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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 21, 1944

With Our Jewish Servicemen on All Battle Fronts

Detroiter Writes
Of JWB Seder

Cpl. Finkel Says 5 Generals
Attended; 2,000 Jewish
Soldiers Present

Cpl. Irving Finkel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. Finkel of 3325 Tyler
Ave., has written a most inter-
esting description of the Pass-
over Seder at Maun Field at
which five generals delivered
addresses.
Cpl. Finkel, who is stationed
at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, N. C.,
writes that 2,000
boys were pres-
ent at the Seder.
T w o chaplains
—one a colonel
— and the five
generals took
part. The ritual
was read by the
chaplains. Gen.
Kennidy, in
command of
Cpl. Finkel
Fort Bragg, a n d Gen. Dekert
were among those who spoke.
The• generals, Cpl. Finkel
writes, emphasized how impOr-
tant it is for Jews to celebrate
their festivals, because freedom
of speech a n d worship are
among the major causes we are
fighting for.
Cpl. Finkel praises the Jewish
Welfare Board for the splendid
manner in which it arranged the
Seder:
A graduate of Central High
School, Cpl. Finkel attended
Highland Park Junior College
before entering active service.
* * *
Pvt. Burton Hornberg, son of
Mrs. Yetta Hornberg of 2252 W.
Davison, has
been in active
service thirteen
months. He is at
present with
the Troop Car-
rier Command
of the U. S. Air
Corps, Baer
Field, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Be-
f or e entering
active service
Pvt. Hornberg
he was associa-
ted with a wholesale grocers'
firm here.
* * *
Jack Ribiat of 1616 Lee Place,
a discharged war veteran, has
been awarded the Silver Star.
He was wounded twice and de-
clined evacuation until an in-
fection forced withdrawal at New
Guinea in the Solomon Islands.
* * *
Dewey Jacobs has been pro-
moted to corporal, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs,
have been notified. Cpl. Jacobs
is stationed at Ft. Bragg, N. C.,
with the Field Artillery. His
parents reside at 2202 Elmhurst
Ave.
• * *
Lt. Harry W. Jacobs, -son of
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jacobs of
1437 W. Euclid, has been award-
ed the Air Medal and the Oak
Leaf Cluster.
* * *
Dr. Henry Siegel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Meyer Siegel of 17526
Santa Rosa, has been advanced
to the rank • of Major. He is
serving somewhere in the Mid-
dle East with the Medical Corps.

Servicemen Entertained
At Breakfast at Center

Through the courtesy of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of Korostishe-
ver Aid Society, service m e n
were provided with a breakfast
last Sunday morning at the
Jewish Community Center.
During the week of April 3,
food packages were. sent to Fort
Brady by Bnai Brith Pisgah
L o d g e. Vinnitzer Progressive
Verein a n d Detroit Ladies
Lechem Aniyim sent food pack-
ages to Fort Custer. During
the week of April 10 Bnai Brith
Pisgah Auxiliary sent a food
package to Fort Brady.
F o r information regarding
courtesies to • service men, call
Miss Fineman, MAdison 8400..

New Chapter of AZA
Honors Kisch's Name

Kisch Aleph Club of Aleph
Zadik Aleph held its first meet-
ing March 29, at the Jewish
Community Center. This newest
addition to A.Z.A. selected its
name as a tribute to the memory
of the late Brigadier Frederick
H. Kisch, commander of the
British Eighth Army Engineers
who heroically lost his life in
the struggle for North Africa.
The Aleph Godol -is Ben Safer-
stein. Members are urged to in-
vite their friends to future
meetings.

Feed Europe Via
`Hydroponics', Is
Palestine Plan

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A pro-
posal • for feeding liberated Eu-
rope by Hydroponics — agricul-
ture without soil—will be laid
before the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Adminis-
tration in the United States by
Dr. S. E. Soskin, leading Pales-
tinian agronomist.

Dr. Soskin, • who has experi-
mented successfully with the
soil-less method, told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency he would
suggest the dispatch of a techni-
cal mission to Palestine to con-
sider the immediate introduction
of large-scale hydroponic culti-
vation here to provide foodstuffs
for Europe. This, he said, would
reduce the burden on Allied
shipping and the drain on Allied
food stocks. Five hundred tons
of chemicals shipped from the
United • States, he said, could
produce 10,000 tons of potatoes.

Hydroponics was the name
given by Professor William F.
Gericke of the University of Cal-
ifornia to the method of soil-less
growing which he developed.
Soskin said he planned to visit
Gericke and study the commer-
cial use of hydroponics in Cali-
fornia, New Mexico and other
states. Chemical solutions in
tanks replace soil beds.

"Palestine is particularly well
adapted to the chemical method
of agriculture since it has on the
average of 320 days of sunshine
yearly," he pointed out. "Food
production by this method would
be of particular advantage to
Palestine, as it requires less
water than soil farming." He ex-
pressed his belief that soil-less
agriculture could be carried on
in many areas of Palestine with
from 25 to 85 per cent less water
than -is now used. He envisioned
a time when Palestinians in
cities would be able to grow part
of their own food requirements
in tanks on their rooftops, on
balconies or in backyards,
through most of the year.

Bernstein to Conduct
Philharmonic Orchestra
For Red Mogen Dovid

Leonard Bernstein, brilliant
young conductor and composer,
will direct the Philharmonic Or-
chestra performance under the
auspices of the Red Mogen
Dovid, Palestine's First Aid
Agency, at Carnegie Hall, New
York, next Thursday evening.

'Miss Selma Kramer, distin-
guished pianist, will appear as
soloist.

Mr. Bernstein will conduct the
Philharmonic Orchestra in a ren-
dition of his famous "Jeremiah".
Symphony, which has created
such a sensation in the musical
world. In addition to the "Jere-
miah" Symphony, he will con-
duct Beethoven's Overture to
"Leonore," No. 3, and Stravin-
sky's Suite - from "The Firebird."
Miss Kramer will perform Rach-
maninoff's Concerto No. 2 in C
Minor.

Proceeds will benefit the Red
Mogen Dovid which carries on
work of a Red Cross nature in
Palestine.

Servicemen Stationed
Here Need Housing

Many servicemen and their
wives, stationed in Detroit,
are frantically searching for
housing facilities.
Detroiters who are in posi-
tion to assist these servicemen
by renting rooms or flats to
them and their families are
urged to communicate with
the Detroit Army and Navy
Committee of the Jewish Wel-
fare Board and by calling
Mrs. Fineman at the J.W.B.
office, at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center, MA. 8400.

Pvt. Joseph Bale
Wounded in Italy,
Gets Purple Heart

Pvt. Joseph L. Bale, 20-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
I. Bale of 3359 Cortland Ave.,
serving with infantry intelli-
gence in Italy, was reported
wounded in action, Feb. 22. He
was awarded
t h e Purple
Heart.

A 1942 Cen-
tral High grad-
uate, he w a s
captain of h i s
school's b a s e-
ball, basketball
and cross coun-
try teams. He
was a member
Pvt. Bale
of the 1943 Michigan State Col-
lege basketball team.
Entering services in April,
1943, he went overseas in Octo-
ber and was sent to Italy in
January.

Sgt. Siegel Meets Detroiters at Seder
Arranged by JWB at Hawaiian Post

Sgt. Julius Siegel, who is sta-
tioned in the Hawaiian Islands,
writing to his mother, Mrs. An-
nie Siegel of 2942 Clements
Ave., describes the inspiration he
derived from the Seder arranged
for Jewish 'servicemen at his
post by the Jewish Welfare
Board.
Sgt. Siegel writes that 30 offi-
cers, ranking from Lieutenants
to Colonels, attended the Pass-
over event.
"I tasted my first matzo in two
years and believe me I never
thought the day would come
when I would miss matzos so
much," he writes.
In his description of the Seder,

he states that the Jewish Chap-
lain conducted the Seder in He-
brew and English. The Jewish
Welfare Board's Hagadah was
used.

Mrs. Friedman's
2nd Son Becomes
Army Captain

Lt. Schlossberg
Missing on Raid

0. C. S .

Lt. Sulkes
who is a -gradu-
ate of Central
High School ancP
the United He-
brew Schools, is
a member of the
. Lt. Sulkes
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Lawrence H. Jones Post of Jew-
ish Veterans of the U. S.
-He served overseas in Alaska
and the Aleitian Islands, in 1942
and 1943, and is at present sta-
tioned with Headquarters First
Regiment R: T. C. at Camp Sil-
bert, Alabama.

Bullet Diverted
By Prayer Book

NEW YORK (JPS)—Pvt. Sieg-
best Oppenheimer of the U. S.
Army says that a leather-cov-
ered prayer book in his left-
hand breast pocket saved his
lift by deflecting a German bul-
let near Cassino. Oppenheimer
was 4it while on a "special mis-
sion" and has been awarded the
Purple Heart. The prayer book
was a present from his father
on the eve of his induction into
the Army. Oppenheimer came
to this country from Germany
with his family in 1939.

Cantor Triplets Become
of Age, 2 Sons Leave
For Fort Sheridan

The Cantor triplets, children
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cantor of
2233 Oakland Blvd., were sep-
arated for the first time in their
lives when Clive and Edward
left Monday for Fort Sheridan
after their induction into the
U. S. Army.
The triplets recently cele-
brated their 18th birthday. Ruth,
the third member of the set, is a
student at Wayne University.

Sgt. Siegel states that there
were about 150 enlisted men at
the Seder, some from Detroit,
former Fullerton and Elmhurst
residents with whom he discuss-
ed old times.

Lt. Marvin E. Schlossber, 23,

H. L. Friedman Is Promoted son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Schlossberg of 3242 Calvert Ave.,
on 33rd Birthday at
a Liberator pilot, is reported

Camp Maxey, Tex.

Mrs. Mollie Friedman has re-
ceived word that her son, Lt.
Harry L. Friedman, who cele-
brated his 33rd birthday this
week, has been promoted to the
rank of Captain. He is stationed
at Camp Maxey, Tex.
Prior to entering active serv-
ice in October, 1940, he was a
member of the Michigan Na-

Sulkes Commissioned
In Chemical Warfare

Lt. Emanuel Sulkes, son of Mrs.
DeRoven of 4067 Kendall Ave.,
who was commissioned in the
Chemical Warfare Service on
March. 4, visited........,.
in Detroit for
short time after
graduation from

"I . believe this was the first
time I actually prayed," he
writes. "I prayed that my moth-
er should stay in the good health
in which I left her, until I re-
turn to her. I hope my prayers
are not in vain."

Capt. Harry L. Capt. John
Freedman
Friedman

tional Guard. In 1937 he was
among those called into state
service to patrol striking plants
in Flint. •
His first assignment was in
Louisiana. Later his company
won the honor of being selected
for a war strength battalion in
the Carolina maneuvers. From
December, 1941, to December,
1942, his company traveled con-
tinuously, encamping at Boulder
City; Nev., Palo Alto, Santa
.
Clara, Monterey, Half Moon
Bay and other points in Cali-
fornia.
Attended OTS Twice
For the past two years his
company, Second Battalion, made
Regimental headquarters at Gil-
roy, Calif. Twice he attended
Officers Training School at Fort
Benning, Ga.
For nine years prior to enlist-
ment, Capt. Friedman was asso-
ciated with the Detroit Depart-
ment of Public Welfare. His
wife, the former Jean Cohen,
a n d their two children spent
much time with him in h i s
travels.
His brother, Capt. John Freed-
man, has been Chief of X-Ray
with the 79th Station Hospital
somewhere in North Africa since
April, 1943. Prior to leaving for
overseas duty, he was stationed
in Denver, Colo., teaching X-Ray
at the hospital.
Sends Cheerful Letters
His letters are cheerful and
express his faith in the triumph
of justice. In his last letter he
told of observing his father's
Yahrzeit on March 26 and of
preparations for the observance
of Passover.
Prior to entering service he
was a leading rhentgenologist,
with offices on W. Grand Blvd.
His wife, the former Geraldine
Berger of Milwaukee, resides in
Detroit with their three children.
* * *
Dr. Henry Siegel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Meyer Siegel of 17526
Santa Rosa, has been promoted
from Captain to Major. He is
serving with the Medical Corps

in the Middle East,

missing in action over Germany.
He failed to return on Feb. 24
from a raid out of England.
One of six children, he is a
Central High graduate. He at-
tended Wayne University a n d
Detroit Institute of Technology
as an aviation student. Enlisting
the day after Pearl Harbor, he
was commissioned Feb. 16, 1943,
and flew overseas in November.

WelfareBoardThanks
Hosts to Servicemen

The Jewish Welfare Board
thanks the many hosts who of-
fered hospitality to service men
and women, wives and families;
during the - past holidays. From
the many letters received from
men and women, they found
their hosts most gracious and
hospitable;
The Military in this area dis-
played a sympathetic under-
standing of the religious signifi-
cance of PaSsover and co-oper-
ated with JWB to the extent that
a few days before the Passover,
it was ascertained that many of
the men who were expected to
be present at the Sedorim had
received liberty for a period long
enough to attend the Passover at
home.
For this reason, J.W.B. was
unable to- accept, on behalf of
the service men, the hundreds of
invitations -which were extended
to them.

Collier's Features
"Jew as a Soldier"

NEW YORK (JPS)—The
Jew's global contributions to the
war effort are the subject of a
leading article in Collier's, a
weekly. Titled "The Jew As A
Soldier," the article, written by
Frank Gervasi, a foreign corres-
pondent, stresses especially Pal-
estine Jewry's war contributions
and the valor of its volunteers
with the British forces. Mention
is made of U. S. Jewish heroes
like Meyer Levin and Barney
Ross, and of Jews fighting in
Europe's underground. The wri-
ter declares that this should suf-
fice to answer the charge that
the Jew was not a fighting man.,

HI AS Seeks Freedom
For 2,000 Refugees

NEW YORK,—A new list of
names of approximately 2,000
Jewish refugees, most of whom
recently have come to Switzer-
land from Yugoslavia and the
liberated party of Italy, has been
received by the Hebrew Shel-
tering and Immigrant Aid Soci-
ety, Abraham Herman, presi-
dent said.
The list was transmitted to
N. Y. to expedite the release of
the refugees from the camps in
which they are being housed by
the -Swiss authorities pending

the receipt of "maintenance

guarantee funds."

