THE JEWISH NEWS
A Weekly Review
VOL. 5—NO. 16
2114 Penobscot Bldg.
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of Jewish Events
Detroit 26, Michigan, July 7, 1944
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Hungary sports 450,000 Jews;
Archbishop Spellman Protes ts
Highlights In This Issue
Between You and Me
Center Activities
' Children's Corner
Editorials
Feature Pages
2,
Film Folk
Heard in Lobbies
Humor Column
Jews in 'Uniform
Local Brevities
Music
2
6
4
4
16
15
2
14
16
7
14
News Review
3
Obituaries
15
Poetry
2
Purely Commentary 2
Quotation of Week
2
Society
8, 9
Strictly Confidential.... 2
Synagogue News
13
Talmudic Tales
4
Women's Clubs
8
Louth Listening Post 15
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Jews of Rome Resume Link
With U. S. Jewry on Radio
First Jewish broadcast from liberated area ar-
ranged by American Jewish Committee and Ralph
Howard, NBC correspondent in Italian capitol . . .
To emanate • from Synagogue of Rome on July 23,
1:15 to 1:30 p. m. Detroit time.
`Wards of U. S. Jewry in British Home
These English youngsters are the "wards" of American Jewry whose funds made
,4; :le the establishment of nursing homes for children duringlitt-: 413his-- --
grilttirTarDrOTOMed at the Israel Goldstein Nursing Home. 'Dr. Goldstein, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization of America, under whose chairmanship of the Jew-
ish Section of the Interfaith Committee fbr. Aid to the Democracies seven such homes
were established, is shown holding two -youngsters. The British Ministry of Health
-administers the homes, others of which are named for President Roosevelt's mother,
Colin Kelly-Meyer Levin, Lord Balfour, Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Dr. Chaim Weiz-
mann and Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
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Dr. Silver Asks Democrats
. To Follow GOP Zion Policy
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Inclusion of pro-Commonwealth plan" in Republi-
can platform commended by Zionist leader, who
gave the invocation at national convention .
Views Gov. DeWey's stand on Palestine . . . Dr.
Wise says Mr. Roosevelt was 'unjustly accused' by
GOP . . . G. L. K.. Smith opposes nominee, 0. K's
Bricker.
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clIDC Opens. Relief Offices
For Jews in Rome, Bari.
Joint Distribution Committee preparing to ease
sufferings of Nazi victims in liberated areas, Dr.
Schwartz announces . . . 9,000 Italian Jews and
2,000 refugees . in Rome . Stettinius says British
government agrees to haven for refugees in Libya.
—Page- 5
Community Council Urges
All Jews to Vote ' July H
Food Parcels in Teheran for Refugees
At Teheran, parcels of food, medicine and clothing are being prepared for ship-
ment to refugees in Russia. A total of 300,000 packages will be shipped during 1944
to Allied, neutral and occupied territories by the Joint Distribution Committee, with
funds of the United Jewish Appeal for the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Over-
seas Needs and Palestine. The Jewish Agency for' Palestine is co-operating in this
relief program and the food and medical supplies are purchased in Palestine.
.
Ellmann advises all constituent organizations to
tell members not to believe story that Council is
opposing election of a candidate . . . Reminds De-
troiters to exercise voting rights . . . Organizations
asked to make use of Community Calendar.
—Page 10
War Chest Here Mobilizes
For 1944-45 Fund Drive
Frank D. Eaman re-elected as president and Fred
M. Butzel as vice-president . . . Butzel reappoint-
ed to admissions committee . . . R. H. MacRae,
managing director, views success of last. campaign
. . . Quota for coming drive still undetermined.
—Page 7
How Jews Kept Kashruth
While Living in Vatican
Thousands of refugees who have been assisted by the National Refugee Service
rejoiced on Independence Day over their good fortune of becoming Americans
and being able to help in speeding victory for the democracies, Among them are,
left to right: Ilsa Perlstein, a lens grinder in a war plant; Jeanne, who escaped
Refugee, now residing in Jerusalem, relates inter-
view with Pope Pius XII, who told him: 'I hope
you will always be proud to be a Jew.' . . . N. Y.
writer tells how shochtim slaughtered meat within
Vatican walls according to Jewish law.
from France, a star bond salesman; Cpl. Bernd Steinitz, a paratrooper now overseas.
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