Friday. June 20. 1941
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
P ag e Six
WOMEN OF THE WEEK 2 Volumes Depict
F YOU DON'T TAKE an active role in the cultural affairs of
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your community, if you don't mix with your neighbors or work
with them, then your life seems worthless. It is by participating in
community activities that you broaden your whole intellect. My
experience is proof that what you gain in knowledge and 'under-
standing outweighs by far what you give."
In a few words, Mrs. Samuel S. Aaron summed up her reasons
Jews' War Effort
for being such a vibrant• person-
ality in Detroit's Jewish life.
After 11 years of communal ef-
fort, Mrs. Aaron is convinced
that leadership ability is not an
innate quality. "Many people
say 'It isn't in me' but I assure
you that this type of leadership
is acquired. If you've got the de-
sire and lots of strength, then
the battle is half won."
JWB Will Release
Full History Soon
NEW YORK—The forthcoming
publication of a two-volume set of
books, "American Jews in World
War II," is announced by Frank
L. Weil, president of the National
Jewish Welfare Board 1.11VB),
and Milton Weill, chairman of the
publication committee for the
book.
The JWB, officially accredited
by the United States government
as the religious, morale and wel-
fare agency of the Jewish men
and women in the armed forces,
was assigned by the Jewish com-
munity of America to conduct the
bureau of war records, which
amassed the material from which
"American Jews in World War
II" was written.
IF THE NUMBER of her ac-
tivities is the criterion by which
we can judge the validity of her
statements, Mrs. Aaron has
enough of them to back her up
At present she is the president of
the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council, which has 14 chapters
with 5,000 members.
MRS. SAMUEL S. AARON
She is also recording secretary
for the Women's Division of the
Jewish Welfare Federation, finance chairman of the Park District
as served as corre-
Council of Girl Scouts and for the past year h
men.
sponding secretary of the League of Jewish Wo
Although Mrs. Aaron is active in many organizations, Bnai
Brith with its numerous functions is her first love. As evidence
of this, she was president of a Pisgah Women's chapter, president
of Michigan Bnai Brith Council, general' chairman of Bnai Brith
Women's District Grand Lodge No. 6 and chairman of Bnai Brith
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"WORKING WITH THE Jewish youth of Detroit is what I
enjoy most," Mrs. Aaron said. "They are my primary interest be-
cause I feel we must transmit. our heritage to them so, they can be-
ers from Europe anymore so we must train our own youth to carry
on where the older folks leave off."
came to Detroit when she
Born in London, England, Mrs. Aaron
two. She was married to Samuel S. Aaron after her gradua-
was
tion from Northern High School.
It wasn't until her two children became fairly grown girls that
she began to participate in Detroit Jewish affairs. One daughter,
Marian, is now Mrs. Ralph Pierce. The other, Harriet, is 17 years
Harold G. Bernstein, owner of ;
Bernstein Theaters, was named
Bay City's "Most Regular Citizen" ,
at the first annual Page One Ball
of the Bay City Newspaper Guild
at th Wenona beach pier ball-
room.
According to the citation, he re-
ceived the award for his 'un-
heralded" efforts in bringing to
the city better movies for children,
making the polio drives an an-
nual success, and giving the city
its first Winter Snow queen.
Paley Not Present
at Coughlin Party
In a frontpage story by A. J.
Arnold in the June 6 issue of the
Jewish Chronicle, the name of
William Paley, president of the
Columbian Broadcasting System,
was listed as one of the guests at
a party attended by Father
Coughlin in Detroit.
We have been advised by Ar-
thur Perlis, associate director of
press services of CBS, that Paley
was not present at this party,
and was, in fact, tin Cuba at the
time.
Beth Aaron Men's Club
Names Sports Directors
Gets Doctor's Degree
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YES, DR. SILVER! YOU CAN SPEAK IN MY NAME
Zionist Organization of Detroit
1044 Penobscot Bldg.
Detroit 26, Mich.
Zionist Organization or
I hereby enroll as a member of the
America and enclose my (heck far
) New Palestine
) Des Yiddish Folk
Name
Address
selseek periodical desired.
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11,000 DIE IN SERVICE
Of the 550,000 Jewish men and
women who wore the uniform of
the United States in World War
II, more than 11,000 died in serv-
ice-7,500 in combat. The total
number of casualties among the
550,000 was in excess of 40,000.
Close to 27,000 Jewish men and
women received citations for valor
and merit, holding an aggregate
of 57,000 decorations, from the
Congressional Medal of Honor to
the Purple Heart.
Volume II of "American Jews
in World War II" lists the names
of the Jewish men and women in
service who were decorated by the
U. S. government, including the
names of those who died in serv-
ice.
Sumner Welles
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Backs Partition
With Reluctance'
i BOSTON, (JTA)- Scoring the
refusal of the U. 5 7 government
to voice and implement a policy
on Palestine, Sumner Welles, for-
mer assistant secretary of state,
said that he had come to the re-
luctant conclusion that partition
of Palestine into a Jewish and
Arab state was the only practical
s...ation. Welles spoke at a din-
ner tendered him by the American
Jewish Congress.
"But no form of partition would
i be acceptable, or even conceivable,
unless it allotted to the Jews an
area within Palestine amply suf-
ficient to provide homes for all
of the Jewish people in Europe
who wish to go there; unless the
areas to be placed under Jewish
sovereignty were contiguous, rath-
er than gerrymandered, as in the
inquitous partition proposal of
last( autumn, unless such tern--
toot 'comprised the major exten-
sion of the seacoast, and unless it
contained the whole of Negev, so
HAROLD M. HELFMAN, son that such development projects as
of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin that of Dr. Lowdermilk for the
Hellman of Fullerton avenue, creation of a Jordan Valley Au-
has been graduated from the
thority would be carried out,"
University of Michigan with Welles said.
the degree of doctor of phil-
osophy in history. A veteran,
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1947 MAY 14 PM 922
MORRIS M. JACOBS PRESIDENT
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION'DETROIT
SINCli WRITING YOU ON MAY 7 I HAD GREAT PRIVILEGE
OF PRESENTING ZIONIST CASE TO UNITED•NATIONS. I SENSE
VERY FAVORABLE REACTION TO OUR CAUSE NOT ONLY
AMONG DELEGATES BUT THROUGHOUT THE NATION. WE
ARE NOW ENTERING FINAL STAGES WHEN WE SHALL PRE-
SENT OUR FULL CASE TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED
BY UNITED NATIONS AND IN FALL BEFORE FULL ASSEMBLY.
UTMOST' IMPORTANCE THAT DURING NEXT CRITICAL
DECISIVE MONTHS ZIONIST STENGTH BE AT ITS MAXIMUM
AND THAT EVERY JEW INTERESTED IN DEFENDING JEWISH
NATIONAL HOME SHOULD ENROLL IN ZIONIST ORGANIZA-
TION OF AMERICA.
YOU CAN RENDER NO MORE HELPFUL SERVICE TO OUR
HISTORIC CAUSE THAN BY ENLISTING IMMEDIATELY MAXI-
MUM NUMBER OF JEWS IN YUR COMMUNITY IN ZIONIST
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA. IT WILL GREATLY STRENGTHEN
MY HANDS AND THOSE WHO ARE CHARGED WITH RESPON-
SIBILITY FOR PROPER CHAMPIONING OUR CASE BEFORE
WORLD TRIBUNAL IF JEWS OF YOUR COMMUNITY WOULD
IN OVERWHELMING NUMBERS ENLIST IN OUR ZIONIST
1P.ANKS. PLEASE ASK EVERY JEW IN YOUR COMMUNITY
WHETHER I CAN SPEAK IN HIS NAME BY ENROLLING IN
Z 0 A. WRITE ME IMMEDIATELY.
AREA HILLEL SILVER.
Published by Dial Press," Amer-
ican Jews in World War II" de-
votes Volume I to a narrative
presentation of Jewish heroism,
service and sacrifice in combat
against the enemy. This volume.
written by I. Kaufman, war cor-
respondent for the Brooklyn
Eagle, who covered both the Eu-
ropean and Pacific war fronts,
contains a foreword by Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, director of the
Selective Service System.
The books disclose that a total
of 550,000 Jews served in the U. S.
armed forces during World War
II; in military terms, it is pointed
out, this is the equivalent of 37
divisions. Of the Jewish popula- •
tion of this country, close to 12
per cent were in uniform -about
the average for the total popula-
tion. Jews in service were about
3iz2 per cent of the total armed
forces of the U. S.
Although Bnai. Brith activities have occupied most of her time,
Mrs. Aaron has served on the board of the Jewish Community Cen-
ter, was vice-chairman of special gifts during the Allied Jewish
Campaign and was active with the cancer society.
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WAS THROUGH HER chairmanship of the Anti-Defamation
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League that she became a member of the community relations corn-
"'Mee of the Jewish Community Council.
"My chief aim in communal affairs is to help the Jews. But I
also want to aid them in feeling that they belong to the non-Jewish
community, too. In this way we can bring about better relations
between the Jews and the Gentiles and live fuller and richer lives."
many activities, Mrs.
By finding time to engage ih a great
Aaron has demonstrated that she is vitally interested in the wel-
fare of her neighbors.
Bay City Press
Selects Jew as
City's Top Citizen
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM:
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Youth Organization.
old.
Dr. Silver Looks to You
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Dr. Ilelfman received his bach-
elor of arts degree from Wayne
University, where he was elect-
ed to the Scholarship Honor
Society. He was given his
master's degree by the Univer-
sity of Michigan. While there
he was admitted to Phi Kappa
Phi, scholastic honor society.
He has accepted a position on
:
the faculty of Ohio State Uni
Bernie Klein and Ernie Deutch
have been appointed athletic versity.
chairmen of the Beth Aaron
AMERICAN CLUB
Men's Club, Paul Carpenter,
The Ladies Auxiliary or the
president, announced.
American Club of Detroit held a
Softball practice is held Sun- weinie roast at Palmer Park last
day mornings at the Bagley
week.
School.
Irving Katz to Talk
at N. Y. Conference
Irving I. Katz, executive secre-
tary of Temple Beth El and Jew-
ish Chronicle historian, will lec- •
ture at an Institution fot the
training of temple executives in
Synagogue administration to be
held from June 30 to July 4 in
New York.
Katz will speak on "Financial
Security for the Synagogue." The
institute is sponsored by the Na-
tional Association of Temple Sec-
retaries, of which Katz is presi-
dent, the Hebrew Union College
and the Union of American He-
brew Congregations.
BASKETS OF FRESH FRUITS
Lend Added Sweetness to Your
Get-Well Wishes
A most delightful gift idea for shut-in
friends. These neat baskets are heaped
with colorful, taste-tempting fresh fruit:
oranges, apples, cherries, plums, apricots
and small jars of jelly. Beautifully
wrapped in cellophane and topped by a
huge ribbon-bow. $5.75 and up.
Delivery for you, if you wish,
within Hudson's regular delivery area.
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