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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Friday, January 26, 1945
Postwar Refugee
Problems Mapped
PlainTalk...
Successful adjustment in this
country of almost 300,000 refu-
gee immigrants since Hitler's
rise, their important contribu-
tions to American art, science,
industry and the national war
effort, as well as the prospects
of postwar immigration, were re-
ported at the annual meeting of
the National Refugee Service in
New York City last week.
Discussing the economic con-
sequences of recent immigration,
Felix S. Cohen, an aide of the
Department of the Interior, de-
clared.
"Immigrant inventors, enter-
prisers and laborers have played
an outstanding role in the de-
velopment of the nation's re-
sources."
"Our national standards of liv-
ing have risen most rapidly in
periods of high immigration.
While every wave of immigra-
tion in our national history has
served to create new jobs, new
forms of production, new bases
of trade and commerce, these
effects have been intensified in
the case of refugee immigration.
The refugee immigrants of our
day are creating new businesses,
giving empolyment to American
workers, and contributing new
processes and products to Amer-
ican living.
"If our vision of economic
and historic realities were not
so blurred by emotional antip-
athies, we would be competing
with other nations to attract
the greatest possible number of
r efugee immigrants so that our
lives and the lives of our chil-
dren might be most greatly en-
riched."
by Al Segal
•
Pvt. Blumenfeld
Missing in Action
Yeshivah Dinner
Set for Feb.
David J. Cohen, attorney and
communal worker, is chairman
of the ticket committee for the
third annual Patrons' dinner of
Family Quarrel
Pvt. Jerry Blumenfeld, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blumen-
feld, 16639 Ward, is reported
missing in action in Luxembourg
since Dec. 19. A brother, Pvt.
Robert, is in the Air Corps. It
is believed that Pvt. Blumenfeld
is a prisoner of the Germans.
Two brothers, Pfc. Sam Horo-
witz and Staff Sgt. Bernard A.
Horowitz, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Horowitz, 10341 Ply-
mouth, are reported wounded in
action in Belgium.
I WAS somewhat distressed ant taste. They had savored
lately because of a purely momentarily of Jewish life and
Jewish controversy being carried had found it rather sour.
to the daily press in our town.
When a family quarrels it just VES, let's keep our Jewish
lua•rels intru - mural. The
isn't nice to open up all the
windows so that the neighbors neigbors can't settle them for us.
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They have troubles enough of
may hear it all.
No! Discreet families rather their own, what with everything.
courageous, and aggressive Zion-
shut the windows and doors and As for Jewish politics (Pm sorry
ist policy. The elimination of
there
is
such
a
thing),
the
pub-
even lower their voices lest they
Dr. Silver is, in our opinion, po-
lic
is
worried
enough
between
be heard through the walls. This
litically detrimental.
the
claims
of
purely
American
is the most effective and satisfy-
A Strong Stand
politics
and
has
no
mind
for
the
ing way to conduct a quarrel.
"But our prime concern at this
You can safely let go and have politics of Palestine.
moment is the political line which
I ant sure that most of the
your say.
Mizrachi has held to for 10 years,
I wouldn't mention the recent Jewish citizens of our town feel
even while many Zionist leaders
deeply
embarrassed
that
our
public quarrel in our local Jew-
opposed it—the line which advo-
Jewish
leaders
took
up
a
public
ish famliy (it's really distress-
cated a Jewish State.
fight
in
their
names
as
Jews.
I
ful to bring it up) were it not
"While Dr. Silver stood at the
that public quarreling is the bad hope the sorry spectacle will ad-
helm of the Emergency Council,
practice of many a Jewish com- monish Jewish leaders in other
we were certain that that aim
munity. All the windows are American communities to have
would continue to be furthered.
their
quarrels
at
home;
this
is
thrown open and the neighbors
We still recall his brave stand
to
say,
within
the
family
and
are invited in to listen.
when the problem of partition
with
the
windows
closed.
The neighbors just stand there
was being discussed. We also
I recall the village of Dumm-
gaping and can't make head or
recall the occasion, a year ago,
DAVID J. COHEN
tail out of it. All they know is kopf. For the benefit of those
when many insisted that our
that it is some sort of Jewish who never heard of Dummkopf Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, which chief battle be directed against
before
I
should
say
that
its
in-
fight.
is scheduled for 6:30 p. in. Sun- the White Paper, while he de-
The local public quarrel had habitants weime renowned, far day, Feb. 11, in the Social Hall manded a positive fight for the
and
wide,
for
not
being
very
to do with political Zionism. It
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Jewish Commonwealth.
seems that the Zionists had or- bright. There are many legends
"We have every reason to fear
This yearly affair, commemor-
ganized a Christian pro-Zionist of its foolishness. It may be ating the dedication of the new that the ideological differences
that
its
name,
Dummkopf,
de-
committee for the purpose of
home of the Yeshivah at Dexter between minimum and maximum
having a meeting in which the rives from the fact of its people and Cortland in February, 1942, Zionism, between those who are
having
been
so
foolish.
Christians would declare their
fighting against the White Paper
Pet the apologists for Dumm- marks the gathering of a prom- and those who fight for a Jew-
support of political Zionism.
inent
cross
section
of
Detroit
The committee people were all kopf like to tell about a fact of Jews who have each contributed ish Commonwealth, will come to
upstanding Christian ladies and Dummkopf life that suggests $25 or more toward the main- the surface—and then the depo-
gentlemen. It is to be guessed that there may have been some tenance of the institution.
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sition of Dr. Silver will be re-
that most of them know little if wisdom in the place, after all.
vealed as the first assault upon
NCRAC is initiating a study of anything about the issue—Jew- In Dummkopf there was an ordi-
any courageous and aggressive
nance
prohibiting
husbands
and
discrimination in medical schools ish Commonwealth—yes or no?
Fight Infantile Paralysis. Con- Zionist policy.
wives
having
their
fights
in
the
throughout the country.
—but they are people of good
tribut e to the March of Dimes.
"We wish to express our open
Dr. Glazer, vice chairman of will who couldn't turn down their streets.
skepticism that his successor,
The preamble to this ordinance
the Detroit Council on Fair Em- Jewish neighbors when they were
Chaim Greenberg, will be able
ployment Practices, discussed the asked to go on the committee. said it was about time Dummkopf
properly to fill the role this ele-
Every Bond You Buy Helps
took to itself some dignity even
efforts being made to secure fed- They wanted to be generous.
vated office demands.
to Shorten the War.
if
it
didn't
have
any
too
much
eral and state legislation estab-
These well-meaning citizens
wisdom,
as
people
thought.
This
lishing fair employment prac- found themselves in an awful
tices.
spot when the local Jewry start- fighting on the streets between
Leon Kayt and Charles Rubiner ed up a fight around them. It husbands and wives didn't add
were elected to fill vacancies on was like getting mixed up in a any dignity to the community,
the executive committee.
family brawl when you call at the preamble said. The best
Rabbi Fram reported on the a neighbor's house on a most place to fight was in the house.
progress being made in Detroit's friendly visit, and being hit by Dummkopf should try to be dig-
nified, anyway.
public schools to promote inter- the flying dishes.
Besides, Dummkopf stood on
cultural education, which is in-
tended to emphasize that Amer- VIRST the anti-Jewish Corn- lowland by the sea. The sea was
ica is a country of many races, ': monwealth people rushed to always threatening to break
creeds and national origins. He the daily press with protests and through the dikes and overwhelm
indicated that Detroit has gain- admonitions. (I am anti-Jewish Dummkopf. What could the sea
ed national recognition for the Commonwealth myself but I pre- think when so many husbands
progress which its public school fer to do my quarreling with and wives were fighting on the
authorities are making in this political Zionists in strict priv- streets? the preamble asked. The
acy over beer or egg-nog or in sea would come to believe that
direction.
Aaron Droock reviewed the the comparative seclusion of the Dummkopf was a badly divided
community that could not resist
Community Council's present and columns of the Jewish press.)
Then the political Zionists the sea. The sea would be en-
future budgetary needs indicating
the need for an enlarged staff came running to the city editors couraged to break through the
to carry on expanded activities. with bitter back-talk. There was dikes . . . "Let us seem to stand
a public accusation that anti- together against the raging sea,"
Zionism was a manifestation of the preamble said.
I give this wisdom of Dumm-
the "fear-psychology" of more
affluent Jews. The dishes flew kopf to all Jewish leaders every-
horribly around and the gentle where.
Christians who had been gotten
Your Singing Host
into this didn't know what to Musical Heatwave
make of it. Probably they re- In 'Tropical Revue'
for Chesterfield
solved never to get into anything
Jewish again.
From advance reports, ther-
As a member of the daily mometers hereabouts will rise to
press, I can say that the city the bursting point on Sunday,
editon; scarcely knew what to Feb. 4, when Katherine Dunham
A New Chesterfield
make of it either. They knew arrives here from Broadway in
. .
only that it was something Jew- "Tropical Revue."
Singing Star
ish with the names of prominent
The musical heatwave, which
rabbis and leading Jewish lay- left the metropolis at the peas
men attached to it. It was one of a three months' run, forced
of those things. They felt they out by New York's critical thea-
Great Orchestra
had to give it space even in a ter shortage, will be at the Cass
critical hour of more dreadful Theater for one week.
battles on the western front.
Polito, known as the Bing
The instinct of a city editor can't Crosby of South America, shares
ignore prominent names.
Famous Sports Announcer
honors with Roger Ohardieno,
Doubtless, the contenders felt Lucille Ellis, "I other golden-
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