Friday, June 4, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

Gestapo Chief Facing Death
By Nazis for Ghetto Battle

Pisgah Launches
$850,000 Bond Drive

Dr. Glazer Urges Intelligent
Consideration of Con-
German Secret Police Head in Warsaw Sentenced to Die
ference Problems
For Failing to Prevent Uprising; Report
250,000 Jews Sent to Death Camp

Next Monday night Pisgah
Lodge No. 34 of Bnai Brith will

STOCKHOLM (JTA)—Gestapo chief Sommer in War- meet at the Jewish Community

saw has been sentenced to death by German military
authorities for failing to prevent the outbreak of armed re-
sistance in the .Warsaw ghetto, it was reliably reported here
this week. The Swedish press continues to publish accounts
of the fight which the Jews in the ghetto put up for several
weeks against picked Nazi units. It compares the battle in
the ghetto with the battle for Stalingrad.

Center to elect officers and greet
new members who were initiated
on May 30.
Max Goldhoff, chairman of Pis-
gah Lodge war service commit-
tee, announces that a large
number of war bond applica-
tions are being received daily
since the announcement that the
German Red Cross Accused of Obstructing Aid to Jews
lodge is again engaged in an ex-
LONDON (JTA)—The British Red Cross this week charged the tensive War Bond Drive.
Red Cross of Germany with deliberately obstructing communications
Pisgah Lodge has been given a
between Jewish inhabitants of the ghettos and their relatives in
England. It also warned Jews that it is not advisable to send letters quota of $850,000 to be sold by
to their families in Nazi-occupied territories when they know that June 30—$10,000 for each year
the families have either fled or been deported.
of the lodge's existence. A call
to TOwnsend 8-1346 will bring a
bond representative to your home
250,000 Jews Sent to Execution Camp in 2 Months
LONDON (JTA)—Statistics revealing how the Warsaw ghetto or office. Those who desire can
was cleared of nearly a quarter of a million Jews in a two-month bring their bond applications to
period last Summer were made public here this week by the Polish 10217 Linwood.
government, on the basis of official German figures obtained from
Last Sunday night an over-
Nazi newspapers and governmental reports.
flow audience witnessed the
Mass-deportations began last July 22, the Polish government initiation of a large class of can-
said, adding that by the end of July, 56,089 Jews had been sent to didates in honor of Bnai Brith's
the Treblinka "death camp" where it is assumed most of them were 100th year and Pisgah's 85th an-
executed. In August, 135,120 were sent to Treblinka while from niversary jubilee year. Exercises
September 1 to September 12 another 51,969 were taken to the were recited by Pisgah Lodge's
execution center.
degree team, assisted by Cantor
Sonenklar with Karl Haas at
the organ.
Dr. Glazer Speaks
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An inspiring and timely ad-
dress was delivered by Dr. B.
Final examinations will be held Benedict Glazer, rabbi of Temple
Frederica Shoenfield, daughter at. the Farband Folk Schools on Beth El, who paid tribute to
of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Shoenfield, June 16 and 17, prior to the Henry Monsky, president of Bnai
2065 S. Main Rd., Ann Arbor, school's graduation which will be Brith for calling the Pittsburgh
won the 1943 Radcliffe College re- held on June 20, in conjunction Conference which organized the
gional scholarship, the Michigan with the banquet celebrating the American Jewish Conference. In
30th anniversary of the Yiddish the course of his address he
alumnae committee announced.
school.
urged the community to take part
Awarded on a merit basis, this
A. Meyerowitz and J. Levitz in the election of the electors and
scholarship is maintained by the
not to take the passive attitude
Radcliffe alumnae, carries remis- are the instructors of the gradu- that is usually taken by most
sion of tuition for the freshman ating class which includes Leah citizens in an off year congres-
year and may be renewed for a Lederman, Chava Vernon, Sara sional election.
second year.
Mendelsohn, Sylvia Stein, Eu-
Isadore Starr, chairman of
Miss Shoenfield, who was born gene Mondry, Menuchim Smith Pisgah Lodge's membership drive,
in Ann Arbor 16 years ago, was and Leon Weberman.
stated that those who were not
graduated from University High.
The examinations are obliga- approached during the member-
School June 1. She maintained tory for the graduates of the ship drive can secure member-
an all-A record during her four three Yiddish schools—Farband, ship application blanks by calling
years of studies and participated Sholem Aleichem and Arbeiter the lodge's secretary, 606 Murphy
in extra-curricular affairs. She Ring—and serve as entrance Bldg., CHerry 3372.
was voted the outstanding junior qualifications in the United Jew-
girl last year, represented her ish High School, known as the
school on Michigan alumnae Mittel-Shule:
LITTMAN'S PEOPLES THEATRE
award day and was the year's
8210 TWELFTH STREET
"good citizen" in March, receiv-
TRinity 2-0100
ing the D.A.R. award for "de-
Run
pendability, leadership, service
Final Appearance Here
On
and patriotism."
This Season

Miss Schoenfield
Awarded Radcliffe
1943 Scholarship

Farband Folk School
Graduation June

Colonial Hotel
a Kosher Basis

Farband Dedicates
Honor Roll for 150

An Honor Roll containing the
names of nearly 150 sons and
daughters of members of the five
branches of the Jewish National
Workers Alliance (Farband) in
Detroit was dedicated Sunday
evening at ceremonies held in
Central High School auditorium.
Capt. C. C. McGill of the Air
Corps, Public Relations Officer
of the Detroit Civilian School
Area, was the guest speaker.
Capt. McGill declared that the
Army and Navy of this country
are today the finest fighting
units in the world.
Henry Sigal, chairman of one
of the Farband branches, pre-
sided. Philip Slomovitz intro-
duced the guest speaker. Ad-
dresses were delivered by A.
Meyerowitz and William Hordes.
The national anthems were sung
by Miss Florence Weintrob, with
Lawrence Rosenthal at the piano.
In a message to the gathering,
Louis Siegel, general secretary of
the Farband, outlined the numer-
ous activities in which the orga-
nization is engaged to assist in
the war effort, and called for
strengthening of the Farband';
ranks in order to increase the
war effort in this country and
the work in behalf of Palestine's
redemption.

Chi Omicron High School Fra-
ternity will present the "Com-
mando Crawl" on June 11, 9 to 1,
at Fort Shelby Ballroom. Tickets
may be obtained at the door or
from the dance committee, James
Popkin, president, Bob Schwartz,
Edwin Lieberman, Jerry Gordon
and Don Marich.

Max Elkin, manager of Colonial
Hotel, Mt. Clemens, this week de-
nounced as "malicious" rumors
that his hotel is not conducted
on a strictly kosher basis.
Mr. Elkin has asked The Jew-
ish News to inform his clientele
that his hotel is conducted as in
the past on a strictly kosher
basis, and he asks that no one be
misled by rumors and falsehoods.

Buy War Bonds !

Maurice Schwartz

Judaea Oratory Contest
Won. by Ilene Gutman

Ilene Gutman of the Junior
Menorah Young Judaea Group
won first prize in the oratorical
contest sponsored by Detroit
Young Judaea last Saturday aft-
ernoon at the home of Eileen
Blake, 2941 Sturtevant.
Saralee Shulman of Kadimah
Group won second prize. Eileen
Blake of Bnos Hakochov Group
was given honorable mention.
At the Leaders' Council meet-
ing, Young Judaea welcomed
representatives of the Youth
Commission, Mrs. Adolph Ehr-
lich and Walter Field.

Youth Forum Conducts
Blood Donor Campaign

Jewish Youth Forum has been
carrying on a blood donor cam-
paign and went over its goal in
signing up more than 50 members
for the month of May. The suc-
cessful campaign will continue
through the month of June. Betty
Katz, chairman of war activities
committee, is director of the
drive.
The Forum is sending gift pack-
ages to its 80 members now in
the service, and is also carrying
out a letter writing campaign to
servicemen. Other war activities
include the sale of Bonds and
U.S.O. parties.

Congress Shower
For Service Men
Changed to June 18

Detroit Women's Division of the
American Jewish Congress an-
nounces that the shower to pro-
vide necessary items or the
equivalent in cash for projects
for men in the armed forces will
be held at Kern's Auditorium,
Friday, June 18, at 12:30 p.
instead of June 16, as previously
announced.

Most important among the pro-
jects is the aid in the support of
Defense Houses maintained by
the Women's Division of the Con-
gress in New York City, formerly
known as Refugee Houses.
Funds raised through this af-
fair also will be used to further
the Serve-A-Camp project in
Hawaii and help provide hos-
pitality for local needs.
Mrs. Harry Dunitz is chairman
of the shower, Mrs. Samuel Kat-
kin is treasurer. Additional chair-
men include Mrs. Harry Coggan,
prizes; Mrs. Sidney Sidell, re-
freshments; Mrs. Harry Thomas,
secretary; Mrs. Ernest Golumbia,
reservations.
Articles acceptable or t h e
equivalent in cash are as follows,
food, linens, blankets, cigarettes,
metal cot beds, curtains, china,
glassware, tableware, paint or
stationery.

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