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THE JEWISH NEWS

Congregational Activities

Red Cross Sabbath
Beth El Honors Straits to Head
Set for Feb. 25-26
National Scout
$550,000 Drive
Sabbath Tonight For UAHC, HUC spiritual
WASHINGTON — Setting the
tone of the 1944 Red

Cross War Fund campaign
which opens March 1, synagog-
ues and temples throughout the
nation will observe Red Cross
Refining Co., has accepted the Sabbath on Feb. 25-26. The fund-
chairmanship of the $550,000 raising campaign, of which the
goal is $200,000,000, will con-
tinue throughout March.
Observance of Red Cross Sab-
bath comes in answer to a plea
from Dr. Israel Goldstein, presi-
dent of the Synagogue Council
of America, and Red Cross
Chairmen Norman H. Davis, ad-
dressed to Jewish religious lead-
ers from coast to coast. This - is
the second successive year of its
observance.

CINCINNATI — Roger W.
Dr. Glazer Gives Sermon
Straus of New York, president
on 'Lincoln's Challenge to
of the American Smelting and
Contemporary America'

National Scout Sabbath, which
is being observed in connection
with National Scout Week, will
be observed by Temple Beth El
at the Sabbath eve services this
Friday.
All of the four scout troups of
the temple and their leaders will
attend the services in uniform
and will supply the ushers.
In honor of Lincoln's birthday,
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will
preach at the services on "Lin-
coln's Challenge to Contempo-
rary America." A special pro-
gram of music in honor of Na-
tional Scout Sabbath and Lin-
coln's Birthday will be rendered
by the Temple Quartet under
the direction of Julius Chajes,
with Jason Tickton at the organ.
Following the services a social
hour will be held in the Social
Hall under the auspices of the
Sisterhood.

Rabbi Fram to Discuss
Houston Affair Feb. 18

"A Psychoanalysis of the Re-
form Jewish Congregation of
Houston" will be the subject of
Rabbi Leon Fram's sermon at
the Sabbath Eve services of
Temple Israel on Feb. 18 at 8:30
in the Lecture Hall of the De-
troit Institute of Arts.
The service will be followed by
a social hour, under the auspices
of Temple Israel Sisterhood.

Examinations Feature
Chachmey Lublin Event

Weisberg's Sermon
Congregations
Cite Importance Wins AZA Honors
For his brilliant sermon, "A
Of Beth Yehudah. Peculiar
Treasure Above All Na-

Synagogues Stress Service
Rendered of Yeshivah
For Boys, Girls

Detroit Jewish congregations
have dedicated this Saturday
(Shabbos Parshas Yisro) to the
cause of Jewish education as
served by Yeshivath Beth Ye-
hudah.
Addresses
at services will
stress the importance of the
center for higher Jewish learn-
ing • where 300 boys receive
training in 15 classes. The Beth

Shaarey Zedek to Hear
Talk on Brotherhood

ROGER W. STRAUS

Dr. Benjamin Bush of West-
minster Church will speak at the
late evening services this Friday
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
on "Brotherhood Or?" The pub-
lic is welcome.

Shaarey Zedek Library
Has Palestine Exhibit

Men's Club Plans
Dad-Son-Daughter
Affair at Beth El

The Men's Club of Temple
Beth El is planning a father-son.
daughter dinner and program on
Washington's birthday, Tuesday,
Feb. 22, at 6 p. m., in the social
hall of the Temple.
Chairman Gus Braff has ar-
ranged a program which will in-
clude the taking of free pictures
of every father and his children,
an animal show by the famous
Eldridge, the showing of sound
movies, a talk by a war hero,
salute to the flag and Pledge of
Allegiance led by the Scout
troops of Temple Beth El, com-
munity singing and prizes.
Reservations, $1.65 for fathers
and $1 for children, are being ac-
cepted at the Temple office.

Friday, February Tr, 1944

IRVING S. FLORSHEIM

Joint Fund Campaign of the
Union of American Hebrew
Congregations and the Hebrew
Union College.

Irving S. Florsheim, promin-
ent Chicago shoe manufacturer,
will serve as treasurer.

By special arrangement with
Miss Grace England of the
Downtown Branch of the De-
troit Public Library, the Shaa-
rey Zedek Library is featuring
an exhibit on Palestine this
week.
The display includes Palestin-
ian products, art objects, jew-
elry, clothing and literature.
The articles exhibited were
loaned from Dr. and Mrs. A. M.
Hershman, Chesluk's Bookstore,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Heyman,
Miss Helen Kass, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Laikin, Misses Anne
Reitman and Zelda Rosenthal
and the Zion Bookstore.

Port Huron Synagogue's

Both Mr. Straus and Mr. Flor- Annual Dinner on Feb. 22
sheim are members of the ex-
Congregation Mt. Sinai of Port
ecutive board of the Union of Huron will have its annual din-
American Hebrew Congrega- ner Feb. 22.
tions.
The synagogue's Sunday and
The Union of American - He- Religious School will observe
brew Congregations is made up Hamisha Asar b'Shevat on Sun-
of 310 synagogue constituencies day. Trees were planted in Pal-
of the U. S. and Canada. The estine at the Sisterhood's celebra-
organization was founded in tion which was addressed by Dr.
S. S. Auerbach.
1873 by Isaac Mayer Wise who
The Sisterhood elected Mrs.
established the Hebrew Union
Isadore Goldman president; Mrs.
College two years later.
Auerbach, vice - president; Mrs.
Helen Cohen, secretary; Mrs.
Symposium on Sabbath Jule J. Levy, treasurer.
Eugene Winkelman was -chosen
Observance Wednesday
chairman of the Port Huron
Next Wednesday, at 12:30 p. m. Youth Council.
at Cong. Bnai Moshe, Dexter and
Lawrence, the Women's League Traverse City Children
for Sabbath Observance will Plant Trees in Palestine
Traverse City children attend-
sponsor a symposium on the sub-
ject, "Importance of the Sabbath ing the Beth El Religious School
on the Jewish Scene." Partici- under the supervision of Dr. S.
pating will be Rabbis M. Fischer, S. Auerbach observed Hamisha
Joshua Sperka,- M. J. Wohl- Asar b'Shevat by planting trees
gelernter. Sabbath melodies will in Palestine.
be sung by Cantor Irving Ringel.

Rabbi E. Silver, of Cincinnati,
will be the guest at the examina-
tions at Yeshivath Chachmey
Lublin from 10 a, m. to 1 p. m.
on Feb. 21, in connection with
The younger matrons of the
the presentation of a Sefer Torah. city are organizing another unit
Prizes will be awarded the three of the Women's Sabbath League,
best students. - and Mrs. Philip Ash, 4261 Stur-
Rabbi Joseph Eisenman, chair- tevant Ave., will -be hostess at
man of Vaad Ha-Chinuch, and the meeting on Thursday, - Feb.
the board of the Yeshivah will 24, at 8 p. m. Those interested
supervise the examinations. The in attending are invited to call
public is invited.
Mrs. A. 0. Barsy, TO. 8-8822.
The ceremony of completing
the Torah by inscribing the last
words will commence at 2 p. m.
on Feb. 21.

Buy War Bonds!

tions," Harvey Leonard Weis-
berg, 19, of Detroit, was awarded
first prize in the National Bnai
Brith AZA contest.
A member of the U. S. Navy
V-12 program at the University
of Michigan, Weisberg joined the
AZA at 15 and a year later was
elected Aleph Kohen of District
6 and the District's Aleph Maz-
kir at 17.
A student at Michigan since
November 1942, Weisberg — who
received his Jewish education at
Shaarey Zedek Sunday School
and was president of the Junior
Congregation — helped conduct
religious services at the Hillel
Foundation in Ann Arbor.
Weisberg, whose home is at
2070 W. Chicago Blvd., is a sea-
man first class. A member of the
Bnai Moshe Chapter 321, he re-
cently won top honors in the
Michigan Regional Tournament
for fitness and forensics, and
teamed with Sidney Berlin for
debating honors.

Four Freedoms Program
At Bnai David on Feb. 18

The Friday night gathering of
Congregation Bnai David, Elm-
hurst and 14th, on Feb. 18, will
feature a discussion on the Four
Freedoms.
The participants and their top-
ics will be: Rabbi Joshua Sperka,
RABBI JEHUDAH M. COHEN
"Freedom of Religion"; David J.
Jacob Religious School for Girls, Cohen, "Freedom of Speech"; Dr.
directed by the Ladies of Yeshi- Maurice M. Silverman, "Free-
vath Beth Yehudah, offers a dom from Fear"; William Hordes,
parallel program to - 65 children "Freedom from Want."
Canter Irving Ringel has pre-
in the Kindergarten and two ele-
pared a musical program and he
mentary classes.
Guest speaker at the evening will be assisted by his Junior
function will be Rabbi Jacob Choir. A social hour will follow.
Kaminetzky, of Toronto, where
he heads Yeshivath Maharil and Yeshivah building on Monday,
Talmud Torah Etz Chaim.
Feb. 21; and the Patriotic Rally
The Malaya Malka will take arranged by the Jewish War
place at 9 p. m. in the Mogen Veterans on Feb. 28, are to fol-
,Abraham Synagogue of the low.
Yeshivah, Dexter at Cortland,
Culminating the activities to
and will be presided over by acquaint the community with
Rabbi Isaac Stollman. Refresh- Yeshivath Beth Yehudah will
ments will be served by the La- be the second anniversary ban-
dies of the Yeshivah.
quet at Congregation Shaarey
The Bnai Brith evening for Zedek on Sunday, March 5, with
the Yeshivah will be sponsored Rabbi Samuel Cooper, of
by Pisgah Lodge at the Jewish Charleston, W. Va., as guest
Center next Tuesday, with speaker. Tickets are available in
Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen, dir- the Yeshivah office to all patrons
ector of the Ann Arbor Hillel of the institution contributing a
Foundation, as speaker.
minimum of $25. Reservations
The Community Program and also will be received by Phone
Educational Symposium in the HO. 7990, or TO. 8-2230.

PRESENTATION OF NEW SEFER-TORAH TO
YESHIVATH CHACHMEY LUBLIN

Linwood and Elmhurst

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1944 at 2:00 P. M.

—by—
Mrs. Sarah Frankel, Mrs. Ethel Greenwald,
Chaie Levenholtz and Benjamin Waxman
in memory
of their late sister, Esther Menucah
and her late husband
Rabbi El Silver of Cincinnati, Ohio
will be the guest speaker
Cantor Isidore Podetzky of Cleveland, Ohio
will head musical program
Detroiters are cordially invited to attend this Torah Simcha

Administration of -Yeshivoth Chachmey Lublin
Board of Directors
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