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THE JEWISH' NEWS
Britain as to Stamp Out
Our
Polish Army Anti-Semitism CHILDREN'S
Churchill Intervened Against the Mistreatment of Jewist
Soldiers in Polish FOrces, Eden Reveals; Transfer to
British Army Urged by Parliament Members
BY OTTO SNICK
LONDON, (JTA)—Prime Minister Churchill has discussed the
question of anti-Semitism in the Polish Army with Polish Prime
Minister Mikolajczyk,. it was revealed in the House of Commons by
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden.
The debate on the mistreatment of Jewish soldiers in the Polish
armed forces was resumed in Commons with a number of members
of Parliament demanding that the British Government act to secure
the transfer of Jewish soldiers from the Polish Army to British
units. Mr. Eden said that he is not prepared to intervene with the
Polish Government for any further transfers.
"Our ambassador to the Polish Government, acting upon my in-
structions, has brought to the attention of the Polish authorities the
report of the debate in this house which was held on April 6," Eden
said. "He impressed upon them the importance which His Majesty's
Government attaches to the Polish Government continuing to inten-
sify its efforts to eradicate manifestations of anti-Semitism in the
Polish forces in this country and that all steps are taken to ensure
that this policy be translated into appropriate action."
Meanwhile, a demand that Jews in the Polish Army be trans-
ferred to British units was presented officially to the British For-
eign Office by Prof. Selig Brodetsky, president of the Board of
Deputies of British Jews, during a conference with Parliamentary
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs George Hall.
Poles "Explain" Verdict of Court-Martial
The Polish Government issued a five-point statement "ex-
plaining" the sentences meted out to the Jewish soldiers. The
statement says that a minimum sentence of one year imprisonment
was emposed upon 10 of the 21. defendants. The others were sen-
tenced to from one to two years.
The statement reveals that the verdicts have been transmitted
to the Polish military command, which is empowered to defer the
sentences until after the war, providing the men show "good will."
The statement also discloses that the trial was ordered by the
Polish War Minister, Gen. Marjan Kukiel, after 207 Jews were
transferred from the Polish Army to the British forces. Six cases
of alleged offenses against Jewish soldiers are now being investigated
by the Polish military authorities, the statement said.
Friday, May 5, 1944
fice of War Information which
should help us in our gardening
projects:
In Ann Arbor
CORNER
Dear Boys and Girls:
Everyone is thinking in terms
of winning the war and helping
to speed the victory so that our
brothers, relatives and friends—
and in many cases fathers—
should return home real soon.
There are many ways of help-
ing win the war. We must buy
War Bonds and Stamps. We
must save scrap. We must plant
Victory Gardens.
Here is a cartoon that should
encourage you to save paper:
Punishment for Agitators Urged
. NEW YORK—A fequest "that full and immediate punishment
be meted out to anti-Semitic agitators in the Polish Army" was re-
quested by the American Jewish Committee in a communication to
Stanislaw Mikolajszyk, Prime Minister of Poland, by Judge Joseph
'Beginning now, l_deliver your paper to-d
M. Proskauer, president of the American Jewish Committee.
fond_ salvage it to-morrow I ; f`
Pointing out that "the Polish government owes a duty to itself
And here is another interest-
and humanity to put a stop to these conditions," Judge Proskauer's
letter expressed "the widespread concern and indignation felt in this ing cartoon prepared by the Of-
country of the manifestations of anti-Semitism exhibited by the
Polish Army in England.
Referring to the trial of the 30 Polish Jewish soldiers who left New Bnai Brith Women's
the Polish Army to join the British forces, Judge Proskauer said Auxiliary Gets Charter
that "these Jewish soldiers were not seeking to shirk military duty;
they were seeking to fight in the British Army."
Mrs. Jean Laufman of Chicago,
guest speaker at the installation
Denounce Polish Court-Maiital of Jewish Soldiers
WASHINGTON (JPS)—Protests over the sentencing in England luncheon of the Women's Aux-
of 30 Jewish soldiers by Polish courts-martial for deserting. the iliary of Detroit Lodge of Bnai
Polish Army because of its anti-Semitism, echoed in the 'U. S. with Brith, outlined the growth of
Congressmen and organizations demanding a repeal of the sentences. Bnai Brith and gave a resume
Rep. Samuel Dickstein of New York told the House that this of the organization's numerous
country should call on. the Polish government-in-exile to remove activities.
the generals responsible for the conviction. He said that the trial
The charter was presented to
was an anti-Semitic move by Jew-hating officers in the Polish Army.
Rep. Emanuel Celler, of New York in a letter to Jan Ciechanow- the new auxiliary by Mrs. Lauf-
. ski, Polish Ambassador in Washington, referred to the convictions man who stated that the new
and the anti-Semitism rampant in Polish forces, as a "negation of
two of the four freedoms for which we are fighting."
- Protests against the conviction of the Jewish soldiers were ad-
dressed to the Polish government-in-exile by the Representation of
Polish Jewry and the American Federation of Polish Jews.
:
Jewish Appeal
Drive Launched
The Jewish Committee which
annually sponsors the Ann Ar-
bor campaign on behalf of the
United Jewish Appeal launched
its 1944 campaign on Wednesday
evening at a public meeting at
the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion. Rabbi -Jerome D. Folkman.
of Grand Rapids was the princi-
pal speaker.
During the meeting which was
attended by Ann Arbor towns-
people and University of Michi-
gan faculty members and stu-
dents, Osias Zwerdling, general
"VLOOK, DEAR, THE JONESES ARE NEGLECTING
chairman of the campaign, an-
THEIR VICTORY GARDEN-HERE ARE THOSE'
nounced that a quota of $6,000
;PEAVINES
Speaking of conservation, you had been raised from advance
might get an even better kick gifts.
out of this one:
The quota represents an in-
crease of $1,500 over the amount
raised last year. In addition to
the beneficiaries of the United
Jewish Appeal, the Joint Distri-
bution Committee, the United
Palestine Appeal, and the Na-
tional Refugee Service, this year -
the following agencies will also
receive allocations from the
campaign: National Jewish Wel-
fare Board, Joint Defense Ap-
peal, Bnai Brith Wider Scope
and American Jewish Congress.
Rabbi Folkman's address was
preceded by a panel discussion
on the subject "That They May
Live" by four Hillel Foundation
leaders of the student division
the campaign. The panelists
,r-es4
were: Henrietta Browarsky of
'HEY POR1 ,HOW ABOUT CONSERVING
Lorain, 0., and Audrey Ruben-
THAT SHOE LEATHER!'
stein of Steubenville, 0., ' co-
chairmen; 'Stanford Wallace of
Anyway, we must all help in
Detroit, president of the Billet
every way we can, and I am sure
Foundation; and Elise Zeme of
that you will do everything
Detroit, student director,
that is necessary to conserve and
Serving as co-chairmen of the
to save and to help win the war.
A pleasant Sabbath to all of University faculty division of
the Ann Arbor UJA are Mrs.
you.
Reuben Kahn and Dr. Saul
. UNCLE DANIEL.
Cohen,
Leaders of the Townspeople's
group had set a precedent with
a charter membership of 113— division of the campaign include
the largest number of names to Samuel Bothman, chairman;
appear on a charter of the Bnai Mark Ross and Oscar Shorr, co-
chairmen.
Brith.
Dr. Jacob. Sacks of the phar-
mocology department of the
University is treasurer of the
Buy War Bonds
Ambassador Says Poles Fighting for Jews
WASHINGTON.—Jan Ciechanowski, the Polish Ambassador, in
a letter to Rep. Celler, declares that his government and people are
"decidedly not anti-Semitic," but are "actively working to' save the
Jewish people."
"Throughout our history the POlish nation invariably has shown
the highest degree of religious tolerance," the Ambassador wrote.
"The great majority of Jewish citizens who for centuries came to
settle in Poland did so mostly to escape persecution in other Euro-
pean countries. This amply proves the "irrefutable fact of Poland's
traditional religious and racial tolerance."
Rep. Celler called "untrue" a statement in the Ambassador's
letter that Polish-Jewish soldiers were \
allowed freedom to observe
their feast days. He described as "eye wash" the statement regard-
ing Poland's religious tolerance.
campaign.
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Jewish Publishers Condemn Anti-Semitism
INDIANAPOLIS. — Publishers of the English-Jewish pe,riod-
icals in America, in convention here on Sunday adopted a resolution
condemning the existence of anti-Semitism in the Polish army as a
negation of the highest principles for which the United' Nations are -
fighting.
Hadassah Juniors
To Participate in'
Program at Center
first part of the program will be
the monthly business session.
Stars of the play, under the di-
rection of Miss Lillian Greenhut,
will be the Misses Florence
Cooperman, Evelyn Rose, Eve
Goldberg, and Alyse Geer. Miss
Hilda Biederman is in charge of
arrangement of the tea table.
Attendance at the weekly cul-
tural meetings, which are con-
ducted by Miss Corinne Perlis, is
growing steadily.
The 'week of May 7 has been
proclaimed Jewish Music Week
throughout the country, and the
'singing session of May '9, held
under the direction of Julius
Chajes at the Jewish Community .
Center, will assume special sig-
nificance. Junior Hadassah girls
are among those regularly at-
tending these weekly singing Primrose Club to Hold
sessions.
Mothers-Daughters Fete
To observe Music Week, Mr.
Chajes will lecture on the his-
tory of music illustrating his talk
with records of Jewish selec-
tions. The public is invited to
attend.
The annual Mothers and
Daughters banquet of Primrose
Benevolent Club will be held at
Lachar's, 8939 12th St., Tuesday,
May 16. Mrs. Martin Cohen and
Mrs. Louis Jacobson are' in
Hadassah girls who remember charge of reservations.
the dramatic presentation of the
The organization has pledged
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turn engagement of the play, at Michigan .
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