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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
In its 30th Year
VOL. 47, NO. 17
Truman Backs
FDR Policies
On Palestine
Founded in 19 15
and The Legal Chronicle
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945
Butzel Leads Effort to Unite
JDC and UPA; Split Continues
Nazis Cremate
315,000 Jews
From Hungary
WITH THE 4TH ARMORED
WASHINGTON (WNS)—Pres-
ident Harry S. Truman last week DIVISION IN GERMANY (WNS)
assured a delegation of Zionist —The 350,000 Hungarian Jews
leaders that he will support the deported from Germany were
policies of the late President
Roosevelt in relation to Pales- mostly cremated. In all, about
35,000 were saved.
tine.
The delegation consisted of
This news was revealed upon
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, chairman the arrival of the American
of the American Zionist Emer-
gency Council; Hayim Green- Fourth Army at their present
berg, chairman of its executive location. It was revealed to offi
committee, and Herman Shul- cers of the American troops by
man, chairman of its administra- Ludwig Panke, a former Berlin
economist, who before being sent
tive committee.
Dr. Wise declared that he had to a concentration camp himself,
been authorized by the President occupied a clerical position in
to say that he is carrying out Germany. According to Panke,
the policies of President Roose- he saw a report of the Germans
velt and that the delegation according to which 315,000 of
"knew what Mr. Roosevelt's pol- the 350,000 were cremated.
icy in regard to Palestine has
been." Dr. Wise said that when
the delegation visited the Presi-
dent he had before him the late
President's recent statements on
Zionism and that he indicated
"in clear and unmistakable terms
that he is supporting the pro-
gram."
The late President Roosevelt
NEW YORK (WNS) — Adop-
in that statement said efforts tion by the San Francisco Con-
would be made to find "appro- ference of the United Nations of
priate ways and means" of ful- an international bill of rights as
filling the Democratic party plat- well as providing for an inter-
form plank calling for the open- national trusteeship for Palestine
ing of Palestine "to unrestricted was urged by Sumner Welles,
Jewish immigration and coloni- former Under-Secretary of State,
zation, and such a policy as to speaking at a dinner luncheon of
result in the establishment there Hadassah at the Waldorf-Astoria.
of a free and democratic Jewish
Mr. Welles also said he wU S
Commonwealth."
in favor of the formation of a
Dr. Wise also revealed that on Pan-Arab league under the su-
March 16 President Roosevelt re- preme authority of an interna-
iterated his position on Zionism. tional organization provided such
Leonard Reinisch, the Presi- a league would concern itself
dent's press secretary, disclosed with furthering the legitimate po-
that Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, litical, cultural and economic in-
president of the American Jewish terests of the people of the Arab
Committee, and Harry Monsky, states. He was opposed, how-
member of the Interim Commit- ever, to such a league if it was
tee of the American Jewish Con- conceived of as an engine to
ference, had been invited last resist the achievement of the
week to meet with Mr. Truman. aims of Zionism.
An international trusteeship of
DR. WEIZMANN OPERATED Palestine, said Mr. Welles, would
LONDON (WNS)—Dr. Chaim serve a significant purpose "dur-
Weizmann, who was operated ing the transitional period, until
here for an eye ailment, is pro- all outstanding international pro-
gressing satisfactorily. Dr. Weiz- blems in the Near East can be
mann has been ill for several equitably solved, and the Com-
weeks.
monwealth of Palestine can be
prepared to enjoy its independ-
PROBE ROSE DEATH
ence.
WASHINGTON — Secretary
U.S. Senator Wayne Morse,
of War Stimson has ordered a speaking at a dinner of the
full investigation into the tragic American Jewish Committee last
death of Maj. Gen. Maurice Week, also urged the adoption
Rose, who was shot by a Nazi of an international bill of rights.
tank trooper as the general was
See RIGHTS—Page 5
surrendering.
"Appeal" Wants
To Arbitrate
Fund Allocation
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
President Asks
For Tolerance
Welles, Sen. Morse
In First Speech
Urge Adoption
WASHINGTON (WNS) — The
first measure calling upon Presi-
Of Bill of Rights dent Harry S. Truman to act
.
Brooklyn Jewish Mother
Gives 9 Sons to Army
NEW YORK (WNS)—Honors galore are coming to Mrs.
Esther Stolnick of 131 ooklyn. Mrs. Stolnick, who is 63 years old,
is the mother of nine boys who are in the service of the country.
One of her sons has won the Silver Star and the British
Flying Cross and was personally decorated by Gen. Eisenhower.
--- • -- --
Mrs. Stolnick lives in very Is
r—
humble quarters at 97 Belmont
Ave., Bronxville. She spoke mod-
estly about the tributes which
have come to her from the Amer-
ican Legion and other patriotic
NEW YORK — To assist
organizations.
the cultural and spiritual re-
She said simply that she and
habilitation of Jews in the
her husband, Louis, came to war-torn countries, the World
America from Austria 37 years
Congress has launched
ago and that they always tried Jewish
a campaign for the collection
to do whatever they could for of books and religious arti-
their country. Mrs. Stolnick was cles to be shipped abroad, it
chosen to head 140 women of was announced by Dr. Stephen
the country distinguished for
Wise, president of the Con-
their patriotic service. While her S.
children are in the service, Mrs. gress.
Dr. Wise urged American
Stolnick evotes herself to war
Jewry to contribute books in
activitie far as she can.
any field and in any language,
particularly in Hebrew and
Pap
led
for
victory.
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Europe's Jews
Ask for Books
on it specifically Jewish subject
came On Thursday when a reso-
lution was introduced in the Sen-
ate asking the President to im-
press on the German people
their responsibility for crimes
against Jews of Axis nationality
as well as atrocities in slave la-
bor camps.
The resolution was introduced
in the Senate by Senators Claude
Pepper of Florida and Leverett
Saltonstall of Massachusetts.
The new President's attitude
toward anti-Semitism was made
clear in his first address to Con-
gress. President Truman an-
nounced his determination to
punish war criminals "even
though we must pursue them to
the ends of the earth." The
President went further to brand
anti-Semitism as an import "from
the gangster nations" and plead-
ed with Americans for "constant
vigilance" to eradicate intoler-
"Joint" Oilers
4 Proposals to
Settle Differences
NEW YORK (WNS) — The
NEW YORK—The United Pal-
estine Appeal announced last Joint Distribution Committee last
week that a proposal made by week announced that it is pre-
the UPA on April 17 for uncon- pared to renew the United Jew-
ditional arbitration by impartial ish Appeal for 1945, and dis-
persons chosen jointly by the closed that it has offered four
JDC and the UPA for the re- alternative proposals as a basis
constitution of the United Jew- for reconstitution of the UJA.
ish Appeal had been rejected by Joseph C. Hyman, JDC execu-
the Joint Distribution Commit- tive vice chairman, declared:
"On April 17, a special com-
tee.
The occasion for the proposal mittee representing the Inter-
was a meeting in New York, held City Welfare Fund committee to
at the invitation of three prom- try to reconstitute the United
inent members of as many Jew- Jewish Appeal, met with repre-
ish communities. Fred Butzel of sentatives of the .1DC and sep-
Detroit, Lcuis Caplan of Pitts- arately with the representatives
burgh, and Irwin Spiegel of New- of the UPA. The representatives
of the JDC made four, alterna-
ark.
The United Palestine Appeal tive, specific proposals.
"We are officially advised that
informed the community leaders
that it was prepared to submit the United Palestine Appeal rep-
all questions pertaining to a resentatives refused to permit
United Jewish Appeal to unre- these proposals to be submitted
in detail to them, but stated that
stricted arbitration.
they were interested only in
would
he
"Such arbitration
See "JOINT"—Page 12
See "APPEAL"—Page 11
See TRUMAN—Page 2
NW Congregation
•
To Examine Plans
For Synagogue
Beba Idelson
To Visit Detroit
Beba Idelson, secretary of the
Working Women's Council of
Palestine and envoy to the Pio-
neer Women's Organization, will
arrive in Detroit Friday for a
visit of several days in the inter-
ests of the Council's wartime and
postwar program on behalf of
women and children in Pales-
tine.
Mrs. Idelson is leader of the
Women's Labor movement in
Palestine where she has lived
for 19 years. For the past 14
years she has served as secretary
of the Working Women's Coun-
cil of the Histadrut, whose mem-
bership is now 62,000. She was
instrumental in the establish-
ment of the PATS (Women's
Corps of the British Army in
Palestine), now totaling 4,000.
She is a member of the Zionist
Actions Committee.
The local Pioneer Women's
Clubs are planning a series of
meetings with Beba Idelson to
help formulate plans for the
$250,000 Building Fund Program
for the expansion. of its children's
institutions and the $250,000
Child Rescue fund quota, to bring
refugee children to Palestine.
A special meeting of the
Northwest Hebrew Congregation
and Center will be held on Mon-
day, April 30, at 8 p. ns. at the
Bagley School, Curtis and Green-
lawn.
This meeting is being called
for the purpose of having the
membership make a final decision
in connection with the drawings
submitted by the architects for
the building of the new syna-
gogue—the members will either
make a final decision on the
plans, engage an architect to be-
gin the actual building of the
synagogue in time for the High
Holy Days, or make arrange-
ments for the holding of High
Holy Day Services if the plans
are not ratified.
The membership will also de-
cide whether or not the Con-
gregation will purchase the land
adjacent to its property, located
on the south side of Curtis, two
blocks west of Livernois.
Philip Helf man, fund chair-
man, will make his report. The
fund raising committee is work-
ing in cooperation with the fund
raising committee of the Sister-
hood, headed by Mrs. Alexander
Moss, and tentative plans are at-
ready in operation for the raising
of funds to finance the building.
The Men's Club committee met
to formulate plans for the for-
mation of a Men's Club. First
meeting will be held May 7 and
addre3sed by a prominent speak-
er at that time.
Hebrew-Yiddish
Schools Combine
To Honor FDR
An inter-school program which
will take in pupils of the United
Hebrew Schools, Shaarey Zedek
School, the Verband Shul anc
the Sholem Aleichem Institute
will be held on May 27 in the
Shaarey Zedek Social Hall. This
is the first time such an inter-
school program has been organ-
ized. A committee of Detroit
Jewish educators headed by Ber-
nard Isaacs, United Hebrew
Schools superintendent, and Sim-
ha Rubinstein, Shaarey Zedek
school director, is planning the
program in connection with Shev-
uoth.
Shaarey Zedek pupils will
stage the operetta "Ruth." Unit-
ed Hebrew School students will
stage a play in Hebrew entitled
"Naomi," and the pupils of the
Yiddish schools will present
sketches dealing with Shevuoth.
In addition there will be the
ceremony of Bikurim, offering
of the first fruits. Pupils will
bring contributions and these
will be used to inscribe the name
of our late President, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, in the Jewish
National Fund Golden Book.
Fresh Air Camp
Asks Conference
Registr ationOpens
Of Jewish Groups
Tuesday, May 1
At Peace Parley
Registration for Fresh Air
Camp opens Tuesday, May 1,
under the supervision of Camp
Registrar, Mrs. Morris Weiss.
Appointments for interviews may
be secured by calling Trinity 2-
1927 or Madison 8400 from 10
a. m. to 4 p. in. Monday through
Thursday. Evening hours on
Tuesdays from 6 p. m. to 9
p. Ill. will accommodate working
parents.
Demands on Fresh Air Camp
in the past have exceeded the
number of available openings. To
insure equal opportunit,y no reg-
istration will be accepted from
persons appearing without ap-
pointments.
There will be three periods
in the camp; the first from June
26 to July 17; the second camp-
See CAMP—Page 8
NEW YORK—The Synagogue
Council of America has been
invited by the State Depart-
ment to send consultative dele-
gation to San Francisco to rep-
resent Jewish religious bodies.
The American Jewish Confer-
ence, the American Jewish Com-
mittee and the Jewish Labor
Committee, have also sent con-
sultants.
Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein
who, with Rabbi Ahron Opher,
will represent the Synagogue
Council, has sent a call to ail
Jewish representatives in San
Francisco recommending that a
joint conference of all Jewish
delegations be held to "consider
the basic needs of Jewry and
the recommendations upon which
they may all agree."