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VOL. XVII. NO. 34
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRII
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Laval Spurns Pope
25,000 Jews In Occupied France
Arrested For Deportation
LISBON, (JTA)—Ignoring the appeal of the Pope to Pierre Laval
to discontinue the deportation of Jews from France to Nazi-held
eastern territory, police continue rounding up Jews in Lyons and in I
other cities of unoccupied France, according to reliable information
reaching diplomatic circles here.
Approximately 25,000 foreign- : the arrest of all Jews who entered
bom Jews have already been ar- France since Hitler seized power
rested in unoccupied France dur- in Germany in 1933 is almost com _
ing the last three weeks for depor
tation to Nazi-occupied countries
in eastern Europe. They were ar-
pleted. De Brinon, the representa
tive of the Vichy Government in
rested as persons who left Ger- j Paris, was quoted as stating that
many since Hitler came to power. the “Jewish program” has become
The mass-arrests of Jews in Lyons a definite part of the policy of the
took place in spite of the severe Laval Government, and that
protest lodged with Marshal Pe- neither intervention from the
tain by the Archbishop of Lyons, Pope nor anyone else will lead to
Pierre Cardinal Gerlier. the modification of this “pro-
The Paris radio announced that gram.”
THREE SEDI1 lONISTS
STILL AT LARGE
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Three
anti-Semitic propagandists are
still at large of the 28 persons in
dicted a month ago for sedition,
according to a report received by
Attorney General Francis Biddle.
They are H. Victor Broenstrupp,
William R. Lyman Jr., and Ed
ward James Smythe.
Broenstrupp was a lawyer for
William Dudley Pelley, who was
recently sentenced to 15 years in
federal prison on another sedition
charge at Indianapolis, and who
was pleaded not guilty to this one.
Lyman headed the National Work
ers League in Detroit and once de
clared himself in favor of hanging
all the Jews in the United States.
Smythe was the leader of the Pro
testant War Veterans, an anti-
Catholic as well as an anti-Semitic
organization.
Switzerland Modifies
Expulsion Decision
BERN, (JTA)—The degree of the Swiss federal authorities return
ing to Nazi-held territories all the Jewish refugees who have entered
Switzerland illegally since August 11 was modified by the Govern
ment following numerous protests by the Swiss liberal press which
very evidently reflected general public sentiment.
While the Swiss frontier police
will be strengthened to prevent
further illegal entry of refugees
into the country, those who have
already entered Switzerland will
be permitted to remain under the
modification of the Government’s
original decision. The modifica
tions provide:
1. Refugees who entered Swit
zerland before August 11, and
who registered with the police on
arrival, will not be expelled with
out cause.
2. Refugees who have been, or
PALESTINE JEWISH SOLDIERS HERE ON SECRET MISSION;
DESCRIBE U. P. A. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Approve Committee
On Job Discrimination
Four Palestine Jewish soldiers, members of the Palestine ItulTs, ar
rived in the United Stales on an undisclosed military mission. Visiting
the headquarters of the United Palestine Appeal, the men described the
development of the U.P.A.-built agricultural settlements in the Jewish
homeland in which they had been farmers before the outbreak of the
war. The Jewish soldiers said that food production was being greatly in
creased in the Palestine settlements to supply the allied armies now sta
tioned in the Middle East. Shown in the photo pointing out the location
of the colonies from which they came are, from left to right: Pvt. Isaac
Bona It of the colony of Sltaar Ilagolan in the Jordun Valley; Sgt. Sinai
l-eichter of Jerusalem; Pvt. Samuel Schwarz of Tel Aviv and Pvt. Isaac
Puttermilk of Ein Hahoresh. Funds for the United Palestine Appeal’s
defense and upbuilding program in Palestine are provided through the
United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine in
which the U.P.A. is represented together with the Joint Distribution Com
mittee and National Refugee Service.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Approval
of the work of the President’s
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice and expression of the
hope that the committee will do an
even more effective job in its as
sociation with the War Manpower
Commission were conveyed in a
telegram to President Roosevelt
from Claude A. Benjamin, chair
man of the Coordinating Commit
tee of Jewish Organizations Deal
ing with Employment Discrimina
tion in War Industries. Represent
ing 44 national and local Jewish
organizations, the Coordinating
Committee was created to further
the purposes of Executive Order
8802 which prohibits discrimina
tion in war industries and estab-
New Forms For Z.O.A. Proposed
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—The reshaping of the organizational struc
ture of the Zionist Organization of America "so that it may become a
vibrating force in American Israel” is the paramount issue facing its
forthcoming Annual Convention which will open mid-October in New
York, according to Mr. Daniel Frisch, Zionist leader and member of
the National Z. O- A. Executive Committee.
Mr. Frisch, who has submitted advocated a long range member-
to the Zionist Executive a program
providing for changes in certain
aspects of the organizational set
up of the Z. O. A., declared that
ship program for the enrollment
of synagogues, temples, and other
Jewish organizations in group
membership within the Z. O. A-
Proposing the creation of group
“the present so called District membership in place of the pres-
form of organization must under- ent District form. Mr. Frisch called
go a change if numbers of Jews i for bold action and for “courage
ous experimentation.” “We must
free ourselves from the shackles of
habitual thought and strike out
boldly in search of new forms, not
fearing to experiment,” he de
clared.
very far in excess of the present
Zionist membership are to be
brought into the Zionist fold.” He
further declared that basic
changes in the organizational set
up are essential in order to ‘‘ef
fectively meet the crying Zionist
need for mass support as well as
reach large numbers of Jews with
our message, and with the urgency
English Jews Mourn
Death of Duke of Kent
LONDON, (JTA)—Jewish lead-
of our ideal, which constitutes the I ers and organizations throughout
most common approach to an an- Great Britain sent messages of
swer for the Jewish problem.” condolence to King George and
Outlining a series of suggested the royal family on the tragic
administrative changes, Mr. Frisch death of the King’s youngest
brother, the Duke of Kent, who
was killed in the crash of a Sun
derland bomber in Scotland. The
Jewish Agency for Palestine sent
a message to Viscount Cranbome,
the Colonial Secretary, requesting
him to express its sympathies to
| the King, and also sent condolen
ces to Queen Mary, the Duke’s
mother, and to the Duchess of
Kent.
Chief Rabbi Hertz, in a "message
i to the King on behalf of Jewish
I communities throughout the Em
pire, conveyed “deepest sympathy
in your great sorrovtf on the death
of His Royal Highness the Duke
of Kent during performance of
duty for the nation.” The Chief
I RaTibi likewise sent messages to
Queen Mary and the Duchess.
Condolences were also sent by the
Board of Deputies of British Jews
and the Anglo-Jewish Association.
Three More Jews
Listed As Missing
From Dieppe Raid
TORONTO, (JTA)—The names
of three more Toronto Jewish boys
have been added to the growing
list of Canadian soldiers reported
missing after the raid on Dieppe.
They are Private Morris Lozdon
of the Royal Toronto Regiment,
Private Jack Gorelik and Private
Leon Manger, both of the Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry Regi
ment- Their families have received
official notification from the mili
tary authorities.
lishes the Fair Employment Prac
tice Committee.
In his telegram, Mr. Benjamin
informed the President that the
Coordinating Committee “looks
upon Executive Order 8802 as a
wise and statesmanlike contribu
tion toward the realization in
practice of a fundamental princi
ple of American democracy and
toward the fullest possible utiliza
tion of manpower in producing for
Victory.” After stating that the
Coordinating Committee has “been
impressed with the forthright and
fair manner in which the Presi
dent’s Committee has exercised its
mandate,” the telegram concluded
with the hope that ‘‘the association
of the Fair Employment Practice
Committee with the War Man
power Commission will strengthen
the Committee’s authority and
will increase its facilities for car
rying out its work.”
Among the organizations partic
ipating in the Coordinating Com
mittee are the American Jewish
Committee, American Jewish Con
gress, Anti-Defamation League of
B’nai B’rith, Jewish Labor Com
mittee, National Council of Jewish
Women, and local organizations
throughout the country concerned
with employment problems of
Jews.
would be, held under the Swiss
customs control while their cases
are pending decision, must, with
out exception, be registered at the
nearest police station.
3. The federal Department of
Justice and Police reserves for it
self the final decision in all cases
under examination on the fron
tiers by the cantonal police chiefs.
The above modifications, arrived
at after prolonged discussions be
tween Swiss welfare organizations
and the federal police, were re
ceived with great satisfaction by
the Swiss population. The Swiss
liberal evening press, in reporting
the news, emphasizes that the re
vision of the original decision
demonstrates that “the sacred in
stitution of asylum remains un
shaken.”
Willkie and Palestine
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The im
portance of Wendell Willkie’s pro
jected stop-over in Palestine was
emphasized here by Jewish Agen
cy leaders who expect to confer
with him when he reaches Jerusa-
| lem.
M. Banczyk, vice-chairman of
the Polish National Council, ar
rived in Jerusalem on a special
mission. He will remain in Pales
tine for a fortnight and visit the
centers of Polish civilian refugees
as well as the military units. He
will also confer with the Repre
sentation of Polish Jewry in Tel
Aviv.
Beginning September 15, all li
censes issued to civilian owners
of motor vehicles in Palestine will
be cancelled, an official announce
ment stated. Exception will be
made only for those needed for the
protection of life of the civilian
population.
Axis-Born Lose
Citizenship In Mexico
MEXICO CITY, (JTA)—Presi
dent Avile Camacho has signed a
decree revoking the Mexican cit
izenship of all persons born in
Germany and in countries affili
ated -With the Axis powers. The
Jewish Central Committee in
Mexico is making an effort to se
cure exemptions for Jews who
immigrated from these countries.
Jewish Volunteers To
Become Citizens
In Palestine
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Jewish
volunteers from Palestine who en
list in the British forces will not
be obliged to produce immigration
certificates when they apply for
Palestinian citizenship after the
war, it was officially decreed by
High Commissioned Sir Harold
MacMiehael.
In effect, this decree will give
legal status to Jewish immigrants
who serve in the British army
even though they may have enter
ed the country illegally. The ex
emption will also apply to the
wives and minor children—under
eighteen—of these veterans.
A contingent of women drivers
attached to the Palestine Women’s
Auxiliary Territorial Service pa
raded through the main streets of
Jerusalem together with their
trucks. The PATS were given
public receptions outside the Yes-
hurun Synagogue and at the prem
ises of the Jewish Agency.
Memorial Meetings
For Dr- Cherniakoff
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The mar
tyrdom of Jewish leaders in Nazi-
held Poland was described here at
two memorial meetings arranged
respectively by the Jewish Labor
Committee and by the American
Federation for Polish Jews, eulo
gizing Adam Cherniakoff, presi
dent of the Jewish Council in the
Warsaw ghetto who recently com-
mitteed suicide rather than give
his approval to the deportation of
Jews from Warsaw.