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Reliving Father's Experiences

Pfc. Max Snyder in Qntfit
first to Reach the Rhine

Pfc. Max Snyder is today re-
living the experiences of his
father's youth, experiences which
he had hoped his son would be

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Pfc. M. Snyder Ben Snyder
spared. During th^ 4 last war Ben
Snyder fought with the 28th
division in France. Pfc. Snyder
is with the 83rd infantry division
which was the first to reach the
Rhine.
Pfc. Snyder, 20, a Central High
graduate, h-ad completed one
semester at Wayne as a pre-
dental student when he entered
service on June 7, 1943. He took
his basi- training at Camp
Walters, Tex., and was a candi-
date for ASTP, but was sent to
Camp Roberts, Cal., when the
program was 'discontinued.
Fought at St. • Malo
Overseas since June 21, 1944,
Pfc. Snyder participated :in the
invasion of Normandy a n d
fought at St. Malo. He now is in-
Germany. He is the possessor of
the combat infantry badge.

No Mercy for Nazis,
They Are No Good,
Is Detroiter's Plea

Pfc. Snyder received his Jew-
ish education at the . Shalom
Aleichem Folk Schule, having
been a student there for eight
years. He was an active member
of the Jewish Center.
In a letter to- his parents, Mr.
and MrS. Ben Snyder, 13230 La-
Salle, he relates an interesting
story of a Polish boy, who find-
ing himself in France when the
war broke out, joined the French
army. .
Desire for Revenge
"When France laid down her
arms he was forced to serve in
the German army," Snyder
wrote. "Refusing to remain, he
killed a Gerthan officer and went
into hiding until the arrival of
the Allies. This boy, who was of
great assistance to the Allies as
he could speak Polish, Russian,
French, German ar4d English,
was obsessed with a desire for
revenge and was determined to
kill Germans.
"At one time in an attack he
went right through the German
lines at night and killed three
Germans with his rifle, using it
as a club, and threw a hand
grenade which took care of a
few more."
Pfc. Snyder also tells of the
tortures to which members of
the underground and their fam-
ilies were subjected when they
fell into the -hands of the Ger-
mans.

One-Man Army

Sgt. B. Rosenberg, Wounded
in Action, Recovering in
Hospital in Germany

There has been much talk of
late about the innocence of the
German people, of their having
been misguided by their leaders.
In a letter to his family, S/Sgt.
Ben Rosenberg writes, "We don't
have much mercy for the Ger-
mans. They are
absolutely n o
good and they
LT. SIDNEY GOLDSTEIN of
shouldn't be
treated as hu- Glen Cove, L. I., holder of the
man beings but Distinguished Service Cross and
as the dogs that other decorations, who captured
67 Nazis recently in an attack on
they are".
At present re- Nazi positions in the Gothic line.
covering from
wounds which
he sustained
Sgt. Rosenberg while fighting
in Germany, S/Sgt. Rosenberg
is in a hospital somewhere in
BATTLE CREEK—More than
Germany. He is scheduled to
receive the - Purple Heart . and 200 servicemen stationed at Fort
has been recommended for of- Custer, Kellogg Field, Percy
ficer's training.
Jones Hospital and its annexes,
S/Sgt. Rosenberg, 32, is a grad- gathered at the Hart Hotel here
uate of Northwestern High and Wednesday, March 28, for a
conducted a photography supply- Seder, sponsored by the Mich-
business before entering service igan Bnai Brith Council, the
in August, 1943. He took his Temple Beth El Sisterhood of
basic training at Ft. Deven, Mass. Battle Creek in co-operation
and was graduated from the En- with the National JWB.
gineers School at Ft. Belvoir, • Lt. Col. Edwin Reynolds, Ft.
;Va. He has been overseas since Custer commander, and Lt. Col.
July, having been sent to Eng- Richard 0. McRae, past chaplain,
land, from there to France, to were guests of honor and spoke
Belgium, to Luxembourg and briefly. Rabbi Gerald Klein con-
to Germany. He is a battalion ducted the ceremony and Cpl.
photographer with a combat en- Leonard Wohlstadter of New
gineers division.
York acted as cantor.
S/Sgt. Rosenberg is the • son
The second Seder was held
of Mrs. Katie Rosenberg of 1761 March 29 at the Michigan USO
Seward Ave. His sister, Matilda, Club. A passover service was
is a teacher at Bishop School. conducted by Cpl. Wohlstadter
His wife, Mary, resides in Provi- at Percy Jones on March 30.
dence, R. I.
A brother, Pvt. Harry, is sta- Montefiore Lodge Here
tioned at Patterson Field, Day- Ups Red Cross Pledge
ton, 0.
The March 26 issue of Life ma-
Montefiore Lodge No. 12, F. S.
gazine carries a photograph of of I., met at the home of Mr. and
Sgt. Rosenberg's outfit taken Mrs. Saul Lewis of Chicago
when they were fighting for Blvd., March 26, and voted to
Bastogne.
increase its pledge to the Red
Cross.
Jews in Traverse City . Hospital
Mrs. Leo Brown reported that
Provided with Passover Food
the Michelson Service Fuhd is
Through the efforts of Dr. meeting witlr an encouraging
Selig S. Auerbach, Circuit Rabbi response. Donations may be sent
for Michigan, arrangements were to 16835 Wildemere.
made to provide the Jewish in-
The next meeting will be held
mates of the Traverse City State at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hospital with Passover food.
Leo Browri

Servicemen Attend
Battle Creek Seder

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 6, 1945

S-Sgt. Jaffee Tells
How Religious Nazis
Razed 2 Synagogues

Detroiters Hosts to Servicemen
At One of Many Sedorim Held Here

Mrs. Irving Jaffee of 3286
Richton has received an inter-
esting letter frorri her husband,
S/Sgt. Irving Jaffee, stationed
somewhere in Germany, who
describes the religious feelings
of the Germans and marvels
that they did not prevent them
from razing synagogues. S/Sgt.
Jaffee writes:
"It sure is funny to occupy
buildings that not too long ago
were occupied by the Heinies.
All the signs on the doors and
walls are in German, and almost
every room has a swastika paint-
ed on one of the walls. There's
a chapel in the hospital, and I
attended services there. Even
there, a Reich emblem is paint-
ed on the wall, directly above
the altar.
"I never expected to see as
many churches in Germany as
there are, nor as much evidence
of the religious feelings of the
people. Every village, no matter
how small, has its church that's
beautifully cared for. And there
is always an abundance of
Bibles in every home. None of
this religious matter is hidden;
it's all out in the open.
"The only house of God that
I have seen destroyed by the
Germans themselves have been
two synagogues; one in Cologne,
and one in Duren. Civilians
there told me that they were
razed by the soldiers so I know
they weren't wrecked by our
artillery or planes."

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This is one of the many Se- Army camps throughout Mich-
dorium with Detroit families igan were contacted by the De-
attended by servicemen,
arranged
by the Detroit Army and Navy troit Army and Navy Committee
Committee of the Us 0-National and nearby communities enlisted
in-providing Seder services for
Jewish Welfare Board.
The servicemen pictured above men unable to go home for the
holiday. Oscoda men attended
were convoyed
the i r n from
m Willow
Run forh religious bservance the Community Seder in Bay
in which they are participating City. At Selfridge Field, the Mt.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Committee invited men
David Goldberg, 3044 Cortland. into homes for the Sedorirn.
Since their military duties did At Battle Creek, soldiers and re-.
not permit them to be released turned vets attended the Corn-.
for the holiday, army authorities munity Seder.
cooperated with USO-JWB by
Passover food was available the
providing transportation to en- entire week at the JWB lounge
able the men to arrive in time at the Jewish Center and ar-
for the Seder.
rangements were made for serv-
For the second night of Pass- icemen to be invited into homes
over, the men joined the Con- during the entire week and for
gregational Seder at Temple housing if they were passing
Beth EL
through Detroit.

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Mrs.
Mary Shalit of 2705 Calvert Ave.
wish to express their sincere
Cpl. Reuben Cottler, son of the thanks to relatives and friends
Norman Cottlers, has sent a mes- for the sympathies shown their'
sage of cheer to his father on the in their recent bereavement.
occasion of the successful activi-
ties in behalf of WE HAVE ARRANGED
The finals program in the
this year's ' Hist- FOR YOUR FREE COPY
series of this year's cultural
adrut - Gewerk-
events sporitored by the Worn-
The Heinz People Have Consented.
shaften drive.
an's Auxiliary of the United
To Send Our Readers A Free Copy
Norman Cot- Of
Hebrew Schools will be held
The 24-Year Hebrew-English
tler, who served
Wednesday, April 25, at 1:30 p.
Calendar Upon Request.
in the Jewish
m. in the Auditorium of the
Jewish Center.
Legion in the
last war, is one
The program will be centered
of the active
around the Jewish woman's
workers in the
costume. What did the well
G e werkshaften
dressed Jewish women through-
Cpl. Cottler drive. He is a
out the ages wear? To what ex-
tent did their dress reflect the member of Pinsker 'Verein and
fashion of the people in the Arlazaroff Branch of Jewish
National Workers' Alliance.
midst of which the Jews lived?
Women famous in the history
of our people will be presented Pioneer Women Launch
in proper costume. The narrator
will relate the story of each $150,000 Rescue Drive
period giving the background
The Pioneer Women's Organi-
both of the specific life of that
zation
has launched a new drive
period as well as the life of the
non-Jewish community. About to raise $150,000 for its child
15 periods will be discussed.
rescue fund, it was announced by
Participants are members of Miss Dvorah Rothbard, national
The Calendar! All Hebrew
the Woman's Auxiliary. The
dates, 1925 to 1949.'
study is directed by Mrs. Walter secretary. The first sum on ac-
count
of
this
quota,
a
$35,000
For
free
copy, write postcard or
Farber. The program committee
is headed by Mrs. Burt Smokier. Passover gift, was cabled to the letter to:
The president is Mrs. Jack Jewish Agency in Jerusalem be-
H. J. HEINZ CO. - Dept. Jf
fore the holidays.
Tobin.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The program is open to the
public. There is no charge.

Women's Costume
Is Theme of UHS
Auxiliary Affair

Zionist Youth Groups
Assist in Tag Day

Habonim and Hashomer Hat-
zair, labor Zionist youth groups,
will participate in the annual
Histadrut - Gewerkshaften t a g
day Saturday night and Sun-
day.
A pre-tag rally was held
Thursday. A Palestinian movie
was shown and refreshments
were served.
Headquarters for the tag day
will be at the Histadrut office, k
9142 Linwood. Refreshments
will be served to those turning
in the first boxes at Habonim
Ulam, 1912 Taylor.

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