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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
In Its 30th Year
VOL. 48, NO. 9
Founded in 1915
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1945
City Observes
75th Birthday
of Dr. Franklin
Heroes' Memorial
Services Tuesday
At Shaarey Zedek
Lawrence H. Jones Post No.
Temple Beth El and the en- 190 of the Jewish War Veterans
tire Detroit Jewish community is sponsoring a memorial service
this Monday will celebrate the for the Detroit, men and women
75th birthday of Dr. Leo M.
who have made the supreme sac-
rifice in this war. The services
will be held at 8:30 p. in, Tues-
day, March 6, at Shaarey Zedek
Synagogue.
A specially prepared tableau
called "The March of Time," re-
viewing the heroic part played by
the Jews of America in every
war of this Republic since its
inception will be a feature of
the program.
Outstanding leaders of other
veterans' organizations will be
present„ including the depart-
ment commander of the Spanish-
American War Veterans, Henry
Mestemaker, department com-
mander of the Disabled Amer-
ican Veterans, Walter Shell, de-
partment commander of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars, Maurice
Cole, and the district command-
DR. LEO M. FRANKLIN
er of the American Legion, Wal-
•
Franklin, Rabbi Emeritus. of ter Scott.
The speakers will include Cir-
Temple Beth El, one • of the lead-
ing , citizens of this state, and - See MEMORIAL—Pag e 13
See FRANKLIN—Page 6
214,000 Belong
to Bnai Brith
WASHINGTON, D., C.
A
Bnai Brith membership of 214,-
018, organized in more than 1,-
200 lodges, auxiliaries and youth
chapters, was announced this
week by Maurice Bisgyer, na-
tional ,secretary.-
The men's lodges, as of De-
!ember 31, 1944, had 139,552,
including 14,995 in the armed
for6es. The women's auxiliaries
had 49,666 and the chapters of
kleph Zadik Aleph and Bnai
Brith Girls had 25,000 members.
liff'The gain during 1944 was 32,-
100.
Members of the National Mem-
bership Committee who attended
the two-day session to plan for
more intensive membership ef-
forts (luring 1945 included Harry
fudkoff, Detroit.
—
World Unions
Back Zionism
LONDON (Palcor).
The
World Trade Union Conference
here adopted a resolution calling
for international action to pro-
tect Jewish rights everywhere
and demanding that the Jewish
people "be • enabled to continue
rebuilding Palestine as their na-
tional homeland." The resolution
was carried by an overwhelming
majority, including the delegates
from Britain, its dominions, the
United States, France and the
U. S. S. R.
The resolution declared :
"The Conference is of the
opinion that after the war
thorough going remedies must
be found, through interna-
national action, for the wrongs
inflicted on the Jewish people.
Their protection against op-
See LABOR—Page 9
U. S. Jewry to Raise
200 Millions in 1945
American Jewry this year will raise $200,000,000
or overseas and local charities, it has been revealed by
41)ctals of the various relief campaigns. Approximately
100 million dollars will ,go for overseas relief and for
Palestine. The other 100 millions will be used for local
:!harities, centers, YMHA's and various other bene-
factions.
This sum does not include the amounts that will be
pent on synagogues, Temples€'
other religious and educa- gees from the Gestapo (the re-
al institutions. Nor does it cent ransoming of 1,750 Jews
ude the money raised through from concentration camps in
he landsmanshaf ten and local Germany, is an instance).
ocieties.
In addition, there is a drive
Of the 100 millions for over- to send Sefar Torahs, Tefilin
Pas relief, the Joint Distribu- and prayer books to the surviv-
ion Committee will raise $45,- ing Jewish communities in Eur-
1
00,000 and the United Pales- ope, and there is the Moot Cha-
ine Appeal, $35,300,000. There im campaign to send matzos.
s a $3,500,000 drive on for Plethora of Funds
■ uilding a Medical college in
Despite all the demands of
erusalem. There is the million the wretched starving remnant of
lollar drive by the Polish Jewish Jewry which managed - to sur-
ederation to send packages of vive the horrors of Nazi occu-
ood to surviving Jews of Po- pation, there has been no stint-
and.
ing of local charitable, cultural,
Then there is the Ort cam- recreational or religious funds
laign, the Geverkshaften drive, needed for local institutions. In
id the drive to send food to fact, during 1944 and during the
!le starving refugees in the for- present year local funds will be
mer Nazi territories of Russia. at their all-time peak. Through-
7- here is the Youth Aliyah, the
out the land, synagogues are
fescue a Child Fund ; there is
he drive to ransom Jewish refu-
See CHARITY—Page 5
10c Single Copy, $3.00 Per Yee.
$2,210,000 Fund Raised
For New Jewish Hospital
Cong. B'nai David
To Burn Mortgage
The mortgage on Bnai David
Synagogue, Fourteenth and Elm-
hurst, will be burned at cere-
monies at 6 p. m. Su inlay,
March 11. This mortgage burn-
ing celebration will culminate a
six-month drive for funds to
lift the burden of indebtedness
from the synagogue.
The mortgage amounts to
about $45,000. The synagogue
was completed in 1928 at a cost
estimated in excess of $200,000.
During the depression the con-
gregation faced great difficulties
and was reorganized and the
name changed from the original
Beth David to Bnai David. It
was feared for a time that the
edifice might have to be given
up.
However, in the last few years,
due to the efforts of the officers
and the support of the members,,
200-Bed Institution to be Built in N. W.
Section as Soon as War in Europe is Over
Detroit is assured a Jewish Hospital. Approximately
$2,210,000 has been raised or pledged towards building
a 200-bed hospital, which will be one of the finest insti-
tutions of its kind in the United States. The Jewish Hos-
pital Association has collected in cash $875,000 and has
selected a tentative site. The minimum goal of the cam-
paign was $2,000,000.
Building of the hospital now awaits granting of
priorities on building materials. Work may not be start-
ed, however, at least until after the war ends in Europe.
Headed Fund Drive
Hospital Pioneers
See BNAI -DAVID—Page 8
Palestine Issue
These groups received cred-
it for doing pioneering work
to make the dream of a Jew-
ish hospital become a reality:
The old Hebrew Hospital As-
sociation, the Mt. Sinai Hos-
pital Association and the North
End Clinic workers.
Put Off by Big 3
LONDON — Prime Minister
Churchill told Parliament this
week that the question of Pal-
estine was not discussed at the
Big 3 Conference at Yalta. Ile
also declared that the issue of
Palestine will'. not be taken up
until the peace conference after
the war ends.
The Prime Minister asserted
that Palestine will not be dis-
cussed at the United Nations
parley in San Francisco next
month.
Lord Strabolgi, who is an ar-
dent backer of a Jewish Com-
monwealth in Palestine, declared
himself pleased with Churchill's
statement. He declared there is
basis for hope because Churchill
had made no anti-Zionist re-
marks.
MAX OSNOS
WEIZMANN TO LONDON
JERUSALEM — Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, world Zionist chief,
was scheduled to leave for Lon-
don. He has been in Palestine
since November. Next month he
is slated to visit the United
States. He met with the execu-
tics committee Thursday to dis-
cuss the "political line."
Support the Red Cross,
British Propose
Jewish State In
Arab Federation
LONDON (Palcor). — The
British press reports from Cairo
that the conference there of
Arab Foreign Ministers has un-
der advisement a British pro-
posal for an Arab Federation,
including Palestine as a Jewish
state linked into a Christian-
Jewish state with Lebanon. The
Arab districts of Nablus and
Jenin, however, would be severed
from Jewish Palestine, according
to this proposal.
The Federation proposal re-
portgdly involves a complete set-
tlement of the Middle East prob-
lems, and has also been submit-
ted to King Farouk and King
Ibn Saud. It consists of three
points:
That the Arab Federation
should receive the joint recog-
nition of Britain and the United
States; that Iraq, Syria, Trans-
jordan and the Arab districts of
Nablus and Jenin in Palestine be
linked to form an Arab state
ruled by Emir Abdullah of Trans-
jordan ; and that a Christian-
Jewish state be formed in Leb-
anon, to be a Christian state.
and the remainder of Palestine,
which is to be a Jewish state.
This state is to be free, if it
wishes, to join the larger Arab
Federation
'`)' The most probable site for
the hospital is a 35-acre tract on
the north side of West McNich-
ols Rd., just east of Greenfield
and running through to Outer
Dr., making it possible to face
the hospital, should thi's site be
filially selected, either on Mc-
Nichols or on Outer Dr. and
giving room for expansion.
Dr. J. J. Golub, executive di-
rector of the New York Hospital •
for Joint Diseases, will be the
consultant. The hospital at first
will have 200 beds and 25 bas-
sinets for new-born babies, but
it is hoped eventually to enlarge
it to a 400 or 500-bed institu-
tion.
All these facts were brought
out by Max Osnos, general chair-
man of the Jewish Hospital As-
sociation hospital drive commit-
tee, at a dinner Tuesday eve-
ning at the Statler, which was at-
tended by about 600 leading De-
troit Jews. It was fitting that
this celebration should be held
See HOSPITAL—Page 12
YD.
Democracy In Community Life
Theme of Council Institute March 11
Is Democracy Possible in Jew-
This challenging question will
ish Community Life?" is the be discussed at the evening din-
theme of this year's Jewish Com- ner session of the, Institute by
munity Council Institute, .ched- two of the country's leading
authorities on the theory and
practice of Jewish community or-
ganization. The speakers will be
Dr. Ira Eisenstein and Harry L.
Lurie, both of New York.
Topics for the two afternoon
sessions, to be conducted in the
style of the Town Hall discus-
sions, are:
"Is Democracy Possibl e in Re.
ligious and Education a l Activi-
ties?" and "Is Democracy PO.:
sible in Philanthropy and Social
Service?"
The opening keynote will be
given at 2 p. m. March 11, by
James I. Ilmann, president of
the Commtkity Council, on the
subject, "Is Democracy Possible
in the Community Council Struc-
tt.re?"
Mr. Ellmann will be introdued
by the Honorable William Fried-
See INSTITUTE—Page 7
DR.
IRA
OUTLAW DISCRIMINATION
EISENSTEIN
ALBANY—The New York as-
aled for Sunday afternoon and sembly passed the Ives bill mak-
:vening, March 11, at the Jewish ing discrimination in employ-
Community Center, Woodward at ment because of race, color or
Holbrook.
creed a crime.