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Dr. Israel Efros to Pay
Desecration
Respects to Tchernichovsky BillU p inN
N.Y

A Warrior Earns a Rest

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Sgt. Steinberg Back in U. S:
After 13 Months of Fighting

Noted Poet and Scholar, President of Hebrew PEN Club, Assemblyman Offers Plan
Detroiter, Blown Twice From Turret and Wounded Twice,
to be Speaker Saturday Night at Zionist
to Make Marking of
Credited with 300 Hours of Flying in 39 Missions
Council-Kvutzah Ivrith Event
Churches a Felony
Against Japs; Tells of Jewish Life in India
Dr. Israel Efros will be the speaker for the Kvutzah

Ivrith, the Hebrew Cultural Group of Detroit, on Saturday,
Jan. 15, at 8:30 p. m., in the Rose Sittig Cohen Building. He
will speak on the late poet, Saul Tchernichovsky.
Dr. Efros, Hebrew poet and orator, is the president of
the Histadruth Irvith of America, an organization which

publishes the Hebrew weekly,
"Hadoar," the "Hadoar Lanoar,"
the "Sefer Hashonah" and the
"Ogen" publications. He is presi-
dent of the Hebrew PEN club,.
and a fellow of American
Academy for Jewish Research
and' is the author of many dis-
tingushed books. His latest book Social Worker Assumes Post
"Zahav" was awarded the La-
Of Area Director for
Med prize for Hebrew poetry.

Rabin Directs
JWB Activites

Jewish Welfare Board

Dr. Efros is also known for
his masterful translations of
some of Shakespeare's dramas
and for his work together with
Kaufman and Silkiner of the
English-Hebrew dictionary. He is
an eloquent speaker. He will de-
liver his address here in English.
This lecture has been arranged
jointly by the Kvutzah Ivrith
and the Zionist Council of De-
troit. There is no admission.

Phillip H. Rabin, former dir-
ector of the USO in Waukegan,
Ill., has assumed the job of Area
Director for the Jewish Welfare
Board in Detroit. He . replaces
Jack Spencer, who is now affil-
xm....

Dr: A. M. Hershman will be
the chairman of the evening.

The committee in charge Of
arrangements consists of the -fol-
lowing: Fore the Zionist Council,
Nathan Spevakow, chairman,
William Hordes, B. Laikin, Mrs.
David Scheraga, E. Sislin, Law-
rence W. Crohn; for the Kvutzah
Ivrith, Bernard Isaacs.

This Friday night, Dr. Efros
will deliver the address at the
services at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek.

Scouts Attend
Shaarey Zedek
Men's Program

Albert Green, scout master, is
arranging a special evening for
the Men's Club of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek next Wednesday
evening, in the Shaarey Zedek
social hall: Members of scout
troops 47, 104 and 164 will par-
ticipate. Songs, playlets and
other features will be one the
program.

Robert C. Reusch, area direc-
t for of Cubbing, will be the guest
speaker of - the evening.
Parents of the Boy and Girl
Scouts, visiting troops and mem-
bers of Shaarey Zedek are in-
vited to this meeting.
Maurice Seligman, chairman
of the Men's Club, announces
that Bronislaw Huberman, re-
nowned concert violinist, will be
presented in the social hall of
Shaarey Zedek • on• Wednesday,
Feb. 9. Mr. Seligman announces
that due to a special assignment
abroad H. C. Knickerbocker's
lecture has been cancelled.

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NEW YORK, (JTA)—A bill
making it a felony to desecrate
the property of any religious in-
stitution in the state was intro-
duced this week in the State
Assembly at Albany. Assembly-
man Crews who introduced the
measure said that the bill aims
at preventing the desecration of
synagogue and church buildings.
A conference held under the
auspices of the National' Confer-
ence of Christians. and Jews de-
cided to submit a petition to the
Board of Education here asking
cat to introduce in the city's
chools an effective cultural pro-
gram that would help combat
racial prejudice among children.
Those attending the conference
were of , the opinion that the re-'
cent anti-Semitic incidents in the
Washington Heights section of
the city had no organized inspir-
ation but were rather irrespons-
ible actions of juveniles.

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Drew Case Under Review;
LaGuardia Acts on Vandalism
NEW YORK (JPS)—The case
of Patrolman James L. Drew is
under review by a three-man
board an _ d a report is expected
shortly, Mayor LaGuardia re-
vealed in his weekly broadcast
over municipal station WNYC.
Drew, an associate of Joe Mc-
Williams. who has just been in-
dicted by a Federal Grand Jury
on charges of inciting mutiny
among the armed forces of the
United States and conspiring
with Nazis, was recently exoner
ated by Police . Commissioner
Valentine 'of charges of associa-
ting with persons engaged in
un-American activities.
On the same broadcast, Mayor
LaGuardia announced that a re-
ward of $500 would be paid to
any person giving information
leading to the conviction of any..
one 'for "an act of vandalism,
waste, malicious mischief or in
any way desecrating, injuring or
damaging any church, synagogue
or place of worship, or for in-
formation leading to the convic-
PHH4LIP H. RABIN
tion" of any person aiding or
iated with the TJAW-CIO as abetting in the commission of
physical education director for such crime.
Michigan.

A graduate of Western Re-
serve and Ohio State University
with an A.B., an and
an M. A. in Social Administra-
tion, Rabin has a rich back-
ground for his new position..
Prior to entering the USO feld;
he was director of activities at
the Schonthal Center and execu-
tive director of the Jewish Com-
munity Council of Columbus, 0.
He practiced law for over nine
years in Cleveland and directed
various Community Centers for
the Cleveland Board of Educa-
tion.

Habonim Hold
Program Based
on Recent Kinus

The national Kinus of Habon-
im, labor Zionist youth move-
ment, held in Cleveland during
the Hanukah vacation, was an
outstanding success.
Kinus serves as an intense
series of study sessions for lead-
ers in the movement. Plans for
opposing the White Paper and
post-war activities were dis-
cussed.
Speakers included Dr. Haym
Greenberg, David Wertheim, M.
Lemberger, Rose Kaufman and
national executives. Miss Ethel
Geulan Gandal was chairman of
the committee on arrangements
for the Detroit branch.
A program based on the Kinus
will be held this Friday night
at the Detroit Habonim Ulam,
1912 Taylor.
Detroit's 11 delegates were:
Anne Baschin, Esty Carson, Her-
man Foon,- Michael Franzblau,
Selma Friedman, Bob Kannon,
Harriet Leibovitz, Avrum Schul-
singer, Myron Spalter and Tzyvia

Rabin's new job places hith
in complete charge of all activ-
ity for the Jewish Welfare Board
in this area in behalf of the men
Soldier Asks Center
and women of the armed forces.
To Find Uncle Here
Jewish Welfare Board offices
and USO Lounge are located in
The Jewish Community Cent- the Jewish Community Center
er is in receipt of a letter from at Woodward and Holbrook.
a Pfc. Boris Roitman, No. 10306,
162 Transit Camp (Staff), MEF., Charm Program Wednesday
who is attempting to locate an
Speaking at the second in a
uncle, a Mr. S. Rottman or Roth- current charm series program at
man or Roitman. The soldier be- the Jewish Community Center,
lieves his uncle operates a men's Miss Anuta Lynch, of the
outfitting shop in Detroit. The Margnes Beauty Salon, will give
soldier cites the plight of his a lecture demonstration on
family in • Russia, and of three "Makeup" Wednesday at 9 p. m.,
members of his family serving in the music room. All are in-
in the British Army.
vited.
Zweig.

T/Sgt. Charles Steinberg, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Steinberg of 3003 Clairmount Ave., holder of three citations for
bravery, has just completed a 20-day furlough at home after 13
months of service in the India-
China sector.
tioned temporarily in Atlantic
With more than 300 hours of
City. He has been .in service since
combat flying to his credit,
Steinberg completed 39 bomb- Nov. 25, 1941.
ing missions over enemy territory
A 1938 graduate of Northern
as a top turret gunner, operating High, he was formerly a member
from 10th Air Force Indiiir sta- of the Jewish Center and A.Z.A.
tions. He has been awarded the Chapter 63, and assisted his fa-
Distinguished Flying. Cross, Pur- ther in the wholesale meat busi-
ple Heart and ....
ness before leaving for service.
Air Medal, and
His brother, Lewis, has been in
is eligible for •
the Army since last March.
the Oak Leaf
Cluster. His rec-
ord includes the
shooting. d o w
of at least one
Jap plane in
flames.
NEW YORK (JPS) — Rabbi
On May 11
Louis Werfel, chaplain pn duty
1943, he w a s
with the 12th Air Force Service
wounded slight-
Command in North Africa, has
ly in comb a tT/Sgt. Steinberg been killed in a plane crash in
with Jap fighters on a mission Algeria. He is the fourth Jewish
over Rangoon, Burma. He was chaplain to lose his life while on
blown from his turret by an anti- active duty.
'aircraft shell explosion and had
Before entering military serv-
his cheek grazed. He later took
off on a second mission, wearing ice, Chaplain Werfel was the rab-
a . cheek patch. He again was bi of the Knesseth Israel Syna-
blown from the turret and a gogue, Birmingham, Ala.
shell grazed his cheek at the
same place, removing the patch.
First Mission Easiest
LITTMAN'S PEOPLE'S THEATRE
"My first mission was the eas-
TWELFTH AND SEWARD
iest," Steinberg said, "because
TRinity 2-0100
one doesn't khpw what to expect.
Sure I was seared, and also very
excited. When our plane was
Final Performances of
first attacked we all looked to
see what a Zero looked like.
Guest Star
Boy! Was I glad to get that first
one over with! After that, the
rest weren't as hard on my
nerves."
Famous Jewish Actor and Singer
While in India, he visited the
Jewish community of Culcutta
in Vinichenko's
through a Judean club and at-
tended synagogue services there
and saw their Hebrew school in
operation. H e describes t h e
Sunday Matinee and Evening, jam.
Jewish school as functioning on
16 and Tuesday Evening, Jan. 18
a parochial basis, the youngsters
being taught English and the reg-
Prices: Sunday .evening: 55c, 85e,
$1.10. $1.65, 92.20. Matinee and
ular subjects in addition to He-
week-day evenings: 55c, 85c, $1.10,
brew and Jewish history.
$1.65.
In Service 2 Years
T/Sgt. Steinberg is now sta-

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Rabbi Louis Werfel,
Chaplain, Is Killed

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