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THE JEWISH NEWS

Nazis Killed His Wife, Daughter

Czech. Doctor Writes to Kin
Mere of German Atrocities

Family Put to Death in Gas Chamber at Concentration
Camp; Now 48, Look Like 70 Now,' He Says; Only
Survivor of 40 Jews Taken From His City

For the first time since the outbreak of the war and the
invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis, Albert Sherbin of
2654 Clements has heard from his brother, Dr. Meer Scerbak,
who had practiced medicine in Czechoslovakia for 18 years
before the advent of Hitlerism.
Dr. Scerbak's letter was addressed to Mr. Sherbin, whoSe

Jewish name is Alter, and to his.
brother, Noah, who passed away
two years ago.
His letter opens with the hor-
rible news that his wife and their
daughter died in the gas cham-
bers that were set up by the
Germans. Full of anguish, the
letter, in four closely written
pages, in Yiddish, reads like a
chapter from Lamentations.
Lose Lives At Oswiecim
"Seventy letters like this one
would not suffice 'to describe
what we suffered in the six years
from 1939 to 1945," he writes. "I
shall write very little because my
heart aches and I, no longer
possess tears. •
"I was moved to Theresien-
stadt on Oct. 1, 1944. My wife,
Miriam, and daughter, Ruth,
were with me until then in the
terrible concentration camps of
Oswiecim, and there they lost
their lives at the hands of the
Nazis—all children and young
women having been among those
who were sent to the gas cham-
bers. Heavens! What are we to
do?
"The Germans have taken
everything from me. But they
have taken my wife and child!
My wife spoke Russian, German,
French, English, Italian, Hebrew,
Yiddish, Czech . . . My child was
a beauty . . . she was 12 .. .
When I was not well, the two
took good care of me . . . And
now?"
This was written on July 9, and
appended to it was a follow-up
'letter under date of Aug. 2. In
the follow-up note he described
how, in spite of hunger, he was
compelled to work, barefooted
and half naked in the coldest
weather. Only a few of his-com-
rades survived.
"Without shoes, without a shirt
on my back, lousy from head to
toe, I have turned old and gray
and I who am 48 look like 70,"
he writes . .. "The straw on
which we slept was not changed
for eight months • and was full
of lice . . . Only the hope that
my wife and child were yet alive
kept me moving . . .
"Now I Have Nothing . ."
"From my city, 40 Jews were
taken by the Germans, and I am
the only survivor . . . Only a
year ago—we were then in the
Terezin camp—my wife and I
hoped for the end of the war
when we would go to a sana-
torium to recuperate . . . And
now? . .. Strangers are in our
homes, my dear ones were mur-
dered . . . If I only had my dear
ones, I would forgive them. . . .
And now I have nothing . . ."
Some of the details described
in this letter are hair-raising. The
letter recalls the early days when
he and his brothers were at home
under their mother's care,—and
after every line there is a cry
of despair.
Mr. Sherbin has expressed the
hope that he will be able to ar-
range to bring his brother to this
country to care for him and to
nurse him back to health.

Palestine Labor League
inducts New Officers

Detroit Chapter of the League
for Labor Palestine announces
the opening of this season's ac-
tivities with an open meeting
this Friday evening, at the . home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Malamud,
4092 Sturtevant.
Theodore Olender succeeds
Morris Lieberman as presidsnt
Sydney Shevitz assumes the duty
of vice-president. Miss Maity
Falick is treasurer; Miss Rose
Chesluk, recording secretary;
Miss Lea Chafets, corresponding
secretary.
Committee chairmen are: Mor-
ris Stein, education; Sydney
Shevitz, program; Morris Lie-
berman, membership; Lea Cha-
lets, sociaL

Holy Day Services for
Servicemen, Patients

Servicemen and patients from
Percy Jones Hospital Center and
Kellogg Field of Battle Creek,
were enabled to enjoy the holi-
day season with families in Bat-
tle Creek and Kalamazoo and at
the Barium Hotel in Detroit,
through arrangements made by
the Battle Creek arid Detroit
Jewish Welfare Board Army-
Navy Committees.
Seventy-five servicemen and
their wives spent the Rosh
Hoshannah and Yom Kippur
weekends at the Barium Hotel
through the -courtesy of Isadore
Kowal and Henry Keywell.
- Religious services were con-
ducted at Tecumseh Road Chapel
and at the Veterans Facility at
Fort Custer by Chaplain Nor-
bert Rosenthal. Religious serv-
ices in Battle Creek were con-
ducted by Rabbi Gerald Klein
and were held under the aus-
pices of Beth El Congregation.
One hundred servicemen and
their wives ended the 24 hour
Yom Kippur fast by attending
a "Break the Fast" supper held
at the Battle Creek USO under
auspices of the National Jewish
Welfare Board. Food was served
by Mrs. Bernard Kraus of Ot-
tawa and Mrs. Sadie Rubin and
Mrs. Helen Sachs of Detroit.

$500 for Charity
Offered for Apt.

Golden Jubilee Drive
Of Bnai Brith Women

Mrs. Arthur Laufman, presi-
dent of the Women's Supreme
Council of Bnai Brith, announc-
ed plans for the golden jubilee
membership drive of Bnai Brith
Women.
A goal of 100,000 members has
been set in celebration of the
50th anniversary of Bnai Brith
women's chapters, which now
number 62,000 organized in 354
chapters.

Beth Abraham Holds
Shemini Afzeret Rites

Cantor Abraham Gartenhaus
will conduct Shemini Atzeret
services at Congregation Beth
Abraham, Linwood and Sturte-
vant.
Rabbi J. Thumin will deliver
the sermons.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday at 11 a. m.
The Bar Mitzvah of Herbert
S. Weller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel L. Weller, will be ob-
served at Congregation Beth
Abraham on Oct. 6, Cantor Gar-
tenhaus officiating.

LAMB
tom {ton, aiNietriat

Simply scrape refuse from dishes
into disposal unit. It makes no
difference whether refuse is soft
or hard.

Close cover on disposal unit and
turn on motor. Grinder reduces
all refuse to a soft pulp in a few
minutes.

K.

CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Penfil
and their son, Jerry, wish to ex-
press- their sincerest thanks to
relatives and friends for the sym-
pathy shown them as a result of
the death of their daughter and
sister, Helene Mae Penfil.

Mrs. Jack Sylvan as co-chairman.
Mrs. Joseph J. Jacobs is in
charge of servicemen's Honor
Roll and Mrs. Joseph Grabow
is in charge of memoriams. Mrs.
Chas. Bassey is in charge of dar-
ling insertions and happy-day
events. Mrs. Julius Englander
is secretary of the year-book..
Mrs. Peter Miller has charge of
arrangements and Mrs. Al Weis-
man is program chairman.

Lane

W. Congregation's Men's
Club Addressed by Bishop

The Men's Club of Northwest
Hebrew Congregation and Cen-
ter, at a meeting held last Mon-
day at the home of.David Tchor,
heard an address by Sam Bishop,
coach of Northwestern High
School.
Ira G. Kaufman, president, re-
signed to assume the presidency
of the congregation.
Announcement was made by
David J. Miller, chairman of the
athletic committee, that a large
number applied for membership
in the bowling league.
Reports were presented by
committee chairman.

Home Relief Society
Plans Fund-Raising

At the open meeting of Home
Relief Society held at the home
The quest for homes remains of Mrs. Irving H. Small, 1570
a serious problem, in spite of W. Seven Mile Road, Sept. 24,
the end of the war.
Mrs. Hugh Wilson of the Camp
Proof of the seriousness of the and Hospital Service of the
situation will be found in The American Red Cross, was the
Jewish News Classified Columns speaker. Mrs. John Herman
led_ in the singing of the Na-
in this issue.
tional Anthem and Mrs. Al Weis-
One of our advertisers, franti-
Man gave the opening prayer.
cally in need of a two-bedroom
A dessert luncheon was served.
apartment, offers to contribute
Announcements were made by
$500 to the favorite charity of
the person prov4cling him with Mrs. Adolph Deutsch, chairman.
of the ways and means commit-
such an apartment.
tee, regarding the annual fund
raising affair of the Society—the
ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS
luncheon fashion review to be
BEING REVIVED IN PERU
held at the Book-Cadillac Hotel
LIMA, Peru, (JTA)—An anti- on Nov. 8.
S•mitic campaign is being re-
Mrs. Rax Rosenfeld and Mrs.
vived here for the first time Ben Schwartz are assisting Mrs.
since the beginning of the war, Adolph Deutsch. Mrs. Ralph
headed by Peruvian Social Jus- Levy is ticket chairman with
tice, a political group composed Mrs. Barney Newman as co-
of followers of former president chairman. The treasurer is Mrs.
Manuel Prado, whose publica- Charles- Harris. Mrs. Sam Marks
tion Peru Nuevo has been con-. is chairman of the year-book,
ducting attacks against the Jews. with Mrs. Maurice Garlik and

Hold Yizkor Services
At Bnai David Saturday

On Shemini Atsereth, this
Saturday, services will begin at
9 a. m. at Congregation Bnai
David. Yizkor services will be
held at 11, Rabbi Joshua Sperka
preaching the sermon on the
subject "The Eternal View."
Cantor Hyman Adler will of-
ficiate.
Hakofos will be held Satur-
day at 7:30 p. m.
Registration for Bnai Davin
Religious School will be accept-
ed in the office of the syna-
gogue every weekday and on
Sunday morning at Central high.

Friday, September 28, 1945

Water from the tap washes away
the finely ground material.

"Just before the war Mary and I moved into a new
home equipped with an all-electric kitchen. Mary's
whole attitude about kitchens changed immediately.
She used to be impatient with the way a kitchen ties
.a woman to the home. Now she's very happy with her
homemaking tasks. Her electric range gives such uni-
form results that failures and disappointments are a
rarity, and the automatic features make cooking much
easier. Perhaps her favorite helper is the electric dish-
washer. I did a little time-study of her dishwashing
and found that the dishwasher saves her about one
working day every month. My mechanical mind is
fascinated by the garbage disposal unit in the sink.
My wife says it's a real convenience—this way we
never really have garbage. Well, I could go on a good
deal longer about the help she gets from her mixer,
juicer, percolator and toaster—and I guess I don't even
need to mention her electric refrigerator, for every-
body recognizes now that there's no other method of
refrigeration that equals the modern, electric way.
Boy! Our all-electric kitchen sure has made a differ-
ence in our household.'!

Electric kitchen equipment is not generally
available for sale now. Some is being
manufactured and distributed. It will be to
your advantage to have your name on your
electrical dealer's list, so that you will be
able to get it at the earliest possible time.

It's not too early to be thinking about what electricity can do

for your home in the days to come. Forward-looking families
are giving careful consideration to all the labor-saving, com-
fort-making conveniences that electricity can provide. They
have learned by experience that the old-fashioned way is the
wasteful way. They know that the magic of electricity can make
their living better, safer and happier. They are about to turn
on the electric life.

The DETROIT EDISON Co.

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for information. He will be glad to Itelp you
decide upon the models that will fit your needs.,