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Friday, February 14, 1947

THE JEWISH NEWS

1pictuve Stodries from The Ilibte

MOUNT EPHRAIM IN THE•ANCJENT
KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, THERE LIVED A MAN
NAMED ELKANAH, WITH His WIFE HANNAH-
- ONCE EACH YEAR THEY WENT UP 10 THE
CITY OF SHILOH -
KNOW ELKANAH .
5UT AM UN-
HANNAH. WHY ARE sIOU
HAPPY BECAUSE
CRYING? DON'T )VU KNOW
I LOVE 70U? AitEN'T WE GO*G WE HAVE
NO SON!
TIDGETIGI2 TO . • H TO
IN THE
GREAT
TEMPLE?

1

FROM THE BOOKS OF FIRST /WO SECOND/
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SAMUEL 114 ALL THREE VERSIONS
ALSO CALLED FAST AND SECOND KINGS„..%' 4 ,
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/94€3 BY M.C. GAWES

ON THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD WHERE ELI WAS I
HIGH PRIEST, HANNAH PRAYED THAT SHE MIGHT
HAVE A 5ON1

0 LORD OF HOSTS, IF STRANGEL1( RIMER!
IOU WILL BLESS ME W
A MAN-CHILD, I WILL GIVE
HIM TO SERVE 'IOU ALL TIE
DAYS OF
• HIS
.91?
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130 HOPHNI AND PHINEMAS DID MANY WRONG
THINGS,TAICIPG BRIBES AND Al3USII*3 THE
HIGH OFFICE. OF PRIESTS •••

TER THEY HAD RETURNED

NO, ELI, I HAVE DRUNK NO
WINE-IN GRIEF HAVE I

4-THE R HOME IN RAMAN,

POURED OUT MY SOUL BE
THE LORD! I AND MY SONS.
HE PRIESTS HOPHNI AND

ELI'S WORDS CAME TRUE-
HANNAH GAVE BIRTH TO A
BABY SON
WILL

AND A5 I VOWED, ELI, I BRING
MY 50N SAMUELTO XDU-I
AM LENDING HIM TO GOD'

NAME YOU SA
SAMUEL
BECAUSE THAT
MEANS -ASKED
OF Goor

PHINENAS, WERE WATCHING
)tD,U-GO IN PEACE AND
GOD WILL ANSWER
YOUR
PRAYER!

I DIDN'T CALL
YOU, SAMUEL!
GO AND LIE
DOWN!

NOW THE LAMP
WILL BURN
BRIGHTLY
ELI!

-

ma
loon.
PERHAPS 14E8
Rutims
SHE UAS
TAKEN W
IIDO
INE VOICE IS NOT
HEARD!
AT THE FEAST! /hi

YOU ARE A GOOD
CHILD-I WISH
MY OV/N SONS
WERE. AS
-
GOOD!

MY BROTHER AND I
WILL FIX IT FOR
YOU..

aFTER TWIG HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES -

IF THE VOICE CALLS
AGAIN ,YOU MUST ANSWER
'SPEAK, LORD! FOR IT 15
THE LORD GOD CALLING
YOU!

IF YOU DO

THERE'LL BE
MORE MONEY
FOR YOU!

5AMUEL

sPsAse,Lotzo!

FOR I
LISTEN!

IT MUST
BE ELI CALLING
—I'M COMING
ELI'.

l /

XTWEEle: GOD SPEAKS THAT/ SAMUEL

Meisels to Appear
At Special Jewish
Dr. Aronstam, Eminent
Author, Active in Community Music Program

Practices Medicine, Writes Poetry at 75

At 75—the age he will reach next Tuesday Dr. Noah Ephraim
Aronstam retains youthful powers enabling him to produce excellent
poetry, to continue to practice medicine and to take a deep interest
in the affairs of his people.
Readers of The Jewish News
are acquainted with the fine
verses of this eminent Detroiter.
Few, hovc,e'rer, are aware this
brilliant scholar has to his credit
many hundreds of poems which
have been published throughout
the world; that he is the author
of several i novels; that he has
written scores of monographs on
medical and Jewish subjects;
that he has edited magazines and
has made an indelible mark for
himself in literature.
Came Here in 1892
Born in Libau, Latvia, Feb. 18,
1872, Dr. Aronstam came to De-
troit in 1892. The M. D. degree
was conferred upon him by the
Michigan College of Medicine in
1898. He took post-graduate work
at the University of Berlin in
1907.
DR. NOAH E. ARONSTAM
He served for several years as ident of Detroit Hadassah, like
professor of dermatology (in
which he has been specializing) her husband, always has inter-
and urology, at his alma mater. ested herself in Zionist and Jew-
He is a member of Michigan ish affairs.
State and Wayne County Med-
Dr. and Mrs. Aronstam reside
ical Association and the Amer- at 169 Eason, Highland Park.
ican Medical Editors Association.
Wrote On Dietary Laws
He was co-founder and in 1916
`'Jewish Dietary Laws from a
served as president of the Mai-
monides Medical Society of De- Scientific Viewpoint," one of Dr.
Aronstam's earliest works, has
troit.
In 1932 he was chairman of been quoted widely for more
the Spinoza Tri-Centennial Com- than a generation throughout the
world. Since 1912, this work
mission for Michigan.
has been included in the Inter-
A pioneer Zionist, having national Exhibit in Dresden and
avowed his devotion to the Jew-
elsewhere.
ish nationalist cause prior to 1900,
In 1902 in collaboration with
he organized numerous Zionist
groups in the city and served as Louis James Rosenberg of De-
president of the Zionist District troit, he published "Sociologic
Studies."
of Detroit in 1917 and 1919.
In 1942 he published the novel
Daughter Weds Doctor
"Lost Nation."
He was married to the former
The bibliography of his med-
Sarah Blumberg of Detroit, June
20, 1899. They have a daughter, ical works is so lengthy that it
Theodora Judith, who is married Would take columns of space to
to Dr. Louis Perelman of New enumerate them.
His collective works, his lec-
York, an eminent psychologist;
and a son, Ralph, who was a tures, his Zionist activities, his
Captain in the army and now is poems and his editorial efforts
studying in Chicago, and who is attest to a rich life in recognition
married to the former Theresa of which Dr. Noah Ephraim
Brodo of Philadelphia. Dr. and Aronstam receives encomia from
Mrs. Perelman have a son, four, colleagues a n d co - workers
throughout the world on his 75th
and• a daughter, two years old.
Mrs. Aronstam, a former pres- birthday.

—

Saul Meisels, nationally known
concert and radio artist and in-
terpreter of Yiddish and Hebrew
folk songs, will be featured at
the Jewish Music Festival pro-
gram to be held Sunday even-
ing, Feb. 23, at the Jewish Com-
munity Center. s
Meisels has chosen a special
program of current Yiddish
Ghetto songs, modern Palestin-
ian songs, cantorial chants, and
Chassidic songs for this event.
Julius Chajes, noted pianist
and composer, and director of
music at the Center, will appear
on the same program with two
members of the Detroit Symph-
ony Orchestra, Zinovi Bistritzky,
violinist, and Jacob Becker,
cellist. Members of Chajes' or-
chestral group will appear as
soloists and in ensemble num-
bers.
This program is the third in
a series sponsored by the joint
Yiddish Culture Committee of
the Jewish Community Center
and the Jewish Community Coun-
cil Tickets can be secured in
advance at the Jewish Com-
munity Center and from all Yid-
dish Folks Organizations at 35
cents. On the date of perform-
ance the admission will be 60

cents.

Juniors to Discuss
Jewish Philosophy

An examination of the role of
Judaism in the life of American
Jewish youth will be featured at
the membership meeting of the
Junior Service Group at 8 p. m.
Friday, Feb. 21, at Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek.
Rabbi Morris Adler will ad-
dress the group and will lead an
informal discussion on the phi-
losophy and purpose of Jewish
religious life.
Charlie Chaplin's comic artis-
try will highlight a social meet-
ing of the Junior Service Group
at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at
the Jewish Community Center.
Five Chaplin comedies will be
shown and dancing will complete
the program. Admission is by
membership card only. Persons
16 to 30 may secure membership

in the group at the door.

Federations Set Machinery
For Reorganization of UJA

The General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds, held in Atlantic City Jan. 31-Feb. 3,
endorsed reorganization of the United Jewish Appeal,
whereby communities will directly select one-third of the
UJA governing bodies.
Brought about by the efforts ofethe Provisional Com-
mittee for Inter-Welfare Fund.

Cooperation of large communi-
ties, under the chairmanship of
Abraham Srere of Detroit.
through agreement of UJA and
its constituents, steps are being
taken to put the plan into im-
mediate operation, as follows:
The Administrative Committee
of UJA will consist of six rep-
resentatives from the JDC, six
from UPA and six from the com-
munities.
The Executiye Committee of
UJA will consist of 18 represent-
atives from JDC, 18 from UPA,
and 18 from the communities.
The present UJA Executive
Committee will be reconstituted
under a different name.
It is agreed persons chosen to
represent the communities should
be acceptable to JDC and UPA.
To this end a panel of represent-
atives suggested for appointment
should be submitted to the JDC
and UPA and a final decision on
these representatives shall be on
the basis of mutual agreement
between representatives of the
communities of JDC and UPA.

Executive Appointment

The 18 representatives to the
Executive Committee are to be
apportioned as follows:
One to be appointed by each
region of CJFWF (to a total of
eight).
Six to be appointed by UJA
of New York City.
Four to be appointed by the
present Inter-City Committee.
The six representatives on the
Administrative Committee to be
apportioned as follows:
Two to be appointed by UJA
from communities near New
York by community representa-
tives on the Executive Commit-
tee.

Coordination of Agencies

national planning and fund
raising can be achieved for the
benefit of the communities and
the persons served.
The Assembly expressed "grave
concern with the multiplicity of
individual campaigns by national
and overseas agencies taking
place in our local communities"
and called attention to the "urg-
ent need for taking suitable
action for more effective coordin-
ation of these appeals through
inclusions Or clearance with local
central community organiza-
tions."

How to Raise the Funds

How to raise a total of almost
$300,000,000 for overseas. nation-
al and local operating and capital
funds had the attention of the
delegates. Basis for the discus-
sion was a report prepared by a
committee of communal leaders
representing a cross section of
cities throughout the country,
headed by Milton Kahn. and
presented by Sidney Cohen, com-
mittee secretary, both of Boston.
Analyzing taxes, the commit-
tee found that throughout the
country many persons are giv-
ing far short of the 15 percent
allowable for deduction. They
found, too, that relatively few
to
people dipped into capital
make their gifts in 1946.
Prof. Leo Srole believed "Hit-
lerism reflexively and Zionism
directly have infused new energy
into the American Jewish com-
munity," but he questioned -
whether as yet "there are sig-
nificant signs of a new and
original cultural synthesis" be-
tween the best of the 'Jewish
tradition and the best of Ameri-
can cultural development. .
Detroiters who participated in
Assembly discussions included
Julian H. Krolik, who was elect-
ed secretary of the Council of
Jewish Federations and Wel-
fare Funds; Mrs. Joseph Glo-
gower and Mrs. Charles Lakoff.

The Assembly urged all com-
munities to meet "to the fullest
measure of their resources, their
responsibilities to the many
needs at home and abroad." It
Isidore Sobeloff is among the
recommended coordination of
overseas agencies developed newly elected members of the
through the UJA to be extended board of directors of CJFWF.

to include other organizations in Other Detroiters who continue as'
related fields so that the maxi- members of the board are Abra-
ham Srere eatillenry Wineman:
mum degree of effectiveness

