemy. Shoulder on one side of paper only
ularly in the provinces—abuses
his power. It is not rare to find ed to participate in the Anglo-
NEW YORK. (WNS) — While to shoulder with all the peoples
cases where the police commis- American refugee conference in French circles in this country ex- of the Soviet Union, the Jews of and where possible should
our country wage battle against
sioner makes purely personal de- Bermuda, the Prime Minister said,
mands which are settled by a it "would be glad to play its full pressed confidence that General the enemy. We are witnessing be typewritten.
Giraud would announce the res• now the most righteous, yea, the
monetary exchange beneficial to
See CANADA—Page 3
toration of the Cremieux Decree,
See RUSSIAN Page 3
which he abrogated five months
ago, during his visit to the United
States, the Jewish Labor Com-
mittee issued a statement this
week calling upon the United Na-
Bellefaire Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
The executive committee of the
program to he analyzed by an tions to force a reversal of Gen.
American Jewish Conference has its
editorial committee, which will in- Giraud's position.
By KATHERINE BANG
appointed a committee on pre-
French sources said that Gen.
where there is agreement
liminary studies consisting of 21 dicate
Giraud,
who
deprived
an
estimated
where there are differences
members for the. purpose of ana- and
120,000 Jews in Algeria of their Editor's Note—The origin, growth, development and service of the
and what they are.
Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home, or Bellefaire, as it is now
lyzing and summarizing existing
French
citizenship when he abro-
b. Following this procedure
known, is told in this article on the occasion of the 75th
viewpoints on Jewish postwar
gated the Cremieux Decree, would
anniversary of this first philanthropic agency established by
problems and their solution. The the editorial committee will sub- soon issue a public statement re-
Bnai Brith. The diamond jubilee will be observed July 24-25
committee will have the close co- mit, along with statements of storing citizenship to the Jews.
at the annual meeting of the board of trustees.
operation of the three existing re- agreements and disagreements, General de Gaulle is opposed to
search bodies, the Institute of documentation which will be a the abrogation of the Cremieux
This year is a significant one July of 1867, at the convention
Jewish Affairs of the American summary of the material made Decree.
for
Brith, for not only is in Milwaukee, that it was resolved
Jewish Congress; the Committee available by the different Jewish
The Jewish Labor Committee the Bnai
entire organization celebrat- to use the fund which had ac-
on Jewish Studies of Peace and research institutes.
statement
said:
"The
Jewish
La-
ing
its
centennial,
but Bellefaire,
c. Pamphlets already prepared
Postwar Problems of the Ameri-
bor Committee, representing 500,- its earliest philanthropic project, cumulated by that time to $10,000
by
the
different
research
insti-
can Jewish Committee, and the
000 organized Jewish workers in is marking its diamond jubilee. for establishing an orphan asylum.
research department of the Jew- tutes will be sent to the delegates the United States, appeals to the We must look back into the past Abraham Aub of Cincinnati, Isa-
in
advance
of
the
Conference
ish Labor Committee.
government of the United States
At a meeting of the committee provided the material contained to use its good offices with the further than 75 years if we are dor Bush of St. Louis, William
to revive memories of the begin- Kriegshaber of Louisville, A. E.
therein
is
of
the
type
that
should
on July 2, methods of procedure
present French administration in nings of Bellefaire, the Jewish Frankland of Memphis and E.
were worked out whereby sum- be distributed under the auspices Algeria so that the latter will Orphan Home in Cleveland,
Budnig of Cleveland were elected
0., trustees
maries, information and docu- of the committee.
once and for all wipe out the
"with full power to col-
The work of the committee is shameful Fascist anti-Jewish laws for it was at the annual meeting lect the
mentation would be made avail-
funds from the lodges,
of Bnai Brith District Grand
able to the Conference delegates to be directed along the following of the Nazi-Vichy regime."
Lodge 2 in July, 1865, that the to solicit donations, to select a
lines:
before the Conference convenes. broad
"American labor which is de- decision was first made to tax suitable place for the location and
a. The position of the Jews
This material is to be thoroughly
voted soul and body to the cause the members of the District in to bring it into working order."
after
the
war.
objective, without committing the
At a meeting of these trustees
b. 1/4 "likights and status of Jews of democracy and to winning our addition to the regular dues, one
Conference to any definite stand-
war against the Axis powers, is dollar per year, "in order to in St. Louis in February, 1868.
in
the
Whtern
World
and
in
the
point. The committee adopted the
vitally concerned in this matter. create a fund which some time after careful consideration of a
East European countries.
following plan of procedure:
Now is the time to act; 120,000 in the future might
c.
Problen;•
of
Palestine.
used for number of proposals, it was de-
a. Each of the Jewish political
Jewish citizens of France must the organization of a be
charitable cided unanimously to buy the
groups will be asked to submit
place in Cleveland known as the
See CONFERENCE—Page 12
or educational institute."
See LABOR—Page 12
It was four years later, in
See
Canada Prepared
To Admit More
Jewish Refugees
Thousands Cheer
Russian-Jewish
Delegates at Meet
Labor Demands
Restoration of
Cremieux Decree
American Jewish Conference Organizes
Committee on Preliminary Studies
NOTICE
Bnai Brith's Oldest Philanthropy
BNAI BRITH—Page 12.