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VOL. 46, NO. 17
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1944
Sentences Imposed on Jewish
Soldiers Stirs Resentment
•
Board of Deputies of British Jews Calls
Upon British Government for Action
10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Yee,
Judge Friedman
Named Federation
President for Year
Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto
Battle Observed by Many Jews
Abraham Srere to
Be Board Chairm an
Meetings Held Throughout Nation to
Commemorate Struggle of Polish Jewry
LONDON (WNS). — The int- Council for Civil Liberties, which
position of heavy prison terms, is planning to hold a rally
ranging from one to three years,
soon
The Jewish Welfare
NEW YORK (WNS). — Hun- Hall where they were met by
on the 30 Jewish soldiers who in protest against the treat' neat tion announces the elec Federa_ dreds of thousands of Jews Mayor LaGuardia and other city
tion
of
a
pol
ka
were found guilty by
to which Jewish soldiers are b
the following officers f or the throughout the nation last week officials. A throng of
100,000
observed the first anniversary of people gathered at City
li
court martial in Scotland on the subjected in the Polish arm e i"g current year:
the
battle of the Warsaw Ghetto The procession included rabbailsl,
charge of "deserting" from the Meanwhile, the Polish Gov Y.
in
which
40,000 Jews battled the artists, labor leaders, writers,
Polish army stirred a wave of ment has said nothing offici ern- 11111111eav
Nazis for close to a month be- workers and businessmen.
resentment here among Jewish but a statement was expe ally,
fore they were subdued by su-
leader s.
cted
soon on
perior force.
During the day the synagogues
e
se-
The charge of "desertion" verity ofth thequestion n of
in New York were crowded wi h t
sentences
the
In New York, 15,000 Polish people
Po liSh
arose from the fact that the
came of to the
respect
Jews, led by Rabbi Isaac Ruben- fallen who
martyrs
War the
Jewish soldiers had attempted to
See SENTENCES—P age 1 2
stein, former member of
.sa
saw
w
leave the Polish army, where
the ghetto. Special prayer and me-
Polish Senate, marched to City morial services were held. In
they had been subjected to all n
sorts of anti-Semitic humiliations D
the "Warsaw Synagogue," on
by Polish officers, and to transfer
New York's lower East Side, a
to British military units. The
crowd of 5,000 Jews was moved
Jewish soldiers complained that
to tears and wailing as the "El
when the news of the Warsaw
Mole Rachamim" was chanted.
ghetto massacre of a year ago
As a mark of
respect for the
was read to Polish troops, their Speaker on May 9
fallen
heroes, all Jewish workers
non-Jewish colleagues cheered
in New York halted from work
and applauded the report.
for 10 minutes. Likewise many
Meeting to Be Held
The Board of Deputies of
Jewish storekeepers closed their
Abraham Cohen Is
British Jews, at an all-day ses-
shops for 10 minutes.
At Shaarey Zedek
sion called to consider the plight
Appointed to Post
At a mass meeting in Came-
of Jewish soldiers in the Polish
Dr. Henry M. Busch, proles sot
gie Hall, arranged by the Ameri-
army, adopted a resolution call- of sociology, Western Rese rve
The administration of the Jew- can Jewish Conference, a reso-
ing on the British Government University. and head of soc
ish Community Council of De- lution was adopted urging the
to consult with the Polish Gov- sciences division, Cleveland C ol-
ial tUnited Nations
troit has announced formally
to
the "recognize
ernment to find a way for Jews
appointment of Abraham Cohen, and proclaim the right of tempo-
tempo-
JUDGE WM. FRIEDMAN
in the Polish army to transfer
rary asylum for every surviving
to the British forces. The resolu-
Jewish
man,
woman
and
child
Judge William Friedman, presi-
tion expressed "deep concern"
who can escape from the Hitler-
dent;
Abraham
Srere,
chairman
over the conditions in the Polish
ite fury into the territories of
of the board of governors; Mrs.
army and expressed the hope
the United Nations". The reso-
lution also demanded
Joseph H. Ehrlich, Israel Himel-
that, since the situation in the
that the
hoch and Julian H. Krolik, vice
Polish army was contrary to the
doors of Palestine be opened so
presidents; Harry Frank, treas-
United Nations' principles, the
that every Jew who can reach
urer; Isidore Sobeloff, secretary;
proceedings against the convicted
that country may find it "a
Fred
M.
Butzel,
chairman
of
the
Jewish soldiers would be re-
haven and a permanent home".
viewed.
executive committee; Irving W.
The eso
rlu tion
also declared it-
self
in favor
Blumberg, Max Osnos and Hen-
Prof. Selig Brodetsky, presi-
of the establishment
ry Wineman, additional members
dent of the board, said that "in
of free refugee camps or free
ports.
of the executive committee.
no circumstances can we regard
Other members of the board
this matter as an internal ques-
"The Story of the Warsaw
of governors of the Federation
tion" and that British Jewry
Ghetto," written for the meeting
are:
Maurice
Aronsson,
Hyman
will take all necessary measures
by Pierre van Paassen, was real
C. Broder, Herman Cohen, Abra-
to fully safeguard the rights of
to the gathering by the well
ham
Cooper,
Mrs.
Aaron
DeRoy,
Jewish soldiers in the Polish
known Jewish actor Sam Jaffe.
James I. Ellmann, Clarence H.
army. He called for a reversal
The memorial services were con-
Enggass, Rabbi Leon Fram, Mor-
of the conviction and expressed
ducted by Chief Rabbi Isaac Al-
ris Garvett, Dr. B. Benedict Gla-
caly of Yugoslavia.
the opinion that, in the light
zer, Mrs. Samuel A. Glogower,
The meeting was addressed by
of the past few years, it was
David A. Goldman, Harvey IL
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. Nahum
doubtful whether anti-Semitism
Goldman, Benjamin E. Jaffe, My-
would be wiped out in the Polish
Goldmann, Dr. Israel Goldstein,
ron A. Keys, Louis LaMed, Hen-
army by the Polish Government.
Adolph Held, Dr. And Tarta-
ry
Lapides,
Theodore
Levin,
Dan-
The only solution to the problem,
kower, Rabbi Isaac Rubenstein,
DR. HENRY M. BUSCH
iel Mendelsohn, Henry Heyers,
ABRAHAM COHEN
he asserted, is to transfer the
Solomon Mendelsohn and Ben-
Jewish soldiers to British mili- lege, will be guest speaker at the Gus D. Newman, Mrs. Robert J. formerly of Detroit, to the Com- jamin Winter. A message was
tary units.
Newman, Samuel H. Rubiner, Dr.
read from Henry Monsky, presi-
annual luncheon meeting of De-
munity Council staff, in the ca-
Prior to the announcement of
Harry C. Saltzstein, Alex Schrei- pacity of internal relations di- dent of the Bnai Brith.
' d ecisi,
the courts
a delon troit Chapter of Hadassah at ber, Nate S. Shapero, Isaac Shet- rector. Mr. Cohen entered upon
on
The following is the text of
representi ng 3,000 Jewish egati
cloth- Congregation Shaarey Zedek, on zer, Joseph M. Welt, Mrs. Mel- his duties about a month ago, and the resolution adopted at the
ville S. Welt, Rabbi Max J.
ing. workers called on Prime Min-
American Jewish Conference
See BUSCH—Page 10
Wohlgelernter, Rudolph Zuieback. is actively at work in a number meeting at Carnegie Hall:
ister Churchill at 10 Downing
of
areas
of
the
Community
Street to intercede on behalf of
"One year ago tonight, the
Council's program.
the Jewish soldiers, whose plight
Abraham Chen
o
i:, a graduate Jews of the Warsaw ghetto rose
was
Dr.
B.
B.
Glazer
to
in battle against the Nazi terror,
twice the subject of a de-
of Wayne University, where he threw themselves heroically
bate in Parliament this month.
Conclude
Broadcasts
majored
in
the
social
sciences
Unable to see the Prime Min-
against the . Nazi hangmen, re-
e received his social work sol ved
ister, the delegation left a letter On CKLW April 30
o ( le fighting for their
training in the Graduate School honor, determined to humble a
asking Mr. Churchill to make it
for
Jewish
Social
Work
during
brutal
and barbarous enemy
clear that the Polish-Jewish sol-
Dr. Glazer will conclude his
1933 and 1935. He has served which has scourged all
diers were not shirking their duty radio broadcasts on the "Mes-
on the staff of the Council of "For days and nights mankind.
of fire
but wanted to volunteer for serv- sage of Israel" hour this Sun-
Six
books
currently
on
the
th
Educational Alliance in Cleve- and flame, the ghetto fighters
ice in e British forces.
day,
April
30,
speaking
over
best seller lists and a number of land and was also on the staff kept the armies of Hitler at
A dem and that Polish Jews be
station CKLW from 9 to 9:30
others that have been among the
p.
m.,
on
the
subject
"Is
There
transferred
to the British Army
mo
best sellers of the past year are of the National Refugee Service. bay. Death and defeat were in-
. also made by the National N. Hope for a better World?"
r. nenryM.Bus ch
Eladassah Guest
Corn. Council
Names Internal
Relations Director
Religious Book
Week Observ- ,11
May 7 to 14
included in the catalogue of 200
For a period Mr. Cohen occu- evitable, but they did not fight
volumes published today by the
See COUNCIL—Pag e 10
National Conference of Chris-
See WARSAW—Pag e 12
tians and Jews for the observ-
ance of Religious Book Week,
•
May 7 to 14, and released here
b y Joseph Q. Mayne, Regional
Director of the Conference.
Religious Book Week, spon-
With
speakers
representing
the
Belkin,
Mrs.
A.
M.
Brodie,
David
s
Jewish Community Council,
visit- J. Cohen, James I. Ellmann, Wil- e ored annually by the Confer-
By ISADORE STARR,
nce,
this year coincides with the
President of Pisgah Lodge
ing constituent organizations, and liana Hordes, Joshua Joyrich, Dr. a
At the last District Grand
with other speakers addressing Schmary" Kleinman, Benjamin o nniversary of the public burning
and its delegates, the then
radio audiences, the work of in- M. Laikin, Miss Goldie Levin- 0 f books by the Nazis in Berlin Lodge convention in Milwaukee , Lodge
newl y-elected president of the
terpreting the Community Coun- stein, Samuel Lieberman, Frank t n May 10, 1933, and according P isgah Lodge of Detroit was in
cif is continuing into the month Mersky, Abraham Meyerowitz, o the catalogue, "it seems emi- the limelight because it had just lodge, Isadore Starr, threw out
a challenge to Adolph Krause
nently fitting that in the United
of May.
numbe
r Because of the large Mrs. Adele Mondry, Aaron Ros- States we dedicate this anni- smashed all records for new Lodge of
Chicago, the biggest
membership accomplishments. Pis-
of organizations involved, enberg, Joseph Snitman, Isidore
it has not been possible to com- Sosnick, Rabbi Max J. Wohlgel- versary to books with a spiritual gah delegates were proud and lodge in the order, that Pisgah
flattered by the attention which would pass it during the ensuing
plet the program during April. ernter, and Isaac Franck, Gerson background."
The best sellers listed include was being showered on their term. The delegates of Krause
V, idle some organizations have B. Chertoff and Abraham Cohen
The Song of Bernadette" by lodge. The fact is that Pisgah Lodge were amused and stated
been visited by speakers assigned of the Community Council staff.
that such arrogance was due to
by the International Relations During Passover and Sabbath Franz Werfel, "The Apostle" by pretty well dominated that con-
Committee and the Yiddish services, a number of Detroit's Sholem Asch, "Burma Surgeon" vention, it accomplished prac- the fact that we were drunk with
Speakers Bureau without advance rabbis devoted sermons to a dis- by Gordon S. Seagrave, "The tically everything it set out to praise and self-adulation. Krause
arrangements, most of the ad- cussion of the value and activities Robe" by Lloyd Douglas, "On do, including the nomination and Lodge had at that time in excess
dresses have resulted from spe- of the Community Council. Those Being a Real Person" by Harry election of one of its members, of 500 members more than Pis-
Lodge and on sober reflec-
C cific requests made through the who have reported their partici- Emerson Fosdick and "New Harry Yudkoff, to the vice presi- gah
tion the challenge did appear
t hose
ommunity Council office. Among pation in this program are Dr. World A-Coming" by Roi Ottley. dency which places him in line
quite boastful. To back up this
who have taken speaking B. Benedict Glazer, chairman of w The titles for the catalogue for the presidency of the Dis- challenge
Pisgah Lodge volun-
ere
chosen
by
24
prominent
trict.
lasignments
are
Joseph
Bern-
the
Internal
Relations
stein. co -
Commit- c i ergymen, educators
tarily assumed a quota of 1,000
and au-
chairman of the Inter-
Under the spell of the enthusi-
nal Relations Committee, Alex
asm of the convention and the new members for the fiscal year
See SPEAKERS—Page 10
See WEEK—Page 10
high praise heaped on Pisgah
See PISGAH—Page 12
Speakers Address Organizations
ring Community Council Month
Pisgah Lodge of B'nai B'rith
To Initiate Large Class