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• THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Eleven
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French Socialists Request
Rights Restored to Jews
Sen. Kilgore at
Rally on Sunday
Drastic Measures Against Anti - Semitic Organizations
Announced by Minister of Interior; Officers, Homes
of Leaders fo Be Searched for Paris Loot
Senator Harley M. Kilgore of
West Virginia will be- the princi-
pal speaker at the Liberation
PARIS, (JTA)—A new decree which will clarify the question
of the return to Jews of property acquired by non-Jews during
the German occupation of France will be promulgated by the gov-
ernment within a few days, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned.
Two decrees dealing with the restoration of Jewish property
have already been issued by the government. They provide chiefly
for the restoration of property which was under the control of gov-
ernment administrators. With regard to property of Jews pur-
chased by Frenchmen during the occupatiOn, efforts are being
made by the purchasers to prevent its return. • They are supported
by . the Catholic organ, "Temoignages Chretiens," which publtshed
a special article urging the Jews "to be discreet and modest" and
to be content with indemnities such as those paid to war victims..
Personality Sketch
Rabbi J. S. Sperka's Services
Reviewed on 40th Birthday
Rabbi Joshua Sidney Sperka of Congregation Bnat
David is one of the youngest rabbis in Detroit. Yet, when he
celebrates his 40th birthday next Wednesday, he will have
many accomplishments- to his credit, most of them attained
during the more than it years of service in his present
post.
Born in Poland, Nov. 15, 1904,
Rabbi Sperka came to this coun-
try in his 'teens and acquired his
education at the following
schools:
Columbia University, New
York; Lewis Institute, Chicago,
B. S., 1931; University of Mich-
igan, M. A., 1933; Theological
NEW YORK — The. French Socialist Party has requested
Seminary, Poland; Jewish Theo-
the Provisional government to restore at once the rights and
logical College, Chicago; ordained
confiscated property to the Jews in liberated France, and
Rabbi in Chicago, 1931.
protested vehemently against the victims of the anti Semitic
Is Named Chaplain
decrees, according to a report just received by the Jewish
Rabbi
'Sperka's first pulpit was
Labor Committee, headed by Adolph Held and David Dubin-
in Mt. Clemens, with Congrega-
sky, Chairman and Treasurer,.:;
tion Beth Tephilath Moses, 1931-
respectively.
The broadcast also announced
32. He served Congregation
that of 659 persons who will be
Beth Israel, in ,Ann Arbor, 1932-
Measures Against Frenchmen
tried this month as war crimin-
33, and came to Congregation
SENATOR KILGORE
_ Opposing Restoration
PARIS, (JTA)—Drastic meas- als, nine are charged with anti- Rally of the Detroit Council of Bnai David, Detroit, in May, 1933.
In 1940,. he had the' distinction
ures against anti-Semitic organ- Jewish activities.
American-Soviet Friendship in of being appointed the first Jew-
izations were announced here by
which a large number of local' ish Chaplain of Michigan State
Minister of the Interior Adrien Romania Reinstates Limited
Jewish organizations are partici- Prisons. He is also honorary
RABBI JOSHUA S. SPERKA .
Tixier. The measures are directed Number of Jewish Lawyers
pating.
chaplain of the Jewish War Vet- Jewish. Chaplains of Penal Insti-
BUCHAREST, (J T A) — T h e
also against the leaders of the
Col. Ilya M. Sarayev, Soviet erans of Michigan.
recently-formed association of Romanian government has an - .
tutions, Army and Navy Corn-
His radio addresses 'have sim- mittee of Jewish Welfare Board,
French businessmen who oppose nounced that Jewish lawyers Military Attache, Frank X. Mar-
tel.
and
R.
J.
Thomas
will
be
on
itarly
attracted
attention,
and
he
the restoration to Jews of prop- who were members of the bar on
American Sociological Society,
has had regular assignments on Rabbinical Council of Detroit, •
erty confiscated from them dur- Sept. 15, 1936, would be rein- the program.
the
Jewish
Radio
Pulpit
over
The Jewish Folk Chorus will
ing the German occupation of stated "provided that they can
Bnai Brith, Histadruth Ivrith of
Station WWJ.
Paris.
prove that they had practiced participate in the program.
America..,
His Many Positions
The homes of officers and for three years. The Bucharest
Rabbi Sperka was married to
some o'f the leaders of this asso- radio reports that the Romanian
He is author of a book, "Etern- the former Yet.ta Peiman, in To-
ciation will be searched, it was government has asked the Inter-
al Life," published by Bloch Pub- ronto, Canada, on May 31, 1931. ,
revealed here and similar inves- national Red Cross 'to investigate
lishing Co., New York, in 1939, They have three children, Shlo-
tigations will take place in the reports reaching here' that Ro-
and holds or has held the folloW- mo, 11; Judith, 9, and Joel Jacob,
ing local positions:
homes of others ,who acquired manian Jews deported from
6. Their home is at 1938 Tuxedo.
Jewish property from the Nazi northern Transylvania to Ger-
Former president of Jewish Na-
many,
Hungary
and
other
occu-
tional
Fund
administration.
- Council and Amer-
Alexander Brailowsky, noted ican Jewish •Congress Chapter in Room for Bar Mitzvah
pied territories, as well as Ro-
Students at UHS Branch
Russian-American
pianist,
will
be
manians conscripted by Germany
French Jews to Attend
Detroit; honorary president, De-
Limited room is left for be-
and Hungary for forced labor, feted at a tea in his honor Fri- troit branch, American FederaL
Conference in U. S.
day by the musician's committee tion of Polish Jews;. secretary of ginners and Bar Mitzvah students
are
in
danger
of
being
"annihila-
PARIS, (JTA)—The French
of the Detroit Council of Amer- Michigan Synagogue Conference, at the United Hebrew Schools'
government will peKmit, four ted."
Two groups comprising 1,100 ican-Soviet Friendship at the - cen- Michiga ,
:unittee for -Support Rose Sittig Cohen Branch. Par-
Jewish representatives to go to
tral YWCA at 3 p. m. Mr. Brail-
and *Charitable In- ents in the neighborhood of. Tyler _
the U. S. to attend the War Hungarian Jews liberated from owsky is a sponsor of the musi- of Relig
slave
labor
have
arrived
in
Ro-
stitutions
and
Detroit Committee and Lawton are urged to register
Emergency Conference of the
cians' committee of the National for Kashruth of Council of Or- their children without delay, be-
mania
en
route
to
their
home
in
Jews in France. The conference
parts of Hungary now occur Council of • American Soviet thodox Rabbis; • honorary mem- fore registration is closed.
which is to open in Atlantic City • the
•
pied
by the Russian Army. They Friendsh ip.
ber, board of directors of Jewish
this month, will be the first' in-
The tea : will serve as the No- Community Center; m e m b e r,
ternational gathering of Jews were visited by the president of
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST
aZ
the Romanian Red Cross, Dr. vember meeting of the commit- board of education, United He-
FLORSHERd DEALER
since the outbreak of the war.
HAISIIIIM
Costinesau,
who
asked
them
whe-
tee,
which
was
launched
this
fall
brew
Schools;
member
executive
The four delegates are: Leon
Meiss, president . of the Council; ther they would prefer to emi- under the chairmanship of Karl boards of Zionist Organization of
Krueger, musical director of the Detroit, Detroit Mizrachi, Jewish
Baron Guy de Rothschild, Rabbi grate to Palestine.
Detroit Symphony. Serge Kous- Community Council, Yeshivath
Jacob Caplan and the Zionist
ked
sevitzky is national chairman.
Beth Yehudah, Yeshivath Chach-
Mat Woodward Mott to Fox Theatre
leader Joseph Fisher. Efforts to Asked to Insure Justice
To
Jews in Romania
Mrs. J. S. Sauls, secretary of .mey Lublin; member Council of
Aiwa Even;
secure U. S. visas will have to be
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A warn- the committee, is in charge of ar-
made by the World Jewish 'Con-
ing that . the terms of the armis. "- rangements for the tea...
gress offices in New York.
tice between the. Allies and Ro-
mania affecting the status of the Pisgah,Women to Hear
Thank Mayor of French Town
Jews in that country "will re-
For Saving 40 Children
Davidson at Annual
LYON, (JTA) — The' Jewish main an empty gesture unless
immediate
ssteps
are
taken
for
Donor Luncheon,' Nov. 14
Socialist Union this week thank-
Mrs. Harry C. Singer, program
ed the mayor of the little border • their implementation," as con- chairman,
announces . that Irving
town of Annamasse for saving ained in a statement issued fol-
lowing
a
meeting
of
the
Joint
Davidson,
known as the "Jewish
40 Jewish children captured
there by the Gestapo. as they Planning Committee of ..the Am- Ripley," will highlight the pro-
were about to be smuggled into erican Jewish Conference and gram planned for the fifth donor
the World Jewish Congress. Both luncheon of Pisgah Women on
Switzerland.
14 at the Book-Cadillac
The incident took place last organizations maintain that •the Nov.
Hotel at 12:30 p.m.
June when a 22-year-old Ger- Allied military commission, cre-
Mrs. Lewis Manning, chairman
man Jewish refugee, Marian ated to supervise the execution of of the luncheon, states that the
Kohn, was arrested with a party the armistice terms, has - a moral funds raised will be. allocated to
Of 40 children from the city of obligation to insure that justice different philanthropies and
.a
Grenoble, whom she was at- is done to the JewiSh population. large, portion to war service of
tempting to lead into Switzer-
which recreation rooms will • be
land. .
outfitted for the Percy Jones
As a result of the mayor's in-
Hospital.
tervention, the Gestapo released On
all the children under 16 but
jailed the girl and 12 children. Program
Marion Kohn refused to escape.
Ann Birk Kuper, noted actress
She was executed and her body and
'celebrated interpreter of
was identified by the mayor af-
modern plays, will appear as
ter its liberation. The 12 chil-
guest artist at Congregation Bnai
dren were released by the Ma- Moshe, D'exter and Lawrence,
quis and sent back to Grenoble. next Thursday - evening.
Mrs. Kuper will offer a drama-
Jews Reported Murdered
tization of "Tomorrow the
OUR WELL EQUIPPED
In Budapest Pogrom
World." Her appearance is spon-
laboratory, long training
ZURICH, (JTA) —Several sored jointly by the congregOtion,
and constant effort to
thousand corpses of murdered Sisterhood and Men's Club. There
keep abreast of science
Jews were carried out of Buda- •is no admission charge. The pub-
and research have en-
pest in motor trucks following a lie, members of the congregation
pogrorri by anti-Jewish terror- and affiliated 'groups are wel--
abled us to fill your
ists on Oct. 15, according to a re- come. •
prescriptions w i t h un-
port received here.
failing accuracy for over
The second of the series of late
Friday evening services sponsored
53 years. Every day doc-
Bulgarian Bank Asks Jews
by Bnai Moshe will be held Nov.
Dress Informal
tors show their confi-
To Withdraw Valuables
17, with Cantor David- Katzman
dence
in
Schlettle•'s!
SOFIA, ,(JTA)—The Bulgarian leading the prayers. Rabbi Jacob
Refreshments
National Bank This week called J. Nathan will deliver the ad-
upon Jews "to_speed up the with- dress. The public is invited.
Tickets Available of the Door
drawal from the bank of • valu-
Preparations are being made
ables which they deposited to for the mortgage burning ban-
Sponsored by
Over 53 Years of Service
the credit of the CommiSsioner quet on Dec. 10, under the di-
for Jewish Affairs" under the rection of the general chairman,
Detroit
Grosse Pointe
orders of thA previous pro-Nazi Mrs. Harry Rosman. Mrs. Louis
regirne.,The, appeal was made in Kepes and Mrs. Alex Fisch are
a broadcast 'over the Sofia radio. chairmen of attendance,
-
US-Soviet Council
Honors Brailowsky
Here This Friday
SIBLEYS
12th
Annual
Ball
Saturday Evening
Mrs. Kuper Guest
Bnai Moshe's
Thursday'
November 11, 1944
Hotel Statler
allOur Ba ll
Dave Diamond's Orchestra
&Mettler Drug Co.
Zionist Organization of Detroit