Friday, October 1, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

Butzel Asks Organizations
To Mobilize For War Chest

Vice-Chairman of 1944 Campaign Appeals to Jews
to Help Attain Quota of $8,250,000; Cites
Recognition Given Last Year

Fred M. Butzel, vice-chairman of the 1944 Campaign
of the War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit, has issued the
following appeal to officers and members of Jewish or-
ganizations:
"On the eve of the New Year I want to take the op-
portunity to express to you my personal and official
greetings for a year of happiness and freedom. May this
be the first year of liberation and the last year of op-
pression.
"I cannot forego the pleasure of also expressing to
you and to your members my heartfelt, gratitude and my
pride in the fine record established* by the - Jewish or-
ganizations through the contributions made last fall to
the War Chest. The record of giving set by our organi-
zations was little short of sensational. Our Jewish group
won and received recognition for its work and its giving.

• War Chest Campaign Taking Form

"With the approach of Fall our War Chest Cam-
paign for 1944 is taking form. The campaign for over
eight million dollars will be conducted from November
1st to November 16th, in order to meet the 1944 require-
ments of the Allied Jewish Campaign, including the
Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Ap-
peal, the National Refugee Service, HIAS, ORT and all
of our local agencies, as well as the Detroit Community
Fund, the U. S. 0. and the major war relief appeals such
as Russian, British, Chinese; Greek, and Dutch.
"At this time of the year, when organizations make
plans for the year's activities, I should like you to bear
in mind that because of new developments all over the
world, the needs of the Jewish agencies, as well as all
other agencies in the War Chest, are much greater and
will require a greater measure of generosity from all in-
dividuals and organizations.

Weekly Review of the News of the World

(Compiled From Cables of Independent Jewish Press Service)

OVERSEAS

Six hundred Jewish refugees from
Nazi-dominated European countries have
been turned over to the Germans by
Croat troops, who found them in the
Yugoslavian port of Spalato, it is reported
by the Horwatzki Listi. The Croatian
soldiers occupied the town after the
Italian troops withdrew and arrested the
refugees, the paper states.
The Italian Fascist Syndicate is said
to have sold to the Germans the baggage
of hundreds of Jewish refugees who emi-
grated to Palestine four years ago.
Official statistics issued by the Hun-
garian government indicate that there are
now 725,000 persons in Hungary who are
registered as Jews and members of
kehilloth and 139,000 Jews characterized
themselves as Zionists, while 121,000 reg.;
istered Yiddish as their mother tongue.
Zionism offers the best solution of the
Jewish problem, it was declared by Ian
Licimer, Minister of Agriculture of the
Czechoslovakian government-in-exile, in
an interview with an Independent Jewish
Press Service correspondent in London.
Among the Soviet heroes recently cited
for distinguished service on the field of
battle and on the home front were the

President Acts
To Delay Gag On
Palestine Talks

Detroit's Quota Set at $8,250,000

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following Jewish men: Lt. Moishe Spivak,
24, who was killed in action, posthumous-
ly awarded the title Hero of the Soviet
Union for "brilliant leadership and brav-
ery;" Lt. Pesach Ginsberg, recommended
for an award' following a victory by his
unit over a superior German tank force;
Abraham Kurber and Leiser Feldman,
both civilians, decorated for inventing
machinery which will expedite war pro-
duction.

AMERICA

President Roosevelt announced at a
press ,conference here that he had ap-
pointed Justice Samuel I. Roseman his
.special legal adviser.
Stockpiles of clothing for the relief of
war victims are being built up by the
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilita-
tion Operations at a cost of almost $54,-
000,000, it was disclosed in Washington by
Mrs. Eleanor Fletcher Lynch, acting chief
of the Textile Section of the Supply and
Transport Diivsion.
Although Americans are horrified by
reports of Nazi cruelty to the Jews in
countries under their domination, they
themselves are guilty of countenancing
discrimination, it is asserted by Dorothy
Norman, columnist, in the New York Post.

See Also Page 63

Q. SIECEIL

WOODWARD AT STAIR

Approval Postponed Until
Special Envoy Returns
With More Data

"We must raise $3,250,000, in order to meet Detroit's
obligations to all the causes, in the. War Chest. We dare
not fail our Jewish brethren all over the world• who
look to us for help. We dare not fail the war-stricken
people of our allies who suffer the ravages of war. We
dare not fail our men and women in the armed forces
who are fighting for democracy on every battlefield of
the world.
"In planning your budget for the year bear in mind
these great needs and include a generous contribution
for the War Chest. I am confident that you will do your
share in this great united community effort for our
neighbors, our allies and our armed forces."

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Zion-
ist leaders here expressed relief
this week at the news that the
projected joint Anglo-American
statement urging the postpone-
ment of discussions on Palestine
until after the war has been
pigeon-holed.

Canadian Labor Unions Ask
Country Accept Refugees

A draft of the statement has
been . on President Roosevelt's
desk for some time. The Presi-
dent postponed approval of the
text following - representations
made to him by Dr. Stephen S.
Wise in behalf of the American
Emergency Committee for Zion-
ist Affairs.

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While reports from Cairo stated
that Col. Harold B. Hoskins, a
special envoy of President
Roosevelt, is now. on his way
back to the U. S. after delivering
MONTREAL, (JTA)-The Canadian government was called a letter from the PreSident to
upon "to offer the - sanctuary of Canada to all refugees of re- King Ibn Saud which may have
ligious or political persecution without regard to race, creed or a bearing on Arab-Jewish rela-
financial condition,'! in a resolution adopted here at the closing
• session of the convention Of the Canadian Congress of Labor. tions in Palestine, it was learned
here this week that the -Emer-
which was attended by 529 delegates.
gency Committee this week dis-
The resolution urges the goVernment "to take immediate patched a special representative
. steps to facilitate the entry into Canada of refugees, especially to Palestine to study the situa-
those stranded in Portugal whom it is still possible to rescue." The
resolution was sponsored by the delegation of the Amalgamated tion there on the spot.
Clothing Workers Union of America.
In addition to this American-
Another resolution adopted by the convention of the unions, born Zionist leader who is au-
most of which are affiliated with the CIO, condemns anti-Semitism. thorized to speak in the name of
. The resolution on the admittance of refugees adopted by the all Zionist groups in the U. S.,
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress denies that organized labor Dr. Nahum Goldmann, the head
in Canada is opposed to the rescue of persons in Nazi lands.
of the Zionist political office in
In the resolution against anti-Semitism, the Canadian Trade Washington, also is expected to
and Labor Congress points out that there are "divisive elements" leave for Palestine soon.
in Canada which exploit differences of creed "for their own vicious
ends" and constitute a menace to labor institutions.

Resolution Urges Government Move to Facilitate Entry of
Those Stranded in Portugal; Convention Hits Anti-
Semitism as Menace to Labor Groups

Jew Kills Nazt,
London Reports

50 Jewish Chaplains Hold
Holy Day Services Overseas

-Supplies for Rosh Hashanah and Yom' Kippur Sent Every
Front From New Guinea to Italy; Chaplains Also
to Preach at U. S. Maneuver Areas

NEW YORK, (JTA)—Fifty Jewish chaplains, regularly as-
signed to overseas stations, will be conducting services on Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur on every front from New Guinea to
Italy, it was announced today by the Jewish Welfare Board. Last
Rosh Hashanah there were only 13 Jewish chaplains serving
'overseas.
"Supplies for the High Holy Day services have been sent
overseas by the JeWish Welfare Board to the 50 Jewish chaplains
and to 57 Christian chaplains in centrally located points. for distri-
bution in their area," the announcement said. ' •
The Jewish Welfare Board began its preparations as far
back as last November when the first shipments were made to
overseas points. ,
A cabled request from General Eisenhower's office for an
additional 3,000 mahzorim, 10,000 greeting cards, and 20,000
greeting cards has also been met 'by the JWB.
Jewish chaplains carrying JWB supplies will also be on hand
in bivouac and maneuver areas in this country as well as ports of

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embarkation and transports to conduct High Holy Day services.

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Germans Said to Be Anxious
Over Hitlerite Persecution
of Jewish People

LONDON, (JTA)—With Ger-
man armies retreating on the
Russian front and with the
Anglo-American armies smash-
ing the .German • positions ' in
Italy, anxiety is growing among
the civilian population of Ger-
many as to the consequences of
the relentless Nazi extermina-
tion of Jews, reports reaching
here through neutral countries
indicate.
London newspapers this week
report that Wilhelm Fritsch,
Nazi Attorney General in Koe-
nigsberg who was entrusted with
the liquidation of the Jewish
ghettos in occupied Poland, was
killed by a Jew during the
battle between Jews and Nazi
troops in the Bialystock ghetto

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