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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 15
CT;
PICK COMMITTEE
TO DIRECT LOCAL 5695
USSISHKIN DRIVE,
Executive Group Selected in
Campaign for Detroit
Quota of $2,000
To
APPY NEW YEAR
WILL BUILD COLONY
IN HONOR OF LEADER
Volunteer Group Aims to
Conduct Drive During
Holy Day Period
The Morning Cometh
Aiming to raise Detroit's quota
of $2,000 for the creation of a
Kfar Ussishkin—a colony in Pal.•
estine honoring Menahem Ussish-
kin, world president of the Jewish
National Fund—in a brief period
of about two weeks, a group of
volunteers o as organized this
week to solicit this community,
under the leadership of Simon
Shelter, chairman of the drive.
Other campaign officers are: .
Mrs. Harry M. Shulman, co-chair-
man; Joseph H. Ehrlich, trees-
urer, and M rs. Albert Feldstein.
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secretary.
HIGH HOLY DAYS
1 934 COMMENCE SUNDAY
EVENING, SEPT. 9
AT TEMPLE
I FORUM
TO BEGIN SEASON
TUESDAY, NOV. 13
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Blowing of the.fia ► 's Horn
Maurice Hindus, George So-
kolsky, Dr. Fishbein Are
Among Others Listed
Shaarey Zedek Services
The Executive Committee
Beth El announces its second
series of evening lectures, debates
and symposia for the season 1934-
1935.
The lecture series will begin
Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, at 8:30
with a lecture by Stuart Chase on,
"The New Deal and the Brain
Trust — Are They Solving the
Problem of Poverty Amidst Plen-
ty'?" Mr. Chase is the son-in-law
of Abram Ray Tyler, the eminent
Temple organist. Ile is the author
of "The Economy of Abundance".
The other great names on the
list of the ten Forum events are
George Sokolsky, Norman Thomas,
Prof. Harry D. Gideonse, II. G.
Engelbrecht, the Rev. John Hay-
nes Holmes, Dr. Morris Fishbein,
Eduard Heimann, Emil Lederer,
Ludwig Lewisohn, Anita Block
and Maurice Ifindus.
Leader's 70th Birthday
Thomas-Gideonse
Workers C
Volunteer workers in this drive
held their initial meeting at Hotel
Statler Wednesday evening and
set out on the next (lay to solicit
their prospects. Addresses at this
meeting were delivered by Mr.
Shetzer, who presided, and by
Joseph Haggai and J. II. Ehrlich.
Bernard Isaacs announced tha t
the children of the United Ile-
brew Schools pledge $50 to the
Ussishkin Project fund to redeem
one dunatn of land in memory of
David Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cohen. Other contribu-
tions were also received at this
Jewish Leaders View Possibility of
Co-ordinating All Communal Efforts
Was Also an Eminent Stu-
dent of and Writer on Jew-
ish Anthropology
NEW YORK. — Dr. Maurice
Fishberg, chief physician of Mon-
tefiore Hospital and Bedford
Sanitarium and author of several
works dealing with the Jewish
race, died suddenly on Aug. 30 of
a heart attack, at his home, 1212
Fifth Ave. lie was 62 years old.
Dr. Fishberg was a specialist in
tubercular diseases, and he de-
voted a great deal of time to the
study and methods of curing t
berculosis in all its forms. He
was clinical professor of medicine
at the Bellevue Hospital 'Medical
College from 1915 to 1928.
Born at Kamenetz-Podolsk, Rus-
sia, on Aug. 16, 1872, he was the
son of Philip and Kate Moverman
Fishberg. He same to the United
States in 1890 and studied medi-
cine at New York University, be-
ing graduated in 1897. After re-
ceiving his D. D. degree, he prac-
tised his profession in New York.
Made Federal Immigration Survey
Before that, however, Dr, Fish-
berg traveled in Europe for the
Federal Bureau of Immigration,
investigating certain aspects o f
the immigration situations. Hie
subsequent report was published
by the United States Government.
He had always been attracted to'
the subject of anthropology and
he made ■ snecial study of the
Jewish populations of varimis
countries. Writing equally melt
in English and in German. Dr.
Fishberg published "Material for
the Physical Anthropology of the
Jews" shortly after returning
from his European travelsin
1905.
H e a lso wrote: "The Jews—a
Study of Race and Environment:'
"Zur Anthropologic. dee Judea"
and "Rae.enmerkmale rler Juden."
Dr. Fisibbeere contriheted ar-
ticles to The Review of Reviews,
London Magazine. Poralige Selene
Monthly. American Merenrv. and
enthronolooical and mediral /re-
ticles for the Jewish F.ricec l orelf a
from 1902 to 1909. Ile sero wro.e
many parer. and treatises to scien-
ITurn to
Pare Oromote
How can Jewry'• communal responsibilities best
emergency situations?
The past year has witnessed a decline in Jewish
contributions to important causes. At the same
time, demands for relief have increased, and
emergency situations have arisen to tax Jewish
obligations to extremes.
With local agencies suffering for want of sup-
port, the German-Jewish tragedy has made untold
demands upon Jewish liberality. In the past few
weeks, also, other tragedies have occurred which
demand the attention of Jewish communities and
which call for prompt responses in supplying re-
lief funds. We refer to the floods in Poland,
which claimed many hundreds of Jewish victims,
and the massacres in Algeria.
Debate by Exiled Professors
suggests that the enforcement of the Biblical tax,
the Tithe, would be an ideal solution to the prob-
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he co-ordinated to care for all current as well as
Debate
An extraordinary feature of
the series will be the debate be-
tween Norman Thomas and Prof.
Harry D. Gideonse on the sub-
ject: "Can the Economic Problems
of the American People be Solved
under the Capitalistic System?"
Dr. Gideonse, conservative pro-
fessor of economies of the Uni•
--vervity -ot-flivicagewiff-vay. Yes.
Norman Thomas, leader of the
Socialist Party of America will
say, No.
Still another stirring feature of
the series will be the symposium
of two professors of the Univer-
sity in Exile.
The University in Exile was
founded two years ago by Dr. Al-
vin Johnson, of the New School
of Social Research of New York,
as a refuge for the world famous
professors of German Universities
who were compelled to flee from
Nazi persecution.
The Temple Forum has invited
Dr. Enid Lederer, former profes•
sor of economics at the University
of Heidelberg, and visiting pro-
fessor at the University of Tokio,
to discuss with Eduard Heimann,
former professor of economics at
the University of Hamburg, and
former secretary of the German
Reparations Commission, a sub-
ject of equal interest to Amsfrica
and Europe, namely, "Economic
Nationalism — Is it Compatable
with International Peace?"
Both of these men have studied
English from their youth up and
speak English fluently and elo•
Opinions Submitted in Symposium; Dr. A. M. Hershman Urges
• Leaders Call Upon
meet= Formation of a Kehillah; Other
Detroit Jews to Strengthen the Federation
FISHBERG NOTED
PHYSICIAN DEAD
At the Shaarey Zedek, it is ex-
pected that more than 3,000 men
and women will attend services in
the main auditorium and in the
social hall. Dr. A. M. Hershman
will deliver the sermons in the
main synagogue, and Cantor .1.
II, Sonenklar and his quartet will
conduct the services. Rabbi Max
Weine will deliver the sermons
and Cantor Jacob Silverman will
conduct the services in the social
hall.
The topics of Rabbi Hershman'is
sermons will be: First Day of Rosh
Hashonah, "A Three-Fold Prayer
for Rosh Hashonah"; Second Day
of Rosh Hashonah, "Spiritual At-
titude Towards Life."
Rabbi Weine has announced .
that his sermon topics will be:
First Day of Rosh Hashonah,
"Fountains of Spiritual Energy";
Second Day of Rosh Ilashonah,
"Self - Sacrifice or Self-Dedica-
tion"; Yom Kippur Eve, "Repent.
ance: Social and Personal"; Yom
Kippur Day, "Jewish Education
and Jewish 1.ife."
The Temple Forum of Temple
The purpose of the drive is to
honor the 70th birthday of Me-
nahem Ussishkin, pioneer Zionist
leader whose efforts in behalf of
a Jewish Palestine (late back to
the time before Theodor Ilerzl.
The new agricultural colony
bearing the Ussishkin name is ex-
pected to accomodate a host of
German-Jewish refugees as well
a large number of Jewish pio-
neers from other lands.
nationwide .quata.aL
is being solicited for - the h ar
Ussishkin Project, and the mini-
mum quota of V2,000 was assigned
in the Detroit drive.
Similar action is advocated by Rabbi Joshua S.
Sperka of Congregation B'nai David.
Milton M. Alexander urges that the Federation
be strengthened.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi of Temple Beth El,
lem, provided Jews could be taught thus to dis-
charge their responsibilities.
Rabbi I.eon Fram of Temple Beth El is of the
opinion that campaigns could be eliminated by
instituting a method of dues-paying to the Federa-
tion, proportionate to an individual's income, the
dues to be renewed annually.
Henry Wineman. chairman of the board of
governors of the Federation, points out that what
we need primarily is a sense of responsibility
and he pleads for continued and wholehearted
ZION LABOR PARTY
ISSUES MANIFESTO
support of the Federation.
Them. of Temple Sermons
The tragic situation in which
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President Roosevelt, State and
City Officials, Greet Michigan
Jewry on the Coming New Year
Messages Sent Through The Detroit Jewish
Chronicle by Mayor, Governor, Sena-
tors and Members of Congress
world Jewry finds itself at this
time will be the theme of the
Temple sermons to be preached
by e,Ow.a,
ale
+t
Congregation Beth El (luring the
Rosh Hashonah services, Sunday
evening, Sept. 9, and Monday
morning, Sept. 10.
Dr. Franklin, who will preach
once during Rosh Hashonah, at
the evening service, will take as
his theme: "The Challenge of the
Dying Year."
Rabbi Fran,, who will preach
twice during the festival, once in
the main auditorium on Rosh
Hashonah morning and the other
time in the' Brown Memorial
Chapel on Rosh Ilashonah Eve,
will preach on two passages from
the New Year Prayer Book, "Re-
member Us Unto Life" and
"Grant Us Peace."
Rabbi Egelson will read the
services when Dr. Franklin
Michigan Jewry is greeted on the occasion of the
New Year by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor
William A. Comstock, United States Serators Arthur H.
Vandenberg and James Couzens, Mayor Frank Couzens, (Turn to
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Congressmen Clarence J. McLeod and John D. Dingell.
The message sent to Michigan Jewry by President
Roosevelt through the Detroit Jewish Chronicle follows:
The White House, Washington.
I am happy, at this festival season of Rosh Hash-
onah, to renew my good wishes to my fellow citizens
of Jewish faith throughout the lend.
It is a suitable opportunity to pause and, by
dedicating ourselves anew to the responsibilities of
the present day, to continue the work which, in com-
mon with all Americans, vp: have undertaken toward
realizing the promise of the years which lie before us.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
August 13, 1934.
Senator Vandenberg's message expresses the ho pe
that during the coming year every vestige of
will
Is Directed to All Groups in be destroyed. His statement follows:
Palestinian Settlement
I ant happy to avail myself of this opportunity to extend
and in Zionism
through you to the Jewish people of Michigan my most cordial
The following important mani-
festo was issued by the Central
be prepared to conic to the assistance of less
Kurt Peiser, executive director of the Federa-
Committee of the Palestine Labor
fortunate Jewish communities.
Party, and is directed to all groups
tion, similarly calls for a deeper sense of corn-
of the Palestinian settlement and
How is such assistance to lie assured in emerg-
munel responsibility and for the strengthening of
the Zionist movement the world
encies at a time when insufligent funds are being
the existing central social service agency.
over:
gathered to care for the needs of local Jewish
James Ellmann, president of the Zionist Or-
"Since the inception of the
institutions?
Zionist movement we have known
ganization of Detroit, urges the formation of a
no
tfhies like these. in which con-
centrally selected committee to be responsible
How can we possibly co-ordinate all Jewish
struction and destruction go hand
for communal co-ordination.
efforts in order to create a central agency which
in hand; times of growth and of
Rabbi Isaac Stollman points out that before
should be prepared to act under extraordinary
ruin; times reflecting immeasur-
there can be an abundance of means to care for
able possibilities for development,
circumstances, without being compelled to con-
and at the same time revealing
all emergency needs there must be an abundance
duct campaigns for relief every time a tragedy
dangers of catastrophe.
of Jewish feeling, and he urges that we first open
strikes a portion of our people?
"The labors of two generation.
up the Jewish heart through education.
Asked by the editor of The Detroit Jewish
of Zionists have not been in vain.
Dr. Bernard Heller, director of 'the HiiIel
Chronicle to express their opinions on the central
The Jewish settlement has taken
root in the land. It has become an
Foundation at Ann Arbor, decries waste in pub-
theme in this symposium, a number of outstand•
active power which no enemy can
lic efforts and suggests a method of co-ordination
ing Detroit Jewish leaders discuss the issues af-
destroy. We have been privileged
to be initiated by first making a survey of Jeu.sh
fecting the Jewish community at this time and
to see the land become a place of
activities.
make a number of interesting proposals.
refuge for tens of thousands of
The statements by participants in this discuss n
Jews oho fled here with their
Dr. A. M. Hershman, rabbi of Congregation
lives.
That which has already been
follow:
Shaarey Zedek, urges the formation of • Kehillah.
achieved can serve as the basis for
intensified
constructive enterprier,
fluity; in hard times, when re- account for the rather low goal
A Kehillah Would
trenchment is commendable. they set in the last campaign and the for a renewal of political and
Achieve This End
permit themselves to be "bound inability to attain it. It is rode- colonizing efforts; it can promote
by the lore of nicely calculated worthy that the total amount than an enlarged immigration, equal to
By DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
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far raked by American Jews for the ever-increasing Jewish need,
less or more.
The failure of American Jewry
and the untapped resources of the
2. Our Jewish communities are the relief of German Jewry does
to meet the demands made upon
not exceed the amount raised by land which still reveal themselves
it is to he ascribed to two causes in • chaotic state. In fact. as I
British Jewry. English Jewry in growing numbers.
--inadequate giving on the part remarked on anothet occasion. the
"On the other hand. we see the
conducted two campaigns. The
of many who are in a position to
terrn "community," as applied to first yielded £2110,000, the second following: The foundations of our
make sub'stantial contributions
life
are being shaken. Jewish la-
somewhat
more
than
El
Aonoo.
and inadequate organization or any aggregation of Jews in Amer-
bor — the root of a sound settle-
ica, is • misnomer. We have or- But whereas British Jewry num-
lark of co-operative effort.
ment and of mass-immigration-7i*
310.000 souls,
American
1. It i• unfortunate that a ganizations. but no organization bers
being increasingly pushed aside .
goodly numbsr wird. , act on to cope with the difficulties we Jewry number. about 4.500.000.
The curse of a Galuth existence
are
facing.
Hence,
many
Jews
is
a
the belief that benevolence
It goes without saying that Il . hangs ores us, threatening to de-
"prosperity - time" duty. In good c•e ,* responsibility altogether .
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These two causes sufficiently
times they act -, e. out of their
Such is Jewry's position: that we must always
4,000 Worshipers Expected
at Temple Beth El, 3,000
at Shaarey Zedek
At Temple Beth El, arrange-
ments have been made to accom-
modate 4,000 worshipera, at three
services, in the main auditorium,
the Brown Memorial Chapel and
the social hall, Dr. Leo M. Frank-
lin, Rabbi Leon From and Rabbi
Louis Egelson of Cincinnati con-
ducting the services,
LEWISOHN IS ONE OF
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
berg, Leon Kay, Judge Harry B.
Keidan, William A. London,
Miss Anna Manson, Kurt
Peiser, Aaron Pregerson, Judge
Charles Rubiner, Eli Sachse, Mor-
ris Scheyer, Irving W. Schlussel,
Harry NI. Shulman, Philip.Slomo-
vitz, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, Miss
Jeanette Steinberg, Rabbi Isaac
Stollman, Maurice Zackheini.
TEXTS OF ADDRESSES
ANNOUNCED BY RABBIS
All records for attendance at
Holy Day services are expected to
be proken here when the most
solemn season on the Jewish cal-
endar is ushered in this Sunday
evening, Sept. 9, the eve of Rosh
Ilashonah.
Second Series of Lectures
Is Announced for
1934 • 1935
The following were selected to
act On the . campaign executive
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committee:
Maxwell L. Black, Max Chom-
sky, David J. Cohen, Abraham
Cooper, 3I r. and Mrs. Ralph Da-!
Diamond,
vidson, Mrs. David
James I. Ellnnn,
ia
Rabbi Leon
;
(lingo's], Joseeh ,
From, Marvin
Haggai, Rabbi A. M. Hershman,
Bernard Isaacs, William B. Isen.H
Packed Synagogues Expect-
ed to Usher in Rosh
Hashonah
greetings upon the advent of a new year in the Jewish calendar.
The world has long noted the religious solemnity which the
Jew has over attach•d to Rosh Hashonah. H. hen made it a day
of introspection, of critical self.analysi•p of communion with his
Creator. Such devotion to •g••old tradition is inspiring alike
to Jew and non-Jew.
The darkness of the Jewish seen* as we .ob
it today
in many parts of the world has caused' m• much personal dis-
tress and d my deepest sympathies. It is almost incredible
to us who •njoy the Messings of liberty in an •nligktened demo,
racy that other nations should tolerate ■ return of those mediae-
val forces of bigotry aid intolerance which base in the past but
ded the progres s of uni I peace and happiness.
It is my earnest hope that the •:tuntless spirit of the Jew,
which has successfully p d his ancient heritage intact
through two thousand years of dispersion and persecution will
bear him •• well through this p " ; and that in the
corning year non-Jew will unit. with Jew in • mighty effort to
destroy f y vitstig• of between men of all faiths
and of all races.
May
prayers of the Jewish panole as■ these high holy days
find •
in Him to Whom the pr•y•rs of all mankind are
add
d.
Senator Couzens sends the following statement:
"To the Jews of Michigan, through Mr. Philip Slomovits,
editor of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, I am permitted to sand
greetings on the occasion of Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish Now
Year.
"With the chaos existing i ■ many E rrrr
lea which
has more or less effect upon the future of your race, it seems to
me that tha i.e. of Michigan bits* occasion to bet congratulated.
I feel sure 'km it is des I. your desire to co-eporate with your
fellow countrymen sod your eeo•Ifish interest in the wells,. of
us all that coatriliutes to the happy pesition which you of
• Michi-
gan are i•.
"I join with all non-Jews who wish's,. continued success•
in your efforts tie cooperate sad coo..5&t • oar alerts for the
welfare of Michigan."
Governor Comstock has issued a proclamatior. which
contains the following message:
"This symbolic ntileitoe• in the continuity of a people, deep-
rooted in••ntiquity and rich in experience. should be signific•et
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HEBREW SCHOOLS'
Arranged Under Direction
of Judge Rubiner; Schools
Are Re-opened
Education Month, which has
been observed by the United Mb-
sew Schools for the past seven
years, will be ushered in this year
commencing with the month of
Tishri.
Plans for the observance of this
month were made at a meeting
held by the publicity committee
of which Judge Charles Rubiner
is chairman.
The committee plans to make
use of the radio. Short talks will
be delivered over the various sta-
tions by local leaders. Speakers,
especially members of the staff
and alumni members, will deliver
addresses in synagogues during
High Holy Day services. Addresses
will also be delivered at meetings
of organizations, lodges, etc. The
press, especially The Detroit Jew.
ish Chronicle and the Yiddish Dai-
ly Tag, have pledged their full
cooperation. Many other means of
making contacts with the Jewish
community will be used.
Schools Reopen
The United Hebrew School•
which were closed for the usual
vacation month, reopened last
Tuesday. Sept. 4. for ■ new se-
mester.
Many new pupils have been re-
gistered in all branches of the
schools. The influx of new pupils
is no large that arrangements are
being made for the organization
of new classes. It is urged that
those parents who intend to enroll
their children in the schools do so
without delay to give the schools
an opportunity to organize the
classes without waste of time.
Much time is being devoted in
all the classrooms to the study of
the High Holy Days. Stories about
the holidays, the study of the
prayers. the proper reading of the
Machine in the higher dames, as
well as the interpretation of the
different prayers, are among the
h suolbijdi
ecyta s. taught in the vsodene
chimes. A Study is also bon,
mad. of the different cervennie's
and customs connected with the