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East Side Group Cole ncil Delegates
Reorganizes; Sets
Spring Program To Hear Eminent
`Behind the Silken Curtain'
Crum to Expose Palestine
Intrigues in Address Here
At a special meeting April 3,
Member of Anglo-American Inquiry Committee to Speak at under the leadership of Rabbi B.
Zionist Meeting at Shaarey Zedek Monday Evening; A Benedict Glazer, chairman of the
Internal Relations Committee of
Review of His Significant Report on Palestine
.
Detroit Jews will have an opportunity to hear the most
authoritative report on Palestine and the DP camps from the
man who dared expose the machinations of British and
American anti - Zionist "diplomats," when Bartley Crum
speaks here on Monday evening, April 14.
Mr. Crum will deliver an address in the main auditorium
the Jewish Community Council,
the reorganized East Side Mer-
chants Association elected offi-
cers and pledged itself to work
for better relations with Detroit's
Negro community.
Hally Gildenhorn was unanim-
ously elected president. Other
new officers are Carl Silverman
and Carl Greenberg, vice-presi-
dents; Max Stolman, treasurer,
and A. M. Kassel, secretary.
Harry Kay, Nathan Siegel,
Murray Purnell, Ben Schneider
and J. Stolberg were elected to
the board of directors.
The new officers weer offered
full cooperation of the Jewish
Community Council by Aaron
Droock, Council president, who
complimented the members on
their community spirit.
institute
Thinkers
Dr. Theodore Lewis, Elliot E. .Cohen and Harry Seeve to
Address Annual Session on Jewish Problems at
Workmen's Circle This Sunday
The annual Delegates' Institute
of the Jewish Community Coun-
cil,•to be held at Workmen's
has called upon constituent or-
ganizations to be represented at
the Institute.
Dr. Lewis is a graduate of He-
brew Union College with the
degree of Doctor of Divinity who
has seen service as a Chaplain
in West Point Military Academy.
112 addition to his present post as
Rabbi, he is Chairman of the
Publications Committee of the
Zionist Organization, Book Editor
of the Jewish Post and contribut-
ing editor to the Reconstruction-
1st.
Elliot E. Cohen is editor of Com-
mentary, monthly magazine on
Jewish affairs, and has played a
prominent part in the develop-
ment of the magazine by his writ-
ing and discussion. He is recog-
nized as one of the leading think-
ers in Jewish life in this country.
Traveled Extensively
Harry Seeve, one of American
Jewry's outstanding younger
leaders, was born in Palestine.
He has traveled extensively in
Europe and the Middle East and
is now touring the U. S. to fam-
iliarize the American Jewish
Community with the desperate
needs of stricken Jewry abroad.
The program of the Institute:
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
There will be a broadcast for the
anticipated overflow audience in
the social hall of the synagogue.
The meeting has been arranged
by the Zionist Organization of De-
troit, whose president, Morris
Jacobs, will preside.
In recognition of his services to
the Jewish people and to the
Zionists, Mr. Crum's name is be-
ing inscribed in the Golden Book
of the Jewish National Fund by
AARON DROOCK
Detroit Zionists. The certificate
Circle, on Sunday, April 13, de-
will be presented to him at this
Voted to the theme "The Role of
meeting by Rabbi Morris Adler.
the Jewish Community in Amer-
• • •
ican Life", will bring to Detroit
Mr. Crum, one of the American
eminent thinkers and commenta-
members of the Anglo-American
tors on Jewish problems.
Committee of Inquiry on Pales-
The Institute will discuss three
Mr. Crum
Aaron Droock, president of the principal topics: The Integration
tine, incorporates his impressions
of Palestine, Zionism and his advocate for the Jewish case. He Jewish Community Council, will of Jewish Life in America; Jew-
findings in DP camps in his book, gives full credit in his book to the be, one of the guest speakers _at ish Culture in America; Our Ob-
"Behind the Silken Curtain: A fairness of the British member of
ligation to World Jewry.
Personal Account of Anglo- the Anglo-American Committee
Afternoon session-2:31 p. m.:
Keynote Address
1. Introduction to the Institu.e-
American Diplomacy in Palestine and especially to his fellow-
Aaron
Droock. president of the Je•-
Dr. Theodore Lewis, president ish Community
and the Middle East," which this American member, Dr. James G.
Council. chairman.
of the Boarc. of Rabbis, New
2. The Integration of Jews in Am-
week was published by Simon & McDonald.
erican
Life--Speaker:
DR. THEOD7,RE
The objectives suggested by Mr.
York City, and Rabbi of the Pro- LEWIS: Discussants: Mrs.
Schuster.
Charles 1...ak-
gressive Synagogue in Brooklyn, off, Morris barvett. Harry ludkoff,
Drawing upon his impressions, Crum as "the immediate pro-
Rabbi
Max
J.
Wohlgelernter;
Mod-
will deliver the keynote address erator: Rabbi Leon Fram.
experiences, investigations and gram of American policy toward
at the afternoon ion of the
3. Jewish Culture in America—
studies in Germany, among DPs Palestine" in the book's conclu-
ELLIOT E. COHEN; Discus-
Institute beginnin at 2:30 p. m. Speaker:
and in Palestine, Mr. Crum deals sions are of great importance.
sants: Norman Drachler. Benjamin
on the "Integration of Jewish Laikin.
frankly in his book with "the in- They are:
He rman Jacobs, Bernard
moderator: Lawrence W.
Isaacs;
Life in America."
trogues, the pressures, and irn..1 "A. Stand upon the unassailable
Crohn.
legal
grounds
that
the
terms
of
the
Elliot E. Cohen, Editor of Com-
plied threats . ' which confronted
4. Reception for the delegates. Ex-
hibit of educational materials and
him. Often disillusioned by the !Mandate for Palestine are abso-
mentary magazine will speak on films.
"Jewish Culture in America."
trickery of men whom he had ex- lutely binding upon Britain until
Dinner sesidon-4:311 p. in. -
I. Summary of Afternoon Session:
The dinner session will start at
pected to cooperate in arriving at , she is relieved of her duties as
Rabbi
Morris Adler.
the
Mandatory
Power.
.
.
.
a human and honest solution of
6:30 p. m., and will include a
2. The Challenge to Detroit: Julian
"B. Demand the revocation of
Palestine's problem, Mr. Crum de-
summary of the afternoon_ ses- Kroll k.
3. Our Obligation to World Jewry—
clares that there are two paths the British White Paper of
sions by Rabbi Morris Adler, and Speaker:
HARRY SEEVE.
1939....
for the U. S. to choose from:
an address on the "Challenge to
4. Question and answer period.
"We can throw our lot in with
"C. Make it unmistak.bly clear
Detroit" by Julian H. Korlik,
the forces of reaction who prop i that the Arab states have no
president of the Jewish Welfare India Grants Six-Month Stay
up feudalistic regimes in the Arab special position in relation to
Federation of Detroit. Principal to 300 Jewish Refugees
states in the hope that these will Palestine....
speaker at the dinner session will
NEW YORK (JTA)—The In-
RABBI H. SCHACTER
serve as what Mr. Beeley called .."D. Recommend that, pending
be Harry Seeve of New York, dian government has informed
a cordon _sanitaire against the a solution of the political future the program planned by the associate director of the United the World Jewish Congress that
Soviet; 'rho believe they can suc- of Palestine, the United States United Yiddish Folk Organiza- Jewish AppeaL
it has granted a six-month stay
cessful] continue the same pro- oppose the admission of Trans- tions to commemorate the Fourth
Urge All Attend
to 300 Afghan Jewish refugees
cesses of exploitation in the Jordan to the United Nations.
Yahrzeit of the Battle of the War-
Aaron Droock, president of who had been ordered to return
future which have proved suc-
"E. Insist, as an earnest of good saw Ghetto, according to Charles the Jewish Community Council, to Afghanistan by March 31.
cessful in the past. Or we can faith. that the British government Driker, president of the UYFO.
throw our lot in with tliie progres- should authorize the immediate
The program will be held at
sive forces in the Middle East. We issuance of 100,000 certificates of 2 p.m., Sunday, April 20, in the
THE HOUSE OF BOOKS
can recognize that there is a slow entry to Palestine....
Brown Memorial Chapel of Tem-
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rising of its peoples, and that we
"F. Urge legalization of the ple Beth EL
must place ourselves on the side Haganah under Article XVII of
Featured speaker will be Rabbi
of this inevitable development to- the Mandate. • . .
Herschel Schacter, former Army
"BEHIND THE SILKEN CURTAIN"
ward literacy, health, and a de-
"G. If Great Britain persists in chaplain who had three years of
MONDAY EVE., APRIL 14 AT THE SHAAREY ZEDEK
cent way of life. I say to my fel- her refusal to carry out the terms overseas service and was the first
Before and After the Address of the Eminent Guest
low Americans that not. only for of the mandate as our committee Jewish Chaplain to enter the
Also available that night as part of the display: Richard Crossatan's
the sake of the masses of the recommended, s h e should be Buchenwald concentration camp.
"Palestine Mission"
Middle East, but for the sake of brought before the new Perma-
Also on the program will be
world peace, we must encourage nent Court of International the Jewish Folks Chorus under
this development, a development Justice under Article XXVI of the the direction of Henri Goldberg
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future of all its neighbors. There-
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While the humanitarian angles David will deliver the Haskara
fore, it follows that support for of the Zionist cause and the de- Services.
the Jewish National Home is the mands of DPs that they be sent to
Harry Kaminer, program chair-
first and logical step to take on Palestine are well known by this man, is in charge of arrange-
this path toward the advancement , time, the readers of Mr. Crum's ments.
of a democratic way of life in:book will be shocked to learn of
that area of the world. Colonel ! the extent of anti-Semitism in
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friend and adviser of the Arabs— I of hatred in Europe and proves which would strip the Jews of
saw this more than a quarter of a that while Germany lost the war Palestine of their right to defend
century ago, when h e said, 'I am!Hitler won his fight against their lives."
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Blues
Judge Joseph G. Hutcheson, Jr., Palestine. As an immediate step
A close friend and one of the of Houston, Tex.—Mr. Crum says:
campaign managers for the late "In the end, it was the leadership he wanted to see 100,000 Jews
A wide Varlet/
Wendell Willkie he quotes him of Judge Hutcheson which kept admitted immediately."
of C h i ldren's
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Recordings in-
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discussed Mr. Willkie's tour of overstatement to say that had it
recordings of
the world and his visit to Pales- not been for him, the final report tain" emerges as one of the most Mother G o ose
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one thing wrong . with it. The Agency and the Haganah be dis-
Jews have a better case." solved, Mr. Crum reports that therefore assumes unusual im-
Mr. Crum emerges as a great Judge Hutcheson stated: "I will portance.
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