America ffewish Periodical Carter VICTORY' BUY UNITED STATES AMOS ONDS AND STAMPS CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 011I0 Buy An Extra War Bond—Speed Victory Detroit Jewish Chronicle In Its 30th Year VOL. 48, NO. 9 Founded in 1915 and The Legal Chronicle 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.