'utter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO Friday, November 10, 7 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Page 3 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 Ziprin 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 . • , 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 Dollar for Dollar Value You Cannot Beat a Pontiac For beauty, per- formance, econ- omy, or resale value— For a real good deal and imme- diate delivery SEE Robert (Bob) GINSBURG "Bob" Ginsburg AT Norman Pontiac Co. 2340 W. Grand Blvd. near Linwood TY. 4-5400 — Res. TO. 8-4126 Open 3 Evenings Until 9 P.M. 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 • 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 supple light weight pelts that have enabled us to work this coat with the same fine detail possible in Russian broadtail. t' 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. • 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- • sages will be delivered by Theo- dore Levin, president of the UJC, and Samuel H. 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ShDp - • • f or tile discriminating IMOO ■•■••■••■ ••••••••• ■••■•■••■•■••■•■ •• INIM ELSIE PROSKY ELSIE FAE HELLEN • 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- ute books from memorable char- itable organizations predating the United Jewish Charities, such as the Hebrew Ladies Sewing So- ciety and Beth El Relief Society. tsores." 4 Blocks W. of Livernois VI. 1-4400 JERRY BIELFIELD I