$2,000,000 in Relief Sent To Polish Jews, JDC Reports Blasts Charge of Unnamed 'Leaders of Jewish Communities of Poland' That Survivors Are Receiving 'Very Small Aid From World Jewry': Million Spent in 1946 NEW YORK (JTA)—The Joint Distribution Committee took issue with charges made by unnamed "leaders of Jew- ish communities of Poland," who, in .a statement distributed by the Polish Telegraphic Agency, declared that Polish Jews are receiving only "very small aid from world Jewry." Describing the plight of the Jews in Poland as "excru- ciating," the statement said that "the help received from the JDC has not been enough even to wipe off the tears of the Jewish or- phans," and appealed for the im- mediate sending of funds, cloth- ing and food. -- Replying in behalf of the JDC, Moses A. Leavitt, secretary, pointed out that more than $1,000,000 worth of relief goods was made available to the Jews of Poland by the JDC in 1945, in addition to $500,000 trans- mitted during November and De- cember, when transmission of funds from the U. S. to Poland became possible. One million dol- lars worth of supplies also have been purchased for the Jews of Poland since the beginning of 1946 and these supplies are being sent as rapidly as shipping and other conditions permit, he said. "In the first three months of 1946, JDC has shipped from the U. S. $460,767 worth of relief supplies," Leavitt emphasized. A total of 500,000 pounds of mat- zoths also had been shipped for Passover since March 11. Declaring that the JDC has re- ceived acknowledgment from the Central Jewish Committee in Warsaw of funds given it by the JDC and of large quantities of relief supplies, Leavitt concluded: "The JDC recognizes that the help it has provided is limited in terms of the need existing among Polish Jewry. But it is shocked to see that no recognition has been made of the substantial as- sistance it has already furnished. The latest statement made by unnamed Polish representatives can only serve to have a harmful effect on the great fund-raising efforts now being made in the United States to meet not only the needs of Polish Jewry, but the enormous needs of a dis- tressed Jewry throughout Europe and many other parts of the world." Jews in Europe Receive $1,100,000 Worth of Supplies NEW YORK (JTA) — More than $1,100,000 worth of relief supplies of food, clothing, medi- cines and machinery—the great- est three months' shipment in its 31 year history—were sent to Jewish survivors overseas in the first quarter of 1946 by the JDC, it was announced by Edward M. M. Warburg, chairman of the or- ganization. He disclosed that the supplies are shipped "in an ever-increas- ing stream in a program designed to meet the extensive and imper- ative needs of Jewish sufferers in nearly fifty countries through- out the world." He pointed out that the chief recipients of the JDC relief shipments, totalling more than 2,000,000 pounds, are Jewish survivors in Poland and Germany. "JDC activities in the displaced persons centers of Ger- many and Austria are supple- mentary to the basic needs which the Army meets," Warburg said. ZOA Chapter I Here Plans Program April 18 An entertaining program has been planned for the regular meeting of Chapter I of the De- troit District of the Zionist Or- ganization of America, to be held Thursday, April 18, at 8:15 p. at the Jewish Center. Willie Shanfield will present a talk on Palestinan music, ac- companied by recorded musical selections. Current events of Zionist interest will be discussed. The sports committee, under the chairmanship of Selma Ja- kont, has planned for the monthly outdoor activity a hike and wei- nie roast for Sunday, April 28. Tickets must be obtained in ad- vance from Miss Jakont, TO. 7- 7861. Chapter I is cooperating with the Detroit District ZOA in its current membership drive. This chapter is open to membership of young men and women over 18. Prospective members are in- vited to attend the meeting on April 18. For information, call Harold B. Weisman, president, TO. 6-3356, or Jack Kape, mem- bership chairman, TY. 4-4152. Warns of Fascist Danger in Mexico Although there is little racist or deep-rooted anti-Semitic feel- ing among the masses of people in Mexico, pro-fascist forces in that country are becoming in- creasingly active, declared Rabbi Bernard Lander, associate direc- tor of the Mayor's Committee on Unity in New York City, on his return from a tour of Mexico made on behalf of the American Jewish Committee. Pointing out that the Avila Co- macho government has been con- sistently friendly to the Jewish population, Rabbi Lander, who met with Jewish leadership as well as government officials while in Mexico, stated that the Mexi- can Chamber of Deputies recent- ly passed a strong resolution supporting the struggle against anti-Semitism on a world-wide scale. Famine, TB Threat To Surviving Jews In Czecho-Slovakia NEW YORK.—Famine looming over Europe and the threat of tuberculosis face the surviving Czechoslovakian Jews now en- gaged in a grim struggle to re- establish themselves in that coun- try, Harold B. Trobe, director of Czechoslovakia for the Joint Dis- tribution Committee, repoited in an interview at national :. offices of the United Jewish Appeal, 342 Madison, New York. Mr. Trobe, who returned from Europe last week, disclosed that the average diet among the 50,- 000 Jews in Czechoslovakia—"all that remain of a pre-war Jewish population of 357,000"—is only 1,700 calories per day, "less than that of Jews still in the displaced persons camps of Germany and Austria." Urging full support of the $100,000,000 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal, Mr. Trobe said that the JDC program in Czechoslovakia, amounting t o $254,000 during February, pro- vides aid for 15,000 Jews depend- ent on JDC help. Relief in kind this month will total $50,000, he said. Rabbi Aaron to Speak On Marriage at U. M. Hillel This Friday This Friday evening Rabbi Mil- ton Aaron, director of the Hillel Foundation at Wayne University, will discuss "Marriage and Inter- Marriage" at the University of Michigan Bnai Brith Hillel Foun- dation. Preceding the talk, Sab- bath Eve services will be conduct- ed by Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen, U. M. Hillel director, and student cantors Eugene Malitz of Detroit and Morris Stulberg of Marshall. Following the discussion an in- formal social hour will be held under the direction of Miss Fran- ces Pearl of New Jersey. The forum committee is headed by Misses Helen Alpert of New York and Joyce Siegan of Benton Harbor. One of America's Finest Temple Israel Sets Passover Services At Art Institute "The First Passover Since Vic- tory" will be the subject of hte sermon by Rabbi Leon Fram at the Passover service of Temple Israel at 1:30 a. m. Tuesday in the Lecture Hall of the Detroit Institute of Arts. . Cantor Robert S. Tulman and the Temple Israel choir, directed by Dan Frohnia.h, and accompan- ied by Karl W. Haas at the or- gan, will render Passover music. Members are invited to come with their children for the Pass- over Family Sabbath Eve Ser- vice on Friday night, April 19, at 8:30. The Confirmation Class of 1946 will sing Passover anthems and Passover folk songs. This choir is directed by Cantor Tul- man. "Passover in Jewish Le- gend" will be the subject of Rab- bi Fram's sermon. The Sisterhood will serve refreshments at the so- cial hour. On Monday morning, April 22, at 10:30, Temple Israel will con- duct the traditional Yizkor me- morial service in the Lecture Hall of the Detroit Institute of Arts. This Friday night, Rabbi Fram preaches on "Who Shall Inherit the Atom?" PRAGUE (JTA)—References to religious preference or racial ori- gin of Czechoslovak citizens no longer will be made on official forms of government agencies in _Bohemia and Moravia, Minister of the Interior Vaclav Nosek an- nounced here. The Page One Photo' The Jewish News is indebted to Dr. Maeanna Cheserton-Man- gle of the Committee on Produc- tion and Syndication of Religious Education Materials for the pho- tograph appearing on the first page of this Passover issue. Palestine Rail Blast Skirmish Fatal to Youth JERUSALEM (JTA) — Abner Ben Shemen, 18, a Jewish youth who was wounded in an engage- ment near Batyam between Brit- ish troops and a group of 31 Jews following the blasting of the Ash- dod railway station, died in a government hospital at Jaffa. CLASSIFIED ADS GET QUICK RESULTS 1200 Acres, Superb Build- ings, Elegant Food, Advanc- ed Program, Outsanding Leadership. WHISPERING PINES At Mercer, Wisconsin A Summer Camp for Girls 5 to 15 FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION JEAN CUTLER ADINOFF TY. 4-4350 Passover Greetings CAMP FLAMBEAU A Summer Camp for Boys 5 to 15 at Eagle River, Wisconsin eight healthful, educational, fun- packed weeks of character de- velopment for growing boys. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION JEAN CUTLER ADINOFF TY. 4-4350 Passover Greetings We Rejoice With You On The End Of Warfare . . In The Hope for Continued Peace. Passover Is Studied By Farband Classes Passover studies mark activi- ties at the Farband schools. The children are taught the details of the Seder and the history of the festival. The graduating classes are pre- paring for examinations to be held May 9. It is reported that the classes of the Farband schools have raised $3,000 for the Gewerk- shaften campaign. Ten free camp scholarships will be awarded this year to students with highest marks to the Far- band Camp. 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