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THE JEWISH ItEWS

Leib Re-Elected by
Bnai Brith Council

Purely

COMMENTARY

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

(Cop7right. 1942, Inaependent
Jewish Press Service)

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GREETING TO J.P.S.

The first anniversary of the
Independent Jewish Press Ser-
vice calls for a special column on
this splendid service.
First, however, your columnist
desires to extend greetings to this
service and to congratulate its
board of directors, under , the
chairmanship of Jacob Fishman,
on its efficiency and alertness.

Samuel W. Leib was re-elected
LONDON (JPS) — There are
president of the Michigan Bnai 12,000 Jews among the Serbian
Brith Council at its recent meet- guerrilla fighters of courageous
ing in Ann Arbor. Leib was General Draja Michailovitch, ac-
president of Pisgah Lodge in 1938 cording to a report in the pro-
and at present is chairman of the Nazi Novo Vreme published in

War Service Committee.

Milton Weinstein, former re-
cording secretary of the Pisgah

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OPINIONS ARE IN ORDER

There are differences of opinion
on many issues in Jewish life.
Zionism and Palestine are sub-
jects for debate. There are pol-
itical questions. We are not
without issues affecting relief
work.
But we are not alone in the
world as an entity that is divid-
ed on certain problems, and there
is no reason why such differ-
ences should not be accepted as
natural and normal.
But we are inconsistent. Dur-
ing appeals made by the National
Conference of Christians and
Jnyawe joined in supporting the
slogan that America be made
safe for differences. Have we
ever, consistently, made efforts
to assure safety for differences in
Jewish life?
The Jewish press has certainly
contributed very little to this
end. The English-language peri-
odicals have much to learn from
the Yiddish and Hebrew news-
papers which have been forums
for the airing of views on dif-
ferent Jewish issues.

WHO IS AT FAULT?

It is well, at this time, to ask:
who is at fault? The answer is
obvious, but it needs elaboration.
In the first place, there is an
appalling lack of concern in
Jewish ranks on Jewish issues,
and the existing indifference
has affected the press.
Secondly, the Jewish editorial
staffs—it is safer to call them
the reportorial staffs—are far
from being well grounded in
Jewish knowledge.
The responsibility of Jewish
newspapermen is to mould pub-
lic opinion, but before doing that
they must be well informed
themselves. The failure to create
a thinking and a concerned
Jewish public opinion is due to
the poor press, which has been
made poorer because it is so
commercialized.
On the whole, the status of the
Jewish newspapers is pitiful.
What can be done about it?
It is hard to say. Even Hitler
and Coughlin failed to create a
fighting Jewish press.
All your Commentator can say
at the moment to his colleagues
is: Wake up and begin to act.
Jewish life demands that you be-
come more articulate and more
aggressive.

CHARITY LUNCHEON

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Con-
gregation Bet)! Moses will give a
luncheon Wednesday at 12:30 p.
m. in the Roumanian Synagogue,
8820 Linwood Ave. All of the
proceeds will go to the Allied
Jewish Campaign. For further
information call the president,

Mrs. B. Feldman, TO. 8-4354.

Belgrade.

The Novo Vreme bases its
statement on the reports of cap-
tured guerrillas, who say that
Jewish volunteers for Michailo-
vitch's army come from all coun-
tries in Nazified Europe. Ru-
mania, Hungary, Greece and
Bulgaria were named as some of
the lands, but Serbia was the
home of most of the Jews fight-
ing with Michailovitch.

Raise Funds for Kin
of Rabbi Killed Here

THE JEWISH PRESS

The Independent Jewish Press
Service has raised the status of
the English-Jewish press.
(Incidentally, the term Anglo-
Jewish is incorrect, as it would
apply only to newspapers pub-
lished in England.)
What the Jewish newspapers
need is information—and with it
they should be able to acquire in-
dependence.
Hitherto the Jewish news-
papers have been handicapped.
They have yielded too readily to
pressure from conflicting groups,
and their editorial opinions have
been either non-existent—too
many of our newspapers are
without opinions or with only
stereotyped editorials—or have
been so watery as to have no
meaning.

12,000 Jews Fight
As Serb Guerrillas

SAMUEL W. LEIB

Lodge, was elected secretary of
the council. Other officers are:
Sam Goldfarb, Jackson, Harvey
S. Steadman, Lansing, vice-presi-
dents, and John Merdler, Sag-
inaw, treasurer.
During the past year the coun-
cil founded four new lodges in
Mt. Clemens, Battle Creek, East
Side Detroit and Marquette.
Rabbi William B. Silverman is
chairman of the military welfare
committee.
Louis Schostak of Detroit
Pisgah Lodge, chairman of the
Michigan Hillel 'Committee, an-
nounced the purchase of the new
home for Hillel at Ann Arbor.
Rabbi Eric Friedland of Pon-
tiac, chairman of the educational
committee, reported that a total
of 10 rabbis from various parts
of the state visited 14 colleges
who brought the story of the
Jew into these schools.
A report of AZA activities was
given by Leonard Belove.
Sam Maza of Pisgah Lodge
spoke on bowling and other ath-
letic events.
The office of the secretary,
Milton Weinstein, is in the Na-
tional Bank Bldg.

Geo. E. Sokolsky

Mimics Pegier

The financial distress of the
widow and children of Rabbi S.
L. Leventhal, Jerusalem scholar
who was killed in an auto acci-
dent on May 21, while on a mis-
sion of mercy. in Detroit, has re-
sulted in the formation of a com-
mittee to raise a fund for the be-
reaved family. The following tel-
egram has been received this
week by the Vaad Hayeshivoth
from Dr. Isaac Herzog, Chief
Rabbi of the Holy Land:
"Deeply grieved tragic death
worthy Rabbi Leventhal. Pray
endeavor raise funds secure ex-
istence utterly destitute widow
and three daughters. Mitzvah ex-
ceedingly great. Zion's blessings.
Greetings entire community.
"Itzhak Herzog, Chief Rabbi."
The formation of the commit-
tee is now in progress. The fol-
lowing have already accepted
appointments: Rabbi Morris
Adler, David I. Berris, Abraham
Feldman, Rabbi Moses Fischer,
Rabbi Leon Fram, I. Gendelman,
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Louis
Gunsberg, Dr. A. M. Hershman,
Morris Karbal, Judge Harry B.
Keidan, Rabbi Leizer Levin, Ja-
cob Margolis, Rabbi Joshua S.
Sperka, Rabbi Isaac Stollman,
Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter,
Harry Schumer, Daniel Temchin
The Jewish News will accept
contributions to the fund and
forward them to the committee.

HESPED TO BE HELD
SUNDAY AT BNAI ZION

A memorial meeting for the
late Rabbi Zalmen Leib Levin-
thal will be held at Bnai Zion
Synagogue, Humphrey and Hol-
mur, on Sunday, June 21, at 4
p. m. Two leading orthodox
Rabbis from the East, Rabbi
Moses Shapiro of Atlantic City,
and Rabbi Jacob Shapiro of
New York, will come to Detroit
especially for this occasion.
Eulogies will also be madb by
local rabbis. Rabbi Isaac Stoll-
man will be chairman of the
memorial meeting.

NEW YORK (JPS)—Dark, ro-
tund, Japanese-looking George E.
Sokolsky, widely syndicated col-
umnist, who spent many years
of his life in Russia, China and TOMBSTONE UNVEILING
Japan, even marrying a Chinese
Harry, Sol, Jack, Joe and Sam
woman for his first wife, vigor- Schumer
announce that a tomb-
ously attacks the refugees in par- stone will be unveiled over the
ticular and aliens in general in
grave of their mother, Mrs. Mol-
a column which declares that lie Schumer, on Sunday, June
aliens are interfering too much 28, at 12 noon, at the Chesed shel
with the thinking and acting of
Emes Cemetery, 131/2-Mile road
the American government. He
and Gratiot Ave. Relatives and
even introduces a new note in
friends are invited to attend.
pro-Axis slurs by alleging that
many people are speaking of a
"Laski-Frankfurter Axis" as be-
ing "in control of American pol-
icy." The reference is to Prof.
Harold Laski, Labor Party
spokesman in•England, and Su-
preme Court Justice Felix Frank-
furter.
Sokolsky, who stems from a
New York Jewish family and
who was once himself associated
with a national Jewish organiza-
tion, takes up the theme sounded
a week before by Westbrook Peg-
ler, who asserted that the post-
war period must see a clean de-
marcation between the rights of
aliens and citizens and who also
attacked Justice Frankfurter as
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typical of the immigrants who
are hurting the United States.

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ATHENA GIRLS' CLUB

Athena Girls' Club met at the
home of Mrs. Adaline B. Dosie,
2440 Highland Ave. Mrs. Iva Vid-
aver reviewed "Big Family". The

next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mathilda Chatlin,
2634 Fullerton Ave. on Thursday,
June 25.

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Friday, Jun. 19, 1942

Will Be Graduated From
The United Helyrew Schools

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Exercises in Several Branches to Be Held on June 25, 28
and 29; Distinctive Themes Selected by
Graduating Classes

Completion of the prescribed
course of study in the United
Hebrew Schools by 55 boys and
girls will be celebrated in the

traditional graduation exercises
at several branches of the schools.
The first graduation, at the
Parkside School, will take' place
Thursday, June 25, at 7:30 p. m.,
in the Custer Public School, Lin-
wood and Midland. The central
theme of the graduation exer-
cises will be "The Essence of
Judaism." Members of the grad-
uating class will deliver brief
talks on such Biblical heroes as
Moses, the law-giver, Samuel, the
prophet, King David and others.
An American flag will be present-
ed to the Parkside Hebrew
School by the Julius Rosenwald
Post No. 218 of the American
Legion. John Litzky of the Post
will make the presentation.
Norman Ruttenberg is the prin-
cipal of the Parkside Branch, and
Michael Michlin is the instructor
of the graduating class.
Sunday, June 28, at 3:30 p. m.,
the members of the David W.
Simons Branch will hold their
commencement exercises in the
Winterhalter Public School,
Broadstreet and Cortland. The
central theme of their exercises
is "The Book." Talks, recitations
and dialogues will all deal with
the Bible. Solomon Kasdan is
the principal of the David W.
Simons School, and Joseph Hag-
gai is the instructor of the grad-
uating class.
Also on June 28, at 7:30 p. m.,
the graduation ceremony will be
given in the Philadelphia-Byron
School. Their central theme is
"Eretz Yisroel". Brief talks will
be given on Palestine and its
place in the Hebrew School, the
Chalutzim, etc. Morris Lachover
is principal of the Philadelphia-
Byron branch. Max Gordon and
Irwin Soref are instructors of the
graduating class.
In the Rose Sittig Cohen
School, graduation exercises will
be held Monday, June 29, at 8
p. m. The central theme is the
"Menorah". Brief talks will be
delivered on such subjects as the
Menorah as constructed by Bez-
alel and describe d in the
Chumosh; the Menorah in Jewish

and as it is used on various fes-
tive occasions. The $rincipal of
the Rose Sittig Cohen branch is

Abraham J. Lachover, and the in-
structor of the graduating class
is J. M. Mathis. The school choir
directed by Mrs. Alex Roberg
will sing Palestinian and gradua-
tion songs.

Refugee Rabbi
Will Aid Vaad
Campaign Here

Rabbi J. M. Pomerantz, for-
merly Rabbi of Brok, Lithuania,
and now a refugee scholar whose

escape from Europe was made
possible by the Vaad Hahatzalah,
has joined the Detroit delega-
tion working here on behalf of
the local Vaad Hahatzalah drive.
The Roshei Yeshivoth of Kome-
netz and Bialistok, Rabbis Gras-
ofsky and Jofin, will leave short-
ly to conduct campaigns in other

cities.
Rabbi Pomerantz will direct
his efforts to the soliciting of or-
ganizations. Contact with many
outstate communities also has
been made, and a generous re-
sponse is anticipated.
The latest report of the Vaad
Hahatzalah claims that in addi-
tion to shipping food, clothing
and money to Rabbis and stu-
dents in Siberia, Turkestan, Sa-
markand and Tashkant, and pro-
viding transportation to erni-
grees, the organization is assist-
ing some five hundred scholars
in China and nearly 200 in Pal-
estine. The latter have succeeded
in reaching the Holy Land.

Milton Berlesques, "My bro-
ther was offered a commission as
a general, but he refused—no
chance for advancement!"

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