America Sewisk Periodical CeNter CLIFTON AVENUI - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO PAGE SEVEN THEIATRP_ITIP ■isil OtAirila4t •■••■■■ IMIN, Mem* Beth El BROWN TO ADDRESS Nara CONNECTICUT RALLY Sabbath Services: "The Sacred Shekel" will be the subject of Rabbi Leon Fram's sermon on Saturday morning, Feb. 18, at 10:30, in the Brown Me- morial Chapel. Disraeli: "Disraeli" will be the subject of Rabbi Lean Frant's sermon Sun- Rabbi Frans re- day, Feb. 20. quests the members of the congre- gation to read the newest biog- raphy of the Jewish prime minister of England, which will form the basis of the lecture: "Disraeli," by Andre Maurois. Temple Arts Society: The next performance of the Temple Arts Society will take place Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, when three one-act plays of un- usual interest will be given. Mrs. Alan Kopelson is in charge. Men's Temple Club: At the March meeting of the Men's Temple Club, on Tuesday evening, March 6, the speaker of the evening will be Dr. Alvin E. Magary of the North Woodward Presbytrian Church. Members of the Men's Club should put aside this date now. The Young People's Discussion Afternoon: The first Sunday afternoon dis- cussion held Sunday, Feb. 5, proved so interesting and pleas- ant an event that the Young Peo- ple's board has decided to hold them regularly each month. The next discussion will be held Sun- day, March 4, and will be led by Miss Each Lambert. The com- mittee in charge is headed by Miss Judith Breitenbach. Waldman to Speak at An- nual Cleveland Federa- tion Dinner Sunday. The Connecticut state conference on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Har- monic Club, New haven, will be the next United Jewish Campaign conference to be addressed by Dav- id A. Brown, national chairman. The conference, which has been called by Abraham S. Ullman, act- ing state chairman, to receive a re- port from each community in the state, and to hear Mr. Brown's re- port on the work being done abroad aims to stimulate the collection of monies pledged the United Jewish Campaign. Already over $10,500,- 0110 has been paid in cash on the $20,500,000 pledged. lest week Mr. Brown spoke in St. Louis at a state conference, and at a regional confefence in Kansas City where a check was handed him on account of pledges. Morris D. Waldman, head of the Jewish Welfare Federation of De- troit, and James II. Becker, well- known Chicago businessman, troth of whom were abroad and made in- tensive studies of the work . being accomplished with the funds raised in America through the United Jewish Campaign, will speak at the annual dinner meeting of the Jew- ish Welfare Federation of Cleve- land on Sunday evening, Feb. 19, at the Excelsior Club. They will discuss the activities of the Joint Distribtution C 0 in mitt ee. Mr. Waldman recently made a survey of Poland, and Mr. Becker visited the Russian Jewish colonies last sum- mer with Felix M. Warburg. U. H.S. EXAMINATIONS AROUSE ENTHUSIASM Sic-Mile Road School Accomplish• mends Praised. Are You Planning Ahead? Why not plan for next year a season of aesthetic appreciation in the field of Jewish literature? You will never get to it unless you plan now. Just as you have made Thursday night, or Friday or Sun- day afternoons your musical ses- sion "de rigeur," why not make Monday night your Beth El Col- lege night "de rigeur"? The Six Mile Road Talmud Tor- ah, a branch of the United Hebrew Schools, took on a holiday appear- ance when the Jewish fathers and mothers of the neighborhood gath- ered to witness the examination of their chilrden upon the completion of the first year of the Ilebrew studies prescribed by the U. II. S. curriculum. • The parents marvelled at the ease with which the children told stories in Hebrew and the self-con- fidence with which they answered the difficult and numerous questions asked by their teacher, M. Maned- is, and by B. Isaacs, the supenn- tondent of the United Hebrew The Children's Masquerade: The children of the first, second and third grades of our school will celebrate Purim with ii, masque party Sunday afternoon, March 4, at 3 o'clock. There will be a Purim play, a grand procession of the masqueraders, distribution of prizes for the cleverest costumes, Great enthusiasm was displayed and refreshments. Since the party by the children when Mr. Stein, the is limited to three grades, the d irector of the school, presented crowded condition of last year's them with new books. masquerade will not be repeated. The following children ranging in age between 7 - 9 were examined Purim Dinner-Dance: and passed into the second year: The High School Council of Beth Elkonon Ross, Chaya Cohn, Samu- El School of Religion invites Tern- el Rosenbloom, Jamb Cohen, Nor- ple sons and slaughters of high man Rosenfeld, Mendel Cohn, Es- school age to its annual Purim din- ther Sklar, Chaya Arnowitz, Rina ner-dance, Saturday night, March Davis, Jeremia Reitman, Abraham 3, at 7 o'clock. Subscription $1 (fended, Samson Weiner, Zipora per person. Tickets must be pur- Plotkin, Isaac Stein, Silvia Hell- chased no later than Sunday, man, Zwi Shapiro, Bassin Cohn Feb. 26. and Chaim Weiner. Note to parents: The rabbis rec- ommend that you encourage your MT. CLEMENS HADASSAH It children to attend this affair. ENTERTAINS AT PARTY It is will be well chaperoned. not a couple affair. Your boy The Mt. Clemens Iladassah was flees' not invite a girl, nor your hostess to a capacity crowd at the girl await an imitation from a Valentine prize party given at the boy. The boys and girls will meet Hotel Olympia ballroom for the at the Temple. Please arrange to benefit of the medical organiza- bring them and to take them home. tion. The program of the evening was The Gymnasium Schedule: opened with a clever one-act com- Men--Monday evening, 7:30 to ery skit. "Not Quite Such a 9:30; Wednesday evening, 9 to Goose," in which the following 10:30. VV omen— Wednesday people participated: Miss Fannie morning, 10 to 11:30. Boys— Rubin, 'Miss Ethel Levine, Mar- Tuesday afternoon, 3 to 4:30; jorie Feldman, Freda Lafcovitz Sunday afternoon, 4 to 5:30. and Rebecca Chaitman. FORMAL DINNER DANCE OF K. OF P. ON FEB. 22 After the play those present en- joyed the game of keno. About a hundred prizes were awarded for this game during the evening. Harry Riseman and Mr. Cohen of Newark, N. J., directed the keno games. Refreshments were served ; The girls on the refreshment com- mittee were the Misses Ruth Le- vine, Beatrice Rosen, Esther Zeve, Miriam Stark, Bessie Levine, Jen- nuie Juliar, Celia Kovitz, Helen Kehr, Ethel Stone, Mattie Leven- berg and Ida Weiss. The last item on the evening's entertainment was the awarding of the door prize, a lovely linen luncheon cloth and napkins. Mrs. J. II. Malbin held the lucky num- ber. Everything is in readiness for the Washington formal dinner- dance of Detroit Lodge No. 55, Knights of Pythias, which will be held Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, at 7 p. m., at Ilotel Statler. Those who attended the Thanks- giving dinner and previous affairs do not have to he urged to attend. They know what elaborate prepar- ations a K. of I'. committee makes for such an affair. There are to 1w many novelties and surprises in store for those in attendance. Seymour Simons or- chestra will play. Reservations should he made at once by calling Jack Alter, 718 Penobscot building, Haslassah expresses appreciation ('ad. 5213. to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elkins and Joe Elkins for the use of the NOTICE. Olympia ballroom, to Miss Sophia Dr. A. J. Altman is now located Cortlenker, who donated the door at 11705 Dexter boulevard, corner prize, and to the people who Webb avenue, telephone Euclid served on the program, usher and 10154. coat-checking committees. DETROIT LAW COLLEGE GRADUATES BIRNKRANT (Continued from First Page.) Emil Berliner and Jacob Heckman of Washington; Alexander Gold- Norman II. Birnkrant, a mem- stein of Hartford; and Judge ber of the February class of the Jacob M. Moses of Baltimore; or Detroit College of Law, is the fifth other like-type Zionists resident on brother in the same fancily to at- the Atlantic. seaboard. All of the administrative com- mittee meetings, including concise report of discussions, to be sent regularly to each member of the national board of directors. Administrative committee to choose from its membership or elsewhere a commission of five per- sons who shall be the American Zionist executive and subject to the instructions and supervision of the committee. American representation on the World Zionist Executive to be named by the national board of di- rectors and to be subject to the in- struction of the administrative committee. The national board of directors to consist of not less than one member from each state, such number to be fixed by the an- nual national convention and such member or members of each state to be elected by the Zionists there- of in such manner as they shall provide. HENRY J. DANNENBAUM Norman H. Is Fifth Brother To Attend Local Law School. NORMAN H. BIRNKRANT tend and be graduated from that school. Four of his brothers pre- ceded him—Saul J., Michael C. and Stark II. Birnkrant having been graduated with the class of June, 1919, while Theodore D. completed his studies in June, 1926. Norman is president of the Young l'eople's Temple Club of the Temple Beth El and is active in the affairs of that congrega- tion, as well as his school. Ile has successfully managed the annual moonlight and the musical show, "Tip Top Topics." Ile has also headed the annual Students' Day and the grand sport dance at the Temple. While at Camp Fort Sheridan in the summer of 1926, he won the Michigan polo cham- pionship. All the musical arrange- ments of the commencement exer- cises were taken care of by bhp. The fifth is by no means the last member of the family engaged in the study of law. There are three more brothers, Arthur at the Uni- versity of Michigan, Cecil at the University of Detroit, and Samuel at the Detroit City 1.aw School, all studying law. The two younger boys in grammar school also ex- press their desire to continue in the trail already blazed by their brothers. There are no cases wherein as many boys in one flintily have chosen to follow the same calling, nor can any evidence be discov- ered of a college having played the role of alma mater to a quintet of brothers. The boys arc sons of Mrs. Mau- rice T. Birnkrant of 628 East Bos- ton boulevard. CANTOR M. HIRSHMAN'S VISIT HERE A SUCCESS Asked to Come Bark and Will Sing Again March 23 and 24. Cantor Mordecai Hirshinan sang here on Sunday evening, and led in Sabbath services, and his suc- cess was so great that he was called to come bark again. With the result that he will make another appearance in De- troit and will conduct services at the Mishkan Israel Congregation, Blaine and Linwood, on Friday evening, March 23, and Saturday morning, March 24. Cantor Ilirshntan sang Friday evening and Saturday morning at the Mishkan Israel and gave a concert on Sunday evening. Dur- ing his stay in Detroit he was the guest of Morris Fishman, presi- dent of the congregation. TAKES GREAT PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF MAURICE BORDELOVE To Their Sales Staff MAURICE SAYS: I am very happy to be associated with such a company that has the reputa- tion of the Linwood Buick Co. Their convenient location plus their exception- al service facilities will enable me to render my friends a service in keeping with the excellent quality of the Buick Motor Car. LINWOOD BUICK CO. CENTERS PLAYERS STAGE NEW PLAYS Performance to Take Place Feb. 26; Miss Bonstelle Addresses Meeting. Louis Levenson left last Sun- day on an extended trip to New Orleans and other southern points. A. A • . A A Joseph Schwartz is in New York o n a business trip. GIVE TO BUILD! -United Palestine Appeal Gel ...Lian's Valet to Everybody The above is • reproduction of the poster that is being used in the 1928 campaign of the United Palestine Appeal to raise 17,600,- 000 for reconstruction work in Palestine. Particular people call on Forest Cleaners, "Detroit's Best," for every service one would expect of a gentle- man's valet. Among other things Forest Cleaners will restore your hat so that it can not be told from new. It will clean and return that gay colored scarf as refreshingly new as milady's latest creation from Paris. And you can include gloves, spats, neckties and other appara Save the cost of new garments and acces- sories by letting Forest prolong the life of your old ones. BUTZEL HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF 1928 DRIVE FOR U. P. A. (Continued from first page.) trict of Detroit among schools and educational groups has been ex- tended to March 1. The central theme in the con- test is "Why Every American Jew should be a Member of a Zionist Organization." The contest is open to buys Offil girls in the He- brew and religious schools, to Young Judaea and other educa- tional groups, as well as to indi- viduals. All contributions should be mailed to Philip Slomovitz, judge of the English essays, care of De- troit Jewish Chronicle. Joseph Haggai is judge of the Yiddish es- says and Bernard Isaacs will judge the Hebrew essays. Six cash prizes will be awarded for the best essays. The educational committee of the Zionist District, of which Leon Kay is chairman, announces that Wm. R. Blumenthal will he the speaker at the meeting on March 1. On March 15 Mr. Kay will speak on "Industries in Pales- tine." Just Phone MELROSE 4200 24 Hours Service on Men's Suits Just phone Melrose 4200 and "Defrays Sc,!" Cleaners will come for your mit, clean it, reshape it end bring it back to you within 24 hours, protected by a dust- proof bag. Serious discussion is in order. We invite further discussion on the subject. OFFERS FREE LUDWIG LECTURE TICKETS FOR BEST BISMARCK ESSAYS Alvin C. Hamer, who is sponsor- ing the Detroit visit to Orchestra Hall of Dr. Emil Ludwig, on the evening of Feb. 29, when the great German biographer will speak en — Ph ■ do lit Itaehrach ALVIN C. HAMER $1 5° "Detroit's Best" Scud it to a Master The FOREST Y. M. H. A. NOTES CLEANERS AND DYERS, Inc. Greater Detroit Young Men's Hebrew Association announces an open meeting next Tuesday, Feb. 21, to be held at 9125 Twelfth street, eel 8 p. m. The public is invited. Well-known speakers and entertainers will feature the pro- These communications speak foe gram. themselves. The American Zionist movement Jules Klein's "Sea Ilawks" Or- is facing a crisis. A change is needed, both in the personnel in chestra has been engaged for the spring frolic which has been set leadership and in method of work for Palestine. These must be se- for Sunday, April I, at the ball- room of the Book Cadillac Hotel. cured without harm to Palestine. Nag eitg Notre Mrs. 'tarry Hack, who was the guest of Mrs. Max Kahn for sev- eral days, has returned to her home in Detroit. Longfellow 3340 asked to have a statement pub- lished as to their purpose in corn- ing here., etc. They were frankly told that without the authorization of the Zionist Organization noth- ing could be published. They therefore went to work quietly for their particular cause. They have since told me that whatever success they have temporarily achieved has been destroyed by the action of the Z. 0. A. As a Zionist I am not only look- ing for a change of administra- tion but the creation of a healthy and intelligent body of public opinion ten all Zionist platters and to that I have publicly contributed by my articles in the Starch, 1927, and February, 1928, Menorah Journal and the provol, ing of such discussions as have taken, enlace a! "(tack to Beni" meetings in New York and elsewhere. Zionism in action has become an extremely complicated problem. The Karen ilayeisod has not proved its solution. The upheaval in 1921 was based upon the fact that the Karen ilayesoil was capable of solving every Zionist problem and that those like myself who did not believe in that creed were either stupid or disloyal or both. Time has brought about its own revenge. The administration has proven incompetent within its own chosen fields—diplomacy and money rais- ing. It has proven incompetent in the administration in Palestine and it in now admitting its incom- petence as a colonizing force. It has amassed liabilities instead of assets. It has had to turn from national upbuilding to a charity appeal. It maintains itself by machine politics, but to the credit of sonic of the cogs in the machine they writhe; they are too honest in their Zionism to disguise the truth. That explains the "flash in the pan" at Atlantic City last summer. The machine believes it can con- tinue to control by political tactics and that is why Abe Goldberg has been restored to office despite the decision of the Atlantic City con- vention. The full catalogue of in- competence and stupidities would fill volumes. I agree with you that the Zion- ists need to understand the situa- tion in all its complex details be- fore they can act intelligently. Dr. Stephen S. Wise slid something towards creating that intelligent understanding at Cleveland. It is up to the Zionists. Either they ,will invite and enforce free and frank discussion or they will con- tinue to be mesmerized by mean- ingless phrases, pompous procla- mations, groundless hopes and the whining phrase ''we cannot afford to disturb the situation." Very truly yours, JACOB DE HAAS. "Bismarck and the German Repub- lic," is offering a box seat at the lecture to the eight students of the Detroit City College, the Detroit Teachers College, and the Univer- sity of Detroit, who write the best essays on Bismarck. These essays are to be mailed to Mr. Hamer at either of his bask store's, Ill East Kirby avenue, or 5412 Woodward avenue. The man- uscripts should he in the mail not later than 6 p. m., on Feb. 24. They are limited to a length of not more than 1,000 words. Dr. Ludwig is one of the world's leading authorities on Bismarck, as he is on several other historical per- sonages. His "Napoleon" has en- joyed one of the greatest successes ever accorded to a biographical work. Dr. Ludwig's "Bismarck" bids fair to equal the "Napoleon" in popularity. He has also written "Genius and Character," and the life of the last Kaiser. In offering this competition to college students in Detroit, Hr. Ha- mer is actuated by a desire to stim- ulate interest among college people Mr. and Mrs. I. Voight were at in biographical reading. home to their friends last Sunday in honor of the Bar Mitzwah of LITHUANIAN VERBAND their son, Stewart. Morris Goldberg has returned home after spending several weeks in Florida and Cuba. 10217 Linwood Avenue kV A Jacob De Haas's Letter. Mr. De Haas writes as follows: To the Editor , Detroit Jewish Chronicle, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir: May I thank you for your edi- torial in the issue of Jan. 27 which has just come to my attention. I am glad to see you state the facts concerning the Zionist Organiza- tion so frankly and with a courage or confreres that the American Jewish Press mostly lack. May I say that there is nothing secret about the opposition to the present Zionist Organization ex- cept in the sense that the Yiddish press is practically entirely in the hands of administration support- ers and that a good number of the American Jewish weeklies are in- different to all but the material supplied by publicity agents. To the brief list of public state- ments you mention in your issue of Jan. 27 I might call attention to the critical attitude of Dr. A. S. Wolf of St. Louis, Mo., in the Chi- cago Jewish Chronicle; the castiga- tion of Dr. Weizmann by Dr. Mela- mesl, who is an administration sup- porter, in the Reflex and the wholesale discussion of many problems in the new Vanguard; "Back to Ilerzl" speaks for itself. It is an attempt to bring the move- ment back to its first principles both as a democratic instrument and to objective and method. We thoroughly agree with you; there ought to be no censorship and no attempt to exercise it, but whatever of mystification there is is entirely due to the exercise of the censorship by the administra- tion in its own and other organs. Within the last two months a spe- cific case of this type occurred which may be illuminating to you. Two business men came from Pal- estine on a purely business propo- sition. They called at the office of one of the Yiddish dailies and The Center Players will stale another production on Sunday eve- ning, Feb. 26 at 8:30 o'clock, at the Jewish Center, 31 ;Melbourne. Two interesting and impresive plays will be presented. The first of these, "The Jewess of the Ages by Rabbi I. L. Brill, is an effective and dramatic tableau, portraying through living pictures the history of Jewish womanhood from Old Ju- daea to the present day. The east will consist of Sarah Hiller, Mar- ion Selik, Ruth Barsky, Sarah Ent- YOUNG ISRAEL PLANS ner, Gertrude Cohen, Esther Goose, DANCE ON MARCH 25 Rose Schwartz, Dorothy Ilimelson and Gladys Krause. The perform- On Sunday evening, March 25 at ance will he supplemented by ap- the Statler ball room, Young Israel, propriate music played by Jack an educational organization, will Weisberg, violinist. sponsor its second annual dance. "The Ex c h ang e," by Althea From the present showing, and the Thurston is a delightful fantasy showing 'mole last year, this dance with a serious theme cleverly ex- promises to be one of the gayest pressed in a comic and entertaining events of the season. Seymour Si- fashion. It is to be interpreted by mons' orchestra will furnish the Nathan Beal, Burton Selik, Marvel Ableson, Benjamin Caplan and Sol- music for the occasion. Young Israel announces that lie Selik. many organizations in the city are The entire production is under co-operating with them in this af- the supervision and direction of fair. Other clubs are urged to co- Mrs. Morton Steinberg, dramatic operate and in planning their director of the Jewish Centers As- dances, to choose a date other than sociation. March 25. Miss Bonstelle Speaks. A large audience enjoyed a fasci- nating and instructive address at the Jewish Center, Saturday, Feb. 11, by Miss Jessie Bonstelle of the Bonstelle Playhouse, on the subject "Are We All Actors?" The occasion was an open meet- ing of the Center Players who play- ed hosts to the distinguished speak- er. The Center Players presented Miss Bonstelle with a bouquet of flowers. Arthur Mansbach, a member of the board of directors of the Jew- ish Centers Association, acted as chairman of the meeting. 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