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July 30, 1943

RECEPTION

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MAYOR JEFFRIES PRESENTS GAVEL TO PROF. SOLOMON MICHOELS New Polish Government
In Exile Discusses
Jewish Problems

membership to the committee of
Harry F. Kelly, Governor of
Michigan. In his wire of accept-
ance the governor said, "I gladly
accept membership on your com-
mittee to welcome Soviet Jewish
delegation to Michigan. Please ex-
tend to Professor Solomon Mi-
choels and Lt. Col. Itzik Feller
my sincere regard for the pur-
pose of their mission, bringing
as they do the greetings of So-
viet Jewry and seeking an ex-
change of information on the
mutual problems of our allied
peoples. I know I express the
hope of our thoughtful citizens
that they will return to the U. S.
S. R. with a keen appreciation
of the part that this great state
of ours is playing in a common
cause, while we in turn will profit
from their visit with a better
understanding of their problems."
Reading left to right: Mayor
Among the speakers who will
greet the delegation at the Ma-
Edward J. Jeffries, Professor Sol-
sonic Temple are: Rabbi Leon
Pram, Jack Ellstein, Mrs. Grub- omon Michaels, president of the
zit, Leon Kay, James I. Ellmann, Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of
Isadore Starr, Frank X. Martel,
R. J. Thomas, Aaron Rosenberg,
Samuel Milgrom, Dr. W. T. Osow-
ski and Samuel Rhodes.
Eugene Kisselev American Con-
sul General of the U. S. S. R.,
will appear with the delegation',
vt the Masonic Temple.

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LONDON. (WNS)—The Lon-
don Jewish Chronicle reports this
week that the new Polish Govern-
ment-in-exile has held a special
session to discuss the postwar
Jewish problem in Poland.
The Chronicle stated that tt
discussions revealed that the new

cabinet was genuinely interested
in solving the political and eco-
nomic problems of the Jews in
postwar Poland and that the cabi-
net was inclined "to follow the
liberal majority".
An official announcement by
the Defense Ministry this week
revealed that Defense Minister
General Marjan Kukiel has estab-
lished a special "Jewish Depart-
the U.S.S.R. and director of the Union and Lt. Colonel in the ment" whose aim will be to study
Jewish State Theater of Moscow; Red Army; Fred M. Butzel, chair- existing relations between Poles
and Jews in the armed forces in
Lt. Colonel Itzik Feller, outstand- man of the Detroit reception com- order,. to "tighten the bonds of
mittee for the Soviet Jewish
comradeship and solidarity be-
ing Jewish poet of the Soviet delegation
delegation.
- — tween victims of a common foe."
Earlier this week General Kaz-
went on missions of destructions imierz Sosnowski, new Comman-
der-in-Chief of all the Polish
and desolation.

armed forces, told a Jewish cor•
"But I have h
d . respondent that "the principle
ailYou men who fly over the terri- of the equality
ail
all citizens is
ar . tory of Axis nations are in a embodies in the of Polish
Consti-
of sense not bringing desolation and tution and is, therefore, binding
re- destruction. The bombs you un- (upon the Polish forces and their
SOLOVICH
load are striking shackles front Commander-in-Chief." Gen. Sos--
nkowski affirmed that he stood by
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ly- the hands and feet of the sn- the late General Sikorski's "order
ing elected to the general com-
an slaved peoples of Europe. In a of the day," issued in August,
mittee.
true sense, you are not bringing 1940, barring any discrimination
t
• The election of Mrs. Solovich
ne
death
and desolation, but liberty against soldiers of the Jewish
to this responsible office crowns
ur and justice. You destroy the pris- faith and warning that persons
years of hard work and achieve-
ng on house that men might be free. molesting Jewish soldiers would
ments as past president of the
h e Whenever you go on such er- be punished.
Women's Auxiliary of Pisgah No.
Some Jewish and Polish quar-
d rands, you are carrying out the
122 and as past president of
ters have charged that Gen. Sosn-
ce
goals
of
liberty
and
justice—the
Michigan Women's Council of
a t kernel of the teaching of the kowski had anti-Semitic tenden-
Bnai Brith.
cies. They point to the fact tha
e Torah.
Mrs. Solovich, whose brilliant
"A Torah in a Flying Fortress during the war with Russia in
a-
speeches and ability to enthrall
es —the law of Justice and of Love 1920 he interned thousands of
an audience has brought her
d in the bomb bay of a war plane Jewish soldiers and volunteers in
recognition as one of the fore-
n —not a contradiction nor a clash. an isolation camp near Jablonna,
most speakers.
a Under the guidance of allied avi- on the charge that they hal
The Women of Pisgah Auxil-
s t tors, the flying forts are bringing "Bolshevik tendencies".
iary are very happy over her
ustice and Liberty and are
election and wish her luck in her
o beying that commandment o
new position.
1. t he Torah inscribed years ago o a Jewish Board of Deputiese
• t he Liberty Bell: 'We proclai
Jewish Heroes Decorated
Y e Liberty throughout the Ian m In Britain Intensifies
d a nd unto the inhabitants theer d Efforts To Save Jewry
In Soviet Russia
'It
t 0 f.
LONDON. (WNS) — The Jew-
KUIBYSHEV. (WNS)—It was
Among the 75 soldiers who at
announced here this week that
d to nded this service, there was Lt - ish Board of Deputies held a spy-
the Russian government has deco-
; Jo nas Weiss, one of the bes . vial session this week to discuss
rated several Jewish heroes for
o g olfers in St. Louis, and the clu t the problem of rescuing the rem-
b rants of European Jewry at
meritorious service at the front
s ch oautnntpliyo
n Clubf
o the Westwoot I which it adopted a resolution urg-
and at home.
s C
, of which I am a ing British Jewry to impress upon
Among them was Natalie Ros-
_ m ember.
British public opinion the fact
enblum, 28-year-old engineer em•
To be in time at my base,
ployed in a steel foundry in the
w as flown back in a P-38 fighter I that it was still possible to save
Urals. Miss Rosenblum was award-
ith the parachute, I caul( . some of the Jews trapped in
ed the Order of the Red Banner
Sc arcely squeebze myself into flu I Nazi-occupied Europe and that
and the Stalin Prize for increas-
na rrow compartment. In a few the Bermuda Conference to solve
ing production in her factory by
mi nutes the propellors were spin- the refugee problem' had failed
more than 100 per cent and for
ni ng and off we were over moun- to bring the desired results.
making scientific discoveries help-
Simultaneously, it was an-
tai n peaks and blue harbors t
ful to the war effort.
selections. tar live at my destination in antz- o nounced that the Board of Depu-
,
ere
Another J CAM h h
Th e next afternoon the altar ingly fast time.
ties was planning to call a con-
David
ference of all Anglo-Jewish or-
Biederman, received a medal for
Biederman,
set up in the Red Cross
There was no room for the ganizations
td discuss ways and
rescuing 16 wounded Russian
Club, where Protestants and Torah in a P-38. The next day.
soldiers under enemy fire. Risk-
Catholics also hold services.
Chaplain Davidson brought it back means to counter the effect of
ing his life when he saw 16 bat-
In the center stood the scrolls in a Flying Fortress, and now it the mounting anti-Jewish propa-
tery men and their commander
which had been flown over in functions again n i the
h interde- ganda in England.
h
wou n d e I c by Nazi cross fire, Bie-
the
Flying
Fortress.
nominational
chapel
of
a big Red
them, but these boys have not
derman first
st r
the wound- had a service by a rabbi
The regular altar cover w as Cross club in the North African
all
the
bbi
al
ed to a place of safety and then
draped about it, with the cha p- theater of war.
returned to the Russian gun em- months they had been in North lain's crucifix in the middle. Cha P-
Africa.
When
can
you
come
to
placement from where he pro- our base?"
lain Davidson's flag, a blue fie Id
ceeded to blast away at the Nazis
with a white cross, was hung on
I
consulted
my
schedule.
I
ha
until the arrival of reinforce. no appointments which could no d the left. My Jewish chaplain ' s
ments. Although wounded several
be cancelled until the followin g t flag, a field of blue and the t en
times, Biederman refused to ac- evening.
commandments, and the shie ld
at 6:30.
I of David in white was at t he
cept an honorable discharge from
"I can leave this evening,"
the Red Army.
right.
said, "if you could have me bac
Sgt. Flanagan played the ope n-
here by 5 o'clock tomorrow after
ing prelude. The congregati on
noon."
"I am leaving in a B-17 fron sang "America". Chaplain Davi
the airport at '7 o'clock," Chap .1 son's prayer was followed b
lain Davidson said. "Meet m Capt. Sechrest's piano solo.
there. I shall bring you back i e then read from the scrolls in II a-
the Fortress or in some othe n brew, and Chaplain Davidson d id
plane in time for your appoint r the translation in English.
fla WORK
Another one of the base cha P-
meat tomorrow evening."
* RICE KRISPIES SAVE
VIALt, 'Just add
utritiousl
I went to the Red Cross club lains, Chaplain Morford, read s e
otein, vitamins
took a 300-year old Torah tha lections from the New Testamen t :
Save other foods too.
Son — v r estored to
had been loaned to the United t "And thou shalt love the Lor
ating
e
' good
States Army for the duration by thy God, with all thy heart, wit la
ilk. minerals.
Theses
and
Rice values
I(xispies
are (Vitamin
m
a Jewish family in North Africa all thy soul. and with all th y
whole
grain
food
in thiamin
might,"
which
was
a
quotatio
n
and placed it in the mail sack
which exactly fits the case which of the identical portion read b y
in, and iron.
I had made for it, took the Jew- Chaplain Davidson and mysel f
B
,
niac
ish chaplain's flag which had been from the Torah. A hymn wa S
issued to me by the U. S. Army sung. and my sermon treated wit h
4)
for my use at Jewish services. the brisic unity of races, nation S
and religions. The benedictio n
was given by myself in Hebre w
and by Chaplain Davidson it
English.
In the course of my sermon tc
these pilots and their co-workers
I said:
"This is the first time in histor
that a Torah has been flown in
Flying Fortress that it might b e
used in a religious service. A
first it seemed strange to hav e
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these sacred scrolls in this most
modern fighting plane. It seemec
ilt1
strange that the law of justice
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and of love should be placed in xdba
this dreadnaught of the air which

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