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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

October I, 1943

A MISSION TO ENGLAND

gious guidance and services, ganizations. Although the Jews tality faciliti
mem
be made whereby local Jewish
• •
will help provide for
cif, they have a secondary mein- families
Editor's Note: Anxious to meet the special needs of our Jewish men throughout the armed services.
Entertainers for camp shows bership through the YMCA and Jewish soldiers and sailors who
in the Army overseas and that they be provided with every
fi- the men I spoke to were satis- come to their vicinity.
by are
the recruited
USO and and
there
opportunity to observe their faith, Walter Rothschild, chairman overseas
The Jewish com muni ty in Great
of the Army and Navy Committee of the National Jewish Wel- nanced
one.
la
was such a troop on my transport fled that this type of arrangement Brita in is
a very large
fare Board, recently spent six weeks in the British Isles under
sufficient.
which entertained nightly. Since W115 I thought
it
best
to
explore
the
Once,
however,
they
agreed
to
authority of the War and Navy Departments, in order to survey
did not and
fit into
any
since
the military
Jewish problem further and with the co- form an organization, they in-
available facilities and to make arrangements to enlarge these I category
facilities. In the accompanying article Mr. Rothschild gives an Welfare Board is part of the operation of the military authori- sisted upon bearing a propor-
informal impression of his six weeks stay overseas, and tells USO, I was also listed as an en- ties proceeded on a tour of Amer- tionate share of the cost and the
icon military establishments in National Jewish Welfare Board
what he accomplished.
tertainer.
I left for Great Britain to rep- the islands to ascertain the needl will provide funds they cannot
under an agree- of the Jewish men and the extent provide themselves, as it has in
I left America on a transport soldiers over in the fastest time
resent
the JWB into by the War to which they were being met. the past.
that had been, before the war, a possible.
ment entered
of the trip was
Anther ob
Left intact from its luxury days
nu
so-called "Luxury Liner," devoted
Department, the .Navy Depart- I found that quite amber were to check up o ject
n the availability of
was
the
tiny
synagogue
of
the
to making its passengers as com-
ment, Red Cross, USO and Fed- Jewish community groups of
fortable as possible and to get- ship and, despite the absence of eral Security Agency, authorizing active in providing hospitality in
See ENGLAND—Page 12
ting them to Europe as fast as a Jewish chaplain, we held serv-
to send representatives England, Scotland and Northern
JWB
possible. Comfort and luxury are ices there, using the JWB ma- the
overseas to help organize local Ireland but were working.
pendently. By that it was clear
out for the duration. Men sleep terial issued to every Jewish sol-
resources.
wherever they can and the first dier. Our Jewish boys in the community
There
are
no
USO
clubs
over-
to
me that it would be necessary
consideration is to get as many Army are very anxious for reli- seas, as by special arrangement, to bring about a central organi-
the Red Cross is in charge of zation representing all groups and
that type of work outside of that this body would work
di-
New Year's
JWB of the
America. My first job, therefore, rectly with the
on landing in England was to United States and with the Jewish
Bri ta in.
try to form an organization re- chaplains in Great nd
I talked to Greetings
A Joyous New Year To All
With
this
in
mi
sembling JWB to provide for the
specific needs of Jewish soldiers the British Ministry of Infornia-
and sailors. The Jewish commu- tion, which has jurisdiction over
TO THE
nity in London had opened a club voluntary organizations serving
called the Balfour Club in a the armed forces, and secured its
ENTIRE
handsome old house on Portland hearty approval of the plan. The
Lo
American
Red
Cross
was
equally
COMMUNITY
Square which provides service .
its
Rent Our Hall for Weddings, Dinners, Luncheons
all troops and is available for spe- cooperative and generous in
Dances, Showers and Musical Programs
cial service to Jewish men of all endorsement.
I then called a meeting of about
the Allied Nations.
had
been
in
contact
15
or 20 Jewish leaders from
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Jewish chaplains and had assisted the approval of the Red Cross
them in providing hospitality and and the British Ministry of Ir-
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religious services. formation. Before I left
While in London I had several ganization was set up with Lord
preliminary meetings to probe the Nathan, a labor Peer, as chair-
possibility of forming a Jewish man. Wherever necessary, hospi-
Welfare Board type of represent-
ative organization in Great Brit-
Le Shone Toro Tikoseru — A Happy New Year
ain as we are in America and
they saw no reason for doing
anything special for Jewish serv-
icemen. They had opened the
Balfour Club but saw no reason
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for an organization to serve Jew-
No. 3 store—MICHIGAN AT SCHAEFER RD. (Dearborn)
ish soldiers . in Great Britain.
There is a council of Voluntary
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War Work in Great Britain
store—GRATIOT
AT
McNICHOLS
ROAD
No. 5
which has 16 members repre-
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senting the Salvation Army, the
YMCA, YWCA and similar or-
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Greetings of the Season!
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