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Central States Leaders
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Julian H. Krolik Elected President of Region; Education,
Civic-Protective Issues, UJA, Post-War Planning
Discussed by Experts
Julian H. Krolik, prominent Detroit Jewish community
leader, was elected president of the East Central States Re-;
gional Conference of the National Council tf the Jewish
Federations. and Welfare Funds, at the convention held here
last week-end at the Detroit-Leland Hotel:
The two-day conference here was packed full of action,
and the major issues reviewed
dealt • with:
1. Civic-protective - work and key to a more modern, more
more satisfying, more
the activities of. the . National vital,
modest and more realistic ap-
Community Relations Advisory proach to the communal prob-
Council;
lems that 'confront us."
2. Educational needs of Ameri-
Educational Discussions
can Jewish communities;
Until the last session on • Sun-
3. The extent of relief and re-
construction work done by the day, held for the discussion of
civic-protective problems, • major
United Jewish Appeal; and
4. Plans for post-war security. emphasis at the convention was
placed on American Jewry's edu=
Mr. Sobeloff's Address
cational needs.
While the conference began
After Mr. Sobeloff's address,
with a number of round .table on Saturday . night, Israel Rappo-
discussion meeting, the first _of- port, secretary of the Committee
ficial session of the conference,, , on NeW Studies 'of the Jewish
on Saturday night, heard tlae Education Committee of New
keynote address • of the sessions York, delivered a stirring address
on- the question "Community in which he declared that "edu-
Planning — In.. Principle and in cation must become a matter of
Practice," Isidore • Sobeloff, total community concern."
executive director of the Jewish
Mr. Rappoport also addressed
Welfare Federation of Detroit the Sunday morning session and
and president of the National referred to studies now being
. conference of Jewish Social Wel- made of educational needs. He
fare.
stated that no . conclusions will
Mr. Sobeloff's address contain- be reached or any decisions made
ed thought-provoking evaluations before the orthodox are consulted
of the status of social agencies on. the question of parochial
based on the historical experi- schools, the Yiddishists on the
ences in the field over a period Yiddish schools, etc.
of 40 years, leading up to the
An important statement on the
formation of the Federations, the entire issue by Mr. Rappoport,
inclusion of Hebrew schools in who has inaugurated the educa-
the community program and the tional survey in Detroit will ap 7
unification of fund-raising ef- pear • in an early issue of The
i forts.
Jewish News.
Our "Compact Group"
Eisenberg Urges Camps
"Organizationally," Mr. Sobe-
In another important address,
loff stated, "we have gone be- delivered on Sunday by Dr. Az-
yond similar groups of agencies riel Eisenberg, director of the
in the general community in in- Bureau of Jewish Education of
teresting large numbers in our Cleveland, emphasis was placed
communal program. We are de- on youth club activities and in-
spite our differences, a more tensive educational efforts in the
closely - knit, a more compact Hebrew schools. -
group. We are, it only negatively
Dr. Eisenberg advocated the
sometimes, one in our desire to establishment of summer camps
enjoy the blessings of democ- as part of the educational pro-
racy."
gram of JeWish communities and
Emphasizing that plans for the pointed to experiments with edu-
years ahead, "are to be made in cational camps in Cleveland and
a democratic setting," he pointed Boston as proof of their effective-
to the vast demands for over- ness.
seas relief work that will have
Dr. Hollander's Report
to be done and declared that "we
The report of Sidney Hollander
must examine critically ,our or- of Baltimore; national president
ganizational structure and our of the Council of Jewish Federa-
programs with a view to widen- tions and Welfare Funds, on the
ing services."
status of the recently-formed Na-
"The Shifting Scene"
tional Community Relations Ad-
Mr. Sobeloff concluded his ad- visory Council, w a s without
dress with the following impor- doubt the m o s t illuminating
tant statement:
analysis of the present status of
"The shifting social scene fre- the civic-protective agencies in
quently makes our major tasks this country.,
of yesterday someone else's re-
Mr. Hollander was very criti-
. sponsibility today. The one great cal of the four national major
change in community concern is civic = protective organizations.
the growing appreciation that Recalling the "crescendo of re-
child caring agencies, medical s&i.tment" against them that re-
services, family welfare a n d sulted in the formation of. the
other traditional services of re- NCRAC, he declared that the
lief and sustenance s t ill have new advisory council Is a step
\ their place, but always the test in the right direction, especially
for these and for newer agencies it includes not only the four
.1-S whether it makes for a:more major national organizations but
satisfying, richer communal life. also community groups and coun-
By such standards, the whole cils. But he emphasized that there
field of education takes on new is still "millions of dollars worth
meaning. If there is real value of confusion" because ■ of the,con-
in our services it must be mea- tinued . existence of four kinds
sured by its social service to the of advice and vested interests
Jewish group. Phrases have a which refuse. to merge into one
way. of running away from their ibocV for action.
original meaning. Forget, if you
Mr. Hollander expressed hope
can, the narrow meaning . that we that something practical may yet
have been ready to accept for come from the new body and he
Jewis.h education; put aside the declared that- the effort to have
more limited definition of . social the American Jewish Conference
service. In the broader applica- include the civic-protective worn
tion of these terms we have the in its 'program may force a uni-
fied program and the elimination
of existing confusion.
Detroit Speakers
-
Isaac Franck, executive direc-
tor of the Jewish Community
Council, one of the speakers who
followed Mr. Hollander, de-
scribed the internal relations
work of the local community and
the effort that ,is being made to
impress the need for ethical busi-
ness practices not because it will
eliminate anti-Semitism but be-
cause it is a part of the Jewish
way of life.
Mr. Krolik presided at a con-
ference for the discussion of War
Chest experiences on Saturday
afternoon.
Harold Silver and Dr. Otto A.
Hirsch took part in the planning
for aged round table session.
M. William Weinberg spoke at
the session at which provision
for services to veterans was dis-
cussed.
Judge Maurice B e r n o n of
Cleveland presided at the open-
ing session.
Butzel's Welcome .
Among the most enlightening
addresses was Fred M. Butzel's
welcome to . the delegates in
which the dean of Detroit's com-
munity leaders recalled early
social service activities resulting
from the Federations' conference
held in Detroit 42 years ago.
' Clarence H. Enggass partici-
pated in one of the community
planning sessions.
In addition to Mr. Krolik, who
was elected president of the East
Central States. Regional Confer-
ence, the following from Michi-
gan were elected members of the
new executive committee: Abra-
ham Srere and Henry Meyers, of
Detroit; A. H. Kollenberg, Grand
Rapids; John Merdler, Saginaw.
H. Rosenthal of. Windsor was also
elected a member of the execu-
tive committee. ,
The U. J. A. Report
An impressive report on activi-
ties of the United Jewish Appeal
for Refugees, Overseas Needs and.
Palestine was presented by Eph-
raim Gomberg, a former Detroit-
er, director of community rela-
tions of National Refugee Service
at a session at which Robert
Goldman of Cincinnati presided.
Mr. Gomberg outlined the re-
sponsibilities of the UJA, its ex-
tensive program for refugees in
this country and for relief, and
reconstruction overseas and the
great achievements resulting in
the settlement of large numbers
in Palestine.
Detroiters 'Adopt' Child in Palestine
Jules Ley Describes 'Rescue
Of Children From Gestapo
Writes Sister Here of How Contagious Disease Prevented
Nazis From Deporting Babies From Holland to Poland;
2 Others Died in Their Place; Visas Come in Time
Confirmation of the claim that
the Yishuv in Eretz Yisroel is
making a great contribution to-
ward the saving and -rehabilitat-
ing of the Jews
of war-torn En-
rope is contain-
ed in a touching
story which
reached us this
''week.
Many are the
hildren who
have been grab-
bed from the
.4 clutches of the
Jules Lev .Gestapoiand
brought to Palestine to be Placed
in homes that have welcomed
them with open arms.•
One such -home is that of Mr.
and Mrs. Jules Lev, former De-
troiters who have been residing
in Palestine since.1938. The Levs
are well - known here, having
been active both in the League
for Labor Palestine and in the
Jewish National Fund.
In writing to his sister, Mrs.
Martin Sclar, Mr. Lev tells the
story of a child they have
"adopted," and whom they are
caring for until she can be re-
. united with her 7arents. Mr.
Lev's letter states:-
Both Children Hidden
"When Rachel was a year old,
the parents and child along with
all the Jews of Amsterdam were
taken to a concentration camp.
Lublin Survivors -
Seek Kin in Detroit
Thy Nazis, however, needed the
father so they brought him and
his family back to Amsterdam
Five days after a second child
was born, both children were
hidden with Christian friends)
and the father went to the po.
litical underground.
"In the man hunt that fol-
lowed, the children were rounded
up and imprisoned like criminals.
Rachel and Hadassah were dtk
for transport to an extermination
amp , but just
aef ore they
-,tvere to leave
they got a con-
tagious disease,
the Germans in-
sisted that. the
Dutch Jewish
committee select
two others to
s take the place o-T
4.ftathe children ii
The Child
the weekl:
transport of 1,000 to, POland. -
Certificates Arrive
"Two other children, therefore,
died in their place. A few days
later Palestine certificates ar ,
rived, and the feeble, old and
very young were selected. Thus
Rachel and her sister arrived in
Palestine."
Mr. Lev continues to say that
the child's complexion was grey
and her eyes protruded when she
arrived at their home, and that
she showed signs of rickets. Six
weeks in the care of Mr. and Mrs.
Lev have effected miraculous im-'
provement in her health.
Completely - Remodeled
The JTA. correspondent in
Lublih, Poland, has cabled the
Detroit Section of National
cil of Jewish WoMen seeking to
locate a relative named Berg for
a survivor named Bella Flam-
,..thenbaum, and .a relative named
Aron Licht for a survivor. named
Josek Licht. Those having in-
formation about them are asked
to call the Council of Women,
MA. 6970.
Congregation Anshe 1Bereznitz and:
Bereznitzer Aid Society wish to
announce the • complete remodeling
of, their synagogue and premises
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
at 13525 Linwood Avenue, corner of
Davison, and now have complete
facilities for weddings; parties;.
banquets and meetings. There is
installed a complete strictly- Kosher
kitchen.
For Information Call
J. Rezniek, Chairman, Hogarth
3408. or N. Rose, Secretary, Town-
send 89394.
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as a representative of President
Roosevelt's War Refugee Board,
will be principal speaker at the
21st annual convention of the Na-
tional Labor Committee for Pal-
estine in New York Nov. 25 and
26.
More than 3,000 delegates from
the U. S. and Canada will attend
the convention at the Hotel Corn-
modore, culminating in an eve-
ning mass-meeting at Carnegie
Hall in New York. Other sched-
uled speakers include Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver, the Hon. Sime Sil-
verman, Member of British
Parliament now in the U. S. as a
delegate to the forthcoming con-
ference of the World Jewish Con-
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