What's Happening in Detroit

NDIVIDED loyalty of all elements of the popula-
tion is now demanded by the War Chest, which
includes all war relief funds, all agencies of the
Detroit Community Fund, the USO (including Jewish
Welfare Board), and the Allied Jewish Campaign.
It is expected that organizations will avoid con-
ductingreels for funds from now until after the War
Chest dr e. The Campaign will take place from Oct.
26 to Nov. 12.

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Friday, October 2, 1942

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Twelve

War Chest Preparations

Preparations for the War Chest include the setting
up Of campaign machinery and selection of committees.
The drive will have the benefit of active participa-
tion of the able executive director of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation and Allied Jewish Campaign, Isidore
Sobeloff, and the secretary of the Detroit Service Group,
Miss Esther Prussian.
At the present writing, former Judge Charles Rubiner
and Lee A. White, of the Detroit News, are co-chair-
men of the speakers' bureau. Leonard Simons is actively
engaged preparing publicity material and is assisted
by Mrs. Joshua S. Sarasohn, who was given a leave
of absence by the Jewish Community Center until
after the War Chest. Other appointments are expected
to be announced next week.

Wm. Hordes' Views on Russia

James E. Dunne, dynamic publisher of the Insurance
Index. Louisville, Ky., pays tribute to a Detroit general
insurance agent, William Hordes, in the current issue
of his magazine.
In a page and a half article, Mr. Hordes' views are
quoted on Soviet Russia and the situation as he saw it
on his last visit there.
The article carries a biographical sketch of Mr.
Hordes, showing how he had worked as a longshoreman
and Ford foundry worker before entering the insurance
business in 1919. It also enumerates Mr. Hordes' ac-
tivities as a Zionist, as president of the Jewish National
Fund Council of Detroit, as a leader in various com-
munity services in Detroit.

All-Time Record for J. N. F. Here

At the Jewish National Fund Council meeting held
nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Heyman on Sept. 23,
William Hordes, president, and Michael Michlin, finan-
cial secretary, reported that an all-time high has been
set in collections in Detroit for the year which ended
with Rosh Hashanah. Detroiters contributed more than
$30.000 for Palestine land purchases during the year.
Dr. A. M. Hershman spoke on the life and work of
Menahem Ussishkin, world J.N.F. president who died
a year ago.
Mr. Hordes reported that plans are proceeding for
the annual J.N.F. conference to be held in Detroit Dec.
26 and 27.
The work of all J.N.F. box committees, representing
all Zionist groups in the city, was co-ordinated at this
meet ing.

Semi-Annual J. N. F. Box Clearance

Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Abraham Twersky,
semi-annual clearance of Jewish National Fund blue-
and-white boxes is now taking place.
All Z44,1eitist organizations are co-operating in the
October box clearance effort. Contributions received
through the J N.F. boxes help provide the supplemen-
tary income of the fund in Detroit.
An appeal has gone forth to all box-holders to
receive volunteer collectors cordially and to assist them
in a successful clearance drive.

War Chest Needs Undivided
Loyalty of Entire Community;
Detroit Jews Buy $2,000,000
War Bonds; G. L. K. Smith Is
A Very Bad Political Loser;
JNF Conducts Box Clearance

G. L. K. Smith, Sweeney, Hoffman

The announcement made by Gerald L. K. Smith on
Sunday that he will be an independent candidate for
United States Senator, coincided with the political
maneuvers of Congressman Martin Sweeney of Cleve-
land, who was defeated for renomination on the Dem-
ocratic ticket.
Sweeney announced last week that his wife, Marie
R. Sweeney, will be an independent candidate for Con-
gress. It is his way of trying to split the vote so that the
victor in the Democratic Primaries should be licked.
Smith is out to knife Judge Ferguson, and it is gen-
erally believed that Senator Prentiss M. Brown will
thus gain tremendous headway in his campaign for re-
election. But the feeling is growing daily that Senator
Brown has the edge in the approaching election, in view
of the unstinted support he is giving President Roose-
velt in all his policies, especially by leading the fight
to prevent inflation.
Ben Burdick of the State Republican Committee was
given honorable mention by Smith in Sunday's broad-
cast. Burdick was charged with opposing Smith's speak-
ing at the Republican convention here. Public opinion
is upholding Burdick's stand.
In Michigan, the one man who stands out as the
leading isolationist and trouble-maker for President
Roosevelt is Congressman Clare Hoffman. It remains to
be seen whether this man will continue to command
the large vote he has always polled, especially in view
of the rising resentment against his obstructionist
tactics.

Coming Events

Oct. 4—Quarterly meeting of Jewish Community
Council.
Oct. 11-13—Dance recitals at Jewish Center by
Nathan Vizonsky.
Oct. 15-18—Institute meetings of Junior Hadassah.
Oct. 19—Annual membership tea of Women's Aux-
iliary of Home for Aged.
Nov. 6-15--Young Israel's 20th anniversary cele-
bration.
Nov. 14—Annual Balfour Ball of Zionist Organi-
zation of Detroit, at Hotel Statler.
Nov. 29—Bronislaw Huberman concert, sponsored
by Jewish National Workers' Alliance, at Masonic
Temple.
Nov. 22-85th anniversary celebration of Pisgah
Lodge of Bnai Brith, at Hotel Statler.

Movie Chain Tops
Kurt Baum to Sing' Defense Classes
At Center Nov:10 Begin Busy Season $300,000 Mark in

Patrons of Opening Concert
Announced; Symphony
Series Opens Nov. 17

The first large musical affair
at the Jewish Community Cen-
ter will be Tuesday, Nov. 10,
when Ktiet Baum, young tenor of
thet Metropolitan Opera Co., will
appear in a recital.
The Michigan Symphony Con-
cert Series, under the direction
of Valter Poole, will start on
Nov. 17 for three successive Tues-
days.
Mrs. Abraham Cooper is chair-
man of the Music committee.
Patrons and patronesses of the
Kurt Baum recital are:
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blumberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Hyman C. Broder,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Broder, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Harry Brodie, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Z. Brown, Fred
M. Butzel, Mr. and Mrs. Abra-
ham Cooper, Dr. and Mrs. Leon
Cowen, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Enggass, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Seymsur
J. Frank,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Gins-
burg. Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower
Mr. and Mrs. Morse Goldman,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Gross-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ham-
burger, Mr. and Mrs. William
Isenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin

Defense classes are busy at
the Jewish Community Center,
Woodward at Holbrook. Registra-
tion is now being taken for
first aid, nutrition, Morse code,
home nursing, home craft and
consumer problems.
First Aid classes have been
scheduled for Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday nights, and Wed-
nesday afternoons; advanced first
aid classes, Wednesday nights;
nutrition classes, Tuesday after-
noons. Call Madison 8400, or come
to the Center office to register
for these classes. There is na
fee.
The Red Cross Production Unit
is at work now, meeting Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10
a. in. to 4 p. m.. For working
women and girls, the Red Cross
Production Unit will be held
Thursday nights, 7 to 9 begin-
ning Oct. 12. This will give de-
fense workers an opportunity to
have supper in the Center lunch
room, and go immediately to the
Production Center.

War Bond Sales

$2,000,000 in War Bond Sales Sets
Record for Detroit Jews

Detroit Jews set a high record for group buying of

War Bonds during the past two weeks.

As a result of appeals made in synagogues on Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the following results were '
attained:

Congregation Bnai Moshe, in excess of $225,000.

Congregation Bnai David, $200,000.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek's results are expected
to bring more than $250,000.
Bnai Zion raised $100,000; Petach Tikvah, $25,000;
Hyman Altman's radio appeal, $26,000; Pinsker Verein,

$22,000.
At Congregation Shaar Shomayim, Muirland and

Midland, an appeal by Henry C. Keywell netted $40,000.
Joseph Balberor is president of the congregation. The
appeal at Congregation Mishkan Israel was made be-
fore Yiskor services by Hyman Margolis, vice-president,
and netted $100,000. The president, Joe Weiss, headed
the list of buyers with $13,000.

In the congregations sponsored

This makes a total of more than a million dollars in
Bond sales in the synagogues alone. Add to this sum
the $1,000,000 Knollwood Bond Sale, which is certain to
meet with success, and you have a total of more than
$2,000,000 in Bonds, bought by Jews in groups in less
than a month. A short time ago Franklin Hills Country
Club members bought $386,000 Bonds at one dinner
party.
A splendid effort in behalf of the War Bond drive in
Michigan materialized Wednesday evening at the
patriotic party of Arlazaroff Branch of the Jewish Na-
tional Workers' Alliance, at the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
It is believed that the Arlazaroff campaign will net in
excess of $50,000 in the group's War Bond sale. A fea-
ture of the evening was an address by Dr. Preston Scott,
professor of speech at Wayne University. Harry Schu-
mer reported on the sale of Bonds. Morris Scheyer,
president, presented service flags to members who have
immediate relatives in the armed forces of th U. S.
William Hordes accepted the tokens in behalf of the
parents. Emma Shever sang a group of songs. Rebecca
Katzman Frohman played piano solos. Philip Slomo-
vitz was chairman.

Prof. Seltzer One of Authors of Study
on Financing to Offset Inflation

Of interest to Detroiters is the report issued by the
National Bureau of Economic Research on the overall
problems of war-financing, indicating that new taxes of
at least $22,000,000,000 will have to be raised if inflation

is eventually to be avoided.

The report was 15 months in preparation and Prof.
Lawrence H. Seltzer of Wayne University was one of
its authors, together with Prof. W. L. Crum of Harvard
and Dr. John F. Fennelly of Glore, Forgan & Co.
The study was carried out under the auspices of a
Conference on Research in Fiscal Policy.

Sholem Aleichem
Will Hold Annual
Concert on Oct. 25

Classes Opened in Four of
Alex Schreiber, President of
Schools' Branches; Fifth
Branch Is Planned
Associated Theaters,

Aims Still Higher

Bonds and more Bonds! That's
America's urgent need to win the
war and wipe out the curse of
the barbarous Axis. Individuals
and organizations throughout the
Jewish community are rallying
nobly to the call. One example
of effort the Jewish people are
putting into the drive is the man-
agement of the Associated The-
aters. When the campaign start-
ed, Alex Schreiber, president of
the chain of 14 movie houses, set
an objective of $20,000 worth of
bonds to be sold through the
audiences of his theaters. Last
week's sales brought this organi-
zation's total over the $300,000
mark, and Mr. Schreiber expects
to boost that figure by another
$100,000, at least.
Besides its theaters here, Asso-
ciated has theaters in Wyandotte,
Trenton, Farmington, River
Rouge and Flint. In Wyandotte,
special emphasis was placed on
the lobby display. In Trenton
appeals were made to the mer-
chants and factories. At Farm-
ington, the names of all the men
of the district in service were
inscribed on a Huge honor roll,
matched by another honor roll
of Bond buyers. In River Rouge,
city officials, trust funds, wom-
en's auxiliaries, police and fire-
men's funds were enlisted. In
Highland Park, $800 in Bonds
were sold from the street curb
booth in one night. Passes are
given as prizes to salesmen and

BNAI BRITH AUXILIARY
Business and Professional
Women's Auxiliary of Bnai Brith
will hold a fashion show Sun-
day, at 2 p. m., in the Jade Room
of the Detroit Leland Hotel.
Paid-up members will be ad-
mitted free. Members wishing to
pay their dues are requested to
Jaffe, Dr. and Mrs. Sol Q. Kes- come earlier. An entertainment
ler, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lan- program has been planned.
dau, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Le-
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wilk, Mr.
vin, Miss Anna Oxenhandler,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Purdy, and Mrs. David Wilkus, Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Radon, Mr. Mrs. Henry Wineman, Mr. and
and Mrs. Saul Saulson, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wolfner, Mrs. Aaron
Mrs. Louis Savage, Dr. I. S. DeRoy, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Schembeck, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kahn, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Mah.
Simons, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham ler and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Bond buyers are admitted free.
Srere, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Welt, Wineman.

by the United

Hebrew Schools, a total of $92,000 was raised in Bond
sales. At the Rose Sittig Cohen Building, Morris Fish-
man and A. Brown made the appeal; Nathan Yaffa and
J. Karbal spoke at the Tuxedo-Holmur School and M.
Lefkofsky at the Philadelphia-Byron School.

A concert at the Art Institute
on Oct. 25 will mark the 17th
annual celebration of the Sho-
lem Aleichem Folk Schools.
Joseph Strughach, well known
New York artist, will be the
guest entertainer at the concert.
Beginners' classes have started
at the following four branches:
3754 Monterey, Brady, McCul-
loch and Custer Public Schools.
Opening of a fourth branch in
the Six Mile Road section is now
being considered. Parents in the
northwest section who desire to
enroll their children in such a
new branch school are asked to
call Mrs. Raimi, 18681 Northlawn,
UN 3-6058.
Succoth was celebrated by
children in the Sholem Aleichem
schools on Thursday, Oct. 1, at
the Workmen's Circle Center.

LADIES OF YESHIVAH
MEET TUESDAY NIGHT
The Ladies of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah will meet Tuesday eve-
ning (instead of the originally
planned afternoon meeting), in
the Yeshivah Bldg., Dexter and
Lawrence. Plans will be made
for the donor luncheon scheduled
for Oct. 20 at the Yeshivah Bldg.
David Berris will be toastmaster
and Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan will
be guest speaker. Proceeds will
help maintain the Yeshivah. For
reservations call TO. 5-1171.

Dancer to Open
Center Concerts

Vizonsky Will Present Saga of
Jewish Terpsichorean
Art Oct. 13

The Jewish Community Cen-
ter will open its Fall and Winter
season with a concert on Jewish
themes, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 8:30 p.
m.
Nathan Vizonsky, nationally
known dancer, will present a
Dance Saga, including the Jew-
ish Dances of Ancient Days, the
Middle Ages and Modern Times.
The second artist on the pro-
gram will be Moses J. Silverman,
•Cantor of Dr. Solomon Gold-
man's Anshe Emet Synagogue in
Chicago.

Pisgah to Honor
85th Anniversary

Next Monday night, Pisgah
Lodge of Bnai Brith will meet
at the Jewish Community Cen-
ter to elect a recording secre-
tary to succeed Phillmore Lee-
mon who has been inducted
into the armed forces. An open
forum will be held on the topic,
"What I Expect From Bnai
Brith."
Rudolph Meyersohn, President,
announces that the lodge will ,
meet every Monday night dur-
ing October and November.
Ben F. Goldman is general
chairman of the 85th anniver-
sary committee. An all-day an-
niversary program is planned
for Nov. 22 at the Statler Hotel,
to include initiation of new
members, a banquet and dance.
Isadore Starr is chairman of
membership
the anniversary

WANTED — 50 Million In-
come Earners, to Put at
'
Least 10 Per Cent of
Earnings in War Bony*, drive.

