Page Tv.•c.'.• 3 THE JEWISH. NEWS Congregational Activities Ark and Scroll To Be Dedicated At Jackson Prison DETROIT DELEGATES Ceremony to Take Place TO ORTHODOX PARLEY Tuesday; Torah Is Gift The Michigan Synagogue Con- of Bnai David ference will be represented at the 44th national convention of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, June 28-29, at Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York, simultaneously with the annual gathering of the Rabbinical Council of America. The theme of the convention is the role of the Synagogue in the battle for a free world. Of specific interest to Detroit- ers is the report to be given at the Monday afternoon session by Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter on the activities and program of the Michigan Synagogue Conference. Detroit delegates to the con- vention include Morris Mohr, Michigan Synagogue president, Arthur Gellman, Charles T. Gell- man, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka and Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter. An unprecedented ceremony will take pYace at the State Pris- on of Southern Michigan at Jackson on Tuesday, June 30, at 5:30 p. tn. The inmates of Jew- ish faith will be presented with a Scroll by Congregation Bnai David of Detroit. On this occasion the Ark, in which this Scroll will be placed, will also be dedicated. This Ark and the Porochos, the velvet curtains that cover the Ark, have been made at the Prison as a gift of the Jewish inmates, who paid for the materials. The service of the dedication will be conducted by Rabbi Josh- ua S. Sperka, Jewish chaplain of the prison, and the Cantors' as- sociation of Detroit. Participating in this service will be Dr. Gar- rett Heyns, director of the De- partment of Corrections, and Warden Harry II. Jackson of the State Prison. Following the serv- ice, a kosher dinner will be served to the inmates and guests by the board of trustees of Con- gregation Bnai David. The committee of arrange- ments includes Joseph A. Block, president of Bnai David; David J. Cohen, Sidney Gorman, Frank Hoffman. Dr. Leon A. I:a tzin, Louis Please. Samuel Hal:it -7 an..1 Saul Waxman. Wyandotte Oneg Shabbat, School Close for Season The Oneg Shabbat and Sunday School classes of Congregation Beth El, Wyandotte, closed for the summer. Rabbi and Mrs. Abraham Dan- zig taught classes in history, re- ligion, Ethics of the Fathers, es- sence of Judaism and current events. Upon closing the school for the year, Meyer D. Stern, chair- man of the board of education, presented each child with a cer- tificate of merit. Those receiving prizes were: Dorothy and Miriam Fogel, for project work; Richard Bardos and Doreen Wolfe of River Rouge, perfect attendance; An- nette and Philip Mittleman of Ecorse, Doreen Wolfe, Richard Bardos, Phyllis Rosenberg, Dan- ny, Miriam and Dorothy Fogel, United Jewish War Morton Rosenberg, Ruth Harris and Billy White, certificates of Effort Mobilized merit. David Bittker's booklet "Customs and Rituals" received Jewish Congress Movement honorable mention. Aided by Representatives From 17 States Representatives of leading national Jewish organizations were joined by representatives of Jewish communities in 17 states including Michigan in. associat- ing themselves with the Ameri- can Jewish Congress in its ef- forts to set up a United Jewish War Effort. This undertaking will be launched on Sunday afternoon, June 28, at Hotel Commodore, at a conference to be attended by representatives of Jewish organ- izations. More than 1000 delegates are expected to participate in the de- liberations. EMANUEL SISTERHOOD Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel will close the season with a luncheonette meeting in the social hall of the Synagogue corner Taylor and Woodrow Wil- son Ayes__ Monday, June 29, at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Wm. Adelson is president and Mrs. Herman Fish- er is in charge of arrangements for the clay. af11,5 refbu5a Juniors To Hold Annual Dance At Shaarey Zedek The annual informal dinner of the Junior Congregation of Shaarey Zedek will be held this Sunday in the social hall of Shaarey Zedek. Dancing will be from 9 to 1 o'clock. Refreshments will be served. Members will be admitted free with their "dates" or escorts. Non-members will be charged $1.25 per couple. Tickets may be obtainel by calling Harvey Weis- berg, president, To. 8-9697. Hary Barnett and his orches- tra, featuring Kenny Singer at the drums, will provide the music. Hahatzalah Drive Gains New Impetus Its quota for Detroit still far Phone 9007 • Modern Rooms • Moderate Rates tz from being realized, the Vaad Hahatzalah, (Emergency Com- • Dietary Laws Observed mittee for Aid to Stranded Yesh- • Elevator Service Write or Phone For Rates iva Scholars and Refugee Rabbis) M. & J. Feldman, Proprietors is continuing its efforts. Young Israel of Detroit, at a recent meeting, pledged to sup- ply squads from among its mem- bership to contact prospective donors. Leading congregations, including Shaarey Zedek and Bnai David, have sent letters to their members requesting them that contributions be sent to Available To Detroit Guests their respective synagogues. A partial list of some of the Who Come For The Baths. larger donations received from individuals and organizations Also Swedish Massage, (congregational collections not included) follows: Jacob Baker, Oil and Alcohol Rub ... Expert Attendants $175; David Edelman, $175; Da- vid Goldberg, $100; Bereznitzer Aid Society, $100; Mrs. S. Gold- The man, $87.50; Adams Ave. Brass & Rail Co., $50; Fred Butzel, $50; Sol B. Cohen, $50; Detroymore HOTEL and MINERAL BATHS Realty Co., $50; A. Arowon, $25; MAX ELKIN, Managins Director David Rott, $25; Swartz Invest- ment Co., $25; Kosher Butcher Assn., $25; Nathan Silverman, $25; Bc_srdichever Progressive So- ciety, $25. 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Katz, executive secre- tary of Temple Beth El, is presi- dent of the NFTS. • • HEARD in the • Youth Convention LOBBIE To Hear Address by David Deutsch By Detroit Rabbi Detroit Young Israel Dele- gates Named to Atlantic City Conclave Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter of Congregation Beth TQfilo Eman- uel, Detroit, who has been the spiritual advisor of local Young Israel for than four years,b`;-- has been invited .' to address the 30th annual con- vention of t h e Jewish religious youth movement to be held June 26 to 29 at the St. Charles Ho- tel, Atlantic Rabbi City, N. J. He will deliver a Wohlgelernter paper on the "National Scope of Young Israel" Saturday after- noon. Samuel H. Fromberg, national president, issued a convention call to the 70 branches of the movement. Other delegates representing Young Israel of Detroit at this conclave will be: Charles T. Gell- man, president; Vice-President Arnold I. Cohen; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Berris. Arthur Gellman, Morris Kar, Ida Karbal, Rose Klein, Samuel and Al Platt, Eph- raim Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. Sho- lom Ralph, Kate Weiss and Mrs. Wohlgelernter. Prays for Fiance at Downtown Synagogue As mourners were reciting the Kaddish at the Downtown Syna- gogue one day last week, a young lady came in and said she want- ed to pray for her fiance who is in the army. Rabbi Herman Ros- enwasser thereupon guided her in her devotions and recited a special prayer with her for the safe return of her fiance and for victory for the democracies. TEMPLE ISRAEL Sabbath Eve services of Tem- ple Israel are held every Friday night at 611 Boulevard Bldg., Woodward at Grand Blvd., at 8:30. On Friday night, June 26, Stan- ley Wise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wise, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. During the summer the Friday night services are scheduled to last three quarters of an hour. Rabbi Leon Fram delivers brief sermons on the "Ethics of the Fathers" or on the scriptural portion of the week. Dan Frohman is organizing a large choir to sing at the High Holy Day services of Temple Israel in the auditorium of the Detroit Institute of Arts. All who are interested in joining the choir should communicate with the office of Temple Israel, 610 Boulevard Bldg., Trinity 1-5110. 'Copyright 1942 by Independe 'Jewish Press Service, Inc.) From coast to coast the b shot Jews whose names ap on Jewish organization let heads and who razored th Jewish contributions down now appearing as big givers various other causes, even tho "overseas"—as long as they not "just Jewish." w Hugh Grant Straus, wouldn't be seen dead with Communist, is now chairman the newly formed Russian W Relief Campaign Committee Brooklyn. He is also president the Brooklyn Federation of Je ish Charities. Why didn't the Jewish pape notice the Commencement D address at the Catholic Unive ty of America by Leo T. Cro ley, Alien Property Custodia It reflected the anxiety in t capital about anti-Semitism certain Catholic circles. Said in part, after observing " very essence of our religion charity": "Worst of all, it ha pens that barriers are ra" against people for reasons of ligion or race that prevent th from enjoying the rights that long to them as children of G Not separatism, not prejudice bigotry, but a zeal for the fare of all should ever dist' guish the Catholic." . . . oh yes, here's what else he sal "There is a crying need for Je ish leaders in government, business, in industry and in bor. When I say Jewish leade I do not mean individuals w just happen to be Jews. I thinking of men and women w know and understond their r ligion and are able to think through and put it to work their daily lives." . . . Oops, r sorry, the word Catholic shou appear in that quotation eve where the word Jew or Je ' was inserted. 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