Friday, March 9, 1945
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Debt Redemption
Celebration Set
By Bnai David
At 6 p. m. this Sunday, Con-
gregation Bnai David, 14th and
Elmhurst, will celebrate the burn-
ing of the mortgage with a pro-
gram and banquet in the Social
Hall of the Synagogue. The en-
tire history of the Congregation
will be reviewed. A feature will
be the opening of the Golden
Book of the Building Redemp-
tion, in which each contributor
will inscribe his name.
The program will begin with
prayers. Following this, there
will be a banquet at which Rabbi
David Graubart of the North
Park Synagogue, Chicago, will
speak on "The Synagogue in the
Postwar World." Participating in
the program will be Rabbi Jos-
hua Sperka, Joseph A. Block,
Sidney Gorman and Cantor
Abraham Gartenhaus.
Congregation Bnai David, orig-
inaly named Beth David, has
served Detroit Jewry since 1892.
Its present structure was built
in 1928 at a cost exceeding
$200,000. The present indebted-
ness of less than $50,000 is now
completely wiped out.
The redemption campaign was
conducted intensively during the
last few months. Spurred on by
its spiritual leader, Rabbi Jos-
hua Sperka, and its fourth term
President. Joseph A. Block, and
led by Sidney Gorman and My-
ron J. Solomon, chairman and
secretary, respectively, of the
campaign, the campaign commit-
tee was composed of the board
of trustees.
Congregation Bnai David has,
(luring this last decade, created
many activities. Among these
are the Chevra Ay in Yascov,
with daily classes between Min-
cha and Maariv ; the Men's Club,
e Ladies Auxiliary, Sisterhood,
and youth groups. The winter
Friday night gatherings have
brought to its platform out-
standing speakers. The Religious
School was organized to supple-
ment religious instruction for the
children of the members.
SEEKS RELATIVE
Martin Sicherman of Buchar-
est is trying to learn the where-
abouts of Moise Abraham of De-
troit. Mr. Sicherman's name for-
merly was Friedman. Anyone
knowing the whereabouts of Mr.
Abraham get in touch with
Gladys Croll, Jewish Social Ser-
vice Bureau, Trinity 2-4080.
Give to the Red Cross.
Discuss Rebuilding
Of Polish Jewry
Pisgah Women Will
Honor Eddie Cantor
At Initiation Monday
MOSCOW ( WNS) — The re-
On Monday, March 12, at the
habilitation of the Jewish com-
munity of Poland and the re- Congregation Bnai Moshe, the
building of Jewish culture there Pisgah Women of Bnai Brith
was discussed here last week in will initiate 300 new members.
the hall of the Jewish Anti-Fas-
cist Committee. The meeting
was attended by leading Russian
and Polish Jews.
The fighting spirit of the • Jew-
ish officers and men in the Polish
Army now fighting on German
territory side-by:side with the
Red Army was lauded by S.
Duskeviez, a representative of
the Union of Polish Patriots in
the USSR. An indication of the
number of Jewish artists who
were slaughtered in Poland was
given by actress Eda Kaminska,
who said that of the over 400
Jewish actors in Poland only 60
survive.
7,000 Jewish Refugees
Serve in British Army
LONDON ( WNS) — Figures
made public here this week on
the number of Jewish refugees
in England reveal that 10,000
left the country before the out-
break of the war. Of the re-
maining 50,000 about 12,700
have left since the war. It is
estimated by Jewish groups here
that another 14,000 will emi-
grate overseas after the war.
About 7,000 Jewish refugees are
serving in the British armed
forces.
The industries developed by
Jewish refugees during the war
absorb more local workers than
the total number of Jewish refu-
gees in the whole of England.
Although Jewish leaders have no
definite information as to the
status which the government may
give the refugees after the war,
they hope that no drastic steps
will be taken and that a large
number of refugees will be al-
lowed to remain in the country.
They also believe that refugees
serving in the armed forces and
those engaged in important war
work will be naturalized.
Churchill Sees Ibn Saud
Aiding Palestine Solution
LONDON (Palcor) — Prime
Minister Churchill, reporting on
the Yalta conferences and on
his subsequent meetings, together
with President Roosevelt, with
Arab rulers, told Parliament that
he had "high hopes that when
the war was over good arrange-
ments can be made for securing
peace and progress, with the
Arab world and in the Middle
East generally."
The Prime Minsiter said that
Ibn Saud's "aid will be needed
at the close of the war in reach-
ing a solution of the problem of
the Arab world and of the Jew-
ish people in Palestine." The
Middle East question will be
taken up at the San Francisco
conference.
JEMS CHANGE POLICY
The JEMS announce a change
of policy in their meetings. Two
meetings a month will be held.
One, a formal business meeting
at the Book-Cadillac and one, an
informal social meeting to be
held at the members' homes.
The first of these informal
meetings will be Sunday, March
18, at the home of Jean Dizick.
The sports committee is plan-
ning an outing for Sunday,
March 25.
Aaron B. Margolis
...
Abraham Littman will present
a new Yiddish play, "When
Hearts Are Singing," at the
Scottish Rite Auditorium, Ma-
sonic Temple on Chol Moed Pes-
ach, Sunday, April 1. There will
be only two performances here,
at 2 :30 and 8 :30 p. m.
Two favorite Detroit guests are
heading an excellent cast: Saul
Goldenberg and Michael Michael-
esko. The play was written by
William Siegel and the music by
William Secunda. Further details
will appear in the following is-
sues of the Jewish Chronicle.
JERUSALEM ( Palcor) — Arab
circles here are now engaged in
a discussion of the Palestine
problem and have under consid-
eration a proposal for the exten-
sion of Jewish immigration into
Palestine for another five years.
This immigration, however, is
to be dependent on the consent
and authority of the Arabs, and
is intended to demonstrate to
democratic public opinion that
the Arabs are not oblivious of
the tragedy of European Jewry.
The immigration to be pro-
posed by the Arabs is designed
GRIGG SURPRISED
to perpetuate the Jewish popula-
tion in Palestine as one-third of
JERUSALEM (Palcor') — Sir
the country's total population.
Edward Grigg, British Minister
to the Middle East, was frankly
University Area Women
surprised at Jewish farming
To See Film Wednesday
methods and asked the settlers
of Givath Brenner how so large
The next meeting of the Uni- a number of people could sub-
versity Area Women's Club will sist on the small area which is
be held at 8 :30 p. m. Wednesday, theirs, during a recent visit to
March 14, at the Bagley School. the Jewish settlement.
The program will include a movie
on present-day education, called
For Sole—Apartments
"Pop Rings the Bell." Following
RABBI YEHUDA COHEN
the film, Otis A. Crosby of the
Board of Education will speak.
In recognition of his contri-
The public is invited.
butions to the Bnai Brith and
services rendered to world Jew-
ry, this will be called the Eddie DEPUTIES VISIT PALESTINE
Cantor Class.
JERUSALEM ( Palcor ) —Three
Mrs. Leonard Sims is the chair- Laborite members of Parliament
man of the initiation service.
stopped for two days in Pales- and your heirs forever by millet Mg
The new Business and Profes-
invest men ts Nvith
if glued to
tine as guests of the Jewish as
starvation earnings. Fixed income
sional Women's group of Pisgah
Agency on their homeward jour- securities or deposits with no op-
Women will also be initiated and ney from Russia. They are Lord port unity for capit al gains are fer-
receive its charter.
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tility Improvident these days.
Farington, Chief Labor whip in
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The following women will give the House of Lords; John Park-
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'1•1111 brick beauty,
19 apt.
the initiation service : Mrs. Irv- er, M.P., and Thomas Fraser,
a iit s, I rms. New stoker, new tallit-
ing Gilbert, Mrs. William Phil-
h.ss water heater, O.P.A. distress
M.P.
lips, Mrs. Lewis Manning, Mrs.
They dined with Moshe Sher- rent $10.000. Bldg. cost SI 05.000.
Leonard Sims, Mrs. Harry Sing- tok, Chief of the Political De- Only $17,500. terms $20,000.
31 RIO, Count tiled willies. Lobby.
er and Mrs. Nathan Wolf.
partment of the Jewish Agency. Insulated at tic. New litea In plant
The ritual tableau will be pre-
sew stoker IleW tank less water
sented by members of the Pis-
heater. Distress rent 314,000.
VILLAGE CUT OFF
Only 375,000, terms
cost $113,000.
gah dramatic group. On the pro-
613,000.
GDERA (Palcor)—Kfar Men-
gram will also be the Hillel Play-
New ref 11 g.
2-3 rms.
25 MR.
ers of Ann Arbor. Rabbi Yehuda achem, of Kibbutz "Hashomer new stoves, new stoker, new tank -
Dist
rem rent
lens
water
heater.
Cohen, director of the Hillel Hatzair," was cut off for six
Only
$88,500.
Bldg.
cost
$9800.
Foundation in Ann Arbor, will weeks during the November-De-
$33,000 terms $25,000 rash.
cember rainy season owing to
be the speaker.
Elegant 2-3 large t
IN opt.
The program will start at 8:30 the absence of a road connecting Quaim y merchandise. Stoker tank-
p. in. Members and the public the outpost village with the main less hot water. Distress rent $8670.
Only $48,000
cost $85,000.
highway seven kilometers across Bldg.
are invited.
terms $20,000.
the moorlands. The settlers, many
20 001 4-6 rots. very clean. Car-
of whom are "Chalutzim" from
pet stairs. New stolcer rankles
water
heater. Widow will sell at
Polish Jewish Office
the United States, are pressing
the Palestine Government auth- cost. only $15,000 own.
Has Survivors' List
WE SPE('IALIZE IN THE MAN-
orities to assist them in the con-
AGEMENT OF At..utT)tENTs
There is now available in the struction of a road.
110MER WARREN k CO.
office of The American Federa-
Ca. 0321
Dime Bldg.
tion for Polish Jews, 9124 Lin-
Give to the Red Cross.
eh
wood, a list of •Jewish survivors,
in Lublin, and also a list of those
liberated Jews in Lublin who
are seeking their kinsmen in the
United States. The office is open
from 10 a. in. to 4 :30 p.
Monday through Friday.
WHY PENALIZE
YOURSELF
YOUTH WINS $1,000
NEW YORK "Symphonic Al-
legro," a nine-minute orchestral
selection, composed by Peter
Mennini, 21, Eastman School of
Music graduate from Erie, Pa.,
won the $1,000 first annual na-
tionwide George Gershwin Memo-
rial Contest, sponsored by Vic-
tory Bnai Brith Lodge.
WISE
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head of the Center educational
committee.
Jonah B. Wise is the son of
the late Rabbi Isaac M. Wise,
To assure your full
founder of Reform Judaism in
regular supply of
America. He received his rab-
Manischewitz Matzo
binical training at the Hebrew
and Matzo Products
Union College in •Cincinnati, and
went abroad for postgraduate
for Passover, we
studies. He has been Rabbi of
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In May, 1935, the Hebrew Un-
22, at the home of Mrs. Al Prag,
ion College conferred on Rabbi
4309 Buena Vista Ave.
Wise the honorary degree of
Doctor of Hebrew Law in recog-
nition of the place he occupied
in American Jewish leadership
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activity on behalf of overseas re-
lief (luring the past few years.
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Participating actively in many
civic and religious organizatons,
Rabbi Wise served as chairman
of the board for the 1944 United
Jewish Appeal of Greater New
Kosher Meat & Poultry Market
York, Inc. He is a member of
the board of governors of the
..a , Hebrew Union College.
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Littman Brings New
Yiddish Play Here
Arabs Consider
Easing Jewish
Immigration Ban
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