Friday, June 16, 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS BUY ONE* Page Fifteen goehOed*res- BUY MORE THAN BEFORE This Advertisement Sponsored By Madison Electric Company Nt. Honor Late A. H. Friedland Kv- utzah Ivrith to Hold. Affair Presenting Book His Posthumously Published Volurne, 'Dovidl,' Will Be Introduced at Special Evening to be Held at . Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg. Next Thursday As a means of honoring the memory of the late A. H. Friedland of Cleveland, who was one of the outstanffling educators in this country, and of introducing to Detroit his posthumously published . book, "Dovidl," a special eve-s ning has been arranged by Kvutzah Ivrith, • the Hebrew- speaking organization, for next Thursday, at 8:30 p. m., in the auditorium of the Rose Sittig Cohen Building. Updn the closing of the public Under the chairmanship o f Philip. Slomovitz, Zionist co schools, the United Hebrew ,,worker and friend of the late. Mr Schools last Thursday began to Friedland, the following pro- conduct sessions in all branches gram will be presented on thi this starting at 9:30 a. m. occasion: The sessions usually held on Short Story Teller Sundays will now be held on Joseph Haggai w i 11 speak Fridays. about Friedland as educator and The • Hebrew Schools will close communal leader. Morris La.ch for one month's vacation begin- over will discuss Fried1Rnd as ning Friday, July 14, and parents the master short story teller. are urged to plan their. child's Mrs. Samuel Lehrman, a former vacation to correspond with • the pupil of the late educator, will UHS vacation.period. recite selections from his peoms. "It is important," a statement Miss Leah Pike, who assisted from the schools declares, "that in preparing "Dovidl" for pub- chi=ldren attend during the sum- lication, will talk on the author's mer, first, because in the morn- contribution to juvenile Hebrew ing children are alert and re- literature. Mrs. Maurice Landau, ceptive, and they therefore prog- a friend of the Friedland family, ress much faster; second, there will talk on Friedland's phenom- is an air of calmness and quiet enal versatility. M. Michlin will energy during the morning hours read and interpret some of and that too makes for better Friedland's short stories. Abra- learning than in the afternoon ham Schachter will lead in the when the child becomes fatigued singing of songs written by Mr. from his day's work at school." Friedland. The Kindergarten at the Rose The public is invited to Thurs- Sittig Cohen Branch will be day's event, admission being open, as usual, from 10 to 12 free. each morning. The Kindergarten Refreshments will be served class, headed by Miriam Gold, is by the Ladies' Auxiliary of spending much time outdoors Kvutzah Ivrith. working in their miniature Vic- Known as 'Hes Aleph' tory Garden. The late A. H. Friedland, who was affectionately known as "Hes Aleph" among his friends and associates, had made great contributions to Hebrew litera- Women ture and was the author of many Under the auspices of the short stories, poems and sonnets. He was a leader in the Zionist Detroit Army and Navy Com- movement, had served as presi- mitee of the Jewish Welfare dent of the Zionist District of Board, members of Bnai David Cleveland and was a member Sisterhood served at the Down- of the National' Executive Com- town USO on June 5. Bnai Brith Pisgah . Auxiliary mittee of the Zionist Organiza- tion of America at the time, pf sent food packages to Fort his death. He lectured eVensive- Brady and packages were sent ly on Zionism and Jewish edu- to Fort Custer by Brith Sholem, cation and spoke in Detroit on David Horodocker Benevolent numerous occasions in behalf of Society and Ladies of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah. the United Hebrew Schools. H.V.V.C. Club contributes to Mr. Friedland is credited with having laid the foundation for the Great Lakes, Club socials modern Jewish educational pro- every fifth Wednesday. Social evenings were arranged by grams in this country. Brith Sholem and Congregation Bernard Itaacs Co-Editor His -book '!Dovidl," which was Beth Itzchock. The June 11 published last month, was 'edited breakfast was provided by Koro- after Mr. Friedland's death by stishever Aid Society. A dona Bernard Isaacs, superintendent tion was received from Al of the United Hebrew Schools of Brooks. Detroit League of National Detroit, and Dr. Emanuel Gam,- oran of Cincinnati, educational Home for Jewish Children at director of the Union of Ameri- Denver made a generous contri- can Hebrew Congregations. A billion to the Hawaiian Serve-a- book written for youth, it will Camp project and the Auxiliary be introduced for the first tinv of Bnai Brith Detroit Lodge do- to a Detroit audience at next nated phonograph records for the USO Louge at the Jewish Thursday evening's event. • Center. The publication of this book was sponsored by the National Council for Jewish Education of JWV to Be Represented which Dr. Azriel Eisenberg of on U. S. Civic Council Cleveland is president. Written in a • style easily understood by NEW YORK—Following noti- youth, "Dovidl" has been pub- fication from Edgar J. Kaufman lished in a deluxe edition - hi fine of Pittsburgh, chairman of the type with • illustrations by the National Community Relations famous artist, Tmimah Gezari. Advisory Council, that the Jew- ish War Veterans of the U. S. CARD OF THANKS would be admitted, to member- The family of the late Mrs. ship, National Commander Arch- Ida Feldman of 1723 W. Euclid ie H. Greenberg announced that Ave. wish to thank their rela- he and Past National Com.man, tives and friends for their kind- der J. George Fredman would nesses and expressions of sym- represent e JWV to the Na- pathy in their recent bereave- tional Community Relations Ad- ment. -- - - e"30001t ,:zatua. AWL CilulAN4 VHS Conducts Summer, Term Bnai David, Pisgah Serve at USO 282 E. Milwaukee IPickDelegates To Congress First Bar Mitzvah in Bermuda Nr. sy-k, „ • ." • ' We, a • Detroit Chapter Appoints 6 To Attend Convention In N. Y., June 24-26 Detroit Chapter of the Ameri- can Jewish Congress, at a meet- ing held Monday evening at the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg., elected the following to serve as dele- gates at the Congress convention in New York, June .24-26: Leon Kay, president of the lo- cal chapter; H. Kaminer, M. Mohr, Rabbi J. S. Sperka, Ben Greenbaum and Mrs. Beatrice Shear. • Monday's rrleeting, at which Morris Lieberman presided, was addressed by Morris - Margulies, national Congress secretary on The appearance of U. S. Army and Navy Chaplains and the Na- organization. tional Jewish Welfare Board representative has revitalized Jewish In his address, which was fol- life in many isolated communities throughout the country. The above picture shows the first Bar Mitzvah ever celebrated on the lowed by general discussion, Mr. island of Bermuda with the help of JWB. Left to right are: Chap- Margulies outlined the activities lain Samuel D. Soskind, Jeffrey Nelson, the Bar Mitzvah, J. Bent- of the American and World Jew- ley Homer, the JWB representative in Bermuda and Seaman Max ish Congresses and spoke on the Greenfield who was Cantor. The Sefer Torah was provided by JWB. magnificent work being done by the Institute on Jewish Affairs Simon Rosen of 2950 Monterey to prepare material for post-war was awarded first for his painting planning. entitled "Refugees." Mr. Margulies declared that The jury of awards of prizes the World Jewish Congress, and scholarships included Sarkis through its officers in Geneva,,, Sarkisian, G. Alden Smith, Mrs. was responsible for first bringing- Harry Farbsten, Mrs. Hoke to the attention of the world the plight of the Jews under Nazism. Simon Rosen Wins First Levin, Mrs. Werbe, Stanley J. Twardowicz, Leon Makielski and He stated that the World Con- Prize for His Painting Mrs. Edward D. Quint. gress worked incessantly with Entitled "Refugees" the co-operation of the Free French leaders to bring about The exhibition of the art the restoration of the Cremieux Works of students of the Jewish Decree. Community Center Art School FOR He also described the manner ,will continue for another week, ! FRYING in which the Congress co-ope- it was announced by -1Virs.-David rates . with the UNRRA and re- Werbe, chairman of the art com- BAKING minded the audience that when mittee. --COOKING the War Refugee Board was es- The exhibit opened wilh—a_ re- tablished the World Jewish Con- ception at the Center on Monday gress was one of the organiza- evening. tions recognized and publicly Original works of beginners' mentioned by President Roose- and advanced students as well as velt for co-operation in imple- graduates of the school are being menting the necessary relief ac- displayed. tivities. Center Continues Art Exhibition Another Week Rabbi Goldstein Heads U. S. Synagogue Council A Book that gives the answers to many perplexing questions Read David Horowitz's New York (JPS)—Rabbi Her- bert S. 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