Friday, June 18, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

IJAHC's Postwar Program

Cohn Heads Drive

Reform. Jews Outline Policy
- To Present at Conference

Page Thirfeen

Rabbinical Convention
To Open Tuesday in N. Y.

Of Vaad Hahatzala

Irwin I. Cohn was named
chairman of the Detroit commit-
CINCINATTI (JTA)—A dec- tions as shall be established after tee in charge of the drive for 'The Centrality of Synagogue in American Jewish Life'
Vaad Hahatzala—the emergency
laration of principles outlining its the war.
To Be Theme of Central Conference of
committee for war-torn Yeshi-
policy on the position of Eu-
America's Reform Rabbinate
2. Palestine shall remain under voth, rabbis and laymen—at a
ropean Jewry and Palestine after
the stewardship of this concert
the war was _ issued here this of nations until it shall become
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, represent-
. week by the executive board of possible to establish self-govern-
ing the Reform Rabbinate in the United States, whose more
the Union of American Hebrew ment without jeopardizing the
than 500 members include rabbis in Canada, England, South
- Congregations in connection with rights or status of any group in
Africa and Australia, will open its 54th annual convention
the forthcoming American Jew- Palestine.
at Hotel New Yorker, New York, on Tuesday, and will con-
ish Conference.
3. Such a government shall be
tinue through Sunday, June 27.
Expressing the hope that the democratic and non - sectarian,
On TueSday morning there will
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American Jewish Conference will modeled upon the governments
be a meeting of the executive
attain unity on problems con- of the democratic nations. There
board. There will be an official ning at the Free Synagogue. The
cerning Palestine and the post- shall be complete separation of
address of welcome Tuesday eve- Saturday morning service at
war rights of the Jews in Europe, Church and State. The inviol-
ning and Rabbi James G. Heller Temple Emanu-El will be in
the declaration reaffirms "posi- ability of the holy places of the
of Cincinnati, president of the honor of the centennial of the
tive sympathy with the eager- various religions shall be guar-
Central Conference, will deliver birth of Kaufman Kohler, for
. ness to cooperate in the upbuild- anteed.
his annual message. Wednesday many. years rabbi of Temple
ing of Palestine as stated in the
morning will be devoted to re- Beth-El, now Temple Emanu-El,
. resolution adopted at the Union's
ports of officers and chairmen whose first pulpit in this country
was in Temple Beth El, Detroit.
35th biennial council in New Or-
of committees.
Dr. Louis L. Mann, of Chicago
_ leans in 1937." In this resolution
General Theme
will preach the sermon.
the UAHC urged American Jews,
A joint meeting with the Rab-
"irrespective of ideolezical dif-
Saturday evening will be de-
binical Assembly will be held on voted to alumni meetings and
ferences," to unite in the activi-
Wednesday afternoon, to discuss Sunday morning there will be a
ties leading to the establishment
the general theme of the con- session to hear further reports.
of a Jewish homeland in Pales-
vention, "The Centrality of the The convention will close on Sun-
tine. It also urged its constituen-
IRWIN I. COHN
Synagogue in American Jewish day afternoon, June 27, with a
cies "to give financial and moral Detroiter Leaves Pt. Huron
Life."
meeting of the executive board.
support to the work of rebuild-
meeting held last Thursday at
Post for Army; Wants
"The Relation of Synagogue
ing Palestine."
Yeshivath
Beth
Yehudah.
David
Overseas Duty
and Rabbis: To Social Service"
I. Berris, 1325 National Bank
"Since the adoption of this
will be discussed by Rabbi. Elkin
A Detroiter, Rabbi Herbert Bldg., was named treasurer of G. Voorsanger; "Relation of Syn-
resolution," the declaration of
principles reads, "the situation Eskin, son of the late Rabbi Max the drive. A quota of $25,000 has agogue and Rabbis: To National
of world Jewry has tragically Eskin and Mrs. Leah Eskin of been assigned for Detroit.
Appeals" by Rabbi Ira Eisenstein.
Home Relief Society held the
deteriorated, and the part that 3290 Clements Ave., has been
Rabbis Armand Cohen and final meaeting of the year on
Called by the Vaad Hayeshi-
. Palestine must now play has be- granted a first lieutenant's com-
voth and Vaad Harabonim, the Abraham J. Feldman will speak June 10, Mrs. Irving Small pre-
come correspondingly more sig- mission in the Army chaplains' meeting at which the local com- on "Cooperation between the
siding. A luncheon preceded the
nificant."
corps, it was learned this week.
mittee was formed was address- Synagogues of a Community." At meeting at the home of Mrs. Sam
Rabbi
Eskin,
who
has
been
Demands for European Jews
ed by Rabbis Ephraim Epstein, Wednesday evening's banquet, Marks on Normandy Ave.
With regard to the Jewish posi- granted a leave of absence from Ruben Mushkin and I. Dworetz the discussion will continue with -
The society's war-time project
tion in a liberated Europe, the his post at Mt. Sinai synagogue of Chicago and Samuel M. Rabbis Louis Finkelstein, Heller, will be held Oct. 31 at the Stat-
in
Port
Huron,
is
taking
a
six
LouiS
M.
Levitsky,
Julian
Mor-
Schmidt, editor of Every Friday,
Declaration of Principles ad-
genstern and Stephen S. Wise ler Hotel, it was announced by
vances the following program to weeks' indoctrination course at of Cincinnati.
speaking on "Re-establishing the Mrs. Arthur Gould.
the American Jewish Conference: Harvard University and hopes to
Rabbi Dworetz reported on re-
A contribution of $240 was
1. No peace to follow this war go overseas immediately after cent accomplishments of Vaad Centrality of the Synagogue in
made by the society to Youth
Jewish Life."
can be just or enduring unless, completing the course.
Hahatazala and declared that
Aliyah.
Round Table Talk
Rabbi at the Port Huron syna- upon American Jewry rests the
as for all other men, it provides
On June 14, members of Home
Feature of the convention will
for Jews complete civic equality, gogue for the past two years, he responsibility of saving thou-
Relief Society served as hostesses
be
the
Round
Table
discussion
of
received
his
advanced
religious
guarantee of the right of worship,
sands of scholars who are exiled
and full parity of economic op- training at a New York city sem- in China, Siberia and other "Compatibility of Zionism with at the USO Center. War efforts
portunity.
inary for Jewish rabbis. He is a lands. He stated that packages Reform Judaism" Thursday after- will continue throughout the
summer. Those desiring to help
2. In view of the especially graduate of the University of of food and clothing can still be noon. Rabbis William F i n e- are asked to call Mrs. Maxwell
shriber, Hyman Schachtel, Felix
Michigan
under-graduate
and
law
tragic condition of the Jews in
sent by way of Iran and Pale- A. Levy and David Polish will Emmer, president, TO. 8-6162. •
Europe, exceptional measures schools.
stine, and declared that large speak on this subject. The dis-
In his parting address deliv-
need to be taken by a Commis-
sums of money are needed to cussion will be continued Thurs-
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST
sion of such a concert of nations ered before his congregation on carry on this rescue work.
day evening.
FLORSHEIM. DEALER
FLRRSRFIM
as shall be established after the Friday, June 5, Rabbi Eskin said
Religious Education Day, with
Pledges in the amount of $1,-
war, to rehabilitate and to restore "the mere understanding of de-
reports
on
various
religious
edu-
the Jews of Europe to a full mocracy is not sufficient; we 250 were made at Thursday's
must make our full measure of meeting, and appeals for Vaad cational projects, will be ob-
share in European life.
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personal
sacrifices," and that his Hahatzala were made during served next Friday morning.
3. Even with this, great masses
In connection with a memorial
2231-35 Woodward Next to Fox Theatre
decision to enter the chaplains' Shovuoth services in Beth Tefilo
of Jews in Europe will be in such
Open Evenings
Emanuel, Beth Shmuel, Bnai f o r Chaplain Alexander D.
a deplorable condition after the corps was prompted "by a desire Zion, Young Israel, Philadelphia- Goode, who lost his life in the
to translate into action the ideals
war that their plight can be al-
Byron Talmud Torah, Ahavath sinking of a transport, a Sym-
leviated only by resettlement. A of 'liberty and justice.' "
"I have not only enlisted in the Achim and other congregations. posium on "Faith of the Jew in
world in which persecution and
the Armed Forces" will be held
slaughter of large masses of Jews services of the U. S. Army, but
next Friday afternoon. Chaplains
also
in
the
service
of
humanity
Lithuanian
Jews
to
Hear
have been possible, owes those
Julius Mark, Selwyn Ruslander
at large," he concluded.
remaining alive the right to find
Report on Convention
and Albert Goldstein will speak.
a place where they can live in
Conference Lecture
peace. This task will be of such
Rabbis Julius Gordon of St.
All Lithuanian Jews of De-
magnitude that it will be capable
Your
troit are urged to attend a meet- Louis will deliver the conference
of solution only by the united To
ing at the Workmen's Education lecture at services Friday eve-
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effort and with the united aid
Center, Linwood and Burlin-
Free
of the nations of the world.
Open
NEW YORK (JPS)—Samuel game, on Thursday, June 22, at
Men's Wear
Demands for Palestine
Evenings
S. Schneierson, 42, New York 9 p. m. to hear a report of the
Thomas H. Cotter
The UAHC executive board manufacturer, was unanimously recent national convention of
Hatters
urges also that the American elected president of the Jewish Lithuanian Jews of America in
Haberdashers
Jewish Conference attain agree- Education Committee at a meet- New York. .S. Jacobson and M.
United Artists Bldg.
DEXTER
ment on the following objectives: ing of the directors of the com- Goldoftas, delegates to the con-
Book-Cadillac Hotel
of WEBB
1. Provision shall be made for mittee. Mr. Schneierson succeeds vention, will address the meeting.
large scale immigration into Pal- Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, Jus-
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estine regulated, in cooperation tice of the New York Supreme
with the Jewish Agency for Pal- Court, who resigned because of
estine, by such a concert of na- recent ill health.

Rabbi H. Eskin
Commissioned in
Chaplains Corps

Home Relief Ends
Year's Activities

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