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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1944

VOL. 46, NO. 4

President Roosevelt Praised
By Leaders for Refugee Board

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Secretaries Hull, Morgenthau and Stimson
Named; Urged To Rescue Nazi Victims

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Conference Jan. 31

WASHINGTON ( W N S ).-- pression who are in imminent
President Roosevelt's executive danger of death and otherwise
to afford such victims all possible
order last week establishing a relief and assistance consistent
War Refugee Board consisting of with the successful prosecution
Secretary Hull, Secretary Mor- of the war.
genthau and Secretary Stimson
"Now, therefore, by virtue of
"to take action for the immediate the authority vested in me by
rescue from the Nazis of as the Constitution and the statutes
many as possible of the persecu- of the United States as President
ted minorities of Europe, racial, of the United States and as
religious or political," was hailed Commander-in-Chief of the Army
by Jewish leaders as a move that and Navy, and in order to effec-
will save the lives of millions tuate with all possible speed the
of people otherwise doomed to rescue and relief of such victims
destruction and as a vital step of enemy oppression, it is hereby
in saving the remnants of Euro-
See ROOSEVELT—Page 12
pean Jews who are threatened
with extermination.
A White House statement ac-
companying the executive order
stated that the President stressed
that it was "urgent that action
be taken at once to forestall the
plan of the Nazis to exterminate
all the Jews and other persecuted
minorities in Europe."
The executive order declared
"Alternatives To
that it was the policy of our
Government to take all measures
Chaos" Is Subject
within its powers to rescue the
victims of enemy oppression who
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of De-
are in imminent danger of death
and otherwise to afford such vic- troit, a representative of the
tims all possible relief and as- Jewish Chautauqua Society, is
sistance consistent with the suc- scheduled to address the student
cessful prosecution of the war. assembly at Queen's University in
Mr. Roosevelt made the board
responsible to him for seeing
that this policy is carried out.
He instructed it to develop plans
for the rescue, transportation,
maintenance and relief of the
victims, anfl the • establishment of
havens of temporary refuge for
such victims. The new organiza-
tion, which will cooperate di-
rectly with the Intergovernmental
Committee on Refugees, the
United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration and
other interested international or-
ganizatons, will have a full-time
executive director to carry on
its work, and the State Depart-
ment will appoint a special at-
tache with diplomatic status to
work overseas where they may
aid refugees.
The President stated that he
expected to obtain the coopera-
DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER
tion of all members of the United
Nations and other foreign gov- Kingston, Ont., Canada, on Feb.
ernments in carrying out the 7, according to an announcement
task, and that the existing facili- made in Cincinnati, headquarters
ties of the State, Treasury and of the society. Dr. Glazer, who
War Departments would be em- occupies the pulpit of Temple
ployed to aid the Axis victims to Beth El in Detroit, will speak on
the fullest extent possible.
"Alternatives to Chaos".
Full Text of Order
The Jewish Chautauqua Soci-
President Roosevelt's executive ety, an educational organization.
order establishing the War Rrefu- sends speakers to colleges and
gee Board reads as follows:
universities in all parts of the
"Whereas it is the policy of country to interpret Jewish his-
this Government to take all tory, literature and philosophy
measures within its power to from a non-propagandistic point
rescue the victims of enemy op- of view.

Dr. B. B. Glazer to
Address Queen's
Student Assembly

Rally to Mark Opening of Second
Annual Yeshivath Beth Yehudah Month

Rabbi L. Louis Cardon of
Springfield, Ill., chairman of the
Western Region, Rabbinical
Council of America, will be the
guest speaker at the final pre-
campaign rally of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah, Dexter and Cortland,
Wednesday evening, Feb. 2, at
9 oclock. Abbe A. Levi, president
of the P. T. A. of the Yeshivah,
will preside, and mothers of
Yeshivah students will act as
hostesses.
The complete schedule of the
second annual Yeshivah month
has now been announced. It will
begin with a conference of rep-
resentatives of all communal or-
ganizations, both Yiddish and
English speaking, on Sunday,
Feb. 6, at 2:30 p. m., in the
Yeshivah Synagogue auditorium,
which will be addressed by
Frank Cody, member of the De-
troit Common Council and for-
mer superintendent of schools.

Malaya Malka

Saturday evening, Feb. 12, cli-

coaxing the Yeshivah Sabbath to
be observed in all local congre-
gations, a city-wide Malaya Mal-
ka will be held at the Mogen
Abraham Synagogue, Dexter and
Cortland, with Rabbi Jacob Ka-
minetzky, Rosh Yehrivah Maha-
ril of Toronto, Ont., as guest.

Bnai Brith Evening

Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith
will sponsor a Yeshivah evening
on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Jew-
ish Community Center, with invi-
tations extended to members of
all Bnai Brith lodges in Detroit
and other neighboring commu-
nities. Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen
of the Hillel Foundation at the
University of Michigan will be
the principal speaker, and a
round table discussion by Yeshi-
vah alumni prominent in the De-
troit Jewish communal life will
be featured.

Community Evening

Monday evening, Feb. 21, an

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Leaders To Discuss
Strategy Against Hate

The principal item on the
agenda for the Community Coun-
cil meeting of Monday, Jan. 31,
will be "How To Combat Anti-
Semitism". This subject will be
discussed in the form of a sym-
posium by four leaders in De-
troit's community life, and the
symposium will be followed by a
factual analysis of the situation
in Detroit. Discussion by dele-
gates will follow these presenta-
tions.
Fred M. Butzel, Aaron Droock,
Aaron Rosenberg and Philip
Slomovitz will participate in the
symposium. Each will Present a
point of view on the basic prin-
ciples in the struggle against
anti-Semitism and Fascist ten-
dencies. Each of the speakers
represents a particular school of
thought in the life of Detroit's
Jewish community.
Rabbi Leon Frain, chairman of
the Community Councils Com-
munity Relations Committee, will
present a brief analysis of the
present state of anti-Semitism in
Detroit. The Community Rela-
tions Committee formulates pol-
icy in this area of the Jewish
community's program. Rabbi
Fram's presentation will be fol-
lowed with a factual account of
the present program which is be-
ing carried on in Detroit to com-
bat anti-Semitism. This will be
presented by Isaac Franck, exec-
utive director of the Jewish Com-
munity Council.
James I. Ellmann, Community
Council president, will preside at
the session. Delegates will par-
ticipate in the discussion and
present in their points of view in
brief comments from the floor.
Suggestions on how the Commu-
nity Council's program in this
field can be improved will be
welcome at the meeting.
During the business portion
of the conference, two new mem-
bers of the Community Council's
executive committee are to be
elected to fill the vacancies cre-
ated by the resignation of Mrs.
Samuel Mendelsohn, and Rabbi
Morris Adler's entry into the
Chaplaincy of the United States
Army.

Dr. Max Alper of
Chicago to Address
Geverkshaften

The third rally of all tin
workers and delegates of organi-
zations in the 1944 Geverkshaf-
ten campaign promises to be an
outstanding gathering in this
year's campaign.
Dr. Max Alper of Chicago, a
noted architect by profession and
a Zionist leader by conviction
and tradition, who served with
the Jewish legion in Palestine in
the last World War, will he the
guest speaker.
Judging by reports being re-
ceived in the office of the cam-
paign and by the enthusiastic
work being done by the workers
and organizations affiliated with
the campaign, it is assumed that
the campaign will reach its goal.
The third rally of the workers
and delegates of organizations
will be held on Thursday evening,
Feb. 3. 8:30 p. m., at Lachar's
Hall, 12th St. A special feature
and a treat is in store for all
the workers and delegates who
are expecting to attend this
gathering.

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Detroit Leaders to Attend
Federation Assembly Feb. 4-7

Pittsburgh Welfare Conference To Map
War and Postwar Programs at Meetings

More than 600 leaders of Jew- ing W. Blumberg, Hyman C. Bro-
ish community organizations der, James E. Ellmann, Clarence
Enggass, Harvey II. Holdman,
throughout the United States and Benjamin E. Jaffee, Theodore
Canada will discuss questions of Levin, Samuel II. Rubiner, Abra-
immediate comm unity interest at ham Srere, Henry Wine man, Her-
the General Assembly of the man M. Pekarsky, Louis Bass,
Council of Jewish Federations Rabbi Leon Frani, Dr. B. Ben( •
and Welfare Funds at Pittsburgh, diet Glazer, Mrs. Samuel R. Glo-
Feb. 4-7.
gower, Myron A. Keys, Charlei
The organizing of programs by Rubiner, Mrs. Abraham Srere,
Jewish agencies to meet welfare Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, Mrs. Henry
needs during the war and post- Wineman. Rudolph Zuieback, Es-
war periods will be a primary ther R. Prussian.
concern of the 1944 General
The significance of the 1941
Assembly.
General Assembly for local com-
officially
Local leaders and
munities is greater than at any
designated delegates who will at- previous time, for war conditions
tend the conference include: I•v- have imposed new and compel-
ling demands. In some cities,
joint fund raising has taken on
a new emphasis as a result of
community and war chest partici-
pation, while in others its basic
structure is being expanded.
These developments in turn re-
flect the broadened character of
the demands met by the welfare
agencies.

Pearl Franklin to
Be B & P Hadassah
Speaker on Jan. 30

Culminating Event of
Honor Roll Project

The culminating event of the
honor roll project of the Busi•
ness and Professional Division
of Hadassah will be a luncheon
for the pledgees no Sunday after-

Overseas Situation

The overseas situation, too, has
imposed profound responsibilities
upon American Jewish federa-
tions and welfare funds. With
territory redeemed from Axis
oppression, concrete plans must
be laid for repairing the damn,'
done to the victims of the fascist
terror.
The Assembly program has
been prepared with these con-
siderations in mind. Because of
the urgency of the present situa-
tion, the Assembly will extend
over a day longer than in for-
mer years. Friday, Feb. 4, will
be given over to four meetings
to be held concurrently. Dele-
gates will participate in the meet-
ing dealing with the subject of
most interest to their communi-
ties.
Jewish community organizatiJn
will be the subject of one ses-
sion, with Kurt Peiser, executive
director of the Philadelphia A!-

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NOTICE

PEARL FRANKLIN

noon, Jan. 30, at the Lee Plaza
Hotel. Miss Pearl Franklin will
be the guest speaker. Henry
Siegl of the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra will provide the mu-
sical portion of the afternoon's
program.
Miss Pearl Franklin is the hon-
orary president of the Chicago

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Everybody's God Shares the Chapel

(Pages from the Diary of a Jewish Soldier)

By DAVID ZAGIER

The ideal literary retreat of blanket. It was this incident
the post is the chapel. Until I that forced me to seek asylum
discovered this, I used to writ,' in the proximity of the altar.
my columns in the latrine, a The dayroom would have served
quiet place after midnight espe- the purpose, but the self-playing
cially, though not as comfortable piano has no respect for anybody.
and conducive to bringing forth The orderly rooms are all right,
one's best as could be desired. too, but I was chased away from
For esthetic and other reasons, one after another until none
I preferred the shower room, were left. Then I found the
which has a bench on which you chapel.
can type if you sit astride and
The chapel has all the advan-
bent over a foot or so. I wa:4 tages one could desire. It is
forced to give up this method always open. It has neither ra-
tifier Sergeant Kovac gave the di o,
piano, whereas organ
fully-dressed diarist and his pre- music,
ic, even practice, soothes
hottest rather than disturbs the mind.
cious typewriter the
shower in their experience. Ko- Every chapel has a small room
v ac claims that when he came for reading and writing which
down for his ablutions he neither is not a gathering place for the
saw me nor heard my machine, idle. Late nights, when the
but I know different. r He
sleeps
room
and Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
just above the showe
chaplains--Major Hollister, Cap-
did not like the cluck-cluck, how- tain Seligson and Lieutenant
ever soft I had made it by
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keeping the machine on a folded

