Friday June 22. 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS

Congregational Activities

Plan Formation
Of Strictly Kosher
Restaurant Here

Corporation Is to Be Formed
with Capital. of $25,000;
Next Meeting June 28

Chachmey Lublin Sets
Graduation for July 1

The 500 members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of Yeshivath Chach-
mey Lublin continue to render
services to the school, and are
providing three meals daily for
the students.
In memory of three departed
members — Mesdames I. Rosin,
Goldie Blondy and Leah Feld-
man—a memorial meeting will
be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the
Yeshivah, Linwood and Elm-
hurst.
Under the chairmanship of
Jacob Soberman, the sum of $12,-
000 was raised at a meeting held
at the Bnai Zion towards the
$25,000 Yeshivah quota.
English studies at the Yesh-
ivah will be concluded on June
27—the regular school sessions
being extended two weeks be-
yond the regular school year be-
cause of the Passover vacation
taken by the Parochial School
students. Graduation exercises
will take place at 1 p. m. on
Sunday, July 1, in the new Yesh-
ivah synagogue.
Students are being accepted
for all grade. Hebrew classes
will continue all summer from
10 a. m. to 1 p. m.

Goldstein Remains
Temple Israel Head

Mks Oxenhandler to Direct
Religious School; Relieved
of Other Duties

At its fifth annual meeting and
election of officers, held at Ho-
Recognizing the need for a
tel Statler on June 13, Temple
strictly kosher restaurant in De-
troit, plans for its formation
Israel re-elected Charles L. Gold-
were discussed on June 14 at a
stein as president. Returned to
meeting of the Council of Orth-
office with him for 1945-46 are:
odox Rabbis, the Merkaz and a
George M. Stutz, vice-president;
group of Jewish business men,
at Congregation Beth Abraham.
A corporation is to be formed
with a capitalization of $25,000,
to be known as the Detroit
Kosher Restaurant for the pur-
pose of owning and operating a
modern, air-conditioned, artist-
ically designed restaurant, which
according to the announcement,
will be the show place of De-
troit and which at the same
time will be strictly kosher.
Although only a small group
was present at this meeting,
$5,000 was subsdribed for shares
of stock in the corporation.
Temporary officers elected at
the meeting were: Louis Kukes,
president; Louis Ellenbogen,
vice president; Morris Sperber,
treasurer; Meyer Weisenfeld,
secretary.
The next meeting of the De-
troit Kosher Restaurant will be
held on _June 28, at 8:30 p. m.,
CHARLES L. GOLDSTEIN
at Congregation Beth Abraham,
Benjamin E. Jaffe, secretary;
Linwood at Sturtevant.
"This project is of great im-
Max Osnos, treasurer; Mrs. Leon
portance to the Jews of Detroit, Council for Judaism Is Called B. Cowen, Harry C. Grossman,
and all Jews are urged to attend
"Inimical" to Interests of
Harry L. Jackson, Arthur J.
the meeting," the corporation's
Jews in Texas City
Hass and Earl Freshman, trus-
call deClares.
Additional information may be
tees for a three-year term.
HOUSTON, Texas (JPS)—The
obtained from any of the above
Morris Garvett was elected for
Jewish Community Council of
officers.
a term of two years, upon his
this city officially labeled the
retirement as an ex-officio mem-
Urge 'Day of Gratitude'
activities of the local American
ber of the board of trustees. He
To Honor French Gentiles Council for Judaism as "inimi- fills the term left vacant by the
cal" to the interests of the Jews
PARIS (By Wireless)—(Reli- of Houston in a resolution, pro- death of Harry M. Raden, found-
gious News Service)—A "Day of posed by Dr. Allan S. Green, ing secretary of Temple Israel.
Gratitude" to honor non-Jews rabbi of Congregation Emanuel,
In their annual reports to the
who helped French Jews during and passed unanimously at the congregation, Mr. Goldstein and
the German occupation of France Council's meeting June 4.
is proposed by Renaissance, Jew-
Simultaneously with the Coun- Rabbi Leon Fram praised the
ish periodical published in Toul- cil's action, came the announce- Building Fund Committee, whose
ouse.
ment of a resolution adopted by chairman and co-chairman are
"Those Jews who sacrificed the Houston Rabbinical Associa- Fred H. Gottfurcht and Earl
their lives," the paper stated, tion, denouncing recent public
"have left us in their debt, and utterances by Rabbi Hyman J. Freshman. It was reported that
we will never forget them. But Schachtel, American Council .for the fund had reached $260,000
what shall we say to non-Jews Judaism leader and rabbi of of the goal of $400,000.
who fought, and sometimes laid Temple Beth Israel. Rabbi Sch-
In the report of his steward-
down their lives, that Jews might achtel's Congregation set off a ship of the past year, Mr. Gold-
live?
nation-wide controversy • last stein announced that Miss Anna
"We owe something to those year, by relegating subscribers Oxenhandler earlier in the year
allies who could expect no glory to Zionism, Hebrew and Kash- had asked to be relieved of her
or reward and chose to support ruth observances to second class duties as administrative secre-
the weaker side. As a people, we membership.
tary of the Congregation at the
have long memories. Let us take
Reports in the general press end of the fiscal year on June 30
one day in the year, an ordinary of Rabbi Schachtel's speech were in order that she might devote
day with no special associations, the sparks that fired to action herself to her professional work
and make it a day of gratitude the Council, since it was felt that in the Religious School. The
toward others."
the nature of his utterances were board, at its meeting in May,
such as to imperil the prestige of acceded to Miss Oxenhandler's
the Jewish community when air- request and conferred upon her
Rashi Synagogue Relics
ed in the general press. The only the title of "Director of the Reli-
Located in Germany
Jewish newspaper in the city, gious School."
The Sabbath Eve Services will
WORMS, Germany (JPS)— the Jewish Herald-Voice, non-
Priceless historical and religious partisan in its news, but out- continue throughout the summer,
relics of the nine-century-old spokenly Zionist in its policies, in Room 14, lobby floor of the
Worms synagogue, oldest syna- was not extended an invitation Boulevard Bldg., 3076 East Grand
gogue in Europe, were preserved to the Council for Judaism meet- Blvd. Rabbi Fram will render a
from the Nazis by the curator of ing at which Schachtel delivered brief sermonic reading from
clasic Jewish literature at each
the Worms museum, in a dark his controversial address.
sub-cellar beneath the Worms
The action by the Houston service.
City Hall.
Jewish Community Council fol-
It was at this synagogue that lows a similar action by the Elmer Berger, executive directOr
Rashi, foremost biblical com- Seattle Bnai Brith Lodge which of the Council for Judaism, who
mentator, studied and perhaps called upon the Anti-Defamation reportedly implied, in a speech
taught. The curator took Maj. M. League of Bnai Brith to take quoted by the Seattle press. that
A. Braude, U. S. 7th Army measures against allegedly de- to Zionists Americanism was
chaplain, underground where the famatory statements by Rabbi secondary.
famous illustrated Machzor, dat-
ing back to 1272 and still in
excellent condition, was hidden.

Houston Jewish
Council Assails
Rabbi Schachtel

Page SeventeeW

Round Table's Youth Conference
At Fresh Air Camp Proves Success

The first Detroit Round Table
Youth Conference took place
June 14 through June 17 at the
Fresh Air Camp in Brighton.
Cooperating groups included
Bnai Brith Youth Council, Cath-
olic Youth Organization, Chris-
tian Youth Council, a department
of the Detroit Council of Church-
es, youth representing Mary-
grove College, University of De-
troit, Jefferson Ave. Presbyter-
ian Church, Westminster Presby-
terian Church, Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, Temple Beth El
and Congregation Bnai Moshe.
Leadership was furnished by
the Rev. Joseph Q. Mayne, execu-
tive secretary of the Detroit
Round Table of Catholics, Jews
and Protestants, who directed
the conference and led the dis-
cussion course on "Building
bridges between groups that dif-
fer between faith, race and cul-
ture."

Leonard Belove, director of
AZA, was in charge of the re-
creation program.
Joseph Michaud, organist and
director of Music at Holy Re-
deemer Catholic Church, lectured
on sacred music and illustrated
it with recorded selections.
Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple
Israel directed the rituals of the
Jewish service and led discus-
sion on Judaism. Paul Wurt-
smith, business Manager of the
Catholic Theater of Detroit,
spoke on the modern theater and
the work which the Catholic
Theater has undertaken.
Miss Lou Ann Albright, direc-
tor of religious education at Roy-
al Oak Congregational Church,
was in charge of the Musical ,
program.
Mrs. Samuel Aaron of Bnai
Brith supervised arrangements
at camp and had charge of the
girls' section at the conference.

Rabbinical Council
Sets Thursday as
Day of Repentence

Membership Campaign
To Erect Monuments

NEW YORK—An appeal to the
United Nations to deal justly
with the long-suffering Jewish
people by opening the gates of
Palestine, was made by the Rab-
binical Council of America in a
proclamation setting aside next
Thursday as a National Day of
T'shuvah (Repentence) and with
calls upon American - Jewish
youth to return to the religious
heritage of Judaisin.
Making the announcement for
the Rabbinical Council, an or-
ganization of several hundred
Orthodox Rabbis in all parts of
North America, were Rabbis
Harry Wohlberg, Judah Dame-
sek, Morris H. Finer, Leo. Jung
and Morris Max. Rabbi Joseph
H. Lookstein is honorary presi-
dent and Rabbi William Drazin
of Toronto is president.
In selecting June 28, the proc-
lamation noted that it was the
17th of Tamuz, traditional Fast
Day, which marks the siege of
Jerusalem by the Romans in 70
A. D.

NEW YORK—The Rabbinical
Assembly of America, national
organization of conservative rab-
bis who seek to conserve the
values of traditional Judaism in
a modern spirit, will meet in con-
vention Sunday, June 24 through
Thursday, June 28, at the Jewish
Theological Seminary of Amer-
ica, 3080 Broadway, to discuss,.
among other questions, the prob-
lems of "The Returning Veteran
and His Religion."

Buy War Bonds!

Signature

Address

HARRY SCHWARTZ

ARTHUR SCHWARTZ

which was observed on Saturday, Jane
9th, at the Congregation Shaarey Zedek

Congregations . . . .

This is the time to begin planning
for the annual fund-raising' for
Palestine land-redemption on
TISHA B'AB which will occur this
year on July 19.

In the interest of the redemption
of Eretz Israel we call upon the
Rabbis and Officers of all Detroit
Congregations to communicate
with our office at once and to ar-
range for committees to make the
annual appeal for the Jewish Na-
tional Fund at Tisha b'Ab services
—Wednesday night, July 18, and
Thursday morning, July 19.

Hebrew Benevolent Society

HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
2995 Joy Road
I desire to become a member of Chesed Shel Emes.
Enclosed please find my contribution in the amount of

gratefully acknowledge the receipt of
one Scholarship
MR. AND MRS.

A Call to Detroit

of the

To erect monuments on plots of hundreds indigent, friendless
deceased, now in progress.
Become a member and participate in the sacred cause.
Mail the following application with your contribution to the HEBREW
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. 2995 Joy Road. Tiler 6-1686.

The United Hebrew Schools
of Detroit

of Sturtevant Ave., in honor of the
Bar Mitzvah of their son

Special Membership Campaign

Rabbinical Assembly
To Convene in N. Y.

Hebrew Benevolent Society -
(Chesed shel Emes), with head-
quarters at 2995 Joy Road, an-
nounces the inauguration of a
special membership campaign, to
be utilized for the erection of
monuments on hundreds of in-
digent and friendless people. •
Detroit Jews are called upon
to respond to this campaign and
to send their membership applica-
tions with checks to the Hebrew
Benevolent Society.
Louis Langwald is president of
the Chesed shel Emes. Abraham
Jaffin it executive director.

Jewish National Fund.
Council of Detroit

Mrs. A. Twersky, Secretary

TO. 8-8658

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