Warsaw Ghetto
Ys Wiped Out

SY MANELLO SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

report from Poland
stated that not a
single Jew remain-
ed of the 500,00
thousand that were con-
centrated in the Warsaw
Ghetto. Only 17,000 were
left in Sosnowiec and no
more than 4,000 Jews
remained in Cracow.
Continuing the devastat-
ing reports, no more than
1,000 Jews remained
alive in Yugoslavia; about
-220 succeeded in fleeing.
For those who had rela-
tives in Europe and were
trying to locate them, the
American Red Cross set
up an inquiry unit of the
Home Service. An aver-
age of 35,000 inquiries
were processed a month.
Pope Pius, in a reply to
a communication from
Rabbi Herzog, chief rabbi
of Jerusalem, declared
I that he was doing his
"utmost for the persecut-
1 ed Jews." Meanwhile,
President Roosevelt indi-
cated his satisfaction
with progress made in
solving the Jewish prob-
lem in North Africa. The
Italian prefect in Tripoli
issued an order abolish-
, ing they anti-Jewish laws
there; a delegation from
Palestine was expected in
Tripoli to arrange aid for
/ impoverished and
pogromized Jews.
Though there was
always concern with the
effects of the war and war
efforts, the Detroit scene
did focus on news of a
slightly lighter vein.
Walter Heavenrich, son of
an early Detroit pioneer,
marked his 75th birth-
day; he was recognized,
among other achieve-
ments, as being the oldest
member of Temple Beth
El, having joined in 1890.
Leon Kay was elected as
the vice president of the
Midwest American
Jewish Congress Region.
Max Chomsky was named
to take charge of the
intermediate program at
the Jewish Community
\ Center.
/— Our men in uniform
were very much in the
news. Two brothers,
after nine months in ser-
vice, were promoted to

corporal status: Ruben N.
Nichamin was stationed
in Wyoming; Larry D.
Nicharnin was attending
officers candidate school
in Maryland. Cpl. Sol
Collins, a map man with
a fighter group in Africa,
was making sketches to
bring home at war's end.
Earl Hordes was elevated
to the rank of Technician
Fourth Grade at Camp
Stoneman in California.
William Roby was leav-
ing for active duty as a
pharmacist's mate at a
naval training station in
Illinois. The president of
the Detroit Public
Lighting Commission,
Kenneth Fischer,
received his commission
as a lieutenant in the
Navy.
Local organizations
were busy with pro-
grams. The Radomer
Ladies Auxiliary distrib-
uted 1,000 sandwiches to
servicemen at the USO
center. The Detroit Area
Council of Boy Scouts of
America honored Fred M.
Butzel with a 30-year
Veteran Award; Judge
Harry N. Keidan was
elected member of the
council's executive board.
A first anniversary was
celebrated in the yeshiva
building that was con-
structed by the merging
of funds of Congregation
Mogen Abraham and
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah;
Abraham Dubrinsky was
elected treasurer of
Torah Month. For the go-
getters in the communi-
ty, there were several
promising job offers in
this issue. A firm want-
ed drivers capable of
handling trucks on a beer
route; a draft-deferred
driver was needed for a
diaper laundry; a girl
with knowledge of typing
and shorthand was
sought to assist a book-
keeper at the Safran
Printing. Company. A a
truly touching ad was
placed by the Jewish
Children's Bureau, seek-
ing foster parents for a
four-year-old "whose par-
ents cannot care for
him." ❑

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