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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, Sepfemit;er

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1942

What's Happening in Detroit

1■ 11HE SOLEMNITY of the Holyday period dom-

inates the community scene. The sacred re-
ligious period, commencing with Rosh Hashanah this
Friday night, marks the opening of the 16th annual
Hebrew Education Month. It also signalizes the re-
sumption of activities by various organizational groups
in the city.
The Jewish Community Center is beginning to
hum with action. The Hebrew, Yiddish _and Congre-
gational schools are registering new pupils and are re-
enrolling last year's students.
The war is influencing the type • of programs to be
conducted by most groups. The women's and youth
groups are planning to co-operate with the USO and
to assist in numerous efforts to entertain men in the
armed forces and to make the stay of our soldiers
and sailors pleasant when they visit Detroit.

The Political Scene

Primary Day occurring on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the
current elections are arousing particular interest at
this time.
Governor Murray D. VanWagoner and United
States Senator Prentiss M. Brown are the two major
officials seeking re-election. Being unopposed for the
Democratic nominations, their battle will not begin
until after the Primaries. The chief fight, therefore,
is against the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, defender of
Father Coughlin, who is opposed for the Republican
nomination for the U. S. Senate by Judge Homer
Ferguson.
In the Congressional battle, Rep. John D. Dingell
is one of the most popular incumbents. He is in the
race for re-election on the Democratic ticket in the
15th district and has preferred rating. The Jewish
community is especially mindful of the part he and
Senator Brown have played in supporting just causes
and in defending Jewish rights in Palestine.
In the 13th Congresional District there is a battle
against the incumbent, Rep. George D. O'Brien, his
opponent for the Democratic nomination being the
liberal Wayne University professor, Edward W. Mc-
Farland. On the Republican ticket in that district,
the veteran, Clarence J. McLeod, whose numerous
bills aimed at eliminating intolerance have made
him stand out in former sessions of Congress, is
opposed by H. A. McDonald.
Jewish candidates for political offices include:
Charles S. Blondy, candidate for re-election to the
State Senate in the 5th district: Wilbur DeYoung
and M. M. Merzon. candidates for the State Senate in
the Fourth District: Dr. Seymour Krcisler, candidate
for the State Legislature.

Altman Lauds Brown_and Dingell

Listeners on Hyman Altman's Jewish Radio Hours
on Station WJLB, Saturday night and Sunday noon,
heard a message of encouragement and hope from U. S.
Senator Prentiss M. Brown.
Sen. Brown, greeting the Jewish 'communities of
Michigan th.sough Mr. Altman. expressed the hope
that there will be victory for the democracies to end
persecutions. He expressed special concern over the
status of the Jews. His message was read by Mrs. Alt-
man. Mr. Altman lauded Senator Brown for his liber-
alism and his devotion to duty.
"As the Jewish people turn to their God in their
sacred and solemn hour, it is my fervent hope that their
prayers will be answered, that peace, health and happi-
ness for all mankind be inscribed in the Book of Life.
Above all, may victory be ours," Senator Brown stated
in his message.
Mr. Altman also took occasion to commend Con-
gressman John D. Dingell on his splendid Congression-
al record.

Community Council's Calendar

The Jewish Community Council has mapped a busy
schedule of activities for the entire year.
On the evening of Oct. 4, the quarterly conference
of delegates will take place. The sixth institute will
be held on the afternoon and evening of Nov. 15. The
second quarterly conference of delegates is planned for
the evening of Dec. 13.
The Council also plans the following events for
1943: Jan. 24, special program for delegates; March 14
and 22, quarterly conferences of delegates.

Pisgah's 85th Anniversary

Rudolph Meyersohn, president of Pisgah Lodge of
Bnai Brith, has named , Ben F. Goldman as chairman
of the Pisgah's 85th anniversary celebration. A member-
ship drive in honor of the 85th Birthday is now in
progress and will be climaxed Sunday, Nov. 22, by the
85th anniversary dinner.
The committee appointments by President Meyer-
sohn include Harry Yudkoff, co-chairman; Isadore Starr,
membership; Herbert Eskin, program booklet; Phil
Rothschild, publicity; Samuel W. Lieb, Louis Rosen-
zweig, Sam Maza, Milton Weinstein, Theodore Curtis,
Leonard Belove, Max Goldhoff, Robert Wallach, Louis
Steinberg.
An innovation in activities of Pisgah Lodge of Bnai
Brith was announced this week by Rudolph Meyersohn,
president. The lodge will hold weekly luncheon busi-
ness meetings on Wednesdays at 12:30 on the seventh
floor of the National Bank Bldg.

Pisgah to Bowl Sept. 17

Milton Weinstein, Pisgah Bowling League president,
will roll the first ball down the alley of the Bowl-O-
Drome Thursday, Sept. 17, to open the sixth season of
Pisgah Lodge Bowling. More than 100 new members
have joined the League to make a total of 40 teams.
Other officers are: Nat Goldhoff, vice president; Elias
Goldberg, treasurer; Albert Tessler, secretary; Phil
Rothschild, publicity director. Advisory board: Ira Kauf-
man, co-chairman; Sam Maza, Harry Schwartz, Al
Sklare. and Ben Dolgin.
Information on joining league may be obtained at
the first bowlingsetsion or by calling Milton Wein-
stein, CA. 3984;

Rosh Hashanah Signalizes
Resumption of Year's Work
By Organizations; Election
Arouses Interest; Council's
Program Outlined; Zionists
Choose Convention Delegates;
Labor Zionists Create College,
Plan Concert; Prepare for War
Chest Appeal; Other Events

Zionists Elect Delegates

The Zionist Organization of Detroit will resume
its activities for the current year at the meeting on
Monday evening at the Rose Sittig Cohen Building.
In preparation for the annual convention of the
Zionist Organization of America, convention problems
will be discussed at this meeting by Rabbi Morris
Adler, Lawrence W. Crohn and Philip Slomovitz.
At this meeting, delegates will be elected to the
convention, which will be held jointly with Hadassah
Oct. 14-18, in New York City.
Abraham Cooper, president of the Zionist of De-
troit, expressed great satisfaction over the fact that
Detroit is entitled to 21 delegates, having a total
membership exceeding 1,050.

Zionists Seek New Members

Under the chairmanship of Harry Cohen, one of the
most active community leaders, the Zionist Organization
of Detroit is launching a drive for new members.
Mr. Cooper stated this week: "I am very anxious to
make a good membership showing for
the sake of our own community and
in order to give every aid to Simon
Shetzer, the national executive di-
rector of the Zionist Organization of
America, who is devoting much of his
time to membership work."
There is confidence in Zionist ranks
that under Harry Cohen's chairman-
ship the membership drive will be a
great success. Mr. Cohen is one of the
most active leaders in annual Allied
Campaigns and is one of the pillars Harry Cohen
in the United Hebrew Schools of. Detroit.

Labor Zionists' Jewish People's College;
Plan Huberman Concert

The labor Zionists are not limiting their activities to
Palestine. Through toe Jewish National Workers' Alli-
ance (Farband), plans are now being completed for
the formation of the Jewish People's University. The
State of New York has already granted a charter for
this purpose, and an attractive 27-room building has
already been secured for the purpose at 154-6 East 70th
St., New York.
At an interesting meeting of the executive com-
mittee of the Arlazaroff branch of the Farband, held
at the home of Harry Schumer on Pennington Drive,
on Sept. 2, heard a report on the proposed plans for
this university. The speaker was Meyer L. Brown,
chairman of the executive board of the university. Mr.
Brown told of the need for this school, of plans to
offer all required university courses, in addition to Yid-
dish and Hebrew and Jewish history.
The degrees of B.A., M.A., B.S. and Ph.D. will be
awarded by this university, which will be the first
Jewish secular college in America. Among the teachers
will be Prof. Sidney Hook, Dr. A. A. Roback of Har-
vard, Prof. Yaffe of Rutgers and other prominent edu-
cators.
Morris L. Schaver, one of the outstanding leaders in
the Zionist labor movement in the middle west, reports
that on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the
Jewish National Workers' Alliance, a campaign will be
inaugurated here for the Farband Colony in Palestine.
Schaver announces that the guest artist will be the
world famous violinist, Bronislaw Huberman. The event
will be held at the Masonic Temple on Sunday night,
Nov. 29. All Farband branches are joining in sponsor-
ing the concert.

Coming Events

Sept. 13—Reopening of Littman's Yiddish Theater.
Sept. 13—Annual A. Z. A. Dance.
Sept. 14—Zionist Organization of Detroit, at Rose
Sittig Cohn Bldg. Election of convention delegates.
Sept. 14—Open meeting of Home Relief Society at
Book-Cadillac Hotel. Speaker, Rabbi Leon Fram.
Sept. 15—Ladies' Auxiliary of Jewish National
Fund. Public meeting at Rose Sittig Cohn Bldg., at
1:30 p. m. Guest speaker, Rabbi Morris Adler.
Sept. 15—Opening meeting of the year of Detroit
chapter of Hadassah, at Jewish Center. Speaker,
Mrs. Ezra Shapiro.
Sept. 17—Protest meeting against Nazi atrocities
in Poland, called by Federation of Polish Jews, at
Jericho Temple.
Sent. 19-20—Reopening of Temple Beth El and
Temple Israel religious schools.
Oct. 11—Reopening of Shaarey Zedek Religious
School.
Nov. 6-15—Twentieth anniversary celebration of
Young Israel.
Nov. 29—Bronislaw Huberman concert, at Ma-
Aoni9 Temp/R,,,sprsored fly, ; Jewish National Work-

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Rabbi Morton A. Bauman, Detroiter,
Named Chaplain With U. S. Forces

The Jewish Welfare Board is the major organization
dealing with the needs of the Jewish men in the U. S.
armed forces. The Detroit Army and Navy Committee
of the Jewish Welfare Board is the local responsible
body for such services and for collaboration with the
USO.
Through the Jewish Welfare Board, more than 60
rabbis have been enlisted as chaplains and there is a
large number of well-trained men engaged in other
fields of work guiding the social activities of the soldiers
and sailors.
Elconan H. Saulson was the first Detroiter to be en-
listed as a field worker for the Jewish Welfare Board.
The first Detroiter to be elevated to the position of
Chaplain is Rabbi Morton A. Bauman, son of Harry
Bauman of 2724 Hazelwood. Rabbi Bauman has been
given the rank of lieutenant and is serving with the
7th Infantry Division at Ford Ord, Calif.
A graduate of Hebrew Union College, class of - 1937,
Rabbi Bauman is well known in Detroit, having deliv-
ered sermons at Temple Beth El. He resigned his post
as rabbi of Temple Israel of Hollywood, Calif., to be-
come Chaplain. Upon his graduation from Hebrew Union
College he held the post of assistant rabbi in Temple
Emanuel, San Francisco, before going to Hollywood. He
is 30 years old and is single.

Preparing for War Chest Drive

Before long, we will be faced with the responsibility
of assisting in the gathering of a large fund—it is be-
lieved it will be in excess of $5,000,000—for the Detroit
War Chest. The Detroit Community Fund and its
affiliated Jewish agencies will be included in this
drive, but it is not yet known whether the Allied Jewish
Campaign will be among the beneficiary agencies.
A speakers' luncheon of the War Chest of Metro-
politan Detroit will be held at the Tuller Hotel, in the
Arabian Room, next Wednesday. Miss Barbara Ward,
foreign editor of the London (England) Economist,
will be the guest speaker.

Neighborhood Patriotic Party

The sale of Bonds and Stamps is being boosted in
various ways by Jewish groups.
Under the leadership of Miss Roseeta Cohen. a party
was held at the Schiff and Moss Hall on Joy Road and
Grand River Wednesday evening. A program was ar-
ranged by Miss Cohen and her music pupils participated.
The hall was donated and admission required purchase
of Bonds and Stamps. Other funds raised that night
went to the Army Relief Fund. Salvage was collected
on the Simons parking lot across the street from the
hall.

Hadassah Opens Year's Activities Tuesday;
Sponsors Neighborhood Meetings

Detroit chapter of Hadassah will have its opening
meeting of the year on Tuesday, at 1:30 p. m.. at the
Jewish Community Center, Woodward and Holbrook.
Mrs. Ezra Shapiro of Cleveland will be guest speaker.
A dessert luncheon will be served.
At a meeting of the Honor Roll committee held at
the home of Mrs. Fred Ginsburg. 664 W. Chicago. Mrs.
J. E. Gould, president, reported that more than half of
last year's pledges to the Honor Roll have been re-
enrolled.
To increase interest among new members in Hadas-
sah's humanitarian program. neighborhood teas are being
held. The first of a series of these gatherings took place
on Sept. 9. The hostesses and the speakers at their
homes were: At the home of Mrs. Walter Field, Mrs.
Harry L. Jackson; at the home of Mrs. William Isen-
berg, Mrs. Morris Adler; at the home of Mrs. George
Seyburn, Mrs. Harry Jones; at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Weisman, Mrs. Adolph Ehrlich; at the home of Mrs.
Julian Zemon, Mrs. M. R. Frank.
The next series of teas will be held at the follow-
ing homes on Sept. 16; Mrs. John Horwitz, 2255 Oak-
man Blvd.; Mrs. Louis Eston, 3211 Webb; Mrs. Louis
Glazer, 17207 Woodingham; Mrs. E. H. Lestar, 3761
Sturtevant; Mrs. Simon Weisman, 4285 Leslie; Mrs.
I. B. Dworman, 19545 Shrewsbury; Mrs. Joseph Frank,
1120 Chicago; Mrs. Theodore Levin, 8611 LaSalle.
Mrs. Philip Lipson is promotion chairman in charge
of these neighborhood meetings. She is assisted by Mrs.
Emil Rose and Mrs. Norman Roth.

Rabbi Adler's Topic for JNF Rally

Palestine's place in the war picture and the Jewish
Homeland's hope for recognition as a result of the war
effort will be the subject of an address by Rabbi Morris
Adler of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, at the meeting
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish National Fund,
at 1:30 p. m. next Tuesday, at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Bldg. The afternoon's soloist will be Mrs. David Kali-
man, who will be accompanied by Miss Florence
Kutzen.
Mrs. Philin J. Cutler is president of the auxiliary.
Mrs. Benjamin M. Laikin is chairman of the program
committee.

Avukah Conclave Elects 4 Detroiters

Four Detroiters were honored at the Avukah mid-
v7stern convention held at the Habonim Camp in
Chelsea, Mich. There were 50 full-time campers and
100 over the week-end.
Miss Evelyn Sislin was elected midwestern director
of Avukah. Other Detroiters who were honored at the
sessions by being elected to office are: Miss Shirley
Sleeper, secretary; Edward Goldfarb, treasurer; Elise
Zeme, publicity.

Young Israel's 20th Anniversary

Arrangements are being completed by Young Israel
of Detroit for the observance of its 20th anniversary,
in November. There are 70 Young Israel branches ;n
this country.
Charles T. Gellman, president, and Samuel liecht-
man, chairman of the anniversary committee, announce
that the anniversary functions will begin on Friday
evening, Nov. 6 and will continue through Sunday, Nov.
15, whettiMihticitets -oAll' be held at th*t.Shastrtg ► Zedek..

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