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Friday, November 3, 1944

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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Athens Jews Celebrate
Liberation of Greece

foundation there for the restora-
tion of Hellenic Jewry in cooper- Lawyer Guild Report
Clarence McLeod to Present Human Rights
ation with the Greek Governmnt.
Exposes
Dangers
of
Resolution in Congress if Re-elected
The mandate of the council is
ATHENS (WNS) — One of limited to six months. When that State Proposal No. 4
The following is a House Con- Rights embodied in a permanent
the most dramatic demonstra- period expires, the Jews will be
current
Resolution which Clar- law of the several political sub-
given
an
opportunity
to
elect
Sparked by the official report
!Is in the history of this city
ence J. McLeod has pledged him- divisions of the world.
their own representatives.
of
the
Detroit
Chapter
of
the
Among the rights which should
; place this week when its
self to introduce if re-elected to
National Lawyers' Guild, com- Congress on Nov. 7. He is a constitute the minimum of the
giving 2,500 Jews celebrated
e return of the Greek, Govern- Chajes Dedicates
prising 250 leading attorneys, candidate on the Republican Tic- Bill of Rights are: Life, Liberty,
ment to its ancient seat.
which
has exposed the dangerous ket in the 13th District. This Freedom of Speech and Assem-
The celebration began with a Composition to
resolution affects the lives of bly, Freedom of Religion. Due
precedents that would be set if Jews throughout the world, as Process of Law, Pglitical Equal-
march through the main streets Henrietta Szold
State Proposal No. 4 (so-called well as other oppressed minority ity, Freedom of the Press, the
of this happy capital. Thousands
Right to Petition to Lawful Auth-
of Greeks lined the streets, shout-
The Transcontinental Music Home Rule for Wayne County), groups:
ority for Redress of Grievances
ing and applauding the march- Corporation announces the pub- were adopted, the Wayne County Be It Resolved, etc.,
ers. But the celebration was not lication of Julius Chajes' ar-
That it is the sense of the and Freedom of Education.
drive against the proposal by the
A committee of representative
without tragedy. As the demon- rangements of Ten Palestinian
Congress of the United States
strators lifted a placard reading Folk Songs, which were commis- committee f o r Representative that the donial of essential hu- Jews, including Sidney Alexan-
"This is All that is Left of Us," sioned by Mrs. Emanuel Neu- Government appeared likely this man rights and political rights der, Irving W. Blumberg, Aaron
heads everywhere dropped in mann, national program director week to pile up a large "NO" to Jewish and other minority Drook, Harry Madison, Samuel
vote to be added to the expected
silence and in tears.
of Hadassah. This songster is out-state majority of 150,000 or g roups and individuals is em- J. Rhodes and Harry J. Schaef-
ployed for the purpose of insti- fer and A. C. Lappin, are fur-
Following the public demon- dedicated to Henrietta Szold.
more against it.
tuting wars between nations. thering the candidacy of Clarence
stration, the marchers congregat-
Mr. Chajes, director of music
"Labor, small business and That to dimnnish said causes for J. McLeod and recommend most
ed in a synagogue which only at the Jewish Community Cen-
two weeks ago was used by the ter, and at Temple Beth El in home owners, who would have war and to promote justice and heartily his re-election to Con-
Germans as a stable. There serv- Detroit. has spent several years their taxes increased in Detroit human welfare throughout the gress.
ices were held and special pray- in Palestine doing research work and all over the County, who world, cerain rights should be
ers said for the Jews who died on ancient and contemporary were not consulted in the fram- guaranteed by the most binding
Benevolence is the doing of
'at the hands of the defilers. There Hebrew music. Many of his Pal- ing of the amendment, have ral- authority of law.
Therefore, it shall be the policy righteous. acts of help to living
was no rabbi to conduct the serv- estinian songs are in the reper- lied strongly against Proposal
creatures whether of high or low
ices. But as the 2,500 Jewish toire of almost every Jewish sing- No. 4 this year. The fact that of the United States of America degree; as when we help a tor-
men, women and children began er. The new songster includes this Proposal provides for a non- to cooperate with all other na-
toise in trouble, or a sick spar-
chanting in unison, "How Good an easy but effective piano ac- partisan at-large-elected govern- tions to the fullest extent to the row, without looking for any re•
are Thy Tents Jacob," the sob- companiment to some of the most ing body and appointed rather end that there shall be estab- ward.—Tenets of the Soto Sect.
bing and wailing was heart pierc- popular Palestinian tunes. Each than elected county officials has lished and maintained a Bill of
ing. This was the first Jewish song has its translation, and the stirred deep opposition. The peo- ■
ple of Detroit and the 11 cities,
religious service in Athens for background of the melody is also 13 villages and 18 townships in
DETROIT'S ONLY NATURAL MINERAL BATHS
more than a year and, in the given The songster will certain- Wayne County will cast a much
Mineral, Turkish and Reducing Baths
opinion of one of the elderly ly contribute a great deal in pop- larger 'NO' vote than two years
Jews, one of the most impressive ularizing these lovely, gay and ago."
and solemn.
spirited Palestinian folk melo-
Leaders in civic, labor and
When the services were over dies.
FOOT OF SECOND BLVD., OPPOSITE D. & C. BOAT LINES
legal circles will go on the air
and the worshippers began leav-
Take Woodward Cars Marked Boat Piers
in opposition to Proposal No. 4
ing their seats it was almost im-
The virtuous (when injured) on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.
Separate Departments for Men and Women
possible to get them to talk about grieve not so much for their own m., over WWJ; Sunday, Nov. 5,
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
their experiences and hardships. pain as for the loss of happiness at 4:55 p. n1. over WWJ; And
But here and there, however, one incurred by their injurers.
Monday, Nov. 6, at 11:45 p. m.,
RANDOLPH 6744
was found who had the strength
—Jatakamala.
over WWJ.
and spirit to talk.
An elderly Jew, with traces of
suffering and fear in his face,
related that immediately after
the Germans evacuated Athens
the Jews who were in hiding be-
gan congregating in the syna-
gogue. On the first day of the
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German evacuation of the city,
more than 200 Jews came to seek
shelter and solace within the
walls of the house of worship.
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Later they were joined by more
Jews, from Athens proper and
from hiding places in adjacent
villages, mountains and caves.
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When the Hitler victims, many
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of whom had not seen sunlight
for months, came to the syna-
gogue, they were overcome with
emotions when they saw that it
had been transformed into a
stable by the Nazis. They wept
at the ruin and desecration. But
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their emotions soon gave way to
a determination to cleanse the
house of worship of all traces
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of Nazi defilement. Men and
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women, young and old, soon
threw themselves in with fire and
fervor into the task of cleaning
up the debris. Now the syna-
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Irogue is the only home for most
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of the Athenian Jews.
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An American newspaperman
who attended the solemn services
at the synagogue and who inter-
viewed some of the worshippers
observed to your correspondent
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that there "are no more Jewish
families here—only the remnants
of families." This truth is par-
ticularly obvious when one speaks
to the children. A young boy,
who was seen clutching the hand
of a woman, was asked if he was
glad at the prospect of returning
to his home, and he answered:
This is not my mother. This
lad y has been as kind to me as
if sh e were my own mother."
The plight of the surviving
Jews in Athens is beyond des-
cription. They are underfed and
decimated looking. They lack
clothing and shelter. They have
no money and no immediate pros-
pects of self-support. They need
urgent relief, and are fervently
Endorsed by labor and civic organizations as a liberal, progressive and
looking forward for aid from
"wish relief organizations here
competent
candidate.
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JACK ELLSTEIN

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Democratic Ticket

II Rights Restored

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"Alex Svolos, Greek Minister of
Finance, announced that Jewish
property confiscated in Greece
during the Nazi occupation, will
be returned to the former own-
ers.
At the same time, the Greek
Government issued a decree re-
storing full rights to the Jews
in the liberated areas. The de-
cree, published in the official Ga-
zette, provides for the establish-
ment of Jewish communal coun-
cils in Athens and Salonika to
deal with the problem of provid-
ing relief and shelter for the sur-
vivin g Jews and of reviving Jew-
ish communal life. Under the
decree, six Jews, selected by Jew-
ish refugees from Greece and by
Jewish members of the Greek
armed forces in the Middle East,
are to return immediately to
Athens to "join in laying the

If elected he will strive for honest government for Michigan; fair treat-
ment to all, particularly to minority groups.

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