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Jewish National Fund Council, 11608 Dexter, Detroit, Mich. TO. 8-7384 or TO. 8-7385
The Spirit
Of The Yishuv
Each New Settlement,
Every Dunam Redeemed,
Each New Tree Planted—
JNF Ladies' Auxiliary Opens Drive
To Complete Nachlah in Palestine
Mrs. Shevin Announces Donor Event to Conclude With Annual Cultural Gathering Jan.
28; Rally Planned for Nov. 19; List Large Contributors
Mrs. Irving J. Shevin, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish National
Fund, announced this week that the machinery is in motion for the annual fund-raising
campaign for the completion of the women's settlement (Nachlah) in Palestine. The donor
The public rally addressed by
Edgar Ansel Mowrer at the Shaa-
rey Zedek, on Oct. 22, under aus-
piceS of the Jewish National
Fund Council and the JNF Ladies'
Auxiliary has been acclaimed an
outstanding event.
The following letter was re-
ceived from one of the non-Jew-
ish friends who joined in honor-
ing Judge Frank A. Picard, chair-
man of the Michigan Chapter of
the American Christian Palestine
Committee, to whom a Golden
Book certificate was presented
that night:
October 23, 1946
Mr. William Hordes, President
Jewish National Fund, Inc.
11608 Dexter Boulevard
Detroit 6, Michigan
Dear Mr. Hordes:
Thank you very much for
your kind letter of the 15th
giving me an opportunity to
spend an enjoyable and profit-
ai
evening at the Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek, last night.
It is a privilege, indeed, to be
The Spirit of the Yishuv in Palestine is represented by the
associated with men of the type
of Judge Picard and especially
determination of the settlers that each new settlement, every dunam
in the movement, for the ad-
redeemed, -eielE new tree planted, is a sign of uninterrupted coloniza-
vancement of which, fie has
tion which can not be stopped by interference or inhuman treatment
been honored.
of the survivors from Nazism.
Very sincerely,
Pioneers like those portrayed in this photograph are transform-
HENRY S. SWEENY.
ing Palestine's barren soil into fruitful vineyards. Fourteen new
Announcement of the inscrip-
settlements were established within a month's time, and new coloni-
tion of Mr. Mowrer's name in the
zation centers will spring up in the course of the coming months. Golden Book by Daniel Cullen,
Thus—a new future is being built for the European Jewish as a mark of appreciation for a
survivors—with the aid of American Jewry's contributions to the splendid message presented by
Jewish National Fund for land-redemption, and through the national the guest speaker that night, has
United Jewish Appeal which receives its income in Detroit from the served as an encouragement to
all JNF workers.
Allied Jewish Campaign.
Thursday and Saturday Nights and All
Day Sunday, November 21, 23 and 24
Under Supervision of the Youth Division
of the Jewish National Fund
All members of Zionisi
groups are
called upon to mobilize for aciiion for this
year's traditional Flag Day seic::-ations.
Call the JNF Council office, 11608 Dexter, TO. 8-7384, for details
, drive will conclude with the
nual cultural gathering at the
Masonic Temple on Tuesday eve-
ning, Jan. 28, Mrs. Shevin an-
nounced.
Committee Heads
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal is this
year's donor chairman. Mrs.
Philip Cutler is co-chairman;
Mrs. Harry Buchman, pledge
All workers are asked to
chairman; Mrs. Harry Schumer
and Mrs. Leo Gold. secretaries;
complete their collections
Mrs. Cutler, program chairman;
Mrs. David Cohen, chairman of
and to report either to the
organizations; Mrs. Ben Sch-
wartz, in memoriams: Mrs. Na-
co-chairman of the com-
than Rosin, tickets: Mrs. N. Adil-
man, Golden Book inscriptions;
mittee, tvIrs. Aaron Freed-
Mrs. Charles Friedenberg, dunam
man and Mrs. Philip Slom-
purchases; Mrs. William Hordes.
Sefer HaYeled.
ovitz, or to the JNF Coun-
Division Chairmen
cil office, 11608 Dexter.
Division chairmen for the an-
nual donor solicitations are:
Mesdames Morris Davis. Ralph
Falk, William Klafer, I. 1<F:rile-
ner, Jack brass. Benjamin
Laikin, I. Lawton, S. Pearlman,
A. Prag. H. Schwartz. F. Sko/ni•k,
Albert Newman and Paul New-
man.
Rally on Nov. 19
The Jewish National Fund Blue
The first important rally in be-
and White Box is becoming popu-
half of the donor drive will be
lar everywhere.
Detroit Dynamic Club, a group held at 12:30 p. m. on Tuesday,
of men who meet socially at the Nov. 19, at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Leland Hotel, have con- Bldg. There will be a dessert
luncheon and an outstanding
tributed the sum of $182 during
musical program. Rabbi Edward
the past year through the medium M. Tenenbaum of Saginaw will
of the JNF Box they have in- be the guest speaker. All women
interested in Palestine land-re-
stalled in their club room.
demption are invited.
Among those who made remit- Among the larger contributions
tances through JNF boxes this reported by the JNF Auxiliary
week was David Lefkowits of are: Mrs. Samuel Brody, $1,000;
Delray. Mr. Lefkowits wrote Mrs. Max Rosenbaum, $500;
that although he is 74 and works Mesdames Benjamin Klein, John
B
50
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‘ William
4 1;Z hours a day, he is happy to Hayman, Joshua Kar
cooperate in Palestine land-re- David
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in, Nactal-ich
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meens
demption out of his meager earn- Agree, William Hordes, $100
each.
ach.