Friday, August 1, 1947

Page Five

DETROIT JEW ISII CHRONICLE

Certainly, brotherhood never
will come from among jealous
groups each guarding its chil-
dren in a school separate to
itself.
If Jewish religion and life are
(Continued from Page 3)
to be preserved why not try
Photos by JACK BIGELMAN
ing in common in each other's to do something about it in the
lives, individuals separated by home where it used primarily
TIME: Friday afternoon.
the impervious walls which re- to live?
PLACE: Dexter and Webb.
ligions build so high' around the
QUESTION: With the High Holy
people.
Days approaching, what would
In his public school days there
you advise Synagogues and
was never any talk of separate
Temples to do to make the
Jewish parochial schools in our
Services more inspiring and
town. The recent immigrants—
meaningful?
the Jews were nearly all fairly
MRS. DORIS FISCHER, 4020
recent then—were deeply grate-
Webb avenue, housewife.
ful for the unbelievable Arn!ri-
Zionist Leader
I don't think that the Services
can idea that made education
Is Given Tribute
should be dressed up at all. The
free for all children, regardless
Jewish people go to the Syna-
of where their parents came
gogues to pray,
from or their racial or religious
NEW YORK—A settlement on
not to be en-
Jewish National Fund land was
origins.
tertained.
The public school was a mani- named "Hevel Goldstein" in
Theref ore, I
festation of the greatness and honor of Dr. Israel Goldstein of
don't see any
goodness of America.
New York, national chairman of
reason for
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the United Palestine Appeal, at
beautifying the
a reception given in his honor
LIVED
JEWISH
LIFE
rituals.
in Jerusalem. Dr. Goldstein was
To me the
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE of El- for 10 years president • of the
Services are in-
len's grandfather and his Jewish National Fund of America
spiring enough.
Jewish contemporaries was no
Rabbi Meier Berlin, acting
.4/
I feel a greater !
less because they attended pub- president of the World Jewish
kinship with my God and my
lic school. They went to re- National Fund board of directors.
people after attending the.Serv-
ligious schools after public presided at the dedication cere-
ices. I don't see any connection ERNST STELZER, 80-year-old Christian patriarch, expresses his
school hours, or had Jewish mony.
between the attractiveness of the
thanks to Lenore Schweizer (center) who "mothered" his Jewish teachers who came to their
"Hevel Goldstein" combines
rites and their function. Those
houses, or they attended the three statements, the land
grandchild, Ilse, 9, (right) while both were In a boxcar en route
who want to come will do so
to Theresienstadt coneentration camp. The older girl's friendship Sabbath school of the Reform , which was redeemed by American
because they have an inner drive,
Jewry, consisting of 4,000 dunams
and kindness gave Ilse, then six, whose parents were killed by Temple.
not because the Services are
Mainly, though, Ellen's grand- (approximately 1,000 acres) in
the Nazis, the will to live. Miss Schweizer and her brother ar-
colorful.
father's religious education was
rived here with the aid of United Service for New Americans. in the Jewish observance with- southern Judea near Doroth and
Nir Am. Two settlements have
MRS. IDA SWARTZ, 3109 Rich-
in his home. It was in the already been established on the
ton avenue, housewife.
bright candle lights burning on site and others are soon to be
Although Jews are attracted to
the Sabbath, in the sweet ser- founded.
• the Services during Rosh Hasho-
vice of Saturday nights when
In an impressive setting, the
nah and Yom Kippur, something
the Sabbath was ushered out on ceremony was arranged jointly
more is needed
the incense of spices, in the by the Jewish National Fund,
to draw them
sanctification of the home on the land-purchasing instrumental-
in between
the festivals.
ity of the World Zionist move-
Heads
South
Unit
NEW YORK—Works of Isaac
these holy days.
The only wall of separation ment, and the Keren Hayesod, the
More young
Loeb Peretz, the celebrated Yid- his religious education acknowl- colonization instrumentality. The
of AJC Women
dish writer, has been made edged was the sanctity that set Jewish Agency for Palestine, the
people should
attend, and the
available to English readers by oft' the home from all material Vaad Leumi and other organiza-
Mrs.. Barnett Dickman, presi-
only way you
the Book League of the Jewish things on the holy days. It had tions participated.
dent of the South area of the
can attract
Peoples Fraternal Order.
nothing to do with any escape
In addition to Rabbi Berlin,
Detroit women's division of the
them is to put
"Three Gifts and Other Sto- of Jews running away from the president of the World Mizrachl,
American Jewish Congress, has
some sparkle
the others who took part in the
appointed officers and committee ries," translated by Henry Good- common life.
into the mo-
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program included Dr. Arthur
man, is a collection of 13 of Pe-
chairmen in her unit.
notous services.
Ilantke who spoke on behalf of
Mrs. Samuel A. Green, presi- retz's best-known short stories. HAILS PUBLIC SCHOOL
The average young person also dent of the women's division, an- The small volume also includes
the Keren Hayesod, Isaac Gruen-
wants to understand what is go- nounced that establishment of an introduction by I. Goldberg, E LLEN'S GRANDFATHER baum on behalf of the Jewish
ing on in the orthodox Syna-
doesn't want Ellen ever to Agency and Ben Zvi on behalf of
this group completes the decen- national education director of 1-4
get the idea that her Jewish Vaad Leumi.
gogues, so part of the Services
tralization program which has the JPFO, and an appreciation
should be done in English. That's
light is something special to
separated the division into four by Goodman.
keep trimmed separately within
the only way to draw them.
geographical areas. The south
With this low-priced (75 cents)
TALKS ON PARENTHOOD
area is bounded on the north by paper-bound volume the Book her own walls. She might get
The Wednesday Evening Dis-
that narrow idea in the separa-
NANCY MARGULIES, 3322 Ful- Calvert, the west by Livernois,
League, 80 Fifth avenue, New
cussion Group will present Mrs.
lerton avenue, student.
with indefinite limits south and York 11, N. Y., is initiating a tion that is implicit in the pa- Vera C. Hirland at 8:30 p. m.
I attend the services quite
rochial school.
east.
program for the publication of
regularly and they are good
Ellen's grandfather says, thank Aug. 6 in the outdoor court of
Additional officers of the South treasures of Yiddish literature
God for the public school and the Jewish Community Center.
enough the way they are. All
unit are: Vice-presidents: Mrs. for readers of English.
for the brotherhood which can She will speak on "Planning
my friends are
Max Klayman, commission on
As Goldberg puts it in his in- be made to march from there. Parenthood."
quite enthusi-
law and social action; Mrs. Wil- troduction, "The flames that con-
astic now and
liam Vidaver, education; Mrs. sumed the ghettos set up by the
get a great
David Wigderson, finance; Mrs. Nazis and made ashes of six
deal of inspira-
William Cohen, human relations; million Jews seared their (the
tion from the
Mrs. Max Schubiner, member- non-readers of Yiddish) con-
rituals.
ship; and Mrs. Shay Foreman, sciousness, and now they too
There is no
progi am.
seek the sustenance that comes
need to pre-
Secretaries are Mrs. Ben Lef- from association with the great,
sent elaborate,
owitz, Mrs. Bernard Bladen, the creative, the heroic among
k.
colorful p a g-
and Mrs. Felix Green, Mrs. Mor- their people."
eants to keep
the Jewish people interested. If ris Halperin is treasurer.
English readers will discover
Committee chairmen are Mrs.
they understood their culture and
this giant of Yiddish literature
Mrs.
Maurice
Adolph
Schoenfteld,
Is
heritage they will be inspired to
with delight. Peretz captured the
attend and the Synagogues would Reveno, Mrs. Herman Rosenberg, spirit and the flavor of impo-
not have to resort to dramatics. Mrs. Morris Reuben, Mrs. Ben verished Jewish life in czarist
Rubenstein, Mrs. George Parzen,
Poland, when Jews turned in-
MRS. EDITH GOULD, 2300 Mrs. David Colman, Mrs. Archie ward, and to the solace of re-
Katcher,
Mrs.
Louis
Rosenzweig,
Glendale avenue, housewife.
Mrs. Max Leib, Mrs. Jacob Sha- ligion, for spiritual nourishment
I don't think the Services held
and comfort in an unresponsive
throughout the year are inspir- piro, Mrs. Samuel Rosen.
world. His work in a way is
Also
Mrs.
Royal
Barnett,
Mrs.
ing enough to attract the Jews
peculiarly contemporary in these
Harry
Himelstein,
Mrs.
Moe
Per-
during the
days of deprivation and sacri-
lis,
Mrs.
Leo
Simon,
Mrs.
Samuel
High Holy
fice in Poland and other areas
Barr,
Mrs.
George
Carr,
Mrs.
Days. They are
of Europe, ravaged by the Nazis.
extremely dull Benjamin Hilson, Mrs. William
By Leader'; Jtxclusive RESTORATEX PROCESS!
to me and be- Flashenberg, Mrs. B. S. Kott,
DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB
PrOlOtil..4tinOtttrrairAs your home during
ing recited in Mrs. Lawrence Crohn, and Mrs.
the qummet months qnd gives you a clean house
Hebrew have Nathan Fierberg.
The Detroit Social Club will
no meaning.
to
return to -after vacation. The finest at no extra
hold a social and card party at
To attract Round Table Offers
8:30 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 1 at
the younger
the Hotel Briggs for single men
crowd, Syna- Goodwill Slide Sets
A kodachome slide lecture, "A and women between 25 and 40
gogues should
sponsor social functions the same Catholic and His Religion," is years of age. Plans for a boat
way that the churches do. In available from the Detroit Round ride will also be discussed.
conjunction with the holidays, Table of Catholics, Jews and
programs and theatrical exhibi- Protestants.
The slide lecture was prepared
tions should be held explaining
Judaism. These would certainly by Guardian Films of St. Paul,
be informative and would attract Minn. with the counsel of a
committee of Protestant, Cath-
the younger set.
olic and Jew ish citizens of St.
Haifa Group Sponsors Paul.
The Round Table has been cir-
Hamburger-Corn Roast culating a similar series entitled
a 1700 LINWOOD
Plant pact Mir
Haifa chapter, Zionist Organi- "Getting Aequainted with Jewish
third series on
zation of Detroit, will hold a Neighbors". A
hamburger-corn roast Aug. 9 at the Protestant faith will be
available shortly.
Middle Rouge park.

The Voice of the
Man in the Street

Patriarch Gives Thanks

Home 'Replaces'
Parochial School

Colony Is Named
for Dr. Goldstein

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Associates Named Peretz Writings
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