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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
July 5, 1946
Bnai With
Bnai Brith
S.O.S.
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Much credit, much praise and
"Though rooted in a fundamental policy, Bnai —Brith has been sufficiently flexible
to make its program conform to the changing needs of the times. Because of this
well controlled, though unfettered approach, and its foresight, the Bnai Brith pro-
gram kept pace with the problems of the nation and the Jewish people.
The dynamic growth of the Bnai Brith, the many and varied vital causes whicn
it serves, the record of its achievement, and its role in the- drama of American Jew-
ish history are effectively mirrored on this page."
HENRY MONSKY, President Supreme Lodge, Bnai Brith.
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Americanism Work
To reenforce and supplement its
anti-defamation program, Bnai
Brith hag long been a leader in
the promotion of Americanism.
Its national Americanism Commis-
sion has for years stimulated and
encouraged the observance of ns.-
tio*) holidays, participation in
patriotic exercises, support of good
cooperation with the schools in
citizenship movements and com-
munity betterment projects, and
the sponsorship of essay contests
on Americanism subjects and the
provision of motion pictures on
patriotic themes.
Independently and in coopera-
tion with other service and civic
agencies, Bnai Brith fought hard
and consistently against the dog-
mas of Communism, Nazism and
Fascism, bringing to bear the full
weight of its prestige and man-
power against all un-American ac-
tivities and propaganda.
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SOS
Philanthropies
Planned philanthropic effort em-
bodied the program of alleviating
the wants of the poor and needy:
assisting and attending the sick . .
providing for, protecting and as.
sisting the widow and orphan or
the broadest principles of philan-
thropy.
It includes in its scope the
Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home,
now known as Bellefaire; the Pa-
cific Hebrew Orphan Asylum; the
New Orleans Widows and Orphans
Home, oldest Jewish orphanage in
the country (established 1885), the
Bnai Brith Home for the Aged
at Yonkers, N. Y.; the. Hebrew
Orphanage in Atlanta; the Na-
tional Jewish Hospital in Denver;
the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospi-
tal at Hot Snrings, Arkansas; the
Home for Children in Erie, Pa.
Overseas Relief, Emergency Re-
lief and Palestine Programs arc
part and parcel of Bnai Brith
Philanthropies.
additional land.
The 1941 Bnai Brith convention
authorized the creation of a sec-
ond Bnai Brith colony in Palestine
at a cost of $100,000, to be named
for Henry Monsky, Bnai Brith
president.
In 1943 Bnai Brith established it
school and hostel for refugee chil-
dren in Palestine where far-reach-
ing results are being obtained in
the psychological adjustment of
the young victims of the Hitler
terror.
The Daniel Steil Research In-
stitute, the Haifa Nautical School,
and various Palestinian loan funds
have received substantial Bnai
Brith support in the last two
years.
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Building Palestine
Since 1865, when Bnai Brith
sent funds to Eretz Israel for the
relief of victims of a plague, Pal-
estine has been close to Bnai
Brith. Until 1915 Bnai Brith madn
annual contributions for the sup
port of educational and philan-
thropic institutions in Jerusalem.
After 1888, when the first Bnai
Brith lodge was established in
Palestine, its interest became even
greater. In Palestine Bnai Brith
founded the Hebrew National Li-
brary.
Bnai Brith furthered the cause
of Palestine rebuilding by giving
a $25,000 house-building fund; con-
tributing $100,000 to the Jewish
National Fund in 1936 for the
Bnai Brith-Alfred M. Cohen Col-
ony; $20,000 to Hadassah for its
Youth Aliyah children's refugee
program; purchasing $25,000 in
Jewish National Fund debenture
notes to aid in the acquisition of
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt very ad-
equately summed up Bnai Brith
in the following words:
"For over a century Bnai Brith
has effectively served the well-
being of American Jewry and the
nation. Its philanthropic achieve-
ments are permanently enshrined
within the walls of hospitals, or-
phanages, and homes for the aged
which bless humanity in every
section of our land. Its endeavors
in the realm of education exhibit
a far-sighted understanding'in the
problems of the younger genera-
tion. No less important is Mai
Brith's program of Americanism,
which fortifies the effort to keep
America safe for democracy, while
its program of good will strives
toward harmony among the com-
ponent elements comprising our
Amerir Sri society."
the Courtesy and Public Spirit of the Following:
ILLINOIS SCRAP IRON
TE. 1.1429
1919 Illinois
IRA KAUFMAN
46) uneral Director
exter TY. 7-4520
?MIS BROS. FUNERAL
HOME
7739 John R. TR. 2-2113
INTERSTATE ASPHALT
and LUMBER
/II Mound Rd. at 10 Mile
Centerline
OAK CO. ROOFERS
22939 Woodward
ELmhurst 6166
RESTRICK LUMBER CO.
14400 Wyoming — HO. 4830
10000 French Rd. — PL. 2121
MR. and 'MRS. SAMUEL
SHULMAN
commendation is due Mrs. Sam-
uel Shulman (Pisgah), Council
chairman for the S.O.S. drive for
food, clothing
and medical
supplies for
European sur-
vivors w h i c lu
was sponsored
by the Detroit
Bnai Brith
Council and its
women's chap-
ters in conjunc-
tion with the
SOS Drive of
Detroit. It was
Nettie Shulman
through the untiring effort of Mrs.
Shulman and the Bnai Brith Wo-
men that the public was made so
poignantly aware of the tremen-
dous importance of the drive and
so responded so generously. The
ingenuity of the women's groups
in planning food showers, and so-
cial functions at which a piece o'
clothing, a can of food, a bottle of
vitamin pills was the open ses-
itme, was astounding. Packages of
all sizes, types and descriptions
came pouring in. The response of
the masses was overwhelming.
Never was such a concentrated ef-
fort apparent. Since the drive be.
gan last March 15, over 75,000
pounds of food, clothing, and
medical supplies were collected
and shipped. 45,000 pounds were in
eatables, 30,000 pounds in wearing
apparel, 1000 pair of brand new
shoes, 500 pair of repaired shoes.
There were 130 fur coats, 10,000
packages of vitamins, and 3 tons of
evaporated milk. Mr. Kline, a
Bnai Brith member, the owner of
a store at Dexter and Burlingame
very generously permitted its use
as a receiving center. Members
donated the use of their private
cars until such time that trucks
were found necessary in order to
speed the collections and shipping.
Contributions came in, not only
from Jewish organizations and
families but from non-Jews as
well and from all parts of the
city and outlying towns.
Brandeis Lodge
At a very impressive program of
the Brandeis Lodge last Monday
evening the following officers were
installed by Harry Yudkoff, presi-
dent DGL et. Pres., Samuel Du-
brinsky; 1st
V.P., Mo Mil-
ler; 2nd V. P..
Dr.
Jos. Er-
sented with a diamond Minorah
by Samuel Leib, Mich. representa-
tive to DGL 6, for his outstanding
work during his administration.)
warden, Sam Rosenberg; guardian.
Morris Felsenfeld; trustees, Julius
Brodie, Abe Young and 'Chas.
Shulman.
The guest speaker was Mr. Ar-
chie Davidson of the Chicago,
ADL office.
Sol Jonas and his orchestra pro-
vided the dance music. Miss Anne
Phillips sang several selections. .
When Sam Shulman, out-going
president of Louis D. Brandeis
Lodge and Council Chairman of
new lodges, recently thought of
the idea of or-
ganizing a
Downtown
Lodge, he could
think of ono bet..
ter man to
start the ball
rolling than
Mannie Corn.
field of the
Inc.
Sam's
Stores. No
sooner said than
Minnie Cornfield done and what
promises to be one of the finest
Bnai Brith groups in the city was
started. The Downtown lodge held
its first get - together affair
last Thursday evening at
the Jewish Center. From all re-
ports it was quite an affair. The
newly elected officers include
Mannie Cornfield, president; 1st
V. P., C. Stone; 2nd V. P., Murry
Berlin; Treas., Ralph Finsterwald;
Fin. Secy. David Singer; Rec.
Secy. Nathan Berlin; Cor. Secy.
Samuel Friedlander; Chaplain:
Ben Cowan; Warden, L. Wald...
man; Guardian,
M. Yarnay;
Trustees, Harry
Parr, I. Kram.
er, and M. Ger-
son. The mem-.
bership of the
D o w ntown
lodge comprises
a cross-section
of downtown's
outs tanding
business m e n
Sam Shulman and if the en-
thusiasm of the members is any
indication, much can be anticiJ
pated from this group.
U. of M. Hillel
m a n ; Treas.,
Stuart Palmer;
Fin. Secy, Ral-
ph Lewis; Rec.
Secy, Jay Moss;
Cor. Secy., Har-
ry Fox; chap-
lain, Samuel
(Mr
Shulman.
Shulman was S. Dubrinsky
outgoing president and was pre.
i peadmi
bighlights
Stuart Goldfarb of Jackson has
been elected to lead the 1946-47
Student Council at the University
of Michigan Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation. Paul Klein of Cleve-
land, Benson Jaffee of Cleveland
air(' Barbara Levin of East Chi-
cago will serve as vice-presidents
with Carol Lieberman of Maple:
wood, N. J. filling the position of
secretary.
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WELCOME
Bnai Brith
Delegates
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