Friday, November 23, 1945.
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
MAN OF 11 - 11E WIEFIK
Husky, jovial, white haired Aaron Droock is saluted by the
CHRONICLE as the Man of the Week. Droock was born in Russia
and came to this country with his parents when he was three years
old. He was brought up in a little lumbering town in Wisconsin
called Rice Lake where he went through high school.
"We were the only Jewish family in the entire city," he said.
"My father had been a Yeshiva Bochur in Europe and had a col-
lege education there. In Rice Lake, however, my only association
was with gentiles. I was comfortable in their homes and they in
mine," he went on. "I never realized that a Jew was in any way
different from a gentile until I came to law school years later.
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"My first experience with anti-semitism came right here in
Detroit," he continued. "I was a student at the Detroit College of
Law. There was a social affair to be held and the chairman of the
affair was my classmate Abe Srere. I walked home with a couple
of the boys and we were discussing the affair. The boys did not
realize I was Jewish and they all began to complain of Srere. They
said it was too bad that Jews had to be running all the school affairs
and were such pushers in general."
Active in Athletics
RABBI POPLACK
All through high school and later at the University of
Wisconsin, Droock was active in athletics and oratory. He played
Five hundred and thirty-four
basketball and football and also children now attend the several
departments of Yeshivath Beth
did a lot of track work.
Yehudah. This is the figure giv-
"I wasn't too bad," he said en in the educational report pre-
modestly. "I was a big fellow and sented by the Dean, Rabbi Sim-
a lot of cups in oratory ton. If I cha Wasserman, at the semi-
made a diligent search, I might annual general meeting of the
could make my weight felt. I won Yeshivah. According to Rabbi
Wasserman's report, 88 children
still be able to find some."
lie finished college just about attend beginners' classes, 147
Siddur and preparatory Chum-
the time of the first world war and
osh classes, and 199 Chumosh
started in as a buck private. He classes, while 89 attend the pre-
went all through England and paratory Gemorah and Gemorah
France and wound up as a lieu- classes. 61 children are in the
tenant in the intelligence division. Kindergarten department.
Then the army sent him to the
The Board of Directors of the
Sorbonne Universtiy in France for Yeshivah, in a unanimous vote,
instruction in teaching in an ar- approved the action of their ad-
ministrative committee in the
my school.
selection of Rabbi Alvin M. Pop-
"I taught civics and political lack as the new, and first, exec-
economy to American troops," utive director of the Yeshivah,
he grinned. "In my class I had at a recent meeting. Rabbi Pop-
generals and colonels and I told lack comes to the Yeshivah after
AARON DROOCK
them off plenty. Anyone who has been in the army will understand a year of service with the Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board as
how funny it is for a lieutenant to tell a general what to do.
a civilian field chaplain. He is
"When I came back to this country, I set to work building up a a native of Seattle. Wash., and
law practice," he said. "I worked hard trying to earn a living and is a product of the American
Jewish educational system.
I just never had time to think of getting married.
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Misogamist Not Misogynist
"Don't get me wrong," twinkled Droock who has been an
eligible bachelor for nearly thirty years. "I may be a misogamist
but I am definitely not a misogynist."
Then he added by way of explanation. "A misogamist is one
who hates the marriage state. A misogynist is one who hates the
ladies. I am definitely not a woman hater," he finished, smiling
expansively.
For a while, he toyed with the idea of entering politics. A
certain candidate for prosecuting attorney once tried to enlist his
aid in his campaign, promising in return to make him an assistant
prosecuting attorney. While Droock was considering the matter, he
was approached by a notorious gangster who had gotten wind of
the matter and was told that he could earn a huge fortune if he
"knew which side of his bread was buttered." Droock caught the
hint and from then on, he has never dabbled in politics in any form.
For a while, he was busy solely at his work. He narrowed his
practice down to handling estates and practicing real estate and
corporation law.
"I never had any difficulty making a living," he said smiling
jovially. "I haven't any complaints on that score at all."
Junior Hadassah to
Hold Rally Nov. 29
Tho Detroit Chapter of Jun-
ior Hadassah is holding a rally
on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30
p.m., at the Shaarey Zedek to
give all members an opportunity
to pay dues before the annual
paid-up membership dance on
Dec. 1.
Hadassah's 25th anniversary
will be celebrated with a dra-
matic skit and selections by the
choral group. Jean Quinn is the
program chairman and Dorothea
Bond is unit membership chair-
man in charge of the affair.
Delegates to the 25th anniver-
sary convention, now being held
at the New Yorker hotel in New
York are Corinne Perlis, Junior
Hadassah unit president, Rho-
On Hospital Boards
dine Ungar, Central group pres-
"My work in trusteeships put me on several hospital boards," ident, Gertrude Strauss, Russell
he continued. "From there, it was only natural that I went on to Woods group president, and Toby
e fraternal work. Gradually, I began to get more and more interested Langer, University group mem-
bership chairman.
in community work until I was devoting a large share of my time
in t hat. I became particularly interested in Bnai Brith."
Droock has been in Bnai Brith work for many years and has Literary Club Holds
served in many capacities in that organization. He is a past presi-
Book Review Nov. 27
der; of District Number Six and is a member of the administrative
The Literary Club is sponsor-
bmo d of the District. For years he was Michigan chairman of the
Am -Defamation League of Bnai Brith and is a member of the ing a book review given by Dav-
id Diamond on Owen Lattimore's
Sup , eme Lodge Executive Committee.
book titled "Solution in Asia."
He is also a past Master of the Masonic Fraternity, and a past
It will be held at the home of
Noble Grand of the Oddfellows. He is a committee member of the Mrs. H. Goose, 1925 Blaine, on
Jew sh War Veterans and a trustee of both the Leo N. Levi Memor- Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 8:30 p.m.
ial llospital and the National Jewish Hospital of Denver.
All proceeds will go toward
He is on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation, the food and clothing for children of
U.S 0, and the Jewish Vocational Board. He is a member of the Europe.
Na: onal Economic Discrimination Committee of the National Com-
mu Relations Advisory Council. He is a member of the Red JWV Ladies March
Cro's, the Speakers Bureau and vice-president of the local Jewish
The Ladies Auxiliaries of the
Welfar e Board. He was chairman of the 3udget and Finance Com-
Jewish War Veterans of the
mittee of the American Jewish Conference of which he is also a United States, Department of
member of the Interim Committee and the Executive Committee.
Michigan, participated in the
Armistice Day Parade with the I
President of Community Council
posts of the Dept. of Michigan.
The auxiliaries were led by
Recently, he was elected .president of the Jewish Community
Council of which he was one of the founders. In connection with the department president Birdie Ro-
senberg. The Color bearers were
Council, he had this to say:
"The council is a growing movement in American Jewish life. Mrs. Rosenberg, Margaret Art.
and Lillian Fink, together with
I t is part of a tendency for democratization of Jewish communal
their Color Guard, Hattie Co-
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hen and Dora Orenstein.
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Great foot ball games are here ... then
come basket ball and other collegiate
sports events.
Keep in touch with what's going on in
the sports world by reading the sports
section of The Detroit News. And,
for comment with the true ring of
authority, read "The Umpire Column"
by H. G. Salsinger, dean of Michigan's
sports writers who has covered major
athletic events here and abroad for
more than a quarter-century.
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