Friday, August fr, 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS False Nazi Promises Lure Dr. S. S. Wise Hungarian Jews to Death Denies Attack Mass Deportations Continuing Despite the Government's Suspension of Order, Polish Underground Aide Reports; Deportations Carried on at Night By OTTO SCHICK (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondent) 1 LONDON (JTA)—Hungarian Jews still are being lured to extermination camps in the Nazi-held part of Poland under various pretexts, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency was informed here by an emissary of the Polish underground who left occupied Poland only a week ago. "Despite the impression that the Hungarian government 6 is trying to spread abroad, that the m a ss-deportations of Jews On Protestant Congress Head Challenges Jewish Committee; Says Statement Misquoted 4 • Page Nir,,a Rabbi Kasle Gets Southern Post Detroiter Will Replace Famous Rabbi J. Raisin Former Hillel Leader and Athletic Star at Michigan: Selected as Spiritual Leader of 194-Year-Old Synagogue in Charleston, S. Carolina Rabbi Leonard S. Kasle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle of Detroit, has accepted the call to become the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Elohim of Charleston, S. C. He will assume his new rabbinical post the end of this month. Rabbi Kasle will fill the post that was held for 29 years by Rabbi' Jacob Raisin, one of the leading scholars iri this Dr. Stephen S. Wise issued a public statement in which he termed the inclusion of the American Jewish Congress in the American Jewish Commit- country, author of "The Haskialah7 tee's attack against The Protest- Movement" and other important .ant a "misinterpretation of the works. Rabbi Raisin was elected in 1938. He was active in the have been . suspended, train loads statement issued by the Ameri- Rabbi Emeritus of the congrega- Junior Congregation of Shaarey of Hungarian Jews continued to Zedek and was graduated from tion. can Jewish Congress." arrive at the Oswiecim extermi- the Sharey Zedek Sunday School. Charleston's Beth Elohim was Dr. Wises statement refers to nation camp in Poland every day During his student days at the a story in the July issue of the organized in 1750 as a Sephardic du ff ing the week before I left," he University of Michigan, he, was American Jewish Committee Re- said. Wilt Seek to Locate Persons porter. under..a headline reading president of the Bnai Brith Hillel "The Jews are told that they Foundation in 1936-37 and was Who Were Displaced "Jewish Agencies Warned are being exchanged for German the Jewish representative on the Against Support of. Protestant civilians, or that they are being By the War University Student Council. In- and Textbook Commission." This taken to Switzerland, or that tereSting himself in producing they are being transported for • The establishment of the Cen- story was quoted in The Jewish plays, he was awarded the intra- internment on some island be- tral Location Index, Inc., as a News on July 28. mural "M" for services in this tween Britain and Germany for channel through which seven na- Launched Campaign field. He was reporter for the the duration. Sorrie are even tionally known organizations will The Committee's story stated Michigan Daily for two years and transported in sleeping cars in seek to locate persons displaced unequivocally that the American was the . best all-around athlete order to convince them that they by war and whose whereabouts Jewish Congress agreed "that it on the campus. He was a mem- are on their way to safety. But are unknown, was announced in is inadvisable - to foster the . ac- ber of Sigma Alpha Mu Frater- all the trains end up at the New York by Moses A. Leavitt, tivities" of • Mr. Leslie. Subse- nity. Oswiecim camp." president of the 'newly created quently,. the American Jewish As a student at the Jewish In- In view of the approach of the agency. The seven. organizations Committee launched a national stitute of Religion, he was relig- Russian armies, the mass-killing which have combined to estab- publicity c amp a i g n in the ious counselor at the Free Syn- of the Jews at Oswiecim is being lish this cooperative service are: Scripps-Howard papers and the agogue and directed committee expedited, the Polish representa= American Committee for Chris- parochial press involving the work in charge - oc-underpriv- tive said. The Gestapo • has re= American Jewish Congress in its tian Refugees, 139 Centre . St., ileged children. duced the execution time in the renewed attack against Mr. Les- . gas chambers from 30 minutes to New York; American Friends Won Many Awards lie and The Protestant. 10. Some rare pushed into crema- Service -Committee, 20 S. 12th The Institute of Religion gave St., Philadelphia; American JeW- Dr. Wise's statement challeng- .oria - while still alive. • RABBI LEONARD S. KASLE him the following awards for . Among those executed recently ish Joint Distribution Commit- ing the committee document as distinguished scholarship: Leo- tee, 270 Madison : Ave., New synagogue and . later became the pold Michaels Prize .in Hebrew, a falsification of facts, reads as were 100 English Jews who had first R e f or in congregation in Stephen Wise Fellowship - Prize, been - interned in Hungary since York; Hebrew Sheltering and follows: the outbreak of the war. Many Immigrant Aid Society, 425 Laf- "In the World-Telegram of America. Sidney Goldstein Prize in social. of them were well known in ayette St., New York; Interna- July 19, in an article captioned Quits Hillel POst service, the Louis Marshall Prize tional Migration Service, 122 E. British and Hungarian financial To assume his new Post, Rabbi in education for two successive `Repudiate Leslie Activities . . . 22nd St., New York; National Jewish Groups Oppose Maga- Kasle resigned as director of the years and the John Palmer Prize circles. Council of Jewish Women, 1819 zine," Frederick Woltman lists Hillel Foundation at the Univer- as the most meritorious student, Broadway, New York; National the American Jewish Congress sity of Virginia in Charlottes- .Demonstrations Mark Rabbi Kasle was married in Refuee Service, 139 'Centre St., among the Jewish. organizations ville, Va., a post -he has held for Deportations of Jews 1938 to the former Gertrude New York. GENEVA, (JTA)—Clashes be- which "have issued statements two and a half years. He also Klepper of New York. They have tween the Hu ngarian population Central Location Index will advising Jews not to support the resigned as rabbi of Charlottes- two children, with and the police were reported here not undertake . any personal mes- so-called Protestant Magazine ed- ville's Congregation Beth Israel. whom they are together spending the from a number of towns in Hun- sage service to persons in occu- ited by Kenneth Leslie, or its Rabbi Kasle, a Koduct of the month of August with their par- , gary as result of mass-demon- pied countries. This service . is affiliated Commission to• Elimi- Detroit p u b l i c and Hebrew ents at their farm, 2021 Scott ' strations held there - against the being given by the American Red nate Anti-Semitic Statements in schools and a graduate of • the Lake Road, Pontiac. deportations of Jews. Cross. University of Michigan, was pre-, American Textbooks." Rabbi .Kasleis, brother, Theo- The demonstrations, w h i c h . Here is an example of how Cen- vailed upon by Dr. Stephen S. dore Benjamin. Kasle, Seaman Called Misinterpretation Wise and Dr. : A: L. - Sachar to broke out in various parts of tral Location Index will work: "I desire to point out that this assume the 'directorship first class, is now serving on the Hungary in the vicinity- of Jew- John Doe seeks his brother-in- is a misinterpretation of the six months before he was or- U. S. S. Houston in the South' ish ghettos and concentration law, who, when last' heard 'from, statement issued by the Ameri- dained Rabbi by the Jewish In- Pacific. camps, are believed here to have was a resident of Naples. He can Jewish Congress which is as stitute of Religion- in New York. been inspired by important- Hun- makes his application in-'the com- BUY WAR BONDS NOW! garian personalities in Budapest. munity where he lives and is follows: Central High Graduate ":In response to inquiries con- Born in Toledo, Aug. 10, 1917, asked to give detailed informa- Deportations Continue tion about • the relative.' His ap- cerning solicitation . of support he came to Detroit as a young NONE at Night, Report plication is - forlarded to one of from Jews by The Protestant and boy with his family, attended the BERNE, (JTA)—The deporta- the member agencies which com- its Textbook Commission, the public schools here and was tion of Jews from 'Hungary is still municates with the Central Lo- American Jewish Congress wish- graduated froni Central High continuing on an unprecedented es to _state, without 'undertaking' School and the United Hebrew scale despite Regent Horthy's re- cation Index. If there is informa-1 to pass upon the merits of these Schools. He received his B.A. IP II 1Fit IV tion in the files of the Central cent promise to the • Red Cross bodies, that such support should from the University of Michigan World's Largest Seller at that no more Jews would be de- Location Index on the where- come largely from the Christian abouts of Mr. Doe's brother-in- ported, it was reliably learned law, the Index will send this data groups for whom The Protestant here this week. Letters reaching to the member agency so that and its Textbook Commission Coolest Spot in Michigan Switzerland from Hungary writ- purport to speak.' John Doe can be notified. If there ten during the last days of July "The above statement explicit- support this report, adding that is nothing in the files, Central ly declined ,to pass upon the the moving-of Jews by Hungarian Location Index will use all avail- merits of The Protestant and the officials is now being accom- able overseas facilities to try to Textbook Commission, " and ac- North Shore Drive locate Mr. Doe's brother-in-law. South— Haven, Mich. plished at night. Location service will also be cordingly does not justify the Complete Acco noda- available to relative's and friends conclusion cited by Mr. Wolt- Crisis Develops Within man's article, that the American tions for a fine Vacation abroad who give .names of per- Hungarian Government sons in this 'country whom they Jewish - Congress agrees that it of Leisure or Activity! WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The Seek. is inadvisable to foster these ac- ROOMS AVAILABLE Write for Office . of War Information •e- You need not drive tivities of Mr..Leslie." Illustrated your own auto. Our ceived a report from Switzerland Folder bus and private cars a or Phone stating that an "acute crisis" has Detroiters .Sought by available at all hours. We meet our guests developed within the pro-Nazi Relatives in Russia at nearest bus and Hungarian Government as result train depot s. Come F. SAMSON, Prop. prepared for the per- of the Jewish deportations and Messages have been received fect vacation . You specifically, the protests made South Haven, Mich. can fill every minute from relatives in Russia for the against them. of the day, or take f ollo w i n g. Detroiters whose your ease in restful Phone 379 or 443 relaxation. whereabouts are being sought: Berdichever Society Grisha Gordon. (mechanic). from sister-in-law, Celia Sarak- Will Honor Memory OUR WELL EQUIP- hovich. Make Reservations Now PED laboratory, long Of Lt. Jack Winokur - - Henry oC Genrick Makovsky For Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 training. and constant from mother, •Stanislava Makov- effort to keep abreast Berdichever Aid Society of De- skaya. of science and re- troit will pay tribute to the mem- search have enabled Jack Ogul, working at Ford's, Formerly Stein's ory of Lt. Jack Winokur, son of from brother, Rafail Abramovich' us to fill your pre- scriptions with un- Mr. and Mrs. Abe Winokur of Ogulnik, (Saul Hirsch). failing accuracy for LaSalle Blvd., at a public meet- Natural Beauty of Northern Michigan Khaim Ginzberg and Victor over 53 years. Every ing at' the Beth 'Tefilo Emanuel Shabshevich, a message from day doctors show their, 1P Synagogue,- Taylor and WoodroW Nukhim Leinovich Petrushka. • confidence in General Hospitality Wilson, next Thursday evening. Shiema, Moisha, Sarra, Khana Schettler's! . • The Only Jewish ReSort in the Pine Forests of garthern Michigan Lt. Winokur, 22, Was killed in Taralshovsky. from b r o ther • 1600-ft. Above Sea Level-Michigan's ',Healthiest • Section action in the Southwest Pacific Shloma Tarakhovsky, • • Balf-Mile Private . Bathing Beach—Tennis—Golf—Boating—Fishing on Aug. 17, 1943. AnYone knowing of 'these peo- • Private Playgrounds and Counsellor for Children Speakers at . t h e memorial nle should communicate with • Transportation b'y Michigan Central Lines or Greyhound Bus. meeting will be Rabbi Johua S. Henry Feinberg., 5737 Second Over 53 Years of Service Sperka and Samuel. Rhodes, past Ave., TR. .24080. president of the Michigan depart-. Detroit ment of Jewish War , Veterans of The legal cleaving of Joan Grosse Pointe the United 'States. Cantor Hyman Plon.(1 ; ,n's matrimonial , hark ON GRAND TRAVERSE BAY • OMENA, MICH. Schulsinger .chant the El ryl•nee - 11 s N. Veek. custoelY For Information and Reser•ations, Call U.N. 1-6172. Daily 10 to 5 Molei Racharnim. 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