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THE JEWISH NEWS

Gewerkshaften
To Seek $75,000
In Local Drive

Maurice Jacobs
New President of
IPhi Epsilon Pi

Program Announced

. At a conference of delegates of
organizations and active workers
in the Detroit GeN,verkshaf ten
Campaign, held Nov. 11, the fol-
lowing delegates were elected to
represent Detroit at the 20th na-
tional jubilee conference of the
Palestine Histradut campaign: A.
Meyerowitz, Mr. Taich a n d
Nathan Ross. The national con-
ference will be held at Hotel
Commodore, New York, Nov. 27
and 28.

Seek $75,000 Quota
A Detroii, ,Quota of $75,000 was
adopted for thL -ampaign.

Harry Schumer, treasurer, an-
nounced that all preliminary ar-
rangements for the campaign had
been made and that an office has
been opened at 9142 Linwood
Ave.

The conference was greeted by
A. H. Kushinsky of the New
York office, who spoke briefly on
the history of the Gewerkshaften
Campaign since its inauguration
in 1923. The meeting was also
addressed by M. Boimgold, assis-
tant secretary of the Poall Zion
Organization.

Gewerkshaften Netted

5843,000 Last Year

NEW YORK — $843,000, the

.

PHILADELPHIA—At a special
meeting of the Grand Council of
Phi Epsilon Pi held at the ex- Executive Committee Meets
ecutive offices of • the fraternity,
in Cleveland, Nov. 20-21;
Maurice Jacobs, executive direc-

Delegates . Named to Attend
20th Jubilee Convention
in N. Y. Nov. 27-28

Morris L. Schaver, for many
years chairman of the local drive,
presided at this conference. He
greeted the delegates and in-
formed them that preparations
are being made for the 1944 cam-
paign. The annual conference of
the local drive will be held Sun-
day, Jan. 9, at the Shaarey Zedek.

Detroit Group
Attends Council
Of Federations

MAURICE JACOBS

for of the Jewish Publication
Society of America, was elected
Grand Superior (national presi-
dent).
Mr. Jacobs has served in prac-
tically every office in the frater-
nity. He was founder and super-
ior of his chapter at his alma
mater, the University of Maine,
eras president of the Alumni As-
sociation in Boston, was master
of the New England Province of
the fraternity and then served
nationally as grand secretary, ex-
ecutive secretary and editor of
Phi Epsilon Pi Quarterly. He was
the first full - time professional
Jewish fraternity official.
Mr. Jacobs is a member and a
former associate editor of the
magazine of the Phi Sigma Hon-
orary Biology Fraternity. He is

active in all Jewish affairs and is
an honorary director and former

greatest sum in the 20 years of its senior vice-president of the Na-
existence. were collected last year tional Federation of Temple
by the Gewerkshaften Campaign Brotherhoods.
throughout the country, in behalf
of the Histadrut (General Feder-
ation of Jewish Labor in Pales-
tine), according to the report
rendered by Isaac Hamlin, nation-
al secretary of the campaign, at
the first meeting of the National
Council, held last Sunday at
Hotel Pennsylvania.

Meyers on Board of
Wayne Corporation

An executive committee meet-
ing of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds
will be held at the Hotel Carter,
Cleveland, on Nov. 20-21, it was
announced by Herman M. Pekar-
sky, acting executive director of
the Jewish Welfare Federation.
The program plans include the
following Detroit communal lead-
ers on the agenda:
Rabbi Leon Fram will discuss
"Protecting Civil Rights of Amer-
ican Jews in Post-War Period."
Julian H. Krolik will preside at a
meeting on "Community Respon-
sibility for larger Group Prob-
lems and Issues." James I.
Ellmann and Isaac Franck will
participate at this same meeting.
The two-day meetings are
planned around the theme of
"Community Responsibility for
Jewish. group problems." Round
table discussions will undertake
to help the leaders from the
Council's 43 member communities
in this region adjust Federation
and Welfare planning to current
war-time conditions.
The program committee of the
East Central States Region re-
sponsible for the planning is:
Max Hirsch, Cincinnati, chair-
man; Sydney Kleeman, Charles-
ton, W. Va.; Herman Handmaker,
Louisville, Ky.; Sam Edelson,
Lansing, Mich., and Maurice
Bernon, Cleveland.
The chairman of the Region is
Jerome N. Curtis of Cleveland.
Julian H., Krolik of Detroit is
vice-chairman.

Bnai Brith Drive
Now in Full Swing

The city - wide membership
drive of the Detroit Bnai Brith
Council to enlist 1,500 new mem-
bers is now in full swing. Follow-
ing the news of the visit of
Henry Monsky, Supreme Lodge
president of Bnai Brith, on Dec.
Henry Meyers is one of 13 12, membership committees are
prominent citizens of Detroit and intensifying their efforts and a
Wayne County who formed a new scroll containing the names of
corporation, last week for the pur- those members who have brought
pose of beginning, as soon as pos- into Bnai Brith 10 or more new
sible, construction of the first members will be presented to
units of the projected $50,000,000 Mr. Monsky.
Medical Science Center of Wayne
This membership drive is be-
ing linked with District Grand
Mrs. Rebecca Sanders, chair- University.
Wendell W. Anderson, chair- Lodge No. 6 Bnai Brith member-
man of the League for Labor Pal-
estine, this week announced that man of the Citizens Executive ship drive to honor Bnai Brith's
the Detroit group has adopted Committee which, up until now hundredth anniversary, according
the following objectives as a pro- has had the project in charge, to Louis H. Shostak, president of
made this announcement after the council.
gram for the current year:
Aaron Rosenberg, c o u n c i l
To keep abreast of current de- the Board of Education, at its
fortnightly meeting, had adopted chairman of the city membership
velopments within Palestine.
a resolution pointing out that the drive, announces that all lodges
To keep abreast of • develop- Medical Center program had
ments affecting the Jewish people "progressed to a point requiring have assumed quotas in the drive
for 1,500 new members. Pisgah
within this country.
more formal organization." The
To gain a fuller understanding resolution went on to request the Lodge's quota is 1,000 new mem:-
hers; Louis Marshall Lodge and
of the issues and problems con- incorporation.
Detr,oit Lodge have set quotas:to
fronting the Histadruth.
double their membership, while
To co-operate with other Zion-
Theodor Herzl and East Side
ist organizations in• informing the
Lodges intend to enlist all eligible
general public by means of radio
in their areas.
and newspaper publicity of Pal-
Plans for Monsky's visit are
estine's participation in the pres-
being arranged by a special com-
ent war effort.
mittee headed by Mrs. Sam
An invitation to join the League
Aaron, first vice president of the
is extended to all who are inter-.
local council. Mr. Monsky will
Many human interest stories address a public meeting at
ested in Zionism and in discus-
sions of world Jewish and Pales- are being recorded at the office Temple Beth El .on Sunday night,.
tinian affairs. For information of the War Chest of unique con- Dec. 12. •
tributions - being made to
• the
In honor of .Bnai Brith's hun-
.1111100k- call Mrs. Sanders, HO. 0967.
great fund, whose campaign end- dredth anniversary and Monsky's
ed on Tuesday evening..
visit a souvenir book is being
Here is one of the interesting published. Milton Weinstein, first
incidents:
vice president of Pisgah Lodge,
Miss Tobie Reichman, secretary is chairman of the advertising
to M. William Weinberg, direttor committee and Rudolph Meyer-
of the Jewish, Vocational .Service, oshn, past . president ' -
of Pisgah.
was called up to deliver an im- Lodge; is 'the editcir.
promptu
talk
before,
•.ihe
public
The "Youth Speaks" program
The Women's Auxiliaries-under:
of the League of Detroit Jewish speaking clasS of Wayne Univer- the auspices of the Greater De-
Youth will be held on Sunday sity. She spoke on the War troit Bnai Brith Council also are
evening, Nov. 28, at the Jewish Chest, and • the response she re- engaged in an active membership
ceived was in the form of gifts drive.
Community Center.
There will be a panel discus- to the Chest totalling $10.
Habonim wi11 discuss the
sion on the book "Under Book."
Zionist Youth Council. sponsors
Participants in the discussion Hebrew classes every Wednes- works of Saul Tschernichovsky
will be Norman Leemon of 1Vrig- day evening at 7:30 at the Rose at this Friday's Oneg Shabbat,
clal; Leonard Belove, AZA direc- Sittig Cohen Bldg. Chana Reit- the topic of which will be "The
tor, who will serve as moderator, man is in charge. Friends who Renaissance of Hebrew Culture."
Eugene Perrin led a discuSsion
and Celia .Wallersteik, of Mt..
4 re'iikt,i'est0.: :th'e. at7. on .anti;-:SerriitiSin at last week's
Sinai League.
tend the classes.
session.

Friday, November 19, 1943

Jews in Uniform

1941. He was transferred to the
Air Corps in March, 1942, was
commissioned a bombardier last
January and a navigator in May.
He went overseas in August. He
has a brother, Sol, a Murray
Body airplane riveter, and .a sis-
Lt. Arthur E. Broat, son of ter, Mrs. Lillian Alpert.
Mrs. Rose Broat Of 1656 Hazel-
* * *
wood Ave., was wounded in ac-
Barney Lite, Seaman 2/c, is
tion, • according to a report re-
serving with the Seebees at
last week
Camp Peary, Va., where he is
by his mother.
stationed on the
Lt. Broat, .25,
fire watch. Be-
Flying-- Fortress
fore leaving for
bombardier .and
service two
navigatot,lis be-
months ago, he
ing hospitalized
was manager of
in England from
the Wayner
a wound in his
Stores. He re-
He wrote
cently received
;:friends here that
his second
his formation
stripe. Seaman
Lt. Broat was attacked by
Lite was form-
swarms- of German . fighter
Seaman Lite erly president
planes, "thick as flies,"- 45 min-
utes. before it reached. its target of the Sunday Morning Bowling
on Oct. 4. His left leg was hit and Club. He resided at 11845 La-
he • was given first aid by the Salle Blvd. and is the son of
Mrs. • Clara Israelite of New
bOrribardier.
York City.
The American fliers returned
* .* *
to•their base two and a half hOurs
Dr.
Herman
M. Sperling, who
after leaving- the target. Lt. - Broat.
was given. - a blood • plasma -trans is serving as a Post Dental Sur-
fusion - after reaching the hospital, geon somewhere in England, has
and,a second one soon afterwards. been promoted to the rank of
Captain, according to Word re-
Broat writes: "The odd thing
ceived
here this week by Mrs.
is that I was not supposed to go
on the raid. At the last minute I Sperling. Capt. Sperling has
filled in as navigator when. the been in - active service since
regular man couldn't make it."
Sept. 22, 1942.
A Northern High. School grad-
uate, Lt. Broat entered the 32nd
(Red Arrow) Division in April,

Lt. Broat Wounded
In Fortress Raid,
He Writes Mother

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League for Labor
Palestine Lists
Year's Objectives

.

Gives Impromtu Talk
On. War Chest; Gets
Students' Response

"Youth Speaks" Panel
Takes "Under Cover"
As Subject Nov. 28

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