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30th Year of Service to Detroit Jewry
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
VOL. 47, NO. 34
Jewish State
Immediately,
Zionists Say
LONDON (Palcor)—The
World Zionist Conference
served on the British Gov-
ernment its demand for the
official designation of Pales-
tine as a Jewish state, and
for the immediate admission
Zionists Adopt
$24,000,000
Budget for Year
LONDON — A budget of
$24,000,000 for the coming
year 5706 has been adopted
by the World Zionist Con-
ference. This is double the
previous budget, and has
been adopted because of the
expected mass immigration
into Palestine, agricultural
and industrial development,
and resettlement of veter-
ans.
of one million Jews to Pal-
estine, and defeated a pro-
posal that the Government
be asked for 100,000 certi-
ficates as a "first install-
ment."
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Detroit Self help
Raises $7,000 for
War Victims
The Selfhelp, Detroit Chapter,
just finished a year of activities.
Reports given in the recent an-
nual membership meeting reveal-
ed that thousands of pounds of
clothing were collected and ship-
ped to Europe through the UN-
RRA and the Selfhelp.
A collection for the liberation
of Jews in the concentration
camp at Theresienstadt, arranged
in cooperation with the Congre-
gation Gemilut Chassodim, yield-
ed over $7,000. Since the Self-
help has practically no adminis-
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Wife Gets News
Husband Missing
During V-J Week
On V-J week, while the world
was rejoicing at the end of the
war, Mrs, Lillian Latzer, 9274
Broadstreet, received a telegram
from the Navy Department, that
her husband, Seaman 2/c Solomon
Latzer, 25, was reported missing.
Seaman Latzer, an Austrian
refugee, was on board the ill-
fated cruiser Indianapolis, which
was sunk by a Jap torpedo on
July 30 with the loss of 880 lives.
Seaman Latzer enlisted Feb. 25,
1941. In April, 1944, he went
overseas on the Indianapolis, par-
ticipating in the cruiser's many
battles and surviving a Jap sui-
cide attack last May.
The Latzers have been married
four years and have a (laughter,
Renee, 21/2 years.
Mrs. Latzer visited her husband
a few weeks ago when the In-
dianapolis sailed into San Fran-
cisco for repairs. At that time
Seaman Latzer received his final
citizenship papers. She had a let-
ter from him on July 31, the (lay
after the ship sank. The telegram
informing her that he was miss-
ing came at 11 p.m. Sunday while
the world was waiting for the
Jap surrender.
LaGuardia Urges
America Admit
More Immigrants
NEW YORK (WNS) —Mayor
LaGuardia of New York City, in
a letter to all members of Con-
gress, opposed deportation of
969 European refugees interned
at Oswego, N.Y., and proposed a
world-wide immigration agree-
ment to ease pressures in over-
populated countries.
The letter proposed a "Bret-
ton Woods agreement for balanc-
ed population" as a means to-
ward "establishing world security
and maintenance of peace." It in-
dicated support of raised immi-
gration quotas in this country.
"Over-population," the mayor
wrote, "causes hunger, and hun-
ger causes wars. . . . Here in the
Western Hemisphere, we are not
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Attention, Organizations
Now that the war is over and we can send re-
lief to our brothers and sisters in the war-torn lands,
it is vital that every cent given for charity go to
feed the hungry, clothe the naked and shelter the
homeless. The demands upon us for relief will be
greater than ever, for 1,500,000 refugees are de-
pendent almost solely upon American Jewry for
aid.
It is, therefore, incumbent, upon all Jewish or-
ganizations to protect the good name of charity,
to guard against expenditures which are strictly
not charitable. The Jewish Chronicle pointed out
that the DETROIT JEWISH WELFARE FEDERA-
TION has given nearly $20,000 as a subsidy to a
private business enterprise. This year the Federa-
tion voted a $4,400.00 subsidy to this enterprise.
Do you want such practices to continue? If not,
act now and let your protests be heard. The Jew-
ish Chronicle urges all organizations, all donors
to give more than they ever gave before for relief,
because the need has never been so great. But it
also asks that a watch be kept over this charity
money so that every cent will go for a worthy
cause.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 24, 1945
—
Beth El Plans Jewish Council Opposes
Three Services Mushroom Synagogues
For Holy Days
With the approach of the high holidays the Jewish Community
Council calls again upon the Jews of Detroit to withhold their sup-
port of any mushroom synagogues which may be opened in the com-
munity this year to provide religious services for Rosh Hashonah
and Yom Kippur.
The Community Council points out that attendance at privately
established services in stores, public halls and theatres is not in
keeping with the proper observance of the holidays.
4) , Individuals who attempt to or-
such services for personal
gain are criticized for attempt-
.
I ing to take advantage of the re-
ligious impulses of people in or-
Courses in Hebrew language der to advance their own finan-
and literature will be introduced cial interests.
Services conducted under such
into the curriculum of the Col-
lege of Liberal Arts at Wayne auspices cannot be carried on in
University beginning with the fall a proper dignified atmosphere,
the Council declares.
semester which opens Sept. 17.
The first course in elementary SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES
Hebrew will be offered this semes-
The newly established Syna-
ter, with additional courses to be gogue Committee of the Commun-
DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER added as registration warrants. ity Council has recommended that
Students will receive full credit those synagogues which have the
Temple Beth El has arranged towards their degrees on the
proper facilities should undertake
three services for the coming same basis as other foreign lan-
to conduct supplementary services
Holy Days.
guages. The course is open to for the High Holy Days. It is be-
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will matriculated and non-matriculat- lieved that if every synagogue
conduct the services and preach ed students.
which has a social hall will devote
the sermons in the Main Audi-
In introducing these Hebrew it to this purpose, sufficient seats
will
torium. The musical program
courses, Wayne University takes can be made available for all wor-
be rendered by the Temple Quar- its place along with a number of
shippers. This will make it un-
tet under the direction of Jason
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necessary to attend services in
H. Tickton. Admission to the
undesirable surroundings.
Wayne to leach !ganize
Course in Hebrew
Main Auditorium will be for mem-
bers and their families only.
The Supplementary Services in
the Brown Memorial Chapel will
be conducted by Dr. Leo M.
Franklin who will also preach
the sermons. A professional quar-
tet and organist, trained by Mr.
Tickton, will render the musical
program, These services are open
to the public and cards of admis-
sion are available at the Temple
Office.
Students of the Religious School
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Beth Yehudah
Opens Sept. 4
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah will
reopen all classes Sept. 4. During
August the office is open for en-
rollment Sundays from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., and weekdays from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
New Alef-Beth classes will be
opened in the afternoon Yeshi
vah as well as in the Beth Jacob
School for Girls. The upper age
limit for enrollment of beginners
is 9 years. A limited number of
pupils can also be accepted in
higher classes.
Beth Yehudah Day School has
made preparations for the open-
ing of the last two grades of ele-
mentary school. It will offer a
complete program of elementary
school education, starting with
pre-school kindergarten, where
children of 4 1;.: years of age are
accepted, through 6th grade of
public school.
The school is in session from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. All He-
brew and secular subjects are
taught by licensed teachers.
For the intermediate grades,
special arrangements have been
made with Durfee and Hutchin-
son Intermediate Schools so that
boys who attend Yeshivah classes
in the morning can attend classes
at the intermediate school in the
Hitler's Home
Now Jewish Club
A number of synagogues are
considering this matter.
The Community Council urge,'
worshippers not to patronize
LONDON — Field Marshal mushroom synagogues but to sup-
Montgomery, commander of the port the established religious in-
British Armed Forces in Ger-
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many, was one of the first visit-
ors to a Jewish Service Club in
Brunswick, Germany, occupying
a building which was formerly
Hitler's residence, the London
newspapers reported.
The British commander pre-
sented the Jewish club with a
Union Jack which is now flying
beside the Blue-White Jewish flag.
The club is open to all men of
the armed services and serves re-
20,000
Jews
Face Liberation
BERN (WNS) — More than
20,000 Jewish refugees from Ger-
many and Poland interned by the
Japanese in Shanghai will be lib-
erated soon, it was disclosed here
by leaders of Jewish relief or-
freshments to 3,000 persons daily. ganizations.
Contact with the Jewish com-
munity of Shanghai has been
JEWISH EDUCATION
NEW YORK — The American maintained from here since Japan
Association for Jewish Education, entered the war against the Al-
Dropsie College and the National lies and made it impossible for
Council for Jewish Education will the American Joint Distribution
jointly sponsor a summer insti- Committee to send direct relief
tute in Jewish education Aug. 27 , to the refugees who escaped from
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to Sept. 4.
31,280 Bnai Brith Members
In Armed Forces; 491 Killed
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Of the
31,280 members of Bnai Brith
and its youth affiliates — the
Baal Brith Youth Organization
and the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tions — serving in the armed
forces, 491 were killed or are
missing in action and 466 have
been decorated for heroism, Hen-
ry Monsky, president of Bnai
Brith, announced. Bnai Brith has
a membership of 225,000 men,
women and young people.
The report revealed that as
part of its national war service
program Bnai Brith equipped or
furnished 1,495 recreational facil-
ities for the armed forces, served
650 fighting ships of the Navy
and Merchant Marine vessels with
recreational and musical equip-
ment, books and games and pro-
vided recreational facilities for
29 Army and Navy hospital ships.
Other highlights of Mr. Mon-
sky's review of Bnai Brith war
service included:
afternoon.
An auxiliary building across
Dexter, which was purchased re-
cently will provide temporary
quarters for the new classes un-
til a new building is erected on
the adjacent lot. Plans for the
About 72,000 blood donors re-
cruited for the Red Cross; $900,-
building are already completed.
000 contributed to the Red Cross
and other United Nations war re-
lief agencies; 225 portable or-
gans shipped to Navy and Marine
units throughout the world; 67
pieces of mobile equipment con-
ibuted to the Red Cross; $610,-
000,000 in war bonds sold; 114
Torah Scrolls provided for use in
Jewish religious services at Army
and Navy chapels;
1,000,000 service, comfort and
birthday gift boxes and packages
provided for men and woolen in
uniform in the United States and
Canada; 3,000,000 men and wo-
men in uniform in Canada and
the United States entertained at
parties, dances, picnics, shows,
holiday programs and other forms
of hospitality; 5,000,000 surgical
dressing and 400,000 sewn and
knitted garments turned out by
Red Cross production units of
Bnai Brith Women and Bnai
Brith girls; 150,000 men in uni-
form accommodated at Bnai Brith
servicemen's• hotels and dormi-
tories.