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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

OUR ATHLETES

Sport Talent
Getting Scarce
Arou n d Here

Last Request Granted

Thursday, July 28, 1919

Heads Campaign

Detroit's Memorial home is the
first such structure being built
in the nation. Actually the plan
for establishing a Memorial Home
originated in Aug., 1944, with the
organization of the JWV Me-
morial Home association, which
purchased the land on Davison
between Petoskey and Hohnur,
the site of the structure. The
building itself is being built in
conjunction with the Dexter
Branch of the Jewish Center.

By MITCHELL TENDLER

W

HAT STARTED OUT osten-
sibly to be a discussion on
local Jewish sandlot ball players
turned into a question of where
are the Jewish ballplayers!

We got together with Lou
Chess. a hardball disciple from
the word go, who
was to give us
the lowdown on
the Jewish ball-
players in the
Class B Federa-
tion league.
When we got
down to cases,
however, and
added up the
totals, the dearth
Tendler
of Jewish ball-
players was amazing. Using the
three leagues with which Lou is
himself connected, we discovered
that there was an overall total of
five Jewish ballplayers participat-
ing, with three of them in all
three leagues!

In mid-June the JWV Memorial
Home Association launched a
fund-raising campaign for the
Memorial Home, The goal of the
campaign is $105,000, which is not
a large amount, and can be at-
tained with the wholehearted
support of our Jewish commun-
ity.
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A summer membership cam-
paign has been launched by the
Harry T. Madison, national ex-
Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Coun- ecutive committeeman for the
cil with Maxwell Lowe as chair- Fifth Region; and Department of
The last plea of an old man, that he once more see his two
man.
Michigan commander Philip Can-
daughters whom he has not seen since he immigrated to the U. S.
Lowe is also vice-president of tor will attend the national ex-
49 years ago, is recorded by 81-year-old Alter Yelsky, right, at the the council. His co-chairman will ecutive committee meeting
at the
The sum is made up of the N. Y. headquarters of IIIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society).
be Jack Leeds.
Commodore hotel in New York
When the Nazis invaded Slonim, Poland, only 22 of the 30,000
Chess brothers, Lou Hy and Sam,
All new members signed up by City.
Dave Binder and Seymour Ber- Jews who lived there survived the massacre. Miraculously, three
Sept. 14 will be presented to
The national convention com-
of
the
survivors
were
Yelsky's
two
daughters
and
his
grand-
man. All the teams with which
lodge presidents at the first reg- mittee will make plans for the
daughter, now 12. Yelsky, who is suffering from an incurable
these men play are winning ones.
ular meeting of each lodge for annual JWV convention which
disease, asked IIIAS to help speed up the immigration of his
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the new season.
will be held this year at Miami
daughters and grandchild so that he might see them before he
An attractive novelty auto- Beach from Oct. 19-23. Cantor
died. IIIAS acted promptly.
matic pencil bearing the Bnai has named Sam Jacoby and Her-
• LOU, SAM, HY and Binder are
Brith Menorah emblem inside a man Troy as department trans-
liquid transparent center will be portation chairmen to handle the
on a squad of the UAW-CIO
presented to every member sign- convention trip details for the
league which has taken nine
ing three new candidates.
Michigan delegates. Many mem-
straight at this writing. Hy . is
Advising the campaign are bers of JWV from Detroit and
hitting .425, Binder .350 and be-
Samuel W. Leib, newly elected other cities in Michigan will at-
president of District 6, and Dr.
tween pitchers Lou and Sam they
tend the convention as delegates
Lawrence I. Yaffa, council presi- and alternates.
have won three without a loss.
TEL AVIV—(Special)—On the living in camps and, particularly dent
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The same quartet plays with eve of his departure for the Unit-
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A post tennis tournament has
the Factory Caterers team of the ed States after a four-week stay in the light of their recent Euro-
been started by the Raymond
Class B Recreation league, This in Israel, Daniel Frisch, president pean experiences, called for
outfit has won nine and dropped of the Zionist Organization of a united national effort for their
A picnic will be held Sunday Bloch Post. Winners of the tourn-
one. Sam, who manages the team America, in a message addressed rehabilitation in Israel.
at Kensington Park. All members ament will meet the winners of
other post tournaments to decide
in addition to pitching, and Lou to Prime Minister David Ben
Frisch was presented with a and friends are invited. The an-
the JWV tennis champ for the
have each won three games and Gurion, voiced the determination JNF
Golden Book certificate by nual moonlight is set for Sunday
Detroit membership,
lost none. Hy is hitting .465 and of the ZOA "to mobilize Ameri-
Dr. Fritz Bernstein, former min- evening, Aug. 21, in conjunction
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Binder .300.
can Jewry for the upbuilding of ister of trade and industry, who with Bloch Lodge. Sidney Eidel-
The Ginsberg-Rosenberg Post
man,
David
H.
Weisberg
and
Fred
Israel."
praised the ZOA president's
In a farewell address at a testi- achievements. He was described Sorkow are chairmen of the af- recently presented several radio
fair.
sets to the veteran patients at
HY, SAM, BINDER and Ber- monial dinner, the American as a "peace president" by Dr. J.
•the Northville Sanitorium. Post
Zionist
leader
called
for
a
pro-
I.
Serlin,
head
of
the
General
man are the Jewish players on
commander Ben Desenberg, who
the Red Mill Bar squad of the Western policy by General Zion- Zionist party in Israel. •
is deputy national service officer,
The lodge, in conjunction with
Class B, D.A.B.F., league. This ists, which, he said, would lead SPLIT GROUPS WARNED
has placed several Jewish veter-
the
chapter,
will
hold
a
picnic
team, which must play .500 ball to Marshall Plan aid for Israel.
In his address at the farewell
ans in jobs in the Detroit area.
to qualify for the playoffs, has Such aid, he added, is "indispen- dinner, Frisch warned both Aug. 21 at Kensington Park out
The Ginsberg-Rosenberg aux-
sible
to
the
economic
success
of
Grand
River
avenue.
There
will
won 10 while losing seven.
groups within the General Zion-
iliary reports that the outing held
Sam has won two and lost one, the Jewish State and will en- ists (Progressive Party and Gen- be prizes and games for children
Berman has won five and lost courage additional donations as eral Zionist Party) that the ZOA and adults. For information, call at the Lola Valley was a huge
success.
two, while Hy and Binder, con- well as the investment of private is unable to remain in the World Bernard Shiller, WA. 2-8556.
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tinuing their phenomenal hitting, capital."
Confederatiorrof General Zionists
The
members
of
the
Robert
are carrying averages of .375 and URGES ZIONIST UNITY
which is split asunder—a split
Rafelson Post have made plans
Summarizing his conclusions which is unjustified by professed
.300 respectively.
The lodge was the first among
for a fall hospital party which
And there you have it. Three after an intensive study of local differences.
the 18 local B. B. units to utilize will be featered by the presen-
leagues, covering approximately conditions, Frisch stressed that
At the meeting Dr. Abraham the council plan whereby each
tation of several television sets to
110 different teams, and with a the present brave situation of
Granovsky, who heads the Pro- local lodge alternates monthly as
representation of Jewish players Israel, both internally and exter- gressive Party, declared that both host to the patients at the Marine the veterans.
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nally, made imperative the unity
numbering a buxom five.
his group equally with tffe Gen- Hospital. Movies were shown and
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of all General Zionist groups and,
Bernie Hersch of the Morton
eral Zionist Party are prepared cigarettes distributed to the vet-
in fact, of all political parties in
Silverman Post has resigned
for peace talks to unite both fac- erans on Monday, Morris Yaras,
the Jewish State.
tions. Dr. Felix Rosenbleuth and chairman for the evening, rep6rt- from his position of post quarter-
WHERE THE Jewish ballplay-
He painted a vivid picture of other leading members of the ed. James Laker is president of master so that he could devote
ers are hiding themselves is an
all of his time to the position of
the plight of Israel's newly-ar- Progressive Party were present the group.
excellent question. The situation
Department of Michigan Quart-
rived immigrants who are now at the dinner.
could be comparable to the pres-
ermaster which he holds.
ent sorry state of local basketball
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players to which "Cincy" Sachs
A picnic is slated for 9-a. m.,
The
Department
of Michigan
referred a few columns back.
Sunday at Kensington State Park. has planned a moonlight excur-
According to "Cincy," the dis-
Games, swimming and assorted sion to .Bob-Lo Park for August
intigration of local cage talent is
entertainment have been ar- 30. This moonlight is to be the
attributable to the "easy buck."
ranged. For information call largest ever had by the JWV.
That could easily be the case of
Sam Rabinovitz, director of the paign totals have increased from Arthur Tarnopol, chairman, WE.
the vanishing baseballers.
Detroit Israel Histadrut commit- $100,000 in 1945 to $275,000 in 4-9050. Julius Hirschman is presi- For reservations, call WO. 13089.
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Perhaps the budding diamond tee, was honored at a luncheon 1949.
dent.
Ladies Auxiliary 135 enter-
talent is foregoing the bat and given by officers of the Detroit CREDITS LEADERS
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tained patients of the Marine
ball for convertibles and single committee prior to his departure'
The credit for this remarkable
Hospital July 18. "Bingo" fea-
button rolls. The only other an- for Israel on August 7.
showing belonged to the cam-
tured the afternon's program.
A
wiener
roast
is
scheduled
swer would be that there just is
Rabinovitz will be a member of paign leaders, the increasing
no talent. And that's rather dif- an American delegation which is number of workers, all branches for sometime in August, Herman Each veteran was given cigar-
Burton, program chairman, an- ettes, handkerchiefs, socks, port-
ficult to conceive.
making a special flying trip to of the Labor Zionist movement,
folios, harmonicas, and ever-
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special business and trade union nounced. The lodge baseball
the Jewish State.
sharp pencils, Four deck chairs
divisions and the several hundred team, led by Leo Kaplan, is still
The delegates will be the guests
undefeated. A summer conserva- with footrests, and a radio for
THE FACT REMAINS, never- of the Israeli Histadrut. As di- Landsmanschaften societies and tion drive is now in full swing, the lounge . room were also don-
Synagogues, he said.
ated.
theless, that athletics in the Jew- rector of the Detroit committee,
Rabinovitz paid special trib- Joe Metzger. conservation chair-
ish community seem to be on a the outstanding Histadrut fund-
ute to the personal efforts of man disclosed.
very definite decline. It may be raising city in the U. S., Rabinov-
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Morris L. Schaver, chairman of
just the effects of the post-war itz will also participate in discus-
the campaign for many years and
reaction.
sions and conferences with top its present honorary chairman.
At the convention held in Win-
The Primrose Benevolent Club's
Possibly when the bloated Histadrut and government lead-
It was decided that upon Rab- nipeg, of Women's District Grand first child rescue fund event of
wages come down, jobs become ers.
inovitz's return from Israel in Lodge 6. Mrs. Samuel G. Bank
• scarce, and the youngsters be-
At the luncheon, Rabinovitz early September, a special meet- was elected to the office of sen- the season will be an outdoor
luncheon on Tuesday afternoon
come "hungry" once again, there reported that during the four ing of workers will be held to
tinel. Mrs. Bank is a past-presi- at the home of Mrs. William Be-
will be a drift back to the in- years in which he has been as- hear his report and to begin
dent of Louis Marshall Chapter
expensive gyms and ball fields
sociated with the Detroit Hista- planning for Detroit's 1950 cam- and has served in numerous ca- linsky of Webb avenue. Mrs.
Martin Cohen is fund chairman
It remains to be seen.
drut campaign, the annual cam- paign.
pacities in district work.
for the coming year.

MAXWELL LO E
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B. B. Launches

Summer Drive

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Win 9 in Row

Frisch Urges Israelis
to. Unite With West

Israel Lodge

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Hit Like Crazy

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East Side Lodge

Marshall Lodge

`Easy Buck,' Maybe?

Sam Rabinovitz Is Honored
Before Departure to Israel

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ox Lodge

Morgenthau Lodge

Sports on Decline

Marshall Chapter

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Primrose Benevolent
Slates Fund Affair