T E JEWISH NEWS

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Lt. Winokur Post
Officers Are Named

Lt. Jack Winokur Post 269 of
the Jewish War Veterans elected
the following officers on June
20:
Commander, Irving • Berger;
senior vice-commander, Daniel
Haffner; junior vice-commander,
Milton Beresh; quartermaster,
Robert Heydt; judge advocate,
Jack MosS; trustees, Charles M.
Posen, Sidney Goodfriend, Jo-
seph Horwitz; adjutant, Evelyn
Levine.
The date of installation will
be announced later.
Lt. Winokur Post is made up
of veterans who have served in
this war. All men and women
who have been honorably dis-
charged from this war are en-
titled to membership.
On Wednesday evening, Aug.
1, a program of dancing and
open house will be held at de-
partment headquarters.
The first of a series of game
nights was held under the aus-
pices of the State Department of
the Jewish War Veterans at
headquarters on Twelfth and
Seward, June 28. Further pro-
grams of this nature are being
planned. Sol Oberman. was
chairman of the committee in
charge of this affair.

Swiss Parliament
Hears Attacks
On Refugee Plan

GENEVA (JPS-Palcor) — T h e
policy towards the victims of
Hitlerism instituted by Swiss
Minister of the Interior, Von
Steiger, was criticized and de-
scribed as "narrow hearted" by
members` of Parliament in a de-
bate on the Home Office's 1944
report. He was alleged to have
shown undue "leniency" towards
Nazis still living in Switzerland,
including Germany's last minister
to Switzerland, Koecher.
The Swiss government is de-
termined not to admit any more
refugees from Germany except
those passing through en route to
France, it was learned here.
Acting on application from
Jewish and non-Jewish welfare
organizations, the Swiss govern-
ment has agreed to admit, for no
more than six months, 2,000 chil-
dren, under 12, especially orphans
fr om German concentration
camps, and also a limited number
of sick adults.
The removal of refugees from
Theresienstadt and Bergenbelson
to an UNRRA camp in Italy,
scheduled for June 22, has again
been postponed "Indefinitely,"
f o 1;o wing protests here and
abroad.
The Relief Union for Jewish
refugees, affiliated with the Union
of Swiss Jewish Communities,
holding its annual conference
near Zurich, heard that the sum
of 5,350,000 Swiss francs has been
spent for Jewish refugees in
Switzerland during 1944.

Organize Federation
Of Sephardic Jews

Friday, Juiy

Catholic Colledge Honors Rep. Weiss

Congressman Samuel A. Weiss
(right), Glassport, Pa., member
of Bnai Brith's Youth Commis-
sion and National War Service
Committee, is shown receiving
the annual distinguished alumni
award of Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, a Catholic college.
He is the first Jew to receive
this award.

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BEST SELLER

Hebrew Novel
Stirs Kibbutz

By DOV VARDI
EIN HASHOFET, PALESTINE
(JPS)—A Hebrew novel on life
in a Palestine collective settle-
ment (kibbutz), heads Pales-
tine's book-lists and has stirred
a controversy resulting in "pub-
lic trials" of the work in most
settlements.
The novel, "Circles," written
by David Maletz, member of
the collective settlement Ein
Harod, has landed with such
impact on the book market /be-
cause it deals with the realities
of Palestine life, but it is gen-
erally charged by many that
the author has resorted to the
dark side, excluding all the
brightness inherent in life in a
collective settlement.
"From the time when Mena-
hemke first drew the tent-flaps
surrendering himself and. Chank
to the round, white emptiness,
lit by a small kerosene lamp,
from then on the circle of their
lives was sealed."
-Average `Kibbutznik'
Menahemke, central figure of
the novel, is an ordinary, aver-
age "Kubbutznik. He works in
the fields where clover is grown
for the cattle, and is slow at his
t a s k, testing his comrades'
patience as he pauses to wipe
his perspiration-fogged heavy-
rimmed spectacles while the
wagons wait for loading. His
wife, kindly-eyed, a competent
worker in the dairy, is also
average.
Author M a letz sympathizes,
and apparently, agrees with his
central character. There is a
temporary crisis in Menahemke's
family life when his wife be-
comes temporarily infatuated
with ploughman . Samuel Gross-
man.
Maletz is intent on pointing
out that kibbutz (collective) life
has failed in removing the dross
from the individual member of
the collective. As the story pro-
gresses, it seems that it will end
in Menahemke deserting the
Kibbutz. But Maletz, who has
lived in Ein Harod for 20 years,
knows that the Menahemkes do
not desert the kibbutz, they re-
main despite all buffetings and
finally work out some solution.
Concrete Houses Now
In the concluding passages the
author describes Menahemke and
his wife after a cycle of years,
parents of three children, mem-
bers of a settlement whose tents
have been replaced by concrete
houses. And Menahemke realizes
that his life was not a bad one,
after all.
The effect of "Circles" on pub-
lic opinion in the country has
been terrific. Kibbutzniks are
especially vehement in their de-
fense or condemnation of the
novel. Needless to say, every-
body in the Kibbutzim is read-
ing this book about the "John
Doe" of the collective settlement,
the "unknown soldier."

NEW YORK, (JTA)—Forma-
tion of a "World Federation of
Sephardic Communities" with
the aim of intensifying active
participation of Sephardic Jews
in world Jewish problems, and
coordinating their cultural ed-
ucational and economic efforts,
was announced here by Joseph
M. ,Papo, executive director of
the- Central Sephardic Jewish
Community of America.
This step marks the successful
culmination of deliberations in-
itiated in November, 1941, by the
late Dr. Nissim J. Ovadia, found-
er and Chief. Rabbi of the Cen-
tral Sephardic Jewish Commun-
ity of America. Headquarters of
the new organization will be in
New York City.
The federation will represent
Sephardic groups from the fol-
lowing countries: Algeria, Argen-
tina, Bulgaria, Chile, Columbia,
Cuba, Holland, Italy, Morocco,
Palestine, Tunisia, United States,
Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugosl-
avia. A temporary governing
body of fifteen was elected, head-
ed by Simon S. Nessim, Elias
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Castel and Isaac Shalom.
JEWISH PRESS SERVICE, Inc.

Urge United Nations
To Halt Conversion
Of Jewish Children

LONDON, (JTA)—A proclam-
ation by the Allied governments
stating that Jewish children in
Europe will not become "the
property" of those who saved
them from the Germans, and
cannot be deprived of their Jew-
ish heritage, was urged by Chief
Rabbi Joseph Hertz in a letter
appearing in the London Times.
While paying tribute to those
persons who risked their lives to
save Jewish youngsters, the
Chief Rabbi said that letters re-
ceived by him from Europe and
investigations among children
now recuperating in England re-
Left to right (standing), Very veal that a high percentage of
them were baptized.
Rev. RAYMOND V. KIRK,
presiderit of Duquesne, and
Transfer Je\vish Children
CONGRESSMAN WEISS; (seat-
PARIS, (JTA)—A Jewish de-
ed) BISHOP BOYLE, LEO T. legation, headed by Dr. Joseph
CROWLEY, Federal Economic Fischer, general secretary of the
Administrator; (b a c k), MRS. Central Representative Com-
TAYLOR, dean of women, and mittee of the Jews of Frande,
has been assured by the Minis-
FATHER CARROLL.
try for Deportees that the Jew-
ish refugee children from Ger-
many, who French authorities in
Paris placed under the care of a
non-Jewish welfare organization,
will be transferred to Jewish in-
stitutions.
The Week's Best Stories
The children, most of whom
are orphans whose parents were
Pedestrian vs. Presbyterian
murdered in German concentra-
Chaim was not familiar with tion tamps, will be placed in the
the red-yellow-green traffic sig- custody of the children's com-
nals and incurred the traffic mittee of the Central Represent-
policeman's wrath _ when he ative Committee of the Jews of
tried to cross the street against France, the delegation said.
the red light.
"Pedestrians cross on the
green signal!" cried the - police-
man.
Chaim obediently returned to
the sidewalk, and stood waiting
there for nearly an hour. Im-
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Jew-
patient at last, he approached ish Chaplains serving with
the officer again.
United States armed forces in
"Pedestrians , cross on the Okinawa and Iwo Jima and oth-
green signal!" roared, the "arm er parts of the Pacific front are
of the law."
among the Rabbis who have
"Oh! pedestrians did you say?" signed the Appeal to the "consci-
breathed Chaim, relieved, "I ence of America" as well as to
thought you said Presbyterians." the United Nations in San Fran
* *
cisco, demanding the opening or
That Chicken Problem
the doors of Palestine to the
The new customer walked in- Jews of Europe and the recon-
to a kosher butcher shop.
stitution of Palestine as a free
"How many chickens have you and democratic Jewish Common-
today?"
wealth, according to an announce-
"About six, ma'am."
ment by the Committee on Un-
"Tough or tender?"
ity for Palestine of the Zionist
"Some of each."
Organization of America.
"I am having some soldiers for
The signatories on the appeal
dinner. Give me three of the comprise Rabbis of .Orthodox,
tough."
Conservative, and RefOrm Con-
,With this unusual request the gregations in this country. Con-
delighted grocer complied at stituting the largest number of
once, saying, "Please ma'am Rabbis ever to have signed their
names to any document; the
here are the tough ones!"
Whereupon the customer cool- signatories include 101 Chaplains,
ly laid her hand on the - otherS 40 of them responding from over-
seas in such far away places as
and said, "Then I'll take these."
*
*
Okinawa, Italy, Iwo Jima, India,
Czechoslovakia, Iran, Germany,
Frohman's Musical Numbers
Charles Frohman, the theatri- Philippine Islands, Hawaii and
cal producer, once was present at England.
a rehearsal at the Empire Thea-
- MOSCOW, (JTA)—The Lublin
ter. There came a point when
the orchestra blared out in a radio reports that many Jews
from the interior of Poland are
deafening crescendo.
"That's much too loud," he ex- going to Lower Silesia where
7,000 Jews liberated from Ger-
claimed to the conductor.
"But the score is marked man concentration camps have
settled for permanent residence
forte," the leader protested.
. "In that case," Mr. Frohman in and around the city of Reichen-
dryly remarked, "you'd better bach, where they are working on
farms and in factories.
make it thirty-five."

In Lighter Vein

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101 Chaplains Sign
Plea for Palestine

6, 1945

Our

Film
Folk

(Copyright.
1945 Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency)

By LEON GUTTERMAN

Further recognition that Holly-
wood is a pace-setter for lady's
fashions was accorded recently
in New York by the American
Fashion critics. At their annual
awards luncheon, at the Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel, the critics voted
Adrian, top-ranking Hollywood
designer, first prize winner. Ad-
rian received the bronze trophy,
nicknamed Winnie, and $1,000 in
War Bonds . . . Adrian first won
fame fashioning clothes for Hol-
lywood stars, both for their
stage and private wardrobes.
He is noted for creating the new
famous silhouette—wide shoul-
ders tapering to a tiny waist.
* * *
Eddie Cantor is mightily proud
of the telegram he received fol-
lowing his NBC broadcast last
week. He showed it to me joy-
fully. Here it is: "Eddie Cantor,
Hollywood . . . On behalf of the
American prisoners -of war in.
Germany we want to thank you
for your outstanding program to-
night recorded for them and dis-
tributed by us, Its spiritual qual-
ity as well as its fine humor
should help brighten the lives of
the boys held by the enemy.
Please extend our appreciation
to George Burns, Gracie - Allen
and the entire cast."
It was signed by John E. Man-
ley, executive director of War
Prisoners, New York.
* * *
Paul Lukas tells me about the
jealous producer who made his
wife drink black coffee at bed-
time so she \wouldn't meet the
man of her dreams.

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Find Anti-Semitism Among
Poles in Refugee Camps
STOCKHOLM, (JTA) — Polish
Jewish refugees from Nazi camps
who are being sheltered here in
camps for Polish citizens have
encountered anti-Semitism among
their non-Jewish countrymen, the
newspaper Dagens Nyheter re-
ports.
Thepaper says that the Jews
do not wish to return to Poland,
where, they fear, they will meet
the same prejudice.

Church of Scotland Again
Endorses Jewish Home
EDINBURGH (PALCOR)—Ex-
pressing regret over the situation
in Palestine, "which continues to
cause serious anxiety," the Gen-
eral Assembly of the Church of
Scotland has passed a resolution
reaffirming its sympathy with
Jewish aspirations for the estab-
lishment of a Jewish National
Home, and praying "that by the
guidance of God a solution, just
and acceptable to Jews and :Arabs
alike, will be found."

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