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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Friday, January 3, 1947

Zionism's Immortal Leaders Are Eulogized
The Voice of the
Man in the Street in Touching Address Before Zionist Congress

Five

JNF Head to Speak
at Auxiliary Event

Mendel N. Fisher, executive di-
rector of the Jewish National
Josef Katznelson, Revisionist youth Fund of America, will be the guest
BASLE (Palcor) — A long pro-
Photos by ERIC BENNETT
leader.
speaker at a meeting of the La-
cession of outstanding Zionist fig-
ures who passed away since the
Finally turning to Palestine Rub- dies Auxiliary of the Detroit chap•
TIME: Sunday afternoon.
last World Zionist Congress —
ashov tributed Joshua Hankin, ter at 12:30 p. m. Tuesday in the
many of them killed in action, per-
PLACE: Dexter at Boston.
early pioneer in the Emek, Pin- Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg. A dessert
ished in Nazi death comps or died
elms Rutenberg founder of the luncheon will be served.
QUESTION: What was your re- of natural causes — was eulogized
Fisher recently returned from
Rutenberg electrical plant, Dr. Ak-
action when you learned that here In a touching memorial by
iba Ettinger, Dr. Ben Zion Mosh- London where he participated on
Leon Blum, a Jew, had been Zalman Rubashov, Palestine labor
enson, Professor David Yellin, Dr. the extraordinary conference of
named president-premier of leader, before a hushed audience
Isaac Epstein and Herman Struck. the World Zionist Organization.
France?
in the packed Zionist Congress
He tributed Labor leaders Berl He has been a newspaperman and
MARVIN ADELSON, 2975 Chicago hall.
Katznelson and Eliezer Yaffe, Dov social worker and at one time
Speaking in Yiddish, Rubashov
sales manager, Murry's Furs. ,
Hos and Eliahu GoloMb whose served as national field director of
plan it was to drop Jewish para- the ZOA.
The election of Leon Blum as first memoralized the late Men.
The following are additional con-
chutists behind enemy lines In
head of the French government achem M. Ussishkin, founder and
tributions of $100 or more to the
first
president
of
the
Jewish
Na-
Europe
to
rescue
Jews.
Rubashov
Is in my opinion a definite step
tional Fund. Next he paid tribute
then paid tribute to the parachut- JNF: Michigan Linen Supply
forward for the
to
the
late
Justice
Louis
D.
Bran-
ists,
Haviva Reik, Enzo Sereni and Board of Trade, $300; Youth Edu-
Jews there and
deis,
of
the
United
States
Supreme
Hannah
Senes, who lost their lives cation League, $250; Pinsker Prog.
throughout the
ressive Aid Society, $100; Harry
Court,
one
of
the
outstanding
fig-
on
their
missions.
world.
Becker, $500; Louis Berry, $250;
ures in American Zionism, and
FISHMAN EULOGIZED
I served in
City Fruit and Products Co., $250;
Julian Mack, late U.S. Federal
France as a
A touching eulogy of Jacob Fish- Benjamin Greenspoon, $100; Max
Judge and veteran Zionist.
member of the
man, dean of Jewish journalists Handler, $150; Harry Mendelson,
Then he eulogized Dr. Arthur
armed forces
and outstanding Zionist worker $200; P..B. Service, $100; N. Perell,
Rupin, late economic advisor to
and was fully
from the earliest days of the $100; David Pollack, $100; Queen
the Jewish Agency. He paid tri-
VLADIMIR
JABOTINSKY
conscious of the
movement, was delivered by Louis Quality Laundry, $150; Saks Kay,
bute to Vladimir Jabotinsky, fath-
anti - Semitism
er of the Revisionist movement Margulis of Czechoslovakia and Lipsky. Stating that he felt "in- $100; Bernard Sumner, $100; Irving
that prevailed
He then spoke of Lt. Colonel Fred- Franz Kahn organizer of Zionist adequate to pay tribute to my dear Tyner, $100 Paul Zuckerman, $100.
there.
old friend who was with us only
The annual donor event of the
Therefore, the selection of Mr. erick Kisch, British Army officer Congress for many years; Marie yesterday," Mr. Lipsky declared auxiliary is scheduled for Jan. 28
and
leading
Zionist,
who
was
kill-
Schmolka
and
Annie
Steiner
of
the
Blum to the top post in that
Women's International Zionist Or- that Jacob Fishman was "the at the Masonic Temple when Dr,
country speaks well for French ed in the war.
model, teacher and guide for hun-
speak and
ganization (WIZO), and Gist Flei- dreds of Jewish journalists all over Israel Goldstein will
tolerance, especially since France NAMES HISTORIAN
Richard Tucker of the Metropoli-
schman
who
died
while
engaged
in
today, like most European coun-
the world. He was a Zionist par tan Opera will sing.
Next Rubashov spoke of Adolf
tries, is devastated and economic- Boehm, Jewish historian, murder- the task of rescuing children.
excellence, the movement being the
RABBIS
ally unstable—factors that tend to ed by the Nazis in Germany. He HONORS SLAIN
one thread throughout his life."
increase anti-Jewish feeling.
Rubashov then turned to Poland
A tribute to the late Henrietta
memorialized Robert Stricker,
Although I said his election was stormy fighter in the Austrian and Lithuania where the greatest Szold, founder and upbuilder of
still
I
a step forward for Jews,
Pitcxeemitxrute
Parliament, and Isidore Freedman, Jewish communities in Europe the Youth Aliyah (Jewish youth
do not think it should be over- biographer of Herzl, both of whom were exterminated. He named immigration to Palestine) was de-
P,hcanuscias
emphasized. After all, he was perished in Theresienstadt.
Jacob Hoffman, Yecheskial Winnik livered by Mrs. Judith Epstein,
I
about the only logical man for the
Next came Dr. Leopold Plasch- and Dr. Fand. He eulogized the president of Hadassah, Women's
job.
kes, leader of radical Zionists in murdered leaders of the Mizrachi Zionist Organization of America.
rw
Austria. Ruch Neuman, Herzl's movement in Poland, Rabbi Nuss- Eliezer Kaplan, Jewish Agency
MRS. SAM 'WEIDER, 3352 Roches- daughter, and her grandchild, Ste- baum, Rabbi Yitshak Rubenstein ereasurer announced that the Con-
and
tiotoyneJ
phen Neuman. Rubashov then re- of Vilna; Rabbi Isaiah Shapiro of gress finance committee unani-
ter avenue, housewife.
Hapoel Hamisrachi; Rabbi Moshe
In these times when anti-Semit- ferred to Prof. Franz Oppenheim- Schorr; Dr..Yitshak Schipper; and mously adopted a proposal to es-
ism is one of Europe's worst er, world famous scientist, Dr. Jewish historian Simon Dubnow, tablish a memorial in the name of
Henrietta Szold to assist the Youth
diseases, I think the election of Max Bedenheimer, once a leading
Welfare Foundation by a grant of Ten Quality Drug Stores
Leon Blum as figure in Keren Kayemeth (Jewish and Zvi Hirsch.
Rubashov mentioned also the $100,000.
president- prem- National Fund); Theodor Slotni,-
ier of France is cky, classic historian of Zionism late Chief Rabbi Landau, of South
one of the fin- and interpreter of Moses Hess; Africa, David Florentine, poet and
est compliments Alfred Klee, German Jewish lead- literateur of Salonika; Rabbi Nie-
that could have er, and Hebrew writer Gustav mirover of Hungary; Abe Gold-
been paid a Krokjanker who introduced the berg, Herman Shulman and Abra-
"best of German Zionism into ham Ftevusky of America; Zionist
Jew.
emmissaries from Poland Shmuel
If Mr. Blum Palestine."
Next Rubashov eulogized Emile Shneerson, Zinovi Tiomkin, and
is able to lead
of the
France in re-
Equality Club to Give
building what Northwest Zionists
w a e destroyed
$25 Monthly to SOS
by war, the position of Jews there to Assemble Jan. 23
The Northwest University Chap-
will hold
should be enhanced accordingly.
The SOS drive will hereafter re-
Regardless of anything else, Mr. ter of the Detroit Zionist District ceive monthly contributions of $25
Blum's appointment is an indica- will hold its first meeting at 8:15 in' canned foods from the Equality
tion that people have the capacity p. m. Thursday, Jan. 23 in the Club, Mrs. Minnie Bloom, the
to forget religion and judge merit Northwest Synagogue.
group's SOS chairman, announced.
on
The program will include a
in selecting officials.
Zelda Levett is chairman of the
March
of
Time
movie
and
a
panel
just
hope
that
Mr.
Blum
is
I
club's nineteenth annual donor
successful in restoring prosperity discussion on the Palestine man- luncheon to be held Feb. 11 at
to France so that all Jews there date with questions from the floor. the Wardell-Sheraton Hotel.
Any person living in the Six
may point to him in reply to anti-
at 8:30 P.M.
and Seven Mile district is eligible
Semites.
le
to become a member of this chap-
ter. An invitation is extended to
HARRY BARR, 14038 Sussex ave- all who arc interested in Zionism
nue, storekeeper.
to be present or to write to the
DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN
Sea Food and
I was glad to hear that the Detroit Zionist District, 1044 Pen-
Matti Speaker
obscot
building.
French people were able to throw
Chop House
aside discrimination and choose
RICHARD TUCKER
"A Delightful Place to Dine"
Leon Blum on
Club Invites Persons
Guest Artist
his merits and '—
Featuring Steaks That
Over' 40 to Join Up
not his religion.
— —
The Los Angeles Club will have
Melt In Your Mouth
Mr. Blum was
its regular social evening starting
PROCEEDS TO GO TOWARDS
premier of
at 8 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 5 at the
Complete Dinners
France be f or e
REDEMPTION
OF LAND IN PALESTINE
Jewish
Community
Center.
the war and the
and a la carte
The club was founded during
f act that he
the summer by Pepi Fine, Sylvia
was called upon
Open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Mrs. J. Shr ■ in, President
Telcow and Valerie Berger to
again proves
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal. Mrs. Philip Cutler, Donor ehairmen
bring
together
single
men
and
wo-
that he is a
On Woodward
men for social purposes. Single
man of great
persons over 90 are invited to at- One Block South of 7 Mile Rd.
capabilities.
His election should not be of tend every other Sunday.
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any great significance. It might
help to keep down anti-Semitism U
in France but not to any notice-
able degree. If he were a young,
Jewish man just starting out on
NATIONAL HISTADRUT SPONSORS
a political career, his selection
Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz
would have been much more
Albert Einstein
startling.
Thomas Mann
Lion Feuchtwanger
Brilliant American Journalist
Henry Monsky
Dr. Solomon Goldman
MRS. RALPH FORMAN, 4315
Philip Murray
and Correspondent, author of
William Green
Clements avenue, housewife.
Pierre Van Paassen
Ira Hirschmann
If any praise is to be handed
Walter P. Reuther
Alvin Johnson
out in the appointment of Leon
"Underground to Palestine"
L. F. Stone
Dr. James G. Heller
Blum as president-premier of
Sen. Robert F Wagner
Freda Kirchwey
France, it should
go to Mr. Blum
Sumner Welles
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
WILL ADDRESS THE CITY-
himself and not
to the French
DETROIT HISTADRUT COMMITTEE
WIDE CONFERENCE WHICH
people for select-
OFFICERS
ing a Jew as
FORMALLY OPENS THE
their leader.
Morris L. Schaver, Honorary Chairman
Mr. Blum is
Harry
Schumer,
Chairman
now an old man
and his health
Morris Lieberman, Chairman Executive Board
is on the down-
John Isaacs, Treasurer
grade. Yet, he
(TEMPLE BETH-EL)
has disregarded
DETROIT PALESTINE HISTADRUT
all this to serve his country at a
time when it sorely needs capable
COMMITTEE
leadership.
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Whether this will be considered
The Public Is Invited
by the average Frenchman in his
judgment of Jews is unlikely. Still
the facts are there and Jews can
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point to them with pride.

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Jewish National Fund

Their Annual Donor

January 28th, 1947

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