Friday, January 2S„ 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Composer to Lecture
Rabbi Kertzer Speaks On Jewish Chant
At Beth Jacob Feb. 3 At Hashofar Event

Sioux City Pulpit
Calls Rabbi Gordon

PONTIAC

Rabbi Morris N. Kertzer will
address the Zionist Council of
Pontiac on Sunday, Feb. 3, at
8:30 p. m., at Temple Beth Jacob,
on "We Saw The Liberation".
Rabbi Kertzer, a native of
Canada, graduate of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of New
York; Universities of Toronto and
Illinois, is now associate profes-
sor at the University of IoWa and
director of the Iowa Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundation.
He served as chaplain in the
Army, and covered North Africa,
Italy, Southern France and the
Rhineland.
He was the only Jewish
chaplain covering the Anzio
beach head in Italy and officiated
at the opening of, the first Grand
Synagogue in liberated Europe,
the Temple Israelitico in Rome.
Chaplain Kertzer was decorat-
ed with the Bronze Star for
meritorious achievement in the
invasion of France.
He recently has returned to the
U. S. after a visit to Jewish
soldiers to Palestine.

Revisionists to Hear
Dr. N. E. Aronstam

Dr. Noah E. Aronstam, physi-
cian, poet and philosopher, a for-
mer president of the Zionist Or-
ganization of Detroit, will ad-
dress an important meeting of
the New Zionist Organization at
8:30 p.m. next Wednesday at the
Bnai • Moshe, Dexter and Law-
rence.
An invitation is extended to
the public to attend.
Dr. Aronstam, who has joined
the New Zionist Organization
(Revisionist), declares that "sub-
missiveness and cringing will
never lead us to our ultimate
goal. We must not surrender
without a fight."
A program of action will be
outlined at this meeting to coun-
teract British propaganda in this
country and to expose. the Tru-
man-Bevin scheme in organizing
the inquiry commission.
Aaron Weisbrot, a delegate to
the New Zionist Organization
convention in New York, will
give his report. M. Manuel Mer-
ton will preside.

Paul Held, Chicago Jewish
composer, will lecture on "The
Evolution of the Jewish Chant",
and eminent Jewish artists will
perform at • the
next musical af-
fair of Hashofar,
the Detroit so-
ciety for the ad-
vancement
of Jewish music,
at 8:30 p. m.
W e dnesday,
in the lecture
hall of the Art
Institute.
Paul Held
C o m p o s i-
tions by the guest speaker and
other Jewish composers will be
heard. Members of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Jules Yan-
over, violinist, Jacob Becker, cel-
list, the pianists, Evelyn Gur-
vitch, Florence Kutzen and Aliza
Stulman; Robert Tulman, tenor,
and the Jewish folk chorus under
the direction of Henri Goldberg,
will participate in the program.
Isaac Franck will give annota-
tions. Dan Frohman will intro-
duce Mr. Held.
Tickets are on ,sale at the
Jewish Community Center and
at Metro Music House, 10328
Dexter. Members of Hashofar
will be admitted free.

February Birthdays

Prof. Moses Gomberg, of the
University of Michigan, world
famous chemist, will celebrate
his 80th birthday on Feb. 8.
Prof. I. Leo Sharfman, head
of the economics department of
the University of -Michigan, will
celebrate his 60th birthday on
Feb. 19.
Robert R. Marwil will be 65
on Feb. 20.
Dr. David J. Levy will be 65
on Feb. 8.
Aaron J. Blumenau will be 60
on Feb. 16.
Other birthdays occurring in
February include the following:
Abraham Srere, Feb. 1; Dr.
Noah E. Aronstam, Feb. 18; Mrs.
Douglas I. Brown, Feb. 24; Na-
than Hack, Feb. 12; Walter Heav-
enrich, Feb. 15; Ilya Schkolnick,
Feb. 11; Dr. Joseph 0. Kopel,
Feb. 28; Prof. Peter Altman, Feb.
24; Cpl. Irving L. Weisberg, Feb.
13; Walter M. Fuchs, Feb. 9;
Theodore Levin, Feb. 18; Dr.
Reservations Accepted
Aaron Dubnow, Feb. 15; Arthur
For Home Relief Society E. Fixel, Feb. 22; Louis Robin-
son, Feb. 20; Mrs. Nate S. Sha-
Dinner and Installation
pero, Feb. 16; Rudolph Zuieback,
Members' and friends are in- Feb. 17; Dena Goldsmith, Feb.
vited to the luncheon for instal- 14; William Axelrod, Feb. 6; Jack
lation of officers and the birth- Lawson, Feb. 1; Samuel Mervis,
day celebration of Home Relief Feb. 7; Jerry Goldberg, Feb. 7;
Hyman Safran, Feb. 9; William
Society at the Book-Cadillac
Boesky, Feb. 14; Joseph Mehr,
Hotel, at 12:30 p. m., Tuesday.
Feb. 14; Jacob M. Lattin, Feb.
Mrs. Al Weisman, program 15;
Leo Hack, Feb. 18; Clement
chairman, announces that Mrs. J. Weitzman, Feb. 20; Isadore
Gertrude Leve Blume will ren- Gussin, Feb. 27; Samuel Turken,
der the musical program. Mrs. Feb. 28.
Sam Arkin will have charge of
installation of officers. Mrs.
Samuel B. Danto will give the Temple Israel Sisterhood
opening prayer. Mrs. Adolph Plans Play to Be Held Soon
Deutsch will have charge of the
cake and candle ceremony.
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto, presi-
Reservations for the luncheon dent of the Temple Israel Sister-
may be given to Mrs. Peter A. hood, announces that the Sister-
Miller, TY. 5-4051, and Mrs. Wil- hood is casting for a play to be
liam Gordon, TY. 4-6835.
given soon. Those interested in
participating are asked to call
Mrs. Harold Schakne, chairman
in charge, TY. 6-7122.

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B & P Congress
Luncheon to Hear
H. Epstein Feb. 1

Henry Epstein, former Solicitor
General of the State of New
YOrk, chairman of the commis-
sion on community inter-relations
of the American Jewish Con-
gress, will address the Business
and Professional Chapter of the
Congress at a luncheon meeting
Friday, Feb. 1, at 12:15, in the
Crystal Ballrctom of • the Book-
• Cadillac Hotel, on the subject
The Problems of Our People
Under Present World Develop-
ments."
Albert J. Silber, chairman of
the program committee of the
chapter, states that the public is
invited.

Albert A. Gordon, formerly
rabbi of Temple Israel, Paducah,
Ky., and recently returned from
serving in the Chaplain's Corps
of the U. S.
Army, has been
called to t h e
spiritual leader-
; ship of Mt. Sinai
Temple, Sioux
City, Ia.
While in the
army, Rabbi
Gordon served
with Gen. Mac-
Rabbi Gordon Arthur's Head-
quarters in the Southwest Pa-
cific, was assigned to Lae, New
Guinea, for nearly a year as the
only Jewish chaplain in that vi-
cinity.
Rabbi Gordon was the first
Jewish chaplain to be assigned
to the war-torn city of. Manila,
immediately after its liberation.
He arrived in the Philippine
Islands in time to conduct the
Passover Seder which was at-
tended by 4,000, among them a
large number of liberated prison-
ers. Weekly sabbath services
were held in a church as the
local synagogue was completely
wrecked by bombs.
Born in Detroit, Rabbi Gordon
was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Cincinnati where he was
elected to the national honorary
fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa. He
was ordained rabbi by Hebrew
Union College.
Before going overseas in 1943,
Rabbi Gordon was married to
the former Lenore Cohn of New
York, who was executive secre-
tary of the Message of Israel
radio program and executive
secretary of Central Synagogue
in New York.

First Woman is Enrolled
In Hebrew Union College

CINCINNATI—M i s s Claire
Barstein, of Birmingham, Ala., is
the first woman student in He-
brew Union College history to
enroll in its department of relig-
ious education.
Miss Barstein has her career
planned. She expects to go in-
to the, field of Jewish educa-
tion, Temple Sisterhood and Ha-
le' activities, but primarily to
set up religious schools.

U. S. Participation in Chalutz
Movement Urged at Youth Rally

Palestine Jewry's message to
the youth of Detroit to partici-
pate actively in the Halutz move-
ment for the redemption of the
Jewish National H o m e. was
brought to the Zionist youth
rally here on Sunday afternoon,
at Central High School auditor-
ium, by Yona Yonai, leader of
the colony Ain Hashophet who
is on a visit in this country in
the interests of Hashomer Hat-
zair.
Representatives of all youth
groups in the city, affiliated
onists, synagogue and Bnai Brith
auxiliaries, heard the messages
delivered at this rally, at which
Mrs. Esther Mossman presided.
Mr. Yonai, a former Cornell
student before he settled in Pal-
' estine 13 years ago, told of the
determined battle on the part
of Palestine Jewry to protect in-
coming immigrants and to pre-
vent their deportation if they
came without visas. But he op-
posed any manifestation of ter-
orism.
Elchanan Ross, recently re-
leased as a lieutenant in the air
force?, describing his experiences
overseas, told of the horrible
findings in the concentration
camps. He also described the
thrilling visits of American GIs
in Palestine and with the Jewish
Brigadiers in Italy.
Philip Slomovitz, speaking for
the Zionist Council, urged youth
to strengthen their ranks, to take
a leading part in Zionist adult
activities and to prepare for fu-
ture leadership in the movement.
He condemned the Palestine ter-
rorists as hurting the Jewish
cause, Urged that Jewish princi-
ples should not be abandoned
and upheld the policies of Dr.
Chaim Weizmann.
Hyram Zeldis read a touching
essay he composed as an Haz-

karah in memory of the victims
of Nazism in Europe.
Mrs. Mossman has stated that
this rally was the first in a series
to be sponsored by the Zionist
Council and the combined efforts
of the youth organizations in this
city.

Round Table to Hear
Brooklyn College Head
At Luncheon Wednesday

Dr. Harry Gideonse, president
of Brooklyn College, will be the
guest speaker at the luncheon
meeting of the Detroit Round
Table of Catholics, Jews and Pro-
testants next Wednesday, at 12:15
p. m., in the Colonial Room of the
Detroit-Leland Hotel.
His subect will be "Education
and the Preservation of Democ-
racy."
Dr. David D. Henry, president
of Wayne University, will intro-
duce the speaker. Wayne Uni-
versity and the Social Workers'
Club are co-sponsors with the
Detroit Round Table.

Dr. Glazer to Address

East Side Lodge Monday -

Dr. B. Benedict Glazer will
address a joint open meeting of
East Side Lodge Bnai Brith and
the East Side Women's Group
on Monday, at 9 p.m., at Pillar
Temple, 14529 Kercheval.
Friends and members are in- -
vited. Refreshments will be
served.

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Tickets Go on Sale
For Halevy's Concert

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Tickets for the. 21st annual
concert of Detroit Halvey Sing-
ing Society can be purchased
from members. Helen Rubin is
in charge of ticket distribution.
The concert, featuring Igor
Gorin, star or radio, screen, opera,
concert and records, will take
place March 3, in the Scottish Rite
Cathedral of Masonic Temple.
All seats are reserved. Orders
should be mailed to 2726 Sturte-
vant, or phoned to TO. 8-6633.

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Veterans of World Wars I & II

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Page Seventeen

of the

Julius Rosenwald Post 218

of the American Legion Invite All

VETERANS OF WORLD WAR H

(Men and Women)
And Their Friends to Attend

MARCH OF DIMES DANCE

Paralysis Drive Will Share in Proceeds

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
Auditorium Jewish Community Center, Woodward at Holbrook
SPEND AN EVENING WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Admission $1.00, Tax Incl.

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