THE JEWISH NEWS
of Jewish Events
A Weekly Review
VOL. 1.—NO. 8
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7,300 Greek Jews Dead of
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`I Am an American' Day
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Extraordinary Zionist Conclave
Hears Dr. Weizmann's Appeal to
Settle 3,000,000 In Palestine
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F.D.R., English Leaders Urged
To Save Starving Polish Jews
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LEADERS AT CAMPAIGN INAUGURAL
Jewish War Dead Listed
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Julius Seligsohit--Mitrtyr
BY FRED M. BUTZEL
For no group of people is the present conflict as vivid
as it is for the Jews, and as our loved ones join - the
armed forces or financial sacrifices are needed for con-
ducting the war, _.we share with our fellow Americans
the burdens. But as we meet relatives and friends who
have fled from persecution to find asylum in this country
and as we read the Jewish regulations first
of Germany, then of Hungary, Czecho-
Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Holland, Bel-
gium and France, as well as Italy and
Japan, which , have been imposed through
German pressure or example, the horror
of totalitarianism is brought to us with
redoubled force. When this ,week we read
of the death of Dr. Julius Seligsohn as a
Dr. Sellisohn result of incarceration and punishment a
very strong sense of identification arises.
Dr. Seligsohn was vice-president - of the Hilfsverein
der Deutschen Juden and was a prominent patent attor-
ney. In 1938 he visited this country And probably could
have gotten out of Germany and have made his escape
but he chose to stick to his post. When the Jews were
expelled from Baden an _ d the Palatinate he proclaimed
a fast for them.
Dr. Seligsohn was sent to prison and subjected to slow
murder but he will forever live in the annals of the German
people and the Jewish people. He was loyal to the best of
German tradition a _ nd German culture and -was it heroic
Jew in every sense of the word. He was in no way unique
in Germany but he represented the highest type of Ger-
man:-Jew.
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Is there any limit to our obligation. to help in this
I emergency?,
These are the leaders who participated in the program which opened the
1942 Allied Jewish Campaign for a quota of $985,000, at the dinner held at
Hotel Statler. Left to right : Fred M. Butzel, chairman of the drive ; Henry Wine-
man, chairman of the campaign executive committee ; Sir Norman Angell,
Nobel Peace Prize winner, world famous publicist, guest speaker ; Dr. A. M.
Hershman, who gave the invocation at the inaugural campaign dinner.
1N THIS ISSUE
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Between Yon and Me . 6
IlOys he the War
4
Calendar of Events
9
Campaign Message
14
Campaign News
3
Children's Corner —11
ClassHied
15
Commit* Builder S
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Confirmations 6, 11
Congregational News 10
Dentsch's Column ... 5
Editorials
16
Fashions
8
Mask
72
Frosty. Commentary 6
Selleaeff.
16
Society News
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8-9
Strictly Confidential . 6
Theater
12
War Honor Roll
2
Women's Clubs
7
World
News
2
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Yoga's Listening Post 11 .
ran Ago
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