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April 24, 1942 - Image 8

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1942-04-24

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April 24,

Center to Observe

In Lighter Vein

Lag b'Omer, May 5

Scholars' Festival to Be Mark
By Athletic Rally

Pvt. William
Goldstein, son of

David Y. Gold-
stein of Los An-
geles, Calif., for-
merly of De-
troit, who has
been in the
Armed Forces
for 15 months, is
now stationed at
the Canal Zone.
He attended
Northwestern High

Lag b'Omer, the scholars' I

The Week's Best Stories

A GOERING FISH STORY

A Jewish fish-vendor in the

delectable third Reich trundled
his barrow along, and as he
trundled, he sang out "Fish,
Fish; Fine Fish, Fat Fish—as fat
as Goering!" . . . A Nazi over-
heard him, and reported his
Corp. Alfred blasphemy to the police. He was
B. Lippitt, son tried for the offence, and sent to
of Dr. and Mrs. six weeks' imprisonment. . . .
H. S. Lippitt of Having served his sentence, he
1641 W. Phila- resumed his vending: "Fish, fish,
delphia Ave., is fine fish, fat fish"—and there he
stationed w i t h stopped. Another Nazi noticed
the Coast Artil- him, and, thinking to catch him
lery in San again, asked "How fat?" ."How
Diego, Calif. He fat?" answered the vendor, wary
w a s . graduated but determined not to give in,
f r om Northern
High School.
• •


C orp. Ju1ie
Sandler, son of
Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Sandler,
of McNichols
Road, is station-
ed at Camp Rob-
inson, Ark. He
is a graduate of
Fairfax H i g h,
Los Angeles,
Calif., where he
was an outstand-
ing figure in
athletics. He attended Wayne
University before being called
into the service.

J. N. F. AUXILIARY

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jew-
ish National Fund met April 21,

at the Rose Sittig Cohen build-
ing, Lawton at Wildemere. There
were final reports on the 1 1 th
annual donor event held March
11.

This being the 40th anniveisary
of the founding of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund, Mrs. Max J. Wohl-
gelerter discussed the life of

Prof. Herman Shapira, its found-

Spring box clearance is now in
progress under the chairmanship

of Mrs. Leon Kay.

ISRAEL ZANGWILL AND-
"TEMPUS FUGIT!"

Among the best stories told
about the late Israel Zangwill
is the following:
The noted writer, who was
also a great wit, was testing
fountain-pen points and to com -
pare them kept on writing on a
pad the words "Tempus Fugit"
(which, of course, means "time
flies.").
Whereupon the storekeeper
remarked: "Excuse me, Mr. Fu-
git,-but you do look like Israel
Zangwill!"

GeraldL.K.SmithAnnounces

Candidacy for U. S. Senate

Gerald L. K. Smith, head of
the "Committee of One Million".
in whose behalf claims are made
in radio announcements on Sun-
days that he has three and a half
million followers, has announced
his candidacy for the United
States Senate, in opposition to

Women's Clubs

HOME RELIEF SOCIETY

Home Relief Society will meet
April 27th, at the home of Mrs.
Harry Dunitz, 17536 Parkside
Ave., at 1 p. m. Mrs. Morris Ad-
ler will give a book review.
Mrs. Albert Silber, chairman
of war relief activities announces
that Home Relief Society will
sponsor a benefit for Russian and
Chinese war relief.

MARSHALL AUXILIARY

Final plans for the annual
luncheon and shower to be given
by the North Woodward branch
of the Jewish Women's European
Welfare Organization, to raise
funds for the maintenance of 350
little orphan girlsiin the General
Israel Home in Palestine, will
be made at a meeting to be held
Tuesday, April 28, at 12:30 p. m.,
at the home of Mrs. A. Gleicher,
3023 Fullerton Ave.
For six years the organization
has sponsored these orphans.
Lact year, $900 was raised, and
so far this year, $500 has been
donated.
The date of the shower has
been changed from April 21 to
Tuesday. June 2. Mrs. Anna
Goldberg is chairman; Mrs. Ida
Schultz, co-chairman; and Mrs.
R. B. Newman and Mrs. Joseph
Robins complete the committee.
The event will take place at
Bnai Moshe.
At a meeting, April 16, at the
home of Mrs. Adolph Smilo,
Clements Ave., the following of-
ficers were elected: Mrs. Anna
Goldberg, president; Mrs.
A.
Gleicher, first vice-president;
Mrs. A. Kurzman, second vice-
president; Mrs. E. Weisman,
third vice-president; Mrs. Aaron
Green, treasurer; Mrs. A. B.
Knoppow, recording and finan-
cial secretary, and Mrs. S. Cohen,
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Ida
Schultz is chairman for the in-
stallation which will be held
May 5.

"as fat as it was six weeks ago!"
and he continued on his rounds.
• • •

The Business and Professional
Women's Auxiliary of Bnai Brith
invites members and their
friends to attend an open meet-
ing Tuesday, April 28, at the
Bnai Moshe at 8:15 p. m. Rabbi
Jacob Nathan of Bnai Moshe will
be the speaker of the evening.
The Wayne University Players
under the direction of Prof. Rich-
ard Dunham will present "The
War Catches Up With the Jones-
es". Refreshments and a social
hour will follow.
Plans are nearing completion
for the Mothers' Day banquet to
be held May 13 at the Jewish
Center. The Russian Dance
Group and Mandolin Orchestra
will furnish entertainment. Res-
ervations can be made by call-
ing Eve Hirsh, TO. 5-9567.

the liberal New Dealer, Prentiss
M. Brown.
The Rev. Smith, whose name
has been linked with anti-Sem-
ites, devoted last Sunday's radio
broadcast to a discussion of his
candidacy.
At one time Rev. Smith,
former Methodist minister, was
associated with Father Coughlin.
He was a close associate of the
late Huey Long.

POLICE ORDER PHOTOS

CLEVELAND (JPS)—On the
or de r s of Mayor Frank J.
Lausch, police photographed par-
ticipants in a meeting addressed

here by Gerald L. K. Smith, head
of the "Committee of One Mil-
lion", charged with anti-Semit-
ism. Pictures were stored in a
vault at the police station. Cleve-
land police have been told to take
pictures of audiences at all meet-
ings called by groups hostile to
the United States.

Katz and Mrs. Julius Hackman.
The Infants Service Group is
well represented in other phases
of war work. Mrs. Joseph Segal,
Mrs. Louis Fried and Mrs. H. J.

Fifteen teams from the Pisgah tival, which falls, this year,
Lodge No. 34, Bnai Brith Bowl- Tuesday, May 5, will be eel
ing League, will vie for honors brated in the Jewish Communi
at the Michigan Bnai Brith Bowl- Center on the afternoon of S
ing Tourney to be held at Grand day, May 3.

Rapids, April 26. The meet will
be attended by lodges through-
out the state and prizes will be
given for singles and team
events. The 'Michigan Bnai Brith
Council Cup' will be awarded to
the highest team. Awards will
be made at a banquet to be held
at the Pant:and Hotel.
Chartered buses will leave at
8 a. m. Sunday from the Bowl-
O-Drome on Dexter Ave.
Captained by Al Sklare, Pis-
gah's five-man team that won
first place at the National Tour-
ney held at Columbus, will ap-
pear at the state tournament.
Officers of the league who will
attend include: Ira G. Kaufman,
president; Sam Maza, past-pres-
ident; Milton Weinstein, vice-
president; Albert Goldberg, trea-
surer; Elias Goldberg, secretary;
Harry Schwartz, Al Sklare and

at 2:30 p. rn. There will be d
onstrations
of
high jumpin

weight lifting, fencing, basketba
free throw, first aid techniqu
and Palestinian dances. A b
ketball game and a potato ra

are csheduled. Center Boy Scou
will present colors. The pledge

allegiance to the flag and th
Maccabean oath will be taken.

Lag b'Omer goes back in Jew

ish history to the revolt of Ba
Kochba against the Romans i
the year 135.
There will be no admissio
charge to the Lag B'Omer Mace
biad at the Jewish Cornmunit
Center, Woodward at Holbroo

BENNY GOLDBERG IN
10 ROUND BOUT MONDAY

-

Ben Dolgin of the advisory Benny
board. Phil Rothschild will han- weight and featherweight acnhta
:
die the publicity releases. .pion of Michigan; has been sign

Synthetic German

Race Is Advocated

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JPS)
I A proposal offered as "the only
imeans of preventing a recur-
' rence of worldwide conflict,"
was suggested here by Dr. Ear-
nest_ A. Hooton, Harvard anthro-
pologist, who stated that a "syn-
thetic race of German people"
should be made up of non-Ger-
manics from other countries to
displace the present German
stock.

ed for a 10-round feature bou
at the Arena Gardens next Mon
day night against any formidabl
opponent Promoter Nick Lond
can obtain for the bout.

FLOWERS OF HOPE
SEEDS OF VICTORY!

Vital for the stragetic position
of the United Nations is the de-
fense of the Middle East, includ-
ing Paestine. Whatever tends to
fortify this zone of the demo-
cratic front serves the cause of
Victory. An understanding of this
significant fact will be fostered
through the observance in Jew-
ish communities throughout the
nation of Palestine Flower Week.
May 9 to May 17.

Millman are Gray Ladies and
Mrs. Samuel Merson, Mrs. Mau-
Faith arid works are like the
rice Wittus and Mrs. Jarvis Cap- light and heat of a
candle; they
lan are giving their time to the cannot be separated.—Beaumont.
Blood Donor Bank of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The next meeting of the group

will be held April 27 at the home
of Mrs. Joseph King, 2693 Cal-
vert Ave., when plans will be
discussed for a luncheon and
bridge party, May 27 at Kern's
INFANTS SERVICE GROUP
Mrs. Samuel G. Bank, presi- auditorium.

A mammoth athletic rally
show is being planned to
place in the Center Gymnasi

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