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who are helping to fashion an
American way of life should try
to meet one another, to reach a
mutual understanding and, if
possible, to formulate a basis
on which they may cooperate for
the preservation of democratic
ideals."
The founding members of the
Conference will meet on Sept.
9. On Sept. 10 and 11, there will
be public sessions at which pa-
pers will be read by scholars in
the three cooperating disciplines.
The schedule of the papers fol-
lows:
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 10 a. m.
The Social Sciences. Papers by
Harry J. Carman and Robert M.
Maclver of Columbia University,
Pitirim A. Sorokin of Harvard
University, and Edwin E. Aubrey
of the University of Chicago (by
title). 2:30 p. m. Philosophy.
Papers by Mortimer J. Adler of
the University of Chicago, Doug-
las C. Macintosh of Yale Univer-
sity, and Jacques Maritain of the
Institut Catholique, Paris.
Wednesday, Sept. II,' 10 a. m.
The Natural Sciences. Papers by
Edwin G. Conklin of Princeton
University, Philipp Frank of Har-
vard University. Harold D. Lass-
well of the Washington School of
Psychiatry, and Albert Einstein
of the Institute for Advanced
Study, Princeton (by title). 2.30
p. m. Religion and the Philosophy
of Education. Papers by F. Ern-
est Johnson of Teachers College,
Columbia University, Anton C.
Pegis of Fordham University, and
Paul Weiss of Bryn Mawr Col-
lege.

Henock Hails Candidacy of
Gerald O'Brien for
Prosecutor

Jacob Wilson Henock this week
hailed the candidacy of Gerald
O'Brien for Prosecutor of Wayne
County. In a statement, Mr. Hen-
ock declares:
"It gives me great pleasure to
know that the son of a famous
father has tossed his hat in the
political ring and expressed his
readiness to serve the public.
"The public service of his
father needs no commendation.
Whenever and wherever liberty
and tolerance, righteousness and
justice were threatened, his fa-
ther, Patrick H. O'Brien, was on
the alert, ready and willing to de-
fend them. His service in the de-
fense of the noble principles of
our repulic, namely, freedom and
democracy, stands out like the
lone beacon in a dark night.
"You, Gerald O'Brien, served
your country as a soldier when
your country needed soldiers; you
served your state as assistant
attorney general at a time when
the attorney general's office was
the most important office in the
state because of the help sought
from it during the banking holi-
day and other importan new legis-
lation; and you will serve us ably
as a prosecutor when your coun-
try will call upon you!"

New President
Of Bnai Brith
Youth Organization

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end the Legal Chronicle

New Levinger Book
For the Children

Elma Ehrlich Levinger's story-
telling charm finds its outlet in
another splendid collection of
short stories for children, just
published by the Jewish Publica-
tion Society of America under
the title "Pilgrims to Palestine
and Other Stories." This 284-

ELMA EHRLICH LEVINGER

page volume has 17 stories of
varying length. There are eight
full-page black and white illus-
trations.
The stories are divided in the
following classifications: Ameri-
ca the Beautiful, Pilgrims to

Palestine, Back to the Homeland
and Jews in Far-Off Lands.
This collection of stories deals
with heroes and events as dif-
ferent and as far apart as Judah
Halevi on a pilgrimage to Pal-
estine and modern Jewish chil-
dren seeking refuge in free
America.
Perhaps the most delightful
section of the book is the
portion called "America the
Beautiful" in which the child
meets other Jewish children of
our own time and country and
reads of their triumphs and diffi-
culties.
culties. The stories of Sarah,
who finds herself for a while
the only Jewish girl in a small
Delaware town or Emil, the
young German refugee who
knows the real meaning of Amer-
ica much better than his class-
mates, teach their lessons so
subtly that the children who
read only for the pleasure will
hardly realize that they are re-
ceiving other values as well.
Another group of stories deals
with Jewish young people en-
gaged in the arduous task of
building modern Palestine. Still
another section of this book,
"Jews in Many Lands," consists
of a group of stories taken from
the history of little known com-
munities of Jews in China and
modern Egypt.
Varied in character and pres-
entation, these stories will find
an echo in the heart of every
Jewish child.
"Pilgrims to Palestine and
Other Stories" will be welcomed
alike by both educators and par-
ents — to say nothing of the
children for whom it is intended.
"Pilgrims to Palestine and

July 19, 1940

German-Jewish Refugees in
Dominican Republic Cre-
ate First Synagogue

NEW YORK.—A religious con-
gregation in the city of Ciudad
Trujillo, in the Dominican Re-
public, organized by German-
Jewish refugees almost immedi-
ately upon their arrival in that
tiny Central American republic,
now boasts a membership of 160
persons and a fully-planned pro-
gram of religious service and
education, according to word re-
ceived by the United Synagogue
of America at its New York of-
fices from that country.
President of the new syna-
gogue, which has been named
Centro Israelita, is Simon Roth-
schild, former food salesman
from Germany. Centro Israelita
is believed to be the first Jewish
congregation of its kind in the
Dominican Republic.
The United Synagogue, through
its executive director, Rabbi
Samuel M. Cohen, is preparing
to furnish the new congregation
with the necessary religious ma-
terials, in answer to an urgent

Other Stories," beautifully print-
ed and bound with an attractive
color jacket, retails for $1.50. It
can be secured as one of the
membership books of the Jewish
Publication Society. Membership
in the society costs as little as
$5 per year. Full details on the
membership plan, catalogs and
other interesting literature on
the work of the Jewish Publica-
tion Society of America can be
secured by writing to the execu-
tive director, Maurice Jacobs, 320
Lewis Tower Bldg., Philadel-
phia, Pa.

appeal from Mr. Rothschild. Such
articles as the traditional reli-
gious scrolls of the Jewish reli-
gion, prayer and festival prayer
books and vestments will be sent
to Ciudad Trujillo.
Similar aid was provided by
the United Synagogue to the
first congregation organized in
Hawaii recently and the German-
Jewish congregation started sev-
eral years ago in San Paulo.
Rabbi H. Ucko, the spiritual
leader and teacher of the Centro
Israelita, is a survivor of the
S. S. Simon Bolivar sinking,
which was mined in the North
Sea last Nov. 18.
"I lost all I possessed in the
shipwreck, all my books and
music," he writes to the United
Synagogue. "Therefore I need
all a rabbi, reader and teacher
needs to practice."
"I would be very glad if you
would sustain my work," he adds
in his painstaking English.
In the community the children
have been divided into two age
groups, those up to 11 and those
from 12 to 18. Each group re-
ceives religious lessons twice a
week under the guidance of Rab-
bi Ucko, "When you send us the
articles which we need for our
synagogue," Rabbi Usko touch-
ingly advises, "please declare
with the customs as: `Cosas para
use religioso. Extento de dere-
chos' (since articles for reli-
gious purposes are duty-free),"

Roger Wolfe Kahn, son of the
late Otto H. Kahn, not only is
an aviation enthusiast but is
rapidly becoming a recognized
expert in that field . . . Don't be
surprised if before long he gets
a Federal aviation post.

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Irving Kaler of Atlanta, Ga..
whose election as grand aleph
godol of Aleph Zadik Aleph,
Bnai Brith youth organization, at
the recent 17th annual conven-
tion, makes him the head of the
largest Jewish boys' organization
in the United States.

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