Friday,
Atiquif 25, 1944
THE JEWISH NEWS
Increased Gifts Being Given
HadassahHonorRollProjects
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Sevenfeett
Give More During 5705
Annual Campaign to Conclude With Rah of Detroit
Institute of Art on Sept. 12, With World
Famous Leader as Guest Speaker
Historic rescue efforts being in-
augurated by the democratic na-
tions of the world are serving to
stimulate- increased activities in
behalf of Detroit Hadassah's Hon-
or. Roll campaign, which will. con-
elude with . the annual event on
Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 2 p. in., in
the auditorium of the Detroit In-
stitute of Arts.
.
Mrs: Louis Glasier, president
of Detroit Hadassah, reported this
week that the several Hadassah
groups .in the community 'have
,mobilized their forces to assure
the raising of Hadassah's quota
this year.
Samuel Feldman and Mrs. Harry
Coggan. The afternoon's musical
program is being planned by Mrs.
Phillip Lipson.
A world famous Jewish leader
will address the Sept. 12 meet-
ing.
.
1,950 Jews
Get -Larger
Gifts .
Indicating that considerable in-
creases in pledges to Hadassah
are being made this year, Mrs.
Glasier stated that the larger
sums being given for Youth Ali-
yah arid for other Hadassah proj-
ects are indications of the com-
munity's realization of the im-
Honor Roll Chairmen
portance of Hadassah medical
Honor -Roll chairmen in . this work now that larger numbers
year's drive include the •follow- of refugees are coming to Pales-
ing: Mrs. Fred- M. Ginsburg for tine: •
Central Group, of which Mrs.
"This y e a r's campaign ac-
Adolph Ehrlich is president; Mrs. quires importance due to the
George M. Stutz for" Huntington greatly increased. Hadassah needs
Woods Group of which MrS. Max and because of the significance of
Miller is president; Mrs. Jerrold the Hadassah Medical Organiza-
J. Marks for Russell- Woods tion as an aid in the war and
Group of which Mrs. John Frazer rescue efforts," Mrs. Glasier stat-
is president; Mrs, Sidney J. Allen ed. "Hadassah's Medical Refer-
for University Group of which ence Board in America has Al-
Mrs. David Cooper is president. ready drawn up blueprints for
Mrs. Harry L. Jackson, • chair- the addition of 50 hospital beds
man in charge of printing the in the Rothschild-Hadassah Uni-
Honor Roll - program, announces versity Hospital in Jerusalem.
that Sept. 5 is the deadline for Another hospital of 200 to 250
insertions of names, and due to beds is planned for tuberculosis
Labor Day it is requested that re- patients, the sanitarium to - be
portS be made at once.
located near Jerusalem. There is
Plans for Rally
also need for diagnostic clinies
The Honor Roll meeting on for- further- research work and
Sept. 22 will conclude with a tea, for a system of public health edu-
which is in charge- of Mrs. Loins cation for the general health edu-
Brown, who is assisted by Mrs. cation-of the population."
Detroiter Faces
More Than
Welcomed to U. S.
$50,000 Suit in
Entered Palestine During the Month of July!
This important news story just came from the Immigration
Department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
More Than 10,500 Jews Entered the Jewish
National Home in the First Seven Months of 1944!
These figures are a tribute to the many contributors to the
Jewish National Fund, whose gifts have made possible the
acquisition and reclamation of land in Palestine for the con-
tinued resettlement of refugees in Eretz Israel.
$1,500 Was Raised in Detroit Synagogues
on Tisha . b'Ab,
providing for the resettlement 'of six family units in Eretz
Israel.
The Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit
Alleged Assault
wishes to take this means, on the eve of the New Year 5705, to
express thanks to the entire Jewish community of Detroit for
loyal support to the fund and invites the community's con-
tinued co-operation through the following means:
Was Assaulted as a • Jew
Aboard Train, Denver
Man Charges
Suit for $50,000 for alleged as-
sault-and battery aboard a --train
has been filed by the Detroit law
firm of Bernstein and Bernstein
on -behalf of Wolf Reiwitz of
Denver, 'Colo., against . Edward
Swink of Detroit. The suit is in
the U. S. District Court here.
These refugees are given eco-
Mr. Reiwitz, a distributor for
the Wurlitzer Co. for the West- nomic. and -integration assistance
ern States, charges that the al- by the National Refugee Service
leged attack took place on Dec. upon their arrival in the United
16, -1943, in his compartment States.
The NRS is part of the United
aboard a train at Phoenix, Ariz.,
which he had boarded for a trip Jewish Appeal three-fold pro-
to Albuquerque, N. M.
gram, financed in Detroit by the
Mr. Reiwitz charges that Mr. War Chest. The JDC and UPA
• Swink, president of Standard are the other two agencies of the
Pattern Works, 6771 E. McNich- UJA.
ols (Six Mile Rd.), came into his
compartment and grabbed him Friends of Democracy
by his shoulder, shouting "There's
Congratulate- Ford
no sheeney that is going to ride
in a compartment arld let my On Peace Statement
wife stand in a hallway. Get out
Friends of Democracy, through
of here, you damned sheeney," its president, Rex Stout, and its
and that before he, Reiwitz, could national director, L. M. Birk.head,
answer, the plaintiff allegedly congratulated Henry Ford on his -
began to beat him.
statement that "there can be no
Mr. Reiwitz' bill of complaint lasting peace where hatreds ex-
charges that injuries suffered are ist," and called upon him to dis-
permanent and incurable in char- associate himself from those pro-
acter.
Nazi groups -throughout the world
which are exploiting the Ford
name.
Praise New Novel That
In a telegram to Mr. Ford, Mr.
Indicts Anti-Semitism
Stout and Mr. Bit knead celled
"Earth and High Heaven," a Mr. Ford's attention to the use •
new and enthralling love story of the Ford name • and publica-
of a young JeWish lawyer and tions by groups which foment
,a Christian Canadian girl, is be- disunity and hatred. Stout and
ing praised by literary critics, Birkhead asked , Mr. Ford, . once
authors, religious leaders and in- and for all, to clear his name,
dividuals prominent in other make his position understood and
fields of endeavor as one of the forever remove all doubts about
most forceful documents ever Mr. Ford's views.
written agairist the baseness and
folly of anti-Semitism.
Written by Gwethalyn Gra- Mozerer Society to Give
ham, a 30-year-old Canadian wo- Center USO 'Breakfast
man, "Earth and High Heaven"
Mozerer Progressive Society;
is being puolished in serial form of which Louis Lifshitz is chair-
in Collier's Weekly, the first in- man, will sponsor the Sunday
stallment appearing in the cur- morning breakfast in the JWB-
rent issue of the national maga- USO Ldunge of the Jewish Com-
zine. It is Miss Graham's second munity Center On Sunday morn-
novel, the first being "Swiss ing. Hostesses will include Mes-
So ,- --1/2" which was published in dames Lea Handelman, Becky
Er. - Ierid and is now on the Nazi Rochlen, Rose • Zrlmanov and
black list.
-
Fannie Lifshitz.
BE SURE TO ASK. FOR A JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
STAMP ON YOUR ROSH HASHANAH SYNAGOGUE
ADMISSION CARD!
is
• BUY J. N. F. NEW YEAR STAMPS
FOR YOUR NEW YEAR CARDS!
•
PLANT TREES IN PALESTINE ON JOYOUS
OCCASIONS AS WELL AS - MEMORIALS!
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INSCRIBE YOUR FRIENDS AND DEAR ONES
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IN THE GOLDEN BOOK IN PALESTINE!
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BE
BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A BLUE-AND-WHITE
J. N. F. BOX IN YOUR HOME!
For information regarding these projects call
WILLIAM HORDES
President, Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit
or
Members of the J.N.F. Council's Synagogue Committee
DANIEL TEMCHIN
IRVING W. SCHLUSSEL
RABBI J. S. SPERKIAJ
or the office of the
Jewish National-Fund Council of Detroit
11608 Dexter
TO. 8-8658
WOMEN OF DETROIT:
You can do YOUR part in the land-reclamation program of the Jewish
NatiOnal 'Fund through the Ladies' Auxiliary of the J. N. F., an affiliated
organization of the J. N. F. Council.
Enroll as a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary NOW by calling MRS.
PHILIP CUTLER, 9600 Dexter, TY. 4-4350.