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• 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DETROIT JEWRY •
Detroit Jewish Chronicle'
ly
and The Legal Chronicle
VOL. 48, NO. 22
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946
Campaign Surpasses
Two Million Mark
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Following the example of cities all over the country
who have already reported the results of their cam-
paigns, the city of Detroit soared way over the top in the
two million dollar drive for the Allied Jewish Campaign
as a part of the one hundred million dollar campaign all
over the country.
Already, the co lection has passed the mark of
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$2,600,000 and thousands of slips
have not yet been received. The
workers in the campaign have not
yet ceased their heroic endeavors
although the official campaign
date has passed. Urged on by
zealous leaders of the various di-
visions, every slip in the hands
of workers is to be covered. For
the first time, the entire commu-
nity, down to the last person, is
to be covered in an effort to show
the entire world that Detroit
Jewry as well as the Jews in
every community in the country,
are keenly aware of the gigantic
need of desolate Jews in Europe
and Palestine.
Great credit is being given by
leaders to Nate S. Shapero, cam-
paign chairman, whose driving
energy and enthusiastic leader-
ship spearheaded the drive. The
man of the hour, however, is Isi-
dore Sobeloff, executive director
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion, whose brilliant organiza-
tional genius made possible the
tremendous work of the rank and
file who gave unstintingly of their
time and effort.
News from other cities is on a
par with that of Detroit. The Bal-
timore Jewish Welfare Fund ex-
ceeded its campaign goal of $1,-
517,750 by $200,000 at its first
report meeting and expects to go
much further before its close.
Honors for going over the top
on campaign opening day went to
Buffalo and Manchester. Buffalo,
out for $500,000 in its first drive
independent of the war chest, hit
$600,000 and inimediately lifted
its goal to $750,000. With $715,-
000 at hand, it is confident that
it will close at $800,000.
Manchester, seeking $110,000,
three times more than it raised
last year, reached its goal with
only two-thirds of its prospects
contacted.
St. Louis' Jewish Welfare Fund
has already raised $1,200,000, or
$400,000 more than its quota.
Atlantic City, with $270,000
raised, is $20,000 ahead of its
mark. Utica is another commu-
nity that went over—$151,000 as
against its $150,000 goal and ex-
pects to reach $180,000.
Nashville, with $230,000 to
date, is averaging 100 percent in-
crease over lust year, when the
entire drive netted $142,000.
•
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
Says Ford Book
Converted Him to
Anti-Semitism
NUREMBERG (WNS)—Baldur
von Schi•ach, former Hitler Youth
leader, informed the international
military tribunal that a book he
said had been written by Henry
Ford was influential in converting
him to anti-Semitism.
"We regarded Henry Ford as a
symbol, as a successful man and
a person whose views should be
taken seriously," Schirach said as
he opened his defense against war
crimes charges. He said the book
was entitled "The International
Jew."
Sir Geoffrey Lawrence, presid-
ing justice, interrupted the de-
fendant with the observation that
he was not interested in how he
became anti-Semitic.
(On Jan. 6, 1937, the Non-Sec-
tarian Anti-Nazi League to Cham-
pion Human Rights announced in
New York that it had received a
letter, authorized by Ford, stat-
ing that steps would be taken to
"prevent the continued misuse of
Mr. Ford's name" on a book
of that name. It was printed in
Germany and was largely a col-
lection of articles once printed in
Ford's Dearborn Independent. E.
G. Liebold, general secretary for
Ford, informed the League that
"this publication contains mate-
rial which was neither collected,
compiled nor ever published by
Mr. Ford and consequently he
cannot be credited with its au-
thorship.")
Presentation of the Colors at Ma j.-
General Maurice Rose Post, JWV
19 Jewish DP's Found
Guilty by A.M.G. Court
AUGSBURG (WNS) — Nineteen of the twenty Jew-
ish DP's accused of participating in a riot at the Lands-
berg camp on April 28 were found guilty here by an
American Military Government and sentenced to prison
terms ranging from three months to two years.
One of the defendants was acquitted because the
evidence showed that he arrived on the scene of the riot-
ing after the alleged skirmishes
were over. Faivel Seligman, who
was found guilty only on the
charge of disobeying military or-
ders, was sentenced to two years
and twelve to one year.
Before imposing sentence, Lieu-
tenant Colonel Marian Beatty of
Topeka, Kansas, told the defend-
ants that while they had "u
doubtedly undergone indescriba-
ble suffering under the hands of
the Germans" they were not "al-
lowed to take retaliatory meas-
ures" in their own hands. Imme-
diately after sentence was pro-
nounced, defense counsel an-
nounced they would file an appeal
both against the verdict and the
heavy sentences.
big to exercise his prerogative of
asking suspended sentences or
clemency, told the court that it
was the aim of the Military Gov-
ernment to maintain law and or-
der and to prevent the Nazi
methods of "taking the law in
your own hands, as the defend-
ants did."
Observers at the court pro-
ceedings here were shocked at the
severity of the sentences, parti-
cularly in view of the flimsy case
made out by the prosecution un-
der American standards of law
end evidence. Only one of the de-
fendants was identified as a par-
ticipant in the riot and as hav-
ing thrown stones. Military po-
lice attending the trial were
amazed when the court announced
its veedict. Even the court, real-
izing the insufficiency of the evi-
dence, declared that there had
been "no conclusive proof" con-
necting the defendants with the
disturbance but that there was
evidence that "they did however
take some part in the riots."
In an appeal for clemency be-
fore pronouncement of sentence,
Captain Hyman, head of the de-
fense staff, told the court that it
must consider the extenuating
circumstances in the case, such
as the background of the disturb-
ance, the rumors concerning the
mysterious disappearance of two
Jewish displaced persons, the phy-
ideal and mental strains of the
defendants and the general hard-
Testifying on their own behalf,
ships under which the defendants the defendants denied they were
have been living the past months. 'guilty of the charges. Several tes-
Captain Herman Gulkin, of At-
state their religion in interviews lantic City, New Jersey, declin- tified that they were only curious
onlookers.
with one or more employers. In
New York the comparable figure
was 15 percent.
3. In Chicago 97 percent of
commercial employment agencies
required that applicants state
their religion and lineage, while
in New York the corresponding
figure was two percent.
4. In Chicago 37 percent of all
business firms approached for em-
Back in the times of the Bible, the Jewish law-
ployment required information
givers established the year of the Jubilee. This
about the applicant's religion,
marked the great celebration after the seventh of
while in New York the corres-
ponding figure was eight percent.
seven cycles. During this year of celebration, all
5. Fifteen percent of Jewish
land was returned to the original owner. All slaves
applicants in Chicago experienc-
became free. All debts from one Jew to another
ed, besides questions on religion,
were cancelled. No planting was done on the land.
additional concrete evidence that
The whole year was dedicated to God as a special
they were refused jobs because of
religion. In New York this figure
year. The year was marked by the blowing of the
was seven percent.
ram's horn, reserved for the greatest of occasions.
6. Discriminatory religious spe-
cifications in help-wanted ads in
From that time to this, fifty year cycles have
1946 increased 144 percent over
been celebrated wherever they occur. Golden wed-
1945 in Chicago, while no dis-
dings have been the occasion of special rejoicings.
criminatory ads were published in
New York City newspapers.
This year is likewise an occasion for rejoicing.
On the basis of these findings,
It marks the fiftieth year of the automobile industry,
the Bureau on Jewish Employ-
one of the giant industries of the country. Automo-
ment Problems came to the fol-
lowing conclusions:
biles have made Detroit great, they have made this
1. That employment discrimin•-
the manufacturing city of the world. During the
tion against Jewish workers is
war, the industrial "know how" built up in the auto-
sharply increasing in the Chicago
mobile factories was utilized to make this city
area.
known the world over as the "arsenal of democ-
2. That serving their country
racy."
did not earn for Jewish veterans
a fair opportunity for employ-
Because the automobile industry has been the
ment as they were subjected to
even more discriminatory prac-
backbone of Detroit's phenomenal rise to greatness
tices than other Jewish workers.
in population, in scientific progress, in wealth and
3. Comparing the Chicago sur-
prestige, the city celebrates the Golden Jubilee with
vey with a similar report from
joy and abandon.
New York, it seems clear that the
existence of an 1"EPC statute in
It is to be hoped that this is the forerunner of
the state of New York has been
a new era when all the "know how" we have ac-
effective in preventing overt prac-
tices of employment discrimina-
quired in industry can be turned in a new direction.
tion.
Job Discrimination Rises Sharply
■ in Chicago Since War, Survey Shows
CHICAGO, (JTA) — Discrimi-
nation against Jews by employers
in the Chicago area has risen
sharply since the end of the war,
according to a survey released
here by the Bureau on Jewish
Employment Problems.
The report cites the fact that
discrimination is much more
widespread in Chicago than in
New York, which has an anti-
bias law. A comparison between
the Chicago survey and one made
in New York City by the Na-
tional Community Relations Ad-
visory Council discloses the fol-
lowing facts:
1. In Chicago 93 percent more
complaints of employment dis-
crimination were tiled at the Bu-
reau in the six months following
V-J Day, than in the correspond-
ing period last year. In New
York, however, there was a de-
cline of six percent in the num-
be• of complaints.
2. Fifty-two percent of Jewish
applicants in Chicago, almost
two-thirds of them veterans of
World War II, were required to
10c a single copy; $3.00 per year
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Blow the Ram's Horn
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It is to be hoped that the same ingenuity and brains
will be turned to social problems and political neces-
Palestine Soldiers
sities, to housing that brings comfort and beauty, to
that brings knowledge and happiness, to
In British Parade 4 A • education
understanding that brings all peoples closer to-
LONDON, (JTA) — The Pales- • gether.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosenthal
of Atkinson Avenue were the do-
nors of the national and post col-
ors which were presented to the
Major General Maurice Rose Post
420 on Wednesday, May 22.
Chairman of the social program
for the evening was Ted Epstein.
Left to right: Color Guard
Leon Ginsburg, Color Guard
Jones, State Department Coln-
mander Harry T. Madison,: Se-
nior Vice-Commander Sollie Ant-
man, Commander Morris Smith,
Junior Vice-Commander Samuel
Klein, Post Judge Advocate Don-
ald Perliss, Quartermaster Ernie
Iczkowitz.
Facing the colors is Captain of
the Color Guard Cohn.
tine contingent which will partici-
pate in the Victory Parade here
It is to be hoped that the next Golden Jubilee
on June 8 has arrived in London.
will be a celebration of fifty years of happiness
They were greeted by represen-
tatives of the Jewish Agency.
throughout the world, the kind of happiness that
The Palestine Regiments are
comes with peace on earth, good will to men. The
represented by eight Jews and
city of Detroit may very well be the leader in this
eight Arabs, commanded by Lieut.
field as it was in the automotive field. We have pio-
Jacob Granovvsky, son of the head
of the JNF. The police contin-
neered in the field of science and industry. Let us
gent contains four Jews, while
g
now pioneer in the field of humanity.
one Jew is also in the unit of #
the Transjordan Frontier Force.
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