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A mami/ favish Perio&eal eater

CLIFTON 6.6116111 • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

PAGE

HE LTIWITILIVLUI RONICLE

FOLDING

To the Family of the
Late Mr. Hearn

CHAIRS

The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
staffs extend their heartfelt
condolences to the surviving
members of the family of the
late Murray Hearn. Mr. Hearn,
who for seven years served as
linotype man of The Chronicle,
left a host of dear friends on
this paper, and every one who
has worked with him deeply
mourns his loss.

Complete seating equipment
—folding and parable chairs
for churches, lodge rooms,
•udioriums, ec.

Renting of chairs for special
occasions is a big feature
with us. Over 2,000 in stock
at all times.

W ELKER

A CORRECTION

SEATING CO.

L. A. M•lic, tips, iel Representative

650 Beaubien St., Cor. E. Fort St.
One Block East of County Bldg.

Phone Cherry 2522

In our issue of Jan. 6, Rabbi A.

N1. Hershman is reported to have
said, at Ann Arbor, in addressing

the Ilillvl Foundation services:
"Conservative Judaism, he explain•

COMMERCIAL
KOSHER

RESTAURANT

Business Men's Lunch, 11 - 1:30, 60c
egular Dinner, 60c
Opposite Crowley-Milner'.
Catering for Perth. and Dengue..

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ed, is a cotnpromise between Pe-

form and Ortheaux." This is not
a verbatim quotation from Rabbi
Hershman s address, the reporter
having mis-reported. The above
Sunt,nee should at least have con-
tained the word "not" to convey
Rabbi Hershman's thought, and the
•rntenee should have read: "Con-
servative Judaism is not a compro-
mise between Reform and Ortho-
dox." We make this correction ac-
cordingly.

SO ORIGINAL AND DIFFERENT

/hal Comparisons are impossible

Frankly, The Victory has left current practice so far
behind that comparisons are impossible.

Conservative drivers will never really discover the
car's astonishing resources.

Says Synagogue
Must Adapt Truth
of Modern Ideas

olomcn Golub Scores Suc- 1
cosi at Men's Temple Club
Song Recital.

(Continued from First Page.,

the year 1527. In the former per-
iod, the annual budget was $5l,-
d)0; in 1527, it $506,500. The un-
ion now has 232 congregations,
against a membership of 23 con-
gregations when it was first organ-
tztoi.

Mr. Brown's Report.

David A. Brown, chairman of the
imard of finance of the union, who
was recently honored in New York
4: Reform Jewry for his work in
oehalf of American Judaism, told
of the work of the finance board,
stating that Reform Jewry through-
out the country was being organ-
ized in a .vay that would bring
adequate funds to the union in or-
der to in•et its budgetary needs.
Ile said that the country was di-
vided into 11 z lies, each under the
supervision of a zone chairman,
who had co-operating with them 35
state chairmen, covering the states
where the union has member con-
gregations. He also made a report
of the tour of the flying squadron
of 164 rabbis and laymen of which
he and Rabbi Morris Feuerlieht
wcre the heads. As a result of this
tour, 275 mass meetings were held
and •considerable interest was
aroused in behalf of the union
among Reform Congregations
throughout the country.
Rabbi George Zepin, executive
secretary of the union, in a report
reviewed the work of the organiza-
tion during the past year. Its
membership, he announced, has
grown to 282 congregations with
an individual membership of 59,-
961. The total amount expended
during 1927 was in excess of $74,-
416 over the amount of money re-
ceived.
Hebrew Union College Report.

Alfred M. Cohen, chairman of
the board of governors of the Ile-
brew Union College, presented a
They will delight in its pick-up and low gas needs—
report on the progress made by
its comfort and streamline beauty.
that institution during the past
year. The college now has a stu-
dent body of 117, the largest en-
But the magnificent, all-day speed of the car—its
rollment in the history of the in-
faultless smoothness over clods and cobbles—are
stitution, which has graduated to
thrills that await the adventurer!
date over 250 rabbis who are now
occupying important pulpits
Six powerful cylinders are six powerful reasons for
throughout America and abroad.
this. A seventh vital reason is the basic Victory idea!
Mr. Cohen told of the efforts made
by Adolph S. Ochs of New York,
in endeavoring to secure a $5,000,-
For the first time in motor car history, chassis and
000 endowment fund for the college
body are a unit. .Floor and seats are built in the
and announced that over a million
chassis. The wide Victory chassis frame replaces
and a half has been raised towards
the customary body sill—and eliminates the cus-
this endowment. The budget of
tomary body overhang. The body itself has only 8
the college is now $281,403, Mr.
Cohen said, as against a budget of
major parts!
$69,000 in I918. The college now
has a faculty of 16, and has four
The result is 175 less pounds, 330 less parts;
large buildings in Cincinnati. It
standard road and head-clearance, yet a car that is
has a library which contains over
extremely low, steady and safe—with a power plant
80,000 volumes and 2,000 manu-
stripped for instant and brilliant action!
scripts, and a museum. The library
has the largest collection of Jewish
material in the world.
And the smartest car at the price ever created!
A report of the work of the de-
partment of Synagogue and School
Extension was submitted by Julius
W. Freiberg, chairman. He an-
nounced that 112 cities were visit-
ed during the past year where re-
ligious work was undertaken and
stimulated by representatives of
4-DOOR SEDAN, P. 0. B. DETROIT
the organization. He told of an
interesting experiment undertaken
Tutu ire on WW1 for Dodge Brother; Radio Program every 'Mrs.
by Rabbi E. Benedict Glazer, as
day night, 8 to &3o—National Broadra,ting Company Network.
regional rabbi of Pennsylvania,
who made a survey of the religious
needs of the Jews in that state.
Ile told of the university religious
JEFFERSON at CHENE
work undertaken by rabbis and rep-
Edgewood 4460
resentatives of the organization
WOODWARD at MARTIN PLACE • JOHN R st ENDICOTT
and during the past year, he an-
Glendale 7117
Northway 540b
nounced, 54 universities were vis-
ited and addresses were made by
46 rabbis. He stated that in nine
universities student congregations
were organized, and that services
and lectures were held regularly at
DODGE BROTHERS, INC.
these places.
SENIOR SIX AND AMERICA'S FASTEST FOUR ALSO ON DISPLAY
Ilenry M. Toch, chairman of the
New York executive committee of
the union, presented the annual re-
port of the work of the New York
committee for school extension,
which maintains seven religious
Achrsols with a total enrollment of
1,200 children. The schools are lo-
cated in the various boroughs of
Proceeds go for a
Greater New York, and Jewish ed-
ocational work is carried on.

lub sc or ed
Tuesday es ening with his rt -
(tat of Jewish folk songs, at Ton I
Ile ilith El, under the auspices of
-he Men's flub.
Rabbi Leon Frani, who init.:-
dot:et! the artist, supplemented the
,:rograill with introductory re-
mat explaining the musk: of hl r.
tolub. Lillian Estrin was at the
ilano, and 'ci:Illa obligate was by
'cm:tontine Kemarow,ky.
The program included eight
songs the words of which were also
iy the composer. Other selection,
thick were set to music by 51r. Co,
'ub were from Slani Leib, Rein.
per, Rosenfeld. Blum, Almi, Reiser.
and Leivick.

S demon t/t

Brilliant Recital by Miss
Judith Sidorsky.

Serenade, Rubinstein; Toccata,
Schuman; Cloncerto, Saint Saens.
Ten-year-old Miss Sidorsky, sis-
ter of Judith, played it Grieg sonata
as an impromptu number.
---
Mendelsohn Overture to

Open Sunday Concert

Victor Kolar, associate conductor
of the Detroit Syrriphony orchestra,
has chosen the Mendelssohn Over-
ture, "Ruy Bias," to open this Sun-
day afternoon concert at Orchestra
hall. Composed in 1839 in a very
brief time, not over three days be-
ing given to this work, it is one of
the most brilliant and effective of
all the Mendelssohn compositions.
H e was never satisfied with this
overture and it was not until after
his death that it was published.
Gustov Kleiner, of the first violin
section of the orchestra, will appear
as soloist, and has chosen the A
minor Concerto for Violin and Or-
chestra by Dvorak for his second
concert appearance with the orches-
tra. Mr. Kleiner is a graduate of
the Royal Academy of Music of
Vienna and was awarded first prize
at the Master Schoui of Violin unde

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9he VICTOKY SIX

DIE

Spectacular Bazaar

Detroit Unit of the Los Angeles Sanatorium

To provide accommodation for the thousands of 000r vic-
tims of the dreadful d' , Tuberculosis, Special Conference
Session will be held at the Jewish Center, 31 Melbourne

Sunday, Jan. 29, at 11 A. M. Sharp

All delegates and volunteers are requested to attend.

TIME OF BAZAAR

Feb. 25 to March 1, Inclusive

PLACE

Philadelphia-Byron Center

Byron and Philadelphia Ave..

Auspices: Detroit Auxiliary of the Jewish Consumptive

Relief Association of California.

A Welcome Announcement

CANTOR
M. HERSCHMAN

The world-renowned cantor who
has not been heard in Detroit for
years will appear at the

MISHKUN ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

Cor. Blaine and Linwood

Friday Night, Feb. 10
Saturday, Feb. 11

Sunday Night, Feb. 12, at 8 o'clock

He will be heard in a special concert. Tickets can be obtained

from the following:

MORRIS FISIIMAN
, NATHAN FISHMAN

ISENBERG WALL PAPER CO
SKOLNICK STUDIOS

Rabbi David Philipson, chairman
if the Conwission on Jewish edu-
cation, reported Oti the progress
made by his department, through
which textbooks, curricula, and
other plans are developed to aid in
giving Jewish anti religious in-
struction to children throughout
the country. Seven new publica-
tions were issued during the past
year, and five manuscripts have
been accepted for publication dur-
ing the coming year. Rabbi Philip-
s:in then told of the work under-
taken by his commission in urging
the establishment of Jewish normal
schools throughout the country for
the training of religious school
teachers. There are at present, he
Stated, 36 such normal schools, 25
of which reported a total registra-
tion of 881 students. The normal
schools are using a new syllabus
on educational psychology, pre-
pared by Dr. Julius L. Mailer, Fel-
low at Teachers College, Columbia
University, which supplements the
syllabus on classroom organization
and management prepared last
year by Rabbi Jacob B. Pollak.
The organization of teachers' ass°.
eiations for the purpose of arrang-
;rig conferences on Jewish educa-
tion and stimulating pedagogic
'verk, has gone forward during the
year and four teachers' conventions
were held during the year, one for
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, one for New England, one
for Central New York. and one for
Illinois and Indiana. Dr. Emanu-
el Gamoran, educational director of
the union. delivered lectures on
Jewish education in many cities.
Rabbi Samuel Schulman of the
sommissicn on Jewish education
has been appointed member of a
committee of three, which contains
in addition, cne Protestant and one
Catholic minister, who will arrange

ISHERWOOD'S

(-

Where he will perform the regular Sabbath Services

A. SIMON

Religious Instruction to Children.

Sextlon of the Synagogue
2210 Park Blvd.

7622 Oakland Ave.

Health Institute

Gymnastics
Massages

Handball and Squash
Courts.

8605 Twelfth St.

Entire Sixth Floor Bares-Grey BMg.

8437 Twelfth St.

1265 GRISWOLD
Cadillae 4969
Clifford 2014

for co-operation between all the
leading religious bodies in the
United States in providing for
weekday religious instruction of
young people. The commission is
also co-operating with the Ameri-
can Asociation for religion in uni-
versities and colleges, whose first
activity was the establishment of a
school of religion at the University
of Iowa.

Dr. Franklin on Tract Commission.

OPERA STARS
"DEFIANCE" TRUCKS IN BEAUTIFUL. (GRAND COME
TO DETROIT
DISPLAY AT AUTOMOBILE SHOW

the famous Professor Sercik.
kuv Suite,
The Rimsky - K
"Three Musical Pictures from the
Fairy Tale, Tsar Salton," will
played after the intermission.
- ---
Leah Zagal and Rhoda Gold-

berg on Pisgah Musi-
cal Program.

_

A got: pr gram (11 MUSic was
made possitilt by two y bung Detroit
artists last Monday at the open
weekly meet mg of Pisgah Lodge
No. 31, I. 0 It. B.
Miss Leal, Zagal, pupil of 11r.
Mark Gunz :tog, and last y.:arb:
winner of tl e city-wide music c nr
test, rendered two beautiful num-
ers. The first, Scherz o iu K major
by Chopin, is a comp.oatively
1010W11• intiosition.
III this cons
position Chopin, while displayin:
originality, clearly Pints tto tic
oussy in style. Nils. Zagal play,'
this number with romantic feeling
Iler next number,a fantastical hit
by Debussy, "Garden in the Rain,*
was also well executed and show:
Debussy in :I thlyful miss'.
Miss Rh, ila Goldberg, soprano of
he Mori Writh Choral Society, retf.:'
dered t'xo beautiful numbers. Miss
Goldberg's singing, heard before by
this body, seems to be improving
and is alw'ay's well received 1:v het
cnthusiastic followers.

Miss Judith Sidorsky, arts:
pupil of Dr. Stark Gunzburg, was
presented at a recital at Dr. Cola.-
burg's studio Friday evening, Jan.
20. A select group, ',resent by in-!
citation, cutnposed the intimate
Musical Program at Chron-
audience.
icle Hour Broadcast
Although the young virtuoso is
but fifteen years old, her rendition I
Over WBMH.
of a program pretentious enough
The pr ogram broadcast over
for a veteran of the concert slags radio station W10111 on Thursday
was unusual in its brilliance. Hee l :vetting, during The Chronielt
technique is finished, her touch Hour, included, in addition to the
sure, her interpretation masterly. address by Nathaniel H. Goldstick
Her naivette and the charm of her musical selections by Sirs. Jose-
personality lend the youthful artist phine Freintuth, contralto; Miss
a poise and stage presence that Rose Knight, soprano, with Miss
',would be envied by many her senior Tune Hitchcock at the piano. These
in years and experience.
artists were secured through the
Among the numbers on Miss Si. courtesy of Carl F. Mann of the De-
dorsky's program were: Varitt-
troit Conservatory of Music.
liens, Mendelssohn; Etude, Chopin;

THREE

trust

s'e.ge,

Grand

W.th t' e spl•nditl new Masonic
Temple Audit ram as its setting,
and the world-famous Chicago Civ-
ic Op.•a ('. mpany occupying the
Opera will en-
y it, annual renewal in Detroit
Thursd. , y, Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 16, 17 HMI 14.
The program is the ,nost ■ m-
During
bitious in local history.
the three days the full artistic en-
temble of the Chicago company will
produce four classic operas—"La
nr
40 %1 Tthruhrisaty
lly ;47'hi
.rarndeanM
"

on Saturday afternoon, and "II
Trovatore" on Saturday evening.

'Love More Powerful Than

Death" at Littman's
Theater.

"DEFIANCE" TRUCK DISPLAY AT THE SHOW

I

(If all the truck displays at the
but nubile Show, none were more
a:nut:fu! than that lrf the Century
Truck Co., of Defiance, Ohio, manu-
facturers of the Defiance trucks.
Displaying a series of sturdy 3, 2
and 1 I-4-ton trucks, all with strong
and good looking cabins and booties,
making the Defiance display one of
the truck rendezvous of the Auto-
mobile Show.

Nathan

Robinson, head of the

II. IVaimatoovitzls melodrama in
Lour acts "Love More Pewerful
Than Death," is being staged this
week-end at the Littman's Peoples
theatre. It is being shown, in ad-
dition to the Friday evening per-
formance, Saturday and Sunday
afternoon and evening. The entire
cast participates.

Century Truck, upon being in-

A WARNING

ters iewed the show, said that he

Acertain A.-Goldberg, who is
posing as the representative of the
Jewish Daily Bulletin, is soliciting
subscriptions for that publication
without authority. He was cons
vieted for a similar offense in Kan-
sas and the Bulletin now asks his
arrest on sight.

expects 1523 to be the biggest year

in the history of his institution,
and judging from the orders taken
by prospects developed at the De-
troit show, the local factory branch
promises to be the biggest center
of distribution for Defiance in 1928.

Latest Hat Creations at Astor the shop and to examine. the latest
creations received during the pas.
Hat Shop.

McGraw Meets Loyoza on

Feb. 3.

When l'hil McGraw, Dethoit
week. Mrs. Meisner announces the lightweight contender meeta Stank!.
Sirs. Ile n Meisner, proprietor of featuring of $5 and $6 huts as spe- loos Loayza on Feb. 3, they will be
Astor Hat Sin p, 1510 Woodward daily priced attractions among the the headliners of what appears to
avenue, next to Kerwin 's extends lot st creations now on sale at het be the most cosmopolitan boxing
an invitation to her friends to visit shp.
card ever drawn up.

Children's Free Concert.

The eighth and ninth School Chil-
dren's Free Concerts takes place on
the afternoons of Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, and
the following program ivlr, t,) pre-
sented to the children; Verdi's Tri-
umphal March from "Aida," Wag-
ners Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
"Traumerei" and "Evening Song"
by Sehumatto, Saint-Saens' "Dance
Macabre,"
"Andante Cantabile"
and "1812" overture by Tschaikov-
sky. All of the above compositions,
with the exception of "The Evening
Song" of Schumann, are part of
this year's Music Memory Contest,
the finals of which will lake place
in Orchestra Ilall about the middle
of March.

MURAD said
"Fragrance"

Young People's Travelogue.

On Saturday morning, Feb. 4,
the fourth of the Young People's
Music Travelogues takes place,
with Miss Edith Ithetts lecturing
and Victor Kolar conducting. The
audience this week will be taken to
Bayreuth Germany, where they will
receive a splendid talk about Wag-
ner and his work with the opera at
Bayreuth. The music, of course,
will all be by Wagner, and the fol-
lowing numbers will be played:
Preludes to Acts 1 and III of "La-
hengrin," Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman," and the Prize Song
and Overture, "Die Meistersinger."

A ND

a score of trusty slaves sprang forth to search
the world for fragrant tobacco. Each brought back

Boris Ganapol Announces
Free Vocal Scholarship.

the best he could find.

Boris Ganapol, president of the
Ganapol Studios of Musical Art,
announces the endowment of a free
scholarship in the vocal depart-
ment. Contestants for this schol-
arship will he examined by three
competent judges. In accordance
with this opportunity, applicants
must be governed by rules general-
ly aciepted by established music
instructors. The contest is open
to men and women. Particulars
nifty be obtained at the Ganapol
Studios.

Rabbi Leo M. Franklin, report-
ing for the tract commission, an-
nounced that several series of re-
ligious tracts are now in prepara-
tion. The subjects to be discussed
are theology, Jewish literature,
Post-Biblical Judaism, the Jewish
Prayer-Book, Judaism and other
modern religions, Judaism and
Modern Thought, and the Social
Ideal in Judaism. It was an-
nounced that a tract in the series
m Post-Biblical Judaism—the Mid-
rash—by Dr. Israel Bettan. has Music Study Club Gives De-
lightful Entertainment.
been published and is being dis-
tributed, and one by Rabbi Morris
A delightful entertainment was
Feuerlicht on Judaism's influence given at the Florence Crittenden
in the founding of the republic, has Home last Friday evening by the
teen published. Among the other philanthropic cemmittee of the De-
tracts which will shortly appear troit Music Study Club. The pro-
are Dr. Abraham Cronbach's "Phi- gram consisted of vocal solos by
lanthropy in Rabbinical Literature" Mrs. Geo. Weingarten and Mrs.
and "Jewish Philanthropic Insti- Charles Alpern, accompanied by
tutions in the Middle Ages."
Mrs. L. Titlebaum; readings by
One of the most interesting re- Mrs. ()scar Blumberg; piano selec-
ports submitted at the meeting was tions by Sirs. Harry Konel: and
that of Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer, dance numbers by Miss Katherine
who has been for nearly a year in Pereira's pupils. with the piano ac-
charge of regional work in Pennsyl- companiment nlayed by Miss Dor-
vania. Rabbi Glazer's work includ- othy Rukin. Mrs. Schaflander act-
ed a survey of the religious needs ed as chairman of the event wit
of the smaller communities of that Mrs. B. Stepsay assisting.
state, and organization work in
many communities.
In two places the fact that Jew-
ish children were receiving no ethi-
:al or religious instruction, Rabbi
MRS. MINNIE BARBER
Glazer reported, was so conspicu-
ous that it elicited the wonder, the 1242 Blaine avenue, passed away
comment, and the criticism of lo- on January 20 at the age of 33.
cal non-Jewish leaders. At univer- She was the beloved wife of Ike C.
sities in the slate, Rabbi Glazer re- Barber and dear mother of Sonia
ported, he found most of the Jew Delores. Burial took place at
ish students keenly interested in Cloverhill Park Cemetery on Jan-
their religion and eager for stimu uary 22. Rabbi A. M. Hershman
lotion of that interest. At tht and Cantor Zaludkowski partici-
State Hospital, where there are pated in the service.
500 Jewish patients, he learned
MR. HYMAN LEE
that no Jewish services are eve
held in spite of the fact that many 1546 Grand avenue, passed away
if the Jewish patients desire to at on Jan. 20, at the age of 34, in
tend such religious services. Ile Chicago. Burial took place in De-
found, too, that in practically ever y troit on Jan. 22 at Beth David
community which he visited the Cemetery. His wife, Rose Lee.
Jews were eager to avail themselves survives.
of the co-operation offered by th
union.
BABY JOYCE ERMAN
Reports were also received from age 3 months, daughter of Mr. and
the National Federation of Tempi
Mrs. Ilenry Ermar, passed away
Sisterhoods which reported tha
on Jan. 23 at the residence of her
the membership of the federatio
parents, 3345 Richton avenue.
was now 312 sisterhoods, 21 new Burial took place at Machpelah nn
sisterhoctls having been added dur Jan. 24.
ing the year. The outstanding ac
tivity for the last year has bee
MR. ISAAC SPILBERG
that of the Hebrew Union College 10026 Braodstreet avenue, passed
Scholarship and Dormitory Slain away on Jan. 24 at the age of 50 .
tenance Fund. During the yea r His wife, Mollie, survives. Burial
277 sisterhixis contributed $37,22 4 took place at Beth David.
towards this project.
The National Federation of Tern-
ple Brotherhoods reported that 116
individual brotherhoods, with a to-
Daniel Lew!.
Saul L.wt.
tal membership of nearly 19,000
now make up the federation, repre-
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senting an accessions of 16 broth-
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erhoods during the year. Increas-
ing activity has been noted in nu-
merous brotherhoods whose pro-
gram has become active co-opera-
tion in the work of the union, and
the strengthening of cultural in-
terest among the members. The
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religious interest and activities of
the American Jewish layman.

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Abner Kalisch
Memorial Poetry Contest

OBITUARY

Fund contributed by Harry Kalisch,
Isador Kalisch and Samuel Kalisch, Jr.,
of Newark, New Jersey, in memory of
their departed father, Abner Kalisch.

Judges of

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the Contest

Max J. Herzberg, Literary Editor of the "Newark Evening News."
Martin Feinstein, author of "Drums of Panic."
.A B. Magil, contributor to varioJs literary oeriodicals.

Through the generous gift of Harry Kalisch, Isador Kalisch and Samuel
Kalisch, Jr., the Independent Order Brith Sholom announces the offer of seven
prizes for the seven best poems submitted. The first prize will be $35.00, the
second prize $25.00, the third prize of $15.00, the fourth prize of $10.00 and the
next three $5.00 each. The length of the poem is not limited but it is preferred
that it be not more than fifty lines.
The contest is open to all schools of verse, and to anyone, whether he or she
be a member of the Order or not. Editors of Brith Sholom News are debarred
from participating. The Brith Sholom News reserves the right to publish any
and all poems submitted.

Rules of Contest

Lewis Bros.

Jewish Funeral
Directors

1.

All contributions must be typewritten on one side of eager.

2.

The poem must be signed by an assumed name.

Enclosed with submission there must bseded envelope on the outs'cle of which shall
3.
be written the contestant's •ssurned name, •nd enclosed there:n • mow containing the name
and address of the contestant'

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All contributions rbUst be sent to Birk Sholom News, 506 Pine Street, Philadelphia,
4.
in time to reach the editors not later than March 1, 1928.

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