• A merica 7euish Periodical Colter 3 CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO June 4, 1943 . ) of ili- nt, ng by Ph/twos J. Byron on DW arl Dw in. 30. in in of it 1r jr It 9 n1 pt. Des 1 • P MN= o rt e 7.7 ..Si R I C TLYCO N FID ENTIAL . , HERE AND THERE: ' or 4, • l, 7 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Remember the name of Sonya Kaufman, the charming wife of Joe Kaufman of Manhattan Beach, New York . . . She and her husband are worth a whole organization in the fight against anti-Semitism . . . Orchids to the editors of the Contemporary Jew- ish Record . . . This magazine is a must for anybody who wants to keep informed on the current Jewish scene . . . Isidor Lip- schutz, the diamond man from Belgium, is doing a gigantic job for the Anti-Nazi League, having turned his vast business organiza- tion into what is virtually an adjunct of the League . Claude Williams, director of the Institute of Applied Religion, claims that of the 70,000,000 pews in Catholic, Protestant and Jewish houses of worship in this country, 63,000,000 usually are vacant during services. BOOKS AND AUTHORS: Cecil Brown, author of "Suez to Singapore," has experienced this war at first hand . . . He's been in a plane crash, he was on a British battleship that was torpedoed, he was with the Brit- ish in Africa and at one time, we believe, even fell into the hands of the Nazis . . . Last year he returned to this country, and duly registered with his draft hoard . . . And now that draft board has classified him as 4-F . . . Albert Kahn, co-author of "Sabotage," is at work on a new volume giving the low-down on fifth column operations in Eu- rope and Russia during the war . . . Early in July Alan Chase's book "The Phalanx" will he brought out by Putnam's . . . We predict a sensational sale for this volume, which deals with Nazi fifth column work in South . David Ewen, who America . has written on many musical sub- jects, has finished his boagraphy of George Gershwin. THIS AND THAT: Score a bull's eye for Pierre van Paassen . . . He predicted six weeks- ago, in a public ad- dress, that Roumania would give herself up to the Vatican and leave it to the Pope to arrange for peace terms . . . And that is exactly what has happened . . . You have to hand it to Pro- fessor Siegfried Kraus of New York's City College . . . Feeling that a psychological study of va- grants—hoboes to you—should be made, he became one for 18 months, living among tramps— and collected plenty of material . . . Eight new Jewish settle- ments were established in Pal- estine during 1942 . . . A new outpost of the Yishub was estab- lished last month in the southern part of the country by a group of 40 members of Hapoel Hamiz- rachi . . . And you should know that the influx of Jewish capital into Eretz Israel during 1942 amounted to $20.000,000. ABOUT PEOPLE: The Chaim Weizmanns are definitely leaving for England about the middle of this month . . . And that super Zionist Ex- ecutive Committee that was to be formed is still in the discus- sional stage . . . Rabbis through- out the country are mourning the passing of Mrs. Hermine Deutsch, widow of the late Professor Gott- hardt Deutsch of the Hebrew Union College, in whose home What Makes a Good Prescription • Careful, expert com- pounding by an experi- enced pharmacist, plus the use of fresh, high- quality drugs. You get these when you bring us your prescriptions for filling. You get honest prices, too. "Reliable Preseriptionists" they spent many pleasant hours during their student years . . . A lot of the credit for the $75,- 000,000 in war bonds sold by the American Women's Voluntary Services belongs to Mrs. Bernard Gimbel, publicity director of the organization . . . Josef Israels H, the writer, who is the son of the late Mrs. Henry Mosko- witz, is now a lieutenant in the U. S. Maritime Service, and will serve as Chief Radio Operator . . . Actor David Warfield is in his 77th year—but he's thinking of coming out of retirement to take an active interest in Holly- wood affairs . . . If your butcher can't supply you with steaks in exchange for your ration cou- pons, get next to bandleader Benny Goodman . . . Benny has become a partner in a Pennsyl- vania cattle farm . . . His plans for the future, incidentally, in- clude a tour of South America . . . Henry J. Bernheim, a re- tired tobacco merchant, is the pioneer in a "new" method of transportation through Manhat- tan's streets . . . He has made permanent, arrangements to have a horse-drawn brougham carry him from place to place for the duration . . . Once upon a time Mr. Bernheim had two cars, but he gave them no months ago. WEEKLY GIGGLE: The French, cracks Winchell, know what use they're going to make of the wall Hitler is build- ing around his Fortresss Europe: They're going to use that wall to stand the Nazis up against sonic dawn . . . And that military ex- Pert, Eddie Cantor. insists that the reason the Allies haven't bombed Berchtesgaden is that that's where Roosevelt and Churchill are planning to hold their next meeting. Pioneer Women Organization At the last council meeting of the Pioneer Women's Organiza- tion, held on Tuesday, May 25, the date for the annual donor event was set for Jan. 18, 1944. All groups are holding special meetings to elect delegates for the American Jewish Confer- ence. Very inspiring reports on the Child Rescue Fund were also given by all chairmen. Fu- ture plans were made for the furtherance of the drive within the next few weeks. The Child Rescue Fund, un- der the auspices of the Pioneer Women Council, is headed by Mrs. M. Michlin, To. 8-1239. Her co-chairmen are Mesdames D. Sislin, E. Lesowoder, D. Reitman, .T. Malamud, R. Wise. B. Exelrod, R. Gottesman and R. Edelman. Mrs. Adele Mondry, To. 2-3215, chairman of the war bond com- mittee of the Pioneer Women's Organization, reminds all mem- bers and friends to increase their nurchase of bonds within the next few weeks to enable the com- pletion of the drive for a bomb- er in the name of the organi- zation. Kvutzah Ivrith Final Gathering on June 10 The final gathering of the Kvutzah Ivrith, the Hebrew Cul- tural Group of Detroit, will be held Thursday evening, June 10, the evening after the holiday Shevuoth. The educational program has been carefully planned by the chairman, Samuel Lehrman. One of the features of this program will be the introduction of the 1943 graduates of the high school to the members of the Kvutzah. Several of these graduates will deliver brief talks in Hebrew. A Hebrew playlet will also be presented by this group. Refreshments will be served by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Kvutzah, headed by Mrs. A. D. Markson, assisted by Mesdames A. Panush, A. DeRoven, B. Fried- good and M. Rappaport. Aaron Teitelbaum is president of the Kvutzah and Herman D. Boraks is chairman of the Execu- tive Board. Maurice Schwartz and Yiddish Art Company At Littman's in "God of Vengeance," June 9 Bnai David Religious School Graduation To Be Held Sunday, June 3 Graduation of the Bnai David Religious School will be held Sunday, June 13, at 10 o'clock in the audtiorium of the Con- gregation Bnai David, Elmhurst and Fourteenth Ayes. The graduates will discuss the different periods of Jewish his- tory. Their talks will center around Jewish cultural accom- plishments that have been handed down to us, and which now make us a distinctive people. In addi- tion and in answer to the four- teen talks by the graduates, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka will address the graduates and the congrega- tion on "Bikkurim from Amer- ica." Following the graduation, a reception in honor of the mem- bers of the class will be held in the social hall of the congre- gation. j man's People's Theater. Maurice Schwartz, distinguished actor, will bring his famous Yiddish Art Company to that theater on Wed- nesday, matinee and evening, June 9, for two performances in "God of Vengeance," by Sholem Asch. In "God of Vengeance," Mau- rice Schwartz has one of his strongest and most congenial roles. This play, like Asch's "Salvation" and "Three Cities," which have also furnished ve- hicles for the famous star, has as its theme the plot laid in eastern Europe at the beginning of the last few centuries. Mr. Schwartz, who is admit- tedly one of the greatest per- sonalities on our stage today, seems to expend and enrich his talents with every appearance here, and he has made many. This time, as always, he will be surrounded by a full/ flower of MAURICE SCHWARTZ his Yiddish Art Theater Com- Another important booking has pany, which means that every Just been announced for the Litt- part will be brilliantly performed. Women's League for Sabbath Observance Sponsor Women's Rally Downtown Theaters The Women's League for Sab- FOX—Roddy MacDowall, the bath Observance invite all women to attend a mass meeting and very young and very talented rally to take place at 1:30 p.m. English boy who won the hearts Monday, June 14, at the Mai of American movie-goers in "How Green Was My Valley" and "Pied Piper," returns again to the Fox screen on Friday as Ken McLaughlin in "My Friend Flicka". The picture marks Rod- dy's debut in an American boy role, and to prepare himself for it he recently made a tour of the country, stopping in Detroit for two days. The companion film is one of the better war dramas, touching on the activities of the far-reaching FBI and giving mo- vie audiences a hint of the stories behind the headlines — "They Came To Blow Up America". MICHIGAN—"Five Graves to Cairo," starring Erich von Stro- heim as Field Marshall Erwin Rommell, continues for a second week at the Michigan Theater. The second feature, "Henry Al- drich Gets Glamour," with Jimmy Lyndon in the title role, likewise continues. MRS. ALEX FISCH I l' 1 Moshe Synagogue, Dexter and Lawrence. Mrs. Alex Fisch, pres- ident of the Bnai Moshe Sister- hood, and a committee of women of the Sisterhood will act as hostesses of the afternoon. Rabbi Moses Fischer will address the gathering and a dramatic pro- Vam will be presented. All women in the Dexter neighbor- hood are invited to attend. A large audience attended the Shevuoth meeting of the Sabbath League last Wednsdeay afternoon. Reports were presented on the observance movement and the widespread interest in the or- ganization. Rabbi Sperka addressed the meeting on the American Jewish Conference. The Women's League has avail- able Sabbath candlelighting schedule cards which can be had free in large numbers by any women's organization or individ- uals interested. Those desiring these interesting cards are asked to communicate with Mrs. Abia- ham Caplan or Mrs. Joshua Sperka or Rabbi Wohlgelenter. Young Judaea Holds Oratorical Contest Detroit Young Judea sponsored an oratorical contest on Satur- day afternoon, May 29, at the home of Eileen Blake, 2941 Sturte- vant Ave. Winner of the first prize was Ilene Gutman, mem- ber of the Junior Menorah group, who presented a speech on the "Life of Henrietta Szold." The second prize was won by Saralee Shulman, member of the Kadimah group. who chose Dr. Hermann Schapiro, the founder of the Jewish National Fund. Eileen Blake, member of the Bnos Hochochov group, received hon- orable mention. At the leaders' council meet- The Axis Stops at Nothing. don't stop your War Bond ing, Young Judea welcomed rep- Savings at 10%. Every resentatives from the youth com- I ?ayroll °Idler is a 103 percenter. Fig- mission, namely, Mrs. Adolph Ehrlich and Walter Field. Plans +re it out yourself. were outlined for fund raising programs to make contributions All should be pleasant and to Keren Honoar, the Palestine beautiful in the House of God. Youth Fund. I Eye and heart are the agents Workmen at their bench need of sin. not rise before a passing rabbi. 'Registration for Camp Habonim Begins July 6 Registrations for Camp Ha- bonim, summer day camp of the Center, which will begin on July 6 for an eight-week season, are rapidly coming in. Children from 6 to 14 will come to the Cen- ter daily and participate in a program of a varied nature. Registrations must be made in two-week periods. The fee for each period is $7. Appointments for registration should be made by calling the Center, Madison 8400. "Maytime in Swing" At Club Three 666 Bettie Taylor's latest seasonal sepia revue, "Maytime in Swing," is doing a brisk business in its second week at Club Three 666, Detroit's smart theater-type night club. Ray Sneed, Jr., hailed as the sepia Paul Draper for his remarkable ballet-in-swing inter- pretations, has top billing in the production. Ray's followers are looking forward to his screen de- but in the forthcoming 20th Cen- tury picture, "Stormy Weather," starring Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway. Topflight revue favor- ites make up the supporting cast including Billy and Vivian, clever novelty tap team; Bobbie Caston, glamorous torch singer; Charles McBride, rich-voiced baritone, the latter two hold-overs from the two previous revues; the Taylor- ettes, attractive dancing octette, and Doc Wheeler, the smiling and' talkative emsee. Teddy Buckner and his hot rhythm combination provide the tunes for dancing and show. Organ maestro George Saunders presides at the Three 666 Hammond during the dance interludes, lending excellent ac- companiment to Joa-Anna's songs. Back the attack by upping your payroll savings your very next payday. Measure your savings by your new higher income. i 1•741•4(cococ404044 . 1 The Axis Stops at Nothing. 1, 1on't stop your War Bond - ' Payroll Savings at 10%. Every ,. ..oldier is a 100 percenter. rg- are it out yourself. 2. 1 BETTIE TAYLOR'S DELIGHTFUL SEPIA REVUE "MAYTIME IN SWING" Starring RAY SNEED, JR. 01 Ballet-In-Swing Fame c7. e . ANDREW H. SNEED-Mei/9• TWO PERFORMANCES Maurice Schwartz and his Yiddish Art Troupe in Sholem Asch's Drama "GOD of VENGEANCE ", SHEVUOTH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9—Matinee and Evening Littman's People's Theater 12th at Seward TR. 2-0100 PRICES: Matinee, $1.65, $1.10, $.83 — Night, $2.20, $1.65, $1.10, $.83 DO NOT FAIL— To Send in Your CONFIRMATION NOTICE at once to THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE 525 WOODWARD AVENUE $1 for Each Insertion