Friday, September I T, 1942 THE JEWISH NEWS Refugees In the War Front ception they are eager to be part of the fighting army, yet they know their work is extremely important to the civilian popu- lation of the United States. By WILLIAM ROSENWALD President of the National Refugee Service Copyright, 1942, Jewish. Telegraphic Agency, Inc. This Rosh Hashanah has new significance for American Jews. For the first time in 24 years they will observe the High Holy days while their country is at war—a war fought against the dark powers which threaten the very existence of Jews every- where in the world. As we assemble in our syna- gogues and temples this year few of us will be without a prayer in our hearts for those unhappy Jews still trapped in Nazi Eu- rope. Among us, sharing in such prayer, are the 200,000 men, women and children who have found haven in America. The refugees, perhaps more than any others, must be driven by an inner fire to win this war. Theirs is not a fire of revenge— for it is an emotion transcending personal wrongs. It is a fierce de- sire to eliminate the Nazi scourge which has outraged human de- cency and the sacredness of hu- man life. Today they stand with us, shoulder to shoulder, participat- ing with us in the struggle to crush the evil they know all too well. Not with words alone, but by giving of their loyalty, their skill and their lives. Serve in U. S. Army Refugee boys are in the Unit- ed States Army. No official fig- ures are available as to the num- ber in service, but it is possible that there are two or three thou- sand who have volunteered or have been called under Selective Service. Many of those enlisted declared they were the first to be branded by Hitler and they wanted to be among the first to strive for his defeat. In a survey now being made by the National Refugee Service, preliminary reports show that 14 refugees from Houston, Tex., are in the army—several of this group stationed in foreign countries. Four other Texas communities report a total of 22 additional refugees in our country's armed forces. Jacksonville, - Fla., reports two men—both in their thirties— and Birmingham, Ala., reports three, all volunteers who were accepted. A Happy New Year Book-Cadillac Hotel Refugees help in the Civilian Defense program too. Wherever they are accepted they have en- listed as volunteer firemen, as air raid wardens. They have taken first aid courses. Refugee women have formed sewing and knitting clubs. Through the National Refu- gee Service they have been di- rected to branches of the Office for Civilian Defense and have been introduced to neighborhood defense committees. Throughout the approach and advent of war, the National Ref- ugee Service has made every ef- fort to prepare the newcomer for all possible participation. The Hakoah News of Cleve- land says that 10 per cent of the 250 refugee members of its or- ganization joined the army be- fore the United States entered the war. Twenty-four refugee residents of Cincinnati also are serving. On the Home Front Raleigh, N. C., reports that a young refugee who recently won a university scholarship is in the army and,from a refugee resident of Wilmington, N. C., comes word from "somewhere in the Pacific." Lancaster, Pa., reports six men in service; Portland, Oregon, eight; Seattle, Wash., 21. On the home front, nearly every phase of American life has profited from the refugee's enter- prise and knowledge—his appre- ciation of democracy. Those with special abilities are serving in their respective fields. They are working as mechanics and crafts- men in industries—they are bar- red only from certain specially designated defense plants in which employment of aliens is prohibited by the government. Many have taken courses in ma- chine shop practice, welding and other skills valuable to the war effort. Inventors and Scientists Refugee inventors have con- tributed patents to industry and armament. Like young Martin L. who brought to America a patent for perfecting bullet dies, or Henry W. whose precision camera plant has been turned to the man- ufacture of precision tools, or the newly-announced invention of Walter Juda, who, with a Harvard chemistry professor, has corn- pounded a new fire-resisting chemical which may prove an important aid to the United Na- tions in winning the war. Scientists who were once lead- ers in their field in the univer- sities and laboratories of Ger- many and Austria are working VICTORY 5703 WILLIAM ROSENWALD on substitutes for raw materials which we have always imported and which are lacking now in sufficient quantities. New man- ufacturing processes for essential products have been produced. Re- nowned experts_are working as consultants in some of the gov- ernment agencies so we may util- ize their knowledge of the enemy's industries, patents and resources for the benefit of the Allies. While refugee doctors do not serve in the army as physicians because they cannot be commis- sioned, they are working in vital posts in hospitals and in rural and industrial sections where there is an acute shortage of Ameri- can doctors. Almost without ex- 1 1 Bring You Health, Defenders of Democracy Said Joseph P. Chamberlain, Chairman of the Board of the Board of the National Refugee Service and a member of the President's Committee on Politi- cal Refugees, recently: "The Na- tional Refugee Service can be proud of the role it has played in making possible the refugee's con- tribution to our country's great effort. Its program has helped newcomers to become a part of America, so that now they take their place beside all the other free men who staunchly defend the democratic ideal." Some of the refugees have al- Happiness and Good Fortune BUY BOND P rotect Your Sacred Liberties May All Our Friends Find Happiness In This New Year Defend the American Home The American Way In the Year Ahead! LASKY The House of Quality FURNITURE CO. 8625 Linwood 13300 JOS. CAMPAU Kline 's 1225-1235 Woodward Ave. May the New Year Be a Year of Peace And Victory Hasten the Day With Your Purchase of More War Bonds and Stamps! BUY U. S. 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