Friday, October 30, 1942

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Sixteen

War hest, the Light in a Stricken World

Thephotograph of the sorrow-stricken old man is
symbolic of the tragedy of the Jewish people in the
present crisis.
But the accompanying photographs hold out pro-
mise of a better future end of a more glorious period
in the life of millions who are today being ground
down under the scourge of Nazism.
Mobilized for great humanitarian Work, through
the War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit, thousands of
volunteer solicitors are striving to raise the record
sum of $5,800,000 for relief work among all democratic
nations affected by the war. The Jewish people are
represented in the drive through the Allied Jew.T.gh
Campaign, sponsored annually by the Jewish Welfare
Federation of Detroit.
Having enlisted in the War Chest, there will be no
Allied Jewish Campaign next Spring, the War Chest
taking its place.

Above picture was made by Richard Weissen-

stein in Tel Aviv, Palestine.

As a result, thousands of Jewish solicitors again
have thrown all their efforts into this drive. Reports
submitted daily by workers at campaign luncheons at
Hotel Tuller provide proof that the drive will be an
unqualified success.
The photographs on this page were taken at the
inspiring conference of delegates of Jewish organiza-
tions, held Sunday morning at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Bldg. Hale A. Clark, Fred M. Butzel and James I.
Ellmann were among the speakers.
At the campaign luncheon Tuesday, Mr. Lachover
reported that 10 organizations had contributed $8,000.
Included in this group are: Odessa Progressive Aid
Society and Berdichever Verein, $2,500 each; Bialo-
stoker Aid Society, $1,000; Sisterhood of Temple Beth.
El, $600; Mogilever Progressive Aid Society - and Wo-
men's Auxiliary of Home for Aged, $500 each; House
of Shelter Auxiliary, $300; First Hebrew Congregation
of Delray, $200; Bnai Brith Louis Marshall Lodge,
$150; Congregation of D. W. Simons branch of United
Hebrew Schools, $125; Lomzer Loan Ass'n. and United
Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers, $100 each.
Another conference of Jewish organizations will be
held under the sponsorship of the treasury gifts
division at 2 p. m. this Sunday, at the Jewish Center,
Woodward and Holbrook.
Mr. Ellmann - and Mr. Lachover announce the ap-
pointment of an advisory council in the treasury gifts
division, as follows: William Hordes, Arthur Robbins
and Mrs. Louis James Rosenberg, co-chairmen; Mrs.
A. C. Lappin, Aaron Rosenberg, Samuel Lieberman,
Henry Abramowitz, Dr. Schmarya Kleiman, Nathan
Rose, Louis Levine, Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter, Rabbi
I. Stoliman, Louis LaMed, Harry Kaminer, Julius
Kabatsky, Henry Laker, David Sherage, Mrs. Sherage,
Morris Lachover and Mrs. Samuel Schaflander.

At the right, a group of delegates of organiza-
tions are shown signing their pledges to the
War Chest. Standing, left to right: Abraham
Lachover, Mrs. Charles Handler, Charles Handler,
of Bialostoker Aid Society. Seated, left to right:
Samuel J. Lieberman of Berdichever Verein,
Mrs. Nettie Benjamin of Women's Auxiliary of
Home for Aged, Alex Belkin, president of Odessa
Progressive Aid Society; Louis Tischler of First
Hebrew Congregation of Delray; Frank Mersky,
president of Berdichever Aid Society.

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Photo on the left, read-
ing from left to right: Hale
A. Clark, co-chairman of
metropolitan division of
War Chest; James L Ell-
mann, co-chairman of treas-
ury gifts division; Fred M.
Butzel, vice - president of
War Chest; Abraham Lach-
over, co-chairman of treas-
ury gifts division.
Photo on the right shows
Abraham Cooper and Sid-
ney L. Alexander, two key
men among War Chest
solicitors, looking over some
of the large gifts they had
secured for the War Chest.

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Wha s Happening in Detroit

ETROIT JEWRY is demonstrating how re-

markably our fund-raising structure has been
organized for Allied Jewish Campaigns by the efficient
manner in which Jewish workers are rendering service
to the War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit.
The entire campaign machinery of the Allied Jew-
ish. Campaign, the Detroit Service Group and the
Jewish Welfare Federation is now functioning as part
of the War Chest's army of solicitors, and the devo-
tion and understanding displayed by contributors as
well as solicitors is heartening to the leaders in the
great humanitarian effort of the entire Metropolis.

Organizations Respond Liberally

etr.

Sunday morning, an interesting conference of dele-
gates of local organizations was held at the Rose
Sittig Cohen Bldg. Under the chairmanship of James
I. Ellmann, president of the Jewish Community Council -
and one of the co-chairmen of the treasury gifts divi-
sion of the War Chest, plans were formulated to reach
All local groups for their treasury contributions.
Hale A. Clark, of the Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company, one of the co-chairmen of the metropolitan
districts in the drive, briefly addressed the conference
and encouraged the workers to strive wholeheartedly
for success of the campaign "which is not a one-group
job, but the responsibility of all of us."

Butzel Addresses Delegates

Fred M. Butzel, whose effective message to the Jews
of Detroit in last week's issue of The Jewish News
is bearing fruit, has been delivering addresses which
are considered of great significance in the present
drive. One of these was the speech at Sunday's con- .
ference of organizations.
Pointing to "some special phases in the campaign"
for the Jews of Detroit, Mr. Butzel reviewed the his-
tory of Jewish participation in the War Chest and
told how the non-Jewish leaders acknowledged their
debt to Jews and the responsibility that all peoples owe
to the first victims of Hitlerisin.
Mr. Butzel devoted part of his address to a descrip-
tion of the set-up of the Allied Jewish Campaign and
the remarkable successes attained in fund-raising by
Jews of Detroit, under the leadership of Isidore Sobe-
loff, executive director of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion. -
While he criticized the Red Cross for not joining
the War Chest, Mr. Butzel urged that all be prepared
to support that drive when • it takes place in April.

Sidney Alexander's Outstanding Feat

To Sidney L. Alexander goes credit for one of the
Outstanding feats in the drive.
Mr. Alexander delivered a stirring address at the
Conference of organizations on Sunday. Few of those
present, however, had any inkling of the fact that he
Chad in his pocket unusually large increases in pledges

Allied Jewish Campaign's
Fund-Raising Machinery is
Great Help to the War Chest;
Organizations Give Liberally
To Great Humanitarian Drive;
Michigan Men on Federations'
East Central Executive Body;
Anti-Semite Maligns Knight;
Haifa Institute Helped Here

to the War Chest. One pledge was an increase from
$250 to last year's Allied Jewish Campaign to $1,500 to
the War Chest. One was a new pledge for $1,000. At*
least 20 more slips contained similar increases.
Hats off to Sidney Alexander—a grand person and a
great campaigner.

Organizations Among Big Givers

Frank Mersky was the first to announce a subscrip-
tion for his organization at last Sunday's meeting. He
pledged $2,500 for the Berditchever, a society of 265
members.
Charles Handler pledged $1,000 for the Bialostoker.
Alex Belkin pledged $2,500 for the Odessa Progres-
sive Aid Society.
M. Berlow pledged $150 for the Louis Marshall
Lodge of Bnai Brith.

Michigan Directors of Council of
Federations and Welfare Funds

it has already been reported that Julian Krolik

was elected vice-president of the East Central States
Region of the Council of Federations and Welfare
Funds, held earlier this month in Cleveland. The
following Michigan represehtatives are serving on the
new executive committee:
Theodore Friedman, Bay City; Irving Blumberg,
Clarence E. Enggass, Charles Rubiner, Theodore Levin
and Abraham Srere, Detroit; Isaac Schnider, Flint;
Emanuel Brown, Grand Rapids; Sam Edelson, Lansing;
Irving Steinman, Pontiac: John Merdler, Saginaw.
Milton Meretsky and Norman Ramm represent
Windsor.

The Haifa Technical Institute

The dinner of the Detroit chapter of the American
Society for the Advancement of the Hebrew Institute
of Technology in Haifa, held at the Rackham Me-
morial Engineering Building on Oct. 22, was a most
impressive event. J. W. Wunsch, nationally famous
engineer, delivered a fine address. The remarks_ of
Fred M. Butzel, pioneer supporter of the Haifa Insti-
tute, were warmly applauded. Karl B. Segall, chair-
man of the local chapter, presided. Ben Wilk, treas-
urer, gave his report, and Leon Kay assigned names
for solicitation. An important guest at the dinner was
Louis Harrison, city chemist of Bay City.
Mr. Wunsch said that the work of the Haifa Institute
was like a bromide for him. "Most bromides have
lost their potency," he said, but this movement gave
him inspiration and happiness.
Last year, $2,088 was collected for the institute in
Detroit. Half of this sum has so far been received this
year by the committee.

Anti-Semites Abuse Publisher Knight

Publisher John S. Knight of the Detroit Free Press
figured in the news a few days ago. An Independent
Jewish Press Service story from Akron, 0., tells of an
organized effort by Nazi agents to use letters-to-the-
editor columns of American newspapers for anti-
Semitic purposes. This campaign was revealed in the
disbarment trial of Frank Burch, Akron attorney, who
failed to register as a German agent. Burch, In his
letter-writing campaign, mentioned Mr. Knight, who
is also publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal and
said that Knight's managing editor "is named Rose-
man."
The J. P. S. story states that the correct name of
the Akron editor who was maligned by the anti-Semite
is James P. Rosemond and that he is an Irishman.

Coming Events

Nov. 4 1 Dedication of new Hillel Foundation at
Ann Arbor.
Nov. 3.—Donor Luncheon of Pisgah Auxiliary at
Masonic Temple.
Nov. 6-7—Young Israel's 20th anniversary celebra-
tion. Religious services Friday at Beth Tefilo Ema-
nuel,.Saturday at Bnai Moshe.
Nov. 14—Annual Balfour Ball of Zionist Organi-
zation of Detroit, at Hotel Statler.
Nov. 15—Young Israel 20th anniversary banquet,
at Shaarey Zedek. Speaker, Dr. H. Raphael Gold of
Dallas, Tex.
Nov. 15—Community Council Institute at Jewish
Center.

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