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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legat Chronicle

p urely Commentary

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Mrs. Louis Lebster
By Philip Slomovitz To Be Honored Feb. 1
By Flint Community

try, will conclude the musical
program. Julius Chajes, director
of music at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center of Detroit, arranged
the musical part of the program.
Mrs. Lebster is president of
Flint chapter of Hadassah. She
has been a leader in Hadassah
and J. N. F. work for 20 years.
Rabbi Fineberg, who is co-
chairman of the event with
George Litt, stated that Mrs.
Lebster will be presented with a
certificate on Feb. 1 symbolizing
the completion of the grove
which was started in her honor
two years ago.

by the German Gestapo for exhibiting a language
Maurice Samuel and Yiddish
textbook with the following window display: Complete Planting of Grove in
Few people know Yiddish as well as Maurice
LEARN ENGLISH BEFORE THE TOMMIES
Palestine in Her Honor; Tes-
Samuel, the brilliant author of many important
ARRIVE. He removed it upon strict warning, but
tomonial on Chamisho Osor
works in English and the translator of the best displaced it with another language book and with
works of Sholem Asch, I. L. Singer and others
the following descriptive slogan: LEARN GER-
A distinct honor will be ac-
into English, from the Yiddish. But his mastery
MAN BEFORE OUR FRIENDS THE GERMANS
corded Mrs. Louis Lebster, one
of Yiddish has not been in the spoken field. In
DEPART.
Detroit, however, appearing before a labor Zion-
That's how the Germans will make their exit. of the outstanding Jewish wom-
en leaders in Michigan, when a
ist conference to encourage the drive for the
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Gewerkshafter, he delivered a splendid address
testimonial gathering will be
One Must Have Patience
in Yiddish, and we suspect that he will be tempted
President Roosevelt's call to the nation to
to make more frequent use of Yiddish in his
retain courage in the present crisis and to avoid
public addresses before popular audiences.
a breakdown in the people's morale finds inter-
This is an interesting phenomenon in the lin-
Jr. Avodah Group's Dance
esting echo in the Nazi-established ghetto of
guistic transformations taking place in Jewish
This Saturday
Warsaw.
life in English-speaking countries. The rare use
The children's column in Gazeta Zydowska,
of the language at Zionist gatherings in this
Junior Avodah Group's formal
Poland's only Jewish newspaper, contains a poem,
country, the more frequent use of English even
victory dance will be held this
"We Must Wait," by a little girl, Mina Silbermann,
among avowed Yiddishists, inspires new interest
Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Whit-
the text of which is that (at the time it was
in Maurice Samuel's act.
tier Hotel, with Paul Leash and
Take, as an instance of new transformations written) spring had already come but winter was
his WWJ Orchestra supplying the
still there, but that one must wait, that no one
in linguistic practices, the experiences of the
music. The entire proceeds will
can
stop
the
course
of
spring,
that
one
must
have
eminent Palestine woman labor leader, Manya
go for national defense. For tick-
patience.
Shochat, who is at present in England. Writing
ets call Jeannette Shore, Univer-
This is the spirit of the ghetto where the popu-
to the Zionist Review of London, Miss Shochat
sity 1-0301, or Ben Rosenbaum,
lation continues to increase because in one month
tells of a trip in a London bus on which she con-
Townsend 7-7058. Tickets can also
ducted a conversation in Yiddish with a friend. alone—in April-22,981 "immigrated" while 625
be obtained at the door.
"emigrated"; where twice as many die as are
When she got off, a rabbi, who overheard the
born;
where
the
most
lucrative
business
is
the
conversation on the bus, stepped up to her and "in
a very excited tone of voice" said: "Why do undertakers' ; where the rabbis have granted per-
mission for the use of paper tachrichim (shrouds
you speak Yiddish in a bus? Do you not know
for the dead) ; where human communication is
that to talk Yiddish in public places in England
prohibited.
creates anti-Semitism?"
But where the spirit is strong, there can be
Miss Shochat then related experiences while a
no permanency for persecution. All peoples have
patient in a Jewish hospital in London. Old Jews
a good lesson to learn from the Jews incarcerated
conversed with their wives in bad English. When
MRS. LOUIS LEBSTER
in the polish ghettos.
asked why they did not resort to Yiddish, which
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they know, "they nearly all replied" in this fashion:
held, at the Jewish Community
MADE TO ORDER
"What are we to do? We are in Galuth. The Eng-
Center
of
Flint,
735
McFarlan
Palestine's Spirit Prevails
lish are annoyed with us if we do not speak their
St., on the eve of Chamisho
Cleaned and Repaired
This
is
a
period
of
transition—for
human
re-
language so we have to speak English in public
Osor b'Shvat, Sunday evening,
LINOLEUM
places. The matron here, as well as several of the actions, for national economies. But when ad- Feb. 1, to acknowledge the com-
justments
come,
and
they
are
arriving
rapidly,
one
nurses, is English. Why should we make them
Inlaid
and Battleship
munity's
debt
to
her
many
years
thing is certain: Palestine will retain its position
angry with us?"
of service.
Rugs
and
Furniture
of
priority.
Miss Shochat proceeds to make interesting com-
On that occasion announce-
Bewildered Jews in this country began to look
ment: "It is clear to me that the slavish, childish
VENETIAN
BLINDS
skeptically on Jewish reconstruction efforts. There ment will be made of the comple-
Galuth pSychology displayed by these people
tion
of
the
Ann
Lebster
Grove,
Drapery Hardware
must be the result of economic and social con , was a chorus of shouts: "All we do will be for
National Defense." And the counter-question had planted in her honor by the Jew-
Oet Our Prices and Save
ditions with which I am unacquainted. But it is
Free Estimates Furnished
to be raised: "Is there an American living who ish community of Flint, on soil
also clear to me that certain Zionist circles in
does not do that?" And if there were people who of the Jewish National Fund in
England, because of their attitude towards Yid-
8625 LINWOOD
dish, are partly responsible for this phenomenon." would not do that, would they not be drawn into Palestine.
the
net
by
government
action,
by
taxation,
by
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The guest speaker on that oc-
For those who remember the Cincinnati Zionist
draft of manpower and wealth?
ll be Philip Slomovitz,
convention of 1941, this is familiar language ap-
There needs to be sane and realistic thinking casion wi
oit Jewish
plicable to American Zionists as well.
on our position in this war. As Americans, we editor of The Detr
Miss Shochat sounds a challenge in the issue
must strive to do everything possible to help Chronicle. Rabbi S. Z. Fineberg,
she raised: "Now that I have had contact with
win the war. As Jews, we are in better position president of the Jewish National
For
the Jewish masses in the Diaspora, it has be-
to join in this effort because we were the first Fund Council of Flint, will pre-
come clear to me that the time has come for in this war on the most important front: next sid e.
-
There will be also a fine
reviving the various systems of Zionist educa-
door to the Suez Canal, in Palestine.
mu-
Josef Glaser, bar
tion, in many of its aspects; and also for re-
sic progra
_ That is why, in viewing the situation realistic- stone, will singa g roup of cl assic,
Mr.
vising our attitude towards Yiddish."
ally, we will, as we must, soon come to appreciate
rew songs.
This is the issue addressed to Zionists—because
that the United Palestine Appeal's renewed efforts Glaser
Yiddish is and
Heb from Vienna
a refugee
Miss Shochat wrote to a Zionist publication. But
of supreme importance; that the Jewish
the Yiddish problem is applicable to other fronts are
National Fund's observance of its 40th anniver- and only a few months in this
as well.
sary, and the raising of funds to commemorate country. In Vienna Mr. Glaser
Maurice Samuel's inspiration directs the prob- it, guarantees continuation of Palestine's existence was known as an outstanding
lem towards a more constructive view of the lin-
as an arsenal for Great Britain and the democ- lawyer and as a fine interpreter
guistic "war" in Jewish ranks. Will this eminent
racies and as a provider of food and medicaments of classic music. Recently he en-
writer be able to popularize Yiddish as well as and other needs for the anti-Axis armies. riched his repertoire by adding
he has popularized Yiddish works in English
Palestine is a front line in the war against the some Yiddish and Hebrew num-
Collingwood at Third
through his translations?
destroyers of human values; therefore Palestine's bers, which he already performed
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spirit prevails. with great success for different
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organizations. Leo Holinstat, tal-
Nazis Make Friends—FOR US
furnished or unfurnished,
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ented young violinist, concert
H o t el service optional,
"London Calling," the overseas journal of the
Labor Zionist Youth Achievement
mastr of the Detroit Jewish
dining room, garage in
British Broadcasting Corporation, describes the
The labor Zionist youth in this country have Community Center orchestra,
connection.
misery to which conquered peoples are subjected
made come impressive contributions to commu- and Lucia Wolton, young pian-
by the Nazis. But it also reveals the manner in
TOWNSEND 8-2680
ist,
a
refugee
from
Bulgaria
and
nity life. The vigor and enthusiasm of the young
which those who have not ceased to aspire to
freedom are joining in the fight against enslave- laborites, their devotion to the Palestinian cause, only a few months in this coun-
ment. It relates the story of Gerard Riley, a their determination to carry on in spite of all
obstacles, have made them stand out as a very
British sailor whose escape from France was
facilitated by French people at grave risk to effective element in Jewish life.
More recently, they have shown that they can
themselves. Here is how he was helped: "One also make their mark in the literary field. Their
family of working-class people gave him maps, magazines show strength and courage. Their
food and money. Food and money were scarce
..
with them, after the Germans had taken their writers are not pussy-footing
The children's magazine Haboneh is perhaps
The utmost care is exercised in planning Our
toll. A young French girl, at the risk of her life,
the best in its own field.
escorted him through her village, down a street
menus to insure sufficient variety to please the
And the more mature Youth and Nation, pub-
crowded with Germans in uniform, to put him lished by Hashomer Hatzair, can take its place
most exacting taste.
on the right road. In another village, the in-
among any of the other existing Zionist periodi-
habitants kept watch all night so that he could
cals. In fact, it ranks far above some of the
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snatch a little sleep. As Seaman Riley says: publications published by the parent Zionist or-
Your favorite drink mixed by experts
'We've friends, millions of them, in most of the
ganizations.
countries of Europe. The Germans are busy mak-
A young Detroiter is partly responsible for
ing friends—for us.' "
the splendor of Youth and Nation—Aaron Ein-
And with such a spirit against them, the Nazis horn who was active in Detroit's Hashomer
can not win.
Hatzair circles. He and his associates deserve
Incidentally, there is an excellent story . de- highest commendation of Zionists for their lit-
scribing another method of resistance to Nazism. erary contributions to the movement.
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Joint Installation of Pythias
Sisters, K. of P. Feb. 1

A joint public installation will
be held by Pythian Sisters Tem-
ple No. 152 and the Knights of
Under
h M. irman of de- Pythias, Detroit Lodge No. 55,
Joseph
Welt, chairman
the Jewish at the Knights of Pythias Castle,
Tense activities for
8114p. Eiii. ikine St., Sunday, Feb. 1,
Community Center, a Red Cross
Production
Unit
is functioning
at
the Center,
Woodward
and Incoming officers for Pythian
Sisters are: Most excellent chief,
Jeannette Jacoby; senior, Alice
Holbrook Ayes.
Mrs. Albert Weisman, chair- Farber; excellent junior, Anne
man of the Center Red Cross Pudavick; manager, Dorothy
Unit, and Mrs. Leo Zuckerman, Shulack; mistress of records and
one of the vice-chairman, an- correspondence, Esther Blotnikoff;
nounce that the unit, devoted mistress of records and finance,
to sewing and knitting, meets' Esther Singerman; protector, Cor-
five days a week from 10 to inne Pereira; outer guard, Doro-
4 o'clock. Volunteer workers are thy Kapitansky; past chief, Jean-
urgently needed both for hand nette Lessom; trustees, Fanny
andimachine sewing and knitting. Raskin, Helen Shapiro, Rose
Knitting instruction is given each gales; press correspondent, Helen
day between 11 and 2 p. m., Shapiro; grand delegates, Fanny
and wool may be obtained be- Raskin; district delegate, Hen-
tween those hours. rietta Pereira.

Louis Bromfield at Town
Hall in Cass Theater
Jan. 23

Louis Bromfield, famous author
of ninny novels too numerous to
mention and vital contributions to
contemporary literature, speaks
for the Detroit Town Hall, at the
Cass Theater, next Friday morn-
ing, Jan. 23, at 11 o'clock.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT ON THURSDAY
A first performance in Detroit
of Jan Sibelius' monumental
Sixth Symphony in D Minor, Ap.
104, will feature the concert of
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Thursday night, Jan. 29, in Ma-
sonic Auditorium. Tauno Hanni-
kainen, fellow-countryman of the
great Finnish composer, who di-
rected the orchestra's all-Brahms
concert of last week, again will
conduct.

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