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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Dr. Robert Gordis Elected President
Of Rabbinical Assembly of America

LACKAWAXEN, Pa. — With
"Rabbis in Khaki," Jewish Chap-
lains of the United States Army
forming a large percentage of
those present, the 44th annual
convention of the Rabbinical As-
sembly of America closed its ses-
sion here with the election of
Dr. Robert Gordis as its new
president.
The scene of the convention,
usually marked by the sedateness
and solemness of ministers, bore
this year something of the aspect
of a military cantonment, and the
deliberations of the convention
largely reflected issued raised by
war.
The new president, Dr. Gordis,
is rabbi of Temple Beth-El of
Rockaway Park, L. I., N. Y., and
associate professor of Bible at the
Jewish Theological Seminary. He
is vice president of the Synagogue
Council of America and the au-
thor of a number of works dealing
with Biblical themes.
Dr. Israel M. Goldman, rabbi
of Temple Emanu-El of Provi-
dence, R. I., was elected vice
president. Dr. Goldman is the
president of the National Acad-
emy of Adult Jewish Studies and
vice president of the Rhode Island
Ministers' Union.
Other officers are: Treasurer,
Rabbi Arthur H. Neulander, Tem-
ple Beth Israel of Richmond Hill,
L. I., N. Y.; corresponding sec-
retary, Rabbi Herman Cohen,
Temple of Aaron, St. Paul, Minn.;
recording secretary, Rabbi Elias
Charry, Germantown Jewish Cen-
ter, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Louis M. Levitsky, the re-
tiring president of the Rabbinical
Assembly, in his presidential re-
port, said that one out of every
three rabbis affiliated with the
Assembly is now in uniform. Al-
together, some 250 rabbis are now
serving as chaplains with the
American armies, and 50 more
young rabbis are being "processed"
for early induction.
An interesting session was de-
voted to a discussion of "Religion
in the Fox Holes," with many
chaplains participating.
Dr. Robert Gordis, the new pres-
ident, announced that the com-
mittee which has been working on
the new Conservative prayer book
is nearing the completion of its
work.
Dr. Nahum Goldmann of the
World Jewish Congress told the
convention that many Jews were
indulging in "wishful thinking"
with respect to the Jews of Eu-
rope. It was his opinion, he said,
based on better sources than most,

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that only a small percentage of
the Jews of Europe would sur-
vive. Dr. Goldmann urged the use
by Jews of more "political action"
if they are to obtain their just
rights in the world.
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, presi-
dent of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, told of
plans which were now being con-
sidered, not yet fully completed,
for the expansion of the activities
of the Seminary. Others who par-
ticipated in this discussion were
Professor Alexander Mark and
Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan.
An interesting report was pre-
sented by Rabbi Joseph Zeitlin
for the social justice committee.
He suggested that from the pres-
ent appearance of things, "we
will win the war, but may lose
the peace". Ile proposed that the
rabbis intensify their activities to
spread among the people a knowl-
edge of the sound requirements of
a just and enduring peace.
A feature of the convention of
unusual interest was the banquet
tendered to Dr. Louis Ginsberg,
professor of Talmud at the Jew-
ish Theological Seminary, and
recognized generally as perhaps
the foremost Jewish scholar of
his generation. The occasion of
the celebration was Dr. Ginzberg's
reaching the age of 70.
Dr. Ginzberg, besides being a
profound scholar, is one of the
more colorful personalities in Jew-
ish life. As a child he was marked
by his precocity in Jewish studies,
but along with his interest in
Jewish lore was a strong bend to
mathematics. For a time he studied
under some of the world's great-
est mathematicians and consid-
ered the thought of making math-
ematics his vocation in life, but
in the battle between mathematics
and the Germara, the latter won.
Nevertheless, mathematics has con-
tinued to hold a strong interest
for him, and only recently he was
asked to do some mathematical
work for the War Department.
The convention adopted a reso-
lution acclaiming President Roose-
velt for the establishment of the
War Refugee Board and the "fres
port" for refugees. Another reso-
lution supported the establishment
of Palestine as a Jewish Com-
monwealth. Still another sup-
ported the cooperation of the
Rabbinical Assembly with the His-
tadruth Ivrith for the fostering
of the Hebrew language and
culture.

USO ACTIVITIES

The Kadimah Club sponsored
the Sunday morning bagel and
Lox breakfast. Miss Lillian Mey-
ers, Miss Sadie Garfinkle and Mrs.
Max Schlachter served.
Bnai Brith Pisgah Lodge sent
a food package to Fort Brady.
The Detroit Section, National
Council of Jewish Women, made
a generous contribution to the
Hawaiian Serve-A-Camp project.
The Center Mothers' Clubs
have contributed generously to
the Serve-A-Camp project and
to the USO-JWB food project.
A generous contribution was
made to the Hawaiian Serve-A-
Camp project by the Infants'
Service Group.
As usual, the Jewish Welfare
Board sponsored the Monday of
June 26 at the Downtown USO
Canteen.
The Odessa Independent La-
dies' Club provided 600 sand-
wiches, and hostesses for the full
afternoon. They were followed
in the evening by the Jewish
Consumptive Relief Society, with
the following hostesses in charge:
Mesdames Emil Edelson, chair-
man; Louis Golds, co-chairman,
Louis Please, Albert Millman,
Jean Gorman, Ben Davidson, Jos-
eph Bakst, Sam Solomon, Max
Rosenfeld, Morris Albert.

July 7, 1944

University Area
Women's Club Elects
Officers for Year

Stern Group Member
Sentenced to Death
By Military Court

The University Area Women's
Club announces the following of-
ficers and committee chairmen
who have recently been elected
to office:
Mrs. Joseph M. Markel, presi-
dent; Mrs. Sidney A. Pozen, vice
president; Mrs. Harold Somlyo,
treasurer; Mrs. Charles Belsky,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
harry Levine, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Harry Nachman, chair-
man of program committee with
Mrs. Ben Paull as co-chairman;
Mrs. Alex Brooks, chairman of
membership committee with Mrs.
Samuel M. Bez as co-chairman;
Mrs. Alfred Hecker, chairman of
publicity committee; Mrs. Max
Swartz, chairman of social com-
mittee with Mrs. Sidney Rabkin
as co-chairman; Mrs. Eugene
Franzblau, chairman of promo-
tions committee with Mrs. Charles
Rubinoff as co-chairman as co-
chairman; Mrs. Nathan F. Mar-
golis, representative to the House
League of the Jewish Community
Center.
University Area Women's Club
si affiliated with the Jewish Com-
munity Center and is open to
membership. It is composed of a
group of young women who are
interested in cultural affairs.
The next meeting of the group
will be held on July 10, at 8:30
p. m., at the home of Mrs. Alfred
Hecker, 3577 Outer Drive. There
will be refreshments and an in-
teresting program has been
planned.

JERUSALEM ( Palcor) — The
death sentence was imposed by

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baum, revealed in court that
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a military court on Shmayahu
Shmulevitz, alias Raphael Birn-
baum, a member of the Stern
group, found guilty of illegally
possessing firearms and explosives
and of firing at police in Tel
Aviv on April 5 last. After the t f whr
t t en h reen L a t r u n Detention Camp
sentence had been translated into via a tui nel they
Hebrew, at the defendant's in- weeks.
sistence, he rose and sang the
Hatikvah, the Jewish national
hymn.
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The sentence was preceded by
a five-hour speech in which the
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defendant outlined the ideology
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of the Stern group, declaring We
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that it is at war with the Pales-
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tine administration. His speech
was punctuated by quotations
Commerci a l
from the Psalms, Kant and Car-
lyle. At the conclusion of his
Acceptance Corp.
address he donned it cap and
Henry Jassy, Pres.
recited defiantly chapter 144 of 614 Fox Bldg.
the Psalms, which contains the

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