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? 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