Page Fourteen THE. JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 3, 1943 EVERY BOND You BUY BRINGS VICTORY CLOSER BACK ArrAcx Zionist Program Opposed By Council for Judaism 3 Michigan Men Sign Statement Reiterating Group's Opposition to Establishment of Jewish State in Palestine; Explain Views This Advertisement Sponsored By Standard Building Products Co. 14200 CLOVERDALE (MUSIC Halevy Society Starts Practice for New Season The American Council for Judaism has issued a state- Singing Group Celebrates Opening of Its 19th ment over the signatures of a group of rabbis and laymen, reiterating opposition to the Zionist program for the estab- Season Sept. 19 lishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. Among those who endorsed the program are the follow- Detroit Halevy Singing Society ing from Michigan: John J. Brazy and Lt. (j.g.) Myron will open its nineteenth year Winegarden, U.S.N.R., of Flint, and Norman Buckner of Pontiac. "For our fellow Jews," the statement says, "we ask only this: equality of rights and obli- gations with their fellow-nation- als." Bnai Brith Vocational Chief Speaks at Center Wednesday 'Greater Detroit Council Will Hear National Director at First Public Meeting; Droock to Give Report on Jewish Conference Max F. Baer, national director of the Bnai Brith 'Voca- tional Service Bureau, will address the first public meeting of the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Council at 8:30 p. m. next Wednesday, at the Jewish Community Center, Woodward and Holbrook. The public is invited. when it meets on Tuesday, Sept. An alumnus of Aleph Zadik Aleph, Bnai Brith's youth New JNF Stamp Marks Start of Holiday Season 7, to start rehearsing for the organization, Mr. Baer studied% economies. -at the= University of coming season. Arizona and. Notre:Dame, reeeiv- lems, he is chairman of the pub- Dan Frohman, Halevy musical ed - his: law degree Irdmr Creigh- licity committee of the National director, will lead the Halevy tdn University, a Mast6r'S Degree Vocational Guidance Association chorus in preparation for the and a member of the executive nineteenth annual concert, sched- committee of the Jewish Occu- uled for Sunday, Jan. 16, 1944, pational Council. His articles, un- in the Masonic Temple. der the title of "Washington Flashes," appear regularly in. the Feature of the concert will be "Occupations Magazine," publish- the rendition of "Di Tzvei Brie- ed by the National Vocational der," the famous work of I. L. Guidance Association Peretz and Jacob Schaefer, by the chorus with the assistance Aaron Droock, past president of a symphony orchestra. of -.District No. 6 of Bnai Brith and a delegate to .the American To celebrate the opening of the Jewish Conference, will report season, Halevy is inviting all on the proceedings of the con- members, patrons and friends to ference. Pereira's, Dexter and Glynn, on Council Members Sunday evening, Sept. 19, to par- ticipate in a banquet and musical Greater Detroit Bnai Brith program. Reservations are being Council is composed of the fol- accepted by Mrs. Mamie Free- lowing lodges and auxiliaries: man, 2377 Richton, TO. 6-3374. Pisgah Lodge No. 34; Louis Mar- Preparations for this event are shall Lodge No. 1203; Theodor under the supervision of Jack Herzl Lodge No. 1377; East Side Rosberg, chairman of activities. Lodge No. 1465; Detroit Lodge No. 1374; Pisgah Auxiliary; Bus- Eugene Franzblau, Hale v y ness and Professional Auxiliary; president, wishes to call attention Theodor Herzl Auxiliary; East to the change in rehearsal time. MAX F. BAER Side Auxiliary; Louis Marshall They will start at 8:30 p. m. each Auxiliary. Tuesday in the auditorium off at Columbia University, and did Roosevelt School, Linwood at post-graduate work in education OfficerS of the Council are: Burlingame. All who are inter- at George Washington Univers- President, Louis H. Schostak; vice-presidents, Mrs. Lillian ested in Jewish music are invited ity. to attend. Aaron, Saul I. Rosenman and Publicity Chairman William Joelson; corresponding A frequent contributor to the secretary, Alfred Keats; record- Jewish press on vocational prob- ing secretary, Mary Silverman; and treasurer, Harry Golden. The statement opposes the es- tablishment of a national Jewish state "as a philosophy of defeat.- New Issue Made As Token ism" and expresses the hope "for of Jewry's Faith In Allied the ultimate establishment of a Nations Triumph democratic, autonomous govern- ment in Palestine wherein Jews, The beginning of the High Moslems and Christians shall be Holiday . .season on the first day justly represented; a democratic of the Hebrew month of Ellul, government in which our fellow- Sept. 1, has been marked in Jews shall be free Palestinians whose religion is Judaism, even Many communities throughout as we are Americans whose re- ligion is Judaism". Declaration of Principles The statement was issued as a declaration of principles of the recently organized American Council for Judaism, Inc., formed "to present the views of Ameri- cans of Jewish faith on problems affecting the future of world Jewry as well as their own views the nation by the distribution of in the present hour of world the latest Jewish National Fund confusion." stamp. Decrying racist theories and Issued on the advent of the nationalistic philosophies as hav- New Year 5704, which the Ellul ing caused untold suffering, par- season is ushering in in the life ticularly to Jews, the statement of the synagogue, the Keren declares that such theories "long Kayerneth stamp is designed as ago became obsolete as realties a token of Jewry's faith in the in Jewish history and remain victory of the United Nations now only as a reaction to dis- and in the triumph of the prin- crimination and persecution. ciples of justice and freedom "As Americans of Jewish faith which shall include rescue of we believe implicitly in the fun- European Jewry and the estab- damentals of democracy. lishment of a Jewish Common- wealth in Palestine. Ancient Command Jewish National Fund Coun- "For centuries Jews have con- Harvey Shapiro, noted young sidered themselves nationals of cils in more than 1,000 commun- cellist, will be soloist for the those countries in which they ities have contacted Orthodox, NBC Symphony's performance have lived in accordance with the Conservative and Reforrn • •Con- of Camille Saint-Saen's Con- ancient Jewish command, 'The gregations. Each stamp is -to: be certo in A Minor, the feature law of the land is the law'. Those issued as a receipt- in •acknowl- work to be played on the Gen- countries in which Jews have liv- edgment of a contribution of at eral Motors Symphony of the ed have been their homes; those least 5 cents -- toward -the "Land Air program Sunday, Sept. 5, for Freedom" program of the over NBC 5:00 to 6:00 p. m. lands their homelands. Jewish -National- Fund in , Pales- "Palestine has contributed in a tine. The concert will be conducted tangible way to the alleviation by Dr. Frank Black. of the present catastrophe in Jew- Shapiro, in addition to his is life by providing a refuge for Dr. Weizmann Not Ill, work under conductors Tosca- a part of Europe's persecuted Jewish Agency Declares nini, Stokowski and Black with Jews. We hope that it will con- the NBC Symphony, has ap- tinue as one of the places for LONDON (JTA)—The Jewish peared frequently throughout such settlement. . • Agency for Palestine this week the country as soloist and con- "We believe that the intrusion issued a statement denying the of Jewish national statehood has report of the London Jewish cert artist. Shapiro was graduated been a deterrent in Palestine's Chronicle last week that Dr. with highest honors from the In- ability to play an even greater Chaim Weizmann is seriously ill stitute of Musical Art in New role in offering a haven of re- and that his friends are con- York, won a scholarship at the Juillard Graduate . School and, fuge for the oppressed and that cerned over his health. later, received the Naumburg without the insistence upon such The Jewish Agency said that statehood, Palestine would today "after spending his usual vaca- Foundation Award. be harboring more refugees from tion in: a country place,"• Dr. Nazi terror." Weizmann returned to London Panel to Study Appeals Officers of the American Coun- and is now continuing his work," to Free Enemy Aliens cil for Judaism, Inc., were an- . pounced as follows: Lessing J. WASHINGTON, • '(JTA)—At- Jewish .,War Vets Pledge Rosenwald, Philadelphia, presi- torney Gen. Francis Biddle this dent; Rabbi Louis Binstock, Chi- 12 Million Bond Sale week announced the appointment cago, "Fred F. Florence, Dallas, of a 22 meMbei paiiel constitut- Benjarn,in., Kaufman, National ing Ralph W.' MaCk„ Cincinnati, Rab- a Special Alien Enemy Hear- bi Irving F. Reichert, San Fran- CoMMarider.. of the Jewish War ing Board to consider appeals cised; .- Rabbi- Louis WelSey, Phil- Veterans ; announces that he had for release by interned enemy adelphia, vice-presidents; D. Hays pledged to Secretary of the aliens who have reberitly . been Treasury MorgenihaU . that w the transferi'ed: Irdin the - Solia-Cohen, Philadelphia, trea- Custody of surer, and 'Rabbi 'Elmer Berger, JWV . would sell $12,000,000 in the Arniy*- 16 that of the Immigra- bon- ds in the Third. War Loan tion Philadelphia, .executive director. and Naturalization Service. drive.. He pledged the 840port Members of the panel were se- See Page Nine for important of the 40,000 members. of the last minute wire on action of organization. lected from among more than 400. members of local Alien Ene- American Jewish Conference. con- my Hearing Boards established demning Council for American throughout the country early in Judaism. 1942.. 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