Friday, Juno I, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Leas' Chronicle

Page Twelve

'Joint Bikurim Festival Raises
Zionist Chief
Zionists to Hold
$600 to Inscribe FDR In Golden Book
To Speak Here
World Parley
dents staged the Yiddish playlet

JERUSALEM (WNS) — The
executive of the World Zionist
Organization, meeting in session
here last week, voted to call a
World Zionist conference. The
conference, to be held in London
in July, will be the first world
'Zionist parley since the outbreak
of tho war.
The conference, whose deci-
sions will serve as a guide for
Zionist political activities until
holding of the World Zionist
Congress, is expected to be at-
tended by all members of the
Zionist Actions Committee resid-
ing in Palestine, Europe, the
United States and in other coun-
tries.
Severe criticism of the political
policies of the Jewish Agency
executive was voiced this week
at a session of the Small Zionist
Actions Committee. A demand
was made by some members that
the Agency enlarge and strength-
en its offices in Washington and
in London.

HIAS-ICA Wins
French Recognition

Approximately $600 was con-
tributed by pupils of the United
Hebrew Schools, Shaarey Zedek
School, Farband and Sholom
Aleichem Shulen and Zionist
youth groups at the joint" Biku-
rim ceremony held last Sunday
in the Shaarey Zedek Social
Hall. The fund will be used to
inscribe the name of the late
President Franklin Delano Roose-
velt in the Jewish National Fund
Golden Book.
The festival was featured by
he presentation of several play-
lets and sketches. The United
Hebrew Schools high school stu-
dents presented the playlet "Na-
inn" in Hebrew. The sketch was
written by Bernard Isaacs. Anna
Zelenko was the narrator and the
cast included Rachel Rosenstein,
Drora Selesny and Ann Bassin.
The Shaarey Zedek pupils pre-
sented the operetta "Ruth" in
English while the Farband stu-

U. of M. Hillel
To Present Awards

The Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion, University of Michigan, will
hold its annual installation and
award supper this Sunday eve-
ning, at the Fundation.
The awards supper is to honor
outstanding Hillel members and
citizens.
Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen, di-
rector of the Foundation, will
serve as toastmaster and will de-
liver the principal address.
The highlight of the evening
will be the installation of the
Hillel student council and officers.
Betty Korash of Detroit is the
new president.
Judith Jacobs, Detroit; Betty
Friedlander, Brooklyn, and Ruth
Kowalsky are in charge of the
?reparation of the supper. Th.?
program is under the direction
of Edythe Levin and Sonya
Heller. A radio skit will be pre-
sented, directed by Ethel Isen-
berg, Detroit. A /s Eugene Malitz
will sing.

NEW YORK (WNS). — The
Hias-Ica has been recognized by
the French 'government as the
official agency for Jewish mi-
gration with the right to name
representatives to the Special
Screening Committees at all
French frontier stations and
ports to check on repatriates, it
was declared by Dr. James Bern-
stein, European director of the
Hias-Ica Emigration Association.
Dr Bernstein, who arrived
from Paris, said that "in prin-
ciple the French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs has agreed to the
return to France of all former
residents on condition that every
individual case be investigated
by the Screening Committees at
the frontier stations.
He reported on the flias-Ica
activities in the Balkan countries
and in Belgium. Speaking of Ro-
mania he said that emigration
from that country was not yet
possible. He disclosed that, be-
cause of the contradictory de-
crees concerning the restitution
of property and other Jewish Relief Supplies
rights, there was created in Bul- Moving to Europe
garia "a situation where the
great majority of Bulgarian Jews
WASHINGTON.—About 1,250,-
would gladly leave the country, 000 tons of relief supplies valued
in many instances for Palestine. at more than $250,000,000 will
Dr. Bernstein said:
have been shipped to liberated
"The Ilias-Ica was successful European countries by the end
in obtaining important conces- if June through the United Na-
sions from the French authorities tions Relief Rehabilitation Ad-
with regard to the granting of ministration, Herbert H. Leh-
exit visas. On the whole it is man, its director general, said.
estimated that the great majority
Greece will receive more than
of the Jewish population in half of the 1,250,000 tons or
France, principally that in the 770,000 tons. Other supply sched-
provinces, desires to emigrate; ules up to June 30 include the
half to Palestine, and the other following:
half to the Western Hemisphere,
Yugoslavia, 199,000 tons; Po-
chiefly to the United States. But land, 89,000 tons; Czechoslo-
so far there are only 2,000 cer- vakia, 76,000 tons; Italy. 78,000
tificates for Palestine available tons.
and the U. S. Consulates are
not yet permitted to handle ap-
'plications for quota immigrants.
"As to the contention that
anti-Semitism is rampant in
France, there is no denying that
it exists in some parts and that
it was greatly accentuated dur-
ing the occupation. The impa-
tience of some Jewish political
circles for immediate restitution
of Jewish property aggravated
that feeling, but it cannot be
truthfuuly said that the French
people as a whole are anti-
Semites."

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"Matan Torah," written by
Abraham Meyerowitz. The actual
Bikurim rites, the offering of
first fruits, was carried on by
Shaarey Zedek students. Naomi
Linden took the part of Bath
Yisroel, daughter of Israel, and
was the recipient of the con-
tributions, dropping them into
the JNF fund.
Morris Haar was in charge of
the direction of the festival, and
Shirley Subar was in charge of
the musical program. Cantor J.
H. Sonenklar sang. Simha Rubin-
stein, Shaarey Zedek educational
director, was the chairman.
The festival was arranged by
Mr. Isaacs, superintendent of the
United Hebrew Schools, Mr. Ru-
binstein, Mr. Meyerovitz of the
Farband, and by Wolf Snyder of
the Sholom Aleichem Shule.
About 1,000 attended the affair.
The Zionist youth groups pre-
sented Palestinian dances.

Dr. Israel Goldstein, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America, will speak
at the Detroit Art Institute at
8:30 p. m. Wednesday, June
13, when a final report will
be made on the Hadassah
Honor Roll drive here. This
Honor Roll session was post-
poned from June 6.

Mrs. Joseph Jacobs
Elected President of
Bnai David Women

The Bnai David Sisterhood
held their annual election of of-
ficers on Monday evening, May
28. The following officers . were
elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Joseph Jacobs, president;
Mrs. Morris Sadubrae, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Peter Chodoroff, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Dave
Leibow, financial secretary; Mrs.
William Reid, treasurer, and Mrs.
Jews Chief Victims
Bess Berson, sergeant at arms.
Installation of officers will
Of Atrocities, Says
take place on Monday evening,
Congressional Report June 11, in the social hall of
the Bnai David Synagogue. Mrs.
WASHINGTON (WNS).—Sen- Herman Hoffenberg is chairman
ator Alben Barkley of Kentucky, of this affair.
majority leader of the Senate,
told Congress last week, in pre-
senting the report of the joint
Senate and House committee Russia Interested
which investigated Nazi atroci-
ties at the request of Gen. Eis- In Arab States
enhower, that Jews, Russians and
CAIRO (WNS). — The propa-
Poles were treated with greater
severity than any other nationali- ganda activities of Soviet au-
ties in the concentration camps thorities have recently increased
in the Arab countries, it was
of Nazi Germany.
In the hour-long report which disclosed.
Soviet officials are said to be
he read to an engrossed Senate,
Barkley declared "we are of the especially active in Iraq, Egypt
Opinion that a colossal scheme and Syria. A number of editors
from these countries had been
of extermination was planned
invited to visit Russia. Soviet
and put into effect against all
diplomats
are said to be fre-
those in occupied countries who
quently attending the sessions of
refused to accept the principles
the various parliaments in the
of Nazism, or who opposed the
Arab countries.
saddling of the Nazi yoke on
The Russian ambassador was
their countries." The report the only foreign diplomat to at-
states that the intelligentsia, col- tend recent Egyptian army ma-
lege professors, generals, busi- neuvers.
ness leaders and professional
men of occupied countries were
seized and placed in the atrocity
camps "unless they agreed to Rabbi Glazer to Talk
spread the doctrines advocated At Percy Jones
by the Nazis."
The Detroit Round Table of
Pioneer Women Send
Catholics, Jews and Protestant , z
will present a good-will team
$25,000 to Palestine
of speakers before the wounded
NEW YORK.—An additional soldiers at Percy Jones Hospital,
$25,000 on behalf of the Child Battle Creek, on June 5, 6 and 7.
Rescue Fund of the Pioneer
The speakers will be Judge
Women's Organization has been Philip Elliott of Flint; B. Bene-
forwarded to the Jewish Agency dict Glazer, rabbi of Temple Beth
in Palestine. This amount was El, and Monsignor William J.
raised by clubs in the United Ryan, S. J., of St. Louis Univer-
States and Canada during the sity, St. Louis, Mo.
current two-month drive. The
The meetings are a part of the
money will aid in rehabilitating War Camp program of the Na-
hundreds of Jewish children who tional Conference of Christians
were subjected to the most dev- and Jews, which has reached
astating experiences in various more than 7,000,000 men and
European countries.
women of the armed services.

Camp Playfaire
Has Expert Leadership

Camp Mayfair, a camp f or
boys and girls from 6 to 16 years
of age, located in northern Mich-
igan only 10 miles from Petoskey
and 15 miles from Charlevoix,
has succeeded in securin g a staff
of experienced directors, in-
s t rT u h c t e o r I s ) r oag nrea l mc o d u s eecItoori,. .
be
Ronald D. Patterson, a graduate
of Midwest Wartime Aquatit•
School, who has 15 years
camp
leadership experience. He has
been Scout leader in the Detroit
area for 15 years and boys' work
director of the Brightman. cone
Inanity Center for three years.
The waterfront will be direct-
ed by Tom Walker of the Boy
Scouts office of Detroit. He i s
an instructor for the Red Cross
and has eignt years' camping ex.
perience, four years as instructor
and counselor at Camp Howell.
He will be assisted by Robert
L. Lambert, formerly of Camp
Howell.
Eugene Walker, arts and crafts
instuctor for the Detroit Public
Schools, Board of Education,
will be director of arts at Camp
Playfaire.
toe athletic peog,rion will be
in charge of Wayne Saunders of
Royal Oak. Included in the staff
is Leo Thaldorf of the mathe-
matics department of the Detroit
Public Schools, who will tutor
any children needing help in this
field.
Leo Thaldorf will be
cabin counselor. Miss Sophie
Mendell, a piano teacher, will
supervise the musical program.
Miss Janet Weiss of Michigan
State and Wayne will be drama-
tic director.
Miss Lillian Phillips, in charge
of the youngest group, is a grad-
uate of Western Reserve and has
had experience 'With younger
children at Cleveland, 0., at
Farmington Nursery School and
at Children's Hospital.
For further information write
Mrs. A. Mann, 1470 Glynn Court,
Detroit 6, Mich.

Deported Hungarian
Jews Returning

SOFIA
( WNS). — Several
thousand Hungarian Jews who
were deported by the German,:
to Austria for hard labor have
returned to Budapest, it was dis-
closed here by a traveler who
has recently arrived here from
Vienna where, he disclosed, there
are about 3,000 Jewish survivors.
Th e traveler said that Jewish
life in Vienna is beginning LO
show signs of revival.
Reporting on the condition of
Jews in Hungary, the u avele r
said that the Budapest
community now numbered about
150,000, but that it was con-
stantly being augmented by re-
turning persons. Most of the
Hungarian Jews, however, would
like to emigrate, preferably to
Palestine.

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Bnai Moshe Women
Aiding Bond Drive

The Sisterhood of the Congre-
gation Bnai Moshe is cooperating
with the Seventh War Loan drive.
The bond committee is headed by
Mrs. Olga Isr ael.
The concluding social event of
the season for the Sisterhood
will be an evening of games to
be held Wednesday evening,
June 6, in the social hall.
Mrs. Elf redu Greenwald is
chairman of this affair, and Mrs.
Sara Berger and Mrs. Rose Uray
have charge of the refreshments.

Zion Mizrachi Sisters
Luncheon Wednesday

The Sisters of Zion Mizrachi
will conduct their annual free
paid-up membership luncheon at
1 p. in. on Wednesday, June 6.
Nomination and election of of-
ficers will take place at this
gathering.

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