Friday, November 28, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

HISTORY OF JEWS
IN MOAN

By IRVING I. KATZ

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Article 84

House of Shelter

(This is the second of two articles).

THE HOUSE OF SHELTER remained in the Division street lo-
cation until 1917 when the board of directors decided to pur-
chase a larger home.
A 15 room house was acquired at 299 'Winder street, corner
Brush, (which was formerly the quarters of the Old Folks Home),
for which $20,000 was paid in cash. Part of this money constituted
the proceeds realized from O?
sale of the Division street prop-
erty and the balance was raised
the president, Nathan Biel-
1d, and others.
The new home,had, in addition
to sleeping quarters, a • Syna-
gogue, reading room, dining
room and library.
When the Jewish Welfare
Federation was organized in
1926, an invitation was extended
to the House of Shelter to join,
but the leaders, consisting most-
ly of orthodox Jews and having
all the necessary financial sup-
port due to the unceasing la-
bors of Mr. Bielfield, declined.
JERRY BIELFIELD
In the next few years, the bud-
get of the House reached an all-time high of $7060 to $8000 and
was easily raised among a membership- of close to 1000.

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DURING THE REAL ESTATE boom of the 1920's, the directing
board decided to venture into the real estate business and built
five stores on the Brush street side of the Winder property which
netted the House of Shelter a profit of from $3000 to $4000 a year.

The new source of income and the prosperous condition of
the House of Shelter proved to be a detriment, for it resulted in
disinterest and inactivity on the part of the members and the
leaders who felt that the House would take care l l of itself.

When the real estate boom collapsed, the House of Shelter
found itself confronted with empty stores and practically no source
of income. It was soon faced with a deficit and a declining mem-
bership. Mr. Bielfield was getting older, was frequently ill, and
was no longer in a position to carry the load alone.
The financial condition of the House of Shelter became so
critical that in 1929 the Jewish Welfare Federation subsidized the
House with $250 per month, despite the fact that it was not a
Constituent of the Federation. When Mr. Bielfield died in 1930,
the administration of the House asked the Federation to take over.
In 1931, the House of Shelter moved to 77 Alger avenue and
became affiliated with the Federation, A new chapter now began
in its history. The system of meal tickets was abolished, a house
committee was appointed, the board of directors became more ac-
tive and the institution was conducted along modern social welfare
lines.
In June, 1933, the House of Shelter took over the Free Kosher
Kitchen, which was organized by Hyman. Altman in 1930.
In 1936, the House of Shelter moved to its present location at
1622 Taylor. In the same year, the Ladies Auxiliary was organized
and through its efforts an annex was added to the Taylor home.
The House of Shelter has at present sleeping accommodations
for 28 men, Food and shelter are provided for transients and for
those who come to Detroit in search of employment.
A few homeless, unattached men, residents of Detroit, are also
accommodated. Admission and discharge of guests are under the
direction of the Jewish Social Service Bureau. Medical care is
provided, when needed, at the North End Clinic or Receiving
Hospital.
During Passover, meals are served to Jewish men at Eloise
Infirmary, and to Jewish prisoners at the County Jail and the
House of Correction. It should be pointed oht that the House of
Shelter has 'offered its facilities as emergency quarters for refu-
gees during the present critical housing shortage. The annual
budget of the House or Shelter is covered by the Jewish Welfare
Federation. •
The following served as presidents of the House of Shelter
since 1930: Max Lieberman, I. Rosenthal, Max Silverman, Henry
Lapides, Milton Maddin and the incumbent, Jerry Bielfield, grand-
son of Nathan Bielfield.
(Next week—JEWISH EDUCATION IN DETROIT)

(rimphony 'Pops'

to Start Saturday

The Detroit Conservatory of
Music is sponsoring a series of
"Pop" concerts by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Valter Poole, the first
taking place in Music Hall, Sat-
urday evening.

"Opera Highlights," the title
of the first "Pop", will feature
as soloists Lare Wardrop, English
horn, and Jay Froman, baritone.
The second in the "Pop" series
will be on Dec. 6 and the pro-
gram will consist of concert mas-
terpieces. -
Top price-for each concert will-
be -$1-84)r
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Set by PWO
for '48 Drive

A goal of $78,000 has been
set for the 1948 campaign of
the Pioneer Women's Organiza-
tion.
As part of the drive, the
group is sponsoring its annual
donor event Jan. 13 at Masonic
Temple.
Funds raised will be used by
the Moatzoth Hapoaloth, the
Working Women's Council. in
Palestine, to expand its program
of building childrens' homes
and educating women and youth
in agriculture and industry.
Mrs. Zelda Miller, Moatzoth Ha-
poaloth chairman, said.
CHAIRMEN LISTED
Chairmen of the campaign are
Mrs. Miller, Yetta Landy, Child
Rescue, Fanny White, booklet.
and Chana Michlin, general
chairman.
Donor chairmen of the nine
Detroit Pioneer Women's clubs
are: Club 1, Fanny White, Sarah
Levin and Esther Solter; Club
2, Estell Miskin, Yetta Landy
and Mollie • Moser; Massada,
Reba Colman, Alice Gaull and
Clara Heller; Goldie Myerson,
Nettie Goldwater, Florence Prim-
ack, Sophie Sulkes and Esther
Kutnick.
Also Hanita, Bessie Berris,
Bertha Wilson and Brocha
Hearshen; Drora-Kadimah, Helen
Tukel, Belle Kaminsky and M.
Plotnick; Brandeis, Marian Rai-
mi, Rose Frank and Sylvia No-
vetsky; Sharona, Ethel Wasser,
Thelma Zak and Molly Sallan;
and Chana Czenes, Bessie Dor-
chen and Emma Schreier. Mrs.
Ida Kay is council chairman
and Sophie Sistin publicity chair-
'
man.

GIFTS COME IN
The PWO council has received
the following gifts: Child Res-
cue and Building Funds: Rosen-
blatt Group. '$900; Odessa Pro-
gressive Aid. Society, $720; In-
fant's Service Group, $500; Ra-
chael Agree Memorial, $360;
Hebrew Benevolent Society,
$300; Chodorkover Chabna Pro-
gressive Society. $240; Greenberg
Social Club, $240; Korostischever
Aid Society, $240; Radomer Aid
Society, $200; Ladies of Kvut-
zah Ivrith, $180; and Kaplan and
Stern, $120.

Arab Land Safe,
JNF Leader Says

Page Fifteen

Rabbinical Students
Live tip to rrheir Ideals

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not of either of the two .Jewish
candidates for (uncil but of a
liberal labor candidate not Jew-
ish.
The Hebrew Union College
boys had come out to help
gather votes for neither Jewish
candidate but 'for the liberal
non-Jewish Iabor man. They
were surrounded by indignant
Jewish election workers. Fights
also ensued.
How come? What did Hebrew
Union College students mean by
coming into an almost Jewish
ward to campaign for a candi-
date who was not a member of
the Kehillah when there were
two Jewish candidates to work
for? What were we raising them
up as Rabbis for?
The Hebrew Union College
boys replied: They were there
as citizens with certain ideals
It didn't matter that, in their
opinion, these ideals were best
represented by the non-Jewish
candidate whose badge they
wore.
If a Jew had represented
these social ideals better than
this non-Jewish candidate they
would have been glad to work
for him. The matter of being
faithful to one's ideals had noth-
ing to do with loyalty to per-
sonalities.

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REPRESENTATIONS WERE
made to Dr. Nelson Glueck,
president of the Hebrew Union
College, by some of the indig-
nant citizens. Some of them
called me up. It was my duty,
they said, to speak out against
this treason of • the Hebrew
Union College student.
But I can't go along with
them on their way of indigna-
tion. It was no treason in the
Hebrew Union College boys to
be publicly faithful to their
ideals. They were exercising
in the finest way the function
of American citizens which
prefers principles to personal-
ities.

Knowing as I do the ideals of
the Hebrew Union College, I
feel sure that nothing detri-
mental will happen to the stand-
ing of the students in that Rab-
binical institution.
In fact, maybe, at their grad-
uation, there should •be some
special mention of each of them:
"His education was not all from
books. He drew learning from

JERUSALEM, (JTA) -Estab-
lishment of a Jewish State in Pal-
estine will not result in requisi-
tion of land belonging to its Arab
citizens, Dr. Abraham Granovsky,
managing director of the Jewish
National Fund, declared at a
ceremony commemorating the
sixth anniversary of the death of
Menachem Mendel Ussishkin, no-
ted Zionist leader.
The first move of the Jewish
authorities would be to better the
lot of the agricultural workers by
improving the yield of the land
through such projects as water
resources development.
Improving the yield of the land
would make it unnecessary for a
landowner to possess as much
land as now in order to support
his family and would eventually
lead him to sell his excess land,
JERUSALEM (Special) —Pal- upon which newly-arrived Jew-
estine's best bakers were called ish immigrants would be settled,
Granovsky asserted.
in to repair the damage- to a
three-tier cake being flown to
MOTHERS' CLUBS
London as the wedding gift of
The annual Chanukah ball and
the city of Brisbane, Australia,
to Princess Elizabeth and Lt. latke party of the Council of
Mothers' Clubs will be held Dec.
Philip Mountbatten.
One layer of the cake was 9 at the Jewish Community Cen-
badly damaged. The wooden box ter.
in which the cake was packed
BRANDEIS CLUB No. 2
had fallen within the plane.
A Chanukah latke party of
The cake was sent from the
Lydda airport to the Tuv Taam Brandeis Club No. 2, Jewish
shop where the Jewish bakers Community Center, will take
place Dec. 7 in the- Center. •
made- the cake look-like new.

taking part in the life of the
whole community while he was
a student here. He was faithful
to the noblest interpretation of
Jewish principles in the serving
he did as a citizen. Ile should
make a good Rabbi."

Aids Prenzlauer

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MRS. EVA ELLENSTEIN is
chairman of the donor lunch-
eon of the Eva Prenzlauer
Maternity Aid to be held at
12:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Huy-
ler's in the Fisher Bldg. Mrs.
Louis Linden is co-chairman.

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