DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

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Rabbi Schulman Wed
To Miss May Brody

The marriage of Miss May
Brody, who comes from one of
the most prominent Orthodox
families in Boro Park, New York,
to Rabbi Nahum Schulman of
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
o f Windsor, was solemnized on
Sunday in New York. The cere-
mony was performed by Dr. Jo-
shua Bloch, director of the Jew-
ish division of the New York
Public Library, and Rabbi Samuel
mi rs ky of the Rabbi Isaac El-
chanan Yeshiva.
Miss Brody was a librarian in
the Jewish Division of the New
York Public Library.
Rabbi Schulman comes from a
fam ily of several generations of
rabbis. He is a graduate of the
University of Chicago and the
Hebrew Theological Seminary of
Chicago. He is a member of the
faculty of Beth El College of
Jewish Studies, is an ardent Zion-
Edgar J. Burman, national
ist and has rendered yeoman commander of the Jewish War
service to the cause of Misrachi. Veterans, who will hold their
45th annual encampment in Bos-
ton, Aug. 28, until Sept. 1.

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1939 JEWISH WELFARE YEAR BOOK
Nazi Race Theories
NOTES GROWING YOUTH PROGRAMS Cause of Suffering
AND INCREASED AID FOR AGED ILL CAMBRIDGE,

Mass. (Religious
Growing interest in the voca- During 1939, 13 of the agencies News Service) — The pseudo-
tional problems of young people found 17,542 jobs for their clients. scientific Nazi race theories were
and increased attention to the In addition, some agencies pro- blamed for "provoking wars, de-
needs of the aged ill were among vided individual vocational guid- vastation, death and colossal hu-
man suffering" by Rabbi Abba
the notable developments in local ance on a personal basis.
Jewish welfare activity described Increased provision for the care Hillel Silver of Cleveland in lead-
in the 1939 Year Book of Jew- of the aged is being made in many ing a symposium on "Religious
ish Social Work just published communities to meet the growing Principles and the Problem of
by the Council of Jewish Feder- requirements in this field, the Racial Relations" at the Harvard
Lions and Welfare Funds.
Summer School Conference on
Year Book indicates.
Religious Principles and Contem-
The Year Book is based upon
In line with this general de- porary National and Internation-
figures gathered annually by the velopment, Jewish homes for the
al Problems.
Council from Jewish social serv- aged in 1939 reported their highest
"Pseudo - scientific propaganda
ice agencies throughout the coun- population in nine years. At the
for racial imperialism," said Dr.
try. close of the year, there were Silver, "is widespread in the
Vocational agencies, homes for 5,528 residents in 55 homes, an world today. There is far more
the aged, hospitals and clinics increase of 26 per cent over the
under Jewish auspices served number reported for 1931, the first race idolatry today than ever
in the history of mankind.
more people in 1939 than they year in which the Council began before
There was no color line in antiq-
did in 1938, the Year Book re- gathering statistics in this field. uity.
The Greeks were conscious
ports. The number of persons Bed capacity in the institutions of their
cultural superiority, but
cared for by family welfare and had been expanded by 23 per cent they did not attribute it
to biol-
child care agencies remained ap- since that date. Much of this ex- ogy.
proximately the same.
pansion reflects the increased em-
"What
is
required
in
our
day
The growth of vocational service phasis on medical programs for is not super-heated race apolo-
represents a relatively new trend. the aged. New wings and new getics, but a generous way of life
Because of a widespread feeling buildings opened in 1939 were which will give each race the
that existing facilities do not largely devoted to the care of the opportunity to live its own life,
meet the specific needs of the aged sick.
express its own soul and to
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American Jewish You t h Jewish group in this field, 17 Thirty-seven general hospitals to
contribute its unique values to
under
Jewish
auspices
provided
for the Ilerzl bust, but there was Council Is • Severly Con- communities in the United States care for 255,332 patients in 1939. the commonalty of human life.
and Canada have set up special-
Our age needs a form of good
no Herzl bust and no one knew
demned as Leftist
ized central agencies to guide The volume of service given in will which will not only tolerate
anything about it. After much
terms
of
number
of
patients
and
Jewish youth in choosing, and
effort and incessant searching I Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle: training for, their occupations and of days' care was somewhat great- differences but which will gladly
use them for the enrichments of
located the bust—in a pile of
For almost a year now an or- to help them in their search for er than in 1938 and was 27 per life."
rubbish!
ganization calling itself the Amer- jobs. In four of these communi- cent higher than in 1929. The
It is needless to describe my ican Jewish Youth Council has ties—Baltimore, Cleveland, New- volume of service in hospitals for
feelings the moment I saw that been in existence in Detroit. ark and Philadelphia—the voca- the tuberculosis, however, has TREES PLANTED IN
PALESTINE FORESTS
beautiful statue buried under a From its name one would imag- tional services came into existence changed little since 1929. About
pile of ashes and rubbish. Tears ine that this Council would de- in 1939.
one-third of . the care given in
The Jewish National Fund
streamed from my eyes and I vote itself to Jewish problems.
general hospitals in 1939 was on
a free basis. In hospitals for the Council of Detroit announces the
could not restrain myself for However, such does not seem to
some time. I dropped into a near- be the case. In fact, after a cur-
tuberculous about 90 per cent of planting of the following trees:
by chair choking with emotion. sory glance at its past activities,
the care was free and in hospi-
In the Fred M. Butzel Forest:
tals for the chronically ill the Two trees in memory of Mollie
The thought that this beautiful it is plain to see that not for
ratio of free care was about 85 Hersh and two trees in memory
statue of Herzl, which took so nothing has it been accused of
per cent.
much effort to produce, was being led and controlled by Com-
of Fannie Ross, by Mr. and Mrs.
Fifty Jewish child care agen- Louis Gunsberg; seven trees in
found in a pile of rubbish, was munist sympathizers.
cies served 11,561 children in memory of Lena Belles Katznel-
more than my Zionist soul could
As I understand, the Council
1939, a decline of less than one son, by her family; two trees in
stand. But that is aside from the was brought into existence to
per cent limn the previous year, memory of N. Greenberg, by Mr.
story. Sonic day it will be told fulfill the much needed task of
but still more than seven per cent and Mrs. Simon Slutzky; one tree
in detail.
co-ordinating local Jewish youth
above 1929. The trend away from in memory of Abe Sigman, by
Plan Its Rehabilitation
groups. Yet very soon after its
institutional care for children to- Mr. and Mrs. Julian S. Tobias.
And now the question arose as inception, two prominent Jewish
For tree planting in Palestine,
to how to rehabilitate the statue, youth leaders who had played an
NEW YORK. — Hadassah, the ward foster home care and as-
build a suitable and lasting ped- important part in organizing the Women's Zionist Organization of sistance in their own homes call Mrs. A. W. Sanders, Hogarth
estal, pack it, insure it, and ship council, left the council when America, announced here that it showed no signs of slackening, 0967, 12342 Broadst•eet.
it to the Jewish Palestine Pa- they saw that it had fallen into had cabled authorization to its the Year Book indicated.
Statistics gathered by the Coun-
vilion. I consulted Dr. Solomon the hands of those who were not American-supported medical and
Egg Roll — Fried Shrimps
Goldman, president of the Zion- interested in the problem of Jew- nursing staffs to give full cooper- cil of Jewish Federations and
tad All Kinds of
ist Organization of America, who ish youth but in the spreading of ation to British military health Welfare Funds for its annual
GENUINE CHINESE FOOD
suggested that I communicate Communist propaganda. The sub- authorities in Palestine for the Year Book measure the volume of
with Dr. Israel Goldstein, presi- sequent activities of the Council duration of the war. The organi- work of the Jewish agencies in
6 Course Dinners — 60c
dent of the Jewish National Fund such as the refusal to condemn zation conducts a country-wide six fields but not the total num-
We Deliver Anywhere
ber
of
Jewish
persons
receiving
and chairman of the committee Russia for its attack on Finland system of hospitals, public health
service from all sources in this
Phone TERRACE 24292
for the Palestine Exhibit.
and child welfare services in the field. Many Jewish persons are
has amply borne this out.
Catering to Parties, Banquets, etc.
In the meantime, I had an at-
If there were any doubts in Holy Land.
also served by public and non-
tractive pedestal designed and my mind as to the Council's po-
A cable received from Dr. Ju- sectarian organizations. On the
built, the bust refurbished, re- litical leanings, they were com- dah L. Magnes, American-born other hand, many Jewish agen-
touched and securely packed, pletely dispelled by what I heard president of the Hebrew Univer- cies, especially in the medical
ready for shipment.
at their latest symposium on sity, and chairman of Hadassah's field, provide care on a non-sec-
3620 CASS AVE.
I communicated with Dr. Gold- Wednesday, July 17, at the Bnai war emergency committee, in- tarian basis.
stein who at first demurred due Moshe Synagogue. The speakers formed the organization that
to some misunderstanding which were to discuss their impressions George W. Wadsworth, American
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was easily cleared un. I did not of the recently held American Consul-General in Palestine, had
care to entrust the Herzl bust to Youth Congress (to which, inci- asked for temporary quarters for
anyone and personally took it to dentally, the majority of respon- Americans resident in the coun-
New York where it was readily sible Jewish youth groups did not try in case of an emergency.
accepted by the Jewish Palestine send delegates). What the audi-
According. to Mrs. Samuel W.
Pavilion Committee and now ence heard was a blistering at- Ilalprin of this city, Palestine
"Twelve per cent with safety" sounds too
stands there in all its glory at tack on the new rearmament pro- chairman of Hadassah, the or-
the entrance to the Pavilion, gram and on the sending of all ganization has cabled its willing-
good to be true. It is, however, what a Great-
greeting all who enter with a material aid short of war to Eng- ness to offer a haven to United
West policy with the Family Protection Rider
warm welcome which serves as land. One of the speakers, evi- States citizens in the pediatric
will give your dependents in case of your pre-
an inspiration to entry on the dently more imbued with the department of the old Rothschild-
mature death, and is called the Family Income
glorious work for which Ilerzl party line than the others, had Hadassah Hospital which has been
the effrontery to accuse those vacant since the opening of the
gave his life.
plan.
Much credit is due Dr. Israel who favored the rearmament pro- group's new medical center on
Goldstein, president, and Meyer gram and all possible aid for Mt. Scopus outside the Holy City.
There are many attractive angles to this plan
W. Weisgal, executive director, England of being Fascists and Latest figures available to Hadas-
that are worth knowing about and without
for their readiness to cooperate fifth columnists. (Using this sah indicate that there are ap-
any obligation to you, I will be glad to show
wholeheartedly all the way as "logic", more than 90 per cent proximately 8000 Americans liv-
you how it works.
of the American people are there-
good, loyal Zionists.
ing. in Palestine, of whom 7500
A Ilerzl memorial meeting, un- fore Fascists and fifth colum- are
Jews.
der the auspices of the Jewish nists.)
Dr. Magnes' cable also revealed
It was unfortunate that there that plans have been made to
National Fund and the Palestine
Pavilion, took place at the Pa- were some non-Jews present to feed Palestinian refugees who
witness this sorry spectacle. It is may crowd into safe areas in
1512 Union Guardian Building
vilion, Thursday, July 25.
A Ilerzl sponsoring committee, to be hoped that they did not case of attack.
Telephone — Randolph 0446
consisting of leading Zionists, has leave with the impression that
In addition to providing hospital
been organized which will decide the ideas expressed at the sym- beds for war casualties, courses
where the statue shall be per- posium are those of Detroit Jew- in war surgery for doctors and
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manently housed upon its return ish youth. No group dare claim nurses, and first-aid training for
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to Chicago. When it is returned to represent Detroit Jewish civilians, Hadassah will continue
after the closing of the World's youth, especially such a group as to conduct its normal public
Fair, it will be officially dedicated. the Jewish American Youth health, child feeding, maternal
Council, which has chosen to and infant welfare projects,
ally itself with those who repre- school hygiene and supplies serv-
sent the antithesis to American ices under the aegis of the newly
democracy.
formed War Emergency Commit-
CASPAR BOYARSKY.
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tee, Mrs. Halperin said. Serving
on the committee with Dr. Mag-
Dyke on the east. In this melting
Pot section reside over 100,000 Picnic of Ladies' of Yeshiva nes are Miss Henrietta Szold,
American-born founder of Hadas-
People of every color and creed.
THE FINEST VACATION RESORT ON THE
Beth Judah Sunday
sah, and Julius Simon, president
The community center is lo-
GREAT LAKES. s Seven miles of superb, sandy
of
the
Palestine
Econoigic
Corpo-
cated at Fenelon near Luce. The
beach. • One thousand cool, outside rooms at HOTEL
The Ladies of Yeshiva Beth ration. The committee' will co-
Bernard B, Lasky playfield runs
BREAKERS. Moderate rates. Excellent meals and service.
from Luce to Fenelon and is 18 Judah will have a picnic Sunday ordinate its work with that being
July
28,
at
Palmer
Park.
Mrs
done
by
Kupat
Cholim
Amamit
All Sports. Many new attractions, including Dancing
acres in size.
to Famous Bands in beautiful new ballroom.
The community center, costing Rottenberg, president, asks al m (Workers' Sick Benefit Fund) ;
• Easy ro Reach, via U. S. Route G, Ohlo 2, midway
the Mogen David (Palestinian
about $100,000 with equipment, members and friends to join the
between Cleveland and Toledo. Rail or bus to
in making this affair a success equivalent of the Red Cross) and
Sandusky. Steamers from Detroit and Cleveland.
has clubrooms, workrooms, play- Good food and a program ar e other private and community
rooms, shower rooms, etc. The lanned. In case of rain, the pic
September 2
onx jun. 8 for to folder.
health authorities in Palestine.
Ask
wings to be added later will
will
be
held
at
the
Yeshiva,
CEDAR POINT-OX LAKE ERIE
house a gymnasium, swimming nic

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Pool, and auditorium.
We hold these truth to be self-
On the playing field are tennis,
Goodness and simplicity are in- evident—that all men are created
softball, football and baseball fa-
equal.—Thomas Jefferson.
cilities and also a wading pool. dissolubly united.—Martineau.

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