April /, 1941
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Two New Ballets to Be AMERICA'S LEADING ORTHODOX RABBIS BAKE MATZO
Presented At Music and SHMURA AT MANISCHEWITZ MATZO BAKERIES
Ballet Festival
Two ballets new to Detroit are
to be presented in one evening
by S. Hurok's Ballet Theater
(luring the music and ballet fes-
tival which is to be held the
week of May 10 at the Masonic
Auditorium.
Having their* local premiere,
Wednesday, May 12, are "Gis-
elle," a fantastic ballet in two
acts by Theophile Gautier, and
"Gala Performance," Antony Tu-
dor's "Battle of the Ballerines."
"Helen of Troy," which had its
world premiere in Nov., will
complete the program for the
night.
"Giselle," with Alicia Markova
in the title role, received the
plaudits of New York critics at
the Metropolitan Opera a few
months ago. This beautiful old
ballet built on premises senti-
mental and outdated has been
the cherished goal of very balle-
rina in the past one hundred
years. Completely revitalized by
Anton Dolin's choreography and
Lucinda Ballard's decors, the
piece has undergone a complete
redressing for its festival show-
ing.
In "Gala Performance," An-
tony Tudor has used the story
of the three world famous balle-
rinas who appear together for the
first time in their careers in a
belligerent and jealous mood. The
music is Serge Prokofeiff's "Class-
ical Symphony."
Other events of the festival
week in addition to five per-
formances of the Ballet Theatre
are the concert appearances of
Lily Pons with Andre Kostelan-
etz, and pianists Oscar Levant
and Arthur Rubinstein. Tickets
for single performances are now
available at Grinnell's and the
Masonic Auditorium.
Beth ltzchock Children
Give Purim Programs
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Over one hundred of Amer-
ica's foremost orthodox rabbis,
spiritual leaders of important
communities throughout the coun-
try, gathered at the B. Mani-
schewitz Matzo Bakeries in Jer-
sey City, N. J., last Thursday
for the impressive pre-Passover
ceremony of baking their matzo
shmura.
Commenting on the vast array
of technical and mechanical won-
ders which charactirize the great,
modern Manischewitz Matzo Bak-
eries, many of the rabbis ex-
pressed their admiration for the
modern scientific' facilities for
assuring the rigid kashruth and
high quality of Manischewitz
Matzo through every phase of
the baking process.
Shown above (top photo, from
Religious activities are taking
place at 3636 Fischer Ave., the
only synagogue on the east side,
under the guidance of Rabbi Ja-
cob Hoberman.
Recently a Purim Program was
held. The program was, enacted
by the three classes of Congre-
gation Beth Itzchock, Sunday
School, under the able instructions
How Jewish Communities Serve the Services
of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Warsen.
In the five months the Sunday
By I. BURROWS
School has beep in existence a
number of excellent oportunities
have been given to the children Editor's Note—Here is the interesting story of team-work as Jew-
ish communities--large and small—join in religious and rec-
to become closer to their religion.
reational programs for those in the armed services of the
United States.
CARD OF THANKS
Hundreds of communities located in a camp nearby. In
The family of the late Taube throughout the length and breadth another southern town, a reform
Segal wish to thank their many of the land are going all-gut for congregation is providing men of
relatives and friends for the many
kindnesses shown them during services to our men and women orthodox ]earnings the use of its
in uniform. Thousands of vol- temple before its own services
their recent bereavement.
unteer workers are integrated as begin.
Democracy in action is shown
if in one huge team coordinated by the two congregations in an-
CARD OF THANKS
for action. The latest figures re- other town which buried their
The family of the late Jacob veal that over 400 communities differences and combined to pro-
Gelbman wish to thank their are represented by 367 Jewish vide a "break-fast" for visiting
many relatives and friends for Welfare Board local Army and Jewish soldiers at Yom Kipper
the many kindnesses shown them Navy Committees, having 60,000 services.
during their recent bereavement. Jewish volunteers. How these
Now, here's a city boasting
communities are expending their 150 Jewish families which has
efforts is indicated in the fol- accepted the responsibility of
CARD OF THANKS
lowing sample round-up.
serving the needs of more than
Mrs. Yetta Rosenfeld and
There is, for instance, a town 2,500 soldiers of the Jewish faith.
family wish to thank Jericho in Mississippi with a mere hand- The JWB Committee works with
Lodge, No. 328, and all friends ful of Jews that is serving the the JWB Director who is also in
for their kind sympathy.
needs of 2,000 Jewish soldiers charge of one of the largest USO
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clubs in the country.
On the other hand, the entire
Jewish community of four fami-
lies in a Florida town is picked
up each Friday night by an army
truck and whisked to the nearby
camp where services are con-
ducted for them and the Jewish
soldiers through the cooperation
of a Christian Chaplain. Again,
we see not only democracy in ac-
tion but inter-faith understand-
ing augmented by the pride of
their Jewish inheritage for both
the soldiers and these isolated
families.
The small communities are do-
ing all they can to bring home
and religion closer to the boys
who are away from home. But,
they are not alone in this hu-
manitarian task for in the ab-
sence of the USO-JWB or USO
club a fairly large southern city
has established and fully sub-
sidizes a complete center for
all service men. This, in addi-
tion to supporting three Jewish
institutions contributing to the
needs of Jewish soldiers.
Going a little west we find a
city caring for 3,000 Jewish men
stationed at nearby camps who
make it a point to visit the city
often. Over 350 are on the ac-
tive JWB Army and Navy Com-
mittee looking after the welfare
left to right) are Hirsch Mani-
schewitz, Rabbi Israel Rosenberg
of Brooklyn, N. Y., Rabbi Elieze•
Silver of Ci'ncinnati, Rabbi Sam-
uel Pardes of Chicago, and Rabbi
Joseph Konovitz of Newark. In
the bottom photo, left to right,
and Rabbi Jacob Redelheim,
Rabbi Kruger, Rabbi Z. Reich-
mall and Rabbi B. Treinen.
and religious needs of these men.
The famous Sunday morning ten
cent breakfast is known to all
men in that area since they are
served scrambled eggs, hot bagel,
lox, doughnuts and hot coffee for
that dime.
In this same city over 1500 let-
ters have been written to the
parents of the Jewish soldiers
who have visited its quarters.
You and your neighbors joining
together can buy one of these vehi-
cles for the Ordnance Department
of our army with your purchase of
War Bonds. We need hundreds of
them and need them quickly. Put at
least ten percent of your wages or
income into War Bonds every pay
day and help your fellow Americans
top the War Bond Quota in your
county.
U S I 'tofu', r..,Ithrent
.
posts in its territory was suc-
cessfully tried out by a modest
community. At the President's
Birthday Ball, in addition to the
regular admission, the pledge of
an article of furniture was re-
quired. The following Monday
an army truck picked up a piano,
a score of radio sets, several
phonographs, more than 200 rec-
ords, rugs, tables, chairs, ash-
Grateful parents by the hundreds
have acknowledged these notes.
Thirty women have devoted them-
selves to a weekly mission of
mercy by visiting the hospitalized
men at camp, bringing candies,
cigarettes, magazines to men of trays, books, m agazines, lamps,
pictures. Large supplies of tooth-
all faiths.
Let's take the experience of a paste and shaving cream went to
JWB Army and Navy committee the hospital through this unique
member with Jewish soldiers away plan.
At a midwestern city recently
from the camp. He writes, "It
is difficult to explain in words a mother from the East, grief-
what it moans to a soldier, re- stricken after the passing of her
stricted to camp duties for long son, was aided by the JWB Hos-
periods of time, to be able to pital Committee so that her worry
relax in congenial surroundings;
or what it means to our Jewish
boys to eat chopped liver again,
to devour latkes as mother makes
them, and to feel the warmth of
traditional Jewish hospitality."
That is the secret behind the ex-
penditure of time and money of
so many thousands of volunteers
—the unuttered thanks of the
boys is reward for the long hours
of service. Creating a flavor of
home for a homesick boy is worth
everything, another worker ex-
plains.
Not only is the inner man of
the Jewish soldier satisfied by
the communities. Religious needs
are taken care of. Through the
efforts of the Jewish Welfare
Board many communities are pre-
senting Menorahs to Post Chapels
so that the men on those posts
can look upon the traditional sym-
boy, which means Light and Lib-
erty to all Jews, while they are
at services.
A city on the, east coast re-
ports that during a recent month
it provided 23 religious services
at four military posts in its area
in addition to a variety of social
activities, including a special
show at a Naval Hospital which
150 convalescent sailors thor-
oughly enjoyed. The latter was
in cooperation with the Red
Cross.
A novel method to obtain fur-
niture for the day rooms in army
would not be increased because
of meagre funds. A pullman
ticket, with sufficient extra money
for incidentals, was given her for
her trip home. Members of the
son's squadron collected $300
which they sent, through the
Chaplain's office, to this mother
who lost not only this boy but
another and her husband during
the past two years. In time of
stress these soldiers did not ask
"what religion" but rather, "what
can we do"—and they did it.
People in communities are like
that today. Soldiers—non-Jew
and Jew—are sharing the hos-
pitality and unselfishness of our
Jewish, communities. The war is
bringing all peoples closer to-
gether and the 60,000 volunteer
workers in the hundreds of Jew-
ish communities throughout the
country are aiding the National
Jewish Welfare Board in its task
of providing our men in uniform
with the religious and inspira-
tional needs which high ranking
military men agree is of great
import to members of the armed
force today.
In its USO work—it is a con-
stituent member of that agency
—and in its work in the remote
battle fronts of the world where
no USO clubs exist, the National
Jewish Welfare Board stands as
liaison between American Jewry
and the man and woman in Uncle
Sam's uniform.