J. D. C. Director Describes Jewish
Plight In Mid-European Countries

PARIS— (JTA) —The plight of
the Jews in Poland, Hungary,
Austria and in the displaced per-
sons camps in Germany was de-
scribed here at a press confer-
ence by Dr. Joseph Schwartz ,

Friday, December 14, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Page Sixteen

Irving Hayett Sent
Abroad; Will Report
Frankfurt Trial

The Young Israel Youth Staff and the Women's
League shared joint honors at a Chanukah (limier
at Lachar's last Tuesday. The dinner and program
were followed by a social evening in the Chanukah
spirit.

The members of the staff were introduced indi-
vidually to the audience by Rabbi Israel E. Turner
of Young Israel. A wedding gift from Young Is-
rael was presented to Miss Shirley Klein, sponsor
of the Batya Girls Club, by Miss Jackie Levin,
president of the club.

(Continued from page 1)
European director of the Joint
Distribution Committee, who has foundation was laid for the type
just returned from an inspection of international law to be used
visit to those countries and who for the trials.
Reporting this convention, Hay-
is en route to the United States
to address the annual J. D. C. (It decided that he would like to
conference in New York this week. oe at the trials, as court reporter.
Dr. Schwartz estimated that ot Seeing him take his notes, Gen-
least $50,000,000 will be required eral Weir, on Justice Jackson's
in 1946 to give aid to needy Jews staff for setting up the commis-
in various European countries. sion, asked Hayett if he would
He said that there are no more care to report the trials. Shortly
than 80,000 Jews in Poland and thereafter, a request came to him
that 70,000 of them require relief. from the National Shorthand Re-
Anti-Semitism is still rampant in porter's Association asking if he
Poland, he reported. Most of the would be interested in this.
This was in September of 1945
Jews there are scattered and tho
only large concentration of Jews and after Hayett replied asking
is in Lodz, where there are about for more details, nothing hap-
pened and he forgot the matter.
25,000.
In Hungary, Dr. Schwartz On November 9, he received a
stated, the Jews suffer from an telephone call, on November 11
acute shortage of food, clothing he signed up for one year awl
and fuel. In the camps for dis- next Monday, he will be in Frank-
placed persons in Germany, ne furt.
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General, War Crimes Trials, for
Jews in the camps as well as in
the UNRRA settlements. Since the the War Department of which
publication of the Harrison re- he will be a civilian employee
port, criticizing conditions in the wearing a uniform and subject to
camps, there has been some im- all the Articles of War, and all
provement, chiefly in Austria and that goes with it. He will be sta-
in Italy, but the camps are still tioned in Frankfurt.
Records First Beach Landing
overcrowded because of the hun-
dreds of Jews who are crossing
For the OWI, Hayett took the
into the American zone from the first broadcast coming from the
parts of Germany held by the first beachhead landing in France.
Russians, as well as from Poland He made a transcript of the first
and Hungary, Dr. Schwartz con- words spoken by an Englishman
cluded.
and an American from the beach.
This was done by short wave radio
and he could hear plainly the
screams of the wounded and dying
and the roar of the artillery. He
worked seventy-two hours without
any sleep and his transcript was
rebroadcast in all languages
throughout the world.
(Continued from Page 1)
He was the official reporter
ber of Parliament (Labor), for-
working with Judge Justine Wise
merly tutor of New College, Ox-
Polier, the daughter of Rabbi Ste.
ford, assistant editor of New phen S. Wise, with Judge Hubert
Statesman and Nation, and Dep-
'1'. Delaney, one of the two colored
uty Director of Psychological
judges in New York City and
Warfare, A. F. H. Q., Algiers.
Judge McGraw. These three con-
"0. Max Gardner, former Gov- ducted an investigation of the So-
ernor of North Carolina, now ciety for the Prevention of Cruel-
practicing law in Washington.
ty to Children for six months. At
"Sir Frederick Leggett, until the end of this time, he worked
recently deputy secretary of the Individually with Judge Polier to
Ministry of Labor and National condense the transcript from its
Services.
twenty-five thousand pages to a
"Major Reginald E. Manning- fifty-page report for Mayor La
ham-Buller, member of Parlia- Guardia. 'As a result of this re-
ment (Conservative), a barrister. port, many sweeping reforms were
"James G. McDonald, former'y inade regarding the care of delin-
chairman of the Board, Foreign quent children awaiting trial in
Policy Association, High Commis- New York courts.
sioner for Refugees, and member
ou can't put more eggs in a basket
He has reported conventions of
of the editorial staff of the New
every sort, sometimes all by him-
York Times.
than it will hold. It won't work!
"Lord Morrison (Robert Creig- self. He was televised three times
myle, Baron Morrison), Member and once reported a fourteen-week
And you can't use any number of elec-
seminar on television for the NBC
of Parliament (Labor).
"William Phillips, former Under- given to radio producers, actors
trical appliances on one circuit. It won't
Secretary of State, Ambassador technicians and engineers.
:o Italy, personal representative
Setup For Trials
work either! Yet many home owners
of the President with the rank of
The
basis
used for the Frank-
Ambassador at New Delhi, and
have become accustomed to inadequate
delegate to the London Naval furt trials will be the same as fOr
that at Nuremberg. The Hague
Conference, 1935."
Convention and the Geneva Pro-
wiring—to frequent blown fuses because
TERMS OF REFERENCE
tocol will serve as a foundation.
of an "overloaded" circuit. Making sure
Mt. Truman's statement said The trial will be conducted in
that the Anglo-American commis- English and translated into Rus-
This is one of a series of
that your home wiring is up to date is
sion is: (1) To examine the po- sian, German and French. As the
prosecutor speaks, his
advertisements prepared
litical, economic and social con-
your assurance of being able to use the
ditions in Palestine and their words will be translated into mic-
in cooperation with the
nearing on Jewish settlement awn rophones by interpreters. All the
Electrical Association of
immigration; (2) To examine the defendants and spectators will
electrical appliances you want in your
position of the Jews in the coun- have headphones and they will
Detroit in the interest of
tries in Europe where they have dial to the language they choose.
home when you want to use them-
insuring adequate wiring
been the victims of Nazism and
Came Here Two Years Ago
for every home in this area.
Fascism with a view to discover-
whcre you want to use them. It means
Hayett arrived in Detroit two
ing what practical measures could
When you build or re-
he taken to enable them to live years ago, after six years of re-
having your home furnishings arranged
model be sure your home
free from oppression and with a porting in New York. He went to
work
for
Accurate
Court
Reports
yew to making an estimate of
is properly wired. For wir-
0) suit your taste, with outlets always
those wishing to migrate to Pal- under Aaron Silberblatt during
ing recommendations, call:
which
time
he
took
reports
on
the
estine or elsewhere; (3) To take
convenient. It also means that it should
testimony, from Jewish and Arab Judge Advocates Conventions in
THE
representatives, regarding the Pal- Ann Arbor, the condemnation pro-
accommodate a new frozen-food cabinet,
estine problem, and to make rec- ceedings for Wayne University, all
ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION
ommendations to the governments the UAW-CIO conventions and the
OF DETROIT
electric range, automatic laundry, elec-
of the United States and Great NAACP and FEPC meetings.
When he returns to this city, he
Britain for ad interim handling
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tric dishwasher and many other electri-
of these problems, as well as for plans to go in business for him-
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their permanent solution; (4) To self as a court reporter. His daily
diary will make him one of the
cal appliances. And, of course, if your
make recommendations of a rem
DETROIT 24, MICHIGAN
dial nature to meet the immediate best informed men in the entire
plans for tomorrow include a brand-new
needs arising from conditions in world on the subject of the
Frankfurt trials and he will no
the European countries.
The President's statement urged doubt be called on frequently to
:lame, adequate wiring is an "A-1" item
"on the committee the need for address meetings and' conventions.
Stationed
not
far
from
Heide!-
the utmost expedition" and re-
:.) check in plans and specifications.
quested that it supply its report berg, Wiesbaden, Belgium and
other
places
of
importance,
he
to both governments within 120
days after the inception of the plans to visit all of these places
Inquiry. The commission, he and write his impressions of them.
added, will have the liberty to He is also a camera enthusiast
determine its own procedure and and plans to take pictures of the
to deal, if it sees fit, through the outstanding personalities at the
trials.
medium of subcommittees.

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