Friday, November 20, 1942
THE J E W I S H NEWS
Page Twelve
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X33 Rabbis Severely Rebuke
Jewish Opponents of Zionism
ileven Michigan Rabbis, Including Seven From Detroit,
Append Names to Joint Statement Condemning
"Cruel Blow" to Jewry
Congregational Activities
First Temple
Beth El Boy
Killed in War
Dr. Israel Elf enbein
Organ Dedication
Speaks Here Tonight To Be Held Nov. 27
A joint statement was issued this week by 733 rabbis,
including the heads of all rabbinical associations and
'drawn from all sections of religious Jewry in America,
severely rebuking Jewish opponents of Zionism as deal-
ing. a "cruel blow" to the Jewish people. The statement Lieut. Roy F. Green Dies in
declares that the "the defeat of Hitler will not of itself
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normalize Jewish life in Europe,"
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and points out that after the war
"Europe will be so ravaged and
war-torn that large masses of
Jews will elect immigration to
Palestine as a solution to their
personal problems."
Eleven Michigan rabbis are in-
cluded in the list of 733 who
signed the statement. They are:
Rabbis Morris Adler, Moses
Fischer, Leon Fram, A. M. Hersh-
man, Leizer Levin, J. Rabinowitz,
Jos. Thumin, all of Detroit; Rabbi
Morton M. Applebaum, East
Lansing; Rabbi Jerome Daniel
Folkman, Grand Rapids; Rabbi
Eric Friedland, Pontiac; Rabbi
Williams B. Silverman, Battle
Creek.
Prominent Signers
Prominent among the signator-
ies are Rabbi James- G. Heller of
Cincinnati, president of the Cen-
tral Conference of American
Rabbis; Rabbi Louis M. Levitsky
of Newark, president of the Rab-
binical Assembly of America;
Rabbi B. L. Levinthal of Phila-
delphia, member of the praesid-
hmi of the Union of Orthodox
Rabbis; Rabbi Joseph H. Look-
stein of New York, president of
the Rabbinical Council of Amer-
ica, and Rabbi Israel Goldstein of
New York, president of the
Synagogue Council of America.
The declaration is a rejoinder
to a statement recently made by
.a group of Reform Rabbis re-
garded as unfriendly to the Zion-
ist cause. The pronouncement of
the 733 Rabbis was released by
a group of ministers occupying
prominent pulpits in various cit-
ies.
Endorse Political Action
The statement refutes the
charge that Zionism is a secular-
ist movement and asserts that "it
has its origin and roots in the
authoritative religious texts of
Judaism" and scores anti-Zion-
ism as "a departure from the
Jewish religion." It defends the
political program of the Zionist
movement as an indispensable
means for assuring large scale
Jewish colonization in the Home-
land and affirms that "the settle-
ment of a half-million Jews in
Palestine since the last war was
made possible by political action
which culminated in the Balfour
Declaration and the Palestine
Mandate." It adds "there can be
little hope of opening the doors
of Palestine for mass Jewish im-
migration after the war without
effective political action."
Scouting the idea that the Jews
in Palestine should be prevented
from ultimately constituting a
majority of the population, the
rabbinical pronouncement de-
clares that those who are oppos-
ing the movement render "a
grave disservice" and adds "it
may well be that to the degree
to which efforts are at all effect-
ive, Jews who might otherwise
have found a haven in Palestine
will be denied one." They also
state "to the Jews of Palestine
facing the gravest danger in their
history and fighting hard to
maintain morale and hope in the
teeth of the totalitarian menace"
anti-Zionist agitation comes as a
"cruel blow."
"Jews, and all non-Jews who
are sympathetically interested in
All Creeds to Join
On Thanksgiving
Dr. Glazer Will Represent
Jews in 45th City-Wide
Services, Nov. 26
The 41st anual Interdenomina-
tional Community Thanksgiving
Service will be held Thursday,
10:30 A. M., in the Detroit In-
stitute of Arts. Nine leading
Protestant churches, in associa-
tion with Temple Beth El and
Temple Israel, will be represent-
ed at this service.
Dr. Edgar De Witt Jones of
the Central Woodward Christian
Church will preach the sermon
on the subject. "The American
Dream." Dr. B. Benedict Glazer
of Temple Beth El will partici-
pate in the service, representing
the Jewish congregations.
An invitation is extended to
the public to attend this service.
HebrewPoet Guest
Of Shaarey Zedek
Dr. S. Halkin, noted Hebrew
poet and essayist, will speak at
the late Friday evening services
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
Nov. 27, at 8:15 p. m. His sub-
ject will be, "New Patterns in
Hebrew Literature."
Dr. Halkin, who will discuss
the new motives and trends
which modern Hebrew writers
have introudced into Hebrew lit-
erature, is now instructor at the
College of Jewish Studies in Chi-
cago. He formerly was a teacher
of American literature in the
Herzlia Academy in Palestine. He
is one of the most distinguished
poets in America and is the au-
thor of a recent book of literary
criticism in Hebrew.
All are welcome to attend the
-services at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek.
Next Week's Deadline
On account of Thanksgiving
Day, the deadline for next week's
issue of The Jewish News will
be 4 P. M. on Monday, Nov. 23.
the plight of Jewry, should bear
in mind that the defeat of Hitler
will not of itself normalize Jew-
ish life in Europe," the statement
says. "Following an Allied vic-
tory, the Jews of Europe, we are
confident, will be restored to
their political rights and to
equality of citizenship. But they
possessed these rights after the
last war and yet the past twent-
five years have witnessed a rapid
and appalling deterioration in
their position. In any case, even
after peace is restored, Europe
will be so ravaged and war-torn
that large masses of Jews will
elect migration to Palestine as a
solution of their personal prob-
lems."
Thanksgiving Service to Be Held
At Congregation Shaarey Zedek
A .Thanksgiving service will be held at Congre-
gation Shaarey Zedek Thursday, Nov. 26, at 11 a. m.
In gratitude to Providence and in conformity with the
President's proclamation, the Congregation will ex-
press its tharkfulness through the medium of Jewish
liturgy and tradition. Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar will
officiate. Rabbi Morris Adler will preach on, "The
Gratitude of the Free." The Community is invited to
attend the service.
The war brought deep personal
sorrow into another Jewish home
this week, and for the first time
of
invaded • the membership
Temple Beth El, when word was
received from the War Depart-
ment by Mr. and Mrs. A. Max
Grenberg, 2923 Pasadena Ave.,
that their son, Lieutenant Roy F.
Green, has been killed in a plane
crash.
The tragedy occurred during a
routine flight, near Corozal, Cubd.
Lieut. Green was serving as a
pursuit pilot, having enlisted a
year ago, immediately following
his graduation from Wayne Uni-
versity. He received his basic
training at Randolph Field,
Texas.
While attending Wayne, he was
active in sports and in his soph-
omore year was captain of the
University's swimming team. He
was 24 years old. He was a grad-
uate of Temple Beth El religious
school.
Besides his parents, he leaves a
brother, Russell, and a sister,
Aileen.
Glazer Will Talk
On "Underground"
The World Affairs Book Re-
view course, sponsored by the
Sisterhood of Temple Beth El,
will present Dr. B. Benedict
Glazer in the third of his lecture
seriec on Tuesday at 10:30 a. m.,
in the Brown Memorial Chapel.
Dr. Glazer will speak on the un-
derground movement in Nazi
Europe, as suggested by the best
seller, "The Seventh Cross" by
Anna Seghers. The public is in-
vited to these book reviews.
There is no charge for admission.
Event Will Feature Thanks-
giving Services of Tem-
ple Israel
Temple Israel will observe
Thanksgiving at the Sabbath
Eve services next Friday, Nov.
27, at 8:30 in the lecture hall of
the Detroit Institute of Arts.
DR. ISRAEL ELFENBEIN
Congregation Beth Tefilo Em-
anuel announces that Rabbi Dr.
Israel Elfenbeizi of Brooklyn, N.
Y., will be the guest of its Fri-
day Evening Forum tonight, Nov.
20, at 8:30, in the synagogue,
Taylor and Woodrow Wilson.
The weekly forum is conduct-
ed by Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter
and Cantor Hyman Schulsinger.
Next Friday, Nov. 27, an ad-
dress on the subject "Jewish
Exile" will be delivered by Dr.
Samson R. Weiss of Yeshivath
Beth Yehudah.
Oratorical Contest of
Young Israel Groups
Members of the sub-senior and
intermediate clubs of Detroit
Young Israel will stage the final
competition in the oratorical
contest sponsored annually by
the organization in conjunction
with its midwestern convention
at a general meeting of the adult
group next Wednesday at 9 p. m.
at Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, Dex-
ter and Corland. The best talk on
the need of a Jewish Army in
Palestine will be awarded a free
trip to Cleveland for the Thanks-
giving Week-end meeting of
Young Israel branches in the
midwest.
The service will center around
the dedication of the new organ,
purchased for Temple Israel by
the contributors to the Louis
Frankenstein Memorial Organ
Fund. The new Hammond organ,
which will be built into the fu-
ture structure of Temple Israel,
will meanwhile be used in port-
able form at all Temple Israel
services, at the Detroit Institute
of Arts.
The organ fund was established
last September by Mr. and Mrs.
Harry M. Raden. The Sister-
hood of Temple Israel made a
large appropriation towards it,
and many members of Temple
Israel helped complete the fund.
The organ will be played for
the first time at the Nov. 2 serv-
ice. In honor of the occasion,
Rabbi Leon Fram will preach on,
"The Music of Religion." Master-
pieces of religious music will be
offered by Cantor Robert S. Tul-
man and Karl W. Haas, organist.
Mrs. Morton H. Barris, chair-
man of the Sisterhood social
hour committee, plans Thanks-
giving table decorations for the
social hour which will follow the
services.
Miss Rodelle Broder, who suc-
ceeds Ben Desenberg as presi-
dent of the Young People's Club
of Temple Israel, will preside at
the youth symposium following
the social hour. Mr. Desenberg
has enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
This Friday night, Rabbi Fram
will preach on "The Legends of
the Patriarchs and the Matri-
archs."
ADDITIONAL
RELIGIOUS NEWS
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Sisterhood Broadens
Its USO Activities
The USO Committee of Temple
Israel Sisterhood is broadening
its activities. In cooperation with
the Temple Israel youth groups,
a series of bi-weekly Sunday
night parties is being planned.
Refreshments are being sent to
the men at Camp Custer, and the
Sisterhood is supplying sand-
wiches and hostesses on Monday
nights at the USO headquarters.
Other activities include a sewing
project, and a knitting group for
the Red Cross which meets in
Room 14 of the Boulevard Bldg.,
9:30 a. in. to 4 p. in. on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays.
Committee members include
Mesdames Samuel Linden, chair-
man; Harold Somlyo, secretary;
Saul Rubin, Rudolph Webber,
Joseph Kates, H. Sachs, W. Got-
tesman, Harvey Elbinger, A.
Bramson, L. Martin, D. Arkin,
M. Mandeberg, Harry Metzger
and Harry Fisher.
A number of gifts have been
received, including a large Amer-
ican flag for the Temple Israel
Red Cross headquarters from
Harry Himelhoch.
Fram Will Address
Teachers' Convention
Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple
Israel will address the conven-
tion of the Jewish Religious
School Teachers' Association of
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, at
Cincinnati, during the Thanks-
giving week-end. He will speak
next Thursday on "The Develop-
ment of the Religious High
School", and will report on his
17 years of work in Detroit in
the field of religious education
for youth.
CONGREGATION
SHAMMY ZEDEK
CHICAGO BOULEVARD AT LAWTON
Thanksgiving Day
Service
NOVEMBER 26, 1942 —
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A.M.
Rabbi Morris Adler
WILL PREACH ON
"THE GRATITUDE
OF THE FREE"
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar Will Officiate
SERVICE WILL BE CONCLUDED AT 12:10 P. M.
ALL ARE WELCOME!