A merica 'elvish Periodical Carter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO • • 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DETROIT JEWRY • Detroit Jewish Chronicle and The Legal Chronicle SECTION TWO Vol. 48, No. 51 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1946 10c a Copy, Welfare Bodies to Gather Jan. 31 South American Havens Open Up Federation Assembly to Set 1947 Policies Admission Prospects of Many DP's Rises NEW YORK. — Anti-Semitic The 1947 general assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds will be held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City, Stanley C. Myers, council president announced. The general assembly, an out- standing annual event in Ameri- can Jewish affairs, is a delegate • body of Jewish community lead- ers selected by federations, wel- fare funds, and community coun- cils to represent their agencies in the national Council and to de- cide on its programs and policies. In addition the assembly provides for the exchange of views on problems of major interest to Jew- ish communities in the United States and Canada. Among the subjects which the program committee has under con- sideration are the basic problems, purposes and structure of Jewish community organization; a com- prehensive analysis of Jewish needs and programs in Europe and Palestine; fund-raising and budgeting for 1947 local, national and overseas needs, both current and capital; major trends in Jew- ish cultural life; community rela- tions and civic protection activi- ties, national and local; proposals for establishing colleges, univer- sities and professional schools un- der Jewish auspices, and current trends in Jewish social services, including programs for the aged, youth, children, the needy and the chronically ill. "It is already clear that our 1947 meeting of community lead- ers from every part of the United States and Canada will be con- fronted by domestic wid world events of deep concern to all of us," Myers said. LINKS 236 CITIES "Therefore, a program is being built upon the major interests of our communities. It will deal with the subjects they want to con- sider, and there will be full oppor- tunity for discussion by their re- presentatives." The Council of Jewish Feder- ations and Welfare Funds is a cooperative association of 266 fed- erations, welfare funds and com- munity councils in 236 cities which account for over 90 per- cent of the Jewish population of the United States and Canada. Bulgaria's Jews Survive Nazis SOFIA, Bulgaria (WINS) — The only country in Europe where all the Jews were saved and were lucky enough to see final victory was Bulgaria, it was revealed in a memorandum prepared by the Central Jewish Consistory. This memorandum, dealing with Bulgarian treatment of the Jews was addressed to the Big Four powers with the aim of influencing them In their discussion of the peace treaty with Bulgaria. "Bulgaria was one of the first countries in Europe where anti- Semitism was declared a crime under the laws of the country." The memorandum stated. "All property taken from the Jews during the Fascist regime has•been returned to the rightful owners. Special loans have been granted to the Jews who suffered under the fascists. "All Jews in Bulgaria enjoy the help of the government. It is un- true that the present government Is making any difficulties for Jews desiring to leave the country. "Before the German occupation of Bulgaria, the Jews in the coun- try numbered 47,000," the memo- randum stated. "Today there are 49,815 not counting the inflow from abroad." activity and sentiment in Latin American countries have dimin- ished recently and there is a dis- tinct possibility that limited num- bers of Jewish displaced persons may gain admission into several South American countries, accord- ing to Maximo G. Yagupsky, re- presentative of the foreign affairs department of the American Jew- ish Committee, recently returned from a two-months tour of Cen- tral and South America. During his travels, he surveyed the situation of Jewish communi- ties, established contact with lead- ing personalities, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and conferred with them about the best methods to counteract anti-Jewish prejudices. BARRED BY ARGENTINA Although the prospects for im- SUBJECTS ON AGENDA ••■ Ped Year , I i 1 stAd 4 lit k.t7,47„1„ '.`" , 11 4 A Id '.0 ....- ......,.. t :No,--.0tres ci 4 `The Protecting Light', a Story of Chanukah for Young and Old Her childish brows creased in con- out of work. Summer came and summer went, the gentle autumn winds changed to biting, blistering gales. Snow fell and covered the countryside with its white, soft and her shrill voice blurted out: "Seide, why do you burn that blanket. I was hungry and cold, so I set out to seek my fortune. white candle too?" The old man fumbled in the I wandered over hill and dale, pocket of his black, silk kaftan, barren hamlets and little villages pulled out a worn greyish hand- and nowhere could I find work. kerchief and polished the glass of SNOW, HAIL FALL "One night as I walked along his gold-rimmed spectacles. "That Mashele — that, kind the deserted country road the sky meins, is a long, long story. Nu, began to darken. In a matter of seconds the heavens broke apart you want to hear?" Marsha shook her head exuber- and with unceasing fury poured antly up and down and nestled piercing hail, chilling snow upon the unsuspecting earth. back to better enjoy the tale. "I began to run. But where? "It happened many years ago, in the old country, when I was a There wasn't a house for miles young man. My parents were around. The snow kept getting dead. My brothers and sisters had deeper. The air kept getting cold- left for America. I was poor and er. I stumbled, fell, picked my- self up and ran on. The sweat trickled down my back. My weary legs refused to budge. Night came. I grew panicky, wander- ed in circles. 14 k,.... "Again I stumbled and the snow felt like an eiderdown blanket. I wrapped myself in it, buried my face in it. I gave myself up to the quieting, ,healing power of rest. SAW LIGHT OF HOPE "But something within me warn- ed me, urged me to keep moving. To lie there meant to die. IIeav- ily I managed to drag myself out of this enticing warmth, to crawl slowly on and on. . . . "Then out of the darkness I saw the faint flickering of a light. With renewed courage and added vigor I managed to stand up. I half ran, half walked toward the light. The light grew brighter. I could discern the black outline of a house. Ten more steps and I Above Is Lt. Frances V. Stanger, could see the gate. Five more Boston Jewish girl and the first steps .. . three . .. one . . . I U. S. nurse killed in the Eu- slumped against the oak door with centration. Her trusting eyes ac- By LIBBY LAZARSON ZARITSKY quired a questioning look. Her YOM TOV," Marsha full lips contracted in amazement " squealed as she bounded through the open door into the arms of her grandfather. The rest of the family, more reticent in expressing their holiday spirits, trooped gaily into the small, cramped apartment. The greeting over, the over- coats put away, the family settled back comfortably to enjoy the Chanukah celebration together. From the kitchen came the frag- rant aroma of frying latkes. From the bedroom came the .pleasant click-click of spinning dreidlach. And in the living room the eight golden candles of the Menorah burned crisply and cast shimmer- ing reflections on the faces of the old man and the little Marsha, who lay curled up in his lap. Marsha squirmed. She put her chubby arms about his neck, cud- dled up a little closer. "Grandpa, tell me a story." STORY OF CHANUKAH The old man raised his head and looked lovingly into her ocean- blue eyes. "Mashinka, the story of Chanukah?" Without waiting for a reply his tired voice droned out the story of the Maccabees, the struggle of the Jewish people, the victory over the Syrians and the reconquest of the Temple. —"And when the Jews re-enter- er the Temple they sought to re- light the 'ner tomid', whose flame should never be extinguished. But they found only enough oil to last one day. God, blessed be his name, did not desert his chosen people even in time of success and the holy light burned for eight days and nights. That's why we burn the eight candles of the Menorah on Chanukah, one for each day of the miracle." BURNS WHITE CANDLE Marsha looked at the small, golden, flickering candles. Then her gaze- fell upon the white, un- shapely mass of tallow glimmer- ing dimly in front of the window. First to Die 7,7777777.. ""°7777 , : ropean theater during World War a loud thud. Footsteps. Cries. II, in whose memory Enid Brith ,,Lights. The door opened and I has contributed $2,000 to the na- was dragged inside. "The innkeeper, for it was an tionwide campaign for the erec- tion of a national Nurses Me- inn that God had sent me to, and morial Home In Washington. (Continued on Page 3) migration on a large scale are not too bright, some countries, par- ticularly Brazil, may very likely become a haven for a portion of the refugees. Argentina, how- ever, remains a .stronghold of anti- Semitism and its present director of immigration, Dr. Santiago Per- alta, with avowed Nazi sympa- thies, has committed himself to a policy which bars Jews from the country. While political and social anti- Semitism has decreased generally in Latin American countries, there are still strong anti-Jewish cur- rents rooted in religious preju- dice which find their most forc- ible expression among writers and university students in Argentina and in Central America, notably Costa Rica. PRESIDENT FRIENDLY In the latter country, these found expression in physical as- saults and the publication of a newspaper, edited by Atilio Ulate, professional hate-monger and per- petrator of race dissension. How- ever, Teodoro Picado, president of Costa Rica, in a personal inter- view with the American Jewish Committee representative, denoun- ced anti-Semitism and requested the aid of the Committee in stamping out the movement in his country. While making numerous public appearances throughout Latin America to acquaint audiences with the work of the American Jewish Committee, Yagupsky found everywhere thriving, heal- thy and alert Jewish communities and great sympathy with Ameri- can Jewish Committee activities and policies, particularly its posi- tion on Palestine as enunciated by Judge Joseph M. Proskauer in his testimony before the Anglo-Amer- ican Committee of Inquiry. 4,000 Refugees Seek to Enter Australia SIIANGHAIL, China—The HIAS (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society) in this city has com- pleted registration of some 4,000 Jewish refugees who hope to im- migrate to Australia. In the last eight months, HIAS was able to obtain 500 Austrian permits, as well as 78 permits for South American countries for Jews in Shanghai. In the same period, HIAS here handled $112,058 trans- mitted from BIAS world head- quarters in New York for over 3,000 Jewish persons in the Far East, in addition to distributing monetary help received from their Jewish relatives in Switzerland, Sweden and other countries. Ecuador to Permit More DP's to Enter QUITO, Ecuador—Enlarged Jew- ish immigration possibiltiles are seen In this South American coun- try in the issuance of 129 visas .in October to the Hebrew Shelter- ing and Immigrant Aid Society. Compared with 76 visas and 73 visas issued in August and Sep- tember, respectively, the October quota represents new hope for many displaced Jewish survivors in Europe.