Friday, Ocfober 15, 1943
THE JEWISH NEWS
Organization Leaders Urged
To Attend War Chest Parley
• Fred M. Butzel, Vice-Chairman of I.944 Campaign, 'Asks
All to Participate •in Special Conference, Oct. 17,
at the Jewish Home for the Aged
D. A. Brown Continues
Activities in California
Campaign.
Rabbi Morris Adler, Joseph
Bernstein, James I. Ellmann and
Abraham- J. Lachover, head the
organizations advisory commit-
tee of the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign and are planning the pro-
gram for this meeting, and will
participate actively in the dis-
cussion on War Chest matters and
the role which Jewish organiza-
tions should play in this great
humanitarian effort. Gerson
Chertoff and Aaron Rosenberg
are secretaries to the advisory
committee.
300 Rabbis Submit Petition
To Save Jews from Europe
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Borwn
have moved from New York to
Los Angeles and plan to remain
there for the duration of the war Group Received by Vice-President Wallace and Score of
Congressmen Before Getting Audience With
Marvin McIntyre, Presidential Secretary
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Four
of a delegation of 300 rabbis
called at the White House this
week and left a petition urging
that Jewish refugees be admitt-
ed to the United Nations, neu-
tral countries and Palestine and
that a special inter-government-
al agency be created to deal
with the problem.
Officers and leaders of all Jewish organizations have
been invited to attend a special conference on Sunday, Oct.
17, at 10:30 A. M., at the Jewish Home for Aged, Petoskey
and Burlingame, it was • an-
nounced by Fred M. Butzel, vice-
chairman of the 1944 War Chest
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Center to Sponsor
Basketball School
League Games Planned on
Center Courts; Plan Exam-
inations and -Registrations
Instruction in the fUndamentL
als of basketball will be given
at a basketball school to be held
at the 'Jewish Community . Cen-
ter from Oct. 24 through Nov.
14. In conjunction: with the
DAVID A. BROWN
school the Center will also spon-
sor league games to _.be played and for a time during the post-
on the Center courts Sunday, war period.
Aid War-Stricken
MondaY and Wednesday after-
Mr. Brown, whose new address
The advisory committee has noons. Referees will be provid- is Suite 812, 608 S. Hill St., Los
released the following statement ed, and .each team will supply Angeles 14, Calif., will have his
to all organizations:
one scorer - and one time-keeper personal office together with the
"Once more we have the priv- to serve- at each game.
ofifce of the American Friends
A.: double elimination: series of China, of which he is presi-
ilege to participate with all citi-
zens of Detroit—of all races, na- will be arranged, and league dent, at this address.
tionalities and creeds—in the winners and runners-up in each
Famous as one of America's
War Chest Campaign, for the division will be presented with ablest " campaigners for relief
needs of our neighbors at home, awards. Boys in the Hakoah di- funds, Mr. Brown will continue
our men and women in the armed vision (1345 years) and in the his social service activities in Los
forces at their military stations, Maccabee division (15-17 years) Angeles. •
and the war-stricken people, of will be eligible for participation
in the basketball school and the
our Allies all over the world.
league games. Members and
"This united community fund non-members of the Center may
—The War Chest of Metropoli- attend. Individual players and
tan Detroit—expresses the Amer- teams will incur no expense in
ican belief in democracy and our connection with the school or
concern for suffering humanity. leagues since all equipment will
Through the Allied Jewish Cam- be supplied by the Center. Each
paign which are included in the player will be given an exam-
War Chest the Jews all over the ination by the Center's physic- Marguerite Kozenn to Sing
world are given help and hope. ian before being admitted into
in Leading Role at
Through the War Chest the Joint the league. Arrangements for
Masonic Oct. 31
Distribution - Cornmittee is given an examination will be made " at
the necessary funds for aiding the time of registration. League
Smetana's comic opera, "The
Jews in North Africa, in Spain, games will begin Monday, Nov.
Bartered Bride," will be presen-
Portugal, Lation-America and 15.
ted on Sunday evening; - Oct. 31,
other parts of the world.
Samuel A. Levy, health edu-
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
"The War Chest helps the Uni- cation director, will provide of- of Masonic Temple, by a cast of
ficial
team
registration
forms.
ted Palestine Appeal to _carry on
150 drawn from the Detroit
its work of reconstruction and A minimum of 10 and a max- Symphony Orchestra, the Wayne
imum of 12 boys per team - can
land purchase in Palestine. The
be registered. Individual regis- University Dance Group and the
National Refugee Service,
tration for-ms--must -be filled out Art Institute Chorus.
through funds received from the
Dr. Lothar Wallerstein, world
War. Chest, helps refugees who by -each player. Several Center farrious stage . director of the
and neighborhood teams already
managed to escape to the U. S. have taken advantage of the_.
Metropolitan "Opera Co., has
Through these efforts these refu-
been 'engaged to direct the pre-
offered.
,
.
gees have adjusted themselves to
sentation. Dr. Wallerstein, born
the American way of life and are
in Prague, began his career in
making their full contribution to Jewish Youth League
Dresden, Germany. For 11 years
he was stage . director at the Vi-
the war._ _
Officers Elected
enna Opera, and also produced
Officers
for
the
League
of
De-
OtIierS Given Aid
troit Jewish Youth for 1933-44 operas at Milan, and at the fa-
"Other- :overseas agencies such
mous music festivals in Salzburg.
as. HIAS, OAT, Hebrew Universi- Were elected Oct. 7 at the Jew-
When Hitler invaded Austria,
ish Community Center. The
ty, and locally, the United He- League is composed of 23 affili- Dr. Wallerstein was called to di-
brew Schools, -Jewish Home for ated groups.
rect operas at the Conventgar-
Aged,. liouse of- Shelter, Jewish
Following are the executive den opera in London, and in
Community Center and others, officers and their organizational South America, where he work-
are" maintained through the funds affiliations: President, Bertha ed with - Toseanini " and Bruno
made available by the War Chest. Belkin, Junior Horne Relief; Walter.
Carl Bamberger will come
"We are confident that all Jew- first vice-president, Bluma Nag-
ish organizations are ready and ler, Junior Council; second vice- from New York to conduct - the
willing to do -their share and to president, Martha G l e i c h e r, performance. Donald Dame, Am-
work shoulder to shoulder with Youth Forum; recording secre- erican tenor, and Marguerite
all other- citizens of Detroit, to tary, Nettie Seligson,
Sigma Kozenn, Detroit sopranO, will
insure the _Success of the $8,250,- Theta Delta; corresponding sec- sing the leading roles.
Additional sponsors of the. per-
000 , ckthpaign of the War Chest. retary, Ruth Applebaum; Mt.
We urge all officers and leaders Sinai; treasurer, LouiS Rosen, formance are:
Mrs. Joseph Ehrlich, Mr. and Mrs.
Junior Service Group.
James Ellmann, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
of Jewish organizations to attend
Sylvia
Lerman,
Mildred
Alt-
Frank,
Mrs. H., J. L. Frank, Mr. and
the conference.
Seymour Frank.
than, Bertha Weil, Sam Good- Mrs.
Judge
William Friedman. Dr. and
"We are confident that all the
man, Evelyn Sislin and Frances Mrs. Benedict B. Glazer, Mr. and Mrs.
organizations will respond and
Benjamin
E. Jaffe, Mr. and Mrs. Ben-
Cohen are new board members. jamin Laikin,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
:will join us in our deliberations."
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Cast Selected -
To Appear in
`Bartered Bride'
More than 100 rabbis were
from New York. The others
came from Chicago, Los Angeles,
Detroit, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Columbus and other cities. Rab-
bis Israel Rosenberg, Wolf Gold
and B. L. Levinthal of the Union
of Orthodox Rabbis of the U. S.,
and Solomon N. Friedman of
the Union . of :r% -Grand. Rabbis
were received b3r, MarGyip.McIn-
tyre, one of the- President's sec-
retaries. The.viSit' was .spOnsored
by the Emergency Cominittee to
Save the Jewish People of- Eur-
ope.
.
Earlier, Vice-Presidents Wal-
lace and a score of Congress-
men greeted the delegation' on
the capital- steps. :The petition
was read 'in: Hebrew by Rabbi
Eliezer Silver, co-presiderit of
the Union of Orthodox 'Rabbis,
and in English by Rabbi Aaron
Burack of New York.
Among the- congressmen who
welcomed the Rabbis w e r e
Speaker Sam Rayburn of the
House of Representatives, a n d
Senators Alben W. Barkley and
Charles L. McNary, majority
and minority leaders of the up-
per house. The rabbis then went
to the Lincoln Memorial. On the
steps, Rabbi Isaac Horowitz led
a memorial prayer for the dead
in Europe. The group joined in
prayer for the President and
the United Nations.
National Hearing Week
Observance, Oct. 24-30
Gov. Harry F. Kelly and
Mayor Edward Jeffries this week
have issued proclamations en-
dorsing National Hearing Week,
Oct. 24-30, sponsored by the Am-
erican Society for the Hard of
Hearing, with the Detroit Chap-
ter offices located at 4242 Cass
Ave.
The local society's fall term
of lip reading classes got under
way last month with many new
members enrolled. Classes are
held three times a week.
GOODWIN'S
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LINING!
Landau, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Mahler.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers, Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Osnos, Mr. and Mrs. Max Osnos,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Purdy, Mr. and
Mrs. Meyer Rosenbaum, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Rothberg. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Schalit.
Mr. - and Mrs. Joseph Schwarz. Mr.
and Mrs. Jules Schubot, Mrs. Milford
Stern, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weiner,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wetsman.
Netherlands Government
Names Rabbi as Advisor
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NEW YORK, (JTA)—Rabbi
AT LAST YEAR'S WAR CHEST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
On Oct. 25, 1942, leaders of local organizations gathered to
inaugurate the record-breaking War Chest campaign among
Dr...troit Jewish groups. Those at the speakers' table, at this
meeting, were, as shown above, :from the left: HALE A. CLARK,
guest speaker; JAMES I. ELLMANN, FRED M. BUTZEL and
ABRAHAM J. LACHOVER, -
Solomon Rodrigues Pereria; for-
mer Chief Rabbi of the Portu-
gese Israelite Community of The
Hague, has been named advisor
on Jewish affairs to the Nether-
lands Government upon its re-
turn- to Holland., the Office of
War Information reported this
week. In the meantime, Rabbi ,
Pereria will act as Chaplain with
the Netherlands Army in Eng-
land and will: leave for England .
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