Friday, October 6, IN

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end The Legal Chronicle

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CHIEF

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gerian Jews.
The Jewish defense group saved
the lives of thousands of Jews
'LT a daring raid on the Marseille
office of the Vichy-created "Union
of Jews of France," during which
all records of Jews residing in
the department were destroyed,
preventing them from falling into
the hands of the Gestapo. The
raid was •made on New Year's
eve in 1941 by a band of five
armed Jews led by a former Paris
journalist whose name must re-
main secret. In addition to des-
troying the files they seized sev-
eral typewriters and mimeograph-
ing machines which were used
subsequently to turn out under-
ground Jewish anti-Nazi propa-
ganda.

Jews in French Ranks
As in the other cities of

France, hundreds of Marseille
Jews fought in the ranks of the
French Forces of the Interior.
In addition to these individuals
there was a completely separate
Jewish unit composed of 60 men
and 40 women. In the last day
of the battle for Marseille this
unit lost five killed and seven
wounded. At present there is
another Jewish unit in the "Mar-
seille Division" of the FFI which
is battling the Germans.
An important job being done
by still another Jewish FFI unit
is the rounding up of traitors and
collaborationists, especially offi-
cials who administered the anti-
Jewish laws and administrators
of confiscated Jewish property.
This unit has already recovered
Jewish property worth 500,000
francs which is being held by the
authorities for the owners.
The Jewish defense group is
now housed in the sumptuous
quarters of the Vichy commis-
sariat for Jewish Affairs, which
was furnished with loot seized
from Jewish homes. In fact,
many persons who come there
to seek relief recognize valuable
objects which were taken from
their own homes.
When the building was cap-
tured, the FFI found intact 25
cases containing dossiers on var-
ious Jewish businesses and prop-
., erties. These will be of immeas-
urable help in restoring property
to its rightful owners. A brief
study of these files by the .ITA
correspondent indicated that the
Gestapo and its Vichy henchmen
had undertaken the expropriation
of Jewish property and the de-
struction of the Jewish commun-
ity on an amazingly systematic
plan.
The hope that the Jews of
America will provide the urgent-
ly needed relief requirements of
the Marseille Jews was voiced
by Jewish leaders. They pointed
out that the local Jews, who were
mainly small businessmen, and
professionals and artisans, are
destitute and in no position to
resume even a semblance of their
prewar existence, while the ref-
ugees here are in even a worse
position. They are unable to re-
turn to the parts of France from
which they fled until transporta-
tion facilities are re-established
and the government permits free
movement.
Many of the Jews are in such
a bad physical and mental state
as a result of the hardships that
they have undergone that even
if jobs can be found for them,
it is doubtful whether they can
fill them until they are rehabili-
tated.
Another problem facing Jew-
ish groups is the staggering bur-
den of maintaining hundreds of
children who were orphaned when
their parents were deported.
Jewish leaders fear that in com-
ing months their problems will
be increased rather than les-
sened.

YOM KIPPUR

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themselves in good shape, most
of the Jewish soldiers dispensed
with fasting on the advice of their
chaplains.

France

VESOUL (WNS)—More than
250 American men and officers
observed Yom Kippur here in a
small synagogue which had not
been used for more than four
years. The only civilian Jew who
attended the services was the
86-year-old M. Ignace, former
president of the community. He
emerged from his retreat in a
Catholic hospice when he learned
that Yom Kippur services were
to be held. All the other mem-
bers of the once thriving cen-
tury-old Jewish community of

Vesoul, a mountain town in the
Haute Savoie district, were de-
ported by the Germans.
The services were conducted
by Major Earl Stone of Chicago.
He was assisted by Pvt. Kalman
Yurman of Brooklyn.
The Vesoul synagogue is prob-
ably one of the few synagogues
in France which the Germans or
French fascists did not desecrate.
The five scrolls of the law were
in their accustomed place. The
prayer books were neatly ar-
ranged in the pews. The list of
deceased for whom anniversary
prayers were to have been of-
fered hung alongside the rostrum
with a little pointer at the name
"Emile Dreyfuss." To judge from
the names on the list, most of
the 40 families which composed
the community at the outbreak
of the war were originally Alsa-
tian. Ignace himself came to
Vesoul from Alsace half a cen-
tury ago.
Before and after the services
he greeted many of the foreign
visitors with handshakes and
smiles. He tried hard to under-
stand their pigdin French, but
the occasion was obviously a
great emotional strain for him.
When some of the visitors asked
him about the community, he re-
plied brokenly: "They are all
gone now. They were taken
away. I alone remain."

Italy

WITH THE

U.S. FIFTH
ARMY IN ITALY (WNS) —
Jewish soldiers of Gen. Mark
Clark's Fifth Army observed Yom
Kippur with the thunder of guns
engaged in an artillery duel.
Services were held at Fifth
Arm y headquarters, divisional
headquarters and in small groups
in the field. Whenever military
operations permitted Gen. Clark
gave permission to Jewish offi-
cers and men to attend services
and arranged transportation for
them.
Capt. Aron Paperman of
Plainfield, N. J., conducted serv-
ices at Fifth Army headquarters
with Capt. Isaac Hickman of
Capetown, a Jewish chaplain with
the South African elements of
the Fifth Army, assisting. Pfc.
Ralph Stcrnberz of New York
City acter as cantor.

Bulgaria

SOFIA (WNS)—Hundreds of
Jewish Red Army men observed
Yom Kippur in the Sofia syna-
gogue, where special prayers were
held for the thousands of Jews
who were slain by the Nazis in
the Ukraine and Beyelorussia
during the occupation..
The services were arranged by
the Jewish Consistory here with
the aid of Russian Jewish sol-
diers who helped clear away the
debris in many of the synagogues
that had been damaged. The at-
tendance at the services was un-
usually large, a fact which tre-
mendously impressed the civilian
Jews here.

Palestine

JERUSALEM (WNS)—Several
Jiwish youths were arrested for
singing "Hatikvah" at the con-
clusion of Yom Kippur services
at the Wailing Wall where re-
ligious or political demonstra-
tions are prohibited. Otherwise
the holiday passed quietly
throughout Palestine.
Prior to Yom Kippur the Chief
Rabbinate of Palestine issued an
order prohibiting blowing of the
Shofar at the Wailing Wall at
the close of the Yom Kippur serv-
ices there, since this is barred
by government regulations.
In Tel Aviv American Chap-
lain Hardy Mackinson, who is
not Jewish, attended services at
the Great Synagogue in the com-
pany of many American officers
and men.

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the UNRRA, called attention to
the "very close and constant co-
operation between UNRRA and
the J.D.C. both here and over-
seas." Mr. Lehman's letter said:
"It serves to highlight what I
have publicly and privately said
before, that the voluntary agen-
cies possessing the experience and
ability have a definite and re-
sponsible task to perform in the
vast job of reclaiming the brok-
en lives and shattered 'communi-
ties of the world."

BRIGADE

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Hitler, while the second is of a
political nature, the effects of
which will appear at the peace
conference, to influence Anglo-
American public opinion,"

FRANCK

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meat of the character and ob-
jectives of this new type of in-
stitution in the Jewish life of
America.
As chairman of the Commun-
ity Relations Committee of the
Jewish Community Council of
Detroit, Rabbi Fram is in daily
contact with Mr. Franck's work.
As the Rabbi will be attending
the preliminary meetings of the
convention of the Zionist Or-
ganization of America at Atlan-
tic City during this week-end,
he invited Mr. Franck to present
to his congregation the signifi-
cance of the principles and the
operations of the local Commun-
ity Council. Mr. Franck has al-
eady made his reputation in
Detroit as a gifted orator and
interpreter of ideas.
At the close of the service the
Sisterhood of Temple Israel will
hold a reception in his honor in
the Romanesque Hall of the De-
troit Institute of Arts.

HEBREW SCHOOLS

The United Hebrew Schools
are in receipt of one-half Schol-
arship to the Scholarship Fund
of the Schools from Mrs. Lena
Abrams of Monterey Ave., in
memory of her mother, Mrs. Ra-
chel Bessie Miller; two Scholar-
ships from Louis and William
Linovitz of Buena Vista Ave., in
memory of their father, Max
Linovitz; and two Scholarships
from Sol 0. August of Elmhurst
Ave. in honor of his father, Isaac
August; and one-half Scholarship
from Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Lev-
itan of Linwood Ave. in honor
of their father, Abraham.

Brandeis Group of Pioneer
Women to Hold Party

The Brandeis Grou P of
Pioneer
Women
their on open
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W
htheled season
Monday
evening, Oct. 2, with Jeanne
Schwartz serving as pi', Heat.
Arrangements were lo' }do for
the Club's "Evening Of ij ameo
to be held at the IV,.!knien's
Circle on Tuesday evoiH.v.:' Oct.
31. Admission, 55c. .%, grand
evening is assured all.
Simchas-Torah part will be
held on Monday evening, ()et. 9,
at the meeting hall, t..)1. club
members.

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Yiddish writer and humorist,
Sholem Aleichem, to be held in
the auditorium of the Jewish
Community Center on Sunday
evening, Oct. 22.
Moshe Dombey, popular local
interpreter of Sholem Aleichem,
will also participate in the pro-
gram, giving a number of read-
ings which will illustrate the lec-
ture by Mr. Samuel.
This will be the first of a series
of eight cultural events planned
for this year by the Joint Yid-
dish Culture Committee. For
this special occasion, Mr. Samuel
will speak in Yiddish. His recent
book, "The World of Sholem
Aleichem," has been acclaimed
an outstanding sympathetic and
critical study of the times and
social patterns represented by
Sholem Aleichem's characters.
Concert Nov. 19
Following this opening event,
the series will offer on Nov. 19
a concert featuring Cantor Edgar
Mills of Newark, and a local
instrumental trio in a recital of
works of Jewish music. An orig-
inal holiday spectacle is being
prepared by a special sub-commit-
tee for the celebration of Chan-
ukah on Dec. 17. Jacob Lest-
chinsky, noted sociologist and
writer, will give a lecture on
Jewish postwar rehabilitation on
Jan. 14. The next event will
feature the Yiddish film. "The
Cantor's Son" (Der Cilner Baal'
besel), starring Moishe Oysher.
Purim will be observed on Tues-
day, Feb. 27. It is hoped that
S. Mendelson, leading personality
of the Jewish Socialist Bund of
Poland, will be available for a
lecture on March 18. The series
will close with a concert by Susie
Michael and Maurice Friedman,
who will present the "Cavalcade
of Jewish Music" on April 22.
Tickets for these cultural
events are available at the Jew-
ish Community Council, Jewish
Community Center and through
delegates and cultural chairmen
of all Yiddish speaking organiza-
tions affiliated with the Commun-
ity Council.

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radio announced that the inhab-
itants would be permitted in the
streets between 1 p. m. and 6
p. tr. The curfew was clamped
on again until six in the morn-
ning when the inhabitants were
pct nitted to leave their homes
to make purchases.

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storms are often of a local character and difficult
to forecast by usual methods. Vet they can cause a great deal of
trouble for The Detroit Edison Company and its customers. For
this reason, we need special devices to warn us of storms in ad-
vance. Such a device is this "calling card" for lightning.

Have you noticed how your radio sputters with static before an
approaching storm? The "calling card" is that same static—put
down on paper in black and white. The static "inks in" its own
record on the chart, at the rate of 1 V4 inches per hour ... telling
us the storm's approximate speed and direction. When trouble
strikes, when lightning burns down our lines or falling trees and
branches drag down wires, our men are ready immediately to start
the work of restoring electric service.

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this is only one of several storm-
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USO ACTIVITIES

On Sept. 25 the Laundry Driv-
ers' Social Club served at the
Downtown USO Canteen.
The Sunday morning Bagel and
Lox breakfast, which is held in
the USO-JWB Jewish Community
Center Lounge, was personally
sponsored by the Infants Service
Group on Sunday, Sept. 24.
Following religious services at
Romulus Army Air Base on Fri-
day, Sept. 29, the Oneg Shabbat
was personally sponsored by the
Park Loan Society. A delicious
array of Jewish traditional foods
was served.
All the ice cream and ices for
servicemen at the social func-
tions were supplied by Albert
Boesky and Bernard Sneider.
Temple Beth Jacob Sisterhood
and the Home Relief Society are
thanked for their generous con-
tributions to the Hawaiian Serve-
A-Camp Project.

THE TROUBLE DISPATCHER,
when warned of s storm's

approach, notifies Detroit Edi-
son linemen—at home or else-
where—as quickly as possible

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To maintain the high gas/dards of service our cus-
tomers enjoy. u•e are constantly developing new
ideas and improvements . resulting in better
electric service at lower rates.

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