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THE JEWISH NEWS

Plan Honors for Twersky

Admirers Here to Publish
Modest Detroiter's Poems

Member of United Hebrew Schools' Staff is Descended
From Chassidic Rabbis; Detroit Jewish Cultural
Foundation Headed by William Hordes

Abraham Twersky, disting-
uished but very modest Detroit
poet, whose works have been
published in Hebrew and Yid-
dish publications throughout the

knows several other languages.
The Twersky family has be-
come famous in this country and
abroad as writers, teachers, rab-
bis and preachers.
Mrs. Abraham Twersky is the
executive secretary of the Jew-
ish National Fund Council of
Detroit.
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The activities of the Detroit
Jewish Cultural Foundation pro-
ject were set into motion during
the visit in Detroit of Moshe
Starkman, editor of the Jewish
Daily Day.
Mr. Starkman addressed a
number of cultural meetings
here and conferred with Yiddish
educational leaders.
During his visit here, Mr.
Starkman introduced to Detroit
Jewry the significant volume of
collected poetic works of Ameri-
can authors, which was publish-
ed under the title "Hemsech
Anthologie."
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ABRAHAM TWERSKY

world, will be accorded a signal
honor by this community.
A group of his admirers, ap-
preciating his contributions to
poetry, have formed a committee
here under the chairmanship of
William Hordes, with Jack Mala-
mud as treasurer and Nathan
Linden as secretary, to publish
his collected works in an artistic
volume.
The committee has organized
the Detroit Jewish • Cultural
Foundation to carry out this as
well as future literary projects,
it has been announced by Mr.
Hordes.
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Mr. Twersky, who is a mem-
ber of the staff of the United
Hebrew Schools, is descended
from a long line of Chassidic
Rabbis. He is the son of the
Loyever-Tchernobiler Rebbe, has
had a worldly and a Talmudic
education, mastered Russian with
his sister and his teacher and

There is an interesting local
angle in connection with the
publication of "Hemsech Antho-
logie." Benjamin M. Laikin
headed a committee which fin-
anced its publication. Those who
aided him in his efforts included
the following Detroiters: William
Hordes, Esther Askenazi, Nathan-
Linden, M. Chafets, I. Liebson,
Anna Laikin, Louis LaMed, B.
Milinsky, R. A. Plafkin, A. Phil-
lips, Leon Kay, B. Rosenthal,
Morris Schaver, Jacob Schreier.
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"Hemsech Anthologie," which
may well be called, therefore,
a Detroit product, contains se-
lections from Mr. Twersky's
works. It includes the poems of
outstanding Yiddish writers
whose influence is thoroughly
America. Many of the writers
came here as youngsters, some
were born here.
Mr. Starkman appended bio-
graphical sketches to each col-
lection of poems by the writers
included in his impressive - work.

League for Labor Palestine
States Its Aims and Policies

A. The ultimate solution of
the Jewish problem requires the
establishment of a Jewish sov-
ereign Commonwealth in Pales-
tine, founded on principles of
political and economic democ-
racy and social justice, where
Jews may resettle as a matter
of right and develop their social,
economic and cultural life.
B. To affiliate itself with the
World Zionist Congress in its
endeavors to help the establish-
ment of a Jewish sovereign
Commonwealth in Eretz Israel.
C. To function in the Zionist
Congress as an integral part of
the World Zionist Labor Feder-
ation on an equal basis with all
other constituent parts thereof.
D. To cooperate with the His-
tradrut of Palestine; diffuse
knowledge of its activities, and
provide financial and moral aid
for its institutions.
E. To align with other forces
in American Jewish life that
seek to democratize our insti-
tutions and establish a demo-

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cratic world representative body
for all matters of common in-
terest.
F. To cooperate with other
labor and liberal sections in
America, who seek to create a
society based on principles of
social justice and economic as
well as political democracy for
all.
G. League members are urged
to aid the cooperative movement
in the United States; cooperate
in all activities leading to the
elimination of discrimination
among citizens of the United
States, assist the labor move-
ment in the United States, and
participate actively in all fights
aginst anti-democratic forces in
America.

The Detroit chairman of the
membership committee of the
League for Labor Palestine,
Mrs. A. W. Sanders, 12342
Broadstreet, HO. 0967, may be
called for information regard-
ing enrollment in local chap-
ters.

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League for Labor Palestine
2163 Penobscot Bldg.
Detroit 26, Mich.
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Friday, April 27, 1945 s ;

Detroit Observes
Palestine Flower
Day on May 19-20

Nationwide Observance Set
for May 7-13 to Enlist Aid
for Land Purchase

Lieberman New President
Of Congress Chapter Here

Other Local AJC Officers and Executive Board Member'
Appointed for Current Year Weekly Broadcasts
on WJLB Continued; Plan Cultural Program

A nationwide effort to enlist
popular support for the Jewish
National Fund's land acquisition
program in Palestine, aiming at
the increase of the country's
absorptive capacity and the ac- year are:
celeration of the resettlement
Mrs. M. Mendelson, Mr. Kay,
plans for the surviving Jews of
Europe, will be made during M. Mohr, Mrs. David Sheraga, H.
Palestine Flower Week which Kaminer, vice-presidents; Miss
will be observed between May 7 Samuel Lichtenstein, correspond-
ing secretary; Miss B. Heller, as-
and May 13.
sistant corresponding secretary;
In Detroit annual Flower Day
will be observed Saturday night,
May 19, and Sunday, May 20.
The observance is being spon-
sored by the JNF, the instru-
mentality of the Zionist move-
ment for the acquisition and re-
clamation of the soil of Palestine
as national property. Keren
Kayemeth Councils, which are
functioning in hundreds of com-
munities, are recruiting a corps
of volunteers who will invite
participation in the Fund's "Res-
cue and Resettlement" work by
offering "Zion Flowers" in ac-
knowledgment of contributions.
"While a united America sup-
ports our demands for opening
the gates of Palestine and the
establishment of a Jewish Com-
monwealth, it is essential that the
upbuilding work be extended in
accordance with the needs of
MORRIS LIEBERMAN
the present moment.
"To this end, the JNF has for- Miss- Eve Neidelman and David
mulated a program of new land Sheraga, recording secretaries;
purchases, which calls for the Samuel Lichtenstein, financial
investment of approximately $18,-
secretary; Nathan Linden, treas-
000,000 this year. The proceeds urer.
that are to be obtained through
Executive Board Officers
the observance of Palestine Flow-
er Week, will help in advancing
Members of the executive
our program for new land pur- board include the following: I.
chases," declared a call issued to Bagon, Henry Fenster, E. Franz-
the participating communities by blau, Dr. M. Goldoftas, Dr. H.
Judge Morris Rothenberg, JNF Lippitt, Morris Mendelson, Rabbi
president.
J. J. Nathan, L. Phillips, A.
Schrier, Isidore Sosnick, Rabbi
Joshau S. Sperka, Dr. Clarissa
THE LAST SURVIVOR
LONDON, (JTA)—Paul Levy, Fineman, Ben Greenbaum, L.
a Jew, is the only survivor of Gurvin, M. Saslow, A. Meyero-
400 who lived in the German city witz, H. Nathan, Mrs. D. Penfil,
of Aschaffenburg, it is reported J. Schrier, Philip Slomovitz, I.
here. Half of the city's Jews Zemmel and Miss Mary Lachov.
emigrated and the other half
For several years chairman of
were deported.
the board of the local Congress

Chapter, Mr. Lieberman is presI.
dent of the League for Labor
Palestine, has served as chair-
man of the executive committee
of the Histadrut-Gewerkshaften
campaign and is a former chair-,
man of the administrative com-
mittee of the Zionist Council of
Detroit.
Continue Weekly Broadcasts
Mr. Lieberman has stated that
the local Congress is continuing
with its weekly radio broadcast
over Station WJLB on Saturday
nights and that a cultural pro- ,
gram will be planned for the
current year to include severali
nationally known guest speakei.s.;

Anti-Semitism Topic
On WJLB Saturday

How to combat anti-Semitism
wil be discussed by the Rev..
Ellsworth Smith of the Detroit
Council of Churches this Satur-
day evening at 9:45, over Station
WJLB. He will speak on the
weekly radio program of the
Detroit Chapter of American
Jewish Congress.

Citrus-Juice Production :1
TEL AVIV (JPS-Palcor)—Ci- ,
trus: juice and concentrates man-
ufacturers in the Tel Aviv zone
have begun production and are
expected to utilize 20,000-25,000
tons of fruit, which are expected
to yield 8,000 tons of liquid
concentrates. • .1

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Morris Lieberman, one of the leading figures in the labor
Zionist movement in Detroit, was elected president of the
Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Congress, at the
meeting held April 17. He succeeds Leon Kay, who served
as president for the past two years. ,$)
Other local Congress officers chosen for the current

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