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Page Five

THE JEWISH NEWS

1944

City Health Commissioner
Commends Hospital Project

S. S. Isaac M. Wise

Launched Saturday

6 Yiddish, Hebrew
Writ6rs Given
LaMed Awards

are: Joseph Apatashu who was
given the prize for his novel.
"When Poland Fell;" H. Yialty
of Uruguay, for his novel "Father
and Son", and Aron Zeitlin, fox!
a volume of poems.
The three Hebrew writers aret
Harry Sackler who won the
prize for his "Book of Plays;'!
A. Epstein, for a collection of
critical works "From Near and
Far;" and Dr. S. Feigin, for his
volume of essays "Secrets of the
Past."
The jury was composed of Dr.,
Israel Efros, Menchaem Boraishor
Dr. Samuel Margoshes, David
Pinsky and Menahem Rivalov.

NEW YORK—To the vast fleet
of wartime Liberty Ships, one
bearing a most hallowed name
S. J. Allen Named Chairman of Fund Drive; Dr. Douglas in American Jewish history will
be added this Saturday when the
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Three
Praises Jewish Community's Interest in Establishing
S. S. Isaac Mayer Wise is launch-
ed in Jacksonville, Fla., Rabbi Yiddish and three Hebrew writ-
Hospital; Osnos, Butzel Address Meeting of Ass'n.
Maurice N. Eisendrath, director ers have been awarded the
Efforts to secure a $2,000,000 fund to assure the building of the Union of American Hebrew Louis LaMed Fund annual prize
of a hospital in Detroit under Jewish auspices took definite Congregations which Rabbi Wise of $250 each, for the best liter-
works of the year, it was
shape this week, with the announcement by Max Osnos, head founded in 1873, announced last ary
a n n o u n c e d here. The Fund
of the movement, that Sidney J. Allen had been chosen week at a dinner in honor of the established by Louis LaMed, of
national executive board of the
chairman of the campaign.
Detroit, annually awards $1,500
Mr. Osnos' announcement was made at an enthusiastic Union.
The Rev. Dr. Jonah B. Wise, for the best works that appeared
meeting Tuesday evening at
rabbi of Central Synagogue, will during the year in the two
tel Statler,
officiate at the launching of the languages.
Outlining g the progress that had
The three Yiddish winners
vessel named for his father.
already been made to enlist sup-
port for the movement, Mr. Osnos
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reported at the meeting that re-
cent developments indicated corn-
xnunity-wide determination to
Make a success of the drive.
Dr. Douglas Speaker
, The principal address at Tues-
day evening's meeting was de-
livered by Dr. Bruce A. Douglas,
Detroit Health Commissioner,
who stated that the building of
a Jewish hospital will be a great
contribution to the community at
large,
Dr. Douglas stated that while a
-normal condition is the existence
of 5 to 6 beds per thousand pop-
ulation in American cities, De-
troit now has 3.5 beds per thou-
sand, and that in order to ameli-
orate this condition another hos-
pital like the one planned by De-
troit Jews is necessary.
The community-wide apprecia-
Our famous luxury muskrats magnificently
tion of the new movement was re-
flected in Dr. Douglas' address.
dyed by Siegel fur craftsmen to
Community's Growth
unbelievably posses the look of
MAURICE ARONSSON
Fred M. Butzel, another speak-
fine wild ranch mink
er at Tuesday's meeting, outlined
coats that will give
Maurice Arbnsson was elected
the historical growth of Detroit's president of the Standard Club at
you everlasting wear, each with
Jewish community, spoke of the a recent meeting of the board of
various plans that had been made directors.
its SIEGEL label assuring you quality
to build a hospital, and declared
Samuel Gerson was chosen
workmanship and long lasting furs.
that the present movement indi- vice-president; David Idzal, sec-
cates the fruition of a 40-year-old retary, and Abraham Srere, trea-
Sketched is just one of the styles in tit
movement.
surer.
collection ... a new mandarin style.
Mr. Osnos announced that ad-
The board of directors is com-
vance gifts teams will proceed at prised of the officers and the
Others in full and short lengths.
once to canvass prospective con- following additional members:
tributors in order to give them a Harry S. Grant, Samuel Rubin-
chance to make their gifts before er, Monte Wittleshofer, Harry
the end of the fiscal year so that Alvin and Harry Hyman.
they may be included in their tax
Nate Koploy, chairman of the
credits.
house and entertainment com-
An important campaign rally mittee, assisted by Charles Agree
at which further plans for the and Dr. Peter M. Bernstein, will
campaign will be outlined will be be in charge of this year's club
held next Monday evening at the functions.
Standard Club.
Numerous USO and social af-
fairs are now being planned.
Osnos' Statement
In a statement regarding the
campaign plans, Mr. Osnos said:
-"The community values of a Butzel Announces
hospital are tremendous; their
magnitude is matched only by the
great social sweep, the grand im-
agination and the new, high levels
of generosity that will be required
to bring success to this under- Nation Wide Study to List
taking. For many families this
Economic, Social Activity
is the once-in-a-lifetime oppor-
of Immigrants
FURS,
tunity to rise above the routine of
annual maintenance support of
THIRD FLOOR
A nation-wide study project
the regular, recurrent causes and
hase
been
organized
to
determine
to help build a living monument
of humanitarian service of uni- the degree of economic and social
adjustment that recent immi-
versal worth.
"It will be a monument that grants have made in the U. S.,
will be more than brick and mor- it was announced by Fred M.
tar, for it will save and prolong Butzel, president of Resettlement
the lives of its patients, at the Service.
"The study also will attempt to
same time that it will perpetuate
the names and the beneficence ascertain any contributions which
of the families whose gifts will newcomers may have made to
make construction of the hospital the economic and cultural life of
possible. This, Obviously, cannot the country," Mr. Butzel said.
The project is under the joint
be done with routine gifts. It
requires giving in new terms.
sponsorship of the following five
"The last 10 or 12 years have national refugee-aid organiza-
been good years in material tions: American Committee for
terms. Year after year, and since Christian Refugees, . American
1937 at an accelerated pace, their Friends Service Committee, Cath-
income has been on a high level. olic Committee for Refugees,
"To be sure, taxes have been National Refugee Service, and
high, by former standards,—but the United States Committee for
for all that, whether we deal in the Care of European Children.
hard goods or soft goods, whether
Known as the Committee for
we be engaged in commerce or the Study of Recent Immigra-
industry, our personal resources tion from Europe, the study, di-
are, generally speaking, at a level rected by Prof. Maurice R. Davie,
that makes possible a great ma- head ( ". the sociology department
terial contribution to our corn- at Yale University, is being con-
munity and to our future, without ducted on a non-sectarian basis.
impairing, in the slightest way,
Private social agencies in all
our stability or our security.
parts of the country, including
"Opportunity beckons to us to Resettlement Service in Detroit,
tae: sad 3% Mack. sales Tat
symbolize our security by trans- are cooperating by distributing
lating a small portion of it into questionnaires to refugees.
the communal security that a
It is expected that some 200
hospital represents."
communities will be represented
in the study. A special question-
Cards for Fighters Fund
naire has been prepared for
A contribution to the "Cards refugee physicians and dentists.
for Fighters" fund was received The committee hopes to have the
by The Jewish News from Rob- results of its findings published

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