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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1943
VOL. 45, NO. 44.
Detroit War Chest Campaign
For $8,250,000 Opens Nov 1
Louis Fischer To
Be Shaarey Zedek
Men'sClubSpeaker
Many Workers From Ranks of Service Group
Enrolled Among 20,000 Ready for Drive
Europe of Tomorrow
To Be His Subject
Chief Judge Lehman of N. Y. and Justice
Stern of Pa., Draft Withdrawal Resolution
subordination of other Jewish it-
sues to "the problem of the poll-
With 20,000 workers enrolled have been appointed as majors in
Louis Fischer, famous foreign
tical structure of Palestine" were • k.
in the War Chest Campaign, the Advance Gifts unit. The fol-
lowing have been selected as cap- correspondent, and author of
wholly in disagreement with the
many of them coming from the tains of teams in this unit: Clar- "Dawn of Victory," "Why Recog-
fundamental views on Jewish life
ranks of the Detroit Service ence H. Enggass and Julian H. nize Russia," "The Soviets in
and problems held by the Ameri-
Group, the campaign for $8,250,- Krolik; Abraham Cooper and Hy-
can Jewish Committee. ‘The com-
man
C.
Broder;
Harry
Frank
and
000 will officially open on Mon-
mittee declared, however, that it
Harry
S.
Grant.
day, Nov. 1, and will continue
was ready and willing to "co-
In the Women's Advance Gifts
through Nov. 16. The War Chest
operate with the conference and
Unit
Mrs.
Henry
Wineman
and
Campaign this year includes the Mrs. Abraham Srere are majors;
those many vital Jewish institu-
80 all-time local services of the Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich is co-
tions and movement in-::,this coun-
Detroit Community Fund, the 55
try—religious, cultural"and phil-
of Special Assignments.
local, national and overseas causes chairman
are:
anthropic—which help to nourish
of the Allied Jewish Campaign, Captains in this division
and enrich Jewish life in
including the United Jewish Ap- Mrs. Isaac Gilbert and Mrs. Her-
America."
peal, HIAS, ORT; the USO, of
The resolution to withdraw
See CHEST—Page 9
which the Jewish Welfare Board
from further participation in the
is a partner—which serves our
American Jewish Conference was
men and women in the armed
drafted by a special committee
forces; the War Prisoners' Aid,
consisting of Chief Judge Irving
which provides some of the home
Lehman of the Court of Appeals
comforts to our military men in
of the State of New York; Horace
the war prisons of our enemies;
Stern, justice of the Pennsylvania
the United Seamen's Service,
Supreme Court, Alan M. Strook
which provides rest homes and
prominent New York attorney and
other comforts for our merchant
chairman of the administrative
Marguerite
Kozenn
seamen; the war relief appeals
All Accept Quotas,
committee of the American Jewish
for Russia, China, Greece, Brit-
To Sing Lead Role
Committee, Fred Lazarus, Jr., of
Says Rosenberg
ain, Poland, Holland and many
Ohio, and Jesse Steinhart of San
other countries, as well as a num-
The Detroit Friends of Opera Francisco.
All local B'nai B'rith lodges
ber of services for refugees all
announced this week, that Dr ' Favor White Paper Abrogation
over the world.
under the guidance of the Great-
Jan Papanek, Minister Plenipo-
Immediately after the adoption
LOUIS
FISCHER
er Detroit B'nai B'rith Council World Affairs," "Machines and tentia•y, and chief of the Czecho- of the resolution the executive
Jewish Workers
Jewish workers in the War are now actively engaged in a
, slovakian Information Service, committee issued a press release
Chest have been enrolled in the membership drive to honor the Men in Russia " etc., will speak and Representative Will Rogers, to the effect that the American
regular setup of the drive and
Jr., will deliver greetings at the Jewish Committee would "apply
they are participating in the great hundredth anniversary of B'nai at the Men's Club of Congrega- gala performance of Smetana's its most diligent efforts to bring
B'rith,
according
to
Louis
H.
tion
Shaarey
Zedek,
on
Wednes-
relief effort side by side with
"the Bartered Bride," which will about the abrogation of the White
their Christian neighbors. Among Schostak, president of the coun- day, November 3rd, at 8:30 p. m., take place next Sunday, October Paper which closes the doors of
the leaders in the War Chest cil.
in Social Hall, and the subject of 31, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Palestine to further Jewish immi-
Aaron Rosenberg, chairman of his address will be "The Europe of Masonic Temple.. Carl BaiT gration and restricts Jewish land
Campaign organization are: Fred
M. Butzel, campaign vice chair- the city wide drive, states that of Tomorrow. and Its .Ramifica- baiter, noted cOridujtor, and Dr. purchase" and that it would con-
man; Henry Wineman, chairman the men's lodges' have all ac- tion."
Lothar Wallerstein, stage director tinue to demand free immigration
of Advance Gifts Unit; Abraham cepted the quotas assigned to
Louis Fischer is unquestionably of the Metropolitan Opera Com- into Palestine and restoration of
them,
which
will
bring
1,500
Srere, co-chairman of Special As-
an American authority on Rus- pany, have arrived in Detroit, to equal rights everywhere. The press
signments Committee; Irving W. new members into B'nai B'rith. sia. For fourteen of his eighteen
release Stated further that the
See BRIDE—Page 16
committee was firmly convinced
Blumberg, co-chairman of the The following have been appoint- years as European correspondent
that the world problems of Jews
Industrial Unit; Mrs. Hyman C. ed by the presidents of their of the "Nation," Mr. Fischer
"cannot be solved by a single poli-
Broder; vice chairman of the respective lodges as membership made Moscow his home. He has
chairmen: Pisgah Lodge, Jack known intimately most of the
tical panacea and that the salva-
Metropolitan Unit.
tion and rehabilitation of the
Nate S. Shapero is chairman of Leeds; Louis Marshall Lodge, Sol great figures of the early years Temple Beth El Book
stricken Jews of Europe cannot
the program committee; Melville Rosenman; Detroit Lodge, Charles of the Russian Revolution as well Review Course To
Nathanson
and
Morris
Gottes-
be achieved through Palestine
as her current war leaders. His
S. Welt is a member of the Cam-
man;
Theodore
Herzl
Lodge,
alone and certainly not through
"The Soviets in World Affairs,"
paign Steering committee; Israel
Begin Thurs., Nov. 4
over-emphasis on the political con-
Himelhoch and Henry Meyers Harry Goden and East Side
Lodge, Leon Efronson.
See FISCHER—Page 16
The Sisterhood of Temple stitution of Palestine." That the
The Ladies Auxiliaries are also
Beth El announces its second solution of the Jewish problem
engaged in a drive for mem-
annual Book Review Course to can be achieved "only by consid-
bers at this time to honor B'nai
be given by Rabbi B. Bene- ering Palestine a part of the
B'rith's anniversary as a part of
dict Glazer on Thursday morn- larger program which looks to the
NOTICE
the Greater Detroit B'nai B'rith
ings at 11:00, beginning Nov. 4, rehabilitation and resettlement of
Council's city-wide drive. The
in the Brown Memorial Chapel. Jews throughout the world and
All copy must be in not following are serving as member-
The lectures will be open to the restoration of their equal
ship chairmen of their respective
rights" and that "the majority of
the public.
later than Wednesday, 3 groups: Pisgah Auxiliary, Mrs.
the delegates" at the five-day ses-
The
first
review,
on
Thurs-
sion of the American Jewish Con-
p.m. It must be written Benjamin Fishman; Business and
day, Nov. 4, will be on "The
Under Auspices of
Professional Auxiliary, Miss Bet-
ference which was held in New
Fruits
of
Facism,"
by
Herbert
on one side of paper only ty Aaron; Theodor Herzl Auxili-
York "took such a stand that there
Detroit
Round
Table
Matthews.
The
subjets
of
the
ary, Mrs. Harry Golden; East
was no room left for adequate
and where possible should Side Auxiliary, Mrs. Annetta The Detroit Round Table of following books to be reveiwed presentation of the views of the
by
Dr.
Glazer
will
be
announc-
Ruby and Louis Marshall Auxili- Catholics, Jews and Protestants
American Jewish Committee and
be typewritten.
ed later.
ary, Mrs. Belle Fields.
will present three speakers at the
See CONFERENCE—Page 13
War Chest luncheon on Wednes-
See. CITY—Page 16
NEW YORK (WNS)—The ex-
executive board of the American
Jewish Committee decided, by a
vote of 52 to 13, at an all-day ses-
sion held here on October 25 to
withdraw from the American Jew-
ish Conference. The meeting,
which was held behind closed
doors, was attended by 75 repre-
sentatives of Jewish communities
throughout the United States.
The committee's action was
predicated upon the contention
that the American Jewish Confer-
ence's demand for the eventual
establishment of a Jewish Com-
monwealth in Palestine and its
"Bartered Bride"
To Be Performed
By Cast of 150
City Wide Bnai
Brith Membership
Campaign Is On
1
American Jewish Committee
Quits Jewish Conference
•
(
Dr.IsraelGoldstein
War Chest Lunch
Speaker Nov. 3
The War Chest---A Community Project
By ABRAHAM SRERE
President. Jewish Welfare Federation
of all the causes represented
For the second year we are port
the campaign for $8,250,000.
about to undertake the largest in The
agencies of the United
single humanitarian effort in our Jewish Appeal,
which are included
community's history. On Nov. 1 in the Allied Jewish
Campaign,
the War Chest Campaign will look to the War Chest
for in-
open officially and thousands of creased support. They are
con-
volunteers from the ranks of la- fronted with extraordinary emer-
bor, industry and commerce will gencies, for which provision must
begin the gigantic task of rais- be made, while the established
ing $8,250,000 in order to meet programs maintained by the Joint
the needs of our neighbors, our
Distribution Committee, the Uni-
fighting men and our allies.
The War Chest is the active ted Palestine Appeal and the Na-
expression of the friendliness tional Refugee Service, are con-
among neighbors which can only ntiued without abatement. The
thrive in a democratic land. It needs of HIAS, ORT and all the
is an expression of the funda- other overseas services have also
mental principles of American increased and multiplied.
Through the USO the Jewish
lif e.
Side by side, workers of all Welfare Board is enable to carry
races, nationalities and creeds will on its work with the Jewish men
go forth to call upon the citi- and women in the armed forces
zens of Detroit, to reaffirm their all over the world. Through the
faith in democracy by providing Community Fund and the Allied
the much-needed support for our Jewish Campaign means are pro-
institutions at home, for our vided for the maintenance of the
armed forces on the battlefronts, local all-time services such as
and for the war-stricken civilians the Jewish Social Service Bureau,
North End Clinic, Fresh Air
all over the world.
Your giving to the War Chest
See COMMUNITY—Page 16
will assure the much-needed sup-
Zionist Leaders Resign From
American Jewish Committee
The three criticized the execu-
Protesting against the decision
of the executiv ecommittee of the tive for failing to submit the ques-
American Jewish Committee to tion to the committee's member-
withdraw from the American Jew- ship body and they affirmed their
ish Conference, three members of complete support for the Ameri-
the Committee resigned and tele- can Jewish Conference and its
graphed other members urging program.
Text of their telegram follows:
them to join in resignation.
"The decision of the executive
The three are Mrs. David de
Sola Pool, of New York, presi- committee of the American Jewish
dent of IIadassah, and two for- Committee to withdraw from the
mer presidents of the Zionist Or- American Jewish Conference is a
ganization of America, Judge shocking act of isolation from the
Louis E. Levinthal, of Philadel- overwhelming majority of Ameri-
phia, and Judge Morris Rothen- can Jewry.
berg, of New York. Mrs. Pool
"The Conference was a demo-
was a member of the Committee's cratic and representative body
composed of 502 delegates from
executive.
They attacked the Committee's every major Jewish organization
action as "undemoncratic" and "a and community in the United
shocking act of isolation from the States. The Committee's partici-
overwhelming majority of Ameri- pation was based on an agreement
DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN
can Jewry." They charged that the arrived at after careful discussion
day, November 3, in the Grand action threatened "to disrupt and the fullest consideration of its
Ballroom of the Book Cadillac American Jewry at a time when demands. Every concession re-
Hotel at 2:00 p. m. The speakers unity is vital in our efforts to quested by the Committee was
will be Dr. Emory Luccock, pas- save the remnant of Jewry in granted in the organization of the
tor of the First Presbyterian Europe, ' to safeguard Jewish Conference.
"The Conference was virtually
Church, Evanston, Illinois—also rights everywhere and to assure
former pastor of the Community the fulfillment of Jewish aspira- 1 unanimous in its decisions. The
tions in the Jewish National
See ZIONIST—Page 16
Home."
See GOLDSTEIN—Page 16