Fliday, -May II, .M45.-
THE JEWISH NEWS
Happy Birthday, Mr. Frank
MUG- League Here .
Holds Annual Fund
Project on May 23
Community to Felicitate
Well Known Philanthropist
Pioneer Detroiter's Rise to Leadership Paced the Growth
of Auto Industry; Active in Various Communal
Endeavors; Known for His Many Charities
Among • ,the Detroit Jewish
families that - have made out- .
standing cOntributions to the bet-
terment of Jewish life in this
communityis the Frank farnily,
the leader among them being
Harry Frank.
The family associates and his
many friendS will be < on hand
to felicitate Mr. Frank next-Mon-
day, May- 14, on the occasion of
his 65th birthday.
Looking younger than his Years,
Mr. Frank continues as one of
the most active leaders in De-.
troit Jewry. His rise to his pre-
try, in• whose growth he played
a vital _role. •-•-•
Today, Mr. Frank and his*I?ro-
ther, Samuel, operate - the Detroit
Aluminum and Bras§ Corp.,. 3975
Christopher, and another large
enterprise, the Frank Bros. • •
Helpfulness to Others
Industriousness, • integrity and
helpfulness to others have been
his creed. He always has found
time for civic and communal ser
Vice despite the 'many tasks be-
fore him in his business which
produces for the Arsenal of De-
mocracy. In all his communal en-
deavor•s; Mr. Frank has served
without regard to race, color or
religion.
! On the list of his community
services, Mr. Frank's charities
and philanthropies always are on
top. In addition to his contribu-
tions, he has served on various
boards of directors, committees
and campaigns for charitable, re-
ligious and educational institu-
tions, including the Allied Jewish
Campaign, Detroit Community
Fund, War Chest; Detroit . Service
Group, Congregation ShaOr e-y
Zedek and Franklin Hills Colin-
try,Club.
Most recent of.his activities has
been his' affiliation with the
initial group which sponsored
and campaigned for Detroit's pro ,
jected Jewish hospital. '
Conservative and sound in his
Views and appraisals, his obser-
vations and counsel have been
sought and obtained in matters
which have had an important ef-
fect upon the lives of otherS. He
has served withotit fan-fare,
preferring to remain in the back-
ground.
He married Rebecca Jacob,
daughter of the late sAbrarn
Jacob, a pioneer Detroiter. They
have three daughters, Ruth, who
is Mrs. Milton Gordon; Florence,
who is Mrs. Maurice Druker, and
Dorothy, who is Mrs. Samuel
Rubiner. There are seven grand-
children.
Mr. Frank is an ardent golfer.
HARRY FRANK
sent esteemed position in local
business '..circles, earning the re-
spect o _ f his associates and
friends, was not an easy one.
Humble Beginnings
Son of Havis Frank, who is
buried in Palestine, Harry Frank
rose from 'humble beginnings in
various fields of endeavor to the
high position he now occupies.
Settling in Detroit when the
auto city had a population of
300,000 and very few automo-
biles, he grew up with the indus-
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Clinic Day an May 16
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Jean-- Outlet
NOW IT CAN BE SHOWN!
The heroic ingenuity of the Liberators! The
secret of the trick that fooled DER Fuehrer!
SEE the swimming comrnandOei trader water!
SEE the'daring paratroopers .raid behind enemy lines;
SEE the gruelling underground battle of wits.:
SEE the pnderwater bridge!
Farband Camp
tirt Kinderweh
of the Jewish National Workers Alliance,
Poale Zion and Pioneer Women's Organization
Long Lake near Chelsea, Mich.
Wishengred's Drama On
NBC 'Eternal Light'
The May 13 program of the
"Eternal Light" will present
-Morton Wishengrad's dramatiza-
tion of the idyllic tale of Ruth
and Naomi as told in the Book
of Ruth, which will be reads-ib.
all congregations on Saturday,
May 19—the second day of Shev-
uoth.
The "Eternal Light" is pre-
sented over the NBC network by
the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America at 11 to 1,1:30 a. m.,
(EWT). It is heard ftom New
York over WEAF at Noon.
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Michigan Children's. Fund
Dona,tes to Youth Aliyah
At a board meeting of the De- William Norton, Vice-President . of - Fund, Makes Contri -,
troit League of the National
bution of $2,500 Toward Rescue of Jewish Children;
Home for Jewish Children at
Mrs.
Views Horrible Treatment of JeWs by Germans
Denver held at the home of
Alfred Meyer, Lincolnshire Dr.,
The Michigan Branch of the Youth Aliyah has received
on Monday, May 7. Mrs. Leon
M. Zechman, president of the a gift of $2,500 from the Children's Fund of Michigan to con-
Detroit League, discussed the tinue its project :of rescuing children from wartorn Eufope
questions which are frequently ctntl resettling them in Palestine, .it was announced this week.
asked regarding the home,
In 'making the contribution, William J. Norton, vice-
Mrs. Raymond Smith, general
president.
of_ the Children's Fund., of Michigan ; citing the
chairman of the. Spring fund
torture- inflicted upon the Jew
by the German, - declared:
Boned the Christian ethic of
"The horrible treatment of humanitarianism : and substituted
the Jew. by the German is one -therefore the .barbarian ethic of
of the compelling pieces of evi- cruel persecution.
dence that forces our people
"ThOse who accept the simple
to a reluctant belief that t)ie
German has completely aban- principles of kindliness among all
men of tolerance and of equal
opportunity for all, cannot do
otherwiSe than proteJ vigorous-
Zionist
ly against the German atroc:ties
Weizrnann's
among the Jews and against any
and all evidence of racial in-
Form
tolerance that may thrust, its bead
up in our own beloved Ameiica.
Answering Dr. Chaim Weiz-
"Christian -America Can join
mann's call for 20,000 'American with and encourage the. Jewish
chalutzim, Detroit members of people - throughout the earth
Hechulutz Organization have whose magnificent generosity is
formed a local repreSentative attempting to resettle their west-
body.
ern European kin in • places
This group . aims to spread where they are welcome and re-
chalutzuit - among the ranks of store them to self-sufficiency.
Jewish yciu_ th. Officers are Naomi
"Youth Aliyah is' an organiza:.
MRS. LEON .ZECHMAN
Shapero, president; Shosharia ti; !n that picks up refugee y oung-
raising project, the simultaneous Harris, secretary-treasurer, who stets, sends them to Palestine,
Card Parties to be held in -the with Shirley Marks and Ruben trains thein for agricultural- pur-
homes of members and 'friends Wortell compose the executive suits and helps them to get
started on the road to self-
on Wednesday, May 23, reported committee.. •
that the interest in this event is
At the last meeting Saturday, support."
April 28, Harry Spoon, of the
high.
Upon request, Mrs. Smith will executive committee of Hecha-
deliver / tickets to prospective lutz in Canada, told of the
hostesses and guests. -
heartening response among Ca-
All hostesses are asked to list nadian Jewish youth to the call.
the names of their guests with
Plan§ are being made for. a
Mrs. Arthur Gilbert, of Byron $50,000 - campaign sponsored by
Avenue or Mrs. Samuel the Zionist community of Can-
*Ys NW Girls—Age 6 to 16
Schwartz, of Cherrylawn Ave- ada for the purpose of purchas-
nue, hostess chairmen. All those ing a training farm- in Southern
Located in North Michigan
who bought tickets for this Card Ontario, he said.
Near Charlevoix, Petoskey,
Party without an assignment to
Observance of the Battle of
Frankfort and Mackinac
a hostess, should call Mrs. Gil- the. Warsaw Ghetto is being
bert or Mrs. Schwartz for place- planned for the evening of May
SANITARY FACILITIES
ment.
30, at the Jewish Center. The
IN EACH CABIN
program will include a dramatic
presentation, choral selections,
Lions Clubs Set May 13
Laundry Service
and a Palestinian speaker. Tick-
Available in Camp
For White Cane Week
ets will be sold through various
The week of May 13-20 has organizations and members of
been proclaimed by the. Metro- Hechalutz. For information call
Reco-mmended for
politan Detroit Council of Lions ,Shoshana Harris at TO. 8-0173,
Clubs as White Cane Week: The or Zelda Landy at TY. 7-3798.
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pose of educating the public to:
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Counselors
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During this week, trailers will
A Summer Camp for Boys
6 to 16
be shown in the theaters, posters
at
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will be placed in street cars _and
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buSeS, pamphlets will be handed ;Eight healthful, educational, fun-
Phone
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organizations, and radio pro-
grams and spot announcements
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At noon on Tuesday, May 15,
Gov. Kelly will address a joint
meeting of the 16 Lion Clubs of
Detroit to be held at the Stotler.
'LT. COMM. LOUIS A.
SCHWARTS, Chief of Neuro-
Psychiatric Service at the. U. S.
Naval Hospital at • Great Lakes,
Ill., will address an audience of
USO volunteer workers and 500
Red Cross nurse's aides in the
auditorium of the Rackham
Bldg., on Friday, May 11, at 8:30
p. m. His speech on the "Emo-
tional Attitudes of the Return-
ing Serviceman" will be fol-
lowed by the official USN
film, "Introduction to Combat
Fatigue." Lt. Comm. Schwarts,
formerly psychiatrist for' the De-
troit Consultation Bureau, is now
on leave of absence.
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Benjamin Levinson, chairman-
of the publicity committee, ex-
pects 1,200 Democrats to attend
the JEFFERSON DAY DINNER Cadillac Hotel. Tribute will be,
to be held May 15 at 7:00 p. m. at paid to the late President Roose-
the Grand Ballroom of the Book velt.
Annual Alumni Clinic Day of
the Wayne University College of
Medicine will be held in the
College Auditorium, 645 Mullet,
on Wednesday, May 16.
Lectures on recent advances in
medicine will be • given by the .
following Wayne professors, Dr.
Loren W. Shaffer, • on "Modern
Treatment of Syphillis"; Dr.
Arthur H. Smith,. "Recent• Ad-
vances in the Field of Nutri-
tion"; Dr. Paul A. Noth, on
"Rheumatic Fever"; Di- . Amedeo
Marrazzi, "Intravenous Anesth-
esia" and by Dr. Charles Hug-
gins, University of Chicago, "En-
docrine Treatment of carcin.o,
ma of the Prostate"; Dr. Geza de
Takats, of the University of Illi-
nois, "The Problem of Thrombo-:
lism"; Dr. J. Grafton Love, Mayo
Clinic, "Protruded Intervertebr-
• al Discs" and Dr. Roscoe R.
Graham, University of Toronto,
"Surgery of Peptic Ulcer."
Dr. G. A. Mills, University of
Cincinnati, will deliver the main
address at the dinner session at
7:30 p. m., at the Hotel Stotler.
His subject will be, "Climatic Im-
print on Man."
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