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THE JEWISH NEWS

Laborites to Convene
Nov.6 in Pittsburgh

Truman Sets Oscar Straus
As Example for Tolerance

NEW YORK — Pittburgh will
be the scene of the national con-
vention of the Labor Zionist Or-
ganization of America-Poale Zion,
the American counterpart of the
Labor Party in Palestine, it was
announced by Dr. Hayim Fine-
man, chairman of the Central
Committee of LZOA.-
The meetings, convening to
consider the special problems
confronting Labor Zionists at
present, will be held at Hotel
Fort Pitt from Thursday, Nov. 6,
to Sunday, Nov. 9. Delegates
from Labor Zionist Organization
chapters throughout the United
States are expected to attend
the sessions to formulate the
policy and program- of the LZOA
in the months to come.

Reminds Listeners at Memorial Ceremony

That Family Came to This Country
As DPs in Search for Freedom

WASHING TON, (JTA)—.epatriot." The monument, he said,
strong plea for tolerance among would be a "monument to toler-
religious groups and for the ad-
mission of displaced persons was anct and reason for which Oscar
made by President Truman in a Straus stood."
Referring to the history of the
brief, extemporaneous speech.
The President addressed some Straus family, which came to
1.200 persons attending a cere-• this country during the 1948 rev-
mono at which a'memorial hon- olutionary wave in Germany, the
oring Oscar S. Straus was pres- President called it "a magnificent
ented to Truman for the United family." He pointed out that the
States.
members of the family had come
Speaking of the accomplish- to this country "because they be-
ments of the famous American lieved in the freedom of the in-
Jewish statesman and diplomat, dividual and the things which this
who served as ambassador to country stood for. They were a
Turkey under the administrations great family," he said. "And
of Presidents Cleveland. McKin- they were displaced persons," he
ley and Taft and who was Secre- added in clear emphatic tones.
tary of Commerce and Labor in
"I wish we could have the same
the Cabinet of Theodore Roose- tolerance now that we had in
velt, Truman said Straus was a .- 854 when they came here," the
"great statesman, diplomat and President continued. "Just think
how we would have lost the ser-
vices of these people if we had
. Council Has Messages
followed the same policy that as
Destined for Detroiters
we are following now," he told
the audience.
The Detroit Section Of The Na-
The President pointed out
tional Council of Jewish Women . that Straus, a champion of re-
is anxious to locate the follow- ligious freedom, had done more
ing, to deliver messages from rela- for Christians in Turkey "than all
tives abroad. Available lists of the ambassadors we had there
survivors of European countries up to that time put together." He
may be checked by persons in- also recalled that Strauss had
terested. The list includes many. written several books on the de-
•unaccompanied children fr o m velopment of religious liberty in
: European areas. Any one having. the United States.
infortriation, -notify Detroit Sec-
The benediction was given by
tion of National Council of Jew- Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. who
ish_ Women ; 8904 Woodward, made the plea that "whatever his
RoOm 201, TR. 1-3701:
faith or race or ancestry let
. Abraham, . Betty, sought by Joseph every dweller between our bor-
Abraham.
Perlman; Dvore, daughter of Chlojme ders be free to serve his country
Heller. sought by nephew; Feiwish in whatever manner he sees
Azaroff.
A. Bellak, sought by Charia Bellak. best."

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Hermann, Christian and wife, Marx-,
Karl and wife, .sought by Irene Berg-
ner..
Kramer. -Mayer (formerly of 4,1635,
Eticlid) sought by Ana Bercovici of
Romania.
Ronner, - Walter,' uncle, sought by
Alfred Bernstein.
Blumenfeld, Masza, Abram; Danke
and Czarna from Suche Lipie, sought
by Masza Bltimenfeld.. .
. Binder, Abraham, born in Borozno, -
sought • by Pinchas Binder:
. Moscovitch, Louis, sought by tjscher
Ciobotaru.
' Digstein, Hyman, brother,' sought by
Isaac. Digstein.
-
,
Nirenberg, Masca nee Riban, sought
by Leib Emlaned.
, Kohn, Hyman, • Abraham, and Chet,
brothers, who left Lodz, Poland in
1917, sought by nephew Leon Epstein.
Dzink, August, uncle, sought by Clara
Feldberg nee Kandzia.
Dr. Tuscek Selzer, M.D., born in
Lwow, sought by Josef Feldman.
Yman, Fany nee. Fisman, sought by
Casril Fisman.
Esherson, Nieberc from Warsaw,
Poland, sought by Nartour Fisher.
Nacheoff, Dijion (formerly of 221
Pinehurst or 432 Antoinette) sought by
his son. Ion Nacheoff Gadrizescu of
Romania.
Dr. Elizabeth Luise Schalk, sought by
friend Dr: Gerhard Goldbach.
Lipawski. Marie and Marshak, Bertha
nee Lipawski, sought
Serge Gordon.
Miller nee Limbaum, Anna (formerly
of 1975 Pingree) sought by Auscher
Hausspigel of Poland.
Tarter. Esther and Folszleger, Laib,
sought by ,David Hecht.
• AbrahamSohn, Robert formerly. of
Hamburg, sought by Eduard Heym of
Germany. -
Dreyfuss, Ludwig, sought by Else
Jaeger.
Fridrich, Nusen, cousin born in 1877,
sought by Fela Jasny.
White, Douglas (formerly of Clem-
ents). sought by Nelly Langmann.
Rosenfeld, Selig, uncle, 58, sought by
Abraham Laufer.
Rosenblitt, Motel, sought by Hersz
Lewkowicz.
, Holz, Moritz and Lena, sought by
Matiy Lipper.
'Welshman, Morris (born in Radon,
Poland). sought by Rachela Magriman
nee Bormanska.
Nadel, Max and Erna, sought by
Marek Nadel.
Metter, Moses, sought by Mailech
Neuman.
BeeskV; Louis and Seline, sought by
Ella Peller nee Bescky.
Levinski (first name unknown)
sought by R. Rabinbach. .
Berel, Krol and wife, Sarah, sought
by Chaya and Meyer Rivkin.
Rosenberg, Louis and Simon, Rifka
and Blima, sought by nephey Moses
Rosenberg.
Gilbert, Abraham, and sister Malke,
sought by cousin Genia Skrebrenik.
Gruenberg, Ellen nee Weiss, sought
by Natan Soigner.
Dr: F: - C. Sternberg, sought by Rolf
Sternberg.
Stone, Max, sought by Sonia Traun-
stein.
Kupferstein a n d Michalevvitsche,
sought by Gustav Winkler.
Namavisht, Marian nee Tessengoltz,
sought by sister Cilia Wirznudel.
Weinstein, Nocham and Wotkun,
Sam, sought by Natan Wotkin.
Pervin, Joseph, sought by Shelina
Va is feld.
,
-
Aron,' Jacob, sought by Aurelia Via-
ciea ni,
Fishman (first or married name not
given), sought by Eliahu Zacks.
Cohen, H..
H. formerly of 2024 Taylor,
sought by
Zak.
Ruds (first name unknown) sought by
Jonathan Zamel,

Bulgaria, Jewish -Agency
Sign Trade Agreement
SOFIA, (JTA)—A trade agree-
ment has been signed 'between
Bulgaria and the Je\Vish Agency
to export coal, timber a
fruit
pulp to• Palestine, while Jewish
concerns will send textiles, phar-
maceuticals, rubber articles and
electrical supplies.

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Red Cross Will -Help
Find Relatives in Reich

WASHINGTON—Hope of lo-
cating relatives and friends last
known to be in Germany was
revived with the announcement
by Basil O'Connor, president of
the American Red Cross, that
effective channels have now been
established to trace persons in
all four occupied zones of Ger-
Many.
All inquiries must be directed
through the Red Cross chapter
in the community where the in-
quirer resides. They will be ac-
cepted only after normal com-
munication channels, such as reg-
ular mail, have proved ineffec-
tual, the Red Cross said.

UNSCOP Report Gets
National Council's Okay

Friday, October 31, 1947

France Agrees to Take Unlimited
Number of Skilled Jewish' DPs

NEW YORK, ,(JTA) — Lewis
Neikrug, HIAS overseas director,
who returned to the U. S. after
a 15-month stay in Europe, re-
vealed that HIAS has completed
negotiations with French author-
ities for the admission into France
of an unlimited number of Jew-
ish "DPs frord Germany and Aus-
tria for work in . 11 specified in-
duStrial and professional fields.
The agreement calls for the is-
suance of • work contracts for
farmers, glass workers, lock-
smiths; arc welders, machinists,
lathe operators, miners, indus-
trial chemical workers, tinsmiths,
sheet metal workers, and plumb-
ers.
Neikrug also reported . that in
the first eight months of 1947,
HIAS helped 17,068 Jews in 20
European nations to emigrate or
be repatriated. He said that of
these, 4,847 went to the United

States, 3-784 to Palestine, 3,567
to Latin America, 1,435 to Aus-
tralia, 202 to Canada, 2,452 to
various European nations, and 801
to other countries.

Mauthausen Camp Officials
Get Death Sentences
MUNICH, (JTA)—A U. S. mili-
tary court at Dachau sentenced
to death five German officials of
the Mauthausen concentration
camp, where thousand of Jews
were worked to death or mur-
dered. The chief defendant was
Max Pausch, who commanded an
annex of the camp:

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- The majority report of the
United Nations Special Commit-
tee on Palestine was endorsed by
the National board of directors
of the. National Council of. Jew-
ish Women, is was announced by
Mr. Joseph M. Welt of Detroit,
national president. -
Acting,.in behalf of the organi-
zation,., the National Board of
Directors also commended the-
United States government for its
recently announced support Of
the majority report before the
United Nations General Assembly.

Community gets heart check-up

You Know He's Good!

Re Elect

MAYOR JEFFRIES

ELECT

JOHN W.

KRONK

Councilman

TUESDAY
November 4

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What are little boys made of? Blood and bones-and vital
organs, set in a freckled exterior and guaranteed to last a
lifetime — with your help. Your contribution -to the Com-,
munitylChest supports the Red Feather clinics which guard
against illness and disease, repair damages. The SICK AND
CONVALESCENT BENEFIT from treatment available at Red
Feather clinics. Because good health and- ill alike are con-
tagious, EVERYBODY BENEFITS from the preventive health
service of the clinics. So show you have a good heart. Give to
the clinics through your Community Chest. This saves another

campaign.

Bring Back
.
a Former Councilman
Select As Your Spokesman an Able
and Experienced Representative

JOHN W. KRONK