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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
PERLZWEIG
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Two Artists in
Farband Concert
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rights of Jewish citizens and a
declaration that they would be
The Jewish National Workers'
safeguarded.
Alliance (Farband) will present
Dr. Perlzweig is one of the Sidor Belarsky and Chayele Gro-
most active leaders in Jewish ben, accompanied by Sylvia Mar-
and non-Jewish life in England.
In addition to his leadership in
the affairs of the World Jewish
Congress, he is actively identified
with the affairs of the World
Zionist Organization, serving as
a member of the Executive Com-
mittee of the World Zionist Or-
ganization and of the Jewish
Agency for Palestine. He is the
head of the Political Information
Department of the latter organi-
zation in London.
Since the advent of Hitlerism,
Dr. Perlzweig has given much
time to the work of relief and
reconstruction and is a member
of the Executive Committee of
the Council for German Jewry.
Dr. Perlzweig is also the chair-
man of the World Union of Jew-
ish Students and a member of
the International Students Com-
mission of the International In-
CHAYELE GROBER
stitute of Intellectual Coopera-
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progra m of songs and
tion of the League of Nations
He has recently been elected a. ecitations this Sunday, Feb. 18,
member of the Joint Foreign Sidor Belarsky, formerly lead-
Committee of England and is mg basso of the Leningrad State
chairman of the Central Jewish. Opera Company, returns by pop-
Lecture Committee of the Lon- ular demand, to repeat his sue-
s ecs in
i last year's concert tour
don Board of Jewish Deputies.
Dr. Perlzweig is a native of ponsored by the Alliance, in the
Great Britain and is 42 years
old. He was educated at Univer-
sity College, London, and as
Christ's College, Cam bridg e,
graduating from University Col-
lege with honors in History and
Political Science, and f r o
Christ's College with honors in
Oriental Languages. He studied
rabbinics with Dr. Israel Abra-
hams.
He entered the Ministry in
1921 and became a Minister of
the Liberal Jewish Synagogue of
London on the express under-
standing that he was to be free
to continue his work on behalf
of Zionism. It is some measure
of the spiritual influence he has
been able to exercise that lead-
ing personalities so different as
Israel Zangwill and the first Lord
Reading, though not members of
his Congregation, left instruc-
tions that he was to perform for
SIDOR BELARSKY
them the last Jewish rites. He
converted the present Lord Mel- course of which he sang in more
chett and his sister, the March- than 60 cities in the United States
ioness of Reading, to Judaism and Canada. The possessor of one
and received them into the com- of the richest basso voices, often
munity in a little suburban compared to Challapin's, he cre-
Synagogue. His influence has aces beautiful tone as an expres-
stemmed the tide of anti-Zionist sion offundamental emotion.
sentiment among Jewish reli- Whether i in Yiddish, Hebrew or
gious modernists, and the Prayer Russian songs, or in the classical
Book which he compiled for his and operatic numbers, Belarsky
Congregation, and which is now proves one of the great masters
in use in other Reform commu- of the vocal and histrionic art.
nities, sounds a new note of pas-
Chayele Grober, outstanding
sionate faith in the unity and Jewish mime and one of the cre-
integrity of Israel. During the ators of Habimah, the Hebrew
whole of the last 20 years he has At Theater, returns to America
gone up and down the country after nearly 10 years of concert-
speaking on a variety of plat- izing in all parts of the world.
forms on behalf of Zionism and An international artiste of whom
Jewry is justly proud, she has
the defense of Jewish rights.
Dr. Perlzweig is now Minister often been called the Ruth Draper
of the North Western Reform of the Yiddish stage. A collector
Synagogue in London, having re- of Jewish folk-lore, and a devout
signed from the Liberal Syna- student of the ways and manner-
gogue in order to be free to de- isms of old Jewish communities in
vote himself more fully to pub- Europe and Palestine, Madame
Grober's program presents a
lic Jewish affairs.
whole gallery of Jewish. types, a
profusion of Jewish melody and
Variety Show of the Young rhythm.
Women's Mizrachi on
March 12
Young Women's Mizrachi is
aiding Homes for Girls in Pales-
tine.
Plans are now completed for
the variety show and dance, at
the Jewish Community Center on
Tuesday, March 12, at 8:30 p. m.
Mrs. Sam Aaron, general
chairman, is assisted by her co-
chairmen, Mesdames Ruby Sklar,
Roy Stewart, Reuben Dubrinsky.
For tickets call Mesdames
Harry Shuman, chairman, and
Jack Sokol and Maurice Clamage,
co-chairmen.
Februar y la, 1940
J. W. E. W. 0. Branch to were made for a chain of card in memory of her parent,
the
Meet Tuesday
parties for the clock project. Jewish Women's European by
Wel-
Mrs. H. Austria and Mrs. J. Meh- fare Organization.
The North Woodward branch ler are in charge. For informa-
of the Jewish Women's European tion call Tr. 2-4177.
German Debt Jumps 18 nil,
Welfare Organization will meet
The organization acknowledges
lions During Hitler's
contributions
to
the
Benjamin
at the home of Mrs. Aaron
Green, 2495 Taylor, on Tuesday, Wisper Memorial Flower Fund
Regime
Feb. 20, at 12:30 p. in. The topic from Mrs. Alex Light, in honor
for discussion will be the clock of her son, Norman's, 10th birth-
The Non - Sectarian Anti - Nazi
day; Mrs. L. Margolin, in honor
project.
League issued figures which i n_
SEC.
VOL
of her grandchild; Mrs. J. Zuck-
Mrs. J. Zuckerman of Richton erman, in honor of her grand- dicate that the total indebtoiness
Ave. Nvus hostess to the board child; Mrs. Feldman; Mrs. I. of the German Government has
increased 18 billion dollars
of directors on Feb. 7. Plans
Ice
Tide, for the planting of a tree the advent of the Hitler rcg;:ne.
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Bar Mitzvah Dinner
of L. A. S. Auxiliary
The Detroit Auxiliary of the
Los Angeles Sanatorium will
celebrate its 13th anniversary
with a donor dinne-dance, at the
Byron-Philadelphia Auditorium of
the United Hebrew Schools on
Sunday, March 10, at 6 p. m.
Lawrence Rosenthal, 13 - year
old pianist, and Shoshanah
Brooks have been engaged for
the occasion. An orchestra will
furnish dance music.
Schwarz Addresses 850
Samuel H. Goiter, national ex-
Women at League Rally ecutive director, and Mrs. Leah
Monnell, the midwestern regional
Speaking before an audience of director of L. A. S., will be pres-
approximately 850 women, repre- ent. The price per plate is $5.
senting about 40 Jewish women's
club in this city affiliated with
the League of Jewish Women's
Organizations, Leo W. Schwarz,
guest speaker at the League's
meeting last Monday, urged Jews
not to despair and to have cour-
age for the future.
Mrs. Maurice Klein, president
of the League, thanks all who
participated in this meeting for
making it one of the most out-
standing successes in its history.
The Auxiliary is willing to co-
operate with individuals and or-
ganizations to make it possible
for them to be present. For in-
formation, please call Madison
6766.
More than 10,000 indigent,
tubercular victims have been
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MARY
MARTIN
treated gratis by the sanatorium,
amongst them 150 Detroiters.
Many of the patients have been
there as long as three and four
years.
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Copyright 1940, 1.1CLM & NiYEAS TOBACCO CO