Friday, December. 3, 1943 THE JEWISH . NEWS Page Seven Community. Council-Jewish Center Shaarey Zedek Men's To Offer Peretz Program on Dec. 12 Club Gives Musical Event on Wednesday The J. L. Peretz program, the first in a series of seven Yiddish cultural affairs to be presented jointly by the Jewish Commun- ity Council and the Jewish Com- munity Center, will take place Sunday, Dec. 12, at 9 p. m., in the Center's auditorium. Inaugural program is dedi- cated to the life and works of one of the pillars of modern Jewish literature—J. L: Peretz. S. Niger, eminent literary critic and publicist of New York, will be the guest speaker. The Ha- levy Singing Society of Detroit will present a number of Peretz's Yiddish poems set to music by Jewish composers. Sigmund Loew, will recite some of the famous Peretz gems. Rabbi Morris Adler will preside. Tickets may be obtained at the office of the center at 25 cents each. Organizations secur- mg 50 tickets or more can ob- taro them at- a reduced rate by calling the Jewish Community Jewish music and its origin Council, CH. 1657. will be illustrated during the This program, as well as the musical evening of the Men's six which are to follow, is Club of Congregation Shaarey sponsored by a joint committee composed • of Alex Belikin, Joseph Bernstein, William Hordes, Samuel Jacobson, Dr. S. Kleinman, Benjamin Laikin, Louis LaMed, Samuel J. Lieber- man, Louis R. Levine, Frank Mersky, Abraham Meyerowitz, Mrs. Michael Michlin, Mrs. Adele Mondry, - Max Nusbaum, Aaron Rosenberg, Jay. ' Rosen- shine, - Samuel Weiss and I. Ze- mel. The second affair will be a community-wide Hanukah cele- bration . which will take place on Saturday evening, Dec...25. Free admission tickets to the Hanuk- ah festival will be handed to those attending the "Peretz Eve- ning." `Selfhelp' Group Former Detroiter Gets B. S. Degree At Beyrout College Formed Here to Assist Emigres utzel is Honorary Chairman of Organization fo Aid Recent Refugees Under the honorary chairman- hip of Fred M. Butzel, a branch f "SELFHELP," an organization i f recent emigres from Central urope, has been founded in De- roit. The New York mother or- ariization was created in 1936. The local chapter is headed by n executive committee consist- g of Dr. Gabriel Steiner, Pro- essor at Wayne University, as resident; Dr. Samson R. Weiss, can of the local Yeshivah, as ice-President; Mrs. Herman . H. tark as Treasurer, • and Mrs. ohn J. Leopold as Secretary. SELFHELP extends to its embers financial and practical elp in all their problems of ad- ustrnent to their new surround- gs. The Detroit group also is ngaged in sending clothes to urope; in co-operation with the omen of Gemiluth Chasodim, rid has also organized, together ith this organizatiOn, a home ursing service. Financial help also is extended o every needy. SELFHELP also s already preparing for the day hen money and food can he ent to the countries now ocnu- ied by the Axis. . Education of members for citi- enship and getting them ac- uainted with the. American cene by cultural and social unctions takes a large place in he program of SELFHELP. The basic idea behind the or- anization is to rely as little as ossible on the charity of others, ut to form a group of people ho, by their common fate and xperience, are willing to under- ake a common responsibility for hemselves and their brothers. For information call Mrs. Leo- old, TO. 8-7462. euben Levys Plan olden Anniversary ete Here on Dec. 26 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Apsel of 939 Buena Vista Ave. have as heir guests their parents, Mr. rid Mrs. Reuben Levy of 41 hristie St., Toronto, whose gol- • en wedding anniversary will I. e. observed at open house at the • psel residence from 3 to 10 p. on Dec. 26. . Mr. and Mrs. Levy migrated o Canada in 1892 from Leeds, ngland, and were married Dec. 7., 1893, at Hamilton, Ont., here they resided for a ,num: •el- of years. They moved to (wont°. in . 1910. -Mr. Levy was the Toronto epresentative of the Baron. de irsch Society of Montreal, Que., and helped many JeWish immi- grants coming to - Toronto and other suburban towns. . Mr. Levy joined the Toronto Family Court in 1912' in the Capacity of Probation Officer and Justice of the Peace, and still. retains • that position...in_ that. - Ask U. S. Attorney General To Probe 'Cowboy Preacher' Of interest to many Detroiters is the new that Israel Heyman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hey- man of Rishon LeZion, Pales- tine, formerly of Detroit, has just earned his B. S. degree in Medicine at the American Col- lege of Beyrout, Lebanon. Israel Heyman, ... ............... a native De- troiter, studied in the Detroit public schools before leaving f o r Palestine where he was graduated from the Herzlia Gymnasium in Tel Aviv, before entering the Israel Heyman American College at Beyrout. For a time, Mr. Heyman in- terned at the Hadassah Hospital in Tel Aviv. He is now complet- ing his final interneship at the Beyrout University prior to re- ceiving his M. D. degree. He is specializing in pediatrics. -Israel Heyman is the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Hey- man of Detroit, both of whom are prominent in Zionist a n d Jewish National Fund circles. Brand Black Market In Play by Pisgah Players on Tuesday MRS. EDITH ROSSEN REZNICK Zedek, to be presented next Wednesday evening in the social hall of Shaarey Zedek. Karl M. Haas, organist of Temple Israel, pianist and lec- turer, will interpret Jewish mu- sic and will illustrate his talk with selections from Jewish melodies, including traditional religious chants. Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar, tenor, will sing "Le Juive" in Hebrew, "Vohin," "The Happy Tailor" and "Mizmor Shir Cha- nukas." Henry Siegl, violinist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster of Station WJR, will be one of the featured artists on the program. Mrs. Edith Rossen Reznick, prominent soprano who recent- ly returned to Detroit, will sing "Der Becher" and other selec 7 tions. Morris Shatzen, who will be chairman of the evening, states that his committee have invited members of congregational aux- iliaries to attend this musical event. Mr. Shatzen, president of the Men's Club, announced cancell- ation of Louis Adamic's sched- uled address, Mr. Adamic having been assgined- to government work. Civil Rights Federation Accuses the Rev. Springer, Alleged Disciple of Winrod and Smith, of Organizing Fascist Youth Group Calling for a Federal grand jury investigation of the Rev. Harvey Springer, self-styled "cowboy evangelist" holding meetings at Gilead Baptist church, 4735 W. Fort, the Detroit Civil Rights Federation urged Attorney General Biddle to look into the organiaztion here on Nov. 25 of a "new national youth organization," under Springer's sponsorship. The Federation charged that Springer and the Rev. Bob Parr, pastor of the church, in response to an article in a Detroit paper concerning another youth organ- ization, are "attemption to mob- ilize young American in support Correspondent Disagrees With Editor's View of Thanksgiving of organized native fascism." The letter charges that Spring- Editor, The Jewish News: er is a "disciple" of Gerald B. I disagree with the editor's Winrod, now under indictment view as expressed in the editor- by the U. S. in Washington with ial "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" 32 others charged with sedition. in your issue of Nov. 19. It points out that Springer I base my theory on the Jews came to Detroit last week as a being attacked in Boston! Jewish guest speaker at a rally of Gerald stores molested during the High L. K. Smith's America First Holydays! Jewish schools and Party where it says Springer, synagogues chalked up in foul Smith and a number of other language! Jewish children being speakers "attacked the domestic molested in the public schools! and foreign policy of the Federal A Jewish farmer's cow poisoned government in a manner calcu- by poison thrown or sprayed on lated to destroy morale" and to the hay! We are thankful! For "weaken the fighting spirit of the what? For these fiendish, foul, armed forces." abnormal atrocities played by The letter also charges that anti-Semites right here in De- both at the rally and the meetings troit? in the Gilead church, Springer No, Mr. Editor, that is not my has engaged in "attacks upon the way of a spirit of Thanksgiving. Jewish people, the foreign-born, Here is my way: and our allies, Britain and Russia. I am an American Jew, not a On his recent visit in Detroit, radical Jew! I believe a . Jew Dr. L. M. Birkhead, national di- must have an equal share in. rector of Friends of Democracy, America. As a Jew, I am also a charged that Rev. Springer is one human being. I don't have to of Gerald L. K. Smith's chief as- see our Jewish children being sociates who has been delivering molested. I believe that when . as anti-Semitic addresses through- a Jew I will see government of, out the country. by and for the people, I- will sav with .Lincoln that -I . am thankful REVISIONIST SEES U. S. for America and am glad I am AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY a gOod American -Jew. JERUSALEM, (JTA)-7-Dr. M. ABRAHAM JACK SORIN, Altman, Revisionist leader, dis- 2747 Gladstone, Apt. 304. closed here that on his visit to Turkey in connection with at- . Rabbi Fram Spurs Drive tempts to remove Balkan Jews to Palestine he conferred with For Enrollment in UHS United States Ambassador Lau- The last membership enroll- rence Steinhardt and other Al- lied officials. ment of the United Hebrew Schools, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle, was con- ducted by Morris Fishman, an associate chairman. The chair- man of this project is Dr. A. E. Bernstein, and Julius Berman is the other associate chairman. The guest speaker, Rabbi Leon Fram, stressed the importance of an intensive Jewish educa- tion, and urged the workers to cbntinue the campaign to make personal contacts with prospec- tive members and to acquaint them with the work of the Uni- ted Hebrew Schools. Guardian Reiterates Its Demand for Jewish State LONDON (Palcor)—The Man- "It's Up to You," the play ex- chester Guardian, reiterating a posing the black market, will be demand it has voiced repeatedly staged by the Bnai Brith Pisgah in recent weeks for a Jewish Women Players at Brown Me- State in Palestine, endorses Lord morial Chapel of Temple Beth Cecil's thesis that this is neces- sary for international reasons as El, next Tuesday evening. Pearl Haberman will play the a remedy against anti-Semitism leading role of "Mrs. Margaret as well as for the realization of Gibbs." Other parts are played Jewish national aspirations. by Pearl Fenkell, Sonia Balen, Ben Saferstein, Alan Vinocur and Ann Madorsky. The play is a skillful blending of drama, comics, song and dance. Rose Zuckerman solos "They're Either Too Young or Too Old"; Rose Weingarden sings "Dirty Overalls"; Estelle Lawson, "We Can Take It," all catchy tunes that will intrigue the audience. Rose Blank executes the in- tricacies of the Dance of Mary Four Freedoms. Two more dance routines and three choral numbers are features in the 10 You can grasp if in 5 minutes! scenes of the play. . Arthur Murray's discovery makes According to Mrs. Saul Rosen- the sophisticated Rumba as easy man, director, the play moves as A-B-C. It's fun to learn with his swiftly and uses the new "living talented experts . . you catch on newspaper" technique with pro- to the step and the movements ..so jected scenery procured from the quickly. In no time you'll - have a Office of War Information. The half-dozen fascinating variations at the tips of your toes. script was written for the War Food Administration by Arthur Then See - *hat a surprise you Can give your friends. The very best Arent, well known playwright. dancers' will seek you out — tell Songs are. by Earl Robinson, au- You you're wonderful. thor of "Ballad for Americans." Eriroll . for a . few lesSons at Arthur MurraY's and be ready, to have the department.. They have one best time ever at 'your very next daughter, Mrs. Apsel (Lillian party. Rates are low TIOVV. Don't wait—studio open until 10 P. M. Levy) of Detroit; two sons, Wil- Phone CA. 3377 fred and IrWin . in Los Angeles, Calif., and four grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Levy will leave for Los Angeles for a short va- cation before returning to Tor- LETTER BOX . ARTHUR MURRAY SAYS f receis Get Along Little Doggie" This ELM TREE stood in front of Re- my store many years ago. member when I used to advertise "Across from the Elm Tree?" Washington Blvd. has changed— but I'm still selling the best shoes in America for men and women. THE SECRET OF THE RUMBA' Stetson Shoes are FIRST in fine craftsmanship, top leather con- struction and comfort. That's as true today as it was when Fido and the Old Elm Tree were pals, • 27 years ago. 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