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JETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America
Holds Annual Meeting in New York City
Convening at Yeshiva College
last week-end and at Pennsyl-
vania Hotel Monday through
Wednesday, July 12, the Rabbini-
cal Council of America listened
to several lectures on subjects
of Talmudical law and research
(Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin, presi-
dent of the Yeshiva; Rabbi Dr.
J. B. Soloveitchik, professor at
the Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary; and Rabbi Israel Ta-
bak of Baltimore, Md.), a schol-
arly discourse on the Centrality
of Palestine in Halacha and Ag-
gada (Rabbi Wolf Gold, chair-
man, World Mizrachi Executive),
an address dealing with all
phases of rescue and rehabilita-
tion of European Jewry (Rabbi
Dr. Isaac Levin, leader of Po-
lish Agudath Israel), and a paper
on Laws of Married Life and
Modern Psychology (Rabbi Dr.
Nathan Drazin of Baltimore).
Rabbis ministering to several
hundred large and small congre-
gations throughout the United
States and Canada devoted one
complete session to survey new
methods and techniques in Jew-
ish religious education for the
young and the adult, with Rabbi
Hyman Cohen of W. New York,
N. J., Rabbi Judah Damesek of
the Bronx, Rabbi Dr. Solomon
Wind and Rabbi Dr. Sidney B.
Hoenig of the Yeshiva College
faculty, participating. A public
meeting was taken up by a sym-
posium on orthodoxy in the post-
war world, with the following
participants: Rabbi J. H. Look-
stein of New York, "Outlook for
Judaism in the United States";
Rabbi Harry I. Wohlberg of
Brooklyn, "Future of Palestine";
and Rabbi Dr. Isadore Goodman
of Memphis, Tenn., "Reconstruc-
tion of European Jewry".
Practical problems of the min-
istry in the modern orthodox
congregations were aired by
representatives of various locali-
ties. The discussion was directed
by Rabbi Emanuel Marcus of
' New York speaking on "Train-
ing a Lay Leadership for the
Synagogue"; Rabbi Dr. Jacob B.
Agus of Dayton, 0., on "Ex-
tending into the Community";
and Rabbi Moses Mescheloff of
Miami, Fla. Rabbi Dr. Herbert
S. Goldstein of N. Y., Rabbi Dr.
Leo Jung of N. Y., Rabbi Simon
G. Kramer of the Bronx, and
Rabbi Samuel Levy of Perth Am-
boy, N. J., discussed relations of
the Rabbinical Council with other
groups and movements. Rabbi Dr.
David deSola Pool of N. Y., who
represents the Council on the
Jewish Welfare Board and heads
its Committee on Army and Navy
Religious Activities, diseased the
work of orthodox rabbis serving
in the United States Chaplains'
Corps. Several of these RCA
men who have not as yet been
sent overseas participated in the
sessions. Chaplain Morris Bes-
Din delivered the convention
sermon. Chaplain Herschel Schach-
ter eulogized Chaplain Louis
Werfel, another member of the
Council, who met his death while
on duty in the European theater
of war a half year ago.
On Friday evening and Satur-
day the following rabbis took
part in several seminars: Charles
B. Chavel, Louisville, Ky.; Elie-
zer Cohen, Hillside, N. J.; Elliot
J. Einhorn, Clarksburg, W. Va.;
Morris Finer, Tulsa, Okla.; Israel
E. Friedman, Minneapolis, Minn.;
Alfred Fruchter, Chicago, Ill.;
Benjamin Groner, Windsor, Ont.;
David B, Hollander, Bronx, N, Y.;
?Orris C. Katz, Hamilton, Ont.;
Benjamin Lapidus, Jamaica, N.
Y.; Benjamin Morgenstern,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Jacob J. Na-
than, Detroit; Hyman E. Schein :
feld, Ridgewood, N. Y.; Mordecai
Shuchatowitz, Edgemere, N. .;
and David Tamarkin, San An-
tonio, Tex. Sabbath and Shivo
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ducted by Rabbis Sholom II.
Barenholtz, Sheboygan, Wis.;
Jules Lipschutz, Newport, R. I.;
Israel Mowshowitz, Omaha, Neb.;
Jos. E. Rackovsky, Miami, Fla.;
and Joseph Singer, New Orleans,
La.
The presidential message was
given by Rabbi William Drazin
of Toronto, Canada, head of the
Council; Vice presidents Rabbis
Albert N. Mandelbaum, Bronx,
N. Y.; Morris Max, Brooklyn,
N. Y., and Mordecai A. Stern,
Richmond Hill, N. Y., presided
at the sessions along with Sec-
retary Rabbi Samuel Berliant,
Jackson Heights, N. Y. Treas-
urer Rabbi Meir Felman, Bridge-
port, Conn., and Rabbis Abraham
N. AvRutick, Newburgh, N. Y.;
Israel E. Gerstein, Chattanooga,
Tenn.; Maurice D. Solomon,
Kansas City, Mo.; Philip Tatz,
Philadelphia, Pa., and Max J.
Wohlgelernter, Detroit. Rabbi
Leon D. Stitskin of Rochester,
N. Y., was main speaker at an
informal dinner with the ladies
who are organized in a Histad-
ruth Horabonioth. The Rebitzins
had their own sessions and heard
papers by the following Mes-
dames: Louis Feigon of Galves-
ton, Morris Feiner, Tulsa, Okla.,
Israel Gerstein of Chattanooga,
Meyer Goldman of St. Petersburg,
B. Lapidus of Jamaica, Nissen
Heifetz of South River, Eman-
uel Lifschitz of San Diego, Mor-
ris Max of Brooklyn. Dr. Mor-
decai Soltes, executive director
of Yeshiva College, and Milton
Furst, president of the student
organization, talked on relations
of the alumni to their alma ma-
ter, the Isaac Elchanan Theolog-
ical Seminary and Yeshiva Col-
lege. A similar discussion was
had concerning the same problem
affecting the Hebrew Theologi-
cal College of Chicago. The Rab-
binical Council of America con-
sists mainly of graduates from
both these training schools for
the orthodox rabbinate.
Hebrew University
To Expand Activities
In Postwar Period
JERUSALEM (WNS). — A
program envisaging the expansion
of the postwar activities of the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem
which would require more than
$3,000,000 to realize, was dis-
closed here this week by Rector
Dr. Leon Mayer and Adminis-
trator Dr. Werner Senator.
Dr. Mayer declared that plans
have been made to establish a
Medical School and a School for
Economic and Social Research to
train administrators for Jewis ❑
national institutions in Palestine
and Jewish communities in Eu-
rope. The social science school
will also train men for adminis-
trative government offices.
Pointing out that the exclu-
sion of Jewish medical students
from the medical schools in most
of Europe will cause a shortage
of Jewish doctors in the decade
following the war, Drs. Mayer
and Senator said that it was es-
sential to proceed as quickly as
possible with the task of estab-
lishing the Medical School in
the Hebrew University. They also
stressed that the destruction of
Jewish educational and cultural
facilities in Europe made it in-
cumbent on the University to
train men who would be able to
function as teachers, social serv-
ice workers and librarians both
in Palestine and abroad.
Dr. Senator estimated that the
current expenditures over a five-
year period in this large-scale ex-
pansion will amount to about
$1,200,000 which, he said, will
be raised by fund-raising drives
in Palestine and the Jews abroad.
The capital expenditure of the
undertaking will be about $2,-
000,000, which will be raised by
large contributions from wealthy
individuals throughout the world.
This money will be used to erect
and equip the buildings needed
for the new schools.
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CAPITOL LETTER
By CHARLES BENSON
CAPT. LOUIS L. KAZDAN
Dr. Louis L. Kazdan, a prac-
ticing physician in Detroit prior
to his enlistment in the Medical
Corps of the Army in October,
1942, has been advanced to the
rank of captain.
Captain Kazdan is at present
stationed with a Station Hospital
in Northern Ireland. He is the
chief of the pathological labora-
tory there.
Captain Kazdan is a graduate
of the Wayne University College
of Medicine where he received
his Doctor of Medicine degree
and his Master of Science degree
in pathology.
While stationed in the United
States at the Billings General
Hospital, he was appointed to the
University of Pennsylvania for an
advanced course in Clinical
Pathology. He attended the uni-
versity for three months. Since
his arrival in Ireland he has
taken a course in the specialized
uses of the new drug, penicillin.
Mrs. Louis Kazdan, the former
Alta Seligson, a teacher in the
Detroit school system, is residing
at 18601 Kentucky Ave. Dr.
Kazdan is the son of Mrs. Rose
Kazdan.
Five .Detroiters Named
Directors on National
Jewish Welfare Board
The election of Mrs. Samuel
Glogower, Mrs. Joseph M. Welt,
Fred M. Butzel, Henry Meyers
and Isidore Sobeloff as members
of the board of directors of the
National Jewish Welfare Board
has been announced by Frank L.
Weil of New York, president of
the Board.
Election to the Board makes
these five Detroiters members of
the governing body of the or-
ganization. When the annual
meetings of the JWB were sus-
pended for the duration in 1942,
the powers of the National Coun-
cil, legislative body of the JWB,
were vested in the board of di-
rectors.
The National Jewish Welfare
Board is the Jewish member of
the USO and is the body author-
ized by the War and Navy De-
partments to provide religious
and welfare services to the armed
forces. In addition, JWB is the
National Association of Jewish
Community Centers, YMHA's and
YWHA's, comprising 293 organi-
zations with a membership of
390,000 men, women and chil-
dren.
Washington.
With the "tide of military bat-
tle" turned decisively in favor of
the United Nations, it appears
that the United States at last
has decided to discard the kid
gloves in her dealings with Hun-
gary and other Nazi-dominated
countries in which the Jews have
been persecuted. Even neutral
Turkey has inherited its share
of criticism for failure to do its
part in aiding refugees escape.
Both the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee and the House
Foreign Affairs Committee issued
strong warnings to Hungary and
the other satellites that the Uni-
ted States is determined that
the criminals shall be brought
to justice.
There is little doubt that there
were individual members of both
committees who were hesitant—
perhaps, as they claimed, for
"diplomatic" reasons—but when
it came to a vote no one dared
to lift his voice against the hu-
manitarian edicts. The resolutions
were initiated by the War Refu-
gee Board, seeking to further the
psychological warfare being car-
ried on by the Office of War In-
formation. The OWI broadcasts
such material to the countries
concerned.
Furthermore, the measures had
the full support of the State De-
partment. Asked to comment on
the committee resolutions, Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull said
that the people of the United
States are greatly concerned over
the murder and assassination of
the Jews in Hungary. He said
that many individuals, groups
and organizations had been voic-
ing their protests at the massa-
cres and that there cannot be
too many joining in this protest.
As for Turkey, Rep. Sol Bloom,
chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, followed up
his committee's approval of the
resolution on Hungary by intro-
ducing a measure asking the Sec-
retary of State to get to work
on Turkey. The resolution
charged that full advantage had
not been taken of the "great
Opportunities for the evacuation
of refugees from the Balkan
countries through Turkey" and
urged that country to facilitate
the entry of refugees and to es-
tablish a refugee camp for tem-
porary shelter.
It is felt here that Bloom, who
is an Administration man, would
not have acted in the face of
State Department opposition. It
is thought that his action may
preface stronger action on the
part of the State Department or
perhaps even by the
The temporary havmi at President.
Fort On•
taria was established to set th
necessary example for (Julian
ing consideration from the reca
citrant Turks. With the Allied in.
vasion of the continent and the
prospect of an earlier victory
than was expected, the United
States is in far better a position
to barter with Turkey for the
lives of those trapped in the
Balkans than we were just a
little over a month ago.
The clock strikes 11:59 o'clock,
but maybe during the last Ind.
ment a few hundred lives C an
be saved that would otherwise
be lost.
Community Calendar
Available to All
Local Organization s
The Community Calendar which
is maintained by the Jewish Com-
munity Council is a valuable aid
to all organizations in the city
which are anxious to have well.
planned and well-attended meet.
ings. Groups are urged to make
regular and frequent use of this
instrument.
In the Community Calendar are
listed the elates which have been
reserved by various organizations
for their major affairs through.
out the year. Program chairmen
who make use of the calendar
are informed as to whether the
dates they have selected for their
affairs have already been re-
served for some other group. If
not, a reservation is entered for
their organization, and other
groups are notified that it would
be inadvisable for them to plan
a competing affair. All major af.
fairs, as well as regular meetings,
such as membership rallies, anni-
versaries, donor luncheons, din-
ners, are listed.
Announcements of affairs which
have been cleared with the Com.
!nullity Calendar are published
in the Community Council Voice
which will reappear in the fall.
It is a simple matter to clear
and reserve a date on the Com-
munity Calendar. It can be done
by calling the office of the Jew-
ish Community Council, Cherry
1657. Miss Reva Reichman of
the Council staff will give all
the necessary information.
Conflicts and disappointments
can be avoided if all the groups
in the community will use the
Com munity Calendar regularly.
It is urged that organizations plan
their programs early, and clear
dates consistently.
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USO-JWB Activities
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The following were the listed
donors for various USO-JWB
projects during the first week of
July:
On July 30, Home Relief So-
ciety, and on July 10, Hadassah.
Phone COlumbia 4200
Infants Service Group and De-
troit Lodge No. 55, Knights of
Pythias, made contributions to
the Hawaiian Serv-A-Camp proj-
ect.
533-547 E. FOREST AVE.
Carolyn Friendship Club con-
tributed its usual monthly gift of
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the Great Lakes Club. The He-
brew Ladies' Aid is again assum-
ing its monthly contribution for •
this social evening.
DETROIT'S ONLY NATURAL MINERAL BATHS
At the Sunday morning bagel
Mineral, Turkish and Reducing Baths
and lox breakfast on July 2,
Hebrew Ladies' Aid, and on
July 9, Detroit Lodge Auxiliary,
Bnai Brith, the following host-
FOOT OF SECOND BLVD., OPPOSITE D. & C. BOAT LIN ES
esses served: Mesdames Sally Alt-
Take iVoodsard Cars Marked Boat Piers
shuler, Martha Goldman, Ida Ros-
Separate Departments for Men and Women
ner, Yetta Savage.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
A food package was sent to
Ford Brady by Bnai Brith Pisgah
RANDOLPH 6744
Lodge Auxiliary.
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