THE JEWISH

Page Six

Friday, January 17, 1947

NEWS

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND

HIGHLIGHTS

ISRAEL LIVES

Jewish National Fund Council, 11608 Dexter, Detroit, Mich. TO. 8-7384 or TO. 8-7385

JNF Ladies' Fund-Raising Drive Will Culminate
In Special Program at Masonic Temple, Jan. 28

Quest Speaker at Jan. 28 Event

Dr. Goldstein to Give Address;
Tucker, 'Met' Star, to Be Soloist

The annual fund-raising event of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Jewish National Fund will culminate with a special
program in the main auditorium of the Masonic Temple on
Tuesday evening, Jan. 28.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, one of America's outstanding Zionist
A new forest of 10,000 trees in leaders, former president of the Jewish National Fund of

Young Judaeans Sell
`Leaves' in Contest
To Plant JNF Trees

Palestine will be planted by the
Young Judaea organization as a
result of a nationwide JNF con-
test launched this month, an-
nounces Herman L. Weisman,
chairman of the American Zionist
Youth Commission, sponsoring
body of Young Judaea.
All members of Young Judaea,
composed of boys and girls be-
tween the ages of 10-17, are now
engaged in "planting" token trees
by selling and distributing 30
individual "leaves" to make up
one tree costing $1.50. Proceeds
of the sale will be sent to the
Jewish National Fund.

Rabbi Segal to Speak
At Rally Next Tuesday

(From a Portrait by Joseph Tepper)

DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN

Dr. Goldstein, a past president of the Zionist Organization
of America, served as president of the Jewish National Fund
of America for 12 years. He was re-elected president of
Jew ish Conciliation Court of America last week.

Rabbi Jacob E. Segal of North-
west Hebrew Congregation and
Center will be guest speaker at
the concluding rally of the JNF
Auxiliary at 12:30 p. m. next
Tuesday at the Rose Sittig Co-
hen Bldg. It will be a dessert
luncheon. Detroit - women are
urged to enroll as donors at this
meeting.

Tucker's Determination to Be Opera Star
Brings Success in First Start on Met Stage

Brooklyn, famed for its un-
usual prototypes, never expected
that a six-year-old street singer
who yodeled up and down that
borough's alleys for pennies some
day %%mild turn out to he its fair-
haired boy. Neither did Richard
Tucker, a year after World War I
A: rill,tice, figure his street sing-
ing would lead h:ni to the Metro-
politan Opera Hust
°Born Aug. 28. 1913. Richard
Tucker was the youngest of a
family that included three sisters
told a brother. It was parental
influ, nec that set him on a busi-
ness career, and after he was
giadu.ited from high school. he
went to work. Part of his earn-
ings le set aside . . . and con-

America and the Zionist Organi-
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zation of America, will be the I
principal speaker.
Richard Tucker, renowned ten-
or of the Metropolitan Opera,
be the featured soloist.
Mrs. Irvin Shevin, president of
At the meeting of the Jewish
he JNF Auxiliary, expresses
the
Jan.
confidence that the group this National Fund Council held
year will raise a sum in excess 7 at the Bnai Moshe, 60 deit.gates
of last year's income of $75,000.
from all local Zionist oi ganiza-
The income from this year's tions joined in honoring Michael
event will complete the project
of the Council's vice-
for the establishment of a Nach - Michlin, one
lach — a settlement in Palestine presidents, On the occasion of his
on JNF land—which will be completion of 18 years of sec vice
named Nachlath Ladies' JNF as financial secretary of the Coun-
Auxiliary of Detroit.
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal is chair- cil.
Mr. Michlin was presented with
man of this year's fund-raising
activities. Mrs. Philip J. Cutler a Golden Book inscription. The
is program chairman.
presentation was made by Dr.
Israel Wiener, a formei pi evident
Dr. Israel Goldstein, guest
of the Council.
The Council at this meeting
speaker at the donor event
of the JWF Auxiliary on Jan.
honored Mr. and Mrs. M. Goldof-
28, must return to New York
tas on the marriage of their son,
Tuvijas, to Ann Sharon Aishis-
that night, and the program
kin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
therefore will commence at
Peter Aishiskin. Mr. and Mrs.
8:15 p. m. sharp. Guests are
Goldoftas inscribed the newly-'
asked to note the change in
weds' names in the Golden Book.
the hour for the opening of
the program and to be on time.

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he set aside thereafter

singing lessons.

olden Book

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Fund Workers Honor

Dr. Goldstein last week re-
turned from the sessions of the Lawtons' Anniversary
World Zionist Congress in Basle.
Jewish National Fund workers
Switzerland. He was one of the
sang and conquered. He was
and
leaders of the American delega- will join in honoring Mr. Bur-
placed under the charge of the
whose efforts resulted in Mrs. I. A. Lawton of 2730
Met's conductor, Emil Cooper, tion
on
ardent
JNF
workers,
decisions for a militant policy in lingame,

who assumed full responsibility
for the tenor.
Made Debut lit 1945
Then. on Jan. 25, 1945, Tucker-
made his Metropolitan debut in
the leading role of Enzo in "La
Gioconda." To state it was the
seasons sensation is to put it
mildly. After his big second-act
aria he tried to maintain the
Metropolitan tradition of not
acknowledging applause in the
middle of a scene, but the audi-
slice would not let the show pro-
ceed until he had acknowledged

their enthusiasm.

As a result, when it came to a
rnplacement for John Charles
Thomas on the Westinghouse
Excelled in Sports
radio show, Tucker was given the
RICHARD TUCKER
Excelling in scholastic football,
job. Thus, in two startling de-
baseball and basketball, he set- :of Pelletier, who arranged for buts. he starred both in opera and
fled for swimming as his chief more singing dates and further radio.
for m of exercise after going into 1 encouraged the young tenor.
Lot of Travelling
the business field.
I At Pelletier's insistence, Rich-
Tucker and his wife have two
Meanwhile, romance came into I and Tucker studied opera and, sons, Barry and David. They
his life, and of course. Cupid u
s I with a small stock company, ap- make their home in a swank sec-
: a-
a musician who introduced Rich- peared at the Brooklyn Academy tion of Brooklyn, although con-
and to Sara Per ' Irnuth, •hose of Music in three performances cert and . radio engagements call
brother is Jan Peerce famed of "La Traviata". He also ap- for a lot of travelling.
opera singer. peared at Town Hall in New
Tucker will appear as guest
Peerce and Mrs. Tucker map- York.
soloist on the Jewish National
ped out a campaign which, for Edward Johnson, manager of
Fund Ladies' Auxiliary program
sheer encouragement, has never the M e t r o p o 1 i t a n, heard of
at Masonic Temple, Jan. 28.
been topped. They convinced Tucker and auditioned him. This
Still holding onto his silk
Richard he could become an resulted in Johnson offering the
opera star . . . and who was he neophyte opera singer a part brokerage b u s i n e s s, Tucker
consisting of two and a half min- hasn't much time for hobbies, but
to disbelieve them?
poker.
Entered Auditions
Liles on the stage. Tucker, how- manages a bit of
Nothing or no one ever bothers
When he went to Chicago and ever, turned it down and said if
sang on Station WGN, he was he made the .grade at all, it would him, even his success, and he's
one person in show business who
auditioned for the Metropolitan be as a leading man.
Opera Co. by Wilfred Pelletier, Thereupon, Johnson told Rich- gets to bed by midnight and is
noted c o n d u c t o r. Although and to study an aria from "La up by eight o'clock in the
morning. His days, like his life,
Tucker didn't win in the audi- Gioconda" and come back after
too full to be wasted away.
came
back,
are
the
summer.
Tucker
Lions, he did caplu,ne the attention

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Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26. on the
dealing with Britain.
Dr. Goldstein has addressed occasion of their 25th wedding
Detroit audiences on numerous anniversary.
Pupils of Carmel Hebrew
occasions. He is a favorite here
School, of which Mr. Lawton is
with the JNF workers.
A number of Detroit organiza- the principal, honored the Law-
tions are participating in the an - tons with a Golden Book inscrip-
nual fund-raising event of the tion and the planting of a gar-
den of 250 trees in Palestine.
Detroit JNF Ladies' Auxiliary.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton also made
Lovitcher Verein, of which
Irving Hermelin is president, a contribution to the JNF for a
gave a. contribution for a family Golden Book inscription in mem-
ory of their son, Maury.
settlement.

JNF Women's Campaign Leaders

The following are officers for the JNF Ladies' Auxiliary

Donor event:

Mesdames Jack L. Rosenthal, donor chairman; Philip Cutler, co-
chairman for the donor; Harry Buchman, pledge chairman: Harry
Schumer. secretary: Nathan Linden, treasurer: Philip Cutler, program:
William Mandell, souvenir book chairman: Morris Kutinsky, co-chair-
man of book committee: David J. Cohen,: organizations.

• The following are co-chairmen for organizations:

Nlefsdames Jack Aaron. Louis Lightstone, Barnett Dickman. Albert
Potiker, Julius Ring. Nathan Rosin and Seldon Leach.

Mesdames Ben Schwartz. memorium chairman: Nathan Rosin. ticket
chairman: Norman Adilman, Golden Book; Abraham Ilson. Golden
Book; Charles Friedenbcrg, settle a family and dunam; Beryl Harrison.
Sefer Hayeled; Bernard Feldman. Sefer Hayeled: William Hordes. Sefer
Bar Mitzvah; Jacob Kutchal, Sefer Bar Mitzvah; Joseph Deytshe, tree
chairman; Jules Kraft, publicity.

The following are division chairmen:

Mesdames Ralph Falk, William Kiafer, Morris Davis, Meyer Cooper.
I. Kardener. I. Zeff, Jack Krass, Benjamin Laikin, Albert Newman,
Milton Melon. I. Lawton. S. Pearlman, N. Rosin, Albert Prag, Harry
Schwartz and Frank Skolnik.

Anyone wishing to attend the Jan. 28 program may obtain
tickets by calling Mrs. Rosenthal, TO. 7-5757, or Mrs. Cutler,
TY. 4-4350.

