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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, .Sepfernbor 4. 1942

World Wide News at a Glance

On the American Front

Commemorate Cherniakov's,Martyrdom

NEW YORK—The martyrdom of Jewish leaders in
Nazi-held Poland was described here at two memorial
meetings arranged by the Jewish Labor Committee and
American Federation for Polish Jews, eulogizing Adam
Cherniakoff, president of the Jewish Council in the
Warsaw ghetto who recently committed suicide rather
tf: give his approval to the deportation of Jews from
Warsaw.

U. S. Agencies Accused of Bias

SAN FRANCISCO—Government agencies, including
the United States Employment Service, are offenders
against President Roosevelt's Executive order declaring
against racial or other types of discrimination in war
work, it was alleged this week by the Bay Area Council
Against Discrimination. The council announced that it
had investigated, or was investigating, complaints con-
cerning "various branches of the War Department," the
Mare Island Navy Yard, the United States Employment
Service, Federal Housing projects and such war work
organizations as the Red Cross, United Service Organi-
zations and the Civilian Defense Council.

Anti-SemiticMovementGains
In France; Jews Desperate

LONDON (JTA)—Seventy per cent of the Jew-
ish population in occupied France are living in abject
misery and are facing starvation as a result of the
anti-Jewish measures taken by the occupational au-
thorities, the JTA was told here this week by a
young French Jew who, after escaping from a war
prisoner's transport going to Germany, succeeded in
reaching this country.
The JTA informant described the position of the
Jews in occupied France as desperate, and declared
that although many Frenchmen do their best to
help the persecuted Jews, the anti-Semitic move-
ment was undoubtedly making headway both in the
occupied and unoccupied zones. He also spoke about
the discriminatory treatment of Jews in Gessman
war prisoners' camps.
"The Jews in occupied France," he said, "have
been completely ousted from trade and professions,
and their businesses have been taken over. Their
means of subsistence are rapidly diminishing, and
one frequently sees Jews trying to sell their last
valuables in order to buy food at exorbitant prices
-err--the black market which is in the hands of the
Germans."

In the Palestine Homeland

Willkie's Visit to Palestine Hailed

JERUSALEM—The importance of Wendell Willkie's
projected stop-over in Palestine was emphasized here
this week by Jewish Agency leaders who expect to
confer with him when he reaches Jerusalem.
M. Banczyk, vice-chairman of the Polish National
Council, arrived in Jerusalem on a special mission. He
will remain in Palestine for a fortnight and visit the
centers of Polish civilian refugees as well as the mili-
tary units.
Beginning Sept. 15, all licenses Issued to civilian own-
ers of motor vehicles in Palestine will be cancelled.

Soldiers Organize Own Theater in Zion

The establishment "somewhere in Palestine" of the
first Jewish soldiers' theater was announced here. Lo-
cated in one of the military camps, the theater was or-
ganized by Zvi Friedland, one of the members of the
Habimah. The theatrical group giving the performances
consists of a cast of twenty, the majority of whom are
former students of the Habimah now serving in the
armed forces.

$1,000,000 Young Israel Bond Quota

NEW YORK—A quota of a million dollars in war
bond sales by the end of this year has been set by
Young Israel branches throughout the city, it was an-
nounced by J. David Delman, president of the National
Council of Young Israel.

Nazi Atrocities Against Jews
Told in Moscow 'Black Book'

MOSCOW (JTA)—Documents and eye-witness
testimony describing the Nazi atrocities committed
upon Jews in Poland and in the occupied part of
Russia were published here this week in the form
of a "Black Book" issued in Yiddish by the govern-
ment publishing house.
The book gives an authentic picture of the mas-
sacres of Jewish men, women and children in the
occupied territories and registers the Nazi acts of
torture in Lodz, Warsaw, Lublin, Chelm, Hrubeshov
and other Polish cities. It emphasizes that its ma-
terial is only a part of the "horrible story."
A foreword to the book points out that "the
crimes committeed by the Fascist henchmen on So-
viet soil and those committed by them in the occupied
countries of other freedom-loving peoples will not
be forgotten on the day of judgment."

Laval Spurns Pope's Plea;
25,000. Jews to Be Deported

LISBON, (JTA)—Ignoring the appeal of the Pope
to Pierre Laval to discontinue the - deportation of
Jews from France to Nazi-held eastern territory,
police this week continued rounding up Jews in
Lyons and in other cities of unoccupied France, ac-
cording to reliable information reaching diplomatic
circles here.
Approximately 25,000 foreign-born Jews already
have been arrested in unoccupied France during the
last three weekS for deportation to Nazi-occupied
countries in eastern Europe. They were arrested as
persons who left Germany since Hitler came to
power.
The Paris radio announced that the arrest of all
Jews who entered France since Hitler seized power
in Germany in 1933 is almost completed.
That the Pope apparently is determined to put
further pressure upon the Vichy government was
seen here in a report that Monsignor CarmeN) Rosso,
representing the Papal Nuncio, had conferred again
with Laval.

In Democratic Countries

British Youths Fight Anti-Semitism

LONDON—The cause of anti-Semitism and the con-
tributions which Jewish and Christian youth move-
ments can make towards its eradication and the build-
ing of a better understanding between the two faiths
were discussed at a conference organized by the Youth
Council on Jewish-Christian Relationships here. Rep-
resentatives of 32 Jewish and Christian youth organiza-
tions took part in the conference.

Toronto Jews Lost at Dieppe

TORONTO

The names of three more Toronto Jew-

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ish boys have been added to the growing list of Can-
adian soldiers reported missing after the raid on Dieppe.
They are Private Morris Lozdon of the Royal Toronto
Regiment, Private Jack Gorelik and Private Leon Man-
ger, both of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regi-
ment. Their families have received official notification
from the military authorities.

British Jews Mourn Duke's Death

LONDON—Jewish leaders and organizations through-
out Great Britain this week sent messages of condol-
ence to King George and the royal family on the tragic
death of the king's youngest brother, the Duke of Kent,
who was killed in the crash of a Sunderland bomber in
Scotland. The Jewish Agency for Pelestine sent a mes-
sage to Viscount Cranborne, the Colonial Secretary, re-
questing him to express its sympathies to the king, and
also sent condolences to - Queen Mary, the Duke's
mother, and to the Duchess of Kent. Chief Rabbi Hertz
sent' messages of sympathy to the king, to Queen Mary
and the Duchess. Condolences were also sent to the
Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Anglo-Jewish
Association.

Polish Refugees Reach Teheran

TEHERAN — Thirty thousand Polish refugees, of
whom 650 are Jewish, arrived here this week from
Russia. The bulk of the Jewish contingent is composed
of 450 orphaned children. Polish official circles here
stated that this was the third great "exodus" since the
signing of the Polish-Russian agreement last year. It
was learned here that the representatives of the Polish
Government in Russia have so far succeeded in estab-
lishing contact with only about 300,000 of the estimated
1,500,000 Polish citizens still in the Soviet Union.

Eye-Witness Confirms Pogrom Story

KUIBYSHEV—A Russian guerrilla fighter from Kiev
who reached Kuibyshev this week estimated that the
Nazis have executed about 86,000 people in Kiev, of
whom more than 40,000 were Jews. The Jews were mas-
sacred in a pogrom which lasted five days and five
nights, the eye-witness reported. A group of 200 Jews
were hanged by the Nazis in front of their homes at
Podol, a suburb of Kiev, the guerrilla fighter stated.
The Nazis did not permit burial of the victims and they
remained hanging for a week. More than 500 Jewish
girls were taken by the Nazis from their homes in
Kiev and sent to military brothels. A number of them
committed suicide by throwing themselves out of
windows, the Russian testified.

Labor Party Demands Retaliation

LONDON—A resolution condemning the Nazi atroci-
ties against the civilian population in occupied countries
was delivered here by the national executive of the
Labor Party to Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister.
The governments ,of the United Nations are called upon
in this resolution to "bring for stern justice at the
close of the war all those who have taken part in the
organization and perpetration of the outrages, from the
highest to the lowest."

Condensed from Cables of the

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In Nazi-Held Territories

Aim to Deport 20,000 From Slovakia

STOCKHOLM—The deportation of the last 20,
Jews from the Nazi puppet state of Slovakia is deman
ed in the Slovakian Nazi newspaper Grenzbote.
German-Slovak Society in the city of Trnava adopt
a resolution urging the Slovak government to expel
the Jews from the city. The resolution was transmittE
to the central authorities in Bratislava, the Slovak pre
reports. More than 100 Jews were arrested last suer
in Bratislava, charged with obtaining employment ce
tificates illegally.

Germans Unaware of Roosevelt Warning

STOCKHOLM The population of Germany has n•
yet been informed of the statement issued by Presides
Roosevelt to the Nazis warning of post war reprisals fc
German atrocities against civilians in occupied corn
tries, the Berlin correspendent of the Gotesberg Poste
reports this week. The Nazi censorship has prevente,
news of President Roosevelt's message from reachii
the public in the Reich even indirectly.

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38,000 Jews Deported From Belgium

ZURICH—Nazi authorities in Belgium ordered
conscription of all foreign Jews for forced labor
Germany. The announcement said that there are t
42,000 Jews registered in Belgium, of whom 38,000
foreign-born.

Belgian Realists Want Jewish Bureau

STOCKHOLM—The establishment of a Commissar
for Jewish Affairs in Belgium along the same lines
in France and Rumania is demanded by the anti-S: •
itic and pro-Nazi Rexist Party in Brussels. -

Refugee Decree Modified
By Swiss After Protests

BERN (JTA)—The decree of the Swiss feder
authorities returning to Nazi-held territories all the
Jewish refugees who have entered Switzerland ii
legally since August 11 was modified by the Govern-
ment this week following numerous protests by the
Swiss liberal press which very evidently reflected
general public sentiment.
While the Swiss frontier police will be'strength-
ened to prevent further illegal entry of refugees into
the country, those who already have entered- Switz-
erland will be permitted to remain under the modi-
fication of the Government's original decision. The
modifications provide:
1. Refugees who entered Switzerland before Au-
gust 11, and who registered with the police on ar- ,
rival, will not be expelled without cause.
2. Refugees who have been, or would be, held
under the Swiss customs control while their cases
are pending decision, must be registered, without
exception, at the nearest police station.
3. The Federal Department of Justice and Police
reserves for itself the final decision in all cases under
examination on the frontiers by the cantonal police
chiefs.

In Latin - American Countries

"Free Italian" Leader Favors Jewish Arm

BUENOS AIRES—Count Carlo Sforza, who was r
cently elected head of the Free Italian world movemen
this week declared that he considers the formation
a Jewish Army in the Middle East a matter of "utm
need and great importance."
Three armed men, believed to be members of o
of the Nazi groups in this city, this week invaded th
offices of the Jewish Cultural Association here and fl
with membership records and other files.

Mexican Rally Protests Massacres

MEXICO CITY—Indignation at the Nazi massacr
of Jews in occupied Europe -was voiced by thousands o
Mexicans assembled here at the Palacio de Bellas A
The protest meeting, first of its kind in Mexico, was ar
ranged by the principal political and labor organiza
tions in the country. The prominent speakers who con
demned the Nazi persecutions and massacres of Jews in
eluded Antonio Villalobos, president of the Mexic
Government Party; Vincent Lombardo Toledano, lead
er of the Mexican Labor Movement, and president
the Latin-American Confederation of Labor; Felix
Palavicini, former Mexicana ambassador to Argentina
who spoke in behalf of Mexico's intellectual world; Gen
eral Felix Ireta, representing the Mexican Army; Corti
gressman Felix Diaz Escobar, the president of the Mex-1
ican and anti-Nazi Committee, and other prominent
Mexican personalities.

`Dirty Anti-Semitism' Draws

Fire of Danish Clergyman

LONDON (Religious News Service—An out-
spoken attack on anti-Semitic journals circulating
in Copenhagen has been made by a clergyman, Dean
Johannes Nordentoft, in Praestefireningens Blad,
Danish Pastors' journal
Declaring it incomprehensible that a weekly
newspaper still is permitted to flood Copenhagen
with "disgusting yellow posters, inciting hatred of
the Danish Jews," Dean Nordentoft refers to the
"still valid penal code" and wonders why the au-
thorities refrain from taking action. He says:
"It is a revolting violation of Danish law and
justice . . . As the authorities will not act, then the

Christians will be among the first to fight this dirty
anti-Semitism."

