February 18, 1944
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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EXHIBIT OF WAR PHOTOGRAPHS FROM
RUSSIA AT DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
Refugees "Back the Attack"—Famed Emigres",
Give Manuscripts, Art Works, For Bond Drive
Rabbi El Silver to Be
Yeshivath Chachmey
Lublin Speaker Feb. 20
The Detroit Institute of Arts churches, dating from the 11th
Rabbi El Silver of Cincinnati,
century. Equally priceless are
opened on Tuesday, Feb. 15, a the
0.,
will arrive Sunday, Feb. 20,
numerous monuments of an-
to participate in the Sefer-Torah
unique exhibit loaned by the tiquity in Pskov, the "sister city"
presentation to Yeshivath Chach-i
American Russian Cultural Asso- of Novgorod. The small, inti-
mey Lublin. The Sefer-Torah
ciation of New York City. The mate churches of the 15th and
the gift of Sarah Frankel, Ethe
exhibition consists of photo- 16th centuries are significant in
Greenwald, Chaie Levenholtz and
graphs of great historic shrines their laconic architectural forms.
Benjamin Waxman, in memory
and cultural treasures of Russia;
"Today Pskov lies on the
of their late sister, Esther Men-
its cathedrals, churches, mona- thither side of the front lines,
ucha, and her late husband. The
steries, museums, palaces, etc., and it is with anxiety and pain
ceremony will take place at 2
as they were before the war, and that we await the day when the
p. in. in the Yeshivah building,
after their destruction by the terrible traces of Hitlerite occu-
PART Of INf
Linwood and Elmhurst.
German invaders. The ancient pation will unfold before our
Rabbi Silver will be the guest
cities of Russia, such as Novgorod, eyes." (From an article recently
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speaker and guest of the Yeshi-
Pskov, Chernigov and others, pre- written by Prof. N. Voronin in
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vah for Sunday and Monday. He
sent a thousand-year-old history Soviet Russia.)
will also head the examinations
of the Russian people. There is
The environs of Leningrad, the
for the students Monday from
a veritable treasure-house of an- large Peterhof Palace, the found-
cient Russian art in these monu- ation of which was laid in the
10 Ttooa slonpa. s r
of the Sefer To-
ments in which the people em- lifetime of Peter the Great, Tsar-
inscription
ceremony will be
bodied their most cherished con- skoye Selo, and others are shown
rah
Louis Rose, vice president of the
ceptions of beauty. Novgorod, the in their prewar architectural
Yeshivah. Morris Fisher, treas-
Great, a living memory of the beauty, and after the Nazi in-
urer of the Yeshivah, will open
most ancient history of Russia, vasion. Photographs of the Tol-
the celebration and will intro-
justly termed "The University of stoy Museum, of the Tschaikow-
Famous refugees have given price• duce the toastmaster. Cantor Isi-
Russian History,' shows its su- ski and Chekov museums, and
less original manuscripts and paint- dore Podetzky of Cleveland, 0.,
perb St. Sophia Cathedral, its many others, make this a note-
ings to be disposed of in promoting will offer musical selections. Re-
Kremlin, and other historic worthy exhibition of Russian art
sale of War Bonds. National Refu- freshments will be served. Raboi
treasures which are for the most
gee Service, whose work is financed Moses Rothenberg will be the
part completely unknown to
by United Jewish Appeal, took chairman of the spiritual part of
JWV to Honor Post
America.
leading part in organizing project. the ceremon. Everyone will have
The exhibition is open from 1
Part of collection has been ex- the chance to inscribe their own
Commanders and
p. m. to 10 p. m. Tuesdays
hibited at New York Public Library.
name or names of their beloved
through
Fridays,
and
9
a.
m.
to
Presidents March 12
Top Photo: Miss Heide Ilermanns, here or in service in the Sefer
6 p. m. on Saturdays and Sun-
pianist, one of participants, turns Torah, which will be furnished by
The Jewish War Veterans of days, at the Detroit Institute of
over manuscript contributed by the scribe, Mr. Gavrilowitz.
the United States, Department Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.
Thomas Mann to Franklin Hopper,
of Michigan, will honor the past
Director of Library (left), and
PIONEER WOMEN'S ORG.
commanders of the department
Mark Van Doren, Chairman of
The Council of the Pioneer
Books and Authors War Bond Com-
and posts, and the past presi-
mittee. Lower photo: Miss Elizabeth Women's Organization is spon-
dents of the Ladies' Auxiliaries Detroit Round Table
Bergner, film star, member of spon-
soring a victory rally at the
to these organizations, at its an- Carries on Activities
soring committee, and George Workmen's Circle Educational
nual dinner to be held in the
Grosz, who donated one of his
Center, 11529 Linwood, on Wed-
Crystal Ballroom of the Book- Gifts to Mt. Sinai
paintings, sort out contribution• . . nesday evening, Feb. 23, at
Cadillac Hotel on Sunday eve-
8.30 p. m. Luncheon chairmen
ning, March 12. There will be
The Music Study Club of De-
will report on funds raised. Edith
music and entertainment, to be troit will present a program of
followed by dancing after 9:30
Rossin Reznick 0 f the Halevy
Singing Society will be guest
o'clock. Admission is by invita- entertainment for the Jewish Old
Folks' Home, 11501 Petoskey, on
soloist, accompanied by Lillian
tion only.
be served.
The occasion will be highlight- Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m. UNIFORMS ON PARADE .. .
tnts
satisfied to continue to allow its
ibibeifnrsesha nt le the
ed by the presence of the Na-
The Music Study Club of De-
The parade of athletes in uni- personnel to participate in the
tional Commander of the Jewish troit aids musicians of unusual form is an imposing list these sport. His answer was "yes, very Ro
War Veterans of the United talent, and provides entertain- days. Word comes to us from the much so." Whether the same pro-
LITTELL
States, Archie H. Greenberg, as ment for the handicapped through Brooklyn Armed Guard Center gram will be projected into next
well as by Mrs. Jessie C. Gneshin, its philanthropic committee.
that the place is teeming with season is a matter depending on
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president of the National Ladies'
Mrs. J. S. Sauls will sing Yid- lieutenants and ensigns whose many things, so Mr. Knox isn't
Auxiliary to the Jewish War Vet- dish and Hebrew songs, accom- names are famous in sports.
committing himself at the time. Russian Poland, the son of Rab-
erans of the United States, who panied by Mrs. Jack Schorr. Bar-
Maurice (Mush) Dubofsky, line However, Naval officials note, the bi Pinchos Singer and Sheva Sil-
will both have interesting mes- bara Renton, Sue Knighton, Phyl- coach for Georgetown for the order under which the policy was berman Singer, he spent his child-
sages for the Jewish men and lis Pullberg, Jo Ann Meister and past 11 years, is now stationed framed has not been rescinded. hood in the small town of Leon-
women of Michigan.
Sue Winston will entertain with there. Also such names as Milt This, coupled with Mr. Knox's ex- czyn, near Warsaw. Later the •
Invitations have also been ex- dances, and Mrs. Herman Breg- Mirsky and Hank Rosenthstein pression of satisfaction over the family moved to Warsaw, where
tended to the American Legion man will close the program with can be added to the list. Samp- tryout, seems to give odds-on the father was a clerical magis-
and to the Veterans of Foreign Jewish music. The program has son's strong hoop outfit looks liklihood that next season will trate.
Wars, with both of which organi- been arranged by Mrs. Albert like a Brooklyn team in action, see Navy players on the field
For a short time he was a pri-
zations the Jewish War Veterans Meister of the philanthropic com- what with Chiefs Milt Mirsky af- again.
vate in the Russian army, having
are closely affiliated in comrade- mittee.
More than 125 colleges were been conscripted during the first
terward and Hank Rosenstein at
ship and common purpose. Gov-
center. Hank, as you no doubt in the pre-flight and college train- World War. He arrived in Poland
ernor Kelly and Mayor Jeffries
remember, won the Jewish Wel- ing program. (The army (lid not (luring the German occultation
are also expected to be present.
fare Board trophy as the best follow the same policy). Big- and was compelled to do manual
The event will also serve to Ladies ' Auxiliary, JWV ' player in the loop while playing name coaches were recruited to labor for a meager wage.
offer a salute to the boys of our
At the start of the Russian
with Brooklyn Jewish Center last teach the game. "We put on a
faith who have been returned Serves Refreshments
year and is the only seaman sec- big-scale football program mainly revolution, he moved to Kiev and
home, having been discharged
class on the team and also because we believe the sport is there made his debut as a writer,
The Department of Michigan and
from the armed forces in the Ladies'
Auxiliaries to the Jewish high scorer with 22 points in two an important phase of combat beginning with short stories that
present war and who are now
games. training," a high naval officer appeared in Yiddish periodicals.
full-fledged members of the Jew- War Veterans of the United
Camp Edison's new cage coach said. "And in so doing we prob- But to earn a livelihood he
States
contributed
and
served
re-
ish War Veterans in Michigan.
freshments to the service men at is Lt. Martin D. Friedman who ably saved college football from worked as proof reader on the
Samuel J. Rhodes, well known the Downtown Detroit USO on learned his basketball at New oblivion."
night shift of a small Jewish 111
Detroit attorney, is State Com- their designated "JWV Day," Utrecht High and Brooklyn Col-
Three cheers for the Navy!
daily.
mander, Department of Michigan
Abraham Callan, editor in chief
of the Jewish War Veterans of Feb. 7. Chairman Mrs. Mary Wal- lege. Holder of 16 awards in high
of the Jewish Daily Forward of
lace,
with
a
detailed
committee,
school
here
Emanuel
Schiller
is
the United States.
New York, came upon the title
now a physical training instruc-
participated :
story, "Pearls," reprinted it in
Lawrence H. Jones Ladies' for at Randolph Field Texas while
his paper, and made Mr. Singer
Auxiliary No. 190, JWV-US: another Brooklynite who is hand-
his Polish correspondent in 1923.
Mesdames Ida Greenbaum, Cecil ling p. t. program is Chief Petty
After 11 years' service Mr. Sin-
Modell, Sylvia Schaeffer, Elsie Officer Arnold Auerbach of Nor-
ger came to the United States in
Lefko, Julia Nathan. folk Training Station.
1934 and became a member of
With such an array of fighting
Lt. Eli Levin Ladies' Auxil-
BETTIE TAYLOR Presents
the editorial staff of the Forward.
iary No. 230 JWV-US: Mesdames men the Japs just don't stand a
In 1925 a second book of his
"BARES
Ida Schultz, president, Emma chance.
short stories was published, fol-
Peck, Bessie Nyman, Bea Weis- "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" . . .
lowed by "Iron and Steel," a
As the first full season of th-
berg, Rose Cohen, Florence Sin-
A Classic Swing Revue
novel of the German occupation
experiment of permitting Naval
koff.
of Poland, and "The New Rus-
CAST OF 30
Detroit Ladies' Auxiliary No. pre-flight students to play foot-
sian," an account of his extensive „„,
15E ABLE ID PRONE YOU ARE 11
135, JWV-US: Mesdames May ball came to a close Secretary
tour of the Soviet Union in 1926 w
Ginsburg, Lillian Feldman, Ann Knox was asked if the Navy was
as a correspondent of the For-
Elias,
Lillian
Morris,
Hattie
Co-
9 4( iltitc4.76 11d
ward. In 1932 the Forward se-
hen,
'Ann
Jacoby,
Ruth
Schrieber,
Halevy Society to Hold
rialized his . novel, "Moshe Kalb".
666 EAST ADAMS. RA. 2673 Rose Cowan.
His works, translated into Eng-
ANDREW N S;:JEED - MDR.
Each auxiliary donated toward Purim Festival Mar. 4
lish, included "The River Breaks
the expense of this project.
Up," 13 short stories catching
The Detroit Haievy Singing So-
the somber panorama of the river
ciety is planning a Purim Festi-
Vistula, published in 1938, and
val for its members, patrons and
"East of Eden," a parable of th• -
friends, to take the form of a
poor European Jew, 1939.
banquet on Saturday evening,
Besides his widow, Mr. Sing
March 4, at Pereira's, Dexter
leaves a son, Pvt. Joseph Singer
near Glynn Court.
of the Army.
AMERICAS MOST THRIWNGam.SPACIOUS
A program of music and en-
The funeral was held from the
follow the din-
tertainment
will
* *
Forward building.
ner, which is to be served at
7:30 p. m. Because of present
2nd
4. Week
PERSON
conditions, it is very necessary
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SINGER
popui
that reservations be made well
in advance. Telephone reserva-
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tions should be made by calling
aim second touch of "One Touch light against anti-Semitsm.
Mrs. Jack Rosberg at Trinity
of Venus"—since that. show hit
The conferenc e adopted a re:, -
2-2904.
Broadway scene last Novem-
New members al e now being the
olution
calling on the Republican
ber—will be added to "The Pause
enlisted in the Halevy. Singers That Refreshes on the Air" Sun- and Democratic parties as well as
are invited to come to Halevy day afternoon. Kenny Baker other national political parties
rehearsals on Tuesday evenings, (above), male lead of the stage to adopt planks at their national
at 8:30 o'clock, in the Roosevelt production, will sing the popular conventions condemning fomen-
School auditorium, Linwood at "Speak Low" and the nostalgic tation of religious or racial prej-
Burlingame. Non-singers who are 'Home, Sweet Home." The pro- udices, including anti-Semitism.
interested in the Society of Hal- gram, sponsored by Coca-Cola, is it called on each party to do its
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evy Patrons may also join at Hal- carried coast to coast via CBS part "in eliminating such repre-
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evy rehearsals or apply to Mrs. at 4:30, EWT.
hensible, undemocratic practices
GRAND BLVD. Just fast of Woodword
Ben Freeman at TO. 6-3374.
from American life."
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