DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
March 6, 1942
and the Legal Chronicle
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REFORM
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he said :
"Religions must lay aside their
denominationalism, their perpet-
ual insistence upon their differ-
ences. Not the outposts, but the
city of God itself is under as-
sault. The manner in which we,
who call ourselves by the name
of God, whether we be Chris-
tians or Jews, comfort ourselves
naw and during the ensuing
months and years, Nv ill decide
whether we deserve to survive,
whether we merit keeping or
recapturing the loyalties of men,
whether we shall cross the con-
tinental divide of our day and
help subdue the new world that
will stretch before our feet.
This is the greatest of all tasks."
He asked that all the religious
bodies of America meet in an
attempt to (1) make explicit
that the heart of this conflict
is religious (2) exhibit the rela-
tion between democracy • and
religion (3) point out that all
religions are united upon the
beliefs that are now in jeopardy,
and (4) set up some means of
conference and cooperation.
Turning from the broader as-
pects of the tasks of religion,
the president of the C.C.A.R.
charged that the reasons for the
failure of Reform Judaism to
win over the masses of American
Jews included the facts that Re-
form Judaism has been "misin-
terpreted" by Orthodox Jewish
leaders. He also said that "the
exclusiveness of our temples;
their tendency to identify them-
selves with an economic class ;
their antipathy towards Zionism ;
and finally the lethargy and
quietism that soon settled upon
them" were other reasons for
the failure, of Reform Judaism
to win mass support.
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Aid Society Party
ZEDAKAH FIRST AID TO MEET
AT ROSE SITTIG COHEN BUILDING For Mo'os Chitim
Zedakah's first aid group will
meet for their first lesson on
Tuesday, March 10, at 8 :15 p.
at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Hebrew School, 13226 Lawton
Ave. This class has been very
fortunate in securing Dr. Ezra
Lipkin as their instructor. Wo-
men who have not yet made
arrangements for books and sup-
plies and wish to participate in
this work, be sure to attend the
next regular meeting.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. David Tra-
ger, 17582 Green lawn, on Mon-
day, March 9, at 1 :30 p. m. At
that time Miss Portener of the
USO will address the group.
At the last meeting Zedakah
unanimously voted a contribu-
tion of $100 to the Jewish Na-
tional Fund and paid tribute to
their president, Mrs. Irving She-
yin, with an inscription in the
Golden Book.
Zedakah Club acknowledges
with thanks donations from Mrs.
Wm. Hordes and Mrs. Louis
Paul.
BENDER
Rabbi Fram to Preach
On "Candle in
the Wind"
HOMELAND
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homeland in Palestine, adding
that "the type of liberalism
which fights for and with the
Jews on the first battle line but
leaves them to fight alone on the
second is informed by an un-
realistic universalism. If its
presuppositions are fully ana-
lyzed it will be discovered that
they rest upon the hope that
history is moving forward to a
universal culture which will
eliminate all particularities and
e v e r y collective uniqueness,
whether rooted in nature or in
history. History has perennially
refuted this hope."
Prof.
Niebuhr reiterates
throughout his article that Zion-
ism and the defense of Jewish
right h hand in
hand. "Non-Zionist Jews have
erred in being apologetic or even
hostile to these aspirations on
the ground that their open ex-
pression might imperil rights
painfully won in the democratic
world. Non-Jewish liberals have
erred equally in regarding Zion-
ism as nothing but the vestigial
remnant of an ancient religious
dream, the unfortunate aberra-
tion of a hard-pressed people."
The Jews require a homeland,
he says, "if for no other reason
because even the most generous
immigration laws of the Western
democracies will not permit all
the dispossessed Jews of Europe
to find a haven in which they
may look forward to a tolerable
future. A much weightier justi-
fication of Zionism is that every
race finally has a right to a
homeland where it will not be
'different,' where it will neither
be patronized by 'good' people
nor subjected to . calumny by
bad people."
Prof. Niebuhr ends by pro-
posing "an international com-
mission, consisting of both Jews
and Gentiles, both Zionists and
non-Zionists," to explore the
problem.
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following alumni : Rabbi Dr. Jo-
seph Shapero of Congregation
Poalei Zedek, Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania ; Rabbi Israel Weisfeld
of Oak Park, Illinois, author of
"Message of Israel" and "My
Son"; Rabbi Julius Washer of
New Kensington, Pennsylvania;
and Rabbi M. Hirschprung, Con-
gregation Agudath Achim, Co-
lumbus, Ohio. Other elumni will
preach the following Sabbaths.
At a lunchen tendered to Dr.
Moses L. Isaacs, Thursday, Feb-
ruary 26, at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center, initial steps were
taken to organize a society
"Friends of Yeshiva" in Detroit,
whose object it should be to
raise scholarships for worthy De-
troit students at Yeshiva Col-
lege, and to bring members of
the faculty to Detroit as visiting
lecturers. The formal organiza-
tion of this group will get un-
der way soon.
Among prominent Detroiters
who at one time or other at-
tended one of the various de-
partments of the Yeshivah (Etz
Chayim Preparatory School, The
Rabbinical Seminary, The Teach-
ers' Training Institute, Yeshiva
High School, Yeshiva College
Revel Graduate School of Jew-
ish Studies) are: Rabbi M. J.
Wohlgelernter of Congregation
Beth Tefilo Emanuel ; Rabbi Mor-
ris Adler of Congregation Shaa-
rey Zedek ; Rabbi Harold Rosen-
thal; Mr. Louis E. Neimand, as-
sistant director of the Jewish
Community Center; Jack Car-
m e n , Harold Kaplan, Dan
Schwartz and Ted Olander, busi-
ness men ; and Abraham H. Jaf-
fin, Mortimer Liss, Sam Kayne
and Louis Weisenfeld, attorneys.
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dedicated the week of Feb. 15,
1942. The many friends and
admirers of Rabbi Stollman
hoped to make an elaborate
meeting with a wide represen-
tation of the community. How-
ever, due to the National De-
fense effort, this plan was dis-
missed in favor of a smaller,
less formal gathering. A fine
program has been arranged. A
limited number of tickets are
available at Mrs. Rottenberg's,
To. 5-1171, or the Yeshiva, Ho.
7990. A small charge on each
ticket is to defray the expense
of the luncheon.
Each year the Hebrew Ladies
Aid Society sponsors a card
party, the proceeds of which are
utilized for Mo'os Chitim. This
year's affair is to be held on
Sunday evening, March 8, at
the Dexter-Lawrence Hall. A
nominal admission charge is be-
Maxwell Anderson's drama
"Candle in the Wind" which is
being played in Detroit this
week, will be the subject of
Rabbi Leon Fram's sermon at
the Sabbath Eve services at
Temple Israel Friday night,
March 13 at 8:30, in the Lec-
ture Hall of the Detroit Institute
of Arts.
Rabbi Fram will interpret the
psychology of Nazism, which is
the theme of the play.
The Rabbi has chosen to
preach on "Candle in the Wind"
because its author announced at
the time of its first production
in New York conflict between
Fascism and Freedom.
The Young People's Club of
Temple Israel, especially invites
all young people who have seen
the play to come to the sympo-
sium which will be held in the
Lecture Hall after the service.
The Sisterhood of Temple Is-
rael will hold its monthly meet-
ing in the Lecture Hall of the
Detroit Institute of Arts Mon-
day afternoon, March 9 at 1 :30.
The Men's Club will hold its
monthly meeting Monday night,
March 9 at 8:30 in the meeting
room of Temple Israel, at 615
Boulevard Bldg.
Halevy Prepares , for
Concert May 10
The Halevy Singing Society is
now in the midst of preparing
for its 17th annual concert, which
has been scheduled for Sunday
evening, May 10, in the Scottish
Rite Auditorium of Masonic
Temple. Musical activities are
under the direction of Dan Froh-
man, Halevy conductor, assisted
by William Gayman, assistant
conductor, Dorothy O'Koon, pi-
ano accompanist, and by mem-
bers of the musical committee,
Max Levy, chairman. General
concert arrangements are under
direction of executive committee
chairman, Morris Shatzen, as-
sisted by a special staff of Hal-
evy members.
Gertrude Matrick, who is in
charge of ticket sales, announces
that tickets will soon be avail-
able from Halevy members. All
seats will be reserved and tickets
are priced at 55c, 83c and $1.10
including federal tax. Organiza-
tions and individuals are re-
quested to note the concert date,
May 10, and to make reserva-
tions early to obtain the best
seats. For tickets, phone Town-
send 6-6633.
Concluding its series of solo
recitals by Halevy members at
rehearsals, the Halevy chorus
heard Josef Glazer, baritone,
Rose Golden, soprano, and Hy-
man Horowitz, tenor, in recent
weeks. Member recitals have
now been suspended in order to
concentrate all Halevy effort on
the impending concert.
Purity Chapter Sponsors
Evening of Games
On Monday evening, March
16, Purity Chapter No. 359
O.E.S. will sponsor an evening
of Games at Eastern Star Tem-
ple, 80 W. Alexandrine Ave., at
8 p. m. Prizes of Defense Bonds
and Stamps will be given to
charity. Members and friends
are cordially invited. For tick-
ets please call Helen Tack, Un.
2-8996; Mrs. Sadie Cornfield,
To. 7-9022; or Ida Schultz, Gen-
eral Chairman, To. 8-0394.
Young Israel Women's
League Purim Affair
On Saturday evening, March
7, the Women's League of
Young Israel are sponsoring a
novel Purim program in the new
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah build-
ing on Dexter Blvd., corner
Cortland. There will be novel
entertainment and refreshments.
Admission only 50 cents. Every-
body is cordially invited to at-
tend.
On Saturday, March 14, at
3 p. m., the Bnai Moshe will
be the scene of another inter-
esting Oneg Shabbot gathering.
A well known speaker will grace
the occasion. A social period
will follow.
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dares: "The ship lay in Istan-
bul waters for two months while
attempts were made to persuade
the Palestine Administration to
take in the refugees." These at-
tempts, the Guardian recalls, in-
cluded readiness on the part of
the Jewish Agency to use up
the necessary certificates of the
current immigration quota,
which provides for the admis-
sion altogether of 3,000 Jews.
Harking back to the excuse
offered that Nazi agents might
have been among the refugees,
the Guardian states:
"The Administration could
have interned them until it was
sure in every case that there
were no enemy agents . . . The
Struma remained at Istanbul
until at last it was sent back
by the Turks and consequently
sunk."
Weizmann Sees Secretary
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
dent of the Jewish Agency, fol-
lowed up the Agency's blistering
attack on the Palestine Govern-
ment—charging it with respon-
sibility for the disaster which
cost the lives of almost all the
750 Jewish men, women and
children who had been desper-
ately trying to flee Rumania to
take refuge in Palestine—with a
personal interview with Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies
Viscount Cranborne, it was re-
vealed.
At the same time it was an-
nounced that Dr. Weizmann was
convening a special session of
the British Zionist Federation,
the date mentioned for the con-
ference being March 8.
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ing made which will include the
refreshments. Mrs. Philip Sha-
piro has charge of the tickets.
She is being assisted by Mes-
dames Julia Ring, M. Kallush,
II. Rosenthal, R. Berkowitz and
E. Engel. The members and
their friends are urged to at-
tend this affair.
Mrs. P. Shapiro was hostess to
the Board of Directors at her
home 00 Hatch 3.
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HIGHLIGHTING BRIDAL SERVICES
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
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Bride's
Week.
And sbe will be
events durin g
available in the Gown Shop (Sixth Floor) for
consultation concerning y our trousseau, y our
wedding gown and y our wedding plans . . . .
See The Bridal Shows in the
Twelfth Floor Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, March 11 at 2:30 Mrs.
Alexandra Potts, of "Bride's Magazine", will
talk to brides. This will be followed b y the
fashion show of bridal clothes from the Gown
Shop, Sixth Floor, and other trousseau clothes.
SATURDAY, March 14 there will be a
fashion show at 1:15 and it will be repeated at
3:15. "Self-Made Chic" models from the Third
Floor, and bridal fashions from the Fifth and
Sixth Floors, will be hi ghlighted
Register With Gift Consultants
on the Tenth Floor
Hudson's has two consultants on the Tenth Floor
who will reg ister brides' g ift preferences. There
is also a g ift consultant on the Mezzanine.
Attend Bride's Cooping School
I n Home Advisozy Bureau
Ruth Smile y , Hudson's Home Economist, will
conduct the cookin g classes at 2:00 o'clock on
Tuesday through Friday (Tenth Floor). Special
recipes will be presented to brides.
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