Edison Issues
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

Friday, February 2, 1945

Plain Talk...

by Al Segal

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Bnai Brith Women
Dinner Dance Feb. 17

Polish Jewry
Appeals for Aid,
$4 Sends Package

The Detroit auxiliaries of the
Bnai Brith Young Women an-
The Jews in Detroit and other
nounce the completion of their cities throughout this country
plans for the third annual donor have responded warmly to the
dinner, which will be held Sat- appeal of the American Federa-
urday evening, Feb. 17, in the tion of Polish Jews to send, at
Crystal Ballroom of the Book- once, packages of food and medi-
Cadillac Hotel.
Surviving Jews
A. B. Kapplin, public relation:. caments for the
in Poland.
director of the Anti-Defamation
Now, when nearly all of Pol-
League of Bnai Brith; will come and is freed, the work of our
front Chicago to be guest speak- campaign becomes even greater
er.
and more important, because the
On the program will alsrl hr small portions of the Jewish com-
unusual musical arrangements by munities which remain are mak-
the choral groups of the Naomi ing every effort to rise to their
and Deborah Auxiliaries.
feet and start life anew, after
After the dinner and the pro- five years of the worst Jewish
gram, there will be a post-Val- tragedy in the history of man-
entine dance to which - service-
men will be admitted free.- Bobby kind.
The American FederatiOn for
Grayson and his orchestra will Polish Jews accepted the call of
provide the music.
Dr. Emil Somerstein, president
All proceeds of this event will of the Jewish Emergency Com-
be allocated to the Bnai Brith• mittee in liberated Poland for
philanthrophies.
immediate aid, and has proclaim-
Co-chairmen of the affair are ed. • the national campaign for
Mildred Altman and Sarah L. 250,000 packages of food ,and
Matz. Chairmen of the various medicaments for our afflicted
committees are:
brothers and sisters in Poland.
Edythe Feingold, Beatrice
Every $4.00 sends one package
Goodgall, NI a r t h a Silverman, of food.
Pearl Klein, Tillie Feinbloom,
Bring or send your contribu-
Onny Goldsmith, Dorothy Frank,. ,tions at once to the office of •lie
Sylvia Modiest, Betty Sheck, American Federation for Polish
Shirley Greenstein, Ray Yanov- Jews, 9124 Linwood; 'corner
sky and Celia Gorman.
Clairmount, Tyler 7-9650. •

James: W. Parker, president
and general manager of Detroit
Edison, has issued the following
statement:
"We believe our customers
and employes should be informed
that a dispute exists between 1.o.
cal 223, UWOC-CIO and the
Detroit Edison Company with re-
gard to the renewal of , a con-
R. [DUEL, the business man, for stateless Jews to go to and
tract covering more than 900
%vim front time to time feels live in. I can't count all the trees
power • plant employes.
moved to write this column for I have had planted in Palestine
The Union has filed a request me, requests that I let him move in memory of 'my deceased
for a strike vote which was in . this week. I really need a friends. I have been a regular
scheduled for Jan. 31. While mid-winter vacation and so I contributor to the upbuilding of
such action does not necessarily reply, all right, Mr. Hillel, come Palestine. In the course of the
mean a strike, it obviously cre right in. years my contributions should
ates a situation in which the
Mr. Mlle) (that isn't his real have bought a number of dun-
plant employes might vote to name) speaks in these words on ams of Palestine land.
place in the hands of the nation- .1 matter that has been grievous-
So eager ant I for a good Pal-
al officers of the Union at New lytroubling him, as it must estine that I resent the activities
York the power to jeopardize quite at few other citizens:
of rabbis and other Zionist lead-
electric service in the Detroit
I, Mr. Hillel, have been feel- ers who by their demands for a
ing terribly confused on account
area.
h state in Palestine are only
"A strike would break a sol- of the way our Zionist leaders Jewh,
storing'tun trOnble for Jews in
emn contract between the em- are trying to lead me. They that country. Old Palestine in-
ployes and the Company: That are pulling me this way and that habitants like the Arabs aren't
contract has a no-strike clause and I never have been a fellow going. to let themselves be ruled
because of the recognition by ,the who complacently can take that by a government of newcomers
Company and the Union of the sort of thing. One Zionist big- whom they look upon as political
vital . importance of electric sup- shot takes my right arm and aggressors.
ply to the community. To call the other my left to drag me
If plain people like me were
this strike cannot be justified inthe different directions of
asked about. it. I ant sure it
as a last resort.
their various purposes. Poor Mr. would be found that generally
"The legal means for bringing Hillel ! I just don't know where
about a settlement have not been I'm at, except that I am some- (hey feel the same way I do in
the matter of Palestine. They,
exhausted. The Government has where in the middle.
too. would ask 'by what authority Shaarey Zedek
Detroit Music Guild
established machinery for the
I mean the Zionist leaders who
peaceable settlement of labor speak in my name, as a Jew, these Zionist leaders speak for Library Adds
os and in our name take their
Concert Feb. 7
each with his own voice, separ-
disputes.
"We are deeply concerned by ately. There seems to be a con- nolitical yammerings to the Outstanding Books
The third subscription concert
any threat to interrupt electric test for prestige going on be- White. House and to the halls of
Shaarey Zedek Library, which Of the Detroit Music Guild will
service in this area. Those in- tween them and I am supposed legislation? On what meat do
these our Caesars feed? Their is open to the general • Jewish he given Wednesday evening,
volved should, we believe, weigh to take one side or the other.
Feb. 7, at the Detroit Institute
contending voices bellow with
carefully the long and continu-
Yet, even in my distress, I such effect as to give an impres- public, has added a . number of of Arts Lecture Hall.
outstanding
and
popular
works
ing record of this Company and can feel sorry for the great and
The feature of the concert will
nion of all Israel in a tumult of recently, according to Maurice
its employes for fair dealing and good President of the United
political controversy , alien to H. Zackheim, chairman of the be the first Detroit performance
States who must be terribly em- America.
good service.
library committee. Among the of the "Trio for Oboe, Clarinet
"The Company assures its cus- barrassed between their conten-
and Bassoon" by the contempor-
As a Zionist, I think it's about new books are:
tomers that it will take every tions. The man has enough on
ary Brazilian composer, Villa-
time we took stock of our lead-
"Sabbath,
the
Day
of
Delight,"
Ital-
precaution and will use every his hand, God knows—the
ership and whither it is leading Abraham E. Millgram, published Lobos. Also on the program will
reasonable means to avoid an ians, the Poles, the Greeks— us. After all, we're not in the
be works by Schobert, Piston and
interruption of electric service without having to take the tum- least interested in an oratorical by the Jewish Publication Society Mozart.
and will make the necessary ap- ult of rabbinical Zionist competi- contest to decide which of sev- of America ; "The Jew • in Our
The artists are Lare Wardrop,
peal to the Government to pre- tors at home as well. It just nral rabbinical voices is the most Day," by Waldo Frank; Amer- oboe; Bernard Rosen, clarinet;
icans
All,"
by
Oscar
Leonard,
doesn't seem fair.
vent it."
powerful in high places. We are a children's history of the Jews Merle Alvey, horn; Eleanor Lip-
not
partisans of the prestige of in the making of America: kin, piano. The concert is open
S FOR myself, I can feel
any rabbi or other Zionist lead- "Germany's Step-Children," by' to the public and to holders of
Jewish Folk Chorus
like a. Balkan citizen. If a
season subscription tickets.
Balkan citizen takes sides with one er. It's about time to push some Soiomon Lipzin, and "Emma Laz-
Donor Event Feb. 6
party he may get shot and if of the leaders out and give Pal- arus, Selections from Her Nei
try," edited by Morris H. Schop3 Monsky, Lipsky. ; Goldstein
The Jewish Folk Chorus will he takes sides with the other estine a chance to grow up into
Named as Co-Chairmen
pes.
hold its third annual donor event party he may get hanged. Hap- a peaceful country in which Jew
pily
I
can't
be
shot
or
hanged
if
at 12:30 p. m. Tuesday, Feb.
and Arab can build together and
NEW YORK (WNS) — The
6, at the Staler Hotel.• A fine I take sides with one rabbi or govern together. And down with Marshall Women's
American Jewish Conference an•
another
but
I
do
get
put
on
the
musical program has been ar-
men who play at being global
flounced that Dr. Israel Gold.
ranged. The Women's chorus will spot. Some of my best Zionist statesmen when to be humble Luncheon Feb. 7
stein, Henry Monsky and Louis
friends
have
approached
me
with
present a group of songs under
rabbis is granduer enough. I
Lipsky have been chosen co - .
Final arrangements have been
the direction of their conductor, flaming eyes; which side ant I commend to them. the noble decor
chairmen of the organization's
on—the
Silver
side
or
the
Step-
made
for
the
second
annual
donor
Henri Goldberg. Solos will be
of humility. The only thing that
interim committee. An executive
hen
Wise
et
al.
side?
luncheon
to
be
given
by
the
presented by Rhoda Sahavie, so-
matters, though. is that Palestine
committee of 17 was also elected
I
tell
them
that
I
am
a
simple
Louis
Marshall
Women
of
Bnai
prano; Henri Goldberg, baritone,
be made good for homeless Jews
to replace the administrative
American
citizen
and
that
I
Brith at 12:30 p. rat. Wednesday,
and Rosa Bassin Stein will be
to live in.
committee.
know only American politics and
Feb. 7. •
Well, that's me, Mr.
the accompanist.
I
would
be
pleased
if
rabbis
Robert
Laurie
will
be
the
and
may
I
hope
that
rabbis
will'
The committee in charge of
Every Bond You Buy Helps
speaker. Mr. Laurie is National
the luncheon is composed of the would let one alone. I am not learn something from me?
to Shorten the War.
interested In the prestige of any
War Service Directo•.. for •• Bnai
following
rabbi.
Momentarily
I
am
inter-
Brith. All proceeds front this
Mrs. Watler Litt, chairman;
affair will go toward War' Serv-
Mrs. J. Walerstein, co-chairman; ested only in the life of my son Hebrew Schools
One of America's Finest —
ice activities and Bnai Brith
Mrs. R. Goldman, pledge chair- in battle in Belgium, and how
philanthropies.
man. Hostesses are Mrs. M. Pow- can it matter to one whether one Auxiliary Daughters
ish, Mrs. I. Kessler, Mrs. J. rabbi or another has the better
Jaffe, Mrs. C. Roman, Mrs. L. of it in speeches? I have enough To Stage Program
Tiberias to Rival
on my mind worrying about the
Kaplan, Mrs. I. Schwartz.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the German Resorts
boy, about the kind of America
he is coming back to, about his United Hebrew Schools is now
A Sommer Camp for Boys
TIBERIAS ( Palcor) — The
Histadrut to Build
letters of which I have received entering into the third phase of
at
1
launching
of
plans
for
the
de-
none for a week. It's insult to its series of programs. The first
2,200 Dwellings
Eagle River, Wisconsin
be bothered with the political of the series began in October velopment of the hot springs
healthful, educational,
Eight
with an afternoon devoted to here, to replace the German re-
TEL AVIV (Palcor) — About pretensions of rabbis.
taimptit ked weeks of character
development for growing boys.
2,200 dwellings, to accommodate
I think I can speak for most modern literature and present sorts of Aachen and Wiesbaden, 1
Mu.•Ir new equipment has been
has been put on the priority list
refugees recently arrived in Pal- other plain people like myself day authors.
milled to Faint , Flantheatt dur-
The second program in De- of Jewish Palestine's postwar
estine, will shortly be erected by who have resented being tossed
ing t his year's program for
modernization
Shikhun, Housing Corporation of into a stew of foreign politics cember was a Chanukah celebra- projects.
For Complete Information:
the Histadrut, Jewish Palestine's by controversialists who ostens- tion stagy(' by the children who
At present the Tiberias hot
cw'r. D.VSIEI, D. CLASNER
Federation of Labor. One thou- ibly speak for American Jews. presented a panorama of Jewish springs are visited by 1,500 (laity
Ill S. La Salle Street
Holidays in song and drama.
sand of these houses will be in They aren't speaking for me.
from November to April. This
CHICAGO, II..
The next program will be in year, it is expected, the number
the vicinity of Tel Aviv, Haifa
I ant a little fellow whose
and Jerualem. In addition, the main aim is to bring up his chil- charge of the daughters of the will increase to nearly 2,000
It Is Whim to Build Boys
Jewish Agency for Palestine is dren in the American way and members of the Woman's Aux- daily. The construction of hotels
Than to Itehnt id Men
constructing hundreds of houses whose only political Ideology has iliary. They will enact Ada Jack- and convalescent homes are
for new immigrants around to do with the affairs of the son's poem, "Behold the Jew." among the plans.
towns and villages.
United States. Of course, I have This program will be given at
Jewish interests, too. These con- 11:30 p. ill. Wednesday, Feb. 28
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given my children, the Jewish Lawton and Waverly.
ideals which have been imparted
to them and which, I am happy
to say, they are faithfully fol- Jewish Agency Aids
lowing in their daily lives. They
are better Americans because of Palestine Soldiers
being good Jews.
A special department has been
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I feel I ant being misrepre-
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ing a Jew, that I, a Jew, am a in the postwar period. Plans for
Pool and Beach—Cabanas—Continental Cuisine of highest stand-
Inlaid and Battleship
special kind of national with the future of servicemen in ag-
Rugs and Furniture
outside political interests. I am riculture include the establish-
ard--Entertainment--Social Staff--Private Fishing Pier—I00% Fire-
ment of new soldiers' settle-
not that at all.
VENETIAN BLINDS
ments, five of which have already
proofed — 3 Elevators — Solarium — Completely redecorated and
Drapery Hardware
W IIEN I speak this way, my been initiated. ‘
The
Jewish
Agency
is
provid-
Zionist
friends
just
about
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