Friday, November 16, 1945
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The legal Chronicle
Rags Nine .
WOMAN CF THE WIEEIC Huberman to Play
Charming, vivacious, soft-spoken Mrs. Morris Adler is saluted by
THE CHRONICLE as The Woman of the Week. Mrs. Adler was
born in Brooklyn and learned to play baseball at an early age. She
,vuld still rather play baseball than watch the game although
e does not have the time for this except once in a while in
the summer and then only with her daughter.
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In great demand as a speaker, Mrs. Adler travels on speaking
tours which take her through Chicago, Upper Michigan, Toronto,
Montreal, Ottawa and other Canadian cities under the auspices
of the sisterhoods affiliated with the Women's League of America
and the Hadassah. As a rule, her
,771 topics are Women's Place in Spir-
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Detroit Halevy Society JNF Donor Rally
In London For Jewish Plans Musical Social
Planned for Nov. 21
Rehabilitation Fund
Marking the opening of an
The first donor rally, which
Bronislaw Huberman, world
famous violinist, will give a con-
cert in London, England, on Mon-
day evening, Nov. 19, under the
auspices of the British Section
of the World Jewish Congress.
The proceeds will go to the re-
habilitation fund of the World
Jewish Congress for the surviving
Jews in Europe.
This will be Huberman's first
concert in Europe since January,
1940, when he appeared in Paris
and donated the proceeds to a
Polish-French war fund. In 1933
he refused appearance with the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
and was the first musician to
sever connections with musical
organizations in Germany.
He personally raised $80,000
with which he established in 1930
the Palestine Symphony Orches-
tra composed of 75 refugees who
uve their first 12 concerts un-
der Toscanini. This orchestra is
still in existence in Palestine.
The Jewish Institute of Reli-
gion conferred the degree of Doc-
tor of Hebrew Letters upon him
in January, 1944, in the presence
of Dr. Stephen S. Wise, who is
head of the Institute and of the
World Jewish Congress.
itual Reconversion and The Mak-
ing of a Modern Jewess.
Although away from her house-
hold a good deal, she still be-
lieves that a woman's place is in
the home.
"I feel that a woman's greatest
profession is that of being a wife
and mother," she said.
"I don't particularly like speak-
ing," she continued, "although I
do a lot of it. I do like teaching,
however. I teach a Bible class
which has been going on for the
past six years.'
About sixty women have been
attending that class regularly. In
addition to this class, Mrs. Adler
is now giving a series of four
lectures at the Jewish Commu-
MRS. MORRIS ADLER
nity Center on Thursday mornings.
"About two hundred women come to these lectures," she said,
"and surprisingly enough," shetwinkled, "they all come on time."
Because of the absence of her husband, Rabbi Morris Adler,
who is at present a chaplain in the army, accompanied by the
illness of Rabbi Hershman of Shaarey Zedek, the duties of
teaching religion to the eonsecrants of that synagogue have fallen
on her capable shoulders. She also teaches Hebrew to this group.
Mrs. Adler is planning six lectures for professional young
women at the Jewish Center. The subject will be "The Jew From
the Cradle to the Grave" and will cover the customs and cere-
monies that are traditional with Jewish women.
The annual membership tea and
musicale of the National Council
of Jewish Juniors will be held
Sunday, Nov. 18, from 3 to 5
p. m., at the home of Bluma
Nagler, 4015 Sturtevant. Peggy
Mann is membership chairman.
Assisting her are Ruth Plotnick,
Pearl Shanbom, Minnie Schnei-
der and Shirley Small.
Before her husband was sent on overseas duty, Mrs. Adler
spent a year with him in Utica, New York, where he was
stationed. While there, she enrolled for a course in the local
hospital and rolled bandages and did other relief work.
Youth Aliyah Benefits
From Hadassah Tea
Jewish Juniors Hold
Tea and Musicale
Climaxing its current activities
When asked how she had first met her husband, she laughed
on behalf of Youth Aliyah,
gaily.
through the Minyan plan, De-
"I was a teacher of Hebrew at the Institute in New York troit Chapter of Hadassah will
of which he was the principal," she said. "After a while, I dedicate Wednesday afternoon,
decided to leave the school and I told him so. In order to keep December 12th, to a special pro-
me in the profession, he married me. I guess,' she smiled, "Hebrew gram and tea for the members
teachers were hard to get."
of all its four senior groups. The
affair will be held at the Book
She looks on Detroit as her home and is therefore staying
Cadillac, with Mrs. Louis Glasier
here although her family, who live in New York, want her to as the presiding officer.
stay there for the duration. Her hobby is baking and, although
Mrs. Henry Wineman is chair-
she is very modest, she considers herself quite a good cook.
man of the chapter's Youth Ali-
"I'm my own best customer in this respect," she said rather yah Committee, cooperating with
ruefully, "I like to read for recreation,' she continued. "If I have Mrs. Samuel Frankel and Mrs.
any real hobby, it is trying to keep up a really good Jewish home." Merwin Grosberg, Minyan chair-
man and co-chairman. Mrs. Harry
For relaxation, she knits for the Red Cross.
L. Jones, Chapter vice pr,esident,
When asked about her ambitions, she replied quickly, "The is planning a program to make
only real ambition I have right now is to see my husband. He is this a memorable event in the
stationed in Tokyo at present. Of course he is glad to have the annals of Detroit Hadassah.
The Minyan plan is receiving
privilege of serving his country but he is eager to come back
to his own community.
widespread interest not only from
"He may be back very soon," she continued, brightening at Hadassah members but from
the thought. "Of course, army regulations have to be satisfied, many other women who wish to
but he writes me that his discharge is in the offing and as soon contribute towards the support
and training of European children
as the necessary steps are taken, he will be back home. I don't arriving in Palestine through
know how long those steps will take. All I know is it can't Hadassah's Youth Aliyah move-
be too soon for me. I hope to continue to help him and continue ment.
to work by his side."
Mrs. Adler speaks frequently to Gentile groups. Her greatest Yeshiva Ladies Give
activities, however, are in her own community work. She is on
the board of directors of the Jewish Social Service Bureau, the Chanukah Concert
The ladies of Yeshiva Beth Ye-
Hadassah, of which she is a past president, the Sisterhood of
Shaa , ey Zedek and the Youth Commission. She is the ,Jewish huda will give its Chanukah con-
cert on Dec. 2 at Congregation
representative of the Women's Group on the Detroit Round Table Bnai David. Cantor Hyman J.
of Catholics, Protestants and Jews. She is on the Board of the Adler will sing. Accompanying
United Hebrew Schools and is a member of the educational com- him will be the Dan Frohman
mitte,• She is on the program committee of the Jewish Community Symphonic Choir. A Chanukah
playlet will he given by the chil-
Coutn•il. She also does Red Cross work.
dren.
"Although my husband is away," she remarked thoughtfully,
The entire proceeds of the con-
ti to continue with what I call my parish duties. I try to
cert will go to the maintenance
visit the sick and pay condolence rally on the bereaved. I work of the Yeshiva. Tickets may be
with the Girl Scouts and any other group connected with the secured at the Yeshiva or from
s Yn4'ogue. I suppose my main service, however, is in listening Mrs. H. Miller, To. 8-7835. Ad-
to Rople tell me their troubles. The other night, a woman came mission is one dollar plus tax.
to n and talked her heart out. She just poured out her troubles Rabbi Sperka will act as chair-
and hen she was through she thanked me for all I had done man of the affair.
for her. And all the while," she laughed," I hadn't said one
single word."
United Hebrew Schools
"I get letters from my husband regularly," she said. "Each
To Get Contribution
letter is a bright spot in my life. A chaplain's life is not a
The United Hebrew Schools
happy one," she added, her face clouding. "All the men bring are in receipt of a contribution
their troubles to him. One of the saddest things he has to do is from Mr. and Mrs. Saul Copin,
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to men who have just received word that their wives of 11845 LaSalle in sacred and
hav
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been untrue to them. The men just go to pieces when they cherished memory of the Yahr-
get that kind of news.
If only wives could understand how terrible zeits of their dearly beloved
blow that is to their husbands," she continued sadly, "I'm mother, Ettalaya Finley, and
their dearly beloved brothers,
sure they'd think twice."
Nathan Finley and Richard David
The Adlers have one daughter,
Finley.
intensive drive for additional
members, the Detroit Halevy
Singing Society is making plans
for a social to take place in the
Butzel Hall of the Jewish Com-
munity Center on Sunday, Nov.
18, starting at 8:30 p. m. There
will be a musical program, re-
freshment bar and dancing. No
admission charge will be made to
members and their friends. The
Activities Committee is in charge
of this event. It consists of Dr.
William Klein, chairman, Nathan
Bennish, Anna Bobbin, Grace
Cutler, Gertrude Levine, Jean-
nette Pohl and Evelyn Krieger.
A portion of the program will
probably he devoted to a dis-
cussion of the propsed Halevy
Music Center to be erected on
Linwood Ave., between Oakman
Court and Fleet St.
will be a dessert luncheon, will
be held at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Building, Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. 21.
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, donor
chairman, and Mrs. Philip Cutler
are mapping out the coming do-
nor event Jan. 22, at the Masonic
Temple.
Purity Chapter Plans
Dinner Dance Nov. 27
Purity Chapter No. 359, O.E.S.,
held the first meeting of the new
year, on Nov. 5, in the chapter
room. Announced plans include
the Thanksgiving dinner-dace, on
Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Latin
Quarter; the Christmas Barrel of
Gifts for the veterans in Percy
Jones Hospital, and the children's
party during Christmas week.
Conclusion of Shas at Discussion Groups
Chachmey Lublin Soon Form in Neighborhoods
The Yeshivah is now preparing
for the grand celebration of the
(Siyurn Hashas) Conclusion of
Talmud. Rabbi M. Shapiro,
founder and Dean of Yeshivath
Chachmey Lublin of Poland, was
the organizer of the Daf-Hayomi,
a page of the Talmud to be
learned every day. This year
again, the conclusion of the Shas
will be celebrated Nov. 18, 1945,
in the Yeshivath Chachmey Lub-
lin.
Chachmey Lublin will hold its
third annual banquet Sunday,
Jan. 6, 1946, in the Yeshiva
proper.
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