THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 19, 1943
Community's Educational
Program to Start March 29
Barcus to Describe
His Visit in Russia
Noted Jewish Leaders to Speak Here on Theme "The
American Jew Looks at the World"; Dr. James
G. Heller the First Lecturer
An educational program of unusual merit and of great
interest to the Jewish community of Detroit is announced
by the Jewish Community Center in cooperation with the
Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit.
A series of four lectures has been arranged under the
central theme "The American Jew Looks at the World of
Today and Tomorrow." There will be no charge to attend
these lectures.
Speakers include Dr. James G. Heller of Cincinnati,
president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis;
Frank L. Weil of New York, president of the Jewish Welfare
Board; Joseph C. Hyman, executive vice-president of the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Morris D.
Waldman, executive vice-president of the American Jewish
Committee; Dr. Jacob Robinson, director of the Institute of
FRANK BARCUS
Jewish Affairs of the American Jewish Congress; Dr. Max
Frank Barcus, Detroit archi-
Gottschalk, director of the research institute of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee; Charles B. Sherman, field director tect, will be the principal speaker
at the annual meeting of the
of the Jewish Labor Committee.
Michigan Academy of Arts, Sci-
The first' lecture, on March 29, will be given by Dr.
Heller in the ballroom of Hotel Statler. The subsequent
lectures will be heard in the auditorium of the Jewish
Community Center.
, In his opening, Dr. Heller will give an over-all
resume of the entire subject, leading up to his own par-
ticular topic, "The American Jew and Palestine."
ence and Letters at Ann Arbor
March 27.
Mr. Barcus, who now is as-
sociated with the Detroit City
Plan Commission, will tell of his
experiences in Moscow as a tech-
nician in the designing of more
than 500 industrial projects for
the Soviets.
The program for this series follows:
The lecture will be illustrated .
1‘ Monday, March 29, 8:30 p.
with drawings he made in Rus
"The American Jew and Palestine."
Speaker: Dr. James G. Heller, rabbi of Isaac M. Wise sia. The Michigan University
Temple, Cincinnati, president of the Central Confer- Symphony will present the
musical program.
ence of American Rabbis.
2. Tuesday, April 6, 8:30 p. m.
"The Jews of America and the War."
Victory Rally Set
Speaker: Frank L. Weil, president, Jewish Welfare
Board.
For Presentation
3. Monday, April 12, 8:30 p. m.
Of Plane to Army
"An American Jew Looks at Europe."
Speaker: Joseph C. Hyman, executive vice-chairman,
Joint Distribution Committee.
Three Detroit Groups to
4. Sunday, May 2, 8:30 p.. m.
A Symposium
"The American Jew and the Post-War World."
Moderator—Morris D. Waldman, executive vice-presi-
dent, American Jewish Committee, and former execu-
tive director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of
Detroit.
Participants and their subjects:
"As the American Jewish Congress Sees It"—Dr. Jacob
Robinson, director, Institute of Jewish Affairs of the
American Jewish Congress.
"As the American Jewish Committee Sees It"—Dr. Max
Gottschalk, director, Research Institute on Peace and
Post-War Problems, American Jewish Committee.
"As the Jewish Labor Committee Sees It"—Charles B.
Sherman, field director, Jewish Labor Committee.
Kvutzah Ivrith
Honors Fichman's
60th Birthday
Kvutzah." Meyer Mathis is the
editor. The next issue will be
presented to the Hebrew-reading
public at this Purim gathering.
Jewish News Has List
Hebrew Cultural Society Sets
Of 67 Baltic Refugees
April 3 as Date to Fete
Noted Author
NEW YORK—The Joint Dis-
On Saturday evening, April 3,
the Kvutzah Ivrith, the Hebrew
cultural society, will honor the
60th birthday of Jacob Fichman,
one of the leading Hebrew lit-
erati. His anniversary is now
being celebrated wherever He-
brew is recognized as a living
tongue.
For many years, Mr. Fichman
was editor of the outstanding
Hebrew Palestinian monthl y,
"Moznayim."
Speakers will be A. Twersky,
a member of the staff of the
United Hebrew Schools and an
able poet who is a close friend
of Mr. Fichman; Bernard Isaacs
and S. Kasdan. Readings from
Fichman's poetry will be ren-
dered by members of the Hebrew
High School of the United He-
brew Schools.
Kvutzah Ivrith will have its
annual Purim gathering Satur-
day evening in the auditorium of
the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
Group singing will be conducted
by one of the teachers, Abraham
Schachter. Norman Ruttenberg
will preside.
Refreshments will be prepared
by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Kvutzah, headed by Mrs. A. D.
Markson, Mrs. A. DeRoven and
Mrs. A. Panush.
The Kvutzah is publishing
from time to time a Hebrew
bulletin known as "Hed Ha-
Kvutzah," "The Echo of the
tribution Committee received this
week a second list of 67 names of
Jews from the Baltic countries of
Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonia
who are now refugees in Asiatic
Russia. The Jewish News will
supply names. Call RA. 7956.
American relatives seeking
more information may write to
Joint Distribution Committee,
100 East 42nd Street, New York,
N. Y.
Hold Celebration Sunday
at Shaarey Zedek
A Loyalty for Victory rally will
be held this Sunday at 2:15 p. m.,
in the social hall of Shaarey
Zedek, under the joint auspices
of the American-Austrian Social
Club, the Chevrath Gmiluth
Hassodim, and the New De-
troiters.
The rally will celebrate the
presentation of a fighter plane
to the U. S. Army by a national
Loyalty committee, representing
refugees from Hitler's reign of
terror. The fighter plane will be
presented this Sunday, at La-
Guardia Field in New York, and
a nation-wide broadcast will
carry the presentation over the
radio.
Detroit refugees contributed a
substantial sum of money toward
the cost of the plane.
Rabbi Morris Adler of Congre-
gation Shaarey Zedek, Prof. Al-
fred H. Kelly of the history
department of Wayne University,
and Dr. Samson Raphael Weiss,
dean of. Yeshivah Beth Yehudah,
will be the speakers at the Detroit
event. Henri Goldberg, former
cantor in Berlin, will furnish the
musical program. Isaac Franck,
executive director of the Jewish
Community Council, will pre-
side.
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Jewish Center
Activities
DANCING CLASSES
Registrations are now being
taken at the Jewish Community
Center for the new term in dance
classes in Fox Trot, Waltz,
Rhumba and Conga, to com-
mence on March 24. Jimmy
Murphy, formerly of the Book
Cadillac, Detroit, and Rodriguez,
New York, dancing schools, will
again be the instructors.
* * *
CENTER BOWLING ALLEY
William H. Miller has been ap-
pointed manager of the Jewish
Center bowling alley. The Cent-
er's open bowling schedule is
from 7 to 10:30 p. m. Mondays
through Thursdays and 12 noon
to 8 p. m., on Sundays.
* * *
PURIM PENNY CARNIVAL
FOR JUNIORS SUNDAY -
The juniors' Purim Penny
Carnival will be held at the
Center from 2 to 4 p. m. on Sun-
day.
Miss Elsa Berger, assisted by
the intermediate and sub-senior
groups, will supervise the booths
and carnival activities in the
Butzel Hall. Charges will be one
penny for each item, proceeds
going to the Red Cross. A film
will be shown.
Children up to the age of 14
are invited.
* * *
WAR WORKERS GROUP
Max Chomsky of the Center
staff will address the War Work-
ers Group at 3:30 p. m. on Sun-
day on "The Menace of Double
H." Refreshments and dancing
will follow his talk. All work-
ers and out-of-towners are in-
vited to the weekly events of
this group.
* * *
Library will speak on "So Your
Husband Has Gone to the Ar-
my?" War wives or brides are
invited.
* * *
RED CROSS PRODUCTION
UNIT SETS RECORD
Mrs. Albert Weisman, chair-
man of the Red. Cross production
unit at the Jewish Community
Center, announces that 1,283
people attended the unit during
1942. They turned out 1,028 gar-
ments and 367 knitted articles
of clothing.
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DOCUMENTARY FILMS
PROGRAM ON MONDAY
At the next program of docu-
mentary films, on Monday, at
the Jewish Center, the following
features will be shown:
"Target for Tonight," story of
the R. A. F. in action, showing
all stages of planned attack on
Nazi Germany; "Sky Riders,"
being a history of aviation, and
"Roosevelt in Africa," a record
of the President's recent' sensa-
tional tour. The program will
be shown in the adult lounge
at 8:30 p. m.
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MOTHERS' CLUBS PURIM
MASQUERADE WEDNESDAY
The annual Purim masquerade
ball of the Mothers' Clubs, dedi-
cated to the United Nations, will
be held Wednesday evening, at
the Center, - Woodward at Hol-
brook. Proceeds will go to the
Red Cross.
Prizes will go to those mas-
queraders depicting most ef-
fectively some phase of life with-
in the countries invaded by the
Axis.
The judges this year will be:
Mrs. Sidney J. Allen, chairman
of advisory board of the Moth-
ers' Clubs of the Jewish Corn-
munity Center; Harold J. Silver,
executive director of the Jewish
Social Service Bureau, and Miss
JIU JITSU CLASSES
Florence Cassidy, nationality sec-
Registrations are being taken retary of the Community Fund.
at the Center for the new eight-
week term of Jiu Jitsu classes
for men and women, to com-
mence in the Center Gym at 8:30
p. m. on Tuesday, March 30.
New York's Greatest
Perry Deakin, who has taught
Jiu Jitsu to Detroit Police, will
Radio Hit!
again be the instructor.
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PURIM HOLIDAY HOP
AT CENTER ON SUNDAY
Purim will be observed at the
sixth holiday hop of the Jewish
EVERY
Center this Sunday evening.
Bobby Grayson and his Top Hat
Music will be featured. There
is a reduction in advance sales
of tickets.
Listen to the program that
The auditorium will be decor-
thrills millions of New York-
ated in the spirit of Purim. Re-
ers weekly! "Yiddish Swing"
freshments will be available at
is here . . . the radio show
tables to be set up at the "Side-
that swings Yiddish tunes the
walk Cafe."
American way!
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WAR BRIDES
The B. Manischewitz Co.
"War Brides" will meet Tues-
Bakers of Fine Matzo Products
day evening in the Center's sec-
and TAM TAM, the
ond floor dining room. Mrs. Rae
Perfect Cracker
Bernhart of the Lothrop Branch
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