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THE :JEWISH NEWS

USO Photographic Services
Given Standard Club's Help

Michigan JWB's Role in the War Effort

s4ore Than 23,000 Servicemen's Photographs Taken by
Affiliated USO Agency Under Leadership of
Isadore'Arnold Berger

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Left to Right: EDWARD A. ATLAS, BASS SRERE, MARJORIE
ARONSSON AND MAURICE A . ARONSSON.

Friday, May 26, 'MU

Jewish Welfare Boards in States in the 6th Service
Command Hear Butzel and Rubiner Describe Local
Activities on Behalf of Servicemen

By PHILIP RABIN

Director of Jewish Welfare Board for Detroit Area

The conference of the Sixth Service Command
Army and Navy Committees of the National Jew-
ish Welfare Board, comprising the states of
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, held at the
Standard Club, Chicago, on Sunday, May 14,
provided an excellent opportunity for an evalua-
tion of our activities in behalf of the Jewish men
and women in service.
Held under the chairman of Charles Aaron,
the conference heard reports from men and
women leaders, and the outline of activities in
Michigan, given by our state chairman, Fred M.
Butzel, and by Samuel H. Rubiner, our Detroit
chairman, was typical of the entire Sixth Service
Command efforts, through the JWB committees
and in cooperation with the USO.
In the course of his remarks, Mr. Butzel re-
ported as follows:
"In Michigan I think we can assume that the
predominance of the metroppolis of Detroit is so
very great that all social work in all fields is more
or less overshadowed by the colossus of Detroit.
"It is peculiarly true that our largest conben-
trations of soldiers happen to be near relatively
small cities.
"The most interesting place we have to deal
with is Sault Ste. Marie. As you know, the Major
General in command of the Northern Peninsula
was a very well known gentleman by the name of
Samuel T. Lawton, and when I had the pleasure of
visiting up there, I found that he was undoubtedly
the most popular man who had ever been in . the
Northern Peninsula. He had the good will cf
everybody and it was the instinctive reaction to a
fine gentleman. In spite of the fact that we had
only six Jewish families at Sault Ste. Marie, the
chairman, Max4Parish, did a good job.

thing like 25 cantonments. The Detroit Army and
Navy Committee has been privileged to absorb!
all of the assignments and tasks which would
otherwise have fallen to the lot of the particular
communities. That task has been comparatively
simple for Detroit because the community is !
solidly behind us.
"In the Jewish community of Detroit 125 or-
ganizations responded generously to our call for:
service in this field. ' In the spiritual, cultural,;
religious and general welfare fields, these or-
ganizations . channeled their efforts through our
committee and unified their activities in a maga ;
nificent contribution to the morale of our uni-1
formed men.

Arrange Holy Day Events

"These organizations made it possible. for OUT
boys in service properly to observe Passover and
the High Holidays. They arranged Purim and
Hanukahcelebrations in various contonments,
planned Fri
day night events and home hospitality',
for many occasions.
"Wherever possible and whenever possible,.
lay leaders from Detroit participated in services.
on Friday nights at Selfridge Field and I could!
almost say that those services produced out of the
civilian population as many chazonim and as.many.
rabbonirn, and in some instances rriashgichim, as1
the Talmud Torahs, and the influence has cer-
tainly been widespread. As a matter of facts, our
lawyers became rabbis and our businessmen be-,
came cantors.
"All the rabbis that belong' to the leading
congregations and temples in Michigan are part of
a state religious activities committee, and I would)
like to call that committee the Mobile Religious:
Unit.
"I would like to talk about the owner of one
of our large Detroit hotels who, at the peak of the
hotel season, provided rooms and board for 250
Jewish men in service; about the Jewish Com-
munity Center which offers all its facilities for the
recreation and welfare of our boys; about our par-
ticipation in the USO where all local activities.
have given us training for broader responsibility
on the overall picture. • •
"I would like to talk about the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation of Detroit which has been gen-
erous with its financial, assistance to take care of
needs of a specifically Jewish character, as well:
as to maintain our War Records Bureau. All
citations and all awards and casualties are au-
thenticated by field 'workers or agencies connect-
ed with the Federation."

Photographic War Services , and Miss Marjorie Aronsson
Inc., affiliated with the Unite d daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mau-
Service Organizations (USO) , rice Aronsson, after they had
whose international headquar - sorted a large stack of letters
ters, under the presidency of Isa - expressing appreciation for the
dore Arnold Berger, are in De - work of Standard Club and Met-
troll, has become one of the mos t ropolitan Golf Association.
effective agencies in strengthen
Recently, through the efforts
the morale of our men and of these two organizations, the
women in uniform.
sum of $843 was raised for Pho-
Recognizing that there is a tographic War Services through
place for the amateur photogra - an auction. The project had the
pher in the. war effort, Photo - assistance of Leonard Simons
graphic War Services- was or - and Lawrence Michelson of the
ganized to take pictures of serv- Simons-Michelson Co.
Program of Entertainment
ice men and women. These pho-
Volunteers Invited
"Next in size, coming in the opposite direc-
tographs are sent home to rela-
Servicemen's photographs are tion, is a rather large concentration of Jewish
tives. Publicity and policy shots taken on Saturday afternoons at soldiers that we had at Selfridge Flying Field at
are also taken, and a real service the USO, Cass and Lafayette. Mt. Clemens. Under the chairmanship of Barnet
has been rendered by this USO Amateur or professional photog- Malkin, a splendid program of entertainment was
agency.
worked out, consisting largely of private parties
raphers who are interested in among
,families.
Took 23,000 Photographs
assisting this project are asked
"The big concentration of soldiers in Michi-
On Camera Club night at the to communicate with Mr. Berger
gan is at Fort Custer, lying half way between
USO, as many shots as possible at CH. 8030 or by seeing Mr. Battle
Creek and Kalamazoo, with the concen-
are taken, and an efficiently- Berger at the USO on Saturday trated efforts being centered in Battle Creek
functioning organization has de- or Sunday afternoons.
proper. The Battle Creek community is a very
veloped. To its credit now is the
Mr. Berger this week stated small one, even for the size of Battle Creek, and
record of more than 23,000 serv- that the plan is now being spon- I think the coming of the soldiers vitalized it
icemen's photographs which have sored by the American Legion enormously?!
As chairman of the Detroit Army and Navy
been mailed to all the sections of whose national headquarters is
Committee, Mr. Rubiner presented the following
the globe.
assisting in obtaining necessary report:
Chaplain's Inspiring Address
• So devoted are members of
film for distribution among pho-
"I bring you the greetings of many of my as-
Out of the discussions, in which spokesmen
this service to the cause for tographic groups throughout the
sociates who found it impossible to be here today.
for many communities participated; came clari-
which they organized that they world that are interested in set- Mrs.• Samuel Glogower, vice-chairman of our com-
fication. of the entire JWB program.
had at first financed the project ting up projects similar to De- mittee, was called to the sessions in New York.
Most inspiring was the 'report submitted by .
themselves. But its expansion
Henry Meyers, whom I succeeded as chairman, is
Major Aryeh Lev, who is attached to the Chap-
in. Washington.
has necessitated the enlisting of
lains' office of the U. S. Army. Chaplain-Lev told.
- Berger's Associates
the help of public spirited indi-
of his impressions he gathered in the course of
Among Mr. Berger's active as-
Service
25
Cantonments
his travels in - South and Central Atnerica, in the
viduals and organizations who sociates are Arthur J. Hass, A. C.
•
"I
imagine
that
if
all
the
reports
of
all the
Caribbean, in. Africa, in Palestine, Italy and Eng-
have s made gifts to USO ear-
Perlman, William Cohen, Irving chairmen. of various Army and Navy Committees
marked for the photographic Lieberman, head of Sam's Cut were properly matched they would reflect parallel land. He told of the servicemen's partiCipation in
religious services and of their devotion to the
service.
Rate camera department, and operations and proportionately uniform results.
cause of democracy for which they are fighting.
Helped by Standard Club
The thousands of men in uniform who have been
others.
He spoke of the tireless work of the Army Chap-
our
guests
from
time
to
time,
the
hundreds
and
Standard Club of Detroit, un-
Praising the efforts of Detroit
lains and of the cooperation of all faiths in im-
der the presidency of Maurice A. Jews in behalf of USO projects, thousands of community-minded people who
proving interfaith activities.
Aronsson, has rendered an espe- including the canteen service shared hospitality with these guests, the number
The hospitality of Jewish communities
of
sandwiches
that
have
been
served
through
the
cially good service to this proj- which has enlisted the aid of
throughout the world and the work of the Red
canteens, .the number of food packages that have
ect.
Cross were highly commended in Chaplain Lev's
dozens of organizations and hun- been sent to various camps, the number of girls
inspiring address.
Among those who have de- dreds of individuals, Mr. Berger that have acted as hostesses and the number of
We met to give .and to hear reports. We left
voted their energies to this cause
homes that have provided home hospitality—all of
that conference inspired to do even better work
is Edward A. Atlas through urges hobbyists to assist in ef- these details and all of these activities would prob-
forts behalf of servicemen. He
with our servicemen in the months to come. The
whose efforts members of the stated:
ably total up into one story which is so well
interest we all have in efforts to strengthen the
known to all of us that I shall not impose on your
Metropolitan Golf Association of
morale
of men and - women in service will serve
"Every hobbyist can somehow
Detroit, comprised of most of the find some use for his hobby in patience with a recital of statistical information.
us well in advancing the programs of the' Jewish
"In the state of Michigan we service some- W elfare Board and the USO.
public golf courses in this vicin- the war "Mort. For example, a
ity, have made liberal contribu- lady, whose hobby is chess-play-
tions to the photographic work ing, comes down every Sunday
f 2 Brothers in Service
T-Sgt. Canner Home
of USO.
at the USO and sits in a corner
Meet After 18 Months
Many hundreds of letters have and plays chess with those serv-
During Birth of Son
been received by Mr. Atlas and icemen who might be interested.
Cpl. Sol and Pvt. Alfred Lan-
Mr. Aronsson from all parts of There might be some good
Tech. Sgt. Bernard V.. Canner,
dau, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Sam- son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ca
the world, expressing parents' checker-players in town who
_nL
uel Landau of Webb Ave., both
and other kinsmen's thanks for might do the same by spending
ner of 12152 N.
photographs of servicemen sent a few hours of their spare time Detroiter Is Intelligence of the U. S. Army, had the thrill
Martindale, was-
to them by Photographic War playing with a serviceman who
of a reunion after 18 months of
home on fur-
Officer With P-47 Unit
separation.
Services through the courtesy of has a special interest in that
lough last week
Standard Club and Metropolitan hobby.
Based in England
Sol is in the Air Corps and
and visited with
Golf Association.
is stationed at Kelly Field, San
"Also, the Detroit Stamp Club
his wife, t h e
Get Stocks of Letters
Word,. was received this week Antonio, Tex. Alfred was en-
conducted an auction among its
former Lillian
The photograph above shows members. The proceeds, in ex- from the Ninth Air Force Thun- route to Camp Reynolds, Pa.,
Trite. He w a s
Mr. Atlas and Mr. Aronsson and cess of $800, went to our photo-
after completing six months of
here at the time
the Misses Babs Srere, daughter graphic service. The president of derbold Base in England by Mrs. Signal Corps training at Fort
of the birth of
Mildred
Kramer
of
2930
Calvert
of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Srere, that group is Allan Lichtig."
Monmouth, N. J.
.
4:1; their son, Ron-
Ave. that her
The meeting of the two broth-
T/Sgt. Canner ald Berry, o n
son, Richard B.
ers was highlighted by the _an- May 6. The Canners were mar-
Kramer, has
nouncement of the engagement ried in July, 1940, a year preced-
been promoted
of their sister, Jean, to Irving ing T/Sgt. Canner's entrance into
from first lieu-
Rosen.
service.
tenant to cap-
tain.
A graduate of Central High
Community Center staff in De- School, T/Sgt. Canner, who is
Capt. Kramer
troit.
is intelligence
26, is stationed at Camp Maxey,
officer with a
After attending Central high Texas.
school, Captain Kramer entered
P-47 Thunder-
Wayne university and was grad-
bolt Fighter Capt. Kramer
group commanded by Col. Lance uated in 1938 with an AB de- Lt. Sidder Promoted
Call of Houston, Tex., 'veteran gree. He then entered post grad- By Army in N. Africa
uate work . at Wayne, pursuing a
pilot.
social. work course and was
Richard Sidder, son of Mr. and
Capt. Kramer, son of the late
awarded his MWS degree in
Morris Kramer, prominent labor 1940. He became associated with Mrs. D. M. Sidder of 3010 Chi-
Zionist and secretary of the the Kirshbaum Community Cen- cago Blvd., was promoted to
Council , of Jewish National ter, Indianapolis, as assistant di- First Lieutenant on May
6. He
Workers' Alliance chapters in rector and director of activities.
09LC
3Iuuacl
is
stationed
with
the
Air
Trans-
Detroit at the time of his death He entered the service in Feb-
a year ago, was a social worker ruary, 1942, and was commis- port Command. in North Africa
0111d 3 Z
in Indianapolis at the time of sioned a second lieutenant in and hags the position of Staff
his enlistment and was at one September of the same year. He Judge Advocate. He has been
aovzsod 's
time associated with the Jewish went overseas late last year.
overseas for 19 months.

Kramer Elevated
To Captaincy in
Ninth Air Force