Thursday, March 23, 19511

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Beth El's Patriotic Record Establishes
Shining Example for the Community' y

Flash: College
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Jewish Pupils

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tireless in his efforts on the home
By HAROLD S. COHEN
front. He visited Ft. Knox and
BUCKHANNON, W. Va. —
INCE THE EARLIEST days of
delivered a major address before (WNS)—A. A. Schoolcraft, dean
the American republic Jews
the soldiers there on the "Demo-
of West Virginia Wesleyan Col-
from all walks of life have rush-
• M* fish et Its Iwo, with Him
cratic Implications of the War."
ed to the defense of the country
He visited Percy Jones Hos- lege, confirmed in a letter to the •ld•Iiin• lost, sod tond•/•st
in times of war and emergency.
pital to speak to the veterans and Seven Arts Feature Syndicate
Members of Temple Beth El have
cheer them up.
that his institution "would like to
been no exception we find if we
WAR BOND SALES
be of service to a much larger
note that 11 years after the
War
bond
sales
were
important
founding of the Temple, mem-
number of Jewish students."
then
to
the
war
effort
and
the
bers of the congregation were
Dean Schoolcraft states that
Temple and its auxiliaries sold a
called upon to serve their coun-
in bonds. A the report carried by the Seven
$11,000,000
total
of
try.
number of awards from the gov- Arts Feature Syndicate about his
The number that responded
ernment were presented to the
was amazing. Exact figures are
Temple for its accomplishments. request to the Bnai Brith Anti-
not available but there were
Defamation League to place him
Two members of the Temple,
under 3,000 Jews in Michigan in
in touch with any Jewish agency
Nate Shapiro and Leonard N.
1861, most of them in Detroit
through which interested Jewish
Simons
received
the
Treasury's
and 210 men answered the call
was
gold medal for bond sales. Only students may be contacted,
to arms. This is almost 10 per
correct in every respect.
50
of
these
medals
were
awarded
cent of the Jewish population.
in the entire United States.
On November 7, 1861, the
FOR YOUR
The Sisterhood's Red Cross
women of Beth El, not to be out
Unit
surpassed
its
record
in
the
LEONARD
N.
SIMONS
done by their men, organized the
• • •
first World War with its activities
Ladies' Aid Society afterwards
With World War II, Temple for the wounded.
called the Soldiers' Aid Society.
• GLASS DINNER SETS
They were the first in the United Beth El rose to the gravity of the
• WINE GLASSES
DR.
ELIASH
BURIED
States to organize to aid the men situation with a flury of sus-
SPECIAL !
JERUSALEM
—
(ISI)
—
The
tained activity.
at the front.
$495
body of Dr. Mordecai Eliash, Is- Semi-Porcelain
While
518
members
of
the
con-
In 1865 the Civil War was
20-Piece
first minister to the Court
rael's
gregation
entered
the
services,
over, but tragedy lurked for the
of St. James, was buried at the Service for Four
nation. When news reached De- the members on the home front
Sanhedrin cemetery this week in
troit that President Abraham went into high gear.
The women organized a USO the presence of 2,000 mourners,
Lincoln was assasinated the en-
UN. 4-9555
committee to attend to the wants including senior government of-
tire city was stunned.
ficials and representatives of all 7631 W. McNichols
of
the
service
men
and
women.
Taller
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Service men were invited to walks of Israel life.
On April 19, all the churches
in Michigan.
of the city called for noon day Seders from camps
The Temple became a first aid
memorial services for the presi-
•
dent. Temple Beth El responded center under the Civilian Defense
program.
to the call.
GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS
Dr. Isadore Kalisch, the rabbi
FOR PASSOVER
Gifts for service men were col-
at the time, addressed a packed
synagogue at the stroke of noon. lected at the Temple and de-
He likened Lincoln unto Moses livered by the Men's Club to
who had brought a new way of those in service.
Jewish refugees received hun-
life to his countrymen.
He reviewed Lincoln's fight dreds of boxes of clothing, food
for the equality of man and re- and supplies from the Sisterhood.
called that Lincoln was the first A single shipment in 1946 con-
president to appoint Jewish sisted of 182 boxes.
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer was
Chaplains to the United States
Army. Dr. Kalisck himself had
led the fight for the appointment "Good Deal Markowitz" is
of Jewish chaplains.
what they call me. Yes, I
The Spanish-American war of
1898 was a brief affair which was
give the best
over before it started, but the
records still show that eight
BUICK
members of Beth El enlisted.
REMEMBER THE MAINE
DEALS IN
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin, in 1899,
a few days after his arrival in
TOWN! !
Detroit, preached a Sabbath
Memorial service for the soldiers
THE UNITED DAIRIES WILL AGAIN PROVIDE
and sailors on the battleship
Maine which sank in Havana
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Harbor and started the war.
Jai k Markowitz
When World War I broke out
Immediate Delivery
Temple Beth El had 600 families
.JACK MARKOWITZ
in its congregation. From these
(Aset Sales Mgr.)
families 207 men joined the war
and four paid with their lives.
CARSON BUICK
The Sisterhood Red Cross Unit
13900 HAMILTON AVE.
THE VAAD HARABONIM WILL SUPERVISE
was the largest and most active TO. 8-2424
Res., TU. 3-3960
in the city.
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