A tari= lavish Palo&Cal Coda CI-MON ATCNUI • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO i„, All Jewish News { All Jewish Views WITHOUT BIAS zwir .) fi EllETROITAWISI-1 utRONICIA THE ONLY ANGLO•JEWISH NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN MICHIGAN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929 VOL. XXVII. NO. 11 hapters TCHERNICHOWSKY DIFFERENCES WIPED UNION OF AMERICAN CONGREGATIONS m 11 C _..apters Debate at Forum WILL BE DETROIT OUT IN PALESTINE AND AFFILIATED BODIES CONVENE IN SAN FRANCISCO BEGINNING SUNDAY "eti." Team b3 be °P1v)sed GUEST ON MONDAY DRIVE IN NEW YORK Detroit Delegation To Represent Temple Beth El at Ses- sions of Union, Temple Brotherhoods and Sister- hoods, to Last All of Next Week. "JUDAISM AND THE MODERN WORLD" WILL BE THE THEME OF THE THIRTY-FIRST COUNCIL Youth, Social Reconstruction and Modern Science Will Be Discussed by Reform Jews in Their Relations Towards Judaism. "Judaism and the Modern World" will be the theme of the thirty-first council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, to be held from Saturday, Feb. 10, through Friday, Feb. 15, in San Francisco. Cal. This is the first council of the union ever to be held on the Pacific coast. Delegates from Detroit, representing Temple Beth El, are: Milton M. Alexander, David A. Brown, Adolph Finsterwald, Rabbi Leo M. Franklin, Bernard Ginsburg, Harry S. Grant. Alvin D. ilersch, Max May, Oscar C. Robinson, Maurits. Rosenberg, MonroeRosenfield, A. Silberberg, Milford Stern, M. B. Sulzberger, Herman Warren, Hen- ry Wineman. To Discuss Youth. FELICITATE STRAUS ON 81ST BIRTHDAY Youth, social reconstruction Slid modern science will be discussed in their relations toward Judaism. Messages Greet Him From Simultaneously with the thirty- Everywhere; Honored in first council of the union, its affili- ated bodies also will convene. Jerusalem. These include the National Fed- eration of Temple Sisterhoods, Messages of congratulation from which will gather for its eighth all parts of the country and from biennial session, and the National foreign countries poured in at the Federation of Temple Brother- home of Nathan Straus at 580 hoods which will hold its third bi- ennial convention. Ludwig Vogelstein of New York City, chairman of the execu- tive board of the Union of Ameri- can Hebrew Congregations, will preside at the union council. Mr, • ogelstein is a member of the board of governors of the llebre• Union College, and of the board of managers of synagogue and school extension; vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Philan-' thropic Societies, New York City; a trustee of the Jewish Publication Society and of Temple Emanu-El of the same city. Ile is chairman of the American Metal Co., Ltd. ion. Auxiliary C Mrs. J. Walter Freidberg, Cin- cinnati, Ohio, president of the sis- terhoods, will guide their delib- erations in San Francisco. She has occupied that position six years and is known widely through her gift of the splendid 5100,000 Ile- brew Union College gymnasium, a' memorial to her late husband. NATHAN STRAUS West End avenue Jan. 31, on Mr. Roger W. Straus, New York Straus's eighty-first birthday. Pub- City, a son of the late Oscar S. ! li o „aki„Is an d professional men Straus, Secretary or State in Presi- were among the large number of dent Roosevelt's cabinet, is presi- well-wishers who sent words of fe- dent of the brotherhoods. Ile is licitation to the philanthropist. associated with the National Con- Rabbi Stephen S. Wise issued a ference of Jews and Christians, part of an address delivered in Je- with Union of the Federal Coun- rusalem by the Rev. Dr. John cil of the Churches of Christ in Haynes Holmes, pastor of the Com- America and also in non-sectarian munity Church of New York, at work of training young engineers the dedication on the eighty-first along human engineering lines for birthday of Mr. Straus of the Na- the Y. M. C. A. He is a trustees than and Lena Straus Health Cen- of the Ilebrew Orphan Asylum ter, located outside the walls of Je- and of the Baron de Hirsch Fund. rusalem. Dr. Holmes said in part: Ile is vice-president and director "Mr. Straus is great for the of the American Smelting and Re- quickness and ardor of his sym- fining Co. pathy; he is even greater in the unstinted generosity of his giving; he is greatest in the universality of this giving. In nothing is his h-tunty on unique as in its quality of inclusive brotherhood. More than any other philanthropist I know, Nathan Straus has recon- ciled men to 011ll another, and thus JUDGES TO SPEAK AT PISGAH AFFAIR B'nai B'rith to Observe An- nual Lincoln-Washing- ton Night. Next Monday evening, Feb. 11, l'isgah Lodge No. 34, I. 0. I3. B., will hold its annual Lincoln-Wash- ington night. Judge Frank Murphy of the Re- corder's Court will discuss Abra- ham Lincoln, while Judge Vincent Brennan of the Circuit Court will talk on George Washington. A de- lightful musical program will also be presented. All members, their families and friends are invited to attend. The meeting will start at 8:30 sharp. Last Thursday ;,ignt the gener- al committer held its semi-monthly meeting, deliberations at which will be reported at the next business meeting of the lodge. Definite plans are now being formulated for the Purim ball to be given at the Book- Cadillac Ho- tel on St.nday evening, March 24. The Intellectual Advancement Committee is corresponding with several outstanding men to appear under the auspices of Pisgah Lodge at a lecture or in a debate. The next regular business meet- ing of the lodge will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, and details re- garding this meeting will appear in the next issue of The Chronicle. RECEPTION BANQUET FOR MISS MEYERSON THIS SUNDAY NIGHT Miss Golds Meyerson, represen- tative of the women pioneers of P akstine , who is a guest here of the Detroit Chalutzos, will address a reception banquet in her honor at Hotel Taller this Sunday eve- ning. A musical program on that occasion will be supplied by the Ilalevy Choral Society. On Tuesday bliss Meyerson will address two meetings. At 2 p m. she will address the Detroit section' of Hadassah at Hotel Stetter, and at 3 p. m. will be guest at the Mothers' Clubs of Detroit, at the Jewish Center, On Friday evening, Feb. 8 , Miss Meyerson was to be the speaker at a concert and mass meeting at Jericho Temple. (Turn to Last Page.) United Synagogue Gets $5,500 Here Check Presented by II. Z. Brown to Dr. Solomon To- wards Local Quota. Famous Hebrew Poet Will Most Representative Gather- The debate between the Detroit chapter of Intercollegiate Menor- ah and the Menorah Society of the Lewis Institute of Chicago will be held at 3 p. m. this Sunday, at Northern High School, Wmalward at Owen, under the auspices of the Detroit Jewish Open Forum. "Resolved that the restoration of a Jewish national life in Palestine will destroy intolerance toward the Jew" is the topic fur this debate. The Detroit team will be composed of Yetta Peiman, Irving Schlussel and Herz! Shim Alternates are Charles Vickor, J. Specks and Daniel Tillman. The judges will be Nathaniel Coldstick, Sol R. Levin and Aaron Kurland. Members of the Chicago team are to spend Saturday and Sunday in Detroit and will be feted and lodged by the Detroit Menorah. A reception committee will greet the team at the Michigan Central. They will be entertained at a so- cial gathering Saturday night and at a banquet Sunday evening. The debate on Sunday will be followed by a . m l ica1 program. Address Meeting at Phila- ing of Jewish Leaders delphia-Byron Hall. Aids Campaign. ----- MANY ORGANIZATIONS U. S., WORLD LEADERS JOIN TO GREET HIM ADDRESS GATHERING Dr. Feldstein Also to Speak; $450,000 Raised Includes Guest to Be Honored at Gifts from Louis Marshall a Luncheon. and Other Non-Zionists, Dr. Saul Tehernichowsky, fa- NEW YORK.—An amount to- mous Hebrew poet, will be the taling $450,000 was raised for re- guest of this city at a meeting at construction work in Palestine at the Philadelphia-Byron Talmud the banquet held Thursday night Torah Monday evening, Feb. II. at the Astor Hotel, which opened At a meeting held last Monday the campaign of the United ('ales- evening, under the chairmanship , tine Appeal for Greater New York, of which Nathan Straus is honorary chairman and Judge Otto Rosalsky, chairman. The audi- ence that contributed the funds was among the most representa- tive gatherings of Jewish com- munal leaders. A contribution that aroused en- thusiasni among those at the ban- quet was the announcement that Louis Marshall, president of the American Jewish Committee, had given $5,000 to the United Pales- tine Appeal. Other contributions DEBATERS TO BE GUESTS from noted Jews were: Felix OF YOUNG ISRAEL HERE Warburg, $50,000; Lieut.-Gov. Young Israel of Detroit will juin Herbert II. Lehman, $10,000, unit with the Detroit Menorah in wel- Albert Ottinger, $2,000. coming the members of the &bat- • The Noted Speakers. ing team of the Menorah of the The toastmaster of the occasion Lewis Institute, Chicago, who come was Judge Otto A. Rosalsky. here to debate with the 'oval chap-, speakers were Dr. Louis I. Ilarris, lei by entertaining them at the fi former health commissioner of the banquet Sunday evening. at Kram- city of :slew• York and associate er's restaurant on Twelfth street. chairman of the New York cam- Asher Berlinsky, Abraham Rii- paign; Morris Rothenberg, Felix enshine, Charles Gellman and Hy M. Warburg, Lieut.-Gov. Lehman, Cohen, who are in charge of ar- rangements for the banquet, will DR. SAUL TCHERNICHOWSKY Nlayor James J. 11alker, Albert Ottinger and Col. Frederick receive the members of the Chicago group in behalf of both organiza- of Bernard Isaacs, who was electe'l Kisch. chairman of the Palestine to head the reception and arrange Zionist Executive, who arrived tions. Meyer Wrisenfeld of Young Is- writs committees for Dr. Tcher- here last week. An ovation was tendered to Mr. rael will officiate as toastmaster at nichowsky and Dr. &mach Feld- the banquet, and in the course of stein, who will also be a guest and Warburg when he was introduced the evening's ceremonies will for- speaker at the mass meeting, many by Judge Rosalsky, and the entire mally install the officers selected Detroit organizations were repre- audience rose to its feet with sus- to lead Young Israel of Detroit for sented. It is believed that at least tained applause. During the course 30 societies will join in greeting of his address, Mr. Warburg, noted the coming year. the Ilebrew educators. philanthropist, one of the leaders Mr. Isaacs' Statement. of the non-Zionist group, who was RABBI A. M. HERSHMAN Following the meeting on Mon- a guest of honor at the banquet, WILL BE SPEAKER AT day, Mr. Isaacs issued the follow- emphasized the economic invest- FATHER-SON BANQUET ing statement, calling upon the ment angle in Palestine. community to co-operate in greet- The harmony which has been Rabbi A. M. Ilershman will de- ing Dr. Tchernichowsky and Dr. achieved among the various groups in American Jewry for the rebuild- liver the principal address at the Feldstein: "The name of Dr. Saul Tcher- ing of Palestine was the subject of forthcoming Father and Son ban- quet of Congregation Shimmy Zed- nichowsky carries fascination to the address made by Lieut.-Gov. ek, to be held on Sunday, Feb. 17, every Jew who hope's, longs and Lehman, who said: Greet. Unity. at the synagogue on Willis at works for the revival of the Jew- ish people and its national culture. Brush streets. "It is no longer a question of "Dr. Tchernichowsky embodies Zionist or non-Zionist, or Ortho- The banquet is being planned by the Shaarey Zedek Men's Club, in his literary works the full' dox or Reformed. Our groups are beauty and charm of our modern willing to lay aside their views on Young Ptsiple's Society and Boy Scouts. A dinner will be served Hebrew poetry. Ile instilled into many questions and to join hands in the dining room, after which the Hebrew language a new ring in the upbuildings of Palestine along non-partisan lines, in exactly the affair will adjourn to the gym- and a fresh vigor. "Now Dr. Chernichowsky, to- the same manner that they worked nasium where there Will he an en- tertaining program, including gether with Dr. Feldstein, head of shoulder to shoulder in feeding, movies of interest to fathers as all the famous Tarbuth Hebrew clothing, and housing the millions well as sons. Reservations are schools in Lithuania, are coming in Europe, during and after the now being taken. Plates may he to visit the Jews of Detroit. great war. In the first place, I am "A great reception and concert convinced that Palestine, under reserved by calling Columbia 1895, or writing to Samuel Willis, care in his honor has been arranged for proper direction and leadership, Monday evening , Feb. 11 at the can be made a great cultural and of Shaarey Zedek. Philadelphia-Byron Hall. Distin- spiritual center, which will fortify guished vocal and instrumental tal- civilization in the world of today, J. N. F. GETS $45,000 ents will participate. Come and just as early Palestine did in its FROM LORD MELCHETT help make this evening a memor- world several thousand years ago. able affair." "I believe, too, that the thou- JERUSALEM.—(J. T. A.1—A The Program. sands of pioneers who have re- contribution of $45,000 was re- The pregnant for the reception turned to l'alestine, in the face of ceived by the headquarters of the will include the address by Dr. sacrifice, privation and suffering, Jewish National Fund, the land Feldstein, brief remarks and read- or who may go there in the future, purchasing agency of the World ings from his works by Dr. Tcher- should be helped to build their Zionist Organization, from Lord nichowsky, an address in Ilebrew lives there in comparative eco- Melchett of London. by A. D. Markson, greetings in nomic security." English by l'hilip Slomovitz, and During his extended address, Yiddish greetings by M. Rothen- Mayor Walker praised the Jews of stein. Mr. Isaacs will preside. New York for their contribution to A feature of the program will the building of the metropolis and Superintendent of Herman Kiefer Says There Is Need For Hospital Geo. E. Phillips Tells Detroit Jewish Chronicle "Need for General Hospital Beds Is Becoming Increasingly Large ;" Denies There Is Race Prejudice. s'f n (Turn to Last Page.) (Turn to Page Opposite Editorial.) SPEAKERS AT CONVENTION OF U. A. H. C. IN SAN FRANCISCO The movement for a Jewish hos- opinion with the following state- pital in Detroit continues to gain ment: support. "I think the city of Cleveland The statement endorsing the hos- had that experience some years pital movement, given The Detroit ago when the Jews attempted to Jewish Chronicle by Dr. Warren keep Mt. Sinai Hospital strictly a L. Babcock, director of Grace Hos- Jewish proposition, and they found pital, and published in last week's it was advisable to admit patients issue, is followed by an endorse- of any race or creed who could af- ment from Geo. E. Phillips, gen- ford to pay their rates. This ques- eral superintendent of Herman tion, however, is one that could he worked out by the obtaining of in- Kiefer Hospital. Mr Phillips, replying to a ques- formation from the several Jewish tionnaire submitted to him by the hospitals throughout the country." (It should be noted in view of editor of The Chronicle, agrees, in this statement, that all efforts for the main, with the points made in Dr. Babcock's statement, except a hospital were made with the un- that he does not believe there is derstanding that it is to be non- sectarian.) prejudice against Jewish physi- Will Benefit Doctor., cians in Detroit hospitals. Mr. Phillips, like Dr. Babcock, Need for More Hospital Bed.. believes that the Jewish doctor will' On the question of whether there be benefitted professionally by the is need here of a Jewish hospital, establishment of a Jewish hospital. "from the point of view• of the He bases his opinion on the ground community at large," Mr. Phillips that "it would make just one more states: hospital for the training of in- "I would say 'yes' because De- ternes and the benefits of another troit's need for general hospital hospital staff." But Mr. Phillips does not be- beds is becoming increasingly lieve there is racial prejudice in large." Detroit hospitals. He states: Mr. Phillips believes there is an "I do not believe that there is a element in the community that would appreciate an all-Jewish hos- racial prejudice. There may be pital. In reply to the question at times a prejudice against a par- whether, in his opinion, there is ticular individual who, perhaps, need for a Jewish hospital "from raises that question, but my own the point of view of the Jewish experience with Jewish physicians patient who seeks a Jewish en- and my observation as to the per- sonnel of the various hospital vironment," he said: staffs in Detroit would not lead me These pictures show persons who "I believe from my experience' to believe that a general race prej- will speak at the convention of the that a certain number would ap- udice exists." preciate an all-Jewish hospital pro- Union of American Ilebrew Con- To the question whether the cre- viding your personnel was also ation of a Jewish hospital might gregations, to be held in San Fran- Jewish. This, of course, would impair the atandinf of Jewish phy- cisco from Sunday, Feb. 10, bring up the matter of Jewish sicians, Mr. Phillips replies: through Friday, Feb. 15. nurses, consequently a training "I do not think so. As I stated The speakers and dates are Rab- school, if you wished to preserve above, it makes just another place bi Louis Witt, Dayton, Ohio, Sun- the integrity of a Jewish environ- for the interne and staff physician, day evening; Ludwig Nogelstem, ment." and I reiterate that the race fac- New York, chairman of the Un- Recall ■ Clevelaad'. Experience. tor does not very largely enter in- I ion's Executive Board, Monday Mr. Phillips supplemented this to the question." morning; Dr. Julian Morgenstern, A plea for advancement and con- aervation of traditional Judaism Was tirade by Rabbi Elias I.. Solo- mon of New York City, at a din- ner in his honor at the Book Cad- illac Hotel Sunday night, spon- sored by Congregation Shaarey Zedek, the Detroit branch of the United Synagogue of America. Rabbi Solomon is one of the spiritual leaders and organizers of the movement and came here to urge the Detroit branch to com- plete its $10,000 quota to be used in spreading the gospel of Israel. A check for $5,500 was given to him by Harry Z. Brown in behalf of 35 individual contributors, lead- ers in promotion work were. TELEPHONE CADILLAC 1-0-4-0 Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents DAVID A. BROWN SEEKS CONCENSUS OF OPINION ON CONTINUANCE OR ENDING OF JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE Sends Letters to 100,000 Leaders in All Communities of United States and Canada Asking Them to Answer Question on Fate of Overseas Jewry. DECLARES AMERICAN JEWS MUST CONTINUE AID OR ADD FURTHER TO THEIR PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY National Chairman of United Jewish Campaign Asks for Immediate Answer from American Jewish Lead- ers on Fate of Relief Organization. To 100,000 men and women, leaders in their communi- ties in the United States and Canada of the United Jewish Campaign, and of all the efforts that have been made since 1914 to raise funds for the relief of the war-stricken Jews of Europe) and Palestine, David A. Brown, national chairman of the United Jewish Campaign, has addressed letters calling upon them to say immediately whether or not, after Dec. 31 of this year, the mercy- •ork which is now in its fifteenth consecutive year shall be con- In his address, I. bid Solomon ' ■ •tinueil or abandoned. outlined the activities of the Unit- I In launching this momentous ed Synagogue and made a plea for referendum, involving the future greater activity here for the ad- of millions of Jews, Mr. Brown vancement of traditional Judaism. has acted for a special committee Ile referred to the activity of the recently appointed for this pur- Women's league, a branch of the pose by the Joint Distribution organization, that is establishing Committee, including besides him- and hits founded student homes in self, Louis Marshall, Dr. Cyrus Columbia University, University Meeting Adl er, Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, Will Address Joint of Pennsylvania and Cornell. The David M. Brossler, Alexander league, he said, has sponsored pub- O g Jewish niz at n s Women's „, Kahn and Peter Wiernik, repre- lication of prayers and text books eon "Peace." 1 renting all of the constituent or- in Hebrew that are distributed to Dr. Solomon'. Plea. MRS. ARTHUR BRIN SPEAKS ON MONDAY ganizations of the Joint Distribu- these bellies. Rabbi Solomon was introduced Mrs. Arthur Brin of Minneap-Ition Committee. The letter, which every one of by Rabbi A. 111. Hershman of olis, Minn., national chairman of ' Shaarey Zedek, the department on peace of the the 100,000 persons who have re- William Friedman presided and National Council of Jewish Wo ceived -' it are called upon to answer frankly, reads: told of the advancement made by Spent $80,000,000. the 2.111 congregations in the Unit- "During the past five or six ed States and Canada affiliated months one question has been with the work to perpetuate Juda- ism. asked hundreds of times by the The Detroit Subscriber.. leaders in the United Jewish Cam- paign effort. That is: The following subscribed to date " 'Are we to have further cam- to the Detroit fund for the United paigns and if so, when?' Synagogue of America: "The J. D. C., purely a money- Ira ('opeland, Samuel Feldman, distributing organization, is anx- A. Jacobs, Wni. Friedman, I). W. ious to know considerably in ad- Simons, Julius Berman, Louis Sav- vance whether it is to liquidate or age, Moe' Leiter, Robert Marwil, whether it is to continue. Isadore Levin, A. Jacob, Oscar "By the end of 1929 it is my Blumberg, Abe Srere, I. Shetzer, hope that the balance outstanding Harry 'Z. Brown, MuseWinkelman, on the pledges made to the United Israel Zilber, Charles Smith, \Volt Jewish Campaign will have been Kaplan, S. II. Kahn, Ilarry Cohen, collected. The J. D. C. can only Abe Cooper, A. Louis Gordon, A. continue its work provided it has Klein, Louis Smilansky, Ilarry B. the funds with which to do it Keidan, St. H. Zackheim, Theodore Levin, A. Si. Pregerson, Samuel Kavanau, Charles Hamburger, A. .1, Levin, Harry Wetsman, Ben B. Schwartz, Harry A. Jacobs Israel De vidson. Henry Meyers, Wolf Keidan 'Iamb Ilarwith, Morse ' Goldman, Dr. S. J. Eder, Abe Gor- don, Max Keidan, Dr. S. J. Feu- man, Saul Saulson, David Oppen- helm. ANNUAL ICOR BAZAAR TO OPEN ON MARCH 1 The annual bazaar of the De- troit Icor Society, whose aims are to gather funds for the settlement of Jews on the soil in Russia, will he held on March I, 2 and 3 in the main auditorium of Jericho Tem- ple, Joy Road and Linwood. A. Victor, who is one of the com- mittee in charge of arrangements, announces that 30 organizations are co-operating in this bazaar, which will also be featured by mus- ical programs, entertainments and addresses. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the De- troit Icor, recently organized, is actively co-operating in the ba- nter. MRS. ARTHUR BRIN men, will address a joint meeting of the Detroit section of the Coun- cil of Jewish Women, the Sister- hoods of Temple Beth El and Con- gregation Shaarey Zedek and the League of Jewish Women's organ- izations, at 2:30 p. m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Temple) Beth El. The topic of her address will be "Peace." "When the epresent campaign is completed the J. D. C. will have expended over $80,000,000. "In the expenditure of this large sum we have touched every phase of social activity from the crudest form of palliative relief to the highest type of social effort—that of construction and rehabilitation. Whet the J. D. C. Accomplished. "We have fed millions of starv- ing men, women and children. We have cared for thousands upon thousands of orphans. We have rebuilt hospitals. We have sup- plied medicaments, surgical instru- ments, X-ray apparatus. We have Mrs. Brin is considered particu- rebuilt countless hundreds of larly able to speak on the subject homes, synagogues, schools, bath- she has chosen. She has been house's. head of the peace committee of "We have maintained schools, the Council of Jewish Women for religious institutions. We have the past five years, and during the recent campaign for the Briand• (Turn to Page Opposite Editorial.) Kellogg pact has been very active in its bel:alf in her home state. Mrs. Brin recently attended the conference in Washington to dis- cuss the cause and cure of war, and she plans to give, in her talk, a report on the proceedings of that conference. A social hour will follow the meeting on Monday. United Hebrew Schools To Graduate 36; New Branch Is Added To Detroit Chain CANADIAN RABBI AT TEMPLE ON SUNDAY Rabbi Isserman to Preach on "The Wailing Wall—A Symbol of Israel." Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman of Toronto, Ontario, will occupy the pulpit of Temple Beth El Sunday morning, Feb. 10 at 10:45 and will spoil( on "The' Wailing Wall—A to be Awarded to Students Completing Courses Symbol of Israel." At Kirby Center and Philadelphia-Byron School; Twice before Rabbi Isserman has occupied the pupit of Temple Beth New Branch Located at 3836 Fisher Avenue. El and his eloquence, personality, The committee responsible for and message have always inspired Thirty-six boys and girls have .Diplomas successfully completed their seven year elementary course of study in the United Hebrew Schools and preparations are under way for the final examinations and graduation exercises. One group of 17 students of the Kirby Center will hold the gradu- ation exercises on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 8 p. m., in the Kirby ('enter. These exercises will lie preceded by public examinations which will be held Sunday morning and :Mon- day evening, Feb. 21, 25. Officers and Teachers. the congregation. He is regarded the affiliation consists of M. Licht- in Ontario as the representative er, chain...it, M. Lieberman, M. Jew, his counsel being sought on DeRovan, B. Podolsky, H. Fried- all official matters which in any- man, It, H. Schneider, I'. Winkel- way affect the Jewish community, man. and he has begun in Canada All residents of the East Side, the Good-Will movement symbol- from Jefferson avenue to Gratiot ized by exchanges of pulpits be- • are asked to come and register ueen rabbis and Christian minis- their children in this branch. Chil- ters. He was the center of • con- dren may be registered week days, except Friday and Saturday be- troversy when he attacked public- tween 4 and 7 in the afternoon, and ly the system of corporal punish- Sundays between 10 a. m., and 1 ment still prevailing in the public schools of Canada. The Holy Blos- p. m. The first registration held on som Congregation, of which he is Feb. 4, 30 children were enrolled , the rabbi, and Temple Beth El The instructors of this graduat- and there is a continual influx of have always been in close touch ing class are Joseph Haggai, N. with one another, both Dr. Frank- children coming in every day. ('roll. The class officers are Sam- lin and Rabbi Fram having at var- uel Jacobson, president; Raymond ious occasions spoken in the Holy Lipchinsky, vice-president; Sarah FRAM LECTURES FOR Blossom Synagogue. BUSINESS MEN'S CLASS Rosenthal, secretary; Bessie Fin- On Saturday morning, at 10:30, kelstein, treasurer. Rabbi Fram will occupy the pupit Another group of 19 students Temple Beth El Rabbi Invited to ; and speak on the subject, "How Take Over Dr. Hough's of the Philadelphia-Byron Talmud Moses Dealt With Crime." Former Class. Torah will be graduated Wednes- On Sunday, Feb. 17, the pulpit One of the most unique religious will again be occupied by a guest, day, March 6, at 8 p. m., in the Philadelphia-Byron hall. The ex- institutions in the country is the Rabbi Victor Reichert, associate of aminations of this class will he Businessmen's ('lass in Religion Dr. David Philipson of Cincinnati. held the preceding Sunday and that was conducted by Dr. Lynn On the last Sunday on the month, Monday. The class teacher is Max Harold Hough during his ministry Rabbi Fram will deliver the second Gordon. Class officers are: Sadie here. It is a class composed of the lecture in the series which he is Shur, president; Dorothy Levin, leading men in the commercial, po- giving on Famous Jewish Fami- vire-president; Rebecca Rappaport, litical and professional life of the lies. He will speak on "The Roths- Rabinowitz, city of Detroit. It meets on Thurs- childs," a family whose career is Milton secretary; day moons at the Hotel Stotler. treasurer. one of the most romantic sposodee With Dr. Hough's departure in modern European After a few meetings between a history. committee on the new' Mack ave- f.-om the city the class has invited Others in the series will be two nue branch, located at 3836 Fisher Dr. Reecord of the Unitarian American families, the Schifi and avenue, and the board of directors Church, Dr. Magary of the Wood- the Strauses, and two English fam- Cincinnati, and Professor Max of the United Hebrew Schools, it ward Avenue Presbyterian Church ilies, the Montefiores and the Sas- Radin, University of California,' was finally decided to affiliate that and Rabbi Leon Fram to take over soons. Monday evening; Dr. Abraham school with the U. H. S. That the class. An interesting lecture in the ser- Crunbach, Cincinnati, S a m u e I means that the U. If. S. will sup- Last Thursday, Rabbi Fram be- ies "Why I Am What I Am" is Goldsmith, New York and Roscoe ervise that school educationally, as gan a series of lectures on "The expected Monday night, Feb. 11, Nelson, Portland, Ore., all Tuesday to the curriculum of study, teach- Evolution of Religion." His first when Francis L. Jandron will afternoon; Rabbi James G. Heller, era, etc. l&ture was on "The Origin and De- speak on the subject 'Why I Am • Cincinnati, and Dr. Edward N. S. Kasdan, principal of the Dex- , velopment of Religious Ceremon- Christian Scientist." On Feb. 18, Calisch, Richmond, Va., Thursday ter Talmud Torah, will apso super- ials.' His second and third lec- the subject will be "Why I Am a morning; Rabbi Morris M. Feuer- , vise this school Seymour Tilchin, tures will be on "The Original and Bahaist" and on Feb. 25, a mem- licht, Indianapolis, Ind., and Dr. formerly of the Kirby Center, is , Development of the Idea of God" ber of the class, Dr. Sol Q. Kesler, Samuel Schulman, New York, head teacher, assisted by Mr. and "The Origin and Development will speak on "The Religion of the Thursday evening. Straus. of the Moral Ideals of Religion." Kaffir Tribes of South Africa."