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November 6, 1936

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AMONG THE FIRST GRADUATES

Hebrew Language as
a Cultural Factor

Chamisho Osor B'Shvat—the Jew-
Religious and National
ish National Fund Flower Day,
Holidays at Schools and the Hebrew Day? Our schools

Biro-Bidjan Dinner
. In Chicago Nov. 29

have succeeded in bringing home
to the children the significance of
The Chicago division of the
these "days," and, through them,
By the Late Auon D. Markson
we
have very often reached their American Committee for the Set-
The United Hebrew Schools de-
tlement
of Jews in Biro-Ilidjan,
vote a considerable portion 'of the parents.
(Excerpted Tr OM an article which en-
with offices in Room 609, Kenner
Neatly Ironed
school hours to the study of cus-
peered In the Jet) kb Chronicle, Oct.
tom and ceremonials especially Would Settle German Jewish Bldg., announces a dinner to be
Bath Towels and Underwear
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held Sunday evening, Nov. 29, at
Refugees Temporarily in
in connection with religious and
Fluff ed Dried
the Palmer Ilouse, at which Lord
Greece
ounds •
Is the language of a people es-
national holidays. In the newly
THE BEST UNIVERSAL SERVICE
sential in preserving, continuing
' revised program of the schools ,
SALONIKI (WNS) — Settle- Dudley Marley, Deputy Speaker of
and perpetuating its culture ana
emphasis is laid upon this im- ment of a substantial number of the English House of Lords, will
literature? Any modern, civil-
portant phase of our work. I German Jewish refugees in var- be the guest of honor. Two years
ized person would consider a nega-
consider it worthwhile to describe ious cities of Greece until they ago Lord Marley addressed a
tive answer abnormal, but what
in detail the manner in which this can gain admittance to Palestine group of prominent Jews and
is abnormal to all cultured nations
is carried out by the United He- is being discussed by a delega- Christians in New York, calling
each
No matter what you pay,
is sound reasoning among the
brew Schools.
tion of Jewish leaders from Paris their attention to the possibilities
no laundry
of Biro-Bidjan, a territory in the
People of the Book, the Jewish
We shall start with the Sab- and officials of the Greek govern- far eastern district of the U.S.S.R.
people. It is very saddening and
c an launder a finer shirt
bath. Although the Sabbath has ment. The delegation represents as • haven of refuge for persecu-
discouraging
that
spiritual
and
very little influence upon the life a new organization known as F. ted European Jews. His address
WE HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT MADE
cultural leaders have dispensed
of the street, even where the pop- L. P. Among the sponsors of the on that occasion was the impetus
with Hebrew as the means of
ualtion is exclusively Jewish, we organization are Dr. Moses E. for the formation of the Ameri-
transmitting our national treas-
have, nevertheless, been success- Eisenstadt, former rabbi in Pet- can Committee for the Settlement
ures to our young generation.
ful in introducing the spirit of rograd and now rabbi of the Rus-
Jews in Biro-Bidjan; he is now
Flat Pieces carefully Ironed
Many of them exalt and glorify
the day into hundreds of Jewish sian Jewish colony in France, and of
Additional pound., 4340 lb.
the language of the Bible and
•
homes. Almost every branch of IIenri Sliosberg, eminent attor- the honorary iiresident of that
committee.
Midrash
in
their
mouths
while
A VERY INEXPENSIVE SERVICE
the United Ilebrew Schools has its ney.
carrying a translation Judaism
Saturday morning services; the
in their hands and disseminating
This picture shows the group of graduates who completed their clean faces and Sabbath garments,
it assiduously among their follow- course of study in the United Hebrew Schools of Detroit in the carefully donned, are supporting
p71,
ers. To many Jewish scholars second graduating class. They received their diplomas in July of 1924. evidence that at least some hun-
Not reeponnthie for sun-burnt or wind-whipped curtains
this question is discussable and a
dreds of mothers have been per-
THE'NEWEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY
negative answer tenable. They
suaded by our pupils to bring in
twist verses of the Bible and dis-
the spirit of the Sabbath into
tort sayings of the sages to jus-
their homes.
tify ouch an anomaly and recon-
By M. MICHLIN
The Passover "Seder," with all
cile all logical, psychological and
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its details, traditions and customs,
historic contradictions.
Educators
are
often
accusing
is BO intensively studied by each
By ELKAN BUCHHALTER
What was the attitude of our
the parents of neglecting the Jew- pupil that any father who omits
OUR NEW EMERGENCY SERVICE
ancient and unsophisticated fa-
It is well known that a con- ish training of their children. any of the accepted ceremonials
thers toward the place of the He- siderable number of those chil- Surely, there is a great deal of in his home is frequently reminded
Laundry Brought to Plant by 9 o'clockwill be
Your fine co-operation during our destruc-
brew in our national life? A few dren who do receive a Jewish truth in this accusation, but it by his child. A few weeks before
Finished Same Day—NO EXTRA CHARGE
illustrations will suffice to remove education terminate their course does not apply to all the parents the holidays, our pupils actually
tive fire is greatly appreciated. Even while
any doubts. Our sages tell us of study at the Bar Mitzvah age. who are not sending their children live in a Passover atmosphere.
that the day of the appearance From a consideration of the time to a Ilebrew school. Many par- One cannot call it study—it is ac-
our lumber buildings were still burning,
of the Septuagint, the first trans-
per pound
WEARING AP•ARKL
alone, it is clear that a ents would be glad to encourage tual living. The compliments of
lation of the Bible, was a day of element
their children to attend Hebrew the many parents after every
child
attending
during
this
short
your utmost confidence in us was demon-
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sorrow and mourning for the Jew-
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classes if they could find a prop- Passover, lead us to believe that
ish people. There was a two-fold period cannot cover as much erly organized Hebrew school in we are on our way toward bring-
ground
as
the
child
beginning
his
Minimum Charge, 91.60
strated conclusively by favoring us with
reason for their grief. They rea- work at an early age. The early their neighborhood. Many real- ing into the homes of our pupils
A MOST RELIABLE INSTITUTION
lized how the Greek translation
ize that a poor private tutor or a a more Jewish atmosphere.
many new orders. We have a complete
We Call for and Deliver to All Parts of the City
innocently disfigured and mis- start doubles the child's stay at badly managed Hebrew school
The building of the "Succah"
shaped the original book and how the school. These early years are does more harm than good.
before Succoth and the celebra-
stock of lumber, millwork and supplies on
deplorably their God, their Torah of especial importance because
That many more hundreds of tion of this holiday at school con-
during
them
the
study
of
He-
and their national self was mis-
parents are willing to give their stitute a special chapter in the
brew,
which
must
proceed
much
hand and our business is going on as usual
represented to the world at large.
children a Jewish education has
But worse, possibly, than that the same as that of any foreign been proved lately in our city by child's life, the effect of which is
gradually
being
felt
at
the
par-
language,
may
be
approached
in
a
with our customary good service. Thanks
was that they felt that many Jew-
the following facts:
ent's home.
ish people who lived in the Dias- more leisurely fashion in accord-
A census was taken by the
1.
ance
with
the
age
level
of
the
There
is
something
different
in
again—
pora would avail themselves of
United Hebrew Schools of De-
the translated Torah and in time child. This slow and progressive troit in the upper Linwood-Dex- the celebration of even the popu-
in
lar "Chanukah" holiday at our
would lose connection with beginning proves most effective
corn. ter section. An analysis of that schools. It is not merely the
Call Us for Your Requirements
source and origin of the Ilebrew preparing the child for the
census shows that of the 1400
soul. The subsequent fate of the paratively complex work of even homes that have been visited, 900 playlets, recitations and singing
YOU CAN KIT QUALITY KOMI= MEATH WITH CONIIMINCS from
the
most
modest
program.
that
each
class
contributes
to
the
Egyptian Jewry, which degener-
expressed their willingness to send festivity; it is the self-assurance
11 is, however, for a larger and
ated and gradually disappeared as
their children to the school if a
soon as they adopted the imitation broader learning that an early school building be erected in their of every one of our pupils, that
he Is part of the Chanukah event.
Kosher Meat and Poultry Market
proved the clear vision of our start at the Ilebrew School is of
Each one participates in the bless-
the greatest importance. The vicinity.
N. Connection With Any Other Meet Market to Detroit
sages.
The
United
Hebrew
Schools
ing on the candles; each one re-
2.
11637.41 DEXTER BLVD.
I wish to sound a note of warn- Hebrew school has for its aims,
3042
Phone
nesweess nertwerawe sae Webb
mg to all those who do not realize aside from its academic ones. the have opened new branches in joices with the victorious Has-
three
public
school
buildings
and
monaiens; and each is gravely
the menace of a translation Ju- inculcation of attitudes towards
in a very short time the classes concerned with the faith of the
deism. Any Jewish school, daily and the development of apprecia-
five "big brothers" who became
West Yard
or Sunday School, where the Bible tions of the cultural wealth of were filled to normal capacity.
Main Yard
North Yard
closely related to him during
14201 Tremors Are.
is taught in good and pure English Judaism. We all know how much This is a very encouraging to
not R. Lincoln Ave.
Itetween Sehatter
Ave.
17507
Van
Dyke
has the taste, color and odor of this should be accomplished in sign and it calls for greater re- those weeks of study. This is, in-
tiara Oak
and (ireenlirld
of a church Sunday school, and the home. We know, likewise, thatIsponsibility on the part of the deed, a period of our history
on.los 0500
Kim. 6-'57 . 0. 03es Phone: Plaza 1400
any house of worship that prays limitations and hindrances narrow leaders of the United Hebrew which our pupils actually relive.
And what about those national
exclusively or partly in English the scope and efficacy of the par- Schools. Immediate steps must
ents'
activity,
The
Hebrew
school
be
taken
to
provide
proper
school
festivals,
Jewish
Arbor
Day—
acquires the tinge and fragrance
and aspect of a church. For when attempts, and is in a large meas- facilities in the northwest section
a man speaks, prays and studies ure successful, in supplying that of the city.
It is true that we are very
Bible or any Jewish subject in larger education so important for
To Your Relatives and Friends Across the Seal This old Jew-
in Ilebrew he is, consciously or the Jewish child. The Ilebrew grateful to the Detroit Board of
school
can
and
does
build
up
Education
and its superintendent
ish custom has a deeper meaning in these times of stress.
unconsciously, connected with the
Money is the most useful present that you can send them.
Mount Sinai, Moriah, Palestine, appreciations of and attitudes to- Frank Cody, for giving us the
wards
Jewish
life,
heroes,
festi-
space
in
the
public schools to con
Talmud, Midrash and Jewish re-
Through the American Express Company, which has been In
ligion. On the other hand, the vals and history, which seeds, be- duct our Hebrew classes, but the
the foreign remittance business for 40 years, you can send
cause
of
their
having
been
planted
management of the Iiebre w
Bible and prayers in English as-
remittances of American dollars or foreign currency to your
sociates your subconscience with early , put forth thick roots and sS0 ch 00ls shall not consider it a
relatives in Poland, Soviet Russia, Germany, Palestine and in
strong
branches
that
prove
the
lution to the vexing housing
King James of England, Puritans,
all parts of Europe. The money can be sent by mail, caMe
Pilgrim's Progress and down to stouter for the earlier planting. problem. A Hebrew school, which
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or radio. The full amount of what you send Is paid out,
!shall also serve as a center for
the churches of all denominations.
EVE-
without any deductions.
hitik els y
mustJebw eish erecotte ud den in tethia sett ivi
When you read the Bible, in He- Contributions to Scholarship I all
NINGS
brew, you hear the words, the
DO NOT DELAY IF YOU WISH THE MONEY TO ARRIVE
populated section.
IN TIME FOR CHANUKAH!
tone, the ring and the divine pas-
Fund of United He-
sion of the liebrew prophets, law
The teachers of the United He
brew Schools
Safe, Reliable Service, at low Coat
givers and chroniclers, but when
brew Schools feel the above prob-
---
you read it in English you hear
lem very keenly. They who know
The United Hebrew Schools wish the anxiety of a great many of
the priest, the minister, the
preacher and the missionary. You to accept with thanks the contrib- our children who would learn
lose the link between your ances- utions to the scholarship fund from more about Judaism if proper fa-
the following:
cilities were offered, appeal to
tors and yourselves.
1227 Washington Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
TIMELY e a . eventful . . . full of genuine savings for the
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Kaplan, Detroit Jewry and to the leaders
. Telephone Cherry 2606
thrifty piano buyer . . . that explains why YOU should
of the Ilebrew Schools to answer
Penniless German Jewish one-half scholarship.
If you remit through a sub-Agent, request specifically that
Mr. and Mrs. M. IV. Zack, of the call of our children end give
take advantage of this big TEN - DAY CLEARANCE!
Refugee
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American Express Service be used.
Glynn Couet, one-half scholarship. them a house of learning near
Instruments — both new and used — from the country's
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edelson of their homes.
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leading makers. Come yet this evening while selection is large.
NEW YORK (WNS) — Lady to the United Hebrew Schools
smiled broadly on the previ- scholarship fund, in honor of the Prof. Neumann Is Invited
A WillUTIVAL-CON(IPAIMIlt Luck
ously unlucky Herman Moses, a Bar Mitzvah of their son, William.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yolles of
German Jewish refugee who came
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VIENNA (WNS) — Prof.
ago, when Daytona, on which one-half scholarship, in honor of
Moses held a sweepstakes ticket, the marriage of their daughter, Heinrich Neumann, world-fa-
mous Austrian Jewish eye, ear,
finished second in a British race, Rose, to Max Gelfand.
nose and throat specialist, has
and tossed 675,000 into Moses' lap.
Every member of Eddie Cantor's been invited to give a series of
Moses' wife and son came to the
United States only two weeks ago immediate family Is being shad- lectures at Oxford University.
Built by • large and reputable
and were living with his brother. owed daily by a bodyguard • . . Professor Neumann recently
maker to meet Grinnell stand-
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of misery and descair that is the conference. to be combined with the neapolis. Albert H. Lieberman of
plight of Jews overreas" William annual meeting of the Joint Dis- Philadelphia. Dr. Solomon Lowen-
'Rosenwald. of Philadelphia, co-chair- tnlaution Committee to consider the stein of New York. Meyer L. Prentie
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paign. also greened the leaders
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Leon Sidell. Jr of San Fr-social,.
Mr. Rosenwald mid that generous populatiura Europe.
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