MICHIGAN'S OLDEST ANGLO-JEWISH PUBLICATION
29th Year of Serviee to Jewry
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal`Chronicle
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1944
VOL. 46, NO, 40
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Jewish Brigade to Be Part of Maurice Samuel Relief Need in Liberated
German Army of Occupation To Open Yiddish Europe Will Be Staggering
Churchill Stated That Britain Acceded
To Agency Request In Forming Brigade
Culture Series
Topic "World of
Sholem Aleichem"
LONDON (WNS)—The Jewish Brigade now being
Maurice Samuel, well-known
formed in Britain will not only be represented "as a
author,
lecturer and critic, will
distinct formation in the final struggle against Germany,
the annual Yiddish
jointly Culture
by the
but will also "take part in the occupation which will fol- open
Series sponsored
low," it was disclosed this week by Prime Minister Win-
ston Churchill in his address to
the House of Commons following
the return from the Quebec Con-
ference.
Mr. Churchill said that in
forming the brigade the British
Government had acceded "to the
request of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine" and that it was
only "appropriate that a special
unit of that race which has suf-
fered indescribable torment from
the Nazis should be represented
as a distinct formation among
the forces gathered" for the final
overthrow of Germany.
Following is the full text of
the Prime Minister's statement:
"The British Army in Italy in-
cludes also Palestine units. Here
I would mention the announce-
; ment that the government has
decided to accede to the request
of the Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine that the . Jewish brigade
group should be formed to take
part in the active operations.
"I know there is a vast num-
ber of Jews serving with our
forces throughout all the armies,
but it seems to me indeed ap-
propriate that a special Jewish
unit of that race, which has suf-
fered indescribable torment from
the Nazis, should be represented
as a distinct formation among
the forces gathered for their final
overthrow. I have no doubt that,
they'll not only take part in the
struggle but also in the occupa-
tion which will follow."
Palestine Press
Denounces Acts
Of Terrorists
Declare "Capones"
Must be Stopped
JERUSALEM (Palcor) — De-
nouncing the assassination of As-
sistant Superintendent of Police
T. J. Wilkin which resulted in a
day and night curfew on the
Jewish quarter of the New City,
the newspaper Haaretz called for
stringent measures to stop the
terrorists and declared that "the
whole matter has developed into
a tussle against the police by a
gang of terrorists, like the fights
MAURICE SAMUEL
between the Al Capone gang
and police in America." It is Jewish Community Council and
"Impossible to find political or Jewish Community Center, it was
national sense behind this ter- announced this week by Louis
ror," Haaretz stated, "and it is LaMed and Abram Meyerowitz,
amazing that when Jewish Pales- chairmen of the committees of
tine is called upon to establish the two agencies. The occasion
a Jewish Fighting Force to com- will be an evening devoted to
bat the Nazis, elements here the work of the world renowned
should indulge in attacks on po-
lice stations and the murder of
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policemen."
Other Hebrew newspapers ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
The Palestine Post, English-
Language daily, stated: "These
enemies of society are in the
ARABS DENOUNCE
first place enemies of the Jewish
FORMATION OF BRIGADE
people and it is for Jews to take
JERUSALEM (WNS) -- The counsel. Denouncing these repro-
fear that the formation of a bates is not enough. Isolating
Rabbi Leon Fram has invited
Jewish Brigade in Britain will them is not enough. The Jews
endanger Arab aspirations in Pal- must make it plain to them that Isaac Franck to occupy the pul-
estine was voiced this week in they regard them (the terrorists) pit of Temple Israel Friday
several of the leading Arab news- as their own enemies and will night, Oct. 13, at 8:30, in the
papers in Palestine. treat them as such."
Officer Wilkin, of the Criminal
Falastin, leading Arab paper
here, challenged the basis for the hwestigation Dept., spoke Heb-
creation of a Jewish brigade. "If rew fluently. He was waylaid
any army is essentially based on by two men in European dress
the national idea," it asked, on his way to Police Headquar-
"what is the nation or homeland tors. The assailants escaped in
upon which the Jewish Army is a waiting car. The Criminal In-
based? If the answer is Pales- vestigation Department has been
tine, then why is it called 'Jew- engaged in the roundup of Stern-
ish' when Palestine is the home- ites and in the arrest of Jews
land of the Arabs as well as of and Arabs charged with illegal
the Jews? If it is a spiritual possession of arms. The attack
homeland which embraces it, or occurred on the morning of Fri-
Jewry, what does a spiritual day, Sept. 29.
Because of the curfew, Jews
homeland want with an army?
Another Arab newspaper, Adi- were prevented from attending
faa, noted editorially that "it is Sabbath services on Friday eve-
the political more than the emo- ning and Saturday morning, and
tional aspect of the brigade which Succoth services, a ban which
interests the Arabs." The Jews, particularly enraged Orthodox
it charged, have "two motives in Jews. It was partly lifted on
mind—first is the war against Saturday, Sept. 30, when the
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See BRIGADE—Page 12
Isaac Franck to
Occupy Pulpit
At Temple Israel
How Jews in Europe
Observed Yom Kippur
Frank.
U.S. Troops on German Soil Chaplain
At Stolberg, largest German
WITH AMERICAN TROOPS town held by the Allies, the Yom
IN GERMANY (WNS) — The Kippur services were held on a
at-
last Yom Kippur to be openly hillside. The services were men
Ibrated within the Nazi Reich tended
by several
hundred
'under the
guidance
of Chaplain
n, years was observed by some Sidney Lefkowitz of Richmond.
Jewish G.I.'s with the First Together with Chaplain Morris
A rmy on green hill near the bat- Fox of Chattanooga he also con-
tlefront.
ducted special services in the rear
, While the voice of a cantor of a large warehouse, at a medi-
minting the Kol Nidre rose over cal station and in a small copse
the rattle of traffic crossing a near a prisoners' enclosure.
near-by bridge, the prayers were
Where Jewish soldiers were not
n'inctuated by the flat slam of able to observe Yom Kippur be-
; Ins. Not far away from where cause of military reasons, they
!he services were held German observed the spirit of the holiday
vilians walked along the village by greeting each other with
reets, but none turned to mock.
Yom Kippur services were also "Good Yomtovs."
In view of the need to keep
11..1(1 by the Jewish men in the
fourth Division. The services,
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1 (1 in a tent, were officiated by
,,
Dr. Joseph Schwartz Declares Emergency
Cannot Wait for Carefully Laid Plans
NEW YORK (WNS)—When relief workers enter
the liberated countries of Europe on the heels of the
victorious United Nations' armies they will discover that
Hitler's policy of extermination and persecution of the
Jews had created "emergencies on a scale staggering the
imagination." it was predicted
here by Dr. Joseph Schwartz,
European chairman of the Joint
Distribution Committee, in an
address before a large audience
of Jewish leaders at the Hotel
Astor.
Dr. Schwartz added that "it
will be the kind of emergency
that will not wait for the formu-
lation and carrying out of care-
Speaker Back from
fully laid plans."
Concentration Camp
Asserting that the Jews in
America will find themselves con-
At the meeting of Temple Is- fronted with emergency situations
exceeding the current financial
rael Sisterhood which is to be resources of the Joint Distribu-
held on Monday, Oct. 16, at the tion Committee, Dr. Schwartz de-
Detroit Institute of Arts, pre- clared:
ceded by a dessert luncheon at
"Many of us have been hoping
1 o'clock, Prof. Philip B. Sulli- secretly that when the war was
over
and we
the would
situation
van, who very recently returned
clear,
find became
that the
to the United States on the dip- tragedy was
not as great as we
lomatic exchange ship "Grip- been described. I am afraid, how-
sholm" from a Japanese concen- had imagined it, or as it had
ever, that we are going to be
tration camp, will address the disappointed in that hope, that
meeting on "My Year and a we are going to discover that
Half in a Japanese Concentra- the Jewish communities of Eur-
tion Camp." ope are in ruins; that we are
Professor Sullivan is a native going to find a country like Hol-
land which
had a Jewish
com-
Detroiter and after completing munity
of 140,000
reduced
to
his studies at the University of some '15,000 or 20,000 Jews.
Michigan in 1922, went to Shang- That is the kind of thing we are
to Europe.
find in Western
and
hai, China, to become associated going
Central
I do not have
Prof. P. S. Sullivan
To A ddressTemple
Israel Sisterhood
with St. John's University as to explain to you the tragedy
Professor of Economics. The we are
going to find in Poland.
University was established 60 This is unfolding daily. In Po-
years ago and through the years land, when all of these cities
famous in Jewish history and lore
has come to be recognized as become liberated, we shall prob-
China's most outstanding modern ably find Jewish communities re-
University, and as such has been duced to remnants. That is the
attended by the members of the situation we must be prepared
for; because we shall be called
ranking families of China. At upon to deal with those who re-
present Professor Sullivan is main on an emergency basis. We
supervisor of the East Asia, area shall be called upon to deal with
and Language Division, of the those situations quickly and ef-
Army Specialized Training Pro- fectively."
Dr. Schwartz outlined the re-
gram.
lief
programs
that
been
Mrs. Bayre Levin, chairman of
carried
out by
the had
J.D.C.
in
program, will present the speak-
Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and
er. Poland during the occupation.
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto, presi- "Our relief activities in most of
dent of the Sisterhood, has ex-
tended an invitation to the pres- these places," he declared, "have
stopped
for a single
day.
idents and their Women's Groups not
Through
Switzerland
alone,
for
of St. Paul's Cathedral, Our the occupied countries, we have
Lady of the Rosary Altar Group, expended about $6,000,000 under
North Woodward Congregational war conditions, with all the diffi-
Crurch, and Rev. Joseph Mayne, culties and with all of the com-
who is executive secretary of plicated, although necessary, reg-
the "Round Table of Catholics, ulations of the Treasury and
Jews
and Protestants."
Members
State and other governmental de-
and friends
are cordially
invited partments."
to attend this meeting.
In a letter to Paul Baerwald,
The Board of Temple Israel
Sisterhood will act as hostesses chairman of the committee. Her-
for the dessert luncheon under bert H. Lehman, chairman of
the chairmanship of Mrs. R. R.
Kallman.
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Chief Rabbi of France Alive
ISAAC FRANCK
MARSEILLE (WNS) — Chief
Isaac Franck
to Detroit
Lecture
Hall of came
the Detroit
In- Rabbi Essaye Schwartz of France,
stitute of Arts. Charles L. Gold- who was believed to have been
stein, the president of the con- deported and killed by the Ger-
gregation, will conduct the serv- mans in 1943, is alive, it was
reported here from Lyon.
ice.
The 60-year-old rabbi returned
as director of education of the to Lyon last 'week from a moun-
Jewish Community Center, and tain hiding place where he elud-
was afterwards called to the posi- ed the Gestapo for more than
tion he now occupies of executive eight months. In ill health even
director of the Jewish. Commun- before he was seized by the Ger-
ity Council. Under his leadership mans, Rabbi Schwartz was re-
the Jewish Community Council ported to have arrived in Lyon
of Detroit has come to be recog- in a complete state of exhaustion.
nized as a model of democratic When he identified himself, Jew-
organization for Jewish communi- ish leaders who knew him for
ties in the large cities of the many years, could hardly recog-
country. The "Jewish Social Ser- nize him both because of his
vice Review" recently published ragged appearance and because
an article from the pen of Mr. he had shaved his beard off while
Franck on the subject of "The he was a fugitive.
Simultaneously it was disclosed
Community Council Idea," which
is regarded as a definitive state- by Jewish defense leaders here
that as many as 15,000 Jews may
have survived the Nazi occupa-
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tion in the Marseille area. Ap-
proximately 7,000 Jews, half of
them foreigners, are known to
be safe in the Bouches-Durhone
department. Prior to the German
occupation this department had
a Jewish population of about 30,-
000. Local Jewish leaders esti-
mate that approximately 3,000
Jews had been deported by the
Germans from the Bouches-Dur-
hone department.
Relief for the Jews who re-
mained was administered by the
"Union of Jews for Resistance
and Relief" which was the cen-
tral organization functioning on
a nation-wide — although under-
ground—scale throughout France.
Head of the Marceille branch was
Maxim Cremieux, grandson of
Adolphe Cremieux, father of the
law granting citizenship to Al-
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