THE JEWISH NEWS Page Four+een Street in Africa Named for Lt. Col. Ervin H. Markus Detroiter, Former Resident Doctor. at Eolise, Is Now Serving in France A little Street in a war-torn North African town today bears the name of a Detroiter—Lt. Col. LT. COL: ERVIN IL MARKUS Ervin H. Markus, a former Eloise Hospital resident physician who is now in France. Lt. Col. Markus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Markus, of 2536 Calvert, has been with the U. S. Army overseas for the past two years.. During the invasion of North Africa he so endeared himself to the natives—with. his kindness and by caring for them through injury and illness—that a little street was named Markus .Street. The name of the town is yet withheld by the censors. Ervin enlisted Feb. 1,' 1941. He was sent Overseas from San Francisco where his wife, May, now makes her residence. His parents operate a men's store on W. Vernor Highway. Navy Man Gives Center to Open UJA Month's Pay Youth Canteen Center's 'GI' Wives Plan Social Affair Thursday Evening Service wives of the Jewish Center will hold a social evening at their meeting next Thursday. The group, organized two months ago under the leadership of Mrs. Esther. Moss&an of the Center staff, has a membership of 100 wives of men in service. On January 1, the group will serve at the downtown USO from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. At their last meeting Mrs. Henry Meyers spoke on the Serve-A-Camp project. The club adopted it as one of their pro- jects and will bring gifts for ser- vicemen to all meetings. They also are manning a War Bond Booth at the Center and in two weeks already have sold over $2,000 in bonds and stamps. Plans are now being made for a Homemaking Course. Mrs. Sadie Saferstein, chair- man of the group, is assisted by Mrs. Ida Bader, chairman of the Serve-A-Serviceman committee, Mrs. Sylvia Winton, chairman of the Serve-A-Camp project, Mrs. Helen Felstein, homemaking committee, Mrs. Frances Marko- witz, program chairman, Mrs. Miriam Fuerst, War Bond chair- man,; Mrs. Pauline Fabi.* re- freshment committee,, Mrs. Frances Agranove, knitting chairman, and Mrs. Helen Sher- -man, social committee. Cpl. Cohen Stationed At Tennessee Air Field Cpl. Milton S. Cohen, 22, a radio operator at Dyersburg Army Air Field, Dyersburg, Tenn., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. .Frank Cohen of 2985 Leslie. A graduate of Northern high, he was attend- ing Wayne Uni- versity at the time of his in- duction on April 1, 1943. He has Cpl. Cohen been -stationed at various camps throughout the country. A brother, Pvt. Herman, 31, a graduate of Cass Tech and a , former manager for Packers Out- let, was drafted in September of 1943. Overseas in Italy for four months, he was returned to this country three weeks ago because of illness., He now is convalescing at the Vaughan General Hospital in Illinois. • 3 Jewish Scientists Win Nobel Prizes NEW YORK, (JTA)—Three Jewish scientists were among the six recipients of the Nobel Prize. They received the award this week, at a dinner in New York, marking the first time the presentation of the prizes has taken place outside of Sweden. The Jewish winners are: Dr. Joseph Erlanger, who shared the 1944 prize for physiology and medicine with Dr. Herbert Gasser, head of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Erlanger is professor-emeri- tus of physiology at Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Isidore I. Rabi, professor of physics at Columbia University, who re- ceived the 1944 prize for physics; and Dr. Otto Stern, of the Car- negie Institute of Technology, who was awarded the 1943 prize for physics. Herberi Burdick, Private in 1942, Now a Captain Radio Mechanic, Second Class, Novel Intermediate Program Meyer Bluestein of Charleston, To Be Introduced Next S. C., has sent a contribution of Friday Evening $50—almost a full month's pay— to the United Jewish Appeal for A step in the expansion of the intermediate program of the Jew- 7,T7Trm ish Community Center will be taken with the opening of the Youth Canteen next Tuesday eve- ning at the Jewish Comniunity Center, it was announced by Emil 'T. Stern, intermediate ac- tivities chairman. Under the sponsorship of the Intermediate Council, the Canteen will func- tion every Tuesday night on the entire third floor and will feature a variety of activities. Norien Weinstein and Jacob Kutnick, co-chairmen of the Council Canteen Committee, are planning dancing to the juke box in Butzel Hall; popular table games in room 300; dancing class• in room 302, the new Intermedi- ate LOunge; movies in room 301, . R. M. 2/C MEYER BLUESTEIN ping pong in room 305 and "307; Refugees, Overseas Needs and and ice cream parlor service in Palestine in support of the rescue room 303. and reconstruction of Jews in Plan Entertainment many parts of the world. Blue- Gertrude Bandolen, m in charge stein said that after knocking around from one place to another of entertainment for the com- mittee, has announced that the for almost three years in the Navy, he had come to the con- Troupers will present a program clusion that whatever American of singing and dancing at the Jews are contributing to the United Jewish Appeal "is not such a great deal since we are the only ones left in this world that are able to take care of our own." Defroiter's Promotions Fast; Formerly in Law Practice With B. D. Burdick Mrs. Ida Burdick of 2675 Ro- chester has been informed that her son, Herbert, has been pro- moted to Captain. Capt. Burdick entered act i v e service on Jan. 5, 1942, as a pri- vate. He was promoted to Corporal and Sergeant, then was sent' to Of- ficers Candidate School, became Second Lieuten- Capt. Burdick ant, then was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was raised to Captain in the Quartermaster Corps this month. He is a graduate- of the Wayne University Law School and was associated in law prac- tice with his brother. Benjamin D. Burdick, 1933 Dime Bldg. D. W. Simons School Accepting New Pupils For Various Grades Arrangements were completed at the David W. Simons School for the admission of a limited number of children to various grades, including the pre-kinder- garten, which meets daily from 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Parents in the Dexter district are urged to bring their chil- dren for registration to the of- fice, 4000 Tuxedo. The office is open daily, 9:30 to 1 and 3 to 8. For further information 'call HO. 5711. Children's services, held every Saturday morning, 9:30 to 11, at the David W. Simons School, are Conducted by the children under the - supervision of Abraham Schachter, a member of the staff of the United Hebrew School. At an assembly laSt Sunday, Jerry, Abramson, president of the jfinior congregation of the school, larked all children to attend the synagogue every Saturday morn- ing. Detroit Soldier Now Near Home in Reich Pvt. Gerald Vernon Leopold, 21, of Detroit, has the distinction of being the first German refugee to return to his native land as an Anierican. soldier. For almost three months he has been fight- ing on German soil, just 28 miles west _of Duesseldorf, the city of his origin. Pvt. Leopold Is the son of John J. Leopold of 3029 Elmhurst. Twelfth St. Center on Regular Schedule Twelfth St. Council Center, the Jewish Community Center unit operated jointly with the Detroit Section of National Council of Jewish Women, is now open" on a regular schedule. The Center Is open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. Monday through Thursday, except for supper hour closing from 5:30 to 7 p. m. On Fridays the Center closes at 5 p. m., and on Sunday it is open from 10:30 a. m. to 10 p. m. Activities already developed for adults include use of the li- brary and checker and chess games. For younger people there is dancing, table games of all kinds, and use of he library and reading facilities. Children engage In arts and crafts, games and other events. All activities are under the di- rection of Harold Weiss, director of extension activities. The staff has been recruited by the Coun- cil of Jewish Women. Volunteers act as instructors, hostesses, desk attendants,- game room supervis- ors and snack bar salesmen. Since the Center's opening on Dec. 3 : daily attendance has aver- aged about 450 persons. CARD OF THANKS The ,family of the late Max Bergman wish to thank their friends and relatives for the many kindnesses shown to them in their recent bereavement. MORRIS BRODY Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating — Free Estimates Buy War Bonds! TR. 2-5264 FREDSON KOSHER Restaurant and Dining Room, UNEXCELLED FOOD Private Dining Room for Parties 12017 DEXTER BLVD. NOrthlawn 9786 Fttday, December 22, t944 opening night, and that on sue- ceeding programs other clubs in the council will prepare enter- tainment. Ruth Stein is in charge of the ice-cream parlor service. To introduce the new program to boys and girls in the com- munity between the ages of 14 and 17, a two-week canteen and Intermediate Lounge Guest Card will be made available to visit- ors. This . new activity has been planned through the Intermedi- ate Council whose officers in- clude: Irving Herkowitz, presi- dent and social chairman; David Kaplan, vice-president; Harold Greenhut, treasurer; Marcie Beck- er, secretary; . Sue Grossman, lounge chairman; William Ros- berg, journalism chairman. Advisor Named Morris Weiss, lounge director is staff advisor to the canteen committee. Irving Canter, di- rector of intermediate activities, is advisor to the Intermediate Council. Intermediate Hobby Night will be started with journa l ism and dramatic groups, both meeting on Thursday night, in rooms 305 and 307. All intermediateS are in- vited to participate. Rabbi Nathan to Speak At Bnai Moshe Friday Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan will speak on "Midrashic Sources of Joseph the Provider" at this Fri- day night's services at Congrega- tion Bnai Moshe.