Friday, January I, 1943

JNF Conference Sessions

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Thirteen

JNF Has Invested
$30,000,000 in Zion

Irving Berlin made an appear-
ance at the banquet Sunday night
and led the audience in the sing-
(Continued from Page 5)
ing of "God Bless America."
Marking Mr. Berlin's appearance,
Among the resolutions . adopted
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
struggle until the forces of evil
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Block re- world headquarters of the Jew-
at the conference were the fol-
have been decisively defeated."
deemed 18 dunams of land in ish National Fund in a review
In his report on Jewish Na- lowing: 1. Reaffirmation of need
The members of the Woman's
tional Furid achievements in Pal- for continuation of traditional Auxiliary of the United Hebrew Palestine, contributing $450 for of the JNF activities over the
estine since the last conference, collections; 2. Recommendation Schools are busy preparing for that purpose to the Jewish Na- past forty years since its foun-
which took place in St. Louis in that special efforts be instituted their eleventh annual Donor tional Fund. (Mr. Block is presi- dation, issued on the occasion of
1940, Mendel N. Fisher, National to inscribe in Golden Book names Luncheon. Weekly luncheonette dent of Congregation Bnai David.) the JNF conference in Detroit,
Convention Praesidium
Director, stated that the fund of men in armed forces; 3. Call meetings are being held at the
announced this week that it has
raised $10,000,000 in the last 10 to American Jews for participa-
The praesidium of the conven- invested about $30,000,000 in Pal-
years. From an annual income tion in a $2,500,000 loan; 4. Mes-
tion included Dr. Goldstein, Dr. estine during these past four
from traditional funds of $144,- sage of encouragement to Jews of
Silver, Judge Rothenberg, Theo- decades of which forty per cent
000, under Goldstein's leadership Palestine; 5. Resolution of thanks
dore Strimling of Los Angeles, was invested during the last five
to
the
Jewish
community
of
De-
traditional collections rose to
David Wertheim of New York, years. Total JNF land holdings
troit for its hospitality, and to
$740,000 this year.
Prof. Gustave Klausner of St. now total 620,000 dunams, the
the local leadership, including
Louis, Harry A. Pine of Newark, report stated.
Mr. Fisher described efforts
Mayor Jeffries, Fred NI: Butzel,
Rabbi I. M. Kowalsky of New
Of the $30,000,000 total about
throughout the country for the
William Hordes, Philip Slomovitz
York, Mrs. Archibald Silverman $23,000,000 went for land acquisi-
establishment of special col-
and the Ladies' Auxiliary of
of Providence and Jacob Sincoff tion and the balance for improve-
onies in the names of Amer-
J.N.F.; 6. Greeting to Dr. Weiz-
of New York. Philip Slomovitz ment of the tracts purchased, in-
ican cities and states. He
mann felicitating him on his re-
was chosen English secretary of cluding reforestation, water sup-
especially emphasized the im-
covery from illness; 7. Resolution
the convention. M. M. Halevy of ply and preparing the land for
portance of the new project of
honoring the memory of Justice
Cincinnati and Arthur Shutkin of settlement.
Nachlat Massachusetts, as well
Brandeis and Menahem Ussish-
Milwaukee were elected Hebrew
as the special colony being
kin; 8. Thanks to Bnai Brith for
and Yiddish secretaries, respec-
established by the Tri-State
Hordes' Work Praised
establishing colonies in Palestine.
tively.
area. He also welcomed the
In recognition of his efforts for
To Establish "Nachlat Goldstein"
Among the speakers at the the Jewish National Fund, Wil-
cooperation of Bnai Brith in
The cliniax of the convention
the establishment of two col-
conference were David Wertheim, liam Hordes, head of the local
came at the banquet, when U. S.
national secretary of Poale Zion; council, was honored by national
onies in Palestine, as well as
Senator Alben W. Barkley of
Rabbi Kowalsky, co-treasurer of directors at an executive session
• the Rubinow-Boben-Forest.
Kentucky, majority leader, and
the J. N. F.; Mrs. Harry L. Jack- on Monday morning in the Foun-
'Hordes Opens Proceedings
Senator-elect Homer Ferguson of
son, who represented Hadassah; der's Room of the Book-Cadillac
Jacob Sincoff of New York, na- Michigan joined with the Jewish
Isaac Franck, executive director Hotel. Mr. Hordes was praised
tional treasurer, reported that leaders in affirming the right of
of the Jewish Community Coun- for his efforts by Mr. Fisher, Mr.
Mrs. Harry Kraft
two-thirds of the $2,500,000 loan Jews to Palestine and in pledging
cil of Detroit; Rabbi Max Kirsh- Shetzer, Isaac Carmel, field di-
already has been subscribed.
unstinted support to the program homes of the various members. blum, executive director of Miz-
William Hordes, president of for Palestine's redemption.
The next pep meeting will be rachi; and others representing rector and nationally prominent
the Jewish National Fund Coun-
Judge Morris Rothenberg of held at the home of Mrs. Ben- scores of communities through- publicist, and Mr. Slomovitz.
Mr. Hordes announced during
cil of Detroit, officially opened New York was toastmaster at the jamin Gould, 18490 Roselawn out the land.
the conference that the names of
the conference with greetings to banquet. Fred M. Butzel, who Ave., Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 11 A. M.
Emma Shever sang' the "Star Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rosenthal
the delegates and guests. Philip was to speak, was unable to
The Donor Luncheon will be
Slomovitz, chairman of the ar- attend • because of illness, and held Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Spangled Banner" and "Hativah" were inscribed in the Golden
rangements committee, spoke the conference sent him its best social hall of the Congregation at the banquet, and the national Book of the Jewish National Fund
anthems were sung at the Satur- by their children on the occasion
briefly at the opening session as wishes.
Shaarey Zedek. The program will
well as at the banquet in honor
Abraham Cohen, chairman of include musical numbers by out- day night session by Mrs. David of their 37th wedding anniver-
of Dr. Goldstein. He presented the J. N. F. committee of the standing musicians, the school Kallman. Rebecca Frohman was sary which - occurred August 15.
Mrs. Samuel . N. Heyman was
a certificate to Mr. and Mrs. Hy- Zionist Organization of America, choir in the Hebrew-Palestinian the accompanist.
chairman of the committee which
- man Altman signifying that 600 made the presentation of a cer- songs, and an address by a na-
Youth Round-Table
trees have been planted in their tificate to Dr. Goldstein signify- tionally known educator.
Among the interesting smaller arranged for the banquet, which
was attended by approximately
honor on the occasion of the 13th ing that a colony will be estab-
The general chairman of the sessions was the youth round ta- 1,000 persons, while about 500
anniversary of broadcasting, and lished in Palestine in his honor ; luncheon is Mrs. Max Hayman; ble, presided over by Miss Thel-
more were unable to gain admis-
a Golden Book certificate to Mor- bearing the name, -"Nachlat Gold-
co-chairmen, Mesdames Harry ma Jaffin. Nearly 100 young peo- sion for lack of accommodation.
ris Schaver, who was honored by stein." Dr. Goldstein received the
ple
participated,
and
Lawrence
his brother in St. Louis. The tributes • of all the speakers in Kraft and Herman Wetsman. Crohn was among those who ad-
AL MILLER
certificate was brought here by appreciation of his devoted ef- The chairman of reservations is dressed them.
Prof. Gustav Klausner of St. forts for the Jewish National Mrs. William Mandel, TYler
7720 McNICHOLS ROAD,
On Saturday morning, a num-
7-4644, and Mrs. Jack Tobin is
Louis who was one of the leading Fund.
Near Santa Barbara.
ber
of
delegates
attended
services
president
of
the
Auxiliary.
figures at the conference.
Delicatessen, Appetizers and
at the Downtown Synagogue. Dr.
"World Shares Guilt"
Extends Detroit's Welcome
Dairy Products
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, mem-
The address of Dr. James G. Israel Goldstein was among the
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di- ber of the administrative com-
guests. Rabbi I. M. Kowalsky of
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Heller
of
Cincinnati,
president
of
rector of the Jewish Welfare mittees of the Jewish Agency for
New York and the Rev. M. Hol-
Federation of Detroit, in the Palestine and the World Zionist the Central Conference of Amer- lander of Rochester read the
briefest address heard at the con- Organization, at the convention ican Rabbis and chairman of the weekly portion of the Torah.
ference, greeted the delegates in banquet on Sunday night, spoke administrative committee of the Rabbi Herman Rosenwasser of
the name of the Jewish com- of the unparalleled sufferings of Zionist Organization of America, the Downtown Synagogue wel- LITTMAN'S PEOPLES THEATRE
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munity and brought the good European Jewry and the respon- delivered at the banquet, was of comed the guests.
TRinity 2-0100
wishes of the Federation, the sibility that rests upon the demo- an autobiographical nature, ex-
The guests at the banquet in-
plaining how he became a Zion-
Detroit Service Group and other cratic world.
cluded Dr. B. Benedict Glazer,
ALL-STAR CAST
ist.
Detroit agencies which are part-
rabbi of Temple Beth El of De-
"The democratic nations watch-
Tells of 'Conversion'
Featuring
ners in Allied Jewish Campaigns ed for 10
years the development
Tracing his attitude to the troit, who was welcomed by Dr.
here with the Jewish National of the Hitler policy against the
Celia
Adler,
Jacob
Ben-Ami, Frances
Goldstein as a devoted friend of
Fund. Preceding his address, Jews, culminating in the present Jewish national movement back Eretz Israel.
Adler, Mischa and Lucy Lehrman,
compliments were expressed to Nazi policy of complete extermi- to the days when Dr. Kaufmann
Berta Gersten, Menachem Rubin,
Greetings were received at the
the Jewish community of De- nation of millions of Jews, with- Kohler, as president of Hebrew conference from outstanding lead-
Leon Charas, Jacob Mestel.
Union College, opposed Zionism,
troit and to the Jewish Welfare
For Two Performances Only
out doing anything about it," Dr. Dr. Heller said that he was in- ers throughout the world. There
Federation for its sympathetic Goldmann charged. "When we
were messages from Governor
fluenced
in
the
opposite
direction
understanding of the ,Zionist asked the democracies to inter-
Sunday Matinee and
by the inconsistency of the anti- Kelly of Michigan, Rabbi Leon
ideals. These expressions were
Evening, January 3
vene we were told that it was an Zionists, and he eloquently de- Fran, who was in Cincinnati at-
tributes to the Federation lead-
internal German matter. When scribed the logic of the idea for tending the session of the Amer-
in Jacob Gordin's Great
ership under the presidency of
we asked the world to open the the re-establishment of a digni- ican. Institute of Judaism, heads
Jewish Stage Classic
Abraham Srere, who is a former
of
departments
of
the
Jewish
gates to different countries and
president of the Zionist Organi- to allow the Jews to escape from fied life for Jews who have been Agency in Palestine, and leading
GOD, MAN AND DEVIL
dispossessed by the brutality of
zation of Detroit.
the Nazi hell, the reply was that backward peoples.
Christian Americans. Dr. Leo M.
Prices: Evenings, 55c to $1.65
At the Round Table discussions
the immigration policies of the
At the Sunday afternoon ses- Franklin sent a message of greet-
Matinees, 55c to $1.10, inc. tax
held at the luncheons arranged
various countries which kept their sion, Pvt. Henry Rosenblatt, son ing to Dr. Goldstein.
for the delegates, the presiding
gates shut also represented an in- of the late Cantor Joseph Rosen-
discussants included Mrs. Israel
ternal affair. Therefore, the ac- blatt, greeted the conference on
Goldstein of New York, Judah
Wolfson of Omaha, Oscar Robins tual tragedy of the Jewish people behalf of the men in the armed
14836 Wyoming
of Pittsburgh, Abraham H. Cohen places responsibility not only up- forces. Pvt. Rosenblatt is a mem-
South of Fenkell
on
the
criminals
who
are
carry-
ber of the cast of Irving Berlin's
of New York, Arthur Shutkin of
ing
it
out,
but
also
on
the
entire
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"This Is the Army."
Milwaukee, Minnette Day of Fort
civilized
world.
Wayne, Ind., David Citron of
Until January 3 Inclusive
"If reparation is due any one
Peoria, Ill., Jacob S. Hollander of
after
the
world
war,
it
is
due
Syracuse, Israel R. Goodman of
St. Louis, Dr. Alex S. Wolf of primarily to us, the Jewish peo-
St. Louis, Joseph Alshuler of ple," Dr. Goldmann continued.
Buy More Palestine Land,
Cleveland, and Rabbi David Sha-
Barkley Urges
piro of Green Bay, Wis., in addi-
tion to many Detroit leaders.
The address by Senator Bark-
Singing Star of Radio, Stage, Screen
Would Eliminate 'Stigma'
ley was an historic declaration.
PLUS
A BIG SUPPORTING SHOW
In a message to the conference Senator Barkley did not limit
read by Simon Shetzer, national himself to condemning the Nazi
executive director of the Zionist barbarities. He declared emphat-
, Organization of America, Judge ically that Jews are not only en-
Louis E. Levinthal, president of titled to a homeland in Palestine,
' the Z.O.A., declared that "our but that they shall have it after
self-respect today demands that the war. He called upon Ameri-
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we lend our full support to those can Jews to purchase more land
was gained by specialized col-
projects which are designed to in Palestine in order to strengthen
lege training, tested by rigid
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bring about the establishment of the Jewish voice at the peace
state examinations, strength-
the Jewish Commonwealth in conference.
ened by long experience to
Palestine and the elimination of
the end that they might
The senator paid high tribute
Abe
the stigma and reduced status to Dr. Goldstein as a great Jew
Bud
serve you well in time of
sickness.
which attach to Jews in so many and a great American.
Sampson
Sampson
countries today."
Senator-elect Ferguson's ad-
Judge Levinthal's message dress similarly affirmed faith in
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. — 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
echoed the sentiments of Dr. the ideal of a Jewish Palestine,
Thurs., 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. — Sat., 8 a. m. to 11 p. m .
Goldstein, Dr. Silver, Dr. Nahum and he pledged his cooperation,
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