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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
211th Year of Service to Our State and Nation
VOL. 45. NO. 39
Detroit and Jewish
Chronicle
The Legal Chronicle
le
DETROIT. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1943
Palestine to Raise $1,000,000
To Rescue Jews In Europe
Period During Which Sum Is to Be Collected
Was Proclaimed As Diaspora Moth
Rabbi J. Sperka to
Deliver Holiday
Sol'm on on WWJ
10. Single Copy; $3.00 Per Yes ,
War Chest Metropolitan Drive
•
To Open Officially Nov. 1
Subject To Be "Jewish
High Holy Days"
Detroit Service Group Organizing Jewish
JERUSALEM. (WNS) — —
Workers for Forthcoming Campaign
drive to raise $6,000,000 amo n A Jews might still be saved and de-
crees calling for the extermina-
O n Sunday morning, Oct. 3,
The War Chest of Metropoii- Chest machine.
the Jews of Palestine betwe
tion in mass of Jews might either at 10:30 a.
tan Detroit will campaign this
now and Yom Kippur to aid en be
Among the appointments an-
rescinded or deferred. He as-
nt, Rabbi Joshuafall for approximately $8 000 000
the rescue, to whatever exte in serted contacts had already been Sperka will present the third in in order to meet the needs of its nounced by Frank D. Eaman,
possible, of the remnants nt established with 12 countries and a series of addresses ove r Radio constituent agencies and war re- president of the War Chest, are:
Jewry in the Nazi-held countri of that unflagging efforts were being
lief appeals for the year 1944. Fred M. Butzel, as a campaign
of Europe, was announced he es made to save the remaining Jews
it was announced by George T. vice chairman; Henry Wineman,
re
in
those
countries.
last week by the Jewish Nation
Nations
Christopher, chairman of the 1944
Assembly at a special meetin
Emphasizing that "the position
chairman of advance gifts unit;
War Chest Campaign.
attended by outstanding Jewis g of the Jews differs in various
Abraham Srere, as co-chairman
The
campaign
will
be
opened
h
personalities in Palestine and b countries, hence the possibilities
officially on Nov. 1 and will con- of the special assignments com-
representatives of local counci
of rescue vary," Mr. Shertok told
tinue through Nov. 16, 1943. The mittee; Irving W. Blumberg, co-
and community organizations. Th Is the gathering that a holy duty
War Chest Campaign this year chairman of the industrial divi-
period in which the sum is to b e rested upon thc Yishuv to save
will be conducted for the bene- sion; Melville S. Welt, member
raised was proclaimed as "Dias e as many Jews as possible from
fit of the Allied Jewish Cam- of the campaign steering com-
pora Month".
- the gehennah in Europe "because
paign, the Detroit Community mittee, and Nate S. Shapero,
The proceedings were Ben
, without that reservoir of new-
p
oene
Fund, the USO, and 16 other war- chairman of the program commit-
with a report by Isaac
-Zs/ t" corners the continuation of our
related agencies, including the tee. Henry Meyers and Israel
president of the Jewish Nations I; work will suffer".
United
Seamen's Service, the War Himelhoch are serving as majors
Council, -depicting the plight o .1 Polish Jewry Decimated
Prisoners' Aid, and the various in the advance gifts unit.
the Jews in the Balkan countries
Reporting on the plight of Po-
Mrs. Frank Couzens has an-
war-relief appeals such as Brit-
Mr. Ben-Zvi, whose recent tri . lish Jewry, Dr. Emil Shmorak,
ish, Russian, Chinese, Dutch, Po- nounced the following appoint-
to Turkey enabled him "to loo r executive member of the Jewish
lish, French, Greek, Belgian, Yu- ments of women to important
at European Jewry through I Agency, declared that, on the
goslav and a number of others. posts in the War Chest: Mrs.
casement window," told the as
The Detroit Service Group of- Hyman C. Broder, vice chairman
See PALESTINE—pa ge 12
sembly that of the 800,000 Jews
ficers are at work integrating the of the metropolitan division; Mrs.
estimated to have lived in Ru-
Jewish workers into the War Joseph H. Ehrlich, co-chairman
mania prior to the outbreak of
of the special assignments com-
the war, only 300,000 still sur-
—
mittee of women's advance gifts,
vived; that of Yugoslavia's Jew-
and Mrs. Abraham Srere and
All
Local
Synagogues
ish population, once numbering
Mrs. Henry Wineman as majors
To Sell War Bonds at
about 75,000, only a few were
in advance gifts.
left alive; that all Jews had been
Rosh Hashonah Services
Hundreds of Jewish men and
expelled from Sofia, that only 20
women will be asked to take spe-
RABBI JOSHUA SPERKA
per cent of the Salonika Jewish
The Greater Detroit Bnai cial assignments in the next few
settlement survived Nazi "liqui-
Station WWJ on the significant
Brith Council, in cooperation days, in the industrial, general
To Broadcast Over
dation" and that the unabated
dates on the Jewish Calendar. with the Fraternal and Reli- and commerce, and metropolitan
annihilation of Jews in Germany,
WWJ Sept. 26-Oct. 3 The talk, which will be entitled gious Service Bureau of the units of the campaign.
Poland and elsewhere was threat-
The following agencies will be
United States Treasury De- included this year in the War
ening to wipe out the last vest-
The Holy Day services of Tem- "The Jewish High Holy Days,"
will
deal
with
the
history,
Ha
iges of Jewry in those countries. ple Israel will be held in the
signifi- partment, has secured the co- Chest Campaign: Allied Jewish
cance and liturgy of Rosh sho-
JewrCan Still Be Rescued
operation of all local syna- Campaign, which in itself embrac-
auditorium of-the-Detroit Insti- nah and Yom Kippur.
The belief that there were still tute of Arts. Rabbi Leon Frain
On the first Sunday in - the gogues in a bond selling pro- es 55 overseas, national and lo-
possibilities and opportunities of announces that the subject of month of July, Rabbi Sperka de-
gram at the Rosh Hashonah cal services, such as the United
relieving the Jewish tragedy in the sermon which he will deliver livered a Shevuoth address and
services to be held on Sept. Jewish Appeal, which raises
Europe was expressed by Moshe on Rosh Hashonah Eve, Wednes- the address in September dis- 30 as part of the Third War funds for the Joint Distribution
Loan Campaign.
Committee, United Palestine Ap-
Shertok, executive member of the day night, Sept. 29, at 8 o'clock, cussed the significance of the
Jewish Agency for Pslestine, who will be "The Eternal Flame". The month of Ellul in Jewish life.
Mrs. Lillian Aaron, chair- peal and National Refugee Serv-
declared that if sufficient funds subject for Rosh Hashonah morn- These addresses, which are to man of the Greater Detroit ice, HIAS, ORT, Hebrew Uni-
were forthcoming, thousands of ing, Thursday, Sept. 30, will be be given by Rabbi Sperka on
Bnai Brith Council's Third versity, National Jewish Hospital,
"Unity".
the first Sunday of each month, War Loan Campaign, state: Bnai Brith Wider Scope, Jewish
Home for Aged, United' Hebrew
Cantor Robert S. Tulman will will thus bring an interpretation that arrangements have been
made for members of tike Schools, and all the other agen-
chant the services, supported by
armed forces to be present at cies and services which in the
See SPERKA—Page 12
the choir of. Temple Israel, un-
NOTICE
all the synagogues participat- past years were supported by the
der the direction of Dan Froh-
ing in this Holy Day bond Jewish community through the
man, and accompanied by Karl
selling drive. They will be sup- Allied Jewish Campaign.
All copy must be in not W. Haas, organist of Temple
The Detroit Community Fund,
plied with application blanks
Israel.
later than Wednesday, 3
furnished by the Greater Bnai which maintains the all-time lo-
The Temple Israel Choir will
Brith Council.
cal services of 80 Catholic, Prot-
broadcast a half-hour program of
p.m. It must be written Rosh
At the last meeting of the estant, Jewish and non-sectarian
Hashonah music over Sta-
Michigan Synagogue Confer- agencies in Detroit for the sick,
on one side of paper only tion WWJ, Sunday morning, Sept.
ence, the 50 synagogues of the orphaned, the aged poor, the
26, from 11 to 1.:30. The broad-
dependent and neglected children,
and where possible should cast is intended for non-Jewish Plans for war service high- this group agreed to join in including
the Jewish Community
as well as Jewish listeners. The lighted the first meeting of the this bond selling program as
be typewritten.
choir will render such famous 1943-44 season of the Michigan outlined by the Greater De- Center, Jewish Social Service Bu-
troit Bnai Brith Council ac- reau, North End Clinic, Jewish
Rosh Hashonah melodies as "Avi- Bnai Brith Council, held Sunday,
cording to Rabbi Max Wohl- Children's Bureau, Fresh Air
Sept. 19, at the Hotel Statler gelernter.
Camp, and others; United Service
See CHOIR—Pag e 12
in Detroit.
A state-wide war bond sale
See CHEST—Pag
e 12
with a $2,000,000 quota was set
m
Il
for the organization. Other pl ns
included a cavalcade for blo
donors d a od
, ay rooms and entertain-
ment for service men. Harvey
State of Michigan, in the Cir oath, you will be henceforth a Steadman of Lansing is chairman
of the war service committee.
cuit Court for the County of judge.
the home of Mrs. Saul Katz which was furnished by the
Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman of of At
Wayne, before the Full Bench
Fairfield Ave., gengal chair-
(Judge Jayne raises his right
Honorable Ira W. Jayne presiding. hand and William Friedman does Grand Rapids gave an interesting man of the fifth arrEual event Alount Sinai Hospital Associa-
Sept. 17, 1943, at 10 a. m. likewise, and the oath is admin- report on the American Jewish of the Mount Sinai Hospital As- don in the Percy Jones Hospital.
Conference which was held re-
(Court was opened at 10:10 a. :IL istered to Mr. Friedman by Judge cently
sociation, the committee for res-
in New York
Battle Creek, Mich., for the
by the Deputy Sheriff.)
Rabbi
Jayne, as follows):
Folkman was a del
delegate
to
the
ervations began its work for the returned service men from the
Judge Ira W. Jayne: As you
Judge Jayne: You ,solemnly conference.
affair for the afternoon of Oct. Aar theater.
27 in th e S
know, we are met this morning sw ear that you will support the
Th e newly-elected officers
cottish Rite audi-
in general session, at the opening Constitution of the United States
The
pre- tritium of the Masonic Temp
The following is a list of th e
le,
of the court, to swear in our and the Constitution of the State siding for the first time were: at which time the well known
named for the donor
Sam
Goldfarb,
president;
Harvey
new Judge, and I know that I of Michigan, and that you will
.
Aiolly Picon and her company event:
speak ,for my colleagues and the perform your duties as Judge S. Steadman, Lansing, first vice- will be featured .
General chairman, Mrs. Saul
bar generally when I say that the of the Third Judicial Circuit of president; Jess Feiler , Detroit,
Katz; co-chairmen,
Mrs. Jacob Harvith,
Mesdames
Governor has treated us very the State of Michigan, to the best second vice preside nt; Milton gave an address of welcome
president,
L. Solomon, I. Rosenthal,
and Morris
Weinstein, ' Detroit, secretary;
well. Mr. Friedman has been of your ability?
Sam Osnos, Dan Rachmiel, Sam
presented
the
general
chairman
John Merdler, Saginaw, treasurer; who was hostess of the
known to all of us for a life-
, Klein. Joshua Karbal,Lieb-
William Friedman: I do.
A. B. Roman, Bay City , and
time in this community, and we
Sant outlined the work to be day.
She
son, Rebecca Redblatt, Sam Atlas,
Judge Jayne: He already has Leib, Detroit, committeemen.
de
b
on
y
all feel and have every confidence a colleague I notice who ques-
the respective
espective groups and urged Lew Rose.
Other
council
that he will uphold the best tra- tions the authority of the Presid-
members who at- that all give their loyal su
Reservations and finances: Mrs.
pport
ditions of this bench.
ing Judge, because they both in- tended were: Harry Yudkoff, Isa- in order to insure the success of Max Schubiner; keywomen, Mes-
It is one of the long traditions sist that I shall call attention to done Starr, Rudolph Meyersohn, this year's project.
dames Charles Brody, WiTo III
of this Bench that there shall the fact that the Dean who just David I. Rosen, Arthur Kaufman
Fisher, Harry
Charles Gitlin, chairman Gantz.
Nathan
Ge Fishman, I 'a
be no speech-making on an occa- assisted in robing him was also a and Sam Maza of Detroit; S am _ of Mrs.
the war effort committee for
'-
leis.
sion, at this time, even by the classmate, which shows that they uel J. Levine, Mt. Clemens; J os _ Mount Sinai, spoke at length on fine, Esther Hoff tter , Louis Go'
m a, n Sam
eph Burry, Marty Gordon, Jack the
Presiding Judge, and after tne are both very young men.
value
of
service
rendered
by
Jacob
Levine,
David Nushzno,
ceremony of swearing in, Judge
And now the Court will recess Rabinowitz and Rabbi Morton the
Association in its Dan Rachmiel, Helen Ring, Julia
Friedman will be at home to his to re-convene in its various de- Applebaum of Flint; Paul Bern- war Hospital
work. She urged the con- Rine., Bernard Rose, I. Rosenthal,
friends in his own Court Room. partments, and you may all greet hardt, Saginaw; Isadore L. Goode
, tinuance of War Bond .
Adolph Smilo Morris _ .
.
We may be said in a way to Judge Friedman here,—because Pontiac; Rabbi Jerome D. Folk-
mon.
Souvenir book: Chairman, Mrs.
, A. H. Fleck, Grand Rapids; definitely for the duration. She
have changed the usual precedent this room is not being used for
praised
the
work
done
all
sum-
Jack
Nadler;
acting
secretary,
of seniority, because we have as- a court, and you will find him at Samuel Meisel, Jackson; Walter
signed Judge Friedman the high- home later in his own court room Block, Bay City; Justin Morrison, mer by the Mount Sinai Red Mrs. Max Fertel; co-chairmen,
Bernard Rose, Airs. Oscar
est Court Room in the building. on the fifth floor. The Court will Charlotte; Morton Davis, Battle Cross Unit and thanked Mrs. Airs.
Morris Solomon and her commit- Snyder.
Creek; Sam Abrams, Lansing.
You will find him in the Court be in recess
Flint was chosen for the semi- tee for the emergency work doneHonor roll and boys in service:
Room on the fifth floor. The Clerk: This court is now
annual convention to be held on the trigger gloves which were Chairmen, Mrs. Morris L. Solo-
And now, if you will take the in recess.
s o urgently needed. A special mon; co-chairmen, Mesdames
Sunday, Nov. 14.
Ja-
mention was made of the room
See DONOR—Pag e 12
I
9
Temple Choir to
Sing Holiday
Melodies on Air
Mich. Bnai Brith
Council Plans
For War Service
Judge Ira W. Jayne Swears in William
Friedman As Judge of Circuit Court
.
y Picon to Be Featured at Alt. S i • na i •
Fifth Donor Eient at Masonic Temple