Friday, September 7, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Synagogue Council's
Message to Jewry
(Continued from Page 1)

Our Capital Letter

By CHARLES BENSON

has come to bless mankind and we
pray that it will brighten the life
WASHINGTON — General De
of all His children everywhere.
Gaulle's recent visit. to Washing. the Nazis. And they urged con-
Wherefore, let every devout
ton was made to solve a number fined vigilance "against racial
of problems affecting Franco- prejudice as the principal weapon Jew pray this New Year for the
American relations, and particu- of subversive forces seeking to healing of Israel and mankind.
Let • him pray, too, for the re-
larly to work out plans for put- undermine free government."
Calling attention in his own generation of his own spirit so
ting France back on its economic
way recently to one of Washing- that he may be equal to the
feet. A problem which extends be-
yond French boundaries, and be- ton's chief prejudice-salesmen was tasks that are his as Jew, as
yond those of the United States, a navy veteran wounded in the American, as citizen of what we
and which is far from quiescent Pacific. Edward Bykowski, former hope will be a better global so-
in either country, was disc usse d pharmacist's mate, picketed the ciety.
with the General by a delegatien Senate Office Building to protest
ASK REATONEMENT
representing the American anti- Senator Bilbo's threats against
Bigotry Committee. Led by Sec- Negroes, Jews and Americans of
We shall need stronger wills,
retary of Commerce Henry A. Italian and other ancestries. The nobler hearts, higher faith if we
Wallace, the delegation took the veteran is himself a Catholic of are to save what is left of Jew-
Polish origin, from New York.
occasion "to point out a common
ry, make of America the full de-
Senator Bilbo, he declared "has mocracy it should becime, and
problem in our two countries . . .
the spread of anti-Semitism as a abrogated everything that veter- help to secure the peace se pain-
ans have died for." And then he
primary means of stirring up ra-
fully won. To these ends we shall
told the story of two men on his
cial discord, and perpetuating
require reatonement with the
ship, the heavy cruiser Vincennes,
strife even after the overwhelm-
Rock of Ages, new insights into
wich was torpedoed in the Solo-
ing defeat of Germany."
Torah, the rediscovery of the
mons. There was a little Negro
They recalled France's tradi- boy called Sunshine, he said. "He blissfulness of Mitzvah, deeper
tional racial and religious toler- kept on passing the ammunition confidence in God and firmer loy-
ance. They expressed appreciation with his right arm after the Japs alty to His will.
of the measures taken by the De bie• off his left. That's a Negro
The Synagogue Council of
Gaulle government to wash away for you." Then there was Danny America calls upon the Jews of
the injustices inflicted by the Na- Boy who ried in his arms repeat- the United States to avail them-
zis and Vichy collaborators. At ing, "keep up the fight." "His selves of the spiritual opportu-
the same time they told the Gen- hand opened up. He had been nity of this Rosh Hoshanah for
eral of "grave concern over man- clutching the six-point Star of a rededication to forthright loy-
ifestations of prejudice and in- David. That's a Jew for you."
alty to Torah, Eretz Israel, Is-
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justice to many Jewish citizens,
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rael and mankind. To these sol-
which have been evident in
Atomic Addenda: Dr. J. R. Op- emn and high purposes the Sho-
France as an aftermath of Ger- penheimer, who directed research far summons us.
man domination." As American for the War Department on the
SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF
citizens they hoped that the re- A-bomb, as it is now called for
AMERICA
born free government of France short, was president of a learned
would give constant protection to society at the age of fifteen.
Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein,
the "fundamental principle .
One of the few American nu-
Presideint.
of freedom from racial and reli- clear physicists not engaged in
Rabbi Ahron Opher,
gious prejudice."
atomic research but very much
Asst. to the President.
The Committee is headed by engaged in war work of high im-.
Sup. Ct. Justice Frank Murphy portance has been a Nobel prize
and includes governors of a num- winner of 1944, Dr. Isaac Isidore
ber of states, senators, labor lead- Rabi. As assistant director of the
ers, clergymen and other prom- Radiation Laboratory at Massa-
inent citizens. They were aware, chusetts Institute of Technology,
the delegation said, that a prin- which is part of the federal Of-
cipal Nazi political weapon, ra- fice of Scientific Research and
cial discord, is still used not only Development, he has had a large
in Europe but alsri in this coun- share of the responsibility for de-
try, despite the phyltical defeat of veloping radar.

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Mt. Sinai Women
Serve USO Brunch

Ten members of the Mt. Sinai
Hospital Association recently serv-
ed at a Brunch for servicemen
and women held at the Jewish
Community Center. The women
paid for the food out of their
own pockets. Those who served
included the following:
Mesdames David Applebaum, S.
Brand, Charles Gitlin, Louis Gold-
fine, Jacob Harvith, Max Har-
wood, Isadore Harris, Daniel
Rachmiel and Harry Singer.

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Immediate construction of the
ground floor of the Northwest
Synagogue was authorized by the
board of directors of the North-
west Congregation and Center at
a meeting last week.
The Congregation, meanwhile,
is conducting High Holy Day ser-
vices at the Bagley School. The
services will be led by Rabbi Ab-
raham Millgram, a graduate of
the Jewish Theological Seminary,
Columbia University and Dropsie
College. Cantor Nathan Lander
will chant the services which will
follow the ritual of the United
Synagogues of America, with
which the Northwest Congrega-
tion is affiliated.
Last Saturday Robert Haidy,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Max N. Hai-
dy, celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.
Master Haidy, in addition to his
rendition of the Maphtir, also
chanted the Shachris and Musaf
services.

JOSEPH TRUSTS BRITISH
JERUSALEM ( Palcor) — B e r-
nard Joseph, Acting Chief of the
Political Department of the Jew-
Hi Agency for Palestine, stated
that it was his impression that
the British Government would
deal in a spirit of good will with
all questions regarding Palestine
and the Jewish people, and could
be trusted not to disappoint the
Jews.

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12th St. Sabbath
League Oneg Shabot
Sept. 15

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The Women's League for Sab-
bath Observance, 12th St. branch,
wil have an "Oneg Shabot," Sat-
urday, Sept. 15, in the Pingree
Synagogue, corner Pingree and
Woodrow Wilson.
The guest speaker will be Rab-
bi Max J. Wohlgelernter, spirit-
ual leader of Cong. Beth Tefilo
Emmanuel.
Refreshments will be served.

JVfay the New Year bring

with it the fulfillment of Isaiah's

Herzl's Daughter
Perished in Camp

immortal prophecy

VIENNA (Palcor) — T r u d e
Neumann, Dr. Herzl's daughter,
and her husband, perished in
Theresienstadt, where they had
been deported in 1942, it was
learned here. Mrs. Neumann left
a number of personal effects a
manuscripts by Dr. Max M'or-
dau, before deportation.
Jews from all over Europe,
now in Vienna awaiting transfer
to Palestine, visit Dr. Herzl's
grave regularly. A special ser-
vice was conducted in the ceme-
tery.
Roughly 12,000 Jews, including
many recently liberated from
concentration camps, are now in
Vienna, which had a pre-war
Jewish population of 180,000.

And they shall beat their

swords into plowshares, and

their spears into pruning-

hooks; nation shall not lift

up sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war

PORT HURON

Rabbi Selig S. Auerbach, who
had served as Civilian Chaplain
to the Armed Forces during the
summer months, has returned to
Port Huron to conduct High Holi-
day services. The services, in He-
brew and English, will be held on
the two evenings and two days of
Rosh Hashonah.
Pupils of the Junior Depart-
ment of Mt. Sinai Sunday School
will participate in the evening
services.
Mt. Sinai Hebrew School has
reopened. The Sunday School will
open on Oct. 7.

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