THE JEWISH NEWS

Fricly,'SepTeeriber 29, 1944

French to Challenge eturn
Of Seized Jewish Property

Former Commandant of Concentration Camp at Drancy
Now Working on Records to Establish the Extent of
Estate Expropriated; ORT Group Active

By MEYER LEVIN

Jewish Telegraphic Agency War Correspondent

Local Brevities

THE DETROIT PUBLIC LI-
BRARY has issued a leaflet of
"Gift Suggestions for Servicemen
and Women." The War Informa-
tion Center of the Library has
gathered from its collection of re-
ports and records helpful and au-
thoritative information for the
gift buyer. Copies of the "Gift
Suggestions" leaflet may be ob-
-taMed free at any Library
agency. -

PARIS (JTA) — Frenchmen who acquired confiscated
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Jewish property during the German occupation are expected
The preliminary model of the
to put up a strong legal fight to retain this property despite
the abrogation of transactions completed under the Vichy proposed DETROIT HISTORI-
CAL and INDUSTRIAL MU-
anti-Jewish laws, it is indicated here.

More than 2,000 Nazi-appoint-
ed real estate managers and at
least 5,000 business administra-
tors operated confiscated Jewish
property in Paris during the oc-
cupation. Emanuel Langberg and
Richard Weill, two prominent
Parisians, are working on the
records of the dissolved Union
Generale de Juifs de France in
order to establish the extent to
which Jewish property was ex-
propriated. Part of the funds of
the Union Generale came from
confiscated Jewish possessions.
Headed Drancy Camp
Mr. Langberg, who was cOrn-
mandant of the notorious con-
centration camp in Drancy, a
Paris suburb, for more than 13
months, has been entrusted with
the liquidation of the Union
Generale de Juifs de France
which is considered a collabora-
tionist organization.
Some Jews in Paris have raised
the question of whether a former
commandant of the Drancy camp
is fit for this position. But Lang-
berg has documents signed by
-prominent internees of the camp
attesting his aid to members of
the resistance movement when
they were held in the Drancy
camp. These documents bear the
stamp of the French under-
ground movement. Among the
signatories is Capt. George Drey-
fus who was one of the last de-
portees from Drancy.
A representative of the recent-
ly-formed United Representation
of French Jews arrived this week
from Lyon to meet with Jewish
leaders in Paris in order that a
clear picture of the Jewish situa-
tion throughout France may be
obtained.
Leaders Under Arrest
Leaders of the Union Generale
de Juifs de France are under ar-
rest charged with being collabor-
ationists. A Jewish Unity Com-
mittee headed by A. Alpert,
president of the World Ort or-
ganization, is acting as the rep-
resentative Jewish body in the
French capital while in southern
France the Jews are represented
by the United Representation in
Lyon which is working in coop-
eration with the Jewish Consis-
toire. These groups are expected
to form a single body to be call-
ed the Committee Reunis de
Juifs de France.
The Jewish Unity Committee,
which was established in Paris
immediately after the liberation
of the city, is now in contact with
the central French authorities
negotiating for funds to carry on
relief activities including eleven
soup kitchens established for
needy Jews.
Three members of Joseph Dar-
nand's Vichy militia who admit-
ted they assassinated George
Mandel, Colonial Minister in
Leon Blum's cabinet, soon will
be tried beford a special tribunal.
According to a Vichy announce-
ment, Mandel was killed July 14
while being transferred from one
prison to another.

Jewish Center
Activities

Films Exposing Germany
to Be Shown Wednesday
Films dealing with Germany
will be shown at the Jewish Corn-
rn.unity Center next Wednesday.
"Nazis Strike," a full - length
film, shows the German war ma-
chine in operation, gobbling up
small countries of western Eu-
rope. "These are the Men," a
short film, produced by the OWI,
is an indictment of Nazi leaders.
Film programs begin at 8:45
p. m. and are open to the public
without charge.
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New York Expert
to Teach Modern Dance
Henrietta Greenhood of New
York will be the guest instructor
in Modern Dance techniques at
the Jewish , Community Center
froth Sunday, Oct. 15 to Thurs-
day, Oct. 19. Classes will be held
for elementary and advanced stu-
dents and teachers.
For further information call
Edith Muskin, MA. 8400.
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Wolf Snyder to Address
Sukkoth Event Wednesday
The Council of Mothers' Clubs
of the Jewish Community. Center
will present Wolf Snyder, new
director of the Sholem Aleichem
Folks' Institute, as guest speaker,
at the annual Sukkoth Celebra-
tion, next Wednesday, at 8:15
p. m., in the auditorium of the
Jewish Community Center. Mr.
Snyder's topic will be "Succoths
and Its Message to the World of
Today and Tomorrow."
Mrs. J. S. Tobias, of Wayne
University, will read a Sukkoth
story by Sholem Aleichem.
Miss Wyn Garden, young so-
prano, who made her debut in the
Gypsy Baron at Masonic Auditor-
ium and was hailed by the critics,
will sing a number of Hebrew and
Yiddish compositions. Miss Wyn
Garden, a native of Windsor, now
is a resident of Detroit.
* * *
To Resume Sculpturing
and Modeling Class
Sessions in the Jewish Commu-
nity Center's Sculpturing and
Modeling will be resumed next
Wednesday. The class meets from
7:30 to 9:30 p. m. Miss Lillian
Desow is the instructor.

SEUM to be located in the Art
Center area is on view at the
Main Library, Woodward and
Kirby. The raising of funds for
the building of this Museum is
being undertaken by civic-mind-
ed volunteers working in colla-
boration with and under the di-
_ section of the Detroit Historical
Museum Building and Endow-
ment Fund Committee. Ralph A.
Ulveling, City Librarian, a mem-
ber of the Detroit Historical Mu-
seum Building Plan Committee,
has announced that the model of
this proposed addition to De-
troit's Art Center will be on dis-
play at the Library throughout
September and October.
* * *
DR. N. E. ARONSTAM'S name
appears in Gould's Medical Dic-
tionary, fifth edition, under the
caption of "Impetigo Adenosa or
Aronstam's Disease."
* * *
LUTZKER VOLINER SOCIETY
will have a card party Sunday
evening, Oct. 15, at the Rose Sit-
tig Cohen Bldg., Lawton and
Waverly. Proceeds will go for
Hanukah packages for service-
men. The public is invited. The
society will have an indoor picnic
Sunday, Oct. 22, at Jericho Tem-
ple on Joy Road. Dinner will be
served at 2 p. m. All are invited.
Proceeds will go for charity.
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Officers of the MEN'S CLUB
OF TEMPLE ISRAEL are: Jacob
A. Citrin, president; Charles Al-
len, vice-presideza; Sol Colton,
corresponding seer e t a r y; Sol
Stein, recording secretary; Reu
ben Levine, treasurer. Chairmen
of committees are being selected
to plan an important program for
the current years.
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HIKING UNIT FOR ADULTS
is being formed. Those desiring
information Should communicate
with Bernard Victor, Hotel
Briggs, CH. 6800.
*
BNAI MOSHE MEN'S CLUB is
planning a busy season and will
commence its fall activities with
a Simchas Torah Party Tuesday
evening, Oct. 10. President Louis
Kepes extends an invitation to all
congregation members and their
families to attend.

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Miss Natalie Reicher of Tuxedo Ave. has returned from.
Atlantic City where she spent the summer months.
Pfc. Frank Schumer, who is stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana,
is in Detroit on a 10-day furlough, visiting with his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Goldman of Miami, Fla., are the guests
of their sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schumer
Of 18220 Pennington Drive, and will remain here for four weeks.
Miss Hattie Underberg of Rochester, N. Y., Mrs. Schumer's niece,
visited with the Schumers for a few days until after Rosh Hashanah.
Pfc. Bernard I. Zeff is spending a 15-day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Zeff of 3557 Montclair. Upon conclusion
of his stay here he will return to his post at Tinker Field, Oklahoma
City, Okla.
Miss Arlene Gendelman, daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Joseph.
Gendelman of Fairfield. Ave., left for Champaign, Ill., where she is
attending the University of Illinois.
Mrs. Morris H. Weingarten, formerly of 6348 Landon Ave., is
now residing at the Wilshire Hotel.
Miss Nettie Cohen of New York City will arrive this week-end
to spend several days with her family. She will be the guest of
her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frank, 18276
Woodingham Dr.
Prof. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Seltzer and children, Ruth and
Ronald, have moved to their new home at 19475 Stratford Rd.
Second Lt. James Zuckerman, who was commissioned at Fort
Monmouth, N. J. last Saturday, is spending a 10-day leave with his
parents, Mr. and MrS. Elmer Zuckerman of Plymouth, Mich.

'Births

Sept. 10.—To Mr. and. Mrs.
Samuel M. Samuels (Harriet
Ellenstein) of Delaware Ave., a
son, Phillip.

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Sept. 16—To Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam Shinderman (Ruth' Kogan)
of Merton Road, a daughter, Mar-
jorie K,
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Sept. 17—To Mr. and Mrs. Irv-
ing B. Wolfe (Jeanette Schmittke)
of Burlingame Ave., a son, John
Harvey.
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Sept.' 18—To Capt. and Mrs.
Albert Kaplan (Leah Becker of
Windsor), of 1025 S. 14th St.,
Abilene, Tex., a daughter, Di-
anna.
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*
Sept. 20 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Cohen of 2950 Leslie,
a son.
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To Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stone
(Harriet Goldman) of Port
Huron, a daughter, Nancy Sue.

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