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THE JEWISH NEWS
Zionists Told of Progress
Achieved During Past Year
noble cause for the reconstruc-
tion and permanent rehabilita-
tion of our people."
Rabbi Adler recommended to
the new administration that it
enlarge the scope of youth activi-
ties, have more frequent cultural
meetings, set
out to raise the
Detroit Zionists'
obligation of
$5,000 to the
Jewish National
Fundfor the
current year
and extend the
work of the
Michigan
branch of the
American P a 1-
estine Committee. Judge Rubiner
ASSAILS "PROTEST RABBIS"
In his address, Rabbi Adler re-
viewed the problems facing Jewry
Cooper Elected President of Detroit Organization; Rabbi
Adler Urges Every Zionist Become "Center
Of Infectious Enthusiasm
Editor's Note: Abraham Cooper, newly-elected president of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit, has been selected by The Jewish
News as the "Community Builder" of the week. His personality
sketch will be found on Page 7.
Abraham Cooper, for years one of the most prominent
Zionist leaders in Detroit, was elected president of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit at the annual •eeting
held at the Shaarey Zedek on June 25.
Mr. Cooper succeeds Rabbi Morris Adler, who has
just completed two years of service as president.
Other officers were elected as ,; ,
follows:
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Rabbi Adler, Rabbi Leon Frani
In a br,ief address accepting and Palestine in the present crisis.
and Judge Charles Rubiner, the office of president Mr. Coop- He told of the regret that exists
vice- presidents; Walter L. Field, er told of the importanct of Pal- in Jewish ranks over the failure
treasurer; Harry Cohen, secre- estine's role in the present crisis. of the United Nations to include
tary; Mrs. Albert 'Feldstein, ex- He expressed gratitude over the the Jews in their ranks and the
executive director.
assurances of support given him rejection of Jewish demands for
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
by local Zionist leaders, told of a Jewish military force in Pales-
The following were elected his desire to see the extension tine. He called attention to the
of cultural, membership and celebration this week of the 20th
new members o
youth work, and announced the anniversary of the adoption of the
the board of di -
appointment of the following:
Palestine Resolution by b o t h
rectors: Mor r i
H. Blumberg
Judge Rubiner and Mr. Crohn, Houses of Congress and took oc-
Dr. Maurice
co-chairmen of the cultural com- casion to condemn the "protest
Floc h, Harve3.
mittee; Harry Cohen and Aaron rabbiner" who are opposing ef-
H. Goldman, S
Silberblatt, co-chairmen of the forts in behalf of a Jewish home-
Harold Noveck
membership committee; Rabbi land. Some of these rabbis, he
Herman M. Pc
Adler, chairman of youth activi- said, "have to their shame the
record of a second act of be-
karsky and
ties.
Maurice H
Concluding his remarks, Mr. trayal perpetrated recently in
Schwartz. T h e
Cooper said: "We are passing Atlantic City."
Rabbi Adler spoke of the wcrh
following were Rabbi Fram
through a world upheaval, and
of the cultural committee, tlie
re-elected members of the board: many radical
Zionist Youth Commission of De-
Rabbi Morris Adler, Dr. Harry changes are in
troit, the important public rallies
E. August, Lawrence W. Crohn. the making.
that were held during the past
Akivah Drasnin, Mrs. Joseph H. Many strange
year, and commended his co-
Ehrlick, , James I. Ellmann, Dr. things may hap-
workers for their cooperation.
Fauman, Isaac Franck, pen in the
FINANCE, CULTURAL WORK
Philip J. Gilbert, Dr. A. M. world to come.
Mr. Cooper reported on the
Hershman, Bernard Isaacs, Wil- There is much
financial status of the organiza-
liam B. Isenberg, Maurice M. talk about new
tion and on the results of the
Jacobs, Abe Kasle, Helen Kass, freedoms, a bet-
Balfour Ball, on the committees
Leon Kay, Maurice A. Landau, ter world order
of arrangements for which he
Charles S. Lapides, A. C. Lappin, and a new world
has served as chairman since the
Philmore Leemon, Sol Lifsitz, to emerge after Rabbi Adler
Robert R. Marwil, Dr. M. S. Per- the war is won. This will be our inception of these annual events.
Judge Rubiner, as chairman of
lis, Isaac Shetzer, Simon Shetzer, opportunity to improve the posi-
Aaron A. Silberblatt, Philip tion of the Jewish people. We the cultural committee, gave an
Slomovitz, Isidore Sobeloff, Can- hope and pray that in the world outline of 10 cultural events held
tor J. H. Sonenklar, Rabbi Joshua to come there will be a free Pal- during the past year. Abe 1<asie
S. Sperka, Nathan Spevakow, estine as a homeland for _he reported as chairman of the Vaad
Bitachon Committe in Detroit. Jn
Abe Srere, Maurice H. Zackheim, Jews. Let us do our share."
the absence of Mr. Field, Mrs.
Rudolph Zuicback.
RABBI ADLER'S REPORT
Zionists Celebrate
U. S. Approval of
Homeland Plan
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Zionist
districts throughout the country
will mark with rallies and special
functions beginning June 30, the
20th anniversary of the adoption
by both houses of the United
States Congress of the Joint Res-
olution favoring the establish-
ment of a Jewish National Home-
land in Palestine. The observance
will be held jointly with local
Hadassah chapters and other
Zionist groups and arc expected
to continue through the summer
months, concluding on Sept. 21,
the date on which the joint res-
olution was signed by President
Warren G. Harding, 20 years ago.
Reports outlining the Zionist
position and the situation in Pal-
estine were submitted by retir-
ing officers and committee heads
who also described the "love-
merit's achievements during the
past year in Detroit.
"Each of us must become a
center of infectious enthusiasm "
Rabbi Adler stated in his annual
report. "We Zionists cannot af-
ford to grow tired. The solution
of our problem will not be ar-
rived at instantaneously or auto-
matically. Our zeal and our sacri-
fice will be essential factors. We
shall be mores than repaid how-
ever by the consciousness that
we are recruited in a great and
Feldstein reported for the Detroit
Committee for Yemenite Jews
that the sum of $700 was re-
mitted last year. Akivah Drasnin
gave an outline of the work of
the Zionist Youth Council.
J. N. F. ACTIVITIES
, Philmore Leemon reported on
activities of Chapter 1 of the
local organization. He told of the
expansion of the group's mem-
bership and announced that it
had undertaken the placement of
Blue and White Boxes of the
Jewish National Fund in homes
of Zionist members.
The activities of the Michigan
branch of the American Palestine
Committee, of which Judge
Frank A. Picard of the U. S.
Rabbi Fram Outlines Aims
Furthering the development of the momentous ex-
periment promoted by Detroit's Round Table of Catholics,
Jews and Protestans, seeking through its schools to pro-
mote a national unity based on the understanding and ap-
preciation of differences within the framework of American
democracy rather than an elimination of those differences,
a delegation of educators left Tuesday for Greeley, Colo.,
where they will participate in
the Inter-cultural E du c a t ion the Jewish Community Council~
Workshop, conducted by the Col- Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 1
orado State College of Education. Christ Church Episcopal Chapel,
The sessions run from July 6 Westminster and Woodward Av-
through Aug. 7. enue Presbyterian Churches and
Chosen to make the pilgrimage, the - State Assembly Fourth De-
upon the recommendation of the gree, Knights of Columbus.
Department of Social Studies of Final instructions were given
the Detroit schools, were Noel E. to the delegates last Saturday at
Craig, assistant principal and an informal meeting in the offices
chairman of counsellors of East- of the Detroit Round Table on
ern High School, Miss Katherine the ninth floor of the Washington
Wasserfallen of Preston Elemen- Boulevard Bldg. Attending the
tary School, and Miss Margaret meeting were James I. Ellmann,
Applegate of Jones Elementary president of the Jewish Com-
School.
munity Council and a director of
AID TO LOCAL PROGRAM
the Round Table; Isaac Franck,
Their recommendations, upon executive secretary of the Court-
their return, will help to guide -cil; Rabbi Leon Fram. of Temple
the local program through which Israel; the Rev. Oscar Starrett,
the schools by interfaith empha- associate pastor of Central Meth-
sis are striving for a better un- odist Church; M. Hubert O'Brien,
derstanding of peoples, social Catholic co-chairman, and Joseph
factors and conflicts, economic Q. Mayne, executive secretary.
and political factors.
PLAN IS STATE-WIDE
Participation in the Inter-cul-
Rabbi Fram, who has been
tural Education Workshop was vitally interested in the work
made possible through three of the Round Table since its
scholarships sponsored jointly by inception, led a general dis-
cussion of the inter-cultural edu-
istrict Court is chairman, were cation movement, a program for
described by Philip Slomovitz, which already has been set up in
who also renorted on the dinner Michigan schools by Eugene El-
of the national committee held liot, superintendent of education.
in Washington a month ago. with Manley - Irwin as Detroit
William Hordes, president of chairman.
the Jewish National Fund Coun-
This program is especially im-
cii of Detroit, reported that since portant, it was emphasized, with
October the sum of $26,00 had al- the world at war, because of the
ready been remitted to national danger of the crisis providing
headquarters, assuring a much misguided zealotes with fuel for
larger income this year over their fires of hate and prejudice.
1940-41. Teachers, it was reported, are
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di- finding more and more, that as
rector of the Jewish Welfare a result of this course of educa-
Federation, outlined the method tion, children of foreign born
of allocating funds for Palestine parents do not try to conceal, but
and overseas relief. are proud of their heritage.
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