Alfieri= 7ewish Periodical Carter Friday, September 20, 1946 CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle GI's to Attend Rites in U.S. and Abroad Leader Dead NEW YORK—Thousands of Jewish servicemen at home and abroad will attend Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur services in camps and synagogues, and on ships at sea, through arrangements made by the National Jew- ish Welfare Board. Reports from the field show an awareness by the USO Appeals to Hospitality of Detroiters As in previous years, the De- troit Army and Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare Board- USO will extend home hospitality to Jewish servicemen still in ser- vice during the holidays. The aim of the committee is to provide the men with an atmosphere that might help to make their holiday more like home. To help this program, the com- mittee asks that any family in- terested in extending home hospi- tality over the holidays contact Mrs. Carolyn Berendt at the USO office, Madison 8400, 8904 Wood- ward avenue. If a soldier is coming to a De- troiter's home, the USO office will apprise him of it at the earliest possible moment, Mrs. Berendt said. Wise to Speak Here Oct. 23 Rabbi Will Open Men's Club Series Dr. Stephen S. Wise will open the 1946-47 series of lectures on Judaism sponsored by the Men's Club of Shaarey Zedek with a talk on "The Jewish Horizon" Wednesday, Oct. 23. The address will be given in the main audi- torium to accommodate the large attendance anticipated. Maurice Samuel, distinguished author and Zionist, will speak Nov. 8 on the "World of Sholom Alelchem." His book of the same title won a prize three years ago as a literary masterpiece. On Nov. 20, Hayim Greenberg, editor and noted Zionist, will speak on "The Peace and the Jewish Problem." or 11111-11f WEIEU one finds the president of a synagogue, particularly a U SUALLY, large synagogue, to be a man of mature years who has run Welfare Board Gets Army Aid In Arranging for Holiday Services Jewish community that the wAr emergency is not over and a will- ingness to meet the needs of Jew- ish trainees and the hospitalized. At the same time they reflect the complete cooperation of military and naval authorities and the 400 USO clubs in the preparations. The JWB will also serve the needs this year of the Jewish wounded and will provide holiday services, gifts and home hospi- tality to veterans of both wars at the veterans facilities. GI'S TO GET LEAVES The War Department has in- formed the JWB that existing regulations concerning leaves will be observed as in the past, and "beneficiaries of the Jewish faith will be granted passes to partici- pate in the celebration of the High Holy Days." The Navy has a similar policy. For Jewish men overseas ser- vices Will be held in Europe, Ko- rea, China and Japan, and on the American continent at Bermuda, Panama, Labrador, Alaska, Ice- land, Greenland and Newfound- land. In Germany and Austria chap- lains will hold services at Brem- en, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Nu- remberg, Munich, Salzburg and Vienna. THRONE ROOM SERVICE In the Pacific, Jewish chaplains will lead their GI flocks at Ha- waii, Okinawa, Korea, China and the Philippines. At Secul, in Ko- rea, a chaplain reports that "hun- dreds of soldiers are coming from distant places for services to be held in the sanctimonious throne room of the Korean capital." The world-wide provision of ser- vices has been facilitated through the shipment by the JWB of all necessary ritual supplies for the holidays. These include 95,000 cal, endars, 84,580 greeting cards, 57,- 413 holiday leaflets, 2,229 record- ings of the services and 20 sho- fars. Prayer books will be fur- nished to each man. In the_ United States Jewish men will receive leaves to go home, or worship in communities near camps where they will re- ceive synagogue tickets from JWB committees, and go to homes for diinner following the services. MAN Page Five MRS. HENRY MEYERS Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Meyers, one of the community's leading club women, were held Tuesday in the main auditorium of Temple Beth El. Dr. B. Bene- dict Glazer officiated. Burial was in Clover Hill Park cemetery. Mrs. Meyers, wife of Henry Mey- ers, died Saturday at her home, 1683 Lincolnshire drive, after a brief illness. She was born in De- troit 46 years ago. At the time of her death, Mrs. Meyers was president of > the League of Jewish Women's Or- ganizations and president of the Michigan State Federation of Tem- ple Sisterhoods, member of the Women's City Club, University of Michigan and University of Chica- go alumni associations, Hadassah and the National Board of Temple Sisterhoods and an officer of the Detroit Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Mrs. Meyers taught in Detroit high schools and at Tem- ple Beth El. She was formerly a trustee of the Temple and presi- dent of its sisterhood and art so- ciety. Besides her husband, she is sur- vived by her mother, Mrs. John Imerman; two daughters, Jean and Elizabeth; a sister, Mrs. Ar- thur Bloom, and a brother, Stan- ley Imerman. `A Flag Is Born Extends Its Run NEW YORK—Because the Ben Hecht-Paul Muni pageant "A Flag Is Born" has been such an over- whelming success, the play on Jewish aspirations has extended its run for three weeks. It will run at the Ade1phi thea- ter beginning Oct. 5, moving from the Alvin. At its new home the central character will be interpre- ted by Luther Adler who staged the offering. He will replace Muni who must return to Hollywood because of earlier commitments. Detroit Woman Helps Create YMHA Federation through the gamut of subsidiary offices in the congregation over a period of a decade or more. Not so Ira Gladstone Kaufman, president of Detroit's youngest religious project, the Northwest Hebrew Congregation and Center at Curtis and Santa Rosa avenues which dedicated its first wing with impressive ceremonies Sept. 8. Still in his thirties, Kaufman was born in New York City, where he grew up and was educated. His father, the Rev. Joseph Kauf- man, is a well-known cantor there. After he was graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School, Kauf- man matriculated at New York University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree and his law degree of Juris Doctor. While going to school he worked on the staff of the New York De- partment of Public Welfare. Kaufman and his room-mate at college, Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, son of the chief rabbi of Petach Tilc- vah, Palestine, prevailed upon their alma mater to introduce courses in Hebrew, and eventually Dr. Katsh was appointed instruc- tor in Semitics and a chair in IRA G. KAUFMAN Hebrew was created at the university. • • * WHILE WHILE IN COLLEGE, Kaufman participated actively with Katsh Zionist and religious undertakings. Kaufman believes firmly that the youth of America can be integrated into a program of tra- ditional Judaism if it is presented to them with understanding and in a modern spirit. Although enmeshed in studies and work, Kaufman found time for romance. Ile met Lillian Farinnan of Detroit, then a student at Columbia University, and in 1937 they were married. They moved shortly after their marriage to Detroit, where a boy and a girl were born to them. "One of my biggest thrills," Kaufman said, "Is to hear my tiny two-year-old red-headed boy respond 'Amen' to my weekly Sabbath eve Kiddush." When he came to Detroit, Kaufman opened law offices In the Na- tional Bank Building. Appropriately enough, they are never open on the Sabbath. His home is at 18701 Pennington drive. • • v AUFMAN'S ACTIVITIES outside of his synagogue are many and diverse. PiAgah Lodge of Boat Brith and its bowling league have both honored him with high office. For an entire year he served on the "Let the People Speak" program over WJBIC. Kaufman early became interested in the creation of a Conserva- tive synagogue in the northwest section and he played a big part in the establishment of the Northwest Hebrew Congregation. He was on its first board of directors a year ago and was elected president of its men's club, a post he was forced to relinquish when he assumed the presidency of the congregation last October. During his administration he had signal success in molding a unified community consciousness which culminated in the lay- ing of a basis for its spiritual sanctuary. The ground-breaking in late last year and the dedication Sept. 8 of the social hall, to be used temporarily as the synagogue, have been high water marks of the year's work. • T THE DEDICATION DINNER, Kaufman was presented with a bronze plaque betokening the homage of his congregation for his efforts on its behalf. Typically, Kaufman declared that his work had not been done with the view of reaping rewards and that the honor really stem- med from the labors of his fellow members. With this same spirit of loyalty and sacrifice, Kaufman continues to lead his congregation in its efforts to provide greater physical fa- cilities for the area's spiritual and communal needs. A Survivor of Polish Treachery Reunited With Brother in N.Y. EW YORK—The only survivor N of a group of 14 young Jew- ish partisans, treacherously be- Mrs. Samuel Glogower of Detroit Is pictured above with leaders of Jewish youth-serving organiza- tions Who have created the World Federation of YMIlAs and Jewish Community Centers. Seated left to right'are: II. E. Hershorn, Canada; David Mellows, Great Britain; Frank L Well, New York, president, National Jewish Welfare Board; Jacques Pulver, Paris, and liana Vidor, Australia. Stand- ing left to right are: Lous Kraft, executive director of JIM; Mrs. Samuel Glogower, chairman of the JWII Jewish Center Division; Mrs. Alfred Bachrach, chairman JWB Women's Division, and Rabbi Samuel Gordon. in the face and the chest. "It was a mircale that I sur- vived, for my 13 colleagues were killed. I crawled out of the cave and met a Jewish partisan leader named Chanine who happened to be near. trayed by so-called "Polish parti- sans" who were actually collabor- ating with the Nazis, arrived here last week aboard the S.S. "Marine • • • Perch". He was one of hundreds of concentration camp survivors 2nd GROUP WARNED immigrating with the aid of the "HE CARRIED ME to a hid- United Service for New Ameri- ing place and then rushed to town cans. to warn a second group of Jewish Isaac Zweigman, 32, who was Volunteers who had planned to reunited with his brother Maur- escape from the Ghetto that same ice after a separation of 26 night." years, told the story of the Allen the second group of group's betrayal, which was first Jews had failed to arrive at the disclosed by I. F. Stone in a meeting place, the treacherous series of articles entitled Poles realized that one of their "Through Europe's Underground victims had survived. They then to Palestine" in PM. Jews had failed to arrive at the • • • ish "terrorists" were on the loose in Ostrovice. ESCAPED FOR TRAINING Later, Zweigman was caught "WE WERE LIVING in the and shunted from one concentra- ghetto of Ostrovice" Zweigman tion camp to another. His parents said, "when we made secret plans and a sister were sent to Treb- to join the partisans. I was among linka and since then he has never the first group of 14 young Zion- heard of them. A brother who ists who escaped to train with a escaped is now somewhere in Eu- Polish group. Later we were to rope, Palestine-bound. join mixed partisan groups of Jews and Poles. NEUGARTEN AID "On the night of our escape, we Postponement of the September walked 10 kilometers to meet the so-called "Polish Partisans" who open meeting of the Neugarten came down from the hills to give Medical Aid until Oct. 28 has been announced. us the oath. "First they took away our arms, CASS LAKE CLUB and then ordered us to wait in a The annual dinner dance of the cave. A moment later,a fragment- ation bomb was thrown into the Cass Lake Golf and Country Club cave and machine guns bullets was a recent event at Club Rio, whizzed all around us. I was hit Pontiac.