February 2, DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE 6 DETROIT JEWS CALLED TO TASK FOR Halevy's Chairman NOT BUILDING A JEWISH HOSPITAL For Annual Concert Recalling that 28 years ago he in dimes, to President Roosevelt's was in Detroit to urge the build- birthday. Mrs. Leon A. Katzin ing of a Jewish hospital, and de- was chairman of the luncheon. crying the fact that the ideal Mrs. Jacob Harvith, president has not yet been realized, Dr. of the Mt. Sinai Hospital Asso- Benjamin II. Breakstone of Chi- ciation, greeted the audience and cago reprimanded Detroit Jews lauded the work of Mrs. Charles for having failed to building a Gitlin, founder of the organiza- hospital, in an address he deliv- tion, who heads the public rela- cre at the first annual luncheon tions committee. Mrs. Gitlin is of the Mt. Sinai Hospital Asso- a well known former welfare cciation on Tuesday, at the Ma- worker. sonic Temple. Pointing out that 50 per cent SISTERS OF ZION MIZRACHI of the hospital beds in the United States and Canada are in Catho- PLAN THEIR TRADITIONAL PURIM CELEBRATION lic hospitals, Dr. Breakstone said that Jews have much to learn Mrs. Samuel Segal of 2966 from the Catholics. " The audience of 800 women Sturtevant Ave. was hostess at was also addressed by Mayor Ed- a luncheon to the board of direc- ward J. Jeffries, who lauded the tors of the Sisters of Zion Miz- project for a Jewish hospital and radii in honor of her son's mar- pledged his support to the move- riage. ment. Plans are being formulated for Rabbi Leon Fram gave the in- a fund-raising project, in the vocation and also delivered a form of a traditional Purim nlay, brief address. He led a toast, to be sponsored under the direc- tion of Bernard Isaacs, superin- tendent of the United Hebrew Schools. Prominent musical talent will also he featured on Monday evening, March 25. Mrs. Isaac Shetzer is chairman of this program, with Mrs. A. Subar as co-chairman. and friends are asked We will reduce the weight to Members cooperate, and keep the date of any woman who is over- open for this affair. weight. There's no excuse to The following trees were plant- be FAT when you can RE- ed in the Rabbi Meyer Berlin in Palestine: DUCE at this LOW PRICE. Forest on,. Ire by Mr. 11.11d Mrs. 1'1111111 1)11- RE E! D UC ONE TRIAL 111111Sky, Iu 1101101' of their son, Gerald ; 11111 1 tree by NI rs. Nt. I:111111MM, In honor of the liar NtItztah of her grand- Richard 1:auftsian; one tree • by M to. Itebeel'a 5110 pito, In honor of the recovery of her son, Gordon; and one tree In 1111.'11101'y of her father, Abraham Lott ; one tree by Mr. and Mrs. liarrY Boldsteln, In memory of Joseph II. Ehrlich; one tree by Mr. and Mrs, I. Sell' sissy!, In memory of Joseph II. Ehrlich ; two trees by Mr. and Mrs. Morris Deroven; one tree by NB's. Abra- ham Caplan, for the recovery of Mrs. Levenson; one tree by Mrs. Pantile COVV11, In honor of her new-born grand- son. Peter Ryden° ; one tree by Mrs. (Whin. Blumenthal for Mrs. Leven - HOWS recovery; 11111+ tree by Mrs. I'. lit andwine In memory of her husband, Ishlor ; one tree by Mrs. C. Solomon. In memory of her father, lianklf Mend' Brownstein, commemorating t he Yahr- zeit ; one tree by Mrs. Morris fo rhos- husband's recovery; one tree by Goldie (Itstalke, In memory of her mother, Rebecca Feldhandler; one tree by Mrs. Sklar, In honor of her great grand daughter, Yudith N. Soss- mAn; one tree by Mrs. Rose Berman, In honor of her grandson, Nlichstel; one tree by ?qrs. I., a Erman, In honor of her son. Aaron; one tree by Mrs. Ruth llorovItz, In memory of her husband, Isidor; one tree by Ntr. and Mrs. Jinx twister, In honor of their wedding aunt- % ersary; one tree by fit r. and Mrs. J. I:elmenovItz, In honor of their granddaughter, Peight Raclin; one tree by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shetzer, in honor of Mrs. Joseph II. Ehrlich, on the occasion of her recovery. son, VISIT Only $200 • Abater!) private dressing rooms • Expertly t rained women attendants • I lot Room for Reducing • Steam Room for Beauty Bath • salt (Bow for Health • Stimulating Shower for rep *Sidney-11111's Scientific Re- ducing Massage SIDNEY-HILL SYSTEM for WOMEN 153 E. Elizabeth St. Corner John R. RAndolph 4610 See Palestine in action—attend showing of "A Homeland in the Making"—Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, at Philadelphia-Byron Hall. IM=1.1111•11 ■ 1. Signifying the start of more intensive activity for the 15th annual concert of the Detroit Ha- levy Singing Society, the presi- dent, William Gayman, announces the appointment of David Gold- berg as general chairman of the concert committee. Mr. Goldberg is past president of the IIalevy CAdillac 1616 DAVID GOLDBERG as well as a member of the bass section of the chorus. Nathan Ben- nish, librarian, and Nathaniel Raskin, vice-president, have been named to act as assistant chair- men. Members of concert sub- committees will be announced in the near futre. The 15th annual Halevy con- cert will take place on Sunday, May 5, in the Scottish Rite Cathe- dral of Masonic Temple. Reserved seat tickets will soon be obtain- able from active Halevy members nd through the Society of Halevy patrons, which has been recently organized to further Halevy ac- tivities. Musical direction of the concert is, for the 10th successive year, in the hands of Dan Froh- man, nationally renowned choral leader of Detroit and Cleveland. Assisting Mr. Frohman in prepar- ation of the choral portion of the concert are Celia Plotnick, piano accompanist; William Gayman, as- sistant conductor; Max Levy, vocal coach, and Bella Ritten Goldberg, of the musical committee. Nathan Konikow, membership chairman, announces the return of Yetta Tucker to membership in the alto section. Mr. Konikow also announces that auditions for new applicants are given each Tues- day evening in Room 123, North- ern High School, Woodward and Owen Ayes. Women's Auxiliary Of Home for Aged The dues and membership committee of the Women's Aux- iliary Jewish Home for Aged is sponsoring a series of teas for • COMPLETE OFFICE OUTFITTERS • STEEL FILES • WOOD end STEEL DESKS • POSTURE CHAIRS • SWIVEL CHAIRS • BOOK CASES • STEEL SHELVING MANUFACTURERS OF RESSLER'S PERMANENT INKS PERFECT FOR FOUNTAIN PENS • We Do PRINTING and ENGRAVING EVERYTHING FOR YOUR OFFICE AT THE RIGHT PRICE PHONE US FOR PROMPT DELIVERY CAdillac 1616 c Feb. 4—Public rally against intolerance and in protest against persecution of Jews, at Cass high School, at 2 p. m., under sponsor- ship of American Jewish Congress and Jewish Community Council. Feb. 6—Showing of latest Palestine talking film, "A Homeland in the Making," at Philadelphia-Byron Hall. Matinee for children and evening performances for adults. Feb. 15—Address by Pierre van Paassen at Temple Beth El. Feb. 21—Address by the Rev. M. L. Perlzweig, head of British section of World Jewish Congress and world Zionist leader. March 20—Annual donor luncheon of Ladies' Auxiliary of Jewish National Fund. Upon his arrival in Detroit for a three-day stay to address a number of gatherings of Poles as goodwill ambassador of the provisional Polish government in Paris, Gen. Josef Haller said that religious and racial strife are now things of the past in Poland. "Hitler has managed to unite all conflicting elements in Po- 159 W. Jefferson Ave. • OFFICE STATIONERY • CARBON PAPER • TYPEWRITER RIBBONS • POST BINDERS • FILE FOLDERS • FILING EQUIPMENT • PENCILS • ERASERS—etc. THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR GEN. HALLER SAYS RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS STRIFE ARE THINGS OF PAST IN POLAND Ressler Office Supply House ALBERT RESSLER 1940 MRS. PHILIP SMITH land," he declared. "Class strug- gle, racial and religious strife are things of the past in Poland. Pole, Ukrainian, Jew, White Rus- sian, Catholic, Orthodox, rich man, poor man, priest, rabbi, manufacturer, laborer, peasant, titled nobleman—all stand united before the foreign invaders. Many of these fall united by (Rath before the Nazi firing squads." I- Organize Former Appointed Worker Lublin Residents In Wayne Clinic For Child Study In view of the existing anti- Judge D. J. Healy announced the appointment of Miss Pearl Gert as social worker for the Wayne County Clinic for Child Study, one of the divisions of the Juvenile Court. For the past four years, Miss Jewish terror in Poland, and in Grder to be prepared for emer- gencies in behalf of the unfor- tunates, the forager residents of Lublin and adjacent territories have formed a hilfs-ferein and invite landsleite to join the or- ganization. Those desiring to join the group are asked to communicate with Isidore Nissenbaum, 3772 Duane, or to telephone him eve- nings after 8 o'clock or all day Sunday, at Davison 7349. In a preliminary statement, the organizers point out that while it is not possible to help individ- uals at this time, it will soon be possible to assist communities collectively, and urge that land- sleite be prepared for such eventualities. Junior Hadassah Membership Dance Saturday, Feb. 10 MISS PEARL GERT The membership committee of the Detroit Unit of Junior Ha- dassah is formulating plans for its paid-up informal membership dance to be held on Saturday evening, Feb. 10, at 9 o'clock. The gym of the New Jewish Cen- ter, Woodward and Holbrook, will be transformed into an or- ange grove for this evening, to simulate Pardess Anna, on or- ange grove which Junior Hadas- sah maintains in Palestine. Only paid-up Junior Hadassah mem- bers and their escorts are invited to attend the dance and the Ha- dassah office in the Avalon Thea- ter Bldg., Linwood and Davison, will be open every Wednesday evening until the affair, to en- able members an those wishing to join the ranks of Junior Ha- dassah for the first time, to pay the regular annuel dues of $2 which will entitle them to a ticket of admission to the dance. Miss Gershenoff of the member- ship committee and Miss Annette Reiner, chairman in charge of arrangements for the affair, will be pleased to furnish further in- formation and details. Miss Rei- ner may be reached at Tyler 7-3771, Another highlight of the mem- bership campaign will be a Par- dess Anna tea on Sunday after- noon, Feb. 4, at 2:30 p. m., at the home of Edna Edelman, 2250 LaSalle Gardens. Miss Edith Wiener is in charge of arrange- ments for the party and will be pleased to furnish further in- formation on communication with her at Townsend 7-3386. Gert had been connected with the Mothers' Pension Bureau, which organization was discontinued re- cently. Miss Gert completed her grad- uate study at the University of Michigan in the field of social work and sociology with honors at the age of 20. Se has spoken frequently to various Detroit woolen's organizations, interpret- ing the field of social work and the functions of the Juvenile Court. Her avocation is writing, and while attending the univer- sity she won two short story contests and a state-wide essay contest sponsored by the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. Since Judge IIealy's adminis- tration there has been placed par- ticular emphasis on the work of the Wayne County Clinic for child study, whose purpose is the handling of cases that have failed under the usual methods of treat- ment. This is a mental hygiene clinic which not only diagnoses, but which treats cases. In connec- tion with the mental clinic there is an endocrine clinic, and this is one of the few clinics in this country that has this advantage. Children are referred to this clinic by the court, private agen- cies, and many school systems outside Detroit which have no clinics of their own. Approxi- Variety Show and Dance of mately 1100 cases are studied in Young Women's Mizrachi the clinic in a year. the purpose of stimulating the collection of dues and the in- crease of new members. The committee is offering a prize to the one bringing in the most members. Mrs. Philip Smith is Pisgah Meets on Monday chairman, and Mrs. Nettie Ben- Night; Father and Son jamin is co-chairman of this Affair Feb. 19 committee. Those interested may call Mrs. Smith at Townsend Next Monday night Pisgah 8-6634, or Mrs. Benjamin at Ho- Lodge No. 34 of Bnai Brith will garth 9062. hold its business meeting at the Jewish Community Center. Isa- CARD OF THANKS dore Starr, chairman of Pisgah Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Cher- Lodge's A. Z. A. Committee, will nick of 2474 Tuxedo Ave. wish speak on A. Z. A. work. to thank their friends and rela- On Monday, Feb. 19, Pisgah tives for the many kindnesses Lodge will sponsor a Father and shown them during their recent Son night under the supervision bereavement in the loss of their of Elias Goldberg, chairman of mother, Mrs. Anna Chernick. the entertainment committee. March 12; Pep Rally on Feb. 12 Mrs. Morris Adler gave an in- teresting book review at a lunch- eon of Young Women's Miz- rachi last Monday. Miss Frieda I azier, accompanied by Mrs. Samuel Barr, furnished the en- tertainment. A pep rally and mah jong for members will be held at the Wilshire Hotel on Feb. 12. For information regarding the coming variety show and dance to be held at the Jewish Com- munity Center on March 12, call the chairman, Mrs. S. Aaron, To. 7-1755. 4