Page Ten

Berry, Wolok Head Drive
For BOA Expansion Fund

Campaign for $20,000 Intended to Cover Local Share in
National Appeal, Rabbi Fram Declares; Special Emphasis
Placed on Youth Activities and Political Work

THE JEWISH NEWS

12 Clubs Sponsor Berger Marks
Keren Ami Purim 50th Birthday
Carnival March 3

Under the joint auspices of
the Councils of the Bnai Brith
Girls, A. Z. A. and Jewish Com-
munity Center Intermediates, a
Louis Berry and Charles Wolok were selected co-chair -- Keren Ami Purim Carnival will
men ,of a committee to conduct a campaign for $20,000 for be held this Saturday night, in
several important Zionist funds.
the auditorium of the Jewish
Rabbi Leon Fram, president of the Zionist Organization Community Center, Woodward
of Detroit, announcing - the selection of the two chairmen, at Holbrook.

has stated that this fund is intended to cover Detroit's share

in the national expansion .fund"`
of the Zionist Organization of
America, and that it includes
local allocations for the work of
the Zionist Council and -the Zion-
ist Youth Commission.

Special emphasis was placed by
Mr. Berry on the importance of
the youth activities which will
be provided for by the $20,000
fund. The Zionist Youth Com-
mission of Detroit, under the.
chairmanship of_Walter Field, has
undertaken an extensive educa=
tional program, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Esther Mossman.
Support for Zionist Cause
Activities of the Zionist Coun-
cil include enrollment of state-
wide support for the Zionist
cause and the assistance of the
Christian friends of Palestine.
Mr. Berry has expressed the
hope that Detroit Jews will rec-
LOUIS BERRY .
ognize the significance of the
local campaign and will subscribe being conducted from the Zionist
the sum needed within a very Of f i c e, 1044 Penobscot 'Bldg.,
short time.
CH. 6559.
"Local Zionist needs are suf-
Plan Radio Work
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ficiently pressing to necessitate
The National Expansion Fund
the raising of the $20,000 fund,"
Mr. Berry stated. "The political is intended to finance the work
work must be carried on, and of the American Youth Commis-
the youth activities must be ex- sion which . includes the main-
tended. It is necessary that our tenance of the Brandeis Camp
y o tun g people should be kept Institute for the training of youth
completely informed on what is leaders and the organization_of
transpiring in the world and that educational clubs such as Young
they should recognize the need Judea Clubs for the training of
for putting an end to Jewish young people; it includes the
homelessness through a Jewish financing of a coast to coast radio
p r o g r am entitled "Palestine
Palestine.
Speaks;" the support of a Hebrew
National Expansion Fund
Theater to be established in New.
"Then thetie is the national ex- York City and to v i s it cities
pansion fund to which we are throughout the country; the pub-
obligated to give wholehearted lication of books and pamphlets
support. It will enable the Zion- o nthe ideals and achievements
ist Organization of America to of Zionism; the maintenance of
carry on educational, activities an office on "Unity for Palestine"
and to publish books like the to combat the spurious move-
BiografEy- of Wolffsohn. I sin- ments which have arisen to de-
cerely hope that Detroit' Jews fame Zionism; and the establish-
will give wholehearted support ment of an Economic Office to
to our campaign and that they acquaint American Jews with the
will be prompt in their assistance opportunities for investment in
so that we may conclude the drive Palestine.
in two weeks."
In addition to its nation al
All- activities for the drive are
aspects the campaign will raise
funds for the local Youth Com-
N. Lindens Inscribed
mission which has engaged an
executive director at full salary
In Golden Book on
to organize Zionist youth clubs
and to carry on other forms of
25th Anniversary
Zionist education among children
Honoring their 25th wedding and youth.
anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Na-
The Detroit Zionist District will
than Linden of Oakman Blvd. provide a local outlet for the
inserted an inscription in the, "Palestine Speaks" radio pro-
Golden Book of the Jewish. Na- gram, and funds will, be pro-
tional Fund. Mr. Linden has vided to support the local work
ordered the inscription through of the Zionist Emergency Coun-
the Ladies' ' Auxiliary of the cil which -has already succeeded
in achieving a favorable Pales-
JNF in Mrs. Linden's honor.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Linden tine Resolution passed by the
have been active in the JNF, Michigan State Legislature.
Mr. Linden serving as treasurer
Rabbi Fram's Statement
of the JNF Council and Mrs.
"All friends of Palestine are in-
Linden being active in the vited to contribute to this fund
Ladies' Auxiliary.
which is aimed at placing Zion-
In honor of the Lindens' silver ism in the country, as well as in
wedding anniversary, Mr. and Detroit, upon the firm founda-
Mrs. William Hordes redeemed tion of youth education," was
a dunam of land in Palestine.
the statement made by Rabbi
Fram as the opening keynote of
the campaign which begins on
Hadassah Groups Hold
March 5.
Minyan Affair Tuesday
"The campaign will be carried
The Hadassah complimentary on without fanfare. There will
Min.yan luncheon in honor of be no luncheons or dinners or
members - and prospective mem- out-of-town speakers. A group
bers of all Hadassah minyan of devoted workers will address
groups will be held Tuesday. at themselves to all who believe in
12:30, at the Belcrest. Mrs)). Mor- education for Zionists. It is ex-
pected that many Zionists will
ris Adler will speak.
Reservations will be taken communicate with the leaders of
over the phone . - 7-by Central the campaign and the Zionist
Group, Mrs. Herman August, TO. Office to volunteer their contri-
8-8817; Russell. Woods Group, butions without waiting for per-
Mrs. Nathan Goldman, TO: sonal solicitation."
6-5935; University Group, Mrs.
Louis Zlatkih, UN. 3-8998; or by
NEW CLUB ORGANIZED
Mrs. Ben Mossman, Detroit
A new Social Club has been
Chapter. Minyan Chairman, UN.
organized for refined and con-
4-0273..
genial single. middle-aged men
and women. If interested, please
All Hadassah Minyanites and
phone: -
proSpective Minyanites are eli-
DA. 0092
gible to attend.

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Friday, March 2, 1945

Russell Woods Group
Of Hadassah Plans
Palestine Shower

Internal Revenue Employe's
Russell Woods Group of Hadas-
sah will meet March 13 at 1:30
Smile a Legend in
p. m., at the Rose Sittig Bldg.,
Federal Building
Lawton and Tyler Ave., for a

Palestine supply shower and
dessert luncheon. A book review
will. be given by Mrs. Joseph G.
Fenton, a graduate of Detroit
Conservatory of Music who has
degrees in psychology from the
University of Michigan and ,Co-
lumbia. She also studied medi-
cine at Wayne.
Shower gifts may include the
following articles:

With the entire proceeds
pledged to community welfare
funds, 12 clubs have combined
to plan the entertainment and
sponsorship of the carnival
booths.

The Center Choral Group, un-
der the direction of Julius Cha-
jes, director of music at the
Center, will render several Pur-
im melodies. Francis Bloom,
young soprano, will be heard
in Palestinian songs, with Betty
Kowalsky at the piano.
The participating groups and
their booths are: The Big Show,
Fred Kisch Aleph Club; Purim-
Grams, - Louis Marshall Bnai
Brith Girls; Fortune Telling Tea
Room, Wintroitas; Purim Pups,
Alpha Gama Phi; Purim Pop,
Suffolas; Penny Pitch, East Side
Bnai Brith Girls; Hamantashen,
A. A. A. Council; Pinwheel,
Twelfth St. Council Center; Hit
Hitler and Haman, Pisgah Bnai
Brith Girls; War Bonds and
Stamps, Romulets; Fishing booth,
Shield of David Aleph Club.
Admission to the carnival,
which includes the Big Show
and -dancing to recordings, will
be 35 cents, tax included. Car-
nival prices will range from 5
to 10 cents, with combination
tickets available for all booths
at a 30 per cent reduction.

Temple Israel Youth
Go to Cleveland-
For Debate Sunday

The debating team made up
of sons of members of Temple
Israel and sponsored by the
Men's Club will meet with the
debating team of the Cleveland
Temple on Sunday in Cleveland.
The subject of the debate will
be: "Resolved that Legislation
should be adopted to combat
Anti-Semetic Propaganda."
The Detroit team consists of
Harold Levin, William K. Hass
and Martin E. Citrin.
The Cleveland team will de-
bate the Detroit team Sunday,
March 11 at 10 a. rn., at the
Hampton school. The home team
in each case will take the nega-
tive stand.
Claude Grassgreen will act as
chaperon.

Center Juniors Hold
Purim Event Sunday

Children and adults are invit-
ed to attend a Purim play to be
presented by the junior mem-
bers of the Jewish Center in the
main auditorium of the Center,
on Sunday afternoon, at 1:30.
The cast is made up of 35
children under the ages of 14
and is an original pageant com-
posed of drama, music and dance,
written by Julius Chajes.
Following the program, all
children are invited to remain
for movies and refreshments.
Admission is free.

Intelligent,

Well-Educated

MEN WANTED .. .

for positions as organ-
izers, contact men, and
fund-raisers. Write in de-
tail giving age, marital
status, educational back-
ground, kind of work
previously done, minimum,
salary requirements
to
Mr. M. H. Winston, Na-
tional Campaign Director,
American Jewish Con-
g r es s, 1834 Broadway,
New York 23, New York.

Infants: Diapers, shirts, dresses,
sweaters, kimonas.
Children: Blouses, slips, underwear,
jackets, sweaters. skirts, shorts,
combs, brushes, pajamas. gowns.
For refugees and soldiers' families:
Men's suits, shirts, dresses, shorts.
sweaters, aprons, underwear, men's
and ladies' woolen sox, etc.
Occupational therapy of the Hadas-
sah Medical Center: Knitting wool,
colored cord, rafia, woolen cloth
strips, white fish net and cord.

Jr. Hadassah Holds
Conference in Toledo
Over the Week-End

DAVID BERGER

David Berger's smile has be-
come a legend in the Federal
Central States Region of Jun-
Building.
ior Hadassah will hold its an-
For years popular in social nual conference at Hotel Secor,
and community circles in De- Toledo, this Saturday and Sun-
troit and in Hamtramck, Mr. day.
Berger, who will celebrate his
The subject of the conference
50th birthday next Wednesday, will be "Retrospect and Pros-
showed a spirit of bravery re- pect." Delegates will be ad-
cently which has won the admir- dressed by Mrs. Sigmund Brav-
ation of friends and associates in erman, former regional president
the Internal Revenue Office with of Senior Hadassah, and Rabbi
which he is now affiliated.
Leon Feuer of the Collingwood
Taken seriously ill, Berger was Ave. Temple, Toledo.
on his - back for many months
Corinne Perlis, president of
last year. But his smile never the Detroit Unit of Junior Ha-
left him, and despite his weak- dassah, will participate in one
ened condition he returned to of the sessions and will review
his labors with a courage that Meyer Weisgal's "Chaim Weiz-
has won the admiration of all.
mann" at the Oneg Shabbat.
Due to ODT regulations there
Born March 7, 1895, in Gage-
town, Mich., he was educated in will be a limited delegation from
the schools of Bay City where he Detroit. Delegates are Ruth
resided until his family moved Lefkowitz, Corinne Perlis, Rhod-
ene Unger; Lillian Jeremias,
to Detroit in 1912.
Lillian Angel, Evelyn Rose and
He was in the automobile busi- Violet Spitzer.
ness in Hamtramck until 1929.
He has been associated with the
Internal Revenue Office for the
past nine years and is now a
field deputy.
Berger is a past president of
the Hamtramck Board of Com-
merce. He had been active in
Bicur Cholem and Y.P.S. of Sha-
arey Zedek.
OUR WELL EQUIPPED
He was married in. 1924 to
laboratory, long training
Evelyn Rosenthal. They have
two daughters, Dale and Suzan-
and constant effort to
ne. They reside at 2940 Chicago.
keep abreast of science
and research have en-
Relatives Sought Here
abled us to fill your pre-
scriptions with unfailing
A family by the name of Wit-
accuracy for over 53
feld is sought by a relative,
years. Every day doctors
Goldie Risse Jerusalem of Kovno.
show their confidence in
Mrs. Sara Wilunsky of Tel-
Schettler's!
Aviv, Palestine, is anxious to
learn the whereabouts of her
mother's brother, Abrarri Piczak.
Mr. Piczak had five children,
Leo, Rachel, Tonia, Ische and
Nachman.
Over 53 Years of Service
Those knowing their where-
Detroit
Grosse Pointe
abouts should contact Mrs.
Gladys Croll, Jewish Social Serv-
ice Bureau, TR. 2-4080.

.

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