THE JEWISH Friday, SepTemt;er 7, INS Jewish Chaplains Also Heroes Awarded Bronze Stars For Distinguished Service . Chaplain (Capt.) Norman F. Feldheym, 38, Army Air Force, of San Bernardino, Cal., received the Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. 0. P. Weyland, commanding general of the 19th Tactical Air Command, which spearheaded General Patton's Third Army drive into Germany. The citation, noting that Chap- them the spiritual uplift they had lain Feldheym "distinguished lacked for so long." * * * himself by a deep devotion to duty and zealous regard for the Chaplain (Capt.) Robert S. spiritual welfare of officers and Marcus, 35, Army Air Force, of men," goes on to say: Newburgh, N. Y., who "zealously "Since his arrival on the con- brought hope and faith to large tinent of Europe, July 14, 1944, numbers of Jewish men" in the Chaplain Feldheym has been un- European theater, was awarded sparing of his time and efforts his Bronze Star by Brigadier in providing religious service not General Ralph F. Stearley, com- only for personnel 19th T.A.C., manding general of the Ninth but for troops of other military Tactical Air Command. Chaplain Marcus organized a units as well:" religious program for the Jewish * * * Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron Kahan, personnel "in such an intelligent 30, Infantry, of Brooklyn, is cited and coordinated manner as to for "consistent, meritorious serv- provide a regular schedule of re- for the men." ice and selfless devotion to duty ligious services * * * in France and Germany." Chaplain (Capt.) Jacob M. Ott, Chaplain Kahan, rabbi of Beth 27, Infantry, of Chicago; 111., re- Joseph Center in Rochester, N. ceived his Bronze Star for con- Y., before joining the service in tributing "materially to t h e December, 1943, is described in morale" of the men of the 83rd his citation as. "a strength and Infantry Division and attached inspiration to his troops." Regi- units, in France, Luxembourg, mental chaplain of the 254th In- Belgium and Germany. fantry Regiment and Special "Through his efforts, the men Troops, his jeep, during the Col- of Hebrew faith in every unit mar campaign, was twice hit by of the division were given full enemy fire; once at Hachinette, opportunity to receive the minis- while seeking a Catholic chap- trations of the faith." lain to serve his men, and again at Zellenburg, while going to the Miriam Ephraim Joins aid of a nearby vehicle which National JWB Staff had been hit. "In these and similar situa- NEW YORK—Appointment of tions," the citations goes on, Miriam Ephraim to the staff of "Chaplain Kahan continued with the National Jewish Welfare his work, undaunted by hazard Board was announced by Louis and unchecked by adversity, to Kraft, executive director. She bring comfort and aid to men of has been named associate di- all faiths." , rector in the program depart- * * * ment of the Jewish Center Divi- Chaplain (Capt.) Ernest M. sion. Lorge, 29, Infantry, of Cincinnati, A native of England, her ex- was awarded the Bronze 'Star for perience includes club work in "meritorious service in connec- New York and instruction at the tion with military operations Israel Friedlander classes - and against the enemy from 1 Dec. the Washington Heights Hebrew 1944 to 8 May 1945 in the United School; the conduct of courses at Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the League of Jewish Youth, and Germany." study in Palestine. As chaplain for Special Troops, Lorge "devoted time to all the Refuse Repatriation personnel of Jewish faith in the STOCKHOLM (JPS)—Emigra- entire Division. Not only did he tion to Palestine is the only hope serve the men of the Division, for Polish-Jewish refugees in but disregarding time and dan- Sweden, Switzerland, France and ger, served men of other units." elsewhere, who will not return to The citation adds that on their homes because of pogroms many occasions Chaplain Lorge raging in Polish cities and out- brought religious and spiritual lying villages, Swedish Chief aid to the men in the front lines. Rabbi, Prof. Marcus Ehrenpreis, He also found time to devote to declared in an interview in the aiding liberated Allies, giving Stockholm daily Dagensnyheter. Page Fiffeefr NEWS Keren Hayesod Marks 25th Anniversary With Call to Jewry JERUSALEM, (Palcor) — A call to world Jewry to mobilize all resources for the attainment of Jewish statehood in Palestine, and to facilitate the state-build- ing program of the Keren Hay- esod, Palestine Foundation Fund, one of the chief instrumental- ities of the Jewish Agency, was issued here by the Directorate of the Keren Hayesod on its 25th anniversary. The proclamation states in part: "The Keren Hayesod was es- tablished 25 years ago. The Jew- ish world was then full of un- certainty and expectation. The League of Nations was designed to set up a new international or- der, but all men of knowledge and intuition felt that instead of a new order, the world was heading for new disturbances. Representatives of the World Zionist movement who met in London in 1920 regarded the po- litical promises the Jewish peo- ple received from the great powers merely as an incentive to take its fate into its own hands. "From this conception — the self-emancipation ideal — arose the decision to impose a tax upon the Jewish nation to defray the cost of national reconstruction in Palestine. Every Jew was to act as though he were a mem- ber of one indivisible Jewish na- tional community. "The Keren Hayesod was set up as the Jewish Agency's fund, financial instrument for the poli- tical, economic and cultural re- construction of Palestine. "It was not easy to carry out these principles in Keren Haye- sod work. A beginning has been made, but the greater part of the work lies ahead. The Keren Hayesod now addresses two claims to the Jewish people: first- ly, the renewal of the tithe con- cept: contributing to the Keren Hayesod is a voluntary act, the fulfillment of a self-imposed duty; secondly, to help raise $16,- 000,000 this anniversary year. The Jewish Agency's budget for the coming year aggregates $24,- 000,000. Towards this the Keren Hayesod must contribute $16,- 000,000. Keep Your Bonds! M. Frymans of Petoskey Observe 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Myer Fryman, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 3. Mr. Fry.. man is one of the oldest Jewish residents in Petoskey, and a past- president of Congressional Bnai Israel. Mrs. Fryman was active in the Bnai Israel Sisterhood. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Frank will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Sept. 7. Mr, Frank is a director of Temple Bnai Israel, and a past secretary of the congregation. Dr. Selig S. Auerbach, Rabbi of congregation Bnai Israel for the last two years, at Friday night services spoke on his work and experiences as a chaplain in Texas. About 150 people at- tended the services. Erwin L. Herman, student at the HUC in Cincinnati, is acting rabbi dur- ing the summer months. NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS From PAUL D. BROMBERG And AL BLUMENTHAL BUY MORE BONDS BUY MORE BONDS We ex- fen- CI our best to Jewish people of Detroit and Mich-. igan for a new year marked by ever- lasting Peace. 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