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Friday, December 15, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

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Mrs. Van Auken Describes
Experiences at Zion Parley

State Democratic National Committeewoman Views Impor-
tance of Jewish Commonwealth; Detroit Can Be Power
in Wiping Out Anti-Semitism, She Declares

Mrs. Howell Van Auken, Michigan member of the Dem-
ocratic National Committee, in a statement issued this week
described her experiences as the Detroit delegate to the mid-
western - conference of the American Palestine•Committee, the
movement of Christian supporters of the Zionist cause held in
Chicago last month. Her statement follows:

"The meeting of the Christiar0.`
Council on Palestine was one of
the great and fine experiences
of my life. Both clergy and laity
of all the non-Jewish "faiths",
Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic,
Unitarian, Universalist, and the
Methodist, Episcopalian, Luther-
an, Baptist, Congregational, Pres-
byterian and other of the Protest-
ant churches, met together with
Jewish leaders to discuss Pales-
tine and to make effective plans
for safeguarding it as a Jewish
Commonwealth; a Jewish Home-
land for all Jews who live there
now or who may wish to migrate
there.
Called 'Soul-Satisfying'
"This meeting was soul-satisfy-
ing and comforting to me in my
deep concern for a just and last-
ing peace with freedom and se-
curity for all the peoples of the
earth. because — the men and
women devoting themselves to
this question are intellectually,
Spiritually, and personally trust-
worthy. Their scholarly, humane
and practical approach is most
encouraging and promises satis-
factory solution of not only the
Jewish and the Palestine prob-
. lems but of the manifold prob-
. lerns of human relations and in-
ternational understanding and
good-will.
"I could write , thousands of
words on the program to which
we listened and on the discus-
sions , which followed, but time
and space do not allow that. How-
ever, it was a real education.
- Out Prejudices
.
_ Wipe
"I hope that we in Detroit, both

U.S. Christian
Leaders Blast
Anti-Zionists

Wire to Roosevelt Refutes
Claims of Arabic Group
Opposing Homeland

NEW YORK—A telegram re-
futing anti-Zionist arguments ex-
pressed recently by the Confer-
ence of Americans of Arabic-
speaking origin and declaring
that "the Commonwealth plan,
as set forth by the Zionist -or- ,
ganizations today, • is entirely
democratic in purpose and spirit,"
was sent to President Roosevelt
by a group of prominent Chris-
ton leaders.
The . telegram. was signed by
Dr. Henry A. Atkinson, general
secretary of the Chtirch. 'Peace
Union; Dr. Carl J. Friedrich, pro-
fessor of government at Harvard
University; Prof. S. Ralph Har-
low of Smith College; Dr. How-
ard NI. LeSourd, Dean of the
Graduate School, Boston .Univer-
arty; Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr of
the- Union Theological Seminary;
Dr: Daniel A. Poling president of
the World's Christian Endeavor
Union; the Rev. Wendell W.
Phillips, Christ Church, Rye, N.
Y.; and Dr. Carl Hermann Voss,
extension secretary of the Church
Peace Union.
The Christian leaders pointed
out that the Mufti of Jerusalem,
chief Arab political. figure in
palestine during the last quarter
of a century, "is now reported in
Berlin at the side. of Hitler."
"Jeiyish labor has turned ma-
laria-ridden wastes in Palestine
into productive farms and has
transformed what was once a
poyerty-stricken province of the
Turkish Empire into the major
industrial 'center in the Near East.
The Jewish effort has brought
•about a phenol-1-.21:ml increase in
the native A7'i-Ci i)(-,•,1. -. 1 ation, in
r. :. , tuat-
striking coriti•t•• -
•
cuunLries;"
tion
the telegram

Conference Votes
To Call3rdParley;
Wise Asks Unity

PITTSBURGH, (JTA) — The
closing session of the American
Jewish Conference voted to call
another meeting within a year.
The action came after the dele-
gates had voted to restrict the
Conference's functions to rescue
of Jews from . Nazi lands, post-
war rehabilitation of Jewish life
in Europe and efforts to secure
the establishment of Palestine as
a Jewish Cdinmonwealth.
The Conference left to its In-
terim Committee the . decision as
to when the third session should
be convoked. The Interim Corn-.
mittee was also empowered to ap-
point a commission to investigate
problems connected with relig-
ious and cultural rehabilitation of
Jews in liberated parts of Europe.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, address-
ing the closing session, called on
the Jewish Labor Committee to
remain in the Conference. He
made a passionate appeal for
' , Jewish unity, and urged all Jew-
ish bodies to form a united front
against Hitlerism instead of fight-
ing it separately.

35 Sophomores Win

Citations at Wayne U.

MRS. HOWELL VAN AUKEN

Jews and non-Jews, will renew
our efforts for a program of in-
formation on the Palestine ques-
t i o n by obtaining - outstand-
ing authorities on the subject to
speak before all of our men's and
women's clubs; before our ed-
ucational institutions; our various
churches and fraternal organiza-
tions. I believe that this would
be the first step and a long step
in leavening the lump of misun-
derstanding and prejudice and in
wiping out the cruel, barbaric
mental and physical tortures of
the Jews and in affecting a just
settlement of the Palestine ques-
tion. -Detroit is world famous for
so much progress in the scientific
and engineering fields, I am sure
that Detroit can be a great power
in accomplishing progress in this
human field, thus helping build
the . cornerstone for world peace
and brotherhood,"
• Mrs. Van Auken will submit
her report on. the convention at
public meetings being planned for
January by the Zionist Council of
Detroit and the American Pales-
tin Committee.

Thirty-five members of the
sophomore class at . Wayne Uni-
versity were awarded citations in
recognition . of superior work
done during their freshman year,
according to Dr. Wilson McTeer,
secretary . of the Liberal Arts
Scholarship Honor Society.
The students include Gabriel
Allen, .4274 Burlingame; Pearl
Applebaum, .3017 Fullerton; Leah
Gertrude Crohn, 9287 Wilde-
mere; Morris Ely Eisenberg, 2976
Monterey; Jean Fishman, 2745
Tuxedo; Rose Feldman, 15102
Wildemere; Sanford Goldberg,'
3770 Harper; Oscar Litoff, 2696
Leslie; Ethel Levine, 2678 Cal-
vert; Reva. Reichman, 1716 'Pin-
gree; Lillian Stine, 3274 -Sturte-
vant; Manuel Sklar, 3273 Calvert;
Betty Sylvia Shaffer, 2924 Sturte-
vant; Edith Zubrin, 2745 Cort-
land; Bernard Zager, 3237 Cal-
vert,

Awards Given to Graduates
Of United Hebrew Schools

Winners of various awards
were announced during a week
of graduation activities at four
branches of 'the United Hebrew
Schools, whose program was con-
cluded on Dec. 3 with a reception
for the 1944 graduates, their par-
ents and teachers at the Rose Sit-
tig Cohen Bldg.
Parkside Hebrew school was
the first to award diplomas and
prizes. Speakers there were:
Michael Michlin, principal; Jo-
seph Colten, • member of the
board; and Louis H. Hyams, of
the Parent - Teachers organiza-
tion, Bernard Isaacs, UHS super-
intendent, awarded diplomas.
The Feigenson Bros. award, a
war bond, went to David Hyams.
The Hebrew Teachers Associa-
tion and Kvutzah Ivrith silver
medal went to Ilene Weisner.
Mrs. Albert Carnick, of the worn-
en's auxiliary, presented each
graduate with a book. Mrs. Alex
Roberg directed the chorus.
Philadelphia-Byron
Speakers at the Philadelphia-
Byron school exercises were Mor-
ris Lachover, principal; Law-
rence Crohn, Nathan Spevakow,
Maurice H. Zachheim and Max
Gordon, the latter two also pre-
senting diplomas. The Feigenson
bond was awarded to Eva Zaret-
sky. Israel Kroll won the Teach-
ers and Kvutzah prize: Mrs. Al-
bert Newman presented the aux-
iliary's gift. Henri Goldberg con-
ducted the singing.

sented the auxiliary's gift books
to the graduates. Abraham
Schechter led the singing.

Rose Sittig Cohen
Anna Zelonka was given the
Feigenson bond award at the
Rose Sittig Cohen branch exer-
cises. . Speakers were Solomon
Kasclan, principal; Louis LaMed,
David Shackney, Maurice Lan-
dau, Sol B. Eidelman and Aaron
Teitlebaurn. The Teachers and
Kvutzah prize went to: Sidney
Katz, Sarah Selesny and Harold
Shapiro. Mrs. Maurice H. Zach-.
heim presented the auxiliary's
gift book to the graduateS.
Speakers at the reception for
all the graduates were Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Ehrlich, Joseph Haggai,
Rudolph Zuieback. Graduates
who participated in the program
were: Esther Marks, Philadel-
phia - Byron branch; Jacqueline
Levin and Noa Mandelbaum,
David W. Simons school; Rachel
Shulman, Parkside' school.

Win Essay Awards
A play, "The Prophet Finds the
Hero," was enacted by members
of the Rose Sittig Cohen gradu
ation class.
War Savings Stamps were pre-
sented to the following Hebrew-
English Essay contestants: Jean
Baschin, Ruth Cooper, Selma .
Freedman, Jacob Freeman, Itta
Levin, Jacqueline Levin, Noa
Mandelbaum, Richard Sanders,
Burton Sandweiss, Aaron
Schreier, Abraham Stern, David
Stern, Sander Singer, Charles
David W. Simons
Rudolph Zuieback," president. of Wrubbel, Roy L. Gealer, Sally
the UHS; Mrs. Alexander San- Hechtman, David Hyams and
ders, of the PTA; Josephs Hag- Samuel Oleinick.
gai, Rabbi Leiter Levin, Bernard
Famous Cantor Safe
Isaacs and Abraham Lachover
JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor) —
were the speakers' at the David
W.. Simons school graduation. Word has reached here that the
Itta Levin won the F,eigenson famous cantor Moshe Kossvitzky
bond and the TeacherS and is now in Tiflis, in SoViet Ar-
Kvutzah prizes went to: Jean menia, as a refugee. He has ask-
Baschin, Sander . Singer, Aaron ed friends here to send him a
Kraft, Noa Mandlebaum, Dick parcel of clothing and shoes. For
Sanders, Edward Stern, Jacque- three :years his .friends had re-
line Levin, and Aaron Schreier. ceived no communication from
Mrs. Florence Moss Rossman: pre- him. •

Living Room Masterpieces .

Bulgaria Rescinds
Anti-Jewish Laws

By WELWEL POMERANCIEC
SOFIA, (JTA)—The Bulgarian
Government promulgated a de-
cree rescinding-4 the last anti-
Jewish =measures on the statute
books.
The law provides that "all or-
ders contained in laWs, statutes
and regulations issued after Jan.
23, 1941, which limit the rights
of Bulgarian subjects or those of
non-Bulgarian origin" are re-
scinded. It also states that Jews
living in Sofia on that date are
entitled to reside here.
Another) section provides for
the restoration of citizenship,
all Jews who emigrated after
January, 1940, and who were
subsequently disfranchised by
the pro-Nazi regime. Such per-
sons, however, must return to
Bulgaria within six months and
furnish proof that they have re-
nounced any. foreign nationality
which they may have assumed
since they emigrated.

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