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Detroit and Jewish
Chronicle
The Legal Chronicle

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 18,

1943

10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Year

I he Uetroit Delegation to the
American Jewish Conference

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RABBI ADLER

AARON DROOCK

MRS. JOSEPH H. EHRLICH

DR. I. BENEDICT GLAZER

RABBI LEON FRAM

The election for delegates to
the American Jewish Conference
was held at Brown Memorial
Chapel of Temple Beth El on
Tuesday, June 15.
Abraham Srere, president of
the Jewish Welfare Federation
and the, convenor of the Confer-
ence, presided.
Mr. Srere explained the pro-
cedure of the election of the as-
sembled delegates, and Benjamin
Laikin explained the procedure in
Yiddish.
One hundred forty-seven organ-
izations chose 564 delegates and
there were 54 names on the bal-
lot. Practically 100 per cent of
the accredited delegates attendM
the meeting.
Before the tellers had com-
pleted the count, James I. Ell-
mann, president of the Jewish
Community Council, addressed
the delegates. He said:
"Now that the turmoil is
over, I want to congratulate you.
To congratulate you on the
AARON ROSENBERG
warmth and intensity with which
MORRIS SCHAVER
DANIEL TEMCHIN
RABBI WOHLGELERNTER
you have gone about the job of
choosing those who are to speak
ness and despair-10 years of
for all of us here.
"The voice of the majority
"Only an occasion of major his- devastation the like of which must be decisive where any de-
tonic importance in Jewish life finds no parallel in our entire mocracy prevails. Certainly the
could have brought together as history.
results cannot be ideal in every
many representatives of our Jew-
"Those of you who have been instance. Nor need we grant that
ish community as are gathered to- fortunate enough to be selected the whole program of this elec-
gether. In every other important will know fully the feelings and tion — locally and nationally—
- city in the land where Jews live emotions which animate the rest could not have been greatly bet-
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have they been animated by the of us. For the discussions have tered. But however imperfect the
Rabbi Morris Adler of Congn ,_
Temple Israel will celebrate
same epoch-making purposes of on . the whole been on a rather results, let us not forget that gation Shaarey Zedek has been the
second anniversary of its
this national conference.
high level.
understand
each chosen
the men and women you have invited to give the Professor founding on Sunday night, June
"You have all seen how for other
much, We
much
better. We
will be adequately suited
several months the air has been have felt something of the excite- to perform the historic responsi- Morris Levine Hebrew Memorial 20, at 6 :30, at the Book-Cadillac
surcharged with burning debate. ment and risks of blocks, of bilities which will be theirs from Lecture at the annual conference Hotel.
This is well. Indeed, it i s a bit groups and of divisions—the goOd now on.
of the Rabbinical Assembly of
The celebration will take the
hard to understand those will things and the bad things about
"The conflict is over. The America to be held in New York form of a Congregation dinner
have
held
to the not
view
that such
an
event
should
provoke
the them. And however just much names will soon be announced. the week of June 21. This annual to be held at the very hotel where
of
criticism method
may be,
is Let us start regaining our much lecture has been established in
not the
an abnormal
of this
mak-
deepest emotions.
. the Temple was organized just
"Is this not the moment of ing certain choices. No one among needed peace of mind, our equil-
. ry of th . e late Prof ess.or two years ago.
us would have wanted choices ibrium, our common purposes memo
greatest decisions? Can ant
The dinner will be followed by
right here in our midst where Morris . D. Levine . of the Jewish
fail to respond from the deepest
Theological
Seminary,
noted as the third annual meeting of the
without
issues.
Between
too
many
we
shall
have
to
live
in
har-
scholar
and
teacher
of
Hebrew,
issues
and
none
at
all,
none
of
recesses of his being?
congregation. Officers and trus-
"All of us are profoundly us would hesitate. The errors of moray. We shall have no fear for and is delivered at the Academic tees will be elected to serve for
those
selected.
None
of
them
can
moved by this great occasion. All today can be a guide for us
the ensuing term.
nor will run too far away from Session of the Conference.
of us are most eager to seize tomorrow.
Action of great significance for
Former lecturers include Pro-
the imperious needs of Jewish
upon the best Jewish minds and
"As usual, we have divided life. None of them can belittle fessor Meyer Waxman, Dr. Solo- the future of the congregation
hearts to tackle the imminent ourselves into haves and have- the transcendent importance of mon Goldman and Dr. Israel Ef- and the Jewish community of
.
.
issues, frame our demands and nots, into givers and takers, do-aest
Palestine i in our unique world po-
— Rabbi Adler will speak on Detroit is anticipated at this
be present when the final reckon- ens and destroyers, Orthodox and sition often
"Roots
of Democracy
in the will
Jew- meeting.
10
years
of
the
great-
ish
Tradition."
The lecture
ing is made.
Reform, those all out for a Jew- est holocausts. None will want to
The arrangements committee
"Never before has a Jewish
subsequently be published in the for the second anniversary din_
community anywhere shared so hesitate,
ish Homeland,
and a those
before us Proceedings of the Rabbinical ner consists of Mrs. Julius Fish-
those for
block who
and see
like Palestine
bait on a dangled
hook. Palestine,
completely in the Democratic those who are against blocks. But out of this total turmoil, must Assembly.
er, chairman; Myron Steinberg,
process in selecting our spokes- the results of these diversities acquire a higher stability. Our
co-chairman, David Brodie, Dr.
men who will plan the methods in opinion will
ill soon be laid be- people everywh ere mus t b e ae
w munit y united in guiding
Samuel B. Danto, Roy Sarason,
th eir Le b
by which our cause will be laid fore us. Some will be elated, very to look for the millions whose hand and
inspiring their work.
Schinerin, and Mesdames
before the makers of the new much elated. Others will be most precarious position cries to th
e
on B. Cowen, Samuel B. Danto,
world.
disappointed. 'The battle is al- very heavens.
And
let
us
go
back
to
our
own
B.
David
Ruby,
Roy Sarason and
chore s
"Actually we have done here ready lost,' some will assert. But
"How to reach that supreme order. " and keep our house in Abe J. Schmerin.
far more than merely choose rep- tomorrow morning the disappoint- point must remain the work of
re: s l entat ives. We have helped ment will be far less severe. A those who will press our cause at following
The tellers reported that the hi Rabbi Leon Fram will present
s annual Rabbinical report and
shape
le ected: abis
had been
pe thee thoughts, the feelings, few will even be glad their fa- the right time, in th e right plac es
, JMoosrerpill A ll . ler imA rl a ir c o hn , D Rrao hoh cik, R bi Morr
will deliver his
even the emotions of 90,000 Jews. vorite candidate has failed of and in the right way.
L lIe lr o sh.
as s president.
"All of us here assembled are election. That is how we do
Cantor
R
S. Haas, will
in a large sens e the custodians
a c-
"Let those
whom
you in
have
B. Benedict
change under the impact of time, chosen
go forth
to serve
that Fram,
Aaron Rabbi
Rosenberg
Morris Glazer,
Schauer, companied by Karl W. Tulman,
of the accumulated hopes emerg- of thought, of discussion, and a great task. Let the rest of us Danie
render selections from his reper-
l sleep.
Temchin '
ing out of 10 years of hopeless- good or bad night's
go back to work here as a corn- J. Wohlgelernter.
and Rabbi Max tonne of the opera and of Jewish

Rabbi Adler to
Temple Israel
Give Prof. Levine To Celebrate
Memorial Lecture 2nd Anniversary

music.