The "UNRRA" Needs Used Clothes Send Yours In BUY UNITID OTATIll WINOS BONDS AND srAMPS Detroit Jewish Chronicle In Its 30th Year VOL'. 47, NO. 14 2 Million Jews In Russia Slain By Germans Jewish General Killed In Reich Of Jewish Status Jewish Security Program Submitted to Stettinius At San Francisco Conference Requests Hearing At San Francisco Parley Asks 3,000 Expected At Histadrut Festival Sunday See GENERAL—Page 7 Council Urges All to Support Anti-Bias Bills J nical High School auditorium. Three thousand persons have been invited to this rally. The audi- ence will represent 118 Detroit organizations who have aided in the fund drive. Dr. Barnett R. Brickner, Zion- ist. leader, who was chosen by ,tile war department to tour camps in this country and over- :eas, and to observe conditions in the camps and to interview Jewish soldiers, will be one of the main speakers. The other pritildpal speaker will be Baruch Zuckerman, brilliant Yiddish or- ator and journalist. Moishe Oy- sher, noted cantor and concert singer, will appear as the guest artist in the musical program. Detroit Jewish organizations are urged by the Jewish Com- munity Council to write to their Congressmen and Senators and urge the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Legisla- tion, now pending in the U.S. Senate and in Congress. It is urged that Senators be asked to vote for the Chavez bill instead of the Taft measure, as the lat- ter lacks adequate enforcement provisions. Congressmen should be asked to vote for H.R. Bill 2232, which is still in the House Rules Committee Organizations and their mem- bers and the Jewish public at large are asked to urge State Legislators and State Senators to vote for the Fair Employment Bill now before the Legislature, and also to appeal to Governor Kelly. These state and federal acts are necessary to insure a fair 'distribution of jobs and to ban discrimination after the war, the Council declares. The bill is having hard sledding in the Legislature. At the hearings before the Legislative Committees last month Settlement CAPETOWN, South Africa. (WNS) — Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts declared in an address before Parliament that the "Jewish question is the most serious minority question" and that he was confident that the world charter to be drafted at he Unied Nations Conference in San Francisco will include pro- visions covering the treatment of minorities. Declaring that the "Jewish question is the most serious mi- nority question,' Prime Minis- ter Jan Christian Smuts told Par- liament that lie was confident that provisions covering the trreatment of minorities would be included in the world charter to be drafted at the United Na- tions' San Francisco conference. "I am what may be called a Palestinian," he said. "I would like to see th e Jewish people. have their own na- tional home, to where those of their people who are unwel- come in other countries can go. This seems a natural so- See SMUTS—Page 11 Jewish Agency Hails Brigade JERUSALEM (WNS). — The Jewish Agency and the .Jewish National Council, hailing the re- port that the Jewish Brigade had gone into active combat on the Italian front, declared that "the men of the Jewish Brigade are the representatives at the front of the Jewish people." The state- ment appealed to the Jewish youth of Palestine to enlist in the Brigade so as to accelerate the removal of the last barrier between the Jews in the demo- cratic countries and the rem- nants of European Jewry. The statement reads: "The Jewish Brigad e Group has gone into battle. Hundreds of thousands of Jewish sol- diers 'have been fighting for the past six years as anony- mous individuals in the ranks of all the Allied armies. Tens of thousands of Jewish volun- teers from Palestine are serv- ing in the British Army, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Auxiliary Terri torial Service. They have par- taken in the African, Asian and European campaigns with- out achieving national recog- nition or specific publicity. "Today for the first tim e in this war, the world has been officiall y informed that a Jew- ish fightin g force, organized as WASHINGTON—Requesting that the Jewish peo- ple be granted a hearing at the United Nations Security Conference at San Francisco, the American Jewish Con- ference submitted to the Department of State a "secur- ity" program for the Jewish people in the postwar world. NEW YORK—Catholic, Jewish and Protestant clergymen are agreed upon 10 recommendations for the United Nations Charter (45 be drafted at San Francisco, which "offer practical guidance to all men of good will." The recommendations iv e r e made by the Rev. Richard M. Fagley, secretary, Commission on it Just and Durable Peace, Fed- eral Council of Churches; Rabbi Ahron Opher, secretary, Commit- tee on Peace, Synagogue Coun- cil of America, and the Rev. Ed- ward A. Conway, S.J., Social Ac- lion Department, National Cath- olic Welfare Conference. T h e Conferenc e declared that it spoke for the majority of American Jews in asking the United Nations to 'Incor- porate in their charter an In- ternational Bill of Rights, to speed the reconstitution of Palestin e as a Jewish Com- monwealth, to restore the civil and political rights of the Jews of Europe, to undertake measures for their rehabilita- tion and resettlement and the restoration of their property confiscated b y the Nazis and their collaborators, and to punish those responsible for the war crimes against the Jewish people. PETITIONS FOR RIGHT In requesting the right to pre- sent to the United Nations Con- ference the program for the restoration of rights and status to the remnants of the Jewish people who have survived the Nazi "gas chamber and firing squad census," the Conference memorandum declared: "Now when those who have been so long silenced by the oppressor are to be permitted to speak, it would be gross inequity if this right were to be granted to all, and with- held only from the most op- pressed; reserving for them only the dubious privilege of 'ex parte' utterance. "After 20 centuries of wan- dering and discrimination, cli- maxed by the events of the last nightmare decade, the Jew- ish people is burdened with the effects of countless wrongs perpetrated against it. The righting of these wrongs is today the great desideratum not only of their particular victims, but of all mankind. "The council of the United Nations, therefore, constitutes the proper forum for their discussion, the proper instru• ment for their rectification. There, the Jewish people has a right to be heard. Heard, it can confidently feel that See PEACE—Page 7 See CONFERENCE—Pag e 6 • Moscow Jews Jam Synagogue For Passover MOSCOW (WNS) — Men an( women, young and old, civilian, and soldiers, crowded the Mos cow Choral Synagogue during Passover services at which mes- sages from Marshal Stalin and from the Chief Rabbinate of Pal- estine were read by Samuel Cho- brutsky, president of the Moscow Jewish Community. For the benefit of religious Jews, the Moscow city adminis- tration arranged that matzohs be sold in lieu of bread rations to all those who wanted them. Mat- zoh bakeries were set up. Stalin thanked the Jews of the USSR for the contribution they See MOSCOW—Page 7 Catholics, Jews, Protestants, Join On Peace Plan Noted N. Y. Zionist Main Speaker At Hadassah Parley April 14-16 the Hadassah and Detroit Hadassah. High-lighting States Regional conference, which Conference Program In accordance with current re- will take place at the Detroit- Leland Hotel Saturday night Sec BRIGADE—Page II through Monday, April 14 to 16, the Detroit Zionist District is joining with Detroit Chapter of See BIAS—Page 7 Hadassah in holding a meeting and reception at Shaarey Zedek at 8:30 p. m. Sunday, April 15. Herman L. Weisman, prominent New York attorney. will speak on "The Political Outlook for Palestine." Mr. Weisman, a vice chairman asked to pledge themselves and LONDON (WNS) — The Colo of the United Palestine Appeal, have their members pledge to maintain discipline. The disci- nial Office has rejected a (le is also chairman of the American plinary plan has aroused a great wand by the Jewish Agency for Zionist Youth Commission, chair- extra immigration certificates in man of the board of directors of deal of interest. April 19 marks the second an- addition to the quota provided the Palestine Foundation Fund, niversary of the Battle of the for under the terms of the Pal- secretary of the Palestine En- Warsaw Ghetto and the dele- estine White Paper, it was dis- dowment Fund and a member of gates will pay tribute to the closed here by Lord Devonshire, the executive committee of the heroes who rose against the Parliamentary Under - Secretary Zionist Organization of America. Mc. and Mrs. Julius Chajes will Nazis. The meeting will be open for Colonial Affairs. Lord Devonshire said the Brit- sing Palestinian selections as only to delegates. Officcrs and 12 new executive 1511 Government had information part of the program, over which committee members of the Coun- that "a great many Jewish refu- Mrs. Abraham Strauss of Cleve-. cil will be chosen in June and a gees do not want to proceed to land, regional president, will pre- nominating committee of seven Palestine." The Colonial Office, side. BERMAN I,. WEISN1AN. is at work picking candidates. he said, felt that Palestine's phys- The meeting will be followed Organizations are asked to sub-. ical capacity did not permit the by a reception in honor of the strictions, a streamlined Presi- mit names of candidates to this admission of more refugees from I out-of-town delegates, sponsored committee. Europe. jointly by the Zionist District See ZIONIST—Page 6 Council Calls Delegates to Meet April 19 on Problem of Discipline Delegates of organizations af- filiated with the Jewish Com- munity Council will meet at 8:15 p. in. Thursday, April 19, at the Jewish Community Center, to consider ways of disciplining those, guilty of unethical conduct, of conduct which may reflect upon the Jewish people. The delegates will discuss the new policy adopted by the ex- ecutive committee on the recom- mendations of the Internal Re- lations Committee. The new pol- icy. announced by Dr. B. Bene- dict Glazer, deals with a plan to enlist the aid of organiza- tions in the council's program of maintaining internal Jewish discipline Organizations will be 10c Single Copy, $3.00 Per Yea DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1945 Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, coin wander of the Third Armored Division of the First Army, has MOSCOW (WNS) — The Ger- been killed in combat in Ger- mans killed about 2,000,000 Jews many, the War Department re- in Russia during their occupa- ported. Maj. Gen. Rose was not- tion of Soviet territory, it was ed for his heroism. He was one authoritatively disclosed here. of the first commanders to break The Polish Provisional Gov- through into Germany and led ernment is expected to make his tanks 125 miles inside Ger- public this week a report to the many. He distinguished himself effect that the Germans massac- in the break through last sum- red 3,200,000 Polish Jews in ad- mer at St. Lo, France. He was dition to the 2,000,000 Jews known as a tank expert. from other countries who were Maj. Gen. Rose was cited for slain in Polish death camps to his valor and his leadership. He which they had been deported. was awarded the Distinguished The above report tallies with Service Medal a few weeks ago, a survey recently made by the the citation declaring.: Central Committee of Polish "Displaying inspiring leader- Jews, as announced over the ship, tactical skill and great val- Lublilt radio. It is estimated that or, he continuously exposed' him- there are no more than four self to enemy observation and million Jews left in Europe, most fire to gain firsthand knowledge of the'm in the USSR. of the situation and to direct the attack from a better vantage point." First the spearheaded He Army advance into Germany, and this led to his death. The General was shot in the head by a Nazi tankman on March 30 near Paderhorn. Companions said The closing festival of the the General was shot as he lifted $125,000 Histadrut Geverkshaf- his pistol holster from his shout- ten campaign will be held at 8:30 der to surrender. Rose was always forward with ,this Sunday in the Cass Tech- his advance elements giving per- sonal directions to his combat MOISHE OYSHER Founded in 1915 and The Legal Chronicle British Refuse Agency Request On Immigration