Friday, January 21; 1944 Page Fifteen , WAR :--1310N Sobel Describes Jewish Youth's Refugee Progress LISTENING In South. America NEW YORK—Terming the rate of refugee progress in South America "rapid and remarkable," Louis H. Sobel, Joint Distribu- tion Committee representative who has just–returned from 10 .7§mwm-mgrn. By Danny Raskin A FULL DAY is scheduled for the League of Detroit's "Youth Day" at the Jewish Center, Sun- day . . . To last from 3:30 until closing time . . Martha Gleisher will conduct an "Information Tease" in the Conference Room . Recordings in the Music Room and movies in the Adult Lounge . .. Dinner and dancing in the evening. * * * - DR. ABE PEARLMAN tells us about the patient who came into his • Puritan Ave. yanking em- porium with an ouching ache and a dread of teeth-pulling . . . When Abe mentioned that the masticator must come out, the fellow leaped from the chair and yelled, "Drill it or do anything, but please don't pull it!" . .. So Abe got to work and when he asked the nurse to ready an anesthesia needle, the patient's lips quivered . . "I'll have to drill pretty deep, might hit the nerve," said Abe . . . Then he injected, and,. long, the job was do1.4.0 When he arose, the patient, ibis local anesthetic about worn off, replied, "Say, now it feels o.k. I'm sure glad you didn't have to pull that tooth, it's one thing I just can't stand! . . . By the way, I won't be seeing you for a while, just got my papers." . . . Abe offered his best wishes and said, "Here's a little token to take along for good luck. It's the tooth that would have brought you bad luck if I hadn't taken it out!" * * * JUNIOR HADASSAH of Wind- sor presents Annual Minstrel and Variety Show at the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, Wed- nesday eve, January 26 . . George Karden SK 2/c, has seen action with the Navy in the Med- iterranean area . . . Phillip Rai- bin, the new USO director for the Jewish Welfare Board, hails from Jack Benny's home town, Waukegan, Ill. .. . Meyer Block left for Reveille Jan. 13 . . . P. F. C. Ed Blum hello's from England. * * INTERMEDIATES at Jewish Center offer their second Satur- day Nite-Club this Satu: . _. ,37 .. . Alfred Blumberg was promoted to an Air Corps major and Sid- ney Silverman was made a first looey . . . Eddie Epstein, the lum- ber man, has applied for a Naval commission following his recent 1-A . . • Harold Milner is home from service after experiences of four air raids in England and a dip in the Thames River when his canoe capsized. . . In town on furlough, recently, Pvt. Leon- ard Blum.. stated, "It sure was- good to get back to the barracks the morning after the New Year's party I went to—it was the only place open!" * * * Central High • students have purchased a Flying Fortress by buying or soliciting $400,000. in War Bonds . Club LaSalle reopens, Saturday, Jan. 29, hon- oring President Roosevelt's birthday. . Buy War Bonds! Yiddish Courses at Hillel Foundations BROOKLYN, N. Y.—An Eng- lish language anthology of Yid- dish authors of the past 60 years is being prepared by the Yiddish Culture Society of the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at Brooklyn College as part of its regular pro- gram of activities. These activities include instruction in Yiddish un- der a private tutorial system, readings and discussions of the works of Yiddish writers, produc- tion of Yiddish plays and talks by contemporary Yiddish authors. STORRS, Conn.—To meet re- quests from students who want to converse with their Yiddish- speaking parents who yearn to write a Yiddish letter to their grandparents and who are anxious to read a Yiddish news- paper, the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at the University of Connecticut this year added two courses in Yiddish to its program of Jewish history, the Jewish con- temporary scene and Hebrew. LOUIS H. SOBEL months on the southern conti- nent, told a press conference here that Jewish newcomers have made vital contributions to the culture and economy of their new homelands. Mr. Sobel visi- ted 20 communities in all the South American countries except Paraguay. During the last five months of his stay he operated out of Buenos Aires. Albert M. Bendetson Dies in Los Angeles Albert M. Bendetson, whose father, Samuel, was one of the founders of Temple Beth El of Detroit, died on Jan. 11 in Los Angeles at the age of 69. He was the brother of the late Mrs. Sarah Gittleman, Mrs. Anna Netzorg and Dr. Albert Bentson of D e t r o i t. Another sister, Mrs. Dora Netzorg, died two weeks ago. Mr. Bendetson is survived by his wife, Anna; a daughter, Mrs. Leo Brill; a son, Col. Karl seas; a granddaughter and a grandson. A prominent American social worker, Mr. Sobel was assigned to consult with and advise the local welfare committee in South America in their aid to refugees through direct relief, child care, Dr. Ginzburg, Hebrew medical aid, economic assistance, resettlement projects and voca- Poet-Scholar, Dies tional and language courses, and NEW YORK (JPS)—Dr. Si- also to stimulate and coordinate the activities of the non-refugee mon Ginzburg, Hebrew poet and communities. scholar and managing editor of the Keren Hatarbut News, jour- nal of the Hebrew Publication Society of Palestine and Amer- ica, died here at 53. He was born in the Volhynia district of Mrs. Anna Brodsky, 54, of 3821 Russia and came to this country Burlingame, died Dec. 29. Fu- in 1912. He studied at Teachers neral services were held Dec. 30. C o 11 e g e, Columbia University, She was a member of several and at Dropsie College, Philadel- charitable organizations. Surviv- phia, where he obtained a Ph.D. ing her are her husband, Jacob, in 1923. Dr. Ginzburg was the author and nine children, Mrs. Hyman Kaplan, Mrs. Ben Weintrob, Miss of "The Life and Works of Moses Lee Brodsky, Harry, Abraham, Hayyim Luzzatto," the noted Nathan, Leo, Sol and Herman Italian Jewish poet and drama- Brodsky, and seven grand- tist of the eighteenth century, in five volumes, and of several children. * * * books of poetry. He was active Mrs. Rose M. Kroll, 49, 2900 both in Palestine and in this Tyler Ave., died Jan. 13. Funeral country in organizations devoted serveci swere held last Sunday to the promotion of Hebrew at Ira Kaufman Funeral Home. writing and publication. He Burial was in Machnelah ceme- translated Coleridge's "Rhyme of tery. Dr. A. M. Hershman of- the Ancient Mariner" into He- ficiated. Surviving her are her brew. husband, Louis; two daughters, Mrs. Jerome J. Heyman and Mrs. Jews Misinterpret Balfour Benjamin Pecherer of Montclair, Declaration, Berger Says PHILADELPHIA (JPS)—The N. J., and three sisters, Mrs. Sid- ney Rattner, Mrs. Abe Brode and "ever increasing demands of Jewish nationalists, seeking to Lillian Friedman. interpret" the Balfour Declara- tion "as a sanction for the cre- Official Asks Doubling ation of a Jewish National Of Canada's Population State," was described as "an MONTREAL (JTA) — An ap- irritant in a troubled war area," peal for the doubling of Canada's by Rabbi Elmer Berger, execu- pbpulation through immigration, tive director of the American "in order' to give the people of Council for Judaism. An entire Canada a -higher standard of issue of the Information Bulle- living and provide them with tin of the Council had been g o o d s and- services at lower devoted to Rabbi Berger's arti- cost," was made here by J. S. cle: "What Does The Balfour McGowan, director of coloniza- Declaration Mean?" The author tion and agriculture of the Ca- warns that if Jews persist in nadian National Railways. He their demands for a Jewish emphasized that he was not, State "an already agonized Jew- however, in favor. of a policy ry will be pushed further down of free -and- unrestricted immi- the long, heartbreaking path to gration. disillusionment and frustration." Obituaries - ::3,••• ••.....•••••••,,,,,,,,,,,,• Committees Chosen By Social.-Agencies For Curriitt_ Year The Council of Social Agencies this week an_nounc..ed- its list of :functioning committees for the current year. , Dr. Paul T. Rankin is president of the Coun.cil and Mrs. Henry . Wineman is One of the vice s-presi- dents. The. board of directors in- cludes Fred M. Butzel, Henry Meyers and Herman M. Pekar- sky. Mr. Butzel is chairman of the admissions committee, the na- tionality division and the scholar- ship committee; Mrs. Wineman heads the membership commit- tee; Herman Jacobs heads the advisory committee of the Metro- politan Detroit Youth Council. Members of Health Council of Metropolitan Detroit include Dr. Hugo A. Freund, Julian H. Krolik and Miss Selma Sampliner. Julius Chajes is a member of the music advisory committee. Mr. Pekarsky is a member of the counselling, budget review, youth services, unclassified serv- ices and personnel study com- mittees. Dr. B. Benedict Glazer is a member of the budget review committee and the committee on family and protective services. Mrs. Melville S. Welt serves on the care of dependent children committee. Mrs. Robert T. Newman is a member of the committee on set- tlements and unattached camps. Miss Sampliner is a member of the personnel study committee. M. William Weinberg, Mrs. Margaret Rubin, Leonard Abram- son, Lillian Monash and Mrs. Philip Kaplan serve on the De- troit Council for the Physically Handicapped. Officers Installed By Mlawer Verein, Ladies' Auxiliary • COOPERMAN NAMED EDITOR OF THE NEW PALESTINE WASHINGTON, D. C.—Isidore Cooperman, former national edu- cational director of Aleph Zadik Aleph, youth organization of Bnai Brith, has been appointed managing editor of the New Pal- estine, official organ of the Zion- ist Organization of America, ac- cording to an announcement by Dr. Israel Goldstein, president. He succeeds to the post held by Carl Alpert who has entered the armed services. CLASSIFIED Lily-RES accepted from responsible firms or persons by telephone up to 10 a. m. Wednesday. Rates: 25c a line. Minimum two lines. RAndolph 7956 WANTED-4- or 5-room unfurnished. apartment or flat by employed, re- fined couple. 41 years old, no chil- dren: best local references. Call CE. 7293 evenings or week-ends. 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