DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Lags! Chronicle
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POPULAR
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dictum which gives expression to
the positive content of the Syna-
gogue observance on the 9th
day of Av. For in our tradition,
Tisha B'Av is not only a day of
lamentation over the glory that
has departed, but more poig-
nantly a symbol of our ceaseless
struggle for the preservation of
Jewish spiritual and cultural
values and the restoration of
Eretz Israel as a Homeland of
the Jewish people. Hence the
widespread practice in many Con-
gregations to couple the recital
of Lamentations on the eve or in
the morning of Tisha B'Av with
an act of faith and hope which
is expressed by a contribution to
the Keren Kayemeth to extend
the area of redeemed land in
Eretz Israel.
ing its a part of the Internal
Jewish Relations department.
The committee includes, in addi-
tion to the chairman, Morris
Garvett, who is also one of the
vice presidents of the Commun-
ity Council, Herman A. August,
Irving W. Blumberg, Fred M.
Butzel, Maurice A. Landau, A.
C. Lappin, Louis Rosenzweig and
Rabbi Isaac Stollman.
Arbitration proceedings may
be begun by any individual who
is involved in a controversy.
Upon consultation with a staff
member of the Community Coun-
cil, he will be advised whether
arbitration is possible in the par-
ticular situation, and steps will
be taken immediately to begin
the arbitration. The public is
urged to make use of this com-
munity service.
Absorbs 300,000 Refugees
HUNGARY
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"Soon the day of rescue and
liberation for the surviving rem- ed to secure baptism. The rush
nants of European Jewry will be was due to a rumor that any
at hand. What is the message Jew baptised no later than July
that we can bring to those of 11th would be exempt from the
our surviving brothers and sis- anti-Jewish laws.
ters in the liberated lands who
seek rest from persecuiton and
MILLION
hatred? A permanent home in
Eretz Israel, a Homeland where
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they may have the opportunity
to rebuilt their lives and forge Congress, and by hundreds of
a new future for themselves, is private organizations throughout
the answer to the problem. Pal- the country. It is shared by all
estine, which has absorbed more the civilized nations of the
than 300,000 Jewish refugees world. This Government will not
since the beginning of the Hitler slacken its efforts to rescue as
misrule, must be prepared to ad- many of these unfortunate peo-
mit and to absorb the great in- ple as can be saved from perse-
flux of men and women who will cution and death.
come to its shores from the zones
"The puppet Hungarian Gov-
of devastation and slaughter. ernment, by its violation of the
Among the primary tasks which
we are facing in the era of lib-
eration is the work of the Jew-
ish National Fund—the acquisi-
tion of new extensive land tracts
upon which more agricultural
settlements and urban develop-
ments may be established to take
care of the urgent needs today
and to strengthen the founda-
tions of the Homeland which, we
are confident, will become the
Jewish Commonwealth of Pales-
tine," declared the call of the
Jewish National Fund.
most elementary human rights
and by its servile adoption of the
worst features of the Nazi racial
policy, stands condemned before
history. It may be futile to ap-
peal to the humanity of the in-
stigators or perpetrators of such
outrages. Let them know that
they cannot escape the inexorable
punishment which will be meted
out to them when the power of
the evil men now in control of
Hungary has been broken."
CONFERENCE
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the crimes against the Jews
would share in the punishment.
The President's warnings were
broadcast widely and uninter-
ruptedly and were published
prominently in Swiss newspapers
and leaflets embodying the warn-
ings were dropped over Nazi
Europe.
Among the many steps that
have been taken since that time
are the following:
Efforts were made to secure
the cooperation of the Yugoslav
partisans in assisting Jews to
escape from Hungary.
Appeal to Vatican
A plea was transmited to the
Vatican through the Apostolic
delegate urging intervention with
the people of Hungary. Later,
following the liberation of Rome
this effort was renewed and on
the eve of Myron C. Taylor's
departure for Italy, he was re-
quested to address His Holiness
on the Hungarian situation.
The International Red Cross
was urged to induce the Hun-
garian government to consider
Jews in concentration camps as
Arbitration Endorsed
Steps were taken to mobilize
American public opinion in sup-
port of an effective rescue pro-
gram.
The Jewish Agency was re-
quested to obtain as many Pales-
tine certificates as possible for
Hungarian Jews.
Efforts were made to secure
visas for Hungarian rabbis in
view of the fate that had be-
fallen rabbis generally in occu-
pied countries.
The proposal was made that
the Hungarian government be
asked by neutral intermediaries
for a statement of its intentions
with regard to the Jews, and
hat the Red Cross be permitted
Arab Sentenced to Six
Years for Stealing
British Army Rifles
Mobilize Public Opinion
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Real Estate Mortgages
Overdrafts
Branch Buildings and Leasehold Improvements
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Customers' Liability Account of Acceptances and Letters of Credit .
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laymen. It is a voluntary pro-
cedure, requiring the agreement
of both parties to the dispute.
The arbitrator or arbitrators are
selected from among a panel of
approximately 75 leading law-
yers, rabbis, businessmen, teach-
ers and social workers, who
serve gratis. The parties in-
volved in the dispute may select
the arbitrators of their choice,
even go outside of the panel if
they prefer. Costs are very nom-
inal and frequently non-existent.
The proceedings are simple and
direct, and can be started and
completed quickly. When a deci-
sion is made it is binding on
both parties, who have agreed in
advance to accept the decision,
and can be enforced.
The Arbitration and Concilia-
tion Tribunal of the Jewish Com-
munity Council is one of the
earliest and best-established ac-
tivities of the Council, function-
138,894,040.38
1,032,033.93
2,408,644.72
203,848.87
2,157,761.27
$1,268,267,478.72
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Commercial, Bank and Savings .
U. S. Government
Treasurer, State of Michigan
Other Public Deposits
$913,846,103.98
269,964,559.12
13,683,504.07
22,963,088.45
Capital Account:
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Reserve for Common Stock Dividend No. 20, payable August 1, 1944
Reserves
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Our Liability Account of Acceptances and Letters of Credit .
8,500,000.00
10,000,000.00
11,500,000.00
10 . 282,363.80
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Arbitration has been endorsed
by leading attorneys, judges and
JERUSALEM (WNS). — An
Arab who was found guilty her
on the charge of having stolen
10 rifles from a British Army
transport unit to which he wa ,
attached was sentenced last wee};
to a prison term of six years.
This sentence contrasts sharp.
ly with the punishment which a
British military court imposed
last October on Leib Serkin, win
was found guilty of selling am
munition stolen from a British
arsenal. Serkin received a 10.
year sentence.
Statement of Condition June 30, 1944
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incident under consideration. He
therefore urged the attorneys to
make use of arbitration exclu-
sively in such matters. In addi-
tion, Mr. Garvett pointed out
that "arbitration is steadily
gaining in popularity as more
and more lawyers throughout
the country learn how helpful
it can be to them and their
clients. It provides a simple,
direct and inexpensive method of
trying a dispute and getting a
fair decision in a brief space of
time."
to the
concentration
camps.
It was urged that a complete
list of all German aliens in the
Americas and the British Ern.
pire be prepared with a view to
exchanging them for endangered
Jews in Hungary.
The President's warning h as
been reinforced by the state•
ments of the Senate Foreign
Relations and the House Foreign
Affairs Committees. The Vatican
and the heads of neutral govern.
ments have taken action,
In addition to these measures,
many other steps have been pro.
posed and partly executed, some
of them of a nature that can.
not be indicated at this time.
There has been repeated evi-
dence that the psychological
warfare has had some effect on
the people of Hungary and that
the Hungarian government is
encountering increasing resist.
ante.
access
Complete Wartime Banking and Trust Service
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ARBITRATION
civilian internees so that they
might be visited by Red Cross
delegates and receive food par-
cels. The War Prisoners' Aid of
the YMCA was asked to extend
its activities to the concentra-
tion camps.
It was suggested that in broad-
casts to Hungary, the Jews be
urged to refrain from wearing
yellow badges and to destroy all
registers which might reveal the
identity of Jews in hiding.
Arrangements were made for
broadcasts by prominent persons
of Hungarian descent, attacking
the Hungarian puppet govern-
ment and appealing to the Hun-
garian people.
Establishment of a refugee
shelter in this country was advo-
cated in the hope that it would
have a phychological effect on
hhe Hungarian people, induce
Turkey to throw open its fron-
tiers, and make room for addi-
tional refugees crossing into
Italy from Yugoslavia.
NATIONAL BANK
OF DETROIT
LIBERATED
before sun-rise and appear in a
courtyard for inspection. If any
of the internees died during the
night—and an average of six to
seven people died each night—
the living were compelled to
bring the dead and line them up
in a row for inspection. The in-
spection lasted several hours,
even in the coldest winter days,
after which they were ordered
to work till sun-set. Kept on a
starvation diet, our rations were
reduced to a small piece of
bread as punishment for even
the smallest 'sin'."
July 21, 1944
$1,220,457,255.62
40,282,363.80
500,000.00
4,870,098.03
2,157,761.27
$1,268,267,478.72
United States Goreentnen I Securities carried at $331,437,895.29 in the foregoing at atement
are pledged to secure public and trust deposits and for other purposes required by law.
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DIRECTORS
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JAMES S. HOLDEN
JAMES INGLIS
*WILLIAM S. KNUDSEN
ALVAN MACAULEY
WALTER S. McLUCAS
ALBERT BRADLEY
CHARLES T. FISHER
*CHARLES T. FISHER, JR.
'JOHN B. FORD, JR.
W. DEAN ROBINSON
R. PERRY SHORTS
GEORGE A. STAPLES
R. R. WILLIAMS
C. E. WILSON
TRUST DEPARTMENT
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