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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 21,

1944

With Our Jewish Servicemen on All Battle Fronts
2 Groups Entertain
Jews in Uniform Mexicans Give JWB Aide Sees
Servicemen at VSO

Ensign Edelman No Prejudice in
High Citation
Armed Forces

David Gussin, Second Class
Seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Members of the Detroit League
Isadore 'Gussin,
of the National Home for Jewish
of 15867 Nor-
• Children at Deny e r and the
mandy Ave
Sisterhood of Temple. Israel re-
was home on
Praised for Efficiency in In Official Back in U. S. After
cently served as hostesses at the
furlough last
and Cooperation
Downtown U S 0. Sandwiches
Conferring With Halsey,
week. • He had
Home on furlough for the first
were served by both groups.
with Mexican Crew
his training at
MacArthur in Pacific
-
-- Detroit 'League members who
Camp . Bennion, time since last June, S/Sgt.
served as hostesses were: Mes-
Louis
Kaminsky
of
1676
Glad-
Farragut, Idaho.
Ensign Joseph Edelman, son of
NEW YORK, (JTA)—N6 racial
dames Saul Davidson, Harr y
A • graduate of stone,. hero of 72 flying missions Mr. and Mrs. Sol B. Edelman of .
prejudice exists in the U. S. arm-
Cogga n, Irwin Cohn, Harry
Central High againSt the Japs in the South- 2250 LaSalle Gardens South, re-
cohen, Monte Weston, Lester
cently received a citation from ed forces, it was reported here
School, class of
Lapides, Saul Levu, Sam Gordon; June 1-943, he enlisted in the west Pacific, is to attend an avi- Lt. Pablo Davila Rascon, Mexi- by Moritz M. Gottlieb of Allen-
Joseph N. Prentis, Louis Tabash- Navy before his 18th birthday in ation cadet training school.
can Liaison Officer.
town, Pa. who has just returned
nik, Alfred K of fin a n, • David August. He received his Jewish
S/Sgt. Kaminsky, holder of the
Ensign Edelman, who is an in- from a three and one-half month
Ebener, Charles Goldstein a n d training as a student in the
Distinguished structor in sub-chasing at Miami
Al Clinton.
Flying Cross, Beach, Fla., is commended for tour of the Pacific battlefrant
United Hebrew Schools.
made on behalf of the National
Air Medal, Oak
Temple Israel hostesses were:
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Leaf Cluster
Jewish Welfare . Board. He con-
Mesdames Harry C. Singer,
Arthur Howard, who is now
and the Purple
chairman, Bernard Br e s s l e r, serving as law clerk to Major
ferred with Gen. MacArthur,
Heart, .returned
Meyer Bernstein, Sam G o r
Admiral Halsey, and Lieutenant
James Speyer, somewhere in In-
home last week
Charles Friedenberg, Nathan dia; has been promoted to War-
General Richardson, and other
after
a
of
Blatnikoff, Yetta Her; D. Hay- rant Officer. He formerly held
commanding officers in the
500
hours
of
man, D. Spiwak, Joe Levinson, the ranks of Corporal and Pri-
Southwest
Pacific. He travelled
combat flying
Adolph Kositchek, Harry Gitlin, vate First Class. His wife,
32,000 miles, visiting scores of
as a waist gun-
Harry Kay, Nathan Mandeberg, Margo, and 13-month-old daugh-
bases and talking to thousands
ner. He has
Saul Benyas, M. Lebow, Harold ter, Michele, reside on Chicago
of men.
participated
i
n
Bergman, Max Fineman, Joseph Blvd. He is the son of Mr. and
5 "=* three major en-
"Our soldiers," Mr. Gottlieb
Falk, Maxwell Emmer, Abraham Mrs. Juluis Howard of Burlin-
Pvt. Kaminsky gagements over Ensign Edelman Cadet Edelman said, "have stopped thinking of
Player.
game Ave.
Guadalcanal, Munda and Boug-
their companions as white or
his efficiency in instruction and
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All contributions made to the
anville.. • -
black, Christian or .Jew, Irish or
his
cooperation
which
"exempli-
USO Honor Fund are used for
Italian. This is one of the great-
Pvt. Milton R. Cohen, son of
When
he
was
home
last
June
fies
the
best
tradition
of
the
U.
S.
food packages sent weekly to Mr. 'and Mrs. Morris Cohen of
est benefits that America will
Fort Custer and Fort 'Brady 1462 Taylor .Ave., is stationed in the 26-year-old hero had been Navy." The citation further receive from this war. Our men
states:
through
64
bombing
missions.
and for hospitality nights for the Army Spec-
are. not' fighting for the territory
Outside of being hit by shrapnel
"In behalf of the Secretary of
service men at Great Lakes Club ialized Training
while on' a mission, Sgt. Kamin- the Mexican Navy, General de in New Guinea. They are fight-
a,n d the Jewish Community Program at
sky's most uncomfortable ex- Division Heriberto Jara and ing for a continuation of the kind
Center. .
Hope College,
perience was the time when he ComOdoro Mario Rodriguez Mal- of life they have-learned in the
For information regarding the Holland, M i c h.
spent 20 hours in a foxhole when pica, Director General, I wish to fellowship and danger of jungle
war.
activities of , the Jewish Welfare A graduated - of
the Japs - bombed .Henderson express my appreciation for your
Bbard's USO hospitality com- Northern High
Field.
"In the Smith Pacific area, I
splendid
cooperation
while
the
mittee, call Mrs. A. H. Brodie, he com pleted
Mexican crew was at the Sub- visited New Caledonia, New
He
is
officially
credited
with
two
years
at
TO. 8-8180.
marine Chaser Training Center HebrideS, the Fijis and the re- -
shooting down six Jap planes.
Wayne tYnieversi-
conquered SolOmOn Islands,
for
instruction."
tq, where he ma-
He is a graduate of Northern
eluding the front- lines on Bou-
These
Commendations
were
de
,
jored in engin-
High and a member of the Jew-
gainville. I was deeply impress-
livered
with
the
congratulations
eering and was
ish Center. He entered the ser-
of E. F. IVIoDaniel, Ensign Edel- ed by the' determination of Chris-
a member o fPvt. M. R. Cohen vice May 5, 1942.
tian chaplains to minister to the
man's
commanding officer.
Gamma Kappa Chi Fraternity.
needs of Jewish servicemen."
He received his basic training
Ensign Edelman was graduated
with a tank destroyer battalion
from the University 'of Michigan
at Camp Hood, Tex. He is 20
College of Law in 1939. He en-
JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor) — years old and was formerly a
listed in the Navy two years ago.
Rabbi Barnett Brickner of member of the Meteors Club and
(Based on Information Compiled by
His brother, Cadet DaVid Edel- National
Jewish' Welfare Board).
Cleveland,. Administrative Chair- the Jewish Center, where he
man,
is
stationed
at
Illinois
Col-
Man of the Committee on Army served as junior Scoutmaster of
Rabbi Max Felshin, who was
By BEN SAMUEL
lege,
Jacksonville,
Ill.,
and
is
and Navy Religious Activities of Troop 179.
commissioned first lieutenant and
(Copyright, 1944, J.T.A., Inc.)
the Jewish Welfare Board of the
Chaplain in the U. S. Army in studying engineering. He attend-
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ed Highland Park College for one
U. S. arrived here on his tour
the last World War, has been ap-
Richard B. Kramer, prominent pointed National Chaplain of the year before his enlistment more
Two Yiddish theaters in Lon-
of the war fronts.
than a year ago at the age of 18. don presented the opening, on
Detroiter, was advanced to the
Accompanied by his aide, U. S. rank of captain, his mother, Mrs.
He also studied in the United Christmas night, of a play called
Army Chaplain Aryeli Lev, he
Hebrew Schools and the Shaarey "King of Lampedusa," based on
M. Kramer, of
Visited the Jewish Agency of-
Zedek school.
2930* Calvert
the adventure of RAF Pilo _ t Sid-.
fices and met with David Ben
Ave.; h a s been
ney Cohen.
Gurion, who recently resigned
informed.
Cohen, you will recall, thrilled
as chairman of the Jewish
_ Capt. Kramer
the world last June when the
Agency . Executive, and • Moshe
is • intelligence
Italian Island of Lampedusa
Shertok, political chief of the
officer of Hdqts.
surrendered to him after he had
Jewish Agency:
Co., 365th Fight-
Made a f6rced landing there.
er
Group,
a
n
d
Rabbi Brickner attended the
He was nicknamed "King . Of
is stationed at
Session of the. Smaller Actions
Lampedusa" by members of .his
Army. Air Base,
LONDON, (JTA)—In prepara- Middle East unit and that'S
Committee.
Richmond, Va.
tion to their numbers in the pop-. how the play got its - title. It
He was received by the High
Formerly a s-
:ulation, more Jews are serving was written entirely in Yiddish
.Commissioner, Sir Harold Mac- sociated with the Jewish Com-
in the British armed forces than by -J: Charndof, London cor-
rn ichael.
munity
Centers
of
Detroit
and
'^ow-
men of any other religious faith, respondent of New York's Jew 7
Minneapolis, Capt. Kramer *was
it was staged' here recently by ish Morning Journal.
CAIRO, (JTA)---Rabbi Barnett at one time active in Avukah
Lord Strabolgi, Laborite peer,
New York performances pro-
i3rickner, who is making a world- and other . youth movements..
addressing a ball *at Grosvenor bably will be given some time
Wisle visit to Jewish soldiers, • re-
His - father, the late M. Kramer,
House for* Jewish servicemen this winter. -
ports that there is practically who died last.•April, was secre-L
and women of the British and
no -anti..7jewish . feeling among tary of the Detroit central corn-
Allied forces. Were this and sim- FOXHOLE : PILLOW
American troops overseas. At a mittee . . of the • Jewish National
ilar, facts given proper publicity,
AMong unique Hanukah gifts
press -conference here, • he said Workers'' Alliance...
- RABBI MAX FELSHIN
they would put a stop to the this season was th.e present
-for-
that he Chad noted a marked
growth
of
anti-Semitism,
he
said.
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Jewish War Vets of the USO, he
warded from New- York to Pri-
revival of religious interest
The
contribution
of
Jewish
Pfc. Robert A. Krause, son of was notified by National Com-
vate Max Eissen, "somewhere in
among American troops. In many
communities to the Allied war England." It was a "foxhole pil 7
mander Archie Greenberg.
sectors, Jewish chaplains are Mr. and Mrs. Julius B. Krause,
effort, . Lord Strabolgi continued low" — horseshoe shaped for
A graduate of Columbia Uni-
"circuit riding," he said, travel of Steele Ave., was graduated
from the radio school of the versity; he was ordained in 1918, sarcastically, "is the best kept comfo'rt and luck. The donor
ing constantly to minister to the
Army Air Forces Technical when he volunteered for service secret of the war."
was Jane Froman, Broadway
needs of small groups of Jewish
Training School at Scott Field, with the Army. He was gradu-
singer, who wrote a special
soldiers.
Illinois. Durin g his intensive ated from the Army Chaplains Fortress Pilot Paints
message on the pillow before
Rabbi Brickner was critical of training period, Pfc. Krause re- Candidate School at Camp Zach-
it to Private Eissen, one
Mogen David on Bombs sending
the nature of entertainment pro- ceived instruction in radio opera- ary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., and
of her profoundest admirers.
vided troop's, saying that they tion and mechanics and is now served with the AEF in France, Dropped on the Nazis
did not want sex stuff, but high- qualified for duty • as a member being attached to the 81st Divi-
Jewish Woman Champ
Oass entertainment.
NEW YORK (JPS)—Lt. Milton
of a fighting bomber crew. .
sion.
Green, 27, of Denver, a Flying Sweater Knitter In U. S.
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Rabbi Felshin is now Rabbi of Fortress pilot who holds six dec-
Mr. and Mrs. S. Kutnick of
Jewish Soldier Prints
DOTHAN, -Alabama, (1TA)—
the Radio City Synagogue of orations, has disclosed that one
Dexter Boulevard have received
New York. He is President of of the important preparations he Mrs. S. E. Bloom of Eufaula,
Paper on Bougainville
word of the promotion of their
the Beth Din of America, (Tri- made before every operational Ala., has knitted more sweaters
son, Jack D. Kutnick, from First
bunal of American Rabbinate). flight was to chalk the Mogen for the Red CroS than any other
WASHINGTON (JPS) — Staff Lieutenant to Captain in the
David on every bomb his plane woman in the U. S. During the
Sgt. Marvin Cohen, a former Dental Corps.
last war she proved her knitting
was to carry.
King Knights Simon,
* * *
student of the University of Cali-
Having completed 25 success- prowness by delivering more
fornia, is editor of the Torokina
Dr. Abraham M. Bookstein of London Postal Official
ful bombing missions over vital socks than any other woman in
Times, the only newspaper on 1475 Colton Ave., serving in the
Nazi targets, Lt. Green is now a the country. Within the last year,
Bougainville Island in the South- Medical Corps, has been pro-
London (JPS-Palcor) — H
west Pacific, it was announced moted from First Lieutenant to Majesty's New Year's Honor§ pilot instructiir at the Pocatella she knitted 190 sweaters, and she
Air Base in Idaho, it is reported expects to pass the 200 mark in
here by the public relations of- Captain.
List includes the name of the by the Jewish Welfare Board's a few weeks. Mrs. Bloom, be-
• * *
fice of the War Department. The
veteran of the Hebrew language Bureau of War Records.
sides managing her home, runs
newspaper, condensed from re-
Dr. Adolf W. Lowenstine of renascance movement in Britain,
Lt. Green holds the Disting- a flower shop. She is chairman
ports received by Signal Corps 3283 Lawrence Ave., who is serv- Leon Simon, upon whom was
uished Service Cross, the Dis- of the Soldier's Recreation- Cent-
units at the island station, is ing in the Medical Corps, has conferred a Knights Bachelor. He
read by all the members of the been promoted from First Lieu- is director of the Post Ofice Sav- tinguished Flying Cross, the Air er of Eufaula and chairman of
Medal and three Oak Leaf Clus- the Red Cross .Canteen unit. Her
Military personnel.
tenant to Captain.
ings Department in London.
ters.
only son is in 'the South Pacific.

Sgt. Kaminsky
Returns as Hero,
Downed 6 Zeros

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Rabbi - Brickner Visits
Jewish Troops IA
Palestine. With Aide

Rabbi Felshin New
Chaplain of JVW

"King of Lam pedusa' ,

Proportion of Jews
In British Forces

High, Peer Reveals

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