DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLt and The Legal Chronicle .

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The Official Party of the Launching of the SS. Isaac Mayer Wise

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Friday, January 12. 1945

Nazis Killed 40,000
Jews in Kaunas

CAIRO (WNS)—The retreating
Germans in Lithuania massacred
10,000 Jews in a Ghetto slaugh-
ter during one night and then
burned the entire quarter be-
fore abandoning Kaunas, Colonel
Pouyade, commander of the
French Norniandie air squadron
that has been fighting Russia,
said here this week.
Colonel Pouyade said that his
unit had entered Lithuania w ith
the Red Army and 15 (lays af-
ter the occupation of Kaunas he
had had occasion to visit the
city.
He described heaps of corpses
of men, women and children in
the streets and in ruined cellars.
Only one Kaunas Jew escaped.
he said, by hiding in a secret
cellar beneath the usual cellar,
which he had fitted with a cam-
ouflaged stone trap-door.
According to Colonel Pouyade,
there had been 40,000 Jews in
Kaunas. The Germans concen-
trated theta in a Ghetto and,
during three years of occupation,
slew 30,000. However, the Red
Army's sudden advance forced
the Germans to retreat white
10,000 Jews still remained alive.
During their last night in
Kaunas. Colonel Pouyade said,
the Germans massed the surviv-
ors in a one-square-kilometer
section of the Ghetto and ma-
chine-gunned them en masse af-
ter having poured abandoned
fuel supplies on their houses and
set them ablaze. He said that
Left to right: James C. Merrill, president, St. Johns River Shipbuilding Co.; Rabbi Jonah B. absolutely nothing remained of
Wise; Mrs. Sidney Brown, sponsor, who broke the champagne bottle on the ship's prow and named the Ghetto area.
it. "Isaac Mayer Wise"; Miss Minna Halle Seitner and Miss Rhoda Meyer, co-sponsors, and Rabbi Israel
Kaplan of Jacksonville.

special emphasis on opening Pal-
estine to Jewish immigration,
was demanded Sunday by Amer-
ican, British and French Jewish
leaders at a meeting of the na-
tional administrative council of
the Zionist Organization of
America.
Prof. Zelig Brodetsky, presi-
dent of the Board of Deputies
of British Jews, expressed confi-
dence that President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Winston Church-
ill and Marshal Joseph Stalin
would discuss the status of the
Jews at their forthcoming meet-
ing.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America, called upon Great Brit-
ain "to initiate together with the
United States and Soviet Russia
a new era, that of Palestine's
establishment as a Jewish com-
monwealth."
He declared that American
Jews looked to President Roos-
evelt, "who has pledged to ef-
fectuate the establishment of
a free and democratic Jewish
commonwealth of Palestine in
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his message to the convention
of the Zionist Organization
last October, to do what he
can in the fulfillment of that
policy which has the approval
of the entire American people
of all groups and parties."
BRITISH OBLIGATION SEEN
Dr. Goldstein maintained
that "it is Great Britain's
moral and humanitar'lan obli-
gation to end without delay
the White Paper era which
"30 Seconds Over Tokyo"
restricted the entry of Jews
Romanian Jews Prepare
Stays at United Artists
into Palestine."
SAFAD GETS ELECTRICITY Turkey Halts Visas
List of War Criminals
Declaring. that 75 per cent
SAFAD` (Palcor)—The ancient To Romanian Jews
Spencer Tracy and Van John-
of the Jews of Europe on the town of- Salad" in Upper Galilee
BUCHAREST (WNS)—A spe- son in "Thirty Seconds Over
BUCHAREST
(WNS)
—
The
Continent outside of Russia had was illuminated by electricity for
Tokyo" with Robert Walker and
been killed by the Nazis, Dr. the first time last week when Romanian Foreign Office has cial commission to prepare a Phyllis Thaxter hold over at the
Goldstein asserted that "no oth- current provided by the Pales- been informed this week by the list of war criminals directly and United Artists Theater for a
er people have suffered such cas- tine Electric Corp. was switched
Turkish Government that it will indirectly responsible for the third week. Based on the fac-
ualties in this war."
on, on the third anniversary of
murder of Jews during the per- tual account of the bombing of
He held that there was no the death of Pinchas Rutenberg, stop issuing transit visas to Jews iod of Romania's collaboration Tokyo as recorded by Captain
hope of rehabilitation for hun- founder of the Corporation. from Romania bound for Pales- with Germany has been formed Ted Lawson and Robert Consi-
dreds of thousands of the re- Salad has a mixed Arab-Jewish tine, it was disclosed by Zionist here by Romanian Jewish organ- dine, "Thirty Seconds Over
maining Jews except through im- population.
Tokyo" is a stirring record of
izations.
leaders here.
migration to Palestine.
Besides listing the Jews who daring and accomplishment.
The Turkish Government was
The pr o b l e m s confronting 613 TO ENTER PALESTINE
were massacred by Romanians
Spencer Tracy is cast as Lt.
European Jews, Dr. Goldstein
BUCHAREST (WNS) — The reported to have stated in its and Germans, the commission Col. James E. Doolittle, while
said. could not be solved without British delegation here has an- communication to the Foreign will prepare a list of the dam- Van Johnson plays Capt. Lam -
the aid of the United Nations. nounced this week that obstacles Office that it suspended the issu- ages suffered by Jews whose
He expressed the hope that "in preventing the emigration of 613 ance of transit visas because of property was looted. The lists son.
the near future" the State De- Romanian Jews who were de- the restrictions which have been will be submitted to the United
partment would withdraw • its ob- tained in Bulgaria en route to placed by the Palestine Govern- Nations.
A gypsy once in his life tells
jections to the resolution recent- Palestine had been removed and ment on Jewish immigration. At
the truth, and then he repents
ly deferred by the Senate For- that the Jews can now proceed the same time Turkey has re-
of so doing..
eign Affairs Committee calling io their destination.
quested the Romanian Govern-
Should a peasant become a
for the resumption of immigra-
ment to take measures prevent-
Measure thy cloth ten times
landlord he will flay the peas-
tion to Palestine and the estab-
Man is caught by his tongue, ing the emigration of Jews from
thou canst cut it but once. _
ants.
lishment of Palestine as a Jew- and an ox by its horns.
Romania to Palestine via Turkey.
ish homeland.
JEWS IN UNDERGROUND
The American representative
of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
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dent of the Jewish Agency for
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Palestine, Dr. Meyer W. Weis-
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gall, who returned from Pales-
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tine last Friday by plane, .report-
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ed on his six-weeks' stay in that
country. He described' the meas-
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ures taken by the Jewish com-
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munity to rehabilitate the thou-
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sands of orphans who had been
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ish agency and the large num-
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escaped from Nazi concentration
camps.
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When you're busy, it's grand to be able to prepare a
Joseph Fischer, a member of
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the French Jewish delegation to
quickly—and it's doubly grand to win your family's
meal
this country and a leader of the
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have that again—and soon!"
France before the war 120,000
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and their fate was unknown.
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Another 12,000, he said, were
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known to have been massacred
by Nazis in France. Only 50,000,
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in 30 minutes.
Mr. Fischer added, managed to
Friday afternoon
get out of France. He reported
There are now eight conveniently located Detroit
strong Zionist sentiment among
the French Jews, thousands of
Edison
Home Service Centers. Visit the nearest
whom, he said, took an active
part in the resistance movement.
to you and make use of the suggestions and
Saul S. Spiro, secretary of the
Zionist Organization of America,
assistance it offers. Our Home Service Advisors
reported the enrollment of 52,-
will gladly answer any questions you have
000 members since October.

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about electric appliances, lighting, or cooking

Refugee Visa Notices
Halted by Red Cross

WASHINGTON — The Ameri-
can Red Cross has announced
that it no longer would transmit
messages concerning visa peti-
tions or Palestine certificates to
refugees in enemy or enemy-held
territory.
It said the service was dis-
continued to conform with recent
regulations of the Office of Cen-
sorship, which held that trans-
mission of such messages no
ea.
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geh renwasmo pn ra ec y ticasb p le

ks, truth

keeps silence.

methods. Remember—it's a date: any Thursday

or Friday afternoon!

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