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VOL. 2—NO. 5

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THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

2114 Penobscot Bldg.

RA. 7956

of Jewish Events

(.Detroit, Michigan, November 20, 1942 34

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Jewish He oes Speed
Is Rout in Africa

Nazis Use Jewish Civilians
As Screen for Tank Attacks

Captured German prisoner in Kuibyshev testifies that
thousands of Jews were brought to Soviet battlefront
to serve as human defenses for Hitlerites.

—Page 5

Jewish Anti-Zionists Given
Severe Rebuke by 733 Rabbis

Joint statement issued by leaders of all sections of
religious Jewry in America, including heads of rab-
binical associations, brands anti-Zionism as "depart-
ure from Jewish religion" ... Michigan rabbis join
in condemnation.

Page 12

—Page 3

War Chest's Oversubscription
Of Quota Wins Wide Praise for
Efforts of Jewish Community

Page 2

Tri-Lingual Celebration Will Mark
Detroit Jewish Book Week Dec. 1

Page 10

* Contents of This Issue *

Between You and Me
Center News
Children's Corner
Classified
Detroit Happenings
Deutsch's Column
Editorials
Film Folk
Humor Column
Jews in Service

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Music
7
News Brevities
14
Purely Commentary
6
Sermonette
4
Society News
8, 9
Strictly Confidential
14
Theater
7
Women's Clubs
8
World News
5
Youth's Listening Post....13

Bnai Brith Lodge Completes 85 Years
Of Service to Detroit Community

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Historic Gathering of All Detroit Rabbis Honors Dr. A. M. Hershman

For the first time in the history of the Jewish community of Detroit, all
the Detroit rabbis assembled at one gathering on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the
Shaarey Zedek, to honor Dr. A. M. Hershman on the eve of his departure for
a half year's sabbatical leave.
In the photograph, from left are:
Seated: Rabbi Joseph Thumin, president of the Vaad HoRabbonim, the
Orthodox Rabbis' Council; Rabbi Joseph Eisenman, Congregation Beth Tefilo
Emanuel; Rabbi Hershman; Dr. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi emeritus of Temple
Beth El; Rabbi Moses Fischer, Congregation Bnai Moshe.
Stan-1 7 , 7: Rabbi Leizer Levin, Congregation of David W. Simons Branch
of United Hebrew Schools; Rabbi B. W. Hendels, Yeshivath Chachmey Lub-

lin; Dr. Naphtali Carlebach, Yeshivath Beth Yehudah; Rabbi Max J. Wohl-
gelernter, Congregation Beth Tefilo Emanuel; Rabbi Jacob Kurland, Yeshi-
vath Beth Yehudah; Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, Congregation Bnai David; Dr.
Samson R. Weiss, Yeshivath Beth Yehudah; Rabbi Morris Adler, Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek; Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Temple Beth El; Rabbi Herschel
Lymon, Temple Beth El; Rabbi Jacob Ungar, Yeshivath Beth Yehudah; Rabbi
Meir Levi, director of Michigan Synagogue Conference; Rabbi Jacob Nathan,
Congregation Bnai Moshe; Rabbi S. P. Wohlgelernter, Congregation Bicur
Cliolem, Seattle, Wash., who was a guest in the city; Rabbi Jacob Hoberman,
Congregation Beth Itzchock; Rabbi Leon Fram, Temple Israel; Rabbi Joseph
Rabinowitz, Congregation Beth Shmuel.