Friday, October 12, 1945

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Rabbi Zager Lodge
NW Sisterhood
Kvutzah Ivrith
To Present Movie at Opens Season
Elects Officers
Open Meeting Oct. 17 The first regular meeting of Kvutzah Ivrith has elected the

By CHARLES BENSON

WASHINGTON — It is not
the Washington weather
which has been hot this late in
he autumn. The political atmo-
sphere is even hotter, as it ap-
plies to American policy in Ger-
many.

toward these victims of persecu-
tion and tyranny who are in our
zone. We must make clear to the
German people that we thorough-
ly abhor the Nazi policies of hat-
red and persecution. We have no
better opportunity to demonstrate
this than by the manner in which
we ourselves treat the survivors
remaining in Germany."
The logical follow-up now
would be the issuance by the
President of equally emphatic in-
st•uctions to educate the Ameri-
can army of occupation in the
political facts of life.

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Within one week President
Truman released the Harrison re-
port arraigning American mili-
tary government Nazi-like treat-
ment of displaced persons, par-
ticularly Jews, in Germany and
Austria. At the same • time, he
sent the report, with a scorching
letit r to General Eisenhower, di-
recting prompt action to remedy
AMG flouting of Potsdam poli-
cies. From Germany came press
reports of growing American ar-
my acceptance of Nazi propagan-
da. And also from Germany, Gen-
eral George S. Patton blithered
his dangerous nonsense about the
necessity of keeping some Nazis
in of to insure smoothly func-
tioning administration.

The key to these events lies in
the absence of any concrete army
pi ogram to explain to the Amer-
ican soldier, and officer as well,
the reasons for the war and for
the clearly stated denazification
policies determined upon by the
Big Three at Potsdam for Ger-
many. Officers who understood
the meaning and methods of na-
zism would not, in the words of
the Harrison report, "manifest
the utmost reluctance or indispo-
sition, if not timidity, about in-
conveniencing the German popu-
lation." They would not employ
German civilians to the point
where, in the words of Mr. Har-
rison, "displaced persons, espe-
cially Jews, have found it diffi-
cult to obtain audiences with mil-
itary government authorities be-
cause ironically they have been
obliged to go through German
employees who have not facilitat-
ed matters." They would not
again according to Mr. Harrison,
accept merely whatever food Ger-
man burgorneisters turn over to
them for the displaced persons
"as being the beist„that was avail-
able."

To sum it up — and this sear-
ing comment from the Harrison
report President Truman prom-
inently included in his letter to
General Eisenhower—they would
now "appear to be treating the
Jews as the Nazis treated them
except that we do not extermin-
ate them. They are in concentra-
tion camps in large numbers un-
der our military guard instead of
S.S. troops. One is led to won-
der whether the German people,
seein g this, are not supposing
that we are following or at least
condoning Nazi policy."

Soldiers see such actions by
their officers. They are without
any instruction as to the need
for occupying Germany, not fer-
tilizing it. They are not, conse-
quently, liable to be swayed
against the infiltration of Nazi
poison from the frauleins. As
former Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau caustically
commented, you can't expect the
enlisted men to sleep with Gret-
chen at night, and chastise her in
the morning. Just what the In-
formation and Education Branch
of the army, headed by Major
General Frederick Osborne, is
supptised to do in this situation
seem , a deep mystery. The mis-
information comes to the Ameri-
cans from the Germans who ap-
Parently have assumed the job,
for the army, of any educating
that is to be done.
Two bright spots have emerg-
ed• One is the removal of Gen-
eral Patton from his Bavarian
command, and his assignment to
r elatively insignificant post.
General Eisenhower, it seems,
meats what he says about de-
nazifying Germany, even if it is
taking longer, and meeting more
obstacles from many of his sub-
ordinate officers than he was
aware of.

Parents of GIs
Donate $1,000

ISADORE STARR

Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Cohen,
parents of two sons in service,
have given $1,000 to charity. Mr.
Cohen is president of the Pins-
ker society. A check for $500
was donated to the Histadruth
while the Sholem Aleichem Shuls,
the Jewish Hospital and the Pins-
ker Society shared the other
$500.
The two sons in the service
are Cpl. Irving Cohen, wounded
in Germany, and Sgt. Sol Cohen
in this country. They also have
a married daughter, Mrs. Shirley
Monson.
Morris L. Schaver, chairman
of Geverkshaften Campaign of
Detroit, is shown in photograph
accepting the Cohens' gift.

Artur Rubinstein
Here on Oct. 22

Artur Rubinstein, "one of the
greatest living pianists," will play
at the Masonic Auditorium on
Oct. 22, on his eighth consecutive
coast-to-coast music-making jour-
ney.
Thirteen concert dates with
symphony orchestras punctuate
his recital tour this year, no few-
er than six of them with the Phil-
adelphia Orchestra, with which he
will appear in New York, Wash-
ington, Baltimore, and three
times in Philadelphia itself.
Tickets for Rubinstein's ap-
pearance in Detroit are now on
sale at the box office at Grinnell
Bros. Music Store.

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The other is President Tru-
man's sharp awareness of the ob-
l
igations of this country toward
the victims of Nazi doctrines. "I
know you will agree with me,"
he wrote Eisenhower, "that we
h ave a particular responsibility •:*

An open meeting of the Rabbi
Zager Lodge, Bnai Brith, will be
held at 8:30 p. in. Oct. 17, at
the Jewish Community Center.
Saul Korman, chairman of the
entertainment committee will pre-
sent the premiere of a first-run
movie. Members are invited to
bring their friends and prospec-
tive candidates.
At the second pre-charte• meet-
ing of the Rabbi Zager Lodge,
the following committees were
appointed: Membership, Barney
A. Ross, chairman, and Philip
Dubrinsky and John Schneider,
co-chairmen. Publicity, Stanford
B. Glasser, chairman, assisted by
Nathan Z ager. Entertainment,
Sol Korman. chairman, and Louis
Iwrey, Al Schwartz and Sid Er-
scher, co-chairmen.
Isadore Starr, new lodges chair-
man of District No. 6. Bnai Brith
and "god father" of the Zager
Lodge, reports there are a con-
siderable number of new appli-
cants.
The entertainment committee is
planning a group of meetings,
which will include noted speakers.
The lodge and its officers ex-
pect a large turnout of all men
interested in becoming charter
members of the Rabbi M. M. Za-
ger Bnai Brith Lodge.
The open meeting will be held
in the Adult Lounge of the Jew-
ish Community Center and the
entertainment committee assures
a fine evening for all who will
attend.

The Detroit Round Table of
Catholics, Jews and Protestants
will present a goodwill team of
speakers before the St. Peter's
Evangelical and Reformed Church
at 8 p. m. on Thursday, Oct. 18.
The speakers will be: Rev. Jos-
eph Foley, S. J., student counsel-
lor at the University of Detroit;
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi eme-
ritus of Temple Beth El, and
Dr. Robert C. Stanger, pastor of
Bethel Evangelical and Reformed
Church.

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the season of the Sisterhood of following officers:
the Northwest Hebrew Congre-
Israel Katz, honorary presi-
gation and Center, in the form
dent; Bernard Isaacs, president;
of a first anniversary party, was
held at the home of Mrs. David Samuel Lehrman and Harry Sott,
vice presidents; Miriam Gold and
Tchor Oct. 3.
Ruth Soifer sang several selec- Norman Ruttenberg, secretaries;
tions in English and Yiddish. Her Gershon Hecker, treasurer; Mrs.
accompanist was Dina Zemell.
Julius Ring, financial secretary;
Hostesses who assisted Mrs. Michael Michlin was elected chair-
Tchor were Mesdames B: Brod-
man, Z. Garber, J. Gordon and man of the committee for the
distribution of Hebrew books
D. Samelson.
with
Solomon Kasdan and Nor-
Edith Operman, president of
the Young People's Society, which man Ruttenberg as members of
is sponsored by the Sisterhood, his committee; J. M. Mathis and
gave a brief resume of the activi- Aaron Toback, editors "Hed Ha-
ties of her group for the coining Kvutzah"; Solomon Kasdan, Jos-
season.
eph and Morris Lachover, cul-
Mrs. Max Goldsmith, president, tural committee.
The following were elected to
announced plans for the Sister-
the executive committee: Benja-
hood for the coming year.
min Stein, Jacob K. Palman, Jos-
The membership drive now in eph
Katz, Dr. Aaron Dubnove,
progress, will conclude with a
Louis Moser, Joshua Joyrich,
tea at the Jewish Center on
Joeph Haggai, Abraham Panush,
Nov. 7.
Abraham Schachter, Joel Cash-
The next board meeting will dan, and representatves of the
be held at the home of Mrs. A. Ladies' Auxiliary of the Kvutzah
Sachs, 18211 San Juan Drive, at headed by Mrs. Abraham Panush,
8 p. m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17. their president.

Rabbi Franklin On
Interfaith Program

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