JERUSALEM (Palcor)—Three
Jewish witnesses who testified in
Damascus before visiting mem-
bers of the Anglo-American In-
quii'y Committee on Palestine did
so under pressure by Syrian
secret police and detectives Who
guarded them like criminals and
forbade them to say anything
otherthan what was contained in
. a statement prepared for-them by
Akram Zoueitor, exiled Palestine
Arab terrorist leader, working for
the Syrian Government, it was
learned here.
The Jewish representatives
were ordered to testify by the
Syrian Government. They were
forbidden to answer questions put
to them by members of the Com-
mittee. If members insisted on an
answer they were instructed to
say they identified themselves
with the declaration by the
Syrian government and had
nothing to add:
Before the - hearings, Syrian
detectives gnarded their homes,
fearing that they would leave the
city and thus avoid appearing. On
the day the Committee arrived,
the three were escorted, under
heavy guard, to Government
House Where they remained
under guard.
In an earlier dispatch from
Jerusalem, it was reported that
Akram Zoueitor, acting for the
Syrian Government, warned the
Jews of Damascus to - tell the
committee they were happy un-
der Arab rule and Zionist inter-
ference would only cause a
.calamity.
-
. (A delegation bf - Arah groups
which are opposed to the Arab
Higher Committee visited Bartley
Crum, American member of the
committee, and presented their
views to him. Relations between
the various Arab groups in Pal-
estine have recently deteriorated
to such a point that the existence
of the Higher Arab Committee is
considered to be in danger. This
in turn, will affect the positiOn . of
the _Palestine Arabs at the Arab .-
League.)
Masada Host to Youth
At Spring Dance Apr. 20
Masada, young men's Zionist
organization, will be host to De-
troit youth at the spring dance to
be held April 20 at the Old Col-
ony Club, Park and Montcalm.
Dancing will be from 9:30 to 1.
Music will be furnished by
Jimmy Strauss' orchestra.
Chairman for the affair is Leon-
ard Baruch. He is assisted by Dr.
Sam Krohn, Jerry Ash, Bill Fitz-
erman, Henry Cohn and Hershel
Levin.
5,000 Out of 1,000,000
Polish Children Survive
NEW YORK—Out of a million
Jewish children in Poland before
the war, only 5,000 have survived,.
Dr. Samuel Margoshes, who has
just returned from a two-month
visit to Poland for the World
Jewish Congress, told the Ad-
ministrative Committee of the
Congress, at its meeting here. •
The committee has decided to
expand its care of the surviving
Jewish children in Poland by
setting up more homes to accom-
modate the children, almost all of
whom are orphans, and to facili-
tate their emigration to Palestine.
ments Told in Citation Ac-
companying Bronze Star
Details of the achievements
which won the Bronze Star for
Lt. Chester , A. Devenow, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Deve-
now, 3421 Sherbourne, have been
revealed following the recent
presentation of the medal by
Col. Walter C. Cole, commanding
officer of the Michigan Recruit-
ing District.
According to his citation, he
displayed a remarkably keen
grasp of the diverse political sit-
uation brought about by the oc-
cupation by the Japanese of Tar-
lac Province, following his ar-
rival there after participation in
the Lingayen landings. He exer-
cised "superior judgment a n d
marked initiative," the document
stated.
Later he organized guerilla pa-
trols which apprehended Japa-
nese stragglers, and when his
outfit left, he remained to com-
plete the organization's work.
Holding the rank of sergeant, he
reorganized the government, in-
vestigated collaborators, and then
took charge of a sub-office in
Malolos, Bulaean.
Before going overseas, Deve-
now was assigned to plain clothes
work by Detroit's military intel-
ligence office.
MISS SYLVIA SCHARFF
Mr. and Mrs. M. Scharff of 1692
Hazelwood announce the engage-
ment of their daughter, Sylvia, to
Burton M. Joseph, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Meyer Joseph of 6552 Glen-
wood Ave., Chicago, Ill. Mr. Jos-
eph, who formerly was a first
lieutenant with the USAAF and
served in the European Theater
of War, is now attending Chicago
Institute of Technology. Plans
are being made for a September
wedding.
Carolyn E. Brown to Wed
Former Lt. Harold Shaffiro
The engagement has been an-
nounced of Miss Carolyn Eliza-
beth Brown, daughter of David
A, Brown and the late Paula
Kahn Brown, to former Lt.
Harold Shaffiro, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph M. Shaffiro of New
York City. Miss Brown served
as a WAVE, RM 3/c, while Mr,
Shaffiro served overseas in the
Eighth Field Artillery Observa-
tion Battalion. The bride-elect
resides with her father at 270
Park Ave., New York City.
Old Testament Being
Translated Into Japanese
Shaarey Zedek Women
To Hear Dr. Hochman
Talk on Zolli's Case
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood's
monthly meeting will take place
April 8 in the social hall of the
synagogue.
Rabbi Jacob Hochman of Chi-
cago will speak on the subject:
"The Strange Case of Dr. Zolli."
Rabbi Hochman served in Italy
as a chaplain in the U. S. Army.
He became acquainted with Dr.
Zolli, at that time chief rabbi of
Rome, who later embraced•Catho-
licism.
Rabbi Hochman, a graduate of
the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, is director of the
Council of Conservative Syna-
gogues of Chicago and midwest
director of the Women's League.
The musical portion of the - pro-
gram will be piano selections by
Miss Harriet Lewis. The social
hour begins at 12:30.
Members are requested to bring
canned and dehydrated foods for
survivors overseas.
YOKAHAMA — A translation
of the Old Testament from He-
brew into Japanese is under way
here at the hands of the 20 He-
brew scholars of Japan, it was
disclosed recently by Chaplain
Hugo Mantel, formerly of Tem-
ple Ashkonaz of Cambridge,
Mass. Chaplain Mantel attends
the weekly meetings of the Ja-
pan Bible Society, under whose
auspices the project is going
forward.
Most of the members of the Warsaw Club Celebrates
Society, Chaplain Mantel says, 20th Anniversary Here
studied at the Union Theological
Seminary in New York or at
The Warsaw Club of Detroit
comparable institutions in Eng- celebrated its 20th Anniversary
land.
on March 24, at its clubrooms,
10036 Holmur.
Dr. Alfred Honigman
A. Bigelman was toastmaster.
Wins Squash Tournament
Speeches were delivered by Ben
Dr. Alfred Honigman of the Silber, Mrs. M. Shusterman, I.
Men's Health Club won the Class Finkelstone and A. Kurzman.
"B" squash tournament cham-
Marilyn and Deanne Gelb and
pionship at the Center. Donald Judy Dermer, grandchildren of
Hirschfield took second place. The Mr. and Mrs. H. Dermer, enter-
Class "A" tourney is in progress, tained with singing and dancing,
and a new champion will be accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Gelb.
forthcoming to take the place of
As one of the organizers of
Nate Margolis, winner for the Warsaw Club, S. Dronzek re-:
past five years, who is recuperat- viewed its activities since its in-
ing from an operation.
ception.
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Open Meeting Set
By Chapter I, ZOA
An open meeting of Chapter I
of the Detroit District of the Zion-
ist Organization of America will
be held next Thursday at 8:15
p. m. in the Ginsburg Lounge of
the Jewish Community Center.
Sam Stern, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, announces that
the guest speaker will be Philip
Slomovitz, editor of The Jewish
News.
Chapter I is a youth group af-
filiated with ZOA of Detroit, con-
ducting separate meetings and
activities, in addition to partici-
pating in those sponsored by the
Detroit ZOA. All young men and
women over 21 who are interested
in becoming affiliated with the
cause of Zionism are invited to
attend this meeting.
Further information regarding
Chapter I can be obtained from
SGT. AND MRS. HERN
Harold B. Weisman, president,
While Sgt. Mickey M. Hern, son TO. 6-3356, or Jack Kape, mem-
of Mr. and Mrs. Jadk Lefton, bership chairman ; TY. 4-4152.
12810 Hamilton, was in Europe
he sacrificed the opportunity for
Youth Groups Join
a special course and furlough in
England, to go to Czechoslovakia In Sponsoring Dance
in search of his mother's family.
The search revealed stark trage-
Youth groups of congregations
dy—every member of the family Bnai Moshe, Shaarey Zedek,
had been murdered by the Nazis Temple Beth El and Temple
in the gas chambers of the Oswie- Israel, have joined in sponsoring
cim concentration camp.
a "Spring Formal" to be held at
The trip to Prague, however, the Shaarey Zedek ballroom on
eventually brought happiness to April 13.
Mickey, for it was there that he
The dance will feature the
met Olga Bodek, fell in love and music of George Kavanaugh and
married her. He is expected home his orchestra.
the middle of May, and she will
Martin E. Citrin, publicity
follow about the end of June. chairman, says that the affair will
Both plan to continue their studies be highlighted by the coronation
here.
of a spring queen.
Olga was living in the same
Also honored at the dance will
building as a survivor of whom be the basketball teams of the
Mickey had picked up informa- four synagogues, who are now
tion. The man had left for Po- engaged in an inter-synagogue
land, but the girl, who had been tournament.
a prisoner in Oswiecim, told him
the sad story. The younger mem-
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bers of the family could have been
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raved, but they preferred to die
rather than endure slavery. She
showed him pictures they had
given her.
Mickey took Olga, her sister
and uncle to Bad Mergentheim,
Germany, and, assembling 70 ref-
ugees as guests, they were mar-
ried in a temple and had supper
in a restaurant, with music.
Mickey was born in Czechoslo-
vakia, but came to Detroit when
Dry cleaned or laundered
12 years old. A graduate of High-
land Park high school, he volun-
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
teered . and went overseas with
the 15th Field Artillery. He has
been in service 31/2 years and has
Pr.
two battle stars. They now
are in Seconheim, Germany.
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week.
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