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VOL. 46, NO. 25
Detroit and Jewish
Chronicle
The Legal Chronicle
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1944
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Pope's Efforts on Behalf of
Italian Jews Is Praised
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Art Edelson Joins
In Temple:Beth El
War Bond Drive
Chief Rabbi Anton Zolli, at First Sabbath
Service Since Liberation, Lauds Pontiff
de
rie
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Is Co-Chairman of
Men's Club Division
ROME (WNS).—Chief Rabbi Anton Zolli, speaking
from the pulpit of his synagogue at the first Sabbath
Art Edelson, co-chairman with
services held by the Jews of this city since its liberation Hy Schlafer of the Men's Club
by the Allies, expressed gratitude to the Catholic Church Dii vsion in Temple Beth El's
bond drive, is a "gallant" of
and Pope Pius for the aid they gave the Jews during the war
long standing.
Nazi occupation of Rome. The services were attended
,
by many Italian Jews and by
nd
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id
le
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Board of Jewish Deputies
•
Demands Jews Be Saved
Resolution Adopted After Special Session
Addressed by Dr. Chaim Weizmann
LONDON (Palcor).—Action now to save the sur-
viving Jews of Europe, with special stress on the plight
of the Jews of Hungary facing annihilation, was de-
manded by the Board of Jewish Deputies, speaking for
British Jewry at a special session addressed for the
first time by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the
Jewish soldiers in the armed
Jewish Agency and the World
forces of Great Britain and the
Zionist Organization.
United States.
Dr. Weizmann stated that "the
salvation of the Jewish people
AddresSing his congregation
must come from its own efforts,
after the reading of the "poi' -
but the Jews can only help them-
tion of the week," Rabbi Zolli
es i the are
y organized, as
selv
othe r pe
f oples are , in a state
said that on many occasions the
enjoying the same rights and
Pope personally interceded on
900,000 Jews Are
privileges as others." He stated
Isadore Starr Is
behalf of the Jews. In many in-
Still In Poland
his profound belief that "such a
stances. he said, the Pope's per-
Given a Menorah
state will and can be created only
sonal intercession not only re_
WASHING TON (WNS).—
in Palestine where a beginning
B
Before
a large crowd of mem- was made 25 years ago and the
suited in the mitigation of the Prime Minister Stanislaw Miko-
bers, wives and friends, Harry reasons which prompted the be-
sentences the Nazis imposed on lajczyk of the Polish Government-
Frankel, president of District No. ginning. are even more forcefully
the Jews, but in the saving
of in -Exile, declared here at a press
6, Bnai Brith installed the fol- active now."
Jewish lives. The Pope and the
lowing officers for the year 1944- Resolution Adopted
Vatican, he stressed, were inde- conference that post-war Poland
45 in Pisgah Lodge No. 34: Mil-
The resolution
fatigable in their work of saving will be a democratic country and
unanimously
ton
M. Weinstein, president; Jack adopted by the Board of Depu-
Jewish lives and hundreds were that all its citizens, of "every
Lawson, first vice president; ties and sent to His Majesty's
sheltered in monasteries and con- religion, every race," would have
Leonard Belove, second vice Government and all free govern-
vents in Rome and Vatican City.
full
civil
rights.
He
stated
that
president;
Max H. Goldhoff, treas- ments reads: "At this stage of
After Rabbi Zolli completed
,
urer; Morris Shatzen, financial the war, when the United Na-
his address, he introduced Lt. Jews returning to Poland after
secretary; Leonard L. Radner, tions stand on the threshold of
Morris N. Kurtzer, of Des Moines, war would be welcome, and that
recording secretary; Isadore final victory, the Board of Depu-
la., as one of the speakers. Lt. the Polish Government might have
ART.
E.
EDELSON
Army, er, a chaplain in the U. S. to assume f
Starr, chaplain; Harry Schwartz, ties views with the deepest feel-
assistant chaplain; Rudy Leaman, ing of anguish the continuing
full control and trus-
spoke in English, but a
One of the first to join the guardian; trustees, Sid Sidder, horror of the Nazi policy of ex-
summary of his address was teeship for the confiscated prep- "gallant"
movement for the sale
warden, Rudolph Meyersohn, Rob- termination against the extension
Riven to the congregation by an
city of Poles and Jews alike be- brought
of war bonds, Mr. Edelson ert L. Wallach, Lewis Steinberg. of the campaign of mass slaugh-
El's with h im t
Italian translator. He told the fore returning it to the rightful Beth
Templ
The outgoing president, i sa . ter of the Jews in the satellite
gathering that as a Jew he
e a bigot
was (owners
p proud to address a congregation
following (lore Starr, was honored by countries under Nazi rule. The
ation
sociation
with hundreds
of men
Aaron Lodge
Droock, No.
a past
board calls
upon
His govern-
Majesty's
at a Sabbath service in a city Stressing that "common
suffer-
of District
Grand
6, president
Government
and
other
that had only recently been in ing" has brought Jews and Poles and women in the northwest and was presented with a past
ments of the United Nations to
Nazi hands. He lauded the cour- closer together, and that anti- sectorn
thro
v
section
actiity
a intensify
and hasten all measures
an De- as
president's
badge, the menorah,
warden his
in the Ci
age and heroism of the Jewish Semitism will
available for the relief of the
therefore be con- fense program, has forme I the Past President Isadore Starr
soldiers that fought for the lib-
rtduo rf ing the hisad ri e nig inni. stip •aa
gav,
tn i(e_ l Jews still left under the Nazis
eration of Rome and assured the siderably diminished ill postwar
nucleus of his following in bond his
postwar sales.
tiv
activities
and to seize all fresh opportuni-
congregation that the Jews of Poland, the Polish Prime Minis-
ties for the saving of human
" Nt
instal
o onl y T emle B eth E ing followed the installation
Rome can look forward to a long ter said that the raising of the membe
l c eremonies.
eremonies. Refreshments were lives as their forces liberate
rs, bu t everpybody
period of freedom and democracy. issue, of anti-Semitism in rho prospect
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Music was furnished by enemy-occupied territory, and int-
Another American to address
rospect for the sale of wa
s r
iiri
press continually by every means
's orchestra.
the congregation was Corp. Sid- Polish army was the work of bonds in Temple's drive," said Dave Diamond's
* * *
ibl on the populations of
ne y Bonner of New York. He those who wished to hamper the Edelson. "If TeMple Beth El's
posse
Germ any and other countries,
MICHIGAN COUNCIL
drive
is
to
reflect
credit
upon
said he was proud, both as an Polish military effort. Questioned the Temple . . . if it is to sac- MEETS AT JACKSON
where atrocities are perpetrated.
American and as a Jew, to have
that it is their human duty to
Participated in the liberation of about the proposed changes in (Ted, as it surely must, then
JACKSON,
Mich.—The
save the victims of the Nazi
Rome.
the military personnel of the every worker must take the atti- of the Michigan
Bnai Brith Council
met bloodlust.
- -
Sunday , June 18, at Jackson,
- ----------- Polish Government-in-Exile, Pre-
"The Board expressed hope that
See EDELSON—Page 16
1 mien Mikolajczyk said that the —
They were the guests of the the United Nations will provide
David Heuman Lodge of Jack- asylum and opportunities of set-
NOTICE
matter was one of "internal con-
son as hosts to the convention. dement in territories under their
troversy" and that it "was not
Samuel
Goldfarb, the past presi-control•
important".
for those that are able
dent of the David Heuman Lodge, to escape and are seeking new
He stated that "between 800,-
All copy must be in not
was chairman of the convention, homes, and that no barrier will
000 and 900,000 Jews are still
which was well attended by dele- be placed for the continuation of
later than Wednesday, 3 in Poland were they are being
gates from all over the state. the tasks of rescue by Jewish
kept alive through aid being
p. no. It must be written given them by friendly Poles".
The following were elected as Palestine which was foremost in
officers of the Council for the this sphere of activity. It is
Apropos the question of Jewish
The Art School of the Jewish year
1944-45:
on one side of paper only representation in the postwar Community Center, which is hold-
Harvey
Steadman,
Lansing, hoped that Jewish Palestine will
Polish cabinet he said: "The Jews ing its annual exhibition at the president ; Jesse Feiler, Detroit., be given facilities to do its ut-
and where possible should would do well to agree among Center, announces the names of first vice president; Rabbi Mor- most in carrying out these ac-
themselves whether they want to prize winning students in both ton
Flint, second tivities."
be typewritten,
be accepted as full Polish citi- the advanced and the elementar y vice Applebaum,
president; Milton M. Wein.
zens or want to be represented classes. The jury of awards con-
"With the disappearance of
____,/ as a minority."
See FRANKEL—Page 16
sisted of: Sarkis Sarkisian, G.
See DEPUTIES—Pag e 16
Alden Smith, Mrs. H. Farbsten,
Mrs. Hoke Levin, Mrs. David B.
Werbe, Stanley J. Twardowicz,
Leon Makielski and Mrs. Ed-
ward D. Quint. In the advanced
By DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN
class, the following distinctions
President, Zionist Organizatio
were awarded: The special prize
n of America
By an overwhelming
mail ref- lotion: "District Grand Lodge to Bertha Rosenbaum; first prize Editor's Note — June 30, '
erenduin,
the
,
will
..
general
committee
No.
6,
Bnai
Brith,
and
Women's
of
I mark the 22nd anniversary'
Br.ith
' • Grand District Grand Lodge No. 6, coin- to Sam Rosen; second prize, Mi-
of the passage of the Palestine Resolution by both Houses of
!strict
Lodg • e No.
riam Salomon Aston; third prize,
the
U.
S.
Congress.
On
July
11,
1944, the Zionist world will
I kge
No. 6 took action to dis- prising 190 lodges and 51,000 Sylvia Stein Welton; first honor-
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observe the 40th anniversary of the death of Theodor Herz!,
with the holding of its members in eight midwestern able mention, Max Firetog; sec-
19 ,ellsy
41 War
Service Convention.
founder of modern Zionism. Both anniversaries will be cele-
states and part of Western Can- and honorable mention, Louis
braced with appropriate exercises by Zionists throughout
.. Barry A. Frankel, district pres- ada, motivated by a patriotic de- Kormandy, third honorable men-
(dent,
h e
country. The National Administrative Council, ruling body t of
stated that this action sire to speed up our war effort, tion, Abe Lansky. In the die-
the
Zionist
Organization
of
America
between
Conventions,
at
s
taken
in
response
to
the
has
cancelled
their
respective
an-
mentary
class,
the
first
prize
its
meeting
at
the
Ritz-Carlton
Hotel,
Philadelphia,
Pa.,
on
ian,
, .portatio
of the n Office of Defense nual conventions which had been went to Moishe Smith; second Sunday, July 9, will devote the entire afternoon session to the
to curtail civilian scheduled for July 2, 3 and 4 prize,
Michael Eremia; third
ravel,
in viIx
,,,,
t
e
• of the great need at Chicago."
observance of these memorable anniversaries.
prize, Helen Isaacs; first honor-
president, presents i the
lines for military travel and in- was to have been dedicated to nauer; second honorable mention,
to
the
present
world
situation.
needs of our armed the service of the American Red Selma Arkin, and third honor-
forces.
Brith is He further stated: "Bnai Cross, was scheduled to be held able mention, Sheila Burkow.
Forty years
ago
s desirous of cooperating in Chicago, July 2 and 4, and
Approximately 200 drawings modern
leader
in the
the greatest
fight for erty and persecution of Europe's
ghettos. Herzl first made known
With
our
government
to
speed
about
700
delegates
were
ex-
and
paintings
appear
in
this
ex-
Jewish
freedom
died,
leaving
Is- When
u
0 ur war effort and is happy pected to attend. Notices, cancel- hibition, which is open through iael with a fathomless sense of his vision of a Jewish State, his
e ' again
desir
e to demonstrate its fervent ling all convention plans, were June 25, and to which the pub- loss and a renewed faith in the closest friends scoffed at him,
victor,- . assist in hastening the sent to all delegates and lodges lic is invited.
destiny of the Jewish people.
., and if it can, in a small in Illinois,
to such depths had faith in
Wisconsin,
Iowa,
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Members of the Center Art When Theodor Herzl first es- Israel fallen. But Herzl, stead-
contribute to this end, North Dakota, South Dakota, Committee are: Mesdames Hoke poused the cause of Zionism, fast in his conviction that only
, Is eager
'' s eager
to forego its own Michigan, Nebraska, Minnesota Levin, Bayre Levin, Harold Smi- world Jewry bade fair to lose through the revival of national
needs
and Plans."
and four Western Canadian Prov- lay, Milton Strauss, Morris Gar- the last vestige of its faith and entity would the Jews once more
, Bea Z. G1
ass, executive secre- (noes, which make up the extent vett, Edward D. Quint, Alexan- dignity. A few had prospered in attain that freedom and dignity
, raV of
the
District Grand Lodge, of this Grand Lodge. Bnai Brith der Freeman, David B. Werbe. an alien world; the
seat the
foll\ki
great. mass
o ,' ng telegram to
the 0.”
Mortimer H.
Meyers, Harry were sunk in apathetic
acqui- to which all mankind aspires
nice of Defense Transpor-
Farbsten and Julian Wolfner.
See BNAI BRITH—Page 16
escence in the bondage and pov-
See ZIONISM—Page
Polish Jews to
Have Equal Rights
Says Mikolajezyk
Frankel Installs
Pisgah Officers
F or Year 1944-45
Center Announces
Prize Winner at
Annual Exhibition
District Grand Lodge No.6, Bnai
Brith, Cancels 1944 Convention
Two Generations of Zionism
T
to
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