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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

SECTION ONE

VOL. 42, No. 18

and The Legal Chronicle_

DETROIT, MICHIGAN FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1940

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Your Hands Can Rescue the Persecuted from
Doom: Give Liberally to the Allied Campaign

Chronicle Prize Essay Contest
Is Given Enthusiastic Response

Confirmants and Consecrants to Participate; Rabbis Com-
mend Undertaking; New Jewish Encyclopedia
Will Be First Prize

Allied Jewish Campaign for $925,000
To Commence at Dinner Monday Night

Fred M. Butzel, Campaign Chairman, Appeals in Behalf of 55 Causes
Included in Drive; Dr. Silver to Address Opening Dinner;
Arrange Daily Report Meetings

of the new Universal Jewish
The essay contest sponsored by set
Encyclopedia will be given to the
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle successful contestant in each
among confirmants of Temple class, and several "runner-up"
Beth El and members of the
The 1940 Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign, on behalf of 55 overseas, national
consecration class of Congrega- prizes will also be offered.
and
local
causes, will be launched at a dinner on Monday evening, May 6, at Hotel
"The Universal Jewish Ency-
tion Shaarey Zedek has been giv-
Statler.
The
principal speaker will be Dr. Abba Hiller Silver, rabbi of The Temple
clopedia,
of
which
the
first
of
en an enthusiastic reception by
the contestants and the rabbis of ten volumes is already off the of Cleveland, 0.
press, is one of the finest con-
Among the most brilliant speakers of our time, Dr. Silver is recognized through-
both synagogues.
tributions to Jewish literature
Dr. Leo M. Franklin of Tem- that has been made in many out the world as one of Jewry's greatest leaders. At the present time he is serving
ple Beth El, in a statement wel- years. It is the work of scholarly as chairman of the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund Campaign which opens officially
coming the contest, expressed men and every article in the work May 5. In addition to his campaign responsibilities in his home city, Dr. Silver serves
satisfaction that the new Uni- has been carefully edited and as national chairman of the United Palestine Appeal and co-chairman of the United
versal Jewish Encyclopedia is critically studied in order to in-
to be given by
sure the authenticity of its state- Jewish Appeal.
Fred M. Butzel, chairman of
The Chronicle as
ments. The great Jewish encyclo-
the 1940 Detroit drive, will pre-
first prize in this
pedia published by Funk Wag-
side.
contest. There
nalls was in its day, a w & ork of
Mr. Butzel's Appeal
will be three oth-
inestimable value to every stu-
In announcing the plans for
er valuable
dent of Jewish history and liter-
the meeting, Mr. Butzel said:
prizes. In his
ature. But so many years have
"The capacity attendance which
statement of
passed since that work was pub-
c o m m e ndation
lished that in many respects it Exceed Last Year's Contributions by More Than $25,000; we expect at our opening dinner
will show that our entire Jewish
Dr. Franklin
has become obsolete. In the in-
community is determined, as never
said:
May Reach a Total of $75,000 Before
terval that has passed, events of
before, to display through this
such
tremendous
importance
af-
Drive Is Over
"The members
campaign a spirit of helpfulness
fecting
the
world
in
general
and
of the various
f or the oppressed an d the erse-
more
especially
the
Jew,
have
groups to be con-
The Jewish women of Detroit • Leaders Landed
which I feel certain will
transpired
that
a
new
work
had
Mrs. Abe Srere, chairman of cuted
firmed or conse-
gave an excellent demonstration
be mirrored in attainment of a
the
Women's
Division,
who
pre-
to supplant the old.
crated to the
"The confirmants of 1940 may of campaigning to the men of sided, was the recipient of con- truly magnificent goal."
faith of their fa-
Mr. Butzel pointed out that
well
congratulate themselves that the community when at the clos- gratulations from all of the other
thers in Detroit Dr. Franklin
ing rally of the Women's Division
the Jews of Detroit, like those
hey
have
a
chance
to
win
a
set
campaign
leaders
who
partici-
this year will no
of the Allied Jewish Campaign,
other American communities,
doubt be greatly stimulated by of this great work in the essay in the Ballroom of the Hotel pated in the closing program and of
that
is
now
projected."
who applauded her for her fine must realize that no situation
the
announcement of an essay
co announcement
Statler,
Friday,
they
announced
comparable in seriousness with the
Joint Statement by Rabbis
ntyst sponsored by The Detroit A
the achievement of their goal of generalship in marshalling the .current European tragedy, has
Hershman and Adler
J ewish Chronicle.
$65,000, together with the deter- interest and the cooperation of ever before faced Jewry. "Wheth-
"This contest, in which all con- In a joint statement issued by mination to continue working un- more than 1,000 workers in be- er this tragedy will be complete
firmants of 1940 are invited to Dr. A. M. Hershman and Rabbi til the several hundred prospects half of the causes embraced in
Participate, will be upon the gen- Morris Adler, rabbis of Congre- still uncovered were seen and
See CAMPAIGN—Page 8
See WOMEN—Page 12
their contributions received.
eral subject: "What Confirmation
See CHRONICLE—Page 16
Means to Me." As a first prize a

Women's Division Reaches Goal
Of $65,000 for Allied Campaign