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Rabbis Say Day Schools Anti-Semitic
Surges
Are Needed for Survival Wave
in Hungary
By GERHARDT NEUMANN
Three rabbis, one orthodox, one
conservative, one reform, agreed
that the future of American
Jewry is bound up with a re-
evaluation of our educational
setup.
'4 Rabbis David
A‘Eichhorn
'(reform), Ed-
ward T. Sand-
1 1 row (conserva-
tive) and Em-
manuel Rack-
ham (orthodox),
who served as
chaplains during
World War II,
spoke last Tues-
Eichhorn
day night at a symposium of the
Men's Club of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. They were intro-
duced by Rabbi Morris Adler.
The speakers, in the course of
their debate, came to the follow-
ing conclusions:
1. Jewish community life
must be organized democratic-
• ally.
2. Survival of American
Jewry will depend upon a re-
' orientation in our educational
system, especially through the
establishment of Jewish day
schools.
3. The home must match the
school in Jewishness and in the
determination to bring up chit-
. dren who are proud of their
religion.
4. All good will movements
, are doomed to failure unless
they are supported by anti-
. discrimination laws.
5. The synagogue must be-
come the identifying mark of
American Jews.
Emphasizing from the outset
that they were separated re-
ligiously on many matters, the
'rabbis stated that their experi-
ence in the army taught them to
see Judaism and Jews from a
British Jews Seek
to Mend Cleavage
,
Friday, January 12, 1951
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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broader point of view. They
agreed that it is not always pos-
sible to solve our problems by
applying the rules of religious
law but that in many cases the
best approach is that of common
sense.
Both Rabbi Rackman a n d
Rabbi Eichhorn said that Jewish
education has been a complete
failure. Sunday schools, although
they are probably here to stay,
do not mean anything in terms
of dissimination of Jewish knowl-
edge, with the result that our
younger generation goes out into
the world without any Jewish
preparation. The rabbis also
agreed that American Jews have
succumbed to the practice of
giving preference to wealth, in-
stead of learning.
Sandrow
Rackham
The panel believed that the
establishment of Jewish d a y
schools can no longer be avoided.
Although it is not to be expected
that all Jewish children will at-
tend them, it is hoped that at
least a small group of especially
gifted youths will, through these
schools, be trained as future
leaders of the Jewish community.
Only through an intense Jew-
ish education, the speakers said,
can we reach- the point when
leadership will no longer be de-
termined by wealth and influence
but by qualification and training.
As a sidelight, it was interest-
ing to hear Rabbi Eichhorn say
that at any banquet given by a
Jewish organization it should be
considered a matter of decency
and reason that only kosher food
is served.
Rabbi Adler, in his introduc-
tion, emphasized that we have
to acknowledge that we are liv-
ing in an age of diversity and
that all Jewish religious groups
will have to work in harmony,
for the good of American Jewry.
LONDON—(WNS) — Negotia-
, lions for the return of the Anglo-
Jewish Association to the Board
of Deputies have been going on
for the past few weeks at the
behest of Chief Rabbi Dr. Israel
Brodie, it was reliably reported
here.
The Association left the Board
a year ago in protest against the
latter's alleged domination by
Zionist elements. The Anglo-
Jewish Association had planned
formation of a new communal
body with the cooperation of the
ultro-orthodox Agudah elements.
As a result of efforts by Dr.
Brodie and other Jewish leaders,
this development has at least
temporarily been eliminated. The
negotiations are said to be pro-
gressing satisfactorily.
Council Offers Aid
to Civilian Defense
Jewish Community Council
leaders met last week with offi-
cials of the Detroit Office of
Civilian Defense to review civil-
ian defense problems and to de-
termine ways in which the Jew-
ish community could cooperate
with the effort.
William Brinkman and Peter
McGillivray, representing the
Office of Civilian Defense, em-
phasized the immediate need for
volunteers. Men and women are
needed as auxiliary police and
fire fighters, air raid wardens and
first aid workers.
Council delegates will be ac-
tuainted with these needs at the
next Council Delegate Assembly
at 8:30 p.m., Jan. 25 at the Dex-
ter-Davison Center.
CENTRAL HIGH PLAY
The comedy, "Dear Ruth," will
be presented by the 12-A class
of Central High School on Thurs-
day and Firday evenings, Jan.
18 and 19, at 8 p.m. in the school
auditorium.
VIENNA—(WNS)—A wave of
anti-Semitism is sweeping Hun-
gary and in many inland towns
and villages Jewish homes and
businesses have been plundered,
according to reports received
here.
The anti-Semitic wave is said
to be the aftermath of the poor
economic situation of the peas-
ants and the workers, who are
making Jews the scapegoat for
the bad plight of their country.
Plunderings of Jewish stores
and homes are said to have taken
place in at least a dozen towns.
Where such incidents occurred,
the local police ignored action
against the plunderers and ar-
rested instead their victims,
charging them with blackmarket-
ing.
Over 800 Jewish merchants
have been arrested. The situa-
tion is causing much anxiety
among Jewish leaders here and in
Hungary, who feel that unless
drastic action is taken by the
central Hungarian government
the situation may get out of hand.
Maimonides
to Lay Plans
for Luncheon
Detroit to Host Judah Maimon,
• •
of tieiugton
Israeli Minister Hotel.
Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky,
Representing a cross-section of
this city's Jewish community,
prominent figures announced they
had accepted honorary posts on a
reception corn-
mottee for Rab-
bi Judah L. Mai-
mon„ who will
visit here on
'Sunday, Feb. 18.
' Rabbi Maimon,
who is making
his first visit to
the United
, States since the
establishment of
Kusevitsky the state of Is-
rael, will be on a four-week tou:
of this country for the purpose
of clarifying certain vital issues
facing Israel.
A dinner is being prepared in
his honor which will take place
on that date at the Fort Wayne
Members Sought
by Ahavas Achim
With the building of the Ahavas
Achim Congregation now com-
pleted to a point where various
functions can be held there, the
membership. committee, headed
by Meyer Lebowitz, announces
the opening of a membership
drive.
The drive will begin with a
meeting in the synagogue on
Thursday evening, Feb. 8.
A program is being planned by
the activities committee, headed
by Herman Yarrows, and refresh-
ments will be served by the
sisterhood.
The community is invited to
attend and view the building.
world renowned singer, will be
the guest artist at the dinner.
Arrangements have also been
completed for the Mizrachi con-
ference of community leaders and
presidents of local synagogues to
take place at the Dexter-Davison
Jewish Community Center, at
8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, when
Mizrachi will present its plans
for the visit of Rabbi Maimon.
266,609 Pupils
ill U.S. Go to
Jewish Schools
NEW YORK—(WNS) — The
number of pupils enrolled in in-
stitutions of Jewish education
has increased alleest five times
in the past 50 years, was re-
vealed here in a survey com-
pleted recently by the American
president, and Judah Pilch, ex-
ecutive director.
Undertaken in preparation for
the hrst National Conference on
Jewish Education, to be held
here on Jan. 13-15 under the
sponsorship of the Association
with the cooperation of 30 nation-
al Jewish organizations, the sur-
vey pointed out that in 1950 the
number of Jewish children en-
rolled in Jewish schools had
increased to 266,609 over 45,000
in 1900, representing an increase
of more than 490 per cent.
Plans for the annual luncheon
and fashion show will be form-
ulated when the Women's Aux-
iliary of the Maimonides Medical
Society meets at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at Huyler's.
The Auxiliary is raising funds
to supply artificial limbs for the
The United Jewish Folk Schools
wounded soldiers in Israel. Other
Joint installation of officers of of the Labor Zionist movement
welfare projects of the Auxiliary
include two medical scholarShips the Knights of Pythias and and the Sholom Aleichem Insti-
at Wayne University Medical Pythian Sisters will be held at tute announce that registration of
School and one at the Hebrew 8 p.m., Jan. 23, at the Four new pupils for the semester com-
Dukes Club.
mencing Feb. 1 is now under
Medical School in Israel.
Among the officers elected by way.
Mrs. Morris Kazdan, general
There are openings in all the
the Sisters are Esther Goldstone,
chairman of the fund-raising af- past chief; Elsie Green, most ex- classes and newcomers may be
fair, announces that Saks Fifth cellent chief; Jeanne Charness, registered at any of the schools
Avenue will present a spring col- senior; Winnie Aran, junior; Mary
or at the main office, 13722 Lin-
lection at the luncheon and fash-
Goldsmith, manager; Lee Frisch- wood.
shion show which will be held at man, secretary; Pauline Eisner,
Classes are held five times a
the Book Cadillac Hotel in March. treasurer; Pearl Rosenberg, guard; week for an hour and a half
Mrs. Ervin Moss, membership Otis Eldon, protector; and Esther period. Hebrew and Yiddish are
chairman, announces that the Rachleff, press correspondent.
basic languages, with Jewish his-
membership drive of the Auxil-
tory and traditions the predomin-
iary will be terminated in Janu-
ant subject.
ary. All wives of Jewish physi-
Various social and cultural ac-
cians are invited to join. Pros-
tivities aim at enriching the cul-
pective members may make res-
tural and spiritual heritage of the
ervations by calling TO. 8-6223.
A dessert luncheon and pro- Jewish people.
Mrs. Henry Small, president,
Pupils of United Jewish Folk
At a general convocation, announces a board meeting for gram of entertainment is being School are at present preparing
marking the last session of the Monday at the home of Mrs. planned by the combined chap-
ters of Women's American Ort at for the Jewish Arbor Day cele-
winter semester of the Young Louis Harley.
the Davison Community Center bration which falls on Jan. 22.
Israel Institute of Jewish Studies,
They are conducting a campaign
at 12:30 p.m.
plans were announced for the
among themselves to raise money
The
feature
attraction
will
be
forthcoming spring season of the S. Z. Sisterhood Slates
Marcelline Hemingway Sanford for planting of trees in a Jewish
Institute, beginning Feb. 7.
(Mrs. Sterling S. Sanford), the National Fund forest in Israel and
Registration will be accepted Review by Dr. Glazer •
sister of Ernest Hemingway; who for the Histadrut campaign.
beginning Jan. 31 for classes in
The Sisterhood of Congrega-
At recent meeting of Parents-
history, philosophy, liturgy, prov- tion Shaarey Zedek will hear will give reviews of current
Broadway plays and some in- Teachers Association, new officers
erbs, and Hebrew I.
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of Tem-
The faculty includes Rabbi ple Beth El at its book review timate glimpese into backstage were elected for the current sea-
son.
Max Kapustin, Rabbi Abraham meeting at noon, Tuesday. He activities.
They are Frank W. Holzman,
Zentman, Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum, will review The Mature Mind by
president; Jacquiline Ratski, sec-
ANGLO-ISRAEL C OF C
Morris Nobel and Rabbi Samuel Harry Overstreet.
LONDON—(ZOA)—An Anglo- retary, and Morris Richman,
H. Prero, director of the Insti-
Mrs. William Nadler, UN. Israel Chamber of Commerce treasurer.
tute.
4-2088, will take brunch reser- was inaugurated in London in
INDEPENDENCE DAY
vations. They must be in by the presence of Eliahu Elath,
MASS BAR MITZVAH
JERUSALEM—(ISI) — Israel
Israel minister to Britain, repre-
TEL AVIV—(Special)--Thirty Sunday.
Mrs. Aaron Friedman and sentatives of the diplomatic will observe the third anniver-
pupils became Bar Mitzvah last
month in the Ein Shemer Im- Mrs. Max Borin are in charge corps, and interested business- sary of its establishment on May
11, or Iyar 5.
men and officials.
of the brunch.
migrat Camp.
Pythtans to Hold
Joint Installation
Folk Schools
Open Winter
•
Registration
Ort Units Plan
Dessert Luncheon
Registration Due
at Young Israel
Israeli Auto Pioneer Calls for School for Mechanics
Isaac Arditi, Israel's automo-
tive pioneer, urged that the proj-
ected Automotive Training School
adopted by the Michigan Zionist
Region as its immediate ptesject
in Israel, be established as quick-
ly as possible. He spoke last Sun-
day at a luncheon of Zionist lead-
ers in Detroit.
Arditi, appointed the first Jew-
ish automobile distributor in Pal-
estine in 1929, recounted the his-
tory of the wheel in the Middle
East, especially in Palestine and
Israel.
Tracing the history of trans-
port in Palestine under Turkish
rule, British rule, and the now
independent Jewish state, Arditi
revealed "In 1926 Tel Aviv had
12 taxis, five private cars, and
18 buses.
In the entire country there
were at most 1000 vehicles of all
types, with 85 per cent of these
in Arab hands. Today," he con-
tinued, "there are approximately
30,000 registered vehicles of all
types in Israel alone, excluding
those portions of Palestine which
are under Jordanian administra-
tion."
"The number of trained auto
mechanics, on the other hand, is
at a critical low," Arditi said.
He went on to inform the con-
ferees that the auto industry in
Israel today pays its workers
from 20 to 60 per cent more than
the Histadrut (trade union)
standard.
Stressing the need for full Jew-
ish participation in this Michigan
project, Arditi reminded the
Zionist leaders that "the vehicles
which must be kept on the roads
during the times of national
emergency, during military crises
and even war, can only be main-
tained with proper care, with
trained mechanics performing
this vital function."
• Morris M. Jacobs, president,
received pledges of maximum
support from the entire attend-
ance. Nathan Finkelstein, Ford
Motor Co. engineer, promised the
immediate action of the Dearborn
membership in supplying some
of the equipment needs.
Benjamin Weiss, Detroit indus-
trialist, has made his warehouse
available as the Project Collec-
tion Station, 2665 Michigan ave-
nue.
All inquiries regarding the in-
stallation of the school, the lists
of the necessary tools and equip-
ment, etc, should be addressed
to Jules Doneson, 1031 Penob-
scot. Bldg.