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JEWISH ACTIVITIES IN JACKSON
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New fear's
Greetings
Jackson's Leading
BEAUTICIANS
Pamanoa V.'auing
a Speculty
The moost successful gathering ferret' to the cloange that lhool
of the year, at Jackson, was held taken place in the last 10 years io,
"Previous t0
the latter part of May, when the
Michigan State Federation of Tem- that time throughout all ages the
ple Sisterhoods gathered in an- men had held leadership. With
the World War changing the idea-
nual convention.
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Miriam Wolff was elected treas- and thoughts of men, the
urer art the seventh annual con- are at the present time doing Ono
serious
work
of
the
synagogue.
vention ofthe Nliehigan State Fed-
oration of
Sisterhoods, in Education is the key-word of the
work of today and should be the
session at the Hotel Hayes.
aim synagogue.
o t* al leducators connected
Other (officers elected were: the
President, Mrs. Gerald Goldfarb, with the sisterhood."
Commends Local Group.
of Saginaw, who succeeded Mrs.
The
speaker commended
the
Alice Rosenthal of Petoskey; first local
sisterhood
for its work and
vice-president, Mrs, Herman Fin-
since
its Ile
organization
sterwald of Detroit; second vice- progress
eight years
ago.
referred to
president, Mrs. M. Fishman Of
tirari,1 Rapids; corresponding, sec- the absence of anti-Semitle feel-
ing in Jackson. The need of a
retary,
Mrs. Frances
Levy of Mrs.
Bay Jewish
federation
of teachers
among the
City;
recording
secretary,
schools
was advanced
by
Blanche Seitner of Flint.
re-
Rabbi
From
in
his
closing
♦
Ten Cities Represented.
Temple
Where fastidious women may fuHill every
beauty requisite under the skilled guidance of
thoroughly experienced beauty culturists.
701 PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
Phone Oakwood 4531
JACKSON, AlICHIGAN
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marks.
New Year's Greetings
OAKHILL
PIE SHOP
IRWIN'S HOME MADE PIES
Wholesale
OAKWOOD 4240, 134-J
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
CLARK BODY CO.
You Wreck 'Ern—We Re Rebuild 'Ern."
BODY BUILDING
Collision and Fender Repairs—Glass Installing
DUCO OR LACQUER FINISH
Trimming and Fender Enameling
Oakwood 4606
911.915 Hamburg Street
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
The Season's Greetings
Murphy's Dry Cleaning
1., C. RICHMOND — C. I.. IIANES
CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING
1,11,0 New When We're Thru"
Wt. Call For and Deliver
OAKWOOD 730
509 COOPER STREET
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
A Happy New Year to You!
Maddalena Bros.
All Kinds of
Roman and Venetian Mosaics, Terrazzo Floors,
Sanitary Wainscoting, Terrazzo Bath Rooms,
Porches, Steps, Escaustic Tiles for Floors and
Walls
OAKWOOD 3698
613 UNION STREET
Delegates were present from
Other speakers of the afternoon
the 10 temples of the federation session were Mrs. Lotte Sloman of
representing Detroit, Flint, Kala-
Detroit and Mrs. %ilia W. Gobi-
mazoo, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, stein of Chicago.
Saginaw, Petoskey, Bay City, Lan-
Preceding the program, David
sing and Jackson.
!holland rendered a group of vio-
The convention luncheon was lin selections, He was accompa-
served in the Georgian Room of nied by Mrs. Earl Spiesberger.
the hotel to 95 guests at noon. An Mrs. Ilattie Wolf is oresident
address was given in the afternoon of the Sisterhood of Beth Israel
by Rabbi Leon Fram, associate of Temple.
Rabbi Leo Franklin of Temple
Mrs. Augusta Lervek is presi-
Beth El, Detroit.
dent of the Young Women's Auxil-
iary
of Beth Israel Congregation.
"Women of the sisterhoods hot
Morris Ileumon is president of
the life-line of the Jewish faith,"
declared the speaker; as he re- Beth Israel Temple,
ruo
SUN BUILDING
DRUG STORE
Thomas-Fair Chevrolet Co.
The
Grand Rapids Paint and
Enamel Company
Store and Warehouse
SALES AND SERVICE
PAINTS, VARNISHES,
ENAMELS, LACQUERS
BRUSHES, CLEANERS,
A EVROLET/
-
OILS. SUPPLIES
AND ACCESSORIES
Complete Service Station
Curs—Trucks
East Michigan Ave. at Perrine St.
Irving 42
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
Greetings of the Season
OWEN FOLLEN CO.
Distinctive Home Furnishers
RUGS, DRAPERIES, CARPETS
212 NORTH JACKSON ST.
Jackson, Mich.
Phone Oakwood 3593
We Deliver and Try to I'lease
Greetings
The RALPH E. LEWIS
COMPANY
STUDEBAKER SALES AND
SERVICE
250.262 WEST PEARL ST.
Oakwood 346
133-137 East Cortland St.
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
Globe Pattern and
Manufacturing Works
(J. A. IIOLZAPFEL)
WOOD AND METAL PATTERNS
OF ALL KINDS
OAKWOOD 816
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
151 WEST PEARL
Greetings of the Season
Irving 202
Jackson, Michigan.
Greetings of the Season
J. J. BEST
REALTOR
Real Estate
Insurance
STEAMSHIP AGENT
208-209 Carter Building
Phone 1697
Jackson, Mich.
Choni commended the man for
his public spirit and then so' down
to eat his lunch. When he had
had his meal he feIt drowooy and
was soon asleep. Ile slept on and
on and vegetation grew around
hint, forming a leafy screen so
that the sleeper was hidden trim
view. When he awoke eventually
and pushed aside the boughs that
shadowed hint he saw that he was
standing near a carob tree that
had not been there whin he fell
asleep.
A young man was pluck-
ing the fruit from the branches.
"Do you know who planted this
tree?" Choni inquired.
Store
Now Serving a Table d'Hote Dinner
5:30 to 7:30 p. m.
HOTEL HAYES
WHERE GUESTS FEEL AT 11051E
JACKSON, MICH.
We Wish All Our Jewish Friends and Patrons a
Happy and Prosperous New Year
Loarraine
Beauty Shop
MISS WOOD — MISS SCIIULTZ — MISS SCHRIM
Si RS. II A RRSON, Manager
ROGERS BUILDING
Phone Oakwood 1203
Mezzanine Poor
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
Greetings of the Season
Mueller Bakeries, Inc.
BUTTERNUT BREAD
"THOUGHTFULI 1 MADE"
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
A Happy New Year to You
W. J. GRANT
Realty Company
REALTORS
Everything in Real Estate
406 DWIGHT BLDG.
IRVING 608
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
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... eadaeaebeadse.sesoss-- esza
Season's Greetings to All Our Jewish Friends
A. L. Weiger
Realty Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Land Contracts, Loans
iu , u.1)Eits OF
MODERN BIOMES
28 Natl. Union Bk. Bldg.
Phone Oakwood 67
.1 Ii 1,SON. MICH.
Luncheons-Teas—Fountain Service. Complete
Assortment. of Willeray Candies
Open until 11:45 p. m.
Willeray Confectionery Co.
230 Liberty Street
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
The Season's Greetings
"Yes," said the man, "it was
my grandfather."
Then Choni remembered the
conversation he had had before he
went to sleep. "Strange." he whis-
pered to himself. "I nu-t have
slept for at least 70 years."
The Jury-Rowe Co.
Ile then went to his Monte and
asked for his son. "Ile is long
since dead," the people told him.
but he was informed that the
grandson of Choni the Circle
drawer was still alive.
But
"I am Choni," he said.
the people thought that this told
man was babbling and they merely
laughed at hint. With fear in his
heart Choni then betook himself
to the House of Study, anol he
found the scholars just congratu-
lating themselves on having solved
some knotty problems. "It is just
05 in the days of Choni the Circle-
drawer," they exclaimed, "for
when he came to the Beth Ilame-
drash he explained every diffi-
culty."
"Ah," thought Choni, "here at
least I am remembered," and he
strode into the midst of the schol-
ars, exclaiming "I am Choni!"
But again he was doomed to dis-
appointment. Ile was not be-
lieved, and no one stoop up to
show respect to the great sage.
Slowly and sadly he went out.
"It were well that I should die,"
he muttered. Heaven took pity 071
him and he died.
Furniture, Rugs, Stoves, House Furnishings,
Radio — Victrolas — Records
SLAVES
They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, :scoffing and abuse,
Rather than in silence shrink
From the truth they need mu•t
think;
They are slaves who dare not he
In the rights with two or three.
—James Russell Lowell.
We Wish the Jewish People Everywhere a
Happy and Prosperous New Year
ht the civic life, he was among
the organizers of the Mount Sinai
Training School for Nurses; the
Young Woolen's Hebrew Associa-
tion of New York; the New York
Guild for the Jewish Blind; the
National !hoard of Jewish Minis-
ters. Ile took an active part in the
work if affording relief to perse-
cuted .Mews everywhere.
In Masonic circles he has torn
He was Grand
distinguished.
Chaplain of F. & A. Al. of N.%
York ( 7 ity. With the reorganiza-
tion of the Yeshiva, Or. Mendes be-
came identified with that institu-
tion becoming professor of Homi-
lilies.
It will thus be seen that life and
activities of Dr, Mendes have lao-n
of a varied character. Throughout
all his career, Dr. Nlendes has been
inspired by lone nine, and that was
to bring looth to the .how and to the
Gentile, the sublime message of Ju-
daism and to exemplify' through his
own life, the teachings of his faith.
The Invisible Dinner was to la'
tendered to Dr. Mendes on May 21.
The reason fur the postponement
is due to tthe desire of Jewish
Coommunities throughout the coun-
try to participatet in the tribute
to the veteran spiritual leader in
American Israel. Reports received
by the Rev. Dr. II. Pereira Mendes
National Tribute Clonimittee, of
which Prof. Nathan Issacs4of 11
varol University is chairman, huh-
cab• that the tribute will assume
far greater proportions than (origi-
nally planned. In order to give I
these Jewish Communities, stretch-
ing from coast-to-coast, the oppor-
tunity to partisipate in the testi-
monial, which is to take perma-
nent form in the establishment of
the Rev. Dr. IL Pereira Mendes
hducationaf Endowment tot the
Union oiQrthoodox Jewish Congns-
gatitons of America, the postone-
ment Las been 11001110d advisable.
he purpose of the Endowment is
to subsidize Talmud Torahs in
small towns and rural communities.
publish curricula and Text-la
and promote Jewish Education in
the United Statek.
ONLY ONE!
B'NAI B'RITH
OF JACKSON
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
Holiday Greetings
Ile was its
gatioons of America.
president !Harty years and is now
honorary president. Thirty years
ago he was among the first Zionists
of the United States. Ile wan vice-
president of the old Federation of
American Zionists and a member of
the It'orld Zionist Actions ( 7 conerit-
tee. He established religious schools
in the haver East Side.
For 50 years, the Rev. Dr. II.
Pereira Mendes has been one of
the outstanding figures of the Unit-
ed States. As minister of the old-
est Congregation in the country, as
Charles H. Franklin Is a Prominent Business Man.
an educator, as author, AS founder
of institutions, he has played an
In 1920 Mr. Franklin left this
Charles II. Franklin is among
inspiring part in the development
Jackson's most prominent Jewish business to look after his manu- of Jewish thought and this tribute
leaders and one of the city's insist facturing interests.
will be paid to a veteran and much-
active business men.
He is active in civic efforts Ii.
behoved spiritual leader who has
He is the president of the Mack- catty, and devotes much time to given
pt
so completely to his
Jewish work whenever appeals are
lin Co., vice-president of the Jack-
made for causes to aid Jews over-
Dr. Mendes was born in England
son Motor Shoop (70., vice-president seas. He owns land in Palestine
of the Robert Automobile Screw 11011 takes an interest in upbuilol- in 1852 and he comes from a long
Machine Co., and director of sev- Mg work in the Jewish Homeland. line of distinguished rabbis, schol-
and statesmen. Ile is the
eral other large businesses in and
Mr. Franklin is a past trustee ars
grandson of Rica Meldola, the
around Jackson.
of the Beth Israel Congregation.
daughter of Raphael 51eldoola, the
Hoorn in Russia in 1887, Mr. Ile is a past president of the B'nai
famous Ilaharn (Chief rabbi) of
Franklin came to Kalamazoo with ll'rith lodge.
the Sephardim of England. His
his parents in 1894. Ile settled in
Ile is a member of the Jackson
father, the Ittov. A. P. Mendes, was
Jackson in 1912 and started the City Club, Jackson Country Club,
an eminent Anglo-Jewish minister.
Jackson Iron and Metal Co. with Flat Rock Hunting and Fishing
When (only 22 years old, Dr. Men-
the late Adolph Traub, lie bought Club, HMI is actively affiliated with
des became the first minister of the
Mr. Traub's interest in the busi- the Masonic order, Elks and
newly farmed Sephardic Commun-
ness in 1919.
Knights of Pythias.
ity in Manchester and served that
community for three years. In 1577
he was invited by the trustees of
The Rip Van Winkle of the the Spanish and Portuguese Syna-
gogue of New York City to become
Talmud.
By GEORGE COOPER
its minister and served that congre-
gation
as such until 0120 when he
The story relates to a rabbi who
Hundreds of stars in the pretty
became
Rabbi-Emeritus.
The Jackson lodge of
was known as Choni the Circle-
sky;
years Ur. Mendes has
In these
B'rith sponsored the drive for drawer, is called because he own
Hundreds of shells on the shore
the fore-front of Jewish ac-
Jackston's quota of $3,000 for the in the habit of drawing a eke', been in
together;
Cleveland Orphan Home and the round himself when he morforrned tivities in this country. Ile went Hundreds of birds that go singing
'goal B'rith Wider Scope Cam- the miracles associated with his far beyond his own congregation.
by
In 004.1 Frances NIonteflore cele-
paign.
name. The Talmud relates that
Hundreds of bees in the sunny
brated the one hundreth anniver-
weather.
Officers of the lodge are A. E. all his life long this saintly nian sary of its birth. Dr. Mendes con-
Kantor, president; Dr. J. Feinberg, could never rightly understand vened a meeting in New York City
vice-president; .1. Wolf, secretary that verse (Ps. cxxi, II "When at which steps were taken to ob- Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the
and treasurer; Charles Ileumoon, the Lord brought hack the captiv- serve that event and the result has
dawn;
ity of Zion we were like unto those
Hundreds of lambs in the purple
monitor.
been the 3lontetiiore Home.
that dream." The Babylonian
clover;
Founded the Union.
Hundreds of butterflies on the
To pray loudly is not a neves- captivity lasted 70 Nears. and
Ile was the founder of the East-
nry part of prayer. —Rabbi Chia. Choni asked himself whether it Side Guild of the Jewish Crippled
lawn;
But only one mother the wide
were possible for anyone to deep
—
—
( hildren.
interruption
70 years without
world over.
Realizing the need of strengte-
so that the returning captives ening traditional Judaism in the
"When
you aim at the rat, be-
could
liken
themselves
to
peolde
United States, Dr. Mendes was in-
Greetings
awakening from a 70 years' sleep. strumental in founding in 1898, the ware of the vase."
Japanese Proverb.
One day, the Talmud rt kites, l',0 0 n of Orthodox Jewish Corogre-
Choni was walking along the road
when he !noticed a man planting a
carob tree, and he said to him,
"You knew it takes 711 year( be-
fore a carob tree bears fruit. How
EDWARD E. RICE, Prop.
di you know that you will live as
Tong as that and be able to enjoy
Prescriptions Carefully
the fruit of your tree?" The man
Compounded.
replied: "I don't. But I found
carob trees when I came into the
142 East Michigan Ave.
world, and just as my ancestors
planted the trees which I ant now
Oakwood 218
Next to Ilex Theatre
able to enjoy so I am planting for
of
the benefit of my descendants."
Jackson, Michigan
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
AUTOMOBILES
A motel form of tribute is to Is'
tendered by the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations of America,
Jn Weoh Seventy-seventh street
Nee, York City, to its founder,
Dr. II. Potoreira Mendes at the Hu-
ti-I Waldorf-Astoria, 011 Monday,
Oct. 5, 11,01'11111U to an 111111011110,
taintby Rabbi Ilt.rhert S. Gold-
stein, prtositient of the Union. The
tribute is to be in the form of an
invisible dinner and it will be
broadcasted toyer the radio hooking
up New Yoork with the following
cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,
Cleveland, II(ouston, Los Angeles,
:Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pitts-
burgh, 11101 San Francisco.
A souvenir :Mount will be pre-
sented to Dr. Blondes. This volume
will contain the (original signature
of the subscriber to the invisible
dinner. Each subscriber will sign
his name on a piece of parchment
which will be incorporated in the
volutmo. Accompanying signatures
of the subscribers will be a gift, the
pnoceeds of which will be devoted
to the establishment of "The Rev.
Or. II. Pereira Mendes Educational
Endowment." The purpose of the
endowment is to sulosidize Talmud
Torahs, and Iteligitous schools in
snoodl towns and rural communities,
publish curricula, and text-books
and promote Jewish education in
the United States. This endow-
ment will be a permanent recog-
nition of the labors for Judaism of
Dr. Mendes.
An Outstanding Figure.
A JACKSON LEADER
Holdiay Greetings
"It's
SEASON'S GREETINGS
SISTERHOODS CONVENTION MOST DR. H. P. MENDES TO BE SIGNALLY
IMPORTANT AFFAIR IN JACKSON HONORED; NOVEL FORM OF TRIBUTE
Eugene
512 STEWARD
TWENTY-SEVEN
Jackson's Largest Horne Outfitters
Season's Greetings to All Our Jewish Friends
J. A. LaRue, Inc.
J. A. LA RUE, Pres.
0. W. PFEIFFLE, Sec. and Treas.
OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS
Ground Fl. Dwight Bldg.
Phone Oakwood 275
JACKSON, 511C11.
Season's Greetings
Oakwood 147.148
200-208 S. Mechanic St.
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
J. C. PATIENCE
We Wish You All a Very Happy and Prosperous
New Year
Star Carpet Cleaning
Works
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
406 FIRST STREET
Phone Oakwood 2101
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
HARVEY B. RAYMOND
CARPET CLEANING
ALL MODERN METHODS FOR CLEANING
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
Phone Oakwood 811-F1
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
SCHAFER'S
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
Clothes Cleaned With Energine Stay Clean
Longer
ODORLESS DRY CLEANING
Ferren Dry Cleaning
PRESSING AND REPAIRING
ONE DAY SERVICE
We Call and Deliver
Oakwood 771
518 NORTH EAST AVE.
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
Hats Cleaned and Reblocked
.223-225 South Mechanic St.
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
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Oakwood 834