Zionist Guest
Girl, 5, Survives Nazi Camp
in Daniel and the Lion Drama
LOS ANGELES—Every time five-
year-old Ruth Schwartz stops
in the streets of Los Angeles to
pet a dog, her mother remembers
how her daughter's fondness for
animals saved both their lives
in a concentration camp.
Ruth Is one of the few Jewish
children bor.-. in a Polish ghetto
who lived through the Nazi occu-
pation. She and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz, are
among the survivors of Nazism
aided by United Service for New
Americans, whose work is sup-
ported b the United Jewish Ap-
peal for 1947.
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HID IN NAZI CAMP
THE STORY of Ruth's survival
is a modern parallel to the Bib-
lical tale of Daniel and the Lion.
Just as Daniel walked into the
MAJOR ARON
lion's den and lived, so Ruth
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unafraid, walked up to a Nazi
police dog trained to kill Jews
fondled him—and lived.
Ruth was one of the few infants
who were taken with their moth-
ers from the Polish ghetto of
their birth to a labor camp. Her
father was sent to Theresienstadt.
For weeks the mother tried to
Will Address Services keep Ruth away from attention
of the Nazi guards, leaving her
at NW Congregation
under the bunk while she worked.
But or afternoon the little girl
Maj. Wellesely Aron, commander wandered out of her hideout,
of the first Palestinian unit in crossed the camp grounds, and
the British army, will address the approached a ferocius-looking po-
Sabbath eve services of the North- lice dog.
west Hebrew Congregation at 8:30
She put out her tiny hand
p. m. Friday May 2, under the and petted him affectionately.
auspices of the Detroit Zionist The camp commandant, standing
by, was amused at the Jewish
district.
Major Aron, a native of Eng- child's boldness in making friends
land, was awarded the Member with his vicious dog and took
of the British Empire citation for an interest in her. After this,
distinguished service with the he assigned a special nurse to
Jewish Brigade in the British watch Ruth while her mother
Eighth Army.
AT TOBRUK SIEGE
He commanded the first ail-
Jewish Palestinian unit which took
part in the first siege of Tobruk.
This unit was incorporated into
the Jewish Brigade in November,
1944, and was under Major Aron's
leadership for four years in the
western desert, Malta and Italy.
In 1928, Major Aron, at the re-
quest of Chaim Weizmann, came
to London to serve as assistant
political secretary to the Zionist
Organization and the Jewish Agen-
cy. In 1937, under the authoriza-
tion of Gen. Wavell, he negoti-
ated with the London War Office
on plans for the industrial mobil.
Ization of Palestine in the eventu-
ality of war.
JACOBS STATEMENT
"The Zionist Organization of De-
troit is proud to be able to bring
to Detroit this distinguished Pal-
estinian soldier," declared Morris
Jacobs, district president.
Rabbi Jacob Segal, of the North-
west Hebrew Congregation, will
officiate at the setvices. A recep-
tion for Major Aron will be held
at the Synagogue after the serv-
ices.
Jewish Brigade
Officer to Speak
Alpha Epsilon Pi Franzblau to Spur
Congress' Book
Installs New Unit Drive Over Radio
Eugene Franzblau, chairman of
the world Jewish affairs commit-
tee 'of the Detroit Section, Amer-
ican Jewish Congress, will speak
on "Books for the Jews in Eu-
The XI chapter of Alpha Ep - rope" on the AJC hour at 9:45
silon Pi, Wayne University, was p. m. Saturday, April -V, over
installed at a dinner-dance in
Huyler's. Among the guests were WJLB.
Franzblau, who is in charge of
Al Heller, lieutenant master of the the Congress' drive for books to
national chapter; George Toll, ex- be sent to DP camps and Jewish
ecutive secretary of the national schools In Europe, Is pleased with
chapter; and Michael Cohen, ex- the response to date. The cam-
chequer of the national chapter. paign ends May 15.
Representing Wayne were Gor-
Collection centers are Temple
don Klopf and Dean Victor Spat-
helf. Dr. Charles Nagler and Dr. Beth El, Shaarey Zedek, Bnal Da-
vid, Bnai Moshe, Northwest Heb-
Harry Josselson, advisers of the rew Congregation, Wy oming-
new chapter, aided in the instal- Thatcher Congregation, Jewish
lation.
Community Center, all branches of
Al Nagler, sports director of the United Hebrew Schools, Far-
RUTH SCIIWARTZ
WJBK and member of the alumni hand School, Zion Book Shop,
worked, and sent the child eggs, group in Detroit, was master of Chesluk Book Shop, Metro Music
milk, vegetables and other foods. ceredionies.
House, Congress office and all
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Officers installed were Larry Lo-
library branches.
Patin,
master;
Nathan
Pollack,
ESCAPE BATTLE
Pickup service is available by
RUTH AND HER mother were lieutenant master; Mitchell Tend-
calling UN. 3-9269.
caught in crossfire when the Rus- ler, corresponding scribe; Morris
sians attacked their concentra- Novetsky, recording scribe; Harry
tion camp. For days they hid in Lipsitz, exchequer; and Irving
Windsor's Hadassah
the corner of their shack while Grodman, sentinel.
Other members installed were Plans Dinner-Dance
shells raced over ther heads. The
child's clothing, hanging on the Sol Koenigsberg, Edward Fried-
A donor dinner-dance will be
man, Hughes Potiker,' Bernard
wall, was torn by shrapnel.
After liberation, Mrs. Schwarz Bocknek, Bernard Schneider, Irv- held by the Junior Hadassah of
began a long search for her hus- ing Schanbom, Milford Takser, Windsor at 5:30 p. m. Sunday, May
band. She wrote to relatives in William Zucker, Burton Burnstein, 4, in the Shear Hashomayim
Synagogue.
Los Angeles. About the same time, and Milton Solomon.
Schwarz, released from Theresien-
oungimismommennimusimanur
stadt, also wrote them. In this
way, husband, wife and child were
enabled to locate one another.
IMorning
Later, they made their way to
a DP camp where they lived un-
til arrangements were completed
for their immigration to the U.S.
Demonstrating a recognition of
with the aid of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, whose work is their community responsibilities,
also supported by the UJA, and the residents of the Jewish Home
proudly presents
United Service for New Amer- for Aged voluntarily organized
and conducted a fund-raising meet-
icans.
ing in behalf of the Allied Jewish
Campaign, Mrs. Esther Meyer,
chairman, announced this week.
B world-renowned Yiddish artis t
More than $100 was raised in
and interpreter of
the solicitation. The contributions
Yiddish Folk Songs
were made by the 175 men and
women of the Home, who, Mrs.
Sunday, April 27th,
Meyer said, declared that partici-
pation in the campaign "made
7:30 P.M.
them feel their membership in the
community—sharing its problems, EAt The Scottish Rites
hopes an responsibilities."
Cathedral of the
Assisting Mrs. Meyer was the
vice-chairman, Leizer Klein.
Masonic Temple
Three artists presented an even-
corner Second Blvd. and Temple
ing's entertainment for the resi-
dents of the Home recently. Sid- v ,
=1 i ADMISSION: $1.20, $1.80, $2.40
ALL SEATS RESERVED
ney Gottleib, Abraham Grushkoff
formerly pianist at Littman's Peo- E rickets may be obtained at Box
ple's Theater, and Max Marko- i:...'ffice of Scottish Rite Cathedral
witz, arranged the enjoyable even
Sunday evening of affair
ing, Ira Sonnenblick, director
at 6:00 P.M.
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said.
Larry LoPatin Master
of Wayne Chapter
Aged Contribute
to Drive as Duty
to the Community
Refugee Gets Scholarship to Wayne
Round Table 's
Goodwill Team
to Visit in U.P.
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Page Seven
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Friday, April 25, 1947
A goodwill team, representing
the Detroit Round Table of
Catholics, Jews and Protestants,
will visit the Upper Peninsula
over the weekend.
Making the trip will be Dr.
Francis J. Donohue, director of
the evening school of the Uni-
versity of Detroit; Dr. Edgar De-
Witt Rles, pastor emeritus of the
Central Woodward Christ ian
Church and now a staff member
of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews; and Rabbi
Milton Rosenbaum cf Temple Beth
Jacob, Pontiac.
The speakers will address a civi?,
meeting in Marquette Sunday
evening. They will speak before
the Northern Michigan College of
Education Monday morning, the
service clubs and the high school
of Marquette Monday afternoon,
and the Bnai Brith Lodge Mon-
day evening.
Hadassah Little Women
Book Field for Dance
Irving Field's orchestra will play
at the annual spring dance of
the Hadassah Little Women at 9
p. m. Saturday, May 3, in the
Arabian Room of the Tuller Hotel.
Ilene Ferenz and Marilyn Cohen
are chairman. For information
call Miss Cohen, HO. 9588.
Dr. Editha Sterba, C7I1ta psy-
chologist and child analyst, will
speak on "The Psychology of Sex
Enlightenment" at 8:30 p.m. Tues-
day, in the Downtown YWCA un-
der the auspices of the Parent-
Teacher Association of the City
and -Country School, Bloomfield
Hills.
Dr. Sterba studied in Vienna,
where she worked with Sigmund
Freud. She was director of the
child guidance clinic of the Vien-
nese Psychoanalytic Society.
For information call Mrs. Sol
C. Grossman, program chairman,
UN. 4-1539.
MUSIC STUDY CLUB
Michael Bistritzky will speak on
Moussorgsky's "Boris Goudonov"
at a meeting of the student group,
Music Study Club, at 8 p.Tm. Fri-
day, April 25, in the home of
Beverly Laster, 3761 Sturtevant
avenue.
Freiheit
25th Jubilee
Committee
a Moshe Oisher
"The Perfect Gift
F o r All Occasions----
The JEWISH CHRONICLE"
MRS. IDA E. GREENWALD-LEVY
PUBLISHER'S AGENT
Becawc Miss Rachele llutncr, left, was attending college in Eng-
land, she escaped death when the Nazis invaded her native Poland.
Now the 39-year-old student nurse is studying at Wayne Uni-
versity on a scholarship provided by the National Council of
Jewish Women. Upon finishing her year's post-graduate course,
she will return to Poland to train nurses for the Jewish com-
munities. Pictured with Miss Butner above in New York City is
Mrs. Bernard Heineman, vice-chairman of the council's natonal
committee on overseas service.
Dr. Sterba to Address
City • Country School
h
Dave Zimmerman
in NW Quiz Program
Dave Zimmerman, master of
ceremonies of the Coffee Club
hour, will conduct a quiz program
at a meeting, of the Men's Club,
Northwest Hebrew Congregation,
at 8:30 p. m. Monday in the Syna-
gogue.
Zimmerman, well-known to De7
troit's radio listeners, created the
network show, "Beat the Band"
featuring Hildegarde and Ted
Weems' orchestra.
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