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I OLDEST AND MOST WIDELy' CIRCULATED JEWISH PUBLICATION IN THIS TERRnORY
Vol. 16 —• No. 1
Week In Review
By MILTON SHOWN. J.TA.
THE “GERMANIZATION” OF
RUMANIAN INDUSTRY
The political fence-straddling so
oiHiifnlly executed by Rumania
since the start of the war under
the leadership of King Carol came
to an end in mid-October when
Hitlerite troops were permitted to
cross her Borders without a shot
being fired. King Carol was forced
into exile and a pro-Nazi govern
ment came into power under the
nominal suzerainty of King Mi-
Jtai, Carol’s son.
} Hardly had the German troops
set foot on Rumanian soil when
the Nazis started an equally blood
less but equally important econom
ic penetration of the country and
Brought home to the populace the
full meaning of Nazi overlordship.
According to uncensored dis
patches reaching Belgrade this Na
zi drive to obtain control over all
important Rumanian factories and
businesses, whether controlled by
Rumanian Jews or Gentiles, was
In full swing early in November,
in many instances riding rough
shod over the wishes of the pro-
Nazi Iron Guardlsts.
Backed by thousands of Hitler’s
fighting men, German economic
interests daily widened their way
over the country’s economic acti
vities, apparently determined at
all costs to keep Rumania’s indus
tries working at top speed to pro
vide the Reich with products it so
badly needs.
The German Wirtschaftstab (ec
onomic staff) at Bucharest was re
ported buying out Jewish enter
prises with American dollars paid
U New York and in many cases
M as keeping on the erstwhile Jew
tth owners and permitting them
B run the enterprises for them.
1 These tactics were in direct op
position to the Iron Guard, which
had planned to take over such bus
inesses itself, oust the Jews and
replace them with favored Guasd
ists. Reliable reports indicated that
the Nazis were paying scant heed
to stringent laws banning Jews
from industry and business and do
ing pretty well as they pleased.
The so-called “Romanization” pro
gram of the Iron Guard was be
coming in effect the “Germaniza
tion” of Rumanian industry.
The foremost German industrial
ist in Rumania is Albert Goering,
younger brother of Field Marshal
Hermann Goering, who is a mem
ber of the board of at least five
Rumanian steel and munitions
trusts. A reported brush between
Goering and a Rumanian official
gave a striking idea of the Nazi
attitude.
Early in November a ‘‘Roman
ization Commissar” was sent by
the Bucharest Government to take
over the Farola plant, one of the
A most recent Goering acquisitions,
i formerly controlled by Jews. Goer
s, laughed at the official when
arrived and told him to get out.
fThe young man refused. Goering
promptly called the German le
gation and with equal promptness
the Rumanian Ministry of Econo
my apologized and dismissed the
“offending” commissar.
Jewish industrialists in Ruman
ia were reported adding their fac
tories gladly to the Germans for
American dollars amounting to 20
op SO per cent of the plants’ real
value. The Jews realized that their
were doomed In any
cas © and that it was only a ques
tion of time before they would be
®*l*ed by the Iron Guard.
Palestine Boy Scouts Rally to Defend
Settlements Against Possible Invasion
PALESTINE SCOUTS DEFEND SETTLEMENTS—A patrol unit of
the Palestine Scout Association, which is sponsored by Young Judaea, is
shown near Jerusalem while engaged in defensive duty along the settle
ment frontiers. Note the youngsters bearing guns to defend the Yishuv
against any aggressor action.
Young Judea, sponsoring organization, mobilizes funds to support
Scouts to curry on defensive activities.
NEW YORK ClTY—Since the outbreak of hostilities in
Europe and the bombing of Palestine by Italian planes, the
Jewish Scout Association of Palestine, which is sponsored
by Young Judea, the junior affiliate of the Zionist Organiza
tion of America, has undertaken a new surge of defensive
military activity to meet all emergencies, it was announced
today by Carl Alpert, president of the sponsoring organiza
tion. f
Spurred by the activity of Pal
estinian scouts during the past
few months, the national govern
ing board of Young Judaea has
voted the immediate disbursement
of funds to aid the Scouts to car
ry on their important defensive
and patrol duties in the industrial
and agricultural settlements.
Since the start of the war thou
sands of young Jews have volun
teered for military service in the
English Army and it has become
necessary for the scouts to make
replacements in the home guard
of many towns and cities.
It was reported that hundreds
of Scouts who have been trained in
first aid and air-raid precaution
have performed heroic work dur
ing the recent bombings and the
sea scouts have formed a nucleus
for the new maritime activities in
Palestine.
Mr. Alpert also pointed out that
the scouts have in many ways
helped Jewish refugees who have
come into Palestine. The scouts
have fraternized with the refugee
children, and German and Austrian
youngsters are being organized
into special groups within the
scout movement with a view to
facilitate their acclimation in the
country; to help them acquire the
Hebrew language more readily;
and to help them adjust them
selves to new conditions of life in
the country.
The scouts, or tzophim as they
are popularly known, have served
as guides for the various Hadas
sah hospitals and their knowledge
of first aid has proven to be of in
valuable service in the various
medical stations.
During the past year when
there was a shortage of Jewish
labor in the field and the citrus
industry, the senior scouts imme
diately organized a number of la
bor camps in many of the settle
ments. In one camp, it was re
ported, there was a group of girl
guides, the Hadassah Patrol of
Jerusalem, who performed admir
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940
ably and were highly compliment
ed for their courtesy, kindness and
devotion to the all-important
work.
The tzophim also helped lay the
foundation of a new settlement
in upper Galilee. In addition to
their emergency services, the
scouts carried on their regular du
ties for the Self Defense Organi
zation, serving as signalers, watch
men and couriers for the Jewish
National Fund and other Organi
zations.
Thoughts After Armistice Day
J2lffr . .Pi . ARMISTICE DAY.I9IS,
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Nazis Plan to Ship
All Jews to France
STOCKHOLM (JTA) —Germany intends to transport all
Jews in the Reich, Austria, the Bohemia-Moravia Protector
ate and Alsace-Lorraine to France, a Berlin dispatch to the
Malmoe newspaper Sydsvnska Dagbladet reported.
The dispatch said the Vichy <
Government was considering the
possibility of transferring deport
ees and refugees to Madagascar.
The Germans have already arrest
ed thousands of Jews in Baden and
the Palatinate and shipped them to
unoccupied France.
The newspaper said that there
were still 270,000 Jews, mostly‘el
derly invalids, in the Reich who
could be transferred to France.
The Vichy Government is most
apprenhensive of this Nazi mass
deportation, it was stated.
50,000 Jews in Labor Service
LONDON (JTA) More than
50,000 Jews have been conscripted
into the German Labor Service,
working in special units, isolated
from the rest of the workers and
distinguished by special Jewish
badges, according to the report
of a trustworthy observer who
visited Germany. These laborers
represent practically a complete
muster of the able-bodied Jewish
males of Germany, for today the
total Jewish population of the Old
Reich is only 160,000, of whom
over half are above the age of 55.
The work of the Jewish labor
units, this observer declared, is
extremely hard. They are engaged
in bridge-building, rail work, hew-
2,500 Delegates to Attend Palestine
Labor Convention in New York
2,500 delegates from all parts of
the United States and Canada will
participate in the 16th annual con
vention of the National Labor
Committee for Palestine which
will open Saturday evening, Nov
ember 23, in Mecca Temple, New
ing wood in the forests, iron trans
port and labor in chemical factor
ies and other industries of nation
al importance.
‘‘The Jews are employed in close
units and must have no contact
with the rest of the laborers,” he
reported. “They wear a yellow rib
bon and the Shield of David. At
first the pqy was poor, the Jews
receiving a wage even smaller than
‘Aryans.’ Today wages are better.”
State B’nai B’riths
Meet December Bth
At a meeting held in Jackson
ville Sunday morning by the state
executive committee of B’nai
B’rith at the Windsor Hotel it was
decided to hold another such ses
sion in Gainesville on December
Bth to follow up plans laid with
regard to the furtherance of the
splendid work done by the student
union committee.
It was decided to increase the
budget for the promotion pf the
students’ religious education at
the University of Florida and at
the Florida State College for Wo
men.
York City, with a festive program
commemorating the 20th anniver
sary of the Histadrut, the General
Federation of Jewish Labor in
Palestine.
Among the internationally
known personalities to address
the gathering will be David Ben
Gurion, chairman of the Jewish
Agency for Palestine, Dr. Nahum
Goldman, president of the World
Jewish Congress, and Israel Mer
eminski, general secretary of the
Histadrut.
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