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the Children's Home. Burlingame

Chanukah Party at
and Petoskey. Mrs. Ralph Paul,
Jewish Children's Home program chairman, has arranged

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December 27, 1940

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

OUR E A R LY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
New Di rector of
of Present Schools in 700-Year Period Pre-
Hillel in Lansin g Forerunner
ceding Present Era Is Described by

a musical and dramatic program
The Women's Auxiliary of the Weintraub.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Ap-
Jewish Children's Home enter-
The Auxiliary acknowledges pointment of Rabbi Morton M.
tained the children with a Cha- to be presented by Miss Florence Applebaum as director of the
nukah party Wednesday, Dec. • 25, contributions to the Home : from Bnai Brith Hillel Counselorship
the first day of Chanukah. Lunch- Mrs. J. W. Allen, Mrs. A. 0. at Michigan State College, Lan-
eon was served to the children Barsky and Mrs. S. Schwartz in sing, Mich., to succeed Rabbi
and each received a gift.
memory of brother, Dr. J. Levitt; Arthur Zuckerman, who has been
Entertainment was furnished from Mrs. Sarah Rosenfield, in
through the courtesy of Girl memory of father, Herzy er ,
from Mr. and Mrs. Moe Lansky
Scout Troop Number 155.
Mrs. Henry H. Shapero, pres- in memory of Harry Miller and
ident of the organization, ap- Simon Meyers ; from Mrs. Kate
pointed the following committee Harris in memory of Nathan Fin-
to serve for the afternoon : ley ; from Mr. Jand Mrs. Moe Lei-
Chairman, Mrs. Jack C. Gor- ter in memory of Nathan Fin-
don; co-chairmen, Mesdames Paul ley; from Mr. and Mrs. George
Friedberg, Reuben D. Wax, Pet- M. Roberts in memory of Nathan
er Altman, Herman Cohen, Cyril Finley and Adolph Rubenstein;
Cohen, Samuel Gordon and A . from Mr. and Mrs. Max Hay-
man in memory of NathanFin-
B. Straeser.
The next monthly meeting am I ley ; from Mr. and Mrs. Morris
dessert luncheon will be hel I Blumberg in memory of Adolph
Thursday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m., a t Rubenstein.

Rabbi Nathan Drazin

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By JUDAH GILEADI

Our systems of education as tion of these books in the pref-
we know them today are mere- ace to his history.
In spite of the subjugation of
1 developments from the early the Jews and the destruction of
cycles of Jewish school organ- the Second Commonwealth, Rab-
i
pzeirnmiptotoindts tooutcarthryat Jews
izations which existed through-
h w i ere D ra
on
out
our
history.
A
study
o
out
semblance of national organiza-
the Jewish educational system tion and that "the Patriarchal
during the days of the Second office (Sanhedrin) was retained
Commonwealth and the Tannaim in Palestine for upward of 300
presents an amazing fact; 2,000 Years."
A Thorough Study
years ago our people already had
chains of schools and educational Rabbi Drazin's book presents
organizations which matched in a thorough study of his subject.
efficiency and in all-inclusiveness He discusses the philosophy of
the best that we possess today. Jewish education, its essential
Rabbi Nathan Drazin of the character, ideals, importance and
i Tfiloh Congregation of goals. He reaches the conclu-
Shaar e
ew s
e d ucatin n
a
" Jewish
Baltimore proves it in his bril- s on that
liant "History of Jewish Educa- proved to be the salvation a
tion From 515 B. C. to 220 C. the Jewish people," and that
E.," just published by the Johns they chose Torah as the wisest
flopkins Press, Baltimore. He course in the struggle for sur-
shows that during these years vival against great odds imposed
the Romans.
t h
y o
laborate of schools
the J Jews s bh o u i 1 et d oe eat
uoby Analyzing the evolution of
now being sold and
education o
e which
and adolescent boys was provid- the school system of 2,000 years
serviced by
ed for free. It was an universal ago, Rabbi Drazin describes the
and compulsory school system. educational setting of the time,
An important exception to the the growth of colleges and the
RABBI M. M. APPLEBAUM
favorable comparison with the school system's development. The
transferred to the American
directorship
school system stories
is that
of Hillel, Shammai, Joe-
of the new counselorship at the girls were excluded. But Rabbi hanan ben Zaccai, Gamine' and
University of Washington, was Drazin shows that Jews never- others are related to illustrate
announced here this week by theless provided many forms of the record and to show a battle
the National Hillel Commission, adult education for both men for liberalism which finally pre-
which governs all Hillel units for and women. vailed. The Drazin history also
deals with the technical set-ups
sponsoring a Education Was Compulsory
the
Brith,
Bn i
the administration of the
agency.
To indicate that in the Second school system, its support, super -
Inc.
graduate
of the
University Commonwealth the Jewish school
of A
Toronto,
Rabbi
Applebaum
vision, op oration of classes and
system
completely
organized
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was ordained as rabbi
by was
the
the sponsoring
of adult educa-
and
oy s that practically all Jewish tion• Educators will be especi-
Hebrew Union College in May, b
TO. 8-9310
received a good elementary ally interested in
the chapter on
n tl
w of
Uni on College
1 940. At Hebrew
class training, the author quotes the "Pedagogical Methods and Prin-
t the student following from Josephus: "But ciples" and the discussion of the
h e w as p
body
and Union
of the College
graduating
the for our people, if anybody do education of girls and women.
Hebrew
Monthly
and business manager of
of them about Although women were not obli-
our laws, he wil more readily gated to study Torah, they en-
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man
in
ath:
but
ask
anyone
A Joyous Chanukah to All !
He was a
tell them all than he will tell his couraged their husbands and sons
letics at the University of Tor-
name, and this in conse-
do so and im ued them with
rn
leaed
onto. Rabbi Applebau m is sp
quence of our l having oon
to love for the Labw.
0
as
a
ual leader of Congregation Shaa- own
them immediate y as s
fascinating
Drazin's
Rabbi
rey Zedek, Lansing.
KOSHER .
ever ,whe became sensible of any study should inspire renewed in-
Rabbi Applebaum will di
thing and of our having them terest in the Jewish educational
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systems.
The Hillel Counselorship at are
Rabbi Drazin repudiates the
Michigan State is one of 50
maintained on as many college view of some educators who hold
at "compulsory education nev-
campuses by Bnai Brith. There
at that
are two others in Michigan, the er existed among the Jews." He
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by Rabbi
Cohen, expresses the exact opposite view
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and University
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because
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was
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]anti, which is also directed by a than
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it is today
obligation.
in modern
Parents
so-
who neglected to provide their
Rabbi Cohen. ciety,
children with an education were
practically, as was pointed out
,
earlier in the study, ostracized
Junior Alumni of the United from the Jewish community.'

Hebrew Schools

A Practical System

On the whole, Rabbi Drazin
A meeting of the Junior Alum- states, "the history of Jewish
ni of the United Hebrew Schools education of the periods of the
was held Thursday evening, Dec. Second Commonwealth and the
12, at the Rose Sittig Cohen Tannaim presents a picture of a
Building.
practical and efficient education-
An interesting program was al system motivated by high
carried out under the direction ideals, which gradually developed
of Norman Leemon, program into a system designed to meet
chairman. The guest speaker was the needs of the entire popula-
Max Chomsky who spoke on "The tion as early as 2,000 years
Place of Religion in the Present ago."
Day Crisis." A group discussion
Only two other similar books
followed.
have been published until now:
The next meeting of the Jun- Prof. Swift's "Education in An-
ior Alumni will be held Thursday, cient Israel to 70 A. D." and
Jan. A, 8:30 p.m. All members Nathan Morris's "The Jewish
are urged by President Sam School from the Earliest Times
Krohn and Sponsor I. Soref to to the Year 500 of the Present
attend. Era." Rabbi Drazin makes men-

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