Friday, December 18, 1942

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Sixteen

What's Happening in Detroit

ST activities have assumed added significance
Detroit
as a result of increased interest in-
ZIONI
spired by leaders in several branches of the movement.
Under the presidency of Abraham Cooper, the Zion-
ist Organization of Detroit is active on many fronts.
The educational activities are more widespread, there
is a successful effort to cooperate in the $2,500,000 Jew-
ish National Loan, and there is assurance that Detroit's
share of nearly $50,000 in the loan will be fulfilled.
.gt,_. attendance at the Hanukah meeting of
.e IT:-
the Detroit Zionist Organization on Dec. 10 was a mat-
ter of encouragement to the local leaders. Mr. Cooper
presided. Rabbi Leon Fram reviewed Rabbi Leon
Feuer's "Why a Jewish State." Philip Slomovitz re-
ported on the United Palestine Appeal conference held
in New York on Dec. 6. Cantor J. H. Sonenklar, ac..
companied by Miss Florence Kutzen, sang Hanukah
selections.

Completing the J. H. Ehrlich Forest

Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Maurice Landau,
an effort is being made to complete the J. H. Ehrlich
Memorial Forest on land of the Jewish National Fund
in Palestine.
It is emphasized that the J. H. Ehrlich memorial
is a tribute that is not limited to Zionists but repre-
sents a deserved honor in which the entire Jewish
community participated at the outset and is expected
to be responsible for the completion of the forest.
Contributions to the fund for the completion of the
forest should he mailed to the Zionist Organization of
Detroit, 1044 Penobscot Bldg., CH. 6559. It is hoped
that the gifts will be sufficiently liberal to assure the
forest's completion before the yahrzeit of Mr. Ehrlich's
death, the latter part of January.

Twenty Years Ago This Week

Compiled From the Records of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

BERLIN—The suppression of the National Social-
ists, who, under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, are
virtually terrorizing all Bavaria, is asked in a reso-
lution adopted by the Bavarian People's Party. A
similar appeal was adopted at the provincial parlia-
ment of Thuering, urging the central government
to adopt all measures for the suppression of the Na-
tional Socialists. Hitler recently arrived in Munich
at the head of 5,000 Fascisti and told a crowded
meeting that he would "recover the •Fatherland from
the unrepresentative government." One of the local
papers charges that prominent industrial and finan-
cial leaders in Germany are backing the National
Socialist movement.
BERLIN—Dr. Saul Tchernichowski, noted Hebrew
poet, who at one time was reported to be starving in
famine-ridden Odessa, has arrived here to stay per-
manently. He expressed the wish to "work in peace".
WARSAW—Stanislavv- s Wojciechowski was chosen
president - of Poland by the Polish parliament to
succeed Gabriel Narutowicz, who was assassinated
by unknown Fascist assailants. The Jewish deputies,
it was believed, would not vote in order to avoid
precipitating anti-Semitic riots such as followed
their voting for the late president, but they finally
joined in casting their ballots for Wojiechowski.
One of the new president's first acts was to continue
in office the cabinet of Premier Wadyslaw Sikorski.
LEIPZIG—The Conference of German Students
meeting here resolved that "the Einstein theory for
which Jews have made such widespread propaganda
is hereby rejected for lack of sufficient proof."

Jews in Uniform

By BEN SAMUEL

Copyright, 1942, Jewish Telegraphic

Agency, Inc.

(This column is based on infor-
mation supplied by the National
Jewish Welfare Board.)

Patriotic Sentence

Well, well, so Harry Schlender
of Brooklyn was let off light on
a charge of illegal parking, was
he? And a good thing, too.

The transcript of that case
which was heard recently in
Downtown Traffic Court, N. Y. C.,
is something to read. It went
like this:
Q. Are you Harry Schendler?
A. No, I'm George.

Q. Where's Harry?
A. He's in the army.

Q. Was he driving the car that
day?
A. No, that was another broth-
er, Abe.

Q. Where's he?
A. He's in the army, too.

Q. What about you?
A. Me? I had to come here
today. .I'm going to the army too
in a few days.

Q. Are there any more Schen-
dlers who drive that car?
A. Only one other Schendler
brother left. He's in the army
too.

Magistrate (cracking first
smile) : Quite a patriotic family.
You deserve a patriotic sentence.
Case dismissed.

Zionist Activities Increase In

Detroit; Community Asked to
Complete Ehrlich Memorial
Forest; Honor Dr, Kleinman
On 50th Birthday; Seek Funds
For the Theological Seminary

Aid Sought for Theological Seminary

Morris Blumberg, president of Congregation Shaar-
ey Zedek, expressed the hope this week that Detroit
Jews will provide a liberal fund for the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America. Mr. Blumberg and
the board of Shaarey Zedek arranged a reception in
honor of Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president of the Sem-
inary, on Wednesday afternoon, at the Standard Club.
Prof. Finkelstein's visit here was utilized to inspire
greater interest in the Seminary. While there were
no requests for funds during his visit here, it is
planned to conduct an appeal during the coming
weeks.
Dr. Finkelstein addressed the luncheon of the
Detroit Round Table of Catholics, Jews and Protest-
ants at the Statler Hotel. He spoke to a large group
of Christian clergymen on Wednesday morning and
addressed a meeting in Ann Arbor Wednesday night.

Dr. Kleinman's 50th Birthday

A committee has been formed here to honor Dr.
Schmarya Kleinman on his 50th birthday. A banquet
will be tendered Dr. Kleinman at the Workmen's Circle
Center on Jan. 3. Mrs. Julius Feigelman is in charge
of reservations.
Dr. Kleinman's interesting career will be the subject
of a forthcoming article. He is a veteran Socialist, has
been active in the movement in Russia and in this
country, and in recent years has taken a very active
part in Jewish communal affairs in Detroit.

A Miscellany of Local News

Arlazaroff Branch of National Workers' Alliance
celebrated Hanukah Dec. 9 at Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
Morris Schaver presided . . . Alan N. Brown was re-
elected recording secretary of the Detroit Chapter
of National Lawyers Guild. Judge Patrick H. O'Brien
is president. Nedwin L. Smokler is executive secre-
tary. Other officers include Judge Carl M. Weideman,
Walter M. Nelson, James Montante, Harold Crane-
field, Councilman Henry S. Sweeny, Judge Lila M.
Neunefelt, Judge Frank Fitzgerald, Maurice Sugar .. .
Circuit Judge Toni admitted Emanuel M. Baker to
the Michigan State Bar on Dec. 5. Mr. Baker was
introduced by Robert Warren, legal advisor for O.P.A.
in Toledo. He is a graduate of the University of
Michigan and the Wayne University Law School and
is a member of Tau Epsilon Rho Legal Fraternity . . .
More than 500 trees have already been planted in the
Altman Grove, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman
Altman, on the occasion of their completion of 13
years of broadcasting their Jewish Radio Hour . . .
The Michigan Christian Advocate published a schol-
arly article on "A Modern Jewish Movement Ex-
plained: The Land of Israel," by Rabbi Morris Adler
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, in the Dec. 10 issue.
Rabbi Adler's article is a valuable contribution to the
efforts to encourage Christian support in behalf of
a Jewish Palestine.

Hanukah Observed at Battle Creek

A group of hostesses from Detroit and Kalamazoo
participated in the Hanukah celebration at Battle Creek,
in Carpenter's Hall. The city's Jewish community and
100 soldiers from Fort Custer took part in the event
which began with the lighting of the candles on Sun-
day, Dec. 6, by Rabbi William B. Silverman. A dinner
was followed by dancing.
The affair was arranged by the war services com-
mittee of the Michigan Bnai Brith Council in co-opera-
tion with the Army and Navy Committee of the Jewish
Welfare Board, of which A. J. Pearlman is chairman
and Samuel Kurzon is director. They were assisted by
Mrs. Lawrence Ely, chairman of Temple Beth El Sister-
hood, and Lou Stein, president of Myer J .Franklin
Lodge of Bnai Brith. Herb Silver, Mrs. Norma Hoffman
and Mrs. A. J. Pearlman were program chairmen. Mrs.
Sam Weiss arranged the dinner.
The hostess group representing the League of Jewish
Youth of Detroit stayed at homes at Battle Creek resi-
dents for the week-end and joined soldiers from Custer
at breakfast at the USO Club on Sunday morning.

New Zionist Educational Material

The publication of a whole series of new popular
educational and cultural material, including reprints
of major addresses delivered at the 45th annual con-
vention of the Zionist Organizatoin of America, a Han-
ukah program, a new multi-colored poster and an il-
lustrated membership propaganda folder, was an-
nounced this week by Simon Shetzer, executive direct-
or of the Zionist Organization of America.
As a further stimulus to the enrollment efforts of
Zionist Districts a new multi-colored illustrated poster,
the fourth published in the past 18 months, has been
produced carrying a pungent appeal to American Jews
to join the ranks of the Zionist Organization of
America.
There is now in print a new Zionist manual in the
form of Questions and Answers, dealing with all as-
pects of the Zionist movement and the upbuilding of
Palestine as the Jewish Commonwealth, the national
office of the ZOA here further announced.

The Jewish Goodfellow Presidents

Our personality sketch of Alex Schreiber in last
week's issue of The Jewish News listed two other
Jewish presidents of the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow
Fund, who preceded Mr. Schreiber,: Herman Schmier
and Herman Lieberman.
In reality, there were two more Jewish presidents
of the Goodfellows: Nate. Samuels and David A. Brown.
We are happy to correct the record.

Coming Events

Dec. 20—Symposium on "After Victory—What?"
sponsored by Youth Speaks Committee, at Jewish
Center.
- Dec. 20—Rally of Lithuanian Jewish Federation,
at Workmen's Circle Bldg.
Dec. 26-27--National conference of Jewish Na-
tional Fund of America, at Book Cadillac Hotel.
Jan. 6—Annual donor luncheon of Pioneer Wo-
men's Organization of Detroit, at Masonic Temple.
Jan. 10—Donor event of Reading Circles of
Sholom Aleichem Schools.
Jan. 19—Ezra Sisterhood Luncheon.
Jan. 27—Annual donor luncheon of Women's
Auxiliary of United Hebrew Schools, at the Shaarey
Zedek.

Jewish Military Parade in Tel Aviv

A thousand Jewish young men and
women, from the towns and villages
of the Jewish National Home, members
of the British Forces, marched through
the streets of • Tel Aviv, cheered en-
thusiastically by huge crowds. They in-
cluded men and women and the salute
was taken by the District Commission-
er and the Mayor of Tel Aviv.
On the left is a section of the worn-
en's contingent, the Auxiliary Terri-
torial Service, marching down Allen-
by Road, with aircraft in compliment-
ary flight above the parade. Another
section of the parade is shown on the
right. These action photographs were
received recently from Palestine at the
offices of the Jewish National Fund of
America.

Our

FILM FOLK

By HELEN ZIGMOND

Copyright, 1942, Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, Inc.

HOLLYWOOD—Emil Ludwig
points out these encouraging'
facts: "That in 1918 . . . when
the Germans had overrun al-
most as much territory as they
have now . . . when they occupi-
ed Brusseils, Warsaw, the Ukra-
ine, Sofia, Constantinople, and
were within sight of Paris . . .
on the very eve of a victory . .
Germany collapsed; that the sub-
sequent revolution evicted the
Hohenzollerns, who had ruled
for 400 years; that at that time
the army was loyal to the Kaiser;
that had he not run away he
could have suppressed the upris-
ing. But this time . . . when the
crash comes . . . it will over-
throw a government in existence
only ten years . . . and the rebel-
lion will come, not from the peo-
ple, but from the army. History
shows that usurpers are more
quickly deserted than legitimate
monarchs." Ludwig places the
collapse in 1943—if the be.,inbing
of Germany continues.
• * *
Phil Baker says its not "What's
cookin'?" anymore, but "What'

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