Community Council Asks Civilians
Not to Vacation at Service Centers
r
Acting in conjunction with a
/lumber of national Jewish
bodies, James I. Ellmann, pre-
sident of the Jewish Community
Council, has addressed an open
letter to Detroiters to stay
away from certain winter vaca-
tion resorts which are being
used by the armed forces as
rehabilitation centers.
This action was taken by Mr.
Ellmann following a decision
adopted by the Council's Execu-
tive committee at its last meet-
ing.
Mr. Ellmann points out that
"there are certain centers in the
country which have been set
aside by the War Department
for the wounded and those who
have seen service overseas.
Many of these men require all
the sympathy and understanding
we can give them".
The centers involved are Mi-
ami Beach, Fla., Hot Springs,
Ark., Lake Placid, N. Y., At-
lantic City, N. J., Asheville, • N.
C., Santa Monica, Calif.
Facilities Lacking
The problem which has led to
plea is the inadequacy of
facilities, such as housing, res-
taurants, transportation and
amusements. Servicemen and
their families, who come to be
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Activities
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THE JEWISH NEWS'
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with their men during their
periods of convalescence and
rehabilitation, find it difficult to
find accommodations.
"All this", Mr. Ellmann states,
"is creating great • resentment on
the part of the servicemen
against civilians who appear to
have little realization of what
servicemen have been through.
Servicemen cannot even compete
in buying. the normal necessities
of day-to-day living."
Groups Making Plea
This plea is made to all civil-
ians in conjunction with the
American Jewish Committee,
American Jewish Congress, Bnai
Brith, Jewish Labor Committee,
Jewish War Veterans of the U.
S., National Community Rela-
tions Advisory Council,- Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board,
and Union of American Hebrew
Congregations.
Mr. Ellmann concluded his
letter with the following re-
commendations: "Civilians must
not go to these places. The
movement to stay away, spon-
taneous though its origin, must
be vigorously pressed. Stay away
from these places yourself. Tell
your friends to stay away. Find
some other place to go to. Or, if
necessary, give up your winter
vacation."
Four Noted Persons
At Pioneer Affair
Mrs. Lowdermilk, Reiss, Black-
man, Miss Adams on Pro-
gram at Donor Fete Jan. 23
Seymour Lipkin
Symphony Guest
Saturday, Jan. 13
Dr. Glazer Guest
of Ezra Luncheon
'RE-ENLISTED'
World War I Torah
May Resume Service
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (JPS)—
A small Sefer Torah, picked up
Following a long series of suc- on a snow-covered Russ-German
cessess since the age of 7 when battlefield in 1915, may see "ser-
he appeared as soloist with the
in the battlefield again, if
Doctors' Symphony Orchestra, vice"
and when Chaplain Capt. Perry
Nussbaum, of Camp Cook, Cali-
fornia, goes overseas:
At a simple dedication service
held at the Fairfax Temple in
Los Angeles, Sunday, the minia-
ture Torah, about 16 inches high,
was presented to Captain Nuss-
baum by Rabbi Jacob Sonderl-
ing, its owner.
In 1915, Rabbi Sonderling, then
chief chaplain in the German
Army, found the Holy Scroll in
a snow drift near Kaunas.
"I was thrilled by the discov-
ery," Rabbi Sonderling said. "It
accompanied me to services for
German soldiers and Russian
war prisoners, throughout the
first World War."
Accepting the Torah, Rabbi
Nussbaum said, "I shall bring this
back, soon, God willing, and
when I do, it will be another
proof of the eternal nature of
SEYMOUR LIPKIN
the Torah."
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Seymour Lipkin, 17-year-old De-
troit pianist, will make his next
appearance here as guest artist
with the Detroit Symphony. Orch-
estra, Jan. 13, at the Masonic
Temple.
Young Lipkin, who has ap-
peared with national orchestras
for several years and has been
praised by Serge Koussevitzky,
Eugene Ormandy, Efrem Zimbal-
ist, Piatygorski, Serkin and oth-
ers, gave a complete recital fea-
turing works of Bach, Beethoven,
Chopan, Granados and Schubert
at the age of 9. In 1937 he won
top honors in the Michigan state
contest sponsored by the National
Federation of Music Clubs and
appeared with the Detroit Civic
Orchestra.
Percy Grainger, noted conduc-
tor, in the summer of 1937 at
Camp Interlochen, Mich., pre-
dicted that "musically, Seymour
should go to any conceivable
lengths." In 1938 he was select-
ed to appear as soloist in a coast-
to-coast broadcast in a "Chance
of a Lifetime" program.
At the age of 11 he won a schol-
arship to the Curtis Institute of
Center Starts Classes
in Ballroom Dancing
Four prominent personalities
A new term in ballroom danc-
ing starts Jan. 10, at the Jewish will appear at the annual donor
Community Center, under the in- -event of the Pioneer Women's
struction of Miss Barbara Chase.
The first hour, 8:15-9:15 p. m.,
will be de-Voted to the Waltz and
Lindy Hop dance steps. The sec-
ond hour, 9:15-10:15, to the
Rhumba and Samba.
For further details call Miss
`Helen Grau, director of Health
Education at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center. Registrations are
now being taken at the- main of-
fice.
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Mothers' Clubs
"Analyzing the recent British-
Greek Episode" is the theme to
be discussed by Mothers' Clubs,
PHILIP BLACKMAN
at their meetings as follows:
Young Women's Study Club, Organization on Jan. 23, it was
Tuesday, 1:30 p. m., at Rose Sittig announced this week. They are:
Cohen Bldg.; Woodward Study
Mrs. Inez M. Lowdermilk, wife
Club, Wednesday, 1:30 p. m., at
Jewish Community Center; Davi- of Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk,
son Mothers' Club, Thursday, author of "Palestine: Land of
8:30 p. m., at Workmen's Circle Promise;" Anseim Reiss, former
Polish labor leader, member of
Educational Center.
Poale Zion; Philip Blackman,
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noted singer, son of a famous
Register Swimmers
Those desiring to register for cantor, and Miss Adams, violinist
swimming classes are asked to of the Detroit Symphony Or-
see Joshua Borodkin, swimming chestra.
Proceeds of this event will be
director, at the Center, or to call
used to assist in training women
MA.' 8400.
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and girls for agriculture and in-
dustry in Palestine, to extend
Elias Picheny to Address
workers' educational' efforts in
League of Jewish Youth
Elias Picheny, assistant field Palestine, to prepare- women for
director of the Midwest Section war-time activities, to maintain
of the Jewish Welfare Board recreational activities for the
will address the delegates of the PATS and to help in rehabilitat-
League of Detroit Jewish Youth ing refugee children.
next Thursday, at 8:30 p. m., at
Mr. Blackman, who now holds
the Jewish Community Center, the cantorial post at the Cleve-
Woodward at Holbrook,
land Jewish Center, will be ac-
Mr. Picheny, resident director companied by Helen Blackman,
of the Jewish Education Study concert pianist. Mr. Blackman
now being conducted in Detroit, is the winner of many commenda-
will speak on "Youth and the tions, prizes and scholarships. He
Community." •
has been acclaimed by outstand-
A luncheon meeting of group ing musicians. His repertoire in-
presidents will be held on Sun- cludes songs in Hebrew, Yiddish,
day morning, Jan. 14, at 11:30 in French, German and Italian.
the home of Lillian Fischer, on
Calvert. Bertha Chomsky, presi-
the Adult Lounge, and begin at
dent of the League of Detroit
Jewish Youth, will lead a round 9 p. m.
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table discussion on "Making
Barahal
Will
Review
Your Club More Effective."
Two Books Wednesday
Allan Barahal, director of the
B. & P. Discussion Group
Union Bookstore, will be the dis-
To Discuss Detroit's Future
Next Thursday the Business cussion leader at the next Book
and Professional Discussion Chat program at the Jewish
GrOup will inaugurate a series.of Community Center on Wednes-
discussions on "Detroit Plans day. He will deal with Charles
Its Future." Lewis Larkin, di- Beard's "Basic History of the
rector of the Davison Area Proj- United States" and John Don
ect, will be the first speaker in Passos' "State of the Nation." The
the series on the subject "Hap- program, held in the library, will
begin at 9 p. m. All are wel-
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Bialik Prizes Given
To Poet and Critic
TEL AVIV, (Palcor)—The an-
nual Bialik Prize, named for the
late- Hebrew national poet, was
awarded by the Tel Aviv Mu-
nicipality this year to Yehuda
Karni, Hebrew poet, for his
volume "Songs of Jerusalem,"
and to Fischel Lachover, Hebrew
critic, for his book "Bialik and
His Work."
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will be
the guest speaker at the annual
donor luncheon of the Ezra
Women's Division of the Detroit
Branch of American Federation
of Polish Jews at 12:30 p. in.
Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Book
Cadillac' Hotel.
Ezra Sisterhood has undertak-
en to assist the parent organiza-
tion in its relief efforts to in
sending food packages to Jews
in the Lublin area.
Mrs. J. Weinberg is president.
of Ezra arid Mrs. B. Redblatt is
chairman of the luncheon.
Hebrew Ladies Aid
Holds 12th Donor
Affair Wednesday
Hebrew Ladies' Aid will hold
its 12th annual donor luncheon
at 12:30 p. m. Wednesday. at the
Bnai Moshe social hall, Dexter
and Lawrence.
Miss Clarice Freud, assistant
professor of social work at the
U. of M. graduate school, will
be guest speaker. Miss Florence
Weintrob and Cantor David
Katzman will render vocal sel-
ections. David Diamond will
provide a musical program.
Mrs. Louis Kepes is general
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ig-
natz Auslander. Reservations are
being accepted by Mrs. Elfreda
Greenwald, DA. 2451, pledge
chairman, or Mrs. Julia Ring,
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Miss Pawlowski to Speak
Before Sholem-Aleichem
Miss Harriet Pawlowski, edu-
cator, student of Polish literature,
will address the Sholem Aleich-
Music in*Philadelphia, which he em Institute at 9 p. m. Monday
on the topic "Poles in Detroit."
still attends.
She recently completed a study
Seymour conducted the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra last April. of Polish folklore which will be
He is a graduate of Hutchins published by Wayne University.
Intermediate, 1940, and North-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —D r .
western High, 1943, at the age of
16 with a cum laude diploma, Haim Yassky disclosed at a press
and during the summers of 1943 conference here that among the
and 1944 he attended Wayne Uni- children brought to Palestine
versity, studying trigonometry, since the war, there are none
physics and other academic sub- without mental problems. He
jects. He also attended the Uni- added, however, that their rate
versity of Pennsylvania. He has of recovery is rapid. Adults are
studied Latin, German, French slower to recover, and it is too
and Italian. His hobbies include early to know at what rate they
will improve, he said.
tennis, swimming and chess.
Detroit Will Honor the
70th Birthday of
Dr. Chaim Weizmann
President of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and
World Zionist Organization
Monday Evening, January 8
8:30 o'Clock
In the Social Hall of
Shaarey Zedek
CHICAGO and LAWTON
DR. WENDELL PHILLIPS
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Wendell Phillips.
Pastor, Christ's Church, Rye, N. Y., former
Professor at American University, Cairo, Egypt
Mrs. Howell Van Auken
Michigan Member, National Democratic Committee,
Representing American Palestine Committee
All Are Invited
"Admission Free
No Solicitation of Funds!
Meeting arranged under auspices of Zionist Council
of Detroit, with the cooperation of all affiliated
Zionist organizations.
MRS. HOWELL VAN AUKEN
'P'W, 4 Ali
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