America malt Periodical Colter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 11 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle se ptemhcr 11, 1942 New Year's Greetings To All From Michigan Communities IN DAVID YELLIN'S FOOTSTEPS Palestine Bnai Brith Takes Stock By JUSTICE GAD FRUMKIN EDITOR'S NOTE: Justice Gad Frumkin, member of the Supreme Court of Palestine, who has just been elected president of Bnai Brith in Palestine to succeed the late Prof. David Yellin. world- famous scholar and leader of the Yishuv, outlines the role which Bnai Brith is destined to play in the future development of Eretz Israel. The honor bestowed on me by in whom all brothers have pine: J their faith and confidence by the Palestinian Bnai Brith lodges in electing me president of the summoning aim to coordinate all District Lodge of Palestine, in the activities of the different succession to the late David Yel. lodges in order thereby to fa- lin, that distinguished son of cilitate the discharge by them of Jerusalem and eminent scholar, their internal as well as external i m poses upon me a responsibility functions. His success must there- of which I am. profoundly con- fore largely depend upon the scious. For it is an honor, in- good will and the efficient coop- deed, to preside over lodges which include among their members some of the most distinguished public figures in the old as well as the new Yishuv, and which in the past, were privileged to enlist the loyal cooperation of eminent leaders, such as the late Brothers Ussishkin and Dizen- goff, who had so large a share in the noble pioneer effort that has guaged the constructive char- acter of the Yishuv. It is like- wise an honor to preside over a grand lodge, which is so closely affiliated with that great family of Bnai Brith brothers who have for a century knitted together in a strong bond of brotherhood the various sections of our peo- ple throughout their dispersion. But that honor imposes obli- gations upon its recipient. The mandate given to the grand pres- ident is not conferred on him in order that he may wield author- ity, For he is merely the brother eration of all the lodges, their brothers and sisters. In addition to the normal functions of any Bnai Brith lodge, such as, on the domestic front, the cultivation of broth- erhood and mutual help between all members and, on the external front, the elucidation of its ideals to, and the exercise of its good influence over the community within which it is active, there are very special tasks awaiting the Palestinian lodges if they are to discharge their own spe- cial mission within the Yishuv. They could serve, once harnessed and equipped, as a healing fac- tor in the community represent- ing different currents of opinion round a united effort for the solution of vital problems that are the common concern of the community as a whole and could, therefore, be tackled only by mustering of all resources, tly. ∎ elimination of competition and ALPENA, MICHIGAN New Year's Greetings to All ALPENA FLOUR MILLS Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu KARPUS FUNERAL HOME 516 W. CHISHOLM ST. CAMPBELL D U M PHONE 452 PHONE 193 Alpena, Mich. Alpena, Mich. Rosh Hashonah Greetings to All Rosh Hashonah Greetings BESSER Manufacturing Co. ALPENA WHOLESALE GROCERY ELM ST. PHONE 291 224 W. FLETCHER PHONE 465 Alpena, Nlich Alpena. Mich. overlapping and by saving the had better vacate their places energy of the individual as well and make room for others who xs of the public at large, thus take a more serious interest in rationalizing and vitalizing our the ideals that we pursue. Each well organized lodge cooperates communal affairs. But important though that with the other in the realization task may he, there is an even of such objects are beyond the greater task that awaits us be- capacity cif a single lodge to yond the borders of the country. realize. The grand lodge should also First, ours is the paramount duty of extending a helping hand to explore ways and means for co- the thousands and thousands of operation with the grand lodges our persecuted brethren in the as well as with the individual vast modern ghettos of Europe lodges in our neighboring coun- and Asia. There are obvious tries in an attempt to improve limitations to our ability to ex- the status and condition of the tend material relief. But our local Jewries. By pooling and geographical proximity to those coordinating their resources, the scenes of human misery and the Middle Eastern League of Bnai fact that practically all Jewish communities in the Diaspora are represented in our lodges should enable us fully to cooperate with other Bnai Brith lodges, and Happy New Year to All through them, with other Jew- ish bodies, in the efficacious or- ganization of the all-Jewish re- lief effort. When the time will come for the ruins of the Jewries of the Diaspora to be reconstructed, a strong and organized body of Bnai Brith brothers in Palestine The only available that motor will be in a position to place all freight service between Lower its resources at the disposal of of Uppen Peninsula and the American lodges in the form- Michigan. idable task that will face the Jewish people upon the victorious outcome of the war. Phone 1159 160 RIDGE Again, the Jewish problem will no doubt constitute a part of Sa nit Ste. Marie, Mich. the general peace settlement, and there are bodies and organ- izations which have already taken in hand the necessary explora- tory and preparatory work, and are now preparing the necessary material that should serve as a Rosh Hashonah Greetings basis for the proposals to be put before the leaders of the de- mocracies who will determine the fate of nations for many years to come. Few will doubt that the road to any adequate solution Competent Radio Service of the Jewish problem must lead Sylvania Tuhes to Palestine, the country of our past glory and future hope. Phone 1093 332 River St. Among the bodies and organiza- Manistee. Mich. tions which are already dealing with these problems and whose voice will be heard and repre- sentations considered by the leaders of the world, no small Rosh Hashonah Greetings to All weight will attach to that great neutral and non-political organ- ization, the Bnai Brith. Apart from the American lodges and the District Lodge of Great Bri- tain, the Palestine lodges are among the few centers of Bnai DRUGS—PRESCRIPTIONS Brith activity which have not VACATIONIST SUPPLIES been hit—and let us hope, will 'Refresh Yourself at our Fountain' not be hit—by the ravages of the war. Close cooperation in all such efforts with Bnai Brith RIVER AND MAPLE ST. in the United States and the British Empire will redound to PHONE I l the honor and everlasting bene- fit of all concerned. Needless to Manistee, Mich. say such cooperation must pro- ceed in harmony with the or- ganized bodies of the Zionist Organization and the Jewish Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu Agency and not in competition with them. But in order to make our voice heard, we must prepare and qualify for the discharge of MOTOR TUNE-UP TIRES that historic task. Collision Service To begin with, we have to New CS Used Parts tis Accessories take stock of our own position locally. This is indeed a time foe Phone 963 245 Arthur St. resolve and heartsearching for each of our brothers and sisters. Manistee, Mich . Each of us must fully realize that he or she belongs to an organization that is a meat deal more than a charitable society A Happy Ness Year to All towards which one is presumed to have fulfilled his obligation by paying the annual rates. Each of us must giiie his all to his STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS lodge—his leisure, his thought, his counsel and his good will. RIVER and DIVISION STS. and must translate that dedicated PHONE 9068 effort into deeds. He must give in the lodge his energy as well as Manistee, Mich. his financial meed, so as to en- ble it to pursue a program work that will attract and inter tst brothers. Those of our broth- A Happy New Year to All ers whose adherence to the lodge and its ideals is merely formal SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN B 8 L Transit Co. Trucking A Happy and Prosperous New Year BAKER SHEET METAL WORKS ALPENA OIL CO., INC. . 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Makers of FANCY GROCERIES VEGETABLES—MEATS Deliviry Service The Store with a Heart in the 435 RIVER STREET Heart of the City PHONE 106 Alpena. Mich. Manistee. Mich. QUALITY GROCERIES AND MEATS—FREE DELIVERY 507 CHISHOLM Happy New Year to All MANISTEE, MICHIGAN Benson-Hendricks l. e Shono Tovo Tikosevu Brith lodges will be considerably reinforced and will, by combined effort, secure for themselves an influential position when the day will come for the settlement of large problems affecting gre masses of our people. The relations with the mother- lodge in the United States must be based on foundations of mu tual respect and appreciation and for our part we must be pre- pared to give rather than take. Here I can do no more than outline some of the activities that the Bnai Brith order can pursue for its own welfare as well as for the good of the coun- try and of our people. LADIES WASH DRESSES Manistee, Mich.