DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Friday, August 25, 1944

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Italian Citizenship utob se
tion being given to Palestine as Mapai W ins 63 Seats
Nazi dominated countries.
a
country
of
refuge
and
Turkey
Offered War Refugees
"And we urge further that our as a country of transit.
CONFERENCE
In Jewish Palestine's
government assist in financing
10. That the food program for Represen tative Body
LONDON (WNS)—Th e Bon_
the transportation of such ref u- civilian
(Continued from Page I)
detainees agreed to by
omi
government of Italy has ap.
concern,' and subject to the su- gee emigration and provide all the said governments and the
JERUSA LEM (Palcor) — The provd
e in principle a proposal
pervision of the League of Na. facilities as may be in its power International Red Cross give
tions. to offer.
proper attention to Jewish intern- Central Elections Committee has offer citizenship to part o f to
the
"The oppressed Jews of Eu•- ment, labor and extermination just published its report on the 20,000 refugees sheltered there.
"While these guarantees served
to a certain degree in actually ope look to you, Mr. President, camps.
elections for the Assephath Han- About three-fourths are Yugo-
slays. The others are mostly Pol-
safeguarding the basic individual for salvation; they also look to
11. That immediate measures ivcharim, Jewish Palestine's Rep ish,
Austrian and Czechoslovak
human rights of the Jews and non-Jewish Americans like our- be adopted to destroy the mur- i esentative Assembly. According
other members of minority selves for such aid as we may der installations and facilities of
official
report,
202,448
Jews.
to the
Sir Herbert Emerson, Assist-
groups, several states, which give them in their distress. We the extermination camp.
persons cast their ballots, includ- ant League of Nations High Coin-
were bound by these Treaties, are confident that under your
ing 9,219 soldiers. The polling missioner for Refugees, announc-
were still able to discriminate leadership a rescue program can
took place in 294 localities, in- ed this at a press conference to-
EGYPT
against their Jewish populations be carried out which will provide
eluding 20 camps of civilian day and stressed that naturaliza-
and to deprive them of many of this tortured people with new
(Continued from Page 1)
workers for the army and super- tion "will be one of the most
their basic equal rights. This life and hope."
numary police. The election re- important ways ofI
so.v.11g the
Iraq also seeks to give that im- sults follow:
was particularly due to the fact
postwar refugee problem."
pression and there is noticeable
that the international instrumen-
Mapai
has
secured
73,667
Asserting that the action of
competition between the two votes and 63 seats; Hazit Has-
tality of enforcing those guaran-
countries in vying for prestige. mol, Left Front, consisting of the Italian Government is part
tees was defective and in some
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of an effort now being made to
instances inoperative. The most
Hashomer Hatzair and Left Poale have some of the refugees ab-
flagrant breach of human rights mans proceeded to dig up the
Zion, obtained 24,773 votes, 21 sorbed by the countries giving
has been perpetrated by Ger- mass graves in the Fort. Pris- Mr. and Mrs. H. Yanich
seats (the Hashomer Ilatzair has them temporary asylum, Sir Her-
Honored
on
Anniversary
many, since the advent of the oners of war, and Jews from the
15 and the Left Poale Zion has bert disclosed that "no refugee
Nazi Regime, in its brutal treat- ghetto, were made to do this
6) ; Aliyah Hadasha, 21,403 votes, will be forced to go back to his
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harry
Yanich
of
ment of the Jewish population. work. In order to prevent any
18 teats; Hamel Hamizrachi,
"Thus the total disregard of of the people escaping from this 2319 Leslie Ave. were recently 19,346 votes, 17 seats; Faction native land against his will." He
revealed that about 1,200 refu-
honored
on
the
occasion
of
their
civilized concepts of individual terrible task, the Nazis put chains
B of Mapai dissidents, 18,168
in Spain had indicated a
human rights on the part of some on the workers and machine guns 25th wedding anniversary by a votes, 16 seats; Mizrachi Ortho gees
reference to remain there rather
states resulted in acts of vio- were set up round the area of surprise party given by their dox Zionist Organization and I)
lence, enslavement and extermina- the common graves. Despite all children, Nr. and Mrs. Walter Mizrachi Women, 7,756 votes, 7 than to go to the Allied "free
H. Plaut (Hadassah Yanich), and seats; Confederation of General Pert
" at Camp Fedhala, near
tion against large sections o f
Jews
population of Europe. Herein lie these measures, a few
Pvt. Joseph I. Yanich.
Zionists, 4,723 votes, 4 seats; Casablanca. He said that 9,000
in Jew
escping,
a
The names of Mr. and Mrs. Wizo, Women's Zionist Organi- Jewish refugee children in Nazi
the roots of the international ertheless succeeded
follow-
Yanich were inscribed in the
one Europe, for whom homes are now
anarchy that contributed to the and they have made the
ration, 4 seats; Yemenites (
assault of the Axis powers on ing statement:
"'Six common graves of 300 Jewish . National Fund Golden general list and one labor list), available in the United States,
the civilized world.
to 350 feet long, nine feet wide, Book by their children, the Ab- 6 seats; Maccabi, 3 seats; Corn- Argentina, Palestine, Canada and
"In order to secure the dignity and five feet deep were dug up raham Beitner family, and Mrs. munists, 3; Non-Partisan Relig- Sweden, are destined to be
of man and his individual human between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, and Jenny Yanitz. The many guests ions List, 3; Haoved Ilazioni, stranded in war-torn Europe be-
3• cause of the refusal by the Ger-
.
rights against future violation, 12,000 bodies of men, women and present honored the couple by
18 (Hai) trees in the General Zionists La bor
there must be a Bill of Rights children were exhumed, piled up planting
Leon Blum Colony, in honor of Merchants, 2; People's Jewish mans to issue the necessary exit
that shall be guaranteed by the in stacks of 300, and burned. that great citizen of France and State Movement of Dissident visas.
nations of the world. Such a The bones were ground in special great Jew. Revisionists, 1.
Better to loan than to give
Bill and its guarantees may be machines, and the ashes were
Pvt. Yanich has returned to
alms; and, better than both, to
embodied in a universal coven- mixed with the earth. Some
Do
not
grieve
your
wife
with-
ant among the nations, or in a bodies had a few bits of clothing Camp Polk, La., after spending out cause, for tears come easy help the poor and needy in their
work.
series of international covenants on them, but most of them were a 12-day furlough with his fam- with her.
among certain groups of nations. completely naked. The position ily.
irS
"The American Jewish Con- in which the bodies were found
ference, in seking to safeguard in the graves showed that the
the human rights of Jews on an victims had been driven there in
equal basis with those of all groups, forced to lie clown, and
other human beings, therefore so shot. Many bodies showed no
urges, that the world order which signs of wounds, proving that
the United Nations are resolved many of the people were buried
• • •
to establish have as one of its alive'."
foundations as International Bill
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
Greenberg of New York, co- WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
chairman of the Postwar Com- OFFERS RESCUE PROGRAM
mission of the Conference; Rabbi
LONDON (WNS)—The World
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
secretary of the Commission.
European Jews to the Intergov-
ernmental Committee for refu-
gees, now in session here:
1. That the governments of
ROOSEVELT
the United States and Great Brit-
am proclaim that Jews surviving
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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
ican public opinion, to the num- or British citizens were con-
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
How many of your friends and
persecution of many thousands entitled to benefit, by analogy,
of Hungarian Jews—men, worn- of the 1929 Convention on pris-
relatives did you forget with New
en and children. In country after oners of war.
3. That the International Red
country of Nazi occupied Eur-
Year greetings last year?
Form of Greeting Card
ope the slaughter by the Nazis Cross and the Churches make
and their satellites of their Jew- every effort to obtain for the
ish inhabitants has been pursued surviving Jews in occupied Eur-
How much time did you have to
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Miller and
with systematic and ruthless bru- ope the said status of civilian
family, 975 Washington Street
tality. Today the fate which has internees.
spend
in
selecting
suitable
cards,
4. That the United States and
befallen the Jews of Germany,
Extend best wishes to all their relatives
of Poland, of Czechoslovakia and Great Britain declare that terri-
in addressing and mailing them?
and friends for a Very Happy New Year.
of the Baltic countries also tories under their administration
threatens the Jews of Hungary, are open to all Jews who can be
You can save all this trouble, all
the largest remaining Jewish rescued, and that they are re-
community in Europe. sponsible for the maintenance
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.
people and government, has 5. That the neutral countries
greeting in The Chronicle.
shown itself ready despite Nazi declare their doors open to Jews
scaping
from
occupied
Europe.
e
ressure to permit the departure
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-
ain
demand
of
Hungary
through
of expressing your good wishes
tine, and of all children up to
the age of 10 with visas for un- the protecting powers to repat-
to all your relatives and friends.
riate
her
Jews
already
deported
occupied Europe and overseas.
and to establish machinery for
even
these
concessions
will
But
Germany
be useless unless immediate ac- care and protection in already
de-
and Poland for the
tion is taken to give effect
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ported
Jews
until
their
repatria-
to
h
the prospects of rescu
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opened up. We therefore re- tion.
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the International Red
,
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spectfully urge that the follow-
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ing steps be taken without delay: Cross increase its representation
That the Government of in Hungary so that at least one
or
"1.
Enclosed find $1.00 for which please insert my New Year's Greeting
the United States assume the permanent delegate will be es-
in
every
important
cen-
•
Card in your /944 Rosh Hashonah number.
initiative in formulating forth- tablished
Will Out This
with an effective rescue program ter. 8. That the funds pledged by
which will facilitate the removal
Coupon and
of Jews from Hungary; also i if Great Britain and the United
Name .
possible from other Hitler dom- States for the relief work of the
Red Cross be put
Mail at Once
mated lands, by all available International
Address
at the disposal of this organiza-
means.
the
Government
of
tion
so
as
to
permit
it
to
carry
and
"2. That
the
United States useits good out its work in behalf of Hun-
State whether taro is to bear name of "Miss," "Mr.," ''Mr.
immediate
Jews.
garian
M rs." or "Mr. and Mrs. and family."
offices to secure the
9. That said governments work
grant by Great Britain, irrespec-
-
tive of previous policies, of immi-
plementation
the of evac-
gration certificates into Pales- out
forthwith regarding
a program
im
tine for all Jews who can be uation of Hungarian Jews, espe-
rescued from Hungary and other cially children, special considera-

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