Friday, November 3, 1944
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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COMMUNITY
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Congressional hearings on this
matter. All members of Congress
from the Detroit area will be ad-
vised officially as to the position
taken by the organized Jewish
community. Organizations were
called upon to ask their Con-
gressmen to support the measure
in Congress.
The text of the resolution is
as follows: "The Jewish Com-
munity Council of Detroit sup-
ports and urges the establishment
of a permanent, Federal agency
devoted to promoting and enforc-
ing fair employment practices,
and recommends to all its con-
stituent organizations and their
members to urge upon their con-
gressmen and senators to sup-
port the establishment of such an
agency."
Endorse Lynch Bill
At the same time the delegates
also went on record in support
of the Lynch Bill, H.R. 2328,
which would make it unlawful to
use the mails for the distribu-
tion of "hate literature" of any
kind. It was reported that this
bill has been buried in committee
for many months, and that ac-
tion is now needed to have the
bill discharged from committee
and brought to the floor of the
House of Representatives. A
Discharge Petition has been in-
troduced and requires the signa-
tures of 218 Congressmen.
Individuals and organizations
in Detroit are urged to write
t heir Congressmen requesting
them to sign this Discharge Peti-
tion No. 21 so that the Lynch
Bill may be debated in Congress.
Abraham Cohen, internal re-
lations director of the Commun-
ity Council, reported on plans for
the special meeting of Council
delegates and electors to discuss
the work of the American Jew-
ish Conference. This meeting
has been scheduled for Nov. 21
at the Jewish Community Center
at the request of the Detroit
delegates to the Conference.
ident of the Community Council
appoint a standing committee to
deal with this and other syna-
gogue problems which arise from
time to time, and which, in his
opinion, would be the concern
of the entire Jewish community.
After some discussion, the mat-
ter was referred to the executive
committee on a motion by Dr. S.
Kleinman.
Joseph Bernstein presided at
this Delegates' Conference in the
absence of President James I.
Ellmann. Following adjournment,
some of the delegates remained
to hear the rebroadcast of the
first Jewish services from liber-
ated Nazi soil, which was car-
ried by Station WWJ at the re-
quest of the Jewish Community
Council.
WALDMAN
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States during the past century
in any country assuming a ser- the ruins surrounding us and Community CeAter and Temple
ious racist character such as de-
veloped in Nazi Germany." Mr.
Waldman termed such a possi-
bility "an absurdity to the nth
degree."
TERRORISTS
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East Sir Bernard Paget, and Act-
ing High Commissioner John V.
M. Shaw, which makes all Pales-
tine Jews and Jews throughout
the world responsible for the ter-
roristic acts committed by a
small group, and which mini-
mized the Yishuv's war efforts."
RAID SETTLEMENT IN
SEARCH OR TERRORISTS
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Fly-
ing squads of the Palestine police
this week raided the Jewish set-
tlement of Nathanya, named after
late Amercian Jewish p hilanthro-
pist Nathan Straus, in search
for alleged terrorists. The set-
tlement was surrender by a heavy
police guard which constables
proceeded to interrogate the resi-
dents. Of the more than 650
persons that were questioned, 50
were detained for further ques-
tioning.
After the raid, the police is-
sued a statement lauding the
head of the settlement and the
"loyal inhabitant's" for their help
and cooperation.
, The small Zionist Actions Com-
mittee, representing the world
Zionist movement, is mobilizing
the best forces of the Zionist
movement in Palestine to combat
the terrorists, it was announced
by the executive of the Jewish
Agency. The Actions Committee
also adopted a resolution protest-
ing against the recent joint proc-
lamation of Acting High Com-
missioner John V. M. Shaw and
General Sir Bernard C. Paget,
British Commander-in-Chief of
the Middle East Forces, in which
it was implied that the responsi-
bility for the terrorism in Pal-
estine fell on all the Jews of
Palestine and on the Jews of the
world.
Headed by the mayors of Tel
Aviv and Petach Tikvah, a Jew-
ish delegation this week visited
the Palestine District Commis-
sioner and demanded that he
make public the names of the
alleged Jewish terrorists who
were deported to detention camps
outside the country.
The delegation urged that the
Palestine Government make ar-
rangements for receipt of mail,
parcel service and visitors by the
deportees.
While promising that he would
prepare the requested list, the
District Commissioner stated that
the matter of mail and visitors
would have to be handled by the
police authorities.
was largely responsible for its
collosal industrial, agricultural,
and commercial development,"
Mr. Waldman pointed out that
some countries — particularly
Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico—have
already seen gratifying evidence
of the value of immigration in
the new industries developed by
European refugees."
Mr. Waldman declared that
"the post-Hitler immigrants in
Latin America have brought in
new skills, new merchandising
ideas, new trades. Product upon
product, from furniture to
clothes, which previously had to
be imported, are now being man-
ufactured by them."
The immigrants in South Amer-
ica, Mr. Waldman continued, are
thus creating a higher standard
of living. This, in turn, is crea-
ting increased markets for Unit-
ed States exports. Mr. Waldman
foresaw an era of trade expan-
sion after the war for American
businessmen in Latin America,
an expansion, he said, "which
these immigrants will have help-
ed make possible."
Discussing the integration of
Jewish newcomers to Latin Amer-
Rabbi Fram - Reports
Reports were given by Rabbi ica, Mr. Waldman declared:
"In the Jewish communities in
Leon Fram and Isaac Franck
on the last meeting of the Na- the countries which I visited, I
tional Community Relations Ad- found that the recent immigrants,
visory Council, which is engaged totaling 125,000, who constitute
in coordinating and uniting the a large proportion of the Jewish
natonal fight against anti-Semi- population, are rapidly adapting
tism. They indicated that prog- themselves to the new conditions
ress is being made in the direc- in spite of the plainful psycho-
tion of uniting the work of the logical effects of the terrible ex-
national organizations, and gave periences they suffered under the
illustrations of these develop- savage treatnint of the Nazis.
ments. They also reported on These communities are very
the work which has been done young ; only a small minorit., of
locally to keep anti-Semtism out the settlers have been there more
of the political campaign. This than 25 or 30 years. Made up
work locally was part of a na- of people from many different
tional program planned by the Continental and Mediterranean
countries, the Jewish communities
NCRAC.
Several delegates asked ques- in Latin America have not yet
tions and commented on these become cohesive, though progress
reports with special reference to is being made in that direction.
VAAD
the reports on legislation and on Many of the new arrivals have
contacts with organized labor. A become naturalized citizens in
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recommendation was made from their respective countries of set-
the floor that a representative of tlement. The children are being chin, Solomon Breitstein, Morris
the Jewish news dealers in the educated as nationals and already Kaner and J. Nosanchuk, com-
City be co-opted to the Commun- there are obvious indications that mittee members. J. Lachar is
ity Relations Committee of which the Jewish youth are developing honorary member of the commit-
Rabbi Fram is chairman. as Latin Americans, happy in tee.
Isaac Franck reported also on their new surroundings and eag-
For information call Rabbi J.
the background, method and re- er to take their part in the eco- Thumin, president of the Vaad
sults of the study of Negro-Jew- nomic and cultural life of the Horabonim, TO. 8-4582; Rabbi
ish relations in Detroit, which country. Even the older age Isaac Stollman, M'nahel of the
was sponsored by the Community groups, who are naturally gov- Vaad Horabonim and the Mer-
Council, National Association for erned to some extent by their kaz, TY. 4-7781; H. Stolsky,
the Advancement of Colored Pen- European backgrounds, are quick- president of the Merkaz, TY. 4-
ple and Wayne University. A ly acquiring the language and 6749; or M. Fisher, vice presi-
summary of the study, which lists mannets of their new country and dent, TY. 6-9185.
20 major conclusions, is being are becoming integrated in the
distributed widely throughout the common life."
Mr. Waldman disclosed that in
SOBELOFF
city and to other communities.
The study serves to prove the Mexico City, the small Jewish
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falsity of many popular notions community of 20,000 recently
as to the relationship between made a gift to the municipality step for more effective national
of a moderq public school build-
Jews and Negroes.
ing costing several hundred thou- cooperation between our civic
War Chest Appeal Made
agencies be taken. Mr.
An appeal for support of the sand dollars, and that it is now protective
Hollander
will report at the ses-
War Chest was made by Judge considering building a 200-bed, sion on Community
Relations
Charles Rubiner, who emphasized ultra-modern hospital on a non- Problems, Sunday afternoon, Nov.
the fact that the United Jewish sectarian basis. Jews, he said,
Appeal is a major beneficiary of have established many philan- 12."
the War Chest, and that agencies thropic institutions in all the
AACHEN
like the Joint Distribution Coni- Latin American capitals and oth-
mittee and United Palestine Ap- er large cities. During the past
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peal are already carrying on five years, they have also raised
vital relief and rehabilitation substantial sums for the relief of
work in liberated areas of Eur- suffering Jews in Europe and Germany, "but it is the first
for the development of the Jew- which we broadcast to the world.
ope and in Palestine.
With the prophet we say, 'How
Gerson B. Chertoy, research ish settlement in Palestine.
"For the most part," Mr. sweet upon the mountain are the
director, reported briefly on sev-
eral cases of discrimination in Waldman added, "the Jews of feet of the messenger of good
employment which have been han- Latin America have prospered." tidings'."
Declaring the light of religious
Analyzing anti-Jewish preju-
died with gratifying results in
dice in Latin America, Mr. Wald- freedom had pierced through the
recent months.
man said that this was "largely darkness of Nazi persecution and
Sobeloff Elected
Isidore Sobeloff was unani- the result of Nazi propaganda, that freedom of conscience again
mously elected to fill a vacancy which until 1941 was allowed to exists in the land that had been
in the executive committee taus- go unchecked, and did not come denying it to men, Chaplain Lef-
by the resignation of Herman from the inherent nature of the kowitz asserted that "eternal
ed
Pekarsky. people themselves." truth has lived through and will
"Bcause of the very mixed outlive the fanatical power which
Reporting on the perennial
problem of mushroom synagogues nature of the populations of the sought to destroy it."
He struck a poignant note
which spring up for the High Latin American countries," he
Holy Days, Rabbi Max J. Wohl- pointed out, "it is not likely that when he observed :
"Even as we sadly look upon
gelernter proposed that the pres- the developing nationalisms are
consider the loss of lives with
which this victory has been pur-
chased, we are solaced by the
thought of the lasting memorial
which consecrates the sacrifice
and upon which is written in let-
ters that glow like burning coals,
'the spirit of man cannot be con-
quered'."
Catholic Chaplain Waters paid
tribute to Jewish heroism and
martyrdom and lauded the many
Christians who gave shelter and
protection, at the risk of their
own lives, to Jews hounded by
the Gestapo. He told of a Bel-
gian priest who had sheltered a
rabbi in his home for four full
years. He added, "One of the
good products born of this war is
religious freedom for all men."
Protestant Chaplain Henry
pointed out that "actually it is
not so strange that a service such
as his is being held on German
soil. Nazism," he continued,
"was never really able to crush
the heart of man and remove his
love for• God. The tortures and
death imposed upon the Jews of
Germany an4 the enslaved of
Europe have failed miserably in
their real purpose."
Chaplain Henry revealed that
"ninny services and holiday cele-
brations have been conducted for
American soldiers since we en-
tered Germany. As conditions
permit, I am confident that the
Jews everywhere in Europe shall
soon again have the opportunity
to enter freely into their houses
of worship. That is definitely one
of the things we are fighting for
and one of the things we are re-
solved to preserve."
The offices of the American
Jewish Committee and National
Broadcasting Company have al-
ready been deluged with tele-
phone calls and letters from
Jews and non-Jews, many of
them kin of American soldiers
overseas, who said they were
"thrilled" and "inspired" by the
broadcast.
PISGAH
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t
ileastlhltoaalEg.tre
l i of
his .brilliant career at
n
encital; and his first com-
position effort at the age
of 13
with a piece for string quartet
Julius Chajes rose to gr.,
heights when in 1933 he
first International Cuomo I t.
for s oPo n i a naifsttesr nin Vni e3n4n, a.
Ir. Chajes
led the piano class at the Musical
College in Tel Aviv, Palestine,
where he began his research work
on Ancient Hebrew Music in
Jerusalem. Following up on this
with study of Modern Palestinian
piano
songs and compositions has made
him the •ickno•ledged authority
on the subject he is today.
Recognized as a preeminent
Pianist - composer, Mr. Chajes
made his American debut in 1938
in New York's Town Hall, and
has since played on coast-to-coast
hook-ups over the Columbia net-
work. Piror to coming to De-
troit, he served as Professor of
Composition at the New York
College of Music for thrue years.
Mr. Chajes has composed music
for many instruments and his
compositions have been played by
acclaimed artists and ensembles
throughout Europe and America.
Milton Weinstein, president of
Pisgah Lodge, has announced that
due to the anticipated size of the
crowd at this attraction, admis-
sion will be limited to members
of Pisgah Lodge and their fam-
ilies.
"Merry Widow" Opens at
Wilson Theater Nov. 6
Id me. Yolanda Berodrion, gen-
eral manager of the New Opera
Co., will present the original
Broadway production of "The
Merry Widow," starring Jan Kie-
pura, to the Wilson Theater for
an engagement of three weeks
starting on Monday night, Nov.
6. This company is the one that
ran successfully for a year at the
Majestic Theater, New York, and
last spring made a tour of the
Pacific Coast, playing in San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
and Portland, to receipts of
$350,000. This season the tour
was resumed in New York by an
engagement of four weeks at the
sparkling array of artistry has
been made possible through the
cooperation with Pisgah Lodge
of Mr. Chajes, who now serves
as musical director of the Jewish City Center.
State Proposal No. 4
EXPOSED!
It Is NOT "Home
Rule"
WHO IS BEHIND PROPOSAL NO. 4?
Downtown "Big Business" and the Daily N e %simpers
controlled by their advertising.
WHAT IS "BIG BUSINESS" TRYING TO DO
PROPOSAL NO. 4?
'vial
Centralize County Government under an unrepresenta -
tive non-partisan, at-large-elected body which the). can
elect and completely control with the power o f their
money and the Daily Newspapers.
WHY IS "BIG BUSINESS" TRYING TO
OVER"?
"PU I THIS
In order to unload their taxes on the home metier and
small business. That is the pay-off!
HOW WILL PROPOSAL NO. 4 AFFECT OUR
PL()PLE?
County
It will close the door forever to representation in
Government for minority groups such as ours. No
minority group has ever had a representative on the
non-partisan at-large-elected Detroit Common Council.
•
Don't Let "Big Business" Rob Us of Oar
Voice in Government
Vote "NO" on STATE PROPOSAL No. 4
Nov. 7th
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—COMMITTEE FOR REPRESENTATIVE GOV'T.