DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
20
Celebrations Held
In Hebrew Schools
In Honor of Purim
Purim was celebrated in all
the branches of the United He-
brew Schools on Wednesday eve-
ning. It began with the traditional
reading of the Megillah and the
singing of Purim songs, and end-
ed with the exchange of gifts,
Mishloach Monoth. Pagentry and
the presentation of playlets were
among the features of the pro-
gram.
In the new Hebrew school, the
Rose Sittig Cohen Branch, which
is used both as a school and as a
center, a joint Purim festival was
held Thursday afternoon. The pro-
gram included the reading of the
Megillah, group singing, skits and
"Information Please" on customs
and ceremonies of Purim, for
which prizes were given. The boys
and girls who came in Purim cos-
tumes were given prizes.
The joint Purim festival was
arranged especially for the chil-
dren of the northwest section who
do not attend the Hebrew School
and no not receive any Jewish
education whatsoever. Many of
them attended such a holiday fes-
tival for the first time in their
lives. Such joint festivals are ar-
ranged by the schools and the
center in connection with all holi-
days.
Juniors Hold Purim Party
at Center Sunday
A children's Purim carnival
with booths and shows will be
held at the Jewish Community
Center on Sunday, March 16, at
3 p. m. All who attend are asked
to come in costume. Popular
Pu- rim games will be played.
As special features, a marion-
ette show by the Junior Pup-
petry Club, under the direction
of Miriam L. Berke, and a dance
of Purim, directed by Edith Mus-
kin, will be staged. In addition,
Betty Kowalsky, 12 years old,
a pupil of Julius Chajes, will play
"The Venetian Pool" by Mana
Zucca (a first performance),
and "The Spinner Song" by
Mendelssohn.
Admission is free.
WOMEN
(Continued from Page One)
C. Broder, Abraham Cooper, Sam-
uel R. Glogower, Julian H. Kro-
lik and Robert J. Newman.
Mrs. Robert J. Newman, one
of the vice chairmen in the Worn-
burg as her vice chairmen.
The committee chairmen, ap-
pointed by Mrs. Srere, include
e n' s Division,
has been as-
signed to work
with the spe-
cial gifts com-
mittee ..Mrs.
Henry Wine-
man heads the
special gifts
committee, with
Mrs. Sidney J.
Allen, Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Ehr-
lich and Mrs.
Mrs. Newman
Fred A. Gins-
Mrs. Harry B. Keidan as chair-
man of arrangements. Mrs. Leon
Frank heads the motor corps.
Miss Hattie Gittleman and Mrs.
Louis J. Rosenberg plan the pro-
gram. Mrs. H. J. L. Frank is
chairman of public relations.
The speaker's bureau for the
Women's Division is headed by
Mrs. Harry L. Jackson and Mrs.
Morris Adler. Mrs. David S.
Diamond and Mrs. Nathan Simons
are co-chairmen of the prospects
committee, and Mrs. Maurice
Klein heads the workers commit-
tee. Assisting Mrs. Klein, as her
vice chairmen are Mrs. Sol
Meyers, Mrs. Daniel Siegel, Mrs.
Aaron Silberblatt and Mrs. Am-
son C. Tabor.
A resolution pledging the sup-
port of the groups which they
headed was made by the officers
of local women's organizations
who met in conference on March
12, at the Jewish Community
Center. They resolved to urge
their members to heed the call
to service and pledge their whole-
hearted cooperation by the giving
of their time, energy and re-
sources to the 1941 Allied Jewish
Campaign.
The resolution was passed after
an appeal by Isidore Sobeloff for
workers in the coming drive. Mr.
Sobeloff, executive director of the
Jewish Welfare Federation, which
sponsors the annual Allied Jewish
• •
and the Legal Chronicle
Campaign, explained the scope
and purposeS of the 1941 fund-
raising effort and the importance
of enlisting "all-out" cooperation
within the community, in order
to insure its success.
Urging all local groups to
forego organizational and promo-
tional activities for the next few
months, Mr. Sobel requestod
the various groups to mark time
in order to make room for the
great combination of causes that
constitute the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign.
WHEELER
(Continued from PIIMO l )
Bill, you injected a deplorable
note of bigotry, singling out mem-
bers of the Jewish group for de-
nunciation as 'international bank-
ers'. In so doing you are, even
though inadvertently, playing a
Nazi game which is to set race
against race, creed against creed,
group against group in order to
divide and conquer.
"I feel that you owe it to the
American people and to the Amer-
tradition of mutual tolerance
Tour of Mexico in ican
and equality for all, to repudiate
your unfair and misleading state-
World Adventure
ment which tends to incite intol-
Lectures Sunday
ance at a time when our country
is in need of the utmost national
A complete tour of Mexico in unity."
natural color motion pictures will Wheeler Accused of Using Hitler
be presented at the Detroit In-
Tactics by Non-Sectarian
stitute of Arts., Woodward at
Anti-Nazi League
Kirby, next Sunday afternoon,
Senator Wheeler was accused of
March 16, at 3:30 and again using "Hitler tactics to obstruct
that evening at 8:30, by Van the clearly known will of the ma-
Wormer Walsh, globe-trotter and jority" in a scathing attack is-
explorer, who will accompany the sued by Prof. James H. Sheldon,
pictures with his own lively com- of Boston, chairman of the board
mentary.
of directors of the Non-Sectarian
Mr. Walsh presented his motion Anti-Nazi League, on March 6,
picture tour of Mexico at the presided at an emergency meet-
Detroit Institute of Arts last ing held at the offices of the
month before the largest audience league, 165 W. 46th St., N. Y.,
ever to witness motion pictures in of the board, called to consider
the Institute auditorium. So many the recent statements of Sena-
hundreds of persons were turned tors Wheeler, Nye and Holman
away that the World Adventure in connection with the controversy
Series, which sponsors lectures at over the Lease-Lend Bill.
the Institute, decided to bring him
"It is no more democratic for
back to Detroit for the two ap- Mr..Wheeler to be allowed to talk
pearances next Sunday.
his Congressional opponents to
death, than for Adolf Hitler to
Infants Service Group Din- line them up and shoot them.
Hitler created a majority for him-
ner Dance on March 30
self in the German legislature by
The Infants Service Group is doing that very thing. Both Hit-
making elaborate plans for the ler's way and Mr. Wheeler's are
forthcoming Smorgasbord dinner- equally effective, if the purpose is
dance and revue to be held at to sabotage democracy."
the Elk's Temple on March 30.
Mrs. David King is in charge of
entertainment. Mrs. Louis Wag- Charity Card Party for the
Matzo Fund
ner is planning the dinner. The
chairmen in charge of this af-
Greater Detroit Temple No.
fair are Mrs. Sidney Kalt and
152, Pythien Sisters, will join
Mrs. Louis Levine.
Mrs. Al Silber, Mrs. Aaron Detroit Lodge No. 55, Knights
Cumin and Mrs. Samuel G. Bank of Pythias, in sponsoring a char-
were hostesses on March 10 at ity card party on Monday,
the home of Mrs. Al Silber, 3333 March 17, at 8:30 p. m., at Pyth-
Clements Ave. The next meeting ian Castle, 114 Erskine St. The
of the group will be held on public is invited. Proceeds will
be given to the Matzo fund.
March 17.
March 14, 1941
HALEVI
(Continued from Page 1)
fessor of Hebrew at the Jewish
Theological Seminary and pro-
fessorial lecturer in Semities at
the University of Buffalo, will
be the guest speaker. Dr. Efros
is one of the outstanding He-
brew poets of our time. He is a
fascinating lecturer and an able
writer. He is the author several
important books.
The public is invited to attend
this lecture, admission being free.
A musical program will be
rendered at Tuesday's meeting
by Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar
who will sing Judah Halevi's
"Hakotel", the great poem deal-
ing with the poet's visit to the
Wailing Wall, and "Yam Lieder",
translations of his poems de-
scribing the sea voyage to Pales-
tine.
(A discussion of the genius
of Judah Halevi, on the occas-
lion of the 800th anniversary
of his death, presently being
observed by world Jewry, will
be found in the Purely Corn-
mentary column on page 5 of
this issue.)
James I. Ellmann, chairman of
the membership drive of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
announces that 400 new mem-
bers were enrolled in the local
organization.
New members were welcomed
by Rabbi Morris Adler, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization
of Detroit, and Mr. Ellmann at
a meeting held in the social hall
of Temple Beth El last Monday
evening. The speaker was Rob-
ert Szold of New York, former
chairman of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America. A talking mo-
tion picture taken in Palestine
by the Histadruth, the Palestine
Federation of Labor, was shown
at this meeting.
Enrollment of a large number
of Detroit Jews in the local Zion-
ist Organization was urged in a
letter to Rabbi Morris Adler,
president, by Justice Louis D.
Brandeis, who wrote in part:
"I hope every member of your
organization will do his utmost
to make this the banner year of
Detroit's contribution to the up-
building of Jewish Palestine."
hes terfield
MILDER, BETTER-TASTING
FRANCES BURKE
Miss America 194041
Those clean white Chesterfield packages have
everything a smoker likes and wants. Pull the
red tab — take out a Chesterfield . . and light it.
You'll like the COOL way Chesterfields smoke
...you'll like their BETTER TASTE ... and you'll find
them DEFINITELY MILDER—not strong, not flat.
That's why Chesterfield is called the smoker's
cigarette—the cigarette that SATISFIES.
Collrlihs 194!.
LIGGETT i %two Tosocco Co.