November 21, 1941

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Cluosiris

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/ Frank A. Barcus
Sobeloff Greets
Hebrew Schools Designer of This
Issue's Illustration
By ISIDORE SOBELOFF

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Annual Mlzrachl
Hillel to Present
Location of Hebrew
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Banquet on Dec. 7
Forum
with
Campus
Schools' Branches
Religious Groups Irving Schlussel, chairman of

Philadelphia - Byron, 1245 W.
the 30th jubilee banquet co m-
Director, Jewish Welfare Fed. Prepared Drawing for Education Philadelphia Ave., at Byron.
The University of Michigan mittee of Detroit Mizrachi, an-
David W. Simons, 4000 Tux- Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation, in nounces that plans have been
Theme, Appearing
The task of operating the He-
edo, at Holmur.
conjunction with the Interguild completed for the banquet to be
on the First Page
15705 Parkside Ave., at Mid- Council (Protestant) and the held Sunday, Dec. 7, at Fort
15705
brew Schools as they are in be-
Newman Club (Catholic),will I wouRiy. cilibebv,i,
half of the children already en-
Frank • Aaron Barcus, Detroit land.
17750 Brush St., at Minnesota. present a series of three lectures
rolled is so great that it is doubly
ilo la te xl. Kirschbaum of Ne w
gratifying to find the friends of Jewish designr, who is well
Central High School, Tuxedo entitled "The Failure of Skepti- ,
will be the guest speaker.
our United Hebrew Schools, pro- known in art circles, drew the and LaSalle.
cism".
He is a graduate of the R• . ' •
Brady Public School, Joy Rd.
fessional and lay, extending them- illustration with the Education
The first speaker, on Nov. 20, Isaac Elcanan Theological ■ i.
will be Dr. Morris Raphael Co- lege and a member of the adulla-
selves beyond these day-to-day Month theme appearing on the and Lawton.
School, hen, professor of philosophy at
Public
Winterhalter
duties and reaching out to in- first page of this issue.
istr ative committees of the dew.
form the community at large o
the University of Chicago. He will ish National Fund, the Koren
Barcus chose his theme while Broadstreet and Fullerton.
Bagley
Public
School,
Curtis
be the Billet Foundation's
con- Hayesod, the United Palestine
the broader meaning of the school being conducted through the vari-
.
tribution to the series. Dt. Cohen Appeal, and executive secretary
program.
ous class rooms of the Lawton and Roselawn•
has been a professor at Chicago of the ca. Mizrachi Organization of
With a change in the composi- School by Bernard Isaacs, super-
since 1938. Previously, he was a
tion of our Jewish population, intendent of the United Hebrew
Ameri
professor at City College of New
.
,
due to the growing distance from Schools. He was so impressed by
Cantor Jacob Sonenklar of Con_
or
Brandeis
n
York,
a
position
which
he
held
Ho
the European past, the decline in the novel method of teaching the
gregation Shaarey Zedek will
for 35 years.
immigration and other factors in children the fine correct points
Memory at Service
The Catholic representative, on head the musical program \vhich
American life which affect the of the Hebrew language that he
5, will be the Rev. Martin will include Miss Helen Sloan, a
attitudes of both our parents and decided to make that idea his
at Temple Israel Dec.
Cyril
D'Arcy, S. J. Father D'Arcy Detroit accordianist, Miss 1.'1,,•
our children, the community's re- focal point. He noticed that every
was born in Ireland, educated at Beckman, well known pianist. .ind
sponsibility to insure a progres- child took turns in officiating or
"Louis D. Brandeis—Champion Oxford and Gregoria University Miss Miriam Bernstein, young
sive system of education, geared playing as a sort of vox pop of the Little Man," will be the
to the habits as well as to the leader for the class, asking ques- subject of the Memorial Address in Rome. He is now it priest and dramatic elocutionist, who has
needs of the new generation, be- tions in Hebrew and receiving his to be delivered by Rabbi Leon Jesuit lecturer in Thoinstic phil- received considerable acclaim in
recent months with her rendition.
comes increasingly important. answers in practical speaking Fram at the Sabbath Eve Serv- osophy at Oxford.
The third speaker, on Jan. 18,
The committee assisting m r•
Jewish Education Month is an Hebrew, while the teacher sat ices of Temple Israel in the Mac-
appr4riate occasion for stressing with the class and made sure cabees Auditorium, Woodward at will be Dr. Gregory Vlastos, pro- Schlussell include Nleyei Deck-
the entire community's concern that there were no mistakes in Putnam, in memory of the great fessor of philosophy at Queen's man, president of Detroit Miz-
with this problem and this pro- grammar or diction.
American jurist and Zionist Unversity, Kingston, Ontario, who radii, Isidore Sosnick and Daniel
will represent the Interguild Temchin, vice presidents, Sol
The class room walls and black- leader who died recently.
gram, upon which our nature and
Council.
executive secretary;
Lumberg,
out vitality to the great measure boards were covered with Hebrew
In order to strengthen the Con-
All three lectures will be held Chinitz,
Edelman, S ol
David
depend. letters, written and printed. The gregational singing at the serv-
children are taught to read and ices of Temple Israel a group of at the Rackham Auditorium in Isaac Rosenthal, Louis Dann. Sol
Ann Arbor at 8:15 p. m. The
write legible Hebrew.
men and women will meet in the public is invited to this series of Edelman ' Lazar Levin and Aaron
Neugarten Club's
Tilchin.
Barcus has taken this class Maccabees Auditorium at 8
Reservations may be obtained
procedure as his theme for o'clock, one-half hour before the lectures.
Luncheon on Dec. 3 room
,
by calling Sol Lumberg, Ran-
his forceful modern design. In service begins, for a singing ses-
Mrs. Abraham Danzig Will dolph 3336.
Invitations have been mailed the limitations of pen and ink sion. Miss Miriam Sauls, accom-
Address Exchange Club
for the victory rally to celebrate he has a message for all Jewish panied by Karl Haas, will train
parents with an instant appeal. the group in the singing' of the
Church, Elm and W. Jefferson
successful efforts of the luncheon
of River Rouge
The doctrine "And" ye shall Hebrew responses and of Jewish
committee of the Neugarten Sun-
Ave.
teach your children" is from the hymns in English.
Mrs. Danzig has chosen as the
Mrs. Abraham Danzig will ad-
shine Club.
A social hour under the aus- dress the Exchange Club of River theme of her address "The Jew
Mrs. Martin Krauss, chairman daily morning prayers. In sending
of the 1941 luncheon, has planned his children or contributing to pices of the Temple Sisterhood Rouge, Tuesday noon, Nov. 25, and His Contribution to Ameri-
an afternoon of mah jong and the support of the Hebrew Schools will follow the services.
at a luncheon in the M. E. can Life".
A youth symposium will follow
bridge to be held at the Book the Jew will remember, that he
is
promoting
the
holy
and
the
the social hour.
Cadillac Hotel on Monday, Nov.
EST. f66.1
24, at 1:30 p. m., in the English time-honored cause of religious
Rabbi Fram's class in current
DETROIT BREWING
and ewish education with all its events will be held next Wed-
Room.
Admission to the rally will historic traditions and hopes and nesday night at 8:30 at the
all its significance for character Roosevelt School, 11526 Linwood.
serve as the paid pledge.
Tickets for the annual lunch- and conduct.
Rabbi Fram will lecture on "Shall
Below this effective heading the Jews of Palestine Organize
eon, which is to take place on
Dec. 3, wIl be distributed at this Barcus has placed the same a Jewish Army?"
time and all guests wshing to be phrase in its original Hebrew the
The Men's Club of Temple Is-
mentioned in the honor roll of first letter of which is the object rael was organized at a special
of
attention
through
the
pointed
the Year Book are requested to
meeting held last Monday night
bring their filled banks or paid- in the hands of the pupil.
in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
up pledges and receive their
In the background are the He- The group plans to sponsor spe-
brew letters of the first two cial activities in the Religious
tickets.
Mrs. Morton L. Snyder, presi- words of each of the Ten Com- School of Temple Israel and to
dent, conducted the meeting at mandments.
sponsor sociability among the
Community Center on Nov. 17.
Barcus is one of the most ac- members of the congregation and
tive individuals in the creative to engage in social service in
arts as architect, engineer, city behalf of the community.
Woman's Auxiliary
planning assistant and commer-
of Hebrew Schools cial artist. He received his archi-
tectural and art training in the
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Chicago Art Institute and the
United Hebrew Schools has a two- Beaux Arts Institute of Design
fold purpose to raise funds for in New York. For many years
the maintenance of the bus sys- he was an architectural designer
tern of the schools, and to bring for Albert Kahn.
before the womanhood of Detroit
At the beginning of Russia's
the need and urgency of Jewish v a s t industrial reconstruction
education. program known as the Five Year
The cultural purpose is at- Plan, Albert Kahn sent Barcus
rained through the monthly meet- to Moscow as designing and su-
ings to which the entire member- pervising architect. He was occa-
ship is invited, and at which the sionally arrested for making
subject of Jewish education in sktches of such innocent subjects
its broadest terms is the main as monasteries converted into
topic. military headquarters.
The fund-raising activities are
After one year in Kitai Gorod.
achieved through the member- . the heart of Moscow, during which
ship dues and through the an period Barcus lost more than 40
nual $5 luncheon project. pounds in weight because of bad
The chairman of the 10th do and primitive living and work-
SHE'S NEW! And
nor luncheon is Mrs. Herman ing conditions, he started on his
Wetsman. The luncheon will take long treck through the Continent
fine medicine! ...
place on Jan. 28. spending another year in travel-
For a new thrill
Mrs. Ben Gould is chairman of
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the membership committee; Mrs. ing through Germany, Hollond,
something new
Jack Tobin, chairman program Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Austria,
has been added to
committee; Mrs. Robert Loewen- Switzerland, Italy, France and
Old Golds, too!
berg, chairman, social committee. England.
Barcus is the author of a de-
The officers are: Mrs. Charles
Robinson, president; Mrs. Jack lightful book about the new and
Tobin, Mrs. Bert Smokier, Mrs. old in Detroit's public artistry,
Herman Wetsman, vice presi- illustrated with 80 pen and ink
dents; Mrs. Meyer Katz, financial drawings—"All Around Detroit".
secretary; Mrs. Julius Berman, It is on the shelves of all the
corresponding secretary; Mrs. public libraries and is on the ap-
Louis Seiton, assistant secretary; proved book list of the Board of
Mrs. Anna Moss, second assistant Education. Mayor Edward J.
secretary; • Mrs. Joseph Keidan, Jeffries, Jr., of Detroit said: "I
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treasurer; Mrs. Moe S. Perlis, can think of no other publication
recording secretary; Mrs. Rich- of its kind which approaches it
CO
and A. Cott, auditor. for interesting details and draw-
(pronouncedLa-ta-
a rare, N
ings concerning Detroit. I shall
l:ed-a)
lEastern
to it often."
Lectures Sunday and Tues. refer
a %ortu
fl Mediterranean
Barcus believes that the Hebrew
to-
day at Art Institute
letter is one of the most fascinat-
40•37 added in New Oia Golds
"Your Vacation in Mexico", ing elements of design for the
Latal:ia creates an
completely illustrated with nat- Jewish artist. It is like music to
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bacco.1
t-bl end—a distin
ural motion pictures, will be the the written language. Speaking of
as a "seaso___
And Old
World Adventure Series public Hebrew letters it is interesting
,
leaf
cigarette
entirely new
rii(P
lecture subject at 8:30 next Tues- to note that Barcus is the design-
day evening,' Nov. 25, at the De_ er of all the carved inscriptions
tiNe, finerarette Wo
Gold has ample precious La
troit Institute of Arts. Anson on the facades of the Shaarey
America to assure this better tasting
Brown, author and explorer, will Zedek and the Temple Beth El.
be the speaker. BarCus days the violin for
smoke for years to comet
in
Next Sunday afternoon, Nov. relaxation and his wife (Esther
23, at 3:30, Howard Cleaves Goodman) accompanies him on
Lorillard Company,
naturalist and explorer, will show the piano. Mrs. Barcus is an ac-
founded
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motion pictures of "Wild Animals complished singer. They have two
1760—blenders of fins tobaccos since
at Home" and take his audience daughters, Suzanne, six
Gear"
Washington's
day.
on a three-year, 50,000-mile ex- old, and Rachelle, two years ye
old.
pedition all over North America. They live at 2506 Blaine Ave.

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