Friday, January I, 1943

Marriages

Allender-Davis: The marriage
of Miss Bette Davis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Davis, and
Joseph J. Allender, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Reuben Allender, was
solemnized Dec. 26, in the Michi-
gan room of Hotel Statler, and
was followed by a reception. Mrs.
David Kallman sang, accompa-
nied by Miss Florence Kutzen.
Rabbi Morris Adler officiated.
Miss Gloria Allender, sister of
the bridegroom, was maid of
honor.
Morton Zuckerman of New
York City served as best man.
The ushers were Irwin Roth,
Joseph Roth, Joseph Orley and
Merton L. Davis, brother of the
bride.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Allender of Los Angeles; Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Allender of Buffalo;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allender of
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Aarons and their daughter, Leat-
rice, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs.
William Wolfe of Cleveland; Mrs.
A. Herman, grandmother of the
bridegroom; Mrs. Henry Faber,
Miss Rose Goodman, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo A. Maldaver, Mr. and Mrs.
Hartley Maldaver, all of Toronto.

Sonne-Blitz: At the Congrega-
tion Beth Teflio Emanuel, on Sun-
day, Dec. 20, Miss Frances Blitz,
daughter of Mrs. Anna Holtz, be-
came the bride of Marcus Sonne,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius L.
Sonne, 1620 Gladstone Ave. The
ceremony was performed by
Rabbi Schlesinger.
Mrs. Loise Katz was a matron
of honor with Mrs. Kay Kahn,
Bluma Green, Mrs. Faye Sher-
man as bridesmaids and Marion
Luks as junior bridesmaid. The
best man was Reuben Sonne, the
groom's brother, and the ushers
were -Julius Kahn, Carl Sher-
man and Louis Blitz.
A dinner and reception fol-
lowed the ceremony.
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Verby-Rosenthal: At a simple
home wedding Sunday, Dec. 27,
Mary Ann Rosenthal, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rosen-
thal of Parkside Ave., was mar-
ried to Lieut. j. g. Leslie Verby
of Washington, D. C., son of Mrs.
Fanny Verby of Los Angeles,
Calif. Lieut. and Mrs. Verby will
reside in Washington.
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Naster-Fingeroot: The mar-
riage of Miss Sandra Fingeroot,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Fingeroot of Elmhurst . Ave., and
Harry Naster, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Aaron Naster of Toronto,
took place on Sunday, Dec. 27,
at the Bnai Zion Synagogue.
Rabbi I. Stollman officiated. Mrs.
Saul Borden was the matron of
honor, and Miss Sophie Goyer
was maid of honor. The brides-
maids were Mrs. Sol Wainer, Mrs.
Max Fingeroot and Miss Chillie
Grossberg. Hy Naster was his
brother's best man and the ushers
were Cadet Ben Fingeroot, Max
Fingeroot and Sol Wainer.
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'Weinberg-Cohn: Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Cohn of Rochester Ave.
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Leona, to Jack Wein-
berg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Weinberg of Gladstone Ave., on
Sunday, Dec. 27, at Pereria's on
Dexter Ave. Rabbi J. S. Sperka
officiated.
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Yoskovitz-Hirsch: On Friday
afternoon, Dec. 25, Miss Ruth
Hirsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Hirsch of Grand Ave., was
married to Pvt. Nathan Yosco-
vitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Yoscovitz of Leslie Ave. Rabbi
Harold Rosenthal officiated at the
ceremony which was held at
Schiff-Moss' on Clairmont Ave.
Miss Evelyn Schwartz was the
maid of honor and Jules Yos-
covitz was his brother's best man.
The young couple left for San
Antonio, Tex., where Pvt. Yos-
covitz is stationed with the Army
Air Corps.

Rescue of Children Difficult
JERUSALEM, ( J T A ) — The
"Projuventtute," Swiss child wel-
fare agency, has notified the Jew-
ish National Council here that
there are tremendous obstacles
in the way of bringing Jewish
children from Nazi-occupied
countries to Switzerland,

THE JEWISH NEWS

Recent Bride

Pacie ElevON

THEATER

Special Features
Planned to Welcome
City's Newcomers

Jewish Center
Activities

NEW DETROITERS' DANCE

The younger members of the
New Detroiters' group will spon-
sor a dance Saturday evening,
Jan. 2, in the Butzel Hall of the
Jewish Centre. Guests are wel-
come.
The group is instituting a va-
riety of activities for members.
Discussions, card parties and sew-
ing sessions are scheduled at the
Center under the direction of
Mrs. Alice Schwab.

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MRS. ALVIN S. YARROWS

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Photo by J. J. Clarke

Chrysanthemums decorated the
altar before which Miss Ruth
Prince, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Prince of Leslie Ave., spoke
her marriage vows to Dr. Alvin
S. Yarrows, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Yarrows of Peterboro Ave.
Rabbi Morris Adler officiated at
the candlelight ceremony which
took place at the Colonial Room,
Detroit-Leland Hotel, Dec. 20.
The groom's sister, Mrs. N.
Novi, was matron of honor, with
Misses Ida Eisenmith, Shirley
Kahn, Ethel Reznick and Ruth
Stone as bridesmaids.
Herman Yarrows attended his
brother as best man.
A dinner and reception fol-
lowed the ceremony.
On their return from Florida;
Dr. and Mrs. Yarrows will reside
in Detroit.

Pisgah Plans to Extend
Jubilee Year to June

Pisgah Lodge No. 34 of Bnai
Brith will meet next Monday
night in the main auditorium of
the Jewish Community Center,
when a program for continuing
Pisgah's 85th anniversary jubilee
year until the end of the present
administration in June will be
outlined.
Delegates also will be elected
to the District Grand Lodge No.
6 Bnai Brith convention to be
held in July. Following the busi-
ness session there will be an open
forum discussion on "What I Ex-
pect of Bnai Brith." Password,
signs and signals will be given
the new members.
Max Goldhoff, chairman of Pis-
gah's war service committee, re-
ports that December a record in
the sale of Bonds and Stamps.

Presbyterian Church
Gets Gift from Jews

TEMPLE, Texas — (Religious
News Service)—Grace Presbyter-
ian Church here has a complete
set of new curtains—thanks to
the generosity of the town's Jew-
ish community and Jewish sol-
diers at nearby Camp Hood.
The curtains were presented as
"an expression of appreciation
.courtesies extended and for the
use of the church for special ser-
vices on the Day of Atonement."

Polish Jews to Hold Joint
Meeting on Prisoner Aid

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NEW DANCE CLASSES
The new term for elementary
and advanced classes in rhumba,
fox trot and waltz for which reg-
istrations are now being taken,
will begin at the Jewish Com-
munity Center on Jan. 20, with
Jimmy Murphy as instructor.
Mr. Murphy has presented ex-
hibition dances and serves as an
instructor at the Book-Cadillac.
He also has served as instructor
at the Detroit Boat Club and for-
merly was on the staff of the
Rodrigues School of Dancing in
New York City.
The social dance fees are $4
for eight weeks to Center mem-
bers, and $6 to non-members.
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FIRST AID AND OTHER
WAR EFFORT CLASSES

New First Aid and other war
effort classes, such as home nutri-
tion, home crafts, etc., will be
inaugurated at the Jewish Corn-
munity Center the second , week
in January. Home. nursing classes
are scheduled for the first of
February.
Registrations for all these
classes are now being taken at
the Center office.
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MOTHERS' CLUBS HONOR
PINSKY'S 70TH BIRTHDAY
In honor of the 70th birthday
of David Pinsky, his work as a
literary artist will be discussed
by the Mothers' Clubs during the
coming week. Current events and
discussions of South African
problems also will be included
in the week's programs.
The week's schedule is as
follows: Northwest Study Club,
Jan. 9, 7 P. M., "Husbands'
Night" at the home of Mrs. H.
Nachman, 17578 Kentucky Ave.;
Young Women's Study Club, Jan.
12, 1:15 P. M., at Lawton and
Taylor; Linwood-Dexter Club,
Jan. 12, 1:30 P. M., at Bnai Moshe
S y n a go g u e; Davison-Oakman
Club, Jan. 12, 8 P. M., at Lawton
and Taylor; Parkside Study Club,
Jan. 13, 1:30 P. M., at Midland
at Parkside; Woodward Club, 1:30
P. M., at Jewish Center; Twelfth
Street Club, Jana 14, 8 P. M., at
9125 12th.

The Jewish Community Cen-
ter is the gathering place for
newcomers in the city, and
special programs have been
arranged for them.
On Monday nights, there is
the out-of-town war workers'
party, sponsored by the Center
hostess committee.
On Tuesday nights, the
newly-organized War Brides'
group meets for recreation and
community service. All young
women whose husbands are in
service are welcome.
Wednesday nights, the Sen-
ior Victory Club provides
games, entertainment and re-
freshments for out-of-town
young women.
The Business and Profession-
al girls meet on Thursday
night—bowling, 5 to 6:15 P. M.;
supper in the Adult Lounge,
with a speaker and discussion;
mixed swimming, 9 P. M.
Plans are in progress for
swimming and bowling parties
for out-of-towners on Sunday
afternoons. A discussion hour
and a musical program will
follow.
Miss Martha Segal, Jewish
Community Center, MAdison
8400, will be glad to provide
newcomers with full informa-
tion about these activities.

Prominent Cast in
"God, Man and Devil"
At Littman's Theater

A troupe composed of nine in-
ternationally f am o u s Yiddish
stars, including Celia Adler, Ja-
cob Ben-Ami, Frances Adler,
Mischa and Lucy Gehrman,
Berta Gersten, Menachem Rubin,
Leon Charas and Jacob Mestel
will appear here together for the
first time at the Littman's Peoples
Theater, where they will .be seen
in "God, Man and Devil," Jacob
Gordin's Jewish stage classic,
which is to be presented for only
two consecutive performances on
Sunday, matinee and evening,
Jan. 3.
The production, which was
staged and directed by Jacob
Ben-Ami, noted American-Jewish
actor of both the Broadway and
New York Yiddish stage, will be
presented here under the aus-
pices of the Hebrew Actors'
Union, the only theatrical labor
organization of its kind in the
world, with a chain of Jewish
legitimate playhouses in every
principal city in America and
Canada.
All parts in "God, Man and
Davil," which was presented in
America for the first time almost
50 years agO, will be played by
outstanding artists.

Bnai Brith Demands Rescue
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Res-
cue of survivors of Nazi massa-
ARTHUR SZYK EXHIBIT
cres in Europe and immediate
CONTINUES UNTIL JAN. 3
arrangements for a court to try
The Arthur Szyk Haggadah on the perpetrators of the crimes
were asked this week by Bnai
display at the Jewish Community
Brith in a statement made public
Center has drawn much interest by its president, Henry Monsky.
and comment. The bound copy is
one of a limited number brought
to this country from England.
...1943 inventories
Children from various Jewish
s h o w a growing
schools in the city have received
scarcity in many
commodities . . .
special invitations to visit the
But we're still long
exhibit. Last Sunday morning
on service and in ap-
preciation for your
the high school classes of Temple
patronage. W h a t-
Beth El visited the exhibit.
ever your need s,
we'll really try to
The exhibit w i 11 continue
supply them.
through Jan. 3. The public is in-
GEO. KAY — DRUGS
vited. There is no admission
13141 Dexter, Cor. Tyler
charge.

George Sez

NOW A COLLEGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN

The Detroit Institute of Technology, now co-educational,
begins its spring semester February 1, 1942. Degree courses
in Engineering, Commerce, pharmacy, and Liberal Arts.
Short term courses in vocational and commercial subjects.

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

EAST ADAMS at GRAND CIRCUS PARK

RA, 6126

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DEFENSE RALLY JAN. 10
Jacob Weissman, member of
the education committee of the
Jewish Community Center and
chairman of the committee for
defense rallies, announces that
the first rally will be held Sun-
day, Jan. 10, at 3 P. M., in the 4,
Center auditorium. Present prob-
lems of manpower as they relate
to the defense program will be
anal zed.
Speakers will include William
A. Stirton of the Board of Educa-
tion, supervisor of all defense
training in Detroit, and Col. Paul
V. Engstrom of the Selective
Service Commission, who is act-
ing as liaison officer between se- 1
lective service and war man-
power.

An open meeting of the Fed-
eration of Polish Jews, Ezra Sis-
terhood and representatives of
landsmanchaften, will be held at
the Feder a ti on headquarters
Thursday. Benjamin Graubart,
executive d i r e c t o r, announces
that a report will be submitted on
activities of the War Prisoners'
Aid Committee which has been
Love delights to bring her
soliciting funds to send packages
best,
of food and clothing to Jewish
prisoners • interned in German And where love is, that offering
prison camps.
evermore is blest: —Keble.

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