Friday, December 31„ 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

Dr. Heller Outlines Program

on Recruiting of Chaplains

Russian Relief
Council Hears
Judge Kross

All Eligible Rabbis in Central Conference Must Submit
to Army Physical; Those Now in Service Assured of
Woman Jurist Tells Group
Pulpits Upon Return to Civilian Status
of Enthusiasm in U. S.
for Campaign
Dr. James G. Heller, acting chairman of the Committee

on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis,
has made public his committee's "Principles on Replacement
of Chaplains," as follows:
The Committee on Chaplains has been endeavoring to
perform a difficult task, to serve the Jews in the armed

forces with maximum efficiency,
to preserve the morale of our
rabbis and congregations, and to
prevent serious impairment of
our religious life.
To achieve these objectives,
the full cooperation of rabbis
and congregations was and is
indispensable. From the very
beginning, we have had this co-
operation to a heartening de-
gree. We shall need this still
more, as the war goes on and
the demand for Jewish Chap-
lains becomes more extensive
and insistent.
Principles Outlined
To perform its task, the Com-
mittee on Chaplains has formu-
lated a number of principles,
and seeks their aproval by the
Central Conference of American
Rabbis and by the congregations
affiliated with the Union of
American Hebrew Congrega-
tions. They are:
1—No rabbi shall accept the pul-
pit of another rabbi, who is on
leave of absence from his con-
gregation to serve as a chaplain
nor shall he accept the position
of associate or assistant to
such rabbi, without the definite
understanding that he shall re-
linquish the position, when the
Chaplain returns to it from his
service.
Bar Non-Volunteers
2 — No rabbi, eligible for the
chaplaincy and not disqualified
physically, who _has refused to
volunteer as Chaplain, shall
take advantage of his civilian
status to advance himself in
the rabbinate by a change of
pulpit or shall be countenanced
by any congregation in so
doing.
3—A rabbi, even though advised
by his family physician or
others that he is physically dis-
qualified for the chaplaincy,
will not be so regarded by the
authorities of both the Union
and Conference, unless he sub-
mits to an Army physical ex-
amination a n d is rejected
officially.
4—Chaplains now serving should
feel assured that everything
possible will be done by both
the Union and the Conference
to protect their professional in-
terests and to see that the sacri-
fice they are making will
receive due consideration, and
that on their return every pos-
sible assistance will be given
them to recover their status.
Furthermore, it is the hope of
the Conference and the Union
- to set up a system of Pulpit
Placement.
Serious Shortage
5—The need of supplying the
number of Chaplains requested
by the government has created
a serious manpower shortage in
the Reform rabbinate. To meet
this shortage various expedi-
ents already have been adopted.
(a)—Inducing men who have re-
tired from the active rabbinate
to volunteer their services as
replacements.
(IV—Availing ourselves of the
services of properly qualified
German rabbis who have come
to the U. S.
These expedients are not suf-
ficient to solve the problem.
The Committee on Chaplains
now faces the certainty that two
additional steps will become
necessary very soon.
We shall be obliged to ask
congregations in which more
than one rabbi is serving (ex-
cept in cases where the senior
rabbi is doing essential national
work), to release one rabbi that
he may serve a congregation
which otherwise would be with-
out rabbinical leadership. And
secondly, in communities where
there is more than one congre-
gation, joint services could be
arranged, thus releasing some

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rabbis for replacement.

Zionists Here
Set Town Hall
for Tuesday

Isaacs, Crohn and Kay Will
Speak on 3 Issues Concern-
ing Future of Palestine

Bernard Isaacs, Lawrence W.
Crohn and Leon Kay will par-
ticipate in the Zionist Town Hall
Meeting to be held next Tuesday
evening at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Bldg., Tyler and Lawton.

Walter L. Field, chairman of
the program committee of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,

During her visit in Detroit to
address the .1uncheon meeting of
the Michigan Chapter of the
American Palestine Committee,
of which Judge Frank Picard is
chairman, Judge Anna Moskowitz
Kross of New York was the guest
of the Detroit Branch of the Jew-
ish Council for Russian War Re-
lief, at a meeting at the Educa-
tional Center on Linwood Ave.
The meeting was held under
the chairmanship of Aaron Ro-
senberg. Judge Kross outlined
the enthusiasm which has greeted
Russian war relief efforts
throughout the country.

Permitted to Conduct
Relief Work in Russia
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Jew-
ish Council for Russian War Re-
lief this week announced that it
has received the approval of the
Moscow Government for a proj-
ect under which the Council will
be permitted to carry on non-sec-
tarian relief and rehabilitation
work in a designated area in • the
USSR in which there is a heavy
concentration of Jews.
The new project will be
launched at the annual confer-
ence of the Council to be held in
New York in February, the an-
nouncement said. The project was
originally formulated in discus-
sions with Solomon Michoels and
Itzik Fefer, who visited the U. S.
as a -Jewish cultural delegation
from Russia.

Argentine Jews
Ask Government
Curb Outrages

LEON KAY

sponsor of these meetings, stated
this week that Tuesday's program
will be devoted to a discussion of
the subject "The Political, Eco-
nomic and Educational Status of
Palestine."

The three aspects of the ques-
tion will be discussed by Messrs.
Crohn, Kay and Isaacs, respec-
tively.

According to Mr. Field, the
presentation of the major themes
will be followed by a public dis-
cussion of the three issues. A so-
cial period, during which refresh-
ments will be served, will con-
clude the evening.

Admission to this Town Hall
meeting is free and all are wel-
come.

Sabbath League to Hear
Rabbi Hershberg Jan. 4

Rabbi Abraham M. Hershberg
of Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin
will address the 12th St. Branch
of League for Sabbath Observ-
ance on Tuesday, at Beth Tefilo
Emanuel Synagogue. Plans will
be discussed for a. new member-
ship drive. Refreshments will be
served. Mrs. Isidore Levin, chair-
man, TY. 5-5304, may be called
for further information.

CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late Minnie
Reitman wish to thank their
numerous friends- and relatives
for their kind expressions of sym-
pathy during their recent be-
reavement.

Anti - Semitic Propaganda
Cited in Appeal by DAIA;
Press Held Responsible

NEW YORK, (JTA)—A pro-
test against the anti-Jewish cam-
paign being carried on in Argen-
tina by newspapers which are
among the staunchest supporters
of the regime of Gen. Ramirez,
was presented last week to the
Argentine Minister of Interior
Alberto Gilbert by the DAIA, the
central J e wish representative
body in Buenos Aires, the New
York Times reports.
Signed by Dr. Moises Goldman,
president of the DAIA, and by
Dr. David Tabakman, secretary,
the protest cited among other
anti-Semitic incidents that in the
city of Salta a Jewish theatrical
company was assailed on two
consecutive nights.

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Russian Artist to Speak
Before Israel Women

Mrs. Eugenia Smetisko, Russian
artist and world traveler, will
give an illustrated lecture on
"Russia as I Know It" at the
monthly meeting of the Sister-
hood of Temple Israel, Monday,
Jan. 10, at the Detroit Institute
of Arts. A dessert luncheon at 1
p. m. will precede the lecture.
The speaker will be introduced
by Mrs. Moritz Kahn. Mrs. Sam-.
uel B. Danto, president, invites
members and friends.
Mrs. William Gordon and Mrs.
Manfred Linnick, chairmen of
the watch drive for the Sister-
hood, urge members to bring dis-
carded watches for doctors and
nurses of Russia.
On Monday, Sisterhood mem-
bers were hostesses at the 17S0.

Page Seven

Baruch Zuckerman to Speak Jan. 9
at Gewerkshaften Campaign Rally

Baruch Zuckerman, one of the
outstanding labor Zionist lead-
ers, will be the principal speaker
at the conference of local or-
ganizations on Sunday, Jan. 9,
starting at 1:30 p. m., at which
the annual Gewerkshaften cam-
paign for the Histadruth, the
Palestine Federation of Labor,
will be opened officially.
Morris L. Schaver, chairman of
the drive for the past 14 years,
will present his annual report,

of Jewish Palestine which even
today has the largest reading
public for its size in the world.

A year ago a new affiliate of
the Histadrut, "Am Oved" (Work-
ing People) was founded. This
affiliate has published and sold
over 140,000 copies of books in
this first year of its existence. It
has published three distinct se-
ries of books. The most popular
is the one devoted to the wartime
sufferings of the Jewish people
which is called "Min Hammoked"
(Out of the Flames). In this se-
ries are such books as: "Twelve
Refugees" by Bracha Habas,
which tells the story of a for-
tunate few who managed to es-
cape from the slaughter-houses
of Europe and to reach Palestine.

Another, "The Voice of Your
Brother's Blood," gives eye-wit-
ness accounts of the horrors of
the Nazi ghettos. A third, "To my
Son," by Elisha Rodin, contains
poems written in memory of the
author's son who fell on the Rus-
sian front. These poems, it is in-
teresting to note, were written in
Hebrew, in Russia, and special
permission was given by the So-
viet military authorities for their
dispatch to Palestine.

BARUCH ZUCKERMAN

and plans for the drive will be
outlined by A. H. Kushinsky,
campaign director.
It is announced that an out-
standing musical program will be
presented at this rally.
Utilizing the occasion to or-
ganize c ommunity sentiment
against the White Paper and in
favor of the Jewish Common-
wealth in Palestine, important
facts will be presented at this
time regarding the current drive
in behalf of a Jewish Palestine.
Local organizations are called
upon to send delegates to this
rally and to mobilize their mem-
berships for the campaign.

Most Important Publisher
The Histadrut in the past year
has carried through an extensive
and varied program of publica-
tion, states the Labor Palestine
Information Bur eau, affiliated
with the National Labor Commit-
tee for Palestine. This program
was launched to meet the grow-
ing cultural needs and interests

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JEWISH COMMONWEALTH IN PALESTINE

Conference and Mass Meeting Marking Opening o

Annual Gewerkshaften Campaign

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1:30 P. M.

AT CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

CHICAGO and LAWTON

Guest Speaker:

BARUCH' ZUCKERMAN

Eminent Labor Zionist Leader

Other Speakers

Admission Free

Musical Program

No Solicitation of Funds

SCHOLOM ALEICHEM FOLK'S INSTITUTE

ALL DETROIT JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS

I 3th Annual Donor Luncheon

SHOULD SEND THEIR DELEGATES

Saul Meisels
Concert and Radio Artist

Kadia. Molofowsky
Fainous Poet and Editor

Mrs. Morris Adler, Speaker

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, at 12:30—BOOK-CADILLAC HOTEL

For Reservations: Ida Komorolf, UNiversity 1-6172

. TO THIS CONFERENCE

MORRIS L. SCHAVER, Chairman

A. H. KUSHINSKY, Director

