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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

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VOL. 46, NO. 28

and The Legal Chronicle

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1944

10e Single Copy; $3.00 Per Yes

4,500 Jews of Rome Deported Jewish Community Britain Again Turning Down
During Nazi Reign of Terror Council Helps Ban Army of Palestinian Jews

Chief Rabbi Anton Zolli Charges Ugo Foa,
Jewish Fascist Leader, Deceived His People

NEW YORK (WNS).—"Out of
Rome's total population of 11,500
or 11,600, fully 4,500 and prob-
ably more have been deported,"
Prof. Anton Zolli, Chief Rabbi
of Rome, was quoted to have de-
clared in an interview he gave
to Herbert L. Matthews, Rome
correspondent of the New York
Times.
Mr. Matthews quoted Rabbi
Zolli as having stated that if
Ugo Fon, president of the Jewish
community and prominent Fas-
cist, had not led the Jews of
Rome to believe that the Ger-
mans would not take repressive
measures against them, many
would have fled to safety. Fol-
lowing is part of Prof. Zolli's
statement:
"During my 30 years as Chief
Rabbi in Trieste I had seen in
miniature the whole martyrology
of a Jewish community, so I knew
what Rome had to expect. The
president of the community here
was Ugo Foa, a magistrate about
50 years old, whom I do not
blame for having been a Fascist,
because he was a young man
when the movement began and he
knew no better. I was always
anti-Fascist and on theNazi
blacklist for preaching anti-Nazi
sermons in Trieste as early as
1933, but I never clashed with
Foa until it became a question
of life or death for the Jewish
community.
"When the Germans seized
Rome on Sept. 8 and 9, I held
a conference with him and his
entourage, a little clique of Jews
who believed as he did. We both
spoke Italian, but we could not
understand each other.
"So, from Sept. 10 to 18 I
went to the' synagogue and
preached every (lay to warn the
community what was going to
happen. I told them that they
should scatter, hide and close all
their businesses and administra-
tions, and until advised differ-
ently, all public services in tem-
ples were to be suspended. There
is an old Roman proverb: 'First
live, then worship God'—for only
the living can praise God. -
Gave Wrong Advice
"However, Foa gave exactly
the opposite advice to the com-
munity and said that he had had
assurances from the authorities.
He offered hope, which is 'the
last goddess,' and they believed
him, especially as they had been
lulled to security by the fact that
the Italians had always treated
the Jews well. We had been here
for more than 2,000 years and it
is difficult for us to think of
danger. The whole Italian popu-
lation has been wonderful to us.
They are divine people, but the
Germans were another matter.

Discriminatory Ad

Paper Agrees to Stop
Use of Word Gentile

Proposal Made by Laborite Lord Strabolgi
To Lord Croft, Undersecretary of War

"It was a bad period for my
LONDON (Palcor).—A propo- Lord Croft, Undersecretary of
people. The Germans made raid
An illustration of the manner sal by Laborite Lord Strabolgi War, who also described as "im-
afterraid. Once they demanded in which the Jewish Community for the immediate formation of practicable" a proposal made by
50 kilo grams of gold, in default a frontline Jewish army consist- Lord Melchett for the expansion
of which they threatened to seize Council combats discriminatory ing of stateless Jews and Jews of Jewish Palestine's units into a
300 hostages, and we supplied Practices was afforded in the from Palestine, neutral countries Jewish division. The formation
the gold. Another time they fined past few weeks in the case of a and liberated territories, and with of a Jewish brigade, he said, was
local legal newspaper. The inci- Yiddish as a possible language "being given the most careful
See ROME—Page 12
dent is a timely demonstration of command, was turned down by consideration."
of how the Community Council,
Lord Strabolgi has asked the
secure on behalf of the organized
Undersecretary whether he was
Jewish community, operates to
aware of a proposal that, in ad-
secure the elimination of undesir-
dition to the 1,000,000 Jews al-
able and harmful practices, and
ready serving in the armed forces
at the same time makes a posi-
of the United Nations, facilities
tive contribution to better un-
be efforded for the formation of
derstanding between Christians
a Jewish army under British or
and Jews.
United Nations command for
It was called to the attention
fighting on any required battle-
Unwilling to Give
that this legal newspaper, which
Expects to Reach
field. This army would be coin-
publishes a limited number of
Deportation Figures
posed of volunteers at present
$2,000,000 Total
classified ads, was inserting on
not liable for compulsory military
LONDON (WNS). — Anthon occasion ads which included "Gen-
Temple Beth El's war bond service, including Jews from Pal-
y tile," "Christian," and other dis-
estine, stateless Jews, and volun-
Eden, British Foreign Secreta ry , criminatory references. An inter.- drive has reached sales of $
1,- teers from neutral countries and
told the House of Commons this view was arranged with the man- 718,600 as of July 8, with orders territories liberated by the enemy.
week that there are strong indi- aging editor of the newspaper,
and it was pointed out that such still coming in, it was announced This proposal, Lord Strabolgi
cations that German and Hun-
said, has the
of leading
references were unfair and un- bY Leonard Lewis, president of statesmen
and support
trade unionists
in
garian authorities have begun democratic. It was indicated f ur _Temple Beth El.
America
and
Britain,
and
also
mass deportations of Jews from ther that the paper was unwit-
It is now practically assured considerable British parliamen-
Hungary to death camps in Po- tingly helping to reinforce in the . that
Beth El's final total will tary support. He said that 100,-
rand despite repeated United Na- minds of the readers certain atti- reach $2,000,000 since Frank N. 000 Jews from different countries
tions warnings that the German tudes and prejudices which are Isbey, chairman of the Michigan are available and they would con-
and Hungarian instigators would unfortunately current in the coin- War Finance Committee, has ad- stitute an immense contribution
be punished. munity. To this extent the news- vised that war bond sales made to the manpower of the United
Replying to an inquiry by S. paper was helping, even in its before Aug. 1 may be counted in Nations.
S. Silverman, chairman of the advertising, to mould and influ- the Fifth War Loan totals.
British section of the World Jew- ence the thinking and opinions
Gallants are therefore urged Refers to Reiection
ish Congress, whether the goy- of its readers. As a newspaper it to continue selling and all who
Lord Strabolgi referred to the
ernment had information con- has a responsibility to its read- wish to add further to their rejection by the late Prime Min-
firming the report that 400,000 ers not to foster prejudice and Fifth War Loan purchases ister Neville Chamberlain of an
Hungarian Jews had been re- group antagonisms.
through Temple Beth El may offer made at the outbreak of
cently deported to Poland and The editor was quick to see still do so by phoning Irving the war by Dr. Chaim Weizmann,
that 100,000 of them had already the cogency of this view, and Katz at the Temple office, Madi- president of the Jewish Agency,
been executed, Mr. Eden said confessing that he had never son 8530.
to mobilize Jewry for maximum
that he was "unwilling to give fig- thought of the matter in these
"I knew that Beth El's mem- military effort. The rejection at
ures, but there can be little doubt terms, took immediate steps to bers would not fail in reaching the time was based on the lack
in the main of what is going on." prevent the further acceptance the huge quota it had set for of equipment, which is no longer
Silverman also asked if a strong- and appearance of such refer- itself. I was confident that Tem- the case. He lauded the Jews'
er appeal could not be made to ences in his paper. Confirming the pie Beth El would exceed its fighting tenacity, mentioning in
the Hungarian government, and agreement reached, the Commu- total of $1,600,000 in war bond particular the Jews in the Red
Eden answered: "I have consid- nity Council subsequently wrote sales made in the Fourth War Army, the role of the Jewish
ered that. It is the past record to the editor as follows: "We Loan, which was the greatest generals in the liberation of
of the Hungarian government are gratified to know that yourfigure reached by any congrega- Minsk, the late Brigadier Kisch
that makes this a so much more
tion in the middlewest. This glor- who died in the fighting on the
See COMMUNITY—Page 12
terrible story. We shall use the
ious success is fitting tribute to Western Desert, where he was
radio to bring home to the Hun- the sons of Beth El to whom the the Eighth Army's Chief of En-
garians the feelings of this House
drive was dedicated," said Lewis. gineers, the distinctive service of
and nation. The principal hope U.
"Our boys will soon know that Jewish Palestine's units, and the
of terminating this tragic state we of Temple Beth El did not heroism and resourcefulness in
of affairs must remain the speedy
fail to keep faith with them and battle of the Jews serving with
victory of the Allied Nations."
th e ideals of democracy for Marshal Tito's partisan forces.
The World Jewish Congress
which they are serving, fighting He stressed that he did not advo-
has received a report that, with
and dying."
cate the transfer of Jews already
defeat staring them in the face,
"To the general co-chairmen. in service to a specific Jewish
the Ccrmans are determined to
PHILADELPHIA ( W N S ).— Major Harold Allen and Leon- army, but demanded an additional
wipe out the total Jewish popu- The N a ti o n a 1 Administrative and N. Simons; to the Men's Club force by mobilizing the resources
lation under their control. It is Council, ruling body of the Zion- Division co-chairmen, Art Edel- of manpower still untapped.
conservatively estimated that they ist Organization of America, son and Hy Schlafer; to the Sis-
Lord Melchett referred to the
have already exterminated more called on the United Nations here terhood Division chairman, Mrs. repeated request of the Jewish
than 4,000,000 of Europe's 7,- to take "every possible measure Harry Lichterman; and to all the Agency for the formation of a
000,000 Jews. Since the invasion to affect the escape and rescue loyal "Gallants" of Beth El, I brigade composed of the batta-
of France the Germans have in- of the surviving remnants of take this opportunity to extend lions of Palestine's Jewish regi-
tensified their drive to extermi- the unfortunate Jewish people of sincere thanks on behalf of the ment which is now doing guard
nate the Jews, particularly in Europe." congregation for a job well
See ARMY—Page 12
Addressing more than 120 Zion- done," said Lewis.
See EDEN—Page 12
ist representatives from all parts
of the country, Dr. Israel Gold-
stein of New York, president of
the
Zionist
Organization
of
America, praised the action taken
by the Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee of the House and by the
Osias Zwerdling, outstanding religious, educational and chari-
peal for cancellation of all Secretary of State, Cordell Hull,
war emergency meeting
of
leader of Ann Arbor, has table institutions.
of the general committee of Dis :
conventions. You and the other in warning the Hungarian Gov- Jewish
been unanimously re-elected Ares-
In his secretary's report, Rab-
ernment
against
the
deportation
trict Grand Lodge No. 6, Bnai
officers of your District, as
Brith, just concluded its session
well as your individual mem- and extermination of the Jewish ident of Michigan Synagogue bi Max J. Wohlgelernter pointed
in Chicago,
Ill. This was the first
hers, have reason to feel that community of that country. He Conference at its 11th semi-an- to the great impetus gained by
"
of nual convention, held June 18, the various religious, educational
time in the 76 years of the dis-
you have made a real contri- mentioned the "declaration
trict's history that a convention
bution to the wartime trans- Goebbels that if the German at Congregation Beth Abraham. and relief work originated by
The convention, presided over Michigan Synagogue Conference,
was cancelled. The decision to
portation problems of the mili- armies are forced to retreat they
will annihilate the last Jew on by David I. Berris, heard a se- some of which are now rendering
cancel this year's convention was
tary,
the
carriers,
and
the
l/lad e
tees of interesting reports of their invaluable services as sepa-
the European continent."
in response to the general
public at large."
Dr. Goldstein asked "that dras- conference activities in the recent rate units in the community, such
appeal from the Office of De-
The general committee to tic and really effective steps be months. Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan, as the Women's League for Sab-
fens,, Transportation to reduce
civilian travel.
which had been delegated the taken to bring about the imme- chairman of youth and campus bath Observance, Yeshivath Beth
reported on the sic- Yehudah, Beth Jacob school,
Ben Z. Glass, executive secre- powers of a convention considered diate rescue and escape of the committee,
cess of oe th campus Passover
tary , received the following let- and dealt with the reports of 30 surviving remnants."
Youn Israel Extension Proam
gr
the Merkag
project
, in cooperation with
We are in profound accord
z L'chizuk Hadas and Vaad
ter from Col. 0. M. Johnson, di- district activities. A unique tech-
rector of ODT:
nique was devised to expedite with President Roosevelt's plan Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation and Hakashruth—while others are still
for temporary havens of regueees. the Jewish Welfare Board. The functioning as part of the Con-
"Thank you for your tele- the business by dividing the Ben- for ask our Government in this financial report rendered by Da- ference, such as Van(' Hayeshi-
gra m of June 17, ,announcing oral committee into eight groups, supreme hour of a people's agony vid I. Berris, treasurer, revealed voth, Vaad Hahatzalah and the
cancellation of the convention each to consider related activities to extend these havens at once that during a period of the last Circuit Rabbinate. In conclusion
which was scheduled for Chi- and report its recommendations in numbers and capacity and to nine months—from September, Rabbi Wohlgelernter pointed out
1944—a total how much more could be accorn-
Grand Lodge No. 6 of Bnai to the plenary session. This pro- see to it that the dreadful chasm 1943, through May, was
• sago,
collected plished if a truly united Jewish
July 3 and 4, of District between the verbal protest and of
Brith, and the Women's Dis- cedure made possible the dis- actual rescue work be bridged." through the office of the Vaad community would have conscien-
trict Grand Lodge No. 6.position in two days of business
At a morning session the coun- Hayeshivoth and distributed to tiously rallied to the support of
the various American Yeshivoth
"I appreciate very much this
See ZIONISTS—Page 12
and seminaries and Palestinian
See BNAI BRITH—Page 12
patriotic response to our ap-
See CONFERENCE—Page 12

Eden Denounces
Brutal Treatment
Of Hungary Jews

Bnai Brith Dist. No. 6 War Emergency
Meeting Held in Chicago July 3 and 4

Beth El Coes Over
Top in 5th War
Bond Campaign

S. Zionists Urge
United Nations to
Save Europe stews

Osias Zwerdlin g Re-Elected Head