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MICHIGAN'S OLDEST ANGLO-JEWISH PUBLICATION
29th Year of Service to Jewry
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
VOL. 46, NO. 49
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1944
War Emergency Conference Announces
10,000,000 Campaign for Jewish Relief
Expansion Program of Jewish
Conference Meets Opposition
Monsky Warns Against Assumption of
Activities of Existing Organizations
World Jewish Congress Demands Seat for Jews at Forthcoming
'Peace Conference; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Elected President
ATLANTIC CITY (WNS)—The War Emergency Conference of the World Jew-
ish Congress closed its five-day session here with the proclamation of a $10,000,000
world-wide campaign for Jewish relief and rehabilitation, of which $4,000,000 is to
be raised in the United States, with a demand that Jews be presented at the peace
conference and all other international conferences and with the election of Dr. Stephen
S. Wise as president of the World Jewish Congress.
PITTSBURGH (WNS)—The American Jewish Con-
ference opened its second annual session here on Sunday,
Dec. 3, at the William Penn Hotel, and was attended by
more than 1,000 persons, including 500 delegates repre-
senting national membership organizations and Jewish
communities in every major city in the country. Dr.
In a closing address, delivered
in English, French and Yiddish,
Dr. Nahum Goldmann said: "We
have spoken here not as a broken
Yiddish Dramatic George M. Stutz to Vaad Horabonim
Program Planned HeadTempletsrael Establishes
ForChanukahFete War Bond Drive Justice Chamber
Third in Series
At Center Dec. 17
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10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Year
Team is Part of
Banking Division
Committee to Sit
Daily from 12 to 3
Stephen S. Wise presided.
At its second session the con-
ference immediately proceeded to
discuss the question whether it
should expand its work and be-
come a permanent organization,
or whether it should solely retain
its present three-point program of
rescue, postwar rehabilitation of
Jews and the implementation of
Jewish rights in Palestine.
Monsky Leads Opposition
Henry Monsky, president of
The Vaad Horabonim an- the Bnai Brith and co-chairman
At a recent meeting of the
The third event in the Yid-
dish Culture Series sponsored by board of trustees of Temple Is- nounces that, through the ef- of the conference's interim com-
mittee, warned that any attempt
the Joint Yiddish Culture Series rael, Charles L. Goldstein, presi- forts and under the auspices of by the conference to become a
sponsored by the Joint Yiddish dent, announced the appointment, the "Merkaz," of which Harry permanent organization and to as-
Stolsky is president, now main- sume the supervision and direc-
Culture Committee of the Jew-
tains
a chamber of justice at tion of "the activities which are
ish Community Center and Jew-
3367 Lawrence Ave., near Dex- now the special responsibility of
ish Community Council, will be
established, well-organized and
ter, TO. 8-6778.
the annual Chanukah Festival
They also announce that a responsible Jewish organizations"
which will take place on Sunday
committee of the chamber of would "threaten to destroy its
evening, Dec. 17,. in the Com-
justice meets daily, except Sat- integrity and solidarity."
munity Center auditorium.
urdays and holidays, from 12
Arguing that the design by the
Departing from the usual prac-
noon to 3 p. m., and hears prob- /conference to enter into the fields
tice of a program featuring a
lems of Jewish faith, etc.
of the established long-term na-
lecture on the significance of
The work of the Vaad Hora- tional Jewish organizations in
Chanukah, the Joint Committee
bonim is divided into the follow- America "disregards certain basic
announces that Moishe Haar has
RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE
ing committees: 1. Hashgochoh- principles and fundamental un-
prepared and directed an un-
Kashruth in slaughter houses, derstandings which must be re-
people, but with dignity and with usual and elaborate dramatic
Kosher meat markets, poultry spected if the Conference is to
a spirit of courage, pride and presentation for the observance
shochtim, bakeries; 2. Jewish ed- survive and perform its impor-
this
year.
Mr.
Haar,
who
is
hope."
ucation; 3. Marriage, divorce and tant tasks," Mr. Monsky added:
The $10,000,000 is to be plac- well-ktISWV In- Yiddish ' cultural
Tahareth hamishpochoh; 4. Sup-
circles
in
the
city,
has
enlisted
"Does anyone imagine even
ed at the disposal of the coordi-
port for Torah and Hatzchoh; the remote probability of this
the
aid
of
several
groups
and
nating committee of the three
5. Palestine and general prob- Conference, as presently consti-
major Jewish organizations — a number of individuals who will
lems as to the establishment of tuted, developing the capacity to
Jewish Agency, Joint Distribu- contribute their talents to the
a strictly Kosher restaurant, etc. take the place and perform the
tion Committee and World Jew- program. He has written the
A general meeting of the en- functions of such agencies in
ish Congress—if such a committee text' of the program based on
tire membership of the Vaad Jewish life as the Joint Distribu-
is formed. Should the JDC re- materal from the Book of Mac-
Harabonim is scheduled for ev- tion Committee, the United Pal-
ject the proposal for the forma- cabees. Included in the text are
GEORGE M. SfUTZ
ery Monday, from 11 to 1 p. m. estine Appeal, the National Refu-
also
portions
of
the
poetic
works
tion of a central committee, the
of
the
modern
poets,
Bialik
and
of George M. Stutz, vice presi- Warning
funds will be expended by the
The Vaad Horabonim warns all gee Service, HIAS and other
World Jewish Congress for relief Lessin.
dent of the Temple, to act as who are selling Kosher meat not . overseas agencies, most of which
The
program
which
will
open
activities in Europe.
chairman of the 6th War Loan
keep in the same store non- for a qua`rter of a century or
In addition to the amount to the lighting of the Chanukah Drive in Temple Israel, in coop- to
Kosher
products, even if they sell more have built up a recognized
candles
by
a
group
of
boys
will
be raised in the United States,
eration with Banking Division— those products to customers who tradition of magnificent service
include
choral
reading,
solo
and
the Congress will raise $1,500,000
Team A, under the chairman-
non-Kosher, and that those to our stricken brethren through-
in India; $800,000 in Egypt; community singing, a one-act ship of Henry Wineman and Irv- eat
who violate this warning will out the world. These same prin-
dramatic
sketch,
interpretive
$500,000 in Argentina; $500,000
ing Blumberg. Team A is com-
their standing as a Kosh - ciples apply to the defense agen-
in Great Britain; $500,000 in dance, and declamation. A num- posed of representatives from forfeit
er butcher, and will be punished cies.
ber
of
talented
students
of
the
South Africa; $300,000 in Can.
Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, in accordance with the Kosher
"All of these organizations deal
ada; $300,000 in Brazil; $200,000 United Yiddish High School will Congregation S h a a r e y Zedek, Law of Michigan. which prohibits with combined budgets of up-
participate as narrators. A Com-
in Mexico; $100,000 in Palestine; munity Center Dance Group di- Franklin Hills Country Club and the keeping of non-Kosher prod- wards of 50 millions of dollars
$100,000 in Australia; $50,000 rected by Miss Fannie Aronson Knollwood Country Club.
ucts in a place which has a annually. They have built up
Working under the general Kosher sign.
tremendous machinery, facilities
in Peru, and the remainder in will appear.
See EMERGENCY—Page 8
See YIDDISH—Page 8
See BOND—Page 16
See JUSTICE—Page 16
See EXPANSION—Page 16
Deac to Speak at Pale'stine Resolution Approved by
Congregation Bnai Moshe to
Celebrate Mortgage Burning Dec. 10 Sholem Aleichem House Foreign Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON (WNS) — The with the campaign promises made
Congregation Bnai Moshe will Moses Fischer and Rabbi J. Na- Seminar Dec. 11
House Committee on Foreign Af- by both parties." Simultaneous-
than, and the officers of the Con-
celebrate the victorious conclu-
sion of the campaign to liquidate gregation, will speak greetings
its indebtedness with a mortgage• to the assembled members and
their families.
Congregation Bnai Moshe was
organized 33 years ago, and for
six years conducted religious ser-
vices in several localities on the
East Side of the city until 1917,
when its first synagogue was com-
pleted and dedicated on Garfield,
at Beaubien, at that time the
center of a thriving Jewish com-
munity. It was named. Bnai
Moshe, "Sons of Moses," in honor
of the late Morris Gunsberg, who
died in 1931. When the charac-
ter of the neighborhood changed,
the present site at Dexter and
Lawrence was purchased, and the
building erected and dedicated
in 1929.
Begins in 1911
From an humble beginning in
1911, with 11 members, the Con-
gregation grew to 70 families in
1917, 300 in 1929, and now num-
bers nearly 500 families on its
membership rolls. The 1929 fi-
RABBI LEO JUNG
nancial crash shortly after the
dedication of the present syna-
Sunday,
Dec.
burning banquet on
gogue, brought many unforseen
10.
Rabbi Leo Jung, of New York,
See BNAI MOSHE—Page 16
will be the guest speaker. Rabbi
Paul Deac, noted journalist
and cosmopolitan editor of the
Detroit Free Press, will be the
next speaker at the Seminar of
the Sholem Aleichem People's In-
stitute. His topic will be "Amer-
icans in the Making."
Mr. Deac has been cosmopoli-
tan editor of the Detroit Free
Press for many years and has
first-hand information on the life
of the various ethnic groups in
our city and their problems. He
is the founder and the president
of the "Americans-All" Organiza-
tion—an over-all federation of
the nationality groups in De-
troit, , whose purposes are to
spread' tolerance and American-
ism.
Mr. Deac was at one time dip-
lomatic editor of the Paris and
Geneva Tribune De La Petite
Entente, and covered the Spanish
Civil War as a war correspond-
ent.
He is a brilliant speaker and
his lecture promises to be very
instructive and stimulating. The
lecture will take place at the
schoolhouse, 3754 Monterey, and
will begin at 9 p. m.
fairs this week approved the
Wright-Compton Resolution cfn
Palestine • calling on the United
States to "use its good offices to
the end that the doors .of Pales-
tine shall be opened for free
entry of Jews to that country,
and that there shall be full op-
portunity for colonization, so
that the Jewish people may ulti-
mately reconstitute Palestine as
a free and democratic common-
wealth."
Well-informed circles here are
of the opinion that, in view of
the pre-Palestine commitments of
both major parties and their
standard-bearers, there is reason
to believe that the bill will be
passed during this session of Con-
gress.
The co-sponsors of the resolu-
tion, Representatives Wright and
Campton, said they anticipated
no difficulty in getting it cleared
by the House Rules Committee,
and that they expected "favor-
able action by this 78th Con-
gress." Congressman Wright as-
serted that he saw no reason
"why it cannot be passed by this
session before adjournment" since
"it is a matter of keeping faith
ly, Representative Sol Bloom,
chairman of the House of For-
eign Affairs Committee, declared
that he would make "every effort
to se that the bill is passed on
the floor of the House during
this session."
Text of Resolution
4
"Whereas the 67th Congress
of the United States on June 30,
1922, unanimously resolved 'that
the United States of America
favors the establishment in Pal-
estine of a national home for the
Jewish people, it being clearly
understood that nothing shall be
done which may prejudice the
civil and religious rights of Chris-
tian and all other non-Jewish
communities in Palestine, and
that the holy places and religious
buildings 'Ind sites in Palestine
shall be adequately protected';
and
"Whereas the ruthless persecu-
tion of the Jewish people in Eur-
ope has clearly demonstrated the
need for a Jewish homeland as
a haven for the large numbers
who have become homeless as a
result of this persecution; There-
See PALESTINE—Page 16