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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Legal Chronicle, 1941-01-31

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January 31, 1941

12

Spotlight on Youth

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end the Legal Chronicle

Fishbein Stresses
Rabbi Fram to Speak at "Family
Gewerkshaften Rally
Need of Hospital
Sabbath" at Beth El on Friday
Sees New Zion Move
Assn Lunch-

By RICHARD L. STEIN
M
Children to Accompany Parents to Services; National Addresses
e on; $5Si na i Ra ised
What are the draftees think-
A special treat was enjoyed by
Boy Scout Week to Be Observed
ing as they march away? On the delegates of all Jewish organ-
Detroit's Jewish community has
Jan. 17, and during the weeks izations and the workers affiliated
Next Friday night, Feb. 7, at the second in a series of sermons lagged behind in movements for
to come, many young men will with the Gewerkshaften Cam-
the construction
of Jewish hos-
t t
leave for their year of military paign, at the rally held Thursday 8 o'clock, members of Congrega- which he is presenting as a pre- pitals, Dr.
Morris Fishbein, edi-
tion Beth El will come to the view of the Council of the Union
training under the Selective Serv-
Temple with their children to of American Hebrew Congrega- tor of the American Medical Jour-
ice Act. And so they are going.
hear Rabbi Leon Fram preach tions, which is to take place in nal, told the 800 women who at-
But what are they feeling?
tended the annual luncheon of
on the subject, "The Education Detroit in the spring.
Said William Miller, 22 years
Rabbi Fram is giving this se- the Mt. Sinai Hospital Association
cf a Liberal Jew". All the teach-
old, of 1946 Hazelwood Ave.:
ers of Temple Beth El Religious ries of talks in anticipation . of on Tuesday, at the Masonic Tem-
"I'm looking forward to the ex-
School will be present, and at the the convention in order to stint- ple.
perience. I bet it'll be interesting
social reception which will follow ulate the thinking of the members
It was reported by Mrs. Jacob
and a wonderful chance to make
the service, parents will meet the of the Temple on the problems Harvith, president of the associa-
new contacts. Of course, I hate
which will face the convention. tion, and Mrs. Simeon Cugell,
teachers of their children.
to give up my job—but this may
Included in the group of chil- As one of the chief topics on the chairman of the luncheon, that
have more excitement than civil
dren who will attend the service, convention program will be the $5,000 more was raised for a
life. I only hope I can get into
with their parents, will be stu- problem of religious education,
Rabbi Fram will state the con- hospital from the luncheon pi o-
the office of the air corps!"
dents of the Temple High School, tributions that the Religious ceeds. Dr. Charles Gitlin was
pupils of the confirmation de- School of Temple Beth El and toastmaster at the luncheon.
"I'm in favor of conscription
partment, and the children of Beth El College of Jewish Studies Stating that there are 44 Jew-
during peacetime," said Oscar
the 4th, 5th and 6th grades.
Band, 24, of 4083 Elmhurst Ave.,
hospitals in this country, Dr.
Once a year Temple Beth El are making toward the progress ish
"in fact, I'm for a five year high
Fishbein said that Detroit is
observes this occasion of the fam- of Jewish education.
school course, and a sixth year
The children will lead the con- among the first 10 large cities in
ily Sabbath when pupils of the
devoted to military service. And
Sunday School are permitted to gregation in the singing of Sab- the land thus far without one.
I think all students should visit
attend the adult Sabbath Eve bath hymns. The Temple Choir, "With but four and a half hos-
Washington; learn by trips and
directed by George Galvani and pitals per 1,000 population, De-
service.
talks, what America is and means
accompanied by Jason 'nekton, troit is not keeping up with most
The
Boy
Scout
Troops
of
Tem-
to them. The more we know Amer-
will render a musical program es- of the larger cities which have
ple
Beth
El
will
also
attend
in
ica, the better we can protect
pecially appropriate for
uniform, and will be accompanied
i the oc- an average of seven hospital beds
it. War is inevitable. And so
by their parents to observe Na- casion. The service will be fol- for every 1,000 citizens," he de-
must be peacetime conscription."
tional Boy Scout week. At the lowed by a reception in the o- Glared.
ISAAC A. LIEBSON
Gerald Kramer, 23, is a sales-
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries was
end of Rabbi Fram's sermon, the cial Hall. The reception in turn
man and says: "I'm glad to do evening at Lachar's Hall on 12th Scouts will render the salute to will be followed by a meeting of among the guests of honor at
my part now that I'm called upon St.
the Young People's Temple Club, the Mt. Sinai luncheon.
the Flag.
to do it. Of course, it's a per-
The feature was a new and
Rabbi Fram's sermon on "The to which everyone is invited, to
sonal tragedy because my work well-produced film of life in Pal- Education of a Liberal Jew" 'is discuss the Rabbi's sermon.
"Die Rebbitzin Fun
will suffer. But I was chosen estine today—of its struggles,
democratically and so I don't work and achievements. It is an
Hamtramck" Current
feel it is unfair. After all, it is interesting and inspiring docu- Third Annual "Save-a-Life" J. T. Meier in Race
Play at Littman's
no time to think—it's a time to ment of the progress made in
Dance of L. A. S. Youth
For School Board
act. And after we're all in camp, the rebuilding of Palestine as a
Chapter
Sunday
we can make the nceessary adap- Jewish commonwealth.
"Die Rebbitzin fun Ham-
Petitions bearing 23,000 signa- tramck," by L. Freiman, a musi-
tations."
Many organizations have re-
The
third
annual
"Save-a-Life"
tures
to
qualify
John
T.
Meier
"It may be a year wasted," served their dates for the Eretz
of the Detroit Youth Chap- as a candidate for member of cal comedy featuring 20 new
said Reuben Gold, 28, insurance Yisroel evenings. Those to be dance
ter of the Los Angeles Sanator- the board of the Detroit Public songs, with music and lyrics by
salesman, who lives at 1202 Glynn held in the near future are for ium will be held this Sunday eve-
J. Jacobs, is the current attrac-
Court, "but the government knows the Radomer, Vinitzer, Radomer ning, Feb. 2, at the General Mo- Schools were filed with City Clerk tion at Littman's Yiddish Peo-
Leadbetter.
more about it than I do. I'll gam- Friendly and the Bereznitzer Aid tors Ballroom. Mike Falk and his
ple's Theater, 12th and Seward.
The petitions were filed by This play is being staged this
ble a year on the rightness of
orchestra will provide the music.
Societies.
Miss Madeline E. Holmes, for- Friday evening, Sunday matinee
my government. I'm sorry to in-
The last meeting of the Bakers Among the many prominent city
terrupt my career—but unless we
and evening.
and
county
officials
who
have
ac-
all make sacrifices, we may have Union Local 78, held Jan. 24, was cepted invitations to attend this
Abraham Littman, manager of
addressed
by
A.
H.
Kushinsky.
no careers or government or de-
dance is City Clerk Thomas D.
the theater, announces that a
It
is
expected
that
the
Jewish
mocracy at all."
large choir of beautiful girls will
Bakers Union in Detroit will again Leadbetter.
* • *
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr.,
appear in this comedy. There will
NOTES ON THE CUFF: There full cooperate with the Gewerk- recently said that this group's
be new costumes and new beau-
shaften campaign committee this work was "a great piece of hu-
was a huge crowd when Julius
tiful scenery.
manitarian assistnce in the better-
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 11,
Chajes, composer-pianist, played
The team, under the leadership ment of mankind especially in
a testimonial evening will be held
with the Michigan Symphony Or- year.
chestra, Valter Poole conducting, of Isaac A. Liebson, one of the the chaotic conditions existing
in honor of Fania Rubina, and
at the Center, a few evenings original founders and most ac- through some parts of the world."
the operetta "Chassidic Love" will
ago. Chajes, now director of mu- tive workers in the Detroit Ge-
be staged.
sic at the Center, played Liszt's werkshaften campaigns, has be-
Concert in E Flat Major and gun its activities. Mr. Liebson is Altman's Community
Samuel Kaner Gets
later, his own Romantic Fantasy assisted by Sol R. Colton and
Talks Are Praised
in F Sharp Minor, written when Frank Iskowitz.
M.A. in Mathematics
he was 16 years old. He displayed, The Pioneer Women's Organ-
A popular feature of the Satur-
a powerful technique, and al- nation is calling a special meet-
Samuel Kaner of 2463 Blaine
though handicapped by mechanical mg of all its groups to discuss day evening Altman Jewish Hour,
Ave.,
has completed work on his
Hyman
Altman's
weekly
talks,
difficulties, won the appreciative and work out definite plans for
M. A. degree in mathematics at
applause of the audience. Many their effective participation in the describing the work of local na-
tional and overseas Jewish Wel-
Wayne University and has also
there that evening—Jack Stein, work of the 1941 campaign.
fare Federation agencies, have
qualified for both an elementary
Minna Perrin, Paul Weisman,
and secondary teacher's certificate
elicited many letters of commen-
Harold Waldfogel, Kopel Rubin- Lawrence Tibbett
dation,
in the state of Michigan. He has
dation, as well as inquiries re-
JOHN T. MEIER
er, Miss Hannah Ferman, Milton
the programs
conducted
g
been invited to present his thesis
Sings Here Feb. 1 garding
Bates—were deeply impressed and
the various or ganizations, from mer principal and district prin- before the Michigan Mathemati-
looked forward to hearing him
cipal in Detroit public schools, cal Society in Ann Arbor on
Lawrence Tibbett, the first his radio
audience.
again, very soon . . . The recent
To date
Mr. Altman's informal who was principal of the East- March 15.
election meeting of the Detroit American singer without Euro-
Jewish Youth Council was run pean training to scale the heights addresses have described the brook school when Mayor Jeffries
with dignity and brevity. The of the Metropolitan Opera, will work of the Jewish Community attended as a pupil.
Miss Holmes revealed that the Rabbi Friedland Speaks
temporary chairman, Edward sing at Masonic Auditorium, Mon- Center, the Jewish Social Serv-
Shulman, president of the Fai- day evening, Feb. 10. ice Bureau, Resettlement Service, 23,000 names had been secured
on "Judah Halevi"
Sponsoring American opera, and the Home for Aged. He has among teachers and attorneys in
Koms, of the Center, handled the
Tibbett
has
urged
the
engage-
also
discussed
the
overseas
work
less
than
two
weeks.
roomful of delegates skillfully
Sabbath services were conducted
and well . . . A dramatic event ment of American artists, explod- of he Joint Distribution Commit-
Meier, a former teacher in the
Rabbi Eric Friedland on Jan.
of interest is the Wayne Uni- ing the theory that opera is only tee, the United Palestine Appeal, Detroit public schools from 1922 by
24. On the occasion of the 800th
versity Workshop Players' produc- for European trained singers by the
Hebrew
Immigrant
Aid
So-
to
1925,
was
appointed
assistant
' t and the ORT, and the refu-
anniversary of the death of Judah
tion of "The Dark Tower," by his own example. Largely because
prosecuting attorney in 1930 by Halevi, the topic of his sermon
Kaufman and Woolcott, Jan. 17- of the spotlight on his own Amer- gee resettlement program of the Harry S. Toy. He served four was "Judah Halevi—Sweet Sing-
Upon election of Mr. Toy er of Israel."
18, at the Art Institute; Harry ican training, Tibbett has been National
Refugee
Service.
Among
the letters
Mr. Altman years.
as Attorney General of Michigan,
Goldstein has a prominent part a strong advocate of opera writ-
ten
by
Americans,
and
had
much
has
received
are
several
inquiries
in 1934, Meier was appointed an
in the play . . . L. L. Aaron-
PONTIAC NOTES
son sent this column the current to do with the succes of "Em- questioning the effect of the dis- assistant attorney general. He
issue of the trade magazine which peror Jones," "Peter Ibbetson," solution of the United Jewish was continued in this office by
Mrs. J. Meyers left Jan, 21 for
upon the local Allied Jew- David H. Crowley, who succeeded
he edits. He marked his poetry "Merry Mount" and "The King's Appeal
ish Campaign conducted each Mr. Toy as Attorney General, in a six weeks' stay with her daugh-
and knowing Lou has no we
preten-
ter, Ada, in California.
may Henchman."
sions to being a poet,
Tibbett has remained firm in spring by the Jewish Welfare 1935.
his
contention
that
American
Federation.
At
the
beginning
of
note that such writing can only
Mrs. Philip Vernick left for
hasten the revolution . . . It was music needs no apology. In this his broadcast on Saturday eve-
Miami Beach, Fla., Jan. 26. She
s moving experience—listening to connection, he points out that in !ling, Feb. 1, Mr. Altman will Indian Dances and Legends will spend most of her time with
the recording of Raymond Mas-
in Art Institute Lecture
her uncle, who is a permanent
as the history of great music, popu- emphasize the fact, as he has on
sey in "Abraham Lincoln,"
lar music preceded the classical. previous
occasions,
that
this
dis-
resident of Florida.
solution
will
in
no
way
affect
This
Sunday
first produced on the "Cavalcade
This great singer continues to
be
America's
beloved
interpreter
Detroit's
Allied
Jewish
Campaign,
of America" radio program. Saul
The Pontiac Lodge of Bnai
Spectacular Indian dances will Brith
L. Schlesinger played it for some of the rapture and beauty in scheduled for the spring, and
had a cultural meeting on
He stands today at the top that one united drive will be con- be demonstrated and dramatic In- Jan. 22. The meeting was ad-
friends the other evening. And
ducted by the Federation for 50
hearing the words of Lincoln, song.
dian legends will be related when dressed by Aaron Rosenberg. His
of his profession, an artists who
pleadig
for a "ust n ad lain
n
uch has risen from the ranks through or more agencies committed to Eagle Plume, Indian entertainer subject was "Jewish Humor". The
rare
talent
and
musical
genius,
local,
national,
overseas,
Pales-
arrangement committee consisted
peace," one hoped] again that such
words
someday
soon
be a as the foremost American singer tinian. and refugee programs, as and lecturer, appears at the De- of Irving Levy, chairman, and
reality may
. . . Many
of his
friends
has been the local custom.
troit Institute of Arts, Woodward
Mr. Altman will devote the at Kirby, next Sunday afternoon, Abe Zamek.
are planning to hear Samuel Sor- of Tickets
our time. for his recital in De-
During the past week, Rabbi
in, Detroit pianist, when he plays troit are now on sale at Grin- major portion of his Federation Feb. 2, at 3:30.
with the Detroit Symphony Or- nell Bros., 1515 Woodward Ave. talk, however, to the work of the
For years Eagle Plume lived Eric Friedland addressed the
House
of
Shelter.
Pontiac Federation of Women's
chestra, Feb. 1 . . . Lesson in
The Altman Jewish Hour is with Western Indians, studying
loyalty: Murray Waxman raced
STOCKHOLM (WNS) — More broadcast each Saturday evening, their customs and lore and gath- Club. He reviewed Ernest Hem-
through a CAA exam recently, than 40,000 Jews, virtually the
ering the most colorful of their ingway's hook, "For Whom the
finished early, and left in order entire Jewish population of West from 8:30 to 10 o'clock, over legends. Appearing in gorgeous Bell Tolls".
to make a meeting of the Jun- and East Flanders and the City Radio Station WMBC. The Fed- and authentic costume, Eagle
ior Service Group . . . Miss Rosa- of Antwerp in Nazi-occupied Bel- eration talks are scheduled for Plume dramatizes these legends
Bnai David Sisterhood
lie Kanners tells of the two elder- gium have been rounded up by 9:15 o'clock.
for his audience. As part of his
ly ladies who sat behind her at Nazi Gestapo agents and sent to
The next meeting of the Bnai
The organization acknowledges program he presents natural col-
the theater when she saw "Time concentration camps at Hasselt in
David
Sisterhood will be held
or
motion
pictures
depicting
the
to the Benjamin
of Your Life" a while ago. the province of Limbourg, it was contributions
Monday evening, Feb. 3, at the
Wisper Memorial Fund from Mrs. life of American Indians.
After sitting, bewildered, through reported here in unusually re- S. M. Shore in honor of her re-
Eagle Plume's appearance in Synagogue, Elmhurst and 14th.
the entire first act, one of them liable quarters.
There will be Red Cross sew-
covery from illness; from Mrs. A. Detroit is sponsored by the World
shrilled halfway through act two:
Denitz in honor of her 25th wed- Adventure Series, the public lec- ing on Mondays from 1 to 5.
"You know, I think I finally un-
Bible classes are held on Mon-
ding anniversary; from Mrs. A. ture course at the Detroit In-
derstand what they're talking Pe red darkly: "I only hope they Gleicher and Mrs. J. Rothbard.
days from 2 to 3.
stitute of Arts.
about!" To which Rosalie whis- do!"

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