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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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Detroiter's Foundation Aids Yiddish and Hebrew
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
A DECADE OF DEVOTION to the advancement
of Hebrew and Yiddish literature on the American
continent has gone unnoticed.
Ten years ago the dean of Jewish critics, S. Niger,
disclosed at the 15th convention of the Jewish National
Workers Alliance that a prominent
Detroit citizen, Louis LaMed, had an-
nounced formation of the Louis LaMed
Foundation for the advancement of the
literature of both languages.
He reported the foundation would
award annually two prizes each for
the best works in Hebrew and Yiddish
in order to stimulate creativity in both
languages and arouse greater reader ="
interest.
In later years, the foundation made
three awards for works in English of
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Jewa=h substance.
Since that announcement an historic and tragic
decade has passed in Jewish life. Yiddish, the I. nguage
of most of the six million Jews who perished under
Hitler, is struggling for survival.
Hebrew, tongue of worship and prayer since the
dispersion, has found redemption again as a living
language in Israel. What the future holds for those
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languages in our own midst is within the realm of
conjecture.
But none will gainsay the fact that LaMed's project
has been a most significant contribution to the literary
history and cultural values of our Jewish community
in this country.
A NUMBER OF ORTHODOX Jews were in a heated
discussion about Tel Aviv. Finally one of them burst
out in indignation that "every Jew you meet in Tel
Aviv is a goy."
Whereupon another replied: "Tel Aviv is a wonder-
ful city, every goy you meet there is a Jew."
A veteran Zionist promenading through the streets
of Jerusalem was heard speaking German with a zest
akin to love,
When a young man reprimanded him for not speak-
ing lIebrew ho replied: "Young man, after all I am
using the language of the Zionist classicists, Herzl and
Nordau."
A number of Jews from Germany were sitting in
a cafe discussing their past and future. One of them
complained that in the years he had been in Israel he
had nothing but aggravation and tsores. A man sitting
at an adjacent table turned with advice.
"Try to master Hebrew grammar," he admonishe kd
the complainant, "and you will forget the rest of your
Picture Album, Film to Document
Golden Anniversary Fete of UJC
Reminders of the early days of
the organized Jewish community
of Detroit, about to celebrate
its 50th anniversary, are rapidly
combining into an impressive
Community Album, to be ex-
hibited at the golden anniversary
dinner of the United Jewish
Charities at E:30 p.m., Tuesday,
Nov. 28, in the Book-Cadillac
Hotel.
Largest contributor to the Al-
bum is Irving I. Katz, historio-
grapher of Michigan Jewry and
special consultant to the "Album"
committee. Among the souvenirs
Clarence Enggass, a former
president of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, has contributed a
ledger, kept by his mother, as a
record of activities of the He-
brew Widows and Orphans So-
ciety. Another souvenir is a
gavel loaned by Mrs. Julian H.
Krolik, whose father, Bernard
Ginsburg, used it when presid-
ing at UJC meetings, 1901-08.
Miss Edith S. Heavenrich and
Mrs. Melville S. Welt, chairman
of the Community Album com-
mittee are eager to include any
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Mrs. Leo Mellon, local chair-
man of the Brandeis book fund,
is accepting contributions to as-
sist in building the library of
Brandeis University.
The Detroit chapter of the Na-
tional Women's Committee for
Brandeis is active in furthering
interest in this library.
It will be possible to send a
gift to the Brandeis library in
memory of or in honor of an
individual.
A minimum gift of $1 will go to
the general Brandeis book fund;
or if a person is honored with
a contribution of $5 or more their
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name will appear on a book-
plate in a book in the library.
All contributions will be ac-
knowledged by Mrs. Mellen, 3201
Sherbourne road, UN. 1-2356.
MOVIE ON HAWAII
A color film of Hawaii will be
shown at the Center Open Forum,
Wednesday at the Center. Robert
Wright, district manager of the
Northwest Airlines, will speak on
"Stratoflight to Hawaii."
A welcome gift for any occa-
sion is a subscription to the Jew-
ish Chronicle. Call WO. I-10:).
woman who wants the very
best . . . we have an unusu-
ally fine broadtail persian Iamb
coat with the most graceful
fitted lines we've seen for
many seasons . . . made of
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Preparing for the Community Album, exhibit of souvenirs, docu-
ments and pictures depicting the history of Detroit Jewry, Irving
I. Katz, author of the History of the Jews of Michigan and
consultant to the Album committee, looks over some of the mate-
rials from his e- 'cosh - collection.
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materials reflecting social service
activities by the Jews of Detroit,
especially in the years before
1926, when the Jewish Welfare
Federation was organized, to suc-
ceed th,,United Jewish Charities
as ce6tral communal organiza-
tion.
Anyone having such materials
is invited to mail them to the
UJC offices, 250 Lafayette, west,
Detroit 26, or, in the case of ex-
hibits too bulky for mailing, to
call Ingram Bander, at WO.
5-3939, to arrange for a pick-up.
Other features of the anni-
versary program include an ad
dress by Charles C. Simons,
Judge, Court of Appeals, who is
the son of the founding president
of the UJC, the late David W.
Simons, and a film of highlights
in the history of the Detroit
Jewish community. Special mes-
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sages will be delivered by Theo-
dore Levin, president of the UJC,
and Samuel H. Rubiner, presi-
dent of Federation.
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by Miss Green, at WO. 5-3939.
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KINGS THESE DAYS have enough trouble without
having to be told they might be of Jewish origin. But
according to at least one historian the first Bernadotte
to become Sweden's king is said to have been a French
general of Jewish descent who served in Napoleon's
army,
In 1929 the late Swedish King Gustaf left for an
extended vacation to Switzerland while the Crown
Prince was on a mission to the United States.
Under Swedish law the president of the senate
assumes all rights and prerogatives in the absence of
king and crown prince. But Count Bonde, the senate
president, had been very ill and the royal power auto-
matically passed to the senate vice-president, the
Jewish professor Lam.
When the monarch returned after an absence of
several months he called on the Jewish acting-king for
a report.
In the course of the audience King Gustaf turned
to the Jewish professor asking: "Well colleague, how
did you feel filling the role of king, wasn't it a rather
difficult task?"
The professor's quick reply was said to have been:
"Yes, Your Highness, quite difficult but not half as
difficult as being a Jew."
Brandeis Group Seeks Book Fund
and documents which will be
Included from Katz' collection
are copies of the Jewish Ameri-
can, the first English-Jewish
weekly newspaper in Detroit,
dating from 1901; original min-
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