A mericaM ffewish Periodical Curter

CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

August 6, 1943

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Refugee Children Will Benefit by Check
Presented to NRS Affiliate by N. C. J. W.

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CAPITOL LETTER

executive secretary of the Detroit
By CHARLES BENSON
reception committee •
WASHINGTON — A day wi th in the hope of locating relatives
A high point of the mee ting Louis E. Spiegler, Washingto
n in the United States who would
was the impassioned welcom e t counsel of the Hebrew Shelte r- be willing to vouch for them. One
ing
and
Immigrant
Aid
Societ
the delegation given by Samu el J.
y family of Edenbergs wrote him
provides an insight into the pro b- from Austria. It developed that
Rhodes, State Commander of
anti- lems of the refugee—and a co u- there was no relationship, but a
Jewish War Veterans.
pie of pulls on the heart-string s correspondence followed and Jack
"We know that the best st
into the bargain. Spiegler's job is tried to arrange to have his
to help refugees through the leg al namesakes brought to America.
and of judging the goodness
a difficulties of entering this coun - Then Hitler marched into Austria.
government is that governme of
nt's try.
The Edenbergs fled to Belgium
treatment of its minority gro ups.
Two or three persons were a 1-
g in the office of HIAS whe after a stay in a concentration
On that basis the Soviet pe ople ready
n camp. They went to Marseilles.
are a good people, and the S
I got there at 8:30 a. in. An at
Edenberg escaped to Switz-
government which has eradic ated tractive brunette in a red suit - ; Elias
erland. His wife walked across
anti-Semitism and racial disci imi_ a tall, slight man with a hig h the Pyrennes into Spain where
nation is a fine and good gov era _ forehead and intelligent face; a n she is now. Somehow their four-
ment,"
declared
Comman tier • old and wrinkled woman, obvious . year-old son Peter was brought
Rhodes.
ly of foreign extraction; a clean - into America. He has been living
Earlier in the meeting a co for- cut and well-dressed fellow of 35 . with Jack and his wife and two
ful guard of Jewish War Ve tes t These were the witnesses for thi sons for the past, two months.
ans, led by State Colman der morning's cases, Spiegler explain - Now
Jack is trying to reunite
Samuel J. Rhodes, presented a ed, who had travelled from al mother and child.
stirring salute to the delegati on parts of the country to be there .
We all went to the ordinary
Others who greeted the d ele- They were in Washington to looking
office building, a few
gation on behalf of their orga ni- appeal with the help of HIAS to blocks from the
HIAS office,
zations were as follows:
the Interdepartmental Visa Re- where three committees
from
view Committee. Their original 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., six sit
Program:
days a
petitions
had
been
refused
and
so
Presentation of colors by Co
week, reviewing applications. The
the Washington office of HIAS, committees
consist of representa-
uard Corps of Jewish War V for
et- was asked to help them plead tives
of the Army, Navy, FBI,
erans and National (3) Anthe ms, their cause. Branches of the or-
a. Star Spangled Banner; b. 11 a- ganization in different parts of Immigration Service, and State
On behalf of the European.Jewish Children's Ai‘l, NRS affiliate,
tikvah; c. Internationale, led by the country handle the initial re- Department. They must determine
Herman W. Block, chairman, accepts
Liberty Singing Society, Russia
a check for $20,624.81 from
n- quests, but the responsibility of whether an applicant is a threat
Mrs. Maurice L. Goldman, president of the National Council of Jewish
Ukranian choir, Henri Goldbe rg, investigating and representing to the national security, whether
Women, on the Council's 50t11 birthday.
the individual will be an asset
conductor.
falls to Spiegler, once the re- to the war effort.
•• ■
Ninety percent
Introduction of Chairman by gional committee has
failed •o of the requests are
Aaron Rosenberg.
from perse-
grant a visa.
cuted Jews.
Chairman's opening remar ks,
The
attractive
brunette,
for
in-
"I'm jealous of you," the grey-
Fred M. Butzel.
stance, came to Washington from
Nathaniel Goldstick, Asst. Co r- Long Island to get permission for haired Polish woman said to me
poration Counsel, on behalf of t he her sister to come to the United as we sat waiting for her to be
Mayor.
States from Kingston, Jamaica. called. "You were born in the
Chamber Music To Be.
SPONSOR DANCE
C. I. 0. representative Jo ck Helena—all names are of neces- United States." The slim intel-
lectual was her older son; her
Ellstein, vice pres. of State C.
Heard Wed., Aug. I I
sity fictious—fled Holland four
Sub-Seniors and Intermediates 0.,
executive manager of Mich I. years ago, and her mother and other boy is in England. Hyim
Sylvia Hochberg, pianist, Mor- will again sponsor a dance in the gan Amalgamated Clothing Wor k_ father followed, although the has been living in Paris and then
open-air court at the Jewish Com- ers.
ris Hochberg, violinist, and
family had lived in the Nether- came the fall of France. His wife
Patrick McNamara, first vi ce lands for almost a century. Ra- fled to Spain, and he managed to
Wardrop, oboist, will be heard in munity Center this Thursday at president
Detroit-Wayne Coun ty chel, however, had been working get to London.
a joint recital in the seventh in 8:30 p. m. Center members and Federation of Labor; chairma
She was a sprightly woman of
their friends are invited to at- Federation of Labor, Russian Wa n, for her doctorate in psychology. 65 or so, but she looked a good
✓ She lingered in Holland.
tend.
Relief committee; Rent Admini s- "What can they do to a girl deal older. "If I had been living
trator 0. P. A., Wayne Count y. who hasn't hurt anyone?" she in America," she said, "I wouldn't
Alexander S. Fomine, secretar y asked. She soon found out. When look like this. I would look young
SEGAL
of the American Consulate Gen Hitler marched in, Rachel was and pretty like the Americans."
She hasn't seen her son for 17
eral of the U. S. S. R.
placed in a concentration camp. years.
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Presentation of arms, col) ✓ She managed to escape to Bel-
"The pit of my stomach feels
25 years that have passed since guard troops of the Jewish Wa ✓ gitim and then to France. Hitler funny," the Dutch girl said as
seemed to follow her. She finally Spiegler indicated that it was her
the last war. A young student at Veterans.
Samuel J. Rhodes, state corn _ got to Spain, and with her sister's turn to testify.
the Hebrew Union College joined
help reached the British colony of
the Army anyway, though, as a mander, Jewish War Veterans.
They won't know for three
James I. Ellman, chairman Jamaica six months ago. All the
student from the ministry he was
weeks
whether or not their ef-
Jewish
Community
Council.
work she was doing has been forts and
exempted. In the Argonne battle
those of HIAS have
Rabbi Leon Frain, behalf o f stopped; her talents are being been successful.
he was totally blinded by a shell.
wasted and she is miserably un- r ecord of HIAS But the success
He returned to the college, com- Zionist district.
is comparatively
Mrs. Oswald Gruhzit, Russia a happy separated from her family.
pleted his studies and was ordain-
Forty percent of the appli-
"It's all been a nightmare," she c high.
ed in the rabbinate. He is Rabbi War Relief.
ations are granted.
Isadore Stair, president, Pis _ writes.
Michael Aaronsohn of Cincinnati.
was just the morning. In
gah Lodge, Bnai Brith.
Helena came to Washington to t he That
Sam Milgrom, regional direc _ plead for the unity of the fam- o afternoon, Spiegler had an-
tor, Midwest district, I. W. 0.
ily, for the addition of a useful p ther batch of cases; a Philadel-
Russian-Ukranian choir, Henr i citizen to the United States. She c hia businessman trying to res-
BAY CITY NOTES
Goldberg, conductor.
felt her responsibility heavily and, g ue his nephew, an electrical en-
Gordon I. Ginsburg, recently en-
Leon Kay, American Jewish sitting in the office of HIAS, she o ineer; a Czech waitress who
listed in the Army Reserves, and Congress.
worried about the Committee be- a verstayed her temporary visa
is now attempting to clear
while waiting call, has left for
Edmund Poinc, chairman, Pol- fore which she was to testify for tl nd
le matter up so that she can
Coral Gables, Fla., to visit his ish panel of all-Slav Congress.
her sister. Spiegler would present b
brother, PFC Paul D. Ginsberg,
Aaron Rosenberg, chairman, her case before she was called. o ecome a citizen; a former sail-
r in the Greek navy who jumped
who is attached to the Air Force Folk's Committee for Russian
Jack Edenberg was not there to s hip
and wants a permanent visa;
Medical Detachment He is the War Relief.
, plead for a relative. He • is a a young
Missouri wom an who is
Liberty Singing Society, Henri Washington salesman who se eking to
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gins-
bring her husband
Goldberg, conductor.
berg, of North Jackson street.
came involved by accident. Back fr
om South America. He also
H. Z. Goldberg. chairman Jewish in 1938, Jews in Vienna avidly pl eaded
the cause of two Mexican
Sally Lieberman, former teach- Artists and Writers Committee, bought American telephone books bu sinessmen are having difficulty
er' at T. L. Handy High school, national vice-chairman of Jewish
vi siting the United States because
who enlisted for duty with the Council for Russian War Relief,
th ey are naturalized citizens of
INFORMATION WANTED
both
groups
host
to
delegation,
U. S. Navy May 8, has been com-
exico.
Information
is
being
sought
of
and
distinguished
Yiddish
jour-
missioned an ensign at the Naval
Neither the Greek sailor, who
Jack
Kahn
who
is
not
contribut-
h
nalist.
a
Midshipman's School, Northamp-
Itzik Feffer, famous Yiddish ing toward the support of his i s s married an American girl and
ton, Mass. Ensign Lieberman ar-
now working in a war plant,
MORRIS HOCHBERG
rived Friday to visit her parents, poet and Lt. Colonel of the Red wife, Hannah, and two minor no r the Missouri woman, is Jew-
children, as a result of which they is
Army.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
is
Lieberman,
. They heard of HIAS through
a series of open-air concerts at 20 0 Marquette Ave., and left Sun-
Lillian Zenchenka, piano-accor- are in dire need of his financial fri ends. HIAS
aid. Jack Kahn is about 44 years tem
assists any merl-
dian solo.
the Jewish Community Center, da y to report for active duty.
of age, had last been employed Of • ous person who appeads to it.
Carlton
on Wednesday evening, Aug. 11 •
nines, noted Negro as
a pickier and boner in a ar course, most of the appeals
The Hochbergs, in collaboration
Mrs. A. 13. Roman left the leader.
e from Jews.
provision plant, but is now be-
with Lare Wardop, have a repu past week for Buffalo, where she
Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter, lieved
The Washington office of HIAS
to
be
doing
diamond
set-
h
tation of being pioneers of mod _ is visiting with relatives.
a
secretary, Michigan Rabbinical
ting. He is alleged to be in
i De- yea ndles 2,000 to 2,500 cases a
ern music. They have chosen an
Conference.
r. That means it fights for the
unusual and, at the same time,
United Nations Song, sung b y troit. Anyone aware of his loca- fur ure
Mrs. F. Tonkin of Lansing,
of that many human
lion is requested to communicate bei
very interesting program for their Mich. was the guest of Mr. and choirs and audience.
ngs.
with the National Desertion Bu-
appearance at the Center.
Mrs. Jack Kreekun for several Farewell Banquet
reau, 67 W. 47th St., New York
Mr. Hochberg will play a group days.
Michigan Resorts
The delegations' stay came to a City.
of Hungarian, Hebrew, American,
close Monday night at a farewell
and Roumanian dances. Ray Mc-
Por Your Vacation Stop At
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Anthony
Connell, Detroit's own composer, have received word that their Folks banquet at the Book Cadil- Lawrence H. Jones
has written a composition "Juke son, Pvt. Chas. E. Anthony has lac Hotel. More than 400 people,
Opposite Park near Beach
Box" especially for this concert. been transferred from St. Peters- representing many of the Jewish Post Elects Officers
In SOUTH IIAVEN, MICHIGAN
Handers "Sonata for Oboe, Vio- burg, Fla., to Alfred Univ., Al- groups of Detroit, bade the dele-
The
only
modern hotel
gation a fond farewell. Aaron
near
On July 13, Lawrence H. Jones heaeh and large
lin, and Piano," and Loeffler's fred, N. Y.
all activities that Is op-
Rosenberg,
toastmaster
of
the
eratin
g
Post
No.
190,
Jewish
War
Vet-
"Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola,
on tile European plan.
evening, provided the banquet erans of the U. S., held its an-
Mr. and Mrs. N. Becker
and Piano" are also listed on the
Mrs. Joseph Sempliner and with its wit and humor.
program.
nual election of officers. The new
daughters, Ester and Carolyn
The
delegation
left
early
Tues-
officers chosen were: Commander,
There will be no charge for Jane, are visiting relatives in
day morning for New York, hav- Herbert Wallace; senior vice com-
admission.
Rochester, N. Y.
ing completed the first leg of mander, Harry Nathan; junior
their nation-wide tour with the vice commander, Milton Green-
To
compliment
her
sisters-in-
Film Program To Be Shown law, Mrs. S. Adelson and Mrs. L. meeting in Detroit.
blatt; judge advocate, Sylvan
In his farewell address Col. Rice; adjutant, Bert Kline; quar-
Monday Night, Aug. 9
'merman, who are visiting their Feffer remarked, "Detroit will termaster,
Joseph Jones; surgeon,
mother, Mrs. J. 'merman, of
"United States News Review," Saginaw, Mrs. Eliot Imerman en- remain in my memory as the Dr. Abraham Bloch; chaplain,
a summary of the highlights of tertained at a beautifully ap- t high spot of my trip because of Meyer Gavern; officer of the
the war, will be shown at the pointed tea last Friday after- he genuine warmth and brotherly guard, Sam Belkin; officer of the
Monday night film program on noon at the Bay City Country ° feeling of my Jewish brothers day, David Swartz; color guards,
f Detroit. I shall take back to Jack M. Saffer and Benjamin
August 9, at 9:00 p. m., at the Club.
my people your affectionate and
Jewish Community Center. "Para-
1 oving greetings of encouragement Smith; patriotic instructor, Na-
than Paves; trustees, I. Fredlard,
troops and Our First Line of De-
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Levinsohn a
Meyer Cavern, Carl Schiller.
fense," a story of the United of Detroit were the guests of nd support."
7h. Pi„tiect 74.*
The installation of officers will
States Navy in action, is also their children, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
scheduled for this program.
666
take
place
Tuesday,
Aug.
10,
at
EAST ADAMS•RA. 2673
seph Goldberg for several days.
8:30 p. m.. at the Red Cross
ANDREW N. SN
Station, 11713 Dexted Blvd.

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