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and in college and university li-
braries. To this day Bnai Brith
lodges and auxiliaries regard it
as part of their communal re-
sponsibility to cooperate in spon-
soring, financing or providing
Jewish book corners in libraries.
Denver, Atlantic City, Philadel-
phia, Los Angeles and West Palm
Beach are among the communi-
ties where such Jewish book cor-
ners have only recently been es-
tablished by Bnai Brith. Many
Bnai Brith groups also have their
own Jewish libraries.
Bnai Brith's National Jewish
Monthly and its predecessor, The
Menorah, have for more than half
a century been a storehouse of
Jewish literature, history and in-
formation and virtually the only
source of Jewish reading mater-
ial available to large segments
of American Jewry. The Bnai
Brith Program Library and the
program material of the AZA are
additional rich sources of Jewish
factual material made available
to large groups of American
Jews.
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Jewish book sections created in
university libraries by Bnai Brith
more than 30 years ago resulted
ultimately in the establishment of
the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tions. It was in 1911 that Bnai
Brith's District 6 appropriated
funds to provide Jewish reading
material for the Jewish students
at the University of Illinois and
Michigan Agricultural College. A
year later, the lodge in District
6 raised a fund of $500 to estab-
lish the Bnai Brith Library of
Jewish Literature in the library
of the University of Illinois. Sub-
sequently similar Jewish book col-
lections were provided by Bnai
Brith at the Universities of Mich-
igan, Minnesota and Nebraska.
In 1914, the late Prof. Edward
Chauncey Baldwin, professor of
Biblical literature at Illinois, pub-
lished a book called "The Indebt-
edness of the World to Jewish
Literature." The appearance of
this volume, which was widely cir-
culated by Bnai Brith, called at-
tention to Baldwin's interest in
.Jewish student welfare and re-
vealed that he had become the
unofficial mentor of Jewish stu-
dents at Illinois. It was Bald-
win who encouraged the growth
of the Jewish literature section
in the Illinois library and an-
nually wrote to Bnai Brith to
thank it for its support of the
section. From this Jewish book
section at Illinois came the germ
that developed into the first Bnai
Brith Hillel Foundation at Illinois
in 1923, for it was Baldwin who
inspired the late Rabbi Benjamin
Frankel to start Hillel.
Since the primary objective of
the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations
is to bring a more adequate
knowledge of their heritage to
the Jewish students of America
on the university campus, the
Hillel units have from their in-,
ception laid stress upon library
facilities. Many of the units have
separate library rooms, provided
by bequest or by some Bnai Brith
group. The library bedget is al-
ways a substantial part of the
maintenance allocation. In the se-
lection of books for Hillel librar-
ies emphasis is placed on Jewish
works so written as to lead the
average student into the paths of
Jewish history, literature and bio-
graphy. At Illinois, Michigan,
Alabama, Ohio State and Brook-
lyn, the Hillel Foundations have
memorial libraries, with collections
of real importance. At Brooklyn,
Hillel last year acquired one of
the most complete collections of
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Chronicle
Chanukah Celebration
At Temple Beth El
November
Temple Israel Young
People To Meet Nov. 29
The home of Mrs. Milton Cross,
16588 Woodinghal Drive, will be
the scene of the first membership
tea to be given by the Women's
Auxiliary of the Bnai Brith Louis
Marshall Lodge. The Party, for
all members who bring a pros-
pective member, will be held on
Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 8:30 p. m.
Mrs. Jess Feiler, formerly first
vice-president of the Women's
Auxiliary of the Pisgah Lodge
and now chairman of the Anti-
defamation committee of that
group, will be the guest speak-
er. She will explain the im-
portance of being a member of
Bnai Brith and taking part in
the various enterprises of that
organization.
There will be a drawing for a
lovely door prize, held exclusively
for those new members.
The Young People's Club of
Temple Beth El is arranging Temple Israel will hold an open
a gala Chanukh celebration for meeting Sunday, Nov. 29, at
the students of the Religious 2:30 p. m., in Room 14, Boule-
School. Besides the special par- vard Bldg., W. Grand Bled. an d
ties to be held in the class rooms, Woodward.
there will be two plays presented
The speakers will be Ernest
at the Saturday and Sunday Owen, public relations attache,
morning assemblies. "The Unlight- British Consulate, DetroU, and
ed Menorah" by E. E. Levinger his subject will be "Great Brit-
will feature the Saturday morn- ain in the War". Everyone is
ing program under the direction invited.
of Mrs. Blanche Gordon Romm.
Rodelle Broder has succeeded
The cast includes Joyce Edgar,
Guida Geron, Marvin Katz, Her- Mariam Sauls, who left f,,r Red
bert Levin and Geraldine Yago- Cross psychiatric work in Wash-
da. For Sunday morning a spe- ington, D. C. As head of the
c:al original play by Miss Alice Army and Navy Committo e of
Mandell and her students entitled Young People's Club of Temple
"A Letter from Australia" will Israel.
be presented before the Primary
and Intermediate Departments.
HUBERMAN
In accordance with the tradi-
tional spirit of this mid-winter
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holiday the children of the Re-
ligious School are encouraged to
half of the Palestine Symphony
modern Hebrew literature. The exchange gifts with each other.
Orchestra have made it an out-
new Hillel unit at Hunter Col-
0. M. I. CONVENTION
standing musical organization, but
lege, which is to be part of the
Rabbi
Herschel
Lymon,
Miss
Sara Delano Roosevelt Interfaith Helen Spaber, Miss Molly Mat- while Huberman brought music
House, will shortly have one of thews and Miss Esther Adler of to Palestine, Emma Shever
the finest libraries of its kind, in- Temple Beth El Religious School brought the music of Palestine
cluding volumes from President attended the Annual Ohio-Mich- to the Jewish people of America.
Her interpretation of the Hebrew
Roosevelt's own library.
igan-Indiana Religious School
In the smaller Hillel units, Teachers' Convention held in Cin- song, of the new Halutz Music,
where there are no permanent cinnati, Nov. 26 and 27. Rabbi of the modern Palestinian com-
physical library facilities, Jewish Lymon opened the sessions on posers are a revelation, and have
alcoves have been set apart, fre- Thursday morning with the In- delighted audiences in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, and many
quently in the University library vocation.
cities in this country, Can-
itself. Often the Judaica at the
In observance of Jewish Book other
Hillel Foundations is indexed in Week, Temple Beth El is show- ada, European countries and in
the University catalogues, with ing a special exhibition of books Palestine. Emma Shever is not
the notation that the books are of books of Jewish interest. These only a singer of note who sang
available at Hillel.
books are on display in the case with the Civic Opera Co., San
A year ago, the Bnai Brith in the lobby, as well as in the li- Carlo and Mexican Opera Co. and
Hillel Foundations inaugurated a brary. This occasion has stimu- on the concert stage with Tita
series of Jewish brochures known lated interest in the reorganiza- Schipa, Jan Peerse and other
as "Hillel Aids," which are in- tion of the Temple Library and great singers, but she is also an
tended to serve as an introduction the acquisition of new volumes active supporter of the cause of
to Jewish resource material. The in accordance with the nrovision Zionism. In spite of the many
first brochure, entitled "Phono- of the Finsterwald and Agree Li- engagements, she is invited to fill,
graph Recordings of Jewish In- brary Memorial Funds. In addi- she is always happy to assist in
terest," brought together for the tion, the Religious School is urg- Programs which are for the up-
first time more than 400 titles, ing parents to give books of cur- building of Palestine as a Jewish
each with a critical notice. Sim- rent Jewish content to children National Home
Her appearance at the Masonic
ilar brochures are being prepared as Chanukah presents.
on plays of Jewish interest and
Mrs. Maier Finsterwald is Temple with Bronislaw Huber-
an anthology of Jewish art.
chairman of the Temple El li- man this Sunday will make the
One of the most novel Jewish brary committee and is in charge concert a noteworthy musical
book ventures sponsored by Bnai of the current re-organization of event.
Brith is the free mail circulating the Library facilities.
library of the Aleph Zedik Aleph.
Pioneer Women's Notes
Launched in 1934, this only Jew-
ish mail circulating library, has
HADASSAH
At the last council meeting,
a three-fold purpose: to make cur-
which took place on Wednesday,
rent Jewish literature easily ac-
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Nov. 18, Adele Mondry, War Ef-
cessible to AZA members; to
fort Chairman, reported that
co-chairman,
or
any
member
of
build up a research collection so
$6,000.00 worth of Bonds and
that AZA members in small com- the committee which is as fol- stamps were sold through the
lows:
Mrs.
Ben
Gordon,
Mrs.
munities may borrow the neces-
Pioneer Women's groups in De-
sary reference books for the AZA Frank Handler, Mrs. Herbert troit. A call was issued to all
cultural programs and contests; Shapiro, Mrs. William Gordon, members to participate in the
and to provide chapter advisers Mrs. Charles Harris, Mrs. Harry Blood Donors' Bank and they are
with the latest Jewish books. The Roseman, Mrs. John Herman, asked to call Mrs. Mondry, TO.
AZA circulating library contains Mrs. Fred Bond, Mrs. Peter Bern- 5-3215, for further information.
sections on history, literature, stein, Mrs. Ralph Levy, Mrs. Ben
The Pioneer Women's Organi-
Palestine, fiction, biography and Cohen, Mrs. Martin Cowan, Mrs.
Herman Fisher, Mrs. Morris zation calls all Jewish women to
vocational guidance.
a special effort to partici-
The Bnai Brith Vocational Reizen, Mrs. Louis Harley, Mrs. make
pate in the coming donor lunch-
Service Bureau has, during the Reuben Allender, Mrs. Sam Ber- eon to be held on Jan. 6, 19-13, at
past five years, prepared and man, Mrs. Jos. Falk, Mrs. Louis the Masonic Temple.
published the only occupational Hamburger, Mrs. Samuel Ham-
Due to the war the Working
literature considered suitable burger, Mrs. Sanford Adler, Mrs. Women's Council in Palestine as-
reading matter for Jewish youth. Maurice Scholnick, Mrs. Meyer sumed new responsibilities on be-
These publications offer a wealth Millman, Mrs. Irving Swaab, half of women's welfare. Young
of suggestions in vocational plan- Mrs. A. D. Barsky.
girls are given vocational train-
ning in addition to giving infor-
ing in industry as well as in agri-
mation on specific occupations. — BUY WAR BONDS — culture, thus enabling them to
Problems in the occupational ad-
replace men in the armies of the
justment of Jewish youth are
Middle-East. Hundreds of women
treated along with those confront- groups.
are taking over more and more
Finally, it should be noted that positions formerly occupied by
ing young people in general. Cur-
rent publications are, of course, this 16th Jewish Book Week also men. Their heroism and devo-
Marks the 50th anniversary of the tion surely deserve our support.
geared to the war effort.
Approximately 110,000 pamph- Jewish National University Li-
All donors are asked to coop-
lets of the Bnai Brith Vocational brary in Palestine, which was erate this year more than ever
Series, which includes 14 different founded by Jerusalem Lodge of before and to call in their reser-
titles, have been distributed Bnai Brith. Created for the pur- vations as soon as possible to
among Jewish youth, parents and pose of establishing a national li- avoid many war-time difficulties.
vocational counselors, Three hun- brary of Jewish literature and a Please call your luncheon con-
dred volumes of 'The Occupation- neutral meeting ground for Jews tact committee or Council Chair-
al Outlines," dealing with Amer- belonging to the various lands- man, Mrs. A. Michlin, TO. 6-
ica's 100 major occupations, have manschaften, the library soon be- 8483. For rummage dates, call
been placed in Jewish institutions came transformed into one of Mrs. Exelrod, TY. 4-4614. or Mrs.
frequented by young people. "The Palestine's most important cul- M. Moser, TY. 5-3863. For the
Career News," the only publica- tural centers. Enriched by gifts Kanat Memorium Fund please
tion of its kind for Jewish youth, of books from all parts of the call Mrs. Dora Reitman, TV. 3 -
has the largest circulation of any world, the library ultimately be- 8623.
the
job periodical in the country. In came part of the Hebrew Uni-
Haggai
a g g a i will One
on Mto -
many communities Bnai Brith versity Library.
Pioneer Women Club
With the beginning of the 100th clay evening, Nov. 30, at Lachar's
lodges and women's auviliaries
have established a library voca- year of Bnai Brith coinciding with on Twelfth St.; topic, "TwentY;
tional libraries. The Bnai Brith Jewish Book Week, it may well five years Balfour Declaration.'
women of District 6 have organiz- he said that in its century of Members and friends arc urged
ed a library that circulates books service to Jewry, Bnai Brith, to attend.
out) of
and pamphlets on occupations through its sponsorship of librar-
The Goldie-Myerson G r
among Jewish youth in the small- ies, has had much to do with the Pioneer Women will hold $
fostering interest in Jewish books Mah-Jong and card party On
er communities of the midwest.
The Anti-Defamation League of and in diffusing a knowledge of Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 8 p. in., at
Bnai Brith also plays a leading Israel's legacy to mankind, which Lachar's on Twelfth St. There
role in giving currency to hooks are the primary objectives of will be door prizes and refresh -
and pamphlet material on Juda- Jewish Book Week.
ments."
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League has distributed 40,000
books dealing with specific Jewish
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