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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 9. 1945
VOL. 47, NO. 10
$46,570,000
Drive Opened
For JDC Aid
and The Legal Chronicle
Temple Israel
Women Bring
Miss Thompson
Wednesday Set
As Fast Day
The Detroit Council of Or-
thodox Rabbis joins the world
rabbinate in proclaiming Wed-
nesday, March 14, a fast day.
Special prayers of Yom Kip-
pur Koton will be held in all
synagogues.
The rabbis request wherever
possible that stores be closed
from noon to 1 p. in. and
Jews refrain from attending
amusement places on that
day. The Council further re-
quests all presidents of syna-
gogues to make this an-
nouncement Saturday.
Dorothy Thompson, one of the
NEW YORK (WNS) — Plans best known women in America,
for the Joint Distribution Com- will speak at 8:30 p. in. Tuesday
mittee's 1945 drive for $46,- in the Masonic Temple under
570,000 were mapped out here
this week at a meeting of the mrvim7s7rM777r77 ,----
JDC's National Campaign Or-
ganization Committee at the Ho-
tel Biltmore. The quota for the
campaign was approved by the
committee after speakers listed
the organization's needs and Isi-
do• Coons, campaign director,
outlined the national plans.
I
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise was elect-
ed national chairman of the cam-
paign. He will be assisted by
Paul Baerwald, JDC chairman,
who will be honorary chairman
of the drive, and 15 Jewish lead-
ers throughout the nation. In
WASHINGTON ( W N S ) —
addition, a nation-wide executive
President Roosevelt disclosed at
board of some 50 members was
his press conference last week
elected to assist in the conduct
that he discussed the Palestine
of the campaign. Some 3,000
question with Prime Minister
local JDC campaign leaders will
Churchill. The President, how-
also aid in the drive.
ever, gave no clue either to the
Rabbi Wise told the gathering
nature and character of the con-
that in its 30 years of existence,
versation or to the results at-
during which it has served as
tained.
DOROTHY THOMPSON
the principal American relief-
Although Jewish leaders both
giving agency for Jews overseas,
the JDC has never had to face the auspices of Temple Israel here and in New York have been
a task as enormous as this year's. Sisterhood. The topic of her lec- displaying a marked reluctance
At the same time, Joseph C. ture will be "These Crucial to comment on the President's
Hyman, executive vice chairman Times." Miss Thompson is, next statement, two of the leading
of the JDC, told how the organi- to Mrs. Roosevelt, probably the Yiddish newspapers expressed
zation is currently providing best known woman in the Unit- keen disappointment with the
President's assertion, in his re-
emergency assistance in some 16 ed States.
Members of Temple Israel and port to Congress on the Yalta
countries in Europe and North
Africa, aids in emigration to their friends will occupy the cen- conference, that he had learned
Palestine, and assists in other tral section of the auditorium, more about the Moslem and Jew-
areas affected by the global war. which has been designated as ish problem during his five-min-
Rabbi \Vise said the nearly one the patron section. The boxes ute talk with King Ibn Saud
million Jews needing help make will be occupied by distinguished than he "could have learned in
up the greater part of an esti- guests of the Sisterhood, among exchange of two or three dozen
mated million and a half Jews them Mayor and Mrs. Jeffries; letters."
The Morning Journal was per-
still in continental Europe who Mrs. Clara Van Auken, Demo-
survived Hitler's planned des
See THOMPSON—Page 15
See FDR—Page 3
truction of the Jewish popula-
tion there.
The national campaign chair-
man said the amount sought by
the JDC will cover only the par-
the requirements of the dis-
Dr. Jonah B. Wise Annual Council
At Center Monday
"American Jewry and Post- Institute Is on
War Europe" is to be the subject
of the address to be delivered by
Dr. Jonah B. Wise at the Jewish
A record turnout is indicated
for the Annual Jewish Commun-
ity Council Institute this Sun-
day afternoon and • evening,
March 11, at the Jewish Com-
munity Center, Woodward and
Holbrook.
The general theme of the In-
stitute this year is "Is Democ-
racy Possible in Jewish Com-
munity Life?"
Those who are planning to
attend are urged to come on
time as seating facilities in both
Butzel Hall and the auditorium
will be taxed. The schedule for
the program will be adhered to
closely, and latecomers will miss
part of the proceedings.
The program for the Institute
follows:
FDR Silent
On Palestine
See JDC—age' 5
1945 Hias Budget
Set at $1,800,000
NEW YORK (WNS)—To meet
the transportation needs of dis-
located Jews in 1945, the Heb-
rew Sheltering and Immigrant
Aid Society, meeting in conven-
tion here last Sunday at the Ho-
tel Astor, adopted a budget of
$1,808,000, the largest in its 60
years immigration activities.
Abraham Herman, president of
the HIAS, told the 2,500 dele-
gates attending the convention
that 3,000,000 Jews had been
slaughtered by the Nazis in 1945
and that about 1,000,000 Jews
in Europe will have to be moved
to new homes during the postwar
period. He said the ground-work
for postwar emigration was be-
ing laid by his organization and
that the present world-wide net-
work of HIAS offices will be en-
larged as quickly as the Nazis
are driven out of their remaining
European footholds.
Declaring that he was pleased
to notice a more liberal trend
in the immigration policies of a
number of Central and South
American countries and that the
IIIAS was rendering great serv-
ice in' -helping immigrants adjust
themselves in - the countries of
their adoption, Mr. Herman warn-
ed that "this war will have been
fought in vain if out of it does
not come a new hope and a new
security in new homes for the
displaced Jews in the world. To
move them to their new homes.
to settle them there, and to
watch over them until they be-
See HIAS—Page 6
Agudas Israel,
Labor Accept
Parley Invitation
Refugee Service
Seeks$1,444,000
NEW YORK — The National
Refugee Service, which has shar-
ed heretofore in funds raised by
the United Jewish Appeal, an-
nounced last week that it was
undertaking a separate campaign
to raise $1,444,330 for refugees
in the United States.
The ref u g e e organization's
plans were announced by Edwin
Rosenberg, first vice president,
who said its carefully devised
program of aid and adjustment
has helped thousands of recent
immigrants find their proper
niche in American economic and
social life.
Tells Aims of UPA
Rudolf G. Sonneborn, chairman
of the National Council of the
United Palestine Appeal, declar-
ed that the UPA considered Pal-
estine the paramount issue in
See REFUGFF—Page 12
See
JONAH B. WISE
Community Center, Woodward at
Holbrook, at 8:30 p. m. Monday,
March 12. Dr. Wise is eminently
qualified to deal with this sub-
ject, declares Morris Garvett,
See WISE—Page 2
1945 Federation
Session March 21
The annual meeting of the
Jewish Welfare Federation and
several of its affiliated organiza-
tions will be held at 8 p. m.
March 21, at the. Jewish Com-
munity Center.
A feature of the evening's
program will be a round table
See FEDERATION—Page 13
INSTITUTE—Page 8
Nazis Back Out
On Agreement to
Ransom Jews
GENEVA (Palcor) — Despite
repeated rumors that another
transport of Jews released from
Theresienstadt was enroute to
Switzerland, no Jews have ar-
rived here from Germany since
the Theresienstadt transport of
Feb. 7.
The Swiss Socialist Arbeiter-
zeitung, published at Schaffau-
sen, charges that the release ar-
rangement was It ruse, planned
by Monsieur Musy, former mem-
ber of the Swiss Federal Coun-
cil, who negotiated the release.
"Monsieur Musy, well known
friend of the Nazis and Fas-
See RANSOM—Page 3
Lt. Carl Horwich
Wins Medal for Hadassah Proclaims Tuesday
Szold Memorial, Day
Bravery inAction Henrietta
National Hadassah has pro- Story of a Secret State," by Jan
NEW WORK (WNS) — A
Mrs. William Horwich of 3893
willingness to participate in an W. Outer Dr. has just received
informal conference to consider word that her son, 1st Lt. Carl
the formulation of a unified Jew- Horwich, has been awarded the
ish postwar program was ex-
pressed by the Jewish Labor
Committee and the Agudas Is-
rael of America, two of the four
organizations addressed by the
American Jewish Committee last
week in a plea for unity in es-
pousing commissions on the pro-
tection of human rights, mig•a-
See PARLEY—Page 7
This Sunday
claimed Tuesday, March 13, as Karski,
The Russell Woods Group,
the day for simultaneous meet-
ings of its hundreds of chapters Mrs. John Frazer, president, will
throughout the country, to pay meet at 12:30 p. m. at the Rose
tribute to the memory of Henri- Sittig Cohen Bldg., Lawton at
etta Szold, the founder of Ha- Tyler. Miss Hattie Gittleman will
dassah. Miss Szold, revered by deliver a tribute to Henrietta
millions of Jews and Christians Szold and Mrs. Joseph G. Fenton
as the greatest Jewess of modern will review Edgar Snow's "Peo-
times, died 'Feb., 13 at the age ple On Our Side." Mrs. Arthur
of 84, 33 years after founding Weber will discuss Palestine
Hadassah, the American Wom- supplies.
An elaborate Palestinian pro-
en's Zionist • Organization.
Miss Szold lived to see Ha- gram has been planned by the
dassah grow from a group of University Group, Mrs. David
about a dozen New York women Cooper, president, to be held at
to a vast organization of over 1:30 p. in. at the Mayflower
100,000 members, devoted to the Church, Curtis at Prairie. The
cause of spreading health and Szold memorial will be given by
hygiene in Palestine, caring for Mrs. Joseph Ehrlich, Mrs. Louis
thousands of war refugee chil- Weisman, recently returned from
dren, and assisting the Jewish 11 years in Palestine, will speak
National Fund in its program on the music and drama of Pal-
of land redemption and foresta- estine; Mrs. Jacob S. Sauls will
ving Palestinian songs and Miss
tion.
In Detroit, Hadassah's 2,500 Edith Muskin of the Jewish Com-
members will hold city wide meet- munity Center will interpret Pal-
ings on Tuesday, dedicated to estinian dances.
Miss Szold's memory, and ful-
The Huntington Woods Group
filling her wishes that the work meeting will be held on the eve-
go on. The annual Palestinian
1ST LT. CARL HORWICH
ning of March 15, at the Royal
Showers will take place, all mem- Oak Women's Club. Mrs. Max
Bronze Star Medal for "distinc- bers being requested to bring
tive heroism in connection with either sheets, pillow cases, towels Miller, the president of this
or other linens, underwear or all group, announces that husbands
operations against the enemy."
Lt. Horwich has been in serv- sorts of clothing for infants, are invited. The program will be
ice for three and one-half years children, women and men, all on "Jewish Art in Palestine,"
and has been overseas for over these articles to be new. Ha-
a year. He is with an Ant-Air- dassah functions as the Red as exemplified by exhibits and
the rendition of Palestinian
craft Artillery outfit now in Ger- Cross of Palestine.
Mrs. dances to traditional music.
Central
Group,
The
many.
Before entering the service, Adolph Ehrlich, president, will
Mrs. Louis Giesler is president
Lt. Horwich had attended Wayne hold its meeting at 12:30 p. m.
of
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah.
at
the
Shaarey
Zedek
Social
Hall.
University. He was graduated
with honors and has a Master's Mrs. Morris Adler will memo-
Back up the righting Men.
Degree, specializing in History rialize Henrietta Szold and Rab-
Give to the Red Cross.
bi Leon Fram will review "The
and Philosophy.