Friday, June 18, 1943

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THE JEWISH NEWS

aplains

ershon And Eliezer A. Levi
rve With Two Allied Armies

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e T es
."' of To
wobrothers, a 1,7i
. both' well " known in 'I:5e-
: troit, are.'riOW, serving as Chap-
1.lairii,-With.tWO,.A U ied ariniek. the
War EtfOrtS Committee ofl'the
! . ariadiaii#4eiii4hg:'"C'OrigresS;:: re-
! ported . s'
Levi, who is
: now
, England, *AS;r:th first
'0.4pla4i,: with a
!rabbi: : to act
eariadiari•eXpeditionary force Lt.
Eliezer A. Levi to the first
Jewish chaplain to serve: with an
ArricriCan. : military force ..in the
South Pacific. Both are the sons
of Paul A. Levi of Toronto.
Lt. Levi delivered a Sabbath
morning sermon at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek several years ago.
Both brothers were here in: 1940
to attend the convention of the
Rabbinical Assembly of Amer..
ica.
Attended Same Schools
The two brothers are gradu-
ates of the Jarvis Collegiate In-
stitute, the University of To-
ronto, and the Jewish. Theologi-
•cal Seminary of New York.
•'Capt. Levi returned to Canada
after his graduation:and became
associated with
the
Shaar
Hashomayim Congregation of
Montreal Under Rabbi Dr: - Iler-
man'Abrathowitz, Who headS the
National Religious Welfare Com-
mittee of the War Efforts Section
of the . Canadian Jewish Con-
gress. He went overseas in 1941.
Lt. Levi' served the Jewish
:communities of Birmingham,
Ala., and Auburn, N. Y., before
accepting a call from the Cen-
tral Synagogue of Sydney, Aus-
tralia: After • Pearl Harbor he
was inducted into the American
Army and has been serving in
that theater since.
For the past six months, Lt.
Levi has served principally in
jungle outposts. On Passover, he
made provision for a Seder for

300 servicemen, but 600 turned
out to attend the services and.: to
celebrate. the PassOver . 4vith their
fellow JeWs.
Relatives Here
Capt. Levi and Lt. Levi have a
sister, Mrs. Meyer Weisenfeld,
and two brothers, Abbe and Da- .
Yid S. Levi, in Detroit. Another
sister, Mrs. Moses Jung of • New
York, is the wife of Dr. -Jung,.
formerly of the faculty of the
University of Iowa and now as-
sociated with the American Jew-
ish Committee. In Toronto, there
is another brother, Donald M.,
and two sisters, Mrs. Meyer Rot-
enberg of the department . of
.physics of the University of To-;
ronto and Mrs. Samuel Godfrey.
A fifth sister, Mrs. Ira D. Maxon,
resides in Moline, Ill.
Their Detroit .relatives include
the following cousins: Dr. Philip
Broudo; . Theodore, Bayre, Hoke,
Saul R. and Lt. Comm. Samuel
J. Levin;. Mrs. Allan Grossman,
Pvt. - Louis Levin, Mrs. Robert
Miller, Mortinier B. Levin, Leona
Levin and David B. Levin, and
Mrs. David Croll of WindSor.

Joseph Tenenberg
Prisoner of Japs

Tenenberg

Joseph Ten -
enberg of Tuller
Ave., has receiv-
ed word' from
the War De-
partment 'that
his brother, Les-
ter, 22, is a
prisoner of the
Japs. Pvt. Ten-
nenberg had not
been heard
from since the
fall of Bataan.

Sgt. Philip Shear
Of U.S. Paratroops
Visiting Parents .

Plan Three-Fold Program
By the Junior Service Group

Staff Sgt. Philip Shear of the
Paratroops is visiting his parents,
Mr. arid - Mrs. Louis Shear of.. 1558
COrtlarid Ave., On .a fdrlough
froml. Camp McKall in 'North
••••"":: Carolina.
Sgt. Shear, 26,
is a graduate of
Cent r..a I High,
T ra. d e School,
the. Northern
Illinois College
of Optometry.
In the • service
Since April 1941,
Sgt. Shear was
attached to the
S/S Shear
medical corps at
Camp Grant, Illinois, before be-
ing transferred to Walter Reed
Hospital, Washington.
After helping to open the
Percy Jones Hospital in Battle
Creek last year, Sgt. Shear gave -
up his stripes to volunteer in the
paratroops. . Promotion to staff
sergearit came almost immediate-
ly upon completion of his train-
ing in the paratroops at Ft.
Benning, Georgia.
Sgt. Shear'S brother, Irwin, 24,
left- a shipyard defense job in the
east .recently to join the Navy's
construction battalion (SeabeeS)
and is a. 2/c Machinist. Mate at
Camp Clary, Williamsburg, Vi•-
ginia.

Assist in

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(Continued from Page 6) nick—famous star of the Yid-
Mrs. Berg is not alone in her dish stage, who has been enact-
ing the role of "Uncle . David"
talented charaeterization. With- ever since 1932. A newcomer to
out a good supporting cast, the the program, Mira Rosovskaya,
desired effect would be lost; and had, during the period following
Mrs. Berg not only has a com- the accession of - Hitler to power,
acted for two and one half years
petent supporting cast but a cast
in the Kultur Bund, the Jewish
which has literally grown along theater solely for Jewish patrons
with the program. James Waters in Berlin. As for James Waters,
as "Jake," Alfred Ryder as before - becoming "Jake" of "The
"Sammy" and Rosalyn Silber as Goldbergs" in .1929 he had star-
"Rosie" have been with the pro- red as Potash in the immortal
gram since it came on the air. "Potash and Perlmutter" and
It is interesting to note that then as Abie's father in "Abie's
when both Alfred and his char- Irish Rose."
acterization of Sammy reached
They're a fascinating family,
the age of 13, a Bar Mitzvah was
"The Goldbergs"—both "in char.-
performed over the radio.
acter" and behind the scenes; an
Peerce Sang "Kol Nidre"
influential factor in the molding
"I make it a point to work in of public .opinion, a moral lesson
Jewish ceremonies and holidays," to the children of America and
says Mrs. Berg. She points out a boon to their parents, a source
proudly that about nine yearS of enjoyment to JeWs and Gen-
ago Jan Peerce sang "Kol Nidre" tiles alike.
at the Yom Kippur eve broad-
"Yoo-hoo is anybody . . . ?"
cast. "That was befofe he got
Yes,
Molly, everybody .is!
into the ' •Metropolitan Opera
House," smiles Mrs. Berg, "but (Copyright, 1943, by Independent
Jewish Press Service)
even now,. as busy as he is, he
always takes time out to :sing-it
for us. He sings it almost every
"Coolest Spot in Michigan"
year—unlesS he haS to. be in
schul (at the time„ the, broadcast
is being made). He's, very re-

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2. Assist the Bureau of Wdra>
Records of the Jewish Welfare
City.Sjmagogue
Board and the Detroit Army and
Navy Committee in compiling a Joins Zionist
complete record of local Jewish

Bay

Ranks

Affiliation Follows Appeal
by- Rabbi Ganz and
Louis Harrison

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Second Lt. Alex Bricker, son of Neugarten Sunshine Club
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bricker, recently Board to Meet June 23
received his commission at Fort
Benning, Georgia.
The executive board of Neu-
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garten Sunshine Club will meet
Lt. Joel G. Jacob, son of Mr. at the - home of Mrs. Norman
and Mts. William Jacob of 1725 Noble on June.23. Mrs. Charles
Chicago Blvd., has been assigned Rothstein is co-hostess. Reports
to the Judge Advocate General's will be submitted on the games
Department, 4th Service Com- party held 'June 16.
The June meeting will be held
mand Headquarters, in Atlanta,
Ga. Lt. Jacob was formerly a at the Detroit Federation of
June 30. Dessert luncheon will
practicing attorney in Detroit.
be served at 1:30, with the board
of directors meeting at 11 A. M.,
Hopes for Palestine
preceding the business meeting.
Ambassador at Washington
LOS ANGELES (JPS) — The
TYler 5-1811
hope that after. the war Palestine
will be given to the Jews and
DR. B. L. WIGDERSON
that there 'will some day be a
CHIROPRACTIC and
NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Jewish Ambassador in Washing-
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BLVD. at Joy Road.
ton was voiced by- Emil Ludwig,
11 A. M. to 8 P. M.
distinguished German Jewish
By Appointment
writer.

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LeRoy L. Alter
Becomes. Captain

- Lt. LeRoy L. Atler has been
promoted to captain according
to word received by his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Atler of Chicago
Blvd.
Capt. Atler is a native De-
troiter and was educated- in De-
troit schools. He is a graduate
of the University of Detroit
(Pre-Medical Course) and the
Wayne College of Medicine
At present Capt. Atler is with
a medical detachment of a tank
and armor division in California.
His wife, the former Helen Stone
of Columbus, 0., is at present
in Santa Maria, Calif.

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The Jewish Community Syna-
gogue of Bay City, at a recent
membership meeting, voted to
affiliate itself as a body with the
Zionist Organization of America.
The action was taken folloi,v-
ing a plea by- Rabbi Irving Ganz,
spiritual leader of the synagogue,
and Louis Harrison, active cOm-
Munal leader,- "in recognition of
the overwhelming. importance of
Palestine for Jewish survival- to-
day and in the post-war work'!"
The dissemination of Zionism
will become one of the major
activities in the synagogue pro-
gram, Rabbi Ganz announces.

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For Your Part In The War Effort

RESORT

North Shore Drive
South Haven, •Michigan

David A. Goldman, president of the Junior Service
Group, announces that at a recent meeting of the Board of
directors, it was decided that the group would cooperate in
the following. projects:
1. In the collection of past due Allied. Jewish Campaign
accounts.

Capt. M. J. Kritchman, who
has just returned from 'service
DAVID A. GOLDMAN
with the A. - U. S., has resumed
the practice of medicine at 2314
men and women who have en-
Eaton Tower.
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tered the armed forces.
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3. Assigting in the War Chest
Pvt. Jerry Krause, son* of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Krause of Cal- Campaign in the fall.
Mr. Goldman also anounced
vert Ave., is now stationed at
the University of Wisconsin, the appointnient of Ann Arooks,
Esta Geller, Meyer H. Golding
Madison, Wis.
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and Al Sparage as co-chairmen
Robert J. Silberstein, son of of the committee on collections.
the late Mrs. Mary Silberstein, The personnel of the committee is
has been commissioned Second being selected and the name.s
Lieutenant at the Signal Corps will be announced at-a later date.
Those wishing to assist the com-
School, Fort Monmouth, N. J.
Lt. Silberstein is a graduate mittee on collections, may call
of the Harvard Law School, and any of the chairmen, or Mrs.
in civilian life was a member of Jean Schlesinger at the Jewish
Welfare Federation office, Co-
the law firm of Simon, Gettner
lumbia 1600.
and Ascher in New York.

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"Other•, .famous people have
• played With "The, Goldbergs,"
among thern JOhn_Garfield, ; lgar_.
'tin Wolfson and Menasha Skul-

Collection of Past Due Allied Jewish Campaign
Pledges, Compilation of War Records and
the War Chest Drive

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