Friday, October If, 1943 Tributes Paid To Memory of Israel M. Hertz THE JEWISH NEWS Religious Education For Pupils Approved; Jews Vote Against It CHELSEA, Mass., (JTA) — After debates and conferences with the loCal clergy over a National Workers' Alliance, period of months, the Chelsea J.N.F. Linen Suppliers Join school committee went on record favoring the one-hour release in Memorial Service time plan, whereby pupils in At an impressive gathering of the public schools will be re- members of the Jewish National leased from classes to receive religious instruction in churches Workers' Alliance, the Jewish or synagogue religious schools. National Fund, the local Zionist The vote was 5-2 with Aaron organization, Halevy Singing So- ciety and the Linen Supply Cohen and Julius Alpert, the Board of Trade, on Sept. 22, at two Jewish members of the the Workmen's Circle Educa- board, opposing the measure. The controversy is .especially tional Center, tributes were paid to the memory of the late Israel interesting from the Jewish viewpoint since Chelsea has a M. Hertz. Speakers told of Mr. Hertz's Jewish population of 18,000 in deVotion to Palestine, his active a total. population of about interest in the Farband and the 40,000. Jewish National Fund, and the high esteem in which he was held Yishuv Awaits Arrival • by his associates as well as com- petitors in the linen trade indus- of Zionist Conferees --- try. JERUSALEM (Palcor) — Ne- The meeting was arranged by the Arlazaroff branch of the gotiations are under way to ar- Jewish National Workers Al- range for the visits to . this liance whose president, Morris country of Zionist . leaders from L. Schaver, presided. Addresses all parts of the world, with a v,rere delivered by William view to holding a World Zionist H o r de s, Philip Slomovitz, Conference in the form of a Charles Jacoby, David Sislin plenary session of the Larger Ac- tions Committee in Palestine. and Abraham Dickenstein of the Within the next few weeks Dr. Ampal. Nahum Goldmann and Robert A memorial musical program Szold are expected to arrive here was presented by the Halevy from the U. S., while Berl Lock- Singers, under the direction of er is en route from London. It Daniel Frohman. Mr. Hertz was is also hoped that Dr. Chaim one of the founders of Halevy. Weizmann, president of the Jew- Harry Schumer presented the ish Agency and of the World survivors of Mr. Hertz with. cer- Zionist Organization, will be able tificates indicating t hat his to visit Palestine this Autumn. friends and associates had con- tributed more than $1,000 to the berg. Sam Eserow, Benjamin Laikin. Jewish National Fund, for the William Klafer, Louis Levine, Max Lieberman, David Sislin. Morris My- redemption of land ifi Palestine ers. Phillip Jaffee, David Upfall, Harry and for the planting of trees, as Mondry, Leo Gold. Widow's Memorial Gift a tribute to his memory. In his address, Mr. Schumer Participants in the fund to honor the late Mr. Hertz, se- announces that Mrs. Hertz had cured through the Michigan authorized him to announce that Linen Supply Board of Trade, she will contribute a sum of money to endow a room in the i included the following: Charles C. Jacoby Ben Schneider, Farband building to be erected Reuben, William and Joseph Sandler, Nathan Cohen, Harry Schumer, Sam in Detroit immediately after the I Auslander, John Isaacs, Nick Gene- mates, Julius Zehmol, Joe Grenbaum, war. David Rosen, Alex Goldberg, Edward The proposed Jewish National Feldman Alex Nichamin, David P. Zack, Ruben Nelson, - Morris L. Scha- Workers' Alliance building is to ver, Sidney Gorman, Harry Korman, David I. Berris, Henry Strub, S. R. serve as a center . for Farband Reznick, Nathan Linden, • Matthew Shuffro, Lawrence Berris, Norman and and as headquarters for its Abe Shulevitz William Hordes, Max Nussbaum, Sam Mazell, Morris Rosen- schools. Page • Thirty-five Howard Fast Writes History for Youth Round Table to Hear Drs. Hersch, Clinchy row there will be a .new page. "We only can hope that we shall play our parts as well as those Who came before us, doing .Howard Fast gained a place what is right in the eyes of oug among the ablest writers of his- fellows, bearing an eternal ban.. torical books, for Jewish child- ner of hope for all men of good ren. will."? His "The Romance of a Peo- ple;" published by Hebrew Pub- lishing Co., is a volume deserving of particular interest. This fine book, illustrated by Rafaello Busoni, contains a com- plete birdseye view of the history of our people. Naturally, it re- sorts to extreme brevity. But this is just the point that commends the volume of 238 pages, includ- ing Glossary and Index, for young readers. Mr. Fast knows how to ap- proach his subject matter to the youth. He describes the various phases of the long history of the Jew in the simplest terms, and this book should therefore have a large following. - Of interest is the two-para- graph conclusion to the book: "As we said, this is. not a story that ends on a certain page. The These Famous Hats are pages keep turning ,and tomor- right in every way . . . styles you'll like . . materials of the finest obtainable . . Shades that are new! Dr. Alvin D. Hersch, Detroit attorney and member of a goOd- Will, team. which this past week addressed thousands of soldiers in army • camps in Texas under the auspices of the National Con- ference of Christians and .Jews, and Dr. Russell J. 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