vixericall 'apish Periodical i By DR. PERRY P. BURNSTINE By A. VICTOR BIZER SATURDAY, FEB. 22 is the date for the fourth annual patri- otic military ball of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States in the large ballroom of the Ma- sonic Temple which has been ac- claimed by religious, civic and veterans organizations and per- sonalities. Two fine orchestras will play continuous dance music beginning at 9 p. m. Flags of all the United Nations will decorate the ball. / DEDUCTIONS (Continued) CONTRIBUTIONS: Contributions may be deduct- ed provided they have been paid during the year. They must have been paid to certain American Mr. Bizer charitable, religious, scientific or educational cor- porations, funds or veterans' organizations. No part of the net earnings of these organizations may Inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. and its funds must be used for public, religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes. Total contributions may not exceed 15 percent of taxpayer's adjusted gross income (Form 1040, page 1, item 6). If the contribution Is made In property rather than cash, the fair market value of the property at the time of the contribution and not taxpayer's cost is deductible. Thus, if you have any property, such as corporate stocks, bonds or any other real or personal property which has increased in value since you purchased it, you may save paying Income tag on the gain. This is done by giving the property to a proper charitable organization rather than cash equal to the value of the property at the time of the contribution. Contributions made to any of the organizations listed below arc , deductible. Please note, however, that the list is not all inclusive but is presented • only as a guide: Synagogue, church, Red Cross, Jewish Welfare Board, war prison. ers aid, Polish war relief, United Nations relief, Salvation Army, C;oodfellows, Community Chest, associated Jewish philanthropies. social service groups, homes for aged or needy, USO, infantile para.- Insis fund, Russian war relief, Palestine Fundation, colleges and schools( non-profit), Boy Scouts of America, Birth Control Federation, YMCA, YWCA, American Legion, Navy Relief Society. MOM. DAVID GUTMAN Bnai Brith Lodges Present Jones Marshall and Brandeis Also to Hear Gutman Alan Jones, star of stage, screen and radio, will answer the curtain call when the Louis Marshall and Louis D. Brandeis lodges of Bnai Brith present their concert at 8:30 p. m. Sunday in the Scottish Rite Cathedral of Masonic Temple. Preceding Jones on the program will be David Gutman, romantic baritone, and the Halevy Singing Society under the direction of Dan Frohman. Jones is well known to Detroit theater-goers. He recently appeared in the Civic Light Opera's "The Firefly." Gutman, who recently returned from service, performed on USO tours and is a high-rank- ing night club entertainer. • Proceeds will be used for phil- INTEREST: You may deduct interest paid on personal debts, anthropies. leans, land contract or mortgage on our home, notes, or installment contracts. Do not deduct other charges such as financial fees, insur- ance, etc. often included in installment contracts. You may not deduct interest paid on notes made by others un- less you are legally liable to make payment, nor may you deduct Interest on loans obtained to buy tax exempt securities or a single The annual quiz, sponsored premium life insurance or endowment contract. joi4tly by the Bnai David Men's In itemizing your interest deductions on the tax form it is enough Club and Sisterhood, will take to simply indicate to whom paid and/or what the payment applied place Monday evening in the to, such as loan, mortgage, etc., and the amount. synagogue. • A card party will be held TAXES: You may deduct all taxes paid by you provided (1) the Thursday by the Men's Club, and tax was imposed on you and you paid it or you had an interest in on March 6 the club will hold a nronerty and failure to pay the tax would cause the property to be Purim festival, proceeds of which lost. and (2) the payment is legally a tax and not a tee, inspection or will be used to purnase wheel- reeistration and (3) it is not a Federal income, excise, stamp, estate. chairs for disabled veterans at Inheritance. legacy. succession or gift tax, or taxes assessed against Percy Jones Hospital. local benefits which increase the value of the property assessed. "Extremism in Palestine" will In Michigan your taxes most commonly deductible are: be the topic of Rabbi Joshua S. Retail sales tax, Michigan gasoline tax, automobile licenses, in- Sperka's talk at the Friday night tangibles tax. use tax, property taxes (city and county) alcoholic gathering Feb. 28. This program beverares purchased from state stores, drivers and chauffers licenses. will conclude the Friday sessions. • 4 • Risha Cohen, daughter of Mr. LOSSES FROM CASUALTY OR THEFT:Net losses from fire, and Mrs. David J. Cohen, will re- storm, shipment or other casualty, or theft incurred in connection view the week's events. An Oneg %eith personal property may be deducted. Shabbat will follow. Your deduction is based on the value of the property just before the loss. This deduction is reduced by the salvage value of the prop- PIH ALPHA FRATERNITY erty. if any, and by any reimbursement by insurance. Phi Alpha Fraternity of Wayne If cash or property has been stolen, you must prove it was University held its rush party for actually taken and not just mislaid or lost. You may deduct a loss new members Sunday at the W- resultinct. from damage to ymir car provided such damage was not ier Hotel. the result of your negligence. The deduction may be made only in the year in which it was sustained. KOVLER VOLYNER SOCIETY Door prizes donated by Ned's Auto Supply will be presented at a party of the Kovler Volyner Progressive Society at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday in Workmen's Circle. Proceeds will go to the Chrld For the next three weeks, the A banquet to help the Jewish Rescue Fund. The public is in- Young Israel adult series will prisoners of the British in Pal- vited. sponsor two classes each on Fri- estine and their families will be day evenings Feb. 21, 28 and snonsored by the United Zionists- March 7, Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum, Revisionist Wednesday, March 19 chairman of adult education, an- at the Wilshire. H. Lubiskl, Pal- nounced this week. estine barrister, and Eliczer Shos- These classes will meet at Ye- talc, Revisionist leader, will be the shivath Beth Yehudah, Dexter and speakers. Cortland avenues, and will begin At a meeting Wednesday, the at 8:30. Revisionists installed the fallow. A class In Bible and Rashi will ing new officers: Dr. Noah E. be conducted by Rabbi Henry N. Arenstam, honorary president; M. Carlebach, a graduate of the Mir Manuel Merzon, president; Jacob and Telz Yeshivos in Europe and Bohr, vice-president; Joseph Gross- of Ner Israel Yeshivah in Bal- man, secretary; and Sol B. Edel- timore. man, treasurer. In addition to the A class on Jewish codes will be foregoing, the board of directors conducted by Rabbi Harry Man- will consist of Aaron M. Weis. delcorn, former principal of the brot. chairman, Harry Gonte, Washington, D. C. Hebrew School. Louis Famish, Bela B. Mayor, Seattle, Wash. Talmud Torah and Charles Anchill, Baruch Rosen- now associated with Yeshivath berg and Aaron Teitelbaum. . Service et Consoling Beth Yehudah. This course is open to those who Zig' nag have had little or no formal Jew- ish education or who have a spe- cial interest in the meaning and significance of Jewish laws and 9419 DEXTER BOULEVARD customs. of Edison ZEDAKAII CLUB DETROIT 6, MICH. Gertrude Oberstein will pre- sent a book review at a meeting TYLER 7-4520 of the Zedakah Club at 1 p. en. Monday in the home of, Mrs. Mey- er Waterstone, 3816 Fullerton avenue. Quiz, Card Party Set at Bnai David • Adult Classes Set at Young Israel Spurs Brotherhood Broadcast Drtroit . 111x ,thortley S 041114410r SHALL DISCUSS the itemized deductions which may be taken on page 3 of Form 1040. These may be deducted, provided you prefer c or must compute your tax on the same page rather than use the 01 X table on page 4 or claim the $500 standard deduction as outlined 'ast week if your total income is $5,000 or more. Another condition which must be fulfilled before you may use itemized deductions arises when husband and wife living together file separate returns. In such cas ,, both spouses must use itemized deductions or neither may use them. Please note, however, that any deductions for interest, taxes, casualty or theft losses or bad debts which are Incurred in connec- tion with business, professional, or rental Income must be deducted on page 2 in either Schedule C or Schedule B, whichever is appropriate. • • • efWV Concert Soloist TIMELY TALKS ON TAXES • Friday, February 21, 1947 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Page Six • Five thousand guests are ex- pected. Among them will be Gov . Sigler, Mayor Jeffries, Mayor Crego of Lansing and Mayor Brohl of Wyandotte, Milton Rich- man, national commander of the JWF, members of the state and federal judiciary and members of the common council and the De- troit rabbinate. Delegations from Lansing. Flint, Wyandotte and Grand Rapids will be present. A 125-page booklet will be distributed as a souvenir, Tickets may be purchased at the door. • • • EDWIN LEWINSON, who has been blind since birth 16 years ago, will speak at an open meet- ing of the Rayinond Block Post at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday at Bnai Da- vid, 14th and Elmhurst avenues. His topic will be "Patriotism." Chairmen are Jack Rouman, Joel Rubinoff and Sid Garelick. The public is invited. • • • LOUBA LUPILOFF, department auxiliary president, Hilda Gold- berg and Rose Cantor attended the National Ladles Auxiliary constitutional convention in Wash- ington. A pilgrimage of represent- atives of 31 veteran groups to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier preceded a banquet for the 21st women's patriotic conference on national defense, • .0 LANSING POST 559 was in- stituted and officers installed Feb. 2. The officers are Marston H. Busch, commander ; Philip Schwartz, senior vice-commander, Alex Marion, junior vice-com- mander; Efriam Schetzer, judge advocate; Henry' Fine, surgeon; Jack Shanker, adjutant; William Karns, quartermaster; Rabbi Ab- ba Feinberg, chaplain; Irving Lie- berman, patriotic instructor; and Robert Fine, officer of the day. • HAIFA CHAPTER Rabbi Leon Pram will discuss "Great Britain Is at War With the Jews" before the Zionist Hai- fa Chapter Monday. A Purim par- ty is planned for March 10. On March 24, Dr. I. Walter Silver, Irving Sniderman, Samuel W. Barr and Dr. Louis L. Kazdan will Participate in a debate on "Shall the Jews Accept a Partitioning of Palestine. HEBREW LADIES AID. A meeting of the Hebrew La- dies Aid Society will be held at 1 p. m. Wednesday in the Bnai Moshe library, Mrs. Helen Rosen- thal, president, will preside. ALLEN MENDLOVITS is chair- man of the Brotherhood Week program sponsored by Gamma Kappa Chi fraternity at Wayne University. Activities will be cli- maxed at 2 p.m. Wednesday when • Dr. David Henry, Wayne president, and two nationally- known entertainers appear on a program in the school. The Frank Sinatra movie, "The House We Live In" will be shown. Posters and a show case display stressing racial tolerance have been set up at Wayne by the fraternity. Publicity is being handled by Leonard Bellinson, Sol Sachs and Larry Koltonow. Jewish Folk Chorus in Brotherhood Concert The Detroit Round Table of Catholics, Jews and Protestants will present its fifth annual broth- erhood concert at 8 p. m. Monday in the Racicham Bldg. The program will feature the Detroit Fiddlers' Band under the baton of Tares Hubicki; the Jew- ish Folk Chorus under the direc- tion of Henri Goldberg; St. Da- vid's Catholic Church Choir of 20 male voices directed by Franklyn W. McAfee; St. Peter's and Paul's Russian Cathedral Choir led by Nicholas Sanin; and the Detroit Lutheran A Capella Choir directed by Kenneth .Jewell. 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