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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, May 11, 1945

Skulnik to Appear
In 'Good News' at
Masonic on May 20

Good Will Team Regina Resnik Guest Star
Jewish Center To Visit Naval
In Folks Chorus Concert
Base
at
Memphis
Activities
The 20th anniversary concert 8:15 p. m., at the Masonic

Dr. Rothman Holds
2nd Lecture Thursday
The second session in the
course on "Social Philosophies"
will be held at the Center, next
Thursday at 9 p. in., with Dr.
Robert Rothman as instructor.
The course is . sponsored by the
Business and Professional Dis-
cussion Group, of which Alex-
ander Krass is chairman.
Describing his attitude as ex-
perimental rather than dogmatic,
Dr. Rothman says that the main
purpose of this course is to stimu-
late discussion and scientific
thought on the social problems
that loom so important today.
Dr. Rothman's class will meet
in the Ginsburg Lounge. The
session is open to the public
without charge.
* * *
Regular Film Program
At Center Wednesday
A regular film program will
be shown at the Center, on Wed-
nesday, May 16. The program in-
cludes "Out of Bed Into Action"
dealing with the rehabilitation
of hospitalized AAF personnel;
"Timber Over Tokyo", and
"Story of The Black Cat."
The program will be held in
the Ginsburg Lounge and will
begin at 8:45 p. m. All are in-
vited.
* * *
Bill of Rights Theme
Of Mothers' Clubs Talks
The theme to be discussed by
the Mothers' Clubs this week is
"The International Bill of Rights
for Minority Groups—Will The
San Francisco Conference Ad-
opt It?"
Mothers' Clubs Calendar
Monday at 8 p. in., at the
Center, Mothers' and Daughters'
Banquet of the Center, Davison
and Fenkell Mothers' Clubs.
Tuesday at 1 p. m., at the
Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg., Davison
and Lawton, Young Women's
Study Club.
Tuesday at 8 p. m., at the
Center, Mothers' and Daughters'
Banquet of the Dexter Mothers'
Club. -
Wednesday at 1 p. m., at the
Center, Woodward Study Club.
Tuesday at 8 p. m., at the
Center, Mothers' and Daughters'
Banquet of Twelfth St. Mothers'
Club.
Speakers for the banquet are:
Mrs. Jennie Hurvitz, toastmist-
ress, Mrs. Carrie Sperling for
the Mothers, and Miss Sarah
Cohen for the daughters. Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Jacobs will be
the guests of honor.
* * *
Julius Chajes, director of music
at the Jewish Center, has called
a meeting of leading Jewish
musicians in Detroit to help plan
and organize concerts, lectures,
and other festivities to promote
that idea.
The first meeting was held on
Wednesday, May 2, at the Cen-
ter. The Committee consists of
Dan Frohman, Henri Goldberg,
Jacob Sonenklar and Robert Tul-
man. It was decided to sponsor
jointly a concert during Jewish
Music Week, and also form an
organization to foster Jewish
music in general.

'Counter-Attack'
At Fox Theater

"Counter Attack," suspense-
filled drama starring Paul Muni
and Marguerite Chapman, which
starts this Friday at the Fox
Theater, tells the story of a group
of Russian paratroopers headed
by Kulkov (Paul Muni), who
drop over enemy territory and
are met by guerilla partisans.
How they, go about breaking
down the enemy's morale, while
fighting sleep and hunger, makes
some of the most gripping, tense-
ful and suspense-filled scenes
ever shown on the screen!

Rabbi Leonard Oschrey of the
Yeshivah Beth Yehudah will
speak to the YOUNG PEOPLE'S
SOCIETY of Congregation Bnai
Moshe at their open cultural
meeting oh Wednesday, May 16,
at 8:30 p. m. All young people
are invited.

of the Detroit Jewish Folk
The Detroit Round Table of
Chorus, under the direction of
Catholics,. Jews and Protestants
will present a good will team of
speakers before the officers and
men of the Millington Naval
Base, Memphis, Tenn., May 14-
18. This is part of the War
Camp Program of the National
Conference of Christians and
Jews, parent organization of the
Detroit Round Table.

The Rev. Joseph Q. Mayne,
executive secretary of the De-
troit Round Table, will act as
chairman of the meeting and
speakers will be Dr. Alvin D.
Hersch, Jewish attorney and
member of the University of De-
troit Law School faculty; Dr.
Herbert B. Hudnut, pastor of the
Woodward Ave. Presbyterian
Church, and Monsignor J. L.
REGINA RESNIK
O'Brien, Pastor of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Charleston, S. Henri Goldberg, and with the
C.
accompaniment of Mrs. A. Stul-
The War Camp Program of man, at the piano, will be pre-
the National Conference has sented on Sunday, May 13, at
been presented before 727 Army
and Navy installations and be-
fore more than 7,000,000 men 'No, No Nanette' Ends
and women of the armed serv- At Masonic, Monday
ices.
"No, No, Nanette", Vincent
Youmans' outstanding musical,
is being presented at the Masonic
Temple this week by the Civic
Light Opera Association of De-
troit. It will continue through
Monday evening, May 14.
Detroit Mizrachi has been es-
Marilyn Nowell, a 19 year old
tablished headquarters at 1021 Southern miss, sings the leading
Hammond Bldg. to conduct the role. Ralph Dumke, the rotund
local campaign to raise the De- comedian, enacts the role of
troit quota within the next two Jimmy Sthith. Other newcomers
weeks.
are Vicki Cummings, a clever
Dr. Israel Elfenbein, of New comedienne, and Sondra Barrett,
York, national director of the a singer and dancer.
Mizrachi Council on Jewish Ed-
"No, No, Nanette". marks the
ucation, is here to direct the local return of Violet Carlson, Who
drive. Dr. Elfenbein is an orator, scored a success as the ballet
scholar and author of a number maid in "Balalaika." Other favor-
of books.
ites included in the cast are
The local committee consists Joseph Macaulay, Melton Moore,
of: Irving W. Schlussel, presi- Madelyn Killeen and Pamela
dent; Daniel Temchin, treasur- Canvaness. •
er; Meyer Beckman, chairman,
and Rabbi I. Stolman, Rabbi M.
CARD OF THANKS
J. Wohlgelernter, I. Sosnick,
The Rev. Israel Rosin and
David Goldberg, Sigmund P.
Lax, I. Levinson and A. De-. family wish to express their
thanks to their many friends and
Roven.
All synagogues are requested relatives for the many kindnesses
to make appeals during Shevouth shown them during their recent
bereavement.
services.

Mizrachi Opens
Local Fund Drive

v1enashe Skulnik, the famous
Temple.
Yiddish comedian and well
The featured artist will be Re- known radio star. Mr. Cohen of
gina Resnik, this year's sensa-
the Abie's Irish Rose and Uncle
tion of the Metropolitan Opera.
The main work to be perform- David of the Goldberg skit, will
ed will be "Der Mogen David appear in Detroit for the first
Bagrist Dem Roitm Shtern," the time in five years, Sunday, May
text of which was written by 20, in "Good News."
Abraham Regelson and the music
The Rumshinsky and Fried-
by Nathan Samaroff.
Miss Resnik who has been man play will be presented at the
called the "Yiddish Cinderella", Scottish Rite Auditorium, mat-
catapulted overnight from ob- inee and evening. This is
scnrity to fame. She is acknowl- Skulnik's latest success and has
edged to be one of the great been running at the Second
dramatic sopranos of the Metro- Avenue Theater in New York for
politan and successor to such an entire season.
Appearing with Skulnik will
figures as Lily Pons, Geraldine
be the character actress; Yetta
Farrar and Galli Curci.
Miss Resnik on 24 hour notice Zwerdling, Anna Teitelbaum,
substituted for • the featured Max Rosenblatt, Lillie Lilliana
artist of "Trovatore" who was and other stars.
taken ill suddenly. She sang the
Tickets are on sale at Metro
role of Leonora, which she had Music House, 10328 Dexter, TO.
never sung before on the stage, 8-4114; Chesluk's Book Store,
and was acclaimed by the critics. 8663 Twelfth St., TY. 5-6811;
Tickets for the concert are Abraham Littman, 1927 Pingree,
available at the Metro Music TY. 6-9186; and at the box office
House, 10324 Dexter, TO. 8-4114 of the theater, TE. 2-6648 on the
and from members of the Chorus. day of the performances.

NUREMBERG DOCUMENT
CAPTURED BY JEWISH GI
LONDON (JTA)—The origi-
nal document of the Nuremberg
racial laws, with the signature
of Adolph Hitler, has been ob-
tained by a German-born Amer-
ican Jewish soldier and is now in
the hands of the U. S. Third
Army, the London press reports.
Sgt. Frank Perls of San Fran-
cisco, who fled the Reich with his
father, ferreted out the docu-
ment at the home of an official
near. Nuremberg, where it had
been placed for safe-keeping.

Buchenwald Survivors
Refuse Repatriation

LONDON (JPS)—The
can military forces in control of
Buchenwald are negotiating cAlith
governments of the camp's in-
mates regarding their reparia-
tion. The problem of 2,000 Polish
Jews, including 500 youthg, is
acute because all refuse to return
to Poland. The only alternatives,
therefore, are for them to *fay
at Buchenwald or to be trims-
ferred to another camp.

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