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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE I, 1945

47, NO. 22

,000 Rabbis
a sk Open Door
Co Palestine

and The Legal Chronicle

Young Israel's Projected Detroit Orthodox Center

Parley Rebuffs
Arabs on Zion
Mandate Issue

SAN FRANCISCO (WNS)

—Under the terms of the
NEW YORK. — Nearly 1,000
imerican rabbis from every sec-
U. S. trusteeship plan, adop-
ion of the country have ap-
ted
this week by the UNICO
waled to the "conscience of
trusteeship committee, no
kmerica" and to the world states-
changes will be made in the
nen at San Francisco, demanding
the opening of Palestine to the
provisions of the Palestine
Jews of Europe and "the fulfill-
mandate in the event it is
ment of the pledges of the Bal-
transferred to a trusteeship
four Declaration and the League
status. Although the Ameri-
of Nations Mandate for the re-
can plan had the support of
constitution of Palestine as a
be centered in this Great Britain, Soviet Russia,
free and democratic Jewish Com-
it 160 x 100. foot lot. tivilios will
and
owns
Young Israel's projected Or-
monwealth".
The building plans include pro- building.
Plans are now being made for France and China, its adop-
The signatories on the appeal thodox Center which will be built visions for community use of the
a
city-wide
campaign for funds. tion followed a bitter strug-
include rabbis of Orthodox, Con- on the west side of Dexter, south facilities. The project will in-
servative and Reform congrega- of Fullerton, will cost about clude a large synagogue; nine Building will be started as soon gle during which the mem-
tions in this country. They in-
meeting rooms, social hall, gym- as a substantial part of the goal bers of the Arab delega-
clude 71 chaplains serving in all $100,000 to construct and $25,000 nasium, swimming room and rit- is reached and when building re- tions made every effort to
branches of the U. S. armed to outfit. Young Israel has $20,- ualarium. All Young Israel ac- strictions are lifted,
thwart its adoption.
000 pledged for the building fund
forces.
The Arab delegations sought
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president
to secure the adoption of an
of the Zionist Organization of r
amendment, introduced by the
America, declared that "the en-
dorsement of the call for the
Egyptian delegate, providing for
opening of the doors of Palestine
the abolition of all territorial
and its reconstitution as a Jew-
mandates and the immediate
ish Commonwealth by such a
transfer of all mandated terri-
large number of members of the
LONDON (WNS).—In a mem-
tories to the new world security
Leonard 1'. Lewis was re-elect-
American Rabbinate is but an- orandum submitted last week to
organization. This motion was
other concrete demonstration of Prime Minister Churchill, the ed president of Temple Beth El
The consecration service when defeated by a vote of 22 to 5.
the overwhelming support of the Jewish Agency for Palestine de- at the 95th annual meeting la St
The clause in the revised trus-
as 53 girls from the Shaarey Zedek teeship plan which provides that
Zionist program among all ele-
school will be consecrated will
initialed
immediate
action
by
the,
Sunday;
Julian
G.
Wolfner
w
ments of American Jewry."
"except as may be agreed upon
1
take place at 10 a. m. Sunday, in .individual trusteeship arrange-
Declaring that "we speak for British government on a num-
in
the
synagogue.
The
theme
of
ber
of
urgent
Jewish
problem;.
millions of Americans, Jews and
ments placing each territory tin-
The memorandum, described by
the consecration is "Palestine— der the trusteeship system, noth-
non-Jews alike," the appeal em-
A Source of Strength."
phasizes the plight of the "hun- Jewish circles here as one of
ing ., in this chapter should be
The consecration service will construed ill and of itself to
dreds of thousands of Jews who the greatest documents in Zion-
start
wish
the
processional,
with
ist
history,"
is
said
to
demand
alter in any manner the rights of
, have survived the Hitler slaugh-
Cantor J. II. Sonenklar singing any state or any peoples in any
r," adding that "the future chat "Palestine be proclaimed a
the
blessings.
Then
will
come
the
Jewish
State;
the
transfer
of
Ids little promise."
territory, or the terms of the
prologue to be recited by Irene mandate,' virtually guarantees
"They are naked, hungry, sick. Jews from Europe to Palestine be
assisted
by
an
international
loan,
Lee Greenwald.
The poison of anti-Semitism
The cantata "Our Bialik," that no changes can be made af-
which the Nazis left behind has and that international facilities
composed by Irah and Judah Eis- fecting Jewish rights under the
made them literally homeless. be provided for the transit from
terms of the Palestine mandate.
enstein, will be one of the high-
Europe
of
all
Jews
desiring
to
"Their eyes—the call says—are
*Under the plan, the Haifa ois-
lights
of
the
entire
program.
The
settle
in
Palestine.
It
also
asked
turned to the ancient homeland
trict can be declared a "strate-
cantata
contains
11
songs
and
that
Germany
pay
reparations
in
of their people—Palestine. This
gic area" under the supervision
will lie directed by Cantor Son-
is the land the Jews have rebuilt kind to the Jewish people, that
of the Security Council. The re-
enklar
with
Shirley
Subar
as
the
these
reparations
be
used
for
the
and reclaimed from the desola-
mainder of Palestine would fall,
pianist.
Every
consecrant
will
tion and barrenness in which development of Palestine and
under the trusteeship, to be oper-
have
a
part.
Vocal
solos
will
be
they found it. This is the land that the first reparations install-
ated under the authority of the
sung by Ronnie June Shapiro,
which has given freedom to 600,- ment be secured through the
Trusteeship Council. The coun-
Mat
ilyn
Rita
Penslar
and
An-
requisitioning
of
German
prop-
1 000 Jews and which promises the
cil would be empowered "to con-
erty
in
Palestine
and
that
the
nes.te
Stern.
' opportunity for normal, creative
o
Hershman will ad- sider reports by the administer-
M.
Jewish
Agency
be
permitted
t
Dr.
A.
jiving to the hundreds of thou-
ing state, to accept petitions and
dress the consecrants. Then will examine them in consultation
sands in Europe who look to it bring to Palestine as many Jews
conic
the
flower
service.
Chief
longin gl y ." as possible with a view to speed-
with the administering states, to
participants will be Audrey make periodic visits to the re-
ing the country's resources.
Rh
da
Joyce Cornfield, Joyce Rho
Briskman, Charlotte Kaufman, spective territories at times
LEONARD T. LEWIS
agreed upon with the adminis-
re-elected vice president, and . Betty Fleiss, Justine Bessman,
See MANDATE—Page 2
Harry S. Grant was elected treas- See CONSECRANTS—Page 8
urer.
• •
The following were elected for
newly
The first meeting of the
a three-year term as trustees:
board of Yeshivath Beth ) Sidney
J. Allen, Harry A. Hy-
S
Four Jewish students were 21ected
M •
the man, Henry Levitt and Joseph M.
honored by Wayne University Yehudah will be held at 9:15
Monday evening, June 4, in the Welt
last week, two receiving the ac-
Trustees holding over are :
clamation of the university as chool building, Dexter and Cort-
NEW YORK.—A conference of unity in planning reconstruction
a people
graduating seniors, and two more land. The board will elect of-
300
delegates from 20 nations, of the shattered lives of
11
See
BETH
EL—Page
receiving appointments to high 'leers for the year. Directors in-
___ . — — _ called e to devise a world-wide who have suffered so much."
student positions for the next 'hide 54 laymen, in addition to —
for the rehabilitation of Plea for Zion
he rabbis, representative of the,
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president
school year.
Jewish
life
in Poland and to press
Stephen B. Sarasohn, son of Mr following 25 Detroit congrega:
for action to safeguard Jewish of the Zionist Organization of
and Mrs. Joshua Sarasohn of d ons:
security was held this week in America, declared that Britain
Ades Ye Beth , Anshe 'I M oshe
1728 Atkinson, was presented
New York, under the sponsorship nust open the doors of Palestine
Aaron Vsrael,'
'M
with the Donnelly Award, the Bereznitzer, B
of the American Federation for to the Jewish survivors of the
Nazi terror or brand itself as
university's top citation, given Beth Abraham, Beth Itzchok,
Polish Jews.
Moses, Beth Shmuel, Beth
inhuman.
to the most outstanding man and
Dr.
Joseph
Tenenbaum,
presi-
"Morally, the war will be lost
woman in each graduating class, I'efilo Emanuel, Beth Tikvah,
dent
of
the
federation,
presided
if no special measures will be
on the basis of scholarship and Beth Yehudah, Bnai Aaron, Bnai
....
and
delivered
the
keynote
ad-
David, Bnai Israel, Bnai Jacob,
taken to rehabilitate the surviv-
extra-curricular activity.
Bnai Moshe, Bnai Zion, First He-, SAN FRANCISCO (WNS)– ' c ress, in which he called upon ing remnants of Jewry who have
Sarasohn will receive a Mich - brew Congregation of Delray. Approxiately 400,000 Jews were the
United
Nations
conference
in
,
as of Arts degree at the com- Gemiluth Chasodim, Mishkan Is-. massacred by the Germans h San Francisco to permit direct been sufferers first and the most
ncement exercises June 7. He rael, Moguin Abraham, Nusach Byelorussia during their occupa- 1
representation in the pro- devastated victims," Dr. Gold-
stein said.
also the recipient of a gradu- Harie, Shaarey Shomaim, Shaa- lion of that part of the USSR, Jewish world security
"There should be established a
ate scholarship to Columbia Uni-
Kiselev
delegation
to
the
tion
and
to
support
a
Jewish
versity.
rey Zedek and Young Israel.
represeptative body to help carry
Kuz lmoaussian
commonwealth
in
Palestine.
de-
United Nations conference,
Sam Petok Honored
President Truman in a Ines- out the postwar rehabilitation
Membership in the Mackenzie GREEK JEWS GET PLEDGE
sage
expressed his "deep inter- program for Polish Jewry. The
ell. a member of the investi-
NEW YORK.—The Greek Gov- ci"r "As
Honor Society, senior men's loon-
est" ill the work of the conf er- world is not sufficiently aware
wished it success "in that the victims of German atroc-
(wary organization, was awarded .rnment has pledged full restitu- gating commission I saw with _ nee
y own (yes how thousands of _nee
, all efforts to improve the condi- ities were mostly Jews. Ninety
to Sam Petok, son of Mr. and thin of their property to the
murdered Jewish children were lion of mankind in the past-war per cent of the Jews of Poland
Sirs. H. Petok of 18010 Indiana, Jews of Greece who suffered m
have been exterminated. Poland
who is also graduating from the under the Axis occupation, ac - disinterred from mass graves in '
,.. t my Uncertain
C ollege of Liberal Arts. Petok cording to a cablegram received I the suburbs of Minsky, Orsha,, world."
is one of the victorious United
ues
Gov. Dewey sent a message Nations, but the Jews of Poland
was editor of The Detroit Colic- by the American Jewish Joint Vitebsk, Gomel and other Byelo-
I russian cities from which the terming it a "tragic fact chat have lost the war."
elan,
Wayne's official student Distribution Committee.
n ewspape
r.
Germans were driven by the Red despite
espite the end of the war in 500,000 Survive
a Nthk was named to Who's
Of the 4,000,000 Jews resident
Europe, and that the oppressors
SWISS TO ADMIT ORPHANS Army," Mr. Kiselev said.
` r1 ° in American Colleges and
He estimated that in Minsk 80 have been crushed, the destiny in Poland, it was pointed out,
e niversitis s
GENEVA (Palcor)—The Swiss
for the second con- Government acceded to an ap- per cent of the entire Jewish
of Polish Jewry only 500,000 survive, with only
secutive Year last fall, and has neal by the Union of Swiss Jew- population was annihilated dur- is
of still
the remnants
and b et with 50,000 in Polaris!, '200,000 in
uncertain
t
Russia, whither they had been
served on the UniVersity ish Communities to admit Jewish ing the German occupation, in grave difficulties."
Student
uslent Council, as well as being orphans from the Buchenwald ' gospel 90 per cent of the Jews
addesl
that
there
was
an
lie
See POLISH—Page 11
Da'sident of Pi Tau Sigma fra-
need for organized
"i
concentration camp for temporary See WHITE RUSSIA—Page 8 "imperative
Ste WAYNE—Page 5
sh elter in Switzerland.

■

Lewis Re-Named

Churchill G ets
1 President of
a
Agency Demnds

Temple Beth El

Jewish Students
Win Top Honors
At Wayne U.

Shaarey Zed ek
Rites to Honor
53 Consecrants

Yeshivah to Elect
Officers Monday

Conference Plans Rehabilitation
Of Polish. Jewish. Community

Beth

400 000 Jews
assacred In
w hite Russia

