Friday, Decembir 25, 1942 THE JEWISH NEWS Guild's Children's Show Huge Success Leading U. S. Jewish Communities Participate in War Chest Drives Summary of Recent Developments Issued by Council of Federations and Welfare Funds; New Trends to Be Discussed at Assembly, January 16-18 The Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds has issued an important summary of recent develop- ments in many communities throughout the land, includ- ing Detroit, where Jewish campaigns for funds have been merged with the War Chests. At the 10th general assembly of the Federations, to be held in Cleveland on Jan.4' 16, 17 and 18, these new de- generosity which was an ex- velopments will be fully dis- ample to the rest of the city." cussed by the delegates. A large From a Kansas City war chest Detroit delegation is expected to officer: "It was a real thrill to attend these sessions. see men and women interested The Federations' summary in different phases of welfare, shows that between 450 and 500 youth and health work, work- cities - have organized War ing side by side in our united Chests. appeal." 8 Cities in War Chests Equally successful was the St. At the present time eight Louis War Chest which raised Jewish welfare funds—Detroit, $5,027,698 on a goal of $4,850,- St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincin- 000. The Jewish Welfare Fund, nati, Chicago, New Orleans, which entered the war chest as Flint, Mich., and Lancaster, Pa., a unit with all beneficiary —have joined their local War agencies included, is in the war Chests. Conversations between chest for $467,000, the average War Chests and Welfare Fund for the past three JWF cam- leaders are proceeding in a paigns. number of other cities. An inter- The Camden, N. J., Commun- esting situation developed in ity Chest, which included local Portland, Me., where a Jewish Jewish needs only, bettered its Federation was organized for $300,000 goal by $50,000. The local, national and overseas Cincinnati War Chest is now needs early in 1942. Shortly under way, including the Jewish thereafter, a Portland War Chest Welfare Fund, which raised was organized and after nego- $380,372 in 1941 for all its bene- tiations with the Jewish Feder- ficiaries. As in Detroit, civic- ation, it was agreed that the protective work, local and na- local Jewish agencies should be tional, has been excluded from included in the War Chest. the campaign. In Atlantic City, the Com- The New Orleans War Chest, munity Chest extended its scope which includes the local Jewish this year, taking over the local Welfare Fund, will launch its Jewish agencies previously sup- campaign for $1,485,000 on Jan- ported by the Jewish Federation, uary 11. The New Orleans JWF, Which in turn, will campaign included as a complete unit, is directly for its national and in the war chest for $133,000— overseas budget next spring. . the yearly average of the JWF's A similar situation exists in last three campaigns. Camden, N. J., where a Com- Independent Campaigns munity Chest was organized this Independent Jewish campaigns Fall, for the first time. In its for local, national and overseas first campaign the Camden needs were similarly successful Community Chest included local this Fall. The Philadelphia Allied Jewish needs, whereas the ex- Jewish Appeal, which last year isting Jewish Federation has al- raised $976,321, came through ready concluded a successful with $1,265,000, an increase of campaign for national and over- about 30 per cent over its 1941 seas needs. figure. The Boston Combined Ap- Nearly 2 Million peal rolled up a record-breaking Campaign reports from cities total of $1,295,000 (1941—$1,233,- in which Jewish welfare funds 634) with indications pointing to participated in local war a final figure of more than $1,- chests have been enthusiastic. The Detroit War Chest, earn- paigning for $5,800,000 will , exceed $7,000,000. The War Chest results were especially gratifying to the Jewish com- munity since the Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign only a few months earlier had conducted a highly successful Spring Postwar Rehabilitation to Be campaign, raising $897,341 Planned at Cleveland against a 1941 accomplishment of $335,633. Though no break- Meeting, Jan. 1 6-18 down of the War Chest cam- Participation of Federal wel- paign figures is available as fare agencies in the gigantic task yet, it appears that the De- of post-war planning and reha- troit Jewish community bilitation will be discussed by pledged close to $2,000,000 this year — $897,341 to the 1942 Charles P. Taft, assistant direc- Spring Allied Jewish Cam- tor of the Government's Defense, paign and a much higher Health and Welfare Services, at total to the war chest drive the 10th annual General Assem- for 1943 funds. bly of the Council of Jewish The 1942 Detroit Allied Jew- Federations , and Welfare Funds, ish Campaign results will be it is announced by Sidney Hol- used as a base in determining lander. president of the Council. its share of the war chest total, The General Assembly, to be held after deductions for local and at Hotel Statler in Cleveland, national civic-protection activi- opening Saturday evening, Jan. ties and administrative costs not 16, and closing Monday evening, required because of participa- Jan. 18. tion in the war chest drive. It is expected that more than Also over - the - top was the 400 Jewish welfare leaders, rep- Kansas City War Chest and resenting the Council's 224 mem- United Community Fund drive ber agencies in 187 cities in the which raised $2,078,336, with United States and Canada, will some pledges still unreported. attend the three-day conference, The success of the campaign as- which marks the end of a decade sures the Jewish Welfare Feder- of Council service to local Jewish ation of its full budget for an 18-month period in 1942-43. The communities. The Assembly will JWF went into the war chest year reports from the Committee intact, including the civic-pro- on Civic Protective Organizations, tective agencies. In 1941, the which has been conducting nego- tiations with the four major de- JWF raised $210,000. Lense agencies in this country War Unity Praised War chest officials in De= looking towards the establish- troit and Kansas City lauded ment of a centralized operating the spirit of unity engendered agency for all American defense by the united war campaigns programs, and from the Commit- and of the high standards set tee on Fund-Raising Policies, which has made a detailed study by „Jewish workers and con- tributors. A Detroit War Chest of the war chest movement and Official attributed to the Jew- its relationship to local Jewish ish community "a spirit of federations and welfare funds. Welfare General Assembly to Hear Federal Expert Page Seven The performance of Peretz Hirshbein's "The Green Fields," sponsored by the Jewish Theater Guild, on Dec. 13, for the chil- dren attending Jewish schools in Detroit, was a unique success. It was the first time that 700 chil- dren from the various types of Jewish schools net and enjoyed a Jewish performance in common. Jacob Ben-Ami spoke to the children at the end of the per- formance, telling them what a pleasure it was for the artists and himself to perform before them. The other two events recently 300,000. Incomplete r e t u r n s credit Wilmington, Del., with $76,- 000 as against $73,589 last year, and Tulsa with $53,287 as against $48,404 in 1941. Youngstown, still incomplete, reports $112,487, a jump of $8,000 over its 1941 accomplishment. Other communi- ties running ahead of their 1941 figures include Alexandria, La., Norfolk, Va., Lawrence, Mass., Little Rock, Ark., Schenectady, N. Y., and Toronto and Montreal. AN OPEN INVITATION sponsored. by the Theater Guild, the Pinski celebration and the theater-evening, were equally succesful. Members and friends of the Guild, anxious to meet Jacob Ben-Ami, Bertha Gersten and members of their ensemble, packed the Workmen's Circle Center auditorium to capacity, Dec. 10. "Yankl Der Shmied," the fa-. mous drama by David Pinski, sponsored by the Guild in con- nection with the 70th anniver- sary of the great writer and dramatist, was presented Dec. 15 at Littman's Theater by Jacob Ben-Ami, Bertha Gerstin and their cast of artists. TO ALL DETROIT JEWS NATIONAL "LAND f ► r FREEDO CONFERENCE —of the,— Jewish National Fund of America Saturday Evening and Sunday, Dec. 26 - 27 NO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS Hotel Book-Cadillac Hear the Views of: Dr. Israel Goldstein, President of the Jewish National Fund of America Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, National Chairman of the United Palestine Appeal Louis Lipsky, Member of the World Zionist Executive Judge Louis E. Levinthal, President of the Zionist Organiza- tion of America Judge Morris Rothenberg, Former President of the Zionist Organization of America Dr. Nahum Goldmann, Official representative of the World Zionist Executive and of the Jewish Agency for Palestine Mrs. DaVid De Sola Pool, President of Hadassah Leon Gellman, President of the Mizrachi Organiza- tion of America S. Sen. Alben W. Barkley Dr. James G. Heller, U. President, Central Conference of American Rabbis. David Wertheim, Secretary of the Poale Zion-Zeire Zion Mrs. Archibald Silverman, Of Providence, R. I., who recently returned from England Mendel N. Fisher, Executive Director of the Jewish National Fund of America Sidney G. Kusworm, Of Dayton, Ohio, Treasurer of thf. Supreme Lodge, Bnai Brith Fred M. Butzel Isidore Sobeloff James I. Ellmann, Philip Slomovitz William Hordes AND MANY OTHER DISTINGUISHED ZIONISTS PROGRAM OF EVENTS OPENING SESSION: MORNING SESSION: AFTERNOON SESSION: CLOSING SESSION: Saturday, December 26, 8:15 p. m. Including Musical program by Mrs. David Kaltman, Soprano, with Rebecca Frohman at the piano. Sunday, December 27, 10:00 a. m. Dedicated as a Memorial to the victims of Nazi Atrocities. Hasfiarah, Memorial Prayer for the dead, will be chanted by Cantor Sonenklar and the Shaarey Zedek Choir, for the Two Million Martyrs. Sunday, December 27, 2:30 p. m. Sunday, December 27, 6:30 p. m. (Banquet in recognition of Dr. Israel Goldstein's ten years of service as President of the Jewish National Fund of America). Musical program by Emma Shever, Opera and Concert Soprano, with Rebecca Frohman at the piano. Banquet Reservations Charge of Mrs. Samuel N. Heyman. 4031 Glendale, HO 2057 ADDRESS ALL INQUIRIES TO: Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit 605 FOX BUILDING CHERRY 6780