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Vol. 16 No. 6 30)000 Jews Held in 43 Labor Camps Week In Review By MILTON SHOWN, J.TA. PALESTINE AND REFUGEES While the Palestine Govern ment's move to begin deportation of illegal immigrants to a British colony created a new crisis in the Holy Land, a ghastly event off the Turkish coast gave poignant illus tration to the plight of homeless refugees. The Bulgarian authorities forced some 380 Jews to sail on a small, leaky vessel, the Salvator, which hit a reef in the Sea of Marmora mid a raging storm, drowning 223 of its passengers, most of them women and children. The Jews had been forced to sail for Palestine, despite the pro test of the ship's captain that the small sailing vessel could hardly hope to make the voyage. The 150 survivors this week were being de tained in the Turkish village of Silviri, having lost their meager possessions, their documents, and many of them even their last clo thing. Boycott German- Made Toys! Economic aid to Nazi Germany is being given by many anti-Nazi Americans who unwittingly buy Christmas toys and similar arti cles made in Germany, it was as serted by the Non-Sectarian Anti- Nazi League. In a warning to the American public, the Anti-Nazi League re cently pointed out that the De partment of Commerce recently announced that a small amount of toys from Nazi Germany was ar riving ih the United States on the boats of neutral countries, coming particularly via Siberia and Japan. The public was urged by the League to exercise particular care during the holiday season in mak ing purchases, to avoid aiding Na zi Germany or other Axis coun tries. Jewish Recruits Have Inspection ipwish Troops Parade K~nu„ ~ «h. M* -EgZZZi Regiment in Palestine undergoing inspection y m anmg Otßcer. Company of Auxiliary Military Pion- E —- Shalt of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. JWV Auxiliary Has Hospital Program In a world torn with war and the care of its victims attracting a great deal of attention the hospi talization program announced for 1941 by the National Ladies Auxi liary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States is indeed note worthy. The hospital work of the auxiliary compromises all activi ties which will benefit disabled War Veterans of the last world halocaust. A six point program has recent ly been announced which calls for frequent visits to hospitals with small gifts, such as cigarettes, matches, candy, shaving items, writing paper, pencils, etc., and special visits at Purim, Passover, Chanukah and other Jewish holi days, with appropriate gifts for the occasion. Each auxiliary hos pital chairman has been instructed to keep in touch with each Jewish veteran as he enters the hospital, either personally or through the mail. To help accomplish all this a national hospital penny fund has been set up. This program is built upon two concepts. First, the desire of the National Ladies’ Auxiliary to pro vide comfort and cheer to all dis abled War Veterans, regardless of race, color or creed, thus promot ing good felowship between Jew and Gentile in carrying out hos pital work. Second, the realization that the auxiliary has a special duty to men of their own faith to bring them comfort and cheer. It is the work of the auxiliary, a recent chapter bulletin reported, to make their foremost task “the re habilitation of those who have borne the brunt of the battle” (quoting Abraham Lincoln). Typical and outstanding of this program is the work Mrs. Esther Katz of Pittsburgh has been do ing. For seven years Mrs. Katz has been visiting the hospital sev eral times a month distributing cigarettes and providing the “bud dies” with little things they might need. She knows every Jewish vet eran by name and many of the non-Jews. She has made it her JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940 Light of Hope bJH 89 The lights of hope burning in the seven - branched Menorah since the victory of the Maccabees a symbol of Jewish hope for the triumph of right over might—will, during the observance of Chanu kah this year (beginning next Tuesday evening, December 24th), alas, be blacked out in Nazi-domi nated lands. They will, however, shine as ever in the Jewish com munities in -the free part of the world and in' Eretz Israel, an out post of democracy in the present struggle, where the Jewish Nation al Home continues to be built in war as an peace. Above is a Chanukah scene in the agricultural settlements on Jewish National Fund land in Pal estine where the ancient Menorah is, during the Chanukah week, placed on top of the water tower in each settlement and lighted with the appropriate traditional ceremony in which the heroic spirit of the ancient Maccabees is the central theme. The same spirit of determination will domi nate the Chanukah parties which have been planned in many U. S. business to know a little about each one, the nature of his illness, his interests and something of his family. At times of serious illness she is always ready to offer her blood for transfusions, and at times of death she is invaluable in helping and comforting bereaved families. There are three auxiliary posts in Florida carrying out the nation al hospitalization program. These are stationed in Miami, West Palm Beach, and Jacksonville. Mrs. Jack Goldberg is president of the Jack sonville auxiliary. The Spirit of Christmas One of the many excellent features of Christmas is the ideal of “good will toward men and peace on earth.” This year Christmas is a paradox in a world ripped apart by a few dictators whose corrupt practices have swept aside the sacred virtues imbued in this holiday. ... Yet, despite the chaos and uncertainty present today, we still cling to our hope that tomorrow will bring better days nf hanniness and contentment among all races and people who inhabit the earth. Without this faith for a more peace ful future, life would be extremely difficult in this war-torn W ° rl And so it is with this spirit of tolerance and friendship for all members of humanity that we of The Southern Jew ish Weekly take this opportunity on behalf of our readers STwish all our many Gentile friends the heartiest greetings and best wishes for a Merry, Merry Christmas. Majority of Jews Held in Lublin Sector GENEVA (JTA) —More than 30,000 Jews in Nazi-occu pied Poland are now being held in 43 labor camps established by the Nazi administration, it was learned when the list of the camps reached Geneva. The majority of these camps are in the Lublin district. About 26,000 Jews are reported held in 31 centers there, while the remainder are held in the camps in the Warsaw district. Utilization of the entire Jewish, manpower and economic resources has been decided upon by a con ference of heads of the Warsaw subdistricts, according to Gazeta Zydowska, only Jewish newspaper in Nazi-occupied Poland. During the conference, the chief of the Re settlement Department announced that the establishment of ghettos for the entire Warsaw district had been completed. Jews have been communities by the local Jewish National Fund Councils as a means for enlisting popular sup port for the F’und’s “More Land for More Food” program during the war period. Feast of Light A Poem for Chanukah ' By RUFUS LEARBI (Editor's Note: Rufus Lear si is the pen name of Israel Goldberg of the Jewish Edu cation Committee of New York. Under this name he has published books of orig inal poetry and translation which have have won him considerable acclaim.) Joyous festival of light, Bringing tales of heroes bright, Os mighty deeds and bold; As our songs we sing again, From your lights there spring again The Maccabees of old! Mattathias, priest of God, Scoffing at the tyrant’s rod, And all his wicked horde; Judas and his fearless band, They who freed the ravished land, And faith and shrine restored. Judas, noble heart and true, Leading but the weak and few, You foiled the tyrant’s rage! You it was who kindled then Lights that thrill the souls of men, And shine from age to age! Festival of holy light, Lift the darkness of our night And ne’er from us depart: In the Temple first you glowed, Now our hearts be your abode, A temple every heart! entrusted with police and sanitary services in the ghettos, it was sta ted. A Jewish militia, 1,000 strong, is organized by the Nazi ad ministration of Warsaw to act as a police force within the Warsaw ghetto. Only high school gradu ates may join it. Their records must show they have never been sentenced to any punishment and that they have had military train ing. Reliable information reaching Geneva from Nazi-occupied Po land also revealed that the Nazi administration in Warsaw issued an order prohibiting Jewish group prayers. The Jewish community of War saw was permitted by the Nazi administration to raise a loan of 100,000 zlotys necessary to cover immediate needs in connection with urgent relief for ghetto resi dents. The loan is to be taken from the “emigration fund” created through confiscation of Jewish property and is to be repaid at the end of March, 1941. An average of 400 Jews weekly are reaching Warsaw from provin cial towns, where life for Jews has become unbearable. This constant influx is aggravating the situation in the ghetto, where there are not sufficient dwellings to accommo date even the Jews compelled to move from other sections of War saw into the ghetto. Declaring that Jews had not complied with previous orders to leave Cracow, the German author ities in the capital of the Polish Government-General have issued a new order for expulsion of the Jewish inhabitants t o “reserva tions” and forbidding Jews hence forth to enter the city. Jewish Calendar Join a Synagogue or Temple Attend He Services 1940 5701 1941 First Day of Chanukah Dec. 25 Rosh-Chodesh Dec. 30-31 Fast of Tebet Jan. 9 Rosh Chodesh Shevat....Jan. 29 Chamisha Asar Feb. 12 Rosh Chodesh Adar. Feb. 28 Fast of Esther March 12 Purim March 13 Rosh Chodesh Nisan....Mar. 29 First Day Passover April 12 Rosh Chodesh Iyar. April 28 Lag B’Omer May 15 Rosh Chodesh Sivan May 27 First Day Shavuoth June 1 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz..June 1 Fast of Tammuz... July 13 Rosh Chodesh Ab July 25 Fast of Ab ....Aug. 3 Rosh Chodesh Elul Aug. 24 •Observed previous day aa well. All holidays begin at sun down of day preceding that listed above. $2.00 a Year