Page Fourteen

What Is
Bnai Brith?

(Continued from Page 13)

United States. The Sara Delano
Roosevelt Memorial, former resi-
dence of the President and his
mother, was purchased by the
Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations and
dedicated to interfaith friendship
among the students of Hunter
College.

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Unity in the
•
Community

Bnai Brith performed its his-
'oric mission of unifying all ele-
.nents of Jewry when it invited
35 national Jewish organizations
• 'o participate in the Preliminary
Conference at Pittsburgh from
which grew the American Jewish
Conference. The American Jew-
sh Conference, a democratically
elected assembly representing
every shade of Jewish opinion.
was made possible in part by the
support and devotion of Bnai
irith to the ideal of unity.

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Jnai Brith Publications

The National Jewish Monthly,
'Ada' organ of Bnai Brith, is
the largest and most widely
Tad periodical of general Jew-
sh interest in the'English Ian-
giage. Its mission is to bring
he news of world Jewry to the
Tewish community of this coun
ry and to report, and analyze
he rich and variegated world
f Bnai Brith.
The Bnai Brit.h News special-
,es in graphic portrayal of Bnai
Irith events for Bnai Brith
•aders.
The Career News, issued bi-
monthly, by the Bnai Brith Vo-
ational Service Bureau, is the
,nly publication ot its kind in
his country. It furnishes up-to-
late facts to young Jewish peo-
de on postwar occupational
rends.
The Shofar and The Menorah
're the official newspapers of
he boy and girls, respectively.
)f the Bnai Brith youth orga-
dzation, published semi-monthly
.nd distributed to each member
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What Huai Brith Will
Do For You

Bnai Brith gives every Jew
m opportunity to participate in
program of action which con-
ri b utes to post-war service, de-
:ends the Jews If home and
'broad, serves youth and the
•ommunity, and strives to pre-
erve the democratic way of life
Joining Bnai Brith will give
mu the satisfaction of knowing
hat you have in some way done
',our share. Joining Bnai Brith
s a means of identifying your-
;elf with your people in service
o your country and your fel-
low men.

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'n Appreciation:

Many of the pictures as well
as some of the historical data
in this section were supplied
by Irving I. Katz, executive
secretary of Temple Beth El
and a member of Pisgah Lodge
who writes the column "His-
tory of Jews in Michigan" in
the Jewish Chronicle.

Friday, November 14, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

District Grand
Lodge No. 6, B.B.

PISGAII LODGE came to Lk-
troit about 11 years before
District Grand Lodge No. 6 Bnai
Brith was organized. Until 1868,
Pisgah Lodge was a part of Dis-
trict Grand Lodge No. 2.
Since its creation, the leader
ship of District Grand Lod
No. 6, has had a great part in
the progress of Bnai Brith and
the development of its program
It has been responsible for
many of the projects which have
come to make Bnai Brith known
as an organization whose pro-
cram is flexible, not static.
whose activities are keyed to
the times and not tied to dogma
and the past.
DR. LEO M. FRANKLIN
In 1908, Sigmund Livingston,
a past president of the District Dr. Franklin, Rabbi emeritus
proposed a committee to combat of Temple Beth El, has the
antitSemitism which was a fore- distinction of being the only
runner of the Anti-Defamation member of Pisgah Lodge ever
League organized in 1913.
to be elected Honorary Past
The first Hillel Foundation President of the lodge. Dr.
was organized in District No. 6 Franklin became a member of
at the University of Illinois. In the lodge in 1899. Before com-
1924 the first AZA Chapter now ing to Detroit, he served as
BBYO was organized by District president of the Omaha Bnai
Lodges No. 6 at Orriaha. Many
Brith lodge.
other projects also had their in-
ception in this District.
District Grand Lodge No. 6
has contributed two presidents
to the Supreme Lodge, Adolph
Kraus of Chicago, who served
from 1905 to 1920; and Henry
PAST PRESIDENTS of Pisgah
Monsky of Omaha, who served Lodge and the year of their
from 1938 to his untimely death tenure of office:
in May, 1947.
1557—Jae oh Silberman
Pisgah Lodge had the honor 1958-Jaeolo Silberman; Marcus Cohen
of having four of its past presi- 859- Reify; Dorman Freedman
MO-Seligman Schloss; Moses Dees',
dents serve as president of Dis-
man
trict Grand Lodge: Adolph 1801-Simon Freedman; A. Lehman
1402- Moses Marx? Marcus Cohen
F re u n d, Berniird Ginsburg, 1003-Suwon Heaven" kit
-Louis Henry
Aaron Droock and Harry Yud- 18014
1087- Israel
Van
Damien;
Seligman
koff.
Schloss
1800--D.
S.
Einstein;
Isaac
Rosenfield
At the present time two of
18117-Jacob Lowenstein, LOUIS Bent).
Pisgah's members are serving 1808 Nlagn Os Baize]; Simon Cohen
the District, Samuel W. Leib, 1801-P11111p Weiss; Simon Cohen
WO -Louis Sell 1g; Simon Cohen.
as second vice president and 1071-Simon Cohen; Sam Weiss
Isadore Ittarr, as a member of 1872-Philip Weiss; K It. Van Ilaalen
1873--Merman Weiss; Simon Cohen
the general committee. "
1874- Simon Cohen; Bernard Peel!
District Grand Lodge No. 6, 1877-Bernard Drell; Simon I lea yenelch
1070-1Noses Cohen; Adolph Freund
the largest and most influential 1877-Adolph
Freund; Sol Cohen
district, embraces Nebraska, Il- 1078--S, W. Simpson; Herman Krolik
1079-Isaac
Mendelson;
I l•nry
111118-
linois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisccin-
•allgOr
sin, Minnesota, North and Soutff 1880- Louis Kuttnauer; Joseph Werth-
eimer
Dakota and the Canadian prov- 1881
- Sigmund Feechelmer; Louis Rills
inces of Alberta, Manitoba, Sas- 1882 -Moses Schott; 'logo 11111
UM-Simon Blitz; Adolph Slomsn
katchewan and Western Ontario 1891-Adolph Similar': R. G. Morels
Louis Harrison of Chicago is 1845--H. G. Mords; Martin Jones
1 84 1-Herman Freund
president of the District.
1087 -Adolph K rot*

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Past Presidents
of Pisgah Lodge

MiC111"all Council

THE MICHIGAN Bnai Brith
Council was organized by
the lodges of the State 12 years
ago and Rabbi Jerome D. Folk-
man of Grand Rapids, Past
President of District. Grand
Lodge No. 6, served as the Coun-
cil's first President.
The Michigan Council is a
District Grand Lodge in minia-
ture doing the same work
throughout the State as the
Grand Lodge does throughout
the District.
The Michigan Council is rec-
ognized as the most unusual
and exceptional State Council
throughout the District. Many
innovations were instituted by
the Michigan Council which
have contributed materially to-
ward the building of Jewish
leaders of the future and ma-
terially assisting in goodwill
projects.

1880-Louis L. Loeb; Louis Ink*
1889 -en nine' Welss;
Selling
109 0
A. Krolik ; S. A. A.rlier
1891- A ilfilPh Freund; D. E. Heine-
man
1892-Bernard Ginsburg
1091--Dn vid IV. Da yin
I 89 1-1Ieney M. Rut
; Louis Steams-
Iserg
1895- Louis St Ginsberg; Geo. L. Fried
n
1896-A braharn Anspach; Meyer S. Fink
1897-1Ient y Van Iiitalen; Bernard
GInshisrg
1098-Max Cohen
1899- 1.01lis Welt
1900 - Sidney S. Weinman
1901
Frank
1902 -Sidney Silberman
1902--Adolph Steiner
1904-Moses Marx
1905-Mark filoman
19011 -Adolph Freund
1907-Adolph Freund ; Dare) , R. Solomon
1908-Dr. Hugo A. Freund
1909 - Dr. !Ingo A. Freund; Adolph
Freund
1910--Mane ice Dreieussi
14 11 — Maurice
uss
1912--Sells Illmelhnch
1913 -Sella IIimelhn,h
1914-Ma :4 If. Pinkelston
1947 S. D. Rosenzweig
1916-Ja•ob 91111,
1917-- Louis I. Frank
191 ii-Morris (Du:vett ; Jacob Miller
1919 -Adolph leinsterwald
•
19211-Leon Goldsmith; Rabbi Samuel
Mayer berg
192I--Bernard Ginsburg; Chas. Rosen-
thal
192!-. 1.. J. Leopold ; Jos. S. Garnett
1923-Jos, Cummings; Theo. Le. Me

1914-Samuel -J. Rhodes
1935-Aaron Droock; Allred Roam
1926-Julius Deutelloautri
8/1111110i
1927--Jullus
DentellmUtir;
Sternberg
1928- lem y
Morrie
A heanioeltz;
NI.
Shatzen
1929 - Mandell Bernstein; Julius Deutel-
ha u m
1910 Dr. Victor Droock ; Ben F. Gold-
man
193I-Aaron Kurland; Ellas Goldberg
1932 - Ellaa Goldberg; Na than D. Mel-
ger
1933-Nathan D. Mem:, ; Nathan D.

RONII1

1934-A aeon Rosenberg
1915-Harry Yuilkoft; Joseph I. Staub
1934-Herman nsnns
1937- lienla min Mail-U.
1937-38-Samuel W. Led,
1918-39 - Joseph Sanders
1939-40 Louis IM•inzweig
1910-41 -- Louis H. Schostak
1411-42 - Sam Max,
1942-41 -Rudolph Nleyersohn
1943-41- Isadore Starr
1911-47--Milton M. Weinstein
1915-46--Jack Lawson
1918-47 , -Max II. Goldhoff
•
1917-48 Herbert EAki II

Donner. y Coat President-Dr.

Franklin

Leo M.

Bnai Brill' Council

THE GREATER DETROIT
Bnai Brith Council was or-
ganized in 1937 to coordinate.
promote, further and assist in
the work and activities of the
Bnai Brith lodges in the Metro-
politan Detroit area.

This cordinated effort of all
the lodges has increased Bnai
Brith activities locally and has
led' to the formation of many
new lodges during the past two
years.

Harry Yudkoff was the first
president of the Greater Detroit
Bnai Brith Council. Other mem-
bers of Pisgah Lodge who served
as president were Louis Rosen-
zweig, Louis II. Schostak and
Milton M. Weinstein.

The following lodges are part
of the Council: Pisgah, Louis
Marshall, Detroit, Theodore
Herzl, East Side, Harry B. Kei-
dan, Louis D. Brandeis, Rabbi
ManueL Zager, Detroit Down-
town, George Gershwin, Ivan S
Bloch, Henry Morgenthau, De-
troit Cinema and Tikvah.

Sidney Karbel is president of
the council.

3 Hillel Units

THERE ARE THREE units of
the Bnai Brith Hillel Foun-
dation in the State of Michigan

On the campus cf the Univer-
sity of Michigan is found the
fourth oldest Hillel Foundation
This foundation has grown with
years and now enrolls most of
the Jewish students who attend
the university.

It is housed in a spacious
building located at the corner of
Hill and Haven street. A few
years ago under the leadership
of Louis H. Schostak of Pisgah
Lodge, funds were raised for the
purchase of this building. This
campaign of Mr. Schostak's was
adopted as a pattern by the
National Hillel Commission and
since then many other founda-
tions have been purchased out-.
right.

A Hillel unit serves the stu-
dents of Wayne University on
the campus at Second boule-
vard just south of Warren.

A Hillel unit at East Lansing
is located on the campus of
Michigan State College.

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■ 01

LOUIS HARRISON
Grand Lodge
President
No. 6.

SAMUEL W. LEIB.
2nd Vice-President Grand
Lodge No. G.

ISADORE STARR
Member of General Commit-
tee, District Grand Lodge.

SIDNEY KARBEL
President Greater Detroit Boat
erith Council.

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History of Pisgali

(Continued from Page 12)
the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council was founded in 1939.
The upswing in membership
in Pisgah Lodge commenced
during 1942. In honor of the
85th anniversary of the lodge a
quota of 850 members was set,
10 members for each year of
the lodge's existence. The quota
was made, being the largest,
membership gain in many years.
Pisgah Lodge at that time had
the largest paid up membership
in its history. It also embarkel
on a war service program and
engaged in War Bond drives.

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CENTENNIAL YEAR
THE FOLLOWING YEAR was
Centennial Year in Bnai Britt'.
The largest membership drive
in the lodge's history was
launched in• honor of Bnai
Brith's one hundred years. The
quota was 10 members for each
year of Bnai Brith's existence.
The drive went over the top
and more than 1,000 members
were brought into the lodge.
War Bond drives and war ser-
vice were the primary func-
tions of the year.
Pisgah Lodge had the distinc-
tion of being the largest Bnai
Brith lodge in the world during
the years 1944 and 1945. During
this period the lodge raised in
excess of $30,000 for war service

worh
ke succeeding administrations
The
kept up the high standards that
have been the goal in recent
years. Since VJ Day a post-
war program and rehabilitation
work has been -undertaken along
with the other manifold Bnai
Brith projects.
The formation of additional
new lodges was undertaken with
the sponsorship of the Greater
Detroit Bnai Brith Council.
Harry B. Keidan Lodge No. 1460,
Feb., 1945; Louis D. Brandeis
Lodge No. 1583, May 31, 1945;
Rabbi Mandel Zager Lodge No.
1616, June, 1946; and Detroit
Downtown No. 1641, July I, 1946
The following five were orga-
nized a year later: George Gersh-
win Lodge No. 1673, April,
1947; Ivan S. Bloch„No. 1677,
April. 1917; Henry Morgenthau,
No. 1678, November, 1947; De-
troit Cinema -Lodge No. 1681,
June 15, 1947; and Tikvah Lodge
No. 1704, October, 1947.
• • •
BOWLING LEAGUE
FISGAII LODGE'S Bowling
League was created in 1938 by
Sam Maza, who felt that the
members of the lodge might he
interested in a program that
combined a social, athletic and
fraternal evening as an adjunct
to lodge activities.
From a humble beginning it
now ranks as one of the largest
Bnai Brith leagues in the coun-
try. They have won top honors
in the National Bnai Brith Bowl-
ing Congress as well as state
and city Bnai Brith tournaments
Pisgah's Broadcaster was hon-
ored on five different occasions
in recent years. It won first
place in the 1943 National Bnal
Brith Lodge Bulletin Contest
and was awarded first prize in
the District Grand Lodge No.
Bulletin Contest in 1940, the
only year that the District held
a contest.
In the National Bnai Brith
Bulletin Contest it was awarded
honorable mention in 1940; third
place in 1941; second place in
1942 and first place in 1943.
Pisgah Lodge has succeeded
in maintaining an enviable repu-
tation in the life of our city
because it bears its proper share
in all civic undertakings. To
recite the intellectual, cultural,
civic, social and charitable ac-
tivities of the lodge during its
lengthy career would, without
exaggeration, fill a large volyme.
The membership of V&A
Lodge is literally a Who's Who
of Detroit Jewry. '
Upon the threshold of its 90
years of existence, Fisgah,,Lodge
will carry on in the future as
it has in the past in the true
Bripi Brith spirit of patriotism
and service.

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