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THE JEWISH NEWS
Children Express Grief
In Letter to President
Message to Mr. Roosevelt Urges Him to Arrange Rescue
of Jews in Europe; Day of Sorrow Assemblies
Here Draw Crowds
The solemn and impressive gatherings of children attend-
ing the Jewish schools of Detroit, held at the Shaarey Zedek
and Temple Israel last Sunday, resolved to send a message
to President Roosevelt expressing their grief over the plight
of Jews in Nazi-held territories and pleading with him to
arrange for the rescue of children for settlement in Palestine
and other havens of refuge.
Signed by Pupil
The letter, signed by Herman
N. Robinson, a pupil of the
United Hebrew Schools, was
sent in behalf of the students of
the following schools:
United Hebrew Schools,
Shaarey Zedek Religious School,
Temple Israel Religious School,
Bnai David Religious School,
Sholom Aleichem Schools, Arbei-
ter Ring Schools, Farband
Schools, Yeshivah Beth Yehuda,
Private Schools, Intermediate
Youth Groups of the Jewish
Community Center, AZA (Junior
Bnai Brith), Young Judeans,
Zionist Youth Council and Young
Israel Youth Groups.
The Letter—
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Friend:
"We, Jewish children of De-
troit, have gathered on this Sun-
day morning, April 4, 1943, to
observe a day of mourning for
our brothers and sisters of the
countries of Nazi-occupied Eu-
rope who have been tortured
and have been put to death be-
cause they are Jews.
"We know that you have often
expressed your own personal
feeling and the sympathy of the
whole American nation, for our
people in the awful calamity
which has befallen us.
"We, therefore, turn to you in
our grief and ask you to take
the quickest action you possibly
can to rescue our brothers and
sisters. Please help all of those
who can possibly escape to find
shelter in neutral countries and
please make it possible for them
to find permanent homes in Pal-
estine. Please open the gates of
America wide for all who can
possibly reach the shores of this
land of freedom and call upon
our allies to open the gates of
their countries also.
"Perhaps the enemy could be
persuaded to arrange to let the
little children go. If so, we look
to you to make every effort to
arrange this rescue of the chil-
dren and to open the gates of
Palestine and other countries for
their- reception.
'We hope that you will not al-
low Jewish people to be perse-
cuted or to be denied their free-
dom and equality in any coun-
tries reconquered from the
enemy by the American flag,
such as the countries of North
Africa.
"We pray for the victory of
the United Nations which will
bring freedom to all men and
make all men brothers.
"Looking forward to your re-
ply to our letter, we are
Your young friends."
Refugee Children
The two assemblies were filled
to overflowing. A number of
refugee children participated in
the programs describing their
experiences in Germany prior to
their escape to this country.
Rabbis and teachers partici-
pated in the programs at which
a declaration of sorrow, faith
and hope was read to the assem-
bly.
The following pledge was
taken by all present:
"With all our hearts, we re-
solve never to forget our broth-
ers and sisters in the lands across
the seas, whose innocent lives
have been taken by the wicked
enemy. We will remember their
martyrdom, and the great ideals
for which they died. We recall
with solemn pride that our be-
loved country, and all the United
Nations, are today doing battle
for the same ideals.
"We proclaim our faith that
Victory, which is sure to come,
will establish brotherhood, free-
dom, and justice among all the
peoples of the earth, and will
bring new hope and redemption
to the Jewish people every-
where. We resolve to the best of
our ability to help heal the
wounds of our people and to
help realize the ideals for which
this war is fought".
Jewish National Fund Youth
Committee this week extended
thanks to those who helped make
a success of the recent carnival.
The Jewish News is included in
the list of those thanked in the
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Friday, April 9, 1943
Grew, Einstein on
Nationwide U.J.A.
Broadcast Sunday
April 11, at 1:30 p. m. (E.W.T.),
under the auspices of the United
Jewish Appeal for Refugees,
Overseas Needs and Palestine.
The boadcast, entitled "On the
Road to Liberation," will be
heard over a coast-to-coast hook-
Hon. Joseph C, Grew, who up of the National Broadcasting
served as United States Ambas- Company.
sador to Tokyo until the Jap-
Former Ambassador Grew is
anese attack on Pearl Harbor,
and Prof. Albert Einstein will now special assistant to Secretary
participate in a nationwide of State Cordell Hull.
broadcast, which will be pre-
As one of the major features
sented this Sunday afternoon, of the United Jewish Appeal ra-
dio program, a distinguished
cast of actors will join in the
enactment of an original radio
drama written especially for the
program, which deal with the
graphic story of three refugees
serving with the Allied armies
on the Tunisian front.
There is special timeliness in
the broadcast in behalf of the
unified drive for the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, United
Palestine Appeal and National
Refugee Service, in view of the
worldwide interest centering on
the plight of the victims of Hit-
lerism and the impending Brit-
ish-American conference on a
program for providing opportu-
nities for the immediate rescue
of large numbers of Jews in
Nazi-dominated Europe.
HON. JOSEPH C. GREW
WAR WORKERS' GROUP
TO GIVE SEDER APRIL 18
The War Workers' Group at
the Jewish Community Center
will conduct a pre-Passover
Seder on Sunday, April 18, at
5:30 p. m. The feature of the
program will be a dinner, served
in the Passover spirit. There
will be singing of Passover
songs, a recital of the chief ele-
ments of the Haggadah and a
discussion. The charge for the
dinner will be $1.25. Reserva-
tions will be taken through
Wednesday, April 14, at the of-
fice of the Center.
Long Named Center
Swimming Director
Samuel A. Levy, men's health
education director of the Jewish
Community Center, announces
the appointment of Frank Long
as swimming director at the
Center.
Mr, Long, a former Detroiter,
recently arrived from Beverly
Hills, Calif., where he was the
manager of the Beverly Hills
Hotel Sand and Pool Club,
where he instructed children of
many movie stars.
During the World's Fair, Mr.
Long Swam in Billy Rose's
Aquacade. He was also swim-
ming coach for the Navy at Nor-
folk, Va., for three years.
Mr. Long hopes to see many
members of the Center in the
pool to practice for a water pag-
eant to be given in the near
future. He will also direct ac-
tivities for the USO splash part-
ies, held at the Center pool on
Sunday afternoons.
Personal instruction is avail-
able for Center members dur-
ing scheduled hours. Life-sav-
ing classes for male sub-senior
and business and professional
groups will be held from 11 to
12 noon on Sundays. The worn-
en's life-saving class is sched-
uled for Tuesday evening, at 8.
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