America ads* Periodical Cotter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO DETROIT JEWISH April 11, 1941 13 CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle Celebrate Success Of Hebrew in N. Y. Public High Schools DR. EPHRAIM HAREUBENI, Curator of the Museum of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, who came to the Hebrew University from the University of Lausanne and has served as Botanical Adviser to the Government of Palestine NEW YORK, N. Y.—A series of 15 festive jubilee celebrations, marking the 10th anniversary of the introduction of Hebrew into the New York City high schools, has been arranged recently by the Jewish Culture Council, in conjunction with the American Association of Teachers of He- brew. These celebrations are now taking place in different parts of greater New York, where Hebrew courses have al- ready been established in the senior, junior and evening high schools conducted by the New York City Board of Education. Ten Palestinian Nurses Leave SINCEREST PASSOVER GREETINGS The first of the series of cele- for Egypt brations, held centrally at Tex- JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency) tile High School, was attended by about 1,500 parents and —Ten Palestinian nurses, includ- ing eight graduates of the Hadas- 250 More Polish Refugees Ar- teachers, and was addressed by sah-University - Rothschild Hospi- Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, one of tal's Henrietta Szold School of With or without frames, also any size fireplace mirror made to order. rive in Palestine the sponsors of the movement Nursing and two nursing sisters Old mirrors resilvered like new. SINCEREST PASSOVER GREETINGS JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency) for the introduction of Hebrew from other Jerusalem hospitals, Protect your furniture with glass into the New York City high left this country recently to take —The capacity of Palestine to tops. Personal attention given by schools. A play, depicting the absorb Jewish immigration was friendly relations between Jews up their duties at the King Fuad MR. SPIEGELMAN. el Meatet Hospital in Alexandria. emphasized again as 250 Jews and Arabs in modern Palestine, These nurses were selected by OAKLAND GLASS CO. fleeing from Poland and Nazi- was presented by a cast drawn Dr. Al Nakhib Bey, director of dominated Bulgaria found their from ten high schools, and an the hospital, which is Alexandria's Ty. 5-9262 8619 Grand River inter-school, city-wide chorus of largest, containing 500 beds. way to the Jewish homeland. 200 voices sang modern Palestin- The Polish refugees, concluding ian songs. a long trip from Kaunas which The second celebration, also had been financed by the United held centrally at Textile High 3959 McKINLEY AVE. Palestine Appeal of America, ar- School, in conjunction with the rived at a Palestine port. They semi-annual Golden "Ayin" Fes- were part of the 995 men, women tival of the Jewish Culture Cowl- TYLER 4.4542 and children who had received cer " cil, was attended by student dele- tificates in Lithuania from the gations of over 30 high schools. Jewish Agency for Palestine. The jubilation at this festival WE APPRECIATE THE PATRONAGE OF was climaxed by the presentation of 112 gold pins, in the shape OUR JEWISH CLIENTELE AND EX- of the Hebrew letter "ayin," to that many high school students TEND SINCERE WISHES TO Greetings of the Season who have distinguished them- THEM—EACH AND EVERY- selves in their Hebrew studies. Each student represented a class ONE FOR A in Hebrew in one of the city high schools. 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