Depicts Poland
Land of Horror

Friday, August 17, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Page Twelve

David Sarnoff, President of Radio Chain j Report Britain
Warns Mankind Faces Fateful Decision
To Abrogate

Jewish Congress Asks
UNRRA For Funds

NEW YORK.—Action on be-
half of an estimated 500,000
Jews in Europe who "or e &-
placed from their own countries
LONDON—A report that
and need immediate care while
the new British Labor Gov-
permanent homes are bein
ernment will soon lift re-
sought for them was urged upo
strictions on immigration of
UNRRA by the World Jewish
Jews into Palestine and ab-
Congress, the American Jewish
rogate the White Paper was
Conference, and the Round of
published in the Arab pa-
Deputies of British ,tows in a
per Al-Ahararn printed in
joint memorandum.
Cairo. The London corre-
spondent declare d his
Three Demand,
sources are non-Jewish and
Adequte care to disllaced
responsible authorities.
persons who cannot or do not
wish to be repatriated, and no
displaced person to be repat-
riated against his will.
Close cooperation by UNRRA
with the Intergovernmental
Committee for Refugees in the
LONDON (Palcor) — It is task of finding new homes for
generally believed here that Miz- displaced persons.
Since the vast majority of
rachi, religious orthodox wing of
the World Zionist movement, will Jewish displaced persons
withdraw its ultimatum which pr e f e r to immigrate to
made further Mizrachi participa- Palestine, and since it is evi-
tion in the World Zionist Execu- dent that the solution of the
tive Committee dependent on the problem of the resettlement of
committee's reorganization. Miz- Jewish displaced persons in
rachi's reversal is expected to Palestine would be the most
follow official clarification of Zi- suitabile solution for all par-
onist policy by a special commis- ties concerned, the Director
sion. The Mizrachi delegation General of UNRRA is request-
"took a walk" last week at the ed to enlist the cooperation of
World Zionist Conference meet- the Mandatory Power and of
ing here, charging the Zionist the Jewish Agency for Pales-
leadership with lacking any def- tine, whose assistance is vital
to the resettlement of Jewish
inite policy.
displaced persons in that coun-
try.
700,000 Refugees
"Of the displaced Jews," said
LONDON (Palcor) — Jewish the memorandum, "over 700,000
Palestine is preparing for a large are still outside the borders of
scale youth immigration and has their pre-war countries. We may
plans in readiness for the imme- reasonably assume that almost
diate absorption of 20,000 chil- half a million of them require
dren from Europe,
care, while new permanent homes
are being sought for them.
"Only part of these displaced
Jews will be able or willing to
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go back to their previous homes,
Chest. He was a member of the since the majority of them can-
board of governors of the De- not or do not wish to be re-
troit Jewish Welfare Federation patriated.
and on the board of governors
of the Midwest section of the 0011:11-011:H:81:81:8X14X148
8:8Xta
Jewish Welfare Board. He was a
member of the board of trustees
of the Jewish Vocational Service
and of the Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. He was a member of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Surviving besides his widow
WINDOW SHADES
are three sons, Pfc. Harry Meyers
MADE TO ORDER
Broder, N. Brewster Broder and
William Keidan Browder; his
Cleaned and Repaired
mother, Mrs. Lottie Broder, a
LINOLEUM
sister, Mrs. Nat L. Aberson and a
brother Harry Broder.
Inlaid and Battleship

(Continued from page 1)
the war, the Nazis told the Jews
NEW YORK (WNS) — Brig. Across the centuries lie has met
that England would make peace, Gen. David Sarnoff, the humble the challenge to only a small de-
the Jews of Poland hoped that boy from the East Side of New gree. When through science man
England would fight on. No one York, who was a pioneer in the creates an ever-increasing abund-
expected the Nazis would mas- development of radio in Ameri- ance of food, clothing and shelter
sacre 95 per cent of Polish Jew- ca, and rose to the Presidency of he will have gained new triumphs
ry. The Jews of Poland had faith the Radio Corporation of America over famine, poverty and disease.
that the world would not let a believes that the world is at the He will reduce the causes of war
people perish. The world did turning of the ways and must and diminish the areas of con-
nothing.
make up its mind whether science flict. Prosperous nations, as Gen-
80 Per Cent Massacred
is to be used for destructive or eral Eisenhower has observed, are
At the end of 1942, 80 per constructive purposes. In an arti- not war hungry, but a hungry na-
cent of Polish Jewry was mas- cle released this week; Mr. Sar- tion will seek war in desperation.
sacred. The rest were put in anti says:
"Therefore, as I see it, our
ghettos.
"Mankind finds itself at a fors great hope for world peace can
The Warsaw ghetto uprising of in the road of Time, where one best be advanced by achieving
May, 1943, was the revolt of the route leads to peace and the freedom from want, through
last 40,000 survivors of the other to a third world war—to man's ingenuity in atomic en-
400,000 Jews in Warsaw. When life or death! Which shall it be? ergy, electronics, chemistry, Phy-
the Warsaw Jewish underground Man must make a choice.
sics and the other sciences. All
issued its first appeal for an
"Innovations in the domain of around us Nature inspires and
armed uprising as the only al- science have piled up so fast and offers the perfect model for sci-
ternative to mass extermination, so dramatically under the im- ence to emulate and duplicate,
many Warsaw Jews said it was petus of the war that the public, whether it be an artificial potato
the work of the Gestapo in order and even some leaders, have not or a kernel of wheat, oil or cot-
to provoke the ghetto.
yet fully grasped their implica- ton.
"Exile, imprisonment, concen- tions for the future of our na-
"Already by ingeniously pro-
tration camps, slave labor—we tion and of mankind.
ducing artificial fibres man no
believed in all that and expected
"What will man do with these longer is dependant upon the
it but the death of a whole peo- astounding facilities that science silkworm or the rubber tree; also
ple seemed incredible and such is creating? Will he use them he has plastics for wood, and vi-
reports were called 'alarmist ru- for benificent purposes? Will he tamins condensed into tablets. He
mors.' "
use them to make the world a bet- has produced and harnessed elec-
Tore Up Money
ter and happier place, and to pro- tricity, which as lightning defied
Dr. Eck said that when the vide abundance everywhere so him to put electrons to work. He
Jewish victims were in the death that those who now lack the ba- has created artificial gas and now
trains, they began to realize what sic requirements for comfortable the sun daily dares him to bottle
was going to happen and tore up living may secure them? Or will its tremendous heat for use at
their money. The victims before man prepare to use these agen- will. With that revolutionary ac-
entering the gas chambers were cies for aggression and destruc- complishment it would not be nec-
even made to tie their shoes to- tion?. No one knows. Yet no more essary to dig for nature's black
gether so that the shoes wouldn't important question faces the diamond—coal. I am sure that
get" mixed up.
raw materials of endless varieties,
world.
He was principal of an under-
"Since man first roamed the from ores to paper, from clothing
ground high school which was earth Nature has challenged him to food, will emerge from the
disguised as a soup kitchen where to compete with her in supplying test tube, and from out of the air
principal, teachers and students the basic necessities of life. itself."
lived on borrowed time. Every
rial position of the surviving Jew-
statement of teacher or pupil was
ish
population."
preceded by "if we live." Usual-
Dr. Isaac Gruenbaum, member
ly the teachers and pupils did
of the World Zionist Executive,
not live long enough to carry out
LONDON (WNS) — Dr. Emil charged the former Polish Gov-
their promises.
Sommerstein, noted Polish-Jewish ernment-in-exile in London with
Dr. Eck lived in many ghettos leader, declared at the World having withheld information "for
and he escaped because he pro-. Zionist parley that "'only two months" regarding Nazi massa-
cured a false American passport. per cent of pre-war Polish Jew- cres on Jews in Poland.
He accused the London Polish
When the Nazis arrested him and ry" has survived the German oc-
his family he claimed American cupation. Polish Jewry, he said, regime of having rejected a de-
citizenship. The ruse worked. He is feeling lonely and looking for- mand to allow the parachuting of
Jews into Poland and of having
was sent to France. When the ward to our brethren in other prevented the Jewish youth in
Nazis found the passport was countries to replace our lost rela- Poland from joining the Polish
tives by accepting us as members
faked they decided to deport him of one great Jewish family."
underground forces.
to Poland. He escaped and joined
At the same time he revealed
Speaking of the hopes of Pol-
the French underground. A ish Jewry and the resistance they that tens of thousands of dollars
French family saved his child. His put up to the German occupant, had been transmitted through the
London regime for the purpose of
wife is still missing.
Dr. Sommerstein declared:
arming the surviving Jews in Po-
Mr. Topiol told of the expe-
"Those Jews who fought and land, but that it is unknown
riences of the Jews in France. He died in Poland left a testament
whether the funds reached their
declared there were three periods to the survivors. In their last
ultimate destination.
after the Germans occupied minutes they pleaded for revenge
Rugs and Furniture
Dr. Chaim Weizmann has al- SCIIMILVIZMNIMIGNICWIGNIMPA
France—the period when: Jews against the murderers, the estab-
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were being deported; the period lishment of Palestine as a home ready left the conference for
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1941 they deported 12,000 Jews.
This was followed by the de-
Congregation
portation to Poland of 20,000
women and children, the Nazis
getting the names of the families
from the deported husbands un-
Announces
der a ruse. When the deportees
arrived in Germany or Poland
With the feeling that Rosh Hashonah is an appropriate
the strong and weak were sep-
arated, • the weak were sent to
time to record the passing of near and dear ones
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
the death camps and the strong
were made to work 12 hours a
at
day on just a bowl of soup.
Mr. Topiol said the French
10 A. M.
people hid many Jews and thus
saved their lives. lie also re-
vealed that Palestinian Jewish
youths, specially trained for un-
The public is cordially
will print a special page in its New Year Edil
derground work, were landed in
invited to attend.
for those who wish to give expression ' 1
France and brought aid to French
their love and devotion to those dept .
Jewry. The French Jews lived
with the hope of help from
American Jewry. About 120,000
Memoriams will be printed in the
Jews of France were deported
following form
to the death camps.
Harry Kaminer and Morris
Mohr were in charge of the
In memory of
rally. Mr. Mohr, president of the
ANNOUNCES
Detroit Federation of Polish Jews,
made the appeal for funds. Rabbi
who departed
Joshua S. Sperka of Congrega-
tion Bnai David was one of the
Mother
Will Be Available to Non-Members
speakers.
of
Father
Organizations who aided in
In the Synagogue
organizing the rally included the
Jewish Congress, Mizrachi, Labor
2 P. M.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
A nominal charge of $1.00 is made for these item They
Committee and Young Israel.
AND
are to be mailed NOW to THE DETROIT JEWISH
Detroit Polish Jewry recently
Every Week Day Evening 7.9 P.M. — Also Every Sunday Afternoon
CHRONICLE,
P. 0. Box 657, Detroit, Mich.
raised $35,000 for packages to
Poland.

White Paper

Believe Mizrachi
Will Withdraw
Decision to Quit

Seek Admission
Of 20,000 Children

Hy Broder Dies

Polish Jewry's
Testament Told

A SALLE

Window Shade Co.

SHAAREY ZEDEK

In Memoriam

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