Friday, June 22, 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Eighteen
Dr. Auerbach Goes
To Texas as Chaplain
U. S. Jewish Communities
Set Record Fund Raising
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds Sees
Banner Year; Detroit JWF to Receive $1,130,000 From
Allied Campaign Through War Chest
Dr. Selig S. _Auerbach of Port
Huron will serve as civilian
chaplain at El Paso, Tex., dur-
ing the summer, starting June
The confidence of Jewish communities in their federa-
tions and welfare funds is being reflected in notable cam-
paign performances throughout the country to meet vital
local, national, and overseas Jewish needs. Latest reports
received by. the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds indicate a banner year in fund raising, reflecting the
experience of years of sound lo-
cal community organization.
The Cleveland Jewish Welfare
Fund appeal has reached the
record amount of $1,342,000, an
increase of $235,000 over 1944.
The Cleveland Women's Divi-
sion alone reports an incomplete
total of $180,000, representing
the highest proportion of total
campaign figure achieved by any
women's division in the country.
Million Dollar Community
Detroit is another $1,000,000
and over community. In 1945,
the local Jewish Welfare Feder-
ation, which operates as both a
community planning and a fund-
raising organization, will receive
and distribute for local, national,
and overseas purposes over $1,-
130,000 derived from the War
Chest Of Metropolitan Detroit,
with which Federation's Allied
Jewish Campaign is associated.
In addition several local Jewish
welfare agencies which derive
their support from the Commun-
ity Fund will be beneficiaries of
$275,000.
Newark, N. J., whose new
Federation director, Herman Pek-•
arsky, formerly was associate di-
rector of the Jewish Welfare
Federation of Detroit, has come
close to joining the $1,000,000
group. Its estimated total of
000,000 raised represents an in-
crease of nearly $200,000 over
1944.
Outstanding Increases
Reports from smaller com-
munities continue to show out-
standing increases. Detroit's
Canadian neighbor, Windsor, On-
tario, has raised $57,000, sur-
passing by $7,000 the 1945 goal
it had set for itself, and other
Canadian communities achieving
similar records include Winni-
peg, which expects to reach $236,-
000 as 'against $151,000 in 1944,
and Hamilton, which has raised
$59,000 as compared to 1944's
$49,000.
The cluster of small commun-
ities that makes up the Jewish
Federation of Southern Illinois,
which raised $132,160 in 1944,
has passed $144,323 on its way to-
ward the $197,430 goal. This
achievement is considered the
more remarkable in view of the
fact that some of the communi-
ties have as few as five Jewish
families and the entire area num-
bers fewer than 3,000.
One Annual Campaign
Another outstanding. achieve-
tnent is reported from Atlanta,
which had the unique distinc-
tion of over-subscribing its $225,-
000 goal during the opening cam-
paign dinner. In keeping with
wartime responsibilities, the cam-
paign leaders unanimously
agreed to . continue the drive by
increasing the goal by $25,000.
In making public these reports,
Agronsky Says Jews
To Resist Arab Plan
To Bar Development
NEW YORK—Asserting that
the Arab League represents "a
union of Emirs and Pashas,"
which is bent on jettisoning Wes-
tern thought and European in-
fluence in the Near East and
on preventing further Jewish
development' in Palestine, Ger-
shon Agronsky, editor and pub-
lisher of the Palestine Post, de-
clared that the Jewish people
are determined to resist all poli-
tical machinations by the Arabs
states and to go forward with the
rebuilding of the Jewish National
Home in Palestine.
Mr. Agronsky, who flew to the
U. S. several weeks ago to cover
the San Francisco Security Con-
ference for the Palestine Post,
was the guest of honor at a lun-
cheon given under the auspices
of the United Palestine AppeaL
H. L. Lurie, executive director
of the Council of Jewish Feder-
ations and Welfare Funds, said:
"The success of 1945 Jewish
welfare fund campaigns lies in
the fact that the local welfare
fund or federation is the instru-
ment through which a united
Jewish community raises econ-
omically and swiftly, through
the medium of one annual cam-
paign, one fund for the support
of all Jewish causes, in contrast
with the slow, laborious and
wasteful methods involved in se-
parate -appeals of the past.
Sound Administration
"Sound administration and
year-round planning and work,
involving representatives of every
Jewish element and point of view,
have made this dynamic form
of community cooperation possi-
ble. The welfare funds, banded
together in the Council of Jewish'
Federations and Welfare Funds,
through sharing of campaign ex-
periences and techniques have
gone on to new highs every
year.
"In allocating these funds,
they receive fact-finding bud-
getary reports from the Council
on the wograms and financial
needs of every agency applying
for funds. This service helps the
community to spend the funds
on the basis of actual needs
and services."
•
Demand for Decision Now
Urged by Rabbi Goldstein
ZOA President Tells of Demands That Will Have to Be
Made in Behalf of Palestine at Honor Roll Rally
of Detroit Hadassah
Reviewing the status of Palestine after San Francisco,
in his address at the annual Honor Roll event of Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah, on Wednesday evening, at the Art
Institute, Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the Zionist Or-.
ganization of America, declared that to place faith on "gen-
eral affirmation of 'ultimate' desiderata" in promises made
DR. SELIG S. AUERBACH
25, and will serve Fort Bliss and
Beaumont General Hospital, it
was announced this week.
Sam Young was elected fi-
nancial secretary of Congregation
Mt. Sinai of Port Huron. Serv-
ices at Mt. Sinai last Friday
were dedicated to the Boy Scout
movement.
Miss Brotman Proud of
Citation from Roosevelt
Miss Ruth Brotman, coloratura
soprano, of Miami, Fla., forme].
Detroiter, who is now visiting
here with her sister, Mrs. S.
Weisman of 2314 Calvert, is the
proud holder of a "special cita-
tion" from the late President
Roosevelt for her participation
in programs of entertainment for
servicemen throUghout Florida.
Miss Brotman sang with mili-
tary bands, in churches and syna-
gogues and at various USO cen-
ters. She also holds a merit
b,gdge from the Red Cross for
taking entertainment units to
military hospitals and convales-
cent homes. For her perform-
ances she has been given a place
in the Marine Golden Book of
Life.
A former student of Max Levy,
she is continuing her studies here
Senator Ferguson Commend- to enrich her repertoire of Jew-
ish folklore which, she maintains,
ed for Pledge to Vote for
finds -an eager audience among
Jewish soldiers.
Budget Restoration
to Jews by British and American >
leaders "would be unrealistic its economic and health program
statesmanship at this juncture." as the foundation for the _Jew-
Emphasizing that the events of ish Commonwealth."
the past few months "compel the "The children whom Hadas-
demand for a decision now,',' he sahs' Youth Aliyah brings
to
declared:
Palestine are its tomorrow's stal-
"The British government im- wart citizens and defenders," he
mediately after the July elec- said. "In Palestine those chil-
tions ' must be pressed by the dren have a present and a fu-
World Zionist Organization. Ex- ture incomparably happier than
traordinary measures might have that which faces them in Europe.
to be taken to indicate that the Need Physical Healing
present Zionist leadership may "The hospitals and clinics ad-
find that it could not and should, ministered by Hadassah are to-
not continue if the situation does day more important than ever be-.
not improve. fore. Many of the men and wo-
State Dept. Challenged -
men coming to Palestine from
"'The American State Depart- Europe in the months and years
ment, which up to now has tak- ahead will desperately need phy-
en its cue from the British Col- sical healing. It is of the ut-
onial Office, should be challeng- most importance that the build-
ed to adopt a policy that should ers of the Jewish National Home
be consistent with the will of the shall not be handicapped • by the
American people as expressed in disease and the weakness that
the Democratic and Republican are the inevitable results of the
platforms and in the pledges of black Hitler decade."
Presidents Roosevelt and Tru-
Mrs. Louis Glasier, president of
man."
Detroit Hadassah, and Mrs. Sid-
Dr. Goldstein said that in the ney Allen, chairman of the Youth
meantime the Jews must increase Aliyah campaign, spoke briefly
the tempo of their constructive at Wednesday's rally. Kurt Saf-
labors for Palestine, "enlarging fir, pianist, was on the program.
■•
Dr. Glazer Warns
Of Peril to Peace
At FEPC Meeting
In an address at the meeting
of the Fair Employment Prac-
tice Council of Metropolitan De-
troit, held Sunday in the Mac-
cabees Bldg., Dr. B. Benedict
Glazer, rabbi of Temple Beth El,
warned that it is useless to talk
of world peace unless equal
chances for work are offered to
all.
Prof. Edward M c F a r l a n d,
chairman of the Council, admon-
ished the civic leaders assembl-
ed at Sunday's meeting that the
retention of the FEPC is not a
problem merely of justice to
foreign-born, Negroes and Jews
but that it affects all Americans.
U. S. Senator Homer Fergu-
son was commended for his
pledge to vote for restoration of
the FEPC budget.
state Rep. Jack Ellstein, vice-
president of the Michigan State
CIO, was among the speakers.
Barnouw Gets Post
With "Eternal Light"
NEW YORK—Erik Barnouw,
who has resigned as supervisor
of the Education Unit of the
Armed Forces Radio Service,
has been appointed Radio Editor
for the "Eternal Light" summer
series—"Stories of A People"—
which starts Sunday, July 1.
Morton Wishengrad, who has
been writing the weekly "Etern-
al Light" scripts since Oct. 8,
1944, goes on vacation for the
summer.
"Stories of A People" will
present radio dramatizations of
world famous books. Included
among them • are "Nathan the
Wise" by G. H. Lessing, "Hear
Ye Sons" by Irving Fineman,
"Jeremiah" by Stefan Zweig,
"Joseph and His Brothers" by
Thomas Mann, and "Daniel De-
ronda" by George Eliot.
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