DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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"Back to the Synagogue" Movement
Launched by Women's Sabbath League
PURIM PLAYERS IN SHAAREY
ZEDEK CELEBRATION, MARCH 21
Participants as Purim
Shpieler in the Purim
celebration held by the
children of Shaarey Ze-
dek Religious School on
Sunday morning, March
21.
From left to right:
Elaine Weisman, Bob
Kasle, Sanford Perlis,
Myron Rosenthal and
Joyce Pensler.
After an inspiring address by
Rabbi Joshua Sperka at its meet-
ing last Tuesday afternoon, the
Women's League for Sabbath Ob-
se•vance launched a campaign
among Jews of Detroit and espe-
cially Jewish women in loyalty,
devotion and attendance to the
Synagogues of our people.
Under the slogan "Back to the
Synagogue" and the "Torah the
source of our Strength" the Wo-
men's League shall use the me-
dium of press, radio, and posters
to bring the message of the Syn-
agogue to Jewish women of our
city.
In his message Rabbi Sperka
said, "the world now realizes
that the chaos and destruction of
our generation is due to the es-
trangement of the peoples from
March 26, 1943
Sisters of Zion Mizrachi
To Hold Memorial Meeting
For Toube Segal April 16
yr
On Tuesday, April Ii, at 1 p.
religion which made possible the
rise of the godless Nazi-civiliza- m. at Congregation Shaarey Ze-
tion. Jews, who have suffered most dek, a special meeting will he
and are suffering unbelievable held by the Sisters of Zion Miz-
horrors at the hands of the god-
less Nazis must strengthen them-
selves spiritually and fortify
themselves religiously to endure
the present crisis. The synagogue
has already been Israel's source
of strength in its hour of sorrow
and our people today must return
to take of that strength."
The essay contest which the
Women's League has sponsored
among Detroit's Jewish School
children met \V ith singular re-
sponse and the winners and re-
cipients of medals for the best
English and Hebrew essays will
be named in a subsequent issue
of the Chronicle.
••• STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL • ••
by Phineas J. Biron
fleeted to cut quite a figure . . .
LISTEN HERE:
Leonard Lyons tells us of an
Sagacious indeed is a com- occasion when Vice President.
RABBI ISAAC STOLLMAN
ment Dr. Chaim Weizmann hm; Wallace, then Secretary of Agri-
made on the •non-Jewish view culture, was invited to have din-
rachi,
honoring the memory of
concerning things Jewish . . . ner at the home of Dr. Stephen
When, in a conversation with S. Wise . . . Arriving alone, the our beloved sister, Toube Segal. I
political big shots in Washington, guest introduced himself to his Her loss is greatly felt by the
he was told that much opposi- hostess by saying "I'm Secretary Mizrachi Chapter.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman will give
tion
from Jewish quarters had Wallace," and was received with
Russian War Relief
lately been directed against Zion- her usual graciousness . . . Pretty the eulogy. Rabbi Joshua S. Sepr-
?VitaiqictuauitW'
ism, he retorted: "In all civilized soon sonic other guests came in, ka will also eulogize the late
Gets Surgical Gifts
democracies the voice of the ma- and Mrs, Wise began to make Mrs. Segal. A prominent can-
jority is enough to pass any law introductions all around . . . tor will also be present for this
A set of surgical instruments
. . . But when it comes to Jew- And she turned to Mr. Wallace occasion.
for the Russian people was pre-
Members and friends are urged
ish affairs some of our non-Jew- and asked: "I'm sorry, I've for-
sented to Russian War Relief on
to attend this memorial meeting
Monday by Mrs. Abraham David-
Many of the women of the Wom- ish friends demand that any pro- gotten—whose secretary did you in respect to the memory of one
off, of 3036 Tyler Avenue. Aaron en's Auxiliary Army Corps are al- posal not only be approved by say you were?"
who gave herself so untiringly
Rosenberg, Chairman of the Folks' ready overseas serving in various a majority, but be backed by
to all worthy causes.
unanimity" . . . All of which WITH THE ENTERTAINERS:
Committee of Russian War Re-
lief, accepted the gift for the or- capacities to help win the war. The reminds us that, believe it or
Chalk one up to Clifton Fadi-
WAACS go through a strenuous not, some Jews object to Arthur
ganization.
man, FPA, Oscar Levant and Kvutzah Ivrith To
The story behind Mrs. David- training to fit them for the arduous Szyk's drawings of Jewish sub- John Kieran: Their old sponsor,
off's presentation is based on the duties they must perform.
jects—because, they say, his Jews who ditched their "Information Observe Birthday of
fact that several operations, af-
don't look sufficiently American. Please" radio program after sonic
ter a year's illness, have sent her
If a certain plan goes throtigh, unpleasantness, has lost consid- Jacob Fichman April 3
On the road to recovery. •
you may have the opportunity erably in Crosley rating—but
The Kvutzah Ivrith, the Hebrew
Twenty of her friends, at the
to see in your own city a motion their new sponsor finds that the
suggestion of Mrs. Rose Boor-
picture version of "We Shall high rating the program always Cultural Group of Detroit, will
shtein, 15889 Princeton Street, en-
Never Die," the pageant so suc- enjoyed has continued on the observe Fichman's Sixtieth An-
tertained the convalescent at a
cessfully presented at Madison same level . . . David Selznick, niversary on Saturday evening,
3, at the Rose Sittig Cohen
dinner party. Their first thought
Square Garden some weeks ago it is reported, is planning to pro- April
Building.
was to give Mrs. Davidoff a per-
under the auspices of the Com- duce a film about the Navy's five
Joseph Fichman, a foremost
sonal gift. Then they recalled how
mittee for a Jewish Army . . . Sullivan brothers, who were lost poet, writer and novelist, has also
active she had been in the Rus-
Billy Rose, who staged the pa- on the Cruiser Juneau . . . And made for himself a name in the
sian War Relief Society as a vol-
geant, created a sensation at a who is going to screen the epic field of Jewish education. He is
unteer.
small dinner recently by subscrib- of Meyer Levin? . . . Charlie the author of a very carefully
Those twenty friends, all of
ing $2,500
to the
and Chaplin revealed recently that planned series of readers for ele-
then
making
an committee
appeal which
whom are from Russia or Poland,
brought
in
$11,000
for
the
same
while he was on a visit to Japan 'limitary schools as well as high
(bloated the funds to purchase
back in 1932 the military fang- schools.
schools. This educational trait of
surgical instruments. They knew
cause.
tics tried to have him assassin-
followed Fichman in all his
such instruments were needed
ated in order to provoke war with enterprises. As editor and critic,
A uniform for a WAAC, comple
NEWSY NEWS:
desperately in Russia. The amount
Asked
ml he is considered one of the guid-
e (.,n
u l d S t ahtaevse been
of $65 was raised that evening. costs approximately $170.00 'I
Don't underestimate the Zionist why United
. selected ing spirits of Hebrew literature.
he should
"It's the most wonderful gift quartermaster's department mu
achievement in getting subscrip-
"Tiv
stlice h Ile has guided many a writer in
nu
of
t l p the
I could ever receive," Mrs. David- .provide thousands of them. You tions to $10,775,634.50 worth of its
replied;
his first steps of his literary
purpose,
off said, as she presented her purchase of War Bonds lelps pay i War Bonds as a result of a spe-
must have been convinced that I works.
gift to Mr. Rosenberg.
•for these uniforms. Invest at least cial drive conducted by the Zion- was the future Hitler of Amer-
g spaert:,k: ers of the Fichman
ten percent of your income in War ist Organization of America . . .
e v elOhi (-1;
B. Isaacs, S. Kos-
.
Bonds every payday through a Pay: Treasury Department officials con- ica."
dan and A. Twersky. Readings
ATHENA 'ELt1B
Jolt Savings plan at your office or sider this result outstanding, for VIA GRAPEVINE:
from Fichman's poems will be
the amount it represents is over
The Athena Club will hold its factory.
U. S. Treasury Department
After that huge RAF raid on rendered by high school students.
regular monthly meeting Thurs-
and above what the same indi- Berlin,
The I public is invited . N o ad -
says a story going the
i
viduals subscribed to before the
day, March 25 at the home of
P mission chare
Mrs. Harry Saltzman of 17300 UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS specific Zionist appeal was issued rounds, Hitler had Goering u
.
The United Hebrew Schools are . . . a nationwide celebration on the carpet and reminded him
Woodingham Drive. The members
tnat he, Hermann, had promise( I
and their husbands attended the in receipt of one-half scholarship commemorating 75 years of the that Berlin would never be Women's Auxiliary,
Bar Mitzvah, Sunday, March 14 to the Scholarship Fund of the revitalization of the Hebrew lan- bombed . . . Goering got sore and
honoring the son of Mr. and Mrs. schools from Mrs. George M. Rob- guage in this country will be held not very politely reminded Adolf Jewish Home for Aged
Harry Saltzman of W. Grand erts, in memory of the yahrzeit next month, and it'll be on a that he had promised to defeat,
On Sunday, March 21, Mrs.
Ave. Members also attended the of her dearly beloved mother, big scale . . . This is your last Russia back in 1941, as well as
wedding of Miss Sheila Lippit, Rosa Duscoff. The United He- chance to contribute to the Meye'• other victories that had not yet Jos. Rose, chairman of the Sun-
(laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar- brew Schools acknowledge with Levin Fund sponsored by thy materialized . . . "That's your shine committee of the Women's
Auxiliary of the ,Jewish Home
tin Lippit of Burlingame Ave. thanks the receipt of one scholar- United Jewish War Effort for
too," Hitler shouted back for Aged, assisted by the mem-
on Wednesday evening, March 17. ship to the Scholarship Fund of the purpose of sending a hundred fault,
the Schools from Mr. and Mrs. medical field units to Russia in . . . "I was depending on your bers of her committee, gave a
Moral crimes should be pun- Ben M. Lewis of Sturtevant, in the name of the late bombardier Luftwaffe to finish up the Rus- Purim party for the residents of
ished more severely than ritual honor of the Bar Mitzvah of . . . Incidentally, the Hakoah sians in a couple of months and the Home. Louis Josephson, well
to have New York, Washington
their son, Morton Harry.
mistakes.
Sport Club of America has pre- and Philadelphia bombed to known actor and singer, accom-
sented to the Soccer Football pieces by now" . . . Then sud- panied by Mrs. Herman Breg-
Association a Meyer Levin cup den comprehension swept over man at the piano, entertained
which will be awarded annually Goering, and he apologized to his with Yiddish songs and stories.
If You Are Interested In Quality Meat, Call at
to the winning team in an elim- Fuehrer for his rudeness . . . Refreshments were served.
These timely parties, sponsor-
ination contest . . . The cup, a "You're right, in a way," he ad-
ed by the Women's Auxiliary, are
huge silver piece worth several
11632 Dexter Blvd.
"though it wasn't really a great source of enjoyment lo
thousand dollars, is the gift of mitted,
(Between Burlingame and Webb)
fault at all . . . It was that the aged residents and are
Otto I. Herbst, a refugee from 111 Y
American aviator who's respon- ly anticipated by them.
Austria.
sible for all our troubles . . •
THIS AND THAT:
Remember that time when we
EQUALITY CLUB
Have you seen "Tale of a gave him a medal and let him in-
Mrs.
Emma Peck, presideni
Kosher Meat C3 Poultry Market City," the Office of War Informa- : pect our glorious Luftwaffe? ... and representative
of the Equal-
tion's illustrated booklet on what Well, when he finished reviewing
ity Club, attended the affair of
has been happening in Warsaw? it he slapped me on the back and the Jewish National Fund at the
. . . Particularly gruesome is the exclaimed: 'Field Marshall, with
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account of conditions in the that air force Germany can lick Masonic Temple, Wednesday af-
ghetto there . . . And, adds the the world' . .. And, like a dam- ternoon, March 17. Mrs. Peck
presented the J. N. F. with a
OWL "the Nazis were proud of fool, I believed him."
check covering the purchase of
the conditions they had created ABOUT PEOPLE:
one-fourth of a dunam of land.
in the ghetto; regular tours
The next meeting of the club
Corporal Barney Ross of the
passed through its twisted, som-
will
be held Wednesday evening.
ber streets, the sightseers being Guadalcanal Marines, who is us-
Germans who had settled in Po- ing his furlough time to help the March 31, at the home of Mrs.
land or been brought there from Red Cross campaign, is much Sylvia Berkowitz, 2516 LaBelle.
bombed areas in the Reich" . . . sicker than his friends realize
Only the simpleton is truly
Abraham Goldberg's posthumous . . . Ile should, despite his Prot-
work on the pioneers of Jewish estations, be prevailed upon to poor.
culture is now in the publisher's ask for an extension of his leave
hands, and will be out some time . . . Latest report concerning ex- Mischa Elman fans we recom-
in the fall . . . Greetings to newspaper publisher Herbert B. mend a new Red Seal album fe 1! -
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Currents, a new English-Jewish Swope is that he will become tering the virtuoso in Debussy s
monthly just out . . . With Al- Administrator of Wartime Sports ''Sonata No. 3" for violin and
bert E. Kahn. co-author of "Sa- . . . Publisher Harold Guinzberg, piano . . . You can take our
hotage," Dr. Frederick Ewen and whose firm, the Viking Press, word for it that the roaster ' s
Joe Brainin on the editorial may become the head of the OWI famous tone is as beautiful as
board, this magazine may be ex- Bureau of Publcations . . . To ever.
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