Friday, March 10, 1944

THE 1EWISH NEWS

Page Ten

War Refugee Board Urged
To Seek Government Funds

JWV Auxiliary

President Visits

Detroit Sunday

JWV Auxiliaries Report
Red Cross Work Response

American Jewish Conference Asks WRB to Seek Govern-
Relatives of Jewish War Vets are Participating in Various
:
ment Financing in Memorandum to Board; Claims
National Leader To Attend'
Activities; Mrs. Cowan Announces Success of
Private Groups Can't Possibly Handle Burden
Commanders' Banquet,
Campaign to Enroll Volunteers
Tour Army Camps
WASHINGTON (JPS)—Government financing of the

work of the War Refugee Board was urged in a series of
proposals for the rescue of Jews and others threatened with
extermination in Nazi-dominated Europe, in a memorandum
submitted to the Board by the American Jewish Conference.
"The rescue work which should be undertaken at this

time is of such great magnitude 4\
that it cannot possibly be financed
by private philanthropic agen-
cies," the Conference said. "Pri-
vate organizations undoubtedly
will contribute to the limit of
their means, but the bulk of fi-
nancial requirements can be met
only from government sources."
Variety Club of Detroit in-
Other Proposals
Among other proposals, the stalled Alex Schreiber as presi-
Conference urged that relief be dent for 1944 at the annual in-
sent to the remaining Jews in stallation dinner on Monday at
Yugoslavia and the 20,000 Jewish the Book-Cadillac Hotel. •Other
refugees stranded and denied sus- officers are: .James Sharkey and
tenance in Shanghai. In this con-
nection the Conference called at-
tention to the fact that the Brit-
ish House of Commons had acted
to help the International Red
Cross open an office in Shanghai
to aid interned British civilians
and a number of war prisoners.
The Conference urged that -this
. office extend assistance to the
Jewish refugees in that territory.
A memoranditin containing res-
cue proposals also was submitted
to the WRB by the World Jew-
ish Congress. The Congress ad-
ministrative committee formu-
lated these proposals at session
in which leading Jewish person-
alities of 18 countries now resid-
ing in the If. S. participated.

Alex Schreiber
New President
Of Variety Club

Palestine Ruled Out .
In Debate on Refugees
LONDON, (JPS-Palcor)—Ref-
erences -to Palestine were ruled
out during a debate in the House
of Commons, which approved an
installment of $200,000 toward
the sum of $4,000,000 which Bri-
tain and the U. S. will contribute
jointly this year for the expenses
of the Inter-governmental Com-
mittee on Refugees.
Palestine was brought into the
debate by Miss Eleanor Rathbone
(Independent M. P.) who said:
"I cannot dismiss the thought
that although there may perhaps
be millions of threatened people
who are not Jews, the Jews are
the majority of those whom Hit-
ler threatened to exterminate
wholesale and against whom he is
proceeding per schedule. I cannot
forget that we have for the Jews
a home in Palestine which we
promised them as their National -
Home."
For God's sake, if we mustn't
mention Palestine let us find
some place within the British
Empire for these people."
When Lady Astor rose to give
her reasons for objecting to con-
nection of the refugee problem
with the Palestine question, Ma-
jor James Milner, (Laborite),
presiding at the debate, ruled out
all references to Palestine.

ALEX SCHREIBER

Arvid Kantor, vice-presidents;
David Newman, secretary; Ar-
thur Robinson, treasurer.

Harvey Campbell of the De-
troit Board of Commerce, was
toastmaster. Speakers included
Frank Isbey, War Bond chair-
man for Michigan; Henry Mey-
ers, president of the USO; A1?-
ner Larned, speaking for the
Infantile Paralysis Fund; Walter
Laidlow, of the War Chest;
Capt. Milton R. Wortley, of the
U. S. Navy; Warren Bow, super-
intendent of Detroit public
schools; Alfred Berris, of the
American Red Cross, and Col.
P. Arcy, commanding officer of
Romulus Air Field. Rabbi Leon-
Fram gave the benediction.

One of Detroit's champion Al-
lied Jewish Campaign workers,
Schreiber is a member of the
boards of the Jewish Welfare
Federation and the Detroit Ser-
vice Group. He belongs to the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
is president of the Fresh Air
Society and former president of
Old Newsboy's 1943 Goodfellow
Fund. He is also a member of
Bnai Brith, Moslem Temple,
Findlater Lodge, F. & A. M.;
Knollwood Country Club and
Rescue of Jews Held
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Part of Winning War
NEW YORK—Acting on the He has been in the theatrical
thesis that "the rescue of Hitler's business since 1919.
victims who are in imminent dan-
ger of death in the Nazi slaughter
houses" is:a part of the "winning
of humanity's war against the
Nazi regime," 2,500 delegates of
numerous religious, labor and
The first annual Detroit Bnai
fraternal organizations who at-
tended, the annual convention of Brith Bowling Tournament will
the H
- ebrew Sheltering and Im- be held April .16 at the Great
migrant Aid Society, .(HIAS) on Lakes Bowling Alleys, it.was an-
Sunday appealed to the govern- nounced by Sam Maz, athletic
ment of the U. S. and to the chairman.
United Nations for the speedy im-
This - tournament will be the
plementation of a "Rescue Now" first time that -three lodges —
program.
Pisgah, Louis Marshall and• De-
U. S. Attorney General Biddle troit Lodge will meet in an open
headed the list of speakers . at competition. More than 40 teams
the session.
are expected to enter the tourna-
ment. Trophies will be given to
winners.

Bnai Brith Bowling
Tournament April 16

JWB Changes Name

NEW YORK (JPS)—The name
of the Jewish Welfare Board
has been changed to the National
Jewish Welfare Board under a
special law of New York State.
The purpose of the change is to
avoid confusion between the
Board and the Jewish Welfare

Funds..

The trophies will be presented
at a banquet following the after-
noon of the bowling.
Members in charge of plans are:
Detroit Lodge, Fred Gross, Gene
Gross and Bob Hirshbein• Pis-
gah, Sam Maza, Harry Schwartz
and - Al Sklare; Louis Marshal,
Saul Herman, Max Adler, Abe
Miller and Mart Bechek.

Mrs. Jessie • C. Gneshin, na-
tional president of the Ladies'
Auxiliaries of the Jewish War
Veterans of the U. S., will visit
the auxiliaries of Detroit on
Sunday and will confer with
local leaders.
Sunday evening, Mrs. Gneshin
will be the guest at the JWV
past commanders' and past presi-
dents' banquet at the Book Cad-
illac Hotel.
A meeting of women affiliates
with the JWV on Monday will
be preceded by a tour of vet-
erans' hospitals and base camps
arranged for Mrs. Gneshin.
During World War I, Mrs.
Gneshin. served in the Navy as
Yeoman 'F' and served from 1917
to 1920 at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. She was rejected as a
WAVE recently because her
younger son is a minor.
Her h u s b a n d, Jack, was
wounded in the last war at
Meuse Argonne. He is one of
the survivors of Sergeant York's
Company.
Mrs. Gneshin has held impor-
tant offices with JWV Auxil-
iaries in the east before rising
to her present post. She is active
in many community affairs.

JWV Ladies' Bowery
Show Cheers Vets
---
Through the efforts of

the
Michigan Ladies Auxiliary of
Jewish War Veterans, the Bow-
ery show, under the leadership
of Frank Barbaro was brought
on March 2 to entertain the dis-
abled veterans at the U. S. Vet-
erans' Facility at Dearborn.
Sophie Tucker brought cheer
to the 500 veterans with her fa-
vorite songs, and she later
visited the various wards. Lou
Topps, Charlie Carlisle and
Bennie Resh were among the
other entertainers.

AWVS News- Material
To Make Hospital Pads

American Women's Voluntary
Services is in need of white
salvage material, old sheets, pil-
low cases, table cloths and other
materials to be cut up and made
up into pads for hospitals. These
materials are to be sent to 35
E. Adams Ave.
There is also need for , women
to sew these pads, by hand or
machine. The work can be done
at home. For information call
CA. 9505.

Organizations Aid
Child Rescue Fund

---
The Sholom Aleichem Parent
Group of the Child Rescue Fund
is' sponsoring a tea next Wednes-
day evening, at the Sholom Alei-
chem Folk Shule, 3754 Monterey.
Mrs. I. Finkelstein, treasurer,
and Mrs. S. Freidman, secretary
of this group, invite contributors
to attend.
The Council of the Pioneer
Women's Organization acknow-
ledges the contribution of $100
to the Child Rescue Fund by the
Turover Ladies Auxiliary, and
the contribution of $180 by the
Northern Progressive Ladies So-
ciety.
An evening of games given by
the Pioneer Women's Organiza-
tion will be held at the Bnai
Moshe on March 29, at 8 p.
Tickets may be obtained through
members or the Council Office,
9142 Linwood Ave.
A joint meeting of the PWO
was held at Workmen's Circle
Educational Center on Feb. 23,
at which reports were given on
the recent donor luncheon.

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Ben
Sedlesky wishes to than::: friends
and relatives for their many ex-
pressions of sympathy in their
recent bereavement.

An effective campaign for the Red Cross is being con-
ducted by the Ladies' Auxiliaries of the Jewish War Vet-
erans of the United States, it was announced this week by
Mrs. Ben Cowan.
Red .Cross Station 57, conducted by JWV Auxiliaries
at 11715 Dexter, is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and

7 to 10 p. in., to enlist volunteers.@

The response of the first week
was most heartening to the lead-
ers who point out that group will
be assigned to cover Area 2,
District D, botindries of which
are: Ewald Circle and Oakman
on the North; West Grand Boul-
evard on the South; Thorripson
and Woodward Avenues on the
East; Livernois Avenue on the
West. The area is divided into
zones possessing private dwell-
ings, apartment buildings, stores,
churches, theaters, etc., to prop-
erly call on every available pros-
pect or contributor.

Need Organized Groups .
Emphasis is placed on the-
special need for organizational
groups to participate in alloca-
tion and self-management of
zones.
Through national affiliation
since 1927 and continuously *dur-
ing– the. . interening years; the-
JWX Ladies' Auxiliaries—whose
membership is composed of
mothers, wives and daughters, as

well as other relatives, of Jewish
war veterans—have participated
in Red Cross activities.

The JWV Auxiliaries' Red
Cross activities, in addition to
conducting the Red Cross station
on Dexter, include the follow-
ing:

Sponsoring of a production unit
at the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.,
where articles are made for over-
seas servicemen as well as for
refugees.

Hundreds Give Blood
Thousands of surgical band-
ages and dressings have been
made at the Dexter station.

Blood Plasma has been donated
by hundreds of memberS,• some
having made numerous repeat
Contributions.

Women are furnished for de-
tail work at - Detroit headquarters
of the Red Cross. - -
Kits, made and filled by mem-
bers, have been sent for service-
men overseas.

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