Page Eight THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 3, 1 946 Trades, Professions Report Increased AJC Pledges Organizations Go All-Out With Initial Oontributions 21 Groups Complete Organizational Plans in Announcing Donations to Allied Jewish Campaign; Many Speakers Make Stirring Appeals for $2,000,000 Drive Lox and Bagel Brunch last Sun- day at Hotel Belcrest. Mrs. Ehrlich delivered an in- spiring plea on behalf of the JDC, the United Palestine Appeal and the National Refugee Service— the organizations benefitting from this year's Allied Jewish Cam- paign. The meeting was under the chairmanship of Ben Klein and Israel Schlaifer. Mrs. Ehrlich and Rabbi Eliezer Levi of Bnai Moshe addressed the Produce Section at their din- ner, held in the Bagley Room of the Hotel Statler, April 30. In- creased support for the campaign was pledged by the group, under the chairmanship of Harry Beck- er, Cy Kyte, Louis Rycus and Sam Schwartz. The same evening a large group of the members of the Re- tail Butchers Association met at Bereznitzer Hall to plan further participation in the campaign. The group, under the chairman- ship of Baruch Eiselman, presi- dent of the Association, heard talks by Ben Klein and Israel Schlaifer. The Wholesale Grocers, Food Brokers and Processors, Beverage and Liquor Sections held a joint buffet supper at the home of Max Schayowitz May 1. Government Employes' Division Judge Charles Rubiner was guest speaker at the assignment meeting of this division May 2 in the Jewish Home for the Aged. Nathan Kaufman is chairman of the group. Builder's Division Max C. Handler and David Goldberg served as chairmen of the Coal Dealers' Section, which met' last Friday at the Hotel Tuller, to plan mobilization of the section. Leaders in the Building Con- tractors' Section met April 28 at the Jewish Center to assign . pros- pect slips for the campaign. Labor unions have also agreed to participate in the campaign. Local No. 26 of the Painters' Union (AFL) have adopted the slogan "Every painter a good contributor." Benjamin Wilk, Arthur Fleish- man, David Goldberg, William Bonin, Saul Gertznian and Meyer Friedman were hosts at a dinner of the Building Supply Section at the Belcrest Hotel Monday evening. Rabbi Leon Fram was guest speaker. Morris E. Blumberg and Mil- ton Donor invited the Electricians and Electrical Supply Section to a luncheon at the Standard Club Wednesday afternoon. Fred M. Butzel was again host to a trade meeting last night at his home. The Store Fixture Sec- Indications that all-out community support would be forth- coming for the 1946 Allied Jewish Campaign were confirmed by the- increasingly enthusiastic pledges made at trade and profession- al meetings this week. Organizations Division last week. Max Schayowitz was Twenty-one organizations re- guest speaker and won enthusi- ported their pledges to the 1946 campaign at a report rally on astic support for the campaign. Sunday (April 28) at the Congre- On the same evening,. members of the United Grocers' Associ- ation met at .their headquarters to plan participation in the cam- paign. Prospect slips for over 100 grocers in the 12th street, Lin- wood and Dexter areas were ac- cepted by those attending the meeting. Abe Cherow, head of the association, chaired the meet- ing. Judge Picard Speaks Judge Frank A. Picard, Philip Skorneck, director of the Joint Distribution Committee office in Berlin, and Mrs. Dora B. Ehrlich, president of the Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion, were guest speakers at a meeting- of the Restaurant, Bar and Night Club Section, held PHILIP SKORNECK April 25 at the Fort Shelby, gation Bnai Moshe. David J. under the joint chairmanship of Mr. Shapero and William Boesky, Cohen chaired the meeting. Organizations represented and chairman of the division. Mr. 'Skorneck, who has come their pledges included: Athena Club, $15; Berdichever to Detroit from New York to Verein, $2,00Q; Brisker Progres- speak in behalf of the United sive Aid Society, $300; Cherni- Jewish Appeal, was responsible gover and Loyever Aid Society, for the relief and rehabilitation $1,000; Congregation Bnai David of the 7,000 German Jewish sur- and Affiliates, $2,000; Congrega- vivors in the community under tion Bnai Zion, $1,500; David his jurisdiction. Working in co- Horodoker Benevolent Society, operation with the Jewish civic $500; Jewish Home for Aged— organizations, the Kommanda- Women's Auxiliary, $500; Jewish tura and the Allied Control Corn- National Workers All. No. 114, mission, Mr. Skorneck arranged for the importation of 200 tons $100. of food to feed the starving pop- Keshenever Bessarabier Unter- ulation. His office promoted the stitsung Verein, $1,000; Kiev Pro- re-establishment in Berlin of gressive, $300; Korostichever Aid Jewish businesses and of Jewish Society, $1,000; Lachowitzer Aid doctors and dentists in their prac- Society; $1,000; Laundry Driver's tices. When over 10,000 Polish Social Club, $500; Mogilover Pro- Jewish refugees were tempor- gressive Aid Society, $2,000; Oli- arily detained in Berlin, Mr. zarker Family Club, $150; Pisgah Skorneck arranged for their Lodge No. 34, Bnai Brith, $1,000; housing and feeding. Under his ReViler Progressive Verein, $500; supervision, the JDC Berlin of- . Siedlecer Aid Society, $100; fice supplied the Jewish com- Workmen's Circle, Br. 111, $300; munity with everything "frOm Zarnose Tomashever Progressive three-piece bands for weddings Society, $1,200. to lumber for caskets." Other organizations are re- Inspiring Plea quested to mail in their pledges Another group fortunate to the Allied Jewish Campaign Headquarters, Bagley R o o m, enough to hear Mr. Skorneck was the Meats Section, which held a .Hotel Tuller. ' Professional Division Three outstanding leaders of the legal profession addressed the Lawyer's Section dinner, held April 30 in the English Room of the Book Cadillac Hotel, under the chairmanship of Isadore Levin, chairman of the division. The speakers included Hon. J. Howard McGrath, U. S. Solicitor General, in whose honor the din- ner was held; Hon. Henry M. Butzel, Chief Justice of the Mich igan Supreme Court, and Hon. Charles C. Simons, of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Headed by Samuel M. Bez, the Pharmacists Section held e. high- ly successful meeting May 1 in the Butzel Hall of the Jewish Community Center. Speakers in:, eluded Nate S. Shapero, chair- man of the campaign, and Bob Hall, "the Will Rogers of Rhyme." The newly organized Account- ants Section held its assignment meeting in the. Bagley Room of the Hotel Tuller on May 2. Cap- tains appointed for the drive in this group included Joseph • B. Colton, Harold H. Gilbert, Masi Photo by Robt. I. Clifton, Jewish News Staff Photographer Goldberg, Joseph L. Staub and Left to Right: LEONARD N. SIMONS, MAURICE ARONS- David P. Zack. Arthur S. Purdy SON., ESTHER R. PRUSSIAN and NATE S. SHAPERO. is chairman of the section. The special gifts division of the Allied Jewish Campaign re- Food Division Major HirSch L. Freund was ported marked progress in its activities at a meeting held April 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Aronsson on Chicago' Blvd. speaker at the joint meeting of contributions were announced by the 80 leaders of the Retail Grocery and Tobacco this Liberal division who attended the meeting, and the group undertook and Confectionery Sections April to make a speedy canvass of prospective contributors in this division. 24 at the home of John Lurie. S. Ralph Lazrus, president of Benrus Watch Co., prominent New The Dairy and Bakery Section York civic leader who earlier the same day addressed a dinner meet- *let at the home of Max Weiss ing of the jewelers' division, was a guest. Liberal Contributions Spur AJC Special Gifts Division Men's Apparel Group Speeds AJC Worker Enlistments . . Photo by Robt. I. Clifton, Jewish News Staff Photographer Left to Right: JULIAN H. KROLIK, president of The Jewish Federation; BERNARD E. PINCUS and NATHAN CHOLNICK, chairmen of the Men's Apparel division, and MAX OSNOS, chairman of the Mercantile division which includes the Apparel group. A group of men's apparel merchants at a dinner meeting held at the Book-Cadillac on April 24, gave impetus to the Allied Jewish Campaign by mobilizing volunteer workers and personally sub- scribing liberally to the drive. tion met to discuss plans for further mobilization of the group. Mechanical Division Rabbi Morris Adler was guest speaker at the dinner of the Ma- chinery Section in the English Room of the Hotel Statler on Monday evening. Hosts were David Emerman, Harvey Gold- man and Ben Silberstein. Rabbi Adler discussed the work being done for the relief -a'nd rehabili- tation of Jewish war victims throughout the world, through the medium of the United Jewish Appeal agencies. Mr. Skorneck' addressed the meeting of the Scrap Iron Sec-' tion Tuesday, at the Jewish Cen-, ity Center. Under the chairman- ship of Samuel J. Hands, the group pledged unanimous sup- port. The engineers section will meet at the Center on Tuesday, May 14, under the chairmanship of Robert Janeway and Jack Law- son. Alex Taub, former chief en- gineer of the Foreign Economic Administration, will address the group on "Economic Develop- ment of Europe Does Not Need Germany." Services Division The Laundry Section, with Mr. Lester Lapides as chairman, is now finishing up personal solici- tation of prospects, after pledg- ing all out support at recent sec- tion meetings. A second meeting of the Insur- ance Section was held April 26 with Harry Yudkoff and Mr. Skorneck as guest speakers. Cap- tains selected for this group in- cluded: Nathan Barron, Louis Blumberg, David Cohen, Alfred Drifus, Wm. A. 'ixel, George W. Gray, Max Hayman, Phillip L. Kanter, Clement A. Hopp, Wil- liam Korotkin, Peter Portnoy, Robert Schlesinger, Alexander Schostak, Murray J. Sutkin, Ben Tolmich, Dave M. Welling, Harry Yudoff, Maurice H. Zackheim and Leon M. Zeckman. The Beauty wand Barber Shops and Suppliers' Section held an important meeting May 1 in the Bagley Room of the Hotel. Tuller. Invitations to the meeting were sent out by Ken Sache and Sam Levin. Harry Rosman and Arnold Gross served as chairmen of the dinner of the Cleaners and Dyers Section on May 2..at the Lee Pla- za Hotel. Arts and Crafts Division Plans to organize the , musi- cians of Detroit were made at a. luncheon at the Standard Club on April 29. Committee members who called the meeting were Mrs. David Werbe, David H. Diamond, Seymour Simons and Mr. Josef Gingold. Prospects were given to the following captains: Mrs, Flor- Morgenthau Urges Support of WA to Curb Anti-Semitism Says World Structure De- pends on Its Provisions for Homeless NEW YORK, (JTA)—Stressing that the governnients of liberated Europe "have been unable to cope with the anti-Semitism planted and cultivated by the Nazis," Henry Morgenthau, Jr., former Secretary of the Treas- ury, declared in a nationwide radio address on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal that "the foundations of. the structure of the world of tomorrow will be as sound as its -provisions for home- less and oppressed - minorities." Mr. Morgenthau, pointing out that "human beings are _still dy- ing of starvation" one year after liberation, stated that "the prob- lem of saving the remnants of European Jewry is one of the most urgent questions facing the architects of the new world." Though a year has elapsed since the armies have left the battle- field, he said, millions of broken human beings are "desperately seeking to defend themselves against the forces of hunger, dis- ease, homelessness and hate." 12,000 Jews Expected To Quit Reich for U. S. PARIS (JTA)—Between 12,000 and 15,000 Jews are expected to emigrate from the American zone of Germany for the U. S. during the quota year, Ilya Dijour, HIAS director for Germany and - Aus- tria, reported at a meeting of Eu- ropean representatiVes of the HIAS. Dijour disclosed that of the prospective immigrants from the Frankfurt and Munich areas, who entrained for Bremen April 27, 80 per' cent received their visas through the HIAS. Approximate- ly 2,000 left France bOund. for Palestine and other countries during the first four months of 1946. ence Kutzen, Herman Kuthner, Dr. Mark Gunsberg and Mrs. Lee Carbman Schakne. The Printers and Publishers and the Advertisers Section will meet jointly for dinner at 6:30 p. m. this Friday :evening in the Normandie Room of the Book Cadillac Hotel, Philip Adler, well . known foreign coterspondent and staff member of the Detroit News, will address the group.