THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

VOL. 5—NO. 23

2114 Penobscot 81(1g.

RA. 7956

of Jewish Events

Detroit 26, Michigan, August 25, 1944

34.05W14. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c

Hungary's Jews Assu red Rescue

U. S., Britain Will Arrange
For Havens For Those Able
To Reach Neutral Territory

By HERBERT J. SELIGMAN

(Chief of J.T.A. Bureau in Washington)

3 Little Refugees See First Toy

For the first time in their lives these three little girls are
shown a toy—a teddy bear—by WAC Cpl. Helen Lloyd a few
minutes after they arrived in this country to stay for the duration
of the war at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter.

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The State Departmerit issued a formal
announcement stating that the governments of the United States
and of Britain have accepted the offer made by the Hungarian
Government granting the Jews permission to emigrate from Hungary.
The announcement explained that the acceptance of this offer
does not mean that the American or the British governments con-
done in any way Hungary's action in forcing the emigration of Jews

Highlights

In This Issue

Between You & Me.... 2

Book RevieWs

Center News

Children's Corner

Classified

18, 19

15

4

23

Editorials

Feature Pages

Film Folk

A Family Going to Fort Ontario

The Rothchild family, including four-weeks-old Gratzia in
her mother's arms, as they made their way to the train. which
brought 982 refugees to the Fort Ontario camp. The National
Refugee Service, a United Jewish Appeal beneficiary, is cooperat-
ing in assisting the refugees at the Oswego, N. Y. camp,

2, 6, 9

21

Heard in Lobbies
2
Humor- Column
19
Jews in Uniform....22, 24
News Review
3, 20
Obituaries
23
Purely Commentary
2
Question Box
4
Society
12, 13, 15
Strictly Confidential.... 2
Synagogue News....10, 11
Talmudic Tales
4
Women's Clubs
12
Youth Listening Post 23

as an alternative to persecution and death. It
disclosed that arrangements will be made for the
care of such Jews leaving Hungary who reach
neutral or United Nations territory. The text of
the announcement reads:
"The International Committee of the Red Cross
has communicated to the governments of the
United Kingdom and of the United States of
America an offer of the Hungarian government
regarding the emigration and the treatment of
Jews.
"Because of the desperate plight of the Jews in
Hungary and the overwhelming humanitarian
considerations involved, the two governments are
informing the government of Hungary through
the International Committee of the Red Cross
that despite the heavy difficulties and responsi-
bilities involved, they have accepted the offer of
the HUngarian government for the release of
JeWs and will make arrangements for the care
of such Jews leaving Hungary who reach neutral
or United Nations territory, and also that they
will find temporary havens of refuge where
such people may live in safety.
"Notification of these assurances is • being given
to the governments of neutral countries who are
being requested to permit the entry of Jews who

reach their frontiers from Hungary-.

"The governments of the United Kingdom and
of the 'United States emphasize that in accepting
the offer which has been made, they do not in
any way condone the action of the Hungarian
government in forcing the emigration of Jews as
an alternative to persecution and death."

Committee on Refugees
Launches Rescue Work

Intergovernmental Committee appoints new
executive at London plenary session to pro-
ceed with plans to cooperate with other gov-
ernmental and non-governmental bodies . . .
Also directed to seek traveling permits for
stateless refugees . . . Refugees won't be
forced to return to native lands from Italy.

—Page 11

1,000 Jews Found Alive
In liberated -Kaunas

Lithuanian capital which had 30,000 Jewish
residents before the war, now in shambles
. . . Russians find evidence of Nazi torture
. . . Witness tells how Germans machine-
gunned those who attempted to flee houses
before enemy retreated.

—Page 3

Palestine Issue Aired
At Security Conference

Bnai Brith Furnishes Synagogue for Refugees

The first public function at the refugee shelter
at Fort Ontario, Oswego, N. Y. was the dedica-
tion of a synagogue, which was equipped with
two Sifre Torah, prayer books, Shofar, Ark
covering, prayer shawls, Menorah and chairs,
Left to • right: H. Kolko, Rochester, N. Y.; R.

Lurie, Bnai Brith War Service Dept.; Rabbi M.
Tzechaval, refugee rabbi of the shelter from
Belgium; J. Cohen, of upper N. Y. State Bnai
Brith; Rabbi L. Stitski of Rochester; Miss Ruth
Gruber, of the Dept. of Interior who accom-
panied the refugees; J. S. Hollander of Rochester.

Boris Smolar leal‘ns of Russia's interest in
joint trusteeship with U. S. and Britain in
Jewish Homeland . . . Allied confab in Wash-
ington to discuss Zion's future and question
of equal rights for Jews in postwar Europe
. . Anglo-American agreement believed
reached on Palestine.

—Page 8