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 This beautiful old ballet built on premises senti- mental and outdated has been the cherished goal of very balle- rina in the past one hundred years.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 WAR BONDS, Electric equipment is scarce be cause the raw materials are going Into the War Effort. But you can save now and get back $4 for ev. ery $3 you invest in iVar Bonds so you can buy that range or whatever you want after the war is won, Join the army of 30,000,000 whc will be in the Payroll Savings Plat for regular War Bond Purchase b) New Year's Day. Stop spending an save, and let's "Top that Ten Per cent." U. S. Treasury Department WAR BONDS A scout car is a low-slung motor car armored with heavy steel plate, used to transport troops from one point to another. It is of low sil- houette and gives protection against machine gun and other ground fire. A scout car costs $5,000. /MY 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 If You Are Interested In Quality Meat, Call at 11632 Dexter Blvd. (Between Burlingame and Webb) Aaron B. Margolis Kosher Meat ES Poultry Market KH:HXHCI-Or,H3-0-0-0 * IdanpuiBiatq(;ii% 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.