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nETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Stands In Line Rather
Bnai Brith bighlights Mother
Than Sit In Grandstand Seat

B P Women

The combined efforts of the Bus-
iness and Professional Women of
both the Louis Marshall and Pis-
gah groups have been pressed into
service to make this year's donor
luncheon an outstanding event. It
will be held at the swanky Latin
Quarter, Sunday, Jan. 20, at 12:45.
The program is varied and ex-
tremely interesting. It includes as
its guest speaker the very popular
Rabbi Yehudah Cohen, director-
in-chief of the Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation at Ann Arbor. He has
gained an enviable reputation as
a leader of Jewish students in
campus activities and is a bril-
liant speaker. The Hillel Players
will present a skit. Dave Diamond
and orchestra will offer dinner
music and a special delegation of
the Latin Quarter show which
will include the star, Jack Durant,
who's a howl a minute, and the
Smoothies, very clever harmony
and radio trio. For last minute
reservations, call Ruth Berg, To.
7-3383; Rosetta Rois, Ty. 7-9050;
Norma Lewis, To. 7-8020, or Gus
Eisenberg, Ty. 6-0052.

Detroit Lodge Aux.

A very successful luncheon, hon-
oring new members and those who
were instrumental in securing at
least two, was held at the home
of Mrs. Jack Frank on Muirland
Ave., Wednesday, Jan. 16. Mo!lye
Ruby and her committee deserve
much credit for the splendid way
in which the membership drive
culminated.

Detroit Young Women

A gala Victory Dance, Sunday,
Feb. 17, at Moose Temple will
mark the annual fund raising af-
fair of the Detroit B.B. Young
Women. George Kavanagh and his
orchestra will be featured. Pro-
ceeds are to be used for Bnai
Brith philanthropies.

Kalamazoo

Word comes from Lee Green-
glick, of Kalamazoo, that Percy
Jones Hospital is sorely in need
of all types of records. The vari-
ous auxiliaries in Detroit and
throughout the State are asked to
send their contributions, regard-
less of how old, whether classical
or popular, directly to Mrs. Green-
glick, 715 Montrose Ave., Kalama-
zoo, so that a more favorable
showing may be made.

Rabbi Zager Lodge

Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 8:30 p.m., Is
the time set for the next meeting
of the Rabbi Zager Lodge at the
Circle Educational Center on Lin-
wood. An important event of the
meeting will be the signing of the
charter by the members. All those
who brought in two or more new
members will be presented with a
Menorah pin.
Mr. Ben Glass, executive secre-
tary of District No. 6, comes from
Chicago to be the main speaker.
To date only 65 more members
are required in order to obtain
the 200 quota for a charter. All
members are urged to double their
efforts to make this possible.

Yiddishe Lodge

At the last convention of Dis-
trict No. 6, Bnai Brith in Milwau-
kee, Isadore Starr, as a delegate
from Detroit, introduced a resolu-
tion advocating the formation of
Yiddish speaking lodges in Bnal
Brith. While this resolution was
not passed because of obstacles in
the form of Supreme Lodge regu-
lations, soon afterward the Su-
preme Lodge amended its by-laws
which eliminated the objections.
Mr. Starr, the district chairman
of new lodges, has been working
toward that end.
The Yiddish speaking groups,
acting through the United Lands-
manschaften organization, has giv-
en its approval and has pledged
support to the effort of organizin•;
a Yiddish Speaking Bnai Brith
lodge. Next Wednesday, Jan. 23, at
8:30 p.m., the first meeting to or-
ganize the lodge will take place
at the Butzel Hall of the Jewish
Community Center, Woodward at
Holbrook Ares. A group of leaders
in Yiddish speaking circles have
been invited to gather on this oc-
casion, the first of its nature in
the history of Detroit. All who
tire Interested in this project are
• welcome to attend this meeting
and join as charter Melia/Mi.

In keeping with the importance
of the occasion, Harry Yudkoff,
president of the district, will at-
tend. Ben Z. Glass, of Chicago, ex-
ecutive director of the district,
will address the meeting. Isadore
Starr will preside.

Pisgah Women

Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 12:30
p.m., is the date set for the Pis-
gah Women Luncheonette honor-
ing new members. The Belcrest
Hotel is the place. All prospective
members are invited to attend.
Mrs. Chas. Solovich, president of
District Grand Lodge No. 6, will
be guest speaker. Rosina Betman
LaKritz, soloist, will be accom-
panied by Betty Blinstraub at the
piano. Kay Freedman is the capa-
ble violinist. The afternoon's
chairmen are Mrs. Wm. Fogel and
Mrs. Samuel F. Miller.

Pisgah Lodge

Pisgah Lodge will hold an espe-
cially planned "All Sports Me"
meeting to compliment the recent-
ly elected members. The program
will feature many outstanding ath-
letes and unusual sports events. A
demonstration of the ancient art
of fencing will be given between
two of the outstanding fencers of
this vicinity. A weightlifting event
by a champion weightlifter will he
another feature. An exhibition of
singles and doubles table tennis
plays will be given by some of the
best available table tennis players
in the middle west.
The educational feature will
consist of a talk on Bnai Brith by
Mr. Ben Z. Glass, of Chicago, ex-
ecutive director of District No. 6
Bnai Brith, who will give the new
members a birdseye view of Bnai
Brith activities. Mr. Glass is par-
ticularly fitted for this job be-
cause of the many years of service
he has rendered the district in
the capacity of executive director.
The evening will conclude with
a social hour, giving the members
an opportunity to mingle and be-
come acquainted, and refresh-
ments will be served by the mem-
bership committee.
While this meeting is primarily
intended for new members end
their male friends, old members
will be equally welcome. It will
take place Monday, Jan.21, at 8:30
p.m., at the Jewish Center.

Friday, January 18, 1946

his mother to watch Saturday's
parade comfortably from the
seats in front of the Public Li-
brary.

On tip-toe with eagerness to zism In the United States, help-
see the parade of the 82nd Air- ed the father, Abraham Sonn, and
borne Division last Saturday, a young Lew to get a new start.
little old lady stood in the crowd Lew, a clean-cut enterprising six-
at 82nd Street and 5th Ave. She footer, did well. By the time he
was Mrs. Rose Sonn, 65, and her was 22, he was a store manager
eyes searched the marching ranks in Albany, New York. Then he
for her boy, Staff Sgt. Lew Sonn, went into the army.
of the 321st Glider Infantry.
So religious was the young sol-
Mrs. Sonn could have had a
dier that he wouldn't even carry
seat in the grandstand at 42nd
a handkerchief on the Sabbath.
St. and 5th Ave. The reason that
But in the service of Uncle Sam,
she stood in the jostling throng
he tote,] his pack and rifle on any
uptown instead is a story that
and all days like everyone else.
goes back to Germany in the
Assigned to the. famous 82nd, he
days when Hitler was riding high.
was with that outfit through the
The Sonn family are deeply re- Belgium and Dutch campaigns,
ligious Orthodox Jews. They come the Battle of the Bulge and on to
from Waechtersbach, a little town the final break-through to the El-
near Frankfort on Main. In 1938, be liver. During the last phases
when synagogues went up in of the campaign, Sgt. Sonn paid
flame all over Germany and Jews a fleeting "visit" to his hpme
were herded by the thousands into town. He flew over it at night on
concentration camps, the Sonns his way to a mission far beyond.
managed to escape. They came to
Now he is back, his chest cov-
New York where the National
ered with "fruit salad" represent-
Refugee Service, principal agency
ing campaigns and decorations.
for assistance to victims of Na-
Naturally he obtained a ticket for

But Mrs. Sonn would have none
of it. To reach 42nd St. from
the family home at 232 E. 82nd
St., she would under ordinary cir-
cumstances have had to take a
street car. To an Orthodox Jew
this is forbidden on the Sabbath.
And Mrs. Sonn, after all she had
lived through for her faith, is
now exercising the prerogatives
of religious American freedom.
So on Saturday morning, she
walked the few blocks from her
home to the 5th Ave. corner
where she caught a glimpse of
her son as he marched by.

AGREE MEMORIAL SOCIETY

The regular meeting of the
Isaac Agree Memorial Society was
held on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the
Detroiter Hotel. Rose Agree and
Runya Agree were the hostesses,
honoring the return of their sons,
George W. and Phillip Agree from
Service. Nathan Spector, just re-
turned from Service, was present-
ed' with a scroll and gift.

Louis Marshall Women

Mrs. Ben Nadis, of 10217 Mc-
Quade, donor chairman of the
Louis Marshall Women of Bnai
Brith, is accepting "Good Neigh-
bor Letters." The best good neigh-
bor will be judged within the next
week, and will be presented with
an orchid at the organization's
donor luncheon which is to take
place on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the
Book-Cadillac Hotel. S.H.F.

Beth El Men's Club
Plans Dance Jan. 26

The Men's Club of Temple Beth
El will hold a gala post-war dance
on the evening of Saturday, Jan.
26, in the Social Hall of the Tem-
ple. This is the first dance that
the Men's Club has sponsored in
over five years, and the commit-
tee, headed by co-chairmen Gilbert
Michel and Theodore Birnkrant,
are planning many unusual fea-
tures which will assure the success
of the event. The dancing, to the
music of Al Cox and his London-
aires, will be enhanced by the
vocals of Gloria Dawn. In addi-
tion there will be an entertaining
floor show and superb refresh-
ments. Also, there will be many
door prizes donated. The entire
cost of this extraordinary eve-
ning's entertainment is $1.00 per
person, and every member of Tem-
ple Beth El is invited to attend
and to bring his friends. Tickets
can be obtained at the Temple
Beth El, or at the door.

Home Relief Society
Installs Officers Jan. 29

Arrangements have been made
for a subscription luncheon to be
held at the Book-Cadillac Hotel,
Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 12:30. Home
Relief Society will have its Instr.'.
lation of officers and observe as
23rd anniversary. Mrs. Al Weisman,
program chairman, announces that
an entertaining program has been
planned.
Reservations are being taken by
Mrs. Peter A. Miller, Ty. 5-4051.
and Mrs. Wm. Gordon, Ty. 4-6635. '

Triplets are an expensive addition to any
family. There isn't always room for
another in the buggy—or in the budget!
And there isn't always room for the extra
lamp or appliance you want to have—if
your wiring is inadequate. An inadequate
wiring system means frequent blown
fuses, resetting of circuit breakers and a
loss of electricity which you pay for in
both money and benefit. Having that
recreation room you've always wanted
may be a grand idea—that is, until you
discover that you can't have lights with-
out a network of "drop cords." And
your plan to get Junior's electric train
from underfoot by putting it in the attic
won't be thwarted if you've modernized
your wiring system to meet such needs.
Adequate wiring means even distribution
of outlets on each circuit, that does away
with "overloading" and frequent blown
fuses. It means the "full light" of satisfac-
tion in your home.

This is one of a series of
advertisements prepared
in cooperation with the
Electrical Association of
Detroit in the interest of
insuring adequate wir-
ing for every home in this
area. Be sure your home
is properly wired. When
you are planning a new
home, for wiring recom-
mendations, call:

THE
ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION
OF DETROIT

E00 MICHIGAN THEATER BLDG

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DETROIT 16, MICHIGAN

PHONE: TUXEDO 1 1240

THE DETROIT EDISON co

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