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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, October 29, 1943
War Chest Drive Opens Monday
Allied Jewish Campaign a Beneficiary
In Drive for $8,250,000 Here
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Our Challenge
To Human
Fellowship
By GEORGE T. CHRISTOPHER
Chairman, 1944 War Chest
Some day. within the next few
weeks Detroit's War Chest will
come to you to ask that you pledge
your share in underwriting the
program for the coming year. We
know that you will do so, freely,
gladly, and to the limit your means
permit.
The dollars you contribute are
fighting dollars, clad in the uniform of
humanity. They will serve the needs
of those on our Military Front; give
aid to our Allies on the United Na-
tions' Front; protect the Home Front
for those who have gone to war.
Seventeen organizations serving our
armed forces and our Allies will bene-
fit. Your contribution will help main-
tain the USO. It wa. go, in part, to
_support the United Seamen's Service.
Alleviate Distress
What you give will permit the or-
phaned, the destitute, the disenfran-
chised, the starving, to live and hope
. .. in concentration camps, in hostile
lands. It will alleviate the distress of
brave little Belgium, of betrayed
France, of invaded but unconquerable
Greece. Norway looks to you. So do
two and one-half million Polish refu-
gees; Polish prisoners of war and in-
terne es.
Your dollar -will provide the means
— through the Queen Wilhelmina.
Fund — of steeling the indomitable
Dutch; a promise that we shall one
day return them to their own eland.
They will help send the bare necessi-
ties of clothing, medicines, seeds,- to a
Russia that has stemmed the tide of
the Hun with the lives of 10,000,000
men, women and children. They will
bolster the spirits, help feed and make
whole the broken bodies of that Wall
of the Valiant China, which, in six
years has seen 5,000,000 die that hu-
manity may live.
The pledge you make will alleviate
distress in Czechoslovakia, in Yugo-
slavia, in tiny Luxembourg, help the
nationals of all these, and of other
victim nations, in Switzerland, Swe-
den, Spain, Portugal, Africa.
Bitterest of All
To you, as Jews, whose cup has
been the bitterest of all, your War
Chest pledge means that 55 agencies
may continue to carry on at home and
abroad—funds with which to help the
distressed and the refugee—some to a
home in Palestine; some to a haven in
America; others to peace and the op-
portunity of rebuilding their lives in
lands where they may walk erect and
in safety—until the retribution that
must overtake the madman of Ger-
many will permit them again to re-
turn to the countries from which they
were driven.
To you, as Detroiters, the War
Chest means the uninterrupted work
of the 80 agencies of the Detroit Com-
munity Fund . . . That here Catholic,
Jewish, Protestant and non-sectarian
agencies charged with maintaining the
decent standards of health, welfare
and recreation may do so, in the fu-
ture, as they have in the past.
A full War Chest is Detroit's chal-
lenge to the declaration that mercy
and humanity and the love for one's
fellowman are weaknesses—that the
democracies are through. Your name
should appear on this challenge. We
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With 20,000 workers enrolled in the War Chest Campaign, many of
them coming from the ranks of the Detroit ,Service Group, the campaign
for $8,250,000 will open officially on Monday, Nov. 1 and will continue
through Nov. 16.
The War Chest campaign this year includes the 80 all-time local services of
the Detroit Community Fund, the 55 local, national and overseas causes of the
Allied Jewish Campaign, including the United Jewish Appeal, HIAS, ORT; the
USO—including the Jewish Welfare Board as a partner—which serves our men
and women in the armed forces; the War Prisoners' Aid, which provides some
of the home comforts to our military men in the war prisons of our enemies;
the United Seamen's Service, which provides rest homes and other comforts for
our merchant seamen; the war relief appeals for Russia, China, Greece, Britain,
Poland, Holland and many other countries, as well as a number of services for
refugees all over the world.
Jewish Leaders Among Campaign Workers
The War Chest.-
A Community
Project
Jewish workers in the War Chest have been enrolled in the regular setup of
the drive and they are participating in the great relief effort side by side with
their Christian neighbors. Among the leaders in the War Chest Campaign or-
ganizations are: Fred M. Butzel, campaign vice-chairman; Henry Wineman, chair-
man of Advance Gifts Unit; Abraham Srere, co-chairmen of Special Assignments
Committee; Irving W. Blumberg, co-chairman of the industrial unit; Mrs. Hyman
C. Broder, vice-chairman of the Metropolitan Unit.
By ABRAHAM SRERE
President, Jewish Welfare
Federation of Detroit
Nate S. Shapero is chairman of the program committee; Melville S. Welt is
a member of the campaign steering committee; Israel Himelhoch and Henry
For the second year we are about
to undertake the largest single
humanitarian effort in our com-
munity's history. On Nov. 1 the
War Chest Campaign will open
officially and thousands of volun-
teers froth the ranks of labor,
industry and commerce will begin
the task of raising $8,250,000 in
order to meet the needs of our
neighbors, our fighting men and
our Allies.
Meyers have been appointed as majors in the Advance Gifts Unit. The following
have been selected as captains of teams in this unit; Clarence H. Enggass and
Julian H. Krolik; Abraham Cooper and Hyman C. Broder; Harry Frank and
Harry S. Grant.
In the WOmen's Advance Gifts Unit Mrs. Henry Wineman and Mrs.
Abraham Srere are majors; Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich is co-chairman of special
assignments. Captains in this division are: Mrs. Isaac Gilbert and Mrs. Herschel
V. Kreger, and Mrs. Robert J. Newman and Mrs. Nate S. Shapero.
In the Metropolitan Unit under Mrs. Broder, special assignments have been
given to Mrs. Carl Schiller and Mrs. Benjamin E. Jaffe. District chairmen in
the Metropolitan Unit are: Mrs. Eugene Arnfeld, Mrs.' Maurice A. Landau, Mrs.
Maurice Wagner, Mrs. Louis Wolfe and Mrs. Oscar M. Zemon.
Industrial Unit Leaders Appointed
The War Chest is the active expres-
sion of the friendliness among neigh-
bors which can only thrive in a dem-
ocratic land. It is an expression of the
fundamental principles of American
life.
In the Industrial Unit Herman Osnos is co-chairman of Manufacturing and
Sales; Abe Kasle and Milton Mahler are co-chairmen of Scrap Steel and Salvage
materials. Harry Schumer and Morris L. Schaver are co-chairman of Linen
Supplies; Henry Lapides is chairman of Laundries and Sydney Rosman is chair-
man of Dry Cleaners. George Seyburn and. Sanford D. Adler are co-chairmen of
personal solicitation in Building Trades, and Harvey H. Goldman and Emil T.
Stern are co-chairmen of personal solicitation in Tools, Dies and Machinery.
In the Commerce and General Unit, Rudolph Zuieback is chairman of Whole-
sale•Trades; Alex Schreiber is chairman of Theaters; Gus D. Newman is co-
chairman of Hotels and Restaurants.
In the Lawyers' Division, A. J. Satovsky, Harry H. Platt, Peter P. Gilbert
and Adrian D. Rosen are acting as chairmen in charge of building solicitations.
Charles N. Agree is chairman of the Architects. Rabbis A. M. Hershman and
Morris Adler are co-chairmen of the Jewish Clergy Section and Dr. Max Win-
slow is chairman of the Dentists.
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Section Chairmen in Mercantile Division
Support All Causes
• Your giving to the War Chest will
assure the much-needed support of
all the causes represented in the cam-
paign for $8,250,000.
The following workers are serving as section chairmen in the Mercantile
Division: Jewelers: Samuel Gerson, Jules R. Schubot, Fred F. Simmons; Shoes:
Joseph Bienenstock; Dry Goods: Benjamin D. Lieberman, Morris Shatzen, Samuel
Schwartz; Furniture: Louis Robinson, Herman Mathias; Luggage and Loans: Jack
Berger, Jack M. Golden, Henry W. Stark; Women's Apparel: Joseph H. Davidson,
Bert Silverman; Men's Apparel: Harry S. Cohen, Herbert M. Eiges; Optometrists;
Dr: Saul Cole; Tailors: Irving Shevin, Jack Stark.
Henry Feinberg, Bernard Isaacs, Samuel Levy and M. William Weinberg are
serving as division secretaries in the Commerce and General Unit. In the Treasury
Gifts Division, Rabbi Morris Adler, Joseph Bernstein, James I. Ellmann and
Abraham J. Lachover are serving as an ad ry committee on Jewish organiza-
tions. Gerson B. Chertoff and Aaron RosenbWE are acting as secretaries.
In publicizing the campaign the Fedditation has had the active assistance of
Joseph Bernstein, Jacob H. Margolis, Philip Slomovitz, and I. Zemel. Hyman
Altman has cooperated in providing radio time on his Jewish Hour.
The staffs of the Allied Jewish Campaign and the Jewish .Welfare Federation,
under the leadership of Herman M. Pekarsky, acting executive director of the
Federation, and Miss Esther R. Prussian, secretary of the Detroit Service Group,
are devoting their entire time to the War Chest Campaign.
The agencies of the United Jewish
Appeal, which are included in the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign, look to the
War Chest for increased support. They
are confronted with extraordinary
emergencies, for which provision must
be made, while the established pro-
grams maintained by the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, the United Pal-
estine Appeal and the National Refu-
gee Service, are continued without
abatement. The needs of HIAS, ORT
and all the other overseas services
have also increased and multiplied.
Includes Allied Campaign Agencies
Through the USO the Jewish Wel-
fare Board is enabled to carry on its
work with the Jewish men and wo-
men in the armed forces all over the
world. Through the Community Fund
and the Allied Jewish Campaign
means are provided for the mainten-
ance of the local all-time services
such as the Jewish Social Service
Bureau, North End Clinic, Fresh Air
Camp, Jewish Home for Aged and
United Hebrew Schools.
The War Chest Campaign includes all the agencies and services previously
supported by the Allied Jewish. Campaign, such as the United Jewish Appeal,
HIAS, ORT, and all local services including the Jewish Home for Aged, United
Hebrew Schools and the Jewish Community Council, with the exception of
civic-protective work, which is being supported independently by the Jewish
Welfare Federation out of special funds.
The Joint -Distribution Committee, United Palestine Appeal and National
Refugee Service derive their funds from the 'United Jewish Appeal, which is the
major beneficiary of the Allied Jewish Campaign.
During the past four years the Joint Distribution Committee, whose war
relief experience dates back to World War I, provided various forms of assistance
from emergency relief to emigration aid, to an average of more than 900,000
persons in more than 52 countries scattered over five continents. In the past four
years the war mobilization program of the 584,000 Jews in Palestine and their
activities in providing for the settlement and rehabilitation of refugees from war-
shattered Europe, were supported by the United Palestine Appeal.
Here in the United States, an overwhelming majority of the 253,000 new-
comers of all creeds who have found a haven in this country were helped in
adjusting themselves to the American way of life and making their full contribu-
tion to the democratic war effort through the program of the National Refugee
Service.
55 Affiliated Agencies
The 55 agencies and services which
were previously supported by the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign, with the ex-
ception of the Defense Fund for local
and national civic-protective work,
are continuing their Allied Jewish
Campaign affiliation through the War
Chest. The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion is retaining its responsibility out-
side of the War Chest, for meeting
the special allocations to the defense
agencies.
Enlarge Rescue, Rehabilitation Work
The Joint Distribution Committee has dispatched special representatives to
North Africa, Lisbon and the Middle East to enlarge its rescue and rehabilitation
activities and recently the sum of 5,250,000 francs was contributed by the JDC
for aid to economically uprooted Jews in Tunisia. Large-scale plans are being
completed at the present time for the immigration of thousands of refugee
children from the Balkans to Palestine. The JDC will provide the transportation,
while the United Palestine Appeal will prepare for their settlement and
absorption.
Under a British authorization 29,000 refugees, principally children, will be
permitted to enter . Palestine up to May, 1944. Provision had also been made
for the emigration of children to the United States and this phase of the program
be. theiseeponeibility-eot *the 41114V0 arid thee Natientat ',Refugee SerViee:
Side by side, workers of all races,
nationalities and creeds, will go forth
to call upon the citizens of Detroit, to
reaffirm their faith in democracy by
providing the much-needed support
for our institutions at home, for our
armed forces on the battlefronts, and
for the war-stricken civilians all over
the world.
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It is our duty as Americans and as
Jews to work untiringly and' to give
without stint to the War Chest. Let
us bear in mind that no matter what
we do here, it is so small compared
to the sacrifices of our sons and
daughters on - the battlefront. Let us
match their gallantry 'with our giving.