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Slump Continues:

Learning the Ropes in Scouting

Swedish Jew Who Befriended War Refugees
Gets Birthday Greetings from Thousands

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Yiddish Press
Faces Collapse

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, now and it is my ardent hope
(AJP)
A wealthy Swedish- that Europe shall not see again

—

Jewish clockmaker sat in his
modest home here with a book
containing the names of 36.000
Jews and non-Jews he helped
save from the Nazis, and wept
openly at thousands of birth-
day greetings from 20 countries.
Julius Huettner never ex-
pected all t h e
excitement. He
t o 1 d reporters
, that the nature
of his rescue
work had made
it imperative
that no public-
ity attend his
work. He added
Huettner that that was
Pictured are five of the boy scouts who were part of a group just the way he wanted it.

NEW YORK.—(AJP)—Disclo-
sure that the Jewish Morning
Journal, orthodox Yiddish daily,
is in dire financial difficulties
pointed to the steady decline
of the once-great American
Yiddish press.
Widespread rumors that the
Journal, one of the three re-
maining independent Yiddish
dailies in the United States,
might go on the auction block
or shutdown completely within
a short time were denied by a
spokesman, who told the Ameri-
can Jewish Press, however, that
negotiations were proceeding in
an effort to obtain more oper- of 600 Jewish scouts and leaders participating in a recent emer-
ating funds and that the circu- gency service rally held at Central High School. Getting ready
lation of the Yiddish daily had
to hold a race up the 18 foot ropes are Explorer Scouts from
slumped.
There were also unconfirmed Troop 135, of Bnai David Synagogue: Allan Zane, Marvin Newman,
Jay Victor, Jerry Bigler and Mark Milgrom. Starters in the back-
reports that Mizrachi, religious- ground are neighborhood commissioner, Roy Goldberg and scout-
Zionist Organization of America,
might take control of the daily, master John Gaffkay.
but no comment could be ob-
tained on that report by AJP. Jewish Mayors in Michigan
A shutdown of the Journal
would leave. some 200 families
without a breadwinner and nar-
row the number of independent
By IRVING I. KATZ
1928 to 1932. He also served for
Yiddish dailies remaining in
New York City, the heart of
Maurice Heuman was born in 29 years as president of Temple
American Jewry, to two—the New Orleans, La., Aug. 5, 1866, Beth Israel and for a number
pro-Zionist - Day, and the Social- the son of David and Selene of terms as president of the Bnai
ist Forward.
(Kramer) Heuman. His family Brith Lodge of Jackson. He
An exclusive analysis by AJP moved to Jackson, Mich., about died in 1934.
sharply dramatized the slow at- 1871 where Maurice attended
trition of a press which in 1885 public school until 1884 when
had 20 dailies and a peak circu- the family moved to Rocky Ridge, Cleveland Yeshivah
lation of 537,000 a day.
O. During his stay in Rocky
By 1924, as the millions of Ridge, Mr. H e u m an married Seeks Funds in Detroit
immigrant Jews moved toward Fannie Weiger and they were the
full Americanization, the num- parents of one son, Leon. In
Telshe Yeshivah this year is
ber . of Yiddish dailies had 1901, the Heuman family return- celebrating a double anniver-
slumped to five, including the ed to Jackson where Maurice sary. The institution, which was
Communist - subsidized Yiddish engaged as an accountant and transplanted from Lithuania to
organ, the Freiheit.
later as a salesman for the Pe- Cleveland, is now in its tenth
Particularly illuminating were ninsular Portland Cement Co. year in the U. S., and is observ-
ing its 75th year as an organi-
the national circulation figures,
Mr. Heuman served as the zation dedicated to Torah Juda-
in round numbers, over the
years for the "Big Tnree" of the local, state and national secre- ism.
Yiddish press-the Journal, the tary of the United Commercial
Rabbi Elijah M. Bloch, presi-
Travelers of America, County dent, and Rabbi Shlomo Davis,
Day and the Forward.
In 1916, the Day's circulation Supervisor from 1914 to 1924, instructor, are now in Detroit
was 81,000 daily and 90,000 Sun- City Commission from 1924 to carrying on a campaign for
day. By 1925, the Day had 1928 and Mayor of Jackson from funds to cover the institution's
deficits. They announced that
fallen to 59,000 daily and 65,000
20 Detroiters are now enrolled
Sunday. For 1950 the figures
were 52,000 daily and 56,000 Noted Hungarian Rabbi as part of a delegation of stu-
dents from the U. S., Canada,
Heads New Synagogue
Sunday.
Europe, Israel, Africa, Latin
The Forward had a similar
history. Selling almost 200,000
Rabbi Chaim Meisels, who America and Australia.
Anniversary shares are being
copies a day in 1916, it dipped
to 151,000 daily and 162,000 on hails from a family of rabbis, sold at $75 each to help defray
Sunday by 1925. By 1950, the recently settled in Detroit with expenses. The drive seeks to
figures were 81,000 daily and his family and now makes his raise $75,000. Telshe Yeshivah
has a center including the Yesh-
90,000 Sunday.
home at 2610 Webb.
proper, preparatory acade-
Of the three papers, the
Rabbi Meisels, who held posts ivah
my, post-graduate school, Eng-
Journal, fared worst. In 1916 it
had a daily circulation of 108,- in several cities in Europe and lish high school, pedagogual in-
000 and 110,000 Sunday. By 1925, was noted for his leadership in stitute and Hebrew academy.
the figures were 75,000 daily and Hungary, came here with his .....emee•omee.oeso*
65,000 Sunday. The 1950 figures w,ife and eight children after e
they had experienced tortures in
were 52,000 and 56,000 Sunday.
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concentration camps. Miracu-
lously, the family remained in- •
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1950
1946 - 1947
Jews Can't Be Commies,
tact. They were at Bergen-Bel-
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Models
Says Hoover, FBI Head
sen during the final months of •
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the war.
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An anti-Semitic canard at-
After liberation, he assisted in
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tributed to J. Edgar Hoover, establishing yeshivoth and pri-
Chief of the FBI, by an influen- mary schools and in giving in-
• Will Pay $600 to $4,500 •
tial Latin American newspaper, spiration to the survivors.
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Call Me When You
has been scotched by Mr. Hoov-
With his family, he was in
er, who had been quoted by a
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This
Ad
leading Costa Rican newspaper France for a time in 1946...He • •
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came
to
the
United
States
seven
as saying that recent Jewish im-
migrants to Latin America from months ago and was invited a
Iron Curtain countries were ac- short time ago to come to De- o
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tually "spearheads of Commun- troit by local rabbis and lay •
leaders,
who
formed
a
new
syna-
ism."
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Gd.
River
&
Livernois
radim,
whose
officers
are.
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ment. Mr. Hoover told the World
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Jewish Congress that he be- Framovitz, president; N. Cohen, •
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treasurer;
A.
Hausman,
secre-
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munists" since their religion was
based upon "an adherence to the
teachings of God."
. . . More and More

Maurice Heuman, of Jackson-

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Synagogue Youth to Dress Up
For Fourth Annual Spring Ball

Semi-formal dress will be the
order of the day as the Inter-
Congregational Youth Council
stages its fourth annual Spring
forMal Saturday night, .at Adas
Shalom Synagogue. )?00ing,.be.-
;
gins at 9 p.m. to
Roston Clark and "Worcliestra.
Tickets may be purchased at the
door or by calling Norm Hyman,
UN. 1-4215, or Bob Shapiro, UN.

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CARD OF THANKS

Temple Beth El Taking
Reservations for Seder

The annual congregational
seder of Temple Beth El will be
held at 6:30 p.m., April 21, in
the Franklin Memorial Hall. The
Seder meal will be served by a
professional caterer.
The ritual will be conducted
by Dr. B. Benedict Glazer and
Rabbi Sidney Akselrad, and the
music will be under the direction
of Jason H. Tickton, music di-
rector of the Temple. Cantor
Morris Kesner is guest soloist.
Reservations are accepted at
the Temple office.

Cincy Jews Score Total
Victory, Council Drops
Munich As 'Sister City'

CINCINNATI, (AJP) —A com-
plete victory was scored by Cin-
cinnati Jewry in the fight
against the adoption by Cincin-
nati of Munich, the birthplace
of Nazism. as a "sister city."
The Jewish Community Coun-
cil, which spearheaded the fight
against the plan, was formally
praised by the City Council for

working out the compromise
which actually killed the plan.

Reappointed to County Board

Irving B. Ackerman was re-
appointed by the Common

Council to the Wayne County
Board of Supervisors. The sole
Jewish appointee on the Board,
Ackerman maintains law offices
at 3601 Cadillac Tower.

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Thet family of the late Rita
Gutenberg wishes to thank its
relatives and friends for the
many 'kindnesses extended dur-
ing its recent bereavement.

But the world insisted on pay-
ing tribute to a great work and
a great heart. All Gothenburg
was decorated for his birthday.
Delegations from 15 countries
came to Gothenburg to honor
him.
Huettner began fighting for
the lives of those destined for
death in 1933, cooperating with
the Swedish Red Cross and the
Mosaic Society in helping to
smuggle Hitler's intended vic-
tims to safety and to a new life.
"For nearly 20 years all my
t i m e was occupied by refugee
problems," he s a i d. "I am
happy to see my work finished -

such horror." More than 20.000
of those Huettner saved are
now in the United States.

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