Our Athletes
5 Jews Form
Backbone of
Lynch Quintet
By FRANK BECKMAN
THE
JERRY LYNCH All-Stars,
already well on their way to
a successful basketball season,
list five Jewish players on their
seven-man squad.
They are Alex Taub, Shelly
Harris and Ber-
nie Appclblatt,
former Law-
renc Tech stars,
and Bernie
Friedman a n d
Hal K u t nick,
erstwhile
Wayne Univer-
sity standouts.
Lynch will
battle the
Metropo lit an
Beckman
Church quintet, last year's De-
troit Church League champions,
Monday evening at the Jewish
Center.
• • •
Plenty of Prizes
CASH AWARDS plus 15 tro-
phies will. go to top performers
in the Detroit sectional tourna-
ment of the National Bnai Brith
Bowling Association.
At least 350 teams will par-
ticipate in the four-day meet,
Feb. 5-6 and 12-13. Prizes will
be presented at banquet, Feb.
13 at Masonic Temple.
• • •
Krieger Ranks High
BYRON KRIEGER, captain of
Wayne University's 1940 team
and U. S. collegiate foil king in
1942, has been given national
ranking by the Amateur Fencers
League of America.
He was named ninth among
sabremen and 10th in the foil.
Krieger holds four titles, the
state and midwest championships
in both the foil and sabre.
• • •
Weiner All-American
ART WEINER, University of
North Carolina end, was a sec-
ond team choice of The Quarter-
back for 1948 All-American hon-
ors. A junior from New Jersey,
Art is 24 years old, stands 6
feet, 31/2 inches, and weighs 212
pounds. Dan Dworsky, rugged
University of Michigan center,
was given honorable mention.
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Ginsberg at Rally
DWORSKY, together with Joe
Detroit Tiger catcher,
and Charles Frankel, Wayne
University basketball ace, will
be at the Jewish Center, Dec. 14,
for an athletic rally.
The meeting, open to the pub-
lic, will feature Lou Handler as
master of ceremonies.
pinsberg,
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Nahem Still Pitching
BASEBALL HAS become a
year-round business for Sam
Nahem, who was released at the
close of last season by the Phila-
delphia Phillies.
The bespectacled right-handed
hurler is pitching for San Juan
in the Puerto Rico League this
winter.
• • •
.Roykoff a Pro
A QUICK GLANCE at the
professional cage scene shows
that Harry Boykoff, former St.
John's University star, is the
backbone of the Waterloo club in
the National Basketball League,
and that Max Zaslofsky, last sea-
son's leading scorer in the Bas-
ketball Association of America,
s again pacing the Chicago Stags.
IsraCli Movie Slated
by East Side Women
rrlday, December 10, 194$
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Wage Twelve
Keidan Gives 4 Trucks to Israel
JWV
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FOOD TO SUSTAIN THEM
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CAPT. YAAKOV WAYLAND,
who led the successful de-
fense of Negba against Egyptian
attacks, will be the guest of the
department at Sabbath eve serv-
ices and an Oneg Shabbat at 8:30
Friday, Dec. 10, in the Lee Plaza
Hotel.
Cantor Moe Kesner will chant
the prayers and lead in group
singing. All JWV members are
invited.
• • •
MRS. HELEN KOGAN has
been elected president of the
Ion
Charles and Aaron Kogan Auxil-
Shown with one of the four trucks donated by the Keidan Lodge, Bnai Brith, to the Aid to
iary and will be installed with
Israel drive are, left to right, Sally Fields, Mi•ligan director of Material for Israel; Isadore
other new officers at 8 p.m.,
Starr, Greater Detroit B.B. Council president; and harry Rott, past president of the lodge.
Sunday, in Jericho Hall, 11331
Linwood avenue. The Kogan
State Chairman
Post's installation will be held
simultaneously.
BBYO CHATTER
Also named to posts were Mes-
dames Hilda Grossbart and Doro-
thy Alderman, vice-presidents;
By ILENE RATNER
Florence Stollman, secretary;
TO
GET
BETTER
acquainted,
A Chanukah latke party nas
Evelyn Jacobs, treasurer; Helen
the
Rebecca
Gratz
young
top priority on the social calen-
Mayer, chaplain; Mamie Barden,
women
will
hold
social
functions,
dar of the Ivan S. Bloch Chap-
conductress; and Ruth Schwartz
Sunday
at
the
home
of
Beverly
ter, Bnai, Brith.
and Julia Blitz, hospital chair-
It will take place at 8:30 p.m., Levine, 1656 Elmhurst avenue,
men.
• • •
Monday, in the Labor Zionist and Dec. 19 at the home of Alice
Bistrowitz,
2539
Leslie
avenue.
Institute, Linwood and Pasadena
A SPIRITED BID for new
This group has just sent two
avenues.
members is being made by the
boxes of clothing to its adopted
Those attending are requested
Joseph L. Bale Ladies . Auxiliary
family in Europe.
under the leadership of Gertrude
to bring prizes for a grabbag.
Girls, ages 18 to 25, are invited
Women interested in joining the to a meeting of the chapter,
Hertzburg.
The campaign will culminate
club are also invited. Refresh- Tuesday at Central High School.
in a membership tea at 8;30
ments and cards will follow the For information call Ruth Katz,
p.m., Thursday, in the home of
program.
TO 6-8717.
HARRY COHEN has been Carol Shuman, 2939 Burlingame
Mrs. Adele Weider and Lenora
named Aid to Israel chairman avenue.
Yavitz, chairmen of the drama-
AS ITS FUND-RAISING af-
Open to all women relatives
tic group, announced that an fair, the Helen Pencil Chapter in Michigan. His appointment
original music production will will hold a breakfast, Dec. 19 at was confirmed by Julius Jar- of JWV members, the affair
be presented Jan. 20 at a paid- Lachar's on Dexter boulevard ... cho, director of Material for will be highlighted by a musical
Israel, Inc. Cohen was recently program, featuring Mrs. Shirley
up membership affair.
The Menorah BBGs are planning
For information call Mrs. a membership tea for the same chairman of the Bnai Brith Aid Subar Sklash. Guest speaker will
to Israel Victory Dinner. Dr. be Mrs. Arlene Rhodes, depart-
Gladys Phillips, president, TO day.
Lawrence Yaffa, president of ment auxiliary president.
♦
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8-9345.
Louis Marshall Lodge, will re-
• • •
THE OLD PHYLLIS Kunin
main as liaison officer between
THE MICHIGAN Department
Chapter of BBYW was reorgan-
Material for Israel and Bnai has embarked upon a program to
ized at a meeting last week in
Brith here. Marston Busch of push the sale of U. S. Savings
the home of Selma Fineberg of
Lansing is state chairman of bonds, Commander Harold F.
Webb avenue. Selma was named
the Bnai Brith Aid to Israel
The Louis D. Brandeis Lodge, president . . . Another BBG
Moran recealed.
committee. The Michigan Coun-
Moran said that special Treas-
Bnai Brith, is almost certain to group has been started to be
go over the top in its member- known as the Dora Savage chap- cil is seeking $50,000 in ve- ury department citations would
hicles throughout the state.
ship drive, Moe R. Miller, presi- ter.
be awarded to posts and auxil-
•
dent, revealed.
iaries taking an active part in
Robert Rudman, chairman of
A BBG-BNAll BRITH evening
the project.
• • •
the drive, urges members to is planned for Jan. 20 at the
bring as many potential members Jewish Center . . . Last week
FINAL PLANS for the distri-
as possible to a meeting, Tues- nearly 50 delegates attended the
bution of Chanukah baskets will
day at the Rose Sittig Cohen first meeting of the BBYO Coun-
be formulated by the Robert Ra-
Bldg.
cil. A nominating committee has
felson Post at a meeting, Tues-
The campaign, being conducted been set up, with Elaine Solz-
An eyewitness report on "The day evening in the Jewish Cen-
in honor of Samuel Dubrinsky, berg as chairman, assisted by Fall of European Jewry" will be ter.
will culminate in a victory cele- Irving Berg, Harry Mirvis, Har- presented by Dr. Frank Rosen-
bration, Dec. 28 in the group's riet Nochman and Illene Sabin. thal, former Grand Rabbi of
Tikvah Chapter Charts
meeting hall.
Mannheim, Germany, at a meet-
THE HENRY MONSKY boys, ing of Detroit Lodge, Bnai Brith, Membership Luncheon
second place winners in the AZA at 9 o,m., Tuesday, in the Lee
A membership luncheon of
Stunt Night, presented their Plaza Hotel.
Tikvah Chapter, Bnai Brith, will
stunt, "AZA in Song," at a meet-
Dr. Rosenthal, spiritual leader take place Tuesday at the home
ing Wednesday of Pisgah Lodge. of Temple Beth Israel in Jack- of Mrs. Harry Singer. For reser-
Initial plans for its annual
son, will describe the methods vations call Mrs. Milton Harris,
dance are being made by the
used by the Nazis in the destruc- UN. 3-8532.
Card
Party
Planned
Louis Marshall Business and Pro-
tion of European Jewry.
fessional Chapter of Bnai Brith.
Coming to the United States
LAUNCHES GIFT DRIVE
by
Brandeis
Chapter
Jules Klein and his orchestra
in 1940, Dr. Rosenthal served
In keeping with the spirit of
The Louis D. Brandeis Chapter as Rabbi in Winston Salem, Chanukah, the Jewish Center is
will play for the affair, Dec. 25
of Bnai Brith plans a card party N. C., until 1948, when he as- sponsoring a "Give-a-Member-
at the Detroit-Leland Hotel.
Tickets will be distributed at for paid-up and prospective mem- sumed his present post.
Gift" drive for December.
an open meeting, Dec. 21 in bers at 8:30 p.m., Monday, in
the Tuller Hotel. For informa- the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg. Dues
tion call Shirley Bernstein, TO. may be paid at the door. Re-
freshments will be served.
7-8891.
Bgaii AID "it)
PALESTINi is, go 3.2k
MATER1A
zYgeohr 41/
Bloch Chapter
to Mark Chanukah
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Brandeis Lodge
Pushes Drive
Detroit Lodge Host
to Ex-Reich Rabbi
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Marshall B. and P.
Schedules Dance
LW to Open Adult (lasses;
Branch 8 to Sponsor Forum
The winter semester of the
adult education program of the
LZOD will be launched at 8 p.m.
Monday, in the Labor Zionist
Institute, 13722 Linwood avenue.
In connection with this course,
a series of round-table seminars
will be held, covering such top-
ics as "The State of Israel," "La-
bor Zionism" and "The Emerg-
ing Jewish Kehillah."
The first seminar on "The
State of Israel" will consist of
,six lectures by Harold Silver, di-
rector of the Jewish Social Serv-
ice Bureau.
include a series of weekend
seminars on the sociology of
Jews, history of Yiddish lan-
guage and literature, and Israeli
political and social problems.
For information call Mrs. L.
Shrodeck, registrar, TO. 9-8710.
Branch 8 of LZOA-PZ will
hold a round table discussion on
the "Main Political Parties in
Israel" at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Cherkinsky, 2997 Waverly ave-
nue.
CORNFIELD FAMILY CLUB
A movie on Israel will be
SEMINARS SLATED
The Cornfield Family Club
shown at a meeting of the East
Classes will be offered in He- held its first dinner-dance at
Side Women, Bnai Brith, at 9
p.m., Monday, at Beth Itzchock, brew. Yiddish and Jewish his- Club Bali, honoring incoming
tory. The curriculum will also and outgoing officers.
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