Friday, - Juste 9, 1944'‘

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Eleven

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William Rosenberg at 71

Bnai Brith Planning
Hillel Leadership
Training Institute

55 Years a. Telegrapher,
Now Busy in War Plant

William Rosenberg, just past last week by being presented
71, .but feeling as well and as with a jewel to commemorate
able to render service today as
he did 25 years ago, holds one of the anniversary. He was secre-
the highest records for continu- tary of Detroit Lodge for 35
years and is a past chancellor
commander.

Mr. Rosenberg has served as
secretary of Craftsman Lodge
521, F. & A. M., since 1937. He is
a 32nd degree Mason and be-
longs to the Shrine.

He has a son, Raymond A.
Roberts, who last week was
named associate manager of J, S.
Bache Co. in Detroit, , and a
daughter, Mrs. Helen Rosenbaum
of the Wilshire.

Refugee, 21, Joins
Boston Symphony

Detroit Cast Makes a Hit
In 'Gypsy Baron' Opera

Word has just been received
from national .headquarters of
Bnai Brith that there will be
a Hillel Leadership Training In-
stitute , at Camp Onibar, Lake
Como, Wayne County, Pennsyl-
vania, Sept. 1 to 10.
The Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion at the University of Michi-
gan is planning to send some
of its student membership as
representatives to the Institute.
Those selected to go so far in-
clude Stan Wallace of Detroit,
president of the Student Coun-
cil; - Zena Etkin of Detroit and
Sybil Kahn of Bay City, student
directors.
Rabbi Maurice Pekarsky, for-
merly of Grand Rapids, is in
charge of arrangements for the
Institute: Rabbi Pekarsky is the
director of the Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundations at the University of
Chicago and at Northwestern.

Pvt. Woolf Pens
War

WILLIAM ROSENBERG

ous work on one job in this
state.
On May 1, Mr. Rosenberg was
retired and pensioned by the
Western Union after continuous
work as a Morse telegraphic op-
erator for 55 years and five
months. •
In accordance with Western
Union rules, Mr. Rosenberg, who
resides with his wife at - 1558
Glynn Court, was first pensioned
and retired on Feb. 1, 1943, after
reaching the age of 70. But on
May 2, 1943, he was recalled to
active work due to the war
needs, and served for another
year until last month.

Gets a War Job

•

Unwilling to abandon activity,
he immediately proCeeded to
look for an -opportunity to render
some service in the war effort,
and today Mr. Rosenberg is again
a full-time worker—this time in
the important war activities of
the Continental Aviation Corp.
Born in Detroit, Jan. 14, 1873,
Mr. Rosenberg- was employed by
the Western Union in 1888, upon•
his graduation from the Bishop
Union School. He then received
$20 a month. He became a tele-
graph operator and from 1890 to
1891 served the company ' in
Saginaw. He was brought back
to Detroit to serve at the. office
on Griswold and Congress and to
establish one of the finest rec-
ords set by any man in the his-
tory of the Western Union.
Saw Detroit Grow
In the course of his work, he
covered many important conven-
tions and world events, including
the famous World Series games
in 1907 between the Tigers and
Pittsburgh. He was supervisor of
k-'the local Western Union Morse
department from 1907 to 1933.
Mr. Rosenberg saw Detroit
grow from a community of 150,-
000 people to the present 1,800,-
000. When he was born, there
were only a handful of Jews in
Detroit. His parents, who came
here from England on their
moneymoon and settled in De-
troit, were members of Shaarey
Zedek when the synagogue was
on . Congress St. Mr. Rosenberg,
shortly after he was married.
joined Temple Beth El and has
retained membership there until
this day.
His father died Nov. 15, 1915,
and his mother on June 6, 1922.
Honored by K. of P.
Having completed 50 years'
continuous membership in De-
troit Lodge No. 55; Knights of
Pythias, Mr. Rosenberg was
highly honored by his associates

BOSTON (JPS)—Lucas Foss,
21-year-old refugee from Ger-
Effort Poem
many, will join. the Boston
Symphony Orchestra as a pianist
A stirring poem relating De-
under Serge Koussevitzky. The troit's role in the •war effort has
Berlin-born musician Composed been penned by Air Cadet Irving
The Prairie," a cantata for choir Woolf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
and orchestra, text by Carl Sand- Woolf, 2674 Tuxedo Ave., while
burg, and performed for the first convalescing in a hospital at
time last week. by the Collegiate Scott" Field, Th.
Choir with Robert Shaw direct-
DETROIT
ing.
Where are the victories won my
son,
Hold Oneg Shabbat
O'er the skies of England,.
when day was done
At Parochial School
Or perhaps on Africa's vast
Desert sands
An Oneg Shabbat arranged for
Where the Nazis first met,
this Saturday, 5. to 7 p.m., by
brave Yankee bands.
the Parochial School of Yoshi-
vath Chachmey Lublin, Elm- So you say New Guinea's tri-
umphs cinched the deal •
hurst and Linwood, will feature
Where the Japs felt the terror
a discussion of Pirkei Aboth and
of American steel
the Prophets by Rabbi G. Fran-
kel. "The Story of Hillel" will Yes, they all helped to vanquish
the foe,
be told by William Berman.
But what of the :city where
There will be Sabbath songs and
the tall factories grow.
discussions. Jewish boys are in-'
vited.
The city that built the planes,
• the guns and the tanks
The city to which all mankind
gives thanks
In South Pacific
Thank. you Detroit,.. Victorious
Soviets shout
For the past five months Pfc.
Because of you the' battle's no
Franklin Lee Levy has beerp sta-
• longer in doubt. •
tioned in the South Pacific. The Front England and China also
day after. he
. comes praise
graduated from
For now they can see better
Central High
and more glorious days. •
School in June,
Americans have built an indus-
1943, Levy en-
trial nation,
listed in the U.
Great enough to meet. an y
S. Marine
situation,
Corps._ He •re-
Though. our industries are vast
ceived his train-
and spread throughout the
in g at San
land
Diego, Calif.
When battles need winning
While at high
-Pfc. Levy
Detroit is on hand.
school he became a member of Thank God, the Allies win vic-
AZA, Northwest Chapter. He re-
tories on land and in the
sided with his parents, Mr. and
skies,
Mrs. Herman Levy, at 2273 Vir- But remember, Detroit is where
ginia Park.
production victory lies.

Audience of 4,500 Applauds Julius Chajes, Marguerite
Kozenn, Wyn Garden, Margit Kormendy, Garris and

Gault For Roles in Community-Sponsored Project

A capacity audience of more such expressions as "love ration-

than 4,500 attended the showing ing," "home front," and others.
of "The Gypsy Baron" at the
Composed of local young men
Masonic Temple on May 31 and
by its presence paid honor to and women Who have distin-
the sponsors of the presentation, guished themselves in musical

Detroit Friends of Opera, for its
courageous effort in sponsoring
the non-profit civic organization.
This organization, which for-
merly presented "The Bartered
Bride," aims to enrich the cul-
tural life of our city by present-

ingopera in English.

circles here, the cast did credit
to the plans of the Friends of
Opera.

Magnificent Spectacle
It was a daring undertaking
which turned out to be a mag:-
nificent spectacle:
Tirlius Chajes and Marguerite
Kozenn, as the guiding spirits of
the performance, deserve much
credit for the organizational
ability as well as their . personal
shares in this effort to advance
musical art in Detroit.
Dr. Lothar Wallerstein of the
Metropolitan .Opera Co. was the
stage director. Wolfgang Martin
of the New Opera .Co. assisted
Mr. Chajes as assistant conduc-
tor. Dr. Harry Seitz is the dir±c-
tor of the Detroit Friends of
Opera Chorus.
The Wayne University Dance
Group, directed by Ruth Mur-
ray, participated in the third

• Ovations for Chajes
Julius Chajes, artistic director
of the organization, ably con-
ducted the orchestra which was
composed of members of the De-
troit Symphony Orchestra. He
received several ovations and
twice was called to the plat-
form for bows and to be shown
appreciation for his work which
resulted in • the artistic presen-
tation of "The Gypsy Baron."
Marguerite Kozenn shared
honors in the cast with John
Garris of the Metropolitan Opera
Co. Both were applauded by an
appreciative audience which de-
fied the heat of the . evening to
give encouragement to the com- act of the opera.
munity project.
Honor Samuel Friedling's
Win Audience's Applause
Carlton Gauld of the New Memory Monday Evening
Opera Co., Wyn Garden and
Margit Kormendy were among
The memory of the late Sam-
the other leads whose work was uel Friedling will be honored at
given approval by the vast audi- a joint memorial meeting of the
ence.
Yiddish Folks Verein and Za-
Johann Strauss' music, always mosc Tomashover Progressive
popular, served to thrill the Society, with which the deceased
gathering, and unqualified ap- was affiliated, at the Beth Tefilo
preciation was • shown for the- 1 -Emanuel, Taylor and Woodrow
manner in which the opera was WilSon,_ . at 9 P. M. on Monday
translated into English by Ruth evening. - Members of both so-
invited to
and Thomas Martin. There were oieties and frien-a-s
some modern lines, including attend this memorial -gathering.

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