16
June
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
AO
COMBINED APPEAL CONTINUES
Jerusalem Chaye
THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE Olam Institutions
Appeal for Funds
Support of Local Contributors Urged for
European Yeshivoth
Individuals who have always
supported European Talmudical
schools through Meshulochim, are
asked to give an amount equal to
the total of their annual contri-
butions towards the combined ap-
peal for Polish-Lithuanian Yeshi-
voth now in progress under the
auspices of the Michigan Corn-
mittee For the Support of Ye-
shivoth and Religious-Charitable
Institutions (Vaad Ha-Yeshivoth).
Following is a list of the 14
Yeshivoth-beneficiaries of the com-
bined appeal. The figures in par-
enthesis represent the number of
students in each school:
Telshe (approximately 250 stu-
dents), Slabodka (240), Ponevez
(134), Kollel Kowno (30 fami-
lies), Rameiles-Vilno (45). Ye-
shivoth exiled from Poland to
Lithuania at the outbreak of the
war: Kletsk (now at Dushat and
Solok, 240), Kamenetz (Rasieni,
205), Radun (Utiyan, 180), Bialy-
stok (Birzai, 151), Baranowitz
(Semeliskis, 155 and 8 families
in Kollel), Lomza (Plunge, 101) ;
Grodno (95), Slomin (57), Volo-
zin (55)—the last three now at
Vilno.
The total quota for the mainte-
nance of 2500 students in the his-
ing now concentrated in the Kovno
toric academies of Jewish learn-
and Wilna districts of Lithuania
is $12,500. Monies are being for-
warded directly to the institu-
tions, which are making a stren-
uous effort to continue their work
amidst war time conditions.
The Light Must Not
Be Extinguished!
By Rabbi Dr. Isaac Lewin
A corner of the European con-
tinent still harbors today the his-
torical centers of Jewish learn-
ing.
In Lithuania, the study of the
Torah is still continued day and
night. Thousands of Jewish young
men, in a score of academies,
devote themselves with zeal and
self-sacrifice to this occupation.
They maintain the cherished tra-
dition of learning in Israel, in
face of the chaotic conditions
created by the war.
World Jewry bows its head
respectfully to the heroic stead-
fastness of these Knights of the
Spirit. The tried and suffering
masses of European Jewry derive
faith in a better future and in
the ultimate victory of justice
from the preservation of age-old
Jewish values and the perpetua-
tion of Torah in the Yeshivoth.
This very fact constitutes a seri-
ous threat to the further exist-
ence of these schools. The more
effective the institutions of learn-
ing are in maintaining Jewish
morale, the more exposed do
they become to danger.
As a result of the liberal atti-
tude of the American govern-
ment and its understanding of
the spiritual forces of the op-
pressed European Jewish commu-
nities, possibilities have been
opened for the admission of a
number of these scholars into
the United States, in order that
they might continue their work
in the free American atmos-
phere.
Unfortunately, however, immi-
gration visas will be granted on-
ly to a portion of the several
thousand teachers and students
concentrated in Lithuania. This
task in itself is a gigantic one
and has encountered many finan-
cial and technical difficulties,
which it will take time to over-
come. In the meantime, the large
majority must remain there.
No Outside Relief
For the past three months, the
coming morning star, at present
hidden by the heavy fog?
If American Jewry will extend
its aid, the light of Torah will
not be extinguished. Providence
has selected it for a historic
mission. The Yeshivoth look for-
ward to your immediate response.
(Editor's Note: Dr. Isaac Lewin
is one of the most distinguished
Polish Jewish leaders to reach
the United States. He traveled
nearly the entire route around
the world to reach this country,
having left Lodz after the out-
break of the war. He is a for-
mer editor of Polish-Jewish and
Yiddish periodicals in Warsaw,
Lodz, Lemberg, Crakow. He was
a member of the Lodz City Coun-
cil. He is the author of a num-
ber of important books and mo-
nographs, including an outstand-
ing work "The Right of Dissolu-
tion of Parliament." He holds the
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy
and Doctor Juris. He is a mem-
ber of the delegation headed by
Rabbi Aaron Kotler which came
to Detroit in the interest of the
Combined Appeal for Polish-
Lithuanian Yeshivoth.)
salem, a Yeshivah for advanced
scholars and for younger men,
and a kitchen for poor students,
all of whose needs are being pro-
vided for. The annual budget is
$13,450 pounds a year.
The present conditions of Pal-
estinian Jewry demand every as-
sistance toward the maintenance
of Jewish life in the Homeland.
A courteous reception of the wor-
they representatives is urged.
Grand Rabbi Zalman Levinthal,
dean of Yeshivath Chaye Olam of
Jerusalem, accompanied by Rabbi
Jacob Rosenberg, are now in De-
troit. Their visit has been sched-
uled by the Vaad Ha-Yeshivoth.
Chaye Olam is one of the major
Milton Berle opened at the
institutions of the Old Yishuv in
Palestine. It consists of several Paramount Theatre in New York
branches of an elementary Talmud this week for a two-week ap-
Torah in various sections of Jeru- pearance at $6,000 per.
13, 1941
Rabbi Leon Fram
Speaks Sunday at
Sunrise Service
At the Sunrise Service ar-
ranged by Nancy Brown of the
Experience Column of the De-
troit News, for Sunday morn-
ing at 4:45, Rabbi Leon Fra in
will be the guest speaker.
W. S. Gilmore, editor-in-chief
of the News, will preside. Rabbi
Fram will also offer the prayer.
Other speakers will be Dr. Ed-
gar DeWitt Jones, Dr. Frederick
H. Olert.
Hashomer Hatzair
Camp at Wakeman
Final preparations are nearing
completion at Camp Hashomer
Hatzair located in the rich and
scenic farmlands near Wakeman,
0. The camp, under the joint
sponsorship and direction of the
Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
and Rochester branches of
Hashomer Hatzair, the world
Zionist Scout movement, will
open July 6 for a four week
camp sessions. Jewish youth from
the ages of 11-19 will attend
the moshava, as it is called in
Hebrew, and will be directed by
trained counselors all under the
direction of an adult camp ad-
ministrator.
The camp site will offer ex-
cellent facilities for the planned
program of the camp which will
consist of vigorous scouting
and athletic activities, nature
study, as well as a cultural pro-
gram rich in Hebrew songs,
folklore, dances and literature.
Meals for the youthful campers
are scientifically planned and
will conform with Jewish dietary
laws.
Under the direction of the lo-
cal camp chairman, David Ne-
moff, well known for his work in
the Jewish National Fund and
Zionist circles. Registration is
nearing completion. Parents wish-
ing to send their children to a
camp with an active physical and
intellectual program such as
Camp Hashomer Hatzair offers
may call Vi. 1-3565 for further
information.
CELEBRATES ITS
SEVENTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY
Way back in 1866 the first Vernor's
The James Vernor Company pauses at
Ginger Ale sparkled and bubbled into life.
this three-quarter-of-a-century mark to ex-
Its birthplace was a small drug store in
press appreciation of the loyal support of
downtown Detroit. Today the fame of Ver-
its thousands of friends among the trade
nor's has spread throughout the nation.
and public. You are invited to acquaint
yourself anew with the deliciously different
"Deliciously Different" Vernor's is now
America's favorite beverage ginger ale.
flavor of Vernor's. A thirst-quenching bottle
is only 5c.
Irving Ritter Wins
Patriotic Contest
Irving Rtiter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ritter of 1963 Pingree Ave.,
won the patriotic essay contest
sponsored by the Meyer Jewelry
Company. Irving is 14 years of
age, and attends Hutchins In-
termediate School and the Phila-
delphia and Byron branch of the
United Hebrew Schools.
The subject of the contest was,
"I Am Proud to be an American
Because" which had to be writ-
ten in a hundred words or less.
Irving Ritter won the $150 schol-
arship to any college, the money
to be kept in trust until his col-
lege days. The text of his essay
follows:
"I am proud to be an American
because every American is en-
dowed with the blessings of Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Hap-
piness.
"My country is a place where
the superiority of the individual
over the state is a recognized
fact, my country is also a place
where the eyes of men are opened. ✓
to the beauty of living and not
closed by the disfiguration of war.
"My country is the highest peak
that can possibly be attained in a
democratic way of living.
"America! Democracy! Two
words which are synonymous and
will forever represent peace and
bountiful security."
Joint Distribution Committee has
not been able to carry on its ac-
tivity in Lithuania. No foreign
relief agency may now work in
that territory. The Yeshivoth are
left to their own resources. The
greater number of their stu-
dents and faculty now consist of
refugees from Poland, who can-
not expect any help from rela-
tives or friends. Neither is the
Jewish community of Lithuania
in a position to provide for their
most urgent necessites. The Ye-
shivoth are like abandoned ships
in the midst of the raging ocean.
Will the torch of learning held
Is it the delicate international
aloft by the Polish-Lithuanian
academies continue to blaze the situation that has put a stop to
trail for a better morrow? Will the "Mr. Moto," film series, in
this light be a harbinger of the which Peter Lorre used to star?
Keep bottles of
Vernor's handy in
your home to treat
yourself to reel re-
freshment, and to
offer hospitality to
drop-in guests. For
the children a glass
of Vernor's is al-
ways a gala event.
It's healthful too—
prepared and bot-
tled under the most
sanitary conditions.
VERNOR'S NEW HOME
201 - 251 Woodward Avenue
This is your invitation to attend
th e Vernor's Ginger Ale Birthday
Party,
Wednesday, June 18th
—
earning, afternoon or evening. En-
joy
a glass of Vernor's Ginger Ale
with the compliments of the Com-
pany,
and inspect the new
the-minute
plant!
up to-