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VOL. 46, NO 20

Detroit and Jewish
chronicle
The Legal Chronicle

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1944
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Amnesty Granted to Jewish Folk Institute
Appeal to President Roosevelt
Deserters from Polish Arm y To Present Music
Of Henoch Kon
To Establish Rescue Camps
Conviction by Court Martial to Long Terms

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10e Single CO py; $3.00 Par Y4,41.

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In Prison Set Aside by President of Poland

Concert at Center

Emergency Committee Urges That 25 Miles

Wednesday, May 24
LONDON (W NS).—A decree granting amnesty to
Along Coast Be Designated as Free Ports
all the 21 Jewish soldiers who were convicted and sett- tit The Shollieni Aleichem Folk in-
,
Declaring that the allocation of 25 miles of territory
fenced to long prison
terms by a Polish court-martial for 0t . - i-Lo(..il K P oinv,
out
of
vast territory controlled by the United Nations
se. n itt the Jewi s
leaving the Polish army and attempting to transfer to community center, Woodward
h
and
friendly
neutrals for the establishment of Rescue
at
British military units was issued last week by the Polish
-
Camp
"Free
Ports"
would save countless thousands of •
President, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz.
the Jewish people of Europe, the Emergency Committee
The statement announcing the amnesty
s
contained an
to Save the Jewish People of Europe appealed to Presi-
admission that racial discrimina- --- -

don existed to a certain degree

---

— dent Roosevelt to take the lead-

Council Memorial
For Warsaw Ghetto
.
Heroes on June 17

Poles Opposed to
Return of Jews to
Poland After W ar

in the Polish forces and that dis-
ciplinai.y action had been taken
in 14 cases of reported discritn-
inatory treatment.
But' the general amnesty
has
not, however, brought to an end
the controversy which has been
raging in the Polish National
Council over the question of anti-
Semitism in the Polish army.
During a discussion of a motion
The Jewish Community Coon-
asking for the immediate resig- 61 announced this week
nation of General Marjan Ku-
that
hb . ho Edward Mooney of
kiel, Polish Defense Minister, Dr. A
--re Is
P
'pact, Schwarzbart, one of the the Archdiocese of Detroit

ership in the establishment of
such camps.

In a telegraphic appeal signed
by its co-chairman Dean Al-
hinge, Peter H. Bergson, Louis
Bromfield, Ben Hecht, Will Rog-
ers Jr. Sigrid Unlset, Maurice
William and Dr. Li Yu-Ying, the
told the President,
. We
We urge you to again take ac-
NEW YORK (WNS). — The tion and provide a place of ref-
age by establishing temporary
Day, New York Yiddish daily, rescue camps in the United
last week carried a report that States. These 'Free Ports' should
it was in possession of a
also be established by our Allies
will
" se " in Palestine, North Africa and
cret" document, received by the
two Jewish members of the be one of the two main speakers
Council, urged the adoption of at the community-wide mass
Polish Government-in-exile from throughout the free world . . .
a measure making it a criminal meeting
one of its emissaries in Poland Postwar status of people in
called to commemorate
offense for Polish officers and the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto.
proposing the post-war evacua assurance
camps can be settled then and
tion of Jews from Poland and
men to engage in anti-Semitic This event will take place in the
,..
given that no immi-
activities in the army. When auditorium of Cass Technical
warning that any attempt of gration laws will be violated."
HENOCH
KON
6t
Schwartzbart referred to an or- Hi ,di S.
the Jews to return en masse to
The full text of the tel egram
on Wednesday
eve- Holbrook, on Wednesday, May Poland and to reclaim their former t
der of the day issued in 1941 ning, June 7, beginning
at 8 p.m.
President Roosevelt follows:
m
by General Wladyslaw Antlers, in
positions would be violently
"In Hungary and in the Bal-
Archbishop Mooney has been
re- kans the German murder squads
which the Commander-in-Chief of the head of the Catholic Arch- 24. Henoch Kon is a prolific sisted by the Polish population.
writer. He created more than
I
The document, as published by r- gas
again show
,,; chambers
:
. the.
East . Polish forces in the Middle diocese of Detroit since 1937 100 original songs, his facile _
the, Day, recommends that the
stated that he understood and as such is the leader of the
they demonstrated
pen produced 36 settings for rows forthwith commence a cam- it e Peoulaen'iel.lic A
the motives behind the anti- ,
Y s President of the
cmtire Catholic community of
United
p i o S tatabees byaotut l et o of
paign
for the
creation
of a Jew- ersbi
fk itl ho emal enaittly-
Semitic feelings of the officers Detroit. He is also the chairman plays well known to European ish
National
Home
s
and men, he was interrupted by of the Board of Bishops of the
toeime:ivheoil .ee anit si
General Kukiel who declared that National Catholic Welfare Con- audiences, among them being "Eastern Europe"
when you enunciated the official
Sholem Aleichem's 'Two Hun- of settling the Jewish Problem
the order was not "authentic". faience.
policy of this country, to take all
died
Thousand"
and
The Jewish deputy thereu pon
Sholem in postwar Poland.
measures within its power to
The planning. committee for A seh's "Kiddush Iim:hom"; also
Official Polish circles here de- rescue the victims of enemy op-
produced the original order to the memorial meeting is current- the musical score for the motion nied that the report mirrors the
prove his contention. Dr. Schwan- ly in contact with a
who are in imminent
nationally picture "The Dybukk".
opinion of the Polish Govern- danger of death.'
zbard also attacked Edward War- prominent Jewish leader who has
Cantor Saul Meisels of Cleve- meta. They declared that the
"The War Refugee Board, set
sawski, who arrived in England been invited to deliver the other land, a favorite tind renowned document merely represents the
last fall as an underground rep- main address. He has
up by your executive order,
, is
indicated vocal artist, will interpret Hen- sentiments of certain groups in
doing a splendid job under seri-
resentative of the Polish Gov- his interest in coining to Detroit, oeh Kon's Talmudic and Chas- occupied
pied Poland.
ous handicaps. One of the great-
ernment-in-exile, for "trying to and is attempting to arrange his sidic rhapsodies, folk songs, an-
Following. is the complete text est of these handicaps is to find
whitewash
the
anti-Semites
and
aiffairs
in
such
a
way
as
to
be
cient
chants,
taut
vignettes
of
of
the
document:
repeating anti - Jewish
places of refuge for those who
state- able to participate in the meet- Jewish life.
meats"'
"Among our nation's problems, can escape if a welcome
ing. As soon as arrangements
awa its
A
quintet
of
well
known
musi-
there
is
also
the
Jewish
problem.
Reactionarie s Responsibl e
them
on Allied ground.
0
clans, Arthur Grossman, violin; This problem, although it has
See MEMORIAL—Pa age 16
We urge you to again take
El y
Jan Szczyrek, Socialist deputy,
Stulman,
violin;
Valter had the appearance of an in ner action and provide u
--
c harged that a reactionary group
----- Poole, viola; Mitchell Gelzayd, problem,
I c o f
has, in reality, always
refu ge 1) 3' establishing temporary
in the Polish Army was working
1 'cello, and
Evelyn
Gurevitch, been connected with international rescue camps in the United
to undermine the authority of
piano, members of Detroit Sym- problems and influenced our po- States. These free ports should
the government and that it was
phony Orchestra, will render var. sition abroad. To an even great- also be e s
tablished by our Allies
this group which was responsible
ious selections from the pen of el' extent, we believe, this will in Palestine, North Africa, and
for circulating the anti-Semitic
Henoch Kon, refugee who es- be the case at the liquidation throughout the free world. This
Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, of
literature in the Polish Army the Congregation Bnai David,
coped from Poland to France and of the present war in which would Rye to helpless victims
which created the atmosphere will broadcast a Shevuous ser-
international Jewry belongs to of
Nazi
frightfulness
See INSTITUTE—Pag e 16
some
forcing the Jewish soldiers to mon over radio station WWJ
one of the warring sides.
chance of survival even though
ask
for
transfers
to
British
mili-
on
Sunday,
May
21,
at
8:45
"The mass murders of the in effect it is only what we ad-
ta ry units. He charged that
Gen- a. m. The topic of his talk
Jews in Poland, which were car- Vance to Nazi prisoners of
er al Kazimie
war
rz Sosnowski, Com- will be "The Message of Shev-
vied out by the Germans, reduced We now hold.
mander of the Polish army, was uous to a World at War".
" Out
our Jewish problem but d
Out
of
all
of
the
territory
not
the leader of the reactionary and
' eliminate it entirely. There
This series of the Jewish
anti - Semitic group.
will controlled by the United Nations
be a considerable number of Jews and,
Radio Pulpit was inaugurated
friendly . neutrals, a total
Attempting to justify the con- by radio station WWJ one
who will be saved and their re- of 25 square miles
es allocated for
duct of the Polish military au- Year
immigration at. the end of the this purpose would provide safety
ago, inviting Rabbi Sper-
thorities, General Kukiel declared kat as its speaker. This tail:
war may lead to a situation for
countless thousands con-
Theodore Levin was elected where we
that he was not responsible for on Shevuous will complete the
will have to reckon clammed Jewish people of Europe.
president
of
the
United
Jewish
with
a
Jewish
population
of
from
the situation which developed, first year of these holiday ser-
"Postwar status of people in
and
Charities, succeeding Judge Wil- one to two million. Because of
Pointed to the publication of mons. The previous broadcast
liain
Friedman
who
resigned
fro
ii
the
horrible
persecution
of
the
See APPEAL—Page 16
an army newspaper for Jewish by Rabbi Sperka was on the
soldiers
as proof of an attempt "White Papers in Dark Eras".
Jews in Europe, the public opin- (----
to wipe out
ion of the world will be even
anti-Semitism. His In this talk Rabbi Sperka gave
reply was assailed by Adam Ciol- an excellent presentation of
more sensitive to their fate and
kosz, Socialist Deputy, who de- the Jewish case for Palestine
will be concerned about their
Glared that anti-Semitism and rand
interests.
nd the reasons for the op-
Sympathies with Jews
reaction was rampant among pre- position to the White Paper.
Temple Beth El will join
war and present-day
Polish
goy-
Printed
copies
of
that
broad-
"In our country, at the mo- the synagogues and churches
arming circles, but tat it
. di cast,
" beapers
P in ark
White
D
meat, the Christian sympathies of the nation in holding a spe-
not reflect the attitude of the d Eras," can
secured by
with the Jews predominate, but dal service immediately after
democratic majority of the peo- writing to radio station WWJ
there is also, in the eastern por- the invasion is announced.
in Poland.
tion of Poland, a very acute
Dr. Emmanuel or to Congregation Bnai Da-
This service will be held in
antagonism in the latitude to-
See AMNESTY—Pag e 16
mo d, Elmhurst and 14th.
the Temple at 8 p. in. the night
J
See POLES—Pa ge 13
after the invasion begins.

Not Government's
Attitude, Say Officials .

Archbishop Moone
Y
To Be Main Speaker

Shevuous Broadcast
By Rabbi Sperka

Theodore Levin
To Head United
Jewish Charities

D-Day Services at
Temple Beth El

Rabbi Simcho Wasserman Succeeds
Dr. Weiss As Dean of Yeshivah

Aiding Our Wounded Fighters

By MARTIN SILVER

.Representative members of lo- Orthodox Rabbis, Young Israel
cal synagogues, organizations and of Detroit, Michigan Synagogue
other communal groups gathered Conference, Ladies of the Yeshi-
last Sunday in the Yeshivath vah and the faculty. Rabbi Weiss,
Beth Yehudah to pay tribute to in turn, expressed his gratitude
Dr. Samson R. Weiss, who ter- to the administration and mem-
mutated his position as dean of bership of the Yeshivah for the
0.
the Yeshivah after having given cooperation he received during
almost
THEODORE LEVIN
servic e four years of distinguished the time of his service in an elo-
to the institution as well quent and inspiring message, out- this
post upon being elected
as to the Detroit Jewish commu- lining the traditions and aspira-
president of the Jewish Welfare
nitY at large. Speakers of the
farewell reception included rep- tions of the institution, to the Federation.

resentatives of the Council of

See WASSSERMAN—Page 16

See LEVIN—Page 13

Mr.
and NIrs.
John Q. Citizen Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y., is
are
playing
a
big part in main- using a sound
system, the gift
taining the morale of our fight- of the National Council of Dew-
ing men in this war. From the ish Women, as
a part of the regu-
South Pacific
to Italy our troops tar hospital
program. For ten
are listening to radios, playing hours every day recorded

phonographs, and watching var- radio

iety shows

music,

programs, newscasts and

and movies, which ceremonies from the hospital au-
civilians dug into their own blue ditorium are piped to the boys
jeans to provide.
lying in the wards waiting for
Now it has been revealed that their injuries to heal.
a civilian-donated entertainment
The National Council of Jew-
system is being used in the re- ish Women, from its sections
habilitation
of our wounded
fighters. The United States Naval
See WOUNDED—Page 16