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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Friday; November 28, 1947

Picks Cross-Eyed Boy

NW Women Plan
Chanukah Play

Samuel Finsilver
Taken by D.N‘th

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BULLETIN

Sisterhood Affair
to Aid SOS Drive

Dedicating its meeting to Cha-
nukah, the Sisterhood of the
Northwest Hebrew Congregation
will present its dramatic group
in a play, "A Fe4tival of Holi-
days," at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday,
in the Synagogue.
The production will feature
Mrs. Norman Cottler in a leading
role. Participating will be the
following: Mesdames E. Lasser,
R. Berman, B. Bgrtman, P. Biber,
F. Schultz, G. Levine, 'E. Brook,
R. Lash, M. Cohen, M. Tchor, L.
WeinbaUm, J. Botwin, M. Shla-
'ter, M. Littky, J. Raznick, A.
Gould, M. Uller, R. Polk, A. Ross,
E. Novik, A. Feldman, M. Plas-
kove, S. Rothenberg, M. Galsky,
M. Edelstein, P. Cooper, E. Ros-
enberg, J. Goldman, A. Goldsmith
and M. Avrin.
Mrs. Ira G. Kaufman is direc-
tor and Mrs. Michael Galsky is
in charge of a social hour to fol-
low.
In keeping with the spirit of
the festival, members are urgee
by Mrs. Joseph Gordon, SOS
chairman, to bring canned foods,
clothing and other relief items
to the meeting.
Arrangements are being com-
pleted for the sisterhood's donor
luncheon to be held Jan. 28. Mrs.
Alex Brooks is chairman.

THE ATTENTION of all ex-
is called to the
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services offered by JWV in the
distribution of the World War
II Victory Medal -and the Ameri-
can Defense Service Medal. Vet-
erans .are urged to call at head-
quarters, 82,12 Twelfth street
between noon and 8 p.m. and up-
on presentation of their original
discharge papers, they will re-
ceive the medals. they are en-
titled to wear.

This service is available to all
who served in the army. All
who served in the navy or ma-
mine Corps, must call at the
Post Office.

Services for Samuel Finsilver,
53., of 2725 Boston boulevard,
manager of one of Detroit's larg-
est wholesale fish companies,
were held Sunday at the Lewis
Bros. Chapel. ,
Mr.. Finsilver, a native De-
troiter, died Nov. 21 at the .
Northwest branch of Grace Hos-
pital. He was a member of
Shaarey Zedek.
He is survived by his wife,
Rose; three sons, Howard, Edwin
and Lloyd; three sisters, Mrs.
Charles Prag, Mrs. Joseph Gott-
loeb and Mrs. Philip Goodman;
and two brothers, Jake and Ed.
Burial wa1 at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery.

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Memorial Dedicated
to 6 Million Martyrs

A JOINT MEETING of the
Lt. Eli Levin Post and the
Charles and Aaron Kogan Post
was held recently where plans
for the coming Millionaires
Night sponsored by both posts
were discussed. The party will
be held Saturday, Dec. 6 at
headquarters.

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NEW YORK (JTA)—The 8,-
000,000 Jews murdered by the
Nazis before and during World
War II and 40,000 Jewish he-
roes who died in the Battle of
the Warsaw Ghetto were honor-
ed recently at the dedication
of the site of a permanent me-
morial on Riverside Drive here.
The project is sponsored by the
American Memorial to Six Mil-
lion Jews of Europe.
Thousands witnessed the dedi-
cation ceremony conducted by
Mayor William O'Dwyer, honor-
ary chairman of the memorial
committee. Jan Masaryk, for-
eign minister of Czechoslovakia,
Henri 'Sonnet, French ambassa-
dor to the United States, and
Sava Kasanovic, Yugoslav am-
bassador, presented their coun-
tries' highest military decota-
tions to the Unknown Soldier of
the Battle of the Ghetto.

THE DEPARTMENT'S annual
Military Ball at the Masonic
Stage and screen star, Helen Hayes, proudly displays portrait
Temple, promises to surpass all
of Maurice Fraykind, Polish orphan whom she adopted.
previous affairs sponsored by
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the Department. A souvenir
booklet, depicting the contribu-
tions made by the men of our
faith in 'the war as well as
other historical facts about the
Jewish men who fought in all of
the wars of the Republic, will
have a prominent space in this
HELEN HAYES' newest "lead- cross-eyed boy—literally the runt booklet.
of
the
litter—had
been
sent
along
ing" man is a nine-year-old
The list of patrons and pa- Deadline Extended
Polish Jewish refugee whom she they asked for its recall.
But to their surprise they learn- tronesses will include some of
adopted—thanks to an "act of
ed that Miss Hayes had set her our most prominent Jewish on Polish Claims
PARIS---A Joint Distribution God."
WARSAW (JTA)----The Polish
Maurice Fraykind, who was heart on "adopting" him, her leaders as well as many local
Committee report disclosed that born in Garvolie, Poland, in reason being that while a beauti- and state public officials.
government has extended the,
in the field of cultural revival 1938, owes his life to the fact that ful child would find no difficul-
deadline for filing claims for
the Jewish community of France his parents brought him to ties in securing "parents," a cross-
property classified as abandoned
"undoubtedly occupies a special France when he was one year eyed boy might.
or heirless as a • result of Nazi
place among the Western Jew-
action.
That is why Maurice's picture
old.
ish groups."
There he and his mother were occupies a place of honor next to
Not only have special supple- hidden during the occupation by the photographs of Miss Hayes'
mentary Jewish schools been a friendly Christian family. His husband and child on her dress-
In an act of public service, the
established with JDC support in father, however, was arrested by
Probus Club has presented an
ing table.
almost every city with a sig- the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz
iron - lung to Grace Hospital.
nificant Jewish population, but
The mechanism will be used in
death.
three Yiddish daily newspapers, —and
After the war he became a Group Set Up to Fight brain and chest surgery' and in
a number of Yiddish weeklies, ward of Rescue Children, Inc., of
accident cases as well as in the
a Hebrew magazine and a Yid- 1480 Broadway, New York, an Prejudice in Bowling
Tueday, Dec. 9
battle on infantile paralysis, Dr.
dish magazine are published by American organization devoted to
Kenneth Babcock said at the hos-
A
Detroit
Committee
for
Fair
To present the "new look" for
various JDC-supported organiza- the care of survivors like Maurice.
Play in Bowling has been estab- pital. He predicted that between
tions.
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30 and 40 lives would be saved Winter—Spring and Summer
lished.
in addition, a considerable
1,500 ADOPTED
Make Reservations Now.
The group is part of a na- annually because of its availa-
number of French-Jewish peri-
THROUGH Rescue Children, tion-wide protest against the bility.
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odicals are appearing in Paris Americans of all faiths have be-
UN. 4-0087
The Probus Club istan organi-
and substantial progress has come "parents" of over 1,500 ban of the American Bowling
Congress
on
Negro
players.
zation of Jewish professional and
been made in the field of publi- children by guaranteeing a child's
Members of the Jewish com- business men. The presentation
cation of works of Jewish inter- maintenance for a 12 month pe-
munity
on
the
Detroit
commit-
est in France.
riod at a dollar a day or $365 tee include Judah Drob of the of the iron lung was made by
13316 W. McNICIIOLS RD.
its officers, Jack M. Citron, pres-
Bloats E. of St ImelTer)
for one year.
Detroit Tribune, Oscar Co- ident; Julian Grace and Ben
111., Sat. TM 0:30 P.M.
On the grounds that the hen, executive director of th e
Open 'I
Goode,
vice-presidents;
John
Wise,
Tailoring Workshops
"adoption" of one of these war Jewish Community Council,
KAlE KERNE
secretary; and David Kurzman
orphans by Miss Hayes would in- Eleanor Wolfe, Michigan Labor
Are Set Up by JDC
spire hundreds of Other American Committee to Combat 'tolerance, and Ted Kelter of the committee.
MUNICH—Six new workshops parents to do likewise, they sent and Bernard Hirsch, Jewish War
for tailoring, shoemaking, and her a score of photographs of Veterans.
hand knitting have been estab- the most beautiful children un-
lished under the Joint Distribu- der their care.
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tion Committee's employment
projects for Jewish displaced PORTRAIT' SUBMITTED
ACCIDENTALLY, MAURICE'S
persons in the American zone of
Germany. The manufacture of portrait was submitted with the
For Weddings — Showers — Bar Mitzvahs — Banquets
overcoats on a large scale is in rest. When they realized that the
Receptions — Luncheon Meetings and Oilicy Functions
picture of a thin, emaciated,
full swing.

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Helen Hayes Adopts Orphan
Because He Is Not Beautiful'

Cultural Revival
in France Is Cited

Iron Lung Donated
by Probus Club

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