Friday, September 22, 1944
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Twelve
National Leaders Proclaim Detroit YIVO Sommerstein's Daughter
Describes Lwow Murders
Hebrew Education Month Fetes Elkin
Hebrew Teachers' Organization of Detroit. Publishes Special
Bulletin Dedicated to Observance of the UHS;
Altman Sets Radio. Programs
Sunday Night
Noted Scientific Institute
Leader to Help Launch
In celebration of annual Education Month, which cam,
rnenced last Week, the United_ Hebrew Schools, made public
Year's Activities
the following call issued by the American. Association for
The Detroit Committee of the
Jewish Education to Jewish parents thtoughout the country:
"The time has come to talk of better things . . . of the fast Yiddish • Scie n i f is Institute
approaching days of peace . . . of the free world of tomor- (YIVO) will commence its year's
row wherein the Biblical idealst
Daughter of Member of Polish Committee of National
Liberation Reveals How She and Husband Fled
to Chelm After Months of. Naii Terror
By RAYMOND DAVIES
LUBLIN `(JTA) — The whole story of what happened
to the Jews of Lwow was unfolded by Myra Sommerstein-
Woliz, daughter of Dr. Emil Sommerstein, prominent Zionist
and a member of the Polish Committee of National Libera-
tion, and her husband, Dr. Marek
"Before the Germans came'
there were well over 100,000 Jews subsided, they returned to the
of justice and the brotherhood- of Jewish parents throughout the
in Lwow, and no more than 10,- Jewish hospital.
man shad once again prevail—if country. to see to it that their chil-
000 of them succeeded • in escap--
Forged Certificates
we are mindful of the ,_teachings dren be given :the opportunity of
ing With the Red Army. It was
and lessons of the past.
Obtaining
forged Catholic birth
an adequate Jewish education. l
fortunate that during the year of
"In tomorrow's world, the
"If 'your child already attends a:
Soviet rule thousands of Jews certificates, Myra and her hus-
ideals of human freedom, justice, Hebrew. school, give him, the op-
went East and thus their lives band fled to. Krakow and then
to Chelrn, where Dr: Woliz work-
righteousness and brotherhood portunity to finish his course. He
were saved.
ed as a lumberjack. They stay-
proclaimed by the prophets of cannot receive the full advantage
"The Germans came July 1, ed there until the end of July
Israel again will guide mankind of a' Jewish education if he re-
1941. Within-- two days they when one day, Soviet tanks lum-
to a better life. In tomorrow's mains at school only a short span
forced all Jews to wear white bered into the village of Lumuv,
world, too, ...Jews must find hap- of time. Keep .your child in
armbands bearing Stars of David. near Chelm, where they had been
piness and self-fulfillment both school until graduation.
On July 15 Jews were told to living.
as individuals and as a people.
"And, if you would be in earn-
register with the police for work.
Symbol of Government
After the liberation of Chelm,
est, do not place the entire bur-
Thousands were taken from the
"In America 'where the Jewish den of . Jewish education upon
registration points and "were. never they discovered that Dr. Som- a
heritage of liberty is part of the the Jewish school. • It is even
seen again. It is believed that merstein was still alive and
nation's basic syrhbol of govern- more needful that parents ed-
five to six thousand were. killed. few days later Myra was reunit-
ment, our Jewish children can ucate themselves, • as well as pro-
About 2,000 Jews remain in Lwow ed with her father.
bring to world Jewry the grace cure education for • their children.
today.",
Lasting Partnership
and position to which it is en-
Temple,Israel Men's Club
Sent to Hospitals
"Thus, shall you help to ce-
titled—a standing among the free
The Germans assigned her Plans Opening Dinner
nations of the world, as enduring ment the everlasting partnership
as the ancient JeWish traditions between your faith, your children
husband
to work in the Jewish
MENDEL ELKIN
The Men's-• Club of Temple
hospital as a physician, while
of culture and mortality. - • and yourselves. Thus, too, shall
.activities
here
at
a
dinner
on
"Only by a truly complete Jew- Israel's treasures .of yesterday be Sunday evening, at the Work- she was sent to work in the Jew- Israel resumed its meetings Sept.
ish life can your children serve linked, in your children, to a men's Circle Bldg., Burlingame ish hospital for Infectious Dis- 12, at a gathering at the home
of Ben Tobin, 2005 Oakman, un-
eases.
as instruments • in the making of more glorious Israel in the world
and LinwoOd.
der t h e presidency of Jack
this better world. Thus only can of tomorrow.
Five or six months later a
This dinner will be utilized to
they validly claim the, right to . The proclamation is signed by honor Mendel Elkin, well known ghetto was established, but the Citron.
particpiate in the great task Mark Eisner, president, Amer- writer and YIVO leader, on his. Germans did not seal it off in . Included in plans for the en-
which lies ahead. The art -of liv- ican Association for Jewish Ed- 70th birthday. Mr. Elkin will ap- consideration of a bribe of 2,000,- suing year is the opening dinner,
ing as a Jew, as well as Jewish ucation; Henry Monsky, Presi-
000 zlotys, about $400,000. Similar to be held Oct. 25 at Hotel Statler.
• at this affair.
survival as a people, rests four- dent, Bnai- Brith; Sidney .Hol- pear
Benjamin M. Laikin is chair- payments were made several A nationally prominent speaker
square upon the Jewish school, lander, president, Council of Jew- man of the committee. J. Comay, times, and the ghetto was not will address the gathering, ac-
supplementing the public school. ish. Federations and Welfare secretary, 3264 Elmhurst, TO. closed until November, 1942. In cording to Arthur J. Hass, in
Funds; Joshua Bin Non, presi-
the spring of 1942, thousands charge of arrangements.
"Jewish education is the chan-
dent, Federation of Hebrew 8-0644, may be contacted for were killed in the ghetto streets.
nel through which the values Teachers;
Mrs. Judith • Epstein, reservations. Other members of
common to both Judaism and
Myra and Marek Woliz were
president, Hadassah; Dr. Israel the arrangements committee are:
Americanism can be passed on to Efros, • president, Histadruth Joseph Bernstein, S. Bercovich, slated to be killed in August,
your sons and daughters.
Ivrith; Dr. Azriel L. Eisenberg, Charles Driker, William Hordes, 1942, but were saved by two
Education an Obligation
president, National Council for S. Jacobson, A. Kohn, Ida Kom- Italian officers. For • eight days —surer, stronger or faster than genuine
"In brief, the unmistakable ob- Jewish Education; Frank Weil, aroff, Louis LalVled, I. E. Liebson, they hid in the officers' house. pure St Joseph Aspirin. No aspirin can
ligation of Jewish eduCation to- president, National Jewish Wel- Morris Schaver, S. Schklover, I. During that time all of Dr. Woliz' do more for you. World's largest seller at
100. 56 tablets 200; 100 tablets only 35¢.
day, as never before; is: -
family, 18 .or 20 people were Be
fare Board; Mrs. Mildred G. Welt, Zemel. • -
sure you demand St. Joseph Aspirin.
.
Elkin
was
born
in
Brozhe,
killed.
When.
the
pogrom
had
Mr-
To bring recognition of the president, National Council of
near
Bobruisk,
province
of
synthesis of the ideals of Jew- Jewish Women; Dr. Herbert S.
ish religion and ArneriCan de- Goldstein, president, Synagogue Minsk. He received his degree
•0 s?-A
mocracy; Council of America; Dr. Israel in dentistry from a Russian uni-
0
'd
To transmit the knowledge GoldStein, president, • Zionist Or- versity, but never practiced,
0
having
entered
the
lumber
busi-
0
of their principles and institu- ganization of America; N. Chanin
ness instead. Most of his life,
tions to our growing genera- and Louis Siegel, co-chairmen, however, he devoted to Jewish
Central. Yiddish Culture Organ-
. tion;
cultural activities.
To build better Americans ization (CYCO).
His home was a center . for
Special
Bulletin
Issue
and better Jews at a time when
Jewish writers and artists. As_ a
The
Hebrew
Teachers'
Organ-
we need' both;
patron of the arts, he has become
To serve as an instrument in ization of Detroit have issued 'a famous throughout the Jewish
the making of a better world. special bulletin in Yiddish .and
"Your children carry in their in English dedicated to the Edit= world.
' Mr. Elkin has appeared on the
• Meet ED WYNN as
young souls treasures of dormant cation Month observance of the Yiddish stage as actor and man-
“Sing Bubbles," ruler of
United
Hebrew
Schools..
This
Jewish ability and will-poWer.
ager. • He arranged plays, trans-
enchanting HAPPY
Fortify them with the "spiritual bulletin contains articles on ed- lated. important productions an
ISLAND! A laughable,
oxygen" so vital to their whole- ucation written by members of wrote plays. He was the or-
lovable, different kind
some " growth and development the staff, letters from members
as good Jews and Americans. of the Parent-Teachers groups, ganizer of the Kramer Theatre
of show I
0 Borden Co.
This is no time for shoulder as well as brief statements by in Russia and Unzer Theater in
shrugging. Enroll yOur children, the president of the schools, New York.
Leaving
Russia
in
1919,
he
re-
v
today, .in a good Jewish school. Rudolph Zuieback, - the chairman mained in Poland until 1922. He
If you fail to do so now, the op- and co-chairman of the Board came to the U. S. in 1923. Since
portunity lost cannot be re- of _Education, Maurice H. Zack- that time he has devoted his
heim and• Maurice Landau and
gained.
the chairman of the Education energies toward the advancement
Adequate Education
of Yiddish cultural efforts
Month,
Philip Slomovitz.
"Jewish Education Month has
44;40 AWYM44.:00'
through the YIVO.
This
bulletin
was
prepared
by.
been set aside this year as a Spe-
the
following
,
members
of
the
cial period to call attention of
staff: Joseph Haggai Jacob M.
Mathis, Solomon Kasdan, Michael
Michlin, Morris Lachover, Ber-
Senator Wagner Asks
nard Isaacs, Norman Ruttenberg.
Religious Prejudice Ban
In view of the fact that the
In Political Campaigns
United Hebrew. Schools have
been closed on account of the
NEW YORK (JTA)—Even the infantile paralysis epidemic and
semblance of intolerance in our it was impossible to make con-
political activities must be avoid- tact with the children personally
ed, Senator Robert F. Wagner and acquaint them with the holi-
of New York said in an-. address • days, the schools published a
before an inter-faith rally at bulletin containing the story of
Randall's Island staditim. here. the High Holy Days, as well as
"America is a nation of minori- questions and answers, which
That's what it takes to fill your prescriptions
ties," Senator Wagner stated, were sent to all the pupils of the
correctly . . . the way you want to be sure
"but on occasion ' there have schools. This bulletin was pre-
arisen groups and individuals pared by a committee consisting
they are filled. There can't be guess work dur-
who have sought to play one of A. J. Lachover, Joseph
ing time of illness. W ehave always been known
Haggai
and
Alexander
Roberg.
minority against another for po-
By courtesy of Hymn Altman,
litical and partisan gains. Some-
for our reliable pharmacy service.
times, this has taken - the obvious the sponsor of the Jewish Hour
form of the American Firsters. on Station WJLB, arrangements
Against these American fascists haye been completed for an Ed-
we are amply warned and can ucation Month radio program, as
be on our. guard. But there is a well as for a number of brief
more subtle practice; harder to talks and skits which will be
detect and harder to resist. "This given over that station on Satur-
practice arises when men, some- day evenings and Sunday morn-
times innocently, allow their ings during the entire month.
supporters to make any argu- Charles Rubiner and Mrs. Joseph
ment which carries any implica- H. Ehrlich are the co-chairmen
tion. of prejudice based on race, of these programs.' The first pro-
name or land of origin in hope gram will take place on Saturday
• evening, Sept. 23.
Of obtaining votes."
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