Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Q±3- BM.l | litiutihL I Hf- SEP 7 1942 The Souther** 1 Established 1925 Weekly Ne o'tfS- i0 GIA ■80 lite it hern Jewry 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.