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VOL. 46, NO, 5

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1944

American Jewish Committee
Promulgates PostwarProgram

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Congress Women's
Third Annual Tea
Party at Statler

Four Point Plan Stresses Need for Bill of
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NEW YORK (WNS).—A four kauer pointed out that the Amer-
point program for the postwar jean Jewish Committee has urged
solution
of Jewish
problems Great Britain to abolish the Pal-
White Paper of 1939
stressing
stressing "an international bill "which discriminates against im-
of rights for the individual, as migration of Jews." He made it
well as the state," was promul- clear, however, that Palestine
gated by Judge Joseph M. Pros- must not be considered "the ex-
kauer, president of the American clusive or the complete solution
Jewish Committee, in his presi- for the Jews of Europe" and
dential address before the 37th that no matter what "the political
annual meeting of the American constitution of Palestine should
Jewish Committee.
be, there could be no political
Before 200 Jewish leaders as- identification of Jews outside of
sembled from throughout the Palestine with whatever govern-
United States for an all-day con- ment may be there instituted."
ference at the Hotel Waldorf
See PROGRAM—Page 12
Astoria, Judge Proskauer said
that "the titanic assault by which
the Nazis singled out the Jews
for special destruction" can be
repaired only by:
1. "The setting up of a pro-
gram of relief for Jews suffering
as a result of the havoc and ruin
of Axis barbarism. This means
that mass evacuation must not
be the rule, but the exception
necessitated by specific economic
necessities.
2. The establishment of a
"new international bill of rights
for the individual, as well as the tice WASHINGTON
Frank Murphy (WNS).—Jus-
of the United
state, in which the narrowing
forces of supernationalism and States Supreme Court announced
chauvinism must, in these , as
here this week the formation of
pects, give way to the demands
a National Committee Against
of justice and reason."
Nazi Persecution and Extermina-
3. The international supervi-
tion of Jews. The committee will
sion of "a program of emigration
be headed by Judge Murphy, as
when necessary. This is not a
chairman, and Wendell L. Will-
situation,' Judge Proskauer said,
kie as vice chairman.
"which Jews alone should or can
Formation of the committee
meet." He- ppinted out, however,
followed by a week President
that it will be the duty of Jewish
Roosevelt's establishment of a
organizations to give such help
War Refugee Board to rescue
as they can in the fields of both
immediately as many as possible
relief and emigration.
of the estimated 4,000,000 Jews
4. The safeguarding and de-
and hundreds of thousands of
velopment of Palestine "as a
other persecuted persons still in
center of economic, religious and
Europe who have been threat-
cultural lives for Jews who de-
ened with systematic extermina-
sire to live there." Judge Pros-
tion by the Nazis.
In making the announcement
on the 11th anniversary of Hit-
ler's rise to power, Justice Mur-
phy said that Nazi propaganda
in the United States is breeding
All copy must be in not germs of hatred against the Jews,
and that "no bacteriological war-
later than Wednesday, 3 fare could be more insiduous and
more destructive to fundamental
p. m. It must be written good will and ideals of religious
and racial tolerance which have
on one side of paper only built a great America."
Justice Murphy declared that
and where possible should the committee was formed for
the following purposes:
"1. To rally the full force of
be typewritten.

Michael Williams To
Be Guest Speaker

The Detroit Women's Division
of the American Jewish Congress
announces the third annual Con-
gress Tea Party, to be held on
Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 1:30 p. m.

Justice Murphy
Heads New Group
To Rescue Jews

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Congregation Mishkan Israel to
Celebrate Burning of Mortgage

On Sunday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.
of the mortgage on its synagogue
Congregation Mishkan Israel, lo- with imposing ceremonies. A ban-
quet has been arranged for this
occasion to be followed by a
concert at the synagogue where
special prayers for the welfare
of our country and Israel will
be recited, and musical selections
will be rendered by well known
artists, including Cantor Levin of
Toronto.
Congregation Mishkan Israel
was founded in this city 32 years
ago, with its first synagogue on
Benton and Antoine Sts. The
early founders were mostly im-
migrants who came from the
neighborhood of Horodok, Rus-
sia, but the synagogue served all
the Jewish residents in its vi-
cinity.
In 1925, the Mishkan Israel
synagogue was one of the first to
he built in the then new Jewish
settlement in the Linwood sec-
tion. Prominent Jews of the com-
munity have served as the lead-
ers of the congregation. Meyer
Margolis, Israel Gould, who are
now deceased, were early presi-
RABBI ISAAC STOLLMAN
dents, and Morris Fishman. Mor-
ris Granet, Aaron Simon and
rated at Blaine and Linwood
Ayes., will celebrate the burning
See MORTGAGE—Page 12

Refugee Board Negotiating to
Save Jews from Extinction

Foreign Governments Being Approached
To Learn To What Extent They Will Help

WASHINGTON (WNS).—The "this Government's war-refuge
War Refugee Board, which was policy as announced by the Presi-
established only last week by an (lent, bearing in mind the urgen-
executive order of the President cy of the situation," and to co-
to assist the victims of Nazi operate with all public agencies
oppression, announced here after and established private organi-
its first meeting that negotia- zations in the rescue areas. It
tions were under way with for- also directed our consular and
eign governments to determine diplomatic officers to immediately
the extent to which they were submit reports including inform-
willing to cooperate in rescuing tion "as to the permission grant-
Jews and other victims of Nazi ed to war refugees to enter each
terror. country, the encouragement and
The announcement was also cooperation given to such entry,
made that all United States and and the extent to which each
consular officers throughout the country does not cooperate in
world had been instructed to do permitting entry."
everything possible to effectuate
The War Refugee Board's an-

nouncement covered the follow-
ing particulars:
"All missions were advised that
instructions had been issued by
the President to the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Secretary of
to endeavor to effect hnme-
diately the rescue and relief of
Jews in Europe and of other vic•
tints of Nazi terror.
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"For the purpose
of carrying
out this policy, the President's
order sets up a War Refugee
Has anyone found the right Board composed of the Secretary
answer to the question "Where of State, the Secretary of the
vil
Treasury,
To?" Where to shall go the
T and the Secretary of
This board is responsible
great masses of uprooted Jewry
to the President and to it is as-
in Europe after this war will be signed the responsibility for car-
over? Many think the answer tying out the policy above an-
is Palestine. Many more are nounced. While the board is re-
looking for other answers, among sponsible directly for giving ef-
which is the possibility of a Jew- feet to the policy, it is directed
ish territory. But where to work with UNRRA, the Inter-
The Jewish thinker and writer, Governmental Committee, and
Dr. I. N. Steinberg, who comes other appropriate international
directly from Australia, brings organizations.
The President made it clear
the message that such a territory
is possible in "the land from that in dealing with this import-
down under". But how? And on ant and difficult problem he ex-
what grounds? The answer to pected to have full cooperation
these and other questions which from the governments of the
arise when talking of a haven United Nations anti other foreign
for European Jewry are to be governments. The President em-
given by the lecturer himself, phasized the urgent necessity of
who will appear in the city on frustrating the Nazi design to
Sunday, Feb. 13, at 9 p. m., in exterminate Jewish and other
the auditorium of the Jewish minority groups in Europe.
"Cooperation was directed with
Community Center.
This lecture is being arranged 11 public agencies and estab-
by the United Jewish Cultural " suet 1 private organizations in
Committee of the Jewish Com- the rescue areas from those of-
munity Center and Jewish Com- firers who are dealing with this
munity Council as the fourth in problem to the end that effective
the series of seven big cultural programs and measures for re-
affairs during this season. The her, rescue, maintenance and
aim of the committee is to give
the wide Jewish public affairs of transportation of persecuted vie-
cultural value and to make them tints may be developed and car-
as successful as possible. The ad- vied out. Immediate reports re-

Dr. I. N. Steinberg
To be Council
Speaker Feb. 13 war

Organized To Fight
Nazi Persecution

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Will Discuss the
Question "Where To"

MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS

at the Hotel Statler.
This Tea Party is the culmina-
tion of many weeks of intensive
work by the organization in its
annual campaign for funds and
has been carried on this year
under the able leadership of Mrs.
Fay D. Rosenfeld.
These affairs have in former
years proven inspirational, illu-
minating and entertaining and
this year the program committee
feels particularly fortunate to be
able to announce the main speak-
er of the afternoon to be Dr.
Michael J. Williams.
Dr. Williams is the founder of
the well known magazine "Com-

See CONGRESS—Page 12

Cody to Speak at
Yeshivath Month
Conference Feb. 6

The first function of the an-
nual Yeshivah month will be a

conference to which officers and
delegates of all Jewish communal

organizations have been called.

The Yeshivah has secured Frank

Cody, member of the Detroit

Common Council and former

Superintendent of Schools, as
speaker. Meyer Terebelo will pre-
side and Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka
will introduce the speaker.
Public Examinations
During the week of Feb. 6 to
10 open house and public exam-
inations will be held in all
classes of Yeshivath Beth Yehu-
dah. Parents and members of
the board of directors as well
as the members of the board of
examiners. to whom the semi-
annual examinations are entrust-
ed, have received a detailed
schedule of these examinations.
All 15 classes of the institution
and its branches are scheduled
to account for their progress
during the last term. Rabbi
Moses Fischer, chairman of the
Vaad HaChinuch, invites the
public to attend.
The Yeshivath month will con-
clude with the second anniversary
banquet on Sunday, March 5, at
6:30 p. m., in the social hall of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Chi-
cago Blvd. at Lawton. Rabbi Sam-
uel Cooper of Charlestown, W.
Va., prominent in the younger
American rabbinate, a graduate

See CODY—Page 12

See STEINBERG—Page 12

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Shaarey Zedek Men's Club
Presents Huberman Feb. 9

The Men's Club of Congrega-
Mr. Bohemian comes well
tion Shaarey Zedek will present equipped with the distinction that
h" single handedly organized the
Palestinian Symphony Orchestra
which now has a membership of
75 European refugee artists front
all parts of Nazi occupied Eu-
rope. As a violinist he has been
a colossus since a child prodigy
of 12, he played Brahms for the
master himself and listened to
hint say these golden words: "I
have never heard it played bet-
ter."

Huberman was granted the
unprecedented privilege of using
the original Paganini violin for
a concert. A special decree was
necessary to remove it from the
museum in Genoa—but that de-
cree was passed for Huberman.

In 1933, when Hitler came
into power, Bohemian was in-
vited to play as usual with the
Berlin Philharmonic. From Aus-
tria he replied in no uncertain
BRONISLAW HUBERMAN
terms, adding a few choice com-
on Wednesday, Feb. 9, in the ments on Nazism.
His program will present the
social hall of the congregation, famous Sonata A Major
by Ce-
Bronislaw Huberman, world fam- sar Franck;
Allegretto ben mod-
ous violinist, for his only appear-
ance in this area for the season.
See SHAAREY—Page 12