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Friday, November 20, 1942

Great War Chest Victory Binds etroit
In Alt-Embracing Humanitarian Service

ETROIT stands today as an emblem of community cooperation
on a new high level.

The entire country is saluting us on our magnificent ac-
complishment in uniting the fund-raising forces, large and small,
organized and unorganized, in one great army of social services,
able to reach heights of generosity for all of the causes that no one
of them would be able to attain for itself.

The War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit, in reporting more than
$6,500,000 to date, already has exceeded the $5,800,000 goal by
three-quarters of a million dollars, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that by the time all the outstanding assignments are covered,
the $7,000,0000 mark will be approached.

As a result of this unprecedented achievement, the three major
categories of the campaign will be in a position to perform their
services with a new generosity, on a plane above the minimal figures
originally set.

The growing military forces of our country, which require
the civilian comforts of a friendly club atmosphere wherever the
uniformed men may be stationed, will now be assured of a recrea-
tional and morale program to which they are entitled.

The Allied Jewish Campaign agencies, at home and abroad, are
now certain of allocations in full measure for all the causes of relief,
education and reconstruction which continue as our special sector
on the humanitarian front, with the new re-enforcement of general
goodwill furnished through unified campaigning by the entire com-
munity.

The essential social services in Detroit in behalf of the depend-
ent, the underprivileged and the neglected of all ages may now con-
tinue in the-'knowledge that a benevolent community is not unmind-
ful of the necessity of maintaining the home front in war time. The
80 agencies of the Community Fund, among them our own Jewish
organizations, will be able to carry forward their programs of edu-
cation, social service and philanthropy.

Beyond the assistance to all of these causes, Detroit has found
room in its heart to give needed aid to the nationals of our embattled
Allies, wherever we can reach them, on all the continents of the
globe.

Truly, the campaign has been a tremendous demonstration of
the entire community's interest in the sufferings and aspirations of
people everywhere. It has been the voice of free people speaking up
that others, too, may some day be able to enjoy the blessings of
freedom.

F

OR ourselves, as Jews, the campaign has served as the great-
est, the most favorable instrument for better community
relationship in the history of Detroit.

For years we had been engaged in a War Chest of our own, in
behalf of our special causes. We knew that the well-being of our
fellow-Jews was bound up with the well-being of all peoples. We
knew it, but a busy world, distracted by other problems, had not
arrived at an understanding of this basic fact. Today, thanks to the
War Chest, this realization is shared by all of us.

The sense of kinship that we feel toward each other within our
own groups, far from being lessened by the new alignment, has been
intensified through the new grandeur of recognized affiliation with
all the other major humanitarian causes.

Loyal men and women, who toiled previously in the Spring for
the Allied Jewish Campaign in the Fall for the Community Fund
ut the year for a dozen other causes,
in odd moments througho
concentrated their energies for the great, new, merged service with a
devotion and a will that served us all, for the greater benefit of
every worthy movement.

In a narrower sense, the campaign has saved manpower, over-
head and duplication of effort. In a large sense, it has produced a
new level of generosity, among our neighbors as well as among our-
selves.

Again approaching the question on a more limited level, we
have re-adjusted our gifts so that they indicate our total contribu-
tions to all major causes, rather than in two separate grants which
did not present a complete story to the general community. From
a higher standpoint, we have increased our giving so that the record
discloses our generosity in all directions.

the campaign as both a personal tribute to your energy, imagin-
ation and skill, and a compliment to the entire working and
contributing force supplied by the Jews of Detroit. I know how
much the oversubscription of the goal means to you in terms
of the protection of Jewish interests, as well as in support of
your decision to enter the War Chest. My very warmest personal
felicitations and official United Jewish Appeal congratulations on
your splendid efforts in its behalf. Detroit once more leads the coun-
try in Jewish relief and reconstruction efforts."

The effect of Jewish participation in the War Chest was evi-
denced at the Victory Dinner, Nov. 12, when Percival Dodge, director
of the drive, paid glowing tribute to Mr. Sobeloff and referred to the
executive director of the Jewish Welfare Federation as "a great
campaigner" from whom he had acquired knowledge and inspira-
tion in conducting the gigantic humanitarian War Chest. Henry
Wineman, chairman of the executive committees of the War Chest
and the Jewish Welfare Federation, and Henry Meyers, president
of USO of Metropolitan Detroit, were among the victory speakers.
Irving W. Blumberg also was on the dais at the event which heralded
to the community at large the success of the War Chest campaign.

Among the telegrams of greetings, received from all parts of
the land and from leaders of the United Nations whose specific funds
were represented in the campaign, were messages from the United
Jewish Appeal—signed by the national co-chairmen, Dr. Abba H. Sil-
ver, Dr. Jonah B. Wise and William Rosenwald—and from Dr. Silver
personally. Dr. Silver's message came from Fort Bragg, N. C., where
he was visiting on a tour of military camps. It stated :

"Delighted to learn of remarkable success of your campaign. I
congratulate you on your victory which will be an inspiration to the
entire country. Please keep at your task until every prospect has
been seen and the maximum amount is raised to meet the great hu-
man needs. Blessings on you all."

The message from the United Jewish Appeal reads:

"As participating agency in War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit,
the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Pales-
tine is gra'zified to learn that you are to mark the attainment of your
goal of $5,800,000 to meet the needs of the vital institutions being
preserved through the sympathy and generosity of the Detroit com-
munity. We know that your goal represents the irreducible minimum
merely to cover basic needs. In view of the fighting spirit shown by
our American forces in North Africa, we feel that we at home will
wish to manifest similar militant spirit by going far beyond merely,
the minimum, and by manifesting a generosity that will reveal in
even greater measure the faith which Detroit has in a peaceful,
free world for whose preservation we are now fighting. The millions
of men and women who depend upon the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee, United Palestine Appeal and National Refugee Service for
relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction are being given new hope
and new security by the gallant efforts of the men and women of
Detroit who are sharing in your campaign. Our grateful thanks
to the leaders, workers and givers who are the civilian army to
secure victory on the home front."

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HAT THE Jews of Detroit, individuals and organizations,

were mindful of the importance of the drive was evidenced
by the loyalty displayed and the large increases in the gifts
to the War Chest. The effect of years of effort in building a work-
ing machine, under the direction of the leaders of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, the Allied Jewish Campaign and the Detroit
Service Group, was indicated by the prompt response to the call
for workers, by the impressive individual contributions and by the
treasury gifts of organizations. The latter gave a total of $59,15
to the War Chest, as compared with the gifts of $27,000 to the
last Allied Jewish Campaign.

The presence of Dr. Silver as speaker at the Jewish Day of
the campaign; the wide distribution of literature enlightening the
community at large — non-Jews as well as Jews — on Jewish needs;
the radio and newspaper appeals, all served to create a spirit of
good - will and greater co-operation among all elements in the
community.

'

The plans that are soon to be made to convert the time saved
in the Spring from Allied Jewish Campaign efforts to educational
activities, and the wide range of community planning on the home
Another element in the campaign must not • be overlooked.
front are certain to
Detroit's War Chest
provide additional
had a wholesome influ-
gains from the War
ence upon the country
Chest. The inaugura-
at large. It showed the
tion of a series of for-
way for cooperation
ums, the expansion of
among all faiths and
efforts in behalf of
nationality groups in
Yuen in the service,
one great humanitarian
extension of health and
effort. The value of De-
recreational projects
troit's War Chest tri-
and community evalu-
umph to the country at
ations of the overseas
large is indicated in the
needs are among the
following telegram Isi-
Jewish projects which
dore Sobeloff, executive
Freedom
From
Fear
Freedom of Speech
will prove the immense
director of the Jewish
values attained from
Welfare Federation of
Our War Objectives as Outlined by President Roosevelt on January 7, 1941
our participation in , the
Detroit, has received
The first is freedom of speech ,world terms, means economic duction of armaments to such
War Chest campaign.
from Henry Montor,
and expression—everywhere in understandings which will se- point and in such thorough fash-
executive director of
The great humani-
the world.
cure to every nation a healthy ion that no nation will be in a
the United Palestine
tarian triumph mani-
The second is freedom of every peacetime life for its inhabitants
Appeal:
position to commit an act of
fested by the success of
person to worship God in his own —everywhere in the world.
the War Chest is the '
The fourth, is freedom from physical aggression against any
way—everywhere in the world.
"Congratulations on
finest example of good-
The third is freedom from fear, which, translated into world neighbor — anywhere in the
your splendid achieve-
want, which, translated into terms, means a world-wide re, world.
will binding together all
ment in Detroit, for I
community elements.
regard the success of

What we are fighting for .

. THE ,FOUR FREEDOMS

