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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
TOL. 46, NO. 51
Shaarey Zedek Celebrates
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;Burning of Its Mortgage
Rabbi Saml. WOW
Histadrut Guest
Speaker Jan. 7
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Pre3ident of the
Jewish Theological Seminary, Guest Speaker
Congregation Shaarey Zedek celebrated a milestone
in its history last Sunday evening, Dec. 17, at ceremonies
which marked the burning of the mortgage on the syna-
gogue at Chicago and Lawton. Nearly 1,000 members
and their wives attended the rites and heard pleas by
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president of the Jewish Theolog-
—
Seminary of America and
ical
Dr. A. M. Hershman, rabbi of
Shaarey Zedek, to safeguard
I -4 Judaism.
Shaarey Zedek was termed the
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Annual Conference
At Shaarey Zedek
All preparations have been
made already for the annual Ge-
verkshaften Campaign Confer-
ence, which will convene at the
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22, 1944
Senate -Committee Asked to
Shelve Palestine Resolution
Opposed to Action at Present Because
Of Current International Situation
WASHINGTON (WNS).—Acting on the advice of
the State Department, the Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee this week shelved, by a vote of 8 to 12, the
Wagner-Taft Palestine Resolution calling for free and
unrestricted Jewish immigration into Palestine and the
ultimate establishment there of a Jewish Commonwealth.
After the decision of the com-
mittee was announced, the State
Department issued a statement
that it was opposed to present
action on the resolution because
'
of the current international sit-
uation. The statement said that
while "the Department has the
utmost sympathy for the perse-
cuted Jewish people of Europe
and has been assisting them
235 New Members
through active support of the
work of the War Reufgee Board
Enrolled in Chapter
in every way possible," it was
At a meeting that took place of the opinion, however, "that
at the Crystal Ballroom of the the passage of the resolutions un-
at
Book Cadillac Hotel recently, a wise
the present
time
would
be
the
of
from the stand p
new chapter of the Bnai Brith,
world's largest Jewish service or- general international situation,
ganization, was formed. The new and has so informed the • Senate
chapter will be known as the Committee on Foreign Relations."
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Harry B. Keidan
Lodge of Bnai
Brith Is Organized
Chaim Weizmann
Urges Transition
Period in Palestine
Five or Six Years
Needed to Prepare
JERUSALEM (WNS). — Tak-
ing a long-range view of the
problem of the establishment of
a Jewish Commonwealth in Pal-
estine, Dr. Chaim Weizmann,
Expect
State
rs Expec
Issue
Zionist Leaders
Harry B. Keidan Lodge, in mem-
president of the Jewish Agency,
arifiy
Cl
artment
to
ory of the late beloved Judge Dep
urged a transition period of five
RABBI SAMUEL WOHL
Secretary of State Edward R.
Keidan who for many years was
or six years as a preparation for
an insirational
leader in the Stettinius Jr., who was reported
p
the launching of a Jewish state. Shaarey Zedek Auditorium, Sun-
d Jewish community life to have testified against the pass-
Dr. Weizmann, addressing the day, Jan. 7, at 1:30 p. in., and civic an
it is announced that many Jew of Detroit. age of the resolution at this time
Palestine-wide conference of the
The initial membership of this before the Senate Committee, re-
labor colonization group. "Ha ish organizations have not only new lodge consists of 235 of ceived this week a Zionist dele-
'Hityashvuth Haovedeth," ex- elected their delegates, but are some of Detroit's most repre- gation consisting of Dr.
pressed the belief that Palestine also planning to take an active sentative Jewish citizens. Elabo- Hillel Silver, Dr. Stephen S. AWbibsac
will not become a Jewish state part in this year's campaign.
All branches of the Labor Zi- rate plans are being formulated and Dr. Israel Goldstein.
DR. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN
immediately, though he declared
At the same time, the Ameri-
onist movement of Detroit—the to make the Harry B. Keidan
"banner conservative Jewish con- that the younger people in Pal- branches of the Peale Zion party, Lodge of Bnai Brith one of the can Zionist Emergency Council,
gregation in the United States" estine are certain to see the re-
which represents all major Zion-
the Jewish National Workers' Al- most active in the nation.
committee ist organizations in the United
by Dr. Finkelstein, who called sults of their work. Speaking ]fiance branches, the Pioneer
nominating
The
upon America to assume the of the near future of Palestine,
Women Clubs, the chapters of elected at this meeting, consist- States, reserved comment on the
Harry Rott, chairman, deferment of the resolution peed-
moral
leadership
of
mankind.
Dr.
Weizmann
said:
for
Labor
Palestine,
.
- 7 "The Germans and Japanese "How do I visualize this fu- the the Labor Zionist Youth Barney Smith,
Sidney Karbel, ing "further clarification by
and
oo
before the war, were trying des- tube? In hefirst place, we must
George Seyburn, Meyer Fishman, State Department."
t fi the White Paper
The Council, however, issued
perately to imitate America," he chains.
get rid When
t
planning to help enthusiastically
make this year's Morris Direnfeld and John Sill-
this is achieved, movement—are
man, will make their recommen- a statement recalling President
declared.
"They
did
not
realize
that American efficiency and its we will have to plan a great campaign the biggest in its his-
prosperity was founded on de- expansion of our work. I believe tory. dations at the next meeting for Roosevelt's message to the Zion-
The principal speaker of the the initial list of officers for this ist Organization of America, on
mocracy, the principle of giving that if conditions in the world
newly formed lodge. An over- Oct. 15, in which he said that he
everyone an equal chance, which do not change for the worse and Conference will be Rabbi Samuel
re- whelming tribute and vote of knew "how long and ardently the
Wohl of Cincinnati, . who has Con-
eloquently
the
leaders
of
nations,
such
as
le hove worked and
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so
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Prophets
the
thanks was extended y
preached.
They did not see the Churchill and Roosevelt, remain cently participated World
in
Jewish
City, membership to Harry Rott and prayed for the establishment of
spirit of America ; they only saw in their places, we will then pro-
Congress,
ceed on the path leading to a ference
ofheld the in Atlantic
the Dr.
tinsel."
Finkelstein declared there Jewish State—maybe gradually." and at the American Jewish Con- Harry Yudkoff for their invalu- Palestine as a free and demo-
and in
which Commonwealth"
he pledged that if
The President of the Jewish ference in Pittsburgh. Another able services in the organization cratic
Jewish
the of the new lodge.
be
In an interview with Mr. Rott, re-elected he will help to bring
would be no wars if the world
outstanding
speaker
will
followed the aphorism of the Agency expressed the hope that
• about its realization.
.
great teacher, Hillel,
who summed the gates of Palestine will be acclaimed dramatist, P e r e t z one of the founders of the , lodge
Council also recalled that
.5r B.
Hirschbein.
up the Torah in the phrase "Love opened to Jewish mass-immigra-
The reports reaching the office Keidan
he stated:
"The will
new
Lodge
be one of the the 1944 platforms of both the
.
•••-- -..j. thy neighbor as thyself". He also tion, though this, he said, is con-
most active chapters in the his- Republican and Democratic par-
asserted
fleeted with the land problem.
WOHL—Page 12
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asserted that things of the spirit her
of
political
parties
within
the
tory
of
the
Bnai
Brith organiza- ties included planks endorsing
Palestine
unite men while things of the Warning against the large num-
tion. Members are all enthusi- the re-establishment
.
of as a free and democratic Jewish
body divide them.
astically
interested
in
the
type
Palestine Jewish community, Dr.
work Bnai Brith stands for and Commonwealth; furthermore, that
Dr. Hershman Speaks
Weizmann said:
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survey of opinion of the pres-
we have every reason to believe a ent
"They are a result of Jewish
Dr. Hershman cited the ex-
Congress of the United
e Harry B. Keidan Lodge
ample of the Maccabees who individualism, but this is no help
that the a credit to the nation-
will
be
See SENATE—Page 12
lived nobly and died nobly. "It in advancing the world of the
Bnai Brith organization."
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v i d e
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has been the fate of the Jews future. One thing must be made
See SHAAREY—Page 12
A
See WEIZMANN—Page 12
Chaehmey Lublin
To Hold Annual
Banquet Jan. 7
Palestine, Pillar of
Hope .for the Refugees
The Yeshivath Chachmey Lub-
tin will have its second annual
banquet on Jan. 7, 1945, at 6
By JAMES G. McDONALD
in., in the Jewish Community y
Against the dark background contrast between the noble sena-
Center, Woodward and Holbrook.
l expressed b y
The Yeshivah increased its ed- of the indescribable tragedy of ments
so generousy
.
statesmen
and the grossly inade-
The time has come to raise the joy which comes to o e
i quate actions of most govern-
funds for the construction and can say "yes" to a stirring up- national
past year activities
with the during
help of the
the •
ments and intergovernmental
capable administration and as-
agencies. With few notable ex-
equipment of a modern, 200-b ed peal.
What Detroit Needs
sistance of Detroit Jewry. At
ceptions, their actions have been
general hospital under Jewish
Proper hospital care of the
characterized by hesitancy, pro-
auspices, as a contribution to sick, is at once a challenge and resent
P,
close
to
a
hundred
stu-
dents are attending the Yeshivah.
ur
crastination, half-heartedness, or
of a progressive They receive, besides their high
t he health and welfare of o
community. Two million dollars a responsibility m any years the
negativism. When dealing with
community. For
refugees, almost invariably gov-
is This
required.
special message, announc- challenge faced the Detroit Jew-
Hebrew
secular
_ room
and and
board
in the education,
Yeshivah's
ernments have taken the short
ing the incorporation of the Jew- ish community and the desirabil dormitories. A parochial school,
view of national self-interest,
ish Hospital Association of De- ity of establishing a hospital was
have been blind to real national
troit, is addressed to you in the discussed and carefully studied•
which of
was
for the
_ benefit
the established
younger students,
self-interest, - and have ignored
belief that people will give freely In 1938 the Jewish Welfare Fed is progressing daily.
the interests of mankind. Typical
At the last meeting of the
and generously, if they feel that oration sponsored a survey on
was the calamitous blindness of
there is a compelling, convincing the hospital situation in Detroit. Yeshivh's board of sponsors, a
most of the leading governments
e
was
establish
-
need, and if the proposed insti- This study found that there was banquet committee chairman; Ja-
to the overwhelming catastrophe
tution is planned to meet that a pressing need for more general
ed: Judah L achar,
which was to become inevitable
p
D
n ietroit, ese- . cob Soberan,
treasurer, and
m
need. They will give freely and hospital beds
after they, during the first year
ee
tients.
It
F
pa
Morris Kaner, ticket holder.
of Hitler's regime had declined
generously, in keeping with the chilly for ward
Admission
to
the
banquet
is
to check Nazi persecution at a I
significance of the project and ommended that the community
time when this could have been
the nature of the times, if the plan
for for
a 200-bed
general hos-
pital'
acute diseases,
an in_ free . with
a
contribution
of
0 All seats are reserved.
sc h e (ci.k ed easily and without blood-
movement puts forward capable,
at would be wed, $12.5
A
most
entertaining
program
is
c le er-
far-sighted and. optimistiad
stituti
3n scientifically
that"
ic-
planned,
equipp
The record of 25 years of in-
ship
and citizens
is led by who
zealous,
p ubl
spirited
won't
stop soundly administered, and medi- being preapred and a delicious
cooperation —
tergovernmental
cally staffed by qualified and dinner will be catered by La-
res-
with
few
exceptions,
for exam-
Behind
each gift lies an ins- promising physicians in the medi- char's
Kosher
For
short
of success.
ervations,
call Caterers.
To. 8-5055
or res-
Ty.
ple,
sonic
of
the
work
of Nanson
.
cal and surgical specialties.
4-9420.•
JAMES G. McDONALD
pelling motive. The obvious tea- What
Reserve your tickets now, and millions
Other Cities Have
of men and women and and the brilliant resettlement of
y insti-
sons for such gifts are the rec-
The survey brought to the sur-
See PALESTINE—Page 12
ognition in
of doing
a pressing
need;
pleasure
good or
in in- face the fact that the City of heir,
maintain
this expand
worth to the children, let us note the sorry
tution
so it may
highest level.
augurating a progressive step in
Sce HOSPITAL — Page 12
the interests of humanit y; or in
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Building Campaign for the
Detroit Jewish Hospital
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