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USSISHKIN DRIVE
Executive Group Selected in
Campaign for Detroit
Quota of $2,000
WILL BUILD COLONY
IN HONOR OF LEADER
Volunteer Group Aims to
Conduct Drive During
Holy Day Period
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APPY NEW YEAR
The Morning Cometh
'rtts„,..
Aiming to raise Detroit's quota
of $2,000 for the creation of a
Kfar Ussishkin--a colony in Pal-1
estine honoring Menahon Ussish-
kin, world president of the Jewish
National Fund—in a brief period
of about two weeks, a group of
volunteers was organized this
week to solicit this cionmunity,
under the leadership of Simon
Shetzer, chairman of the drive.
Other campaign officers are:
Mrs. Harry M. Shulman, co-chair-
man; Joseph H. Ehrlich, treas.'
urer, and Mrs. Albert Feldstein,
secretary. •
The Executive Committee
The following were selected to
act on the . campaign executive
committee:
Maxwell L. Black, Max Chow-
sky, David J. Cohen, Abraham
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Da-
vidson, Mrs. David IL Diamond,
James I. Ellmann, Rabbi Leon
Fram, Marvin (;ingold, Joseph
Haggai, Rabbi A. M. Hershman,
Bernard Isaacs, William B. Isen-
berg, Leon Kay, Judge Harry B.
Keidan, William A. London,
Miss Anna Manson, Kurt
Peiser, Aaron Pregerson, Judge
Charles Rubiner, Eli Sachse, Mor-
ris Schaver, Irving W. Schlussel,
Harty M. Shulman, Philip.Slomo
vitz, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, Miss
Jeanette Steinberg, Rabbi Isaac
Stollman, Maurice H. Zackheim.
Leader's 70th Birthday
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 date back to
the time before Theodor lierzl.
The new agricultural colony
bearing the Ussishkin name is ex-
pected to accoinodate a host of
German-Jewish refugees as well
as a large number of Jewish pio-
neers from other lands.
nationwide 4uutawi 1.11111
is being solicited for the h ar
Ussishkin Project, and the mini-
mum quota of $2,000 was assigned
in the Detroit drive.
Workers C
Volunteer workers in this drive
held their initial meeting at lintel
Statler Wednesday evening and I
set out on the next (lay to solicit)
their prospects. Addresses at this
meeting were delivered by Mr.
Joseph
Shetze s, who presided. and by
Haggai and J. H. Ehrlich. J
Bernard Isaacs announced that
the children of the United He-
brew Schools pledge $50 to the
Ussishkin Project fund to redeem
one dunam of land in memory of
David Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cohen. Other contribu-
floss were also received at this
meeting.
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NEW YORK. — Dr. Maurice
Fishberg, chief physician of Mon-
teliore 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. He was 62 years old.
Dr. Fishherg was a specialist in ,
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Blowing Of the ,Ram's Horn
The Temple Forum of Temple
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. He 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, H. G.
Engelbrecht, the Rev. John Hay-
nes Holmes, Dr. Morris Fishbein,
Eduard Heimann, Emil Lederer,
Ludwig Lewisottp, Anita Block
and Maurice Hilliclus.
Thom ■ s - Cid
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' communal rmipons'bilit'iss best Similar action is advocated by Rabbi Joshua S.
Sperka of Congregation B'nai David.
be co-ordinated to care for ell current as well as
Milton M. Alexander urges that the Federation
emergency situation.?
The past year has witnessed a decline in Jewish be strengthened.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi of Temple Beth El,
contributions to important causes. At the same
time, demands for relief have increased, and suggests that the enforcement of the Biblical tax,
emergency situations have arisen to tax Jewish the Tithe, would be an ideal solution to the Mobe
obligations to extremes. lem, provided Jews could be taught thus to ,is-
With local agencies suffering for want of sup-
charge their responsibilities.
Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Beth El is of :lie
port, the German-Jewish tragedy has made untold
demands upon Jewish liberality. In the past few opinion that campaigns could be eliminated by
d which instituting a method of dues-paying to the Federa-
her tragedies have
week s, also,
,
bon, proportionate to an individual's income, the
.
demand the attention of Jewish communities and
dues to be renewed annually.
re-
which call for prompt responses in supplying
Henry Wineman, chairman of the board of
lief funds. We refer to the floods in Poland,
tubercular diseases, and he de-
governors of the Federation, points out that whit
voted a great deal of time to the which claimed many hundreds of Jewish victims,
we need primarily is • sense of responsibdug
study and methods of curing tub
sa
in Algeria.
i, and the massacres
—
and he pleads for continued and wholehearted
rt e
berculosis in all its forms.
Such
is
Jewry's
position:
that
we
must
always
support
of the Federation.
was clinical professor of medicine
Medical
be
prepared
to
come
to
the
assistance
of
less
at the Bellevue Hospital
Kurt Peiser, executive director of the Federa•
College from 1915 to 1928.
i fortunate Jewish communities.
Lion, similarly calls for • deeper sense of corn.
Born at Kamenetz-Podolsk, Rus-
How is such assistance to hie assured in emerge munal responsibility and for the strengthening of
1872,
he
was
the
Aug.
16,
sia, on
encies at a time when insufllEtent funds are being the existing central social service agency.
son o f Philip and Kate Moverman
Fishberg. He same to the United
gathered to care for the needs of local Jewish
James I. Ellmann, president of the Zionist Or.
.,
States in 1890 and studied meal) -
institutions? ganization of Detroit, urges the formation of •
cine at New York University, be-
Debate
Debate by Exiled Profalsaors
The Temple Forum has invited
Dr. Emil Lederer, former profes-
sor of economics at the University
of Heidelberg, and visiting pro-
fessor at the University of Tokio,
to discuss with Eduard Ileiniann,
former professor of economics at
the University of Hamburg, and
former secretary of the German
Reparations Commission, a sub-
ject of equal interest to Amstrica
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-
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ZION LABOR PARTY
ISSUES MANIFESTO
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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
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,
Congressmen Clarence J. McLeod and John D. Dingell.
The message sent to Michigan Jewry by President
Roosevelt through the Detroit Jewish Chronicle follow,:
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 land.
It is • 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, wc 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 hope
that during the coming year every vestige of will
Is Directed to All Groups in be destroyed. His statement follows:
Palestinian Settlement
•m 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
Committee of the Palestine Labor
Party, and is directed to all groups
of the Palestinian settlement and
the Zionist movement the wog Id
over:
"Since the inception of the
Zionist movement we have known
no
tilnes like these. in which con-
centrally selected committee to be respon.dde
How can we possibly co-ordinate all Jewish
ing graduated in 1897. After re-
struction and destruction go hand
for communal co-ordination.
ceiving his D. D. degree, he prac-
efforts in order to create a central agency which
in hand; times of growth and of
tised his profession in New York.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman points out that before
should be prepared to act under extraordinary
ruin; times reflecting immeasur-
Made Federal Immigration Survey1
there can he an abundance of means to care
• ble possibilities for development,
circumstances, without being compelled to con-
Before that, however, Dr. Fish- i
and at the same time revealing
all
emergency
needs
there
must
be
an
abundance
duct
compaigns
for
relief
every
time
a
tragedy
berg traveled in Europe for the
dangers of catastrophe.
of Jewish feeling, and he urges that we first open
strikes a portion of our people!
Federal Bureau of immigration,
"The labors of two generations
investigating certain aspects of
up the Jewish heart through education.
Asked by the editor of The Detroit Jewish
of Zionists have not been in vain.
the immigration situations. His: Chronicle to express their opinions on the central
Dr. Bernard Heller, director of 'the IVA
The Jewish settlement has taken
subsequent retort WIaa published
root in the land. It has become an
Foundation at Ann Arbor, decries waste in pub-
theme in this symposium, a number of outstand•
by the United States Government.:
active power which no enemy can
lic efforts and suggests • method of co.ordinatiut
He had always been attracted to , ing Detroit Jewish leaders discuss the issues af-
destroy. We have been privileged
to be initiated by first making a survey of Jew ,-h
fecting the Jewish community at this time and
the subject of anthropology and
to see the land become a place of
activities.
he made ■ arterial study of the I make a number of interesting proposals.
refuge for tens of thousands of
Jewish populations of Yahoos
The statements by participants in this discus, n
Jews a ho fled here with their
Dr. A. M. Hershman, rabbi of Congregation
countries. Writing equally well
lives.
That which has already been
follow:
Shaarey Zedek, urges the formation of • Kehillah.
in English and in German. Dr.
achieved can serve as the basis fur
Fishherg published "Material for
intensified
constructive enterprise.
' fluity; in hard times, when re• account for the rather low goal
Anthropology of the A Kehillah Would
the Physical
trenchment is comniendable, they set in the last campaign and the for ■ renewal of political and
Jews" shortly after returning Achieve This End
colonizing
efforts; it can promote
Permit themselves to be "bound inability to attain it. It is r ,, te-
travels in
from his European
by the lore of nicely calculated worthy that the total amount thus an enlarged immigration, equal to
By DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
1901 •less
far raised by American Jews for the ever-increasing Jewish need,
or
more."
The failure of American Jewry
He also wrote: "The Jews—a
7iot relief et d of German
ear
un n tJerwar,,y,dd obeys and the untapped resources of the
2. Our Jewish communities are the
Study of Race and Enviro8ment.': to meet the demands made upon
land which still reveal themselves
the amount
"Zur Ant.hropologie der Juden. ' it is to he ascribed to two causes in • chaotic state. In fact. as I t British Jewry.
ewry. Eneli•h Jews*. in growing numbers.
and "Raswnrnerkmale der Juries." _ .inadequate giving on the pa rt remarked on another occasion. the conducted two campaigns. The
"On the other hand. we see the
Dr. Fishbert• contrihoted ar- of many who are in a position to
"
"community,"
it ( " as applied to first yielded £2010.000. the second following: The foundations of our
fides to The Review of R•views, make sulistantial contributions term
life
are being shaken. Jewish la-
■
00.
any sceregation of Jews in Amer- somewhat more than £150.1
London Magazine, Poreila• peienee and inadequate organization or
bor — the root of a sound *eta,
en.operat i,„frn ,
in, i n a m i snomer . W e have „ r . But whereas British Jewry n ons- ment and of mass-immigration—is
Monthly. American Mercury. Anil l ac k o f
American
snthronolor(ical end "aedical ••- 1. It i• urfortunate that a gamiations. but no organization hero 330.000 souls,
being increasingly pushed aside .
tid es for the Jee-ish Ent'''''" , "" enmity Terri , . r .-* smote act on to cope with the difficult:e* we Jewry numbers about 4300.505. The curse of a Galuth existence
are
faring.
Hence,
many
e
e
a
.
o
from 1902 to 1959. Il• • so wr
the belief that benevolence is
It goes without saying that 9hangs over no, threatening to de-
exec" re•ponsibility altogether
nten). parer. and treatise) to scu(n- "prosperity-time" duty. In good
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to,. the:, 0:. e . o.1! of Our Aare.- These two causes suffic:ently
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TEXTS OF ADDRESSES
ANNOUNCED BY RABBIS
4,000 Worshiper s Expected
at Temple Beth El, 3,000
at Shaarey Zedek
At Temple Beth El, arrange.
menta have been made to accom-
modate 4,000 worshipers, at three
services, in the main auditorium,
the Brown Memorial Chapel and
the social hall, Dr. Leo M. Frank-
lin, Rabbi Leon Fram and Rabbi
Louis Egelson of Cincinnati con-
ducting the services.
Shaarey Zedek Services
At the Shaarey Zedek, it is ex-
pected that more than 9,000 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's
sermons will be: First Day of Rosh
Hashonah, "A Three-Fold Prayer
for Rosh Hashanah"; Second Day
of Rosh Hashonah, "Spiritual At-
titude Towards Life."
Rabbi Weise has announced'
that his sermon topics will be:
First Day of Rosh Hashonah, •
"Fountains of Spiritual Energy";
Second Day of Rosh Hashonah,
"Self - Sacrifice or Self-Dedica-.
Gun"; Yom Kippur Eve, "Repent-
ance: Social and Personal"; Yost
Kippur Day, "Jewish Education
and Jewish Life."
Maurice Hindus, George So-
kolsky, Dr. Fiahbein Are
Among Others Listed
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 he Solved
under the Capitalistic System?"
Dr. Gideonse, conservative pro-
fessor of economics of the Uni•
. f erf--Ohiragof vettl—say, Yen. -
Norman Thomas, leader of the
Socialist Party if America will
my, 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 WEIS
founded two years ago by Dr. Al-
vin Johnson, of the New School
14 Social Research of New York,
so a refuge for the world famous
professors of German Universities
who were compelled to flee from
Nazi persecution.
Packed Synagogues Expect-
ed to Usher in Rosh
Hashonah
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 Rush
Hashonah.
LEWISOHN IS ONE OF
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
Opinions Submitted in Symposium; Dr. A. M. Hershman Urges
Formation of a Kehillah; Other Leaders Call Upon
Detroit Jews to Strengthen the Federation
FISHBERG, NOTED
PHYSICIAN DEAD "a" ' ' ' J -1.
FORUM AT TEMPLE
TO BEGIN SEASON
TUESDAY, NOV. 13
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HIGH HOLY DAYS
1934 COMMENCE SUNDAY
EVENING SEPT. 9
Second Series of Lectures
Is Announced for
1934 - 1935
ewish Leaders View Possibility of
Co-ordinating All Communal Efforts
Was Also an Eminent Stu -
dent of and Writer on Jew-
iah Anthropology
Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934
VOLXXXVI. NO. 15
greetings upon the advent of • new year in the Jewish calendar.
The world II" long noted the religious solemnity which the
Jew has ever attached to Roth Hashanah. H. has m•d• it • day
of introspection, of critical self-tinalyds7 of communion with his
Creator. Such devotion to •ge•old tradition is inspiring alike
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to Jew and non-Jew.
The darkness of the Jewish scene as we oh
it today
in many parts of the world h•s caused' me much personal dis-
tress and d my deepest sympathies. It is •Imost incredible
to us who enjoy the blessings of liberty in an enlightened demos•
nay that other nations should tolerate • return of those mediae•
Sal forces of bigotry and intolerance which have in the past but
retarded the progres s of uni I peace and happiness.
It is my
hope th•t the i..-tintless spirit of the Jew.
which has successfully p
d his ancient heritage intact
through two thousand y
f dispersion and persecution will
hear him •s well through this present c
; and that in the
coming year non-Jew will unite with Jsit. in • mighty effort t•
destroy fo eeeee every vestige of ill-will between men of •Il faiths
and of all
May the prayers of the Jewish people on these high holy days
find • response in Him to Whom the pry
f •II mankind are
add
d.
Senator Couzens
sends the following statement:
'To the Jews of Michigan, through Mr. Philip Slornovita.
editor of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, I am permitted to send
greeting s on the occasion of Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish New
Year.
"With the chaos *listing in many European countries which
has more or less effect upon the future of your rue. it seerns to
▪ • that the J•ws of Michigan ha•• occasion to be congratulated.
I feel sure that it is due to your desire •• to co-operate with your
fellow enuntrymen and your unselfish int
t in the welfare a
us all that cootributes to the happy position which you of Michi•
gee
are
"I join with all non•Jews who wish you continued sac rrrrr
is your efforts t. cooperate end lid•te our efforts for the
welf•ro of Michigitn."
Governor Comstock has issued a proclamatiot. which
contains the following message:
"This symbolic lodestone in the continuity of • people. Jeep•
rooted ie•tintieuity cad rich in
ience, should be sig•ificisist
El 'urn to Last
Pare.)
Them* of Temple Serino..
The tragic situation in which
world Jewry finds itself at this
time will be the theme of the
Temple sermons to be preached
_by ,the. liaaraisslacisitagswakiereeit.e4
Congregation Beth El during 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 Fram, 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 Hashonah Eve,
will preach on two passages front
the New Year Prayer Book, "Re-
member Us Unto Life" and
"Grant Us Peace."
Rabbi Egelson will read the
services when Dr. Franklin
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HEBREW SCH OOLS'
EDUCATION MONTH
Arranged Under Direction
of Judge Rubiner; Schools
Are Re-opened
Education Month, which has
been observed by the United Heb-
rew 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 mode at • 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 stag
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 Schools,
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 so large that arrangements are
being made for the organiution
of new claws. 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 Hely Days. Stories, 'taut
the holidays, the study of the
prayers, the proper reading of the
Machzur in the higher chime*. as
well as the interpretation of the
different prayers, are among the
subjects taught in the wines
A stud ♦ is also Wo•
classes.
made of the different eterr•nnie's
and customs connected with the
holidays.