A merica ,fewisk Periodical Cotter
February 23, 1940
Opportunity Guild
Exhibit on March 1
The Opportunity Guild of the
its
Resettlement Service will hold the
It
and
a
tea
,
second
exhil Club in the Hotel
t Lake-
Great
Be'crest, 5410 Cass Ave., on Fri-
day afternoon, March 1, between
2 and 5 ocI:.ck.
"The Detroit Jewish commu-
nity has evincedsuch keen in-
terest in tat exquisite handiwork
the
prepared by the members
Opportunity Guild," sa id of Miss
Emma Btu I, chairman of the
project "a. the sale of articles
at the Gin. I's first exhibit, held
Feb. 12 , N , exceeded expecta-
■ -; decided to hold a
tions,
it formal
second
display of the
work at th..4 early date. Friday
afternoon's exhibit will include
many new models, in addition to
those shown previously."
According to Mrs. Amson Ta-
bor and Mts. Sidney Weisman,
who head the sales promotion
committee for the Guild, so many
constantly being
questions arc
asked regarding the project, they
quite sympathize with the experts
on the popular "Information
Please" radio program. They
have, therefore, with the help.
of Mrs. Arnold N. Brodie, pub-
licity chairman, organized the
most popular of the questions, to-
gether with the correct answers,
into the Opportunity Guild quiz,
presented below:
CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
OUR NEW NEIGHBORS - THE REFUGEES
NO SURRENDER
"At the present time the world
employed in a similar capacity. On the contrary, does not seem to be safe for
as records both from England and from our own small peoples, and weakness itself
National Refugee Service show, creating a job is regarded as a crime punish-
for our new neighbor often results in stimulating able by death. Yet we hs Jews and
a trade or an industry to a point where even as human beings cannot. and will
more workers are needed.
not accept the status of outcasts
In Massachusetts, three skilled hosiery workers,
given the opportunity to engage in their special herded into barbed-wire encamp-
trade, have been so valuable to their employer ments or driven into the fringes
that work has been created for 38 additional of life in No-Man's Land. It is
people in manufacturing a certain type of wool not enough that those brave and
hosiery previously obtainable only in Germany. nameless thousands of Jews in the
Skilled dental workers have brought with them distress areas are grimly struggl-
the technique of manufacturing tiny gold screws ing to preserve their faith. We,
which formerly were imported from Germany here, must not yield to the fatal
only because no one in the United States knew admission that the Jew wears
the secret of their manufacture. This, while a only the badge of a refugee,
small industry, nevertheless resulted in e nploy- or in that negative defeatist out-
,00k lies the triumph of our op-
meat for a number of American citizens.
pressors and the disintegration of
Where can a job be created for these new or our
of miserable
wanderers
to be
entire existence
as a people."
Detroit neighbors of ours, whose qualifications —Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
are listed below? From a purely business angle
their talents and desire to make good are bound
If Hank Greenberg plays his
to insure them as a sound investment for any usual good ball this summer he
employer.
can look forward to a nice, juicy
movie contract.
post, enter, take trial balances and and with a good deal of self -assuranc
They are men and women of unusual ability—
these new neighbors of ours—and there are only
a few of them. Certain general things may be
said about all of them:
Our new neighbor is, in every instance, an
individual who, after searching inquiry, has been
found to measure up to the high standards set by
the immigration laws and regulations now in
force in this country.
In every instance he is an individual who,
having suffered oppression and injustice in his
native country, is filled with a deep gratitude
and inspired with loyalty to. the United States,
and to the state and city which offers him asylum
and freedom.
In almost every instance he is an individual
who brings with him special skill or tr.lining or
capacity, bound to prove advantageous to the
progress of our community.
His first need, upon arriving in this country,
is to adjust himself to the American way. Upon
being resettled in our city (or any other tuwn),
he needs—as all of us do—security, the security
that comes with a job.
To provide a job for our new neighbor does
not mean he is to replace someone else already
META LLU1IGIST-44—Mr. 7. has been
a consultant on the conati action of prepare financial statements. I las work-
new foundries, modernization of old ed, in this country, for three months
foundries for mass production, and in- with a C. P. A. as an assietz.at book-
stallation of latest types of molding keeper, and as a special investit:ator.
machines, sand blasting apparatus, auto- Weil qualified to do credit collections.
matic sand mills, conveyor systems, Speaks English with ease, makes a
and electric and oil burning furnaces. nice appearance and looks consider-
.A graduate nietalurgical engineer, lie ably younger than his actual age.
has done eI11 . 1181•e research On the
ENGINEER AND LINGUIST-39—
following groups of alloys: iron-til , kel.
M r. F Is a graduate civil engineer front
chromium ; copper - silicon - titanium,
the Milan Royal School of Engineering
aluminum-cobalt-tungsten. Fine appear-
a nd has has much practical exper-
ance, intelligent, alert, neat and cour- ience. Most of his work was concerned
teous.
w ith inakit g calculations for strains
AUTO MECHANIC-33-131r. E. work- and stresses in the building of hydro-
ed as a gear cutter at Renault's In electric plants for draining and irri-
France. Ile Is an experienced mechanic gallon. lie has done a great deal of
and can take apart and put together writing in engineering statistics. Mr.
t he ignition system, carburetor, starter, F. reads, writes and speaks, English,
pistons, distributor, cut-off and genera- French, Italian, German, Polish, He-
tor of a car. An experienced driver. brew and Yiddish.
Worked as mechanic's assistant and
CLOTHING SALESMAN-31—Mr. M.
shipping clerk In New . York. At present has worked in men's clot hino. line as
taking evening course In "Chassis and steel{ clerk, salesman, manager and
Engine" at t he Wilbur Wright I light owner. Ile has served as a salesman
School. Tall, strong, husky, alert, In- in Zurich, Rwitzerland ; manager of a
telligent, pleasant manner.
large clothing concern In Milan, Italy;
The Opportunity Guild's Information
Please
Q. What Is the Opportunity Guild
of Resettlement Service?
of
A. The Guild Is an organization
refugee women, trained by Detroit ex-
perts, to make saleable articles,
Q. What articles do they make
A. A variety of things, including:
maids' aprons, baby bibs and baby
blankets, doily sets and tray dollies,
dress and shoe bags, knitting bags,
BOOK K EE PER-57-111r. I:. bad his
traveling accessories, towels, felt plate own office for 20 years. 1 le knows
pads, and breakfast tray cloths.
all simple beekeeping operations, can
Q. Where and when will these ar-
ticles next be displayed ?
A. An exhibit and tea will be held
by the Opportunity Guild at the Great
Lakes Club, in the I lotel Belerest, 54 II
Cass Ave., on Friday afternoon, March
1, from two to five o'clock,
Q. Has this merchandise been dis-
played Previously?
A. One successful exhibit and sale
has been held at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center on Feb, 12.
Q. Are there any specified and regu-
lar periods when people, eager to see
the articles, and to buY them, can
do so?
A. Yes, they are on display every
Monday morning, between eleven and
t valve o'clock, at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center, Holbrook and Woodward
Ayes.
Q. May any Individual, although In-
terested in only a small purchase, see
the merchandise at a time convenient
to her?
A. Yes, Indeed—two of the commit-
tee women 43 ill be pleased to come to
your home at any time to show you,
or you and a few of your friends, any
articles in which you may be interested.
Call either Mrs. Sidney 'Weisman, Town-
send 8-6GS3, or Mrs. Amson Tabor
University 1-S680, for appointments.
Q. Slave any of the larger Jewish
organizations in Detroit become Inter-
ested in arranging future showings of
the handiwork ?
A. The Council of Jewish Women,
Hadassah and several of the Sister-
hoods have already planned displays
for the spring months.
Q. Who does the sewing?
A. Refugee women referred to the
Opportunity Guild by the Resettlement
Service.
Q. Where Is the actual work done ?
A. In the homes of the workers.
Q. How much of the work Is done
by the refugees?
A. All the hand and machine work.
Who purchases the materials and
cuts the patterns?
A. Detroit women who are Interest-
ing themselves In this project as an
active committee. Among the members
are: Miss ana 13utzel, general chair-
man; Mrs. `tax Berendt, vice-chairman ;
Mrs. Irvin- L. Hirschman, who does
the cuttite
,nd planning ; Mrs. Isaac
Gilbert, I:
urge of purchasing ; and
Mm Skin Weisman and Mrs. Amson
Tabor, wh•, direct the sales promotion.
Undo' what auspices does the
Opportunity :Mid function ?
A. The c ..portunity Guild Is ono of
several ce.. .it tees included in the
Family U. ment of the Resettlement
Service, 0( .Lich Miss Edith S. Ilea-
venrich in g vice-chairman.
and, from 7930 to 1938, owned his
own clothing factory. Ile speaks English
very well. 'Fall, good-looking, strong
HADASSAH ONEG
Philip Adler at
SHABBAT FEB. 24
K. of P. Meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Hadassah will sponsor an
he would be excellent as a salesman
la a store located In a foreign neigh-
borhood.
UNSKILLED — FINE BACKGROUND
—43—Mr. 13. has a varied work ex-
perience. Employed as foreign corre-
spondent in the foreign exchange de-
partment of a German bank, he was,
from 1924 to 1928, In business for him-
self, selling textiles—cotton, wools anal
silks. Ile speaks English fairly wee '.
Tall, slim and pleasant-mannered, 114
has been retrained, In New York, as
a butler.
If you know of the possibility
of an opening for any of these
men, or any other opening, please
notify Miss AnnaRose Hersh, at
the Jewish Community Center,
who, in addition to her general
employment service for the Jew-
ish community of Detroit, is in
charge of employment for the
Resettlement Service. The Jew-
ish Community Center is located
at 8904 Woodward Ave., tele-
phone Madison 8400.
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of the Bar Mitzvah of Arthur
James Rubiner, from Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Immerman, Mr. and
Mrs. Wolf Kaplan and Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Kaplan; in memory
of Sam Karbel, from Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Immerman; from Mr.
and Mrs. Seymour J. Frank, in
memory of Sam Slomovitz.
Those wishing to contribute to
the Child Welfare Fund, please
call Mrs. Herman August, To.
8-8817.
and Hand-Finishing
Oneg Shabbat this Saturday, Feb.
24, at 2:30 p. m., at Shaarey
Zedek. The feature of the after-
• Men's Suits or
noon will be the presentation of
Topcoats
a dramatic narrative entitled
"Portraits of Historic Jewesses"
• Ladies Plain Coafs,
written by Mrs. Joshua Sperka.
Suits or Dresses
Mrs. Walter Field is directing
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IN DETROIT & SUBURBS
A social hour will follow the
Cash & Carry Price-99c
program, which is in charge of
Mrs. George Fineman and her
social committee.
The Youth Aliyah Committee
An extraordinary confeernce
acknowledges the following con- of all Polish Jewish relief so-
tributions: In nr emory of Belle cieties in greater New York has
Cohen, from Mrs. Israel Wets- been called by the Federation of
man and Mrs. Millie Kaufman; Polish Jews in America for Sun-
in memory of Yetta Rosenberg, day, March 10, at 1:30 p m., iii
533-547 FOREST AVE., EAST
from Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Silver Hotel Astor.
and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blum-
Among the speakers scheduled
berg; in memory of Anna Bas- to address the conference will be
kin, from Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dr. Henry Szostkes, who is the
Blumberg; in memory of Joseph first prominent Jew to escape
Ehrlich, from Mrs. Israel Wets- from Nazi Poland where he was
man and Mrs. Millie Kaufman, vice-president of the Warsaw
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kahn, Mr. Jewish community and an author-
and Mrs. Joseph Welt, Mr. and ity of the cooperative banking
Mrs. Oscar Blumberg, Mrs. S. J. system prior to the German oc-
Caplan and Miss Bernice Cohen. cupation.
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Contributions have also been re-
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ceived for the Youth Aliyah
fund, from the oung Mothers'
David Horodoker Jrs.
Cleaned and Repaired
Club, Miss Edna Glaser and Mrs.
Election of officers of the David
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M. Glaser.
PHILIP A. ADLER
Those wishing to contribute to Horodocker Juniors was held at
Inlaid and Battleship
Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, at 8 this fund, please call Mrs. Ellis the Bnai Moshe Synagogue, Feb.
o'clock. All business matters will Thal, To. 8-5032.
31. Mrs. I. A. Lawton was re-
CARPETING
be suspended that night.
The Child Welfare Committee elected president; Mrs. Men Hy-
Rugs and Furniture
Q.
The guest speaker, Philip A. acknowledges receipt of the fol- man, vice-president; Mrs. Leo Hei-
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Adler, Detroit News war corre- lowing contributions: In honor of man, treasurer; Mrs. Philip Le-
spondent and commentator, will their birthdays, from Harriet win, financial secretary; Mrs.
Drapery Hardware
speak on the subject "Whose Fields, Phyllis Sloan, Ruth Cul- Faye Tucker, recording secre-
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held
Wechsler and Dr. D. M. Levin, Mitzvah of Edward Purdy, from Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Bnai
CALL
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
Barney
Salinger,
Mrs. Roosevelt Accepts Gift co-chairman of the committee, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Landau and Moshe Synagogue.
invite all members, their wives.
from PAestinian Children friends and the public, to be Mr. and Mrs. Max N. Frank; in
honer of the Bar Mitzvah of Ar-
NEW tIRK.—A large book, present.
The joint public installation of thur Rubiner, from Mr. and Mrs.
designed nd written in English officers of Detroit Lodge and Barney Salinger and Mr. and
by Palest Ian children, was pre- Greater Detroit Temple No. 152, Mrs. Joseph Schwartz; in mem-
Sisters, will take place ory of Joseph Ehrlich, from Mr.
sented Mrs. Franklin D. Pythian
on Sunday, Feb. 25. The festivi- and Mrs. Sol H. Levy, Mr. and
Roosevelt, Feb. 13, in the Hotel ties will open with a 6 o'clock Mrs. Milton Madden, Mr. Lazarus
Astor, at a reception given by informal dinner, followed by the Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
the nat.] , ;Ial board of Junior installation, and the evening will Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Moe Leiter,
with dancing. Members and l‘Ir. and Mrs. Joseph Keidan, Mr.
Hadassall, thte Young Women's end
friends are invited. For reserva- and Mrs. Adolph Slatkin, Mr. and
We invite your mortgage business.
Zionist Organization of America. tions phone Clifford 2469. Mrs. Oscar Robinson, Mr. and
The boo) was a gift from the
It
will receive our careful considera-
Mrs.
Edward
Stein.
Ch' ren s Village of Meier Shfe-
In honor of the birth of Myra
tion
from inception to completion.
yah, in Samaria, Palestine,a
Lakoff, from Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Newsreel Theater Sought
home-schcol maintained by Junior
.!ackson and Mr. and Mrs. Ben-
for Tel Aviv
Hadassah for underprivileged and
jamin Jackson; in memory of
refugee bouth.
TEL
AVIV
(Palcor
Agency)
Sam
from Mr. and Mrs.
In .1)re , nting the book, Miss —Permission to operate Tel Adolph Karbel,
Slatkin and Mr. and Mrs.
Nell Ziff of New York, national
Aviv's first all-day newsreel thea- Joseph Keidan; honoring the Bar
General Discount Corporation
president
said it was of Junior Hadassah, ter is being sought by the Fon- Mitzvah of Warren Saul Witus,
an expression of the dak Cafe-Restaurant on the Tel from Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Palestinian children's admiration Aviv seashore. The programs Lakoff; from Mr. and Mrs. Jack
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of Mrs. Roosevelt for her "deep would have a daily run of twelve Perlmutter, i in memory of Mrs.
interest in
the education and re- to fourteen hours, each program Yetta Rosenberg; from Mr. and
habilitation of underprivileged
Mrs. Charles Robinson, in mem-
bon and girls."
running about an hour.
The cultural committee of De-
troit Lodge No. 55, Knights of
Pythias, has completed arrange-
ments for an open meeting to
be held in the Detroit Lodge
Bldg., Erskine and John R., next
Polish Federation
Conclave March 10
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