Friday, July 4, 1941
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Page Six
Forest to Honor 3 Nazi Survivors Join Aunt
Monsky Memory in Detroit After U.S. Landing
Land Is Set Aside
by National Fund
NEW YORK — Scattered for
years by war and Nazi per-
secution, a family of eight mem-
bers were wholly reunited for
the first time in Dayton, 0., fol-
lowing arrival of the S. S. "Er- I
nie Pyle" in New York from
Bremerhaven on June 22, with
206 survivors of Hitler, it was
reported by United Service for
New Americans,' major agency
aiding refugees to find a haven
in the United States.
Arriving aboard the "Ernie
Pyle" were Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Lack and their daughters,
Lucie and Annie Lack. They
went on to Dayton to join Mr,
and Mrs. Lack's third daughter,
Mrs. Robert Graetz, her husband,
and their two young children,
Anita and Renate.
by the $170,000,000 campaign of
the United Jewish Appeal for
1947. The Graetzes survived by
hiding in Berlin cellars, while
the children were concealed by
Christian friends.
After arrival they were helped
by United Service and the Jew-
ish Community Council of Day-
ton in resettling in the °bin
NEW YORK—A memorial for-
By TYLER BROOKE
est will be planted in Palestine
The first statement must be to perpetuate the memory of
ITOLLYWOOL: (World News
Services) Dore Schary, RKO accepted at face value, for Mr. Henry Monsky, late president of
production head and campaign Skouras' sincerity in the matter Bnai Brith and one of the lead-
chairman for the motion pic- is unquestioned. As for the sec- ers of the American Jewish Con-
ture division of the United Jew- ond, it remains to be seen what ference.
The Monsky Memorial Forest
ish Appeal, announced that the he means by "genuine entertain-
division already has raised more ment" even as we continue to will be planted on a land tract
city.
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which has been set aside by the
than half of its $2,000,000 quota hope for the best.
Jewish
National
Fund,
the
Zion-
for this year.
ESTABLISHED IN DAYTON
ist land reclamation and re-
The drive, it seems, is doing
MILTON SPERLING'S United
THE GRAETZ FAMILY is
forestation agency in Palestine.
very well compared to last
now established as respeced res-
year's which had a $1,000,000 States Pictures has just dis- The memorial plan was an-
idents of the community. The
quota. Apparently, people have patched a camera crew to Ger- nounced by Judge Morris Roth-
not forgotten the suffering of many to film background shots enberg, president of the Jewish
four latest newcomers will there
Europe's Jewish survivors and of the infamous Nazi detention
fore find the way smoothed ft
are digging deep into fast-emp- camps at Dachau, Etti•henwald,
them on arrival in Dayton'
tying pockets to prove it.
United Service will make ar-
etc. They will be used in the
rangements for their journey
In connection with the drive, film version of Peter Viertel's
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from New York to Ohio.
Barney Balaban, UJA's national terrific yarn about the displaced
The newcomers immigrated to
chairman, just appointed Spyros persons of Europe, called "The
3 COME TO DETROIT
this
country with visas based
P. Skouras, president of 20th Children."
AMONG OTHERS who came
on the corporate affidavit of
Century-Fox and a Greek Cath-
Don't confuse this story with
on the "Ernie Pyle" were Niko-
olic layman, as non-sectarian the novel of the same name
laus Kramer, his sister Gabriel- United Service.
chairman for the industry. On written by Howard Fast, with
la and their cousin Herman
FILM AVAILABLE
accepting the post, Skouras said: a New York locale.
Mandel who joined their aunt,
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Sixteen
"I deem the opportunity of
Mrs. Julie Mueller of the Bel- millimeter prints of the full-length
These title changes get worse
serving the United Jewish Ap- all the time. Now we have a
creSt Hotel, Detroit.
film "This Is Boat Brith" arc now
peal as a sacred privilege, and harebrained lesson in geography
Mr. and Mrs. Graetz and their available for showings at Bnat
to be' associated with Barney from Columbia Pictures with
daughters immigrated a year ago Brith men's lodges and women's
Balaban and my friends in the "Martinique" being changed to National Fund of America. with the aid of United Service chapters, Maurice Bisgyer, nation-
industry in this most vital hu- "The Woman from Tangiers."
The reforestation program en- and the Joint Distribution Com- al secretary of the Order, an-
manitarian endeavor is a great Why doesn't some one over there
visages the planting of at least mittee, whose work is supported nounced-
pleasure.
buy a map?
100,000 eucalyptus and Jerusa-
"No cause in the history of
PERSONAL PLUG DEPART- lem pine trees in memory of the
Hudson's Store Hours—Daily 9:15 to 5:30
mankind has ever been more
deserving of every American's MENT: Your columnist's story late Jewish leader.
Saturdays 9:15 to 5
The program will be carried
interest and support' and I be- on the anti-diatrimination work
of
Hollywood
disc-jockey
Al
Jar-
out with the aid of popillal• con-
seech all in the industry to do
everything in their power to vis is now on the newstands in tributions toward the tree fund
the
current
(July)
issue
of
of the Keren Kayemeth Lelsrael,
help it by contributing beyond
ordinary measure. There is no Pagear'it Magazine ... Jay Gor- which is caring for more than
more vital call upon humanity ney, who wrote that favorite 50 forests comprising more than
than the voice of these stricken depression-year tune, "Brother, 5,000,000 trees and occupying
people in Europe who are now Can You Spare a Dime?" has areas totaling 15,000 dunams of
facing starvation and death"... written another which might land.
Helps You 'Fake The Heat Out of Summer
well become a Jewish anthem.
All sections of American Jew-
•
It's , called "0, Israel! Do Not
ry are expected to take part in
with A Large Selection of
A FEW DAYS EARLIER, af- Despair!" . . . Sam Wanamaker, planting 'of the Monsky Forest,
ter policy discussions with 20th who starred with Ingrid Berg- and Jewish National Fund coun-
Fox production chief Daryll Za- man in BroadWay's , "Joan of cils throughout the nation have
nuck, Skouras released' this Lorraine," makes his film debut been requested to open the lists
statement: "This is the time for in the U. SP ,Pictures p•oduction for popular tree planting con-
our industry to exert a greater "Ever the•Beginning." They say tributions to that end, Judge
degree of showmanship thari his first line of dialogue was, Rothenberg said.
ever before. The public is look- "Well—here I am!" . .. Stella
Mr. Monsky died on May 2.
ing for genuine entertainment Adler, of the famed acting Ad-
He was stricken while presiding
and only by providing the at- lers, will. be seen in the same
over the interim committee of
tractions which have the enter- film as a boarding-house pro-
the American Jewish Confer-
prietress
on
New
York's
East
tainment values it demands can
ence.
Side.
"Airgard"
our industry hope to succeed."
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