Cornerstone Laid for Weizmann

Research Institute in Palestine

June 3 will be recorded in the
annals of Jewish Palestine and
its contribution to scientific re-
search as a day of_ special signi-
ficance. On that day, the cor-
nerstone for the first group of
buildings which will comprise
the Weizmann Institute of Sci-
ence was laid, with impressive
ceremonies, at Rehovoth, Pales-
tine, with the participation of a
group of distinguished American
scientists and members of the
American Committee for the
Weizmann Institute of Science.
The $3,000,000 program of scien-
tific research was initiated as a
tribute to the renowned scientist
and Zionist leader.
Above (left to right) are some
of the American scientists who
made the .pilgrimage to Eretz
Israel to attend a scientific sym-
posium at Rehovoth, under the
chairmanship of Dr. Weizmann,

Red Feather Adopted
As Community Chest
Symbol for Campaign

Jewish Center Among First
of Groups to Cooperate
by Using Emblem

The Red Feather—award of
valor to the medieval Crusaders
—has been adopted by Commun-
ity Chest agencies in the Metro-
politan Detroit area as the sym-
bol of their intensified program
of services to the community.

Representative agencies whose
executives Promised to adopt the
Red_ Feather immediately includ-
d Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,
Legal Aid Bureau, Jewish Com-
munity Center, and Society of St.
Vincent de Paul. The symbol
first was used in this area during
the 1945 Chest campaign.
Nate S. Shapero has • been
named a vice-chairman of the
1946 Community Chest campaign.
"Our Home Town," a dramati-
zation of the year's work of the
12 District Councils affiliated
with the Council of Social Agen-
cies, will be presented at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, in the Central YWCA.
The public is invited. Reserva-
tions must be made by calling
TE. 1-1600, line 253. A fee of 25
cents will be charged for re-
freshments.
"Crisis in War Town," a series
of 14 transcribed programs
broadcast in 1945 over WWJ un-
der auspices of the War Chest of
Metropolitan .Detroit, has won for
Community Chests and Councils.
Inc., an "Honorable Mention"
award from the City College of
New York.

DEMAREST LOSES OFFICE
Horace A. Demarest, New York
State Deputy Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, who was one of
the incorporators of Alpha Pi
Sigma, a fraternity which later
blossomed forth as Knights and
Women ,of Ku Klux Klan, was
removed from office by direction
of the president of the State Tax
Commission. The request for De-
marest's removal was made by
Attorney General Nathaniel L.
Goldstein, who has started pro-
ceedings to revoke the Klan's
charter.

Friday, June 7, 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Eighteen

Habonim Elects
Bernard Schreier

As Rosh Machovet

Habonim, labor Zionist youth
organization, at an election held
May 31 at its ulam, 12th and Tay-
lor, chose the following as mem-
bers of its Hanhagah, or govern-
ing body: Rosh Machovet, Ber-
nard Schreier; Rosh Bonim, Jean
Bashin; Rosh Tzofim, Jerry Mala-
mud; Rosh Solelim, Nesia Singer;
Gizbar, Ralph Levy; Mazkira,
Miriam Marx; funds committee
chairman, Aaron Schreier; mem-
ber-at-large, Jake Trumka. Next
year's modrichim will be Kieve
Finkleman and Peia Goldberg.
Hamapylim, branch of Habo-
nim, will hold its final meeting
of the season this Saturday at the
new ulam, Linwood and Webb,
When Abraham Meyerowitz will
speak on "Why Vote Labor Zion-
ist?" He will discuss the accom-
plishments of the Histadrut in
Palestine and their effect on rec-
lamation of the Jewish homeland.
and to witness the cornerstone A social period will follow. The
laying ceremonies: Dr. Kurt G. public is invited.
Stern of the Polytechnic Insti-
tute of Brooklyn; Dr. David Rit-
tenberg of Columbia University;
Prof. Louis F. Fieser of Harvard
University; Mrs. Fieser; Dr. W.
M. Hohenstein of Polytechnic In-
stitute of Brooklyn.
The conference and corner-
stone laying ceremonies also were
NEW YORK—Caplain (Lt.)
attended by Prof. Herman F. Frank Goldenberg, 27, who was
Mark of Polytechnic Institute of serving with the U.S. forces in
Brooklyn, chairman of the scien- Austria, was killed in a jeep ac-
tific planning committee for the cident outside of Vienna, Austria,
Weizmann Institute, Dr. Chaim May 22, according to word re-
L. Pekeris of Columbia Univer- ceived here by the Committee on
sity, Meyer W. Weisgal, execu- Army and Navy Religious Ac-
tive vice-chairman of the Amer- tivities of the National Jewish
ican committee, Mrs. Rebecca Welfare Board.
Shulman. of New York, Harold
Chaplain Goldenberg was on
Goldenberg of Minneapolis, and
leave from Temple Beth El,
Charles Rosenbloom of Pitts-
Utica, N: Y., where he served as
burgh, members of the board of
rabbi from 1943 to 1945. A grad-
directors.
uate of the College of the City
of New York in 1940, he was or-
Flower Talk, SOS Shower
dained by the Jewish Theolog-
ical Seminary of America in
Feature Affairs Planned
1944. He had served as civilian
By Bnai Moshe Sisterhood
chaplain at Rhoads General hos-
pital, Utica, N. Y., and as educa-
Mrs. David Dunlop, of the J. L. tional director of the Jewish
Hudson Co., will be the guest at Community Center at Pittsfield,
the concluding meeting of the Mass. He was attached to the
Congregation Bnai Moshe Sister- famous 42nd Rainbow Division
hood, Monday, in the Social hall. replacing Eli Bohnen who re-
She will discuss floral arrange- cently returned to the States.
ments, using fresh cut flowers for
her demonstrations. Dessert
luncheon at 12:30 p. m. will be
followed by a brief business meet-
ing. The program arrangements
are under the direction of Mrs.
David Krause.
"So they may live, we are glad
to give!" is the key idea of the Chicagoan Proposes National
food shower to benefit the Sister-
Synagogue to Replace
hood's Supplies for Overseas Sur-
vivors Tuesday evening, June 18.
Present Synagogues
The president, Mrs. Theo. Cur-
tis, announces that the proceeds
ATLANTIC CITY (JTA) —
will be turned over to the JDC.
Establishment of a University
Mrs. Minnie Katz, in charge of of Judiasm, which would admit
tickets, announces that admission Conservative, Reform and Ortho-
will be by voluntary contribu- dox students, was urged by Dr.
tion. Refreshments will be served Mordecai Kaplan, dean of the
by the committee, headed by Mrs. Teachers Institute of the Jewish
Mary Greenfield with Mrs. Elmer Theological Seminary, addressing
Klein assisting. Mrs. Eleanor the biennial convention here of
Ehrenwald is treasurer and Mrs. the United Synagogue of Amer-
Paul R. Freeman is general chair- ica. Dr. Kaplan expressed the
man of this project.
belief that the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary was best suited to
become the nucleus of the pro-
jected university.
Dr. Solomon Goldman of Chi-
cago told the convention that if
the synagogues, as constituted in
America today, are allowed to
NEW YORK—Speaking at the maintain their status quo for
tenth annual conference of .the another generation they will de-
Yeshiva Synagogue Council meet- teriorate completely, and their
ing at Yeshiva University, Dr. influence, togethe'r with that of
Mordecai Nurock, former Sen- the rabbis, will be altogether ex-
ator and Chief Rabbi of Latvia, punged from the American Jew-
said that Europe must be exclud- ish community. "They may," he
ed from all future plans for Jews. added, "even cease to exist ex-
A leader in the World Nizrachi cept in insignificant - numbers."
He advocated the creation of
and Jewish Congress movements,
he declared: "Unless immediate a national synagogue to replace
action is taken to get the Jews the synagogues as they exist
today.
out of Europe,. there will be very
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president
few to • take out. The seeds of
of
the Jewish Theological Sem-
anti-Semitism sown by the Nazis
inary, said that the unprecedent-
in European countries are too
dangerous to permit even a small ed crisis in Judaism and the
number of Jews to remain there. equally unprecedented crisis in
"The remaining Jews on the civilization which confront us to-
day are inter-related.
continent, although small in num-
ber are strong in spirit and look
to Palestine and America as commissions, is required at once
their only hopes. Since, Amer- to remove not 100,000 but every
ica is unprepared to admit large Jew who wants to leave for Pal-
numbers of Jews, action, not estine."

Chaplain Goldenberg
Killed in Accident
Outside of Vienna

Jewish U. Is Urged
To Train Leaders
For U.S. Synogogues

Dr. Nurock Appeals
For Rescue of Jews
From Europe Now

Jewish Book Week Founder Honored

DR. MORDECAI SOLTES (right), honorary president of
the Jewish Book Council, presenting a parchment scroll to
MISS FANNY GOLDSTEIN, librarian of the West End Branch
of the Boston Public Library and honorary president of the
Council. Miss Goldstein was honored as the founder of Jewish
Book Week at the annual conference of Jewish Book Council
of America held at New York headquarters of its sponsoring
and coordinating agency, the National Jewish Welfare Board.
Assisting Dr. Soltes in making this award on the 20th anni-
versary of the founding of Jewish Book Week, by Miss Gold-
stein, is DR. SOLOMON GRAYZEL (left), of Philadelphia,
president of the Jewish Book Council of America.

St. Louis Police
Halt Smith Rally

ST. LOUIS—(JTA) — Fearing
that the convention of anti-Sem-
itic groups called by Gerald K.
Smith would result in "serious
trouble," the chief of police is-
sued a last-minute order prohib-
iting holding the convention as
well as a protest meeting against
the convention.
The convention was scheduled
to be held at the municipal audi-
torium. A full-page advertise-
ment appeared in the local press
calling upon the city edministra-
tion to revoke permission for
use of the auditorium. Veterans',
labor, women's and other groups
joined with the St. Louis Jewish
Community Council in protesting
the use of a public hall for un-
American propaganda.
Make Attacks on Jews
Violent attacks upon Jews, a
demand that all immigration in-
to this country be halted until
all returning veterans have found
jobs, and a proposal that refugees
in the U. S. be sent back to their
countries of origin were voiced
at the convention of Smith's anti-
Semitic groups.
Arthur Terminiello, suspended
Alabama priest who was recent-
ly convicted in Chicago as the
result of a riot which followed
an anti-Semitic meeting there at
which he and Smith were fea-
tured speakers, 'attacked the idea
of amity between Christians and
Jews and charged that the Jews
plan to kill all anti-Semites.
Smith demanded "the preserva-
tion of the United States as a
Christian nation."

Half Pre-War Jewry
Of Zhitomir Returns

MOSCOW (JTA)—Half the
Jews of the Ukrainian city of
Zhitomir escaped the Nazi inva-
sion and occupation of the city
and have returned from the
armed forces and from refuge
in Eastern Soviet communities
to rebuild their liVes and their
city, it was reported here. Ap-
proximately 15,000 Jews have re-
turned of the original 30,000,
who comprised one-third of the

pre-war population of the city.
The remainder were murdered

by the Germans.
Sixty-two percent of the men
and women of Zhitomir who are
still in hospitals or are crippled
as a result of war injuries are
Jews. Most of them were award-
ed decorations for service in the
armed forces. Great numbers of
the Jews are employed in the
furniture factories and printing
houses, which were the chief
industries of pre-war Zhitomir.

We Clean

Curtains
Slipcovers

Lamp
Shades

Piok - Up and
Delivery

f CURTAINS

Dry Cleaned or Laundered
Celanese and Organdy
Is Hand Finished

Judge Rifkind Honored
For Meritorious Service

Bedspreads Perfectly Cleaned
We Store Your Curtains

Hollywood Curtain a
: Landry & Moaners

NEW YORK (JTA)—Judge Si-
mon H. Rifkind, former advisor
on Jewish affairs to Lt. Gen.
Joseph T. McNarney, received
1916 Joy Rd.,' near Dexter
the Jewish Club award for "ex-
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Vote

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JOHN

TALBOT

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR

STATE SENATOR

Nominated 1942 and 1944 * Execu-
tive Vice Chairman Wayne County
Republican Committee * Preferred
candidate Detroit Citizens League,
1944 * Endorsed by Organized
Labor, 1944.

5111 District

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Wards 8 10 12 14

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Endorsed by former Circuit Court Judge Wm. Friedman, A. C.
Lappin, former Chairman Michigan Labor Mediator and
many others.

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