Friday, September 111, 1942
THE JEWISH HEINS
Page Three
Million Dollar Bond Party Defies Axis
Mammoth War Fund Drive $200,000 JDC Grant Eases
Launched by Knoliwood Club Palestine War Relief Burden
!Every Couple Attending Patriotic Banquet Oct. 12 Must Buy or Sell $1,000 Worth of
War Bonds; Campaign Already On; Irving Blumberg Is Chairman; Will be Gala
Social Event; Hollywood Celebrities, Leaders of State, Nation to be Present
The deadly stare of the Axis eyes are being defied today by a group of Detroit Jew-
ish leaders who have set out to secure the means with which to speed the destruction of
the menace to the democracies of the world.
Knollwood Country Club is providing the weapons for uninterrupted activities
;against the Axis through a decision reached this week to sponsor a Million Dollar War
;Bond Banquet, which is to be held at a downtown hotel on the night of Columbus Day,
1 Monday, Oct. 12.
Under the chairmanship of Irving W. Blumberg, who is assisted by Irving Dwor-
iman, Nathan Fishman, George S. Seyburn, Maurice Aronsson and others, the campaign
has begun to function, its slogan being:
The eyes of the Axis are upon us—we dare not fail.
t
An effective publicity campaign has been outlined by Louis Luckoff of the adver-
Using firm of Bass-Luckoff, and from now until the night of the great Million Dollar
;Banquet members of Knollwood Country Club will receive several times a week infor-
mation and stirring material to encourage their efforts for this party. The expenses in-
volved in sponsoring this million dollar drive will be covered by Knollwood.
1 The novelty of this drive is the intention of the leaders to reach the goal of $1,-
000,000 in the sale of War Bonds by Oct. 12 by requiring every couple attending the ban-
quet to buy or to sell Bonds in the amount of $1,000 or more.
"This will be a million dollar party but not a millionaire's party," Mr. Blumberg
.pointed out. "By making it possible for every one attending to assure admission to this
!great event by selling Bonds, we make it a democratically arranged affair. At the same
:time, we will put more than 200 people to work to help provide the sinews of war.
"The statement made last week by Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau that the
War Bond campaign is a failure is a direct challenge to us. We must all begin to work
anew in defense of our position ; we must start making new sacrifices, we must recog-
nize that this is OUR fight. Let's go to it and show that each one of us can contribute
towards the defeat of the Axis."
The Jewish News has volunteered its services to act as official organ of Knollwood
Country Club for this Million Dollar War Bond Party.
There will be a charge of $3 per plate for the banquet, and members of Knollwood
are being called upon to commence their War Bond work at once.
In addition to the committee heads already mentioned, the following are assisting
in planning for the Million Dollar War Bond Banquet:
Henry S. Alper, Nathan Bonin, Sam A. Cohen, Irwin I. Cohen, Louis Davidson, Ben
Fenton, Harry N. Grossman,
; — Hamburger, Max Handler, John
Isaacs, Morrey L. Jacobs, Max
B. Kerner, Samuel G. Keywell,
Max Kogan, Lester Lapides, Jo-
seph Lasky, Milton K. Mahler,
Nathan Schayowit z, William
Tann, Robert Wisok, Charles K.
Harris and Fred F. Simmons.
The eagerness with which
t Knollwood members are looking
forward to this great event is
i demonstrated by the competitive
spirit already displayed.
From the moment the impor-
. tart task was undertaken, mem-
i bers set aside other duties and
commenced a salesmanship cam-
i paign among relatives and
!friends and among business as-
i sociates, to help reach the mil-
f lion dollar goal in the sale of
! War Bonds.
. Knollwood me mbers have
stated that they consider it a
privilege to be able to attend
this Million Dollar Banquet, and
anxiety
ef to join in this
great patriotic
pisatr ioticeffort
Interest in the undertaking is
also being aroused by the fact
that it will not only be a great
patriotic assembly, but also an
outstanding social event. Lead-
. ing Hollywood celebrities, out-
! standing men and women in the
i state and the nation, features
! without end, will mark the Co-
lumbus Day Knollwood Banquet.
"THE EYES OF THE AXIS
ARE UPON US—WE DARE NOT
;FAIL" is challenging Knollwood-
fans and their friends, and there
I -
, is every indication that the Mil-
lion Dollar Banquet will be an
I event that will add glory to the
Jewish community of Detroit.
Rommel's Failure
'Baits Ex-Mufti's
`Radio Campaign
LONDON (JPS)—The failure
of Marshal Rommel to break
through the Allied lines in Egypt
has caused the pro-Axis ex-
I Mufti of Jerusalem to cancel his
radio appeals from the Italian
-; station in Bari to the Palestine
Arabs. This report was published
:lb the
London Daily Sketch.
Committee Takes Action to Meet Increased Demands in
Near East Crisis; Total Aid Given Since 1914
Reaches $13,300,000
NEW YORK—An extraordinary grant of $200,000
for war relief purposes in Palestine has just been made
by the Joint Distribution Committee, at the request of
the Jewish Agency for Palestine and various Zionist or-
ganizations.
"The critical position of Palestine, a focal point in
the Allied defense of the Near`
East," a statement issued by the tribution Committee has supplied
Joint Distribution Committee de- hundreds of thousands of dollars
clared, "has given rise to extra- annually ever since 1933 for the
ordinary relief requirements transportation of refugees from
there. Although Zionist bodies Europe to Palestine and for their
in the United States and else- vocational training in preparation
where continue to supply funds for emigration. It also has made
for Palestine, they have requested grants to the Hebrew University
the Joint Distribution Committee in Palestine, and to various re-
to supplement relief funds con- ligious-cultural institutions.
tributed from abroad and raised Thus, since its inception in
locally. In the light of J.D.C.'s 1914, the Joint Distribution Com-
historical tradition, which is to mittee has expended in various
bring help to suffering Jews forms of emergency and cultural
overseas, in whatever quarter of aid, child care, medical service,
the world they may be, we have through its investments in the
not hesitated to make this grant." Palestine Economic Corporation,
Many Refugees Rescued and for transportation of refugee
In spite of its many other emigrants to Palestine, a sum ag-
emergency programs, the state- gregating approximately $13,300,-
ment pointed out, the Joint Dis-; 000.
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MAURICE ARONSSON
NATHAN FISHMAN
Son of Explorer
Nansen Thrown
Into Nazi Prison
Accused of Helping Jews to
Escape from Norway;
Wears Yellow Star
IRVING DWORMAN
CENTER TO CLOSE
DURING HOLIDAYS
The Jewish Community Cen-
ter will be closed to celebrate
the Succoth Festival, the first
two days of the holiday period,
Saturday and Sunday, Sept.
26 and 27, and the last two
days, Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 3 and 4.
LONDON (JPS)—Branded as
a "Jewish slave" because of his
sympathies for the Jews of Nor-
way, Otto Nansen, son of the
famous Norwegian explorer and
humanitarian who gave his name
to the "Nansen passport" for
someless refugees, has been
thrown into a concentration camp
by the Nazis. Nansen now wears
a yellow star on his back and on
his chest bearing the inscription
of "Jewish slave" in both Nor-
wegian and German. The Nazis
charge that Nansen founded a
secret society of Norwegians for
the purpose of helping Jews.with
food, clothing and funds with
which to get out of Norway.
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Least 10 Per Cent of
Earnings is War Bonds.
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