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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
December 17, 1943
a a . STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL • • •
by Phineas J. Biron
Mandel Bernstein To Be
Chachmey Lublin
Banquet Toastmaster
SHAAREY ZEDEK LIBRARY FEATURING A
DISPLAY ON JEWS OF ALLIED COUNTRIES
In connection with the current is aIsa exhibiting this great schol-
celebration of Jewish Book Month hr's works. They include: the
the Shaarey Zedek Library is fea- "Genizah Studies in Memory of
Sclomon Schechter," "The
turing a display on the Jews in
the Allied countries. The exhibit Legends of the Jews" in seven vol-
contains attractive and instructive umes, "Students, Scholars and
reading material about our peo- Saints" and a "Commentary on
ple in the United . States, Great the Palest.nian Talmud." It is
Britain, Canada, China, India, interestng of note here that Dr.
South Africa, Palestine, Russia, Ginzberg, who is a Talmudic pro-
South America etc. Of special in- fessor at the Jewish Theological
terest are the historical data Seminary, instructed both Dr. A.
which is being exhibited on the M. Hershman and Rabbi Morris
Jews in remote and far-flung Adler of Congregation Shaarey
countries of the world. There is a Zedek.
Maurice H. Zackheim, chairman
publication dealing with the Jew-
ish population of K'Afeng Fu, in of the library board, invites the
China, by Rev. William Caries entire community to view tie
White and a book on the His- Book Month exhibit. Shaarey Ze-
tory of the Bene Israel in India, dek Library is open during the
by H. S. Kehimkar. There is also following hours: 10 a. m. to 12
a volume on Jewish life in South p. m.; 2 p. m. to 5:30 p. m.;
America by Rabbi J. X. Cohen 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on Mondays,
and an account of the Jews in Tuesdays, Wednesdays nad Thurs-
Soviet Russia by Yakov Letschin- lays. 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Sun-
sky, as well as a History of the 1.1:i5; 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
Jews in South Africa from the on Fridays.
earliest times by Louis Herrman.
In addition to the display of
MASADA CHAPTER
the Jews in the United Nations
Masada Chapter of the Pion., :r
there is also a section devoted to Women's Organization held an
illustrated Bible stories for chil- open meeting Monday, Dec. 6,
dren and a table with outstanding at the home of Mrs. Simon Kar-
books of the Judaica appropriate bal, which was well attended.
vs Chanukah gift•. Since Book Mrs. Checkoway was guest speak-
Week coincides with the 70th er, and Mrs. J. S. Karbal took
birthday of Professor Louis Ginz- names of new pledges for the
berg the Shaarey Zedek Library donor luncheon.
Mandel Bernstein, lawyer, news
week is an unusual exhibit show-
ODDITIES:
commentator over the radio and
ing
how
the
Jewish
Social
Serv-
Preparations are under way for
member of the Yeshivah finance
a most intensive campaign in be- ice Organization does its work comm ttee, will be the toastmaster
. . An important part of the
half of a large and free post-war •
Poland . . . And the support of exhibit, which marks the 70th
the Jews, who still are the target anniversary of the organization,
of Polish Government-in-Exile is a number of sprightly car-
anti-Semitism, are being wooed toons . . . "The Forgotten Ally,"
. . . And, strange to say, many Pierre an Paassen's new book,
of them are joining the move- is now selling faster than the
ment . • . "The Hitler Gang" is publishers can print it . . . Latest
a film that promises to give audi- reports are that it is selling at
ences the inside (lope on the the rate of 1500 copies a day,
Nazi chieftains . . . It takes the or 9000 a week.
Nazi movement back to its very ABOUT PEOPLE:
beginnings, and special pairs
General Moishe Cohen. now
have been taken by a large tech- resting up in Canada after a spell
nical staff to make every detail of being a prisoner of the Japs,
authentic . . . One authentic de- is aching to go back to China
tail, however, will be missing-- and take part in the smashing of
and that is the Horst Wessel the Empire of the Rising Sun
song, the Nazi national hymn . . . Cohen, who is 51 now, is still
. . . Because, what with the war in perfect trim, and fast on the
and all, the producers can't clear draw as ever .. . Leonard Bern-
the Nazi-held copyright on the stein, the young assistant con-
song—and they don't want to ductor of the New York Philhar-
take a chance on being sued for monic Symphony Orchestra, who
copy infringement after the war. gained fame overnight last month
when he pinch-hit for Bruno
JEWISH NEWS:
The new executive director of Walter at a few hours' notice,
the American Jewish Conference had a chance to show Carnegie
MANDEL BERNSTEIN
is Joseph Pearlstein, who is a Hall audiences his stuff again
son-in-law of Morris D. Waldman, last week, when he conducted
executive vice president of the Ernest Bloch's "Three Jewish of the first annual banquet of the
American Jewish Committee . . . Poems" . . . But he didn't get Yeshivah Chachmey Lublin in De-
Curious, perhaps—but it does a chance to perform over the troit, which will take place Sun-
prove an absence of prejudice air . . . The Bloch number was day, Jan. 2, at 6:00 p. m. in the
. . . Orchids to Carl Sherman and omitted from the orchestra's Sun- Jewish Community Center, Wood-
M. Maldwin Fertig of the Amer- day broadcast, the entire pro- ward and Holbrook.
Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung, of New
ican Jewish Congress, who dis- garin being given over to Artur
played remarkable tact and dis- Rodzinski's presentation of Mah- York City, will be the guest
cretion in handling a most deli- ler's Second Symphony . . . Why? speaker at this affair. Rabbi Lei-
cate situation that had arisen in . . . No jealousy, we hope . . . zer Levin, appointed chairman of
the Jewish dress industry . . . Moss Hart, whose new show, the ticket committee, announces
What's more, they handled it "Winged Victory," is expected that the ticket sales for the ban-
to net millions of dollars for quet is now in full swing. Every
with eminent success.
Army Relief, claims that what plate is reserved so please make
GESTAPO GESTURES:
Latest "act of mercy" of the made him a successful playwright your reservation immediately by
Nazis is reported from Holland, was a thorough grounding in calling the Yeshivah office—Town-
where 25,000 Jews were sterilized dramatic flops . . . He got this send 7-5438 or by mailing your
education during the year
in a single week by German mili- vital
stub hack.
tary doctors in compliance with that lie served as an office boy
in
a
theatrical
agency,
when
he
a new Gestapo edict . . . The
The fourth Yeshivah Friday
victims were ail husbands or wives was given passes to every bad night gatherings will take place
play
that
hit
Broadway
(tickets
of non-Jews, and since their
as usual Friday night on Dec.
sterilization have been relieved for the good plays were, of 17. 8:30 p. m. in the Yeshivah
course,
kept
by
the
boss
for
his
of the obligation to wear the
building. Detroiters have accepted
Magen David . . . Did you know, own use) . . A forthcoming se-
enthusiastically the Yeshivah gath-
incidentally, that Dutch Jews rial to be heard over the BBC's
possessing Palestine immigration wavelength throughout England erings and are coming regularly
certificates aren't sent to Poland, is the life story of Mrs. George to enjoy an atmosphere of Shah-
; but to special internment camps Letz, the former Florence Rose bos and tradition.
in Germany? . • . These presuma- of Tennessee .. . If you're won-
dering what this is all about, let
The Ladies Auxiliary of Yeshi-
bly must be better than the Po- us remind you that Florence is
vah Chachmey Lublin will hold a
lish camps, since nothing can be
worse . . . Walter Winchell is better known by her stage name, Chanukah fete Wednesday eve-
very proud of the Gestapo's de- Dinah Shore . . . As for Private ning, Dec. 22 in the Yeshivah
her husband—you may building. All members of the La-
cree that any German caught Letz,
know him better as George Mont- dies Auxiliary and friends are
reading his columns is to be shot
gomery, the former cowboy star
summarily . . . In case you've . . . Ex-boxer Barney Ross, still cordially invited to participate. All
been wondering how any German not fully recovered from the in- the funds raised from this affair
ever has a chance to commit this juries and maladies he contracted goes towards the support of the
heinous crime, here's the news in the Southwest Pacific war Yeshivah cafeteria.
that the anti-Nazi underground theater, is taking time out to
smuggles the columns into Ger- write his autobiography . . •
many, and that they're passed While ex-boxer "Battling" Levin, Dr. Reuben L. Kahn To
from hand to hand under the sky is now engaged in selling Address Philosophical
Gestapo's very nose . . . We hope neckties, according to reports
Society on Dec. 21
- a few columns eventually find
their way into the hands of Goeb- from Minnesota.
Dr. Reuben L. Kahn of the
bels and Goering.
LIBERTY SINGING SOCIETY faculty of the University of
THIS AND THAT:
Liberty
Singing
Society
will
Michigan will address the Detroit
The Jewish cemetery at Mel-
rose, Mass., was recently damaged sponsor a Chanukah party Satur- Philosophical Society on Tuesday
by vandals (during that wave of (lay night, Dec. 25 at Jericho evening, Dec. 21, at the Hotel
Statler, on the subject of "Blood
anti-Semitic hoodlumism in Bos- Temple.
"This Is the Enemy," a full Testing the Population". In his
ton and environs) . . . But a
fund to repair the damage has length picture, will be shown. The address Dr. Kahn will stress the
been raised by the Christians of chorus will present a musical social aspects of the subject.
Melrose, both Protestants and program and buffet supper will
Dr. Kahn is a recognized au-
Catholics . . . Featured at the be served. The affair will start thority on the subject and is a
New York Public Library this at 8:00 o'clock.
famous bacteriologist. He is spe-
cial consultant to the United
States Public Health Service and
is the recipient of the Eleventh
Annual Award of the American
Academy of Arts and Science.
He will be introduced by Dr.
William Trap, president of the
Philosophical Society and chief
In Celebration of Its 21st
of the philosophy department of
Wayne University.
Anniversary and of
Young Israel of Detroit
Chanukah
Presents
SIDOR BELARSKY
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Bass-Baritone
. —
Accompanied by
Rebecca Frohman
In a
program of Hebrew, Yiddish
and Russian Songs--and
Irving M. Bunim
National Young Israel Leader
Sun., Dec. 26, 8:15 P. M.
at Detroit Institute of Arts
Admission for Patrons by
Reservation
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Call Charles Gellman, President,
Townsend 5-0547
or Dafld I. Berri., Chairman,
CAtillitte 81$0
SIDOR BELARSKY
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millions of Jews whose fate will
be solved outside of Palestine. On
this we all agree and let no
brother—Zionist or non-Zionist---
come howling again to aggravate
the tumult in the house.
I myself will not mind what-
ever bricks come my way in the
future—whatever Zionist calls ale
a fifth columnist or a Quisling
or a traitor to Israel, whatever
non-Zionist denounces me as an
appeaser now that I have written
for peace. I shall not throw any
bricks back.
Payinoi no attention to missiles
from one side or the other, I shall
apply this column to serving Jew-
ish unity. We will lose again if
at the post-war settlements we
appear as a people who can't
make up their collective mind
/ there will be no victory for us.
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