Friday, October 1, 1943
THE JEWISH NEWS
Weekly Review of the News of the World
(Compiled From Cables of Independent Jewish Press Service)
AMERICA
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Pvt. Harry Bodzin, 23, Brooklyn, was
one of the five-man mobile gun crew
credited with probably saving the original
American beachhead in Salerno. Alone in
the middle of a road, the American boys
-took on 13 German tanks the day the
Fifth Army landed. They destroyed three
tanks and, when help arrived, assisted in
the destruction of two others. Pvt. Bodzin,
born in Lipno, Poland, has four brothers
in the United States Army.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announc-
ed that no test blackouts will be held in
New York' State during the Jewish High
Holy Days; As chairman of the State War
Council, the Governor said that this deci-
sion had been reached following receipt
of a request from rabbinical leaders that
nothing be done to interfere with the
observance of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kip-
pur and Succoth.
Manifestations of race prejudice and
discrimination in the United States furn-
ish the basis for "one of the strongest
weapons in the hands of Hitler," Clyde E.
Miller of the Institute for Propaganda
Analysis declared in Washington . . .
Testifying before the President's Fair Em-
ployment Practice Committee, Mr. Miller
cited Axis short-wave broadcasts which
capitalized on "what anthropologists call
the myth of racial superiority."
Hanukah gifts to Jewish members of
the United States Army may be sent
overseas until Oct. 15 and for Navy per-
sonnel. until Nov. 1..
Julius Klorfein, New York Cigar rnan-
ufacturer and .bond-buyer extraordinary,
has 'made his .fourth straight... $1,000,000
purchase of bdrids, thereby bringing his
total contribution to the war savings pro-
gram to over $5,000,000.- •. .
The marine . insurance rate. fox ship-
ments to and from:. Palestine has been cut
to 8 per cent, as compared with .a charge
of 30 per .cent,.jUst over a year ago, ac-
cording to quotations - made :. public by
marine underwriters: • • • ..• - •
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The possibility - that the • British.
Army may be.. embarking from Palestine
and Syria for an invasion of -the Balkans
was reported. by John A. Parris, United
Press Staff Correspondent in London; on
the basis of a dispatch from Stockholm. -
A resolution adopted by the national
convention of the American Legion meet-
ing in Omaha demanded stoppage of im-
migration at the end of the war until such
time as unemployment drops to less than
1,000,000. Another resolution expressed op-
position to "all hyphenated dual national
groups and organizations."
Jewish' News-A.Z.A. Cigarette Fund
Provides for Additional Shipments
Louis Loewenstein
Dies at the Age of 80
Louis Loewenstein, of 80 'Mas-
In .order that _cigarettes may reach servicemen on time for sachusetts Ave., veteran poultry
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-Hanukah and Christmas, The Jewish News this week will make
four more shipments, with funds contributed by our readers to
The Jewish. News and. A.Z.A. overseas cigarette fund.
Acknowledging a remittance made two weeks ago, G. C. Daw-
son, of- the export department of the Philip Morris Co., wrote The
Jewish News last week as follows:
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the cigarettes will be consigned to the Special Service Officer
at the nearest Port of Embarkation, for trans-shipment overseas.
via Army transport facilities.
"Your very generous gift will bring delight and content-
ment to the boys of the Armed Forces located at outposts in
far off places all over the world and will be deeply appreciated
by the. recipients on arrival."
Contributions received last week by The Jewish News for the
cigarette fund include one from Gussie J. Metz, 2341 Richton, $1.
Readers of The Jewish News desiring to participate in this
service to soldiers overseas are asked to use this coupon:
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lifted hiS hand and- slapped Mor-
ris very hard. "Oh!" cried the
boy, - "why did you hit me?" "I
want you. shall never . forget Hit-
ler's funeral!"
Our Film Folk
By HELEN ZIGMOND
• --"(Copyright, 1943,
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
HOLLYWOOD—All •film news-
papers are carrying banner ads
from every studio boosting the
Third War Loan. Cleverest idea
was suggested by Eddie Cantor.
It displayed representatives of
civilian life , the mother; the
worker,,the children; .,one side
members- of the mifitary„ the
sailor, soldier,: - flier, ete.„.ork ,the
other , side and facsimiles Hof
War 73oridS in the center.. The
captibn
PALESTINE'S FIRST
WOMAN DOCTOR IS DEAD
JERUSALEM (JTA—Dr. Al-
exandra Belkind, first woman
doctor in Palestine, died here
this week at 72. She was among
the first Jewish pioneers to ar-
,rive in Palestine from Russia as
members of the Bilu group in
1882. She left-, $24,000 for a
-Home for Old Physicians in Ris-
bon Lezion, the first Jewish col-
:ony in Palestine.
Warners' 'ad
wds also, : outstandingly oz iglna
The -'010iTgatea, l'etter's
words:Mifird.War Loan forrneci - ;:a
jail-AO. Oago out of*hich peel r
ed th 4'1.:10-11tappy fa4R- , of H4itIO'.
and •'djo.:
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dealer; died -Sept. 22 at his sum-
mer home, in Frankfort, Mich. He
would have been 80 on Nov. 18.
Funeral services were held Fri-
day at Temple Beth El.
Born in Wetsphalia, Germany,
he came to the U. S. 48 years ago
and entered the poultry business
in the old Central Market on
Cadillac Square. He later be-
came associated with Philip
Breitmeyer and Henry Warren
in the Broadway Market Bldg.
He was married to the late
Jennie Schott in1897. He is sur-
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Fred
Krohn, and two sisters living
abroad.
Obituaries
Earl Levine, 37, of 3018 Leslie
Ave., a vocational instructor in
Denby High School and assistant
treasurer of the Teachers' Union,
died Sept. 22. Funeral services
were held Sept. 24 at .Ira Kauf-
man Funeral Home. Born in Sy-
racuse, N. Y., he attended Detroit
schools and was graduated from
Wayne University and Detroit
Teachers' College. His survivors
are his wife, • Mary; a son,
Richard; .his mother,Mrs.. Bella
Grakov, and - a brother,. Abraham.
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• Mrs. Gussie Epstein, 50, of 2527
Blaine, beloved wife of Abraham;
mother of Florence and Arlene;
sister of Milton, Meyer, Irving
and Al Fineberg of New York,
passed away Sept. 21. Mrs. Ep-
stein was well known in char-
itable' and social circles in the
city. She was' a founder of the
Western Ladies Aid Society and
also an active worker in the Bia-
lystOcker Society. She leaves a-
hOst of devoted friends. Funeral
services were at Kaufman's and
burial was in Machpelah -Ceme-
tery.
U ITED AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
15 0-WEN
4221 CASS
cigsed the days rid.;
."'2fu-
neral." Which brings to mind
Harry Hershfield's story of Gins-
berg's dream. Ginsberg had a
beautiful dream—he was attend=
ing Hitler's funeral. By his side
stood his little son, Morris. They.
)3.:Amed, happily as the proces -
sion passed. Then suddenly the
hearse appeared, and Ginsberg
LINERS accepted from responsible
firms or persons by telephone up to
10 a. m. Wednesday. Rates: 25c a
line. Minimum two lines.
RAndolph 7956
Candidate for Mayor Would
Replace Commissioner
of Police Force
Frank FitzGerald, circuit court
commissioner, and a candidate
for Mayor of Detroit in the Oct.
5 primaries, has announced the
following platform:
1—Appointment of a new com-
missioner of police, with orders
to execute a policy of strict and
impartial law-enforcement.
2—A post - war planning pro-
gram which will provide employ-
ment to men and women return-
ing from military service and to
defense plant workers who may
be thrown into idleness when the
war ends.
3-A policy of co - operation
with labor, and a promise to ef-
fectively kill the so-called "Jeff-
ries Pay-Roll Tax," on the
grounds that it would extract
$10,000,000 from the pay enve-
lopes of working people.
4—Full speed ahead on airport
and housing programs.
5—Operation of the DSR on a
non-profit basis, with the surplus
earnings applied to betterment
of service, reduction of fares, or
both, under . the supervision of a
board of commissioners.
6—Further development and
enlargement of Wayne Univer-
sity with the aid of such Federal,
State and County financial sup-
port as can be obtained, to en-
able it to fulfill' its- mission • as
"th.e people's university."
FitzGerald points out that his
candidacy has been endorsed by
labor unions, business and pro-
fessional groups.
FitzGerald is a veteran of the
first World War.
Anglo-Baltic Group Gets
Land for 3rd Settlement
JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor —
The Anglo-Baltic -Kibbutz has re-
ceived 2,000 dunams of land from
the Keren Kayemeth and the
Jewish Agency for a permanent
settlement in the Naame area in
northern Huleh, it was announc-
ed here. This group., comprising
138 men and women, who up to
this time made their home in
Benyamina, is the third kibbutz
founded by English-speaking set-
tlers.
BUSINESS
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MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
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Repair Bills Financed
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PERSONAL—
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UNION
COUPLE WANTED for furnis'n0d in-
come. Credit references required.
DA. 1399.
FURNISHED ROOM wanted for re-
fined gentleman. Box 124. THE JEW-
ISH NEWS.
EXPERIENCED bookkeeper and office
manager wants responsible position.
Can take complete charge correspon-
dence and office detail. Call Sunday.
TO. 8-5741.
BUY
THAT APARTMENT
Postwar boom - inflation-higher rents,
higher prices. No matter what Hap-
pens. apartMent owners have nothing
to worry about. See Mr. Bedford for
Facts • and Figures then decide for
yourself.
$25,000 DOWN-81 furn. units down-
town. Semi - fireproof. Cheap oi-A.
rents $30.000. Bargain $150.000. Owner
moving to California; make offer.
$10,000 DOWN—Modern 13 apt. all 3
rms.. tiled baths. showers. vac., steam.
Rent $6,200. Desirable Mack-Chalmers
section.
$5,000 DOWN — Dignified Cromwell
apt. valuable location. next to Masonic
Temple. Tiled entrance, stone stairs,
tiled landings. Widow moving to Flor-
ida. . Cost $35.000. Amazinc , value only
$17.500. Never again — no more like
this.
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