Friday, January 19, 1945
Page Five
THE JEWISH NEWS
Dr. McDonald, U. S. Expert
on Refugees, to Talk Here
Head of President's Advisory Committee on Political
Refugees and Authority on Foreign Affairs, Coming
Under Auspices of JWF, Service Group, Jan. 30
Kurzon Heads
National JWB,
USO in State
Battle Creek Representative
Succeeds Rabin Here
As Area Director
National Jewish Movements
Cancel 1945 Conferences
American Jewish Committee, Jewish War Veterans, Fed-
erations Comply With Requests of Government
Due to Transportation Crisis
Dr. James G. McDonald, chairman of President Roose-
velt's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees, will speak
Samuel Kurzon, associate di-
at the Jewish Community Center on Tuesday evening, Jan. rector of the West Michigan USO
30, under the auspices of The Jewish Welfare Federation Club in Battle Creek, for the past
and the Detroit Service Group. Admission to this lecture
will be free and there will be no solicitation.
Dr. McDonald is a recognized
authority on foreign affairs and for a universal Bill of Rights.
is internationally known for his "I urge the leaders of the Am-
work as League of Nations High erican Council for Judaism to
Commissioner for Refugees Corn- take account of the terrible
ing from Germany.
realities of the • hundreds •of
Founded Organization
thousands of homeless Jews who
• He began his career of public at the end of the war can only
education in international rela- hope to re-establish themselves
tions in 1918, when he aided in outside of Europe," he stated.
the founding of a committee to
"The conclusion which emerges
-organize public opinion in sup- inescapably from a realistic re-
, port of a just peace. This com- sume of twenty-five years of
mittee later became the Foreign intergovernmental dealings with
Policy Association, whose activi- refugees and from a realistic
ties Dr. McDonald guided for 14 appraisal of the world situation is
years as chairman of the board that in Palestine, and only there,
of ciirectors. He is today honorary can the mass of Jewish refugees
chairman of that organization.
hope to be welcome and to be
Born in Coldwater, 0., son of assisted to integrate themselves
Scotch and German immigrant in the life of the community,"
parents, he was graduated from Mr. McDonald said.
the University of Indiana in 1909
and pursued graduate studies
there and in Harvard University.
I
Zionists to Hear
Yaffe Monday at
Shaarey Zedek
Richard A. Yaffe, foreign news
editor of the New York news-
paper PM, will address the Zion-
ist Organization of Detroit Mon-
day night, in the social hall of
Shaarey Zedek.
DR. JAMES G. McDONALD
He held a travelling fellowShip
from Harvard in France and
Spain, and has been a member
of the teaching staffs of Harvard
and Indiana Universities and
Radcliffe College.
Appointed by League
In October, 1933, he accepted
the post of League of Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
(Jewish and other) coming from
Germany, which he retained un-
til the close of 1935.
During this time about three-
fourths of the 80,000 refugees
from Germany were placed in
new homes through the efforts
of the High Commission, and or-
ganizations throughout the world
raised a fund of $10,000,000.
He was the recipient of the
Town Hall Club annual Award
of Honor conferred upon the
New York citizen deemed to
have done most for the com-
munity, and the Pi Lambda Phi
Medal as an exponent of toler-
ance.
He has served as a member of
the editorial staff of the New
York Times, member of the
board of directors of Asia Maga-
zine, president of Brooklyn In-
stitute of Arts and Sciences,
member of the board of the Na-
tional --Advisory . Council on
Radio and Education, trustee of
Twentieth Century • Fund, mem-
ber of the New York City Board
of Education.
Postwar Repatriation
Will Not Solve: Problem
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Empha-
sizing that he does not think
that pOstwar repatriation will
solve the problem of a large
number of Jewish . refugees,
James G. McDonald. chairman of
the President's Advisory Com-
mittee on Political. Refugees, this
week expressed the opinion that
"Palestine offers incontestably
the hope for the solution of the
problems of Jewish refugees."
Mr. McDonald, who spoke at
the Annual Order Day Rally . of
the Bnai Zion at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, also pointed out
that he has no faith in the ef-
ficacy of the several proposals
Buy War Bonds!
Educated at Boston and Har-
vard Universities, Yaffe also has
served as instructor of Journal-
ism at Temple University and as
Educational Director of the New
York Newspaper Guild.
The public is invited. Admis-
sion is free.
Complying with the request of our Government that national
conventions be cancelled in view of the transportation crisis, na-
tional Jewish organizations are cancelling their planned conferences.
Dr. John Slawson, executive vice-president of the American
Jewish Committee, has announced that the 38th annual meeting
of the Committee which was scheduled to be held in New York
Feb. 3-4 has been called off in deference to the wishes of James F.
Byrnes, director of the Office of War Mobilization.
The annual mid-winter conference of the Jewish War Vet-
erans of the United States,' which was scheduled to be held in At-
lantic 'City Feb. 2-4 has also been cancelled, Archie H. Greenberg
of New York, national commander, has announced.
The transportation crisis is also expected to interfere with ef-
forts of Zionists to compel the convening of an emerccency conven-
tion of the Zionist Organization of America to deal with the in-
ternal crisis.
CJFWF Calls Off General Assembly
Sidney Hollander, President of the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds, announced that the 1945 General Assembly
of the Council has been called off. The annual gathering of Jewish
community leaders, representing 262 member agencies of the Coun-
cil from all sections of the United States and Canada, was sched-
uled to be held February 9-12, at the Netherland Plaza Hotel in
Cincinnati.
The Council's Board of Directors will meet in Cincinnati Feb.
9-11, and the major questions confronting organized Jewish corn-
munities will be considered and discussed.
SAMUEL KURZON
Plans are now being developed for each member agency to
hold a local meeting for consideration of the matters discussed in
two and one-half years, succeeds Cincinnati. In this way, each locality will hold what is in effect a
Phillip H. Rabin as area director "General Assembly Day" as a substitute for the annual national ga-
for the USO-National Jewish thering.
Welfare Board in Detroit.
22nd anniversary of the organiza-
As National JWB representa- Home Relief Society's
tion.
tive in Battle Creek, Kurzon di-
A subscription luncheon at
rected activities for servicemen Installation, Jan. 29,
12:30 will precede the program.
and worked closely with Jewish on 22nd Anniversary
Reservations must be made early
communities in Southwestern
Michigan. He was active in all
Home Relief Society will hold by calling Mrs. Peter Miller, TY.
phases of the USO program and annual installation of officers at 5-4051.
Mrs. Irving Small, president,
in work with convalescent ser- the Book Cadillac Hotel, Jan. 29.
vicemen in the Fort Custer area This event also will mark the urges all members to attend.
and Percy Jones Hospital.
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A native of New York City,
he formerly was associated with
the school system there, having
his M.A. degree in Education and
Psychology from the College of
the City of New York. He also
has had extensive experience in
the social work field in New
York.
Men's Club to Hold
Musical Evening
At Shaarey Zedek
His activities for the National
JWB will include the Michigan
State area in addition to Detroit.
Jewish Welfare Board offices
and the USO lounge are located
in the Jewish Center, Woodward
An evening of Jewish music and Holbrook.
will be presented by Shaarey
Zedek men's club at 8:30 p. m.
Wednesday in the Shaarey Zedek
Social Hall in conjunction with
the Zionist-Palestinian celebra-
tion.
Leivick to Speak
At Gewerkshaften
Rally on Thursday
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar,
chairman of the event, will be
H. Leivick, noted dramatist,
assisted by Jules Klein, cellist;
Nicholas Garagusi and Abraham will address the rally of the
Davidson, violinists and LaVilla Gewerkshaften campaign work-
ers next Thursday evening, at
Tullas, harpist.
Lachar's on 12th St.
Rhoda Zahavi Shames will be
Radio addresses in behalf of
the featured soloist. Among the the drive are being delivered by
numbers presented will be an campaign leaders every Satur-
arrangement of "Psalm 30" by day night over Altman's Hour on
Cantor Sonenklar who will sing Station WJLB.
his own arrangement of the
A. H. Kushinsky, campaign dir-
Rachel Aria from the opera "La
Juive" by Halvey; Shema" by ector, reports that 10 per cent of
Rumshinsky; "Feld Klangen" by the $125,000 quota has already
Lefkovich; Ovinu Malkenu and been subscribed.
excerpts from - Shulamith.
Marshall Women
Plan 2nd Annual
Luncheon, Feb. 7
The second annual donor
luncheon of the Louis Marshall
Women of Bnai Brith will take
place at the Book Cadillac Ho-
tel, Feb. 7, at 12:30 p. m.
The donor luncheon chairman,
Mrs. Thomas Zohott, reports that
Robert Lurie, national war
service director of • Bnai Brith,
will be the guest speaker.
The invocation will be given
by Rabbi Leon Fram. Mrs. Sam-
uel Aaron, president of Michi-
gan Bnai Brith Council, will de-
liver the Bnai Brith message. A
vocal solo will be presented by
Miss Bella Goldberg, accompan-
ied by Mrs. Rebecca Sloman.
Tickets can be obtained from
Mrs. Zohott, TR. 2-3139, her co-
chairman, Mrs. Robert Nathans,
TY. 7-4470, or Mrs. Pearl Kat-
kowsky.
Proceeds will be allocated to I
Bnai Brith projects.
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