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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Japanese Children Condemn Mond
BOOK REVIEW
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Attend Hebrew
their
gists, an Innovation intro
to absolving the murderers of
their guilt, and serves to under. duced by the Esquire magazine.
summaries are a result of
Class in Yokohama mine the earnest efforts of the Po- These
the hurry-up tempo with which
HISTORY OF JEWS
IN MICHIGAN
By IRVING I. KATZ
ARTICLE 21
Biographical Sketches
of Detroit Jews
SIMON FREEDMAN
Simon Freedman was one of
the innumerable young men of
liberal thought and high vision
who left Germany in 1648, and the
years immediately following,----to
seek a new and better life in
America.
Born In 1825 in Frankfurt,
Germany, the son of a teacher
of German and Hebrew, Simon
Freedman was himself deeply
studious. He was determined, how.
ever, to establish himself econom-
ically, as well as spiritually and
intellectually, in the new land of
promise.
The trip across the ocean in a
small sailing vessel was a journey
of over six weeks—a journey
fraught with hardship and danger.
Once here, Simon Freedman be-
gan his business career by selling
drygoods in a small and unpre-
tentious way, in Adrian, Michigan.
Two sisters, Sarah and Fannie,
and four brothers — Solomon,
Joseph, Herman and William —
came to this country within a few
years. The sisters married, re-
spectively, William Goldsmith and
Benjamin Goodkind of New York.
Solomon and Joseph Freedman
(the latter was one of the eleven
charter members of Temple Beth
El) established themselves suc-
cessfully in New York, as did Wil-
liam in Buffalo. Herman joined
Simon in Detroit, after the latter's
initial business venture in Adrian,
and together, the brothers laid the
foundations of a drygoods busi-
ness which was to become, in its
successive moves from small, un-
pretentious quarters, to more and
more impressive ones, well-known
throughout the state. (Herman
served as secretary of Temple
Beth El in 1860 and as president
of Pisgah Lodge, Bnai Brith, in
1859.)
The brothers Simon and Her-
man eventually erected, on Wood-
ward Avenue near Michigan, the
Freedman Dry Goods Store, at
that time, and for many years fol-
lowing, the largest and finest in
Detroit. Many years later, Heyns'
Bazaar took over the site, now
occupied by Grayson's.
Idealists as well as men of
affairs, the brothers carried on
their business with the highest
Integrity, and with a regard for
the welfare and happiness of their
employees far in advance of their
time.
As their success grew, Simon
and Herman built fine homes on
Woodward Avenue, in what was
then almost suburban property,
although it is now downtown Dc.
troit. Simon Freedman's luxurious
home was on Woodward between
Alfred and Edmund streets, fac-
ing Bagg street (now Temple
Avenue).
Simon, soon after coming to
this country, had married his
childhood sweetheart, Caroline
Bamberger, and In the Woodward
avenue home, their children, Fan-
nie and Jacob B., were brought
up. Also to this home came a
stream of relatives from Germany;
Simon and Caroline Freedman
brought them to Detroit, gave
them a home, inspired them in
their new lives as Americans. Sev-
eral were married from the Wood.
ward avenue home, and were
started on their independent way
with substantial marriage portions.
Quiet and sensitive almost to the
point of shyness, Simon Freedman,
when he was not occupied with
business, synagogue, and civic
affairs, led a serene life of the
mind and spirit; an omnivorous
reader, his especial enthusiasm
was the study of European his-
, Cory.
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A deeply religious man, he was
Fone of the small body of Jews who
established Temple Beth El. Even
before the first Temple on Rivard
street was dedicated, on August
30, 1861, by Dr. Isaac M. Wise,
Simon Freedman served as vice-
president and treasurer. From
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SIMON FREEDMAN
of fifty-eight, testimonials of grati-
tude and appreciation for his good
works were received by his fam-
ily from many organizations.
Simon Freedman's only son,
Jacob, died in early manhood. His
daughter Fannie, now living in
New York, married the late Jacob
F. Teichner of Detroit. His grand-
children are Katherine Teichner,
who married the late Oscar Ros-
enberger of Detroit, and Miriam
Teichner. Both now make their
home in New York. Mrs. Rosen-
berger, now Mrs. Katherine Rose,
is the mother of Dr. Oscar Alan
Rose and Mrs. Gretchen Rose
Richardson, also of New York.
Relatives Sought
1. Hancie and Israel Brooker
sought by Jules Sztajman.
2. Mrs. Ignatz Englander (Es-
ther Berkovits) sought by Ignatz
Berkovits, Budapest.
3. Martin or Maurice Deitel-
baum, from Roumania, sought by
uncle, Samuel Kuti, Budapest.
4. J. Izbel, sought by Dina
Danziger, daughter of Shifra, of
Loivich, Poland.
5. Moses Isaac Blumberg, sought
by daughter, Bella Silberman, of
Poland.
6. David Katz, sought by Vero-
nica Katz, of Russia.
7. A, Rozestein, formerly 1718
Blaine, sought by Wolfe Hersh-
man, of Poland.
8. Adalbert Rledl, sought by Jo-
seph Mandi, Budapest.
9. A. Vamos, who formerly lived
on Lakewood, is sought by Lo-
rincz Gero, of Budapest.
Anyone knowing the where-
abouts of the above should con-
tact Mrs. Sue A. Huffman, of the
Jewish Social Service Bureau,
5737 Second Ave., TR. 2-4080,
Monday through Friday, 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m.
"a little bit of heaven"
LEVIN'S RESORT
Now returned to his pulpit as
rabbi of Temple Ashlcenaz, Cam-
bridge, Mass., Chaplain Mantel
disclosed that in the Japanese
dictionary the definition of a Jew
is — A wise and ancient people,
have much money, most of them
live in America. Finding during
hiS stay in Japan an almost uni.
versal ignorance among the Jap-
aneie about Jews, Chaplain Man-
tel lectured in the Ginza Church,
the largest Protestant church In
Tokyo, on the history of the Jew-
ish people, the development of the
Jewish religion; thiorigin of 'anti-
Semitism and the history of Zion-
ism. His lectures were sponsored
by the Inferrfational Peace So-
ciety.
lish Government to extirpate an-
ti-Semitism.
"This statement by a high
church dignitary in Poland, the
soil of which is saturafed with the
blood of two and one half million
Jews, will not have the effect of
quelling dissension in Poland nor
can it be that calming influence
upon the Polish population which
should be the desire of every
spiirtual leader. Furthermore, the
statement carries with it the im-
plication that the price which
Jews must pay for the protection
of life and property is non-partici-
pation in public service."
Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, presi-
dent of the Federation for Polish
Jews, who unsuccessfully appealed
to Cardinal Blond, while in Po-
land recently, to issue a pastoral
letter condemning anti-Semitism,
charged that the Primate's state-
ment was "reminiscent of Hitler
dogma.
"I told the Cardinal that it was
wrorig to place collective respon-
sibility on a people for deeds of
Individuals and that the Jews of
the country are not responsible
for some of their faith who may
occupy government positions," Dr.
Tenenbaum, said, adding:
"The fallacy of Cardinal Hlond's
statement as to the guilt of the
Jews because some of them oc-
cupy government positions is evi-
denced by the fact that during
the pre-war Polish regime Jews
were barred from government po-
sitions, yet anti-Semitism flour-
ished throughout the country."
The New York Chapter of the
Methodist Federation for Social
Service in a statement which was
incorporated in a telegram to
President Truman said:
"In his statement to the press
the Cardinal repeats the main pro-
paganda line that brought the
Hitler regime into power and
which has been voiced continuous•
ly by Father Coughlin, Gerald L.
K. Smith and even by representa-
tives of the Wood-Rankin com•
mittee in the country."
It is under auspices state health dept.
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for your past patronage—and assure
you that your stay with us this year
will be as pleasant as in the past with
the same courtesies and service needs.
sary for an enjoyable vacation.
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Samuel B. Ostrow
We will meet all trains and busses
the modern life in America is per-
meated and which was glorified
by the success of the Literary Di-
gest.
Alex Woolcott in selecting his
material for his anthologies, in
our opinion, was less original and
less interesting than in his own
writings.
The stories and articles In this
volume are almost all good and
cover a field ranging from a
ghost story to the uncovering of
the musty records of an English
law suit. This case known as the
Archer-Shed case is a kind of
Dreifuss case without anti-Semit-
ism. It has the same set up. The
authority and honor of a system
of bureaucracy against the life
But it took a heap of work and
the interference of powerful peo-
ple to have it happen in England."
and honor of an average citizen.
And to the honor of England and
democracy, Justice prevailed. In
proportion, of course, it is on the
same level as the Dreyfuss affair.
In conclusion, Woolcott remarks,
"This, the triumph of justice, could
not happen in Hitler's Germany.
The whole volume of the Port-
able Woolcott is quite delightful,
for, in spite of the portrait one
has in mind of the irrascible au-
thor, it is a pleasure to peruse lt.
Of course, one gets irritated at
Woolcott's evident contrariness.
Who, but he would dare to praise
Jane Austin and mock those who
were surprised at his not having
read "World's Illusions" or "Jean
Chistoff."
And who but Woolcott would
divide people into those who like
Jane Austin and those who do not.
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Attendance at his lectures aver-
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• Dining room with
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used by the war-time Japanese
of lake.
STOCKHOLM (JTA) — Crowded
government and plan to compile a
• Dinner
—
volume which which show the fal- protest meetings here and in other
free golf course
large
cities
of
Sweden
demanded
--all
sity of the Nazi-inspired propa-
• Free admission to
ganda, Chaplain Mantel reported. that the "civilized nations" pre-
North
Shore
vent the Jewish community of Pal-
Dance TavIlloa.
The two Japanese Christians estine from being converted into
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Japanese translations of "Beliefs
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anti-Semitism by Chaplain Mantel, Water in Every Room__Dancing—Swimming-
and a series of conversations on
Tennis—Golf—Horse Back Riding
Judaism which Chaplain Mantel
had with hundreds of GIs, Jew-
ish and non-Jewish, during his
stay in the Pacific. With the aid
of an interpreter, Chaplain Man-
tel conducted a weekly class on
the Old Testament at the Yoko-
hama Technological Institute.
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—Children
of the handful of permanent Jew-
ish residents in Yokohama, some
of whom have Japanese mothers,
are now attending a regular He-
brew, class organized by Chaplain
Hugo Mantel while on duty in
Yokohama. Using literature and
other material sent to him by the
National Jewish Welfare Board
(JWB) as texts, Chaplain Mantel
found the youngsters delighted
with the opportunity of learning
about their Jewish heritage, he
told the JWB on his return to
this country after 15 months duty
in the Pacific theater of opera-
tions.
1861 to 1865, he served as Presi-
dent of the Temple, and he was a
Trustee for many years. He also
served in 1861 as President of
Pisgah Lodge, Bnai Brith. Simul-
taneously, he was active in many
phases of Detroit's civic develop-
ment.
His modesty and reserve were
such that little was known, dur-
The class he started, Chaplain
ing his lifetime, of the charities
he carried on with unfailing Mantel said, is now being conduct-
sympathy and understanding. But ed by his GI assistant, Mordecai
when he died, in 1883, at the age Levow, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The
class. Chaplain Mantel explained,
consists of eight youngsters whose
fathers are physicians, engineers,
exporters, artists and musicians
of both German and Polish origin.
Sincerely
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