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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
A new light has risen on Broad- Presides at Convention
way, in the person of a legiti-
Women's League of
mate actor named Alan Reed .. .
United Synagogue
of Holder of Nazi
Order Rebuked
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Starting Friday, May 10
Daily beginning at 7 p. m.;
Sundays, 2 to 11
p. m•
Mrs. Samuel Spiegel, national
president of the Women's League
of the United Synagogue, who
will preside for the 12th time
over the annual convention to be
held this year at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., May
10 to 1 4.
Palestine Taxation Increased to
Raise Revenue
JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency)
—Determined to raise £220,000
more in revenue in 1940-41, the
Palestine Government issued a
communique announcing substan-
tial increases in taxes in many
brackets.
45 Graduate from Hebrew
University
Forty-five students received their
diplomas at the ninth graduation
exercises of the Hebrew Univer-
sity held in the Untermeyer open
air ampitheater on Mount Scopus.
Rector Adolph Frankel made
the important announcement that
the University is now beginning
to admit students to its School
of Agriculture in a course that
will last five years.
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BINDER BROS.
TWELFTH-TAYLOR MARKET
Will Open Another Complete Market at
12054 DEXTER BLVD.
DR. ROSE TO ADDRESS
INSURANCE GROUP
The Dominion Life Assurance
Company, at its sales congress
Rabbi J. X. Cohen Rejects Invi- of American and Canadian agen-
cies, to be held at the Inter-
tation of International Busi-
collegiate Club on the evening
ness Machine Corp.
of May 15, will have as one of
Rabbi J. X. Cohen, president of
the New York Board of Jewish
Ministers and chairman of the
Commission on Economic Prob-
lems of the American Jewish Con-
gress, has declined an invita-
tion of the International Business
Machine Corporation to take part
in its program for the promotion
of peace, on May 13, at the
World's Fair, because of the ac-
tion of the president of the or-
ganization, Thomas J. Watson, in
accepting the Order of The Eagle
from the hands of Chancellor
Adolf Hitler.
The invitation to participate in
the ceremonies of the Interna-
tional Business Machine Corpor-
ation was extended to Rabbi Co-
hen in his capacity as president
of the Board of Jewish Ministers.
Rabbi Cohen declined the in-
vitation in a communication ad-
dressed on April 26 to Mr. Wat-
.on, in which he declared since
Mr. Watson received the decora-
tion Hitler has perpetrated new
crimes on the world while Mr.
Watson has "not made any dec-
laration with respect to your un-
willingness to remain a holder of
this Hitler decoration."
DR. BERNARD ROSE
the speakers Dr. Bernard Rose
of Detroit. He will speak on
"The Relationship Between Life
Insurance and Life Extension."
Although actively engaged in
the practice of medicine, while
associated with the Dominion
Company, Dr. Rose has been es-
pecially interested in a study of
life extension possibilities. It is
his view, from a comprehensive
study of cases, that many physi-
cal impairments of later years
can be anticipated and correct-
ed. Life insurance in a number
of instances has been instru-
Installation of J.W.E.W.O. mental in uncovering these defi-
ciencies, thus prolonging the span
Branch on Tuesday
of life.
The North Woodward branch
of the Jewish Women's European
Welfare Organization announces
that installation will be held at
the Wilshire Hotel on Tuesday,
May 14, at 12:30. Mrs. Ida Schultz
is chairman. For reservations call
Townsend 8-0394.
A luncheon card party and
mah jong will be sponsored on
Tuesday, May 28, at 1 p. m., at
the Bnai Moshe. Mrs. H. Austria
is in charge of tickets. For in-
formation call Trinity 2-4177.
Plans are being formulated for
the clock project. Mrs. Abraham
Redblatt is in charge, additional
captains appointed to assist in
this drive are Mrs. M. Robbins,
Mrs. M. Green, Mrs. D. Rothman,
Mrs.'K. Rosenblatt, Mrs. L. Mey-
ers. Those holding sheets should
return them to Mrs. Redblatt, 3340
Webb Ave.
Mrs. Sonia Epstein contributed
to the Benjamin Wisper Memor-
ial Flower Fund in memory of her
brother.
New Local Council for Emek
Hefer
JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency)
--The Palestine Gazette, official
organ of the Palestine Govern-
ment, published an Order in its
March 21 issue proclaiming a
Local Council for Emek Hefer,
the group of Keren Hayesod set-
tlements lying in the area be-
tween Petach Tikvah and Hed'ra.
Emek Hefei• becomes the first
district Local Council in the
country, and will comprise 35,-
000 dunams on which there are
18 Jewish villages. In accordance
with the rural character of the
Council, the Rural Property Tax
will be the basic rate entitling its
payers to suffrage.
Photographic Competition Among
Youth
During January and February
the Youth Concil of the Keren
Hayesod (Palestine Foundation
Fund) held a unique competition
among all youth groups and so-
cieties in Palestine, offering prizes
fo rthe best photographic mon-
tages (composite photos) on the
subject of "We Are Continuing!"
Some 58 entries were received
fro mvarious parts of the coun-
try. and over 300 youths took
part.
Screen and stage star Sam Jaf-
fe has turned composer now,
having set some of Walt Whit-
man's poetry to music . . . It's
called "A Song for Democracy,"
and its radio debut was mothered
by a lovely soprano, Lillian Taes,
who incidentally is Sam's wife.
Italy Suspected as
Transmitter of U. S.
Goods to Germany
Italy's purchases of merchan-
dise and materials in the United
States during the seven war
months, September, 1939, to March,
1940, almost equalled her total
purchases for the full year, 1938,
according to a study of Italian-
American trade during the war,
based upon official statistics of the
Dept. of Commerce, released by
Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, chairman
of the Joint Boycott Council of
the American Jewish Congress
and Jewish Labor Committee.
Italy's 1938 purchases from
this country amounted to $58,-
291,563 as compared with total
purchases from the United States
of $53,161,943 during the seven
month war period September,
1939—March, 1940, Dr. Tenen-
baum pointed out.
American exports to Italy have
been increasing as the war "de-
velops," the study showed, amout-
ing to $27,726,859 during the
first quarter of 1940, and more
than doubling the figure for the
corresponding period of 1939, $13,-
324,757. Exports to Italy totalled
$10,083,325 in March, 1940, com-
n-efd with $5,055,506 in March,
1939.
HELLER TO ADDRESS JEWISH
INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
COMMENCEMENT
Dr. James G. Heller, vice presi-
dent of the Central Conference
of American Rabbis, will give the
address at the 15th annual com-
mencement exercises of the Jew-
ish Institute of Religion, to be
held on Sunday afternoon, June
2, at 2:30 o'clock, in its audi-
torium. The subject of his ad-
dress will be "Can These Dead
Bones Live?"
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, presi-
dent of the Institute, will or-
dain the candidates for gradua-
tion and confer the degree of
Master of Hebrew Literature
upon them.
TRI SIGMA'S SECOND
ANNIVERSARY
Tri Sigma celebrated its sec-
ond anniversary and installation
of officers with a formal held at
Club Royale, Friday, May 10.
Newly-installed officers are: Mar-
ian Gilman, president; Ruth
Neshkes, secretary; Shirley Tre-
peck, treasurer; Evelyn Gross,
publicity.
Consecration Announcements!
Consecrants-At-Home announcements will be
published in the May 17 and May 24 issues of The
Detroit Jewish Chronicle. There will be a charge
of $1 for each insertion. Parents of members of the
1940 Consecration Class of Shaarey Zedek are
urged to send their announcements to The Chronicle
promptly.
May 10, 1940
• Museum
D anzig
Brought to U. S.
Famous Collection Is
Housed at Seminary
in New York
Only a few short weeks before
the seizure of the City of Danzig,
the Jewish Theological Seminary.
of America received word that
the Danzig Jewish community wa s
alarmed for the safety of its fa-
mous museum collection and its
52 Torah Scrolls. The elders had
hastily packed the priceless sil-
ver, gold and bronze Torah vases,
appurtenances such as crowns,
breastplates, and pointers, men-
orahs, megillahs, tapestries and
Paintings; stripped the synagogues
of the city and perhaps some of
their homes of their Jewish treas-
ures; and shipped them to the
Seminary for safekeeping. They
reached the American customs in
July, and Germany took Danzig
on Aug. 31.
The Jewish Theological Semi-
nary of America is to house the
Danzig collection for 15 years.
If there is a Danzig Jewish com-
munity again before that time
the collection will go back to the
old Free City. If after 15 years
there be no safe and free Jews
in Danzig, the collection will stay
in America for the education and
inspiration of the rest of the
world. The wise foresight of the
Danzig community can be appre-
ciated when it is remembered that
the other historical Jewish collec-
tions of Central Europe, those of
Berlin, Frankfurt and Vienna,
have been either destroyed or con-
fiscated. Many of the art and cere-
monial objects have been melted
down for the precious metal, some
were burned, some have been ap-
propriated for personal possession,
some are probably still under lock
and key awaiting an undeter-
mined fate.
Considerable repairs had to be
undertaken for the Danzig col-
lection, because of the haste with
which it was packed. The collec-
tion is now displayed in a small
suite of rooms at the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America,
Broadway and 122nd St., New
York City, and may be visited by
groups of approximately seven
people at a time, by appointment,
on Monday afternoons from 3 to
5 p. m. Appointments for visits
may be made by telephone or by
letter to the Library Office of the
Seminary. There will be no charge.
One of the most poignant items
to be found in the Danzig col-
lection is the marble plaque from
the central synagogue listing the
war dead-56 Jewish citizens of
Danzig, "members of our com-
munity who died for the Father-
land," the plaque reads. It is of
significant that the names of
Jewish soldiers who died fighting
for Germany had to be brought
to the United States for safe-
keeping.
The collection of over 5(10
items has as its nucleus the gifts
of Lesser Gieldzinski. Mr. Gield-
zinski was a famous connoisseur
and collector of art, a member of
the Danzig community. He donated
his private collection of Jewish
ceremonial and art objects to the
community on his 75th birthday
in 1904.
Some of the more curious items
to be found in the collection are
a travelling Hanukkah lamp with
wooden case, a candelabrum five
feet in height, a wedding seat
with accompanying inscription
carved in wood and tapestries for
the wall behind, utensils for cir-
cumcision and for washing the
dead, a 15th century ceramic Pass-
over plate, and a miniature Ark
for a Scroll of the Law in the
shape of an Oriental Synagogue.
The Danzig collection includes,
in addition, spice boxes, ethrog
dishes (for the Succoth holiday).
wall plaques, synagogue lights and
carvings, vessels for circumcision
and for washing the dead, and
totalling
b
miscellaneous
si
o. bjects
about 55
EMJAYCEES
A varied musical program was
presented to members and guests
of the Emjaycees by Frank New-
berg, vice president of the Em-
jaycees, at his home at 9325 Mar-
tindale Ave.. May 1.
There will be no open social
meeting until fall, but member-
ship will not be closed to those
interested.
Meetings during the summer
wlil take place every other Wed -
nesday evening.
For information
call M
Dorothy Fabian, To. 5-6138.