Pvt. Nathan Brodsky
Missing in France

JWB Women's Brochure
Stimulates Hospitality

Pvt. Nathan Brodsky, 24-year-
old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Mrs. Alfred R. Bachrach is
Mrs. Glogower Explains Pur-
chairman of the Women's Divi- Brodsky, 2631 Gladstone Ave.,
•has been reported missing in
pose of Booklet, "Some-
sion.
France. He was last heard of on
The problem of meeting the Aug. 7.
thing for the Girls"
special needs of women in serv-
A graduate of Central High
The issuance of a new booklet, ice and of making them feel at School, Pvt. Brodsky, an only
!`Something for the Girls," to home in the cities to which they
son, was a
x ••
.
A
stimulate and improve hosPitality are assigned is one that concerns
`>
' dent of the
and recreational services to all groups, Mrs. Glogower stated.
United Hebrew
WACS, WAVES, Marines and "The USO is particularly con-
•" Schools in his
SPARS, is announced by Mrs. cerned about this problem and
boyhood days.
Samuel R. Glogower, of Detroit, after a series of meetings and sur-
1 After attending
veys
has
called
upon
all
women's
on behalf of the Women's Di-
Wayne Univer-
vision of the National Jewish groups to co-operate in meeting
isity for four
the need," she said. "It is in re-
Welfare Board.
years he went to
Mrs. Glogower, chairman of sponse to this plea and to the
work at the
the Division's Committee for great need that the Women's Di-
Packard Motor
Service to Women and Girls, is vision of JWB has issued this
Co. in order to
also chairman of the National booklet."
Pvt. Brodsky earn sufficient
USO Committee of the same
Mrs. Glogower pointed out that money to enable him to enroll
name.
many Jewish groups throughout in the Dental School. In. Decem-
The Women's Division of JWB the country have already initi- ber, 1943, he was inducted and
is organized to enlist women in ated effective programs on behalf , stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
special activities on behalf of the of the women in uniform. She
'Pvt. Brodsky arrived in Eng-
Army and Navy program of JWB. stated:
land in June, 1944, and partici-
Affiliated with the Women's Di-
"It is our hope that through pated in the French campaign,
vision are seven national Jewish this booklet and through the pro- having been sent to northern
women's organizations: Hadassah, gram we advocate that these France in July.
National Council of Jewish Wom- communities will be able to im-
en, National Federation of Tern- prove their services and that oth-
ple Sisterhoods, National Ladies' ers will institute such programs.
Auxiliary of Jewish War Vet-
"Our women in the armed
erans of the U. S., Women's Di-
vision of American Jewish Con- forces are doing a magnificent
gress, Women's Branch of Union job, but they do get lonely, they
of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- do get tired, they do seek corn-
tions, National Women's League pany and friends. It is by provid-
of United Synagogue of America. ing them with these services that Detroit Marine in Hospital
The booklet will be issued we can show our admiration and on Coast; Suffered Wound
through the affiliated organiza- appreciation for what they are
On Tinian, July 27
doing."
tions.

Lt. D. Applebaum
Recovering From
Amputation of Leg

Horvitz, Saferstein
Praised by Carlisle

Friday, September 29, 194*

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Page Twenty

Black Brothers
Meet in India

•

Mr. and Mrs. Saul Applebaum
of 3225 Grand Ave. have been
notified that their son, David,

•

The Plight of French Jewry

Sgt. Silverstein Describes
Participation in Services

Detroiter Tells of Miserable Condition of Community
Many of Whose Members, Including Four Rabbis,
Were Deported to Death

Portuguese Jews. Some of the
younger men were surprised to
learn that I read Hebrew with
the same pronunciation as they
did.
"I donated several dollars for
the poor and distributed candy
and chocolates to the children.
I have been invited to a dinner
for the holidays and hope to be
able to accept."
Sgt. Silverstein - writes that
afterwards he and some fellow
servicemen met with French
soldiers who spoke English.
When one of the latter heard
Silverstein's buddies ask whether
he had located the Jewish sec-
tion of the city, one of the
French soldiers, Simon, greeted
them with a "Sholom Aleichem."
"It was evident that the situa- Simon, the Detroiter writes, is a
tion in this community is bad. member of the FFI and has
Businesses and furniture were killed • several Nazis in the course
confiscated. Nearly every family of action.
had one or more members de-
Sgt. Silverstein acquired his
ported to death. Four rabbis Jewish education in the United
disappeared. The people asked Hebrew Schools of Detroit. A
me what I thought happened to graduate of Detroit College of
their relatives. I did not have Law, class of 1942, he was ad-
the heart to tell them.
mitted to the Bar of the State
"It seems that I was the first of Michigan in. that year. He
Jewish soldier to come to that has been in service for two and
section. It was a Sephardic con- a half years, has been overseas
gregation, and among its mem- since last January and was in
bers are Algerian, Turkish and England before going to France.

Sgt. Abraham 1. Silverstein,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sil-
verstein of 3242 Burlingame
Ave., has some unusually inter-
esting stories to
relate regarding
his experiences
in France, near
Paris.
In his last let-
ter to his par-
ents, he writes:
"I located a
Jewish section
in town and
went to a poor
Sgt. Silverstein little synagogue
for Mincha and Maariv services.
My knowledge of Yiddish stood
me in good stead.

Detroit Friends Pregerson Ends
Reunited in Italy Naval Training

First Lieut, Bernard Black, a
John Carlisle, correspondent of
pilot
in the Air Transport Com-
Milford R. Pregerson, son of
the Detroit News with the 3rd
S/Sgt. Leo E. Berlin and Pvt. Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron M. Preger-
mand who has been in service
Army, in a dispatch comments for two and one-half years, met
Julius R. Sandler Meet
son of 3007 Webb Ave., was
on the bravery of two Detroiters, his brother Sgt. Edward E. Black
graduated on Sept. 16 from the
Again After 2 Years
U. S. Naval::
Pfc. Louis Saferstein and Pfc. in New .Delhi, India. Sgt. Black
Harry S. M. Horvitz. In lauding has been attached to the Head-
Staff Sgt. Leo E. Berlin of Training School
quarters of the U.S.A.F. in the
19352 Ohio Ave. and Pvt. Julius at Toledo, 0.
the med144424n.der heavy en- China, Burma, India area for the
Top man of
R. Sandler of 2460 W. McNichols
emy fire continued to render past year.
Road, met in Italy recently after his division,
Lt. Black flew to New Delhi Lt. Applebaum Pfc.Applebaum not seeing each other for more Pregerson r e -
first-aid to the wounded and to
ceived the rat-
evacuate them to behind-the-line on official business, and it was 27, a Marine lieutenant, is in than two years.
The above photograph was sent ing of Store-
hospitals, he writes: "The, medics there that the brothers met and the Navy Hospital at Mare
keeper, Thir d
have the stuff." .
Island, Calif., recovering after
Class.
an
amputation
of
a
leg
necessi-
With the medics serving the
He is home on
tated by wounds which he re-
leave with his
fighting forces along the banks
ceived on Tinian, July 27.
of . the Moselle River, Pfc. Safer-
wife, S a r a h M. R. Pregerson
Lt. Applebaum, an artillery-
stein, 2299 Clairmount Ave., a
Hope Pregerson, and daughter,
man, was graduated from Toledo
Rhoda Leya. He will report for
litter bearer, transported the
University and before entering
rounded men despite a barrage
duty at the Naval Supply Depot
the armed forces was employed
in Norfolk, Va.
of shellfire.
by the Otis Elevator Co. in
Pregerson took his boot train-
. Mr. Carlisle goes on to say that
ing at Great Lakes, Illinois,
Akron, 0. He attended the He-
a medic called his attention to
brew School of the Bancroft St.
where he was the honor man of
Pfc. Horvitz a n d quotes his
Synagogue in Toledo, his home
his company.
words: "That lad deserires a
town. As a boy he was interested
medal. He is not a medic but
in scouting and was affiliated
when one of our medic drivers
with the Boy Scouts for 13 years,
was killed he just jumped in and
having
been • an officer of the
said, 'Let me know when you
organization
in his adulthood.
want me to roll it'. He sure rolled
Lt. Applebaum has been in
it. He had lots of courage. He
the service three years, haying
brought wounded in when no-
been inducted in Nov., 1941. He
body could bring them—he was
was sent overseas last December
H. C. Broder, president of the
just wonderful."
and participated in the invasion
Jewish Community Center, has
Pfc. Horvitz, 30, and his wife,
of the Solomons. He remained
Evelyn, 15851 Linwood Ave.,
announced the acceptance by the
Sgt. Black
Lt. Black
in the Pacific theater of the war
marked their fourth wedding an-
Center of the recently established
and
was
engaged
in
every
major
niversary Friday, Sept. 22. He spent five days together. He is
Lt. Harold Coblentz Memorial
battle
until
being
wounded.
S/SGT.
LEO
E.
BERLIN
(right)
the
recipient
of
the
Air
Medal
entered the service 'in February,
Another son of the Apple- and PVT. JULIUS R. SANDLER Book Collection.
1941, and was formerly employed for meritorious service and the
Lt. Coblentz, a former member
by Consumers Home Equipment Distinguished Flying Cross. Lt. baums, Pfc. Robert, is an Air to The Jewish News from the
and club leader at the Jewish
Co. He is a graduate of Central Black received the Presidential Cadet stationed at Lansing.
15th AAF, in Italy.
Community Center, was killed in
High School. His mother, Mrs. Citation and has been recom-
When S/Sgt. Berlin, a squad- a plane crash in South Dakota
Fannie Rosenfield, lives at 18717 mended for the Oak Leaf Cluster. Organizations Continue
ron sergeant major, arrived in
He was formerly based at the
Northlawn Ave.
Italy with a B-24 Liberator last spring.
Services to JWB, USO
BOoks in the collection deal
Pfc. Saferstein, 30, is the son China-India Wing of the Com-
Bomber group, all he knew about
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Saferstein, mand and is now stationed at a
the whereabouts of his friend was with phases of club leadership,
Goodwill
Social
Club
sponsored
2709 Tuxedo Ave. His wife, Sadie, new base somewhere in China, the Oneg Shabbat at Romulus his APO number and that his group work, camping and ju-
lives at 2299 Clairmount Ave. A where, in addition to flying, he Air Base after services last Fri- unit, an evacuation hospital, was venile delinquency. This memo-
rial library is expected to form a
graduate of Central High School, serves as operational officer.
The brothers are the sons of day, in the Post Chapel. Refresh- somewhere in Italy.
valuable addition to the back-
he was employed by the Ford
ments were served.
After several months of check-
Motor Co. when he entered the Mr. and Mrs. H. Black of Dear-
T.O.T. Club served the break- ing up, S/Sgt. Berlin found that ground of club leaders.
born and Detroit.
service in February, 1941.
Lt. Coblentz was a member of
fast at the JWB-USO Lounge of Pvt. Sandler's hospital was near
the
former Akiba Club which
the Jewish Center on Sept. 17.
Naples. He used his next three-
met
at the Jewish Community
Samuel Margolis and Morris day pass to go to Naples and to
Lulkin, Aesculapian members make a personal search. He found Center under the leadership of
provided ice cream and ices for Pvt. Sandler just as his hospital Saul R. Levin. Members of Akiba
sub-
JWB events.
was about to move up to t h e Club and other friends are which
scribing to the fund of
Perfection Lodge 486, F. and front.
George M. Rubin is chairman,
A. M., continues its monthly con-
Pvt. Sandler is the son of Mr.
tributions for food at Fort Custer. and Mrs. Reuben Sandler. In Sanford Dinetz, secretary, and
Jack Menenberg, treasurer.
service three years, he has been
PFC. MORRIS H. WEINGAR- overseas two years. A graduate
TEN is on overseas deity with the of Central High School, he studi- graduate
of Northern High
723rd Railway Operations Bat- ed at Wayne , University before School, he formerly was associ-
talion, somewhere in France. He entering service. He is serving ated with his father and brother
has been in the service since in the medical corps and has in the retail bedding business. In-
sta-
January, 1944.
been with U. S. forces in Casa- ducted in Jan., 1943 he was
at
various
camps
through-
tioned
blanca and Italy and is now in
out the States before being sent
France. •
Additional Servicemen's
S/Sgt. Berlin is the son of to Italy about a year ago. He is
Harry Berlin of Monica Ave. A now at Bari.
News on Page 19

Lt. Harold Coblentz
Memorial Library
Formed at Center