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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 31, 1945
Mayor Assures More Police
Protection in Charlevoix
Southern Representative
Of Joint Defense Appeal
Mayor Bridge Tells The Jewish News That Riot Incidents
Will Not Recur in Resort City; 'Don't Blame Entire
Community for Hoodlumism,' He Urges
Page Five
Atom Bombs Shock World,
Jewish Massacres Did Not
Dr. S. S. Wise, Addressing World Jewish Congress in
London, Views World's Attitude on Destruction of Jap
Cities Compared to Slaughter in Europe
Shocked by an outrageous attack upon a group of Jew-
ish boys and girls on the Charlevoix beach, on Thursday
evening, Aug. 23, a 'group of prominent Detroiters met last
Saturday afternoon in the office of Mayor Robert Bridge of
Charlevoix and received assurances that such incidents will
not recur.'
Among those who attended the and Mrs. Morritz Schubiner of
meeting with the Charlevoix 3800 W. Buena Vista. A Detroit
mayor were Dr. Leo M. Frank- girl, Sandy Maxman, also was in-
lin, Isaac Franck, Judge Charles jured when she refused to refrain
GEORGE A. LEVY
Rubiner, Assistant Prosecuting from offering help to one of the
Attorney Arthur Robbins, and other injured boys.
George A. Levy, veteran wel-
Mrs. Charles Levitt of 4335 fare worker and community
leaders from other cities.
Mayor Bridge, in a statement Tyler was among those who call- leader, will serve as the Southern
to the editor of The Jewish ed The Jewish News to report the representative for the Joint De-
News, over the long distance incident. Mrs. Levitt, who report- fense Appeal of the American
telephone, declared emphatically ed that she had left Charlevoix Jewish Committee and the Anti-
that there will be no recurrence last Friday morning, stated real- Defamation League of Bnai Brith.
of such attacks and that Charle- istically that all peoples must He is the former executive direc-
Voix's police force is being en- live peacefully together in Char- tor of the Dallas Jewish Federa-
larged to provide adequate pro- levoix as in the past and that tion, former City Manager of
it is a •matter of receiving police Denver, and well known writer
tection for all.
protection, in order that there on city planning and municipal
Handful of Hoodlums
In his statement to The Jew- should be an end to hoodlumism. government. His affiliation with
ish News, Mayor Bridge declar-
the Joint Defense Appeal was an-
ed that hoodlumism must not be
nounced by Nathan M. Ohrbach,
blamed on the entire community.
national chairman.
"Only a handful of hoodlums Reports on
participated in the incident," he
informed us. Harry Madison, State Depart-
Mayor Bridge has let it be ment commander of the Jewish
known that Jews are welcome in War Veterans of the U.S., reports Organizing
Charlevoix and are entitled to a very successful year.
For Pupils over 12
and will receive protection. He Under the auspices of Lawrence
also pledged vigorous prosecution H. Jones Post 190 a memorial
The United Jewish High School
of known offenders. On Tuesday service in behalf of those who
he issued the following state- have died in this war was held sponsored by the Farband, Work-
ment:
at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue; men's Circle and Sholom
"An extremely regrettable the State Department of the Aleichem Institute, located at
incident, unparalleled in the Ladies Auxiliary sponsored a 11529 Linwood, is organizing
history of Charlevoix, occur- donor luncheon in behalf of their special classes for youths 12 years
red here last Thursday. It is rehabilitation program; the State of age and over in the following
highly important that we as Department in conjunction with subjects: Yiddish, Hebrew, Jew-
citizens take every step possible the Rosenwald Post and Congre- ish history and Jewish social
to correct the erroneous reputa- gation Bnai David conducted a problems.
tion that our city has received joint Roosevelt Memorial Ser-
No previous Jewish training is
required as students will be
from the acts of a small nuns- vice.
'ber of Irresponsible young men
Leon Ginsburg, chairman of grouped according to their
and boys.
the JWV Holiday Committee, an- knowledge. The language of in-
"We sincerely hope that no nounces that seats are still avail- struction will be Yiddish or
further acts of this nature will able in the JWV Hall at 8212 English, according to the pupil's
occur, and the city administra- Twelfth for High Holy Day sec- choice. All interested should ap-
tion is taking all necessary vices. A cantor has been obtained. ply at 1912 Taylor, daily from
steps to apprehend and punish
Seats are on sale every even- 1 to 6 p. m. •
the offenders, and to prevent ing in the lobby of the Abing-
The UJHS as well as the
future disturbances. For the ton Theater or they can be had special classes will commence af-
balance of the present vacation by calling TR. 1-8899,
ter Rosh Hashanah. The High
season our police force has been
materially increased, for the p
purpose of curbing any lawless-
ness.
"Several meetings have been
held between the city officials
and representative summer
visitors, and a Citizens Commit-
tee has been appointed by the
Mayor to plan a program for
better understanding between
Charlevoix's permanent resi-
dents and our summer guests.
This committee will also hear
complaints or reports of inci-
dents of behavior unbecoming
ladies and gentlemen, either on
the part of Charlevoix resi-
dents or of summer guests, re-
gardless of race or creed. It will
be the duty of this committee
to correct and straighten out
any such occurrences."
Mayor Bridge concluded his
Unrestricted
• v-J Day started a of of "new
statement by announcing that the
• car" talk—but it will be many
Citizens Committee will include
Delivery on
• months, perhaps a year or
three townspeople and three
visitors. It is believed that the
• more, before new cars will be
New Trucks
three out-of:town members of
• obtainable by the general pub-
the committee will include Rabbi
• tic. It will take a lot of time
Harry Kaplan of Columbus, 0.,
• for factories to get into pro-
director of the Hillel Foundation
• duction, and the early cars
at the University of Ohio, and
• probably will be rationed to
Isaac Franck, executive director
•
of the Jewish Community Coun-
• essential users.
cile of Detroit. Mayor Bridge will
serve as an ex-officio member of
MORAL: Continue to take care of your
the committee.
present
car—up to the very day when
Present at last Saturday's
meeting, at which decisions were
you finally get a long-awaited new car.
made to put an end to hoodlum-
ism, were, in addition to the
Our customers will be given
Mayor, Charlevoix's Police Chief,
Prosecuting Attorney, Judge of
SAUL H. ROSE
preference on new cars when
General
Probate and the editor of the
Manager
they
are
available.
Charlevoix Courier, E. Irving
Steinhurst.
BRING IN YOUR CAR REGULARLY
The unfortunate incident occur-
red when the six Jewish couples
FOR SERVICE THAT SAVES
on the Charlevoix beach who
were having a wienie roast saw
a group of boys come out of
automobiles. They invited them
to share in the refreshments, but
5100 GRAND RIVER at Viaduct near Warren
the hoodlums, instead, pounced
on the group and began beating
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them.
Detroiters Hurt
One of the injured boys is
JWV Commander
Season
Jewish High School
Classes
LONDON, (JTA)—"The world was shocked to speech-
lessness by the obliteration of the Japanese cities of Hiro-
shima and Nagasaki by atomic bombs, but no such shock was
noticed when innocent Jews—ten-fold the number of the
victims in the two cities combined—were exterminated in
Europe," Dr. Stephen B. Wise told the opening session of
the European conference of the.,
World Jewish Congress. More
Dr. Nahum Goldmann pointed
than 90 delegates representing out that the destruction of a
Jewish communities in 13 coun- large majority of European Jews
tries attended.
represents a revolutionary change
Dr. Wise pointed out that the in the international structure
World Jewish Congress places it- and the external position of the
self unreservedly under the Zion-
ist banner. At the same time, Jewish people.
the Congress will work for the
The conference heard a report
rebuilding of the life and dignity by A. Leon Koubovitzky, general
of the Jews in devastated coun- secretary of the Congress, on the
tries, he said. He paid tribute organization's activities since
to the late President Roosevelt, 1939. He warned that the "Jew-
emphasizing his friendship for ish people must not again be
the Jews.
found unprepared. Existence of
Fred C. Hoehler, director of the Congress means that the Jew-
UNRRA's department for dis- ish people are prepared," he
placed persons, told the confer- added.
ence that beginning in October
Arieh Tartakower, head of the
UNRRA welcomes the fact that rescue department of the organ-
the State Department permitted ization, discussed relief and re-
the American Jewish Conference, habilitation prospects for the
the World Jewish Congress and Jews of Europe, pointing out that
the' Vaad Haatzalah to send ten the chief tasks are to facilitate
representatives to Europe to act the emigration, especially to
as liaison officers in camps where Palestine, of persons who wish to
Jewish stateless refugees are in leave Europe, and to build a new
need of UNRRA -aid.
life for those who remain.
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