Page Seventeen

THE JEWISH NEWS

Rail Apr! 11, I947

A Famed Architect Designs a Colorful Career

Charles N. Agree Marks
50th Birthday, April 18

Turkey Denies
Murder of Jews
At Border Town

ANKARA (JTA)—The Turkish
Charles N. Agree, who celebrates his 50th birthday on Friday,
April 18, is receiving the felicitations of a large number of friends government this week branded
and associates who have wrirked with him in community movements "fabricated" a report which ap-
peared in a New York newspaper
and who have watched his rise
that a pogrom in which "hundreds
. to fame as an architect.
of Jews were massacred" had
taken place in Urfa, a Turkish
His two present posts—presi-
town on the Syrian frontier.
dent of Charles N. Agree, Inc.,
"There is no truth whatsoever
Architects, with offices at 1140
to reports alleging a pogrom took
1 Book Bldg.; and president of
place in Urfa, or that hundreds
Fresh Air Society—indicate a
of Jews were murdered there,"
community of interests in the
3
an official statement issued to
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
industrial and social service
said.
fields.
Authoritative Turkish sources
Born in Stamford, Conn., April
stated on the night of Jan. 31, a
18, 1897, the son of Alexander
Jewish family in Urfa which had
A. and Rachel Agree, he was
become converted to Islamism
four months earlier was found
brought to Detroit by his parents
murdered. "The police are still
in 1909. He- -attended public
continuing their investigation to
school in Stamford and studied
discover the murderers, but no
in Detroit High Schools and the
other incident has taken place at
Detroit Institute of Technology.
'Urfa," the same sources assured
the JTA.
Attended Michigan
During World War I he at-
Turkish Consul in Palestine
tended the University of Michi-
Promises to Probe Pogrom
gan. While attending school here
CHARLES N. AGREE
, JERUSALEM (JTA)—The
he was employed in the offices
Turkish Consul-General in Pales-
of Williams Bros. and W. E. N.
tine promised he would seek in-
Hunter, architects.
formation from his government
He served in the army duirng
concerning the pogrom which is
the first World War and upon
reported to have taken place
his discharge in 1919 opened his
Wednesday in Urfa. The consul's
own office for the practice of
action came after he had been
architecture. He has practiced
WASHINGTON, D. C. — A queried by the Jewish Telegraphic
here since that year and also is
registered for the practice of Bnai Brith forest to serve the Agency concerning the reports of
architecture in Florida and Penn- dual purpose of a center for the the massacre.
From what information is avail-
sylvania.
Jewish youth of Palestine and able. the following seems to have
In 1924. at the age of 24. he
was comb: ssaineci to • design the as a pilgrimage objective. which occurred:
A Jew who had planned to
Whittier Apartment Hotel. then would ultimately bring thous-
the largest and considered the ands of Jewish ycungsters to adopt the Moslem regilion was
finest residential hotel in Michi- ' Palestine for extended visits, are prevented by his family from
among the projects now being doing so. Enraged Moslem neigh-
gan.
undertaken by the Palestine Dis- bors then proceeded to murder
Has Son at U. M.
the entire family consisting of
Mr. Aeree was married in 1921 trict of Bnai Brith.
The entire plan was outlined seven persons. Police jailed all
to the former Sara Eskovitz of -
male Jews and Jewish businesses
Butler., Pa. They have a son, in a report received here from
mkin of the were closed down.
Alexander Arnold, 24, a senior J us t i ce G a d F 1.1
in the School of Architecture of Palestine Supreme Court and
the i.lniversitv- of -Michiean. and. president of Brtai Brith in Pales-
a daughter, Marjorie .Joyce, : 21, tine.
a senior at U.C.L.A.
The Jewish National Fund will
For more than 25 years a mem- allocate a tract of 125 acres on
ber of Congregation Shaarey Ze- the outskirts of -*Jerusalem for
dek, Mr. Agree serves as a mem- the forest. The area will include
NEW YORK: Addressing an
ber of the board of trustees of summer camp and sports facili- audience of over 5.000 attending
Clover Hill Park Cemetery. He is ties to serve as a youth confer. I the 15th annual Third • Seder of
There are now 21 Bnai Brith the National Committee for
a member of Variety Club, Stand-,j
and Club and Franklin Hills' lodges in Palestine, seven in Tel i Labor Palestine last Sunday.
Aviv.
Country Club.
Moshe Shertok, chief of the polit-
lie is affiliated with the fol-
ical department of the Jewish
1
lowing professional organiza- Jan Peerce in Concert
Agency. sounded a call for Jewish
tions: Detroit Chapter of Ameri- At Music Hall April 20
unity as the case of Palestine ap-
can Institute of Architects, Michi-
proached a hearing at the United
gan Society of Architects and i
Jan Peerce, greatest living Nations.
Michigan Engineering Society. I Jewish tenor, will appear in re- I
In his first public address since
1
Member of Lodges
cital at Music ! arriving in the country after the
He also is a member of Perfec-
Hall at 8:30 p.m. sessions of the World Zionist
tion Lodge and Consistory• and
Sunday evening, Executive in Jerusalem. Shertok
numerous civic and social service
condemned the terrorist groups
April 20.
organizations.
'A native New as harmful to the Jewish cause.
A member of the board of the
Yorker, Peerce
"The struggle for freedom
Fresh Air Society for many
made his musi-i must be an organized process,"
years, he served as the society's
cal - start as a ! he stated. "Anarchy is not free-
treasurer before being elevated
violinist, became dom—it is the end of it. We aim
to the presidency. He is a mem-
a singer . with at a normal. disciplined and or-
ber of the board.. of -governors
the Roxy 'rhea- ganized national life. This is what
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
ter pit orchestra we call the Jewish State. We are
tion has been a member of the
and went on to trying to evolve order out of
Detroit Service Group_ and its
the Metropolitan
Jan Peeree
preceding campaign groups for Opera Co. Toscarnini called him chaos. but in the meantime, Jew-
ish life is chaotic and we pay a
more than 25 years and was "My favorite tenor."
heavy price."
chairman of the Architect'l Di-
Address Audience
Mr. :Peerce will include on his
visions for a number of years for
Mayor William O'Dwyer: Rabbi
the Allied Jewish-- Campaigns, program arias from his operatic
Community Fund drives and the roles. He usually sings Yiddish Stephen S. Wise; David Pinski,
noted Jewish playwright; Lt.
songs as encores.
War Chest.
IRivka Yoffee of thee. Palestine
Service.
Auxiliary Territorial
renresentng the Working Worn-
. en's Council of the liistodrut,
Joseph Breslau- . chairman of the
Trade Union Division. and Harry
J. Rubenstein. chairman of the
Profess - onal Di-
Business and
Alt groups of the American Jewish Congress have a joint
, v ision. addressed the Seder
project in a drive to collect - books.fcrr European Jews. Eugene
' audience.
Franzblau, chairman, announces April 15-May 15 to be the
Isaac Hamlin. national score-
period of the book collection.
, tary of he National Committee
Yiddish and Hebrew books and periodicals. school text
for Labor Pdl•stinc. ;u1nounced
books, literature in all languages, books on technical subjects,
and dictionnaries are needed. The following places have been
that 1 )-c 15 days or eee -, .7.:1
designated book collection centers:
ll'st.:driit
the
Palestine
law.
cab? , d
Temple Beth El. Shaarey Zedek, Enai David, Bnai Moshe,
Cain or. gn in A.m. - :
Northwest Congregation. Congregation Beth Aaron, Jewish
350,00:1 to the Histr:,.i:1:t.,
Center, !Workmen's Circle, Jewish People's- Cult oral Center.
•
,
Gen,ral
all branches of the United Hebrew Schools. Fafband_ School.
for
Labor
in
Pales-tine.
Music
House.
Zion Book Shop, Chesluk Book Shop and Metro
wi7:rks
A pick up service has been arranged and bool-zs will ac
and
unemployment in
picked up by calling UN. 3-9269, or VI. 1-5150. or UN. 2-5706.
Tel Aviv.
Assisting Franzblau is the following ,Committee: Allen
Mcs
In a messar•e to the
Weston, of the American Jewish Congress B. & P. Group: I.
r
Sse -
alt
Bat.eon, Morris Miller, Mrs. Bernard Silverstein, Mrs. Murray
I Eleanor roc
Altman, Mrs. Harry Kaminer of the Detroit Section: Mrs.
solu-
• `earnest lore tl , at
Norval Slobin and Mrs. Louis Redstone of the Women's
ti e
tion to the nrobli–ns
Division of the American Jewish Congress.
'Jewish people will soon be found.

Bnai Brith Outlines
Pil grimage P roject
For Jewish Youth

Shertok Assails
Terrorist Groups

American-Jewish Congress
To Start Drive for Books

•

Congress Gets Bill Allowing
400,000 to Use War Quotas

WASHINGTON. (JTA) — Rep.
W. G. Stratton, Ill. Republican, !
has introduced into the House a
bill calling for the admission in-
to the United States of a maxi-
mum of 400,000 displaced persons
over a period of four years, from
UNRRA camps in Germany, Aus-
tria and Italy.
The bill "authorizes the 'United
States during an emergency pe-
riod to undertake its fair share ,
in the resettlement of displaced
persons in Germany, Austria and
Italy, including relatives of cit-
izens or of members of our armed
forces by permitting their admis-
sion into the United States in '
a number equivalent to a part of
the total quota numbers unused
during the war years."
100,000 Annually •
Titled the "Emergency Tempo-
rary Displaced Persons Admis-
sions Act," the bill provides that

because of "persecution or his
fear of persecution on account
of race, religion or political opin-
ions."
Emergency Measure
Earl Harrison, chairman of the
Citizens Committee on Displaced
Persons, and dean of the Uni.a
versify of Pennsylvania Law
School, commenting on the bill,
said that when it "becomes law
it will not upset America's immi-
gration policy. It is an emergency
measure for an emergency con-
dition. In addition," he declared,
"our nation would be enriched
by thousands of willing workers
skilled in many crafts and trades
and in the sciences."
The bill was referred to the
House Judiciary Committee,
which is scheduled to call hear-
ings in several weeks.

those applying for permanent
residence in the United States
must qualify under all U. S. im-
migration laws. The rate of ad-
mission under the proposed bill
would be limited to 100.000 an-
nually for a four-year period.
Authority to preset ibe the neces-
sary regulations for administer-
ing the bill would go to the
Secretary of State and the At-
torney General.
The bill defines a displaced
person as anyone in Germany.
Italy and Austria who was forced
from his hon-reland by war and

First-Canadian Jew
Gets Diplomatic Pipit

unable or unwilling to

century.

return

OTTAWA, March 31 (JTA)-
Sydney Pierce of Montreal, who
was appointed Canadian Ambas-
sador to Mexico last week, is the
first Jew to hold an important
diplomatic post in the dominion's
history.
Until his appointment, Pierce
was chief of the economic di-
vision of the Department of Ex-
ternal Affairs. His father was a
prominent Zionist early in the

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