32 Friday, March 10, 1918 , THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Culinary Prize to U.S. British Hostility to Jewish Refugees Marked LONDON (JTA) — Newly released documents about British efforts to pre- MOVIE GUIDE Americana Complex 1, 2, 3, 4 Greenft•ld N. of 9 Mkt 559-2730 4 THEATERS IN ONE BUILDING Wed. Matinees all THEATERS-1 Show only at 1:00 $1.50 "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF . THE 3rd KIND" "GOODBYE GIRL" "COMA" "CANDLESHOE" BERKLEY 121. "-cml" U 2-0330 "NEW POUCY" All Seats_$1,90 of all times . including Saturday night. No Coupons Accepted. HELD OVER! Henry Winkler &. Sally Fields in HERO'S (PG) Weekdays 7:15 & 9:30 Sun. 2:45, 5, 7:10 & 9:25 WASHINGTON THEATER 541 - 0082 Royal Oak SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT Is There Really Life After Death? "BEYOND AND BACK" (G) by a Royal Commission on the West Indies, despite the fact that British Jewry in the meantime pledged to fi- nance the settlement of the 500 refugees. MacDonald himself had his own reservations about the British Guiana plan, telling a Cabinet committee that he was "afraid that when the refugee settlers became British subjects (i.e. after five years) they would acquire the right to migrate into the United Kingdom if they wished." Hostility to accepting Jewish refugees anywhere was voiced by A.W.G. Ran- dall of the Foreign Office when commenting on some 300 European Jews whom the government of Cyprus refused to admit even on a temporary basis: "It is un- thinkable that a miscel- laneous crowd of Jews could be admitted to any other part of the empire," he said on June 1, 1939. Burma and Southern Rhodesia were two more British possessions con- sidered as possible sanctuaries. Although Foreign Office officials like Sir Alexander Cado- gan (later to be Britain's representative at the Un- ited Nations) favored opening the doors, the idea was turned down at other levels. Thus, on March 3, 1939, an India Office official commented on the Burma This Engagement Only proposal: "There is no possi- bility of contemplating large-scale settlement by Mon. thru Fri. 7 & 9 European refugees in the Sat. & Sun. 1,3,5,7 & 9 colonies in view of the fp...NM. NM*. ow 0.1 sows e. strong objections which OH • • ree•••• set. or etesoreetefee sIlleek would be felt against such WE'LL MAKE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! • settlement to the prejudice Adults $2.50 Children $1.00 I vent Jews from leaving Europe on the eve of World War II show that there was strong opposition to the in- flux of Jews not only into Palestine but throughout the British Empire in places as far apart as Burma and the West Indies. The evidence has been collated in an article by Martin Gilbert, the histo- rian and biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, who concludes that lack of sym- pathy towards Jewish re- fugees in the Home Office and the Foreign Office was a major factor in the ultimate fate of many European Jews. His article appears in the 1978 issue of the Zionist Year Book, published by the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland and edited by Jane Moonman, and deals with British pol- icy towards Jewish refugees between May and Sep- tember, 1939. The idea of admitting Jews to various parts of the empire was sup- ported by Malcolm Mac- Donald who, as colonial secretary, was architect of the White Paper limit- ing the number of entry certificates to Palestine in order to appease the Arabs. One of the alternative havens suggested was British Guiana, where 500 Jewish families would have been admitted. Objections were raised first by the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Sir John Simon, who said it would be an un- acceptable burden on the British taxpayer and later ice of the indigenous races con- cerned." On March 13, 1939, the governor of Southern Rhodesia explained to the British Consul-General in Alexandria: "My govern- ment regrets they are un- able to accede to request of the sixteen German Jews mentioned in your telegram to migrate to this colony. Capacity of Southern Rhodesia for absorbing aliens is definitely limited." To illustrate the attitude shown by some British offi- cials, Gilbert quotes another Foreign Office offi- cial, Roger Makins, who stated on April 5, 1939: "Polish Jews will be less welcome as immigrants in the colonial empire than any other class." Patrick Reilly added (on April 26, 1939) that some of the re- fugees were "definitely criminals or spies." As for the organizers of the growing illegal im- migration traffic, a Foreign Office note, dated July 10, 1939, said that it was "as fundamen- tally anti-social as the German persecution of which they complain." Another official said the illegal immigration was largely the work of Re- visionists, doing it partly for political reasons and partly for the "heavy fares charged." Gilbert concludes: "Not only followers of (Zeev) Jabotinsky (leader of the Zionist Revisionist Move- ment), but Jews of no par- ticular political affiliation, could be pardoned if the cynicism revealed by com- ments such as these were to induce anger, bitterness, or even, at times, despair." f Agudath Israel Leader Asks CETA Aid for Middle Class Starting WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate was urged to consider the interests of the middle class at hearings fV, • conducted before a Senate - also... Human Resources sub- committee last Thursday by Detroiter, Johnny Johns / Rabbi Menahem Lubin- Et the Fenton Family sky, director of Project COPE, the career guidance TUES., MARCH 14 thru and job training agency of Agudath Israel of America. TUES., MARCH 21 The hearings, chaired by at Olympia Stadium Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wis- consin, dealt with the Ktntmcky fried reauthorization of the major national job training legis- Chicken lation, the Comprehensive Employment and Training FAMILY NIGHT — MARCH 14 Act (CETA). Alluding to attempts to All Seats OFF. with coupon restrict the eligibility of (coupons available at all CETA applicants to the Metro Locations) poor, Rabbi Lubinsky said that abandoning the middle SHOWTIMES: Weeknights — 7.30 p.m.: Sat. — 12 noon. 4 00 & 8 - 00 p m.. 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He said, "What we have learned in more than three years of providing services is the extent of the myth of Jewish afflu- ence. In New York City, for example, 15 percent of the Jews are poor, a sub- stantial number of work- ing age. The New York Times recently reported that in some sections of the Jewish community, namely Orthodox Hasidic Jews, un- employment was as high as 18 percent Jews also suffered more than other groups because of their substantially higher liv- ing costs such as for kosher foods. Once again, CETA proved to be a lifesaver in this situa- tion and continues to be a source of hope and prac- tical assistance to an ethnic community to overcome a problem to which it was not accus- tomed." In addition, the Agudath Israel spokesman also cal- led for other changes in the CETA guidelines to expand _she program: - — American team members Gunter Heiland, left, executive pastry chef at the Omni International Hotel in Atlanta, and Franz Eichenauer of General Foods, are congratulated by Hans Buschkens of the Cana- dian Chefs Association. NEW YORK — A team of breast of capon en croute, mousseline of chicken with 12 chefs from the U.S. re- pistachio sauce, veal chop cently returned from Israel en crust stuffed with duxel- with the grand prize and a les and calf brains, and a host of medals they had won walnut cake appropriately at the first international named the shalom cake. conference on Jewish culi- On the road to becoming nary art held in Jerusalem. kings of the kosher kitchen, During four days of com- the Americans had to sur- petition the American team mount a number of obsta- outcooked national teams cles. First, on arrival in Is- from West Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Italy, France rael they encountered a delay in clearing through and Canada. According to the team's customs the delicacies and elaborate cooking equip- captain, Franz Eichenauer, ment they had brought with a research specialist in them. General Foods Corpora- "We solved that problem tion's experimental kitch- ens in Tarrytown, N.Y., the by shopping at the Arab Market located in the Old concoctions he and his City and by using large cans teammates prepared were for pots," Eichenauer said. light and delicate in con- Next, they found that trast to traditional heavy, calorie-laden kosher dishes. the kitchen to which they were assigned at the King "In preparing our menus, we decided to shy David Hotel was tiny and poorly equipped. Since it away from heavy food and it paid off," is normally used to pre- Eichenauer said. "We pare cold meals, it lacked used our imagination and electric ovens. The adhered carefully to American team had to kosher food laws in com- prepare all its dishes on ing up with several new an open fire. To top it off, the team had recipes that caused quite a sensation in the culi- to transport the finished food and the delicate shrtw- nary arts world." Among the American pieces they prepared from team's dishes that won spe- the King David Hotel to the cial recognition were: Convention Center by au- tomobile. The American team also Shalom Cake proved that you don't have Preheat oven to 375 degrees. to be Jewish to enjoy Jewish 1 cup sugar cooking. Of the 12 members, 8 egg yolks only two are Jewish. 10 egg whites cup melted butter 1 cup flour 11/2 cups white bread crumbs 1 cup (chopped fine) hazel or walnuts Pinch of cinnamon, few drops of rum and vanilla Grated rind of one lemon Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding one-half the sugar. Separately beat egg yolks together with remaining sugar and flavorings. When egg yolk is lemony in color, carefully fold In egg .whites. Mix crumbs, flour and nut meats. Carefully fold the crumb mixture into the egg mixture. Now fold In the warm melted butter. Pour into two 8" round pans that have been buttered and floured. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Cut each layer in half, spread with currant or grape Jelly. Re- place halves and Ice with but- tercream icing between layers, around sides and top of cake. 1 /2 Buttercream Icing 1 cup milk 3 tbsp. cornstarch or 1 package Jell-O Brand Americana Golden Egg Cus- tard Mix 2 egg yolks 1/2 pound powdered sugar 1 stick butter or margarine 1/2 cup shortening rum flavor to taste 1.1 2 cup chopped nut meats Mix cornstarch or 1 package Je11-0 Brand Americana Gol- den Egg Custard Mix and two egg yolds with 1 cup of milk. Bring quickly to boil, stirring constantly. Pour mixture Into a mixing bowl, add sugar and rum flavor and mix until cold. Add butter or margarine (at room temperature only) and shortening. Whip mixture very well. Add grated nutmeats. Ice cake.