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Detroit and Jewish
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The Legal Chronicle
VOL. 45, NO. 45.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1943
Zionist Council Attacks American Jewish
, ,
Committee Withdrawal from Conference
Charges Act Is Calculated Attack Upon Jewish Unity and
Will Be Resented by American Jews Who Endorsed Conference
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British Palestine Policy
Assailed on Balfour Day
Wilikie Sends Message to Meeting Urging
United Nations To Keep Palestine Open
NEW YORK. (WNS)—A reso- Chaim Weizmann, president of
NEW YORK (WNS). — The the question of Palestine. This is
the Jewish Agency for Palestine,
lution calling on President Roose- in which he said that despite the
Emergency absurd. Every major problem
Zionist
American
velt for "anpropriate action" to "great strain," the Yishuv was
Council last week issued a state- affecting Jewish interests was
ment charging that the with- seriously and at great length con-
"ensure" the "withdrawal in its undergoing it would "remain
drawal of the American Jewish sidered by the conference and its
entirety" of the Palestine White steady and unshakable".
Committee from the American committees, and this in spite of
Following is the full text of
Paper of 1939, and a message
Jewish Conference was a calcu- the chairman of the American
by Wendell Willkie urging the Dr. Weizmann's message:
lated attack upon Jewish unity Jewish Committee who, it should
United Nations to "prevent the "On this 26th anniversary of
and a "retreat to 1916, when a be recalled, resisted the inclusion
closing of Palestine either as a the Balfour Declaration and at
small handful of Jews in this
Rudolph Zuieback
temporary haven or as a perma-
See COUNCIL—Page 12
See POLICY—Page 12
country and in England violently
nent home," were the highlights
Foremost Worker
opposed the Balfour declaration
of a demonstration held here at
and attempted to arrest the
Carnegie Hall on Monday evening,
The fine work of Rudolph Zuie- Nov. 1, the eve of the 26th an-
march of the Jewish people to
back on behalf of the Balfour niversary of the Balfour declara-
its rightful place in the world's
Ball committee is in a great meas- tion.
family of nations."
ure responsible for the outstand-
The meeting marked the open-
Statement:
k
ing of a nation-wide campaign
"The American Jewish Com-
against the British White Paper
mittee and the American Jewish
policy in Palestine, was attended
Conference are not co-relative
by more than 3,000 people and
90 Stars Have Been
Meeting in 'Honor of
bodies. The committee is a self-
an overflow crowd of more than
constituted and self-perpetuating
Added
in
Last
Year
100th Anniversary
15,000.
body representative of no one ex-
Wendell Wilikie stated in his
cept a few individuals, and re-
Temple Israel will rededicate
message that it was his convic- On Wednesday night, Oct. 27,
sponsible to no one at all. On
tion "that the promises contained at the monthly meeting of dele-
the other hand, the conference is its service flag at the Armistice
i n the B alfour declaration must gates to the Greater Detroit B'nai
the democratically elected body Sabbath Eve services, Friday
ed in accordance with
be
of American Jewry consisting of night, Nov. 12, at 8:30 in the
its clear intent and "underlying B'rith Council. Louis H. Schostak,
502 delegates, of whom 375 were lecture hall of the Detroit Insti-
president of the Council, an-
purpose".
elected from every major com-
tote
of
Arts.
Declaring
that
the
"1939
White
nounced
that Henry Monsky, presi-
munity and the remainder
Paper, which was declared illegal dent of Supreme Lodge B'nai
The Temple Israel service flag
designated by 65 national organi-
by the Mandates Commission of B'rith, will deliver an address in
zations of which the American will be re-dedicated on Armistice
the League of Nations, provides Detroit on Sunday evening, Dec.
Jewish Committee was one.
Sabbath every year for the dura-
that by the end of March, 1944, 12 at Temple Beth El. Mr. Mon-
"The withdrawal of the corn
the gates of Palestine are to be sky's appearance at this time will
mittee is nevertheless a calculat- tion.
Since its original dedication last
closed to Jewish immigration," be the occasion for local B'nai
ed attack upon Jewish unity and .. November,
when it carried 70
Mr. Willkie asserted that "the B'rith groups to celebrate the
it will be deeply resented by ev stars, 90 more stars have been
policy of the White Paper" mir- Hundredth Anniversary of the
ery American Jew who is eager _ added. There are now a total
rored "the era of appeasement Order.
to advance the conference pro
which gave it birth, and, as that
One of the features of this pro-
gram of .immediate rescue of the of 160 young men and women of
serving their coun-
philosophy has been discredited, gram the committee on arrange-
Jews of Europe, their Implemen-...try
post-war
in in the armed services, repre-
so must the White Paper be -abro- ments announces will be the ini-
anti'
sented by stars and numerals on
gated."
tiation of all new members pro-
tation of Jewish rights to Pales- the service flag.
" The Jewish people have ex- cured by local lodges in the city-
tine.
RtDOLPH ZUIEBACK
"The Coming Armistice" will
pressed their. eagerness to co- wide membership campaign. Aaron
The conference deliberations be the subject of Rabbi Leon
revealed the virtual unanimity of F•am's sermon for the occasion.
ing success of the affair this year. operate fully with the Arabs in Rosenberg, city-wide membership
American Jewry on all major
His untiring efforts have re- Palestine and to aid in the eco- chairman, reported that approxi-
The Youth Choir of Temple
problems and the profound desire Israel, consisting of members of sulted in the largest number of nomic and political development mately one-third of the quota of
for unity in achieving their solu- the Temple Israel High School, patrons in the history of this im- of the Arabs in the Near East," 1500 members had been secured
Mr. Willkie said. "I am convinced to date, and according to present
tion. On the Palestine resolu- directed by Cantor Robert S. Tul- portant annual function.
tion only four of the 502 dele- man, will render the choral
Additional patrons to the Bal- that a just solution—a solution indications, a very large class will
gates dissented, while less than "Pledge to the Flag" and will four Ball which will be held Sat- which will be equitable both to be presented to Mr. Monsky on his
20 abstained. The mass enthu- sing Schostakovitch's "Hymn of urday, Nov. 6 at the Hotel Statler, the Jews and Arabs—can, must visit to the city.
and will be worked out so that
Mr. Schostak reported that Mr.
siasm for the conference program the United Nations."
are:
Dr. and Mrs. Albert J. Altman, the world of tomorrow may jus- Monsky is coming to the city, at
was persuasive upon the chair-
a great sacrifice, as many meet-
See FLAG—Page 12
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Arkin, Mr. tify the struggle of today."
man of the American Jewish Com-
Mr. Willkie called on the ings in connection with the Ameri-
and Mrs. Maurice Aronsson, Mr.
mittee who announced at the
and Mrs. Morton F. Ashner, Dr. United Nations to follow the can Jewish Conference, as well
time that the Palestine resolution r-
and Mrs. M. E. Bachman, Dr example of Denmark and Swe- as executive meetings of other
was adopted that the committee
den, where "the recent demon- important groups have been sched-
would remain within the confer-
strations by the peoples (of those uled for the month of December.
See BALFOUR—Page 12
ence. But it now seems to have NOTICE
countries) show with dramatic Dynamic Leader
been only a temporary maneuver.
clarity that the will to act hon-
The committee now refuses to
Henry Monsky has introduced
All copy must be in not
orably continues to live in Eu-
accept the will of the majority.
new type of dynamic leadership
rope.
The
splendid
defiance
of
It quits the conference. It has later than Wednesday, 3
nto Jewish life, a magnetic per-
these
two
small
democracies
into
always preached unity but evi-
must he followed and strengthen- sonality, a sagacity, tact, diplom-
dently only on its own terms. The p.m. It must be written
ed by measures of direct action acy and statesmanship enriched
committee must rule or ruin. It
by the United Nations." by a profound understanding of
on
one
side
of
paper
only
will do neither.
human suffering and relationship.
Dr. Weizmann Cables
"As an excuse for isolating it- and where possible should
His latest achievement in behalf
NEW
YORK
(WNS).—The
Al-
self from the overwhelming ma-
The huge audience broke into of American Jewry as well as
jority in American Jewish life, be typewritten.
lied governments are guilty of cheers when the chairman of his endeavors over a period of
the American Jewish Committee
moral cowardice in failing to meet the evening announced that a
See MONSKY—Page 12
complains that the conference
"the major political weapon of cable had been received from Dr.
subordinated all other issues to
Nazi bestiality," that is. extermin-
ation of the Jews, Leon Hender-
son, former head of the Office of
Price Administration, declared at
a meeting at Carnegie Hall, held
here on Oct. 31, to honor S
we d en
Representatives of Jewish or- walker Independent Progressive
and Denmark for saving Danish ganizations of Detroit heard an Association, $500.
Jews from extermination by the enthusiastic address by Dr. B.
The following appeal was issued
Nazis.
Benedict Glazer, Sunday morning,
Jewish organizations of De-
Mr. Henderson said that the at the Jewish Home for Aged, to
by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver:
fate of Lidice, in Czechoslovakia, urging their unstinted support of troit
"I understand that your or-
which inflamed Americans, has the War Chest.
ganization will shortly take un-
been repeated on a monumental
Organizational pledges have
scale, with the Nazis announcing thus far been made by the fol- der consideration its pledge to
that every Jewish community in lowing: Aesculapian Ladies' Aux- the current drive of the War
Chest of Metropolitan Detroit. I
Europe will be another Lidice.
iliary, $300; Bnai Brith Detroit
"Let the United Nations, with Lodge, $200; Congregation Mish- am aware of the fine sense of
community responsibility which
all solemnity and force, tell Hit-
Israel, $250; Detroit Fruit was demonstrated by your mem-
ler and everyone who assassinates kan
Association, Jewish Lo- bership last year and I have full
a Jew that they are being set Vendors'
No. 1, $800; Detroit Ladies' confidence that you will respond
down for trial for murder—let cal
Society, $200; First Hebrew with even greater generosity this
them know we care," Mr. Hender- Aid
son urged. He asked that the Congregation of Delray, $200; year in keeping with the greatly
United Nations provide temporary Goodwill Sewing Circle, $15; He- increased needs resulting from
asylum and temporary visas for brew Ladies' Aid Society, $750; the rapidly changing world situ-
I. W. 0., Jewish Section, $750; ation.
European Jews.
"The agencies of the United
About 2,500 persons attended I. W. 0., Jewish Reading Circle,
the meeting, which was sponsored $400; Keshenever Bessarabier Ve- Jewish Appeal, which look to the
by the Emergency Committee to rein, $1,000; Lachowitzer Unter- War Chest in Detroit for in-
Save the Jewish People of Europe stitzung Verein, $600; Lachver creased support, are confronted
and at which a petition was cir- Aid Society, $300; Michigan with extraordinary wartime emer-
culated for signatures. The pe- Home Protective Association, gencies for which provision must
tition urged President Roosevelt $100; Mizrachi Sisters of Zion, be made, while established pro-
to seek establishment of an inter- $250; Palestine Lodge No. 542, grams of overseas relief, assist-
Left to right: Mrs. Saul Katz, Saul Katz, Mrs. Charles Gitlin
governmental agency to hasten I.O.O.F., $50; Pugrabishter Pro- ance to Palestine and help and
and Mrs. Jacob Harvith.
gressive Verein, $300; Simcha
See CHEST—Page 12
Sarner Relief Society, $100; Su-
See HENDERSON—Page 12
(See story on Page 9)
Balfour Ball Has
Largest List of
Patrons This Year
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Temple Israel To
Rededicate Service
Flag on Nov. 11
Henry Monsky To
Address Bnai
Brith Initiation
Allies Assailed
On Fate of Jews
By Henderson
Saul Katz Delivers Deed to Land for
Mt. Sinai Hospital to Mrs. Harvith
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer at War Chest
Meet Urges Unstinted Support of Drive