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THE JEWISH NEWS

gospital Drive Victorious

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rapidly grown in membership in
the entire country. More than
15,000,000 people are now mem-
bers of the voluntary Blue Cross
p 1 a n. Another 15,000,000 are
members of plans of industry and
private insurance companies.
One Doctor for 800 People
"Now it is generally recognized
that thinking has changed in the
matter of the adequacy or in-
adequacy of medical personnel.
Before the war there were about
160,000 practicing physicians in
the country or about one physi-
cian for every 800 people—the
highest of any country. About
60,000 physicians are now in mili-
tary service and the people must
get along with one physician for
about 1,200 to 1,500 persons.
"Finally, thinking is being
shaped and thereby changing on
the important matter of regional
and city planning. This now pop-
ula• venture bases its thoughts
and plans on the principle that
future life will be lived in a
social and economic world dif-
ferent from the present one. The
ways of life of the remaining
years of the twentieth century
cannot satisfactorily fit into a
nineteenth century framework
and pattern as prevails over a
large part of the country.
"It has long been realized that
good community service is not
possible unless communities and
regions are replanned, rearranged,
and in many instances, re-
organized.
States, Cities Replanning
"Several states and cities are
now engaged in the important
work of replanning. Some al-
ready have special planning com-
missions m a k i n g careful and
detailed studies of their commu-
nities — the defects, deficiences,
and surpluses, and the vital com-
position of the population.
"A comprehensive health pro-
gram for all of the people is an
iniportant aspect of any plan but
never is independent of all other
services. It includes: Environ-
mental sanitation; water, f o o d
and milk supply; waste and garb-
age disposal; sanitary construc-
tion of homes, offices, factories,
schools and institutions; and suit-
able location and adequate in
s i ^z e : hospitals for general
comenunicable, chronic, mental
.and tuberculosis diseases, dis-
pensaries, health centers, phar-
macies, dental clinics, day nur-
series, and other institutions and
welfare agencies.
"The pleasant duty of paying
the government 20 to 80 per cent
of earnings as taxes is now a
matter of fact. Fortunately, most
people under war conditions still
have more left than they had
before taxes were that high.
Restore Their Usefulness
"There is practically no more
unemployment excepting for the
unemployables who should" get
more attention under an intelli-
gently conceived and soundly ad-
ministered rehabilitation p r o-
gram that would restore their
usefulness to themselves .and the
community. The residual physi-
cal, mental and moral impair-.
ments of socially_ill conditions is
a challenge to an otherwise civil-
ized community.
"The modern hospital. embraces
quickly (very often they origi-
nate, the monumental advances
in medical science. People now
know that a hospital is a place
to get well. In the State of Michi-
gan last year, the 258 hospitals
with 61,918 beds admitted 335,733
patients or one out of nine of the
population. Detroit's 45 hospitals
admitted about 200,000 patients
during the same year or one in
eight of the population.
"If one in eight goes to a lids-
pital in any one year, it means
that out of 90,000 Jews in De-
troit 11,250 are admitted to hos-
pitals.
Dual Hospital System
"It is now an accepted fact that
there resides great strength in
the dual hospital system of the
country. It consists of service
simultaneously rendered by gov-
ernmental and voluntary hos
pitals. Each iri its field with its
program serves all the people
they can reach.
"Most voluntary hospitals owe
their beginnings to the philan-
thropic spirit of a specific group
Of Americans banded together by

a common country of origin or
a common religion.
"Within the framework of that
kind of program there,have been
established and there has been
perceptible growth of hospitals
under Jewish auspices. The 65
Jewish hospitals of the country
with their 13,100 beds and clinics
and with thousands of alert and
well-trained Jewish physicians on
their staffs in common with other
hospitals in the country met the
challenge that a community can-
not afford to have anything less
than medical service at high
standards, cannot afford to have
backward, inexperienced and un-
skilled physicians, cannot afford
to stay out of the exciting field
of research. Above all, Jews can-
not a f f o rd compromise with
quality.
"At this juncture the Jews of
Detroit are entering the scene
with the establishment of a hos-
pital under their auspices. The
leaders of your community have
been assuming this serious re-
sponsibility with understanding
and intelligence, with devotion
and genuineness of purpose. It
is their wish to give Detroit a
good hospital. To attain that end
they are taking note of what evi-
dences there already have been
revealed with reference to the
change in medical science, and
in hospital planning and organ-
ization."
Mr. Osnos' Address
In his address as chairman of
the evening, Mr. Osnos paid trib-
ute to the pioneering groups in
the city which had.propagated in
„favor of the establishment of a
Jewish Hospital — the Hebrew
Hospital Association and Mt. Sinai
Hospital Assocation.
Describing the original-- set-up
for the drive, Mr. Osnos stated
that "there are still. many fam-
ilies, many men and women,
the friendly to the movement,
who will wish to join the found-
ing families in making possible
the establishment of a modern
hoSpital."
He announced that the question
of a site for the hospital was
studied by a committee headed
by Frank A. Wetsman and that
the tentative choice will involve
consultation with the Common
Council and the City Planning
Commission.
The tentative site, he stated, is
located on McNichols Road, just
east of Greenfield, on the north-
ernly side of Six-Mile Road, "a

spacious tract of some 35 acres
running through to Outer Drive,
making it possible, should this
site be finally selected, to face
the hospital either on Six-Mile
Road or on Outer Drive."
Mr. Osnos declared that while
the original dream of a 200-
bed hospital has been realized,
"it is not an idle dream to look
ahead to the day when we may
have a 400-bed or a 500-bed
institution, renowned for its
work in medicine, surgery,
nursing, teacshing and research.
Ladies and gentlemen, I wel-
come you to join Lis as prac-
tical dreamers, determined to
make THAT • dream also come
true."
The members of the provision-
al committee for the Jewish Hos-
pital who. work e. d with Mr.
Osnos include Sidney J. Allen,
Maurice Aronsson, Irving W.
Blumberg, Fred M. Butzel, Ldo
M. Butzel, Irwin I. Cohn, Israel
Davidson, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehr-
lich, Harry Frank, Julian H.
Krolik, Morris L. Schaver, Nate
S. Shapero, Leo Siege 1, Abe
Srere, Frank A. Wetsman and
Henry Wineinan. ---
Judge Friedman's Address
An analysis of the community's
development and the numerous
causes now sponsored by the
Jewish Welfare Federation was
presented in the address delivered
by Judge Friedman.
Pointing to the small early be-
ginning of community organiza-
tion in Detroit little over 40 years
ago, Judge Friedman described
the vast field of operations of
the Federation and declared that
the hospital movement is t h e
greatest project ever attempted
by the Jews of Detroit.
Mr. MacRae's Statement
Mr. MacRae emphasized that
the hospital accomplishment was
not attained at the expense of
other obligations.
"You have made it a 'plus' to
your other duties, for which you
have earned our congratulations,"
he stated, speaking for the Com-
munity Fund and the War Chest.
Tribute to Workers
Mr. Sobeloff, in brief remarks,
expressed thanks to . his colleagues
on the Federation staff — Miss
Esther Prussian, Mrs. Anne
Chapin, Mrs. E. Lewis, Abraham
Sudran—for their devotion to the
effort to make the hospital drive
a success.
He expressed satisfaction over
the great result of the drive and
concluded with the words: "De-
troit is on the way! Congratu-
lations!"

Friday, March 2, 1945

UPA, NRS to Depend
On Welfare Fund Campaigns

Contributors Will Be Called Upon to Make One Overall
Gift in Cities Despite Failure of Agencies to Reconsti-
tute the Palestine Appeal; Limit Independent Drives

NEW YORK—Welfare fund communities will conduct
one joint campaign and their contributors will be called on
to make one overall gift for national. and overseas causes
despite the failure of the JDC, UPA and NRS to reconstitute
the United Jewish Appeal for 1945.
Pledges have been given by the three agencies formerly

in the UJA not to Conduct
pendent fund raising in welfare their efforts in such cities to se-
curing general community under-
_fund communities.
standing and will seek maximum
That such commitments have allotments for their programs
been given by the UPA, JDC and from welfare funds.
NRS was made clear in a letter
"Our welfare funds and fed-.
which Sidney Hollander, presi-
dent, and William J. Shroder, erations have provided a com-
chairman of the board of the mon meeting ground.
Council of Jewish Federations
"We are confident that our
and Welfare Funds, have sent to community organizations will
all of the Council's member meet the present test, just as
agencies.
they did in other years when
"All of the participants in the there was no UJA. It is ex-
UJA," the letter stated, "pledged pectecithat the local budget com-
themselves not to conduct inde- mittees. , will act on the basis of
pendent campaigns in welfare full information and sound prin-
fund cities. They will confine ciples."

Jones Post Holds Memorial in Tribute
To Jewish War Heroes Next Tuesday

Lawrence H. Jones Post 190 of Jewish War Veterans of the U. S.
has arranged an elaborate memorial program in tribute to those
who have fallen in this war, to be held next Tuesday at 8:30 p. m.
at the ShaareY Zedek Synagogue4>
Herbert W. Wallace, chairman
of the committee in charge of
arrangements, announces that a
specially prepared tableaux, `!The
March of Time," reviewing the
heroic part played by Jews in
the present war, will be one of
the features of this program.
Principal speakers will be Dr.
A. M. Hershman and Judge John
V. Brennan.
In addition, Henry Mestemak-
er, commander of the Spanish-
American War Veterans; Walter
S h e 11, commander of Disabled
War Veterans; Maurice Cole,
commander of Veterans of For-
eign Wars, and Walter Scot t,
commander of American Legion,
will be on the program.
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar is
in charge of the special musical
program being arranged. T h e
public is invited, admission being
HERBERT W. WALLACE
free.

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