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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
March 28, 1941
YPTC TO REPEAT
COMEDY APRIL 6
10th Anniversary
Is Observed by
Rosenwald Post
In response to popular request
the Young People's Temple Club
Rosewald Post No. 218 of the will give a repeat performance
American Legion observed its of the musical comedy, "Ah
10th anniversary Sunday evening Choo," or caught in the Draft,"
written b:• Robert Mazer, with
at a dinner at Northwood Inn.
This event, given in honor of
the past commanders, was at-
tended by 300 people.
This post was organized short-
It after the death of Julius Ros-
enwald. Since its inception in
1931, the following men have
served as post-commanders: Jack
Savin, John Litzky, Abe Zuss-
man, Dr. R. R. Goldstone, Meyer
Waterstone, Samuel Ruskin, Dr.
Edward A. Stern, Harold T. Ros-
enthal, Albert Curtis, and the
present commander, Nathan M.
Lerner.
Beginning with a Charter
group of 18, the Post has grown
steadily, its membership now be-
ing almost 200. Members of the
post have occupied prominent
positions on state and national
committees of the American Le-
gion. Dr. R. R. Goldstone served
as district commander of the
Metropolitan area of Detroit,
composed of more than 60 posts,
for the year 1938-1939. Another
member, Jack Savin, is past com-
ROBERT MAZER
mander of the Wayne County
Council of Disabled American music by Gertrude Leve, Sunday
night, April 6, in the Brown
Veterans.
An outstanding success of the Memorial Chapel of Temple Beth
Post has been the annual Poppy El.
The comedy was originally pro-
Drive, the proceeds of which
provide aid for disabled and in- duced in the Brown Memorial
digent Veterans. Twice a year Chapel Sunday evening, March 2.
medals are awarded to boys and It drew an attendance of 750
girls of excellent character in people. It proved such a brilliant
the Durfee Intermediate School concoction of humor, dancing,
for the purpose of stressing good singing and acting that . at the
citizenship in our American end of the performance the cast,
Democracy. Likewise, the post the author, and the composer, re-
participates in the sponsorship ceived a huge ovation from the
of the Wolverine Boys' State, a audience.
The second performance is be-
project under the auspices of the
American Legion. Group of boys ing sponsored by the Temple Sis-
are sent to Lansing annually terhood and the Men's Temple
where they learn about and gogue. This year the speaker
actually perform the functions of
State, County, and City officials.
Impressive services are held on will be the past national chap-
each Memorial Day at the Clover lain of the American Legion,
Hill Cemetery in conjunction Rabbi Michael Aaronson of Cin-
with the Shaarey Zedek Syna- cinnati, 0.
Club. The general public is in-
vited.
At the request of the Fort
Custer Morale officers, the YPTC
carted the play in trucks and
autos to Fort Custer, Mich., on
Sunday, March 16, and performed
the comedy there. They have re-
ceived a letter from Isaac Gill,
Jr., lieutenant colonel, Second In-
fantry, commending the players.
The principals in the cast are:
Joseph Stone, Francis Blu, Albert
Chicorel, Gertrude Leve, Robert
Leion, Jack Leve, Rodelle Broder,
Martin Weinstein, Jane Unter-
berger, Sam Horowitz, Robert
Heydt, Lee Waldbott, Claire
Kaufman, Miriam Sauls, David
Bruss, Kopel R. Rubiner, Doro-
thy Magidsohn, Morton Weisman,
Delphine Finn, Hanley Rogers.
Ladies of the Ensemble: Harriet
Pulvers, Estelle Pulvers, Isabelle
Gorosh, Vivian Spiewak, Frances
Dreifus, Ida Swarin, Shirley Weis-
brot. Specialty Dancing is by
Marvin Schusterman. The piano
accompanists are Miss Sophie Wi-
lensky and Miss Frances Freed-
man. The play is accompanied by
Hal Berdun's orchestra.
JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION
OF DETROIT REJECTS PLANS
FOR NATIONAL BUDGETING
Agencies in 20 Other Communities Approve Advisory
Budget Proposal
The board of governors of the
Jewish Welfare Federation of
Detroit, at a meeting on Tues-
day evening, rejected the pro-
posal for the establishment of an
advisory budgeting committee by
a vote of 14 to 8.
Member agencies of the Coun-
cil of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds in 20 other com-
munities have approved the pro•
posal to set up a national ad-
visory budget service in the
Council's current referendum on
the subject.
The committees are: Atlantic
City, N. J.; Baltimore, Md.;
Bridgeport, Conn.; Buffalo, N. Y.;
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Des Moines,
Ia.; Fargo, N. D.; Helena, Ark.;
Kansas City, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.;
Minneapolis, Minn.; Montgomery,
Ala.; Peoria, Ill.; Salt Lake City,
Utah; San Diego, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.;
Sheffield, Ala.; Vancouver, B. C.;
Vicksburg, Miss.
PRIZE OF $20 OFFERED BY
LITTMAN'S FOR NAME GIVEN
NEXT YIDDISH PRODUCTION
A sensational play is promised
by Abraham Littman, manager
Formal of Shaarey Zedek of Litman's Yiddish People's
Theater, for Sunday matinee and
Y.P.S. Saturday; Next
evening.
Meeting April 6
The name of the play is not
Due to the formal dance of announced, since there is to be
the Young People's Society of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek to
be held Saturday night at Statler Lecture-Demonstration by
Hotel, there will be no regular Olga Fricker at Center
meeting Sunday, March 30. In-
stead, there will be a meeting
Olga Fricker, well known De-
Sunday, April 6, at 3:30 p. m.,
in Room 302 of the Synagogue. troit teacher and dancer, will
The study group will meet on discuss "Dance as a Theater Art"
Thursday, April 3, in the Prayer on Sunday, April 6, at 3 o'clock,
the Jewish Community Cen-
Room of the Synagogue. Re- at
ter, Woodward at Holbrook. This
freshments will be served.
The spring formal dance is is the last of the Center's second
to be given this Saturday in the annual lacture-demonstration
Statle• Hotel. Emerson Gill and series on dance.
Miss Fricker, by lecture and
his orchestra will provide the
music. A floor show has been demonstration, will illustrate the
arranged. Morris King and his relation of dance to drama and
violin (currently appearing at music and indicate the position
that this art form holds in the
the Book . Casino) will be one of theater. She will be assisted by
the features. For reservations
call: Myron Dushkin, TR 2-5155; Olga Fricker Concert Dance
Mildred Jacobs, TY 5-4970; Group and will present composi-
Adele Robbins, TY 5-6034; Ru- tions designed especially for the
bin Zissman, TY 7-2452; Mar- theater with entertainment value
as the prime consideration.
shall Brenner, TO 7-4825.
a contest in the selection of the
title. The person providing the
best name for the play will re-
ceive a prize of $20. That per-
son must be in the audience
either matinee and evening on
Sunday. The audience will act
as judges of the name contest.
Dr. L. M. Franklin
To Preach Friday
At the Sabbath evening services
on April 4, Dr. Leo M. Franklin
will preach on the subject, "Where
May Wisdom Be Found?" This
theme, which is a direct quotation
from the Book of Job, will be
discussed in relation to certain
vital problems now affecting the
world in general and Jews in
particular.
The service will, as usual, be
followed by a social hour under
the auspices of the Temple Sis-
terhood. The musical program will
be rendered by the Temple Choir
under the direction of George
Gal vani. Services begin at 8
o'clock. The public is invited.
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ENDORSED by Citizens League, Church Groups, Labor and Bar Associa-
tion, Veteran Organizations and other Civic Groups.
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PREFERRED by the following Jewish business, professional, fraternal and
civic leaders:
Louis J. Goodman
Charles Rubiner
Edith Cugell
Clarence H. Gottesman
Edith Sauls
Joseph G. Kamil
William Kaufman
Aaron Kurland
Samuel W. Leib
I. A. Licbson
Dr. Edward Mond
Dr. Moses Rattner
Harold R. Schakne
David J. Cohen
Sol A. Dann
Morry M. Fenton
Kenneth Fischer
I. D. Friedman
William Friedman
Mrs. Arthur A. Ginsberg
Dr. Charles Gitlin
Harry Cohen
Esther Gitlin
Aaron Rosenberg
Maurice Steingold
Ida Goldstick
Henry M. Rottman
Harry S. Bennett
Dr. Albert E. Bernstein
Charles S. Bloody
Samuel Brezncr
Joel Carris
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1941
Election April 7
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Milton Atlas
ID
Non-Partisan
Regene Freund Cohane
Gertrude Coville
Harry J. Schlangcr
John H. Schneider
Joseph H. Siegel
Ben L. Silberstein
Harry J. Solomon
• Dr. M. Witus