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THE JEWISH NEWS
Fr-Way, Apri1 16, 1943
What's Happening in Detroit
ushers in a period of renewed activi-
P ASSOVER
ties in Detroit Jewish ranks in conformity with
the spirit of the FestiVal of Freedom. The 200th anni-
versary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson is being linked
with the PassoVer celebration in our Synagogues, and
deep interest is being shown in the community's efforts
to assure victory for the democracies in this war.
Although there is a reduction in the cases of needy
families, the Mo'os Chaim Committee continues its ef-
forts, with the co-operation of the Jewish Social Serv-
ice Bureau and the local synagogues, to provide Pass-
over necessities for the needy. Contributions for this
traditional fund are being accepted by the Mo'os Chitim
Committee, of which Charles A. Smith is chairman.
Heads County Retail Bond Drive
—Vs 110,
The sale of War Bonds, in the great April campaign,
is of major interest at this time.
Nate S. • Shapero headS the Wayne County Retail
War Bond_ Campaign.. Henry Wineman, whose stirring
Passover -Guest Editorial, which appears on the second
page of this issue of The Jewish News should serve to
increase interest in the drive, is an active leader in the
campaign.
Wayne County has a quota of $140,825,000 in the
Second War Loan Campaign which opened last Mon-
day.
McPherson Browning has been named Chairman of
the Victory Fund Committee for the County by Walter
S. McLucas, Chairman of the U. S. Treasury War Fi-
nance Conimittee for- Lower Michigan.
Ralph W. Simonds is Co-Chairman of Wayne
County.
Mr. Browning named an advisory committee com-
posed of Clarence W. Avery, Raymond H. Berry, Wal-
ter 0. BriggS, A. E. Barit, Edsel B. Ford, K. T. Keller,
Alvan Macauley, George W. Mason, William J. Norton,
Richard H. Webber and C. E. Wilson. .
• Pointing out that there was a three-fold purpose in
the -- Second War Loan, Mr:" Browning said that the
bonds must be sold to: Win the War, Avoid Inflation,
and Create Individual and Corporate Reserves to Fore-
stall an After-the-War Depression.
Wayne County's active campaign will be in the
hands: Of . the•Individual and Bank Divisions. Alvan -Ma-
cauley Jr., R. H. Grant and W. S. Gilbreath are Co-
Chairmen of the Individual Division. Each bank has its
own manager of a War Loan desk. - •
. Working with Mr. McLucas in the whole campaign
is Frank N. Isbey, Chairman of the War Savings Staff.
Under his direction, the "Gallant 60,000". are being or-
ganized, each to sell $1,000 in bonds during April.
_ Detroit Honors Capt. Iden's Memory
The Detroit community honored the memory of
.apt. Rubin Iden last Sunday in appropriate fashion.
Capt. Iden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Iden of 1918
Pingree Ave., served in the Marine Corps. He was
shot down with" hiS" plane in the" Pacific.
. On Sunday, the 12th St. mereh'ants and the neigh-
boring • residents - had a parade, which was led by
Capt., Iden's and". in honor of the Detroit
hero's memory, War Bonds in the amount of $175,000
Were sold. - - • - -
. Two other Iden boys—Sam and Isadore—are now
in the service. " •
. " At the Hutchins School Playground, Frank N...
Isbey, director of War Bond sales in • Michigan, offi.=
eially aCcepted the fund of $175,000 which will be
used - to purchase a bomber in Iden's memory.
4,000 Seek 'V' Garden Plots
*AM.
Another activity of great interest afihis time is cen-"11.
tered in efforts to plant - Victory Gardens. Through,
lot owner Minting . service set - up by the Wayne Couny
Register of Deeds, Bernard J. Youngblood, 400 acres of
land has been made available for victory gardens.
This is a conservative estimate. More than 4,000 re-
quests have been handled thus far• by the Register of
Deeds. Office. Telephone requests come into the office
at the rate of about one hundred calls per day.
Mr. Youhgblood again emphasizes the necessity of
having the name of .the . street on which the lot is lo-
cated, which side of the street it is on, the cross streets
and the lot and subdivision number, in calling for own-
ership information.
Twenty Years Ago This Week
Compiled From the Records of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WARSAW—Hundreds of Jewish refugees are flee-
ing this city before the expiration of their tempor-
ary residence permits. It is estimated that fifteen
to twenty thousand have already left. Any refugees
found in Warsaw henceforth will be arrested. Most
of the refugees are from the Ukraine and other
sections of Russia. The Soviet authorities directed
their representatives here to facilitate the return to
the Soviet Union of any of the expelled Jews who
wish to go back to Russia. Amnesty will be granted
to those who orginally fled illegally.
LONDON—The Advisory Committee of the
League of Nation's High Commissioner for Refugee
Relief will meet in Geneva on April 20 when it
will consider the plight of the refugees expelled
from Poland.
ROME—The Italian Council of Jewish Commun-
ities has declined an invitation to join an inter-
territorial Jewish council to combat anti-Semitism,
it is reported here. The Italian communities declared
that they are not interested in joining in movements
to combat anti-Semitism because Italian Jews enjoy
full rights.
WASHINGTON—Senator Thomas Sterling of
South Dakota, prominent member of the Senate
immigration committee, conferred with President
Harding concerning a bill he plans to. introduce
which would provide for selective immigration.• The
President has indicated that he favored such a
proposal, Senator Sterling said.
Michigan Oddities
Congregation Shaarey Zedek's first house of
worship still stands at Congress and Rivard
Streets. Subsequent Shaarey Zedek synagogue
structures were on Winder Street and later on
Brush and Willis Streets. The present building on
Chicago Blvd. and Lawton Ave. was dedicated 11
years ago.
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David A. Brown, now of New York, prominent
former Detroiter who headed national war relief
drives from 1917 on, takes pride in being the
vice-president of THE EXILES, a New York or-
ganization of former Detroiters. Lynn Dudley, now
the New York manager of Campbell-Ewald Adver-
tising Co., is permanent secretary, and the only
other office is that of Vice-Presidency. The Vice-
Presidency goes to the man who is the current
sponsor of a dinner in behalf of THE EXILES.
Prominent guests have been entertained by this
unique group, including Eddie Guest, Eddie R•ck-
enbacker and others.
Incidentally, Dave Brown was the only layman
to hold the presidency of the Detroit Adcraft Club,
and until recently was the only person to hold
that office for two terms. He was president of
this club during the last war.
Another feather in Dave Brown's cap is the
fact that he was the organizer of the old Detroit
Vigilance Committee which served as the founda-
tion for the Detroit Better Business Bureau.
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The first community-wide drive of the Jewish
Welfare Federation of Detroit, in 1926, liad 3,000
contributors. The Allied Jewish Campaign of 1942,
also supervised by the Federation, had in excess
of 23,000 contributors.
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The first Jewish congregation in Michigan—
Beth El—founded in Detroit on Sept. 22, 1850, was
at first known as Beth-El Society.
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David W. Simons, who was elected in 1918 as a
member of Detroit's first nine-man City Council,
was the first president of the United Jewish Char-
ities of Detroit. The U. J. C. was the forerunner
of the Jewish Welfare Federation. It was organ-
ized on Nov. 7, 1899, through the efforts of Rabbi
Leo M. Franklin who brouszlit together the various
charitable groups in the city.
Successful Zionist Membership Drive
Harry Cohen, chairman of the membership com-
mittee of the Zionist Organization of Detroit, is con-
ducting a successful drive.
As a result of his effort, it is now believed that all
records will be broken here for the number of mem-
bers enrolled in the Zionist movement in Detroit.
Already, more than 350 new members have en-
rolled in the ZOA under Mr. Cohen's leadership.
Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. Cohen and a group
of his co-workers solicited the members of Bnai Moshe
and a large number enrolled in ZOA ranks. Philip
Sloinovitz delivered the address of the afternoon.
Abraham Cooper, president of the Zionist Organ-
ization of Detroit, has commended Mr. Cohen's efforts.
Council Juniors to Hear Servicewomen
The National Council of Jewish Juniors will meet at
2:30 p. m. on Sunday at Hotel Statler.
Because of a desire expresSed by Council members
to know more about the Women's Auxiliaries in differ-
ent branches of the U. S. Service, the program chair-
man, Miss Sylvia Collins, has arranged to have a Re-
cruiting Officer from each of the branches—the SPARs.
WAVEs and WAACs—to address the members at this
meeting.
The informal talks will be followed by a general
diScussion which will conclude with community sing-
ing.
Eliminate Discrimination in Detroit Plants
Jack B. Nurke, assistant field representative for the
President's Fair Employment Practice Committee in
Detroit, has indicated this week that this city is grad-
ually licking a tough labor problem by eliminating a
chief source of labor friction: that of racial discrimina-
tion of one labor group against another.
According to Mr. Burke, the barriers are being
broken down. He indicated that 40 per cent of Negro
workers are now employed in skilled trades, whereas
two years • ago practically none, particularly women,
were so employed.
Mr. Burke expressed the belief that most of the dis-
crimination is subversive in character, and this may
give a clue to discrimination against Jews, should there
be evidence of such prejudice.
When Freedom Comes
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religion, learning and scholarship. The American .
Jewish community is now the largest in the world-
the largest in all our history. Great religious and
cultural centers of our people in the Old World
have been destroyed.
The New World must now take their place. Ameri-
can Jewry, together with Palestine, must now become
the Jabneh of the new day.
American Jewry cannot survive on philanthropy
alone nor on fighting anti-Semitism. Its spiritual and
intellectual life, must be nourished. Definitely there
is the possibility of achieving on the gracious shores
of this free and blessed land, a Golden Age compar-
able to the best in our past, provided we plan in-
telligently on the basis of a total program, which . .ex-
perience has taught us will alone preserve us in worth
and in dignity in the future.
(Copyright, 1943, by Independent
Jewish Press Service, Inc.)
Eli LevinVeterans' Post and Beth Abraham:
Arrange Sedorim for Servicemen •
Lt. Eli Levin Post 230 of Jewish War Veterans of
the U. S., in conjunction with Congregation Beth Abra-
ham, will honor the men and women of the Jewish
faith in the armed forces on Monday and Tuesday, at
Sedorim at the Beth Abraham Shule, 12715 Linwood.
The program will start Monday with services to be
conducted by Rabbi J. Thumim, assisted by Rabbi Katz.
and accompanied by the -Cantor and his choir. After
the services the Seder will be celebrated in the social
hall of the shule and the guests will be taken to homes.
of the hosts for the night's lodging. -
On Tuesday there will be services. in the forenoon
and at night, after the regular"services, the Seder sup- -
per will again be served.
Each of the guests will receive a copy of "Jews in .
American Wars" by J. George Fredman, past national_
commander of the JeWish War VeteranS, and Louis A. -
Falk, associate editor of the Jewish _Veteran, the JWV
national magazine.
Many affairs sponsored by Lt. Eli. Levin Post and
Congregation Beth Abraham have been held to raise'
funds for this party, and the committee thanks all con- .
tributors for their support.
The committee also thanks the Army-Navy commit-
tee of the Jewish Welfare Board for help in contacting -
those who will attend.
The public is asked to inform Jewish men and
women in the armed forces who do not already know
of this serviceman's Seder to invite them to these sup-. -
pers to which they are welcome.
Show High Interest in J.W.B.
Detroit women are shoWing deep :interest in the
work of the Women's Division of the. Jewish Welfare
Board which is now observing its first anniversary.
Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower, president of the Jewish-
Community Center of Detroit, is one - of the national
leaders in the Women's Division of J.W.B. • •
"Thousands of women in 22 cities are serving army..
camps through Serve-A-Camp, one of our projects, and -
many thousands more are contributing time and effort
and special skills through various other channels of our
work," Mrs. Alfred R. Bachrach commented this week .
on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Women's
Division of the JWB, of which she is chairman.
During the past year, she pointed out, the Women's
DivisiOn — in adcjition to Serve-A-Camp =distributed
mezuzahs to men and women in the armed forces,
sponsored a service flag effort, distributed thousands of
send-off kits and other articles to service men, and in-.
itiated a number of projects and committees .as part of -•
a wide program of war work.
The Serve-A-Camp plan has been commended by
the Women's Interest Section of the Bureau of Public
Relations of the War Department.
The JWB is one of the six constituent agencies of
the USO. and is recognized by the War and Navy De.-
partments as the official agency concerned with the re-
ligious and welfare needs of Jewish men and women in
America's Armed Forces.
•Yeshivah to Hold Public Examinations
Dr. Samson R. Weiss, Dean of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah,- announces that the semi-annual examination
of all 12 classes of the Yeshivah will be held during the
intermediate days of Passover week, Thursday, . April
22, 4:30 to 8 p. m., and Friday, April 23, 9:30 a. m. to 1
p. m. The public is invited.
New classes for beginners and advanced students
will be opened at the beginning of the summer term
immediately after the Passover holidays. New enroll-
ments will be accepted during the entire Passover
week.
The four highest classes of the Yeshivah now have a
program of daily three hours instruction. The David W.
Simons class meets for four hours daily. For further
information call the office of the Yeshivah, HO. 7990.
L. A. S. Auxiliary Gets Support
More than 70 organizations sent representatives
to the annual dinner-dance of the Detroit Auxiliary
of the Los Angeles Sanatorium last Sunday evening,
at the Fort Wayne -Hotel.
Nathan Epstein presided and addresses were -de-
. livered by Abraham Jaffin, secretary, and Mr. Wag-
ner.
Dr. S. Kleinman, medical officer of the local group.
reported on what he had seen at the Sanatorium
in Los Angeles.
Sunday's event was an outsanding success and
indicated the interest in the local 'Auxiliary's work
among Detroit organizations.
In a message to the Detroit workers, P. Karl, pres-
ident of the Los Angeles Sanatorium, this week
stated:
Message From National President
"As a part of our fight to establish the four free-
doms, we must all rededicate ourselves to the battle
against tuberculOsis. We can and must go -forward
until we black out the White Plague. Freedom cannot
once be won and then forgotten, but must be fought
for continuously. This applies equally to freedom from
fear and disease. Can any people be free while tuber-
culosis continues to claim victims?"
A national, non-sectarian hospital for the care of
the indigent tuberculous, the Los. Angeles Sanatorium
is operated at Duarte, Calif., by the Jewish Consump-
tive and Ex-spatients Relief Association.
Mr. Karl released. service figures for 1942 showing
that the Los Angeles Sanatorium gave 85,254 days of
hospital care last year. Of these, 52,049 hospital days
were given to patients who came from states East of
the Rocky Mountains, while - Pacific Coast patients re-
ceived 33,205 hospital days of care.
Coming Events
April 21—Address by Dr. Chaim Zhitlowsky at
Art Institute.
April 22—Address by Dr. James G. Heller, Pres-
ident of the Central Conference of American Rab-
bis, at the Jewish Center.
April 28—Annual meeting of Shaarey Zedek.
May 2—Symposium on "The American Jew and
the Post-War World," featuring spokesmen for lead-
ing national JewiSh organizations, at Jewish Center.
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