Friday, April
THE JEWISH NEWS
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Congregational Activities
Sabbath League
Essay Contest
Winners Named
Morton Zieve, Shirley Frank
Win Top Prizes; Jewish
News To Print Best
Five winners in the essay con-
test sponsored by the Women's
League for Sabbath Observance
on the topic "What the Sabbath
Means to a Jewish Child" were
announced this week as follows:
First prize, Morton Zieve; se-
cond prize, Shirley Jane Frank;
both are Shaarey Zedek pupils.
In the junior division the first
prize winner is Edwin Lewinson
of Bnai David Religious School,
and second prize winner is De-
lores Kay of the Bnai Moshe
Religious School.
The prize for the best Hebrew
essay went • to Drora Selesny, of
the United Hebrew Schools.
The contest will be an annual
affair of ' the Women's League
for Sabbath Observance. Judges
were Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka,
Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter,
Theodore Baruch and Morris
Lachover.
Prize winning essays will be
published in The Jewish News.
Winners also will be heard on
Altman's Radio Hour soon.
Public presentation of medals
will be made within the next
two weeks.
Dedicate Delray
Synagogue War Honor
Roll This Sunday
A war honor roll of approxi-
mately 600 men in the service
from the downriver section will
be dedicated at special ceremonies
to take place at 3:30 p. m. this
Sunday at the Delray Congrega-
tion, 8124 Burden.
Philip Slomovitz, editor of The
Jewish News, and Harry Pasko,
witz, commander of the Down-
river Jewish War Veterans, will
be the guest speakers. - Louis
Tischler will be chairman and
Rabbi Ernest Greenfield will con-
duct the services and will read
special prayers.
Schwarz to Head
Bnai Moshe Club
Ot.
Robert Schwarz was elected
president of Bnai Moshe Men's
Club at the annual meeting on
March 23. He succeeds Edmund
Labe.
Ernest Labe was chosen vice-
president; Morton Katz, treasur-
er; Louis Kepes, re-elected sec-
retary. New board members are:
Eugene Weiss, Edmund Labe,
Sam Freedman and Carl Rozner.
The new officers will be in-
stalled April 14.
Memorial to Mrs. Segal
Advanced to April 5
The memorial meeting in trib-
ute to the late Mrs. Taube Segal,
who was one of the leading
workers in the Mizrachi women's
ranks here, will be held on Mon-
day, April 5, at 1 p. m., at the
Shaarey Zedek, instead of Tues-
day, as previously planned.
Sisters of Zion Mizrachi, un-
der whose auspices the memorial
meeting will be held, announced
that the postponement is occa-
sioned by the occurrence of Rosh
Chodesh Nisan on Tuesday.
Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka will
deliver the memorial address.
Philomathic Debating Club se-
lected Lawrence Arden, George
Rembaum, Mickey Rosenthal,
Donald Schiff, Louis Silverstein
and Morton Zieve as participants
in the annual model meeting. Al-
ternates are Gilbert Sell and
Sheldon Selesnick. On April 4,
Rabbi Morris Adler will address
the club at the Shaarey Zedek.
Temple Israel Joins
Union of Hebrew
Congregations
Trustees Accept Invitation
To Affiliate; Officials
To Attend Parley
Temple Israel has accepted an
invitation of the Union of Am-
erican Hebrew Congregations to
become affiliated with the Union,
Jewish War Vets
Present Flag
To Fort Custer
Rabbi Adler to Tell
Of Army Camp Visit
"Three Men in an Army Camp"
will be the subject of Rabbi
Morris Adler's sermon at the
Sabbath morning services at
Shaarey Zedek.
Rabbi Adler spent a week in
one of the largest camps in the
country, living in the barracks,
meeting the soldiers and learn-
ing their reactions. He was a
member of a trio which included
a Catholic priest, Fr. William
Ryan, professor of philosophy,
St. Louis Univ., and Dr. Beverly
Boyd, Protestant minister from
Richmond.
Rabbi Adler will describe his
impressions of this tour in his
Sabbath sermon.
Rabbi Lyman Gives
Sermon at Beth El
Rabbi Herschel Lymon, minis-
ter of religious education at Tem-
ple Beth El, will occupy the Beth
El pulpit this Friday evening at
8:15. He will speak on, "America
and Russia—Their Post-War Re-
lations."
The musical portion is under
the direction of Julius Chajes,
MORRIS GARVETT
with Jason Tickton at the or-
following action by the board of gan. There will be a social hour
after the services under the aus-
trustees on March 22.
Formal announcement of this pices of the Sisterhood.
decision will be made at the U.
A. H. C. convention in New York,
April 2-4.
Rabbi Leon Fram, spiritual
leader of Temple Israel, is a
graduate of Hebrew Union Col-
lege, established by the Union of
American Hebrew Congrega-
tions. He also is a member of CENTER YOUTH LEAGUE
several commissions of the Un- CONTINUES BOOK DRIVE
The Jewish Community Cen-
ion, the Commission on Justice
and Peace and the Commission ter, through the League of De-
troit Jewish Youth, was instru-
on Jewish Education.
Morris Garvett, president of mental in collecting approximate-
Temple Israel, and other mem- ly 3,500 books for the Victory
bers of the board, have been in- Book Campaign. The original
vited to attend the 38th Council quota set by the League was 2,000
as delegates. Harry C. Gross- books.
At the request of the Detroit
man, Temple board member, has
been a member of the executive Campaign Committee, the Vic-
board of the U. A. H. C. for many tory Book Campaign will remain
years.
in operation as a sustained book
drive.
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FRANK MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILL REOPEN ON SUNDAY
The newly organized Frank
Two novels of life under the Memorial Library at the Jewish
Nazi regime will form the theme Community Center will reopen
of Rabbi Leon Fram's sermon on Sunday, April 4. Library hours
at the Sabbath Eve services of will be Monday through Thurs-
Temple Israel Friday, April 9, day, 8-10 p. m., Sunday 1:30-4
at 8:30 p. m., in the lecture hall p. m.
of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Edward Kahn, chairman of the
Rabbi Fram will review the library committee, announces that
"Seventh Cross" by Anna Seg- the library will serve primarily
hers and "Hostages," by Stefan as a reading room. Popular maga-
Heym.
zines will be available.
Young People's Club invites
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young people to attend and stay MISS TRUE TO ADDRESS
for the symposium for a discus- PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
sion of Rabbi Fram's interpreta-
Miss Mabel C. True of the Ut-
tion of these books. There will
ley
Public Library will be the
be a social hour under the aus-
guest speaker at the Business and
pices of the Sisterhood.
This Friday night, in the Lec- Professional Women's group, on
ture Hall of the Institute of Arts, Monday, April 5, at 7 p. m., in
Fred M. Butzel will speak on the second floor dining room
Miss True will speak on Wallace
"Unity or Harmony."
Carroll's "We're In This With
Russia."
Jewish Center
Activities
Rabbi Fram to Give
Review of 2 Books
Mrs. Holtzman's Kin
Buy Lot in Her Memory
Announcement was made this
week that the children of the
late Mrs. Lena Holtzman have
purchased a lot adjoining Yesh-
ivath Beth Yehudah, on Dexter
and Cortland, as a tribute to their
mother's memory..
The late Mrs. Holtzman was
honorary president and one of
the founders of the Ladies of
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION
OF SHAAREY ZEDEK
The regular service of the
Junior Congregation of Shaarey
Zedek will be held on the Sab-
bath, April 3, at 9:30 a. m. in the
Kate Frank Memorial Building.
Sheldon Lutz will act as Ba'al
Koreh and Myron Rosenthal as
Cantor. Fayette Singer will lead
the reading of the Ashrey.
An outstanding example of a
Jewish contribution to national
patriotism occurred Sunda y,
March 21, with the presentation
of an American Flag by the
State Department of Michigan of
the Jewish War Veterans, at Fort
Custer, with the co-operation of
the Jewish Welfare Board of
Battle Creek, of which Samuel
Kurzon is director.
Starting at 11 a. m. at the
parade grounds of the 1616th
Service unit, the Army personnel
stood in platoon formation head-
ed by Col. Stenjem, commander
of the service unit, to receive
the Flag from State Commander
Samuel J. Rhodes of the Jewish
War Veterans.
Present at the ceremony was
Col. Shank, post commander at
Fort Custer.
A large attendance of Jewish
War Veterans was present, in
eluding members from Flint and
Wyandotte.
Members of the Jewish War
Veterans' Ladies Auxiliary spent
the day at the USO West Michi-
gan Club in Battle Creek and
visited soldiers at the Percy Jones
General Hospital.
Before the group left for Fort
Custer, a preliminary ceremony
was staged in the auditorium of
the USO club, as the War Vet-
erans lined up with their flag
and banner, which was blessed
by Rabbi William B. Silverman
of Battle Creek.
.
300 Soldiers Attend
Purim Holiday Fete
More than 300 Jewish soldiers
from Fort Custer and Percy'
Jones General Hospital were
guests of the Battle Creek USO
at a Purim Holiday program of
dinner and entertainment Sun-
day, March 21.
With traditional Purim foods
provided by the Detroit Jewish,
community, the Battle Creek
Jewish War Veterans' Auxiliary
of Detroit, the event was one of
the largest social functions for
servicemen ever held in Battle
Creek.
Detroit Lodge No. 55, Knights
of Pythias, gave the third in a
series of entertainments for men
in the armed forces when 100
sailors were provided an evening
of music and dancing at Grosse
Ile on March 30. Sidney L. Alex-
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Spring Concert Held
By Herzl Lodge
Theodor Herzl Lodge 1377,
Bnai Brith, and the Ladies Aux-
iliary were hosts to members and
friends at their first Spring Mu-
sical Concert, held last Monday,
in the lodge rooms, 41 Oak St.,
River Rouge. Henry Siegl, vio-
linist; Henri Goldberg, conduc-
tor of the Liberty Singing So-
ciety of Detroit; Rosa Bassin
Stein, pianist, and Jack Newman,
master of literary recitation,
were on the program. Refresh-
ments were -served by auxiliary.
Neighborhood War Clubs, Area
12, Zone 2, Sector B, are making
a drive for Red Cross blood
donors. Anyone interested, call
the blood donor chairman, Mrs.
Eva Ledermann, NO. 3176, or the
co-chairman, Mrs. Ann Wisotsky,
4214 Richton.
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