A Typical Refugee Family in U. S.

First Wayne V'
Intergroup Work
Shop Opens Monday

Wayne University's College
Study in Intergroup Relations,
will hold its first annual work-
shop from June 24 to Aug. 2 on
the theme, "Problems in Inter-
group Relations in Teacher Edu-
cation of the American Council
on Education and the College of
Education, Wayne University.
Members of the workshop staff
are Dr. Lloyd A. Cook, director
of the College Study: Bertha
Lawrence, New Jersey State Col-
lege, Trenton, and Dr. Grace
Woodson, West Virginia State
College.

Waiting for the bus that will take them to the HIAS
Shelter, after landing from Marine Flasher, the Bernstein
family happily enjoys typical American delicacy. Left to right:
Israel, Dora, baby Paula, and her father Juda.

Typical of Jewish refugees who
are being sheltered by the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
grant Aid Society (HIAS) until
they can join relatives or set
up housekeeping for themselves
is the Bernstein family, con-
sisting of Israel, his married
brother Juda and Dora his wife,
and Paula their 13-month old
baby.
The brothers served in the
Polish Army throughout the war.
The end of the war found them
on Russian soil, and when they

Jr. Hadassah, Masada
Hear Haganah Member

More than 1,000 young people
attended the rally arranged joint-
ly by Jr. Hadassah and Masada
Young Men's Zionist Organiza-
tion, at the Shaarey Zedek social
hall, June 13.
Hertzel Fishman, member of
Palestine Haganah, and Mrs. Sid-
ney 'K. Mossman addressed the
gathering.
Mrs. Mossman, who organized
Masada in Detroit, explained the
objectives of both sponsoring or-
ganizations.
Mr. Fishman spoke on his ex-
periences in Palestine.
Similar joint' meetings are
planned by the two groups.
The young people are planning
expanded programs and partici-
tary; Ethel Cabot, corresponding pation in community efforts such
as the Allied. Jewish Campaign,
secretary; Esther Gilbert, treas-
urer; Laura Grossman, publicity;
Rose Rosenblatt, cultural; Gussie
Green, membership; Belle Kam-
insky, Child Rescue Fund. Coun
cil representatives: Sylvia Sta-
NEW YORK (JTA) —Britain
shefsky, Annette Tobb, Helen and the U. S. have split over the
Tukel; JNF representatives, Re- question of extending aid to the
German and Austrian Jews in
gina Stander, Helen Tukel.
Germany and Austria, with the
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CLUB ALLEGRO entertained U. S. favoring a more liberal in-
at the installation of officers of terpretation of the definition of
the Primrose Benevolent Society, "refugees" to include - these Jews.
British delegate Sir George
on June 17, at Bnai Moshe.
Under the direction of Irving Rendel reiterated the arguments
Ritter, the club performs at var- he presented several weeks ago
ious social functions, entertaining at the special refugee commit-
with songs. Officers are I. Ritter, tee's deliberations in London,
president; Jack Bazell, vice-pres- namely, that to include Jews re-
ident; Leona Schwartz, • corre- siding in their country of origin
sponding secretary; Bette ,Shant in the category of "refugees"
brow, recording secretary; Alice would be to establish distinctions
Stein, treasurer.
based on race and religion.
* *
George Warren, U.S. • State De-
SISTERS OF ZION MIZRA- partment advisor, admitted that
CHI's board met at the home of this would be an "exception,"
Mrs. Joseph H. Kunin, retiring but asserted that "we can well
president. A luncheon was served afford to err on the side of gen-
by the hostess. Plans were form- erosity and justice."
. ulated for the annual donor event
Sir Herbert Emerson, chairman
to be held on Nov. 5. Mrs. David of the Intergovernmental Refugee
Silverstein, vice-president, w a s
Committee, proposed a com-
appointed co-chairman of the
donor to Mrs. Asher Berlin, promise plan which would offer
chairman. Mrs. Morris Mendro- aid to those victims of persecu-
witz was selected reservation tion who wanted to leave Aus-
chairman. The next meeting will tria and Germany. He declared
be held Tuesday, Jar ly 2, at Ro- that to include all Jews in the
senberg's, 9925 Dexter. For child two countries under the proposed
rescure work, call the chairman, new refugee organization would
Mrs. Is a as Rosenthal, 2479 set them up as a "privileged
Blaine, TY. 6-6066, or the fund class" and would be "against
treasurer, Mrs. Ethel C. Abrams, their best interests."
3039 Gladstone, TY. 7-5733.

were discharged they went back
to their birthplace, Brod, Po-
land. There Yehuda rejoined
his wife and baby. - Finding con-
ditions intolerable in Poland they
fled to Berlin, taking baby Paula
with them. They were four
weeks on the road, dodging
hostile anti-Semitic Polish bands.
On their arrival in Berlin they
were shipped to an UNRRA
camp in Frankfurt, where HIAS
arranged for their immigration
to the United States under Presi-
dent Truman's directive.

Women's Club Activities

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BRANDEIS GROUP of Pioneer
Women's Organization announces
the election of the following offi-
cers: Mildred Warren, chairman;
Helen Ginsburg, vice-chairman;
Rose Galinsky, Ettie Weisman,
Esther Goldman, Dolly Hecker,
Rose Feldstein, secretaries; Mar-
ion Raimi, treasurer; Frances
Kati, publicity; Sylvia Novetsky,
membership; Jean Schwartz, pro-
ject; Annette Lazaroff, fund-fais-
ing; Rose Frank, bulletin; Dor-
othy Robbins, child rescue; Bea
Swartz, social; F Fanny Yogoda,
JNF; Zelda Miller, Esther Ger-
suk and M. Raimi, Council; Dor-
othy Goodman, legislative.

* * *

BETH AARON SISTERHOOD
met June 10 at the synagogue and
elected the following new offi-
cers, who will be installed in the
fall re-opening of the Sisterhood's
meetings: Mrs. Estelle Harris,
president; Mrs. Sophie Goldberg
and Mrs. Betty Becker, vice-presi-
dents; Mrs. Marion Levine, finan-
cial secretary; Mrs. Florence Kan
ners, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Frieda Schneider, treasurer;
trustees, Mrs. Betty Krup and
Mrs. Rae Gell; sgts.-at-arms, Mrs.
Belle Strasner and Mrs. Belle
Levine. Committees to assist in
the formal opening of Beth Aaron
Synagogue on Sunday at 6 p. m.,
at Thatcher and Wyoming, were
selected. Rabbi Adler will open
the ceremonies. All are invited.
* * *
INFANTS SERVICE CLUB in-
stalled new- officers on June 11
at the Book Cadillac Hotel. Mrs.
.Samuel Merson installed Mrs.
Eleanor King as president for a
third term. Members presented a
fashion show with the oGlden
Jubilee as the theme. Mrs.
George Treeger and Mrs. Harry
Weingarden were chairmen of
the affair.
*
*
WARSAW CLUB of Detroit
raised $00 for the Allied Jewish
Campaign at a social gathering
on June 15. The committee in
charge was S. Geer, Mrs. M.
Shusterman, Mrs. B. Silber. Al-
bert N. Kurzmann was toast-
master.
*
*
*
Eight new members were wel-
comed by the DRORA-KADIMAH
GROUP of the PIONEER WO-
MEN'S ORGANIZATION at the
home of Mrs. R. Stander, where
election of officers took place.
it was agreed that the group
would meet all summer and to
participate in the Shekolim sale.
The group has succeeded in
raising its quota for the Moat-
zath Hapoaloth in Palestine. The
following were elected: Mesdames
Jennie .Mulamud, chairman; Olga
Kranchell recording secretary;

Itegina Stalads

Friday, June 2I, I94

-THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Six- feet

U. S., Britain Divided,
On Aid to Refugees

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Mrs. Roosevelt Urges
Non-Sectarian Support
For United Jewish Appeal

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A Happy Reunion

Book Reveals Jews' Influence
On Rembrandt's Life and Work

A Review by DR. HERMAN S. GUNDERSHEIMER

Assistant Professor of the History of Art, Temple University, formerly
Director of the Rothschild Museum in Frankfort on the Main.

REMBRANDT, THE JEWS AND THE BIBLE. By Franz Landsberger.
Translated from the German by Felix N. Gerson. Philadelphia: The
Jewish Publication Society of America, 1946. 207 pages,. including 66
illustrations.

The important role which the
Jews and the Bible played in the
life and the art of Rembrandt has
been stressed ever since the ar-
tist's personality and works be-
gan to be appreciated.
Franz Landsberger, noted for
his contributions in many fields
of , the history of art and for his
work as Curator of the Jewish
Museum in Berlin between 1935
and 1938, could be expected to
answer these old though unsolved
problems with the scholarship
and enthusiasm which character-
ize all his activities as writer,
lecturer and museum. director.
His present book, "Rembrandt,
the Jews and the Bible," deals
with these questions with clarity
and warmheartedness.
Historian's Approach
Landsberger's approach in the
first chapter is that of the his-
torian. He tells how Rembrandt,.
on the one hand, and the Jews,
on' the other, came to Amsterdam.
He outlines the causes which
brought the great master of ba-
roque painting to that center of
art and recounts the political and
sociological conditions that made
it at the same time a center of
Jewish life in the seventeenth
century. Reading Prof. Lands-
berger's analysis, one feels that
Rembranat and the Jews of ne-
cessity had to know one another.
In the next chapter the autlior
scrutinizes Rembrandt's portraits
of Jews. The reader may well
trust this thorough and reliable
author's identifications of por-
trait with personalities of the
Jewish congregations at that
time.
He outlines with great clarity
the differences in appearance be-
tween the Sephardi and Ashke-
nazi Jews on the background of
their social, economic and religi-
ous traditions. There follows up-
on this a chapter which discusses
Rembrandt's portrayal of scenes
from Jewish daily life. The auth-
or convincingly explains how the
fact that Rembrandt lived among
the Jews resulted in his exten-

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to Africa.

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The Jewish Publication Society
of America is to be congratulated
upon presenting to the public a
work that deserves to be counted
among the best it has yet pro-
duced.,
The author was for many years
professor of the history of art at
the University of Breslau. From
1935 to 1938, he- was Curator of
the Jewish Museum in Berlin. He
is at present a member of the 'fa-
culty of the Hebrew Union Col-
lege in Cincinnati.
"Rembrandt, the Jews and the
Bible" may be secured as one of
the membership books of The
Jewish Publication Society of
America.

Hadassah Plans Medical
Aid in Palestine for DPs

JERUSALEM (JTA)—An agree-
ment was signed here between
representatives of the Hadassah,
Jewish Agency and the Jewish
National Council of Palestine
under' which Hadassah is to ini-
tiate a widespread system of
medical services aimed at the
quickest possible physical re-
habilitation and spiritual adjust-.
ment of displaced Jews arriving
in Palestine.

Army veterans who held certain .
Military Occupational Specialties
may reenlist in a grade commensu-
rate with their skill and experience,
provided they were honorably dis-
charged on or after May 12, 1945-
-and provided they reenlist before
July 1, 1946. Over three-quarters
of a million men have joined the
new Regular Army already. MAKE
IT A MILLION! Full facts are at any
Army Camp, Post, or Recruiting
Station.

YOU

U. S. Army

CHOOSE 7.05

FINE

PROFESSIO,Ii

U. S. ARMY
RECRUITING: STATION

2985 E. Jefferson St.,
Detroit, Mel...

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—International Photo

hters, Edverna and Gloria.

The book is generously illus-
trated by 66 reproductions of
the works the author discusses.

ENLIST IN A GRADE WITH
YOUR ARMY MOS

After Half Century

ALBERT SIEGAL, 60, is em-
braced by his brother, Jack, 67,
and sister, Mrs. Rose Mierson, 58,
in a Chicago station after Albert's
arrival from Africa. It was the
first meeting. since 1896, the year
Albert left on an adventure trip

Illustrated Scriptures _
The last chapter of the book,
"Rembrandt and the Bible," is
equally well grounded. Many
books have been published and
numerous articles written with
the aim of emphasizing the im-
portance of the biblical stories in
Rembrandt's work. The numer-
ous "Rembrandt Bibles" merely
attempt to prove that Rembrandt
illustrated almost alr the stories
of The Holy Scriptures. Dr.
Landsberger's outstanding merit
lies in the fact that he explains
Rembrandt not as an illustrator
but rather as an interpreter of
the Bible.

"MAKE IT A MILLION!"

NEW YORK—Calling upon
Americans of all faiths and
creeds to support the $100,000,-
000 campaign of the United
Jewish Appeal, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt urged that non-sectar-
ian committees be set up
throughout the country "to help
the survivors of the Jewish
group in Europe who were the
greatest sufferers under Hitler's
fascist rise to power."
Non-sectarian support for the
unprecedented drive would set
an example of brotherhood that
the world needs very much, WS_
Roosevelt said in her syndicated
column, "My Day."

CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank all our dear
friends for their sincere love and
sympathy expressed to us at the
time of our bereavement of the
late Max Salter.
His wife, Frances Salter, and

sive acquaintance with Jewish
scenes and Jewish traditions.

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