October I, 1943

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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peal to pay the way for large- from the destroyer finished them. Paul,
Minn., was at mfieerlcdi.a1Hpelanaer:
the controls
215. ainniluersiarfm
rden(11 the field.
taming through the fund-raising
en patrolled the open rived to find the runway a mass
LIBERATION
channel of the United Jewish Al)- scale immigration of homeless
of wreckage and destruction. He
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Jews
in can
the say
post-war
Ensign
Caplan
one
at this era.
time For
and
his hours
m Pearl
sea 36
beyond
Harbor.
During o
a air force for three
Y
elude
e
policy
of
the
American
government effort. Theis Joint mess-
Dis- government will be with regard their tour of destruction they eluded the Jap
collabor- what
th
to post-war
immigration into the hurled hundreds of pounds of days and he
got fought
through for
to Bataan,
Committee
several
systematically conducted rehabili- triibu
gun w
rounds of machine thou-
tation effort. Having stood by its aNt ng closely with OFFRO in
ohs
as an infantryman. Then,
re
he
United
States.
However,
the
in-
sands
of
people in the years of destruc- North Africa. It has taken
explosiv e shells and
of the
newcomers
by in high
all ores to speed up relief for the- tegration
the National
Refugee
Service
bullets at Jap ships and planes. in several
March, others
1942, he
with
`t500
mil e
ion, American Jewry will be
the
on set
a out
The next day, the young en-
more self-sacrificing and gen- local Jewish population. In Tu
f y
rought the destroyer sae
crous in the era of reconstruc- nisia,
•
which has a Jewish com-
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that they
years
can has
be a demonstrate(
great asset to sign b to port.
tion. The single fact that a total munity of 75,000, the J. D. C. recent
back
The Japs hit the Philippines
of $70,000,000 has been raised was instrumental in establishing
United Jewish Appeal
democracy.
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
by the United Jewish Appeal for a Cenibtral Relief Committee and our The
francs
or
mme
ate
assistance
agencies
are
prepared
to
cope
the
same
day they hit Pearl liar-
i of 4,250,000
Refugees Overseas Needs and contributed the sudm
victims of with enormous rescue tasks as bor. With plenty of courage but
Palestine since 1939 is ample to the impoverished
or
Sincere New Year's Greetings
the result of the many years of a meagre. number of planes,
proof of our consciousness of
. experience which they h ave had American ground troops,
on nd
short
forces
Jai.) land
need and our readiness to serve. Nazi occupation.
rations, engaged a
on
ear which brought shock-
The American G
ov ernment is in their respective fields. When
f in Manila, on B taan , a
The year
ing revelations of the mass fully conscious of the importance we contemplate the vastness o
of Cebu,
Nlindanao,
Mactan,
NIindoro
and
slaughter of Jews also marked agencies and the discussions that the job that will face the demos- the islands
the official declaration by the of
Jewish
Appeal racies in rebuilding the shattered Panay,
and USED LUMBER"
are the
now United
being held
in Washing-
United States condemning; these ton concerning the relationship ruins of Europe, it is vital to Corregidor. Although the enemy
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of
machinery
to bring relief and recognize that in the sphere of advance could not be stopped, it
outrages
and the establishment
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agencies foreshadow a clearly de - overseas relief and rehabilitation was repeatedly slowed down and
Kalamazoo, Mich.
rehabilitation to all victims of between government and private the Joint Distribution Committee impeded.
When the Japs attacked Clark
significant place for has achieved an outstanding repu-
Hitlerism through government
-- of St.
channels. The activities of such fined and the total reconstruction tation as a result of almost three Field, Major Carl Lichter
decades
of
meeting
distress
and
—
KALAMAZOO,
MICH.
governmental agencies as the Of
. ,
icture •
-bu- answering disaster calls in many
the Joint D istri
flee of Foreign Relief and Reba - P Together,
o e
bilitation Operations under form - tion Committee, United Palestine corners of the globe. Both ill war
A Happy New Year to All Our Jewish Friends
er Governor Lehman and the Al- Appeal and National Refugee and in peace the J. D. C. has a
lied Military Government of Oc- Service maintain a threefold pat- record of accomplishment that is
copied Territories (AMG) have tern of rescue activity which will equalled by few organizations. Its
conclusively demonstrated, how b e of enormous value in normal- wide experience in dealing with
ever, that the rescue efforts izing Jewish life following the mass relief and rehabilitation
problems will undoubtedly prove
which we have been carrying on end of World War II.
It is unrealistic to regard war- of
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r enormous value in re-estab-
through such agencies as the
ing normal Jewish life in
Committee, time and post-war activities as lishing
763 E. VINE
Distribution
MICH.
,
Joint
KALAMAZOO
United Palestine Appeal and Na separate entities divided by a many parts of this war-wracked
demarcation. world.
Service
will
be
clear-cut
line
of
Refugee
tional
In facing the problem of emi-
for Developments in areas already
vitally necessary to meet the
needs of Jews not provided foot liberated by the Allied Armies ,, gration in the post-war world,
in the emergency measures un- have indicated that "post-war" the work of the United Palestine
dertaken by intergovernmental rehabilitation will not begin with - Appeal will be of immeasurable
the cessation of hostilities on all assistance in relocating and re-
bodies.
but rather with the settling many Jews who will not
North Africa has often been
b
n
i battlefronts
reconquest and occupa- be. able to return to the commun-
referred to as a laboratory
tion of enemy-held territory. Just it les from which they were up-
which United Nations plans and Lion
programs for post-war recon- as much of the planning and re- rooted by war and depression.
rough the activities of the
struction are being tested in an construction work in North Al- Through
atmosphere of reality. This has rica and Sicily has a great many United Palestine Appeal, Pales-
been indicated in the case of re of the aspects of post-war effort, tine has been developed economi-
so the rescue people
work of the agen-
lief for the liberated
in ^n v and agriculturally into a
that sector. In North Africa WC cies in the United Jewish Appeal rally of refuge which is ill a po-
have had a concrete example of reflects a definite transition from sition to absorb tens of thous-
the role which our private agen war time to post-war. As the ands of additional newcomers and
cies such as those we are maul United Nations armies' offensive to give them every opportunity
rolls back the Nazi armies, the for a return to productive and
major emphasis of the work of happy existence in an atmos-
N
-
-
- -
the United Jewish Appeal agen- phere of freedom. It has been
cies will shift from the obliga- universally recognized that in any
NEW YEAR
tions of meeting the needs arts- program for large-scale immigra-
ing from oppression to the re- tion in the post-war era Pales-
GREETING
sponsibilities brought on by great- tine will occupy a predominant
er liberation. position.
significant
The carefully planned adjust-
This y ear has been
because we have been able to ment program carried on by the
discern the trend from oppression National Refugee Service in be-
Hitlerism
to liberation. This has been re" half of the victims of Hitlerism
fleeted in some of the major ac- who have found a haven
tivities of the Joint Distribution United States has laid the
Committee, United Palestine An- g roundwork for the systematic
ORCHESTRAS peal and National Refugee Sery " integration of the refugees who
ice. North Africa, which has al- would be admitted to this coun-
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ready been mentioned, is, of try at the end of the war.
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To a large extent, the role
_., ready
course, an outstanding herald of
-
But the which the United Jewish Appeal
the era of liberation.
tasks of the future in the case agencies will have in post-war re-
of the program of the Joint Dis- construction will be determined
Committee, can be seen by ; the scope and effectiveness of
Mr. and Mrs. R. Kar 1 tribution
activities in the coming
in the systematic assistance that t
is being provided to the 125,000 months. No consideration of post-
South war needs must obscure or dim-
and Sons
refugees in Central and
America. Obviously, the effective fi nish in any way the urgency and
adjustment of these newcomers importance of the problems with
which the U. J. A. organizations
of THE KAR GLOVE will, in considerable measure, de which
dealing at the present time.
termine to what extent others
As we enter the year 5704,
e to find a haven in Lat-
ma y h
AND APRON CO.
American Jews may justly take
in America when peace comes.
In the case of Palestine, in- pride in the service which they
creasing stress is being placed on have rendered to their people
Dish to extend a Happy and
the purchase of land and the through the instrumentality of
Prosperous New Year to their
establishment of new settlements the United Jewish Appeal for
friends and customers.
through the United Palestine Ap- Refugees, Overseas Needs and
Palestine and through the agen-
cies which are represented in the
largest campaign in the history
of organized American Jewish
life. We hope and pray that the
New Year will bring a speedy
end to oppression. We hope anti
pray that the combined forces of
the United Nations will meet with
early success and that the banner
of liberation and freedom will be
planted on the soil where many
of the Jewish martyrs lie buried
in unmarked graves. The prospect
a
of victory has quickened our ef-
forts and strengthened our re-
solve to assure Jewish survival.
tiikuocer%
This has been forcefully demon-
tha
t o
strated by the success of
The New Year in with Liberty, Justice and Independence
United Jewish Appeal campaign
the world we cherish and the principles we stand for.
this year. The realization of vic-
tory will, I am confident, bring
an even greater concentration of
"OUR SINCERE AND JOYOUS HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO
effort and devoted service to re-
OUR MANY JEWISH FRIENDS AND PATRONS."
deem and restore the Jewish peo-
ple to their rightful place in a
freedom-loving world.

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Ensign Caplan took command.
He took the ship out to sea. In
the open Pacific, the ship was
challenged by four Jap planes.
Caplan and his men opened fire.
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