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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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Mothers' Clubs To
Participate in All Day
War Efforts Session
In an effort to provide short
term training for new workers in
the .Jewish Center field, the Jew-
ish Welfare Board is partici-
pating with national group work
agencies in a cooperative plan
with the New York School of
Social Work for an intensive 30-
day orientation course. This insti-
tute, which will take place from
April 12 to May 9, is open to
graduates of accredited universi-
ties. Tuition for the institute is
$50 plus $5 matriculation fee.
Students may be admitted on a
credit or a non-credit basis.
The primary purpose of this
institute is to meet the urgent
needs of agencies for workers
to deal with problems created by
the war.
The program will include Prin-
ciples and Methods of Meeting
Needs of Groups and Individuals,
Problems of Administration and
Supervision, Social Planning and
Organization with Reference to
the Lc.!2a1 and National Setting,
and Work-Shop in Program Skills.
Students interested may in-
quire at the Jewish Community
Center, constituent of the Jewish
Welfare Board.
The following Mothers' Clubs
are scheduled to meet this com-
ing week:
Northwest Club: Monday, April
5, 8 p. m., Jewish Community
Center, Woodward at Holbrook.
Young Women's Study Club:
Tuesday, April 6, 1:15 p.
The following are four of the
United Hebrew Schools, Lawton
prize winning essays:
at Tyler.
1st place—Senior Division;
Fenkell Club: Tuesday, April 6,
Pupil of Shaarey Zedek Sun-
8 p. th., Parkside Talmud Torah,
day School.
Midland at Parkside.
Woodward Club: Wednesday,
What The Sabbath
April 7, 1:30 p. in., Jewish Com-
Means To Me
munity Center.
Twelfth St. Club: Thursday,
By MORTON ZIEVE
April 8, 8 p. m., Assembly Hall,
9125 12th St.
The machine continues rolling
Coming Events:
. . . the huge beacons of light cut
Bruncheon and all-day War Ef- through the air . . . traffic moves
forts Institute of the League of down the streets in immense
Jewish Women's Organizations, waves . . . to all outside appear-
Wednesday, April 7, at the Jew- ances it is merely an ordinary
ish Community Center. The morn- Friday evening.
ing program is from 10:30 a. In.
But in countless Jewish homes
to 12:30 p. m., and the after- throughout the world — large
noon program is from 1 p. m. to homes, common homes, and even
3 p. in., including War Efforts behind the ghetto walls—lights
movies. Price of brunch is 50 are being kindled, which mean to
cents. Reservations must be made us Jews the ushering in of twen-
no later than Monday morning, ty-four hours of simple quiet,
April 5.
beauty, and reverence — the Sab-
Oneg Shabbat under joint aus- bath.
pices of Center and Davison
This is what the Sabbath means
Mothers' Clubs on Saturday af- in my home. It Means our/whole
ternoon, April 10, at the home, family sitting simply about the
of Mrs. Ida Drapkins, 2556 Rich- table eating our traditional Fri-
ton Ave.
day evening meal. It means going
to Schul, singing and praying
in joyful communion with my fel-
Civil Defense Insignia
low Jews. It means the intellec-
Available for Leaders
tual stimulation of Jewish thought
by hearing the sermon. It means
The Citizens Service Corps an- going home on Saturday afternoon
nounces that Civilian Defense in- knowing that there is nothing
signia will be available for civi- awaiting me to cause worry or
lians who have served and are concern, but that I go home to
now serving as leaders in the rest.
Jewish Community Center. How-
How simple the word "rest"—
ever, all volunteers must first how complex its meanings. To
register with the Civilian Defense me it means no Algebra problems
Office, 2631 -Woodward Ave:, in to do—it means no piano to p•ac-
order to qualify for membership tice—in short, it means no de-
in the Citizens Service Corps.
mands upon me. But the most
When the leader has completed important thing that the Sab-
50 hours of service, which may bath means to me is that it is
also include training, he or she the one (lay of the week our fam-
is eligible for a Citizens Service ily is united. For it is this unity
Corp pin and membership cer- of family—this feeling of such a
tifiicate which will be awarded common unity with millions of
at a special ceremony. Pins are Jews everywhere that brings about
also available for 500 additional the complete rest, and reverent
and for 1000 additional hours of beauty of the Sabbath. For it is
service. Service hours are retro- the Sabbath—one of the greatest
active from September, 1941. The values and contributions of Juda-
leader is also eligible to wear the ism to the world—that has been
uniform of the Civilian Defense the most influential factor in keep-
Volunteer. More information may ing Judaism alive for over 4,000
be obtained at the Center.
years. Let us—"Remember and
keep the Sabbath holy."
The Jewish Community Center,
through the League of Detroit
Jewish Youth, was instrumental
in collecting approximately 3,500
books for the Victory Book Cam-
paign which was recently con-
ducted. The original quota set by
the League was 2,000 books.
At the request of the Detroit
campaign committee, the Victory
Book Campaign will remain in
operation as a sustained book
drive.
The following types of books
are needed: current best sellers,
adventures and westerns, detec-
tive and mystery fiction, late
.technical books, fumy books and
pocket books and other small size
editions of popular titles. Maga-
zines are not being requested at
the present time.
The Jewish Community Center,
cooperating with the Book Cam-
paign, will be glad to receive
books contributed by individuals
and groups and will see to it
that the books will reach the
proper sources.
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(Continued from Page 11
Orientation Course in
Jewish Center Field
To Start on April 12
Detroit Jewish Youth
Collect 3,500 Books
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ESSAY
New Cornposition by Chajes
Published in New York
an annual affair of the Women's
League for Sabbath Observance.
The judges were Rabbi Joshua S.
Sperka, Rabbi Max J. Wohlgel-
critter, Theodore Baruch, and
Morris Lachover.
The winners will also be heard
on Mr. Altman's Radio Hour
soon.
Public presentation of medals
will be made at the various re-
ligious schools within the next
two weeks.
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
2nd place—Senior Division,
Pupil of Shaarey Zedek Sun-
Miss Mabel C. True of the
day School.
Utley Public Library will be the
guest speaker at the Business
and Professional Women's group, What the Sabbath Means to
on Monday, April 5, at 7 o'clock.
The Jewish Child
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The meeting will be held in the
second floor (lining room. Miss By SHIRLEY JANE FRANK
True will speak on Wallace Car-
The Sabbath is one of Israel's
•oll's "We're in This With Rus-
greatest contributions to the
sia".
world. Because of the Sabbath it
has been possible for men to rest
their minds and bodies, to enjoy
PISGAH
the fruits of their labor, and to
come closer to God. Especially in
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these times, as life becomes daily
Yiddish humorist and author was more hurried and complicated, its
well received. The musical por- value cannot be over-estimated.
For centuries mankind labored
tion of the evening was presented
by Harry Greenblatt, tenor so- day after day, year upon year
loist, accompanied by Lillian Rob- without rest. Slavery flourished.
Men were born, toiled ceaselessly
Window Shade Co. bins, pianist, Irene Reznick, violin- through
their short span of life,
ist and Rebecca Sidorsky, pianist.
WINDOW SHADES
Pisgah Lodge meets regularly and died without ever knowing
the first and third Monday nights anything beyond the drudgery of
MADE TO ORDER
of each month in the main audi- each successive day.
Cleaned and Repaired
Then came the Sabbath, one
torium of the Jewish Community
Center. Rudolph Meyersohn, pres- (lay out of seven on which a man
LINOLEUM
ident of the lodge announces that might rest and regain his strength
Inlaid and Battleship
the meeting scheduled for Mon- for the week to come. Both the
Rugs and Furniture
day, April 19 will not be held human mind and body are ex-
as this date is the first Sedar tremely delicate mechanisms,
VENETIAN BLINDS
night of Passover. The meeting neither of which will worth in-
Drapery Hardware
planned for this night will be held definitely unless it is cared for
on some other night during the properly. Mental and physical
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The Independent Music Pub-
lishers of New York City an-
nounces the publication of Julius
Chajes' newest composition, "Pal-
estinian Melodies" for piano.
Mr. Chajes, director of music
of the Jewish Community Center
and Temple Beth El, has made ex-
tensive research work on Hebrew
music in Palestine and based his
new composition entirely on orig-
inal Palestinian folk melodies.
to,
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A man may work hard all
week, perhaps, at some disagree-
able job, but on the Sabbath he
can forget his week-day worries
and turn his mind to other things.
This is the time for visits be-
tween friends and neighbor's and
for family gatherings. Sorrow and
worry are forgotten on the Sab-
bath and joy rather than sadness
should reign over the household.
It is fitting that amid the hurry
and bustle of everyday life, one
day should be set aside for pray-
er and thanksgiving to God. This
is the time to reflect on the
week's happenings and to regain
one's perspective and sense of
values. This is perhaps one of
the most important aspects of the
Sabbath. For it should leave one
refreshed and strengthened for
the week to come.
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steal," but He had also written,
"Thou shalt love him as thyself."
God would forgive him for the
sake of brotherly love.
Yet when David had gone a dis-
tance with the ten dollar bill his
conscience overtook hitp and spoke
sternly: "Yes, David, but broth-
erly love should go both ways.
Ffty-fifty, David! The brotherly
love of Samuel doubtless will for-
give you, but your own brotherly
love should have told you to take
only half the ten dollars and leave
the other half with your brother
Samuel. Brotherly love should al-
ways be fifty-fifty, David."
David changed the ten dollar
bill to a pair of fives, hurried back
to Samuel's house and placed a
1st place — Junior Division, five dollar bill in the Holy Book.
Pupil at Bnai David Religious He placed it at Leviticus where
it says: "Thou shalt love him
School.
as thyself."
1 1 1
What the Sabbath Means to When Samuel
cri m e home and
A Jewish Child
found the ten dollar bill changed
By
EDWIN LEWINSON
Every Friday night just about
sundown I say my evening pray-
ers. On most Saturday mornings
I go to the Synagogue. For the
rest of the day I try to obey the
thirty-nine articles.
I don't always. In fact, never
think why I don't work on the
Sabbath. In fact at times I even
complain about it. Now I stop to
think. "Am I justified in corn-
rilaining that on Saturday morn-
ings I have to get up at 8:30 in-
stead of sleeping till ten. simply
because I have to go to the Syna-
gogue? Am I justified in com-
plaining that I cannot ride?"
First let us take the points in
my favor when I complain.
like to sleep late is one. It is
easy to write and (10 other thing's
on the Sabbath. All other people
do.
Now let us debate the reasons
why I shouldn't complain. I go to
school five days a week, and to
Sunday School the sixth. I type,'
write and ride on all six of the
others. Is it not right that
should rest on one day of the
week? I owe reverence to the
Lord. That is a reason that far
overshadows the reasons for com-
plaining. Our ancestors have pre-
served the Sabbath for thousands
of years. Another count for my
not complaining.
Thus we have compared the
reasons for and against. The
reasons for the latter far out-
number those of the former. Thus
the Sabbath means to me, a day
hallowed to God, a (lay of rest,
and change.
to a five in the Holy Book he was
at first deeply moved to think
of the ways of God who gives and
also takes away. But when his wife
told him that his brother David
had been there in deep distress
and had the book in his hands
and, after leaving, had returned
and taken up the book again, Sam-
uel understood the whole thing.
He understood it even more
clearly when he read from the
page of Leviticus on which the
five dollar bill lay: "Thou shalt
love him as thyself."
scolded
Samuel's conscience
him severely: "How selfish you
were, Samuel, to have thought of
keeping all the ten dollars. You
should have divided it with David
in the first place, since he is as
poor as you."
As I hear from Cantor Rosen,
Samuel hurried to.David's house
to ask to be forgiven for not di-
viding with him the ten dollar's
at the time he found the money.
(Cantor Rosen got the story by
hearsay, too.)
day School lesson. By studying, I
mean reading without writing as
you really shouldn't write on the
Sabbath.
The Sabbath also means to me,
a day to be thankful for what I
have. It means a day to be
thankful that I have a mother
and father and am thankful that
we live in such a grand country
where we will have freedom of
speech and freedom of worship.
It also means that I can thank
God that I am strong and able
to help my parents whenever pos-
sible.
To children whose parents are
2nd place — Junior Division. very religious, the Sabbath is a
Pupil at Bnai Moshe Sunday day of complete worship. The
studying of the Torah, and the
School.
ancient Jewish stories which can
What the Sabbath Means to keep anybody in a land of magic
and enjoyment. There is always
A Jewish Child
plenty of feastft on the Sab-
bath Day.
By DOLORES KAY
I consider the Sabbath Day a
We should all ''Remember the (lay of enjoyment and I am very
Sabbath Day and keep it Holy," thankful that I am able to keep
in order to be good Jews.
the Sabbath and able to help
To me the Sabbath (lay is a others as best I can.
day of joy and happiness, worship
By attending services whenever
and rest. It is not a day of un- possible we learn more about why
happiness or continued argument. we "Remember the Sabbath Day
The Sabbath is also a (lay to and keep it Holy," so that we
enjoy yourself by reading an in- children can really appreciate the
teresting book or studying a Sun- Sabbath Day.
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Bnai David Sisterhood
To Hold Card Party
At the last meeting of the Bnai
David Sisterhood, preparations
were made for the annual spring
card party. Mrs. Jack Graff was
appointed chairman of the affair.
It will be held in the social hall
of the Synagogue sometime in
May. Tickets will be 35 cents.
Mrs. Jack Docks of 2024 Mon-
terey entertained the members of
the board on Thursday evening,
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