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April 4, 1941

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

Rabbi Isaac Stollman Publishes
Book in Memory of His Wife

"Minchas Itzchok" Is Second Volume of Commentaries
on Bible and Holidays; Book Is Replete
with Thought-Provoking Essays

Rabbi Isaac Stollman has just
completed his second volume of
the book "Minchas Itzchok," a
treatise on Exodus and Holidays.
Those that are acquainted with
Rabbi Stollman and his family's
tragic experience, in the sudden
bereavement of their mother and
wife, the late Shifra Stollman,
the shattering of the family life,
plus his being confined to the
hospital several times this year,
admire his mental strength and
spiritual endurance under which
circumstances he edited his book.
The book, though based on
years of study and observation in
Jewish religious law and pre-
cepts, had to be rewritten fully in
the last five months.
Considering his manifold ac-
tivities as spiritual leader of sev-
eral orthodox congregations, as

president of the local yeshivah,
as member of the presiduim of
the Vaad Ha-Kashruth, as chair-
man of various activities includ-
ing the Synagogue committee of
the Allied Jewish Campaign, his
effort is considered admirable. He
was stimulated by the great de-
sire to perpetuate the memory of
his beloved mate.
Mrs. Stollman was scholarly,
wise, charitable, hospitable and
a sincere mother in her home and
in Israel. She was hostess to
many receptions and meetings of
religious and national nature in
her home where classes in Bible
and Talmud were conducted
every Friday evening. Her par-
ents, Rabbi and Mrs. M. Shapiro,
reside in Tel Aviv, Palestine.
"Minchas Itzchok," Part II,
Exodus and Various Holidays, by

Rabbi Isaac Stollman, was pub-
lished by the Quality Printing
and Publishing Company of St.
Louis, Mo.
The first volume by the same
title on the Book of Genesis,
which was published six years
ago by Rabbi Isaac Stollman,
made in its time a profound im-
pression in rabbinic-m a s k i lie
circles, and is considered as one
of the foremost books on the
philosophy of religion.
In the second volume, a book
of 300 pages, Rabbi Stollman ad-
hered to the same general prin-
ciples as outlined in the first
volume; but on a much larger
scale. In this book Rabbi Stoll-
man gives an analysis and an
interpretation of various religious
and ethical problems as reflected
in the written and oral Torah.
The book is the product of
many years of thinking, deliber-
ating, studying and searching.
Such subjects as the Torah and
Israel, the Torah and the Dias-
pora, the Torah and Life, the

O'Brien, Liberal, in
Race for Judgeship

Gerald K. O'Brien is one of
the candidates for Circuit Judge
at the election to be held next
Monday, April 7.
Gerald K. O'Brien is a son of
Judge Patrick H. O'Brien, well
known loyal friend of the Jew-
ish people. Like his father, he

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Torah and Liberty, occupy the
author's mind. The book, "Min-
chas Itzchok," is written in ac-
cordance with the Orthodox view
of Jewish life. It possesses an
original approach with which the
author treats of the various prob-
lems. The language is fluent and
colorful. The author makes very

is liberal and progressive in his
views and fearless in standing
by his convictions. Back in 1931,
Gerald K. O'Brien joined with
his father in the court attack
upon the infamous alien regis-
tration law of Michigan. This
law would have resulted in great
hardships to all the foreign born
in Michigan, would have re-
quired them to be fingerprinted
and treated practically as crim-
inals; but due to the efforts of
the O'Briens and a few other
courageous lawyers, this law was
wiped off the statute books.
Mr. O'Brien graduated from
the law school of the University
of Michigan in 1923, and has
been a practicing attorney since
that date. He served for two
years as Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral of Michigan, during which
time he assisted in drafting the
banking legislation which is still
the law of the state. During
these two years, he also super-
vised the drafting of the mort-
gage moratorium, the land con-
tract moratorium, and the tax
moratorium laws, and successful-
ly defended them when their
constitutionality was attacked in
the courts. As Deputy Attorney,
he also drafted the call for the
Constitutional Convention for
Michigan which repealed the pro-
hibition amendment; and, Mich-
igan being the first state in the
union to hold such convention,
the machinery set up by Michi-
gan became the model for other
states.
Mr. O'Brien also served for
six years as an Assistant Prose-
cuting Attorney of Wayne Coun-
ty. He is an overseas war vet-
eran, having volunteered in the
United States Navy during the
first month of the World War.
He served throughout the war
on cruisers engaged in convey-
ing our troops and supplies
across the Atlantic. Mr. O'Brien
is married and the father of three
children.
Gerald K. O'Brien has been en-
dorsed by the UAW-CIO, by the
American Federation of Labor,
by Labor's Non-Partisan League,
and by many Jewish organiza-
tions.

father's character, to the father's
conception of Judaism. When the
innocent son in the Haggadah
asks "What is this?", he certainly
shows that he was not raised in
the house of a real Jew, a Jew
who has the right attitude to
Torah and to Mitzvoth. A son
properly raised wouldn't have to
ask "What is this?" Nevertheless,
this very question indicates that
the child at least sees something
Jewish in the house, some custom
connected with Passover which
arouses his curiousity. Other-
wise, he wouldn't have asked the
question "What is this?" But the
son who knows not to ask, he
indicates his parents. He points
a finger of accusation and says
that in his house Judaism is a
closed book, that there is nothing
Jewish in his home to excite even
his curiousity. And then the com-
posers of the Hagadah say to
the father, it is your duty to
commence, to make a beginning,
to introduce Jewish customs in
the house, to lead a Jewish life.
These are only a few very
brief illustrations of what the
book contains. To be appreciated
fully, it has to be read.

t.

Yeshivath Beth Yehudah Con-
gratulates Rabbi Stollman

RABBI ISAAC STOLLMAN

little use of the old hair-splitting
casuistry methods.
While the author deals with
such important problems as
enumerated above, and touches
upon various phases and phenom-
ena of Jewish life, he writes in a
very clear and concise manner.
The book makes a good impres-
sion even with its external ap-
pearanse, the format, the paper,
the type, the binding, everything
being in artistic taste.
To discuss the book fully, one
would need to write another book,
or at least a very extensive es-
say. We will, however, quote some
brief statements which reveal, to
a certain extent, some of the
thoughts of the author.
"Judaism means hope, redemp-
tion and Messiahism."
"God said WE shall make a
man in our own image." The
plural term "we" is significant.
It tells us that we are meant to
live socially, not only for our-
selves, but also for one another.
"False interpretations of the
phenomenon of anti-Semitism are
as injurious as anti-Semitism
itself."
"A prophet without Torah is
a false prophet like Balaam. A
prophet with Torah may reach
the height of a Moses."
"Everybody sees the thorn bush
burning in fire, but very few
see that the thorn bush is not
consumed."
"Don't look for Judaism in the
archives—it is life."
"Observe the children and you
will know their parents."
The book is replete with such
aphorisms and thought-provoking
expressions. In his essay on
"Sons and Fathers," the author
says the difference between the
wise son and the wicked son, the
innocent son and the one who
knows not what to ask lies not
only in the sons, but mainly in
the fathers. The sons point to
the father's failures, to the

Yshivath Beth Yehudah this
week congratulated Rabbi Stoll-
man upon the appearance of his
book. A statement was issued by
Dr. Samson R. Weiss, dean, and
Isidore Sosnick, vice-president, as
follows:
"Detroit's Hebrew Talmudical
Academy, Yeshivath Beth Yehu-
dah, expresses its congratulations
to its president, Rabbi Isaac
Stollman, upon the publication
of the second volume of his work
'Minchas Yitzchock.'
"Very seldom nowadays is a
book published which contains
so much thought and wisdom,
more than ever needed in our
turbulent days. The author shows
in every chapter that the 'Way
of Torah' is the eternal answer
of the Jewish people to all its
problems of today. In this sense,
'Minchas Yitzchock' is a great
outlay of all the ideas for which
traditional education stands.
"Yeshivath Beth Yehudah,
therefore, expresses its thanks
to the author for this most val-
uable contribution to the spiritual
treasures of Israel."

Works of Roy Harris to Be
Performed April 7 - 8

A Roy Harris Festival to be
sponsored by the Board of Edu-
cation and the Michigan WPA
Music Project will take place
on Monday, April 7, and Tues-
day, April 8. Monday evening
will be devoted to a chamber
music program and will take
place at the Women's City Club,
Park and Elizabeth, at 8:15 p. m.
Performers will be : Sylvia
Hochberg, pianist; Otto Krueger,
flutist; Morris Hochberg and Max
Weiner, violin ; Harold Smith,
viola; Rudolph Kramer, cello.
The Central High School
Chorus, Harry Seitz, director,
will join the orchestra in the
Folk Song Symphony, which as
the title denotes has been writ-
ten using American folk songs
as thematic material.

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JUDGE

• A Life Long Resident of

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• A Successful Practicing At-
torney Before Becoming
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• A Man Always Endorsed
by The Bar Association

JUDGE
GUY A.

MILLER

17 YEARS A CIRCUIT JUDGE

Some ways Judge Miller has worked for the Public Interest: As a
member of the State Legislature for six years. he worked for the en-
actment of such progressive measures as Railway Safety Appliances.
Workmen's Compensation, Women and Children Employment.

He has been a member of the Law Faculty of Wayne University
since its inception.

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