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December 10, 1943

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

** .STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL,'

BRITH CABLES $5,000 TO SWEDEN
1 c hMonthht to o C f lose BNAI
FOR RELIEF OF MEMBERS OF DANISH LODGE

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among Danish members of Bnai
WASHINGTON, D. C. --Re-
Brith now in Sweden.
sponding
to
an
urgent
plea
from
Sy Phineas J. Biron
Authorized by Bnai Brith's cen-
Oscar Fraenckel, president of the
- ROOSEVELT IN PALESTINE the executive secretary of the The
formal
closing
of the Month
Sev- now liquidated Bnai Brith lodge tral administrative board, the $5,-
enteenth
Annual
Education
000 was cabled through the Dan-
observed by the United Hebrew in Copenhagen, Denmark, who to- ish and Swedish legations in the
. She may join the
Flash! . . . This is h real scoop quit.
gether
with
most
of
the
members
.
.
. . . When the full story of the UNRRA staff. . . . The Joe Rich-. schools, will be marked by, a radio of the lodge have found sanctu- United States.
;
Mr. Fraenckel's plea for help
Roosevelt-Churchill-Stalin meeting ards whose painting was one of
ary in Sweden, following the mass
will be made known it will be the prize winners at the Washing-
expulsion of Danish Jews by the was contained in the following
revealed (and we hope the news ton exhibit of 79 works of art
Nazis and their rescue through cable received at Bnai Brith head-
doesn't break before you read by United Nations merchant sea-
the joint efforts of the Danish and quarters:
this) that the American President men, is a son of Bernard G.
Swedish governments, people and
"Most of Denmark lodge broth-
and the British Premier on their American
has
Richards, Jewish
dean of Congress,
English-Jewish
kings, Bnai Brith cabled $5,000 to cis have happily arrived in
i Swe-
-
Mr. Fraenckel for relief work den but on account of their sud-
/ way to the conference, visited Pal- journalists.. . . M. Ben-Ami and
estine together. . . . Both gave Dr. A. Hadani, two of the Pales-
den departure the greater part
quire some attention to the Jewish tinian leaders of the Committee
of them came over without money.
developments there, agricultural for a Jewish Army in this coun-
Religious Labor League On their behalf, I beg to inquire
and industrial. . . . And this may try, are serving as volunteers in
if Bnai Brith would kindly come
Meeting Draws Capacity to our assistance in granting a
add to the sensational nature of the American Army. . . . Both
the story: Weizmann and Church- were inducted recently, and should
for distribution in cases of
Crowd at Shaarey Zedek loan
ill had a long conference before make A-1 soldiers. . . . The two
most urgent need."
of Edmond Fleg, the distin-
the British leader went to Cairo.
of
This $5,000 grant brings to
An audience of about 600 peo-
. . . Marshal Jan Smuts partici- guished French Jewish man of
ple gathered in the social hall $700,000 the funds distributed by
pated in this conversation. . . . letters, have been killed in the
of the Shaarey Zedek synagogue Bnai Brith for war relief and
Smuts, you must remember, is war. . . . One, a captain in the
on Saturday evening, Dec. 4, to refugee aid in 17 countries since
a ) now vice premier of Britain—and French army, died in an airplane
hear the message of the Miz- the outbreak of World War II.
a staunch supporter of Jewish as- accident, and the other lost 's
rachi Zionist leader, Rabbi Wolf
pirations in Palestine. . . . But life while fighting for the French
Gold. Dr. A. M. Hershman, who Young Israel Presents
don't get us wrong. ... The White underground. • . . Champion
was the chairman of the evening,
Paper has not been repealed, and nurse's aide in these parts is Mrs.
reported on the progress of the Sidor Delarsky in
pressure, public pressure, is need- David C. Goldenberg of New
campaign in behalf of the League
York, who gave over four thous-
ed now more than ever.
for• Religious Labor in Palestine. Chanukah Concert
and hours of volunteer service in
BIRTHDAY PARTY . . .
R
. abbi Hershman pictured his visit
two years. . . .We've just heard
Young Israel of Detroit, on the
in the . religious colonies during his
Last week, in a large and artis- that not so long ago Andre Spire,
Eretz Israel and the prog- occasion of its 21st anniversary,
trip
RABBI
ADLER
tically furnished New York apart- the 75-year-old French Jewish
ress made since that time by the will have a festive evening at the
ment overlooking the Hudson, a poet, while in hiding in a village broadcast over Station WJLB, the religious pioneers.
Detroit Institute of Arts, Sunday,
moving scene took place. . . About before he managed to escape from Hyman Altman Yiddish Hour, on
Rabbi Wolf Gold told inspiring Dec. 26, sixth night of Chanukah.
nine o'clock in the evening there Nazi-occupied France, married a Saturday evening, Dec. 11, from stories of the courage and self The distinguished Russian-Jewish
gathered, in the home of Meyer young Frenchwoman. . . . He is 9 :00 to 0 :30 p. m. Participants sacrifice of the more than 20.000 artist, Sidor Belarsky, will ap-
and Shirley Weisgal, 50 Zionist still writing poetry. . . . In Ye- for this radio broadcast are: religious chalutzim, who combine pear in an original program of
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leaders. . . . Among them were hudi Menuhin's California arden
at the Rabbi Morris Adler chairman Sev- Torah and work in their daily life Palestinian and popular numbers.
Stephen S. Wise, Abba Hillel Sil- is a little plot of earth th
Irving M. Munn of New York,
ht
with
him
on
his enteenth Annual Education Month: and who revived the spirit of our spokesman of the American Ortho-
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ver and
Goldman.
. vio • return
i
They
had Nahum
assembled
to honor . . Louis
from his recent concert Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich, Bernard sages in their colonies.
camps abroad. . . . Isaacs, Rudolph Zweback,. Cantor
The committee for Religious dox Jewish Youth Movement, will
vocalist,
, he birthday . .t. . tour i n army es
Sonenklar , the
piano, w aith
Lipsky on his 67th
nd
Labor
in Palestine has decided to be guest speaker. Admission cards
ondon
Jacob
H.
comes from a L
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e e
The
ad of the Book-
- Lillian Robbins at
Harry Sherman,
h
close its campaign within the will be distributed only to members
of-the-Month Club and a life-long park, and was dug up by Menu
next two weeks, and those who and patrons of the local Young
friend of Lipsky's, also was there, hip himself, with the approval of Charles
monies. Rubiner, master of cere- have as yet not contributed are Israel branch.
For information on the annual
and announced to the celebrant the local authorities—because the
The arrangement committee of urged to send their checks to Isaac
Young Israel function Dec. 26, call
COM- spot it came from was the spot
(to
whom
the
party
was
a
plete surprise) that his friends where Mrs. Menuhin had stood this program consists of the fol- Shetzer, our treasurer, at 142 E. Charles T. Gellman, president,
Morris Jefferson Ave., or to the Rabbi
had arranged to establish a Louis when he asked her to marry him. lowing:
Rudolph
Zuieback,
Fishman
and Louis
Berry, chair- ilt. M Hershman at the Shaarey Townsend 5-0547, or David I. Ber-
Zedek Congregation. ris, chairman, Cadillac 8788.
-s Lipsky chair in the Hebrew Uni-
man.
ve•sity at ,Terusalem. . . . On this
The
term
"education
month"
is
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unusual evening—made particu-
simply a convenient name for the
larly delightful by the famed Weis- Mt. Sinai Congregation educational publicity which is car-
gal hospitality (and the liquor Of
—
^t Port Huron Engages ried on by the United Hebrew
was fine, we would have you know) V
Schools throughout the year. For-
—all the old friends of the Zion- I in
I(
malty the month begins with
n Many Activities
ist dean felt that real Zionist
,
Eugene
Winkelman
represented
Tishri
and
it
is
supposed
to
end
unity had been re-established. . • •
with Tishri. In reality, this work
P. S.: The chair at the university
costs $75,000. . . . Sherman him_ Congregation Mount Sinai and the is continued without any inter-
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self contributed $10,000, and we're Port Huron youth at large, at a ruption. Generally this event is
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.6000 04,
told that money is pouring in un- union service conducted by promin- closed with a dinner. Such din-
40c 000,, oo
solicited.
. .. The . . 175,000
reached soon.
• So if will
you be
want eat laymen of the Port Huron
ners were given by the United
in g o f Hebrew Schools for a number of
)r0 045000,; ‘,4 0 r
years.
On
account
of
war
condi-
to be in on it, send your check community at the opening
to Meyer Weisgal for the Louis Church Canvass Week. His talk tions, the committee in charge de-
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on "The Need for Prayer" was c'ded to seek some other means of
Lipsky chair.
well received. Upon invitation of celebrating this observance, and
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this year it was found expedient
JEWISH NEWS ...
Rabbi Auerbach he repeated the to close with a broadcast.
e. act 0:e I C
?) 1;010:0 4 "et
We still don't understand why
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some top-notch Zionist leaders are talk at the Thanksgiving services
opposed to the resolution sponsored of Congregation Mt. Sinai on Fri- Temple Beth El
ANO 0 4 7 0 °
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in Cessby
ongr the Emergency Con- day night, Nov. 26.
On Saturday night, Nov. 27, a School Activities
Terence to Save European Jewry.
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000
... The resolution calls for a spe- joint meeting of Port Huron Lodge The High School department of
cial government commission to of Bnai Brith and of the Ladies'
gees into
in Europe.
. . Jewish
Even if
the Auxiliary of Bnai Brith, took Temple Beth El will hold it first
look
the status . of
refu-
4 -) e irrilIOCA"
place. Messrs. Morris Singer and dance and social of the year on
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m reported on the Sunday afternoon, Dec. 12 at 2:30
Zionists don't like some of the 1F:ugene Bergman
e"t
a 0
go
leaders of the Emergency Confer- statewide Bnai Brith convention o'clock in the Men's Club Room
0
of
the
Temple.
This
affair
is
open
recently
held
in
Flint.
Mrs.
R.
' ` e
once, it seems to us that it's bad
a va +; 0 •
only
plight that
of Euro-
policy alleviate
to fight a the
measure
can Borok, president of Ladies Auxili- all high school students and
ary, rendered the report on the their friends.
- o
peen has
Jewry..
. Louis
Rittenberv,
who
just . been
appointed
Edi- ladies convention and also on the
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tor-in-Chief of the magazine Lib- luncheon
Brith, which
of Detroit
was attended
Ladies Bnai
by a
eral Judaism, was perhaps the Port Huron delegation consist-
first American Jew to combat ing of Mesdames R. Borok, Helen
European Fascism seriously. . . . Cohen, Morris Singer and Alvin
Twenty-five years ago he organ- Winkelman. Rabbi Auerbach then
ized a national campaign here spoke on the rise of anti-Semitism
gainst Nicholas
the Fascist
regime
Ad- all over the country, pointing at
miral
Horthy
in of
Hung-
against

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The Religious School will ob-
serve the Festival of Chanukah
with a series of plays and class-
room parties. The Junior High
department will present "Chanu-
kah Marches On" on Saturday,
Dec. 18 at 10:00 in the Brown
Memorial Chapel. The Primary
and Intermediate departments will
stage "The Chanukah Light" on
Sunday morning, Dec. 19 at 10:15
o'clock in the Brown Memorial
Chapel. Mrs. Blanche Gordon
Romm is in charge of these dra-
matic presentations.

the "secret
morale weapon"
of the coun-
ary. . . . Congratulations to Louis undermine
it as Hitler's
to
try and to sow disunity among
on his new and important task.
Americans. He read letters he had
received from Boston. The presi-
SHOW FOLKS . . .
Rupe•t Caplan, erstwhile dra- dent, Bernard Konop, announced
four new members, Messrs. R.
matic actor of the original pro_
vincetown Players, is now the pro- Borok, Harry Gitelson, Jule Levy
duction head of the Canadian and W. London, who will be initi-
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mpany. . . . As aced at the statewide initiation
Brocting
adas
e, Co
h decides on all ceremony to be held in Detroit
top executive
Every child of the Religious
programs. . . . Louise Rainer is on Dec.
12.
An official
reception for Rabbi School will receive a box of
children
about to leave on a tour of U. S.
Army camps abroad, we hear. . . . and Mrs. S. S. Auerbach will be Chanukah candles. The to eir class-
Eddie Cantor is making his next given by the Congregation Mount have been taught in
ies and songs
' film a regular family affair. . . . Sinai and the Sisterhood on Fri-
the ceremon
the rooms
of
Chanukah.
Not only will Eddie write and day night, Dec. 3, following

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direct the picture himself, but two services.
The congregation has been pre-
of his daughters will appear in it,
and his son-in-law will be his sented by the chief chaplain's of-
agent. . . . Screen star John Gar- five in Washington, D. C., with a
field would like to a film based certificate for giving leave to its
on the life and exploits of Barney former Rabbi Herbert S. Eskin,
Ross, with particular emphasis on to enter the chaplancy. The offi-
the boxer's war record—but so far cial presentation will take place
his studio hasn't seen fit to plan during the services on Friday
such a picture. . . . Producer Max night, Dec. 10, with the American
Gordon, who has been cleaning up Legion actively participating in
on Broadway for quite some sea- the program.
Weekly Hebrew classes have
sons now, likes to recall the days
when his father, a sweatshop been arranged in Marine City
worker, used to say to him: ' I with Rabbi Auerbach in charge.
hope I live to see the day when Biweekly classes will be held in
Traverse City every first and third
you'll be making $11 a week.
Wednesday, and every third
ABOUT PEOPLE . . .
Thursday Rabbi Auerbach will
Lillie Schultz, for many years visit Petoskey during that period.

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OTHER SETS AT 5.00 AND 7.50.

JWEWO To Give Latke
Party at Bnai Moshe

A special board meeting of the
Jewish Women's European Wel-
fare Organization will be held
Monday, Dec. 13, at the home of
Mrs. Rosenberg at 2967 Monterey.
At this meeting applications for
relief to new orphaned cases will
be taken up for discussion. A
check on the old relief cases will
be made.
Arrangements for a later party
to take place at the Congregation
Bnai Moshe, Dexter and Lawrence,
for Wednesday, Dec. 29, were
made.

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