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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
VOL. 44• NO 23
and The Legal Chronicle
DETROIT. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 5. 1942
Pioneer Women's Organization
Convention at the Book-Cadillac
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries to Welcome Delegates;
Ben Gurion to Deliver Opening Address
The Pioneer Women's Organ-
ization convention, which ope ns
in Detroit at the Book Cadill ac
Hotel on June 10, will be %vet-
com ed by Mayor Edward J. Jef-
fries, Jr.
B en Gurion , leader of the
Labor Zionist movement, will de-
liver the opening address. The
other speaker at the opening ses-
sion will be Jehudith Sinchon it,
delegate of the Working WO-
!PHI ' S Council in Palestine.
Emma Laza roff Schaver, re-
nowned singer, will render ap-
propriate solos.
Chaim Greenberg, editor of
the Keinfer 0 nd the Frontier,
Dr. May Bert-, Sara Feder and
Drora Rothlmrd, national secrce-
tariat, will address the conven-
tion which closes June 14.
The convention program will
once more emphasize Pioneer
Women's two-fold interest, in
America and Palestine. Its
American program includes an
interest in housing, cooperatives,
EMMA SCHAVER
consumers' protection, etc. Sinci-
the war clubs have been very shores of Palestine. The follow-
active in civilian defense, Red ing projects have recently been
Cross work, the sale of war established and increased ; train-
savings bonds and stamps on a ing farms in agriculture for
large scale and every phase of young German refugees; work
the war effort.
training- cooperatives for women
The convention will serve to refugees; training institutions
highlight the role of Palestine for women workers in towns
as stategic base of the United and colonies; training courses in
Nations in the Middle East. In
See CONVENTION—Pa ge 12
Palestine women have flocked to
recruiting offices to enlist in the
P. A. T. S., the first women's
auxiliary territorial force in the
Near East. Four hundred have
already completed their courses
and are working hand in hand
with the Britith army.
Delegates of the Pioneer Wo-
Leonard N. Simons, chairman
men's convention will be called of advertising committee, and
upon to support an emergency Lawrence J. Michelson of the
war budget for the Working Simo ns-M ichelson Company, ad-
Women's Council, its sister or- vertising- agency, have received
ganization in Palestine, whose certificates from Henry J. M or-
program calls for increased gen thau„Ir., of Washington, ap-
trainin g of women and girls for
pointing them to the Treasury
war production, both in agricul- Department War Bond Staff, for
ture and industry ; for expan- the State of Michigan. Frank
sion of children's services to re- Isbey also announces the ap-
lease mothers for participation pointment of Ivan Frankel, of
in the war effort ; the building Simons-Michelson Company, to
of the Central Vocational School the Michigan Committee War
for Girls; the founding of the Bond Staff.
10th agricultural training school
The entire staff of t he Simons-
for girls at Hutch in Galilee.
Michelson Company has been
Since the beginning of the working days, evenings and week
present
the Council of ends on the advertising and pu-
Working Women has taken over hlicity for the pledge campaign,
the responsibility of guiding and which was held May 11 and 12,
training the young woman re fu- upstate and May 25 and Di in
gee the moment she reaches th" Wayne County.
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Simons and Michelson
Appointed to War
Bond Staff for State
AlA.
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10c Single Copy
$1.00 Per Year
Allied Campaign is Formally
Closed with $866 317 Reported
11; 11 al il s Announced
C. agi ovCia4
Secur ity for Rabbis
Security for rabbis who have
Expect to Raise $50,000 More Than Last Year;
reached the retirement age is
Women's and Youth Divisions Exceed Quota;
now assured t hrough a retire-
Workers to Make Last Minute Drive
ment-pension plan in which the
individual rabbi, his congrega-
The 1942 Allied Jewish Cam-
tion and the Union of A merican
Hebrew Congregations and the Ilrhish Labor Party ;t paign was formally concluded at
final luncheon rally at the
Central Conference Of Ameri-
, stalk, Hotel On Wednesday, with
ca Rabbis acting together will 'Demands Equalit,
$866,377 reported ; $20,000 as
participate, it was announced For the Jews
the estimated amount still to be
last week in a statement issued
realized from last-minute re-
jointly by Adolph Rosenberg,
LONDON (1VNS ) —A resolu-
chairman of the board of the tion demanding civil, religious ports to be made within the
U. A. II. C. for the congrega- and (...onom ic equality for Jews next few days, and with a grand
tions, and Rabbi James G. Hel- in all countries after the war total of $885,000 as the esti-
ler, president of the C. C. A. It. and urging world-wide support mated final figure. This sum is
for the rabbis, following the for a Jewish national home in $50,000 in excess of lust year's
meeting held recently of the Ad- Pr lest i ne was adopted by an final total of $835,000 and rep-
ministrative Committee of the overwhelming vote at t he 41st resents a new high in the giv-
U. A. II. C. in Cincinnati.
annual convention here of the ing history of the Detroit Jew-
ish community.
The announcement Of a defin- British Labor Party.
ite plan climaxes years of study,
Fred M. nu tzel, chairman of
'I' he resolution dealing with the
it was stressed, and added that post-•a status of Jews through- the campaign, presided at the
among the major religions out t he world rece•ved the great- closing session and the workers
groups, t he Jewish was the only est ma 'ority of any of the reso- were cited for an outstanding
one which had not made provis- lutions adopted by 4 he labor con- performance. Credit, was given
ion thus far for old-age retire- clave. Its text follows:
to the contributing public for
ment.
"This conference reco r ds its responding to the urgent call in
"For many years," the an- detestation of t he sufferings in- the name of 55 great causes and
nouncement. states, "the concern fli•ted 1.111011 the Jewish people. Hittites also were paid to the
of the U. A. 11. C. and the C. It reaffirms its determination Detroit Service Group and its
C. A. R. has been the problem of that in it new international order army of :1,50(1 men, women and
the rabbi who has served his after the war the Jews shall juniors who conducted the solici-
congregation faithfully, yet is enjoy evil, religious and economi c tations and who enrolled more
faced with the spectre of want equality with all other citizens than 22,000 contributors, also a
and charity when his active use- and t hat international assistance record for number of givers in
fulness is over, because the aver- shall be given to promote, by im- Detroit.
age congregation cannot pay a migration and settlement, a Jew-
With the formal finish of the
pension, and support an active ish national home in Palestine." drive, campaign headquarters at
rabbi at the same time. A pre-
Two of the most popular fig- the Stat ler have been closed and
liminary step was taken in 1917 u•es at the labor convention were all contacts with the Allied Jew-
when the late Jacob II. Schiff, Professor Il a told J. Laski and ish Campaign and the Jewish
noted philanthropist, and patron Emanuel Shinwell, M.P., British Welfare Federation are to he
of Jewish learning and scholar- Jewish liberals. made hereafter at the a-
p er m
ship, recognizing, the crying need
nent office of the Federati on , in
for a pension plan, contributed
the Community Fund Bldg., 51
$100,000 to implement such a
W. Warren Ave., Columbia 1600.
Speakers at the campaign rally'!
See PENSION—Page 10
pointed out that :
Detroit this year once more
National leaders of Mizrachi
will gather this week end in joins the honor group of Ameri-
Cleveland, 0., to deal with im- can Jewish communities which
portant problems confronting the
'Zionist movement today. The have exceeded their 1941 level
of contributions through wel-
conference will open on Friday fare funds,
afternoon, June 5, at the °hob
One of the most striking fea-
Zedek Congregation and con-
tures of this year's campaign
tinue
through
June
7.
Was Well Known in
The conference will be ad- was the fact that more than
Philanthropic and the
dressed by well known spokes- 1,000 of last year' s contributors
Business World
men of the religious Jewish com- and prospects are now in the
munity in this country as well armed forces of the country, and
as a number of European guests the contributors who continue in
of world prominence who have Detroit have the task of making
Ito this loss of support.
recently arrived here.
The Detroit delegation of M iZ-
The women's division increas-
rad) i attending the conference ed its total from $82,000 to
consists of Daniel Temc h in, $1)5,000, it percentage increase in
Meyer Beckman, Irving W. excess of the percentage for the
Schlussel, Isadore Sosnick, Rabbi entire campaig,n• The junior di-
Danzig, Sol Edelman, Lazar Le- vision, whose ranks were de-
vine, Morris Mohr, Aaron Til- pleted almost daily as a result
ch in and Rev. I. L. Levine.
Midwest Mizrachi
Meet in Cleveland
A. Finsterwald
Called by Death
See ALLIED DRIVE—Page 12
Judaism, Democracy Theme
Of Zedek's Consecration
The eighth Consecration Spry- Constance Reins Schwartz, Suz-
ice of congregation Shaa rey Zedek anne Natalie Shapero, Lea t rice
will be held Sunday, June 7, at Joy Shapiro. Sarah Simons, Fay-
10 o'clock. The Consecrants who ette Joy Singer, Dorothy Helen
will participat e in the service and Smith, Ma rcia Tobin, Marilyn Lois
carry sue the pragrom based Trager, Paula Faye Tyner, Ha r-
uPon the thesis, "Judaism and Met Joyce Victor, Elaine Shirley
ern"cra•y" will he the following : Weisman, Gertrude Weiss, Norma
Ilse Mad, Eileen Ruth .lean Wold. Ha rriet Wolra uch and
Abrainevitz,
Edythe Henrietta Susanne Zech ma n.
ADOLPH FINSTERWA LD
Ainhindor, Elaine Bensman, Dale ,j ititA ISM AND DEMO('RAUY
Faith Berger, Dorothy Viviannc
Adolph
Finsterwald, founder
Processional.
B irnbaum,
138 rba ra
Burnstine•
wRa e hi m I I aboim, Cantor Jac- and president of the Finsterwald
a rha Fa June ('spl
i t, Esty ('arson oh
Clothing Co., who built the mer-
II. Sown kla r.
Rita
I. coi), Hope Collins, Bar-
Invocation, Rabbi Morris Adler. chandising firm into a flourishing
bars c Dann, Marjorie David-
Prologue, Lena myna Saulson. institution from a small beginning
, on. Madeline DeRoven, Florence
Democracy, All-Inclusive, Dor- at 2:15 Monroe Ave. in 1898, died
,Engel. Frieda Ilene Frazer, A r- ()thy Vi via nne Birnbaum, Lois Monday night. Funeral services
were held on Wednesday at Tem-
Lenore Gendelman, Barbara Ruth Rose, Rita i.. Cohn.
Bernice Goldberg., :11ade-
Religious Basis of Democracy, ple Beth El and burial took place
Helene
G"
G°1(lbar. FaYarine lia rha ra June Capin Shirley in Woodlawn Cemetery. Rabbis
re .en"m t. Arlene Joyce Hal- Rut h Lichtenstein, Madeline De Leo M. Franklin and Benedict
Prim, \ ilia Fay Harris, Bar- Roven.
Glazer officiated.
hara .lean ilasnas, Gladys Ada
Democracy Transcends Posses-
Mr. Finsterwald was horn in
n• Phyllis Ruth Isaacs, si on . Ad a Ann Koplin, Lillian Detro't, a son of Maier Finster-
E
leanor Ruth Isaacson, Rita Le- Kemper.
wald, clothing merchant here in
Democracy Tra nscends Rank : t he eighties. With the death of
EvelYn Joanne
I1 K°re
Banat. Lillian Kemper, Ada Ann Shiley AI„,, A • Arlene Lenore his father, Mr. Finsterwald and
Koblin, ))aril' Rita Koblin. I3er- Gendelma n, Lorraine S•h
Bar- four brothers and sisters, all in
tle()
ALJeline Levitt, Shirley Ruth ha ra Glasicr, Fayanne Greenblatt, early life, were placed in the
Lichtenstein.
Robert a Meyers.Suzanne
Natalie
t• I' Shapero, Elaine Cleveland (0.) Orphans Home.
GIn •i a
Suz
Newman, Phyllis Shirl ey Weisman. Pearl Price,
Ell en Elithic
Mr. Finsterwald's mother, Mrs.
1. :1) .
141'. 144 ker, Joyce Zelda Pens- Marione Davidson, Phyllis Ellen Caroline Finsterwald, lived to see
tag. I ea rl Price, p a rker.
her son establish himself as a
Barhar. "ne
.1 Ann Raiskin, Lois Ruth
The Divine Spark in Man : leading figure in the Detroit mer-
( "e. Nur'el Iris Salinger, Lena
Saulson, Lorraine Schiff, See CONSECRATION—Pg. 10 See FINSTERWALD—Pa ge 10
P
Temple Israel to Observe
First Anniversary Jane 11
Temple Israid will celebrate
the first anniversary of its exist-
ence as a congregation with a
first birthday supper to be held
in the main dining room of
Webster Hall, Cass and Putnam,
Sunday evening, June 14, at 7
o'clock. The Sisterhood of the
congregation is preparing a birth-
cbiy cake. Cantor Robert S. Tul-
ma 11 Will render a group of vocal
selection s from repertoire of the
opera and of Jewish folk music.
Rabbi Leon Fran will render a
report of his first year in the
pulpit of Temple Israel. Mor-
ris Garvett, president of the con-
gregation will present the rec-
ord and analyze the prospects
of the new congregation. An
election of officers and trustees
will be held after the birthday
supper. The meeting will be
followed by dancing.
Temple Israel now holds its
regular Sabbath Eve services at
NO. 611 Boulevard Bldg., Wood-
ward at Grand Blvd., every Fri-
day night at 8:30. The service
is concluded at 915. Cantor
Tulman, accompanied by Karl
Haas at the organ, chants the
service. Rabbi Frain is delivering
a series of brief summer ser-
Unit meets for sewing and other
Red Cross work every Tuesday
a nd
Wednesday, 9:30 to 4 11.
at 615 nitilevard Bldg., Wood-
ward at Grand Blvd.
mons on the "Ethics of the
Talmud."
The Red Cross Unit of Tem-
ple Israel Sisterhood will con-
inue to work uninterruptedly
throughout thq summer. The
MORRIS GARVETT