,
•
• -
m
-... • ,-
-
;
1i
• --
Y
k • •
4
Music Club
to Have Concert
JDC Official Clarifies Efforts
The Morris Citrin Jewish
Music Club will present its
first concert, "In Tribute to
the Memory of Morris Citrin"
2-p.m. June 9 at the Jewish
Center. This concert will also
salute the cultural contribu-
tion by the Detroit Jewish
Folk Chorus during ..its 49
years,.
The concert will feature
Jewish music and poetry.
Cantor and Mrs. Harold Or-
bach will be guest artists.
Soloists include Annette Cha-
jes, alto; Joan Tallman,
ano; Robert Angus,
]r; Sidney Resnick, bass;
and David Wilson, pianist.
For tickets, call Regina
272-0330,
of Agency on Behalf of St. Louis
Thirty-five years later, with
the benefit of hindsight, ques-
tioners are asking if the
American Jewish Joint Dis-
tribution Committee d i d
enough to save the ill-fated
passengers aboard the St.
Louis.
The question has been
raised as a result of publica-
tion of the book "Voyage of
the Damned" by Gordon
Thomas and Max Mogan
Witts, reviewed in The Jew-
ish News May 10.
Aboard the St. Louis, on its
voyage preceding World War
II, were 937 Jewish refugees
in search of haven. The sym-
Classifieds Get Quick Results pathetic captain of the Ger-
man passenger ship was
forced to sail back to Europe
YOUR WEDDING
when Cuba—and America—
BAR MITZVA
refused to accept his passen-
gers. Ultimately, they were
taken in by four European
countries, but it is believed
WILL BE
that fewer than 250 survived
the war. The book relates the
political events surrounding
the incident, as well as the
desperate situation of the
WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY
passengers.
In a letter to The Jewish
News commenting on the
book, Herbert Katzki, assist- ,
AND ASSOCIATES
ant executive vice chairman
of the JDC, said that the Jew-
Complete Coverage
ish relief organization was
KE 1-8196
beset with so many respon-
-
ALBUM
FINER
WI NER
.
Looking For A Butcher?
TRY US
Mother Demanded Quality!
Shouldn't You?
Fresh
Koshered •
DEXTER DAVISON
Chickens & Turkeys
Whole or Pa rts
In the Dexter Davison
Shopping Plaza
KOSHER MEATS
LI 8-6800
Member Detroit Retail
Kosher Meat Dealers Assoc.
sibilities and budgetary lim-
itations at that time (spring
1939), it "could only do so
much for those who succeed-
ed in gaining admission to
Cuba." He added that the
"burden" of obtaining suffi-
cient funds also rested with
the local Havana relief .corn-
mittee.
Katzki said' the authors
"did a creditable research
job. However, no one who
did not actually participate
in the eventful days from
May 27 when the St. Louis
arrived in Havana until June
21 when the last group of
refugees landed in Southamp-
ton (England), can really get
the feeling of what they en-
dured before the outcome of
this situation, which could
have ended so tragically, was
known and carried out."
The JDC official continued:
"You have to know that the
program of relief for the
Jewish refugees in Cuba was
that of the local point relief
committee in Havana, a com-
mittee with which JDC coop-
erated and, indeed, provided
leadership professional per-
sonnel, namely Milton Gold-
smith and Laura Margolis.
JDC provided funds but, in
addition, funds were raised
locally for the committee as
well.
"If, because of budgetary
stringencies, the JDC was not
able to allocate all the funds
necessary to finance what
might be considered an ade-
quate job, and what private
agency ever is, this burden
is not entirely JDC's but is
attributable to the local Ha-
vana committee as well.
"With the constantly in-
creasing number of refugees
entering Havana at that time,
no agency could keep up with
the increasing demands for
funds and personnel, and any
efforts made to meet a given
situation one day, were viti-
ated the next with the arrival
of additional refugees. The
JDC, faced with budgetary
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED PRODUCTS AT LOW, LOW EVERYDAY PRICES !
Reg.
ROKEACH
Rokeach or Gold's
or Old Vienna
Schav or Beet
GEFILTE
FISH
BORSCHT
39?a,
24 j-aOrz. $ 1 23
Schevouth Special
Raskins Creamy
DEXTER DAVISON
MARKETS
FARMERS
CHEESE
12-OZ.
Pkg.
7
.
9
(Ideal for Blintzes)
a .. •
Specials
Good
thru
Wed_
r — —
Group Entertains
Aged, Handicaped
Ai
We Reserve
Right to Limit
Quantity
PRODUCE SPECIALS • —
DELICIOUS SWEET
Schevouth Super
Special
United Dairies
Creamy Rich
Memorial Day Special
Feinbergs
Strictly Kosher
HOT DOGS
or KNOCKS
12-0z. $1
Cello Pkg.
Imam -
SOUR
CREAM
Pt.
05
•
ior89 °
other events try our
We use only Kosher-Wilno-Best-Zion or Feinbergs
Kosher Products on our Meat Trays
FOR FREE DELIVERY CALL JO 6-4640
TASTY BAR-B-0 CHICKEN
,Et
EA.
U.S. NO. 1 NEW COOKING 1
• Cheese • Blueberry
• Potato
YOUR CHOICE
DELICIOUS MEAT OR DAIRY TRAYS
You'll Also Be Delighted with
Our Very, Very Best Delicious
(We Us. Empire Kosher Poultry Only)
69
BLINTZES
• Cherry • Apple
49° 6
For your special parties or
HONEY DEWS
Schevouth Special
Old Fashion
Homemade Style
ONIONS
I
LBS.
limitations and with respons-
ibilities all over Europe in
connection with the fate of
Jews there, could only do so
much for those who succeed-
ed in gaining admission to
Cuba.
"At that time in Cuba,"
Katzki continued, "the Ger-
mans mounted an anti-Semi-
tic campaign in the newspa-
pers to whip up sentiment
against the admission of ad-
ditional 'refugees into that
country. They wanted to show
that even Cuba and, for that
matter, other countries as
well, did not want to accept
Jews from Europe. This cam-
paign was well financed by
the Germans, funds which
were augmented by contribu-
tions from fascist groups in
Cuba itself, a story which is
adequately covered in the
book.
"Where 'Goldsmith felt he
must raise funds in order to
"persuade" editors to modify
their attitudes', he was talk-
ing about payments to editors
to counteract the anti-Semitic
articles they were publishing
inspired by German agents
who were sent to Cuba and
expending funds to accom-
plish that purpose.
"Obviously JDC, already
hard put to it to maintain a
relief program, could not au-
thorize Mr. Goldsmith to ex-
pend sufficient funds to coun-
teract the Germans."
Were opportunities lost as
a result of the efforts to ne-
gotiate the refugees admis-
sion into Cuba? "The passage
of 35 years since the event
makes fruitless any discus-
sions on that point," said
Katzki.
"What is important is that
through the efforts of the
JDC and, especially, the late
Morris Troper and Paul Baer-
wald, the St. Louis passen-
gers were not returned to
Germany, they were admit-
ted to four countries of Eur-
ope with the help of JDC
maintenance guarantees.
"It may well be that mis-
takes were made but, looking
backward these past 35 years,
who could imagine those
dreadful years and who
knows what might have been
done differently."
3 5
L _______ Saturday, Eurloay)
FRESH FISH DEPARTMENT
The finest and largest selection in the
area. We4lean, bone, skin and grind
all fish free of charge. For special
service can
JO 6-4640
The aged, the handicaped
and young children are bene-
fiting from the talents of a
former university instructor
and well-known jazz musi-
cian.
All Muhammad Jackson,
leader of "Ali the Chosen and
Beloved and the Silver Flutes
Flourish," has left his Oak-
land University teaching post
to devote his time to enter-
taining in nursing homes and
special schools. On Tuesday,
they played for the Child-
dren's Orthogenic School.
Among the members of his
group are Michael Layne,
Marcia Miller, Eddie Tann,
Kathy Caesar, Jim Hill and
Randi Harp.
The group which hopes to
raise funds for furthering
their music studies, is avail-
able for parties. For infor-
mation, call Marcia Miller,
894-1021.
,
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 24, 1974-35
Odessa Gives Last of Treasury
Money to Israel Emergency Fund
At a special meeting called to convey some of its re-
maining treasury funds for Israel's humanitarian programs,
Odessa Progressive Aid Society presented $1,650 to the
Israel Emergency Fund. Morris Friedman, co-chairman of
the 1974 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund's
metropolitan division, accepted the check on behalf of the
AJC-IEF. The society, which is in the process of disbandnig,
made this contribution in addition to its emergency gift of
$2,500 during the Yom Kippur War. Friedman said. "By
their hard work and dedicated efforts, the members of the
Odessa Progressive Aid Society have demonstrated their
unity in heart with their brothers and sisters in Israel."
Shown, from left, are Odessa treasurer Morris Stein, record-
ing secretary Ralph Stein, Friedman, recording secetary
Louis Wiener, president Morris Galer, financial secretaries
David Kay and Mina Shwartz and vice president Walter Litt.
People Make News
MARC L. LEE, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Lee of Cata-
lina Ave., Southfield, was
one of four 1974 graduates
of the Wayne State Univer-
sity School of Medicine to re-
ceive the distinguished serv-
ice award._ The award is
presented -by the student
council of the medical school
"in recognition of high schol-
astic accomplishment and
interest in those extracurri-
cular activities which con-
tribute to the betterment of
the school of -medicine."
.
RABBI RUBIN R. DOBIN
o1 Lawrence, Long Island,
N.Y., chairman of the Amer-
ican Action Committee for
the Release of Israeli POWs,
will leave for Israel at the
request of the Israeli League
of Families of Prisoners of
War and Missing in Action
to bring Israelis up to date
on his communications with
the International Committee
of the Red Cross in Geneva
to make possible the search
for bodies of MIAs in the no
man's land between Egypt
and Israel.
* ':
DR. DAVID J. TORBY,
of Pointe-O-Woods Pl., South-
field, received the following
awards upon his graduation
from the University of Mich-
igan's school of dentistry:
the Fred Garber Memorial
Scholarship Award from Chi
Chapter, Alpha Omega pro-
fessional dental fraternity;
the Floyd A. Peyton Award
in dental materials; and
membership into Omicron
Kappa Upsilon dental honor
society.
*
*
DR. RONALD LIEBER-
MAN, graduate of the Uni-
versity of Michigan's medical
school, received the annual
resident-fellow award for
cancer research from the
James Ewing Society. Chief
resident at the Cancer Re-
search Institute of the Uni-
versity of California Medical
Center, he wrote his research
paper on "The Immunologic
and Histopathologic Changes
of BCG-Mediated Tumor Re-
gression in Patients with
Malignant Melanoma." He is
the son of Mrs. Edith Liebar_
man of Evanston Ave.
The appointment of Rabbi
BURTON COHEN, assistant
professor of education at the
Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, as the new na-
tional director of Ramah
Camps has been announced
by Bert B. Weinstein, presi-
dent of the National Ramah
Commission, and Dr. Gerson
D. Cohen, seminary chancel-
lor.
Prof. AHARON BARAK of
Jerusalem, Augusto Levi As-
sociate Professor of Commer-
cial Law, has been appointed
new dean of the Hebrew Uni-
-versity's faculty of law.
DR. JERRY LAWRENCE
KAZDAN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Kazdan of Ken-
sington Ct., Southfield, has
been promoted to full profes-
sor in the mathematics de-
partment of the University
of Pennsylvania. His wife,
Dr. J i 1 1 Portner Kazdan,
earned a PhD degree in math-
ematics at Brandeis Univer-
sity.
*
*
MICHAEL COMAY, until
recently Israel ambassador to
the Court of St.. James, has
accepted the position of as-
sociate general chairman of
the Chaim Weizmann Cen-
tenary. Prime Minister Golda
Meir has 'agreed to be the
world president of the Cen-
tenary.
SHARE
in
FREEDOM
with
SAVINGS BONDS/
FREEDOM SHARES
MI UP WIDE YOG WORK OR PAK;