Friday, April 23, 1943 THE JEWISH NEWS Refugee Children Arrive in Portugal Emergency Committee Lists Rescue Program An appeal to the Bermuda Conference which held its first session in Hamilton, Bermuda, Monday, to undertake immediately a determined program of action to save European Jewry from extermination, was made public by the jOint Emergency ComMittee for EtiroPean Jewish Af- airs, This committee, which.receritly.was foriiied to deal with primarily exploratory. LITTMAN'S PEOPLES THEATRE 8210 TWELFTH STREET (By LISBON (Wireless) RNS) Through the efforts of the Atherican Friends Service Committee (Quaker), the ..Jew- ish Joint DiStribution Commit- tee, and the Spanish and -,.-Portu 7 guese Red Cross, 29 refugee children have arrived here Pre- Paratory to leavirig for the United States. While in Portugal, the yoUng- sters, Many of whom have wit- nessed the horrors of war at first-hand,, are being cared for by Catholie nuns and a number of Portugtiese organilationS tin- der the super vision of American relief agencies. 2—At this writing neither the United States nor Great Britain has been fit to call into consulta- tion the representative organiza- tions of the Jewish communities their Jewish victims and to the emigration of JewS, of their respective countries. 2—The United Nations should 3—There are the doubts take steps to designate and es- aroused by the isolation of the tablish a number of sanctuaries Conferefibe in a place completely in Allied and neutral countries inaccessible to the. influences of as havens of refUge. publiC opinion orpublic p person- -7--.The Procedure that now pre- alities, except by -government vails in the administration of the permission. existing inirnigration law in the . Time for Action United States, should be revised "When Millions of Jews have and adjusted to war conditionS, already been done to death and in order that refugees within such the fact of their murder has been qUotas, may firi,:Eratictuary here. authenticated by the United N a ' 4—SUbjeCt to proviSionS for its tions, the time for exploration has national _security, England should long since passed and the time for be asked to provide for receiving action is Ring past due. Unless a reasonable number of victims this action is undertaken imme- escaping from Nazi-occupied ter- diately there inay soon be no ritories. Jews left in Europe," says the 5—The possibilities in several communication. British territories, both in Africa Nonetheless, the communica- and in the Caribbean, shoUld be tion requested that despite the explored without delay. Sane- lateness of the hour an invitation titary has already been afforded should be extended to the Joint to thousands in these territories. Emergency Committee for Euro- 6—The United Nations should pean JewiSh Affairs to send a urge the Republics of Latin delegation to the Bermuda Con- AMerica to modify such adriainis- ference. trative regulations that now make . The communication to Mr. immigration under the law ex- Welles was signed in behalf of tremely difficult. 7—England should be persuad- the Joint Emergency Committee by its co-chairinen: Stephen S. ed to open the do o . i‘s of Palestine Wise, .president of the American for Jewish mimigration and the JewiSh CongreSs; Joseph M. offer of hoSPitality ,made by the ProSkauer, president of the JewiSh Community of Palestine Ainericaii Jewish Corriinittee; should be accepted. 8—The United Nations should Henry Monsky, president of the Bnai Brith; Adolph Held, presi- provide financial guarantees to dent of the JeWish Labor Com- all such neutral states as have mittee; and Israel Goldstein, BROTfIERS' President of the Synagogue Coun- Made to Measure and Cil of America. Ready to Wear P rogram of Rescue The 12-POint program submit- ted by the Joint Emergency COM- mittee calls for: 1—The United Nations should approach the Gerinari Govern- ment, and the governments of the states it now partly doMinates or eontrols, through the Vatican or neutral governments like Switz- erland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Argentine, with a view to securing their agreement to the release of DO toil Ben Avi Dies 29 Recently Organized Group Reveals I2-Point Program Sent Bermuda Parley for Immediate Action to Find Haven for Nazi Victims he plight • of European jeWs ) comprises virtually all the lead- g Jewish organizations of the ountry, namely: American Jew- Jewish Sh. Committee , ongress, Bnai Brith, Jewish La- or. Committee, .affiliated with hich are trade union organiza- ions, the Workineri's Circle, the ewish Socialist Verband and the eft Poale Zion; Synagogue ouncil of America, Union of rthodox Rabbis of America, gudath Israel of America and he American Einergency Corn- ittee for Zionist Affairs, with hiCh are affiliated the Zionist rganization of America, Hadas- ah, Mizrachi and the Poale Zion. 12-Point Program Coupled with the appeal was a einoranclum setting forth in de- ail a 12-point Program of rescue o be undertaken by the Jews of urope. The memorandum points out hat the extermination of the ews is part of a declared Ger- an policy and that of all the ppressed peoples the Jews are he only ones marked for total xtermination. It states that the my hope for Jews to escape nnihilation rests in: 1—Their evacuation from Nazi occupied countries; 2—The creation Of tempor- ary and permanent sanctuaries for thern in allied and neutral countries; and 3—The feeding, . under aP- propriate safeguards, of those who cannot hope to , escape from their Nazi oppressors. Set Own EXample Accoinpanying the iriemorari- dum was a corriprehensiVe Ap- endix detailing the fashiori in which the program Proposed could be implemented. The United States and Britain were urged to take the leadershiP in carrying out the program of res- cue and to set by their own example the standard to be fol- lowed by other nations. At the same time -the Joint Emergency COmmittee made pub- lic a communication addressed to Undersecretary of State .Welles criticizing the failure of the United Nations to act to save the Jews of Europe, despite the fact hat the reports of the mass Murders directed .against them have been authenticated for the past six months. Hopes DiStUrbed Misgivings were alSO eXpressed in the communication concern- ing the effectiveneSs of the pro- gram of action to be deVeloped by the Berrhuda Conference in view of the fashion in Which it was summoned. The hopes are seriously diSturbed by three de- velOpments: 1—Both our State Departinerit and the Foreign Minister of Britain have announced that the Bermuda Conference is to be Page Seven Ittamar Ben Avi, Palestinian leader who has been Making his horiie since the outbreak of the war iri East, Orange, N. J:, died April 18 at the age of 60.-He was well known in Detroit, having appeared . here in lectures for the past 25 years. He was the son of the famdus Eliezer Ben . Yehudah, father of modern Hebrew as a spoken langUage. given temporary refuge to Jews Corning from Nazi-occupied terri- tories and to provide for their feeding and Maintenance and eventual evacuation. 9—An arrangement similar to that which existed under the League of Nations should be es- tablished and the Stateless refu- gees should be given identifica- tion passports analogotis to the "Nansen" passports. and their entire New York cast in the great and success- Jewish War Veterans national executive committee has adopted a reSointion to adopt rnemberS of the crew of the U.S.S. Levy, it was announced this week by Benjamin K a u f m-a n national commander, and winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor iri World War I. The U.S.S. Levy is a recent addition to the Navy's fighting fleet. Littman's Presents `The Dish Washer' An all-star cast of Jewish stars will be seen in "Tne Dish Washer," an outstanding operetta to be presented at AbrahaM Litt-. man's People's Theater, Sunday and Monday, April 25, 26 and 27. A matinee performance will be given Sunday, also. The original 10—The United Nations should New York cast of Herman Yablo- take appropriate steps without koff, Bella Mysel and others will delay to organize a system for appear. the feeding of the victims . of Nazi oppression who are unable to leave the jurisdietiOn arid the For Spring_ controls of the Axis. Ambassador & Arrow Shirts 11—It is subMitted that the United Nations undertake to pro- Iaterworen Sox vide the financial guarantees that Stethoff Hats may be required for the execu- tion of the program of rescue here outlined. Open Evenings 12—The .United Nations are urged to establish an appropriate inter-governmental agency, to which full authority and power should be given to implement the program of rescue here outlined." DEXTER AT WEBB 2_1 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i111111111111111111 1'.g = =. a•- =7 - AR BONDS ENJOY will help bring him back! the popular featiires "Jews in the "Honor Roll" iiid.the various other Coltithns aPpearing in THE JEWISH. NEWS which detail the outstanding aehievemexits of Jewish Men and women who haVe been. deeOrated for military valor? . . That material is assembled throitg-h the cooperation of people like : yourself. to . 0 can inform the Bureau of War Records of the Detroit .Arrny. and Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare goard IMMEDIATELY—of your Jewish friends and relatiires who are in the service. It is only . through your help that the full authentic records of Jewish participation in this war can be compiled by the If your htisbatici Or your sweetheart - Or your son is "over there" wish- ing and dreaming Won't bking him back . . . but your dollars saved in War Bonds will! think it over right now. flow much do you want him back . safe? Enough to give up a new Spring suit ... or a pair Of ear- rings ...or an evening at the movies? Enough to put the difference into War Bonds instead? Then dig down deep today ....this very minute! Buy another Bond . . . you'll be Making another &Wn payment on that shin- ing tomorrow when all our boys come Marching home. BUREAU OF WAR RECORDS ARMY AND NAVY COMMITTEE, JWB Jewish Community Center 8904 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan TRinity 2-0100 kerma Yablokoff and Bella klysel Jewish War Vets Adopt Crew of the U.S.S. 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