May 19, 1944
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Winners
in AZA National Jewish
One-Act Playwriting Contest
I AM A WAC
By LT. FREDDIE BOYLE
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Jewish Refugee, Discoverer of Vivicillin,
Risked Life to Discover Its Effects
Next Sunday marks the sec-
ond anniversary of the Women's
LONDON (WNS). — Dr. Hans the news of the discovery last
Army Corps. On May 14, 1942,
Enoch, co-discoverer with Dr. week it failed to mention that the
just seven days after the fall of
Corregidor, Public Law 552 was Kurt Wallerstein of a new anti- scientists were Jewish refugees
from Germany. During an inter-
approved by Congress. Passage infection drug known as vivi- view
with representatives of the
of that law meant that the Wo- cillin, risked his life in testing press, both Drs.
Enoch and, Wal-
men's Army Auxiliary Corps, "a the effects of the new drug be- lerstein used the occasion to
corps of women in military uni- fore permitting it to be admin- point out that they were disap-
form and tinder military disci- istered to another human being. pointed at the failure of the
pline, was organized for non- After initial work had been corn- press to refer td them as Jews.
combatant service with the Ar- pleted on vivicillin by the two Dr. Enoch is 50 years old. He
my." On May 15 President Jewish scientists, both of them came here in 1935 from Ham-
Roosevelt signed Bill No. 552
refugees from Germany, they burg, where he was doing re-
and issued an Executive order were so confident of its efficacy search work with his father, a
authorizing a strength of 25,000 that they decided to test the famous
scientist.
for the WAAC. Also on the 15th, drug on themselves rather than
Dr. Wallerstein is a bio-chemist
the Secretary of War appointed first use it on other human "gui- in
his early twenties. He is a
Charles S. Becker (right), Cincinnati Sunday school teacher, Oveta Culp Hobby Director of nea pigs". A virulent culture was graduate of Cambridge Univer-
the
WAAC.
who won first prize in the national one-act playwriting contest on a
thereupon injected into Dr. city. He arrived in England from
May 27 recruiting for Officer
Jewish theme sponsored by Aleph Zailik Aleph, Bnai Brith youth Candidates began and over 30,- Enoch, who risked his life if Germany in 1936.
vivicillin had failed to counteract
organization, in cooperation with the Women's Supreme Council 000 American women from all the bacillus. When the experi-
of Bnai Brith and the American Association for Jewish Education. parts of the country applied for ment proved a success, the Jew- Beth El Consecration
Becker's prize-winning play was entitled "Pastor Knoll". Second permission to train as candidates ish scientists announced it to the Service Friday, May 26
for commissions in the Women's world.
prize went to Rabbi Louis I. Newman (left) of Temple Rode1ph Army Auxiliary Corps.
The new drug has been hailed
July 20
Shalom, New York City, for his play, "The Pangs of the Messiah". four hundred forty successful
A special Sabbath eve service
by British chemists as a discov-
Third prize was won by Private Harold Franklin (center), New applicants began training to be ery that will save the lives of will be conducted at Temple Beth
York, former staff member of the Anti-Defamation League.
officers at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, hundreds of thousands of Allied El on Friday, May 26 at 8:15.
and about 300 enrolled members soldiers wounded or injured in Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will preach
entered basic training as aux- battle. Medical circles here be- on "What Parents Owe to Their
Helen Goldstrom to Deliver Commencement
iliaries (privates). This is how lieve that vivicillin will be of Children" and the music will be
the women of the nation started tremendous value in treatment of rendered by the Temple quartet
Sermon at Temple Israel Graduation Service
to take an active part in mili- all sorts of virus infections and with Julius Chajes directing and
septic wounds among soldiers. Jason Tickton at the organ. This
Miss Helen Louise Goldstrom, W. Hass, will render a special tary service.
Waacs at Ft. Des Moines were Recently a young boy here was annual Consecration service for
director of the National Federa- musical program.
first under the direction of Bri- taken to a hospital for treatment confirmants and their parents will
tionof Temple Youth, will deliver
Sheldon Rose, son of Mr. and gadier General Don C. Faith and for appendicitis and perotonitis. be held at this service. A social
the commencement sermon at the Mrs. Edward Rose, will be the were trained by male officers Because the boy suffered from hour, under the auspices of the
who were surprised at the ease hemophilia, the doctors were Sisterhood, will follow the re-
valedictorian of the class. The with which women learned to afraid to operate for fear that ligious service.
diplomas will be awarded by Mor- drill and adjust themselves to any scratch might have caused
Confirmation services will be
ris Garvett, president of the con- Army routine. Women in the him to bleed to death. Instead, held on Shevuoth morning, Sun-
gregation, and the special honors Army have been surprising male the boy was injected with vivi- day, May 28 at 9:30.
will be awarded by Arthur J. superiors ever since by their cillin and he recovered without
Sabbath morning services are
Haas, chairman of the school diligence and efficiency.
an operation. One injection of held every Saturday from 11 to
board of Temple Israel. The
Among the first assignments the drug also cured a young girl 12 o'clock in the Main Auditorium.
annual Morris Garvett Leadership for Waacs were clerical jobs and who was admitted to a hospital
Medal will be awarded to Sheldon motor corps. Later the women here for mastoiditis.
Rose. The scholarship medals will replaced men in technical po-
When the British press carried
be given to Rosemary Anne Em- sitions. On July 1, 1943 when
met, Edith H. Stocker and Alan the Women's Army Auxiliary
M. Kohn. The activities pin will Corps became the Women's Army
be given to Barbara Weinberg Corps, Woes were doing 155 dif-
and to Sheldon Rose. Honorable ferent types of Army jobs. At
mention will be given to Allan the present time they are cred-
Sherr.
ited with '239 kinds of jobs; and,
Every girl in the class will re- according to their commanding
Annual Consecration Services of Congregation Shaarey
ceive an invitation from the officers, they are doing them
Zedek will be held on Sunday morning, June 4.
well.
Temple Juniors to join this or-
Traditional announcements of receptions at home will
ganization of young women, and
The present authorized strength
appear in the next two issues of The Detroit Jewish Chron-
so continue active in the work of of the Women's Army Corps is
building Temple Israel.
200,000. Wacs are now serving
icle—May 26 and June 2.
The National Federation of on over 300 posts throughout this
Parents of Consecrants are urged to send their notices
Temple Youth, of which Miss nation and in the following for-
for insertion in these two issues as soon as possible. There
eign
theaters.
Italy,
England,
Goldstrom
is
executive
director,
HELEN GOLDSTROM
is a chary,. of $1 for each insertion.
is an affiliate of the Union of Africa, India, Hawaii, and New
Temple Israel High School grad- American Hebrew Congregations. Caledonia.
uation service, Friday night, May Both the Young People's Club of
26, at 8:30, in the Lecture hall Temple Israel and the Temple
of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Israel Juniors are members of
the National Federation. Miss
Her subject will be "A Chal- Goldstrom
heads a national
lenge to Jewish Youth".
Fourteen young men and wom- movement of Jewish youth en-
en of the ages of 17 and 18 listing the young people in the
will receive the diploma or cer- service of the synagogue, the
community, and religious
tificate of Temple Israel High Jewish
ideals.
School.
The following is a list of the
In honor of the occasion, the graduates: Rosemary Anne Em-
youth choir of Temple Israel
mer, Shirley Fenberg, Alvin
High School, conducted by Can- Gibbs, Stuart Graff, Alan M.
tor Robert S. Tulman and ac- Kohn, Esther Levine, Sheldon
companied at the organ by Karl Rose, Dolores C. Schostak, Allan
Sherr, Edith Stocker, Shirley E.
Stocker, Bernard Sylvan, Bar-
bara Weinberg, 011ie Weiss.
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