Jewish DPs and German Police Clash
In Munich in Controversy With JDC

Simons Receives
Award from Lions
For Aid to Blind

MUNICH, (JTA)—More than ures employed by JDC social
a dozen displaced Jews, resi- workers.
dents of the Foehrenwald camp
A progressive idea for practi-
One of the chief grievances
7 —the only remaining Jewish DP
expressed by spokesmen of the cal help to the blind last week
camp in Germany—were in- Foehrenwald residents is the brought recognition to Leonard
jured in clashes with police alleged lack of vigor by JDC in
when a group of about 150 men pressing for heavy monetary
from the camp attempted to Claims sought by the Foehren-
occupy the headquarters here of wald camp committee from the
Joint Distribution Committee. West German Government and
Three were arrested.
the Conference on Jewish Ma-
An agreement for displaced terial Claims Against Germany,
Jews from the Foehrenwald to finance the resettlement of
camp here to meet with Moses the camp residents in other
W. Beckelman, European direct- countries or to integrate them
or of JDC ended several days of into the German economy.
demonstrations outside JDC
"The attack on our office," a
headquarters The DP leaders JDC spokesman declared, "re-
and the JDC officials will at- flects the deplorable, exasper-
tempt to reach a satisfactory ated reaction by people whose
settlement of problems created efforts to leave Germany have
by the proposed liquidation of been thwarted by circumstances
Foehrenwald.
beyond their or our control. The
In connection with the dem- JDC is carrying on a large-
onstrations last week of Jewish scale supplementary program on
LEONARD SIMONS
displaced persons in front of the behalf • of the Foehrenwald resi-
office of the Joint Distribution dents, as well as all Jew in Ger-
Committee in Munich, the i many and, in cooperation with Simons, president of Temple
American Jewish Socialist or- international organizations and Beth El and nationally known
ganization "Bund" in New York government and local authori- I advertising executive, from the
requested today that the JDC ! ties, is attempting to find a per- Downtown Detroit Lions Club.
About three years ago, Mr.
dismiss its representative in manent solution to these prob-
Simons, through two Highland
Munich for calling in German
I Park jewelry stores in which his
police against the demonstrat-
"The JDC is constantly ready firm (Simons-Michelson Co.)
ors.
to meet all representatives of
A Munich Yiddish weekly has committees for orderly discus- has an interest, distributed a
admonished the demonstrators sion of their problem and is number of braille watches free
for presenting their grievances ready to help within the possible to the blind.
"at the wrong address." The i limits of :ts resources and
The idea spread through the
newspaper points out that most I wherever justifiable. The JDC, entire area and the Lions Clubs
of the complaints of the DPs however, cannot permit the dis- were able, with the aid of Mr.
deal with matters in the prov- ruption of its work and offices Simons and several local jewel-
ince of the West German gov- serving all Jews in Germany by ers, to provide such watches to
srnmerit.
a small group of irresponsible many needy blind.
Also t suggests that regard- persons who disregard their own
More recently, with the aid
less of the justice or lack of authorized, recently - elected of Mr. Simons, a lending library
justice in the DP complaints, representatives."
of tools for the blind was estab-
the problems could have been
lished here.
ironed out at a conference table
In recognition of these efforts,
rather than by "terrorist Release Applications
on the occasion of Brotherhood
means."
Week, the Downtown Lions Club
For Center Camps
Trouble between some Foher-
on Feb. 16 presented Mr. Simons
enwald residents and JDC had
with a Certificate of Merit.
The
Jewish
Community
Cen-
been brewing for some time. To
* * *
avoid complications, the JDC of- ter announces that applications
for
Fresh
Air
Camp,
Camp
Tam-
Lions
Sponsor
Series
fice in Foehrenwald was closed
down after some, of the resi- arack and the Summer Day Of Teen-Age Dances
dents demanded it, claiming Camps will be available begin-
The Motor City Lions Club is
that they were dissatisfied with ning Monday for pick-up at
certain administrative proced- any of the branches or by writ- continuing a series of dances,
ing• to the Fresh Air Society, begun last month, which are
held for teen-agers each Friday
8904 Woodward, Detroit 2.
Sam Marcus, camp co-ordina- night. at the Edgewater Park
tor, announces that the deadline ballroom.
Dancing is from 8 to 11:30
for Fresh Air and Tamarack
OF BOTTLES SOLD
p.m., and is to the music of
applications is March 22.
Fred Netting f- nd his nine-piece
orchestra. Popular recording ar-
Resort Discrimination in
tists have appeared at these
New England Charged by ADL dances in the past as special en-
tertainment features.
A comprehensive survey of re-
At future events, members of
sorts using "churches nearby" Detroit professional sport teams
language in advertisements, will make appearances to speak
made public by the New Eng- to youth attending on good
land Regional Office of the Anti- sportsmanship. Other celebrities
Defamation League of Bnai lined up, according to Robin
Brith, sharply refutes the claim Seymour, local radio disc jockey,
by New England resort owners who emcees the dance, includes
that they use this term exclu- Joni James, popular recording
sively to describe a religious fa- artist.
cility.
Advanced tickets, which will
The survey proves, ADL save youngsters money, are on
charged, that many resorts use sale at the following stores in
"churches nearby" language as the community:
a subterfuge to indicate a re-
Steffens Hardware, 18824 W. 7 Mile:
Hi-Lp Hamburger Shop, 17501 W. 7 Mile:
stricted policy against Jews.

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MILLIONS

Will Dr. Ira Eisenstein
Succeed Rabbi Goldman?

Rumors are current in New
York that Dr. Ira Eisenstein,
son-in-law of Dr. Mordecai Kap-
lan, a leader in the Reconstruc-
tionist movement, is slated to
succeed the late Dr. Solomon
Goldman to the pulpit of Con-
gregation Anshe Emet in Chi-
cago.

Tercentenary Group
To Meet Wednesday

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The Detroiv Committee for
the Observance of the Amer-
ican Jewish Tercentary will
meet at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday,
at Temple Israel. Reports will
be presented by committee
chairmen who have been
planning religious and school
participation, historical and
library exhibits and a public
celebration.
A committee of 300 is being
formed locally for the Ter-
centenary celebration. Thus
far, approximately 80 people
have been named on the com-
mittee that is in formation.

Baskin Drug Store. 18850 W. 7 Mile;
Sunderland Hardware. 18940 W. 7 Mile;
Kenwood Drug, 20600 W. 7 Mile: O'Niel
Realty, 17800 W. 7 Mile: Clarence Kraft
Meats, 20805 Grand River: Emmert
Chevrolet. 20000 Grand River: Hecker
Drug, 16951 Schoolcraft: Gardner Drug,
20401 Joy: Sayig's Men's Wear, 20721
Fenkell.

Proceeds from the dances,
stated Dr. Carl Rasak, general
chairman, further the work of
the Lions, chiefly aid to the
blind.

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-3

ZOD Sets March 7
As Members' 7,-Day

Friday, February 26, 1954

In accordance with the re-
cent proclamation by Rabbi
Irving Miller, president of the
Zionist Organization of Amer-
ica, declaring 1954 to be
known "Herzl Anniversary
Year," the Detroit Zionist
District has set aside March
7 as "Z DAY."
Samuel M. Bez, ZOD mem-
bership chairman for this
District, announces that on
March 7 members of the De-
troit District will meet at the
Zionist House for breakfast
and an address by Herschel
Auerbach, national executive
membership chairman. Local
men will go out in pairs, per-
sonally calling up all Zionists
whose dues have not been
paid for the current member-
ship year.

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