Friday, March t i 1047

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

HISTORY OF JEWS
IN MICHIGAN

To Mark 40th Wedding Anniversary

Page Fifteen,

Arts and Crafts
Leaders Named

rood Service Unit
Lists 2 Chairmen

By IRVING I. KATZ

ARTICLE 56

Mobilizing trades and profes-
sions to aid the 1947 Allied Jew-
ish Campaign, several divisions
have chosen their leaders in the
drive.
At a luncheon meeting of the
arts and crafts division, Thurs-
day, under the chairmanship of
Leon Wayburn, the following sec-
tion chairmen were elected: Ad-
vertisers, Wilfred B. boner and
Max Haidy; artists' supplies, Jack
K. Lewis; printers and publishers,
Herman Lewis, Jr., Hy Safran and
Ben Wigder; paper products, Na-
than Balaban and Dave Schilller;
artists and musicians, Seymour Si-
mons; photographers, Burnett G.
Krauss; florists, Nathan Abrams;
amusements, Arvid Kantor, Arthur
Robinson, Alex Schreiber and Lew
Wisper; and bowling alleys, Ru-
dolph Glick, Samuel W. Block.
This division will hear Leo !A-
nte, distinguished foreign corres-
pondent at a meeting Thursday,
March 13, at the Rose Sittig Co-
hen Building.
FOOD SERVICE CHIEFS
Harry Becker and Max Schayo-
witz, were elected chairmen of the

Jewish Fraternal Orders
Free Sons of Israel

(This is the tenth and last of a series)

out
HE JEWISH FRATERNAL orders in the United States grew
of the need of the Jewish population for friendship, cultural ex-
pression and material benefits in an environment that reflected their
social and economic backgrounds. While the Orders were established
primarily for mutual aid, many of them had altruistic purposes of
national and international scope. The first Jewish fraternal order
in the United States is Bruit Brith, founded in 1843. Its history in
Michigan was considered in previous articles.
The second oldest is the Free Sons of Israel. It was founded in
New York City Jan. 18, 1949, by nine Jews who
sought to remove from the charter of the City of
New York the restrictions against the consecration
of grounds for burial purposes, so that they could
own a Jewish cemetery.
Their efforts were successful and the nucleus
for an active fraternity was formed. It followed
very closely the general pattern of organization
of Bnai Brith.

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Two of the oldest and most devoted members of the Turover Aid
Society, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoffman, 8812 LaSalle boulevard,
will be honored by the group Monday on the occasion of their 40th
wedding anniversary. The celebration will be at 8:30 p.m. in Jericho
Temple. Mr. Roffman i is one of the founders of the society, a
former president and vice-president and now supervisor of its ceme-
tery. The Hoffmans have honored their anniversary by contributing
$1,000 to philanthropies. The beneficiaries include Yeshivath Beth
$ • •
Yehudah and Chacluney Lublin, 5Iohot Chitim, Keren Kayemeth,
THE FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL convention of Iladassah, Mizrachi, Vaad Haezrahi Vaad Hatzalah, Hebrew Uni-
the order was held March 10, 1849. One week later versity, Jewish Labor Committee, League for Laboring Palestine and
the motto of the order was evolved: "Friendship. Child Rescce Fund.
Simon Cohen Love and Truth," and provisions were made for
sick benefits and burial ground privileges. At the third meeting, held
the following week, the constitution and, ritual were adopted. Death
benefits were established in 1871.
During World War I approximately $1,000,000 was raised by the
order in Liberty Bonds, and during World War II the order gave its
full measure of support to the war effort.
At the triennial convention in 1920, it was decided to admit non-
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participating or social members in order to permit youth, with its ether the best knowledge of in-
BERLIN (WNS) — Lt. Mayer
initiative, energy and enterprise, to become affiliated with the order.
iividual attitudes and the par- Abramowitz, United States Army
s • •
ticular teachings of the sect.
chaplain here, announced that.he
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had refused, and would continue
NON-SECTARIAN in its beneficiences, the order has given moral
and financial support to hospitals, homes, charitable institutions and WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, we to refuse, to sanction or perform
national and international relief drives. In 1929 the hospital relief
have failed to use two tools any marriages between American
fund was established. Following legislation at the convention in 1942, n our hands — visual education Jewish soldiers and German girls.
"I can't see how such marriages
which provided for the enjoyment of equal rights by the social mem- and the written word to mass-
bership class with that of the benefit class save that of insurance, produce vital information needed can work out," the 27-year-old
Palestinian born chaplain de-
Districts 1 and 2 were abolished in 1945 and in place thereof 10 Dis- by our young people.
tricts were established, each in charge of a district deputy.
Each week I speak to at least clared. "It Is difficult enough for
The order has at present a membership of about 10,000. It pro- one group of Jewish young people, any mixed marriages between
vides protection to the families of members through the medium sometimes to parents. These Jews and American Gentiles to
of its insurance class. Sick benefits, cemetery rights for members youngsters will soon be the parents work, but I have the gravest
and their families, old age and convalescent homes and home for of the next generation, the adult doubt that German girls would be
the incurables, under the supervision of the foundation fund, are members of our congregations. acceptable to Jewish families back
provided.
But they are basically ignorant of home."
A lodge of the Free Sons of Israel, "Montefiore Lodge No. 12," the emotional side of life; they
The chaplain asserted that be-
WILFRED B. BONER
1884,
the
first
and
only
lodge
of
the
mar-
4,
was organized In Detroit Dec,
are babes in their innocence of fore he would approve such
order in Michigan. It Is still in existence. The articles of incorpora-
riages
"I
must
be
convinced
that
special gifts section of the food
facts.
tion of the lodge, filed in the county clerk's office on Feb. 1, 1866, physical
Of course they talk "big" mere- the anti-Semitic German, nurtured service council at a meeting un-
read in part:
ly to hide lack of knowledge. by the Nazis, has been eradicated der the chairmanship of Nathan
ARTICLE I
Our established institutions, the from Germany. But that time," he Lurie, Sunday, March 2. The
here yet."
Council will hold a general mem-
Philip Goodman, Simon Cohen, Samuel Knoll, Abraham Heller, home, the synagogue, shut their added, "is not
bership meeting Tuesday at the
Benedict Wiseman, L. Labold, M. Malsh and 16 other inhabitants of eyes to these questions. These
Lee Plaza Hotel at which Lania
the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have young people ask me sensible,
EUROPEAN
WELFARE
will be the speaker.
with the intention of forming a corporation for beneficent purposes... basic, emphatic questions. They
In their first organization meet-
The North Woodward Branch
want straight answers.
accepted the following articles of Union and Agreement.
Their own parents are too Vic- of the Jewish European Welfare ing, Sunday, March 2, the phy-
ARTICLE II
torian and too authoritarian to Organization will meet at 12:30 sicians elected Dr. Charles Lakoff
The corporation formed in conformity with the above mentioned give the child sensible information. p.m. Tuesday in the home of 2hairman.
Act and In consequence of these articles of Union and Agreement
Mrs. A. Kurzman, president, 3287 EDUCATION GROUP
shall be entitled "The Montefiore Lodge No. 12 of the Independent
With Dr. Lawrence H. Seltzer
CHIDED THE RABBI on this Cortland avenue.
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Order of the Free Sons of Israel."
Final arrangements will be as chairman, the educational em-
questions: If he arranged a
ARTICLE III
lecture series for parents, young made for a luncheon and card ployes will hold an organizational
Th object of said corporation shall be to relieve the members In people, children, would his con- party to be held March 19. Pro- meeting Thursday, March 13, at
case of sickness and to aid and assist the widows and orphans of gregation consider him a radical? ceeds will go for clothes for the Jewish Community Center.
European orphans. For tickets Committee members include Miss
the brethren of the Lodge and in case of decease of a member of He made no answer.
But the need still exists. We call Mrs. H. Zimner, chairman, Hulda Fine, Norman Drachler,
the Lodge or any of his family, provided as long as he is entitled
Helen Kass, and Esther Charnas,
thereto by the laws, to give them decent burial upon the burying want to teach young people how TO. 8-4649.
elementary schools; Bernard Jaffe
to live in an over-complicated
grounds of the corporation.
and Dorothea Richmond, interme-
world. The information is avail-
ARTICLE V
able. The questions are not ex- CLUB ALLEGRO TO PERFORM diate schools; Joseph Steinberger
person
can
become
a
member
of
this
corporation
who
is
un-
No
Club Allegro, modern choral en- and Samuel Milan, high schools;
der 21 years of age or over 45 years who is not of Jewish birth and clusively theological, medical, psy-
semble, will perform for the Ac- Dr. Seltzer, Wayne University;
professes the Jewish faith and who is not free from all bodily disease... chological but all combined.
acia Lodge of Masons Saturday and Mrs. George Blumenstock,
evening, March 8. Featured solo- board of education.
The mechanical trades division
ists will be Jack Bazell, Shirley
Burns, Jean Jaslove, Sheldon under the chairmanship of Milton
Sandweiss and Bette Shanbrom. K. Mahler, William Gershenson,
Ben Kramer and Ben L. Silber-
stein, will also hear Lania.
PURITY CHAPTER
A Purim costume party will be
held by Purity Chapter No. 359,
0.E. S., at 8 p.m. Monday, March
17. Helen Tack, Mae Brooks and
Sylvia Harvith are in charge of
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.he program.
for the Zionist viewpoint when the
General Assembly meets.
The reference of the Palestine
MEZERICHER SOCIAL CLUB
to the United Nations
problem
are
being
completed
by
Plans
was originally regretted by Zion-
'he Mezeritcher Social Club for ist leaders but they are now con-
its cabaret night April 12 at the vinced that it may point the way
Park Avenue Penthouse. N. Da-
permanent solution of their
vison and A. Rosen are in charge. to a
difficulties.
The attitude here is that every-
thing will hinge on the type of
AVIVA CHAPTER
lobbying campaign that tho execu-
Melvin Platt and his orchestra tive devises. Spokesmen contend
will play at the installation and that, if sufficient support is won
dance of the Aviva Chapter of among the United Nations mem-
Junior Mizrachi Women at 8 p. m. bers, the pressure of world opin-
Saturday, March 8, in the Jewish ion will compell the Arab League
....._ —
to withdraw active opposition.
From Europe's dark past, Jewish children coming to Palestine find in Nathan's on the seashore the Community Center.
warm sun and good salt air which heals the deep :tzars of their homeless childhood. Here, immigrant
PIONEER WOMEN
children—many ill and undernourished—grow strong as they combine work on the farms with organized
A meeting of the Pioneer Wo-
SHERUTII LEAGUE
gymnastics and games. Nathanla, once a desolate stretch of yellow sand on the seashore midway be-
Organization council will
twPen Haifa and Tel Aviv, has grown into a flouris`ting town with a thriving diamond industry funds,
and
Plans are being made by the men's
be at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday In the
League
for
its
third
an-
resort activities which attract large numbers of tour:sts and vacationers. United Palestine Appeal
Nathania's Sherutn
nual birthday party at Club Ball. group's new headquarters, 11818
raised through the United Jewish Appeal for Refuves, Overseas Needs and
Goldle My-
development, making it a welcome haven for hund:•eds of sick and weary newcomers from Europe.
Mrs. Marvin Stearn and Mrs. Sam Dexter boulevard. The an
executive
Hack were hostesses to the club erson Group will hold
The Unite Jewish Appeal must rise $170,000,000 in 1947 to support the CPA as well as tho overseas
d rehabilitation programs of the Joint Distribution Committee, and the refugee-aid program
meeting
Tuesday.
at a social meeting.
relief and
of the United Service for New Americans.

Family Attitudes
Study Advocated

Chaplain Refuses
to Marry Jewish
GI's to Reich Girls

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Palestine: UJA Helps Erase the Dark Past

Bevin, Marshall
to Confer on Zion