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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 26, 1942
oint Graduation Exercises Year of Outstanding Achievements
or Hebrew School Pupils Cited by United Hebrew Schools
eremonies on Tuesday Evening to Conclude Four Corn
mencements; Spokesmen for Parents and Community
Will Participate in Program
Rudolph Zuieback Elected President to Succeed Louis Rob-
inson; Annual Meeting Hears Reports of Heads
of Committees
Joint graduation exercises of all the 55 boy4 and
Is who have completed their seven-year course of
udies at four of the branches of the United Hebrew
hools of Detroit will be held Tuesday evening, June 30,
the Philadelphia-Byron School.
Commencements began with exercises for the Park-
_ e branch, at the Custer school, e
ursday evening. Opening with
Van Paassen Makes
e singing of the Star Spangled
anner, the graduates took part
Plea
a program centering around
e theme, "Essence of Judaism." For Jewish
'dney Swidler, one of the grad-
tes, was chairman.
NEW YORK (JPS)—As Win-
The following students partici- ston Churchill, British Prime
ted: Morris Silver, Daniel Gil- Minister, pondered with Presi-
rt, David Levine, Delphine dent Roosevelt the course of ac-
eisner and David Levy. The tion to be taken by the United
dle ceremony was performed Nations in the Middle East, he
Morris Silver and Barbara was urged, in an open letter by
RUDOLPH ZUIEBACK
rocs of the graduating class, Pierre van Paassen, chairman of
•d Rachel Shulman and Davia the Committee for a Jewish
arns of the succeeding class. Army and noted journalist, to
gift to the school was presented grant the Jews of Palestine and
Pearl Weisner and David stateless Jews the right to form
a Jewish Army in Palestine.
vy.
In a letter printed as an ad-
OGRAMS JUNE 28-30
vertisement in the New York
Maurice H. Zackheim, chair- Times, Mr. Van Paassen stressed
of the Board of Education. the danger to Egypt and Suez
ought greetings to the pupils at this critical moment and plead-
d parents in the name of the ed that Churchill grant "the Jews
d. Mrs. John Horwitz spoke of Palestine and stateless Jews
the right to fight—and die. if need
r the Woman's Auxiliary, and be—for democracy under the
vited the mothers to become walls of Jerusalem."
embers. Brief talks also were
livered by Michael Michlin. in-
LOUIS ROBINSON
•uctor of the graduating class,
d Norman Ruttenberg, princi-
RABBI FRAM ELECTED
of the Parkside School.
'plomas were awarded by Bern- ON EDUCATORS' BOARD
Rabbi Leon Fram has been Mass Execution of
Isaacs. Gifts were presented
the graduates by Mrs. M. elected a member of the national
'dler. president of the Parkside governing board of the Religious I Jews
ent-Teachers Association. The ' Education Association of Amer-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Trust-
.nging was directed by Mrs. Alex ica, an inter-faith association of
the educators of the Catholic,
berg.
Protestant and Jewish faiths, as worthy American informants re-
Sunday. June 28, at 3:30 p. m. well as of professors of religious cently repatriated from Ruman-
e David W. Simons School will education in the leading Amer- ia, this week told the Jewish Tel-
ld its graduation exerciscs in ican Universities.
egraphic Agency of savage po-
e Winterhalter Public School,
• • •
groms carried on by Rumanian
d at 7:30 p. in. the Philadelohia-
ron School will hold its exer- FREE CITIZENSHIP CLASS
troops
under German direction
es. Monday evening. June 29, AT THE JEWISH CENTER
A free citizenship and English in the reconquered provinces of
e Rose Sittig Cohen pupils will
ive their diplomas, the TUC'S- class is now meeting at 7 o'clock Bukovina and Bessarabia, which
on Tuesday and Thursday even- cost the lives of untold thou-
y evening.
ings in the Aaron DeRoy
sands of men. women and
OKESMEN FOR SCHOOLS
morial Bldg.. (Jewish Commun-
Greetings will be brought to ity Center), 8904 Wcodward ave- children.
e various graduation classes as nue. according to Frederick S.
Information received by Unit-
David W. Simons branch, DeGalan, director of the depart-
wrence C. Crohn: Philadelphia- ment of adult education of the ed States oaicials in Bucharest
Ton bran.ea, Dr. Albert E. Detroit Board of Education. The disclosed that in the vicinity of
rnstein; TtOse Sittig Cohen. class is part of the WPA Adult Kishinev alone.. 60,000 Jews -.'ere
ilip SlomoVitz: and at the joint Education Project. A certificate. massacred.
aduation, Louis Robinson. past
which may be taken to the nat-
One American observer said he
ident, and Rudolph Zuieback, uralization bureau. is given upon
personally knew Rumanian of-
ident. Isidore Sobeloff, execu- completion of the course.
ficers who returned home nerv-
director of the Jewish Wel
ous wrecks haunted by the
Federation, w i 1 I bring
scenes
of agony for which they
tings to the graduates, their exercises, Mrs. Jack Tobin. presi-
had been responsible. afraid to
nts and friends, in the name dent Woman's Auxiliary.
Public examinations were. held go to sleep lest the sight of their
the Federation.
Greetings from the Woman's last Sunday. Parents, friends and victims return to them in their
iliary will be offered by members of the board were pres- nightmares.
e following: at the David ent. Mr. Zackheim visited all the
Rumanian peasants, he quoted
. Simons branch, Mrs. Bert classes. urging the pupils to con- this soldier as saying, lined the
m o k l e r: Philadelphia-Byron, tinue their studies in the high route the convoy followed and
. Adolph- Ehrlich; Rose Sittig school of the United Hebrew traded with the soldiers for their
hen, Mrs. Joe Horwitz; joint Schools.
Jewish prisaners. Sometimes
they paid as much as 2,000 to
3,000 lei for a Jew. After the
deal would be closed, this in-
formant reported, the unlucky
Jew would be stripped of his
clothing and then put to death
The graduates of the four branches of the United Hebrew
after being subjected to the most
Schools, whose group photograph appears on the first page
appalling torture.
of this issue, are, reading from the left:
Detroit's United Hebrew Schools have reached new
heights during the past year, and the reports submitted
at the annual meeting held on June 18 indicate that the
achievements of our educational system rival the best
set-up hitherto recorded in any other community in the
land.
Meeting under the chairman- 4'
ship of Louis Robinson, who re- Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter, Ru-
tired from the presidency after dolph Zuieback; member of the
three years of service, the annual board for a two-year term,
gathering heard encouraging Charles Lapides.
analysis of the year's accom-
plishments and an increase in 1,389 PUPILS
In the absence of Maurice
the school attendance.
Landau, chairman of the finance
THE NEW OFFICERS
committee, Abraham J. Lachover
Rudolph Zuiback, who has been presented the lengthy financial
active in the schools for two report which showed the schools
decades and who has held several to have met and worked within
offices, including a vice-presi- the assigned budget.
dency during the past year, was
The report showed a total at-
elected president. Other officers tendance for the past year of
were elected as follows:
1,389, divided as follows among
Charles Rubiner and Lawrence the nine branches: Philadelphia-
W. Crohn, vice-presidents; Mau- Byron, 275; David W. Simons,
rice Landau, treasurer; Aaron A. 310; Parkside. 106; Rose Sittig
Silberblatt, secretary; members of Cohen, 342; Central, 120: Brady,
the board for a three-year term. 104; Winterhalter. 66; Six Mile
Rabbi Morris Adler, Morris Blum- Road, 13; Bagley, 53.
berg, Fred M. Butzel, Joseph B.
Reporting for the building com-
Colten, Lawrence W. Crohn, Mor- mittee, Louis Stoll, chairman, told
ris Fishman, Judge Harry B. of progress made in paying for
Keidan, Harry Seligson. Aaron some buildings and making ad-
A. Silberblatt, Louis Stoll. Rabbi
(Continued on Page 13)
Isaac Stollman, Henry Wineman,
To Churchill
Army
Local Brevities
Observer Reports
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Graduates and Teachers
Front row, Parkside school graduates: Maurice Silver,
Daniel Gilbert, Barbara Bross, Pearl Weisner, Sidney Swidler,
Delphine Weisner, David Levine and David Levy.
Second row, graduates of the Philadelphia-Byron branch:
Rudolph Phillips, Charlotte Fcrtgang, Joe Hyman, Beth Cohen,
Hannah Cohen, Irving Ritter, Irving Zeitlin• Calvin Klyraan,
Elsiemae Goldstein, Helen Bormeinski, Esther Strom and
Esther Gerstein. (Absent, Miriam Bernstein.)
Third row, Rose Sittig Cohen school graduates: Elliot
Schubiner, Max Krclik, Lester Becher, Aubrey Gzialer, Harold
Salter, Seymour Barahl. Leah Michlin, Morris Zelonka, Marvin
Weiss, Roger Daniels, Hershel Sandberg and Yale Domnitch.
(Absent, Victor Linden and Leonard Portnoy.)
Fourth row, David W. Simons bronch graduates: Jerome
Ettinger, Peter Siegel, Marvin Margolis, David J. Eisenberg,
Irving Landy, Celia Ettinger, David Stern, Eugene Malitz.
Barbara Malitz, Rosalyn Ann Eisenman, Helen Starr, Fred
Hittman, Mordechai Grossman. Wilbert Simkowitz. (Absent.
Solomon Domnitch, Shlomo Faber, Leon Isaac Gura, Sidney
Kelman, Alvin Matthew Kurtz and Judith Leonora Levin.)
Fifth row, staff of teachers: Irwin Soref, Bernard Isaacs,
superintendent of the schools, Joseps Haggai. Abraham J.
Lachover, J. M. Mathig, Max Gordon Solomon Kasdan, Morris
Lachover, Norman Ruttenberg and Michael Michlin.
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In Rumania
Goldberg Memorial
Meeting Monday
Louis Lipsky, ZioniSt Ieader,
will pay tribute to his co-work-
er for many years, the late Abra-
ham Goldberg, prominent Jewish
leader, who died recently. at a
public meeting to be held at
Shaarey Zedek Monday at 8:30
p. m.
The meeting i3 under the joint
sponsorship of the Zionist Coun-
cil, Federation of Polish Jews,
American Jewish Congress
Folks Committee for Russian
War Relief and Kvutzah Ivrith;
Rabbi Morris Adler will pre-
side. Other speakers will be Dab-.
bi J. E. Sperka and Aaron Ros-
enberg.
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