6 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle Pioneer Women Sponsor Book Shower March 23 The eight chapters of the Pioneer Women's Organization are sponsoring a book shower for the benefit of the U. S. 0. to be held Monday evening, March 23, at the Jewish Center, Woodward and Holbrook. Cards, games and refresh- ments are on order for the eve- ning. Members and guests are urged to attend and to please bring a book. Club 2 had a Palestine rally for the Gewerkshaften cam- paign on March 9, at the home of Mrs. Sherage. Mrs. M. Plas- kin presided. Mrs. M. Goldoftas, one of the teachers of the Far- band Folk School, was the guest speaker. Her topic was "Pal- estine in the Light of the Pres- ent War". The musical program was rendered by Mrs. Schakne who sang Hebrew and Yiddish Palestinian songs. There were also speeches by Mrs. Goldoftas Hebrew Ladies' Aid $100 to Mo'os Chitim Give The proceeds, amounting to $100, realized from an affair sponsored by the Hebrew La- dies' Aid Society was turned over to the Mo'os Chitim fund. At the last meeting a motion was 'made to donate $150 to the Rus- sian War Relief campaign. The president, Mrs. Paul R. Freeman, urges all members to attend the next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, as there are a number of important mat- ters to be discussed. A dessert luncheon will be served the members immediately preceding the opening of the meeting. The annual dinner of the or- ganization is scheduled for April 26, with Mrs. Louis Kepes as general chairman. A Jew Wins Good Will of Priests . Carving Crucifix Cantor I. Katz to Conduct Seders at Olympia Hotel In Mt. Clemens, Mich. The world renowned Cantor Albert Edward !dell's Fascinat- I. Katz will conduct the Seders in full ceremony and tradition ing Story "Croat in Carrib. at Kraemer's Olympia Hotel, Mt. bean" Based on Fact Clemens, Mich. Cantor Katz is A personal experience of a Jew- ish artist inspired what will be rated as one of the most inter- e , ting and most fascinating nov- els dealing with Jewish-Christian relations. Albert Edward Idell's "Cross in the Caribbean", published by Henry Holt & Co., 257 Fourth Ave., New York, is the story, and the author's friend, the artist Harry Rosin, is the person whose actual experience inspired the work. "Cross in the Caribbean" is an unusual narrative about a young and Mr. Schakne. Ten dollars Jewish artist who was commis- was raised in addition to the sioned to carve in stone a large fix with the image of Jesus. individual solicitation by the cruc He takes as his model a young members. Negro boy in one of the French Indies islands where a church was wrecked by a hurricane and on whose reconstructed structure the Jew's work was to be pro- duced. CANTOR I. KATZ There is romance and adventure intermingled in the story, and there is a conflict of emotions acclaimed by critics for possess- STAMP BY RABBI PHILLIPS OF CLEVELAND and of racial and religious dif- ing a voice of beauty and ferences. There are resentments strength. Cantor Katz has held Wine of Ohio Grapes when it is learned that the sculp- the finest positions in the coun- Also Manischewitz Wine tor who was to carve the crucifix try, among those being seven ORDER NOW FREE DELIVERY is a Jew. The first person the years at Congregation Bnai Yu- artist, the Je vish-American Ben dah, New York City, and five Gerson who lived in Paris and years at Congregation Beth was rent from there to the Carib- Hamedrash Hagadal, Chicago. TOWNSEND 6-9416 Kraemer's Olympia has under- bean, meets, is Antoinette Duval, the pretty daughter of a business gone much redecorating and re- man in the Caribbean. She, too, furnishing, and the homelike at- resents his ideas for the crucifix, mosphere at the hotel makes but she is fascinated by his ap- one's stay there perfect. pearance and his idealism. One Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kraemer of the priests, Father Euchariste, are noted for their congenial approves of Gerson's plans. But management in satisfying all another, Father Paul, plots to guests by offering the finest in destroy him. food and service. There is a young dancer among reservations are Immediate the natives who plays an impor- suggested for Passover for choice tant role and who falls in love accomodations. with Gerson. He carves her statue and later she helps save his life, when the natives are instigated Dr. Glazer to Sneak on against him. But his art comes "Japanese Conquests in above sex for Gerson. 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Here on the hilltop I'll master it, and the stone knows neither Gentile nor Jew." "Perhaps", says Esther Euchariste, and thereafter he as- sists fully in completing the task. !dell's Personal Story Luncheon Plates A welcome bargain for the budget-wise housewifel 10 1 / 2 " size plates with di- vided space for meat, vege- tables, etc. Attractive under- glaze decoration in blue and pink . . . 50c value. 39c Electric Plate Wonderful convenience for small kitchen, summer homes or cottages. One - burner plate with nichrome wire element—modernistically de- signed with white enamel finished body, black enamel base. With cord 98c Sam's Cut Rate, Inc. Woodwar d ar Campus Marrius Randolph ar Monroe There is an interesting story back of Author Idell's experiences and background. "Looking back," says Mr. Idell, "I find there's hardly a time in my 1 fe when I wasn't doing two jobs at one time." Even now he not only owns and manages. a chain of lending libraries, but also is teaching a course in Res- taurant Management for the Phil- adelphia Restaurant Association. in which all the students are res- taurant proprietors. Until very recently he was supervisor of the cafeterias of the Philadelphia schools. He resigned from this position to devote more time to writing. Earlier he held down an amaz ng variety of jobs, which fact is at least partly respon- sible for Mr. Idell's encyclopaedic mind—it is difficult to introduce a subject that does not lie within the scope of his well-informed ex- perience. He was born in Philadelphia in 1901 of mixed American pioneer stock. His mother's family, which arrived in this country in 1690, was "Pennsylvania Dutch". His father is of Irish and German descent. Jacket Drawing b y His Wife After his marriage to Mar- gueo.te Cadwalader, the artist whose painting is reproduced on the jacket of "Cross in the Carib- bean", Mr. Idell stuck more closely to an accounting career, specializing eventually in the res- taurant field. Thii work had the advantage of slack seasons, dur- ing which the author's continued urge to travel could be tempo- rarily satisfied, and he and Mrs. Idell toured Europe, Mexico, Venezuela, and the West Indies, Asia" on March 27 On Friday evening, March 27, at 8 p. m., at the Sabbath Eve services of Temple Beth El, Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will speak on "The Japanese Conquests in Asia—What Kind of Mind Con- trols Their War Machine?" The music of the service will be rendered by the Temple Choir with George Galvani as director and cantrola soloist. Jason Tick- ton will accompany him at the organ. A social hour under the auspices of the Temple Sister- hood will be held in the Social Hall following the services. Sabbath morning services are held in the main auditorium from 11 to 12 o'clock every Saturday morning. Dr. Glazer will preach. scene of "Cross in • the Carib- bean". At times when their trav- els were prolonged beyond the accounting season, Mr. Idell turned salesman. He has success- fully scld accounting systems, real estate, vacuum cleaners, and .. . can openers. For a while he was president of a manufacturing company that employed several hundred workers. March 20, 1942 41 Jews Graduate From National Farm School NEW YORK. (JPS) — On March 22 there will be added to the roster of the nation's farm- ers 41 Jewish young men who will have completed a three-year course of practical training in farming at the National Farm School, Bucks - County, Pa., it was announced by the Farm School office here. The entire class numbers 5:i young men, ranging in age from 20 to 23. Those who had been called in the draft were deferred on the basis of producing im- portant agricultural products. The school, founded 46 years ago by Dr. Joseph Krauskopf. has trained 1,200 boys on a non- sectarian basis. Seventy-five per cent of the students are Jewish. INFORMATION WANTED Information is being sought 'f Louis Laufer, also known as Pasner, who left his wife, Ida. and three sons, Sam, Isidore and Hyman, in Brooklyn, N. Y., about 13 years ago and since then he has failed to contribute to their support. His wife now finds herself in destitute circum- stances. Mr. Laufer is a native of Dubrovna, Russia, is 50 years of age, 5 ft. 10 in. tall, was working in the silk trade and also as a plasterer. He is pres- ently believed to be in Detroit. Anyone aware of his location is requested to communicate with the National Desertion Bureau, 67 W. 47th St., ew York City. THREE 666 666 East Adams Ran. 2673 Ave. A SMASH HIT! CHARLIE MORRISON presents his Parisian Nitemare REVUE starring * HARLEM HIGHLANDERS * SAM FOUCHE * PRINCESS ORELIA & PETE *TARZA * 8—SEPIA-DORABLES-8 Direct from Chicago's Famous Grand Terrace * Other Star Acts Swing It with the * Bama State Collegians 1942 Musical Sensation! THREE 666 666 East Adams Ave. Ran 2673 stG‘ seil F r` k Member Coiffure Guild of New York, Inc. FACE HAIR FIGURE Background of the Story The idea for "Cross in the Caribbean" was born during a conversation between the author and Harry Rosin, a former school- mate at the School of Industrial Art, and recognized as one of the topnotch American sculptors when he received from the Fair- mont Park Art Commission in Philadelphia, one of the $10,000 awards for sculpture of an American historical subject under the terms of the Samuels bequest, left some years ago by a Phila- delphia patroness for the encour- agement of sculpture. Mr. Rosin told of his experiences while carv- .ng a crucifix on a new French Catholic church in a small colo- nial community in the West In- dies. The backward natives and priests alike were repelled by the stark, modern style of the archi- tecture and sculpture, and it re- quired all the tact and patience of the young American to win them to an appreciation of the project. This immediately struck Mr. Idell as an interesting back- ground for a study of racial, religious, and social differences and misunderstandings. After mulling over the idea for about a year, the author created his own sculptor and a fictitious island around which he wrote "Cross in the Caribbean". EXERCISE SALT GLOW STEAM COMPLETE MASSAGE PHONE CA. 3318 For Your Appointment Only by Appointment 20 YRS. EXP. IN THE EAST HENRIETTA ESPLEN NOW IN CHARGE OF BATH DEPT. 260 BOOK BUILDING