THE JEWISH
Friday, May 16, 1947
Page Seven
NEWS
Dr. Glazer Keynotes Opening of Allied Campaign
Marvin Lowenthal Calls for
Torageous Contributions'
Nofed Author, Lecturer and Traveler Describes Visit to
Palestine at Allied Jewish Campaign Luncheon Report
Meeting Dpdicafed to Women's Division
Support of the 1947 Allied Jewish Campaign is an act of
statesmanship rather than philanthropy.
This is the gist of the appeal made to workers in the drive
at the first campaign luncheon meeting an May 8, at Hotel
Statler, by Marvin Lowenthal, noted author, lecturer, and
traveler.
sessed. He urged that in addition
to striving for large-scale immi-
gration to Palestine every effort
should be made to secure an open
door policy in this country.
Describing briefly his visit in
Palestine, Mr. Lowenthal said
that he fotind a three-fold watch-
word practiced by the Yishuv:
BRING, BUILD, DEFEND. He
told of the creative fever with
Photo by Paul ICirsett, Jesirish News ho ographer.
which the work in Palestine con-
DR. B. BENEDICT G L A- Z E R May 6, el Hofer Stager, marking paign. FRED M. BUTZEL (center)
tinues and said that as one who
has been pessimistic since his pre- (right) delivered the principal ad- the official opening of Detroit's presided and RABBI ELIEZER
diction in 1923 that the Jewish dress at the dinner meeting on $5,335,000 AUied Jewish Cam- LEVI gave the invocation.
community of Germany would be
destroyed, that Palestine Jewry is
impregnable, that the Jewish set-
tlement there is firm and can not
be uprooted.
He urged that volunteer work-
ers should ask their prospects to
GIVE THE HARD WAY—WITH
COURAGE. "Let them make big
checks—which will Make them
With 85 per cent of their goal
courageous checks," he said.
reached, members of the women's
division of the Allied Jewish
Campaign will keep membership
in the Thirty-dollar Club open,
until every woman has had her
opportunity to give, or increase
her contribution to the campaign,
Mrs. H. C. Broder, chairman, an-
nounced.
Other Reports
Taking out memberships in the
Irving Blumberg, whose ad-
Thirty-dollar club in honor of
dress over Station WXYZ was
Mother's Day, were Lee Diamond,
heard at the opening of the lunch-
for her mother, Mrs. Moe Dia-
eon program, returned in time
mond; Mrs. H. J. L. Frank, honor-
to present the report of the trade
ing Mrs. Ida Blum; Mrs. Abe
and professional divisions on the
Gordon in memory of her mother,
progress of the drive.
Mrs. Esther Prag, and Graham
Sol Schwartz reported for the
and Carol Landau, son and daugh-
Junior Division that its 1,000
ter of Mrs. Maurice A. Landau,
workers had raised as of that date
chairman of general solicitation.
a sum of $16,498, representing 22
Mrs. Frank also took out club
per cent of his division's goal of
memberships in memory of her
$75,000.
husband, the late Leon Frank,
Mr. Lowenthal's Address
and in honor of her 42nd wedding
Fred M. Butzel, general chair-
anniversary.
man of the drib •oresided at the
May 8 luncheon ..eeting.
Campaign Radio Talks
In his inspiring address, Mr.
Lowenthal, who has just returned
Continue Through Week;
from an extensive tour of Pales-
Rye Speakers Scheduled
tine, described the tragic role of
Jewry whose war, he pointed out,
has been fought since 1932. He
Stressing the importance of
continuing solicitation in behalf
called it a war that "we are still
of the Allied Jewish Campaign
losing" because of the serious de-
. MISS RUTH MAGID
Plans for the Victory Dance to until every prospective contrib-
feats we are sustaining.
has had an opportunity to
"The loss I am referring to is a
given by the Junior Division
loss of status and of prestige in be the Allied Jewish Campaign give, A. J. Lachover of the cam-
the eyes of the world," he said. Saturday
Saturday evening, May 31, in the Paign radio committee announced
"It is a loss we are suffering as Fountain Ballroom of Masonic that the five-minute radio broad-
human beings, a loss that affects Temple were announced by Miss casts in behalf of the drive would
all of us and win more pointedly Ruth Magid, chairman of the be presented throughout the corn-
ing week.
affect our children."
dance committee.
To be heard over station WJLB
"Collective Punishment"
Dancing will get under way at
Deploring the fact that the 9:30 p. m., with Jimmy Strauss during the week will be Raymond
world remains callous to the and his orchestra providing dance S. Kurtzman, student at the Uni-
tragedies of the Jewish people, rhythms until 1 a. rn. Climax of versity of Michigan, at 6:55 p. m.,
in spite of the death of six mil- the evening's festivities will be Friday, May 16; Sarah Staff, a
lion Jews. Mr. Lowenthal said the crowning of a king and queen refugee recently arrived from
that the Jewish tragedy is re- of the campaign, to be chosen Europe, 9:30 p. m., Saturday, May
flected in the right giVen to Cu- from among the best workers in 17; Mrs. Samuel B. Danto; chair-
bans and Ecuadorians "to say all teams and divisions of the man of treasury gifts, Women's
Division, 6:55 p. m., Tuesday, May
what is to happen to the Jews," Junior Division.
but that the same right is not
Tickets are $1.50 each, and may 20; and Oscar Cohen, executive
director
of the Jewish Community
given to the Jews whose fate is be obtained by calling Miss Magid
being decided by the UN.
at TY. 6-6732 or- the Junior Di- Council, 6:55 p. m., Friday, May
He described the $5,335,000 vision office, at campaign head- 23.
Lachover will deliver a special
drive as a "collective penalty" up- quarters, TE. 3-5250.
on Jewry in our fight for survival
Arrangements for the dance are talk over station WJBK at 9:30
and asserted that it is fortunate being handled by Ruth Magid and a. m., Sunday, May 18.
that, unlike the collective penal- Dr. Samuel Krohn, program chair-
ties in Germany and those man of the Junior Division.
planned by the British in Pales-
...With detailing even the most seasoned expert will
tine, "we are allowed to make Round Table Speakers
admire; roomy pockets, fly-front, action back. Pink,
use of our collective fines at our
OUR- PRICE IS CUT
own discretion." He described the To Address BB Lodge
various functions to which the
orchid, aquc or blue chambray. Sizes 10 to 20.
Detroit Round Table of Cath-
rescue and rehabilitation funds olics, Jews and Protestants will
are applied—by the Joint Dis- present a goodwill team of speak-
tribution Committee in relief in ers at the Ivan S. Bloch Lodge
ON ,ALL VENETIAN BLINDS
Europe, the United Service for of Bnai Brith, on Monday eve-
Sports Shop, 4th Floor
New Americans in settling new- ning, May 19. Speakers will in-
comers in this country,and United clude Judge Joseph A. Moynihan,
Reconditioning Our Special
Sorry, so phone orders
Judge Ralph Liddy and Rabbi
Palestine Appeal
Large Selection of
Leon Fram of Temple IsraeL
"One in Four an Orphiar
Tape and Paint Colors
In his analysis of the existing
On Tuesday, May 20, a good-
tragedy, Mr. Lowenthal, who has will team will address the Wom-
lived in Francator 10 years, en's - Association of the Bushnell
Reports submitted at that meet-
ing showed a- total raised of $2,-
516,981 ; or 47 per cent of the goal
of $5,335,000, from 12,463 contrib-
utors who represented 28 per
of the total number of 44,318
prospects.
The May 8 luncheon report
meeting was dedicated to the
Women's Division, whose chair-
man, Mrs. H. C. Broder, reported
that as of that date 9,023, or 52
percent of the divisions's,,16,917
prospects, contributed a total of
$417,000, or 83 percent of the
women's goal of $590,000.
Mrs. Broder expressed confi-
dence that the entire goal of her
division will be raised before the
end of the drive. She presented
awards to Mrs. John C. Hopp,
for her activities in organizing
the "$30 Club," and to Mrs. Mau-
rice Landau, chairman of the
women's general solicitation sec-
tion; and praised the efforts in
the drive of Mrs. Joseph H. Ehr-
lich, president of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation Women's Divi-
sion; Mrs. Sidney Allen, and other
co-workers. Mrs. Henry Wineman
is Mrs. Broder's co-chairman of
the Women's Division.
Women's Division
Keep Membership
In $30 Club Open
Junior Workers
Foresee Victory,
Set Dance May 31
The Ideal Golfer
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pointed out that 40,000-,--repfe-
sentin,g one in . four in France's
Jewish populittioa—are orphans,
and -.called—for great effort to
bring 'speedy relief to those in
Congregational church. Speakers
will be Rabbi Morris Adler of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Dr. Edgar
DeWitt Jones, pastor emeritui of
the Central Woodward Christian
need and homes fiat the dispos- Chureh, and Judge Moynihan. -
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