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Eliciting enthusiasm and the Meyersohn welcomed the new
felicitations of the entire com- members, guests, out of town:
munity, as evidenced by the guests and visiting members
overflow audiences which attend- from sister lodges. He also
ed the impressive events last Sun- thanked all those who assisted in
day, Pisgah Lodge No. 34, Bnai making the 85th anniversary one
Britt, observed its 85th anniver- of the most successful events
sponsored by the lodge in re-
sary.
A continuous stream of mem- cent years.
Greetings were also extended
bers and friends of the lodge
filled the ballroom of Hotel Stat- by Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman,
ler at the afternoon as well as president of District Grand Lodge
the evening ceremonies. The com- No. 6, Bnai Brith. Samuel W.
plete program was without doubt Leib, president of Michigan Bnai
one of the most interesting spon- Brith Council and Louis H.
sored by Pisgah Lodge.
See PISGAH—Page 9
The day's events were marked
by an inspiring and instructive
address delivered! at the banquet
in the evening by Robert Lurie,
national director of Bnai Brith
War Service Activities, and at
the afternoon's initiatory cere-
monies by Rabbi Jerome D. Folk-
man, president of District Grand
Lodge No. 6, Bnai Brith. Other
speakers included local as well
as visiting Bnai Brith leaders.
A class of 500, of whom a
large percentage attended the
ceremonies, was initiated in the
Active Zionist To .
afternoon, when the program was
Speak in Detroit
opened with greetings by Ru-
dolph Meyersohn, president of
Mrs. Harry L. Jackson, presi-
Pisgah Lodge. The degree team
which officiated at the exempli- dent of the Central States Region
fication of the teachings of Bnai of Hadassah announces that Mrs.
Brith for the benefit of the new Jack A. Goodman, of Indianapolis,
members consisted of Elias Gold- a member of the National Board
berg, Samuel W. Leib, Aaron of Hadassah will_ visit Detroit
Rosenberg, Joseph L. Staub and and other Michigan communities
— Clement J. Weitzman, with vo- on a regional speaking tour, dur-
cal portions rendered by Cantor ing the next few weeks.
Jacob Sonenklar assisted by Karl
Mrs. Goodman, an active Zion-
Haas, organist.
ist for many years, is a sister
of Dr. Alexander S. Wolf, of St
Rabbi Folkman Speaks
The principal address by Rabbi Louis, Mo., who is the only per-
Jerome D. Folkman described the son still living who was asso-
various activities of Bnai Brith ciated with Theodor Herzl in the
and enocuraged the new members inception of the Zionist move-
In addition to her Zion-
to take an active part in further- ment.
ist activities, Mrs. Goodman is a
ing the ideals of its many proj- member of the Board of the In-
ects.
dianapolis Chapter of the Red
A group of six were chosen to Cross, the Indianapolis Symphony
go through the ritual in order Society, the Indianapolis Welfare
to facilitate the initiation of so Fund, and of the Budget Commit-
large a class. Ben Rose. one of tee and Speakers Bureau of the
the newly initiated members, re- Community Chest, which furthers
sponded to the greetings for his Civilian Defense Activities of her
class of candidates. Isadore Starr, city.
chairman oT the 85th anniversary
An Oneg Shabbat honoring
membership drive committee, pro-
sided over the afternoon program. Mrs. Goodman is being arranged
by the membership committee to
Ben Goldman Chairman
he held at the home of Mrs. Mau-
Ben F. Goldman, general chair- rice Landau, 2292 Longfellow
man of the 85th anniversary Ave., Saturday, Nov. 28, at 2:30
committee, opened the program p. m., to which members of the
at the banquet with felicitations. commttic: are inviting prospec-
He presented Aaron Droock, past tive members. Other members who
president of District Grand Lodge have prospective members whom
N. 6, Bnai Brith, as toastmaster. they wish to bring to this affair
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, honorary are requested to call Mrs. Al
post president of Pisgah Lodge. Weisman or Mr4. Harry Jones,
delivered the invocation. As
See HADASSAH--Page 10
president of the lodge, Rudolph

Hadassah To Hear
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27th Year of Service to State and Country

Rabbi Groner To
Speak at Rally
on November 30

Subject To Be
"Sabbath Vs. War"

The Womens League for Sab-
bath Observnce will hold a mem-
bership rally and meeting Mon-
day afternoon, November 30, at
2 p. m. at the Cong. Shaarey Ze-
dek, Chicago and Lawton.
The guest speaker of the af-
ternoon will be Rabbi Benjamin
Groner, newly elected Rabbi of
Congregation Shaarey Shomayim,
Windsor, Ont., who will speak
on the subject "Sabbath vs.
\Var."
A feature of the afternoon will
be a presentation entitled "March
of Time" to be presented by Mrs.
M. J. Wohlgele•nter.
The Womens Sabbath League
has been conducting an intense
membership campaign among the
women of Detroit and has met
with signal success. Mrs. Abra-
ham Caplan has charge of mem-
bership activity assisted by a
large committee.
Mrs. Joshua Sperka wiil pre-
side at the meeting, Monday,
Nov. 30.
The aims of the League are:
1. To educate . the Jewish corn-
munity to a greater conscious-
ness of the importance of the
Sabbath.
2. To bring about the closing
of Jewish stores in Jewish neigh-
borhoods on Saturdays, particu-
larly those now operating seven
days a week.
3. To assist Sabbath observing
business men and laborers by di-
recting patronage and seeking
employment for them.
The members of the Board of
the Womens League for Sab-
bath Observance are asked to
meet at 1 o'clock at the Shaarey
Zedek for a brief meeting pre-
ceding the general membership
rally on Monday afternoon, Nov.
30.

Eisenhower Confers With Jewish
Leaders on Repeal of Nazi Laws

Plans Are Being Worked Out To Restore
Complete Equality, Independence to Jews

LONDON (WNS)—Lieut Gen.
Dwight I). Eisenhower, American
commanding officer in French
North Africa, has appointed Jew-
ish leaders in Algeria and Mo-
rocco to special commissions es-
tablished by American military
authorities to devise a formula
for the immediate abrogation of
all anti-Jewish laws throughout
French North Africa, it was re-
ported here this week. •
The reports said that General
Eisenhower had conferred at
great length with the Jewish
leaders on the best methods of

The long awaited grand con-
cert of the world] famous violin-
virtuoso, Bronislaw Huberman
and the noted soprano, Emma
Shever, for the Farband colony,
built on the land of Jewish Na-
tional Fund in Palestine, will be
held Sunday, 'Nov. 29 at Scottish
Rite Auditorium, Masonic Tern-
ple.
Huberman has devoted much of
It's time and energy to Jewish
music in Palestine. His unselfish
and self-sacrificing efforts in be-

restoring complete equality and
independence to the Jews in
North Africa. As reported in
WNS dispatches last week, sev-
eral cities in Algeria, principally
Algiers, have already declared
anti-.Jewish legislation in those
cities null and void, but Ameri-
can military authorities plan to
announce a common procedure for
the repeal of anti-Jewish laws
for all of French North Africa.
Jewish leaders in Algeria and
Morocco have advised the Jews
not to buy back their shops and
enterprises which were confiscat-
ed by the pro-Nazi Vichy offi-
cials and turned over to "Aryan"
managers a n d coordinators.
Shortly after American troops
landed in the French colonies the
"Aryan" proprietors "offered" to
sell the confiscated shops at re-
duced prices to their former Jew-
ish owners.
It was expected that official
regulations governing the repeal
of all anti-Jewish statutes and
the return to their rightful own-
ers of all confiscated properties
will be announced shortly. It was
indicated that wherever possible
Jews would be compensated for
material damages incurred as a
result of the Vichy anti-Jewish
decrees.
President Roosevelt's announce-
ment in Washington that he had
requested the abrogation of all
Nazi-:nspired decree and laws in
North Africa and the liberation
of anti-Nazi prisoners was seen
as strengthening the hands of
Gen. Eisenhower, who several
days before had assured the Jew-
ish leaders that equal civil and
political rights would be restored
to them.

See HUBERMAN—Page 10

See EISENHOWER—Page 12

Huberman, Shever
Concert Sunday at
Masonic Temple

Recital for Benefit
Of Farband Colony

Temple Israel Choir
To Sing at Chanukah
Service Friday, Dec. 4

U.S.O. Declares The Chronicle
Builds Up Morale In Our Camps

Rabbi Leon Fram
To Deliver Sermon

The great choir of Temple
Israel, directed by Dan Froh-
man, which sang at the High
Holy Day services of Temple
Israel and broadcast the Yom
Kippur service over the radio,
will appear again in the Audi ,
torium of the Detroit Institute
of Arts next Friday night, Dec.
4, to sing the music of Sabbath
and Chanukah.
Temple Israel has established
the institution of the Family
Festival Service on the Sabbath
eve nearest the Jewish. Festivals.
Members of the congregation are
invited to come with their young

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There are a considerable number of Jewish men stationed
at Drookley Field, Mobile, Alabama. Many of them have ex-
presInl a keen interest in your publication "Detroit Jewish
chronicle". Yoi will bo fulfilling a vitally needed service
if 70% could provide your publication in response to the
•iriereus requests which we have had.

As you nay be aware, a Mobile Jewish Welfare Board
Army and Navy Committee has been newly formed which re-
presents the combined Jewish community efforts to provide
day rooms, welfare, recreation, and spiritual guidance ser•
vices to the see in the Armed Forces. Your cooperation in
makim: this venture successful will be greatly appreciated.

By BERNARD POSTAL

the Maimonides Reading Insti-
tution and was intended primar-
ily for Bnai Brith members. Later
it became a public library, which
built up a collection of over 50,-
000 volumes and served some 75,-
000 readers a year. This library
served the Jews of New York
until 1905 when the growth of
the New York Public Library,
with neighborhood branches,
prompted Bnai Brith to liquidate
the Maimonides Library.
Used first by German immi-
grants and later by Jews from
Eastern Europe, the Maimonides
Library had moved to midtown

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See ISRAEL—Page 12

New York by 1900, when the
wave of Rumanian Jewish immi-
gration prompted Bnai Brith to
open an East Side branch to a'd
in the Americanization of the
newcomers. The prime movers
in this project were Leo N. Levi
and Dr. Isido• Singer, editor of
the first Jewish Encyclopedia. The
early success of the Maimonides
Library resulted in the establish-
ment of similar libraries by Bnai
Brith during the 1850's and 1560's
in Cincinnati, San Francisco and
New Haven.
Because Bnai Brith was vir-
tually the only organized Jewish
group other than the synagogue
in many cities until well past the
turn of the century, it encourag-
ed and initiated the development
of small Jewish book collections
in centers, YMCA's, Jewish clubs
and other institutions. Later it
led the way in establishing Jew-
ish collections in public libraries

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November 18, 1942

A Century of Jewish Cultural Stimulus

NOTE : In connection with
the national observance of the
16th annual Jewish Book
Week, Nov. 23-30, the Detroit
Jewish Chron'cle presents this
factual record of Bnai Brith's
role in disseminating Jewish
culture through its sponsor-
ship of Jewish libraries.

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Books, Libraries and Bnai Brith

Never forgetting that its found-
ing fathers enjoined upon their
heirs the duty of "developing and
elevating the mental and moral
character of the people of our
faith," Bnai Brith, which is the
oldest national organization of
the people of the book in the Unit-
ed
has, almost from its
'U option, helped stimulate inter-
•-•t in the cultural values of Ju-
daism and the contribution of
Jewry to civilization through a
Program of cultural advancement
which included the promotion and
establishment of libraries.
linai Brith was hardly out of
cradle in 1851 when it open-
d Covenant Hall in New York
the first building erected
the Jews in America for secu-
i. purposes. Designed as a sort
community center, Covenant
Dail had one section set aside
for what is believed to be the
first non-synagogue JewiAklibrary
In the United States.
This library was first called

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