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Fabric of My Life: Storry of a Social Pioneer

Autobiography Published
Honoring NCJW Founder

Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon,
founder of the National Council
of Jewish Women, was recog-
nized, in her lifetime, as one of
the greatest American Jewish
w IT1 n.
As a member- of the Women's
Board of World's Parliament of
Religions, held in Chicago in con-
nection with the Columbian Ex-
position of 1893, she proceeded to
organize the Jewish Women's
Congress which became the foun-
dation stone for the National
Council of Jewish Women.

one of its great attributes. It is

a tribute to the work of the or-
ganization she founded, but the
story does not limit itself to the

Lifetime of Devotion

Thus, she was a pioneer in Jew-
ish creative effort in this country,
and her lifetime of devotion to
her people and her country
marks a most interesting chap-
ter in American Jewish history.
At the age of 85, she began to
write her autobiography which
Bloch Publishing Co. just has
issued under the title "Fabric of
My Life: Autobiography of a So-
cial Pioneer."
It is a fascinating story which
begins with the Civil War and
ends with World War IL It des-
cribes social changes in this
country. Jewish activities and the
religious fervor of devotees like
the author, changes in fashions
and styles, and is replete with
humorous anecdotes which ana-
lyze the life of one family but
actually mirror American-Jewish
life in its totality.
The simplicity of the story is

Hero of Romanian
Jewry in U.S. for
WA Campaign

411-
LATE MRS. H. G. SOLOMON

National Council of Jewish Wo-
men. It incorporates the battles
for justice that were carried on
under the leadership of men like
Louis Marshall and in which
the author had a great share.
In essence, "Fabric of My Life"
is an important chapter in Amer-
ican Jewish history. Students of
Jewish life in this country, and
especially the Jewish women of
this country, cannot afford to
miss reading this important
volume.

Dr. Schmidt Supervises
European Vaad Hatzala

NEW YORK. —Dr. Alexander

Shafran, chief rabbi of Romania
and former member of the Roma-

nian senate, the first representa-
tive of Romanian Jews to reach
this country since the beginning
of the war. reports that all of the
400,000 Jews remaining in Ro-
mania out of pre-war Romania's
Jewish ptigulation of 1.000,000,
are dependent on the Jews of

America fur the basic essentials
of life.
The 37-year-old chief rabbi—
he was the youngest member of
the Romanian senate when elect-
ed in 1940--arrived in the U. S.
to confer with American Jewish
leaders on the need to provide
incream‘d relief and rehabilita-
tion to the Jewish survivors in
Romania through the $170,000.0001
DR. SAMUEL M. SCHMIDT
United Jewish Appeal. Rabbi sailed on the Queen Elizabeth to
Shaft an. who was accompanied take over his duties as director
by his wife, will visit leading , of Vaad Hatzala activities in Eu-
American cities on behalf of the rope. lie will make his head-
UJA during his short stay here. quarters in Paris. supervising the

work of all Vaad Hatzala work-
Pleas for Assistance
Rabbi Shafran is credited with ers in child reclamation, DP and
the saving of his surviving fellow emigration centers. Dr. Schmidt

Romanian Jews through his pleas, resigned as editor of Every Fri-
for assistance to
the Queen , day, published in Cincinnati, to
Mother Helena of Romania. the take on his new dillies.
Patriarch of the church, the Pa-!
pal Nuncio in Bucharest and Prof. Smertenko Back;
other influential persons. Rabbi Unwanted in Britain
Shafran also pleaded for his flock
to the Antonescu regime.
NEW YORK: Prof. Johan J.
The short, slightly-built chief Smertenko, vice-chairman of the
rabbi was the central figure in a • American League for a Free Pal-
miraculous episode in 1941 which e tine, landed at La Guardia
has since become legendary with Field early this week on a flight
the Jews of all Rumania. During from Brussels.
the services in the Malbirn Syn-
agogue in Bucharest one day' An American citizen, Prof.
eight members of the Iron Guard, Smertenko was imprisoned over-
in London on Jan. 15 and
Romanian
Romanian counterpart to Hitler's.
Storm Troops, marched in on the was deported to France the fol-
lowing morning by order of the
order of the Germans and de-
manded the worshipers line up British Home Office.
Prof. Smertenko was ordered
against the wall with their hands
banned from England on Dec. 19
above their heads.
when
the British press and mem-
While the Jews chanted their
last prayiks, the Iron Guards bers of Parliament accused him
searched the synagogue for valu- and the American League of
ables. They came across the financing the Hebrew resistance
"Shofar." The leader of the Pron movement in Palestine.
Guards who had never seen one,
ordered one of the Jews to blow American Jewish Conference
Protests Attacks on U. S. Jews
the - Shofar."
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A pro-
The worshiper refused on the
ground that he wasn't wearing test against activities of British
his hat. Enraged, they beat the Consular officials who are charg-
elderly Jew. Finally. the Iron ed with using their official posi-
Guaris permitted him to don his tion to "sow discord between
hat. The bleeding Jew raised the American Jews and their neigh-
"Shofar" to his lips and emitted bors" has been lodged with the
such a loud blast the terrified State Department by the Ameri-
erican Jewish Conference.
Iron Guards fled.

British Troops Raid
Jewish Settlements

Friday, January 24, 1947

Mufti Buys Arms
With Arab Money

Cantor Putterman Directi
United Synagogue Music

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Twenty-
NEW YORK, (JPS-Palcor)—
eight Jews were arrested in the The exiled Mufti, now a guest of
latest of a series of raids by King Farouk in Egypt, received
British troops on Jewish towns
and settlements in various parts $400,000 from the Arab League,
most of which he spent to pur-
of the country.
Two army cars were stolen chase arms and ammunition in
from the Sarafand military camp the Egyptian black market, Esch-
and police are combing the nab, publication of Haganah, re-
country for the vehicles, fearing parts.
they are to be used in a iiiew ex-
Three Arab groups in Egypt
tremist attack.
are supporting the Mufti, Esch-
A large immigrant ship carry- nab says. They are the Moslem
ing an undisclosed number of Brotherhood, Youth of Egypt, a
passengers is on the high seas well-known fascist group, and
and is expected to enter Pales- the Club of Young Moslems.
tinian waters within a few days.
German officers are being
Meanwhile, it was announced smuggled out of prisoner-of-war
about 400 women and children camps with money paid by Arabs
will be transferred from Cyprus in - order that they might be
to Palestine within a few days brought to Palestine to train
on visas to be issued under the Arab military organizations.
monthly immigration quota.
Cairo is the recruitment center.
There are now 8,300 refugees A number of German fugitive
in Cyprus, of whom 600 are preg- PWs are now in Palestine.
nant women and 90 children.
Despite persistent reports of an
Children born on the island are impending merger of the Arab
given certificates of British cit- military youth organizations Na-
izenship.
jada and Futawah, both are still
Four Palestine Jews interned the bitterest rivals.
in Eritrea escaped from the Sem-
bel camp, it was repdrted from
Khartoum, in the Sudan. The
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tinguished American-trained can-,
tor, has been appointed director'
of the Department of Music by
the United Synagogue of Ameri-
ca. Rabbi Albert I. Gordon, ex-
ecutive director, announces.
Presently serving at the Park
Avenue Synagogue of New York,.
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A. Snyder of Detroit is sought by
Moyshe Shirarsky of Palestine.
Rabbi Walter Rothman has a letter
awaiting him from Herbert Angell of
Freiburg, Germany.
Zelig Blum. son of Symcha David
Blum and Hene Blum, nee Bram. is
sought by Abraham Blum. a nephew,
now in Hohne Belsen Camp.
Frieda Freilich, daughter of Moische
Wolowsky, seeks Jacques and Charlie
Wolowich who had a furniture factory
in Detroit.
Nandor Naftali Fruhman is sought
by his sister. Gisela Friedman. now in
Bavaria, Germany.
Abraham Gersnensohn of Romania
seeks Chaim Goldman. David and
Hersh Godman, chemists. and Jacob
Roisman all of Detroit.
Shulamit Goldblatt of Tel Aviv,
Palestine. seeks Samuel Goldblatt,
born in Karpata. Russia. came to U. S.
about 30 years ago.
Moses Gronner is looking for his
uncle Jacob Brauner or Brown. horn
In Chrzanow. Poland who lived In
Detroit, then moved to California.
Leiba Halpern, cio AJDC. Rome.
Italy, seeks his brother and his brott4-
er's sons, named .Joel. Noach. and
Itcha Halpern, of Detroit
Lemel Herszfield of Poland seeks
Sam Kaner of Detroit.
Joseph Kamen seeks Sosnik and
family from Ozerkow, Polemig who
moved to Detroit.
A letter, written by Golda Kreitch-
mar now in the U. S. zone of Ger-
many. awaits her brother Abram
Kreitschmar who emigrated to Detroit
in 1914.
Lett) Melamed, Linz. Austria. wishes
to lot ate Hasia .Numberg, an aunt.
Misha (Mordchi) Olewsky wishes to
contact a sister whose maiden name
was Feiga Olewsky. married name not
known. Also an uncle. named Vona
Primak. who came to America from

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