Friday, November 30, 1945 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Page Twenty 1 Orphan Girl Becomes "Daughter of Regiment" U. P. A. AIDS RETURNING SOLDIERS mittee, headed by Sgt. George W. Friedman of Los Angeles, A beautiful brunette whose presented the JDC representa- shy smile enchants all who see tives in Brussels with their check her, the unanimous pin-up girl for five thousand dollars. of the whole 344th Bombard- Since the deportation of her ment Group in Belgium, Yvonne Sytner has 2,500 loving "dad- parents, Yvonne had lived with dies" and there's not a bit of one unwilling family after an- other. Eventually she was taken jealousy among them. to the JDC home, where kind Yvonne, you see, is eleven treatirent and care restored her years old and has just been to health of body and spirit. "adopted" by a whole unit of Only about 3,000 Jewish chil- American officers and men who lost their hearts to the little dren have survived in Belgium. these, the JDC supports some Jewish orphan they saw while attending the opening of a new 1,365 in JDC institutions and home established by the Joint :n private homes. At present, Distribution Committee for the JDC has a total of seven homeless children and orphans children's homes which are car- ing for over 300 children and in Belgium. two more buildings are being So interested in the JDC work prepared to house Jewish or- were the visitors that they de- cided to "adopt" a child and phans who are now in other in- stitutions but under supervision make financial arrangements from Jewish welfare workers. for her care and education. A happy postscript to the Yvonne, a native of Antwerp whose parents had been deport- Yvonne Sytner case occurred ed long ago for "political ac- late in September when she was tivity," was unanimously chosen traced by relatives in the United as the "daughter of the regi- States who are trying to bring ment." Her sweetness and charm her to America where they can so captivated the bomber group adopt her. The Bomber Group that she was invited to spend a had indicated that, should Yvon- month on the field in the care ne leave Belgium, the funds they of the Red Cross woman on the had raised for her were to be base. When the schools reopen- placed in a scholarship fund to ed in Brussels, Yvonne returned be used at the discretion of the to the JDC home where she now JDC for other children like Yvonne, one of the hundreds lives. To insure that she would re- helped by the JDC. ceive a good education, the Yvonne Adoption Fund was es- tablished to raise 250,000 francs, Season's Greetings approximately 100 francs per man. Crumpled one, five and ten franc notes were placed in spe- d cial containers in the mess an recreation halls.Contributions Alexander Licht Co. of 100 francs or more were re- dy" "Dad warded with a special the 1326 BROADWAY corn - card and before long, A True Story from Brussels the Haltayal Co., established with U.P.A. nni.ncial aid Among the major problems confronting Jewish to offer employment to demobilized servicemen; Palestine today is the rejntegration of demobilized (center) a house under construction at Iliria, a new servicemen and women. The Jewish Agency for Pales- an ex-soldier serving tine, which derives its American support through the ex.soldiers' settlement; (right) United Palestine Appeal, is collaborating with the as a sanitary inspector for the Tel Aviv Municipality, War Needs and Rescue Fund in providing vocational which reserves all such posts for demobilized service. retraining for ex•soldiers, helping them find employ. men. The U.P.A. is now celebrating its twentieth ment in commerce and industry, and aiding in the anniversary as the central fund-raising instrument of establishment of agricultural settlements for those American Jewry to provide resources for the up- who wish to return to the land. Depicted above are building of the Jewish National Home in Palestine. (left) a former soldier at work in a textile factory of • To Our Many Friends CHANUKAH GREETINGS Greetings DEXTER THEATER • CENTRAL FELT, INC. 11614 Dexter Blvd. SINCERE CHANUKAH GREETINGS TRUNSWAK INDUSTRIES 2626 JOHN R ST. 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