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Friday, October 3, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

HISTORY OF JEWS
IN MICHIGAN

By IRVING I. KATZ
Article 7$

Detroit's Early Philanthropic
Organizations

HEBREW LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY
THE HEBREW LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY was organized in

11. Detroit in 1882, shortly after the arrival of
a group of Jewish
refugees from Russia who fled because of the persecutions insti-
gated by the. Russian government.
The founder of the society was Simon H eavenrich. At his
instance, Dr. Henry Zirndorf, Rabbi of Tempi e Beth El, called a
meeting on Aug. 20, 1882, to
rm a society "for the purpose
alleviating the distressed con-
dition of the Russian exiles, both
morally and physically."
The meeting was attended by
Dr. Zirndorf, who acted as chair-
man, Simon Heavenrich, and
Mesdames Seligman Schloss,
Henry Zirndorf, Moses Cohen,
Simon Heavenrich, M. Jonas,
,}7. Fechheimer, Julius Robinson,
\ . Karpelas, H. Frank, Simon
eedman, Louis Lambert, Marx
5 ', man. Isaac Mendelsohn, Kurt
'.. F,pggass, J.,

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DR. HENRY ZIRNDORF

Movie Is Highlight
. Teen-Age
at Kddan Lodge
Sophisticates
Session Will Spur

Membership Drive

A movie, "This Is Bnai Brith,”
will be a feature of a meeting of
the Harry B. Keidan Lodge at
8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pan-
American room of the Hotel Book
Cadillac.
Abe Smith, chairman of the
membership committee for "The
Sidney J. Karbel Class," urges
all members to bring one pro-
spective member to the session.
At the meeting, the Keidan
Women's Chapter will be for-
mally presented a gavel.
Herbert Wallace and 1,forris
Direnfeld are president and sec-
retary-treasurer respectively of
the lodge's bowling league, which
is comprised of six teams. Bowl-
ing takes place at 9:30 p.m. Mon-
days at the Orient Alleys, Lin-
wood and Philadelphia avenues.
At a seminar for various chair-
men of the Citywide Bnai Brith
Committees held recently in Chi-
cago, Keidan lodge was honored
by having three members in at-
tendance, They were Sidney J.
Karbel, president of the Greater
Detroit Bnai Brith Council; Herb-
ert Rollins, ADL chairman for the
council; and Morris Direnfeld,
membership chairman of the
council.

Morgenthait
Names Heads

Pisgah Women's
Tea Set for Oct. 21

e was Mrs. Sarah Barger. In
ae United Jewish Charities.
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Within its thin unsteady walls,
y we learn the folly of wor-
ipping at the false shrines of
,t•urity. and the wisdom of
Mding our happiness on the
1:er foundations of justice and
therhood.

I

iise PrFram
L Shaarev • Zedek
'Emma Lazarus", a recording

`pared by the Jewish' Theo-
„,ical Seminary radio program,
'goal Light, will be presented
a dessert luncheon meeting
the Sisterhood of Shaarey
lek at 1:15 p.m. M - Jnday,
13. in the Synagogue. Mrs.
Katzman, president, an-
inced.
n the record, Margaret Web
enacts the life of the Jew-
poetess who wrote the lines
raved on the Statute of Lib-
and Mrs. Charles Robin-
_ reads a psalm..
drs. Seymour Krause will ac-
many in the singing of the
✓ Spangled Banner and Ha-

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Ann Campbell, Detroit News'
poetess, and Mrs. Leonard Sims,
first vice-president of Women's
District Grand Lodge No. 6, will
,e guest speakers at a fund-
raisi and membership tea and
rally o Pisgah Women at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Lee
Plaza Hotel.
Chairman of the program is
Mrs. Samuel Gold. Mrs. Lewis
Manning is president of the
chapter.

Party Is on Schedule
of Pisgah B and P

The Pisgah Business and
Professional Group will hold a
meeting at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
in the Jewish Community Cen-
ter.
Instead of the scheduled social
this month, a party will be
given by members Saturday eve-
ning, Oct. 18, in the Center. For
information call TY. 5-6681.

Election Meeting Set
by Beth Aaron Men

Election of officers of the Beth
Aaron Men's Club will take place
Thursday. Oct. 16, Paul Carpen-
ter,. president, announced.

shipment to Europe's Jewish
n charge of arrangements are survivors.
dames Ben Lefkowitz. Frank
Tickets for the book review
rnstein and Morris Ruskin. and brunch series may be ob-
rs. Louis Tatken is program tained from Mrs. 'Richard Cott,

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.airman..
Those attending are requested
Mesdames: William Nadler
Id Morris Halperin, SOS chair-
,en, to bring clothing and
nned and dehydrated food for

By HELEN TENNENBACM

SURE

fjs' Auxiliary Relief Society but
t; Sewing Society."
ed of providing clothing, shoes
, ng for the sick and supplying
Gabe Glantz, president of the
families in need and similar Henry Morgenthau Lodge, has
announced the following com-
re obtained from membership mittee appointments for the
sing event. In 1897 the dis- coming season:
to $1,100 and its membership
Women's chapter adviser, Mary
Ca n v asse r; Anti-Defamation
president of the society from League, Nelson Dembs; athletics,
Mrs. Martin Butzel who was Mitch Bloom; Bnai Brith youth,
s. In 1899 the society became Leo Sobel; conservation, Irwin
es.
Niaran; lodge program, Larry
Lerman; membership, Bernie
Gorosh; newspaper, Mort Sul-
tan; social, Raymond Sharkey;
ass of choir girls of 'Tempi I and publicity and information
of Russian refugees. Mrs. J. service, Phil Rothschild.
The lodge bowls each Wed-
become sewing teachers and
ir themselves. This was done nesday evening at the State Fair
Recreation.
me a teacher.
red early in 1890 as a'-school
'lents for kitchen, dining room
ig. One of the first branches
nglish and the common school 1

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chairman, TO. 8-5617. Contribu-
tions to the Alter Flower Fund
and the Torah Scholarship
Fund should be made to Mes-
dames Arnold Frank, UN. 3-1869,
or Charles A. Smith, TO. 8-2069

BEEN HAVING our
share of vacations these last
weekends . . . Do hope that
you gave the Succoth holidays
a thought . . . We really do
have a harvest to be thankful
for, but if you
think of our
brothers in
Europe, you
get to won-
dering, don't
you?
If you didn't
spend last
Monday or
Tuesday at
your Syna-
Helen
gogue, how
about doing so this weekend?
Next week we hope to tell you
about the activities of Temple
Israel, Temple Beth El and
Shaarey Zedek.
The BBYO Yom Kippur dance
was really a huge success. We
tried to be impartial when we
picked these couples as repre-
sentatives of the large crowd
attending. As Iry Berg said over
the loud speaker on Dexter
boulevar d: "Everyone, yes,
everyone is going." And he was
right.

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AMONG THE couples were
Marilyn Gilbert and Chuck
Sachse, George Dean with Helen
Gross, Aubrey Diem and Mari-
lyn Markowitz, Mike Arons and
Viv Lipsitz, Iry Berg with Pearl
Gertzman, Neil Schecter and
Marian Berg, Dave Ross with
Milly Berg, Izzy Silverman and
Evelyn Berg, Herman Eizelman
and Janice Gotlieb, Larry Well-
man and Gerry Starler, Al
Goldberg and Dulcy Feldman
and Ed Stein with Rhoda Gold-
stein.

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ANOTHER DANCE that
turned out just super was the
recent Alpha Beta Sigma soror-
ity affair at the Italian Gar-
dens of the Book Cadillac Hotel.
Present were Mort Knopper
with Zitz Ostrow, Sid Kleinman
and Louba Jacobs, Larry Trager
and Hermine Lippman, Barry
Wayburn and Rhoda Aissen,
Dan Honingman with Sandy
Baskin, Jim Keene and Heleyn
Jackson, Dick Owen and Sharon
Weisberg, Mary Katz with Renee
Shaer and Paul Yarcs with
Barbara Maizer.
Incidentally, Larry and Jim
are new members of Phi Sigma
Nu of which Iry Keene is presi-
dent and Morton Alger corre-
sponding secretary. Other mem-
bers include Dick Hamburger,
Ken Robinson, Bob Becker and
Stewart Mittenthal.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Phil-
lip Leon Bittker on his Bar
Mitzvah. . . . Some of the
Centralites present at the din-
ner in Bel-Aire were Rocky
Moss and Joe Bittker, Ilene
Klafer with Kenny Lane, Bar- .
bara Seybourn and Mel Lewis,
Eleanore Bond and Eddy Mer-

kow. . . . A wonderful time
was had by all,

Flash! Something new is be-
ing done in the way of open.
club meetings. It's a lawn party
(weather permitting) at the
home of Nancy May, who will
be hostess at the . Que-Ettes
meeting Friday, Oct. 3. . . . The
Debs had their first open club
meeting last week.

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A NEW CLUB of 16 and 17-
year-old gals has been formed.

The name you'll be hearing
around Central is Pastels. The
girls are Dolores Sheinboim,
Dolly Mayor, Marilyn Lakritz,
Marilyn Sipher, Barbara New-
man, Gloria Fishman, Barbara
Prady, Shirley Finkelstein and
Lorraine Snyder, Next time
we'll give you the low down
on the Revels and the newly-
formed Elites (ex-Gems).

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WE TRIED FOR four hours
to get a story from Frankie
Lane, going through an eternity
of waiting and being pushed
around by hundreds of bobby-
toxers who screamed that they
wanted the one and only
Frankie.

We did find out, thanks to
Kenny Teitelbaum, that Frankie
used to sing in a night club
until we teen-agers discovered
him. He now has two contracts
for recordings and agrees that
the song which made him fa-
mous is "My Desire." His latest,
"Why Am I All slack and
Blue," is really lush.

Said Frank in a "mob" inter-
view, "If you arc good in in-
strumentals keep studying. You
must have a thorough knowl-
edge of your instrument. If, on
the other hand, you have vocal
abilities, then go out and get
some experience. Don't let peo-
ple try to change your style."

A MEETING of the Yetz-Co-
hen Ladies Auxiliary No. 530 will
be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in
the home of Ann Katkowsky,
2519 Taylor avenue.

VOTE FOR

GEORGE E.

ALGER

for CITY COUNCIL

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Manufacturer of

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A Businessman for
the City's Business

40 YEARS IN DETROIT

ELECT A STATESMAN

as your

COUNCILMAN

e. W. FREY

• Member State
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• Former Supervisor
• Member City Effici-
ency Committee

• 27 Years
Service.

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