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'Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
VOL. 47, NO. 41
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1945
10c Single Copy, $3.00 Per Year
$200,000,000 Detroit
Jewry Throngs Zionist Rally at City Hall Thousands At
Needed For
Protest Rally,
Zion Migrants
will need at lea
Picket Consul
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and Jewish refugees, Dr. Jame s
Detroit Jewry last Monday
G. Beller, chairman of the Un I.
staged an unparalleled rally in
tut Palestine Appeal, declare d
front of the city hall as a pro-
Monday at the luncheon whic
test against the continuance of
launched the Allied Jewish cam
the British White Paper policy.
paign of the War Chest.
Thousands attended the rally be-
The luncheon was held at Ho
tween 4 and 5 p.m. Stores on
tel Statler. Irving Blumberg wa
Twelfth, Dexter and Linwood
the chairman and Henry Wine
were closed. Hundreds marched
man introduced Rabbi Heller, wh 0
in a picket line in front of the
recently returned from a three
National Bank Building, which
months visit in Palestine. Th
houses the office of the British
War Chest goal is $8,490,000.
consulate. Men and women of all
The greatest rehabilitatio n
walks of life participated in the
task in history confronts th e
demonstration against the injus-
JDC," declared Dr. Heller." The
tice which the British govern-
JDC has already spent $21,500,-
ment is perpetrating on Jewry by
000 this year, its share of the
keeping the doors of Palestine
$37,000,000 raised by the United
closed. The picketing preceded
the rally.
Jewish Appeal. It will need at
least $15,000,000 more before
Among those in the picket line
the end • of the year. There are
were Rabbi Leon Fram, of Tem-
still 60,000 Jews in concentra-
ple Israel, president of the Zion-
tion camps. The Jews in Hun-
ist Organization of Detroit; Ben-
gary, Romania, Bulgaria and
jamin Laiken, president of the
Greece are utterly destitute. Only
Detroit Zionist Council; James I.
1,600,000 Jews are left in Eu-
Ellmann, long a leader in the
rope of the prewar Jewish popu-
Jewish community and former
lation of 8,250,000.
president of the Jewish Commun-
"The Palestine Agency budget
ity Council; Isaac Franck, execu-
--Photo by Chrottl,le Staff Photogrpoher
Thousands of Detroit Jews shown in front of the
for the coming year totals $51,- City Hall at the Protest rally held last Monday
resolution thanking President Truman for his tive director of the Jewish Com-
000,000. But this budget is based afternoon. The huge throng gathered to condemn
stand in favor of increased immigration into the munity Council; Mrs. Louis Gla-
Land of Israel and demanding that Britain open cier, president of the Detroit Ha-
on an annual immigration of Great Britain for its White Paper policy towards
the gates of the Holy Land to the Jewish refugees dassah; Lawrence Crohn, com-
18,000. Palestine needs funds to Palestine. Detroit Jewry unanimously passed a
and that a Jewish Commonwealth be established. munal and Zionist leader; Morris
aid the 30,000 returning Jewish
veterans. It needs funds to re-
Scheyer, one of the main sup-
lieve the grave housing shortage
porters of labor Zionism; Ber-
existing at present.
nard Isaacs, superintendent of
"We, the Jews of America,
the United Hebrew Schools, and
constitute half of the surviving
Abraham Cohen, of the Jewish
remnant of our race. We were
NEW YORK — Warning that
Robert St. John, NBC radio Council.
preserved to succor our breth-
Pfc. Mortimer M. Lifsitz, son American working men and wo- commentator and war corres-
The picketers bore signs read
ren. We have the duty of keep- of Max Lifsitz, 2610 Webb Ave., men were "greatly disturbed" by pondent, will speak at Temple ing "Was Justice a Casualty?"
ing them alive. The gates are last Friday was honored for the reports of a contemplated Pales- Beth El, at 8:30 p. m. on Sun- "Is Attlee Another Chamber •
open today, the ways are free." gallant deed which caused his tine decision unfavorable to Jew- day, Nov. 4, under the auspices lain?", "The White Paper Must
This will be the final War death on Nov. 17, 1944 in Ger- ish aspirations, William Green, of the Men's Club of Temple Go," "6,000,000 Jewish Dead De-
Chest campaign. The funds raised many. The father of the hero president of the American Fed- Beth El. Mr. St. John has given mand Sanctuary for the Living
this year will go for the upkeep received the silver star post- eration of Labor, cabled a strong the American people first-hand Brethren," "Millions Die While
of local agencies, for war agen- humously awarded to the son at message of protest on behalf of reporting of the London "blitz", You Play Politics," "Palestine,
cies and veterans aid and for a ceremony last Friday in Rouge the AFL to Prime Minister Att- the Polish campaign, the bombing Land of Forgotten Promises" and
overseas relief.
Park.
lee of Great Britain.
of Belgrade, the fall of Greece, "Mr. Attlee, What About the La.
The cable asserts that "for hu- the abdication of Carol of Ro- bor Party Pledges?'
The hero, who was only 23,
met his death when with his su- manitarian reasons and in order mania.
VISIT CONSUL
perior officers killed, he at- to retain solemn pledges and
His book, "From the Land of
A delegation headed by Rabbi
tempted to lead the assault promises made the Jewish peo-
Fram and consisting of Mr. Ell-
(Continued on Page 12)
against the enemy near Salmi. ple and their friends throughout
mann, Mr. Laiken, Mrs. Glasier
He charged toward the German the world, creation of a Jewish
and Mr. Cohen, of the Jewish
positions but fell mortally wound- homeland should be immediately
Council, conferred with the Brit-
Dr. Franklin Ill,
ed. By his death he inspired his undertaken."
ish Consul on whether he would
transmit the resolution adopted
company and assured the success
Overwork Blamed
NEW YORK --Declaring that of the assault. Pfc. Lifsitz
had
by the Detroit Protest Rally to
he spoke for the entire member- joined the army in May, 1943.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi
the
British ambassador. The con-
ship of the CIO, Philip Murray,
emeritus of Temple Beth El,
Another Jewish hero honored
president of the CIO, cabled after his death in combat was
was taken suddenly ill, Wed- sul wired the British Embassy in
Prime Minister Clement Attlee Pvt. Sol Perlstein. The silver star
nesday night at the Detroit Washington and received the re-
of Great Britain a sharp pro- was awarded to his sister, Mrs.
Institute
of Arts. He was ply that the resolution would be
Construction of the lower au-
test against reports that the Beatrice Roth, 2307 Grand.
rushed to Harper Hospital forwarded to London.
ditorium of the new Northwest
The three main speakers at the
British Cabinet will continue the
where his condition was re-
The Silver Star is the third Synagogue on the south side of
rally were Rabbi Fram, who acted
Palestine White Paper.
ported
"fair."
Curtis, two blocks west of Liver-
highest decoration for valor.
He declared: "Reports that
His illness is attributed to as chairman,; Dr. James G. Hel-
nois, was authorized Monday by
British Cabinet favors continu-
overwork,
for although he is ler, head of the United Palestine
the Board of Directors of the
ation of Palestine White Paper
76, Dr. Franklin is still active Appeal, and the Rev. Henry Hitt
Northwest Congregation and Cen-
policy with slight modification
in communal affairs. This week Crane, pastor of the Central
ter.
Approval
was
given
after
I.
are causing consternation here.
he spoke at a meeting called Methodist Church.
M. Lewis, the architect submit-
Declared Dr. Heller: "We are
ArneriPan Labor which together
by
the Jewish Community
TEL AVIV — An army train- ted plans. Bids are now being
with British labor has repeated- ing depot at Rehobot near Tel accepted by Mr. Lewis. The meet-
Council and explained the protesting against one of the
ere , rsed Jewish aspirations in
greatest crimes in the history of
Charlevoix incident.
Aviv was raided Wednesday by ing was held in the home of Ira
the world. The Labor Govern-
Palestine cannot believe that a group of Jewish settlers who A. Kaufman, president.
solemn pledges to Jewish people seized 200 rifles, 15 machine
(Continued on page 2)
Dr. Benjamin R. Levy, mem-
will now be forgotten.
bership chairman, reported that
guns and other weapons.
"If White Paper is to continue
A Jewish girl refugee and a membership has increased great-
eni•an public opinion is cer- British constable were killed in a ly during the year.
tain :0 react vigorously. It is clash at Camp Athlit, a detention
David J. Miller, educational
bound to have harmful effect on center, 10 miles south of Haifa. committee chairman, announced
Anglo-American relations. Speak- A group of Jewish youths raided that over 200 children have been
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish
i ng fer entire membership of
enrolled in the Sunday School, leaders expressed indignation at He'd, Chairman Jewish Labor
Congres
s of Industrial Organize- the camp and freed 200 of 210
Committee; Archie Greenberg,
Jewish refugees held there on which meets at the Bagley School. the fact that the New York Daily
none I respectfully urge you to the charge of illegal entry into This Sunday is the last day chil- News relegated their protest National Commander Jewish War
avert
this cruel blow to the Jew- Palestine.
dren may be registered for the against an anti-Semitic column Veterans of the U.S., and Frank
s ., k
L. Weil, President National Jew-
People and to bring about ful-
ensuing
year.
by the News' Washington col- ish
In Tel Aviv 15 Jews were in-
Welfare Board, read as fol-
fillmer.t of the promise of un- jured when Jews successfully
umnist, John O'Donnell, to its lows:
letter column.
Jewish immigration in- fought off an attempt by police IGNORE ARABS
to Palestine."
"In the Daily News of Oct. 3,
The letter, which was signed
and British troops to search for
JOHANNESBURG, South Afri- by the following heads of leading there appeared a column by John
arms
and
refugees.
The
police
GRANT AUTONOMY
ca (JTA) — Urging Britain to
O'Donnell. The content of this
were driven off by a hail .of do justice to the Jews in Pales- Jewish organizations: Joseph M. column was as flagrantly anti-
B
RATISLAVA
(JTA)
—
Legal
Proskauer,
President
American
stones. •
status is
tine, Minister of Justice Colin
granted the Jewish com-
Jewish Committee; Rabbi Stephen Semitic as anything which has
Several thousand British troops
mute ts of Slovakia in a decree were landed Wednesday in Haifa Steyn urged the United Nations S. Wise, President American Jew- ever appeared in a metropolitan
newspaper.
not to he intimidated by "Arab
of the Slovak National Council.
ish Congress; Henry Monsky,
and patrolled the city •
sabre rattling."
"Proceeding upon a totally
President Bnai Brith; Adolph
Jewish Heroes
Honored After
Death In Battle
A FL Backs
Jewish State
Robert'St; John
At Beth El Nov. 4
CIO Chief Asks
Attlee To Keep
Pledge To Jews
NW Synagogue
Plans Approved
Crisis In Zion;
Arsenal Is Raided
Story of Jewish Plot Against Patton
Is Labeled a Lie by New York Leaders
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