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THE JEWISH NEWS

Wayne Publishes Analysis
Of Its Negro-Jewish Study

Relationship of Two Groups Included in Work Sponsored
By Jewish Community Council and Detroit
Council of NAACP

Samuel, Dombey
Open Cultural
Program Sunday

Friday, October 20, lk744

Bulgaria Appeals in Hebrew
To Secure Foreign Loan

Maurice Samuel, noted Jewish Broadcast From Sofia Reveals Jew Is Chief Secretary al,
Ministry of Propaganda; Disclose Problem of
writer, lecturer, translator and
publicist, will open the Yiddish
Restoring Jews in Their Homes
cultural program series this
Wayne University has just completed the first in a seri es Sunday evening, at the - Jewish
SOFIA (JTA) — The Soifa radio this week broadcast
'of studies of "Inter-Group Conflicts in Detroit"—an analy sis Center auditorium. He will an appeal in Hebrew for a foreign loan "to help the Bulgariar
of Negro-Jewish relationships.
speak in Yiddish on "The World government meet its responsibilities."
The study was made by Mrs. Eleapor Paperno Wolf a nd of -Sholem Aleichem."
The broadcast revealed that a Jew named M. FayonoN
Alvin D. Loving, Graduate Fellows, and was carried on and er
This year's series will feature is now chief secretary of. the Ministry of Propaganda. It wens,
the supervision and with the participation of Donald C. Yiddish cultural events arranged on to quote him as declaring that a foreign loan would 134,
Marsh, associate professor
by the joint Yiddish culture "the best solution for both then
Wayne University's department
committee of the Center and Jews in Bulgaria and the gov-
in Negro-Jewish conflict see ms COmmunity Council.
of sociology.
ernment which must atone for its
The- study was made possible to be highly overrrated.
Moshe Dombey, interpreter of past action's.
8.
Customer
transiency
seems
through grants made to Wayne
Sholem Aleichem and other Yid-
Emphasizing that foreign aid
UniVersity jointly by the Jew- to bear an important rela- dish writers; will 'appear with
for Bulgarian Jews would be wel-
ish Community Council of De- tionship to Negro-Jewish conflict, Mr. Samuel.
comed by his government,.. Mr.
troit and the Detroit Chapter of with the Hastings area showing
The program will begin at 9 Fayanov is also quoted in the
At an enthusiastic and well at-
the National Association for the the greatest conflict and the
p. m. Tickets have been dis-
i gatest amount of customer
Advancement of Colored People,
•
- tributed among organizations broadcast as stating that "the tended meeting of Detroit Miz-
Bulgarian people, .too, are en- rachi held last Saturday night at
The principal conclusions of transiency.
affiliated with the Community
the study are summarized in an
9. The factor of 'mixed racial Council and will also be avail- titled to such aid because they Congregation Beth Jacob, where
did everything possible . to help Rabbi Isaac Stollman delivered a
eight page pamphlet, published employes . does not lead to con-
able at the door.
the Jews in the days of need stirring addreSs, Irving W. Sch-
by Wayne University Press, and flict, but more often to friendly
Mr. Samuel has_ been best despite the oppression of the lussel, president, announced that
labeled as the first in the Wayne relationships.
the organization will celebrate its
known as the translator of num- fascist regime."
University Studies in Inter-Group
10. Competition between Negro
"The return of the Jews to 33rd anniversary with a banquet
Conflicts in Detroit. The full and Jewish merchants does not erous best-selling ry As and bi-
in January.
study, which is 'a •bulky docu- lead to conflict. Conflict seems ographies, and as the author of their homes in Sofia and their
David Zeitani of Palestine,'
ment, to be published in the near to be present where Negro merch- several stimulating books on restoration to normal life is one
future, will contain introductory ants are found in the less prof- Zionism and other aspect s of of the problems which the gov- Hapoel HaMizrachi representa-
background material, the •:ques- itable, smaller and personal serv- contemporary Jewish life. ' In ernment is now trying. to solve," tive, also addressed the meeting
tionnaires, and a final summary ice commercial establishments, 1943 he published "The World of the broadcast said. "But a real -and read a letter from Chief
Sholem Aleichem" for which he solution is possible only if aid is Rabbi I. Herzog endorsing the
Of the conclusions.
while more profitable, larger and received the annual Anisfield .received
from the great democ- work of the religious labor move-.
Completed Before Riots
non-service stores are Jewish- award of the Saturday Review racies."
ment.
In his foreword. to the pamph- owned.
of
Literature
for
the
best
work
let released by Wayne University,
11. Jewish exploitation a s on cultural traits published • in U. S. Warns Nazis Against
Prof. Marsh states that Negro- shown by prices charged is highly 1943.
Extermination of Jews
Jewish conflicts in Detroit were exaggerated.
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
•
Mr. Samuel's latest book,
known to exist for some time,
12. More Jews than white "Harvest in the Desert," also had State Department this week . is-
and that the preserfi study in- gentiles reject the sterotype no-
had a warm critical and popular sued a warning to Germany
Declaring that "it is our obliga-.
itiated an investigation of theth tion that the Negro is an inferio r reception.
against evtermination of Jews tion, our Christian duty, to do
long before the race riots of moral and racial type.
artd
other
persons
in
Nazi
concen-
June 1943. He points out that
all we can to aid the stricken na-
13. Jews show a greater tol-
tration camps in Poland._ The tion of Jews,"- Edwin J. Paxton,
the study was completed before erance than white gentiles with
warning
was
issued
following
re-
the time of the riots. A recent reference both to personal and Community
Editor, announced this week in
ceipt of information by the U. S. a front page column that the
re-check, using the same ques- impersOnal contacts with Negroes.
Government
that
German
author-
tionnaire, indicates. that the prin-
Paducah, Ky., Sun - Democrat
14. Over 70 per cent of the
ities in Poland are planning to
cipal conclusions of the study are Jews believe that they have an
kill all the interne& in Oswiecim, would not only make a contri-
bution, but would actively solicit
as valid now as they were before obligation to treat Negroes well
Brcezinki and other camps.
June, 1943.
gifts from its readers in behalf
since
they
too
have
known.
per
"The
U.
S.
Government
takes
James I. Ellmann, president
The Wayne *University pamph- -
of the United Jewish Appeal for
Secution.
Only
50
per
cent
of
the
this
occasion
to
again
warn
the
of the Jewish Community. Coun-
_ let's conclusions follow:
Refugees, ' Overseas Needs and
Jews think that • they actually cil, announces that the year's German Government and Nazi Palestine in support of the local
I. 'Jewish business does not treat the Negro better, however.
second meeting of delegates to officials that if these plans are
have a monopoly on Hastings,
15. Over 90 per cent of . 'the the Community Council will be carried out, those guilty of such drive headed by Mose Simon. •
or Warren. Negro busi- J ews
murderous acts will be brought
had pleasant
experienceS
ness is increasingly important in with Negroes
as domestics,
over held on Sunday evening, Oct. to justice and pay the penalty for
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST
29,
at
.
the
Jewish
Community
FLORSHEIM DEALER
all three areas. On Hastings 27 70 per cent as customers, and 59
their heinous crimes," the warn-
H1115111114
Center.
per cent of. the Negro business per cent as neighbors. •
ing reads. A similar statement
concerns studied, as contrasted 16. Fifty per cent of the
Meetings are held at least was issued in London.
with but 5 per cent of the Jewish, Negro youth' interviewed believed quarterly, to provide represent-
ow l
had come into the area in the past that Jews treat Negroes better atives of affiliated organizations
information
as
to
the
work
of
the
five years; on Oakland 100 per than do non-Jewish whites, but
2231-35 Woodward Next to Fox Theatre
•cent of the Negro as contrasted 60-per cent said that they expect- Council, -and for the adoption
Open Evenings
with but 14 per cent of the Jew- ed better treatment since Jews of genera: policies. Decisions
ish concerns had come in dur- know what it is to be persecuted. made by the delegates are im-
ing the same period,
.
17. Less than 25 per cent of plemented by the executive and
Cut Down Conflict
the Negro . youth thought Jewish functional committees of the
2. More and More Negroes are merchants should keep their Council. •
developing buying habits similar stores open on Jewish holidays
to those of the larger community. to accommodate Negro cuStom= European Philosopher
Since more Negroes do not feel ers—thus showing great toler- Arrives In New York
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Dr. Al-
that they have to buy locally, this ance.
fact should tend to eliminate their 18. Over 40, per cent of the fred. Stern, originally of Vienna,
feeling that they are forced to Negro adult customers had trad- Austria, and for the past two
patronize Jewish merchants, and ed with one Jewish store for a years Professor of Philosophy
this should cut down the conflict. long period of time. This seems at the University of Mexico, ar-
3. Jewish business is found to indicate much less conflict rived here this week.
in the Hastings and Oakland than is popularly rumored. :
-- areas largely because • Jews for-
19. Sixty-two per cent of the the factor of racial ownership.
merly resided in these areas. Negroes felt that they were treat- The lower the economic and social
Jewish businessmen are not Mov- ed fairly by Jewish landlords; 80 conditions in • a given area, the
ing • into these areas because per cent felt that they had. had greater the amount of conflict en-
Negroes are alleged to be easy pleasant relationships in domestic gendered. In Detroit, this is • il-
_marks as customers. However, service in JeWish families. ..
lustrated by the presence of the
fifty per cent :more Jews than
20. The amount of merchant- greatest amount of Negro-Jewish
Negroes believe- that Negroes are customer conflict is more related Conflict in the Hastings area
More • easily persuaded to pay to the general 'economic and So- which is the poorest of the three
regular prices for inferior goods. cial character of the . area than to areas studied.
None of the Jewish mer-
chants and only 25 per cent of the
Negro merchants - live in the
Hastings area. The. Negro 'com-
plaint that "Jews make money
out of us, then live and spend
their money/over there" does not
seem to be justified, as all merch-
ants, whether Jewish or Negro;
This man is not a stranger — he is one of our
who can afford to do so, live else-
In answer to the many phone calls that have come
own fighting men, doomed to spend gloomy days
where.
in asking about our Anniversary Clearance Sale—
and weary nights in a prison camp. What can
•
Mixed Customers
It is still in progress. Special values are available
5. Mixed customers do not
you do to lift his spirits, to help him smile?
on hard-to-find merchandise. 'We ask only that
create conflict. This is shown by
Give to your Community War Chest help
the fact that Warren Avenue
you keep your purchases to the absolute minimum
•ciimmercial establishments which
War
Prisoners' Aid buy books and records, cards
of your requirements so that others can share in
have the greatest mixture of cus-
and
games
to ease the torturing monotony and
the savings offered.
tomers had the . least conflict re-
depressing emptiness of time behind barbed-
ported:
6.- Least. satisfaction • with cus-
wire. Let him know you appreciate what he has
See This Paper Next Week for More Bargains
tomers was shown by both Jew-..
done — give in sympathy and in gratitude —
ish and Negro merchants in the
Hastings area, both- showing but
HO. 4857
Help ell three—your fighting men, year Allies, your neighbers.
73 per cent satisfaction. This in-
dicates that the type of customer
rather than his race determines
dissatisfaction.
Affiliate.' with the NATIONAL WAR FUND
7. While Jewish and white
gentile stores - give more credit
CAMPAIGN—October 25*-November 10th. GOAL: 0,250,000
Open Monday and
than Negro stores, very few rup
on a credit or mostly credit basis.
Saturday Evenings
The givin of credit as a factor

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Mizrachi to Honor
Anniversary With
Banquet in January

Kentucky New
Conducts UJA Drive

Council
Plans 2d Meeting
At Center on Oct. 29

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SIBLE,YS

Buy War Bonds!

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Yes, It Is!

LIFT HIS SPIRITS

HELP HIM TO SMILE

COMMUNITY WAR CHEST

