British Delay
Entry of Balkan
Jews in Palestine

Friday, February I6, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Page Twelve

Detroit Jewish
Soldiers Killed

2

Bnai David Men
Hosts at Annual
Dinner Feb. 28

3,000 Jews Left
Alive in Warsaw

Purim Quiz Contest
By Young Israel

Questions on Purim and oth-
er
holidays will form the con-
WARSAW
(WNS).
—
Of
the
Two Detroit Jewish youths,
The
Men's
Club
of
Congrega-
30,000
men
and
women
who
were
tent
of a "Professor Quiz" con-
serving as soldiers on the West-
tion Bnai David will be the host found alive in Warsaw when the test to be presented by the
ern
Front,
have
been
killed
in
LONDON (Palcor) — Thou-
combat, according to informa- at the annual joint fellowship Polish capital was liberated by Youth of Young Israel at the
' Inds of Jewish survivors in Ro- tion received recently by the dinner Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Red Army, approximately pre-Purim M'lava Malka, at
s
mania and Bulgaria, whose salva-
6:30 p. m., in the Social Hall of 3,000 were Jews, it was disclosed
m. this Saturday, in the Yes]
tion depends upon admission in- parents from the War Depart- the Synagogue, 14th at Elmhurst. by Colonel A. Finkelstein of the p.
iva Beth Yehudah, Cortland an
ment.
They
are
Pfc.
Joseph
to Palestine, are barred by de-
This annual affair is co-spon- Polish Army as he led a group
lay ascribed to British officials Louis Bale, 21, and Pfc. Law- sored by the Men's Clubs of of American correspondents Dexter.
The winner of the contest will
rence
Herzberg,
20.
. who informed the Turkish Gov-
Pfc. Bale was killed in action Congregation Bnai David, Con- through the ruins of the Jewish compete with the winners of
ernment that Palestine visas for
gregation
Bnai
Moshe,
the
Down-
ghetto.
other groups for a grand prize
, Balkan Jews passing through Jan. 20, while serving with the town Synagogue, Temple Beth
The Warsaw ghetto is one mass
Young Israel's anniversary
Istanbul would be issued direct- Seventh Army in France. He El, Temple Israel, Congregation of ruins. Every house and build- at
dinner
May 13. Plans for this
was
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
ly in Sofia and Bucharest.
Shaarey Zedek, and Congrega- ing was razed by the Nazis be-
Following this information, the Maurice I. Bale, 3359 Cortland, tion Shaar Hashomayim of Wind- fore they were forced to aban- dinner will be discussed.
The refreshments will be tip- •
Turkish Government abolished and was born in Detroit Jan. sor.
don the city. Of the .dozens of propriate to the occasion.
the principle of free transit 14, 1924. He was captain of
The
speaker
will
be
Rabbi
synagogues which dotted the Po-
through Turkey, to Jewish refu- the basketball 'team at Central Barnett R. Brickner of Euclid lish capital before the war, not
gees, but the British have as High and active in baseball and Avenue Temple, Cleveland, whose one was left intact.
yet failed to open British pass- track. He graduated from Cen- topic will be "What the Syna-
But the brick wall 'which sur-
port control offices in the capital tral High in June, 1942, and gogue Must Do to Prepare Itself rounded the ghetto has been left
attended
Michigan
State
College
result, Jewish rescue work has
Effectively to Serve Our Return- intact.
of Romania and Bulgaria. As a before his induction in April ing Troops."
The plight of the surviving
of
1943.
He
was
overseas
16,
been brought to a standstill, and
Reservations must ge in by Jews is beyond description. They
not a single Jew from the Bal- months. He was wounded twice. Feb. 23.
live in basements and under the
kans has arrived in Palestine in Besides his parents he is survived
debris of buildings. They are fed
by
a
brother,
Theodore.
January, except for a group of
at free kitchens, but the only
Pfc.
Herzberg
died
Dec.
26
Rabbi
Fogel
Here
Romanian refugees who arrived
food available to them at this
of
wounds
received
in
Belgium.
in Istanbul in the first days of
time is bread and hot soup. Even
He was serving in the infantry, For N.Y. Yeshivah
January.
the young and ill get no milk.
In the meantime, the peril of having been transferred from
Rabbi Simon Fogel, first vice Most of them have no warm
the
ASTP.
He
was
inducted
into
death through starvation is stalk-
president of one of the oldest clothing, and they shield them-
ing thousands of refugees in the service in July and went Torah institutions in this coun- selves from the cold by using
overseas
in
September
of
1944.
Romania.
Before his induction he attend- try, Yeshivah and Mesifta Rabbi rags and old paper.
The cellars in which they are
ed Wayne University. He was Solomon Kluger of New York,
North Woodward JWEWO graduated from Central High in is visiting Detroit in the inter- living have no light, not even
candle light. Rats and vermin
1942 and was speaker of the ests of this institution.
To Meet Tuesday;
The Yeshivah maintains a mingle with human beings. The
Philomathic
Club
and
treasurer
Tree Planting Stressed
of his fraternity chapter, Phi Mesifta for higher Jewish learn- sick and the feeble get no medi-
ing, an elementary and high cal attention. Many of the sur-
The North Woodward Branch Tau Sigma.
He is survived by his parents, school for both secular as well e vivors are still possessed by
of the Jewish Women European
Welfare Organization will meet Mr. and Mrs. Al Herzberg, 2146 as Jewish studies, a dormitory fright, not yet fully realizing
at the home of Mrs. Phil Gur- Oakman Blvd.; two sisters, Mrs. for out-of-town students and a that they had been liberated by
friendly hands.
vith, 2481 Calvert, at 12:30 p. m. Shirley Myerson and Lila Herz- free summer camp.
An elderly Jew told the news-
berg. A brother-in-law, Cpl.
Tuesday, Feb. 20.
papermen that the Jewish under-
The JEMS Party
Mrs. E. Weissman, president, George Myerson, is overseas.
ground in Poland had received
appeals to members and friends
Sunday Evening
funds from Jewish organizations
to call Mrs. Gurvith, TO. 5-5465, Shaarey Zedek Plans
The JEMS are giving a party in England and the United States
for tree planting in the Jewish
in honor of their new pledges and that the money was used
Women European Welfare Grove Purim Party on
at 7 p. in. this Sunday, at 18900 not only to secure food, but to
in the Forest of Freedom in Pal-
purchase false identification doc-
Santa Barbara.
estine. Trees can be planted for Wednesday, Feb. 21
At a board meeting at the uments from corrupt German of-
all occasions and in memory of
"Ari Evening With the Rab- home of Shirley Krim, the board ficials. Many Jews, he said, were
a beloved one.
binate"
a Purim party is members elected three members saved from death by these , false
The Jewish Women European planned and
by
the
Men's Club of to replace Phyllis Cherney, Pearl papers.
Welfare Organization contributed
Immediately after the libera-
$100 to the American Federa- Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Boraks and Yetta Schutzman, tion of the city, the survivors
W (
U I
tion of Polish Jews for packages. collaboration with the Junior who are leaving the city to at-
and the Shaarey tend college.
formed a relief committee. This
Mrs. Joseph Zuckerman was Congregation
committee
is
headed
by
Dr.
M.
Zedek School. This program will
The replacements are: .Jean-
hostess to the board of directors, be staged at 8:30 p. m. next
Beck,- Poland's leading gynecolo-
and final plans were made to Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the So- nette Goldberg, recording sec- gist.
retary; Louise Kaufman, corre-
serve a meat dinner at the USO
Hall.
sponding secretary; and Florence
on March 14. Mrs. Morris Fish- cial
Dr. A. M. Hershman, rabbi of Abromovich, war efforts commit-
man and Mrs. Ed Schwartz are Shaarey Zedek, will discuss "The
Bnai David Plans
tee assistant.
in charge.
Significance of the Purim Fes-
Children's Party
tival," A debate will be held on Don Cossack Chorus
WEIZMANN RE-ELECTED
the proposition: "Resolved, That
The annual Father and Chil-
At Masonic March 2
dren's party of the Men's Club
LONDON (WNS)—Dr. Chaim the American Immigration Laws
Weizmann was re-elected presi- be Liberalized to Admit the
"A Russian who does not sing of Congregation Bnai David will
dent of the Zionist Federation Refugees of the War-Ridden is no Russian," says Serge Jar- be held at 7:30 Thursday, Feb.
of Great Britain at the closing Countries of Europe." Sherwin off, director of the Original Don 22, in the Social Hall of the
session of the organization's an- Wineman and Joyce Briskin will Cossack Chorus which makes its Synagogue, 14th at Elmhurst.
take the affirmative against Dan-
Among the highlights will be
nual conference.
appearance at the Masonic Tem- an Amateur Show. Boy Scout
iel Gilbert and Bunny Zeman.
ple
on
the
evening
of
March
2.
The new Choral group, organ-
100 pounds of waste paper
It was because Russians must Troop 35 will stage drills and
makes 550 K-ration boxes. Save ized among the Shaarey Zedek sing that the diminutive Jaroff, demonstrations.
school pupils, will sing Palestin-
All children of Servicemen are
ALL paper.
ian songs under the direction of who leads the Cossack giants in invited. Refreshments will be
song,
founded
the
unique
chorus
Miss Shirley Subar. Geraldine
25 years ago. A troop of be- served.
Stashefsky will be the soloist. draggled, home-sick soldiers, they
One of America's Finest —
Jule Klein, cellist, will play sev-
sat around their evening camp- Red Cross Drive
eral selections.
fire near Constantinople, singing Opens Here March 1
away their hunger and longing
The 1945 Red Cross War Fund
Anti-Defamation Head for home. the Orthodox Cathedral will open March 1 and will last
:7ortnerty
From
a month in Detroit and in every
Invited
to
Detroit
of St. Sofia their fame spread city, town, hamlet and cross-
A Summer (',unp for Boys
• Ferquson-O'Hara Graft
and they began to tour. To
roads in our country.
at
By Keidan Lodge
they have a million miles behin
The Detroit area is asked to
Grand Jury Special As-
Eagle Elver, IVIseonsIn
Eight healthful, educational,
Richard E. Gutstadt, national them, cover 30,000 miles more raise $5,137,000. The national
sistant Prosecutor
in their annual round of the goal is $200,000,000. Thousands
fumpaeked weeks of character
director
Anti-Defamation
League
for
growing
boy.,.
development
United States, They will cele-
• Former Assistant Attor-
of Bnai B•ith, will be the prin- brate not only their silver anni- of volunteer workers will make
Much new equipment has been
ney General
added to ramp flambeau dur-
cipal speaker at a rally spon- versary but their 5,000th con- house-to-house solicitation.
ing this year's program for
sored by the Harry B. Keidan cert this season.
modernization.
200
JOIN
BRIGADE
•
Former Assistant Prose-
Lodge, March 6, in the Crystal
For Complete Information;
Tickets for the Don Cossack
JERUSALEM (Palcor) — An-
cutor
Ballroom, Masonic Temple. The Concert may be purchased at the
('Arr. DANIEL B. GLASsElt
other group of 200 volunteers
meeting will be open to the pub- Grinnell Bros. Music Store.
10 S. La Salle Street
for the Jewish Brigade, compris-
• Veteran World War 1
lic.
CHICAGO, ILL.
ed of persons from many lands,
Mr. Gutstadt is one of the
FLAYS BULGARIA'S BIAS
has left Palestine this week for
outstanding authorities on anti-
I t Is Wiser to Build Boys
a special training depot "some-
Than to Rebuild Men
(WNS)
—
The
defamation work in the United
NEW YORK
American Jewish Committee de- where in the Middle East."
States.
clared this week that Bulgaria
had had "ample time" in the
ELECT
two and a half months since
Stephen F.
signing an armistice with the
N
United Nations to halt discrim-
ination against Jews. The com-
mittee said it had appealed to
the Governments of the United
States, Great Britain and Sov-
iet Russia "to do everything in
their power toward removing
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"the most careful review of the
circumstances," the government
decided to reject the claims, filed
by passengers rescued from the
Patria, for their luggage which
was stolen when their ship sank.

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