Fviday, April 12, 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Cast of Pisgah Women Players

—Keith-Newman Photo

The cast of Pisgah Women Players who appeared in three one-
act plays at Hutchins Intermediate Auditorium last Monday.
In the photograph, left to right, are: Back row, Nelle Laban
and Ida Zuroff; front row, Anne H. Heitman, Sylvia Buchalter,
Fay Ruskin.

National Farm School Prepares
To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Founded by a young American tend the courtesy of a passport
Rabbi 50 years ago, National visa to the "Jewish Divine," as
Farm School, near Doylestown, they termed him. Nevertheless,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an- Krauskopf sailed with his Ameri-
nounces plans for a nationwide can passport but without any visa
golden jubilee celebration from Russia. The Czar's minions
marking its service to Jewish boys dared not keep him out of the
from crowded cities, who were land.
provided with an education in
Krauskopf had come to see the
agriculture in accordance with Czar and failed. But he met a
the charter which was signed on greater man instead—Leo Tolstoy.
April 10, 1896, by Rabbi Joseph The rabbi reported his mission to
Krauskopf of Philadelphia and Tolstoy who was deeply sympa-
by such other distinguished Jews thetic. He loved the good earth.
of that day as Benjamin Gimbel, He had faith in the Jews. But he
Samuel D. Lit, Joseph J. Snellen- had no faith in the Czar's gov-
berg, Howard A. Loeb, prominent ernment. It was then that Tol-
banker of Philadelphia, and Leo stoy counselled the rabbi on
S. Rowe, now director general of building farm schools for Jewish
the Pan-American Union.
immigrant youths.
Scholarships of $600 each will
Sixteen years later, in 1910,
be awarded every student accept-
when Tolstoy died, Rabbi Kraus-
ed, according to the announce-
kopf acknowledged the inspira-
ment by Leon Merz, chairman of
tion he brought back from the
the board, as part of the plan for
eminent. Count, in a discourse he
expansion of the school to the
delivered before his congregation
rating of a Junior College of in Philadelphia.
Agriculture.
On April 30, the •National Gold-
President Truman in a message
of greetings to Mr. Merz, said, en Jubilee Committee will cele-
"The origin of the National Farm brate the 50th anniversary of the
School is as interesting as its sub- National Farm School at a ban-
sequent history has been notable." quet at the Waldorf-Astoria Ho-
In 1894 Rabbi Krauskopf was tel, New York. Fanny Hurst, nov-
a guest at the White House. Pres- elist, chairman of the national
ident Grover Cleveland encour- committee, will preside at the
aged him to make the trip to banquet. Henry A. Wallace, Sec-
Russia to plead personally with retary of Commerce, will be
the Czar to stop religious perse- guest of honor.
cution and to permit Jews to col-
onize neglected lands.
MIDWAY FLORISTS
But the Czar's government ca-
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N.

W. Congregation
Announces Services
For Passover Week

Page Thirty-one-

Former Detroiter
Supervises Work
Of JDC in Germany

been the problem of caring lot
the thousands of Jews who are
fleeing from Poland into the
American zone.
Mr. Becker writes that the
Northwest Hebrew Congrega-
JDC enjoys the respect and the
tion and Center announces its
gratitude of the highest military
schedule of services for Passover
and UNRRA officials. His terri.
week to be held at 17601 Rose-
tory includes the • American sec-
lawn, beginning Monday evening
tion. of Berlin, where four emer-
at 6:30 p. m.
gency shelters and a children's
Services will be held also at
home are housing Jews who fled
9 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. April 16
from Poland. The children's home
and 17.
accommodates 100 orphans who
Sunday, April 21 at 6:30 p. in.,
had known nothing but Nazi ter-
and at 9 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.
ror until the JDC brought them
on April 22 and 23. Yiskor serv-
to safety and provided them with
ices will be held at 10:30, a. m.,
trained nursing care, adequate
April 23. These services will be
food and ample clothing.
held in the Bagley school.
A native of Montreal and a
Children of the Religious school
graduate of McGill university,
have been preparing for the past
Columbia and the Jewish Theo-
two weeks for the holidays by
Lavy M. Becker (left), Mon-
logical seminary, Mr. Becker, be-
studying the tradition and sym-
treal social worker and rabbi,
fore returning to Canada, direct-
bols of Passover. Various classes
director of JDC activities in
ed the work of the USO in New
under the direction of Abraham
the American zone of Ger-
England for the Jewish Welfare
Warsen have been making draw-
many, with his cousin, Maj.
ings depicting the holiday.
Joseph Dainow of Montreal, of board, and made a survey of the
leisure-time needs of U. S. troops
The board met today, at the the staff of General Jackson,
stationed in Porto Rico, Trinidad
home of the congregation's presi-
who is conducting the Ameri-
and British Guiana. He joined
dent, Ira G. Kaufman, and in-
can case at Nuremberg.
the staff of the JDC in October
vited Rabbi Saul Tepletz to oc-
Lavy ma M. Becker, who re- and proceeded overseas the fol-
cupy the pulpit at the evening
services on Friday, April 26; and signed in Montreal to join the lowing month,
the morning and afternoon ser- overseas staff of the American
Jewish Joint Distribution com-
vices on April 27.
Greefings-
The membership committee un- mittee, is now stationed in Mu-
der the chairmanship of Alfred nich as director of JDC activities
Helfgott acted upon the accept- in the American zone in Ger-
ance of several new candidates many.
Mr. Becker, formerly of the
for membership in the synagogue.
staff of the Jewish Center in De-
INTERIOR DECORATING
troit, is in charge of a staff. of 38
Anti-Semitic Priest
American social workers posted
"Good Taste
Convicted in Chicago;
at various camps for displaced
CHICAGO (JTA) — Arthur W. persons in the zone. He also is
Need Not Be
Terminiello, suspended Alabama responsible for the liaison be-
Expensive"
priest, was fined $100 following tween the JDC, the military and
his conviction on a disorderly UNRRA. Among the most com-
'1414 Former St. RA. 4244
conduct charge arising from an plex of Mr. Becker's duties has
anti-Semitic meeting conducted
by Gerald L. K. Smith, head of
the American First Party.
In his instructions to the jury
Judge McCormack pointed out
that the First and Fourteenth
Amendments to the Constitution
insure "full freedom in express-.
ing all ideas on matters of public
concern, but they do not permit
Darwin Fielding
a person to say whatever he
pleases in whatever circum-
Nathan Bialick
stances."

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