Friday, April 4, 1947
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Page Twelve
JDC, Agency Map Jewish Helicopter Pilot Tests
Training for DP's Craft's Use on Byrd Expedition
A large fishing rowboat, manned
IN THE' NEW ORDER of global
affairs, accentuated by the atom by two men, had pulled up to the
Ambrose
Lightship in Ambrose
bomb, supersonic speeds, rockets
and robot aircraft, there is no Channel, off New York, and a
corner of the earth that goes un- frantic voice screamed: doctor! We
"Quick! Get us a
NEW YORK—The Jewish Agen- scanned. Perhaps the greatest ex-
cy for Palestine, in cooperation pedition in the interests of dis- need help!"
Looking out at the rowboat be-
with the American Jewish Joint covery and exploration since the
Distribution Committee is launch- days of Columbus is in the prog- ing tossed about by the choppy
ing an extensive educational and ress today with the mammoth mis- seas, the keeper saw a man writh-
vocational training program for sion in the forbidden wastelands ing in pain on the bottom of the
boat. His arm had become snarl-
Europe's displaced Jewish youth, of the Antarctic.
ed in a gear and was mangled and
according to a cabled report from
'Headed by Rear Admiral Byrd,
Ellahu Dobkin, member of the the operation involves 4,000 offi- bloody.
The keeper immediately flashed
Jewish Agency executive.
cers and enlisted men and more
Citing the report, Dr. Goldstein, than a dozen ships, designed to a distress signal by radio to the
national chairman of the United train personnel and equipment in military authorities — it was still
Palestine Appeal, disclosed that frigid zones, as well as probing the the time of war — but the coast
30,000 Jewish children at present unknown in the icey landscapes at command found it impossible to
in camps in Germany, Austria and the South Pole. Six months, a land a seaplane on those boiling
waters. An SOS was accordingly
Italy were without schooling.
year, perhaps two years will be dispatched to Floyd Bennett Field
Of the 150,000 Jewish children
task.
for a helicopter and a flight sur-
scattered through Europe, outside devoted to the imposing
For the first time, a novel craft geon.
of Russia and Britain, Dr. Gold-
a critical test
will
be
subjected
to
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stein estimated that half were not
the foreboding zone — the
being educated because of lack in
helicopter. To discover the uses PHYSICIAN LOWERED
of finances.
and to test the equipment of this
GERSHOWITZ WAS RUSHED
FINANCE AGENCY
Dr. Goldstein pointed out that comparatively newly - discovered out to fly the doctor to the scene
his organization, as the central engine of the air, three top speci- and he quickly steered his craft
fund raising agency in this coun- alists in the nation have been as- to the scene. He lowered the phy-
sician to the boat and effected a
try for the upbuilding and deve- signed to the task.
One of them, Lt. David Gersh- rescue. The man's life was saved
lopment of Palestine, finances the
activities of the Jewish Agency, owitz, of 368 Eastern Parkway, by the emergency treatment in-
as well as those of the Jewish Brooklyn, is acknowledged to be volving a blood transfusion,
National Fund and the Palestine among the top helicopter fliers in though an emergency operation
was necessary afterward.
the world.
Foundation Fund.
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On another occasion, the press
One of the Agency's chief con-
of the nation was invited for the
cerns," Dr. Goldstein said, "is the DRAMATIC RESCUE
complete physical and moral re-
THIS IS NOT THE first time first time to attend a practical
habilitation of Europe's homeless Lt. Gershowitz has been called up- demonstration of the craft, press-
Jews, and in keeping with this on to play an important role in ed into military service.
Gershowitz's difficult task was
aim, the Agency initiates rehabili- an unusual operation. When he
tation projects for these Jews was first commissioned, he ranked to land the plane on a relatively
while they are still in Europe as the No. 7 'copter pilot in the
so they may be prepared for con- Coast Guard and Navy, and at the
structive lives when they reach time of V-J Day he had compiled
Palestine."
500 hours in the air, being rated
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among the 10 foremost pilots in
CUrrentl- ; Agency has more the nation in this direction.
A test pilot, a rescue flier, in-
than 200 specially trained work-
ers and a network of offices In tructor and pioneer in crop-spray-
key cities throughout Europe ing, he had already run the gamut
whose work is geared toward re- of duty.
4278 SECOND BLVD.
fitting displaced persons for re-
The call to action had sum-
settlement in Palestine as well as moned young David to different
Corner of Canfield
toward providing useful employ- corners of the country, on differ-
ment among Jewish DP's to wean ent errands. There was for in-
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them away from demoralizing idle- stance, the bleak morning he was
ness.
aroused from bed and ordered out
Working in cooperation with to sea to effect a dramatic rescue.
UNRRA, these Jewish Agency re-
lief teams are specifically con-
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cerned with establishing contacts
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between Jewish refugees and
UNRRA and Army authorities; so-
cial work in DP camps; economic
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small cutter in the bay and take 170 Orphans Brought
off. He was singled out for the
job as he had performed more to France by the JDC
difficult feats with nonchalance.
PARIS—A group of 170 Jewish
His tour of duty had included fly-
ing jet planes, ordinary planes war orphans has arrived in Paris
and bombers and this assignment from Poland for a temporary stay
did not phase him in the slightest. in France pending arrangements
for their permanent resettlement
On another occasion he and a in other parts of the world, the.
pal were instructed to proceed by Joint Distribution Committee,
'copter to Chicago as part of a which sponsored the children, an-
drive to help raise money in the nounced here.
War Bond drive. Making the trip
This is the second trainload of
in three days, he dropped down on
highways, roadsides and gas children between the ages of
stands 18 times, much to the and 17 to arrive here. They are
amazement of spectators.
part of a group of 2,000 Polish
His errand was vividly brought Jewish war orphans granted visas
home and the campaign proved a by the French government now
smash success. Three Million dol- being brought into this country
lars were credited to him in this from Poland with the assistance
campaign by the Treasury Depart-
ment, $300,000 in one city alone. of the JDC.
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