THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Fourteen

Friday, May 19, 1944

Brothers Become Captains
10th Anniversary Sgt. W. Hoffman Fondiler Views
A Nazi Prisoner, Progress Made by Harold and Bernard Stralser
Of Arlazaroff
Have Enviable Service Records
Branch June 11 Parents Informed Haifa Institute

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Hamlin and Siegel to Be Another Son, Lt. Max, in Post
Among the Speakers;
at a Station Hospital
in South Pacific
Publish Special Book

Arlazaroff Branch of Jewish
National Workers' Alliance is
making progress in its drive to
enlist 50 new members on the
occasion of its 10th anniversary,
Morris L. Schaver, president, an-
nounced this week.
The 10th anniversary celebra,
tion will be held at the Lee Plaza
Hotel on Sunday evening, June
11. Principal speakers will in-;
elude Louis Siegel, national sec-
retary of the Farband; . Isaac
Hamlin, national secretary of the
Gewerkshaften, and other prom-
inent leaders.
An anniversary book is being
published on the. occasion of this
event.
Harry Schumer, one of the
leaders of the Arlazaroff branch,
announces that on the occasion of
this anniversary a Bond drive
will be concluded for the pur - .
chase • of a Hospital Ship. More
than $150,000 of Bonds were al-
ready sold for this purpose.

Farband Camp
Registrations
Being Accepted

. Farband Camp and Kinder-
welt, founded --15. years ago by
the labor Zionist movement of
Detroit as a summer home for
young and old, is preparing for-
its 16th season, to start -on June
25 and . to continue for a period
of nine weeks.
Boys and girls, 6 to 15, a r e
being . accepted e'i t h e r for the
full camp season or for shorter
periods. •
The camp is located on Long
Lake, near Chelsea. in Wash-
tenaw County, amidst beautiful
surroundings.
Farband Camp's program is
noted for its Jewish content. The
Jewish atmosphere created for
campers has won national rec-
ognition among similar camps.
Parents interested in details
are invited . . to write • or call at
the camp of fice, 1912 Taylor,
TY. 4-8988.
Special accommodations f. o r
adults are offered in the camp
hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. I. Hoffman of
2231 N. LaSalle Gardens, have
been informed • that their son,
Sgt. William M: Hoffman, pre-
viously reported missing in ac-
tion, is a German prisoner of

war. He was captured in:Jan-
uary while serving in the infan-
try during the Italian campaign.
A graduate of Northern. High,
Sgt. Hoffman attended Wayne
University and has been in serv-
ice 18 months.
In a recent letter from prison
camp he told of the great job
being done . by the Red Cross
and how much it is appreciated
by the boys. He is 22 and was
a member of the Trylons and
the Jewish Center.
Another son, Lt. Max • Hoff-
man, entered service soon after
Pearl Harbor and is ..now- sta-
tioned in the medical corps as
transportation officer of a sta-
tion hospital in the South Pa-
cific.
Mail from him tells how well
the American. soldiers get- - along
with the natives, trading trinkets
with them . for luxury food. He
writes about the boys buying an
ice cream machine from the
States, but forgetting to get a
machine for ice. However, they
have ordered back for one and
it won't • be -.long before they
have ice cream. •
- He also mentions how the boys
rushed for coconuts upon first
reaching the island, drinking the
milk and eating the meat. One
of the island's dangers, - he says,
is being hit by failing coconuts.
Lt. Hoffinan is a graduate of
Northern High and Wayne Uni-
versity, where he majored , in
political science. He is 31 and
was formerly a member of the
Jewish Center and a teacher in
the Detroit public schools.

Mother-Daughters Fete
Home Relief Society's.
Of Jr. Hadassah Sunday Luncheon Monday

Detroit Chapter of Junior Ha-
dassah will hold its Mother and.
Daughter tea Sunday, at 2:30, at
the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg. The
meeting will be utilized to out-
line the purpose, scope and ac-
tivities of Hadassah.
A slate of new officers will be
presented at this meeting.
A comedy, "Rifka Gets Her
Man," will be staged by the dra-
matic group under the direction
of Miss Lillian Greenhut. T h e
cast includes . Alyse Geer, Eve-
lyn Rose, Florence Cooperman
and Eve Goldberg. Miss Hilda
Biederman is in charge of re-
freshments.
Girls interested in joining Ju-
nior Hadassah are invited to
this event. The 50-cent admission
will go towards Jr. Hadassah
proj ects.

Memorial in Tribute to
Brigadier Kisch

Final arrangements for the
season's closing Home Relief
luncheon meeting to be held on
Monday, at 12:30 p. in. ) in the
Book Casino have been made
by the arrangements, committee
headed by Mrs. Peter Miller,
hostess chairthan, and Mrs. Al
'Weisman, prograth chairman. -
After - a short business meeting,
the 'afternoon will be .devoted to
cards and games. There will be
prizes.
Mrs, . Irving H. Small, presi-
dent, - invites members , and
friends to attend this meeting.
For reservations, call Mrs. Peter
Miller, TY. 5-4051, or Mrs.. Will-.
ram Gordon, TY. -4-6835.
Members are urged to call
Mrs. Sam Marks, stamp and bond
chairman, UN. 1-3608, when
buying -bonds or stamps for the
Fifth War Loan Drive.

the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph

service overseas, add to the glory
of the record of ,Detroit Jews

Both were advanced to the rank
of captain in January, 1944.

M-M Rosenberg's

Last Note Praised
The Jewish News

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His younger brother, Capt.
Harold Louis Stralser, has • been
acclaimed for many accomplish-
ments in service. A graduate of
Central High School, he studied
at Walsh Accountancy School.
He has been in service since
January, 1944, and during his
overseas duties completed 25
bombing missions. He is at -
present stationed at Monroe, La.,
where he is being trained- as an
instructor.

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Last November, Capt. Harold
Stralser was in the public lime-
light and was singled out for
honors as navigator of "Romance
2." Although he and his co-pilot .
were wounded by anti-aircraft,
fire,- they brought the Flying -
Fortress home from a raid over
Gelsenkirchen. Although the flak
had - cut -into the instrument
panel, Stralser and his co-pilot,
Lt. Martin Downey of Los An-
geles, kept the plane on its
course.

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• LONDON (Palcor) — "The
Zionist 'contention is that
there is sufficient room _ in
Palestine to hold many more
millions of Jews without. . in
any -way adversely affecting-
the position of the Arabs," • it
was declared here by New
Judea, official organ of • the
World Zionist Organization, :
in -commenting on a recent
statement by the executive of -
the British 'Labor Party which
had proposed the transfer of
Arabs to make room for Jews.

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HOUSE
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Pisgah Auxiliary Sends
Food Package to Custer

During the week of May 8,
Bnai Brith Pisgah Auxiliary
sent a food package to For t
Brady.
On May 8, Zamos Tamosever
Progressive Society served at
the USO Downtown . Canteen,
providing 1,200 sandwicheS.
A contribution for the USO
Lounge at the Jewish Center
was received from Mrs; David
Bader for phonograph records
in :memory of her son, M/Sgt.
Peter Bader..
For information regarding the
USO, call Miss Fineman, MA.
8400.

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Capt. Bernard J. Stralser has
been in active service for four
years. In the course of his va-
ried experiences in active serv-
ice, he has seen. action in .China
and was on duty in Panama. He
is at present stationed at Myrtle
Beach, S. C. A graduate of
Central High School, he had an-
other year to go to complete
his four-year course at the Uni-
versity of Detroit, specializing
Capt. Bernard J. Capt Harold L. in aeronautical engineering, at
Stralser
the time of his enlistment. He
Stralser
..who are fighting in the war and his brother are both Temple
Beth El confirmands.
against tyranny.

In a stirring address delivered
before a group of professional
technicians, engineers, architects
and chemists, on May .9,. at the
Rackham Building, William Fon-
diler, national president of the
American Society for the Ad-.
vancement of. the Hebrew Insti-
tute of Technology in Haifa, Pal-
estine, outlined the progress made
by this great school and de-
scribed its contributions towards
winning the war for the democ-
racies.
Mr. Fondiler, who is vice-presi-
Capt. Bernard J. Stralser, who
dent of the Bell' Telephone Lab-
oratories, told hoW the Haifa In- will. be 27 in June, and Capt.
stitute has become ari instrument Harold . - Louis Stralser, 23, are
for the Technological :develop-
ment of Palestine and how it ac-
quired a place in the furtherance
of the . country's progress in peaCe
time and in the present effort to
train- the. best men to direct the
war - activities.
In his address, Mr. Fondiler
told of the movement that lias
Among the last letters writ-
been launched to establish a me- ten. by Joseph - Rosenberg, Ma-
morial for 'Brigadier Frederick H. ' chinist's Mate First Class, USNR,
Kisch, who was killed in the before his death as a result of
African war area,. at the Haifa drowning , in the Pacific, was
• Institute. Brigadier • Kisch, who One, written to his . parents-, Mr.
had made great . contributions 'to- and_ Mrs. Louis Rosenberg of
wards improving the engineering 1975 Pingree, ,
in which he told
needs of the - British. army, was a of his reactions in readin' The
Member of the board of the Haifa Jewish News servicemen's page
..
'Institute. '
Under date of April • 19' he
" Louis Redstone, president. of wrote among other things':
the Detroit chapter of the Haifa
"I received three of your let-
Institute Society, presided at the ters last week and the page
meeting. Ben Wilk introduced from • The Jewish News with the
Mr. Fondiler. Fred M. Butzel, write-up about the Smilo boys.
honorary :.president of the. local It's too bad' that Barney was
society, spoke briefly.–
sent overseas without once be-
ing - able to 'go home on leave.
"You can see how lucky I
am. Of course I would have
liked to be home for Pesach,
but after all we can't expect
Womens' American Ort, De- everything to work out as Ave
troit Chapter, will hold its an- would like it.
nual luncheon at 12:30 p. m.
"There were some interesting
Wednesday, . in the Michigan articles about other fellows on
Room of Hotel Statler.
that page of The Jewish News.
The program, arranged by Mrs. The one about Hordes' son was
Nathall. Simons' and her commit- especially interesting. But I am
tee, will present for the first time surprised the censor passed Blair
in Detroit an Ort' movie made Moody's story."
abroad, showing rehabilitation
The death- of M/M Rosenberg,
and refugee training at work: which occurred on May 2, was
There will be songs by Mrs. Rose reported in last week's issue of
Cooper, accompanied by Mrs. Sol The Jewish News.
Q. Kesler, and . a cello oblig.ato
M/M Rosenberg completed his
played by Bernard Argiewich, of prescribed course of study at the
the Detroit. Symphony.
Naval Training -School (Diesel)
Arf Ort talk will be 'given by of the University of Illinois on
Mrs. William Grahm. There. will May 29, 1943. On. Aug. 6, 1943,
be election of officers, presided- he completed ' the prescribed
over. by Mrs. Moritz Kahn, presi-
course at the Navy Pier,' Chi-
dent, and a. review 'of the - na-
cago, -and- was classified • - as Ma-
tional Ort convention in -New
chinist's Mate, Second Class. He
York,• . covered by Mrs: • Harry
was promoted at sea on March_
Becker; vice president and chair-
16, 1944.. He was on an aircraft/
man of publicity.
Carrier tender somewhere in the
Pacific.

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Sgt: Hoffman ' Lt. Hoffman

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Two brothers, both captains . in

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