Friday, June 13, 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
_Page Twenty
U. S. 'Economy' Threatens
Citizenship Education Work
Anxious Parents Plead
For Any Informtaion
On Missing Daughter
Local Brevities
TALAHI, 15 nationality and six
religious groups are represented,
including Lillian Ludwig of 6611
Reena Biederman will present Miller. Camp Talahi, run by the
her students in a piano recital at YW , is the only camp in the
Still faced by an absence of
8:30 p. m. Thursday, June 19, at
clues to their daughter's where-
A decision reached by the appropriations committee of abouts, Mr. and Mrs. Max Gross-
the U. S. House of Representatives to abolish the citizenship
education program of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service is creating considerable anxiety, with the result that
many public spirited people have started a campaign to urge
the Senate committee to restore this program.
Involving an expenditure of •
approximately $100,000 — less the most effective way of fighting
positive ap-
than one half of one per cent communism is the
-
of the entire national appropria- proach through education.
tion for the Immigration and ; In a recent column, the Detroit
stat exclusively for employed
the YWCA at 2230 Witherel.
Heather Biederman, accordionist, girls.
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avid Ruth r" urstenburg, vocalist,
SADIE COOPER BRAVER pre-
will assist. Students participating
include:
-
sented 16 students in a violin re-
Robert Rose, Burton Raimi, Muriel
Greenspon, Douglas Mossman, Rosalie cital June 9, at the Jewish Com-
Brodsky, Arlene Small, Elaine Koff- munity Center.
man, Sandra Satin, Estalee Weiss, Ar-
•
lene Gracoff, Eunice Holtz, Carol
Schwartzman, Janet Rose, Thomas Bris-
bey and Benjamin McAteer.
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is a
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Friday is the opening date for
The Catholic Theatre Children's
The DETROIT ADULT CLUB Stage mystery "THE GHOST OF
invites single men and women, 25 MR. PENNY" at the Art Institute.
Naturalization Service—and em- News commentator, William K.
to 40, to a "Night in Hawaii" to A deserted house, a mysterious
playing less than 20 people in all Kelsey, urged. retention of this
be held at 8:30 p. m. Sunday, June picture, strange fingerprints all
of the eight districts for the en- important program and com-
15, at the Jewish - Community blended with amusing adventures
m ented as follows upon its educa-
tire country, this important pro-
Center. Hawaiian music, enter- combine to make this production
gram is being threatened by the tional
value:
tainment and refreshments will full of popular appeal for chit.,
Those
who attend these classes
not.
. only face the naturalization
Congressional search for economy.
be featured. For information call dren and grownups as well. Fri-
confidence
examiner
h
with some
day's performance will be at 4:15
MA. 8400.
e
nsiirsq is
William R. Kelly, educational
r hf
d t on
induce
h u te:
but
teL
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p, m. with others Saturday at
joi n,
services officer in charge of the
work
of
the
Thu
the
know ledge.
er
LEVENSON FAMILY CLUB 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
is made e asier;
citizenship education program in psnaom
wi
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book for
.e
plieants fail, to be sent
has elected the following officers
Michigan,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
test,
and
aanother
for the coming year: Ed H. Lev-
MRS. WO S E 'RUBENSTEIN
more applicants are
toed to
half of Ohio and West Virginia,
MARILYN GROSSBERG
try
inson, president; Hy Storchan, will present a group of students
eneer7eunrag
care enough aboutreAm
pointed out this week that Hugo
t o qualify for citizenship
berg of 3337 Waverly, frantic vice president; Iry Pentelnik,' re- in a piano recital Monday even-
"The senselessness of the aband-
Carissi, national director of the
i l niment of this program is shown
parents of missing Marilyn Gross: cording secretary; Mrs. I. Levin, ing, June 16, at the Rubenstein
prourani, has made a plea for its
. h: 4 ;c.av,r
tne c time
f
u ttlg aatotu
berg, are reiterating their pleas corresponding secretary; Jennie Piano Studios, 12626 Dexter.
shoutin g
retention before the House corn- w 1 e
be suppresse
suppressed, , rnd-
to anyone who may have seen Levinson, treasurer, and Harry
rnittee, but the urge for economy
discouraged.
her, to send any information Fox, sergeant-at-arms.
Name 'Prof. Max Grossman
v-
noisy actis17;
" d
. funds
d
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proved stronger than the appeal this
ahle
io s.t: but funds for working on the
which may lead to her return.
for a constructive effort among
Provost for Brandeis U.
Marilyn, now 13, left home four LUTZKER V O L I N E R S O-
k
il ateru:rePocr:-
" ' Kgrn
jrninigrants. Explaining that the ion sitm rhre
j CIETY, which recently celebrated;
.That is. in the Comments!
service about to be discarded in-
months ago, for no apparent rea- its seventh anniversary invites ; BOSTON, (JTA)—Appointment
dun' hn:). )s:Iniaoi a, „"asst;X: tgtor en tr e°. as
solves stimulation of educational
son. She is 5 ft. 5 in. tall, weighs members of the community up to of Prof. Max R. Grossman as
t
fear
.
is that without the con-
about 110 pounds, has brown hair the age of 50, to join its charitable provost of Brandeis University
constant
activities in our schools. Kelly ex-
and blue-gray eyes and wears and social activities. For mem- was announced by George Al-
c•-oss rat i or(i )l'a rnad :tons:12Z
plaini•d the program as follows:
part oonf
itInt migration
on
pink shell-rimmed glasses. She . bership information call Eddie ,pert, president of the board of
man y
Among other things. this office
was an all-A student at Durfee , Pr imk.
Li 2485 Ford, TO. 7-3021. ; trustees of the non-secretarian
these tn ucional
tO
classes will .' be
coordinates the citiZenship educa-
Th e
Intermediate.
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I
would be,
aregsruelat ter" n
Lunti t li ae tr
' Jewish-sponsored university for
thi activities in public schools
If i i al iens to
n,
e citizenship, or ad- : Her mother and father have . Among the first 46 registrants which a $15,000,000 endowment
of
v
ork
missio
citizenshipai
ith
the
naturalization
n
with
t auto-
becn conducting an anxious vigil for the 1947 season, for CAMP campaign is now in progress
matically, with
of the
the service. All applicants for
since ,she left, and have been
citizenship are required to meet
It is believed that the immigra- pleading with her through news-
certain - educational standards.
tion department's educational papers and radio to return.
"The puhlic schools assume the program can still be saved by Any Jewish News readers who
responsibility of providing the action of the Senate appropria- have seen Marilyn are urged to
CIP
rnitt and
- d t the
G b ergs.
d • a t i onal facilities for the S citi-
com tion
ee, an
uige it is
contac
t le ross
zenshin instruction of the foreign that as many people as possible
and
and
born. The Immigration and Nat- should write to Senators Arthur ,
Keshenever
Aid
Society
uralization Service cooperates by H. Vandenberg and Homer Fer-
furnishing free textbooks as pro- guson, asking them to use their Reports Work on DP Bill
yided for by law, lending educa- influence in behalf of the reten- I
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The assistance rendered public
Society sent letters urging pas-
schools by the educational ser- To Massachusetts
Society. For The Society's primary purpose is to spread en-
sage of the measure to President
vices office in recr.uiting class en- Board of Education
lightenment through books of Jewish interest.
Truman, Senators Homer Feuer-
rullments is the backbone of the
Since 1888, when The Society was first organized, it has
Gov.
Robert
F.
Bradford
of
guson
and
Arthur
H.
Vandenberg,
citizenship education program.;
published many of the best Jewish literary works, and has
Without this assistance, the in- Massachusetts reappointed Dr. and •Rep. John Dingell.
conducted costly research so that you might have available
Louis H. Cohan, secretary of
structional program for the for- „1 Alexander Brin as the senior
this Jewish knowledge.
I member of the Massachusetts Ad- ; the society, reports receipt of
sign born soon will fall apart.
A great American Jewish leader, the late Louis Marshall,
' encouraging replies from Rep.
"During the past school year. visory Board of
once referred to The Society as "one of the finest educational
Dingell and Senator Vandenberg,
the educational services office was Education f o i
both of whom state that they are
institutions that the Jews of America or of the world have
instrumental in promoting, in co- ' a n o ther three
giving the bill earnest consid-
established" because many great works of Jewish lore might
operation with the public schools year-term.
oration.
have remained unpublished to this day were it not for The
and social agencies, a series of, Dr. Brin, lArhc
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citizenshin rallies which resulted is also a mem-
v. •
Milo Rapaport Heads
in over 1.500 new enrollees for beg of the Bay
citizenship classes.
; State Collegiate
Ivan S. Bloch Lodge
"The Council of Social Agencies Board of Au-
cooperates in this program by . thority, is the
Ivan S. Bloch Lodge of Bnai
making personal visitations to the sponsor of leg-
Brith has elected the following
!
homes. of new immigrants and 'islation now
officers for the 1947-48 season:
• rendering such assistance as they pending before
President. - lo Rappaport; vice
can in helping them to adjust to the Massachus-
', presidents. sing Gennis and Er- !
Dr. Brin
their life in a new country. The efts Legislature
nest Curtis; secretaries, Norman
educational services office was to reorganize the state's "anti- Bazell, Leon Levine and Harold
also instrumental in organizing quated and inefficent" educa- Phillips; treasurer, Bill Gross; ;
and developing a home study cot - - : tional set-up. Editor and publish- chaplain, Max Kirschner; guar--;
respondence course in coopera- er of the Boston Jewish Advo- dian, Don Black: monitor, Jack
tam with the universities to pro- cute, Dr. Brin is widely known Koffman; warden, Manny Karp;
vide citizenship instruction for for his civic and welfare activi- : -trustees, Larry Kopel, George
persons of foreign birth who are ties. and is the "father" of the Dushinsky and Lou Weber, and
to establish
the Internation- executive board members-at-I
unable to attend regular citizen--; al Capitol
of the world
ld n
i S.
U. ' l arge, Israel Kaner, Bill Phillips
ship classes.
\ and Hy Drazin.
It is estimated that, at the pies -1
1
ent time. somewhere close to i Women Form BB Unit
.
10,000 persons of foreign birth
Junior Music Group
are enrolled for the home study In Northwest Section
i
Names New Officers
course in citizenship education
universi- I The first organizational meeting ; Junior Music Study Club elect-
offered by cooperating
States. of the Bnai Brith Woman's Chap- ed the following officers: Presi-
ties throughout the United
ter of the Northwest section will - dent, Herbert Edelman; vice-
In Michigan, around 50 enroll-
held at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday, president, Natalie Samuels; re-
ments for the home study course be
b y June 24, at the Beth Aaron Syna-; cording secretary, Beatrice Brind-
are being received monthly
gogue, Wyoming at Thatcher. All ze; corresponding secretaries,
the Extension Department of the interested are invited.
I Jack Sinder and Annette Gold-
University of Michigan."
Temporary officers will be man; treasurer, Heleh Mendel-
Persons close to the picture , elected. Mrs. Leonard Sims, vice i sohn, and publicity, Rosalie Man-
have expressed the view that the president of Women's District dell.
dividends repaid to the nation i Lodge No. 6 of Bnai Brith, will be I ! Mrs. Samuel Abels will con-
at large and to the local corn guest speaker.
I tinue next season as advisor, as-
rnunities as a result of the educa- A musical program has been sisted by Mrs. Miriam Horowitz
tional program for immigrants planned and refreshments will be Mekler and Mrs. Sadie Cooper
have more than justified the ex- served. Those wishing to be- Brayer.
penditures.
! come a charter member should
On this score, Kelly stated: call Mrs. Sam Schneider, UN.
Just. as there _is_ such a thing
"The decision to abolish this pro- 2-5430; Mrs. Sid Harris, UN. as an English, German, French,
incongruous
gram is somewhat
4-0567; Mrs. Jack Raisin, UN. Italian, and even American cast
when you stop to consider that 3-2764.
of face, so-there is such a -thing
the FBI, which, like the immi-
as a Jewish cast of face. This cast
gration service, also is a part of , No devoutly religious Jew ever of face is often taken to be bio-
Justice
Department,
is
re-;
passes
under
the
Arch
of
Titus,
logically. determined. but the fact
the
•ceiving an appropriation of sev- Rome, because Jewish prisoners is that it is culturally deter-
eral million dollars to combat of Emperor Titus were forced to mined.—Prof. M. F. Ashley Mon-
tagu.
communism. Educators agree that . build it.
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