December 19, 1941

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Cheenticta

20

CHANUKAH

(Continued from Page 1)

Simon Sobeloff
Heads Dr. Israel
Memorial Group

EXTEND RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
AT NORTHWEST JEWISH CENTER

to everybody during the regular
sessions of the Red Cross Unit.
The Red Cross Unit is spon-
sored by the Ladies' Auxiliat y
No. 135 of the Jewish War Vet-
erans of the U. S. A. Mrs. Nettit.
Raskin is chairman of the unit.
Further information may Its ,
obtained by calling the office of
the Northwest Center, To. 8-5852,
or the chairman, Mrs. Rankin,
To. 7-8437.

The Red Cross urges all women
In response to the present war
late in setting his tree up, he
effort, the Northwest Branch of of the neighborhood to volunteer
wondered, or—
Simon Sobeloff, formerly United the Jewish Community Center, t
Suddenly he stopped short, States District Attorney in Bal- 13226 Lawton, near Davison, de- in the unit. Work in sewing and
become
active
halted by an emotion that tugged timore, has been named national tided to expand its Red Cross ac- heir services and
also
be taken
out
at his throats. The rays of the chairman of the Edward L. Is- tivities.
ctions
and
done
at
home.
Instr
wintry sun had struck a metal rael Memorial Committee to es-
The spacious auditorium of the knitting may
are furunished
object, reflecting a shining light tablish an Institute on Judaism building has been turned over to and specifications
that had suddenly blinded his eyes and Social Justice in memory of the Red Cross unit to be used as
with tears of joy. A shining light the late executive director of the its workshop and headquarters.
WILL BRING YOU PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE
A PHONE CALL ,
that limned not only the Chanu- Union of American Hebrew Con- The working time has been ex-
that
stood
so
proud-
gregations and former spiritual tended and the Red Cross unit
kah menorah
ly in the window but more than leader of liar Sinai Congregation meets now each weekday, Mon-
that the brave and free spirit of Baltimore. Governor Herbert daya through Thursday, from 10
R. O'Connor of Maryland has a. m. to 4 p. m. Provision has
that had placed it there.
Forgotten was his trade as Old been chosen as honorary chair- been made to serve coffee or tea
Aaron rang the doorbell. Even man and Rabbi Ferdinand M. to all those who find it inconven-
9932 DEXTER
the sight of the pleasant-faced Isserman of Temple Israel, St. ient to interrupt their work and
TO. 8.3347
middle-aged woman who opened Louis, will serve as national leave for lunc .
the door before the echo of the treasurer.
As a result of the increased
The Institute will be held under activities of the Red Cross, ad-
chimes had faded away did not
the
auspices
of
the
Commission
recall to him his original purpose
_ ditional sewing machines and steel
on Justice and Peace of the Cen
in approaching this dwelling.
ma-
ts for storing one the
who
is
Conference
of
American
please—
.4 Happy and Joyous Chanukah to All
tral
"May I see the doctor,
cabine are needed. An y
with
the
cooperation
of
terials
Dr. Bloom?" he asked eagerly. Rabbis
"Oh, I'm sorry—the doctor is other organizations, such as the in is a requested
position to
to contact
lend equipment
the office
Palestine.
out just now," the woman ex- League for Labor
to
this
memorial
of
the
Northwest
Branch of the
you
Contributions
plained. "I'm his wife. Won't
should be sent to Rabbi Ferdinand Jewish Community Center, To.
come in and sit down? I'm sure
that you won't have too long to M. Isserman, Temple Israel, St. 8-5852.
wait." Her slightly foreign ac - Louis treasurer of the memorial
Old committee.
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Aaron's own.
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Still dazed, he followed her
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That
Money
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into the sun-porch waiting room
Buy," distinctive screen version
and sat down—an as quickly
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(Continued
from
Page
8)
of
Stephen
Vincent
Benet's
jumped up again, suddenly mind-
ful of his surroundings and his gunnery officer, he became a prize-winning short story classic,
"The Devil and Daniel Webster,"
errand . am not a patient," he Rear Admiral in 1931. He was is the pre-holiday screen attrac
I
"I
stammered. "I am a salesman. promoted to Admiral six years tion at the Fox. The companion
picture stars Jinx Falkenberg,
See!" And he knelt down to later.
His moment is the most mo-
open his suitcase. "It was the mentous in the annals of this famed magazine cover girl, with
Charles (Buddy) Rogers and
beautiful Chanukah
menorah—the didn't
mean to come country. Perhaps it was destiny radio's comic, Bert (Mad Rus-
in
candlestick. I
to
be
him
fated
sian) Gordon in a sprightly mu-
in. It was just that I wanted t hat
charge of the 14th Navap l ut Dis-
to ask the doctor . . . " atheti- trict in Hawaii in 1940, after sical called "Sing You Singers".
Mrs. Bloom smiled symp
tally, striving to put him at ease. having been the Commander-in-
MICHIGAN—"Sergeant York,"
Chief of the United States Fleet starring Gary Cooper in the title
"Yes, what was it you wanted
1938-40. Admiral Bloch was role with Detroit's own Joan
to ask the doctor? Maybe I can from
help you." once the Navy's No. 1 fighting Leslie and Walter Brennan, is
"It was just . . . You see, none man, officially and down on the held for a second week at the
neigh- books. He is now a leader of a Michigan Theater. Keeping intact
of the other Jews in this lights
in sector which is a blazing inferno the program presented elsewhere
borhood have Chanukah
was, ironically, a lavish at roadshow prices, the Michigan
► ilaKe. the trip at a saving by
the window. I don't even know —which
whether they have any at all any- tropical paradise.
also holds over "Minstrel Days"
Hawaii, beloved by all Ameri- whose cast includes Eddie Cantor
where in their houses, so many
of them seem to have Christmas cans because it is reputed to be and Al Jolson among others.
NM's the hum w Incet summertime ahead of
had just been think- another Garden of Eden, is an
trees.
And a I pity
time—on a Greyhound cruise to Florida. You'll
ing what
it was that they odd, fascinating and beautiful
have
more money to spend having fun in the
had so little sense, when I looked island. Half-breeds and tough GIFT TO HEBREW SCHOOLS
sun—and you'll see more en route.
up and saw your menorah shining Americans and a good many Ja-
One- ✓ ay Rd..T4ip
in the sun. I just had to ask why panese once inhabited the is-
The United Hebrew Schools
$13.35 $24.05
JACKSONVILLE
-1 just had to stop to tell you land. The issue of racial preju- acknowledge the receipt of one-
MIAMI
how wonderful I thought it was." dice must of necessity completely half scholarship to the scholar-
Greyhound also offers 1c 7on.5ve0nient311:)5w0-
lack
power
in
Hawaii,
for
intol-
repeated
cost suburban service in the Detroit
ship fund of the schools, from
"Why?" Mrs. Bloom
metropolitan area.
the question thoughtfully. "May- erance could not exist in a land Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fishman
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be you really would be interested where races are so clearly mixed. of Sherbourne Rd., in honor of
Washington Blvd. at Grand River
in why: and I think I'd like The latest count shows that there the marriage of their daughter,
Phone Cadillac 1)000
are
310
Jews
in
Hawaii.
There
to tell the story to a Jew who way
Dorothy, to Irving Berkowitz.
will understand. Here, sit down. is no wa of knowing how many
"We—my husband and I and Jewish soldiers are now fighting
Greta and Richard, our two chil- in the island or how many Jew-
dren—left Germany before the ish tars have died while serving
United
the sea,
passage of the Nuremberg laws; the how
many States
Jewish on
sailors
are
before the youngsters, whom we
battling with the Japs at this
had raised as Christians, had had or
reports
to find out from others ' that they very moment
er of Jewish sail-
were actually Jewish. We had al- shoWed a number
A soldier's glad of "some-
ways thought that by raising ors dead in the opening day of
I
thing new". . . in any army
them as their playmates were war. An indication of the number
raised—my husband was a profes- of Jews involved in the defense
camp—ina cigarette, too. Yes,
sor of medicine at a great univer- of the Islands can be obtained
and something new has been
sity where there were almost no from the fact that there are two
,added
to Old Gold cigarettes.
Jews—that we would save them Jewish chaplains attached to the
from needless complications when armed forces in Hawaii. Chaplain
they were older. We were naive Herbert C. Straus is serving with
the naval forces and Chaplain
in those days.
"When we left Germany the
children thought it was because Harry Richmond is with the army
of Dr. Bloom's polit'cal views in Hawaii.
Admiral Bloch, in whose hands
that we had to flee. Not the
slightest
inkling
of
the
truth
had
a
good
part
the fate and
of Amer-
slightest em—and we were at ica rests,
is of
a sailor
com-
reache ts' th ends. Now that we un- mander admired and revered by
our
wi
derstood
ofworld his underlings. This is a tradi-
this world
the ways
we tion in the Navy. One cannot
had
been so blin
to which we
wanted to lose no time in explain- command unless one is the best
ing their true identity to our possible man in the prevailing
children. But how could we do situation.
He is a man with a tremend-
this without hurting them iddep- ous job and a man in whom the
arably—how
in such a way that they would nation has found a great defend-
er. He must live up to his task.
have no regret for the way of He cannot yield or swerve. Ad-
life that they must discard, that miral Bloch has taken that re-
they would glory in the new sponsibility upon himself.- Noth-
life, the Jewish life, that they ing else matters. Yes, like the
must henceforth lead?
other immortal Jewish naval
"Luckily we knew from the days hero, Uriah P. Levy, he is Jew-
of our youth a family that had ish. He is an American fighting
preceded us to this country—a for home, hearth and pride. He,
lawyer and his wife whom we like the rest of us, shall win in
knew well enough to know that
they would not censure us, but the end.
would be sympathetic and would
Some familiar pack, but
help us. The holiday season was portico. Was the doctor merely
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approaching, and we could not me sing the Hebrew words. Sud-
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bear the thought of another denly they knew, and we knew
—Founded 1760.
Christmas celebration in our that they understood.
(Pronounced La-ta-
"And that is why you will al-
home.
kee'-a), a rare, very
"Our wise friends helped us. ways see the menorah in our
flavorful Eastern Medi-
They invited us all to their home window when Chanukah comes
terranean tobacco, now
for the lighting of the Chanukah around again. And why you will
lights. And so that Greta and never see a Christmas tree here."
added in New Old
Old Aaron rose, and clasped
Richard could really participate,
Golds. Like a chef's
her
outstretched
hand.
"I'll
be
they lit all eight candles that
first night; and each of us in back again to admire your shin-
seasoning in a food, it
turn—they and their two children, ing light," he said.
creates an entirely new,
"And when you come, ring the
we and our two—held the shamus
finer cigarette taste.
bell,"
she
urged.
"I'll
want
an-
lit
a
candle.
And
when
the
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