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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

PAGE SEVEN

B'nai Brith Club's Fine Work Thrills B'nai Brith
World With New Enthusiasm

BY MYER S. FINK

For a number of )•ail.: preced-

ing 19Is, it hail been a sadly

WHERE "FORUM LUNCHEONS" OF B'NAI BRITH CLUB WILL BE HELD

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his election as the President of

the B'nai Brith Club, was a

deplored fact that the meetings

series of noon-day meetings held

of the Pisgah Lodge were poor-

under the name, so-called. of

ly attended. •specially during

"Forum Luncheon."

the fall of Pits did the few ac-

Club and Lodge.

tive and darted members real-

The

was not even a quorum in at-

Brith has since its
inception sponsored no more

tendance, not e n ough members

popular or more promising form

to initiate a candidate.

of enterprise. The plan attract-

ize this. Too ',Item indeed. there

ed city-wide interest and more
than local notice.

Realizing the' critical time,

Lester J. Leopold and a few

other members of Pisgah Lodge

The idea back of the Fortin'

brought up the matter for dis-

Luncheon is to further the spirit

(if better understanding among

cussion and tried to lint the

the inembt•rs of the Inuit Brill',

cause and the remedy of such

and to provide interesting dis-
cussions dealing With many an-

lack of interest.

Mr. Leopold in his travels

gles of modern -life. Special em-

throughout the country has had

phasis is placed upon the Jewish
phas e s of Americanization.

occasion to visit Britt)

Lodges in many other cities. Ile

The first speaker of the Wiwi

called the attention of the mem-

Britil

bers to the striking success of

was

NI. Alex-

andt•r• who discussed the Anti•

the "Toledo Lodge. This lodge

DefamathS1 movement.

has a membership of ()Yet Ma,

members out of a Jewish popu-

Other speakers at the Forum

lation of 1000n. The members

Luncheons have been Anton

affiliated are the most prominent

Kaufman, who talked on

and influential Jewish citizens of

Congress of Berlin and the

Toledo.

Jews:" Myer S. Fink, \chos• sub-

-Tin.

ject oils "Four Vital Acts of the

Toledo's Secret.

Order:" Herman C. Fineberg,

Leopold had discussed the

"Eighteen NIonths in France;"

.\t a meeting in ()ember Nit- .

":\laimonitles;" Nathaniel Gold-

fogs.

lion. Louis James Rosenberg,

Leopold suggetsed to :liana Min

stick, "The Problem of the Re-

or tell mcmhcrs Who tvere pres-

turned Soldier," and Mr. Isaac

ent the idea of forming a Club,

(;oldberg• "The Elements of Suc-

with the name of "The Win.'

cess," and others.

Brith Club," whose main and

It is planned to expand the

situation with smeral of the

DINING

members of our sister lodge. .\ II

ROOM OF

NEW

CLUB

QUARTERS AT

Forum Luncheons from time to

25 BROADWAY.

time until they shall become as

were unanimous in this sugges-

popular and as important a part

tion: That the solution to the

of the civic life of 1)etroit as

problem, and the wily to bring

the Forum dinners at the Board

Pisgah Lodge to its former

standard, where it ought to bi:,

was to introduce other social ac-

tivities besides the lodge meet-
only object NViiS to revivify and

The Past Presidents of Pisgah Lodge, I. 0. B. B.

speakers during the forthcoming

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weeks will deal with many sub-

jects which are not generally

NIr. Leopold's resolution was

immediately' seconded and atb.pt-

Jacob Silberman

Martin Butzel

Henry M. Butzel

ed. .All the m•inhers present

Moritz Hirschman

Adolph Sloman

Martin Jonas

Marcus Cohen

Sigmund Fechheimer

David E. Heineman

Morris C. Fechheimer

Henry A. Krolik

Myer S. Fink

Emil S. Heineman

Adolph Krolik

Isidor Frank

Lester J. Leopold.

Magnus Butzel •

Herman Krolik

Simeon Bloom

Aloph Freund.

Seligman Schloss

Isaac Mendelssohn

Abraham Anspach

Simon I). Rosenzweig.

Emanuel Schloss

Herman Freund

Hugo A. Freund

Ilerman Finsterwahl.

Simon Heavenrich

Simon M. Simpson

Leo Weiss

Mark Sloman

Louis Kuttnauer

Adolph M. Steiner

Moses Marx

Moses Schott

Henry Binswanger

Simon Freedman

Louis Blitz

Morris Dreifuss

Herman Friedman

Samuel Weiss

Zella Himelhoch

Louis Benfy

Herman Weiss

Simon D. Rosenzweig

first headquarters were estab- '

Zacharia Selling

Simon S. Blitz

Max H. Finkleston

dished at GI Broadway.

Louis Selling

Sidney S. Weinman

Jacob Miller

Alodph Freund
Louis E. Rosenfield

Joseph Wertheimer

Samuel J. Rhodes

Adam E. Bloom

Louis I. Frank

pledged their whole-hearted sup-

port.

The following men were the

originators of the B'nai Brith

Club:

Adolph Finsterwald.

Nlorris Garvett.

Jacob :\

Myer S. Fink.

. 1r.

Adolph Freund came to \I r. '
Leopold whim the apt - , liggestion

suitable clubroom: be •ecured to

inaugurate the Club's work. The

Success Immediate.

Brill] Club was
The
success from the start. beyond

The informal and confidential

nature of the Forum Luncheons

make it possible hit. Jews to dis-

cuss among themselves those

subjects which could not be as

frankly and as openly talked

al lout elsewhere.

One of the most interesting

features of the Fortin) Luncheons

hats been that they have served

to uncover talent hitherto unsus-

pected in the Brith ranks.

'Alane men who Were 1111k110Wet

its 11111111C speakers

have made

striking successes since the in-

stitutimi of these luncheons.

It is hoped that the Forum

Luncheons will play an increas-

ingly important part in the life

of 1)etroit Jewry. They may

develop into a community noun-

61, where all of the various ac-

tivities and enterprises of

our

Jewish community inay be pro-

ptsed and considered, NVith the

one idea

month was tiver it was found

the

of strengthening

cause of American Judaism and

that the quarters were already

its e‘pv•.sion in the works and

outgrown..\pplicatiAms for mem-

bership poured in at a pile-

Open Doors.

' that are completely screened off

I

\Veisz. A rrangeents
m
can be in the next few months.

ir o n the general club-rooms. • made with him fur any V large
The officers and the Board of
banquets which can be served
\ resolution teas
The club-rooms will be hand -
I)irt'ctors of the B'nai Brith Club
th.riOl\l‘en
1. :11c
t
,:1
t
rooms
for
:inv
of
-
club
and carried that the
hers and families of any of the •-ontelt decorated and f urnis hed in
wish to impress the Jew-
s
the the
mem
hers and theft- familie .
Direcon's tqcted at the annual
Britt, Club by . Max •Go ldberg.- Nit.. Go ld-
ish public that by joining Pisgah
meeting be given puiwer to find members of the
Lodge and the It'imi Brith Club
ters and secure them to hold any meetings, social berg decorated the Majestic The-
Aims and Results.
new quar
the Cadillac Ilotel and
they are aiding Judaism, the
functions or any affairs that
The Club was formed for the
without any further report.
many of the city's most beautiful
community and themselves.
they choose to g i v e.
social, intellectual and civic bene-
of many a vail-
idences.
s
After a survey
The club-roOms are Sit ar- re
Greater activities will begin
in- fit of the Jewish population of
able places, the four upper floors
Liberty Alarket, 1:i Broad: ranged that all private affairs , The new club-rooms will
when the Club occupies its new
1)etroit.
of th e
ean be given in the smaller 'rooms elude a large library, a large
meeting and dance hall, and four
way, were rented.
J
At the time of the fi111;6m
(r it•I
tgaur lt : r
i• t•I!;1ri
arc
smaller rooms for club members. of the Wind Brith Club, Pisgah
d perfecting arrangements to give
The rooms will be open to the Lodge had 200 members in go o
interesting social affairs at least
Today, only after
members at all times. Noon- standing.
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•
three
months'
activities,
Pisgah
"n"
day luncheons will be served to

Here gnarhrs arc to hr

i

of the
This Page Contributed to the Welfare

B'nai Brith by

Milton M. Alexander
David A. Brown
Anton Kaufman

discussed from the public plat-

form.

all expectations. Before the first

'minimal rate.

Jewish Themes.

It is urgently hoped that the

advance Pisgah Lodge.

A few days afterwards

of Commerce.

L. J. Leopold
Zachariah and Jerome A.
Selling

• ee■

workings of American Jewry.

It is to be hoped that all those

who have not yet affiliated them-

selves with the B'nai Brith Club

will send in their application,

and gain the advantages of this

membership.

The officers of the

Brith

Club are

President — Adolph Finster-

wald.

Vice-Press---llenry I). Marks.

Secretary—Charles Rosenthal.

Treasurer--Myer S. Fink.

Directors—Abe Shiffman, An-
Lodge has almost GOO members
One of the first successful ton Kaufman, Milton M. Alex-
toe restaurant tin one of the and these arc confident th a t th e nove lti es sponsored by President antler, Nlorris Garvett, Lester J.
Hors. under the catering of E. Loon mark will be reached with- Finsterwald immediately after Leopo ld.

members and their familiest

