Thirty-two Years of Service to Detroit Jewry
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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
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Vol. 49, No. 15
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Orphans on Roundabout Trip to Zion
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Ben Gurion 'Send;::::;;Warships
Doubtful of for r4-Y; Crum Urges;
UN Powers Speaks Here Monday
JERUSALEM (Special) —
Commenting on the formal
British request to the United
Nations for a special session
of the General Assembly to
discuss the Palestine ques-
tion, Jewsih Agency leaders
said that the main hope for
Promoted by Police
NEW YORK (Special) —
American warships should
escort 100,000 Jews from DP
camps to Palestine instead of
speeding to Greece and Tur-
key in conformance with a
"suicidal and reckless policy,"
Bartley C. Crum, member of
the Anglo-American Commission
on Palestine, demanded this week.
,Crum, whose "Behind the Silken
Curtain" was published Tuesday,
a quick solution hinges on a
charged in his book that the U. S.
strong stand by the United States
State Department had on every
since the UN is not likely to solve
occasion since 1938 secretly ad-
vised Arab groups to disregard
anything.
American pledges made to the
This was the belief of David
Jews on Palestine.
Ben Gurion, chairman of the
Crum will speak In Detroit Mon•
Agency executive and Moshe Snell,
day. His address will be given at
political department leader. The
8:30 p. m. in the main synagogue
executive had met to discuss what
at Shaarey Zedek under the aus-
pices of the Zionist district. Since
it branded as the "cynically ir-
an overflow crowd is expected
responsible" statement of a British
there will be seats available in
spokesman at the UN that Britain
the social hall of the synagogue.
would not necessarily be bound
Polish-Jewish orphans provided with French visas are seen here
by any decision made by the UN
HONORED BY DISTRICT
at the Czech frontier ready to start their trip to Prague. From
regarding Palestine.
Rabbi Morris Adler of Shaarey
LT. ALBERT SHAPIRO Is the
Prague they will go to France where they will stay in a Jewish
COUNTS ON PUBLIC
Zedek win present a certificate to
relief camp until they get entry permits for Palestine. These chll-
Ben Gurion predicted that Brit- first Jew to become a detective Crum ( Vying the inscription
ish public opinion eventually inspector in the history of the De- of his \–...ne in the Jewish Na-
d. -sn are part of a group of 426 who made the trip. They wore
iaved by non-Jewish foster parents during the Nazi occupation.
would force a change in Britain's troit Police Department. A former tional Fund Golden Book as a
policy. Pressure from the U. S. Marine captain who saw action mark of esteem of the Detroit
Plus that of Labor party rebels on Saipan and Okinawa, Shapiro Zionist district.
and opposition leaders including while in service, captured several
In his book, Crum declared that
Churchill may force Foreign Sec- rifle and pistol honors, some of
retary Bevin to drop his war on which are worn on his uniform. secret files of the State Depart-
ment, which had been read by
Zionism, Ben Gurion said.
Ile is a member of the police de-
An independent Jewish State partment's pistol train, recognized him and other members of the
commission, would disclose that
would end extremism, the Jewish as the world's best. During a pre-
WARSAW (WNS) —Like Ha• statesman asserted. "All this talk vious stretch in the Marines, Sha- minor diplomats had given the
East Side merchants pledged
Arabs anti-Jewish assurances on
themselves to work for better man, who died on the gallows he of civil is nonsense," he ad- piro won the corps' middleweight 17 different occasions. He chal-
ded,
but
he
emphasized
force
boxing crown. He Is married and lenged the government to make
race relations with the Negro built for Mordecai, Rudolph Hoess,
would be employed against the
community at a meeting called Oswiecin's mass killer, will be insurgents only if they attack the father of two daughters, Sha- the files public.
ron-Leo and Diana.
Crum declared that British
by the Jewish Community Coun- hanged on one of the gallows he Jews or Jewish property.
Foreign Secretary Bevin h a d
POWERS APPROVE
cil internal relations committee used to murder his victims.
solemnly promised him and his
The British request for a spe-
Hoess was sentenced to death
last Thursday. Dr. B. Benedict
colleagues that they would accept
cial
session
of
the
UN
Assembly
last week by a Polish military
the recommendations of the com-
Glazer heads the committee.
followed indications by France,
mittee If it reached a unanimous
The merchants have been re- tribunal for butchering 3,000,000 China and the Soviet Union that
decision.
they had no objection.
organized as the East Side Mer- Jews and 1,000,000 Poles.
The
UN
secretariat
has
already
The
gallows
had
been
kept
as
PROMISE BROKEN
chants Association and they una-
started to poll Tthe 55 member
Crum asserted that Bevin broke
nimously elected Harry Gilden- a relic in the camp museum.
nations on whether they favored
BERLIN (WNS)—Reports that his word and in this charge Crum
horn president. Other officers arc
calling the meeting. Little oppo- with the coming of spring thous- was backed by 1"-itain's Richard
Carl Silverman and Carl Green-
sition is expected outside of the ands of Jewish displaced persons Crossman in hi 'alestine Mis-
Arab states bloc.
will attempt an organized mass sion."
berg, vice presidents; Max Stol•
Britain has, in the meantime, migration to Palestine were de-
Crum said that he had accepted
man, treasurer; and A. M. Kassel,
dropped the use of the term nied by Rabbi Philip Bernstein, the assignment to serve on the
secretary.
"statutory martial law" for Pal- adviser on Jewish affairs in the
ANKARA (JTA)—The Turkish estine because of unfaVorable European Theater. He declared commission with no previous con-
Harry Kay, Nathan Siegel,
Murray Purnell, Ben Schneider government branded "fabricated" world reaction to its recent im- that "no responsible Jewish leader victions on the subject of Pales-
tine but had emerged believing
and Jacob Stolberg were elected a report which appeared in a position in the Holy Land.
or organization is advocating or with other members that the gates
to the board of directors.
organizing a mass crusade of Jew- of the country must be opened to
All members agreed that for New York newspaper that a po- BEATINGS CONTINUE
In the future, the term "con- ish displaced persons" to the Holy the homeless Jews of Europe.
the benefit of interracial harmony grom in which "hundreds of Jews
Land.
"In Palestine we are defending
and the good of the entire com- were massacred" had taken place trolled areas" will be used, a gov-
Noting that there would probab- a mandatory situation where there
munity, it was necessary to curb in Urfa, a Turkish town on the ernment spokesman said.
The Jewish Agency commenting ly be "increased extlItration" from is no freedom of the press and
the minority of merchants em-
on retaliatory shootings by the the American DP camps to Eu- where the high commissioner call
ploying practices which arouse Syrian frontier.
Authoritative Turkish sources Stern Gang this week, pointed to ropean ports where "the Jews have a man put in a concentra
enmity against the whole group.
Aaron Droock, Council president, stated that on the night of Jan. of excesses by British troops. Four hope to get aboard illegal trans- tion camp on a mere whim," hr
and Dr. Glazer complimented the 31, a Jewish family in Urfa which increasing bitterness as a result ports to the Holy Land," Rabbi declared.
"I say let us open the gates o'
association for their display of had become converted to Islam- Jews were beaten without cam') Bernstein emphasized that this
good citizenship and readiness to ism four months earlier was found by soldiers on Tuesday, the Agen- "exodus would be in an unauthor- Palestine as a real message of
democracy to small nations."
ized and disorganized fashion."
cy pointed out.
eradicate sources of friction.
murdered.
Amity Pushed
by Merchants
Nazi Mass Slayer
to Die Like Haman
on Own Gallows
Bernstein Hits
Report of Mass
Exodus to Zion
Turks Deny Story
of Mass Poffrom.
• 4 to Address Council Institute Sunday
Dr. Theodore Lewis, presdent followed by a reception to pro-
of the New York board of Rabbis vide an opportunity for delegates
and Rabbi of the Progressive to meet speakers and officers of
Synagogue in Brooklyn, will de-
liver the keynote address at the
annual delegates institute of the
Jewish Community Council which
will open at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in
the Workmen's Circle.
The institute will provide an
opportunity for analysis of and
community expression on the sig-
nificant problems of Jewish life
today. •
OPEN DISCUSSIONS
Following the discussion period,
principal addresses, leaders in the
community will offer their view-
points on local problems related
to the national scene. An open
discussion will follow.
Dr. Lewis will speak on the
"Integration of Jewish Life in
America."
Following the discussion period,
Elliot E. Cohen, editor of Com-
mentary magazine, will speak on
"Jewish Culture in America."
JULIAN KROLIK
The afternoon session will be
the Council. There will be an ex- resented at the institute.
The program of the Institute is
hibit of community relations ma-
terial utilized by the Jewish Com- as follows:
munity Council and a showing of
motion picture films and film
strips designed to improve inter-
group relations.
The dinner session will open at
6:30 p. m. and will include a
summary of the afternoon ses-
sions by Rabbi Morris Adler and
an address on the "Challenge to
Detroit" by Julian H. Krolik, pres-
ident of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration.
UJA AIDE TO SPEAK
The principal speaker will be
Harry Seeve of New York, asso
date director of the United Jew-
ish Appeal, who will deal with
"Our Obligation to World Jewry."
Much interest has already been
expressed by delegates in this
program designed to bring to De-
troit an authoritative discussion
of the American Jewish scene.
Aaron. Droock, president of the
Council, has called upon constitu-
ent organizations to be fully rep-
ARSON DROOCK
Afternoon session-2:30 p. m.
Introduction to the Institute--
Aaron Droock, president of the
Jewish Community Council, chair-
man.
The Integration of Jews in
American Life — Speaker: Dr.
Theodore Lewis.
Discussants: Mrs. Charles La-
kof, f, Morris Garvett, Harry Yud-
koff, Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter.
Moderator: Rabbi Leon Fram.
Jewish Culture in America —
Speaker: Elliot E. Cohen.
Discussants: Norman Drachler,
Benjamin Laikin, Herman Jacobs,
Bernard Isaacs.
Moderator: Lawrence W. Crohn.
Reception for the delegates. Ex-
hibit of educational materials and
films.
Dinner session-6:30 p.m.
Summary of afternoon session:
Rabbi Morris Adler.
The Challenge to Detroit: Julian
Krolik.
Our Obligation to World Jewry—
Speaker: Harry Serve.
Question and answer period.