Friday, February 8, 1946

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Page Two

Col. Nadich to Speak at City Wide
Rally to Organize Women's Division

Lt. Col. Judah Nadich, former
adviser to General Dwight Eisen-
hower on Jewish activities in the
European Theatre of Operations
who recently returned to the Uni-
ted States, will speak at the City
Wide Rally to organize the Wo-
men's Division of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation. The meeting will
be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2:15
p.m. in the Brown Memorial Chap-
el of Temple Beth El. Prime con-
sideration will be given to the
problem of the United Jewish Ap-
peal for Refugees, Overseas Needs
and Palestine.
The United Jewish Appeal has
launched an unprecedented na-
tionwide campaign for $100,000,000
in 1946 for a gigantic relief and
reconstruction program in Europe
and other lands for large-scale up-
building and settlement in the
Jewish National Home in Pales-
tine and for the adjustment of
newcomers In the United States .
The United Jewish Appeal, which
is the largest humanitarian drive
ever undertaken by any American
organization, has for its purpose
the rebuilding of the lives of the
1,400,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi
extermination in Europe. Three
major agencies are represented in
the historic United Jewish Appeal
drive. They are the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, the United Pales-
tine Appeal and the National Ref-
ugee Service.
Col. Nadich, who was awarded
the Order of the Empire by the

British Government and the Croix
de Guerre by the French Govern-
ment, was co-rabbi with Dr. Solo-
mon Goldman at Anshe Emet Syn-
agogue in Chicago before volun-

Brotherhood Concert
Features Soprano

Mrs. Grace Huddle Lookhoff,
dramatic soprano of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, will be featured on the
program of the Fourth Annual
Brotherhood Concert sponsored by
the Detroit Round Table of Cath-
olics, Jews and Protestants and
many other community organiza-
tions. Mrs. Lookhoff is a graduate
of the Juilliard School in New
York. She made her operatic debut
as "Musetta" in "La Boheme" at
the Lewisohn Stadium in New
York and has appeared with lead-
ing symphony orchestras and on
national radio broadcasts in addi-
tion to many concert and oratorio
appearances.
Cantor Moses J. Silverman of
Congregation Anshe Emet, Chi-
cago, Illinois, will also be featured
together with the Male Choir of
St. Raymond's Catholic Church un-
der the direction of the Assistant
Pastor, Father Robert V. Ryan.
The concert will be held in the
large auditorium of the Detroit
Institute of Arts on Monday, Feb.
18, at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free
and the public is invited.
Co-sponsoring groups include
Marygrove College, the University

LT. COL. JUDAH NADICH

teering fo.t service in the army
early in 1942. He has also held
'MIAs in Buffalo and New York
City.
All Jewish women of Detroit
are cordially invited to hear Col.
Nadich.

Local Vaad Hatzalah Sends Large
Quantities of Needed Items to Europe

MRS. GRACE H. LOOKHOFF

df Detroit, Wayne University, Uni-
versity of Michigan Extension
Service, the Jewish Community
Council, and the Guild of Church
Musicians, a department of the
Detroit Council of Churches.

Hashofar Has Musical

REPORT FROM
GERMANY

By IRVING HAYETT
Jewish Chronicle Foreign Correspondent
(Copyright 1946, All Rights Reserved)
This series of articles tells of the War Crimes
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Trials in Frankfurt, Germany.

Wiesbaden

ARTICLE IV

and Russian lessons every day
They have dances, recordings both
swing and classical. They have re-
citals and concerts twice a week
and they are always serving cof-
fee and doughnuts. In the foyer
as you come into the building is
a large round table with 48 large
rester books on it — one for each
state — and as you come in for
the first time, you register in your
state roster and look for familiar
names, especially your home town.
Everybody who goes in or out
stops at the "Trading Post" for a
quick look. It is a large bulletin
board on which are posted slips of
paper announcing things for sale
or barter. One notice amused me
very much. Someone wanted to
buy, at any price, a passport to
the United States. You can find
Now Used For US()
It is now being used for U.S.O. everything for sale or barter from
shows, musical and serious shows a radio or camera to a "dachs-
hund" puppy.
produced over here. They have a
unit of the U.S.O. which is sta-
Many Soldiers
tioned here and called the C.A.T.
A typical sight in this town, as
(Civilian A c t r e s s Technicians) in any other occupied town, is sol-
who put on shows every week, diers sauntering along muddy
both serious, comedy and musi- streets in two's or three's on their
cal. I have seen two of them, way to and from the movies, Red
"Springtime for Henry" and a Cross, post exchanges or opera
musical, "Could Be." Both were house. Bored and restless, they
very well done. The U.S.O. unit wander from building to building
here comprises about 50 people, wondering what to do between
who work hard and are very well now and dinner time. The Dig
appreciated.
problem here is entertainment.
Then, of course, there is the Most of the men, both officers and
Red Cross. The Red Cross is in a G.I.'s, are just "sweating it out"
building which was formerly a until they can go home. There
Hitler Youth Center. It was the are not nearly enough civilian em-
Kur fiaus before that. It has ployees or replacements coming
everything, a ballroom, a cabaret, through, to satisfy the desire of
a snack bar, a hobby room, a these men to go home — especial-
reading room, ping-pong room, ly around New Year's.
writing room, officers' coffee room,
Of course, there is always the
G.I. coffee room, information cen-
Red Cross, where the men sit
ter trading post, showers, tailor
around drinking coffee and eating
shop — everything! There is at-
doughnuts, playing cards and grip-
ways a steady stream of G.I.'s
ing about how seldom the shows
and officers in and out of the
change in the movie houses. Yes.
place. The building itself is even
the big problem is entertainment.
larger than the opera house. In
Time is plentiful and drags heav-
tact, they are next to each other,
ily.
facing a square.
I have had very little contact
It is most elaborately decorated
with the G.I.'s thus far, except In
and carved. They really did not
the Red Cross, but I have seen it
spare expenses. It has beautiful
amongst the officers. They will sit
murals, carved statues, and a around in little groups and pre-
three-story domed foyer that is tend they are not bored and lone-
just out of this world.
some. I have seen how their eyes
belie their assumed cheerfulness
Red Cross Wonderful
The Red Cross is doing a won- and chatter and much talk anu
derful job. They try to give the assumed gaiety.
Next week's article tells of the
men stationed here a feeling of
being home. Everything that will Investigation and Apprehension
make the boys happy is done for Sub-Section of the ll'ar Crimes
them. They have German lessons Branch.

There are two theatres, the Wal-
halla and the Thalia — both tre-
mendous and modern. They were
formerly used for stage produc-
tions but are now equipped with
modern movie equipment. The
shows change every other day,
run continuously from 4 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. They are the most pop-
ular places in town for the G.I.'s
and officers stationed here.
Then there is the Opera House,
the likes of which I have never
seen. It is tremendous — two city
blocks long and square. It has
three buildings, two of which were
bombed out.,It has a lounge, a res-
taurant, hundreds of rest rooms,
a bar, and of course the theatre
itself. There are five balconies
and row on row of boxes.

A fair sized crowd of "Hasho-
far" friends were in attendance
at the second musical presenta-
' inn of the society on Wednesday,
Jan. 30, in the lecture hall of the
Institute of Arts.
Mr. Paul Held, noted Jewish
composer, was the guest of the
evening. His lecture theme was
"The Evolution of the Hebrew
Left to right: Rabbis: L. Rabinowitz, Jacob M. Brown (Ex. Dir. Mich. Chant."
Syn. Conference and Vaad Hatzalah); Mr. M. Subar; Rabbi M...4
Wohlgelernter.
an communities.
The last shipment of a transport
With the religious articles were
of 5000 prayer books, bibles, sev-
eral hundred woolen Talesim and also sent several large boxes of
"Focus" newest novel of Arthur
pairs of Tfilin has been sent out good used clothing and shoes,
Miller, describing how a non-Jew
last week from the local office of
while
hundreds
of
packages
of
in Brooklyn suffers from bigotry
Vaad Hatzalah for the European
Jewish communities. Previously a food, medicines and clothing are merely because he looks Jewish, '11MICWOCWOCIMMICICIMV
transport of 37 Sif re Torah, dona- being shipped weekly from the will be reviewed by Zelda Rosen-
MOSS
ted by Detroit Synagogues and in- Vaad Hatzalah office by the Wo- thal on Feb. 14, at 12:30 p.m. at
KOSHER CATERING CO.
the home of Mrs. Wm. E. Heller,
dividuals, had been shipped, after
men's Emergency Food Commit- 18980 Wildemere Avenue. This
5028 Joy Road
an impressive farewell gathering
tee, directly to Jewish Chaplains membership rally is in the form of
near Grand River
attended by over a thousand at and individual Displaced Persons
a cocktail party and original hat
Cong. Mogain Abraham on Dec. 9,
TYler 4-9221
in almost every European country.
at which time the representatives An initial deposit of $4,000 was creations fashion show. Mrs. Sol
,
Strager
and
Mrs.
Harry
Shuman
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of the various Congregations pre- made by the Committee for the
sented the Torahs to the Vaad immediate shipment from New are chairman and co-chairman
Hatzalah. At that gathering sub- York of the first 400 Passover par- respectively of this affair. Members
DR. J. M. GOLDSMITH
stantial sums of money were also cels to a specified list of address- are asked to bring their friends.
DR. B. M. SEYBURN
donated for the purchase of es. It is hoped that the number of
DENTISTS
Prayer books and Chumoshim, as packages will soon be supple-
well as food and clothing which is mented through contributions of
1416 GRISWOLD
being shipped by the Women's Detroit Jewry to this special Pass-
Bet. Grand Silver and Clifford
Emergency Food Committee of the
RANDOLPH 6421
over Food Fund.
Detroit Vaad Hatzalah.
The Vaad Hatzalah address is,
The campaign, Initiated at a 12219 Dexter Blvd., HO. 1763.
The USO-JWB office in the Jew-
ish Community Center is receiving
meeting of the Michigan Syna-
-
-
daily requests for rooms to rent
gogue Conference Nov. 11, 1945,
from returning Veterans. If there
was conducted by a special Reli-
P nv such rooms available,
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gious Rehabilitation Committee led
USO-JWB would be happy to r:et
by the Detroit Council of Orthodox
HABERDASHER
the information to the inquiring
Rabbis with the active participa-
veterans. For information, call
United
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tion of Mizrachi, Young Israel,
Madison 8400.
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Hotel
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received from out of town Michi-
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Zelda Rosenthal Will
Review 'Focus' Feb. 14

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ican Jewish Congress has received
lists of survivors of Austrian Jews
who have returned to Vienna and
of those Jewish people who lived
in Vienna during the occupation.
A register of surviving Yugoslav-
ian Jews has also been received.
These lists may be consulted by
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