friday, October 5, 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
S. L. Alexander's 60th Birthday
Page Thirteen
Eminent Detroit . I
Active in Community Work,
Widely Acclaimed by All
Father of 2 War Vets lived Here 51 Years, to Mark Double
Anniversary Sunday . . . Birthday and 50th Year of
Affiliation With Temple Beth El
Chemist Reaches 1
Fiftieth Birthday
David Segal Was One of in-
corporators of Local
Engineering Society
Wayne U. Professors Urge
ruman Act on Palestine
Prominent Members of Faculty Join in
Signing Telegram
Addressed fo President Urging Action in Securing
Open Door Policy to Admit Survivors
"We, the undersigned, professors at Wayne University,
Few names are as well known
in local community service activ-
ities—non-Jewish as well as
Jewish—as that of Sidney L.
just accepted an appointment for
David Segal, one of the in- joined in signing a telegram addressed to President Truman
a year's research work in the corporators of the Engineering urging speedy action in securing
an open door policy for the
National Tuberculosis Hospital at Society of Detroit, considered
settlement of Jews in Palestine. Their telearam reads:
Denver. -
"We, the undersigned, professors at :SXrayne University
Sidney Alexander, who served
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request
you to continue to use your good offices to further
overseas. with the rank of First
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immediate Jewish immigration4 ,
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Lieutriant, as a bombardier,
into Palestine. During thepast your specia
having started. on his missions on
l representative to
six years 5,000,000 Jews were
D-Day, is completing his train-
investigate the conditiori of Jews
murdered.
ing in accountancy' business
in concentration camps, said,
administration at. Walsh Institute.
"Today most of the wretched 'They want to be evacuated now
Mr. Alexander has for many
million European Jewish sur- to Palestine, just as other nation- ,
years beeri among the most active
vivors are destitute and home- al groups are being repatriated to
leaders in Allied Jewish Cam-
less. Of these, 100,000 are still in their homes'. However, immigra-
paign. and Community Fund,
concentration camps, four months tion to all democratic countries
drives and is an active leader in
after V-E Day, and it was only is rigidly restricted. Can the
the War Chest. He is a vice-
your humanitarian intercession world be apathetic--to this callous
president of the Detroit Service
which brought this matter to the treatment of a people? The
Group, a past chancellor of the
attention of the conscience of the British White Paper of 1939
democratic world.
Detroit Lodge 55 Knights of
practically ended all immigration
Pythias and a member of Temple
Want to Be Evacuated
of Jews into Palestine.
Beth El.
"The only place available for
Thousands Trapped
His 60th birthday- also will
the physical and spiritual' re-
"Thousands of Jews who might
m.arke another anniversary—his
habilitation of these people is have escaped the Nazi slaughter
50th year of affiliation with
Palestine, but the doors are prac- during the war, by immigrating
Temple Beth El which dates
tically shut. As Earl G. Harrison, into Palestine, were trapped. We
back to 1895. He was in Dr.
hope that you will exert all
Leo M. Franklin's first confirma-
DAVID SEGAL
pressure possible to end this
tion class.
, SIDNEY L. ALEXANDER
abysmal degradation of a people.
one
of
the
most
prominent
en-
Alexander. Two .years ago,
In the name of human dignity the
gineers in the state of Michigan,
when he received the Silver Star
White Paper must be abrogated."
celebrated
his
50th
birthday
on
in recognition of. 25, years of
Included among those who
Monday.
service to the Detrbit Communi-
signed this telegram are:
ty Fund, he was widely acclaim-
Born Oct. 1, 1895, in Boston,
Dr. Carl 0. Smith, Dr. Burt
ed for his devotion and interest
Mass., where he received h'is
Hudgins, Dr. Roll Johannesen,
Committee
Opens
Campaign
in . all matters -- affecting 'our
public and high school and col-
Dr. Jay Sherman, Dr. B. B.
country, our state, the city of
lege training, Mr. Segal was
Against the Race Hatred Oshcoln, Dr. L. L. Honowalt, Dr.
Detroit - and the Jewish com-
graduated from Tufts College
Arthur R. Carr, Dr. R. W. Bab;-
Activities • of Senator
munity.
School of Engineering in 1918
cock and Joseph P. Selden.
with the degree of Bachelor of
He has primarily earned the
The
Law
and
Legislative
Com-
Science in Chemical. Engineer-
esteem of . his community • as a
of the Detroit Section of
ing. Upon his graduation he en- mittee
fighter for causes he considered
the . American - Jewish - Congress
tered
the
Chemical
Walfare
just. "Stormy petrel," those he
has opened a campaign . against
Service, acting both in the of-
differed with would call him.
the un-American and race ha-
fense and defense sections.
But -when the argument was
ired activities of Senator Bilbo.
over no one doubted that a very
Came Here in 1919
Mrs. David B. Penfil, chair-
sincere voice, controlled by a
Corning to Detroit in 1919, he Man, announces .that plans- in-
good heart, dictated the senti-
worked in the Ford, Studebaker elude the circulating of .petitions
ments of Sidney L. Alexander.
and Hupp Motor Car Co.'s lab- for the expulsion of Senator
Marks 60th Birthday -
oratories. He was - chief chemist Bilbo, the -sending of letters and
– When he celebrates his 60th
and metallurgist for Hupp for telegrams of protest from the
birthday, on Sunday, Mr. Alex-
nine years, until 1932, v v
. hen he 'De-trait Section and from indi-
ander will have the plaudits of
joined the company with which vidual members to , Senators'frOm
friends who come from many
he is now associated—the Eber- Michigan and to the majority
faiths and nationality .b,ack- :
bach & Son Co..; Ann Arbor—in and. minority leaders of the
grounds, all of whom have learn- JUDGE GEORGE Z. MEDALIE the capacity of sales and de- Senate.
ed admire, him for his frank-
Plans are being made - to con-
George Z. Medalie, prominent velopment engineer.-
ness and for his kind-heartedness.
tact and cooperate in this cam-
leader
in
Jewish
philanthropic
.
Past
chairman
of
.the
Detroit
Born in Chicago, Oct 7, 1885,
paign with other minority groups
son of the late- Max- M. Alex- movements, in national activities Section of the American Chemi- which the Senator from Missis-
cal
Society,
he
served
on
this
and
in
the
Council
of
Federations
ander and 'Estella T. Alexander,
sippi has also attacked. .
he was brought to Detroit by his and Welfare Funds, was named board for 20 consecutive years:
.Members of, the LaW and Leg-
•
parents at the age of 9. His Associate Justice of the . New He was a member of the first islative. Committee include Alan
board
of
directors
of
the
Erigi-
York
State
Court
of
Appeals
by
...
so
crackling
crisp
and de-
father died on -Sept. 11, 1911, the
n.eering. SoLety of Detroit and Brown, Miss E. Neidelman,. Miss licious they've become a popu•
night of the first day. of Rosh Gov. Thomas gi Dewey.
M r . Medalie's appointment his name -appears on the. .plaque A. Parker,. Mrs. Vidaver, Morris Jar daily food...so wholesome
HaShanah. His mother,- who is
Liberman is president of the they make an ideal snack for
78, resides in Buffalo. Mr..Alex_ . was made to fill a. vacancy caus-. in . the Rackh.arn Mgrnorial Detroit Section.
the youngsters! Keep a pack-
ander. visited her last -week-end.- ed by the death of Judge Irving Building,' .
age on hand at all *times!
Lehman.
Other
Association's
.
His- first home in DetrOit was
, -
It is generally agreed that Mr.
A. former _chairman. of ..the
on Lincoln. at. Alexandrine. Later,
the Alexanders moved to their Medalie was the • first man to Associated Technic -al Societies of
second Detroit. home which was recognize the presidential poten- Detroit, he. is also associated
located on the site of the present tialities of Mr. Dewey. He was with the American Chemical
one of the leaders in Mr. Dew- Society, Americari Society for
Masonic Temple.
ey's campaign.
Test Materials and the Torch-
Interesting Affiliation.
Club .a Detroit. He _is . a member
Sidney AleXander. was graduat-
of . Phi EpSilori.'13 i Fraternity and.
ed from Jefferson School,. ,Was 41 Children Blessed
an honorary. member of Sigma.
vice-president of its alumni as- In Temple Israel Rites
Rho Tau.
sociation and one of his Most
He is .a member of the board
interesting; affiliations of which
The followirig 47 -boys and girls Of the Detroit Friends of the
he prides himself has always
participated in the ceremony. of Haifa Technical Institute of:
been the Jefferson School ' Old
Boys. Actually, . he says, it is a the. Blessing of the Childreh, :Palestine' and is a member of
which took place at the Feast of Temple Beth El.
"clique" which renders service Conclusion .
Services. of Temple
whereVer it. can do good.
He was married 22 years ago,..
Israel Sept. 29, .in. the Lecture
Graduated from Central High Hall
One tin of
of the Detroit Institute of Mr, . and :Mrs. Segal have two
School, he studied' laW in the Arts:
children, :Merton Joseph, 16, and
soup,
plus one
office of Sloman & Sloman. He
Myrna
ESther,
14.
They
- reside
Stuart Harelick, Joan Merkle, Gail
passed the State Bar in 1907: At Shapiro, Robert Tack. Janice Freed-
at 18066 Greenlawn,
tin
of
milk
man. Elaine Redlich, 'Carol Wetsman.
present he is practicing in .Judith
Charmer.
or
water
partnership with his son, Gabriel • Johana Walker. Marlene Gaylord, UNRRA Fears Suicides
Bobby Jacobs, Ethel Mandell. Marjorie
N. Alexander, at 828 Penobscot Stein,
makes flout
Carol Robiner, Miriam Goldman,
Bldg.
Barbara Polasky, Barbara Blather; -Among Displaced Jews
Neal Keys ., Patsy Fisher. Janice
portions
Mr. Alexander was married to Lunsky,
Judy Lunsky, Lawrence Danto,
- LONDON (JTA)—A. -wave of
Belle Meisner, daughter of Bern- Michael •Friedman.
delicious
Sidney Weinstein, Susan Davis, suicides-will occur among the
ard and Mollie Meisner, whO James
Orecklin, James. Gottfurcht,
soup.
were among Detroit's first Jew- Charles • Ruby, Judy Jones, Marcia displaced Jews still held in•
Weiss,
Marcia Grossman, RayMond camps:::• in. the Anglo-Americans
ish bakers, Feb. 21, 1909.
Pliskow. •
Besides Gabriel, , who was- Helen Hackleman. Stuart Zipper, zones in Germany, if they are not:
Saperstein. Michael Gottfurcht, removed from the camps soon, t ,
graduated from the UniVersity of' _Melvin
Linda Zuckertnan, Joan Glueck.man, leading.
UNRRA official . has
Gitlin, Billy Ash.
Michigan Law' School in- 1933, Michael
• Elaiiie Ash. • Madeleine
Shapiro, warned.in.:a repOrt on his-- visit
they have two other sons, Dr. Edwin
Fuller, Thomas Grossman.
Martin M. Alexander, a . gradu- Susan Freeman, Annette Lezel and to the parts of' GerMap.y held by.
British and 'American forces.
ate of the University of Mich- Larry Cohen.
A rich concentrate of "Aristocrat:"
The official described the situa---
igan College of Medicine,. class.
tomatoes and thick pure cream!
.Al
Jolson
has
juSt
Made.
hiS
tiOri Of the Jews in the camps as
of 1939, rand Sidney L. AtexanH
first. recording 15.. years—a "Most teri•ible." Ile said that the
der. Their home is at 11534 Decca record of "April Showers"
food is inadequate, the hygiehic
Byron.
(:)=-. KOSHER
and "Swanee," and jack Kapp, cOnditions •bad, and . the _ morale
Accepts Research Post
for whom he made his last re-
The symbol 0 on four of the Heinz Con.
•
t
Dr. AleXander who has just cordingS via Brunswick back in "shockingly loW" as a' resul
denied. Soups is the seal of endorsement of
been honorably discharged • from 1930, enthuses that "Jolie" has prolonged idleness. Anti-Semi-
the
'UNION
OF
ORTHODOX
JEWISH
CON._
the army after serving with the never been 'in better form and tism, he reported, is not confined
GREGATLONS OF AMERICA.
rank, of Major in Africa, Sicily, that these two oldies will be to the camps supervised by Polish
liaison officers, but is widespread.
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Jewish Congress
Group Here Seeks
Ouster of Bilbo
Dewey Appoints
Medalie to Court
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Save Used Fats!
A Bowlful of
Health
for your children's lunch!
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Corsica, Italy and England, has "record breakers!" -
in other camps. ..
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