Friday, May 23, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

The Voice of the Religious Instruction in' Schools
Man in the Street Assailed by Synagogue Body

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Photos by JACK BIGELMAN

NEW YORK, (JTA) —Objec-
tion to both "released time" and
"dismissed time" or to "the uti-
TIME: Sunday morning.
lization in any manner of the
PLACE: Dexter and Lawrence.
time, facilities, personnel, or
(1 7 ESTION: Do you agree with funds of the public school sys-
the charge that Jewish youth tem for purposes of religious in-
of today is drifting away from struction" has been announced
Jewishness in general and the jointly by the National Commun-
ity Relations Advisory Council
Jewish religion in particular?
and the Synagogue Council of
America.
1)11. MOSES L. WISER, 3316 Lawr-
Based on a resolution adopted
ence avenue,
by a joint conference of the
Certainly, I believe this to be true. NCRAC and the Synagogue
Most Jewish youth groups today Council last Novejnber, the state-
are mainly sports organizations. ment has the support of the ma-
I go to the syn-
jor rabbinical and lay synagogue
agogue with my
organizations, as well as the
son every morn-
NCRAC. The text of the state-
ing, and mem-
ment follows.
bers of the con-
JOB OF SYNAGOGUE
gregation a r e
The utilization in any manlier
gratified to see
of the time, facilities, personnel
him, for he is
or funds of the public school sys-
usually the only
tem for purposes of religious in-
young person
struction should not he permit-
there.
ted. We, therefore, believe that
Disinterest of
Jewish communities are justified
parents and the
in objecting to released time or
distractions of our fast way of dismissal time programs.
living account for lack of real
Where such programs cannot
religious devotion among our youth.
be avoided the following state-
My son realizes that if he is to
ment is presented for community
go to the Synagogue in the morn-
guidance:
ing he must go to bed an hour
(a)
Religious
instruction
of
earlier at night. It is a source of
children is the responsibility of
personal pleasure to have him in
the synagogue, the church, and
ahule with me.
the home; and not of the public
schools.
(b)
Jewish communities are
MYER GINSBERG, 3311 Chicago
urged to maintain as a major
boulevard, steel business.
I don't think this is true. The community responsibility a pro-
of
religious
education
youth I see in the Synagogue are gram

wholly independent of the public
schools.
(c) Inherent in dismissal time
are many, though not all, of the
faults of released time.
Never-
theless, when confronted with
the necessity of a choice, we re-
gard dismissal time as less ob-
jectionable.

SAFEGUARDS URGED

Page Five

22 Croups Chart
Youth Federation

Representatives of 22 Detroit
youth organizations have formu-
lated plans for a Jewish Youth
Federation, with Leonard Bar-
uch, chairman, and Marilyn Ad-
ler, secretary, as temporary of-
ficers.
The following persons have
been appointed to an interim
planning committee: Edythe Ain-
hinder, BBYW; Ann Brisken,
Delta Omega Iota; Edith Reich-
stein, Career Group of the De-
troit Section, National Council of
Jewish Women; Ann Kroll and
Marilyn Adler, Mademoiselles;
Natalie and Leonora Gaines,
Temple Israel Youth Group.
Tina Dubrove, Young People's
Society of Shaarey Zedek; Dan
Standler, Young People's Club of
Northwest Synagogue; Bernie
Schiff, IZFA; Sol J. Schwartz,
Junior
Service
Group;
Dena
Glassberg, Jewish Community
Council; Harold Arian, Jewish
Community Center; and Baruch,
Masada.

(d) Where a program of re-
leased time or dismissal time is
in effect, or may he adopted, the
Jewish community shall insist
upon the following safeguards
against possible abuses:
(1) No
religious
instruction
shall be given on public school
premises.
(2) The
administrative
ma-
chinery of the public school sys-
tem shall not be employed to
record or encourage attendance
at religious instruction centers of
students who avail themselves of
either program.
(3) There shall be no prose-
Ir
lytizing on school premises.
(4) All
children
participating
in such programs shall be dis-
missed together, and all group-
ing, separation, or identification
by religion or by participation or
non-participation
in such pro-
grams shall be avoided.
(5) Children shall not be as-
sembled on public school prem-
ises for the purpose of being led
to religious instruction centers
nor shall any representative of
such religious instruction center
meet the children on such prem-
ises to facilitate the operation of
either program.

Palestine Writer
Ilere on Behalf
of Patriots' Kitt

Isaac Hameery, prominent Pal-
estine journalist and member of
the staff of the Revisionist pa-
per, Hamashkiff of Jerusalem, is
staying over in Detroit following
his address at the Dov Gruner
memorial meeting last week.
'life is here to raise funds for
the Tel Guiborim, or "Heroes'
Hill," a proposed settlement in
memory of Gruner and the other
patriots who died at the hands
of the British. The project is
initiated by the League for Jew-
ish National Labor in Palestine.
The colony will he founded in
Galilee, (or the settlement of the
families of the dead heroes.
During the memorial services
on Shavuos Monday, an appeal
will be made in a number of De-
troit Synagogues for this cause.
Among the national sponsors ,.f
this project are Gedaliah Bub-
lick, B. Z. Goldberg, Dr. Samuel
Margoshes and Barney Ross.

.

This home owner is singing with joy . .

for he has just installed the

Wolverine Underground
Lawn Sprinkler System

and that means no more fuss or bother
with the messy garden hose.

He can sit back and watch his lawn grow beautiful

Copper tubing now available for immediate inttallation.

Expert Workmanship

ESTIMATES GIVEN WITHOUT OBLIGATION

Call TR. 3-1915, Saturdays, Sundays and Evenings SU. 1441

doing more than I did as a youth.

There are cer-

tainly more Jew-

ish organiza-
tions today than
in my time.

Today we
have better
schools, both of
a Jewish and
non - Jewish na-
ture and the in-
creased racial
a n d religious
problems fare spurring our youth
on to make better use of their
education. In many ways Jewish
youth. are more united today than
they ever have been before.

Through Lips Tang Since Sealed Forever

SAM ('II-IT, 11512 Dexter boule-
vard, painting and decorating
Imsiness.

3,500 OF OUR BELOVED DEAD

I think this is true from experi-
ence with my own children. It is
to a large degree the parents fault.
Most J ewish

Resting in Beth Ohm (The Smith Street) Cemetery

APPEAL TO US....

parents don't go

to shille or be-

long to a Jewish

organization.
They have so
in a n y outside
activities, like
the movies, that
they don't pro-
vide any type
of Jewish back-
ground for their
children.
One doesn't have to speak He-
brew in order to do this. But un-
less there is some type of Jewish
activity in the home, we can ex-
pect our children to be less aware
of their Jewish heritage.

LOUIS M. WERFEI, 3233 Tuxedo
avenue, restaurant business.

I agree with the charge. Modern
life, unfortunately, is too fast for
both adults and children. This is
not only true

for Jews but of

non-Jews also.

Beca use

o f

this, religion is
suffering im-
mensely It's ap-
peal has already
declined greatly
both among ad-
ults and youth,
which is to be
deplored. I have
always felt that religion is indis-
pensable and of utmost importance.
That Jewish youth is drifting away
from It is obvious. The reasons,
too, are obvious The adults and
parents have fallen down on the
job.

Card Party Planned
by Mlawer for May 31

Louis Semanaky and Sam Kline
are chairmen of the Mlawer Urn-
gegend Verein's card party to be
held Saturday, May 31, at the Jew-
ish War Veterans headquarters,
8212 Twelfth street. Proceeds will

go to charity.

One year ago, shameful chaos and neglect prevailed

of

at Beth Olam Cemetery, the old burial ground where

contributions of survivors of those buried there, weeds

3,500 of the early members of our Jewish community

and rubble have been cleared away, grounds landscaped

have been laid to rest. Today, through the efforts

and caretakers engaged.

DECORATION
D A Y (Friday, May 30)

VISIT

BETH OLAM

(The Smith Street)

CEMETERY

Smith St. West of Jos. Campau

If you know your honored dead

are buried there ... if you think

your family graves are there, visit

the Beth Olam Cemetery Committee and through

NOW AGAIN ... THEY REST AMID
ORDERLY BEAUTY. HELP KEEP THEIR

RESTING PLACE ... THEIR SANCTUARY OF PEACE

. . . A PLACE OF DIGNITY!

This is our community respon-

sibility. Never again must we allow squalor and neglect to prevail at the

hallowed ground where our families rest. Funds are urgently needed to

maintain B1th Olam Cemetery.

GIVE . . . In Memory

of YOUR Dead, Buried in Beth Olam

GIVE ...

In Memory of Our Dead in Europe's Unmarked Graves

GIVE ...

To Avert the Shame of Future Neglect

Beth Olam on Decoration Day.

!.'rembers of the cemetery commit-

tee will be present from 10:00

A.M. to 2:00 P.M. to help you

find your graves and show the

work that has been done.

Beth Olam Cemetery
Committee:

Morris H. Blumberg, Chairman

Charles N. Agree Charles Hamburger

Aaron J. Blumenau Robert Loewenberg

Irwin I. Cohn David Mendelsohn

Seymour Simons

Your contribution, large or small, is desperately needed. Maintenance is

costly. No money it available except that which will be received in voluntary

contributions. Show the Beth Olam Cemetery Committee that you appre-

ciate and support their efforts by sending your contributions today to

BETA OI,AM CEMETERY ASSN.

c/o CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

Chicago Blvd. at Lawton

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

