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THE JEWISH NEWS

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Jewish Community Center Red Cross
Elects Broder President
Near Goal

Friday, Maich 24-, T944

Franck to Address
Akron Federation

Will Discus Fight on Anti-
Semitism Next Tuesday
Evening

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Leaders Discuss Problems Confronting Center During Drive For $4,921,000 Here
All-Day Institute; Extension Program Planned;
Within Sight, Chairman
New Members of Board.Are Elected
Herbert Trix Says

WRB Denies Report
Work Is Impeded

By Lack of Funds

NEW YORK, (JTA).—John W.
Pehle, acting executive director
of the War Refugee Board, this
week discounted reports that the
work of his agency in rescuing
people from occupied Europe was
being impeded for lack of funds.,
He emphasized that despite ex-
isting obstacles, "every day, every
hour, human lives are being
saved." -

Isaac Franck, executive direc-
tor of the Jewish Community
The last week of • the 1944 Red Council, will be the guest speak-
Cross War Fund campaign opens er at the annual meeting of the
with the goal of $4,921,000 in Jewish Social Service Federation
sight, but with plenty of hard and Jewish Welfare Fund of
Akron, 0., next Tuesday. His
work ahead to reach that goal.
subject will be "Strategy Against
Everywhere, the trend toward Hate,"' the story of how the
ceeds Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower,
Mr. Pehle's message was read
larger contributions is apparent. struggle against anti-Semitism is
who has served as president of
at the "Show of Shows," a bene-
Large corporation gifts averaged being waged in the U. S.
the Center for three years.
fit review in Madison Square
48 per cent over 1943, and- em-
Other officers elected at this
Mr. Franck, who was invited Garden arranged by the Emerg-
ploye
gifts
were
running
about
meeting are: • Mrs. Benjamin E.
to make this address at the sug- ency Committe to Save the Jew-
the same.
Jaffe and Samuel H. Rubiner,
gestion of the Council of Fed- ish People. The audience was also
"It's the Red Cross that is ask-
vice-presidents; Mrs. Charles La-
erations and Welfare Funds, will addressed. by Dean Alfange and
ing for this money," said Chair-
koff, recording secretary; Edward
discuss the present status .of Peter Bergson, leaders of 'the
man
Herbert
B.
Trix,
"and
the
Kahn, treasurer.
anti-Semitic activities in the committee, who . called , for free
people
know
that
the
Red
Cross,
New Board Members
country, and will describe the Jewish immigration to Palestine.
with this money, serves the boys
New members of t h e board
methods
used by national and
in uniform. That is why they
elected for a three-year term are
are giving more than ever be- local agencies in the fight against While in Akron he will also con-
Miss Bertha Robinson, Robert H.
anti-Semitism, and in the effort fer with local community leaders
fore."
Schwarz and Charles Wolok. The
to improve inter-group 'relations. on problems in that area.
Out where the Red Cross story
following were re-elected for a
from around the world is told
three-year term: Mrs. Abraham
by the pilots of the Ferrying_
Cooper, Mrs. Jaffe, Dr. Saul Ro-
Commandas they return from
senzweig and Leon S. Wayburn.
Africa, England, Iceland and
Honorary - directors elected for
other points around the globe—
the current year are: Chaplain
the 1944 Red Cross War Fund
Morris Adler, Fred M. Butzel,
campaign is doing very well in-
Clarence H. Enggass, Rabbi Leon
deed!
Franz, Dr. Leo M. Franklin, Dr.
Officers, enlisted men and
B. Benedict Glazer, Dr. A. M.
HYMAN C. BRODER
vilians at the Romulus Air Base
Hershman, Henry • Meyers, Her-
have raised more than $5,000, and
man M. Pekarsky, Charles Ru- gower's administration.
with competition between squad-
biner, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka,
In the course of the discussions
Abraham Srere • and Henry Wine- Mr. Jacobs reported that the Cen- rons, a big "pep party," and the
0
man.
final Victory Mass Meeting, di-
ter is planning an\ extension pro-
T h e nominating committees gram to serve the needs of sev- rectors of the Romulus Air Base
driVe expect to add to this figure.
who presented their reports in- eral neighborhoods in the city.
cluded Mrs. Lakoff, Mrs. Leonard
The Institute was conducted
Weiner, Harvey doldman, Mrs.
Readers Are Reminded
Seymour H. Frank, Joseph Rad- under the direction of Dr. Nathan
Of New Postage Rates
ner, Mrs. Joshua Sarasohn, Louis E. Cnen, head of the Jewish
Center Division of the • Jewish
LaMed and Jacob Weisman.
Welfare Board. It was empha-
Institute Committee
Readers of The Jewish News
Mr. Kahn was chairman of the sized during the discussions that
again are reminded that our
important concepts to be empha-
committee which arranged the
deadline is before 3 p. m. on
sized in the. Jewish Center pro-
Tuesdays.
Institute discussions. S'e r ving
gram are democracy and the sur-
with him were Mrs. Philip R. vival of Jewish life.
Our readers are advised to
Marcuse and Louis Tabashnik
be careful to adhere to the
"A unique contribution of the
Mrs. Glogower, in h e r annual
new increased postage rates of
report as president, described the Jewish Center is the attempt to
3 cents for local mailing going
special activities introduced at the reach these goals," Dr. Cohen
into force on Sunday. Fatlure
Center as a result of the necessi- pointed out.
to use sufficient postage may
ties created by t h e war. She
Fifteen Years of Experience
delay arrival of copy in the
pointed to the establishment of
In the discussion of the need
office of The Jewish News.
the USO lounge as a definite con- for Jewish content at the Center
tribution to the effort to provide it was indicated that a well-ad-
facilities far servicemen and told justed person must be given a
of the activities that were intro- background of his people.
In describing plans --for exten-
duced whereby the Center keeps
in touch with members who ar.e sion activities, Mr. Jacobs stated
now serving overseas.
that new plans are in line with
Greater efforts are being made experiences in the past 15 years,
The Richman Brothers policy of
along the lines of promoting posi- during which numerous neighbor-
tive Jewish thinking, Mrs. Glo- hoods were served by the Center.
keeping quality up and prices down is
Mr. Kahn presided at the In-
gower said. She expressed grati-
Winning more and more friends.
tude to the workers and the staff stitute sessions.
of the Center for their faithful-
It was announced in the course
ness,- and especially commended of the day's activities that Mrs.
And well it should- 7-for tile twin
the executive director, Herman Glogower has been named na-
enemies of high prices and low quality
tional chairman of the Jewish
Jacobs, for his untiring efforts.
are
regarded by thinking men as
Centers
Division
of
the
National
Continue Excelent Record
Mr. Broder, in a brief address Jewish Welfare Board.
more dangerous even thaq the Axis.
accepting his new office, pledged
himself to continue the excellent
And so we say—if you want to keep
record established by Mrs. Glo-

At an all-day Institute on Sunday, at the Jewish Com-
munity Center, members of the Center board, leaders in
Center activities and other community leaders participated
in an enlightening discussion of problems confronting the
Center.
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The sessions were climaxed by the election of Hyman
C. Broder as president. He suc-%

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`Clearing House'
For Servicemen at
Center USO Lounge

A "clearing house" is being in-
augurated by tie Jewish Welfare
Board's USO, at the USO Lounge
at the Jewish Center, Woodward
and Holbrook, for men and wom-
en in service who are home on
furlough.
This function is intended to
inform members of the armed
forces who of their friends and
acquaintances may also be at
home at that time.
Parents of servicemen and
women may also inform the
clearing house service of antici-
pated furloughs of their sons and
daughters in advance, so that
this information may be relayed
to others.
They are asked to call Miss
Rosyln Rice, MAdison 8400, and
inform her of their arrival.

Friendship Club Gies
$10 to Mo'os Chitim

Friendship Club of Detroit has
donated $10 to the Mo'os Chitim
Fund. Mrs. I. Siner is chairman
of the club and Mrs. Philip
Glassman is treasurer.

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