Friday, ; 3610e 20, 1945
Lt.
Marwil
THE JEWISH NEWS
Describes Orphans
Encourages Survivors
Of Concentration Camps
Detroit Educational, Avukah and Hillel Leader Writes of
Interviews with Children in Paris Before They
Left for New Life in Palestine
Lt. Sidney Pokart
Killed on Okinawa
News has come through of the
death in action on June 3, of
Lt. Sidney Pokart, 21, who was
killed on Okinawa. He is the
Pvt. Goldman Home to Recuperate
Awarded 3 Battle Stars,
Letters from 2 Generals
Awaiting Refraining for Pacific War, Detroiter Tells of
Meeting Germans Who Denied They Are Nazis
But Regard Hitler as a Hero
Lt. Milton S. (Bud) Marwil is but the very young will never
known here for his educational, forget, as they so stated, but
Pvt. Alvin Goldman, home Goldman, is stationed at Ogden,
Zionist and other community they are ready to put Buchen-
from Germany on a 30-day re Utah. He has been in service
cuperation furlough, tells of his since January, 1943 and has been
activities. While at the University wald and Belsen back in a re-
contact with the Germans and all over the States with the Air
of Michigan, where he reecived cess of their minds and be pion-
relates that he has yet to mee t Force. Prior to induction, he
his Bachelor's and Master's de- eers•in a land that promises free-
one who admits guilt. "All say was administrative assistant in
grees in history, he was active dom and happiness.
that they are-
in Avukah and Hillel. His con-
"Then one of the little girls
the office of the Chief of Ord-
not Nazis, but all
cern over the plight of the Jewish was placed upon a bench and she
nance, Detroit District. A Wayne
refuse to believe
people has manifested itself just sang in Hungarian a song of the
graduate, he was president of
that Hitler is
as forcefully since he has been chalutzim. She sang the verses
the Wayne Student Council dur-
dead a n d con-
in service.
in a clear, unabashed voice and
ing 1941 and is the recipient, of
tinue to consider
Now stationed near Paris, Lt. all the rest came in strongly on
the Howard A. Donnelly Award
him a hero and
Marwil has sent The Jewish the chorus. It was a song of work
for service and scholarship.
a great man,"
News a description of a group and construction. These children
Leaves Law School
Goldman
says.
of refugee children, survivors of who had undergone their Hach-
When
the news of Pearl Har-
Pvt. Goldman
German concentration camps. He sharah in Buchenwald and Belsen
bor came through, Lt. Goldman
who served a s
wx::: ;;write s:
"All looked ahead with gladness to
left the Law School at the Uni-
a n interpreter,
these survivors the comparatively comfortable
versity of Michigan and return-
had occasion t o Pvt. Goldman
are Jewish or- life of a chalutz.
meet only one German-Jew and ed to work in the Detroit divi-
phans between
Sing National Anthem
he, too, claimed to be only half sion of the War Department
the ages of 4 and
"Hatikvah was sung. They
Jewish. The entire Jewish branch where he had formerly been em-
17. They are stood at attention, hands stiffly
leaving in a few at their sides, like soldiers they LT. POKART and BROTHER of that family had been annihil- ployed. He plans to return to
complete his law studies at the
days for Marse- sang their national anthem. To son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Po- ated.
termination of the war.
Pvt.
Goldman
entered
service
illes where they them the words of hope meant kart of 4203 Buena Vista. He
Lt. Goldman flew in from
w i 11 be joined everything in life. I could hear was with the 7th infantry divi- in January, 1944, after being
graduated from Central High. Utah on a bomber to be with
by other groups that hope in their voices and I sion.
his brother and their parents, Mr.
of survivors and could see it in their shining eyes,
A graduate of Central High, he He attended Wayne University
Lt. Marwil
sail 1,600 strong and I could feel it in their enthu- completed one year at Highland for a week during his 21-day and Mrs. Sol M. Goldman of
for Palestine.
siasm. It was a stirring moment. Park Jr. College as a pre-dental pre-induction furlough. An ac- 2928 Richton.
"The American Chaplain in Out of the night of the concentra- student. Commissioned a lieu- complished trumpet player, he
Paris arranged a party for them. tion camp a new day of hope tenant at Ft. Benning, Ga., he had been awarded a band schol-
At the previous Friday evening was dawning in which those was stationed at El Paso, Tex., arship at Wayne.
After serving at Indiantown
service, many of the soldiers had children believed."
prior to being shipped out in
brought their sweet rations, and
Several years ago, Lt. - Marwil February, 1945. He saw action Gap Military Reservation, Pa.,
these were made into gay little made a tour of the globe, and in the Mariannas before going he was shipped to England on
Aug. 9, 1944 and spent a month
packages. Someone had procured lived for several months in a to Okinawa.
The Bronze Star Medal has
motion picture equipment and a Kibbutz in Palestine, studying
A younger brother, Saul, ducking buzz-bombs.
been awarded to T/5 Sidney
Holds 3 Battle Stars
half dozen soldiers and WACs ilfe in the Jewish Homeland at (right in picture) fought in Ger-
On Sept. 9, he went to France Berg. The citation accompanying_
along with the chaplain and the first hand while working with many and now is in Marseilles.
with
the 95th Infantry Division. the medal reads in part:
representative of the Jewish the pioneers.
"While serving with the army
He wears stars for participation
Agency, made the journey to act
Lt. Marwil is the son of Mr.
in the battles of Northern of • the United States, T/5 Berg
as hosts.
and Mrs. Robert Marwil of La-
France, the Rhineland and In- distinguished himself by meri-
Few Understood English
Salle Blvd. and is married to the
ner Germany. He is the reci- torious achievement on April 2,
"We were immediately sur- former Lenore Zavelle. They
pient of two letters of commen- in Germany. On that day Sq.
rounded by the expectant child- have one son. In civilian life he
dation, one from Gen. Simpson Rear Echelon, of which he is a
ren who greeted us with 'Sha- was a teacher at MacKenzie
of
the 9th Army and one from member, was attacked by strong
lom,' and then paused to see High School. '
He Returns After 30 Missions
Gen. Patton of the 3rd Army. He elements of the sixth S.S. moun-
what language we would address
on Bomber From Base in
also possesses the Combat In- tain division at Waldensberg,
them in. Yiddish proved to be
fantry Badge and the good con- Germany. T/5 Berg, operator and
the lingua franca, although He-
Italy; Holds DFC
gunner of an armored car, im-
duct ribbon.
brew and a bit of French and
The commendations were mediately took his post as his car
English were understood by a
Lt. Samuel Kaner, son of Mr.
few.
and Mrs. Morris Kaner of 3799 prompted by the '48 days of con- moved to the northeast edge of
"At first appearances they
Cortland, has returned home on tinuous fire under which the town.
division fought during their
"As the enemy closed in on,
were like any other group of
Capt. Sam Sugar's work as a a 30-day leave after having com- progress from Metz to Saarlau-
youngsters except that their combat surgeon prompted the pleted 30 mis-
the town his accurate fire with
tern.
clothes were predominantly of writing of an article for the sions on a B-24
his 37 mm. gun and .30 cal. co-
Pvt. Goldman will report back axial MG inflicted heavy vehic-
military cut and tan color. They Jackson Citizen-Patriot devoted Liberator with
to his outfit at Camp Shelby, ular and personnel losses upon
were willing to wear anything to the exploits of his battalion the 15th A i r
Miss., for further training before them. The armored car was hit
in place of the hateful black and and the meritorious service which Force in Italy.
being sent to the Pacific.
white striped garb of servitude. he is rendering.
He was overseas
repeatedly by small arms fire,
10
months.
"On some sleeves were patches
but T/5 Berg continued his fire
Brother in Paris
-
Capt. Sugar, who formerly
A brother, Sgt. Irving S. Gold- until his supply of ammunition
inscribed with C. L. (Concentra was a practicing physician in
He wears the
tion Lager) and A. L. (Arbeiter Jackson, Mich., is with the DFC for having
man, is stationed near Paris, was exhausted. After securing
Lager), and they wore them "745th Tank Battalion some- navigated h i s
where he is serving with the ammunition he continue.. his
Signal Corps. In civilian life he damage to the enemy, and when
rather proudly like a soldier does where in Germany. He is the son plane to an emer-
his campaign ribbons. They had of Jacob Sugar, 3380 Glynn Ct. gency field
was a speech correction teacher the calvarymen were forced to
through heavy
suffered enough for the privilege.
Lt. Kaner
in the Detroit public schools and quit the town, aided the with-
The article reads in part:
Many Gain 30 Pounds
`Capt. Sugar, operating with a flak with two disabled motors. had been the president of the drawal with protective fire."
`After a month of feeding by only a few days rest in nearly He also possesses the Air Medal 1940 Student Council of the
T/5 Berg, 22, who has been in
the American Army and the last five months, himself had seen with two Oak Leaf Clusters; the Wayne University College of service two and one-half years
four 'weeks in France, they had front line outfit that has seen good conduct ribbon; the Amer- Education from which he wa and overseas for a year and a
gained as much as 30 pounds. Yet plenty of action. However, he ican defense ribbon, the Ameri- graduated.
half, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
here and there was the accentuat- has the highest praise for the can Theater ribbon, for services
Another brother, Lt. Seymour S. Berg of 2727 Leslie.
in Canada and the Panama Can-
ed skull and large eyes of a per-
work being done
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son not fully recovered from
by the medical al Zone; the African-European
starvation. And there were eight-
ribbon with four battle stars;
service in the
and the Presidential Unit Cita-
year-olds that looked like five,
combat zone s,
tion. Another battle star is
and five-year-olds that weren't
where physicians pending.
much larger than infants.
and surgeons
A graduate of Wayne Univer-
"The alumni of the Polish con-
perform mira-
sity with the degree of Master E TO BE LAID
centration camps, where they had
cles with a min- of Arts in math, he was induct-
sojourned previous to Buchen-
imum of equip- ed on Oct. 2, 1941 and was com-
wald and Belsen, had tattoo
FOR THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP OF
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ment and under missioned as an anti-aircraft ar-
marks on the inside of their fore-
adverse
circum-
tillery officer on March 11, 1943.
arms. A -serial letter and then
stances.
After transfering to the Air
digits to five figures, ever to be
Capt. Sugar
"For the low Corps, he
a grim reminder of their horrible mortality rate among
completed his course
combat
youth. One boy's bare arm was casulaties, Capt. Sugar gives at the Navigator's School at
disfigured with welts, and upon credit to the hard work done by Hondo, Tex., on June 10, 1944.
Thatcher & Wyoming
questioning he stated they were members of the medical service
in abundance up and down his in caring for the wounded and Cadet Blase Attending
back and side as well.
preventing infection and to the Officer's Radio School
"I asked one of the older girls efficient evacuation system of the
Cadet Bernard M. Blase, son
about her parents. She replied army."
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Blase, 133 E.
that they had died a year ago.
Capt. Sugar was graduated
Rabbi J. S. Sperka, Officiating
She added, that they died in the from the old Central High school Webster, Ferndale, Mich., who
gas chamber. 'They were taken in 1927. He received his degree completed his training at Sheeps-
out and I saw them led to the as Doctor of Medicine in 1936 head Bay, Brooklyn, now is at-
tending the Hoffman Island Radio
gas chamber before my eyes, but and interned at the Mercy Hos-
Members and Non-Members
what could I do? I only could pital in Jackson. After complet- School, Staten Island. He is tak-
Are Invited to Attend and
cry.' I gathered that many of ing a year's residency at the hos- ing officer training. A brother,
Frank, has been in the maritime
Share In This Sacred Honor
the children were orphaned under pital, he entered private practice service since April 2.
similar harrowing conditions .. . in Jackson.
Encouraged by Chaplain
Capt. Sugar has been in ser-
To relieve the immediate needs
"The chaplain spoke a few vice since January, 1942, and
The House of Worship Will be Ready LaF_
of approximately 800 internees
words of encouragement to the overseas for two years. One of recently liberated from Wester-
For Services on Rash Hashana.
children. They were going either the first to land on the Normandy
to relatives in Palestine or to the beaches on D-Day, he recently borck concentration camp, J.D.C.
has appropriated $10,000 as a one-
kibutzim, so he told them they was awarded a Bronze Star.
For further information Phone:
time grant. A total of $120,000 has .1=2
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may forget the past episode and
He is married to the former already been budgeted for the =
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A. Margulies, UN. 3-8711
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a new life of opportunity and Mildred Beck of Jack-on
and has 20,000-25,000 Jews who survive
joy and hope lay before them. All a son, Edward, age 5.
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in Holland.
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Sidney Berg Earns
Bronze Star Medal
Lt. Kaner Home
On 30-Day Leave
Capt. Sam Sugar's
Exploits Described
In Jackson Paper
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Congregation Beth Aaron
Sunday, July 22, at 11 A.M.