Friday, August 25, 1944

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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CONFERENCE

(Continued from Page 1)

Nazi dominated countries.
"And we urge further that our
government assist in financing
the transportation of such refu-
gee emigration and provide all
facilities as may be in its power
to offer.
"The oppressed Jews of Eur-
ope look to you, M. President,
for salvation; they also look to
non-Jewish Americans like our-
selves for such aid as we may
give them in their distress. We
are confident that under your
leadership a rescue program can
be carried out which will provide
this tortured people with new
life and hope."

tion being given to Palestine as
a country of refuge and Turkey
as a country of transit.
10. That the food program for
civilian detainees agreed to by
the said governments and the
International Red Cross give
proper attention to Jewish intern-
ment, labor and extermination
camps.
11. That immediate measures
be adopted to destroy the mur-
der installations and facilities of
the extermination camp.

Mapai Wins 63 Seats
In Jewish Palestine's
Representative Body

Italian Citizenship to be
Offered War Refugees

LONDON (WNS)—The Bon-
omi government of Italy has ap.
JERUSALEM (Palcor) — The proved in
e a
inciplto
o ffe citizepn rship
of athe
te i; °s there.
r refugees shelpla)
t
just published its report on the
elections for the Assephath Han- About three-fourths are Yu o
slays. The others are mostly Po g 1.
ivcharim, Jewish Palestine's Rep-
o

concern,' and subject to the su-
pervision of the League of Na-
tions.
"While these guarantees served
to a certain degree in actually
safeguarding the basic individual
resentative Assembly. According ish, Austrian and Czechosl vak
human rights of the Jews and
to the official report, 202,448 Jews.
other members of minority
Sir Herbert Emerson, Assist-
persons cast their ballots, includ-
groups, several states, which
ing 9,219 soldiers. The polling ant League of Nations High Coin-
were bound by these Treaties,
took place in 294 localities, in- missioner for Refugees, announc-
EGYPT
were still able to discriminate
ed this at a press conference to-
eluding 20 camps of civilian day and stressed that naturaliza-
against their Jewish populations
workers for the army and super-
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and to deprive them of many of
numary police. The election re- tion "will be one of the most
their basic equal rights. This
important ways of solving th e
that im-
Iraq
also
seeks
to
give
sults follow:
was particularly due to the fact
postwar refugee problem."
and
there
is
noticeable
pression
secured 73,667
has
Mapai
that the international instrumen-
Asserting that the action of
the
two
competition between
and 63 seats; Hazit Has-
tality of enforcing those guaran-
prestige. votes
countries
in
vying
for
mol,
Left
Front,
consisting
of
the
Italian Government is part
tees was defective and in some
of an effort now being made to
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Hashomer Hatzair and Left Poole
ab.
instances inoperative. The most
Zion, obtained 24,773 votes, 21 have some of the retugees
flagrant breach of human rights mans proceeded to dig up the Mr. and Mrs. H. Yanich
seats
(the
Hashomer
IIatzair
has
sorbed
by
the
countries
giving
has been perpetrated by Ger-
them temporary asylum, Sir Her-
on Anniversary
many, since the advent of the mass
Fort.
Pris-
15 and the Left Poole Zion has bert disclosed that "no refugee
oners graves
of war, in
and the
Jews
from
the Honored
of 6) ; Aliyah
votes, will be forced to go back to his
Nazi Regime, in its brutal treat-
Feats; Hadasha,
lItwoel 21,403
Hamizrachi,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yanich
ment of the Jewish population. ghetto, were made to do this
votes, 17 seats; Faction native land against his will." Ile
"Thus the total disregard of work. In order to prevent any 2319 Leslie Ave. were recently 18
a 19,346
B of Mapai dissidents, 18,168 revealed that about 1,200 refu-
civilized concepts of individual of the people escaping from this honored on the occasion of them
by
human rights on the part of some terrible task, the Nazis put chains surprise
anniversary
25th wedding
party
given
by
their
votes, 16 seats; Mizrachi
Ortho-
gees in Spain
had indicated
a
Organization
and preference
to remain
there rather
resulted in acts of via- on the workers and machine guns
than
to
go
to
the
Allied
"free
states
children,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Walter
dox
Zionist
lence, enslavement and extermina_ were set up round the area of
votes, 7
at Camp Fedhala, near
Women, 7,756
tion against large sections of the the common graves. Despite all H. Plant (Hadassah Yanich), and Mizrachi
tion of General Pert
seats;
Confederation
Casablanca. He said that 9,000
population of Europe. Herein lie these measures, a few Jews nev- Pvt. Joseph I. Yanich.
names of Mr. and Mrs. Zionists, 4,723 votes, 4 seats; . Jewish refugee children in Nazi
the roots of the international ertheless succeeded in escaping,
Zionist Organi Europe, for whom homes are now
anarchy that contributed to the and they have made the follow- Yanich were inscribed in the Wizo, Women's
seats; Yemenites (one dvailable in the United States,
National
Fund
Golden
zation,
4
Jewish
.
assault of the Axis powers on ing statement:
, 'Six common graves of 300 Book by their children, the Ab- general list and one labor list), _ Argentina, Palestine, Canada and
3 seats; Corn Sweden, are destined to be
ilized
the civilized
er to world.
secure the dignity to 350 feet long, nine feet wide, raham Beitner family, and Mrs. 6 seats; Maccabi,
and five feet deep were dug up Jenny
Yanitz.
The
many
guests
munists,
3;
Non-Partisan
Relig- stranded in war-torn Europe be-
"In or
Haoved
Hazioni,
Jenny
individual human
Gee-
of man
and hi s future
es against
violation, between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, and present honored the couple by ious List, 3; Labor Group, 3; cause of the refusal by the Ger-
Jewish mans to issue the necessary exit
r re must be a Bill of Rights 12000 bodies of men, women and planting 18 (Hai) trees in the General Zionists
the
People's
guaranteed by the children were exhumed, piled up Leon Blum Colony, in honor of Merchants, 2;
visas.
stacks of 300, and burned. that great citizen of France and Revision Movem 1.ent of Dissident
that shall be
a
in
.
Such
the
world
The
bones
were
ground
in
special
sts
s,
nations of
al Better to loan than to give
Bill
and its in guarantees
e machines, and the ashes were great
embodied
a universal may
coven-
Jew.
Pvt.
Yanich has returned to
ms; and, better than both, to
Do not grieve your wife with-
easy
help
the poor and needy in their
s
of
clothing
Camp
Polk,
La.,
after
spending
ant among the nations, or in a mixed
with
the
earth. Some
ds had
a fe
bit
0 12-day furlough with his fam- out cause, for tears come
work.
series of international covenants bodies
on them, but most of them were
with her.
— - - - -- ----
among
groups
of nations.
"The certain
American
Jewish
Con- completely naked. The position ily.
to safeguard in which the bodies were found
i s of Jews on an in the graves showed that the
ference, in
human
the
equal
basis rights
with those of all victims had been driven there in
other human beings, therefore groups, forced to lie down, and
world order which so shot. Many bodies showed no
urges,
tee d Nations are resolved signs of wounds, proving that
United
the stablish have as one of its many of the people were buried
to
e
foundations
as International Bill alive'."
of Rights, expressing the princi-
HAVENS
ples of the Four Freedoms and
the Atlantic Charter."
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The delegation which met with
Mr. Stettinius included Hayim
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
Greenberg of New York, co-
chairman of the Postwar Com- OFFERS RESCUE PROGRAM
LONDON (WNS)—The World
mission of the Conference; Rabbi
Joshua Trachtenberg of Easton, Jewish Congress has submitted
Pa.; Miss Jane Evans of Cincin- this week the following 11-point
nati, 0.; and Dr. A. S. Kohanski, program concerning the rescue of
European Jews to the Intergov-
secretary of the Commission.
ernmental Committee for refu-
gees, now in session here:
1. That the governments of
ROOSEVELT
the United States and Great Brit-
ain roclaim
that Jews surviving
p
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in occupied Europe are under
THROUGH THE
comprising numerous Senators, their protection and all who
Congressmen, Governors, educa- abuse their physical safety will be
tors and other leaders of Amer- held accountable as if American
British citizens were con-
ican public opinion, to the num- or
-
ber of more than 4,000, through cerned.
2. That the International Red
its executive council urges the
Government of the United States Cross issue a statement that it
to take action to avail itself of considers all Jews deprived of
the opportunity which has arisen freedom of movement in occupied
for
the immediate
rescue
from Europe to be civilian internees
persecution
of many
thousands
How many of your friends and
entitled to benefit, by analogy,
of Hungarian Jews—men, wom- of the 1929 Convention on pris-
relatives did you forget with New
of war.
en and children. In country after oners That
the
International
Red
Form of Greeting Card
3.
country of Nazi occupied Eur-
Year greetings last year?
ope the slaughter by the Nazis Cross and the Churches make
and their satellites of their Jew- every effort to obtain for the
Jews to
in obtain
occupied
ish inhabitants has been pursued surviving
every effort
for Eur-
the
How much time did you have to
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Miller end
with systematic and ruthless brut ope the said status of civilian
family, 975 Washington Street •
spend in selecting suitable cards,
internees.
tality. Today the fate which has 4.
That the United States and
Germany,
best wishes to all their relatims
Extend
befallen the Jews of
Great Britain declare that terri-
in
addressing
and
mailing
them?
and
Year.
of Poland, of Czechoslovakia
and friends for e Very Happy New
of the Baltic countries also tories under their administration e
threatens the Jews of Hungary, are open to all Jews who can be-
and that they are r
You can save all this trouble, all
the largest remaining J ewish rescued,
sponsible for the maintenance
community
in
Europe.
this worry and the not inconsider-
"The Government of Hungary, and for the postwar settlement
in response to an aroused world of all Jews granted asylum in
able expense by inserting your
opinion including that of our own any European country.
6. That the neutral countries
greeting in The Chronicle.
people and government, has
shown itself ready despite Nazi declare their doors open to Jews
escaping
from
occupied
Europe.
departure
pressure to permit the
6. That the governments of
of all Jews in possession of im-
It is the logical and easiest way
migration certificates for Pales- the United States and Great Brit-
of expressing your good wishes
tine, and of all children up to air demand of Hungary throu
the age of 10 with visas for un- the protecting powers to repat-
to all your relatives and friends.
overseas. riate her Jews already deported
occupied Europe and
But even these concessions will and to establish machinery for
be useless unless immediate ac- care and protection in Germany
tion is taken to give effect to and Poland for the already de-
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spectfully urge that the follow-
ing steps be taken without delay: Cross increase its representation
That the Government of in Hungary so that at least one
Or
Greeting
Enclosed find $1.00 for which please insert my New Year's
the "1. United States assume the permanent delegate will be es-
in
every
important
cen-
•
Card in your 1944 Rosh Hashonah number.
initiative in formulating forth- tablished
Will Out This
with an effective rescue program ter. That the funds pledged by
8.
which will facilitate the removal
Coupon and
of Jews from Hungary; also if Great Britain and the United
Name .
q
tates
for the relief work of the
possible from other Hitler nom S
mated lands, by all available International Red Cross be put
Mail at Once
Address
means. at the disposal of this organiza-
tion
so
as
to
permit
it
to
carry
of
That
the
Government
"2. United States use its good out its work in behalf of Hun-
State whether cero is to bear name of "Miss," "Mr.," "Mr.
the
Mrs." or "Mr. and Mrs. and family."
offices to secure the immediate garian Jews.
9. That said governments work ..
grant by Great Britain, irrespec-
forthwith a program of ins-
tive of previous policies, of immi- out
gration certificates into Pales- plementation regarding the evac-
tine for all Jews who can be nation of Hungarian Jws,
from Hungary and other daily children, special e considepra-
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