DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

August II, 1944

Congress Traces Refugees

Honor Knollwood Head

....

Knollwood Country Club will
hold its annual famous Presi-
dent's Day Stag Wednesday, Aug.
16, honoring President Mac Gor-

° • • STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL I s .

by Phineas J. Biron

TIDBITS FROM EVERYWHERE vent Years" . . . Prof. Lowder-
milk's "Palestine, Land of Prom-
YOU SHOULD KNOW:
The Fascist elements among ise" is now in its fifth printing
Hungarian-Americans will b e • • • Its British, Hebrew and Yid-
s are doing equally
on
thoroughly exposed within the well .editi
next six weeks as a result of
quiet investigations ... The finds STRAWS IN THE WIND:
will also show other foreign lan-
At a recent auction sale held
gunge groups involved in an as- at Stockholm a portrait of Hitler
tounding anti-Semitic plot . . . was sold, frame and all, for the
Helen Gahagan, wife of screen sum of one krona—two bits to
star Capt. Melvyn Douglas and you . . . On Broadway they're
in her own right an actress, sing- saying that housepainter Hitler
er and California Congressional will soon be back on the scaffold
candidate, became active in po- —with a rope around his neck
litical affairs after a concert tour . . . In England they've found
through Central Europe in which an answer to the question of
she was forbidden to sing songs where the Luftwaffe is: It's
by Jewish composers and wit- standing by to take Hitler out
nessed the social ostracism in of Germany . . . Then there's
which her Jewish accompanist the story of the English prison
was subjected .. . After this ex- camp where the Nazi prisoners
perience she canceled her out- used to watch the robot bombs
standing European contracts and streak across the sky and shout
determined to do all in her pow- "Heil Hitler" after each one . . .
Refugee relatives in liberated Europe are traced by anxious
er to prevent similar conditions Until one of the robots landed
Chicago kin in the offices of the American Jewish Congress. Look-
from arising in this country . . . a few hundred yards away from
ing on are (standing, left) Frederick C. White, Executive Director
Father Ford, of the Corpus Chris- the prison . • • Then the Nazis
of the Chicago Division, and Rabbi Asher T. Katz, Director of the
ti Catholic Church, will soon be suddenly became very polite—as
Midwest Region.
MAC GORDON
the recipient of a great and well- they approached the camp corn-
don in a memorable day of ac- deserved honor from an unexpect- mandant to ask for transfer to
ed quarter . . . Ford is a Roman another location.
WILL WHITE PAPER STAND BETWEEN
tivity including golf, swimming,
Catholic priest who has given ABOUT PEOPLE:
luncheon,
dinner,
professional
en-
HUNGARY'S JEWS AND RESCUE?
much time to a study of the Jew-
tertainment, valuable prizes, spe-
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, who, we
ish question . . .
cial
golf
matches
and
many
oth-
must remind you, is a septua-
LONDON (Palcor)—Declaring vegetable growing.
genarian, jumped into the ice-
The ceremony was attended by er surprise features. The event
that he hoped that the democ-
cold waters of Lake Champlain
racies were already exploring the township's mayor and by offi- this year is restricted to Knoll- FIGHTING FRONTS:
Private Michael De Luise and the other day to rescue his grand-
the new possibilities for the res- cials from the Ministries of Lab- wood members. Harry Grossman,
chairman of the House Commit- Anthony Aquilina, with our fight- son. who was having trouble in
cue of Hungary's Jews resulting or and Agriculture.
tee, is in complete charge of ar- ing forces in Italy, are most pop- an uncharted whirlpool . . . Sam
from Regent Horthy's offer,
rangements. Activities commence
ular with the Jewish boys of Behrman, one of our brilliant
through the International Red
USO
ACTIVITIES
at 9:00 a. in. and will continue
their division because of the dras- playwrights, whose stage version
Cross, to release all Jews hold-
throughout the day and night.
tic lesson they taught to one of of "Jacobowsky and the Colonel"
ing certificates for Palestine, and On July 31 Bnai Moshe Sister-
the boys who in his relations is still packing them in, will be
Jewish children with visas for hood served at Downtown USO
with his Jewish fellow soldiers leaving soon for overseas on a
. Palestine and overseas, Moshe Canteen.
Russel Woods Group
proved that he didn't know what special mission . . . Back in this
Shertok, chief of the Political
Bnai Brith Pisgah Auxiliary
we are fighting for . . . From country is songwriter Irving Ber-
Department of the Jewish Agen- sent food package to Fort Brady. Of Hadassah Holds
a letter written by Pvt. Michael lin, who was overseas with his
cy, asked in an address at Man-
Temple Beth Jacob Sisterhood Honor Roll Rally
J. Higgins, Jr., shortly before show, "This Is the Army," for
Chester whether the White Pap sent food package to Camp Cus-
his death in action, to columnist some months, and got the thrills
or would "be permitted to stand ter.
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, the Rus-
Ed Sullivan: "Once at a field of his life watching our combat
between the Jews and their sal-
On July 30 Bnai Brith Louis sel Wood's Group of Hadassab
mass I saw a Jewish friend of troops in Italy enjoy his catchy
vation?"
Speaking at a dinner of the Marshall Auxiliary served Sun- held a tea and honor roll rally
mine kneeling in the mud . . . tunes . . . The late Max Rein-
at the home of its president,
United Palestine Appeal, he said day morning bagel and lox break- Mrs. John Frazer. Mrs. Joseph Afterward I remarked casually hardt's holdings in Germany and
has fast.
Austria are evaluated at two
to him of my astonishment . .
that Regent Horthy's offer "
J. Landsman and M. Krasnick M. Erlich, speaker of the after- His answer was: 'Mike, what kind million dollars, yet his estate here
thrown
the
onus
of
the
salvation
of the Jews of Hungary on the contributed all the ice cream and noon, urged all workers to re- of religious services you go to is having difficulties .. . Maurice
new their efforts to make this
Allies." Discussing the effects of ices for the social evenings at honor roll campaign, which will over here don't count . . . What Schwartz, dean of the Yiddish
the White Paper on the rescue the Belcrest-Great Lakes party
theater, vehemently denies the
continue all summer, a huge suc- does count it, if I get it next, report that ill health may force
the Boss will know that I tried'."
of Europe's Jews, he pointed out and Jewish Community Center
cess.
him to retire, and announces
that the "unused number of Pal- USO-JWB
Lounge.
READER'S GUIDE:
The following committee chair-
The Detroit
Chapter of Ha-
We
do
hope
that
the
Warsaw
that he'll be. back on Second
estine certificates still available
to Jews under the White Paper (lassah has made a generous con- men were presented: Honor roll,
Ghetto Diary now running ser- Ave. after giving some recitals
amounts to only four per cent tribution to our Hawaiian Serve- Mrs. J. J. Marks; Youth Adiyah,
on the Coast . . . Just a. nnounced
Mrs. Al. Weisman; child welfare,
{ally in the Yiddish daily The .
of the number of Jews reported A-Camp
Project.
Morning Journal will be isa new book by Martin Panzer,
The Carolyn Friendship Club Mrs. Ferrer; Jewish National Jewish
published in English some time with the tentative title "How to
still in Hungary."
Reporting on the eight thou- again supplied us with their Fund, Mrs. K. Faudem; member-
sand Jews admitted to Palestine monthly batch of cookies for our ship, Mrs. Sam Shekter; delin- soon. The author is a 19-year-old Get a Kick Out of Life."
quent dues, Mrs. J. M. Lattin; American Jewish girl who lived
since January, 1944, Mr. Shertok Great Lakes Party at the BA- education, Mrs. Sadye Engleman;
in Warsaw from the first day of Shaarey Zedek School
said that five thousand had come crest Hotel.
telephone, Mrs. Rycus; business the war through the beginning of
from enemy territory, three thou-
manager, Mrs. M. Mathis; pub- 1944. . . Finally she reached Open for Enrollment
sand from other countries, and
licity, Mrs. Otto Hyman.
these shores on the Gripsholm,
Downtown
Theaters—
that most were admitted since
in exchange for five important Of New Students
the end of March, 1944 when, ac-
Nazi prisoners .. . Fier diary re-
MICHIGAN — Red Skelton's Lithuanian Jews to Hold
cording to the White Paper, all
A limited number of open-
veals some amazing facts about
radio
playmates,
Ozzie
Nelson
Picnic
at
Lola
Park
Aug.
20
Jewish immigration was to have
the underground heroes of the ings for new students are avail-
and his Orchestra with Harriet
The Lithuanian Jews of De-
been stopped.
Hilliard, in person, headline the troit will celebrate the liberation ghetto . . . Bertram Bloch, story able in the classes of the Shaarey
Hostel in Britain
big stage show at the Michigan of Lithuania front the Nazis at editor of Twentieth Century-Fox, Zedek Religious School, which
Shertok was the main speaker Theater which started Friday.
has prepared a plan which will will open for the 1944-45 school
at ceremonies connected with the The screen attraction which is a picnic Sunday, Aug. 20, at give 25 fellowships, each with a term on Sept. 10.
Registration has been conduct-
dedication of a new hostel at adapted from Eric Ambler's Lola Valley Park near the play
$1,500 grant, to would-be writers
Staley Bridge, near Manchester, famous story of adventure, in- ground, 6-Mile Road section.
in our armed forces, to help ed during the months of June
The affair is being given by them tell their stories for pos- and July for old students. New
for Chalutzim in training for trigue and murder is "The Mask
pioneering in Palestine. This of Dimitrios" with Sydney the Federation of Lithuanian sible publication and filming . . . students will now be accepted in
group consists of British-Jewish Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Jews. A $25.00 War Bond will
Frederick Wakeman's successful the order of their application
youth belonging to the Hash- Faye Emerson topping the ex- be raffled. Refreshments will be
"Shore Leave" is the result of until class quotas are filled. Posi-
served.
omer Hatzair, with the male
such a fellowship . . . Some of tively no applications will be ac-
cellent
cast.
members employed in the coal
the book reviewers have pointed cepted after August and parents
mines and the girls employed at
out, in Dimitri Marianoff's book are therefore requested to com-
UNITED ARTISTS — Bing
on Einstein, an unfortunate pas- municate with the synagogue
Crosby in "Going My Way" goes
sage containing an anti-Semitic now to avoid disappointment.
?jou
tiale--Apartment Property
into its sixth week at the United
Applications are being taken
implication . . . Marianoff, Ein-
Artists Theater. Thanks to Cros-
stein's son-in-law, is a lovable for attendance at both Sunday
by and Barry Fitzgerald, whose
fellow . . . A Jew himself and morning classes and for mid-
performances are tops, "Going
a man of honor, he is incapable week Hebrew classes which meet
My Way" has everything front
of anti-Jewish thinking . . . The on Monday, Wednesday and
surprises and songs to humor
American flyers with the RAF are
wording of the passage must be Thursday. Registration for the
and pathos.
The program also includes a raining demolition bombs on Nazi due to Marianoff's faulty English mid-week classes only will con-
featurette titled "Halfway to cities today. These instruments of . . . What promises to be a most tinue during September.
The school office is open daily
interesting biography of an ar-
Heaven" with Betty Jane Rhodes destruction so important in razing
Profits of Peace Nv III he secure If
tistic institution has been written during this registration period.
you Invest now. Beal Estate Is bet-
Nazi war plants, interrupting rail
and
Johnny
Johnston.
ter t Ilan cash. Apt. prices can
by Harold Clurman on the Group
road transportation and other war
easily double In t he corning Bull
The good man's love ends in
. . . Clurman, who was
Market. Het all the Pacts & Fig-
FOX — "Greenwich Village," objectives, range now unto several Theater
one
of
the
founders
of
the
love;
the
bad man's love in hate.
ures from Mr. Bedford.
gay technicolor musical with Car- tons.
—Kshemendra's Kalpalata.
Group, calls his book "The Fer-
men Miranda, William Bendix,
Put $175,000 cash to work at 20',
net. 100 fireproof opts. Double your
Don Ameche and sparkling new-
money of ter the war. Special cred-
•
comer Vivian Blaine, holds over
its knock down devouring Income
for a second week at the Fox
taxes.
Theater. "They Live in Fear,"
$22,0110 cash to 414'k Mtge. Dig -
starring Otto Kruger, is the com-
nified stone trim near Hamilton.
Rent 4S500. New refrig. new stoves
panion feature about a young
new carpets new roof. Sold onee
German lad who discovers for
8100.000. Now $43,000.
himself the wide differences be-
Alger. Step to Wood. Cost VO0.-
tween Nazi Germany and the
00 0. 12', net on entire price $35,000•
democratic United States of
Will earn $12,000 year If Turn. Try
412,000 dwn.
America.
017.300 dwn. 31 apts. 3 - 4 rms. 12
The 500-pound demolition Bomb is
big bon hes. New decorating rust
one
of the lighter ones. Bands arc
MOLLY SEGAL AUX.
Rent $13,500. Cost 5 145 0 11
attached to facilitate handling and
build. A sound Investment only
477.fe.o.
Molly Segal Auxiliary of the the fins are not attached until the
Detroit Jewish Consumption Re- Bomb reaches the airfield, becausd
COMO dwn.
12 apt.
4 5 rms.
lief Society of Denver, Colo., bending would injure accuracy;
Pore hes. new stoker, ptd. walls.
Good east side. Rent $5500 tenants
held a meeting Aug. 1. The They cost up to $500. Your pur•
My utilities. Sold once 870,000.
chief topic of discussion con- chase of War Bonds through the
only 110,000.
cerned the date setting of the Payroll Savings Plan will help pro-
WE sPECIALIZE LN TIIE MAN-
12th annual banquet for Dec. 3. vide Bombs for our airmen. Let'i
AGEMENT OF APARTMENTS
Mrs. Pau!ine Brand•ine, who at- "Top that Ten Percent."
HOMER WARREN & COMPANY
tended the convention in Denver,
U. S. Treasury Department
Din* Building
Ca. 0321
gave a very fine report.

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