THE JEWISH NEVVS
Friday May 29 1942
Hied Drive Will Conclude Wednesday
ilizing of Skills, Professions Praised at Refugee Service
Meeting; Prot. % Haber on Committee; Henry
Wineman One of Vice-Presidents
W YORK (JPS) — William
Senwald of New York was re-
cted president of the National
fugee Service at the agency's
rd annual meeting held here.
e meeting featured reports
rich revealed that although
are adjusting themselves
f
it speed to the economic and
life in the United States
re are barriers placed before
:m which limits their full par-
,pation in the national effort.
Silbert AbrahamSon, executive
for of the N.R.S., pointed
that Britain's policy of util-
the skills and professions of
ex-enemy aliens in every
ch of that nation's war ma-
' e points a goal for those who
engaged in the refugee pro-
of the United States. Two
. dred national leaders in
e aid attended the meeting.
the report presented to the
erence reviewing the 1941
vities of the N.R.S., Mr. Ros-
ald, president, stated that
ing the year 6,565 refugees
been placed in jobs, 1,000
been trained in new skills,
69 had been referred to edu-
onal, cultural and general
ericanifaation agencies, with
referred to English classes
ducted by various institutions.
, 3,169 were resettled out of
York, while some 1,500 phy-
were given service, in-
ding relief.
RH BEARING FRUIT
ommenting on the adaptation
refugees to wartime obliga-
, Mr. Rosenwald. stated: "The
k of aiding refugees is bear-
fruit. Today refugee boys
serving in America's armed
,ces, eager to defend the coun-
which gave ahem haven.
ugee scientists and inventors
contributing their learning
experience both to the war
rt and to civilian life. Our
today must be to smooth the
sses by which loyal refu-
can take full part in the de
of our democracy."
e following officers and
hers of the Executive Corn-
4bbath Observers
ssailed by Judge
estion of Sunday Closing
Arouses Religious
Issue
'STEW
YORK (JPS)—Because
sentenced a Jewish store-
eper to a $5 fine for keeping
grocery open on. Sunday, al-
' nigh the store is closed on
Aurday, Magistrate Robert Le-
was condemned by Bronx
bis for adding: "I'm not going
allow one religiow to set up a
arate day for observing the
bbath." The Sabbath-Observ-
Grocers and Food Dealers of
w York have been protecting
interests of pious Jews who
p closed on the Jewish Sab-
but who want their shops
n on Sunday to make up for
lost day. Levis' was accused
being "un-American and un-
rthy of one wearing judicial
GTON, Miss. (JPS).-
re than a quarter of this town's
ish population is serving in
United States Army or Navy.
ere are, or were, 57 Jews in
- ngtort before the war. Now
of them are in Uncle Sam's
orm. 'just to point to an ex-
ple, there's Mrs. Sol Apple-
Her three sons are in the
• forces. So are three of her
hews.
mittee of the N.R.S. were elected:
Chairman of the Board, Joseph
P. Chamberlain, New York; pres-
ident, William Rosenwald, New
York; treasurer, Richard P. Lim-
burg, New York; secretary, Rich-
ard S. Goldman, New York; vice
presidents, Gustave H. Kann,
Pittsburgh; Daniel R. Koshland,
San Francisco; Charles A. Rie-
gelman, New York; David H.
Sulzberger, New York; Paul
Felix Warburg, New York; David
N. Watchmaker, Boston; Henry
Wineman, Detroit; Morris Wolf,
Philadelphia. Prof. William
Haber of Ann Arbor was elected
to the executive committee.
Detroit Will Top Country,
Campaign Leaders Predict
Workers Hear Pleas for Added Effort to Complete Solicita-
tions; Victory Celebration to Climax City's Greatest
Fund Raising Achievement
Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign is headed toward
an all-time high, and reports submitted at this week's
rallies of volunteer workers indicate that this community
will achieve top position in the land on the basis of per
capita for Jewish causes, as well as percentage of
LONDON, (JTA)—An under- campaign quota raised.
ground anti-Nazi Belgian paper
reaching here relates the follow-
ing story:
"One evening at 9:15 a good
Belgian met a Rexist (Belgian
Nazi) in the street and started a
fight with him. The Rexist fell
to the ground and his skull was
shattered. A starving Jew who
was passing ate the Rexist's
brains."
Under the anecdote the Bel-
gian paper writes: "Have you
noticed the three errors that
slipped into this story? Firstly,
a good Belgian does not walk
the street at 9:15 because at that
hour he is busy listening to the
London radio. Secondly, every-
body knows a Rexist has no
brains. Thirdly, Jews do not eat
BOYS TOWN, Neb. — Henry pork."
Monsky, Omaha attorney and in-
ternational president of Bnai
Brith, will deliver the com-
mencement address at the 1942
grade and high school commence-
_
4) With thousands of potential
givers yet to be reached, and
with workers having an addition-
al week in which to com-
plete their solicitations, the cam-
paign leaders are confident that
NEW YORK.—Word has just the all-time high forecast will be
been received from Europe of the realized Wednesday.
At the rally of workers Wed-
death of Alexander Eppler, Sec-
retary General of the Jewish nesday, it was announced that
Community of Budapest, Hun- the campaign had been extended
gary, it was announced by the until Wednesday, June 3. That
will take the form of a victory
rally will take the form of a vic-
tory celebration in honor of the
thousands of workers and con-
tributors who are responsible for
the current success.
ENCOURAGES WORKERS
The volunteer -workers were
spurred to increased effort Wed-
nesday in an address delivered
by Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of
Temple Beth EL Rabbi Glazer
evaluated
t h e
importance o f
t h e campaign,
told of the sig-
nificance of the
55 causes includ-
ed in the $985,-
Dr. Glazier Will Speak at 21st
000 quota to
Jewry as a whole
Annual Ceremony at
and to the Jews
Clover Hill
of Detroit and of
America, a n d
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, rabbi
called
ll ed oufp ocna
ea i
ALEXANDER EPPLER'
of Temple Beth El, will deliver
campaigners
gneDrs
r. to strive
the principal address at the 21st Joint Distribution Committee, to achieve the campaign goal.
annual Decoration Day program chief American agency for aid Announcement was made at
at Clover Hill Park Cemetery at to distressed Jews overseas. Mr. Wednesday's luncheon report
2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31.
Eppler died of natural causes. He meeting that workers had reach-
Others participating in the was 52 years old.
ed the total of $818.621, which is
program will include Rabbi A.
For nearly 25 years, Mr. Epp- 83 per cent of the goal. This sum
M. Hershman, of Congregation ler had been in the service of the
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Shaarey Zedek, who will read a Budapest Jewish community.
Scriptural selection; Rabbi Morris
It is believed in informed
Adler, who will give the closing circles that one cause of Mr.. Epp-
prayer; Dr. Perry P. Burnstine, ler's death was his worry over a
commander of Julius Rosenwald new decree, put into effect six
Post of the American Legion; months ago, whereby the Jewish
HENRY MONSKY
Cantor J. H. Sonenklar, who will communities were deprived of
More than 600 social workers
the right to use government taxa-
ment exercises to be held here sing appropriate selections.
May 31, when 100 Boys Town
Rosenwald Post Color Guard tion facilities to collect their from every part of the country
and from Canada will meet at
citizens from 25 states will will advance the Colors. The community taxes.
In July of 1940 Mr. Eppler was the Seneca Hotel in Rochester,
receive their diplomas, it was soldiers' graves will be decorated
announced by Rt. Rev. E. J. by Boy Scout Troops 104 and 164. sent, together with some 70,000 N. Y., Saturday, June 6, through
Msgr. Flanagan, who founded There will be a salute to the de- other Hungarian Jews, to a Wednesday, June 9, at the 1942
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ceased veterans by the Lamed forced labor camp in the Car- National Conference of Jewish
25 years ago in the interest of Post Drill Team Color Guard, pathian Mountains, where he Social Welfare, it was announced
Homeless boys regardless of under direction of the command- spent three months at roadbuild- by Israel S. Chipkin, of New
York, Conference president.
ing Officers, Capt. John DeForest. ing, wood-chopping, etc.
race, creed or color.
The National Conference of
Jewish Welfare is the central
body for Jewish social workers
in the United States and Canada.
More than 1.000 social workers
and social welfare agencies are
members of the Conference. Af-
filiates of the National Confer-
ence are the National Association
of Jewish Center Workers and
the National Council for Jewish
Education, both of which groups
will meet with the parent body
in Rochester.
"Social Work in a World at
War," will be the central theme
of the 1942 Conference, to be
presented in seven general ses-
sions and developed in 30 small
institute sessions. Speakers
scheduled include Prof. Salo
Baron. of Columbia University,
New ,York: Ewan Clague, of the
Social Sectirity Board, Washing-
ton; Louis Kraft. executive direc-
tor of the Jewish Welfare Board,
New York; Abraham G. Duker,
of the American Jewish Com-
mittee, New York; Kenneth
New Americans, eager to help our country, are being provided
Pray, of the Pennsylvania School
with training for war jobs by the National Refugee Service, which .
is participating with the Joint Distribution Committee and the
of Social Work, Philadelphia;
United Palestine Appeal in the 1942 United Jewish Appeal for
Miss Frances Taussig, executive
Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine. Thousands of machin-
director of the Jewish Social
ists are needed, and at the left is shown one of the many refugees
Service Association. New York.
who are preparing to man American production lines. Another -
Officers serving with Mr. Chip-
great shortage is in nursing, and the NRS is helping to fill the
kin include Harold Silver, De-
'ap as shown in the picture. above, taken in a practical nursing
class for refugee women.
troit, treasurer.
The executive committee in-
The United Jewish Appeal is the major beneficiary of the Detroit Allied Jewish
cludes Isidore Sobeloff of De-
troit
Hungarian Jewish
Leader Dead at 52
Monsky Speaks
At Boys Town
Commencement
NRS, WITH UM FUNDS, HELPS. REFUGEES
LEARN NEW SKILLS FOR OUR WAR EFFORT
.