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Zionists to Hold
World Parley
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 the 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
NEW YORK (WNS). — The
Hias-Ica has been recognized by
the French kovernment 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 Hias-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
rights, there was created in Bul-
garia "a situation where the
great majority of Bulgarian Jews
would gladly leave the country,
in many instances for Palestine.
Dr. Bernstein said:
"The Ilias-Ica was successful
in obtaining important conces-
sions from the French authorities
with regard to the granting of
exit visas. On the whole it is
estimated that the great majority
of the Jewish population in
France, principally that in the
provinces, desires to emigrate;
half to Palestine, and the other
half to the Western Hemisphere,
chiefly to the United States. But
so far there are only 2,000 cer-
tificates for Palestine available
and the U. S. Consulates are
not yet permitted to handle ap-
lineations 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."
Friday, Juno I,
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Joint Bikurim Festival Raises
$600 to Inscribe FDR In Golden Book
Zionist Chief
To Speak Here
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-
omi" 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-
dents staged the Yiddish playlet
"Matan Torah," written by
Abraham Meyerowitz. The actual
Bikurim rites, the offering of
first fruits, was carried on by
Shaarey Zedek students. Naomi
Lindeh 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 chary 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.
U. of M. Hillel
To Present Awards
Jews Chief Victims
Of Atrocities, Says
Congressional Report
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
preparation of the supper. Th.?
program is under the direction
of Edythe Levin and Sonye
Heller. A radio skit will be pre-
sented, directed by Ethel Isen-
berg, Detroit. A/s Eugene Malitz
will sing.
Relief Supplies
Moving to Europe
WASHINGTON.—About 1,250,-
000 tons of relief supplies valued
at more than $250,000,000 will
have been shipped to liberated
European countries by the end
of June through the United Na-
tions Relief Rehabilitation Ad-
ministration, Herbert H. Leh-
man, its director general, said.
Greece will receive more than
half of the 1,250,000 tons or
770,000 tons. Other supply sched-
ules up to June 30 include the
following:
Yugoslavia, 199,000 tons; Po-
land, 89,000 tons; Czechoslo-
vakia, 76,000 tons; Italy. 78,000
tons.
WASHINGTON (WNS).—Sen-
ator Alben Barkley of Kentucky,
majority leader of the Senate,
told Congress last week, in pre-
senting the report of the joint
Senate and House committee
which investigated Nazi atroci-
ties at the request of Gen. Eis-
enhower, that Jews, Russians and
Poles were treated with greater
severity than any other nationali-
ties in the concentration camps
of Nazi Germany.
In the hour-long report which
he read to an engrossed Senate,
Barkley declared "we are of the
opinion that a colossal scheme
of extermination was planned
and put into effect against all
.hose in occupied countries who
refused to accept the principles
of Nazism, or who opposed the
saddling of the Nazi yoke on
their countries." The report
states that the intelligentsia, col-
lege professors, generals, busi-
ness leaders and professional
men of occupied countries were
seized and placed in the atrocity
camps "unless they agreed to
spread the doctrines advocated
by the Nazis."
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1945
Camp Playfaire
Has Expert Leadership
Camp Playfair, a c aw') for
boys and girls from 6 to 16 year s
Dr. Israel Goldstein, presi- of age, located in northern Mich-
dent of the Zionist Organiza- igan only 10 miles from Petoskey
tion of America, will speak and 15 miles from Charlevoix,
at the Detroit Art Institute at has succeeded in securin g a staff
8:30 p. m. Wednesday, June of experienced directors, i s .
13, when a final report will structors and counselors.
The program director w ill be
be made on the Hadassah
Honor Roll drive here. This Ronald D. Patterson, a graduate
Honor Roll session was post- of Midwest Wartime .Aquatic
School, who has 15 years of camp
poned from June 6.
leadership experience. lie has
been Scout leader in the Detroit
area for 15 years and boy,' work
Mrs. Joseph Jacobs
director of the Brightmoor com-
munity Center for three years.
Elected President of
The waterfront will be direct-
ed by Tom Walker of the Boy
Bnai David Women
Scouts office of Detroit. Ile is
The Bnai David Sisterhood an instructor for the Red Cross
held their annual election of of- and has eight years' camping ex-
ficers on Monday evening, May perience, four years as instructor
28. The following officers were and counselor at Camp Rowell.
He will be assisted by Robert
elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Joseph Jacobs, president; L. Lambert, formerly of camp
Mrs. Morris Sadubrae, vice presi- Howell.
Eugene Walker, arts and crafts
dent; Mrs. Peter Chodoroff, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Dave instuctor for the Detroit Public
Leibow, financial secretary; Mrs. Schools, Board of Education,
William Reid, treasurer, and Mrs. will be director of arts at Camp
Bess Berson, sergeant at arms. Playfaire.
Installation of officers will
lie athletic program %vitt be
take place on Monday evening, in charge of Wayne Saunders of
June 11, in the social hall of Royal Oak. Included in the staff
the Bnai David Synagogue. Mrs. is Leo Thaldorf of the mathe-
Herman Hoffenberis is chairman matics department of the Detroit
of this affair.
Public Schools, who will tutor
any children needing help in this
field.
Mrs. Leo . Thaldorf will be
Russia Interested
cabin counselor. Miss Sophie
Mendell, a piano teacher, will
In Arab States
supervise tile musical program.
CAIRO (WNS). — The propa- Miss Janet Weiss of Michigan
ganda activities of Soviet au- State and Wayne will be drama-
thorities have recently increased tic director.
in the Arab countries, it was
Miss Lillian Phillips, in charge
disclosed.
of the youngest group, is a grad-
Soviet officials are said to be uate of Western Reserve and has
especially active in Iraq, Egypt had experience with younger
and Syria. A number of editors children at Cleveland, 0., at
from these countries had been 1Farmington Nursery School and
invited to visit Russia. Soviet at Children's Hospital.
diplomats are said to be fre-
For further information write
quently attending the sessions of Mrs. A. Mann, 1470 Glynn Court,
i the Detroit 6, Mich.
the various parliaments in
Arab countries.
The Russian ambassador was
the only foreign diplomat to at- Deported Hungarian
tend recent Egyptian army ma-
neuvers.
Jews Returning
SOFIA
(WNS). — Several
thousand Hungarian Jews who
were deported by the Germans
to Austria for hard labor have
The Detroit Round Table of returned to Budapest, it Ives dis-
Catholics, Jews and Protestants , closed here by a traveler who
Pioneer Women Send
will present a good-will team has recently arrived here from
$25,000 to Palestine
of speakers before the wounded Vienna where, he disclosed, there
NEW YORK.--An additional soldiers at Percy Jones Hospital, are about 3,000 Jewish survivor:.
$25,000 on behalf of the Child Battle Creek, on June 5, 6 and 7.
The traveler said that Jewish
Rescue Fund of the Pioneer
The speakers will be Judge life in Vienna is beginning to
Women's Organization has been Philip Elliott of Flint; B. Bene- show signs of revival.
forwarded to the Jewish Agency dict Glazer, rabbi of Temple Beth
Reporting on the condition of
in Palestine. This amount wao El, and Monsignor William J. Jews in Hungary, the traveler
raised by clubs in the United Ryan, S. J., of St. Louis Univer- said that the Budapest Jewish
States and Canada during the sity, St. Louis, Mo.
community now numbered about
current two-month drive. The
The meetings are a part of the 150,000, but that it was con-
money will aid in rehabilitating War Camp program of the Na- stantly being augmented by re-
hundreds of Jewish children who tional Conference of Christians turning persons. Most of the
were subjected to the most dev- and Jews, which has reached Hungarian Jews, however, would
astating experiences in various more than 7,000,000 men and like to emigrate, preferably to
Eui opean countries. women of the armed services. Palestine.
Rabbi Glazer to Talk
At Percy Jones
hints Eddy
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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 Israel.
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 reda 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. ni on Wednesday, June 6.
Nomination and election of of-
ficers will take place at this
gathering.
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