Friday; November 27-; 1942

THE JEWISH NEWS

Paige Teri

Center Meets War Ti e Challenge,
aintains Normal ask Program

Service Men Find Warm Welcome at Center

Service to Armed Forces, War Plant Workers, Volunteer the year 1941, when we shared
with the United Hebrew Schools
Defense Aids, Health Groups is Emphasized; Year's
the occupancy of the Rose Sittig
Attendance May Top 400,000 for Record

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Cohen Bldg. We have continu-
ously serviced Boy Scout and
By HERMAN JACOBS,
Girl Scout grOups at that branch
Executive Director, Jewish Community Center
building and in the homes of
World War II began to influence the life of the committee members or parents.
Jewish Community Center as far back as September, 1939.
We would like to think that
At that time many Center executives were in conference if individuals and family groups
with Louis Kraft, director of .the Jewish Welfare Board,. remain at home they would wel-
a program organized with
and others of his staff, and th eeffects of the "emergency" come
were then foreshadowed by Mr. Kraft on the basis of his and for them by the Center on a
experience with the last war's effect on:Jewish Community NEIGHBORHOOD OR BLOCK
BASIS. If the pattern of the
Centers.
Victory Aides is to last for the
This initial impact of the war
duration and perhaps to serve as
was chiefly psychological. Em- Thus, every Monday evening, some sort of model of structure
phasis eras given to the need for the Center entertains war work- in post-war community organi-
guarding against hysterical pub- ers, most of them from out of zation, it should also prove use-
lic clamor for the elimination of town. The hostesses are selected ful for extension work of the
the normal basic program of the from Center members, with as Center. A basic difficulty is the
Center. much care and discrimination as availability of staff and budget.
To offset this danger, our at- is used at the USO.
Need of Volunteers
Designated as an official branch of the USO; the Jewish Com-
tention was directed to the need
We now are establishing a com-
A possible solution may be munity Center provide§ organized' programs which include parties,
for a more deliberately . planned mittee on service to war work-
job of interpretation of our re- ers which would not only have found in the service of volun- dances, suppers, picnics, excursions, home hospitality and religious
services for the men in service. In the picture some of the boys are
spective communities, stressing jurisdiction over programs now teers. So far, volunteers have
seen matching their skill in a. dart game.
the long time values of the basic under way, but will vastly extend been rather elusive and not ideal-
program in the light of their our contact with defense plants, ly suited to fill our needs. Our
ish men are calling for the Bible,
morale building power, which and the offices o:. industry and recently organized Board Com- subvention from the Community
mittee
on
Volunteers
is
studying
religious service, prayers and
Fund,
now
the
War
Chest.
comes to the fore under the stress the Government, with the co-
On the other hand, if War ceremonial forms, which, under
and strain of imminent or actual operation of union leaders, per- the staff's requests and will ex-
ploit local resources including Chest's rate of increasing alloca-
war
sonnel directors and Government
the exigencies of warfare, depart
the Office of Civilian Defense. tions to local agencies cannot
officials.
J.W.B. Army and Navy Service
from the old traditional modes to
In
general,
our
needs
for
vol-
Division •
In the Center, too, we have unteers fall in these categories: keep pace with the increased be sure, but which nonetheless
needs or diminishing incomes,
Meantime, the Jewish Welfare been called on to help in the
may vitalize a whole generation
Board extended its Army and housing of war workers and of- club and group leadership, camp private supplementary aid may
with the idea that Jewish life
Navy program with an eye to ficers. Inquiries and calls in- counselling, office assistance, re- have to be sought.
We plan on a contivance of with its commitments to democ-
future need and was actively clude location of koshe,r butcher source persons for music, talks,
engaged all over the country,. shops, synagogues, Jewish or etc., and supervisors of children our program, steadily revamped racy and social justice, for which
in schedules, and a continuous the war is being fought, should
including Detroit, in such service kosher restaurants, Hebrew in play.
Our big problem has been the watching and checking on the and must be not only CON-
for many months prior to the schools, dentists, doctors, bridge
need for dressing up the volun- part of board and staff.
TINUED on a level of sufferance
Organization- of the USO, with games, etc.
teer system in - civilian program
but should be FOSTERED as a
which it has been associated since
Community Awareness of the
Attendance and Participation
biological and cultural necessity,
its inception as a constituent
Center's Role in the War
With all this activity it is in- to compete with the more color-
member agency.
There is a growing recognition viewed not as something paro-
teresting to note that for the ful appeals of the organizations.
In our case this called for first nine months of the year the We have requested the OCD to by the civilian population of, the chial, but as something of global
many new types of program and gross attendance in the building dignify the service of volunteers fact that the Center is in effect significance..
a great deal of service on the was 300,919, as compared for the in group work agencies on the on a war-time footing. Even a
"The rank and file of a people
part of the executive, as secretary same period last year of 284,366. _basis of accrediting them for casual , acquaintance with our
Of the local and state programs. At this rate the attendance for hours served with graded insignia USO program, with our growing are instructed by revolutions
Having served as headquarters 1942 would exceed 400,000, an and even with the possibility of services to war workers, with the and catastrophes better than by
qualifying for an OCD uniform. variety of First Aid. and Red sermons."—Dubnow.
for the Army- and Navy service all-time record.
As acute problems is the diffi- Cross and. kindred activities as
department of the JWB; the
We are considering the exten-
Center continued in the same sion of gymnasium and swimming culty of attracting and holding the whole program warrants and
capacity for the USO. Its doors privileges on a group basis to our the young employed youth. In should receive the attention and
_ were open, from the beginning organized clubs, even if their large numbers these young boys respect of 'the community.
I'm thankful for so
It may be that the war with its
of the draft, to• all service men individual members hold only and girls are earning money,
much . . . includ-
ing the friendly.
the House and not the Full type some for the first time in their influences, cast on a tremendous
without charge or fees.
lives and in amounts too large scale for religious and cultural
neighborhood r e -
of membership.
JWB--USO and the Center
for them to control. -Here, as in as well as social 'strivings, may
sponse the com-
Efforts
are
being
made
to
at-
- Since last Spring, the Center
munity has given
the case of other group work produce different attitudes on
tract
families
as
FAMILY
has housed the office of the
my earnest efforts
agencies,
they
are
spending
much
Jewish
thinking
and
Jewish
feel-
USO director as well as numer- GROUPS. On Sunday afternoon of their money on commercial
to be of service.
ous USO types of organized pro- there is a special period for fam- recreation, and absenting them- ing that may effectively check
the status quo resistance to pro-
GEO. KAY — DRUGS
gram, such as parties, dances, ily swimming, which fits in with
selves increasingly from the Ceh- gressive change in method and
13141 Dexter, Cor. Tyler
splash parties, suppers, picnics, children's programs of the SUN- ter.
content of Jewish education. Jew-
excursions, home hospitality and DAY FUN project and which can
Furthermore, the Center suffers
grow
out
of
the
adults'
earlier
attendance at holiday services.
from turnover of personnel. Two
The most recent - development participation in the gymnasium members of the staff have been
has been the conversion of our games and classes and lead to inducted into the Army and
former Intermediate Lounge into evening social functions for
others may be offered more lucra-
the USO servicemen's lounge:, adults.
tive positions in Governmental
Anotlier
development
is
the
This entire USO service is non-
agencies or in industry. Like all
sectarian. The Center has set SUPERVISED PLAY group for
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other public institutions, the
pre-school
CHILDREN
OF
THE
•up a committee of the USO on
Center finds itself unable to ob-
THE
WOMEN'S
MEMBERS
OF
Center programs.
tain mantenance personnel. Va-
At the rate of about 1,000 per- HEALTH CLUB. This is to be
4
rious accommodations have to be
sons a month, people (many hith- manned on a volunteer basis by made, not the least of which is
erto not connected with the members of the group who have
the understanding that certain
Center) flocked to' our building had experience in teaching or
departments might not be able
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to participate in new defense other child care work.
to operate at certain times on
Changes
have
been
made
in
After
Dec.
7,
the
programs.
the
same
high
level
of
service
tempo was accelerated and ac- schedules to accommodate adol-
as usual.
tivities varied as needs were escents, designated as intermedi-
Income
Bud
made known by the Office of ates, who, because of after-school
Abe
We are anticipating a shrink-
Sampson In
jobs,
are
unable
to
arrive
in
the
Sampson
Civilian Defense.
afternoon. In their case special age of income if the war con-
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri, — 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
War Effort Activities
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tinues. With the new war time
Thurs., 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. — Sat., 8 a. m. to 11 p. m. 0
We have suffered the loss of permission was granted to at- taxes and increased demands of
hundreds of members, who have tend early evening classes.
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the War Chest, we may be exert-
Extending Center Service
joined the armed Services. In
Next to House of Chairs
ing twice as much effort to even
Outside
the
Building
their place came many other
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Throughout this period we have keep our present financial posi-
persons, chiefly in these war ef-
tion.
Hence
further
retrench-
fort programs or in the USO maintained the framework of ment may be necessary unless
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in
substantial
form
in
Center members.

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