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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, June 22, 1945

Home for Aged Completes
Plans to Erect New Wing

Myron A. Keys Reports on Construnction of An Annex to

Cost $250,000; Adjoining Land Acquired;
Dr. Hirsch Makes Report

Announcement by Myron A. Keys, president, at the an-
nual meeting of the Jewish Home for Aged last Sunday
morning, that plans are proceeding for the erection of an
additional wing to the present building, featured his report
on the last year's activities.
Mr. Keys informed the meeting that D. J. J. Golub , na-
tionally known authority on corn-(%

triunity structures, and I. M.
Lewis, architect, are completing
plans for the new wing and that
bids will soon be accepted from
contractors.
It was announced by Mr. Keys
that the new wing is made pos-
sible by a $125,000 gift from a

local family, but he indicated

It was pointed out that the lat-
ter, of which Ben Bavly is presi-
dent, is providing large quan-
tities of drugs for the Home and
has established a dispensary for
the Home's use.
Mr. Keys indicated upon re-
view' of the reports submitted at
the meeting that the problem is
that of available space and that
it is hoped to solve the existing
problem of housing the Detroit
Jewish aged when the new wing
is constructed.

that while previous plans were
to build an annex for 75 more
*residents, the new wing may be
constructed for another 200 peo-
ple, at a sum aggregating $250,-
000, the needed balance to be se-
Elect Directors
cured through some other means.
Directors elected at the annual
Acquire Adjoining Land
Mr. Keys revealed that the meeting are:
Harry Bielfield, Arthur Fleish-
one-acre piece of land west of
Burlingame, adjoining the home, man, Ben Kramer, Herman Math-
was presented free of any costs ias, Mrs. David W. Simons, Maur-
to the Home for Aged by the ice Aronsson, Ben Bavly, Dr.
Jewish Children's Home. An Harry Bennett, Nathan Bonin, Dr.
additional four acres were ac- Daniel Cohn, Louis Dann, Joseph
quirde by the home south of the Friedman, Mrs. I. E. Goodman,
present building. Medical ser- Dr. J. J. Jacobs, Dr. David Kli-
vices for chronic ill will be cen- ger, Henry Levitt, Royal S.
tered in the new building, Mr. Maas, Royal A. Oppenheim, Her-
Keys announced. He reported man Radner, Louis Robinson, Eli
that the Home for Aged will Sachse, Dr. Benjamin D. Well-
operate during the coming year ing, Moses Weisswasser, Frank
on a budget of $110,000. The Wetsman.
operating expenses for the past
year were $97,400.97, of which
$70,603.55 came from self-sup-
porting sources and $26,250 from
the War Chest through the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation.
In his report as superintendent
of the Home, Dr. Otto A. Hirsch
called attention of those attend- JOINT !DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
ing the annual meeting that Fri- RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
day-, June 15, marked the eighth ACTIVITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD
anniversary of the occupancy of Medicines That Fight—
the present Home, 48 aged peo-
The battle against typhus and
ple having been brought there other ravaging epidemics in the
from the former building on Ed - . Balkans gains new tempo as the
mond Place.
Joint Distribution Committee is
135 Now in Home
informed that a shipment of
Dr. Hirsch's report showed medicaments has arrived i n
that at present there are 135 Zagreb in Yugoslavia. As part of
residents in the home and that a War Refugee Board program
during the past year a total of to rush medicines to these sorely
168 were cared for, the year hay- pressed areas, the JDC has con-
ing begun with 130 in the home. tributed $100,000. The Yugoslav-
Of those who were replaced, 24 ian shipment is valued at about
died, six left and three were dis- $6,000, and represents a small
charged. part of JDC's total purchases of
Of the 24 who died, one was medical supplies.
under 60, two 60-69, eight 70 - 79, Teamwork 'In Saving Lives-
10 80-89, three 90 and over. The
The Jewish communities of the
death rate was 14.3 per cent of Argentine and South Africa are
the total. Dr. Hirsch stated coming to the fore in providing
that according to general condi- funds and supplies for overseas
Lions in the land the death rate relief. Working through the JDC,
among people in this age group the Junta de Ayuda a las Vic-
is 32 to 34 per cent.
timas de Gurra has just arranged
The average age of those who for shipments of blankets to Po-
died was 78 years and seven land, France, Belgium and Hol-
months and the average length land. Also, JDC's representative,
of stay in the Home two years Jacob Lightman advises, fifteen
and four months.
Landsmanschaften groups in the
Of the 38 admitted in the Argentine have organized a cloth-
Home during the year, Dr. Hir- ing campaign for Jews in Poland.
sch stated, 21 needed total nurs- The South African Jewish com-
ing and medical care. Of the munity is continuing to demon-
61,063 feeding days provided, strate its active sympathy and
49,018 were for residents and is contributing substantial aid to
12,045 for employes. The per the suffering Jews in Europe by
capita cost for the year was its generous help in cash and sup-
.$726.33—$60.53 per month and plies. Their program is worked
$1.99 per day.
out in consultation with the JDC.
Mrs. N. J. Lippitt, reporting for On The Move—
the Women's Auxiliary of the
T h e constantly-moving D r .
Home, described the women's ac- Joseph J. Schwartz, chairman of
tivities; the various necessities JDC's European Council, report-
provided for the residents and ed last week that his immediate
the services planned and told of itinerary included conferences in
a plan for a week's • activities in Switzerland and then a survey
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the Home by members.
trip of liberated concentration
• Selection Methods
camps in Germany. Tentative
Gus D. Newman, in addition plans call for his return home
to reporting as chairman of the sometime in June for conferences
nominating committee, also des- with the home office.
cribed the work of the admis-
sions committee and outlined the
method of investigation and se- CCAR To Hold Annual
lection. He stated that there are Parley in Atlantic City
four ambulatory residents who
have full advantages at the home ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA)—
—including meals and activities— The 56th annual convention of
but who room elsewhere. the Central Conference of Amer-
The Women's Auxiliary was jean Rabbis will be .held in At-
praised for presenting the sta- lantic City June 25-28, it was an-
tion auto to the Home.
nounced here. Owing to travel
Thanks for Services
restrictions the attendance will
Thanks were expressed to the be limited to officers, chairmen of
officers, and Dr. Hirsch, to the committees and past presidents.
medical staff and to the Aescul- The conference has a member-
apiari Pharmaceutical Society. ship of 530. •

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