America 7cw ifs Periodical Carter Friday, March 16, 1945 CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO $1,000,000 for Palestine Land Purchase J7WISH NATIONAL FUND ( KEREN KAYEMETH LE ISRAEL) INC. 23 41 EAST 42 STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. MICK NO. 7030 2 DAT ' MANUFACTURERS TRUST CO FOR CABLE REMITTANCE TO KEEN KAYEMETH LE ISRAEL JERUSALEM trinthstsWitddetherif TO THE i . ORDER /20/ 45 OF PAY in* ILE_AL 1 II 14 .1.71ad • AMOUNT • _LOA __D_O_L _L _A_R _1 r .11 MANUFACTURERS TRUST COMPANY 1.30 3S0 711TH AVENUE NEW YORK NEW YORK—The Jewish National Fund las week issued a check for $1,000,000 for the 1945 land acquisition and reclamation program of the Fund. The sum has been remitted to Jerusalem. THEATRES Young Israel Buys Site for Center Latin-American Zionists Hold First Congress I; Detroit Young Israel has pur- chased a site on Dexter for an Orthodox Center to serve the needs of its own members and of the general Jewish public. Official title to the lot, located on Dexter near Fullerton, will be taken at 6:30 p. in. March 21, at a dinner meeting at Lach- ar's Hall on Twelfth. The din- ner meeting culminated a suc- cessful drive among the Young Israel membership. The fund raising campaign in the commun- ity at large will be launched in May. Architect's plans for the pro- posed center, to be erected as soon as wartime conditions per- mit, will be drawn shortly from ern outline of projected facilities fiiimulated by the Young Israel Building Committee. In drawing up the outline, the committee is taking into consid- eration the fact that the building is intended to serve the entire Jewish community and the hope that an attractive Orthodox cen- ter will serve to unite Detroit's Orthodox Jews into one cohesive and co-operative whole. MONTEVIDEO (WNS) — The first Latin-American Zionist Con- gress opened here last week with the attendance of 300 delegates, representing 100 organizations, from Uruguay, Argentina, Para- guay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecu- ador, Columbia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba and Mexico. Dr: Abraham Mibashan, South American representative of the Jewish Agency, called upon the meeting to adopt a resolution de- claring that the 1,000,000 Jews in Latin-America support Zionist demands, including the formation of a Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine and the abolition of the White Paper restrictions on Jew- ish immigration. This conference, Dr. Mibashan said, is not only a demonstration of the pro-Zionist sentiments of Latin-American Jewry, but is an indication that the Jewish people are determined to secure recog- nition of its sacrifices on behalf' of the United Nations. Other speakers appealed to the Amer- ican democracies to indicate in this present period after Yalta and before San Francisco, that they support the Jewish people's demand for a national homeland. Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Pres- ident Juan Jose de Amezaga of Uruguay were elected honorary presidents of the congress. Marshall, Solovich Girls Meet Wednesday BACK ANTI-BIAS BILL ALBANY (WNS) — Jewish leaders representing all major Jewish organizations last week urged passage by the New York State Legislature of the Ives- Quinn Anti-Discrimination Bill, which bars racial and religious discrimination in employment. The Louis Marshall Bnai Brith Girls and the Frances Solovich Girls will have a joint Passover meeting at 8 p. m. Thursday, March 21. The meeting will be held at the Louis Marshall Cen- ter on Linwood at Richton. Marion Aaron, president of the Marshall Bnai Brith Girls, at- tended the national Bnai Brith Youth meeting in Chicago. Frieda Tichler of Pittsburgh was elect- ed president. 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The story of "To Have and Have Not" is concerned with a dangerous night mission under- taken by Henry Morgan (Bog- art) and Eddie (Walter Bren- nan) for a group of Free Frenchmen. It is fraught with political intrigue and counter plots. Romance is provided by Miss Bacall and Dolores Moran. Bulgaria Tries 64 Anti-Semites SOFIA (WNS) — Sixty - four Bulgarians went on trial here this week before the Peoples' Court under indictments charg- ing them with persecution of Jews. The defendants are for- mer officials of the Commissariat of Jewish Affairs, directors of Jewish labor camps and liqui- dators of Jewish property. Demanding the death penalty for sonie and heavy prison sen- tences for the others, the special prosecutor told the court that the racial legislaion in Bulgaria was the result of "the servility of the fascist governors to their German masters and their desire to enrich themselves at the ex- pense of the Jews." 100 Jewish Survivors Found in Cologne COLOGNE (WNS) — Of this city's normal Jewish population of more than 16,000 all but 100 were either deported or killed by the Germans. One of the Jewish survivors told press correspondents that the survivors hid in the ruins of the city. He said that when it became evident that the city was doomed, the Gestapo sent out special squads with instruc- tions to summarily execute all the remaining Jews in the city. Thousands of Jews Wait for Rescue, Survey Reveals There are still NEW YORK thousands of Jews left in Ger- man concentration camps who can be saved, the Jewish Morn- ing Journal reveals after an in- vestigation. There are also thou- sands of Jews in the ghettoes under Nazi rule who can be ransomed if money is found and if the rescue attempt is made quickly. The Vaad Hahatzala, the Or- thodox R escue organization, which brought 1,200 Jewish men, women and children from it Ger- man concentration camp into Switzerland, is even now attempt- ing to rescue several thousand Jews. For this purpose the head of the International Red Cross, and the present Swiss ambassa- dor to France, Prof. Carl Borch- ardt, has gone to Germany to confer regarding prisoners of war and also in connection with the rescue of Jewish civilians. It was also revealed that the crippling of German railroad communications by Allied • air raids has delayed the transport- ing of Jewish refugees from Ger- many into Switzerland. Another large group of liberated Jews is expected to leave Germany any day now. — UNITED ARTISTS — "Na- tional Velvet," MGM's latest technicolor triumph, .4 tar r in g Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp and Elizabeth Taylor, opened Thurs- day at the United Artists Thea- ter. The companion feature is "Blonde Fever" with Mary As- tor, Philip Dorn and Gloria Gra- hame. "National Velvet" relates the story of an ex-jockey who be• comes the trainer of an unwant- ed horse owned by a 12-year-old' girl. Their great dream is to win the Grand National at Ain- tree, England. Outstanding char- acterizations are supplied by Donald Crisp, Arthur Treacher, Anne Revere and Reginald Owen —as well as by such up-and- coming youngsters as Jackie Jen- kins of "Human Comedy" fame, Elizabeth Taylor and Angela Lanebury. PALMS STATE — Co-starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Berg- man, Paramount's technicolor pic- turization of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," is being shown for the first time in Detroit at reg- ular prices at the Palms State Theater. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" tells the story of three days of love that encompassed a lifetime— with Gary Cooper as Robert Jor- dan, and Ingrid Bergman as Maria. The companion feature is "The Adventures of Kitty O'Day," co- starring Jean Parker and Peter Cookson. FOX — Starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell and George Sand- ers, "Hangover Square" is the story of a crazy musical genius (Laird Cregar) who is goaded to horrible crimes that make London a place of terror. A companion feature will also be shown. CINEMA—The reissue showing of two Alexander Korda films, "The Divorce of Lady X" and "Dark Journey," started Wed- nesday at the Cinema Theater. RADEN (Continued from Page 1) lead navigator. At this time he received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. He is one of the youngest lead navigators in the Eighth Air Force. He was not promoted to captain—the customary rank for his position—until he had passed his 20th birthday on Jan. 4. Capt. Raden attended the Uni- versity of Wisconsin and enlisted after reaching his 18th birthday. He was commissioned last April at Ellington Field, Tex. Welcome Words: "How about a bottle of STROH'S"