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VOL. 45 , NO. 21

June

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1943

Detroit Committee of American Jewish
Conference Issues Call for Election

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The Legal Chronicle _

Balloting To Take Place In Local Jewish Communities And Regions
Not Later Than June 14; Conference To Be Convened July I

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10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per

Dr. B. B. Benedict Glazer to
Address Pisgah Initiation

Successful Membership Drive in Final Stages;
$850,000 War Bond Campaign Is Launched

Detroit Election Committee of the American Jewish Conference, consisting of On Sunday evening, May 30, will be performed by Pisgah
Abraham Srere, Chairman; Mrs. Perry P. Burnstine, Abraham Cooper, Lawrence W. Pisgah Lodge No. 34, Bnai Brith, Lodge's degree team. All new
Crohn, Morris Garvett, Benjamin M. Laikin, Morris Lieberman, Mrs. Michael Mich- win initiate a large class of new
of Bnai Brith's members who joined Pisgah Lodge
lin, Morris L. Schaller, Irving W. Schlussel, Philip Slomovitz, Mrs. Leonard H. members in honor sgah'
85th An- since the 85th anniversary cele-
t
Cenennia
l and P i
s
Weiner, Joseph M. Welt, Henry Wineman, Harry Yudkoff; Isaac Franck and Her- niversary
Jubile e Year , culmina t-
man M. Pokarsky, Secretaries, has issued the following call for election to be held ing a successful membership drive.
not later than June 4:
The initation will take place in

the main auditorium of the Jew-

In common with all men, we Jews have a vital stake in the general peace that ish Community Center at 8 p.m.
initiatory exercises exemplify-
is to come after Victory. The right of Jews to freedom, equality and justice should

find place in the new world that
ing the teachings of Bnai Brith
will emerge when peace comes.
' * The economic rehabilitation of
Jewish life should be integrated
DS!
in the plans for world recon-
struction. And the rights of the
Jewish people with respect to
Palestine should be fully imple-
mented.
This Affair Is
This situation makes impera-
Morris
Morris Mohr Chosen
Sseisons To Be Opened
tive a reaffirmation on the part
Free To The Public
As Local President
Saturday, May 22
of the Jews of America of their
The members of the Halevy
duty to themselves and their
Sixty accredited delegates, in
Moshe
Furrnansky,
delegate
fellow-Jews under oppression. The Singing Society are inviting their addition to many guests, repre-
from Palestine to the Hashomer
desirability of establishing a
friends to the On-to-Victory Con- venting twenty Detroit Congrega- Hatzair, will be the principal
program of common action to
whicn takes place Sunday, tions and five out-state commun- speaker at the opening of the
deal with post-war Jewish prob-
second annual Zionist Youth Con- DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER
tb.
lems has been recognized by ;ill
ference on Saturday, May 22, at
American Jewish groups. To that
8:30 p.m., in the Rose Sittig bration last November wil he ini-
end, a Preliniinary Conference
Cohen Bldg. Since he left Pales- tiated on this night.
of delegtaes representing thirty-
tine, Mr. Furmansky has kept
On this occasion Dr. B. Bene-
deal
two national Jewish organizations
close contact with events there dict Glazer, rabbi of Temple Beth
)ody
met in Pittsburgh on January
and with American Zionism and El, will be the honored guest of
n to
23-24, 194:3, and resolved to take
therefore is particularly well pre- the lodge and the speaker of the
war
the initiative in summoning an
pared to discuss "The Analysis evening. Dr. Glazer has been a
.000
American Jewish assembly where
of Zionism Since the War, 1939." member of Bnai Brith for many
inis,
the terms of such a program
Greetings to the conference will years, according to Rudolph Mey-.
bar-
should be established and a del-
be given by Philip Slomovitz, ersohn, president of the lodge. In
dam
egation elected to act for the
president of the Senior Zionist addition to his rabbinical duties
gun!
Jews of America in cooperation
Council; Miss Frances Cohen, and his many affiliations in a
ling
with the accredited' representa-
president of the League of -De- leading capacity in the civic and
tives of Jews throughout the
troit Jewish -Youth; and"•3onald social affairs of - the community,
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world.
Thurber, president of Metropol- he has spoken in many communi-
You are therefore given notice
your
itan Detroit Youth Council. Philip ties throughout the country in
that at a meeting held on April
Pere
Adler of the staff of the Detroit behalf of Bnai Brith.
17th, the Exesutive Committee
Igor,
News will speak on "What Can
Following the initiatory exer-
for
the
Organization
of
the
iren.
We Expect for Government in the cises, there will be dancing to
American Jewish Conference was
United States After the War?" Dave Diamond's orchestra, a re-
authorized to make public the
at the closing session on Sun- ception in honor of the new mem-
following information:
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day.
bers, and refreshments.
I. That the American Jewish
Isadore Starr, chairman of the
The
conference
is
called
for
the
Conference will be convened on
purpose of giving youth an op- membership committee, states
July 1, 1943, the place to be
portunity to discuss their prob- there is still time to join Pisgah
decided later;
OSIAS ZWERDLING
lems and to formulate it policy Lodge and be initiated on Sun-
11. That it National Board of
for active work in the war. The day, May 30. This membership
ities, participated last Sunday, conference is open to all Jewish drive will officially dose on Sat-
Elections has been appointed, the
May 16, at the Yeshivah building youth. The registration will take urday, May 29. Any reader who
rules of election adopted and
on Dexter Blvd. in the tenth semi- place Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in has not been approached during
authorized to be published; that
annual meeting of Michigan Syn- the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg., Law- this drive can secure an applica-
delegates are to he elected
agogue Conference. Activity and ton and Waverly.
through local groups represented
Von blank by calling Cherry
CANTOR Ii. H. COIIEN
financial reports were submitted
3372. The committee is striving
See CONFERENCE—Page 12
and thoroughly discussed, and
May 30, in the auditorium of plans formulated for the 1943-
See PISGAH—Page 9
Northern High School, beginning '44 program. Rabbi Dr. Samson
at 8:30 P. M.
NOTICE
R. Weiss, (lean of Beth Yeshivah,
Tickets are being distributed delivered a stirring memorial ad-
by Halevy members. There will dress for the victims of Euro-
be no charge for admission. All pean massacres. Harry Stolsky re-
All copy must be in not
are welcome to the concert but ported on credentials and Irving
later than Wednesday, 3
are requested to purchase War \V. Schlussel was chairman of
Savings Stamps in lieu of pay- the nominating committee.
p.m. It must be written
ad-
Leon Gellman, president of the ment for tickets. Stamps will New Officers Elected—BF
The state-wide union of ortho-
Mizrachi Organization of America, be on sale at the door.
"Resolved, India should be
on
one side of paper only
Dan Frohman and William Gay- dox Jewish congregations will be
given her independence immedi-
outstanding journalist and or-
4 V lhodox Jewish leader. will be in man will direct the Halevy 'directed next year by the follow- and where possible should ately," is the topic of the Philo-
Detroit on Sunday, May 23. Ile chorus in several groups of fa- ing members of the executive corn-
mathic Debating Club's forty-
be typewritten.
trill address a meeting at the vorite selections with piano ac- mittee: President, Osias Zwerd-
first'annual model meeting, which
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, Dexter
will be held in the social hall of
See CONCERT—Page 12
See ZWERDLING—Pag e 9
s.
I Congregation Shaarey Zedelc
at Cortland, at 2:00 p.m. on that
(lay.
Thursday, May 27, at 8:15 p.m.
M , Gellman is visiting Detroit
Six of the club's ablest speak-
to organize the orthodox Jewish
ers have been chosen to deal
community in behalf of present-
with this many-sided issue. Ar-
ing a united front at the elec-
going for the affirmative team
tions of the forthcoming Jewish
are Morton Zieve, Donald Schiff
Conference. The Jewish Confer-
and Lawrence Arden. Upholding
ence will be held to make plans
the negati
Machinery
for
the
election
of
,June
tl,
1913,
at
3:00
p.m.,
Cen-
the
oversight
through
the
appoint-
baum,
Louis ve are G eorge R em-
for the post-war rehabilitation of
Silverstein and My-
the despoiled Jewish communities the delegate from outside Mich- teal War Time, at Temple Eman- ment of their representatives. 1 ion Rosenthal. Schiff, Arden
and
of Europe and to urge that the igan (outside Detroit) to the uel. Rabbi Folkman stated: "I trust that they will appreciate Rembaum are students at Wayne
doors of Palestine be opened for American Jewish Conference has anticipate a ruling that will per- the difficulties inherent in the University and have taken part
the homeless refugees.
been set up by the Convener, mit proxy votes to he cast by del- organization of a region as vast in speech activities there, while
Mr. (klIman will present plans Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman, Grand egates unable to attend in per- as ours, and will therefore for- Zieve, Rosenthal and Silverstein
for organizing and uniting rel- Rapids, who was appointed to son. No organization entitled to give any errors. attend Central High School.
igious Jewry to play a prominent do this work by Louis Lipsky. representation should hesitate to
"Moreover, any Michigan coin-
Although many Philomathians
role in this gigantic rehabilita- chairman of the National Board elect its delegate or delegates be- !nullities
outside of Detroit hay- are in the service of their coun-
tion effort.
of the Elections of the American cause of present transportation ing any Jewish membership group try, the high standards of filo
Irving \V. Schlussel, president Jewish Comm ittee.
difficulties.
organized and functioning prig club are still maintained.
Rabbi Folkman has also re-
of Detroit Mizrachi. pointed out
"In setting up the consolidated to December 7, 1941, engaged in
The best speaker at the de-
that the Mizrachi Organization ceived special rulings from New provisional
committee
election recognized Jewish activities with bate will receive the Smilansky
of the World has started the re- York allowing an abridgement committee, I have endeavored
to a membership of more than 50, Gold Medal—this being the high-
habilitat'on program by establish- of the procedure in consideration secure one representative from but not represented on our vice- est honor for ability the club
ing a fund to take care of thous- of the large geographical area each of the national organiza- tion committee by a resident of
offer s•
ands of Jewish refugee children
in the Michigan region. tions included on the executive their communities, are entitled to
O
Thse. Martin Silver Medal will
now in Persia who are clamoring The provisional committee and the committee of the American Jew- such representation either by or- be
awarded to the second best
on committee nference wi
for admittance into P a l e s t i n e. electi ated,
g
Those children, most of whom so
organizations
groups and
in large.
Any member
of community
such an will
receive
a medal
donated
by
have been orphaned by the war. extra step provided for in Sec- Michigan outside of Detroit
unrepresented
Jewish
the
Cavanaugh
Jewelry
Com-
have come from Nazi occupied tion 13, Article VI of the "Rules hav been omittcd from the elec- is hereby requested to notify me pany.
lands and after many hardships of El ecti"
o
on committee,
dmmittee,
I would appre- at once so that a proper ap-
The election conference will be date it if they would notify me
have reached the borders of Pal-
Samuel Schwartz, who was
estine,
held in Grand Rapids on Sunday, so that I can immediately rectify
See ELECTION—Page 12
See DEBATE—Page 9

De-

Halevy Concert
Zwerdling Named Moshe Furmansky
At Northern High Mich. Synagogue 7o Address Zionist
On Sun., May 30 Conference Head Youth Conference

Leon Gellman to
Address Mizrachi
Meeting May 23

Philomathic to
Debate India on
Thursday, May 27

Rabbi Folkman Sets Up Machinery for
Outstate Jewish Conference Election

