.Page Ten . . THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 20, 194 JEWISH NATIONAL FUND HIGHLIGHTS Detroit, Michigan 11608 Dexter Friday, April 20, 1945 $250,000 Drive Launched For Katznelson Memorial Labor Zionist Movement to Provide Land for Colony in Palestine; Detroit Drive to Open at Rally on May 13 at Jewish Center (.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Thirty-First President of The United States 1882-1945 Inscriptions in the Golden Book To Honor Mr. Roosevelt's Name Liberated Jews Seek Zion Entry Jewish National Fund Urges Community to Help Project NEW YORK (JPS)—Hundreds of thousands of Jews in the lib- erated areas in Europe and As a lasting tribute to the memory of President Franklin thousands of others in the Mid- D. Roosevelt, the Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit dle East are 'clamoring for im- has issued a call to Detroit Jews to inscribe his name in the mediate immigration to and set- tlement in Palestine, Eliezer Special Golden Book created in his honor. • William Hordes, president of the JNF Council, an- nounced this week that while a number of Golden BoOk in- scription have already been secured in the late President's honor, since his re-election for a fourth term, the period of mourning over his death- is being utilized as an occasion to complete the project. _ ELIEZER KAPLAN Kaplan, Treasurer of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, who arriv- ed here by air April 8, said in a statement issued here by the United Palestine Appeal. Citing reports from emissaries of the Jewish Agency for Pales- tine, which is recognized in the League of Nations Mandate as the supreme Jewish authority -in the rebuilding and development of the Jewish National Home, Mr. Kaplan said that the surviv- ing remnants of the Jewish pop- ulation in Greece, 2ulgaria, Ro- mania and. Hungary are in a des- perate 'state of homelessness and are pleading _for the opportunity to emigrate to Palestine "as the one Means of . achieving security and freedom. -in • the post-war world." Accepts Orders for Dunams, Golden Book Funds secured through the Golden Book in scriptions in President Roosevelt's memory may be ordered not only by - individuals but alSo by organizations, at $100 an insertion. In order to facilitate this means of paying tribute to •Mr. Roosevelt, 'Mr. Hordes . stated,. Detroiters may also redeem dunams of land in Palestine at $25 a dunam and the total received to honor the late President will be used for Golden Book inscriptions. The attached coupon may be used - by individuals and organizations for the purpose of ordering Golden Book in- scriptions or for dunam land redemptiOn. Roosevelt Endorsed -Zionist Efforts NEW YORK—The Labor Zion- ist movement in the U. S. has been asked to provide the land for the establishment in Pales- tine of a colony which is to bear the name of Berl Katznelsofi, the late Palestine .labor leader and editor. A sum of $250,000 is to -be raised for the Jewish National 'Fund for the acquisi- tien of the land tract for the new colony. - Details were announced in a call issued by Louis Segal, chair- man, - and - H: Eh-renreidh, secre- tary of the JNF's Department on Contact with Labor Organiza- tions. - _ Founded -Famous Colonies The Department,.. working in cooperation with labor Organiza- tions and groups - throughout' the nation, has been instrumen _ tale in the founding of the Leon Blum Colony, the Louis D.. Brandeis land tract, the Lord .Wedgwood Colony and the Farband Colony. Branches of the Poale Zion- Zeire Zion Party, of the Jewish National Workers' 'Alliance, of the League for Labor Palestine and of Habonirn, youth organiza- tion, are expected to take an ac- tive part in the implementation of the project. Memorial Committee "We call upon you to take part in the raising of this fund of $250,000 which is the minimum sum required. Let each mem- ber of the Labor Zionist move- ment have a share in the living monument to Berl Katznelson, the inspiring ethical personality . who was a torch of light, to our generation in its struggle for liberty and a Jewish Homeland, and whose memory will remain a guiding light for coming gen- erations of Chalutzim," declared the call. . The formation of a Berl Katz- enelson Memorial Committee under - the leadership of Chaim Greenberg also was announced. ' Detroit's participation in the Berl Katznelson project will commence at a rally of . : labor HARRY SCHUMER Zionists on Sunday evening, May 13 ; at the Jewish Center. This event will open the an- nual labor Zionist drive for the Jewish National Fund. Harry Schumer, chairman' of -' the Detroit. JNF Labor Depart- ment, is chairman of this cam- paign, full details of which will be announced next week. • Nationally prominent speakers will address the event at the Center on May 13. A special meeting - of all affiliated members of Detroit labor Zionist organizations has been called by Mr. Sc _ humer and William Hordes, local J.N.F.- president, for Monday evening, April 23, at 9 P. M., at the Farband Folkshule, 1912 Taylor, near 12th, to make initial plans for this drive. n. is urgent that all labor Zion- -,ists attend this meeting. Dedicate Golden Book Volume To Late President's Memory . For the past 20 years, Mr. Roosevelt, in his many official capacities, as Governor of New York and as President, had endorsed Jewish activities in Palestine and supported Zion- ist endeavors. Many organizations and individuals, among Ahem many Christians, labor_ and fraternal groups, honored iPresident Roosevelt on many occasions by inscribing his' name in the JNF Golden Book. Mr.• Hordes pOinsted . out that all our: Presidents, begin- ning with Thebdore Roosevelt, had spoken favorably of- the Zionist cause. _ The Balfour Declaration was - issued with the approval and encouragement of President. Wilson. PresidentsTaft, Harding, Coolidge and . Hoover had similarly endorsed the Zionist cause. . JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL OF DETROIT I 1608 Dexter Detroit 6, Mich. We (1)' enclose $ Schumer Heads Local Drive to Open May 13 ' , • ..... towards the Roosevelt Golden Book in Palestine. Please credit -this sum for • Dunams of land at $25 a dunam 0 - 0 Golden Book insertions at $100 an insertion. „.. Name of individual or organization President Roosevelt's name appears many times in the volumes of the-Golden Book of- the Jewish National Fund in Jeruialem. Address • Telephone Number 'his page sponsored by friends of the Jewish 'National Fund .._ The names of the greatest men and women in the world appear in the- JNF "Golden Books. But the' honors accorded the late President supercede those I. given to others becauSe special -volumes of the Sefer HaZahav-- : the Golden Book—have been assigned as a tribute to his life work. Detroit Jews -are invited to participate' in the honors to Presi- dent Roosevelt by inserting inscriptions in the Special. Franklin D. Hoosevelt Golden i3004 . -