Atiterkam ffewish Periodical Cotter CtAPTON

AMU' - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

PAGE SEVEN

THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

or for
CHANUKAH
THOUGHTS

any reason, be turned to profit-
able account of the parents.

5,300 Jewish Children Attend
Palestine Kindergartens

J. D. C. Spends 15 Million Marks
In November for Polish Relief

One more striking precept is that
if a taper is suddenly extinguished
New York.—More than 15,000,000
we need not feel undue anxiety about
JERUSALF.M—Over 5,300 children
it. As long as we have lighted it we are attending kindergartens in Pales- marks were spent during the month
By Rabbi E. Aishishkin.
of November for the relief of desti-
have done our full duty.
tine. At the end of the school ses- tute Jews in Poland by the Joint Dis-
The various precepts prescribed by
The same principle may be applied sion last year, there were 34 of these tribution Committee of American
the Jewish Law for Chanukah are to the early training of children. If kindergartens under the supervision Funds for Jewish War Sufferers, act-
symbolic of the education of our chil- the child later proves to be wild and of the \'aad Ilachinuch (Zionist ing on behalf of the American Jew-
dren. According to these rules we unmanageable the parents are blame- Board of Education), 9 under the ish Relief, Central Relief Committee
are enjoined to light one taper on less as long as they have done their Jewish Colonization Association, II and the Peoples Relief Committee.
the first evening, two tapers on the full, unbiased duty toward that child. under the Eveline de Rothschild Report for the last month has just
school, and 1 under the Alliance Is- been published by the organization
second, increasing the number of ta-
There is a very fine, far-reaching raelite Universelle.
pers each evening until the maximum
and it states that a total of 15,268,500
custom among the Jewish women of
The College for Kindergarten
is reached on the eighth evening,
not engaging in any work during the Teachers, at the meeting demonstra- marks were appropriated to meet the
when we light eigth tapers.
time the Chanukah tapers are lighted. tion it recently held of its plans and needs of thousands of sufferers. This
This is a visible representation of
sum includes 5,000,000 marks received
the idea of imparting knowledge to
Continuing to draw our parallelism, work, showed the new method of in- by the Joint Distribution Committee:
struction
that
is
being
used
in
the
children. There must be no haste the mothers of children of school age
from the Jews of England. The ex-I
involved in the method of teaching. should not occupy themselves with kindergartens of Palestioe. It is a penditures of the Joint Distribution
The work must be graded in a strickly anything else but the education of combination of the Montessori sys- Committee include the purchase of
their children. Th6, must devote all tem which aims to develop the senses winter clothing for thousands of
their time and energy to-the mental of the child by giving the child actual ragged men, women and children, and
practice in using io senses, and the for food and •fuel for the- winter
develophient of their children.
Frobel system which teachel the months. Two hundred and fifty
Chanukah, thus being so symbolic child through its instincts of play
thousand marks were appropriated
of education, it is inert that this won- and imitation, and is uniquely adapt-
derful Festival he appropriately cele- ed to the needs of the children of for the repatriation of refugees in
Warsaw and 'Minsk, and 50,000 marks
brated in all Hebrew Schools and Palestine. The influence of the COIIII -
for workingmen's kitchen in Peru-
Talmud Torahs. Let our children try is very evident in everything the
zany. The relief work of the Joint
become acquainted with the noble children are taught to do. They use
Distribution Committee now extends
and magnificent deeds of our great the fruits and plants of Palestine as
Jewish heroes, the Maccabees—how the subjects of their drawing lessons throughout Poland.
they bravely defended their country and of their classes in conversation.
and their religion. Let us imbue our
The 125 kindergarten teachers of
children with a love for our Holy Palesttne have organized the Ilitach-
Land, our Torah and our God.
dut Ilagannanut ll'Histadrut Ilainor-
im (Federation of Kindergarten
Teachers of the Teachers' Associa-
PRAGUE.— Declaring that the
tion). In April last they held their Jews are profiteers and that it is in
first meeting, at which 24 delegates the interest of the country to kill
were present. A report of the work every Jew in it, the Czechs in the
of the kindergartens in Palestine was Karwin mining district of Bohemia
submitted, and it was decided among have issued a proclamation advising
Jerusalem.—The Mizrachi has re- other matters to issue an organ of the inhabitants to kill all the Polish
cently opened a Teachers' Seminary the Federation. The first number of Jews in that region. Plundering, the
in Jerusalem. The director of the this paper, "Ganenu" (Our Garden) is proclamation says, is not enough; not
Institute is Dr. Mirkin and the fac- out already. It is a magazine of some a single Jew must be left alive there.
ulty consists of Rabbi Ostraysky, 60 pages, and the appropriate cover l'ark.
Drs. Tauber, l'ross and Rokeach. design has been executed at Bezalel.
RABBI E. AISHISHKIN.
The aim of the institute is to produce The contents include articles on "The
full-fledged,
experienced teachers, Hebrew Language in the Kindergar-
scientific manner, administering very
r/
small doses when the child is yet well informed in pedagogy, and im- ten," "How to Interest Children in
young and increasing them as the bued with the spirit of traditional Domestic Work," "Songs for the Gar-
Judaism. The Teachers' Seminary is den," and "A Specimen Lesson."
child advances in years.
Another typical Chanukah Law is the third educational institution to
the injunction against utilizing the be opened by the Mizrachi in Pales-
The statement has come from au-
tapers for other than sacred purposes. tine. The other two are, the "Tach- thenticated sources that at least 100,-
To quote the Talmud: "These tapers kemoni," which has existed for a 000 Christian and Jewish girls are
number
of
years,
and
the
recently
are sacred and we are enjoined
held captive in the Harems of the
against utilizing them for secular pur- opened Tachkemoni High School. It Turks, Kurds and Arabs within the
is expected that 'these Institutions
poses. ,,
domain of the former Ottoman Em-
will
do
much
towards
helping
fill
the
This can obviously be compared to
pire, forced to live in suffering and
the years of childhood. These years great need of Palestinian Jewry for degradation often far worse than
should be considered sacred by the trained teachers for the Orthodox
death.
parents and must not, by any means Schools.

"KILL THE JEWS"
SAY CZECHS

DIAMONDS

FULL PURCHASE PRICE REFUNDED
ON DIAMONDS AT ANY TIME
DISTINCTIVE JEWELRY

And Watches At Attractive Prices

S. L. Kavanau

M'holesnlo Diamonds and Jewelry,

Second Floor, Mckerchey Building.

Cadillac 4825

CLOSED SATURDAYS

_2

Serwer's Wholesale
Bazaar

CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, GRANITEWARE
COMPLETE RESTAURANT SUPPLIES
TOYS, DOLLS, ETC.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
OPENED IN JERUSALEM

Cherry 2424

23-25 Catherine St.
228-30 Gratiot Ave.

Our Great-2nd Annual

Profit-Sharing

SALE

A Christmas Gift
That Pays Dividends

A SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Starts Saturday, December 28th and Con-

tinues for Ten Days

Without reserve we offer you the pick of
our entire stock of Men's and Boy's Clothing.
Hats and Furnishings; also Ladies', Men's
and Children's Shoes.

THRIFT is a virtue that must
• be cultivated. Those who
SAVE become those who
PROSPER. It is an undeni-
able law of economics.

25%

But it is something that each
of us can develop within our-
selves -- at any age. We
should make this our FIRST
NEW YEAR'S RESOLU-
TION—to SAVE something.

We Pay

Our Store Policy calls for a Profit-
Sharing Sale each year. This is a
big opportunity to save money on
high grade merchandise of guaran-

/And more especially it is our DUTY to the
children of the present to FORTIFY their
futures by the cultivation of this virtu. of
THRIFT. We owe it to them to teach
them to SAVE.

teed merit,

Halperin Bros. & Davis, Inc.

Give the Children
Savings Accounts for Christmas

Every account is welcomed here — be it
large or small. Every customer receives
courteous, helpful, friendly service. And
we will help you increase your account.
The little banks, illustrated here, are free
to our members. Get one and slip the
small change in it. You will be surprised
how much you can save in a short time.

If you wish to open an account, telephone
or write us, and our representative will
bring you one of these banks.

DETROIT & NORTHERN MICHIGAN
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Washington & Clifford
Main 4943

OFFICE HOURS:

Daily 8:30 A. M. to 3:30 P. M.
Saturday 8:30 A. M. to 12 M.
Monday Evenings 8 to 8.

Reduction

487-489-491 Hasting Street

OPEN EVENINGS

CORNER ALFRED

0

130==0=01=10=10

01= 01=10 =01=10 =01

4'

0

Seasons Greetings

6 0

a

THE JAMES ROACH CO.

0

6 0

Decorators and Furnishers

25 West Canfield

..0.0.0

0

G

0 cr

lifidale 5240

........ /0

0011 ===== 0=0)

