Cpl. Riemer Honored for Newspaper
Work and for Merititorious Service
Cpl. Arthur M. Riemer receiv-
ed a commendation from the
commanding officer of his pre-
vious outfit, 1VIaj. Gen. Edmond
H. Leavey, stating:
"I • take great pleasure in con-
gratulating you and the . mem-
bers of the staff
o f "Equinox"
for winning first
place for the
best make-up in
t:.e armed
forces of west-
ern Pacific unit
newspaper con-
test. Your news-
paper has won
Cpl. Riemer this honor in
competition with 175 other news
publications of this command.
The selection of . the w'nning en-
tries was made by a committee
of three experienced American
newspaper correspondents, Wil-
liam C. Wilson, United Press;
Robert B. Cochrane, Baltimore
Sun; and Frank Robertson, In-
ternational News Service.
"I am aware that a unit news-
paper represents an important
feature in the program of pro-
viding adequate news and in-
formational services to military
personnel, and accordingly, I
wish to commend you for your
success in this contest and to
express the hope that you will
continue to maintain a high
standard of news service for the
personnel of your organization."
Author of Style Book
At the same time, Cpl. Riemer
received from Camp Newspaper
Service, the army news agency
which covers the Pacific, a copy
of the Informal Style Book of
which he is the author. It is be-
lieved that this is the only style
book to have been produced dur-
ing this war.
Cpl. Riemer, of the Medical.
Department, has been awarded
Two Polish Rioters
Are Given 18 Months
WARSAW (JTA) -- It is re-
ported from Cracow that two
soldiers who were involved in
riots last August when a syna-
gogue was burned, were sent-
enced to 18 months' imprison-
ment.
Folk Chorus to Hold
Annual Donor Jan. I2
Jewish Folk Chorus will hold
their fourth annual donor event
on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Hotel
Statler. An out of town speaker
will address the group. A musi-
cal program is being arranged.
Mrs. Walter Litt is in charge of
arrangements and Mrs. J. Waler-
stein is co-chairman.
British Fascists Hail
Mosley at London Meeting
A hysterical crowd of over
1,000 most of whom were detain-
ed during the war under the de-
fense regulations, hailed Sir Os-
wald Mosley, British fascist -lead-
er, as he delivered his first pub-
lic address since the end of the
war. The audience, among whom
were uniformed members of the
Royal Navy and the RAF, and a
girl dressed in a Nazi uniform,
shouted: "Hail Mosley, Perish
Judah." The meeting has aroused
public indignation.
Pioneer Women Cable
$60,200 to Palestine
Pioneer Women's. Organization
of the U. S. and Canada cabled
$60,200 to the Working Women's
Council, its sister organization in
Palestine, as a token of its soli-
darity with the Jewish commun-
ity there in its present valiant
fight "to keep the doors of Pal-
estine open".
Hebrew Research At Yale-
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (JPS)—
A five year research and study
program in Hebrew - and Jewish
literature and lore is now in its
second year at. Yale University,
under the sponsorship of a group
of Yale faculty rrienibers. Trans-
lation of 10 outstanding works of
ancient and medieval Jewish lit-
erature -is now in progress.
• Friday, December 2. 1„ - 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Sixteen
the Bronze Star medal for meri-
torious achievement in Beak, the
Netherlands East Indies, from
Nov. 1, 1944, to June 30, 1945.
The citation reads:
The Citation
"As information and education
non-commissioned officer of a
large general hospital, T. '5/g
Riemer was responsible for the
dissemination of news and in-
formation to large numbers of
patients and with vigorous and
intelligent efforts he kept the
entire unit constantly and ac-
curately informed on current
events. In addition, he establish-
ed small classes covering many
educational courses and served
capably as editor of the hospital
newspaper. Thru his diligence,
versatility and unselfish devo-
tion to duty, T. 5/g Riemer con-
tributed to the education and
morale of the- personnel of a
large hospital, thereby advanc-
ing the success of . military oper-
ations against the enemy."
Cpl. Riemer is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. Riemer of 62 E.
Main St., Freehold, N. J. His
wife, Rhoda, and their son, Rob-
ert LeSlie, reside at 18619 Santa
Rosa Drive in Detroit. He is a
graduate of the University of
Michigan School of Journalism,
class of 1941. In the army three
years, two of them overseas, he
is expected home shortly.
Lt. N. H. Rosenfeld
On Terminal Leave;
BaCk from Overseas
First Lt. Norman H. Rosenfeld,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ros-
enfeld of 725 Whitmore Road, is
on terminal leave having re-
turned from
overseas duty.
- Entering ser-
vice May 5, 1942,-
he was commis-
sioned in July,
1943. Sent over-
seas . in Febru-
ary,. 1944, h e
participated i,n
t h e Normandy
landings in June
of that year and Lt. Rosenfeld
served with the U. S. army. in
France and Germany.
He was attached to the 1st and
3rd armies and the 9th air force
while a member of the 776th
AAA-AW Bn.
At the conclusion of his ter-
minal leave he will be associated
in business with his father in
the Sibley' Men's Shoes, 2231
Woodward.
Cpl. Novograd Waits
Release in January
Cpl. Nathan Novograd, sta-
tioned at Grand Island, Neb., is
waiting for his release from the
AAF in January. He already has
been in service 40 months.
At present time he is in charge
of the postal department at his
field.
He would appreciate letters
from friends. His address is Cpl.
Nathan Novograd, , 36514807,
Squadron A 242 Base Unit, Grand
Island, Neb.
.
Displaced Poles Wreck
Belsen Camp Synagogue
LONDON, (JTA)—The British
Government has received a re-
port from the Belsen camp in
Germany revealing that the- syn-
agogue which the displaced Jews
established there was wrecked by
Polish residents of the camp on
Dec. 6, on the last night of Hanu-
kah,
A report reaching Jewish cir-
cles here states that about sixty
Poles broke into the Belsen syn-
agogue last Thursday evening
and demolished the interior. They
also desecrated two Torahs and
tore up all the prayer books. The
next morning the British mili-
tary authorities doubled the
guards, but no arrests were made.
A non-Jewish woman who tried
to stop the Poles was severely
beaten.
First Rome Yeshivah in 200 Years
ROME, (JTA)—For the first
time in 200 years a Yeshivah has
been established in Rome to train
orthodox Jewish youth for the
rabbinate.
The Yeshivah, named "Meor
Hagolah" (The Light of the Ga-
luth), was organized by Rabbi
Oshry, former Chief Rabbi of
Kaunas, Lithuania. An Italian
Jew has given- a magnificent
building to house the institution
in which 130 students have al-
ready registered. The students
are young Jews from Lithuania,
Poland, Hungary, Rumania and
Czechoslovakia.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Chana
Brose wishes to , express sincer-
est thanks to relatives and friends
for the kindnesses shown them
in their recent bereavement,
.
Straus Highest Ranking
Jewish Chaplain in U. S.
NEW YORK- (JPS)—Chaplain
H. Cerf Straus of Denver :became
the highest ranking Jewish chap-
lain in American history with his
recent attainment of a full naval
captaincy, a promotion from -the
rank of commander.
Now chaplain of the 12th Na-
val District, San Francisco, Cap-
tain Straus enlisted in the -Naval
Reserve in 1931, and went on
duty two weeks after Pearl Har-
bor.
.
.
2Ic H. Margolis'
Discharge Marked
B y Supper for 170
Pfc. Wilder Returns;
On 45-Day Furlough
Pfc. Louis D. Wilder, son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. Wilder of
Phoenix, A r i z.
formerly of De-
troit, was in De-
troit on - a 45-
d a y furlough,
upon his return
from 26 month's':
of service in the'
Pacific .with the
627th Tank Des-
. troyer Bnr. Re-
connaissance Co.
He is now sta- Pfc. Wilder
-timed at Fort Warren, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
Honoring their son; S 2/c Her-
bert Margolis, recently discharg-
ed, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Margolis
Of Leslie Ave., entertained 170
guests at a buf-
fet supper at the
Warsaw
. Club
Saturday e v e -
ning.
Herbert, sta-
tioned at Pearl
Harbor for 18
months where
he took care of
the officers' ros-
ters, received a
letter of corn- S 2/c Margolis -
mendation for outstanding work,
efficiency, speed, and accuracy
from Commodore Dees of that
area.
He is married to the former
Ida Winer and has two children,
Alicia and Elaine.. A brother,
Pfc. Arnold, is in Regansburg,
Germany, with the Quartermas-
ter Corps. His brother-in-law,
S 2/c Melvin Winer, is stationed
at Toledo, another brother-in-
law, William B. Winer, recently
has been discharged from the
army.
Among the guests present were
Rabbi Leon Fram, Father Chen-
hansky, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lemke and Mr. and Mrs. Chass
Piotrowski.
Discharged from Navy
Among those who received
their honorable discharge at the
U. S. Naval Personnel Separa-
tion Center at Great Lakes, Ill.,
during the past few days, were
the following:
AMB3/C George V. Meltzer,
1641 Waverly.
EM3/C Sanford A. Rosenthal,
2741 W. Euclid.
Lt. (j. g.) Allen Mailoff, 1753
W. Philadelphia.
Sl/C .Morris Steingold, 3737
Boston.
S2/C Herbert Margolis; 2704
Leslie.
QM2/c Seymour S. Berman,
4430 Buena Vista.
SK2/C William S. Wise, 2700
W. Chicago. -
GM3/C Sam Pickman, 2233
Elmhurst.
SK3/c Frederick R. Farber,
2299 Monterey.
Dr. Werner Senator
Resigns from Agency
.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dr.
Werner Senator, the sole non-
Zionist member of the Jewish
Agency, has cabled Dr. Weiz-
mann his resignation due to the
divergencies of the present Zion-
NEW YORK (JPS) — The ist policy.
eighteen year partnership be-
tween HIAS (Hebrew Shelter-
ing and Immigrant Aid Society) Jewish Groups Continu
and ICA (Jewish Colonization To Send War Chest Gifts
Association) has been dissolved
Gifts from Jewish societies and
because ICA's funds have be-
come depleted, and ICA -cannot organizations continue to come
contribute its share towards the in to War Chest headquarters,
joint work. HIAS offered to con- although the official 1945 Com-
tinue the partnership without munity War Chest Campaign
money from ICA, but ICA lead- closed over a month ago, accord-
ers preferred not to maintain the ing to Walter C. Laidlaw, cam-
relationship if they could not paign manager.
The latest list to be audited in-
carry their share, Abraham Her-
man, President of HIAS, told the cludes:
$100
sixteenth annual meeting of the
Cong Beth Yehudah
HIAS Council of Organizations
Cong. Shaarey Shomayim $100
at Cooper Union. ICA will con-
NW Hebrew Cong. Men's
$25
fine itself solely to colonization.
Club
Warsaw Club of Detroit.... $100
HIAS-ICA End 18
Year Partnership
.
Pfc. Jerome Weiss Discharged
Pfc. Jerome Weiss, Son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Weiss of the
Belcrest, has received his hon- Lt. Zolkower Discharged
orable discharge from the army,
after serving in the ETO as a
Lt. William Zolkower has re-
combat medical aid man with turned home after serving four
the 95th Infantry Division.
years in the U. S. Army. He re-
ceived his discharge at Camp
Pfc. Pack Returns
Crowder on Dec. 15, and is re-
siding with his parents at 5224 W.
Pfc. Nathan Pack has returned Outer Drive.
to the U. S. after serving in
France, Belgium and Germany. vw9dvieweedimemervvoreine.vvereeirw , Awiwareiewv6
Upon his discharge, Pfc. and Mrs.
Pack (Betty Levine) plan to
make their home in Detroit.
The Hebrew Benevolent Society
IN MEMORIAM
In precious memory of our be-
loved Sgt. Sol Buttner (Lamie),
who paid the supreme sacrifice
on Dec. 19, 1943. "As long as-
we breathe he lives."
Sadly missed by his mom, dad,
sisters, brother-in-law and little
nephew.
(Chose Shel Emes
Announces that its annual election will be held at its audi-
torium on Sunday, December 23, 1945, from 1 p. m. to 6 p. m.
All members are requested to come and vote.