Friday, October

Paeg 'Eleven

THE JEWISH NEWS

1944

Palestine J.N.F. Conference Council Asks Bulgar Government Pledges
Seeks $10,000,000 in 5705 Support Here Return of Jewish Property
on FEPC Bill

JTA Correspondent Finds That 35,000 Jews have Survived
Issues Appeal to Democratic Countries for Land-Redemp-
German Occupation, but Not a Single One Remains
tion Effort; U. S. Jewry's Maximum Response
in Macedonia; Many Returning to Sofia
Pledged; $7,000,000 Given Last Year
A f f ilia ted Organizations
By M. POMERANIEC
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An appeal to the Jews in demo- Urged to Write Congress-
SOFIA (JTA) — Thirty-five thousand Jews have sur-
cratic countries to raise $10,000,000 within a year for re-
men to Vote Favorably

vived the. German occupation of Bylgaria, but not a single
Jew remains in Macedonia from where the entire Jewish
population -was deported to extermination camps in Poland,
it was learned. Before the war there were about 50,000 Jews
ment agency to enforce fair em- in Bulgaria.

demption of land in Palestine was issued here by the Jewish
National Fund at its "Voice of the Land" conference, held
Support of bills now before
at the Hebrew University on the occasion of• the third an- Congress calling for the estab-
niversary of the death of M. M. Ussishkin, former -world lishment of a permanent govern-

president of the J.N.F.
The proclamation also demand-
ed the speedy removal of the "in-
tolerable restrictions still ham-
pering. our activity in the sphere
of land. purchase." It expressed
confidence that when demobil-
ized . Jewish soldiers return to
their homes in Palestine, they
will be provided with plots for
houses, or with farms.
The conference adopted a reso-
lution thanking the Jews 'of
South Africa for launching a
campaign • for the establishment
of a Ussishkin memorial in the
form of a new national assembly
building in Palestine to _house
Zionist congresses and, - when
Palestine becomes a Jewish
State, to serve .as.seat of the su-
preme state councils. The sum of
$400,000 will be raised for this
purpose _ among South African
Jews: of which a third has • al-
ready been secured.
It was reported at they confer-
ence that during the past Jewish
year- Jews - in • democratic coun-
tries contributed' $7,000,000 to the
Jewish National' Fund, the large
est sum • ever raised during • a
single year in the entire history
of the J. N. F. Dr. Abraham
Granovsky, managing director of
the organization, reported to the
conference that despite the exist-
ing restrictions on land aquisition
by Jews, the Jewish National
Fund acquired 250,000 dunams of
new land, during the live years
Since the restriptions came into
existence, of which 60,000 dunam
were acquired during the past
year. He disclosed that the J.N.F.
has already allotted plots for su- -
bdrban• lapusing of 2,500 families
of Jewish soldiers.

Pledge U. S. Jewry's Maximum
Response to "Call of Land"
NEW YORK—The mobiliza-
tion.of a maximum of new finan-
cial resources for - the purchase of
extensive land tracts in Palestine
as the property of the JeWish
people, was. pledged by the ad-
ministration of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund in the United States
on the occasion of the third an-
niversary of the death of Mena-
hem Ussishkin, World President
of the Keren' Kayemeth Lelsrael,
which was observed Sept. 29. in
Palestine and in Jewish commu-
nities of the free world.
The assurance of greater . ef-
forts . for the Fund's current
"Land for Rescue" program in
Palestine was conveyed by .Judge
Morris Rothenberg,_ president, in
a cable addressed to the * "Kol
Adamah;' (Call of the Land) con-
vention which was held in Jeru-
salem on the day -of commemora-
tion at which the/Fund's pro-
gram for the coming year was
considered and formulated.

Advisory Council Formed
A new body whose purpose it
will be to "advise and co-oper-
ate" with the national adminis-
tration of the Jewish National
Fund in the United States, has
been created and will hold its
first session on Thursday, Oct.
12, in the St. Charles Hotel in
Atlantic City, N. J., it waS* an-
nounced by Judge Rothenberg.
The new body has been called
into being in accordance with a
plan formulated by Judge Roth-
enberg . and unanimously ap-
proved by the Fund's Board of
Directors. The new instrument
for securing broader nationwide
support for the cause of Pales-
tine Land Redemption will be
known as the Advisory Council
of the Jewish National Fund and
its Membership has been so con-
stituted as to comprise a repre-
sentative cross section of Ameri-
can Jewish communities in all
parts of the nation and of all
Zionist parties and groups.
(William Hordes, president of
the Jewish National :Fund Coun-

Zionists Honor
Dr. Friedenwald

Dr. Harry Friedenwald, a
d i s t i nguished ophthalmologist,
member of the faculty of Johns

DR. HARRY FRIEDENWALD
Hopkins University, a founder
of the Zionist movement in the
United States, will be honored
at appropriate exercises at the
47th annual convention' of the
Zionist Organization of America
in Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 14-17.
Dr. Friedenwald, who observed
his 80th birthday on - Sept. 21,
in his native city of Baltimore,
was the second . president of the
-Federation of American Zionists,
forerunner of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America.

Young Women Units
Of Bnai Brith Hold
Seminar at Center

Four auxiliaries of the Young
Women. of Bnai Brith of Detroit
will hold their second_ annual
seminar this Saturday and Sun-
day, at the Jewish Community
Center, where they will discuss_
the work of Bnai Brith and the
problems of the individual aux-
iliary.
Rivian Raff, president of the
Bnai Brith Young Women's
Council of District Six, and Mar-
ian Albert, executive member
of the council, will come from
Chicago to preside at the ses-
sions.
A reception will be held Sat-
urday evening, at the home of
Dorothy Berenson on Calvert
Ave., for the guests prior to the
opening meeting.
The major meetings of the
seminar will - be held .in the Con-
ference Room and the Adult
Lounge at the Center; Sunday
morning, starting at 10 a. m.
Miss Berenson, assisted by
Ruth Weiss and Ray Yanovsky,
is in charge of arrangements.
Young women interested in be-
coming a member are invited to
attend the seminar meetings.

Bnai Brith Backs Plan
for U. S. War .Memorial

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Bnai
Brith. support of the movement
to establish a national memorial
here commemorating the contri-
butions of members of various
religious faiths to American
military and naval history, par-
ticularly during World- War II,
was announced by Henry Mon-
sky, president.
•Mr. Monsky said that Bnai
Brith's National Americanism
Commission, headed by Sidney
G. Kusworm, Dayton, would
take all necessary steps to im-
plement Bnai Brith support of
the project.

cil of DetrOit, is the Detroit rep:
resentative on the new Advisory
Council of JNF).-

ployment practices was voted
unanimously at the last meeting
of the executive committee of
the Jewish Community Council,
held Sept. 25.
The Committee urged organi-
zations affiliated with the Coun-
cil take appropriate action in
this project by writing to Con-
gressmen and Senators, calling
upon them to vote favorably on
the measure. Particular attention
is focused on 'H. R. 3986, a bill
introduced by. Rep. Scanlon' of
Pennsylvania: A similar bill - is
also pending in the Senate.
The •Executive Committee res-
olution reads: "The Jewish Com-
munity Council of Detroit sap-
ports and • urgeS the establish-.
ment of a permanent Federal
agency devoted to promoting
and enforcing fair employment
practices, and recommends to all
its constituent organizations arid
their members to urge upon
their • congressmen and senators
to support the establishment of
such an agency."
Authorization was voted to
send a representative of t h e
Community Council to Washing-
ton to . appear • at• hearings on
the bill, the representative to be
included in any Detroit delega-
tion which might appear on be-
half of the - measure. .(
In Detroit the Community
Council is active in the work
of t h e Metropolitan Detroit
Council on Fair • Employment
Practice and cooperates with the
local office of the President's
Committee on Fair Employment
P ra*Ct i c e. The diScrimination
committee of the . COmmunity
Council also works independent-
ly, where preferred, on cases , of
discrimination in employment. ..

Habonim Officers
Named for Season

After a successful summer
season, Habonim, Labor Zionist
_Youth Organization, announced
the following as officers for the
coming year:
Avram Schulsinger, president;
ShlOime Drachler, vice-president;
Myron Spalter, treasurer; Judith
Laikin, secretary; Esty Carson,
Thelma Jaffin; Bernard Schreier,
committee members.
Plans for this season include
a Neshef to which parents. of
members . will be invited, .and
intensive work to raise funds
for Kfar Blum, Habonim kibbtitz.
near Naame, Palestine.

Dimo ICazasov, Bulgarian min-
ister of propaganda .assured the
JTA correspondent that the Jews
in Bulgaria would get .back all
property, businesses and other
assets confiscated by. the state, or
forcibly sold under the anti-Jew-
ish laws of the former pro-Nazi
regime.
It may take time to settle the
transfer of some of the property,
he said, but the Bulgarian Gov-
ernment is determined to solVe
the problem in - a manner -Which
will not disrupt "the traditional
friendship and mutual Under-
standing .between the Bulgarians
and the JewS."
Ruined Economically
The correspondent of the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency found
that of the • 25,000 Jews who 're-
sided in: Sofia, capital of
garia, before the issuance of the
anti-Jewish laws, , only 200 were
left. The remainder were de-
ported to provincial towns. Many
of them are returning, but. they
are all ruined economically, due
to the fact that during the Ger-
man occupation - they ...were de-
prived of all their possessions.

Tickets

May Claim Dwellings
40 per cent of the
More
Sofia Jews are still living in the
small provincial towns to where
they were 'deported. An official
order by the Bulgarian govern-
ment permits them to automatic-
ally claim their dwellings with-
out any formalities.
The Bucharest radio this week
announced t h a t "Romanized"
Jewish property which has not
been leased to ,Romanians, or has
no Romanian tenants, will, be
turned over by the "Romaniza-
tion authorities" to houSe Jewish
refugees until the question of.
restitution of confiscated Jewish
possessions is settled.
Among those who retarned
to Sofia are 6,000 Jewish youths
who wqre used for -forced* labor.

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OPENING NIGHTS

Thursday and Saturday

(Oct. 12) -- (Oct' 21)

SYMPHONY CONCERTS

Each occasion will be a thrillingly gala occasion, as are all opening nights
at the Symphony, ."curtain risers" to two series of concerts the like of
which have never been presented in Detroit. To make sure of a 'good seat
for. opening night, get your tickets immediately. Single concert tickets
are now on sale at the following locations and prices: MAIN FLOOR—
$1.20, $1.50, $1.80, $2.40, $3; Balcony-60c, 90e, $1.50; $1.80, tax included.

GRINNELL BROS.
1515 Woodward

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SHOP
General Motors Bldg. Branch

DETROIT SYMPHONY OFFICE
Masonic Temple, Temple at Second

SEASON TICKETS FOR SATURDAY SERIES

. . . are still available. -Not many, but excellent locations still may be
had in all sectoins. PRICES:. Main Floor-20, $25, $30, $40 and $50;
Balcony—$10, $15, $2.5 and 30; Box Seats—$60, tax included.

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KARL KRUEGER, Music Director

To Holders of the

Phone COlumbia 4870

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BLUE and WHITE JNF BOXES

Give a pleasant reception to the volunteer workers
who will visit your homes to collect the contents of
your boxes.

The more money your box contains, the greater your
contribution toward the redemption of the soil of
Palestine.'

Thank you for your co-operation.

WILLIAM HORDES,
President, Jewish National
Fund Council of Detroit.

MRS. A. TWERSKY, •
Chairman, Box Committee

Volunteer workers and box-holders are asked to call
the Jewish National Fund Office, 11608 Dexter, TO.
8-8658.

