Page Six

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, Apr ► 27, 1945

Citizens' Committee to Discuss Vital Issues Canadian Jewish Congress
Of Self-Study Survey at Center on Sunday Keeps Servicemen Informed

By ISRAEL B. RAPPOPORT

- Major issues of community policy and com-
munity planning are on the agenda of the plenary
meeting of the Citizens' Committee which will
wind up the first phase of the Detroit Self-Study.
A full attendance of the 75 members of the Citi-
zens' Committee is expected at the meeting on
Sunday, April 29, 2 to 6 p. m., at the Jewish
Center.

The underlying purpose of the Self-Study is
to discover whether Detroit Jewry is ready to di-
rect a great deal more attention and effort than
heretofore to the cultural-educational situation in
the community.
Horrified by the events of the last decade,
Jews all over America are turning to their
heritage for an answer to the question of what
it is that has preserved Jewish life throughout the
ages in spite of the forces that have sought its
destruction. Few are fully conscious of what they
are groping for, but all are alarmed by the near
extinction of European Jewry and the growth of
anti-semitism here at home.

Chief Issue of Self-Study
American Jews have been stirred into a closer
kinship with Jews the world over, and into a
recognition of common ties among the various
groups within the Jewish community. These stir-
rings and gropings for inner security should be
brought to a conscious focus through programs of
Jewish education on all age levels. The chief
issue of the Self-Study is to determine whether
the Jewish community of Detroit is ready for uni-
fied action on the Jewish cultural front.
The Citizens' .Committee meeting Sunday will
pass final judgment on a number of recommenda-
tions that have been prepared by various sub-
committees and that have been cleared provision-
ally in sectional meetings. These recommenda-
tions deal with several major areas.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND COORDINA-
TION OF FORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION—
The general tenor of the recommendations under

this heading indicate a readiness of the various
school systems to cooperate in administrative pro-
cedures, in inter-school affairs and events, in the
promotion of larger enrollment in Jewish schools,
in a school service program, and in a teachers'
training program.
Program for Children
REACHING .THOSE AT PRESENT UN-
TOUCHED BY ANY SCHOOL SYSTEM—It was
stressed at many a meeting that if a coordinating
agency for Jewish education is set up in Detroit,
a large part of its efforts should go into bringing.
Jewish education to the large numbers who re-
ceive no Jewish schoolinc, at present because the
parents are not attracted by the programs of the
existing schools.
PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH—There are a num-
ber of Jewish youth organizations and youth-
serving agencies in the city, but they reach only a
fraction of the youth population. It is recognized
by all who understand the process of growing
into maturity that the teen-age is exceedingly
important for wholesome personality develop-
ment for Jewish youth. It is essential that during
this period should come a complete acceptance of
the fact of being Jewish and a sense of strength
from understanding the significance ,of this fact.
The various youth organizations fully appreciate
this need and are ready to collaborate in a com-
munity program for youth work.
Deals With Needs of Adults
A fourth area where greater and more syste-
matic community effort is to be directed deals
with the needs and interests of the adult Jew.
From information gathered from a larger num-
ber of adult organizations, it is apparent that
many feel the need for more satisfying forms
and channels of Jewish information and cultural
experience.
A School or Institute of Jewish Studies, with
collegiate and extension courses, is one of the
projects to be discussed by the Citizens' Com-
mittee.

Fresh Air Camp Registration
Opens at center Starting May 1

Registration for the Fresh Air
Camp opens Tuesday, May 1, un-
der the supervision of Camp
Registrar, Mrs. Morris Weiss.
Appointments for interviews
may be made by calling TR.
2-1927 or MA. 8400 from 10 a. m.
to 4 p. m., Monday through
Thursday. Evening hours on
Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p. m. To
insure equal opportunity, no
registration will be accepted
without previous appointments.
There will be three age groups,
boys 7 to 13, girls 7 to 15 and
senior boys 13 to 16, for each
period,
3-Week Fee Is $54
The fee for a three-week per-
iod is $54, which includes trans-
portation to and from camp and
physical examination. A $10 de-
posit for each period is required
at the time of registration, the
balance must be paid the Friday
before leaving for camp. De-
posits are returned only when

= 7, 2 ffil

a cancellation is requested in
Mrs. Douglas Brown, president
writing at least five days before
of
the League of Jewish Women's
the camp period begins. Other
refunds are made when the child Organizations, has issued a call
leaves camp at the physician's to all presidents and civilian
order.
Physical examinations are con-
ducted by a staff of physicians
at the Jewish Center the Friday
before each period begins.
First Session June 26
The first period opens June 26,
with the physical examination on
June 23. The Second Period
starts July 17, examination on
July 14, and the last session be-
gins Aug. '7, the examination
Aug. 4.
Ration books Nos. 3 and 4 must
be brought by every camper at
this titme.
Children are required to use
the buses provided to and from
camp. Buses leave the Jewish
CAiter at 8 a. m. the first Mon-
day of each camp period.

Descendants of the Inquisition

Lt. Knx Describes Ghetto,
Plight of Jews in Mellah

The modus vivendi of our ori-
ental brethren has been a closed
book to most occidental Jews,
but American servicemen in
North Africa have done much to
bring the two segments of Jewry
closer.
Lt. Richard Kux, stationed in
Morocco, in a letter to his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. Joseph
:Wallach of 2286 Calvert, des-
cribes his visit to the Mellah, as
the Jewish section of Fez is
known. He writes:
"The word 'old' can't proper-
ly describe the Mellah, it is
ancient. Thousands of Jews
have been living here since they
were driven out of Spain during
the Inquisition. They live in
small dirty holes and are packed
into this ghetto so that it is dark
and humid and smelly.
Poor and Undernourished
"Most of the people are poor,
dirty and undernourished. They
have beseeched the government
to allow them to build a new
housing project (with their own
money) in another section, but
each appeal has been rejected.
The powers that be, both Arab
and French, don't want the Jews
to become too important.
"Our guide, an intelligent and
extremely sincere chap, said that
a Jew of Fez has to wait until

Leaders of Jewish
Women's Groups to
Meet on Monday

he is dead before he can be in
the sun and in beauty. He is
an ardent Zionist as are all the
people here. They are working
and saving to be able to go to
Palestine some day.
Visited Jewish School
"He took us to the main Jew-
ish school for boys. The instruc-
tor had one of his boys read for
us in Hebrew, translating into
French."
Lt. Kux, noticing a poster ad-
vertising Eddie Cantor's latest
picture, "Thank Your Lucky
Stars", pointed out that the stars,
producers and song and script
writers are Jewish. This evoked
from the guide the following
comment: "It makes me feel very
happy to hear that there are
places where our people can rise
and prosper".

~

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii. re

Each Canadian Jewish serviceman overseas will receive
in his personal mail a letter of news from home which has
been compiled for him by the Canadian Jewish Congress.
The letter which is three pages, closely typed, tells of the
Jewish war effort in the field and back home, and of the
Jewish community's work to help refugees and other victims

of the war. A special section
deals with anti-semitism in the sorts and similar public places
as for "Christians only."
dominion. It says:
"But, I would not have you
"You are probably very much
interested in the matter of anti- think that anti-Semitism has dis-
semitism back home. You prob- appeared during the past few
ably feel—and we here do, too— years. We have. had unfortun-
that with our country at war ate experiences. Efforts have
with the Nazis and their hateful been made to prevent the Jews
race theories, there should be no from erecting synagogues and in
room in the heart and mind of Quebec City criminals even set
any Canadian for anti-Semitism fire to the building the night be-
which is one of the marks of fore it was to be consecrated.,
Hitlerism.
However, it is significant that the
synagogue which the Jews there
Attack in Press Rare
"However, we must remember had wanted to build for ten years
that -Hitler had worked assid- is now erected and in daily use."
The letter deals with a report
uously in Canada, as elsewhere,
to implant and to foster his ideas on the postwar planning being
and that these are not easily up- carried out by the Jewish com-
rooted. Organized anti-Semitism munity back home.
probably no, longer exists in this
country and attacks upon Jews
in the press have become rare.
"The best section of the Ca-
nadian press is waging a constant
war on anti-Semitism and num-
erous. editorials have appeared
in Canadian newspapers expos-
ing its vicious lies. Only the
other day the CBC carried a
very powerful play entitled "In-
tolerance" very vigorously at-
tacking anti-Semitism and sim-
ilar prejudices.
Thrill Your Child With
Prohibit Discrimination
"The Canadian Conference of
Christians and Jews as well as
the Canadian National Commit-
Player for
$.1,98
tee on Refugees, the churches,
Children's Records .... %JP
labor unions, the Canadian Le-
gion and other important or-
ganizations have strongly con-
demned prejudice against the
By These Famous Cantors •
Jews which had been so pre-
valent. We have succeeded in
PINCHIK, VIGODA,
having the government prohibit
KWARTIN, GLANTZ, &
discrimination against Jews seek-
ing employment and the Prov-
KAPOW-KOGAN
ince of Ontario has passed a law
making it illegal to advertise re-
NOW IN STOCK

METRO _ e
HOUSE II 04

MUSI C _ 0.

TWIRL - A - TUNE

JEWISH RECORDS

—Also Available-

Fort Ontario Refugee
Seeks Kin in Detroit

Paganini Concerto Played by

_ Yehudi Menuhin

Russian Folk Songs by

Alexander Kipnis

A letter has been received
Romanian Rhapsody
from Mrs. Chaja Rosenberg of
•
the Emergency Refugee Shelter
at Fort Ontario, Oswego, N. Y.
We Make Recordings
inquiring about her brother,
Send a phonograph record of
Harry Stabholz who immigrated
your voice to your boy or girl
is service.
to the U. S. 38 years ago and
lived in Detroit for 30 years.
Anyone knowing of his where-
MRS. DOUGLAS BROWN
TO. 8-4114
•
abouts is asked to communicate
defense chairmen of local wo- with Mrs. Rosenberg at the shel-
10324 Dexter near Calvert
men's organizations to attend a ter.
breakfast meeting at 10 a. m.
Monday for the purpose of dis-
cussing war efforts activities
Congregation Mishkan Israel
with the League's war efforts
board, of which Mrs. Carl Schill-
BLAINE NEAR. LINWOOD
er is chairman.
Activities will be outlined for
— Presents —
war efforts to be conducted dur-
in the summer, until October.
Members of the Detroit Coun-
cil of Jewish Women, of which
Mrs. H. V. Kreger is president,
will be hostesses at this break-
fast meeting, reservations for
which are being taken by Mrs.
Saul Glueckman, 18287 Santa
Barbara.
FOR SABBATH SERVICES
The guest speaker will be Miss
FRI.
and SAT., May II and 12
Florence Gray, executive secre-
tary of the Council of Social
With Choir Directed by Schkolnick
Agencies and director of the
And Also
Central Volunteer Bureau.
Mrs. Harry Singer heads - the
Women's League's committee for
the Seventh War Loan.

The World Famous Cantor

PINCHIK

In Concert

SUNDAY, MAY 13 at 8 P. M.

Z. 6 55

20th Anniversary Concert

DETROIT JEWISH FOLK CHORUS

Henri Goldberg, Director

Three-Page Letter Being Sent to Every Canadian Jew Orel ,-
seas Telling Them of Activities at Home; Progress in
Fight Against Anti-Semitism Related in Messages

Mrs. A. Stulman, Pianist

SUNDAY, MAY 13 at 8:15 P. M.

AT THE MASONIC. TEMPLE

REGINA IIESNIK

Guest Artist — This Year's Sensation of the Metropolitan Opera,

!rickets: Metro Music House - 10324 Dexter - TO. 84114
or from Members of Jewish Folk Chorus

PROCEEDS FOR OVERSEAS

WAR RELIEF

Tickets: Fri. & Sat., $2; Sunday, $1.50.

Tickets May Be Obtained at the Office of the Congregation
and at the Following

Mr. Goldsmith . . . 2646 Blaine
Chesluck's Book Store . . . 8663 Twelfth St.
Zion Book Store . . . 9008 Twelfth St.

/