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THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Fourteen
Battalion
Soldier Tolmich
Knows the Score
Popular Detroit Track and Field
' Man Relates Experiences
In Japan
By AL LURIE
• IJ.P.S. Sports Editor
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Every once in a while a Jew-
ish athlete now serving with
Uncle Sam talks to the sports
reporters about himself and his
attitude toward the war. Invari-
ably the athlete, if he is an ama-
teur track-and-field - 'man like
Allan Tolmich, remembers the
days when he toured the world
—and that brings in his experi-
ences concerning Japan, China,
Germany, Italy and other nations
which once went in for sports
instead of butchering.
Tolmich, who set his share of
records in the good old days
when he was high-hurdling with
"WILL INCLUDE "BUFFS"
WILL RUSH EQUIPMENT
"Four, in addition, training
and supplying of equipment for
existing units will be continued
as rapidly as is possible."
The two leading exponents of
opposite points of view on the
Jewish Army were Ian Camp-
bell Hannah, Conservative, and
Daniel Lipson, Conservative In-
dependent. Mr. Hannah, evi-
dently supplied with material
for the presentation of the Re-
visionist view of a Jewish Army,
urged the creation of an army
of Jews numbering 200,000. He
declared that such an army was
supported by America.
Col. Victor Cazalet said that
use should be made of 50,000
or more Jews available for the
Home Guard.
Another speaker was Somerset
de Chair, Conservative, who de-
scribed the creation of a Jewish
Army - in Palestine as danger-
ous, and quoted a warning
against the formation of a Jew-
ish Army in an editorial in the
New York Times. Col. Cazalet
interrupted to point out that the
New York Times "is owned by
Jews who are hostile to Zion-
ism."
LIPSON ATTACKS POLICY
Introducing his remarks with
the statement that he was speak-
ing as a Jew, Daniel Lipson, In-
dependent Conservative, criti-
cized Jewish nationalists who
play into the hands of anti-Sem-
ites by maintaining that Jews
are a nation, whereas they are
only a religious community. He
personally was opposed to a sep-
arate Jewish Army.
PRESS URGES ZION AID
The announcement of the for-
mation of a Jewish battalion in
Palestine, alongside an Arab bat-
talion, was regarded in editorial
comments by two English dailies
as a "step in the right direction"
but led to the suggestion that
the Government do more to
show Palestine Jews that "it has
its heart in it."
The Manchester Guardian, af-
ter saying that the Jews of Pal-
estine are "the only one popu-
lation in the Middle East heart
and soul on our side against
Hitler, while the rest are wait-
ing to see how the cat will
jump," declares that the British
War Minister's announcement of
a Jewish battalion represents
"some" improvement. ----
Commenting on the Govern-
ment's statement in the House
of Commons, the Telegraph said
"it is surprising that so obvious
and useful a ...tep was delayed
till the end of the third year of
the war."
PRAISES JEWS IN EGYPT
A special cable to the Jewish
Chronicle here tells of the brav-
ery of Jews in the signal corps
and on the fluid front, as re-
lated by British Military Head-
quarters.
The British tell how two Jews
'threw hand grenades into a com-
pany of Germans, thus saving
the life of a British officer.
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GREENBERG AND TOLMICH
COMMISSIONED IN ARMY
"Hank" Greenberg and Al-
Ian Tolmich are Second Lieu-
tenants. They were granted
their commissions in the U.
S. Army last week.
Many Parents Visit
Their Children at
Camp Tamakwa, Ont.
Louis Millman visited her boys,
Stanley and Jerry.
Some visitors who are expect-
ed and who are looking forward
to the fishing which is excep-
tionally good this year are Dr.
During the last few weeks and Mrs. E. Rothman, and daugh-
many parents of Tamakwa camp- ter, Joan, and Dr. and Mrs. Ed-
ers have made the journey from ward Levitt and their daughter,
Detroit, Chicago, Rochester and Barbara. Mrs. Otto Weiss and
other cities, to Algonquin Park, Mrs. Sidney Berke are expected
Ontario, wherein Camp Tamak- shortly.
wa is located.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hamburger
stayed for a few days to visit
their son Hilliard. Mr. and Mrs.
Saul Levin visited their sons,
Carl and Sander as well as their
The Jewish National Fund
daughter, Hannah, who is at a
girl's camp nearby. The same Council of Detroit has received a
was true of Mr. and Mrs. A. check for $30. collected by the
Borman, who visited their son, children at the Farband Camp.
Another $17.50 has been collect-
Paul, and daughter, Nettie.
The following visitors spent ed at the Farband Camp by Mrs.
some time at Tamakwa: Mr. and M. Goldoftas on the occasion of
Mrs. Robert Clinton, Mr. and the birth of the grandchild of
Mrs. Al Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Max Rogovy of
Harry Solomon and Mr. and .Mrs. Akron, 0., $10 of which goes for
Edward Bernstein. Harry Solo- the Sefer Hayeled and five trees
mon and Ed Bernstein organized planted in honor of the baby
an enthusiastic fishing program, boy, David Greenberger.
for which the entire camp joined
Lou Handler, the director, in a
vote of thanks.
Mrs. Max Handler, accom-
panied by her young son, Stuart,
was a recent visitor with her
son, Wallace, and stayed at Ta-
makwa Lodge. Morris Shreeman
visited his sons, Louis and Sam,
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alkon
and their daughter, Fern, visited
Leonard and Sheldon. Dr. and
Mrs. I. E. Katzman visited their
sons, Jerry and Harold, and Mrs.
-
August 14, I942
APARTMENTS URGED
AS SOUND PRESENT
DAY INVESTMENT
SPORTS
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
(Continued from Page 3)
quate, he presented the follow-
ing official declaration:
"The Government recently re-
viewed the adequacy of the ex-
isting arrangements for afford-
ing all sections of the commun-
ity of Palestine the opportuni-
ties they desire to defend their
country against possible attack
the Axis forces, and has come
to the conclusion that the fol-
lowing further measures should
be adopted:
"One, a Palestine regiment of
the British Army will be created
at once, consisting of separate
Jewish and Arab infantry bat-
talions for general service in the
Middle East. The Palestinian
companies of Buffs will be incor-
porated into the regiment and it
is hoped to obtain at least 10,000
additional recruits.
"Two, the Palestine Volunteer
Force, recruitment for which is
open to all sections of the com-
munity, will be expanded to a
maximum of 2,000.
"Three, the establishment of
a .- .2wish Rural Special Police
will be completed by the en-
rollment of 1,500 additional re-
cruits, arms and equipment to
be provided by the commander-
in-chief of the Middle East as
soon as circumstances permit.
Friday,
the best of the leapers, had this
Apartment properties in D
troit as a sound present-day in
vestment were lauded this w
by Albert G. Bedford, sales man
ager of apartment and invest
ment properties for Homer War
ren & Co.
"The purchase of apartments b
investment buyers has been
heavy during the last severa
years," according to 13edfor
"that most of the insurance com
pany owned properties have bee
liquidated and there is a scarcit
of apartments listed for sale."
Bedford lists some facts abou
apartment ownership which wi
appeal to 1942 investors.
Practically no apartments hav
been built here since 1929, an
very few that year.
In prosperous years, like 1942
newcomers to the city furnish
waiting list for every unit, whit
in depression years famili
move into apartments.
Present day prices are less -th
half of those prevailing throug
the 1920's, are only a fractio
of replacement building costs an
are frequently even less than th
original mortgages.
Taxes, operating expenses, de
predation and interest on th
amount owing are all allowabl
income tax deductions.
to say about the world in gener-
al and a couple of nations in par- the athletes what has been
with Moe Berg, who has
ticular:
"Twelve of us went to Japan," sent to South America as a "
he said, in narrating his experi- neighbor" Ambassador. Let the
ences on a junket throughout
Axis countries. "I didn't like
them at all. They were nice to
us. Too nice. You could feel the
insincerity." That's quite a sharp
comment, coming from an AAU
champ of the high hurdles. But
Allan has a lot more to say.
"As athletes the Japs are fairly
good. But they're too regimented.
I've never seen the Fascist setup
more cearly defined. They were
robots." And here's a bit of
statesmanship: "My flesh used to
creep when they told how they
loved America. Who'd they think
they were kidding?"
Lt. Tolmich, like a good many
others in the service who are
conibed from the world of sport,
seems to know the score, no mat-
ter what time of day. Perhaps it
would be a good idea to do with
Farband Campers
Donate to J.N.F.
athletes talk to the statesme
They've seen the world, the
know how a Jap, a German o
an Italian reacts when he's tak
ing a licking from an Americ
—because men like Tolmi
taught the present enemies o
America a trick or two in th
days when we smiled at th
and they laughed back at
But Tolmich read their
and saw behind the fl
teeth. Not all of our sta
had such good eyesight.
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Copyright, 1942, by INDEPENDEN
JEWISH PRESS SERVICE, Ise..
A thought for today, and e
day, is to buy War Bonds an
Stamps. A little from your poc
ket means a lot to the Unit
States and to the Fighting me
Do your part!
This Coupon
blast. The Jewish soldiers, know-
ing they would die in the ex-
plosion, were said to have per-
ished with the "Sh'ma Isroel"
on their lips.
GALLANTRY IS COMMENDED
TEL AVIV (JPS-Palcor) —
When the history of the Egyp-
tian campaign is written, a prom-
inent page will be devoted to
the contribution of Jewish sol-
diers in the defense of the Mid-
dle East, it is asserted in an ar-
ticle appearing in the Tel Aviv
monthly, Palestine and the Mid-
dle East, describing "the gal-
lant service of Palestine Jewish
units on the Egyptian front."
Units of the Royal Engineers
and Transport Companies are
stated to have played an import-
ant part in the construction
of fortified strong points at El
Alamein, around which the fight-
ing now centers.
LAUDS JEWISH SOLDIERS
MONTREAL (JTA) — Praise
for the Jewish officers and sol-
diers in the Canadian armed
forces was voiced this week by
Col. S. Echenberg, commander of
Military District No. 4 District
Depot at a luncheon in his honor
here. He said he could think of
nothing better for himself than
to command a unit composed
mainly of Jewish officers and sol-
diers of the type he had met in
Xwelve Nazis were killed in the the Canadian Army.
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