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( VOL. 46, NO. 48

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER I, 1944

Mayor Jeffries to Be Guest
Speaker at Dedication Dec. -3

Twelfth Street Center Sponsored by
Council of Jewish Women and Center

Community Center
To Present Concert
Of Jewish Music

New Composition to
Be Heard Dec. 12

Permanent Jewish Conference
Urged by Local Electors

Trachtenberg Recommends Reorganization
On Basis of Local Communities

The American Jewish Conference, created as a war-
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr., will be the main
The Music Department of the time agency to voice the 'opinions of American Jewry
speaker at the dedication of the Twelfth Street Council
Community Center an- on the problems of postwar reconstruction and Palestine,
Center on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2 p. m. The new Center, Jewish
nounces that the next Center
an extension of the Jewish Community Center, is spon- Musicale on Tuesday, Dec. 1L,, ••
-become a permanent representative body devoted
to representing the American, Jewish community in mat-
sored jointly by the National Council of Jewish Women
ters affecting Jewish life in the United States as well as
and the Jewish Community Center. It is located at 8687
Twelfth, corner Blaine.
abroad.
This is the substance of the resolution adopted at
In the evening of the same day, the high school

boys and girls of the neighbor-
hood will participate in a pro-
gram of dancing and entertain-
ment in the Council recreation
room. Admission will be free,
and refreshments will be fur-
nished by the Center, while en-
tertainment will be provided by
talented members of the Jewish
Community Center. The children
of the neighborhood will hold
Rabbi Leo Jung to
forth on Monday afternoon, Dec.
Be Guest Speaker
4, with a special program of mo-
tion pictures and entertainment.
Among the speakers expected Final preparations for the
are Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Bnai Moshe mortgage burning
Jr., Hy C. Broder, president of banquet on Dec. 10 are being
the board of the Jewish Commun- made by the committees coordi-
ity Center; Mrs. H. V. Krieger,
president of the Detroit Section, noted under the general chair-
National Council of Jewish Worn- manship of Mrs. Harry Rosman.
en; Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower, The committee on attendance,
member of the National Jewish headed by Mrs. Louis Kepes and
Welfare Board; Herman Jacobs,
executive director of the Jewish. Mrs. Alex Fisch, report that a
Community Center; Isidore So- large turn out is assured, and
beloff, director of the Jewish that reservations will be accept-
Welfare Federation; Rabbi Max eel at the congregation office, if
J. Wohlgelernter, and Airs. Leon-
ard H. Weiner, chairman of the made on time.
A special souvenir book to corn-
operating
committee
of
the
Twelfth Street Council Center.
memorate the occasion will be
published, which will contain the
Ma2tig• Program
Followin g the official presen- current and past history of the
congregation and will prominent-
tation
the keys
to Harold
ly feature the honor roll of sonic
Weiss, of
director
of the
new unit,
a musical program will be pre- 250 sons of members in the armed
sented under the direction of services. The book is edited by
Julius Chajes, director of music Ben F. Goldman, who performed
at the Jewish Community Cen- a similar office in 1929, when
ter, and will feature Betty Ko- the Synagogue was dedicated on
\valsky, talented young pianist. its present site. The guest speak-
A tour of the building conducted or of the evening will be Rabbi
by Council volunteers and an in- Leo Jung of New York.
Assisting Mrs. Rosman is Mrs.
formal reception will close the
Adolph Deutsch, the co-chairman,
program, which has been planned
_
t)); Mrs. Sidney J. Allen and Mrs. and Mrs. Adolph Beck, Mrs. Mor-
Alfred Koffman, co-chairmen of ris Rosenberg, Mrs. Louis Guns-
114, the arrangement committee; and berg' Mrs. Sam Freedman, Mrs.
Mrs. II. .J. L. Frank, chairman I. E. Goodman, the president of
the Sisterhood, Mrs. Ralph Beck,
of the hospitality committee.
The new Center, occupying a Mrs. Harry Robinson, and Mrs.
store and basement on Twelfth, Bert Ruby, who head the various
corner Blaine, is the result of committees. The congregation
the combined efforts of the Na- committee assisting the Sister-
tional Council of Jewish Women hood is composed of Ben F. Gold-
and the Jewish Community Ceti- man Harry Rosman, Irwin Tam-
ter to meet recreation needs cre- ler, Eugene Weiss, Morris Rosen-
ated by the Jewish population berg. and Theo M. Curtis.
On Dec. 6 the Sisterhood will
shifts of the past decade. It is
an attempt to bring facilities into sponsor a card party for the
the Jewish neighborhoods of De- benefit of the Ida Hibbard fund
which provides plastic limbs for
troit.
•
Build to accommodate the ac- veterans of the present war.
tivities considered most desired Mrs. Fay Freeman is chairman
hy the Community, the new Cen- of the affair, Mrs. Lester linty,
for contains a large recreation treasurer, and Mrs. Eugene Gelb-
r ■ iorn with table tennis facilities, man and Mrs. Emery Ehrenwald
1)001 tables, 0 large dancing area, are in charge of attendance;
juke box, a snack bar and a fully Airs. Louis Greenfield is in
charge of refreshments. The pub-
lie is welcome.
See JEFFRIES—Page 16

Dr. B. H. Douglas
Addresses Jewish
Hospital Assn.

Bnai Mosheto Hold

Banquet on Dec.10

$2,000,000 Drive to
Open in February

the meeting of Conference elect-
ors and Community Council dele-
gates which was held Tuesday,
Nov. 21, under the auspices of
the Jewish Community Council.
The resolution, presented by Leon
Kay, president of the Detroit sec-
tion of the American Jewish Con-
gress, was adopted after a lengthy
discussion of the record, accom-
plishments and future prospects
of the American Jewish Congress.

Garvett Presides

Morris Garvett, vice president
Dr. Bruce H. Douglas, Com-
missioner of Health of the City of the Community Council, pre-
of Detroit, was the main speak- sided at the meeting. Dr. Joshua
er at a meeting of the Jewish Trachtenberg of Easton, Pa.,
Hospital Association of Detroit chairman of the Conference sub-
held at the Stotler Hotel Tues- committee on the postwar status
day, Nov. 28, at 8:15 p. m. c of Jews, was the guest speaker.
Dr. Douglas in his address In a detailed and stimulating ad-
WYN GARDEN
p
out that Detroit now has dress, Dr. Trachtenberg main-
that the American Jew-
will be devoted entirely to com- 3.5 per cent beds per thousand
will
positions written by Jewish corn- instead of the 3.2 beds per ash Conference had actually fin-
positions
its assigned task at the
posers. Wyn Garden, soprano, thousand that it had until very
posers.
Julius Chajes, pianist, Arthur recently. He stressed the fact first session of the Conference
Grossman, violinist, and Bernard that a city is definitely under- in Sept.. 1943, when it adopted
Argiewicz, cellist, will share the hospitalized if it has less than dec isions and policies on postwar
program. Miss Garden made her five beds per thousand, and that, reconstruction in Europe and a
Pales-
sh Commonwealth in Pales-
debut in one of the important it has adequate hospital facilities Jewish
roles at the "Gypsy Baron" per- if it has six or seven beds per tine.
The Conference had been cre-
which was —held last .thousand population.
May in the large auditorium of
Fred M . Butzel review
reviewed th e ated as a consultative, ..policy-
Masonic Temple. Since then she history of the Jewish Hospital making body, and it had not been
has appeared frequently in con- movement. He was in a remin- intended that it should become
certs, performing mainly Jewish iscent mood and told of the brave a body to carry on an active pro-
and Hebrew songs. Her program but inadequate attempts made gram to implement its decisions.
will include songs by L. Weiner, years ago to establish a Jewish This, Dr. Trachtenberg held, had
L. Saminsky, I. Edel, J. Chajes, Hospital here.
been added to the scope of the
and M. Zaire.
Max Osnos, chairman of the Conference as a result of the
provisional committee of the hos- enthusiasm of the delegates for
New Composition
Of special interest promises to pita!, told of the recent effort the idea of an over-all national
be the first Detroit performance made to establish a modern hos- Jewish body. The three major
of "Andante Religioso," for vio- petal that would help place De- Conference commissions on Pal-
lin, cello, and piano by A. W. troit on the list of adequately estine, rescue of European Jew-
cities. ry, and postwar reconstruction
Binder. Mr. Binder, one of the
Binder.
It was announced that about have been working faithfully and
leading Jewish composers, is pro-
fessor at the Jewish Theological Feb. 1, 1945, a campaign will be with varying degrees of effective-
Semina•y, and music director at launched to raise $2,000,000 for ness. Its outstanding success was
in securing a united representa-
the 92nd St. YMHA and at the a 200-bed hospital.
The campaign is being directed tion at the recent UNRRA con-
Free Synagogue in New York
City. The composition to be per- by a provisional committee head- ference in Montreal, where the
formed is based on traditional ed by Max Osnos and includes major Jewish demands were
Bible chanting and on chassidic Sidney J. Allen, Maurice Aron- adopted by that international
sson, Irving W. Blumberg, Fred body.
moods with its mystic and acs- M. Butzel, Irwin I. Cohn, Israel Conference Disappoints
Davidson, Harry Frank, Leo Sie-
See MUSIC—Page 16
Trachtenberg suggested
eel, Abraham Srere, Frank A. thDr.
that the Conference has been a
Wetsman
and Henry
Wineman.
Organizational
plans
for the disappointment to many American
Jews because it has not achieved
campaign are proceeding.
certain results for which they
Details as to board, site, staff, had hoped. However, he pointed
and other matters of policy will out, such disappointment is based
be taken up in due course. The on the fact that many persons
community at this time will con- hoped it would do things for
centrate on raising the funds, which it was not created and
For the second time since our with assurance that community which it was not supposed to do.
leadership, representative of all lie maintained that it was powe•-
country's entry into the War, the elements of our population, will less to do these things because
elected representatives of Amer-
See HOSPITAL—Page 16
See CONFERENCE—Page 16
ican Jewish communities and na-
tional organizations — the Me-
gates to the American Jewish
Conference—will meet to review
the Jewish scene, receive reports
ports
of past activities and map out
plans for the future.
The 14 months that have
By BERNARD G. RICHARDS
By RABBI JOSHUA SPERKA
pas4 since the first session of
of Bnai David Synagogue
the 'American Jewish Conference EDITOR'S NOTE:—The writer of this article was for many years
a member of the executive committee of the Zionist Organi-
In the year 1621 our Pilgrims ious discrimination. They suf- in New York City have proven
zation of America and executive secretary to the American
instituted for themselves a day fered for their faith and were that unified action in the fields
Jewish Congress. He attended several of the World Zionist
of Thanksgiving. Why did the willing to sacrifice for their free- of Rescue, Palestine and Postwar
Congresses a and has been on terms of personal friendship with
Pilgrims establish this Festival? dom. They were determined to problems is imperative for the
the outstanding Zionist leaders of this century, including Dr.
Why did they find it necessary leave their old country and be- successful implementation of tho
Weizmann.
•0 set aside a day of Thanks- come, in the words of the New rehabilitation and reconstruction
riving? My answer is that the Testiyoynt, "Pilgrims and strong- program which called the Confer-
When
World I broke out . in Sokolow, Dr. Jehiel Tchlenow and
i•ioneering fathers of this repub- ers ,f',,,rarth to seek a better c nee into being.
1' 4, the World Zionist Boris Goldberg, who had just
Of
the
500
delegates
who
will
August,
19
:a. had to fight. sacrifice and to condi ry." They were willing to
build a new mode of life. Under become immigrants and, in the gather in Pittsburgh, nearly 100 organization, with its headquar- arrived there, took hold of Zion-
tich circumstances, life and its narrow terminology of our day, are new ones, some of them al- tern in Berlin, Germany, sudden- ist affairs and Palestinian under-
blessings are not merely taken aliens on this continent. They ternating for those unable to 1Y found itself cut off from the takings. This group, with the aid
for granted, but rather accept- ventured to sail on The May- attend, and some, new appointees rest of the world and incapaci- of Zionist workers in England,
ed with joy and gratitude. Every flower in 1620 to find refuge in of the national organizations. In toted for further activities ex- organized for emergency meas-
ncw step reached and every new America. They dared to sail to addition to these changes in per- tending to lands abroad. The ores and brought forth a new
stage achieved is cause for re- a new country in the hope that sonnel, there will also be a center of world operations was leader very much as Dr. Schmar-
here they would no longer suffer change in the number and corn- therefore shifted to London, Eng- jah Levine, who. having been left
Joicing and thanksgiving.
the United States at
This may well remind us that religious interference. They cros- position of the groupings, due land, where Zionist leaders and stranded in
especially representatives of the
the Pilgrims had tasted the bit-
See WEIZMANN—Page 13
international body like Nahum
See AMERICAN—Page 16
terness of oppression and relig- See THANKSGIVING—Page 16

Thanksgiving Broadcast Over
WE r J Thursday, Nov. 23

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American Jewish
Conference Opens
On Sunday, De
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When Dr. Weizmann
Emerged
g As Leader