THE JEWISH

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Ben-Gurion Pins Our Hope
on Victory of United Nations

Palestine Still Is First Solution, He Tells Pioneer Women; De-
plores Existing Indifference; Convention Calls for
New War Effort

Admonishing an overflow audience at the closing
session of the five-day convention of the Pioneer Women's
Organization of Detroit, on Sunday afternoon, at the
Book-Cadillac Hotel, "to recognize the bitter truth" of
the tragic position of the Jewish people, David Ben-Gurion,
of Palestine, chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive,

Friday, June . 19. 1942

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Gives Dance Review

A musical review will be pre-
sented in the Scottish Rite Ca-
thedral of the Masonic Temple
Sunday, June 21, at 8:15 p.m.,
by Miss Julie. Adler and her
dancing class.
The score for the last act of
the recital, dedicated to the men
in service, has been composed
by Miss Frances Kohl, pianist,
and Miss Adler, especially for
the occasion.
Two hundred students of the
Julie Adler Dance Studio, 13211
Linwood Ave., will take part in
the production, which will fea-
ture tap, ballet and acrobitic
dancing and singing and dra-
matic acts.
Miss Adler is assisted by Miss
Harriet Weinstock, Miss Barbara
Terry, Frederic M. Wolfe and
Miss Delphine Finn.
Although she is only 19, this
will be Miss Adler's fourth an-

14-Day Massacre by Nazis..
Revealed b- y Polish Refugee

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Mass Executions of Men, Women and Children Followed
Berlin Edict on "Autonomous" Status of Baltic States;
Victims' Clothing. Is Sold

NEW YORK (JPS) — That 60,000 • Vilna Jews, were
killed by the Nazi-controlled' -Lithuanian'
. _ 'police between

May 7 and May 20, according to a POluiltrefugee who has
just arrived in Stockholm, is reported by Bernard- Valery
from Stockholm to the New York Times. -

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"Declaring that the eye-wit-
ness story "is impossible to con-
firm now," Mr. Valery, quoting
the Pole, said "members of the
special Lithuanian police, re-
cruited from Germans in Lithu-
ania and Lithuanian Quisiing-
ists, started persecuting Jews and
Poles immediately after Berlin's
announcement of the so-called

autonomous status 'at the Baltic:-
drew a pessimistic picture of the
States at the end of April." The
possibilities for improvement of relief measure in the present
report also stated 'that until the
the Jewish status and declared crisis, but immediately to solve
massacres began.- 80,000 Vilna
that Palestine remains in the the shortage of labor in Palestine
Jews had been _concentrated in
forefront of solutions.
which today is one of the im-
the two ghettos. - -..
Declaring that Jews 'suffered portant producing centers of
In .offering the gruesome story,
before the war in England and materials of war for the democ-
the Polish refugee said, accord-
in Palestine as a result of the racies.
ing to the Times man, that the
existing fears of Hitler and his
A quota of $150,000 was adopt-
executions began on May 7.
schemes, Mr. Ben-Gurion charged ed for the Moatzoth Hapoaloth, nual recital.
"The Jews, men, women and
PIANO RECITALS
that the appeasement spirit con- Palestine Council of Working
Marian Goodman will present children, were taken from sun-
tinues with relation to the Arabs. Women, which is the counterpart
Ensign Eliot F. Robinson, son her pupils in a piano recital Sun- down to dawn in trucks . to the
of the Pioneer Women in the Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell B. Robin- day, June 21st, at 3 p. m., at the suburb of Ponary,'.where they
JEWS NOT MENTIONED
son, a recent graduate of Har- Dteroit Federation of Women's were mowed down by machine-
Emphasizing again and again in Jewish Homeland.
vard University, has completed Clubs. The following students gun fire." Mr. Valery said:
his address that the survival of AIDS BRANDEIS COLONY
the Jewish people depends on
The convention also pledged a training course in New York will participate: Hilda Arkin, "The executions continued every
the victory of the United Na- the organization to subscribe and has been assigned to active Selma Arkin, Alene Blumberg, night until May 20, the Pole
tions, and that the hope for free- $50,000 toward the Brandeis duty.
Norman Brock, Paula Clark, related, and during the day mem-
dorn is linked with the triumph Colony, one of the new projects that it is the only women's move- Donna Fox, Harold Gutenberg, bers of the Lithuanian police
for the democracies, the eminent of the Jewish National Fund. It ment with branches in both the Rita Gutenberg, Janis Gottlieb, collected and sold the clothing
speaker deplored the indifference also pledged the planting of 5,000 United States and Canada.
Idelle Graff, Beverly Kay, Reese of their victims."
That 20,000 Jews of "useful
existing towards the position of trees in Palestine during the corn- HISTADRUTH ACTIVITIES
Kay, Nina Katz, Elaine Kerner,
the Jews. He criticized the de- ing year.
Israel Mereminsky described Iris Ann Kerner, Lois Levy, Mar- professions," like physicians and
mocracies for their failure to
A pledge of $10,000 towards the activities of the Histadruth in lene Moceri, Henrietta Resnick, scientists, escaped execution was
mention the Jews in any of their the building fund of the Jewish Palestine on behalf of the war Jordan Rossen, Caroline pointed out by the Pole.
declarations, and expressed deep Teachers' College in New York efforts. Yehudith Simchonit Schwartz, Edith Sucher, Jeanette
regret over the fact that the Jew- also was made by the convention. spoke of the work of the Moat- Varnen, Shirley Varnen.
ish position is taken for granted
Maryan Fleisher will present,
Miss Dvora Rothbard was zoth Hapoaloth and their effec-
rather than dealt with realistic- chosen sole national secretary tiveness in the present situation. her pupils in a piano recital on
upon the announcement of the
ally.
"The Histadruth represents the Tuesday, June 23, 8 p. m., at the
Describing the superb achieve- resignation of Sara Feder, who hope for the future not only of Art Center Music School.
ments of Jews in Palestine, Mr. is retiring from national official the Jews in Palestine but of
Ben-Gurion stated that Palestine activities to make her home with Jewry throughout the world," PRE-NUPTIAL PARTIES.
Noted Detroit Architect
is now, as in the past, an ideal her family in Columbia, Mo. The Isaac Hamlin, national secretary
Mrs. Jack W a g n eT, Mrs.
Awarded Special Medal
and a vision, with the difference convention will honor Miss Feder of the National Labor Commit- Charles Cohen., Mrs. Silas Cohen
for War Work
that it is now also a reality. He by naming a room in the new tee for Palestine (Histadruth) de- and Mrs. Ben Kovinsky were
called upon American Jews for Vocational School for Girls at clared Friday night, at an inspir- joint hostessse to 60 guests at a
NEW YORK (JPS) — Albert
increased efforts for Palestine and Ramat Gan, a project which was ing Oneg Shabbat at the Book- dinner and V shower at King
declared that Zionism remains launched at an earlier session of Cadillac Hotel. The session, Fong Cafe, June 9, honoring Miss Kahn of Detroit, noted architect
and often called "The World's
the sole hope for the masses who the convention.
which also was addressed by Shirley Mevis.
Mrs. J. Brass and Mrs. H..Pom- No. 1 Industrial Designer," has
must be saved.
Mrs. Blanche Mogil was elected David Werthem, who spoke in
Mr. Ben-Gurion emphasized in executive secretary. The new na- behalf of the Poale Zion Zeire erantz entertainde 60 guests at received a special medal from
his address that Jews in Pales- tional executive body is composed Zion, and Harry Ehrenreich, for a dinner and shower at the Wil- the American Institute of Archi-
tects for significant war contri-
tine are not only creating on of the following:
the Jewish National Fund, was shire Hotel, June 7, honoring Miss
the cultural and economic front,
Leah Brown, Ida Ehrenreich, one of the highlights of the con- Yetta Pomerantz, a bride-elect of butions. The Institute added that
he is the "United Nations' No. 1
but also are proving to be valiant Bert Goldstein, Sara Kahn, Dr. vention which drew daily more this month.
Mrs. Isadore Kay, Miss Betty War Plant Designer."
fighters on the military front as Sonia Kaminetsky, Miriam Ku- than 600 women to the sessions.
In making the announcement
members of the armed units of bowitzky, Sonia Lehr, Dunia Mar-
Mr. Ehrenreich described plans Greenberg and Miss Hilda Gor-
the United Nations.
golis, Anna Schlossberg, Alta for the building of a Brandeis don entertained 57 guests at a of the award, Richmond H.
Sher, Marie Syrkin, Sophie Udin, Colony in Palestine, on land of shower honoring Miss May Shreve, Institute president, said
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
The concluding session opened Hannah Waxberg, Rivka Wohl, the Jewish National Fund, and Greenberg. Mrs. Max Burnstein that he will receive the medal
with ceremonies in observance of Nina Zuckerman, all of New commended the Pioneer Women and Miss Dorothy Burnstein com- on June 24, at the Institute's 74th
Flag Day, the audience in a mass York City; regional representa- for their decision at Friday's ses- plimented her at a similar affair annual meeting.
Mr. Kahn has designed many
pledging allegiance to this Re- tives: Atlantic Seaboard, Yetta sions to participate in fund-rais- at Pereira's. Mrs. Joseph Levitt
feted Miss Greenberg at a family bomber and other airplane
Surasky, Baltimore; Eastern Can- ing for this special project.
public.
plants, aviation fields and han-
Resolutions adopted by the con- ada, Chaye Surchin, Montreal;
The principal address at the dinner.
gars. He has designed naval bases
vention called for increased civ- Western Canada, Rachel Fried- opening session of the convention
in the United States, the Pacific
ilian defense and war efforts. man, Winnipeg; East Central on June 10 was delivered by Dr. MEDICAL CONVENTION
Detroiters who attended the islands and Alaska. His industrial
The convention acclaimed the States, Rose Kaufman, Cleveland; Haym Greenberg, eminent lec-
statement by President Roosevelt Middle West, Miriam Gingold, turer and editor. Dr. Greenberg Convention of the American Med- work includes his designing of
to the American Palestine Com- Chicago; South East, Esther Ida placed Palestine in the category ical Association, held in Atlantic automotive, steel, food and news-
mittee and called upon the United Schmidt, Cincinnati; South West, of lands whose complete geo- City, June 12-15, included Dr. paper plants and factories.
Nations, including Russia, to fa- Zipperah Levine, Dallas; and graphic and historic position and Mrs. Sol Meyers, Dr. and
cilitate increased immigration of Pacific Coast, Dena Surkis, Los compel its being administered by Mrs. Hugo Freund, Dr. and Mrs.
Jews to Palestine, not only as a Angeles.
an international body. He stated Robert Berman, Dr. Daniel Cohn,
that when the population of Pal- Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Birnbaum,
WOMEN IN THE WAR
For lodges. clubs. parties. wed-
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Berman, Dr.
dings and dances. Rates reasonable.
Mrs. Israel Goldstein presided estine is sufficiently integrated
David
Sandweiss,
Dr.
Harry
VICTORY BALLROOM
at the Sabbath luncheon which and when as many Jews as pos-
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was addressed by the Rt. Hon. sible are absorbed economically, Saltzstein, Mr. Nathan Spevakow
and Dr. and Mrs. George Wald-
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Margaret Bondfield, former mem-
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ber of the British Cabinet, who equivalent can be expected to
give
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land
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DIFENSI BONDS
described the role of women in
the present war. The remaining DR. WEIZMANN'S MESSAGE
In a message to the convention,
Saturday afternoon sessions were
devoted to a dramatization of the Dr. Chaim Weizmann lauded the
cultural work of the Pioneer Pioneer Women for the "fine
work they have done, particu-
Women's Organization.
The launching of the Girls' larly in connection with the
Vocation School at Ramat Gan, Moatzoth Hapoaloth." His mes-
near Tel Aviv, at Friday's ses- sage further stated: "Your own
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sions, was the signal for enthusi- specific tasks must be even more
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astic reaffirmation of increased intensively pursued so that the
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efforts for Palestine's upbuilding Yishuv can continue to make its
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by the Pioneer Women. Mrs. significant contribution to the
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Joseph Schlossberg announced victorious outcome of the present
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the school building drive • for war."
M. & J. Feldman, Proprietors
That the Pioneer Women's Or-
$50,000, and the movement was
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given the unanimous approval of ganization of America has been
the 400 delegates. It was stated steadily expanding its work for
that construction of the new Palestine and has, since its last
There was a machinist
school is to be completed by the convention, given $379,000 for HEALTH IS MORALE
Palestinian activities, was re-
named Harry
end of this year.
Miss Feder's report on activi- ported at the convention.
Who worked in a steel mill
The sum of $263,000 had been
ties for the past year showed
at Gary,
great effort by the women in given to the Working Women's
Red Cross work, as blood donors Council; $38,000 for the Gerwerk-
And always on pay day,
and in other war activities. The schaften; $72,000 for the Keren
Instead of a play day—
delegates were told of the exten- Kayemeth. and $6,700 for the
Michigan
Mount Clemens
lie bought all the BONDS
sion of the English-speaking "Habonim."
You don't have to play tennis, or swim. or engage
clubs. During' the year, 42 new
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of your life at the Riverside Hotel. You can just
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