Workmen's Circle Schools
Instill Respect for Labor
By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Children who attend the Workmen's Circle Schools learn
respect the role of the working man, according to Samuel
Sigal, director of the Detroit branch of the schools.
This admiration for the honor of labor is, this year, being
instilled in more than 200 children, aged 4 to 13, who attend
kindergarten, after-school and Sunday morning classes at the
to
Workmen's Circle Center, Lin- .
wood at Burlingame.
songs, that they voted for present-
The fdur-to-six-yeareolds at- ation of the station wagon.
tend a three-huur kindergarten
Parents Active
session and are taught to use - Parental interest in the school
Yiddish as the language of the is at a high level, Sigal stated. The
mothers of the children have or-
classroom. Hebrew is introduced ganized a Mothers' Club, which
in the third grade. Reading, writ- carries on an active educational
ing and conversation in both lang- program.
The schoOl also has an excel-
uages, Jewish history, Bible, cus-
toms and ceremonies, holiday lent relationship with the neigh-
celebrations, music and art corn- boring Roosevelt , elementary
prise the Workmen's Circle cur- school whose principal, Jennie
Clow, is a frequent observer at
riculum.
Workmen's
Circle classes, and of-
Specially - equipped faculty
ten refers parents to the school,
members who direct the regular
Sigal reported.
studies, include Rose Sigal, S.
Following a slowly-ascending
Natkevitch, Helen Jacobs and
Betty Gumen.er Natkevitch, while national trend, the Workmen's
Moe Kesner, well-known Detroit Circle School is considering the
soloist teaches music sessions, and possibility of conducting an all-
Alva Raphael, public school art day school, Sigal revealed. If
teacher, directs the arts and plans go through as anticipated, a
full-time first grade class, where
crafts program.
children may receive both Jewish
Director Sigal, who has been
and secular education, will be
at this post for five years, is a
instituted next year. The class
graduate of the teachers' semin-
will be an outgrowth of the year-
ary which is conducted in New
and-a-half-old kindergarten ses-
York by the Woi kmen's Circle
sions, the director said.
Schools, and also studied child
\ psychology at Marquette Univer-
sity.
Emphasize Creative Work
Classroom studies are put into
practice through dramatic pre-
sentations, holiday parties, hand-
Nominees for office in the pro-
work, and two annual concerts, fessional division of the Detroit
one for the students' parents, an- Service Group were suggested at
other for the general public. the meeting of the Division's
Every Friday afternoon the chil- Nominating Committee, Nov. 23,
dren have a pre-Sabbath observ- at the Jewish Center. The meet-
ance, including the lighting of the ing was chaired by George M.
candles, recitation of Sabbath Stutz.
prayers and Hebrew and aYiddish
Serving with Stutz were Harry
songs. One session a week is
devoted to clubs or hobbies, B. Berlin, Albert Cohen, Norman
through which the children may Drachler, A. J. Lachover, Dr. Mil-
express their Jewish knowledge. ton M. Lappin, Dr. Bernard R.
Maness, Harry H. Platt, Dr. Peter
Teaching an appreciation of la- G. Shifrin and Max Smith.
bor, and the useful role of every
The proposed slate will be
member of society, begins early
at the Workmen': Circle Schools, presented to the general member-
as evidenced in the kindergarten, ship at an early meeting, Stutz
where a large chart lists each said.
child's duties in conducting the
class and keeping the room clean.
Communal Responsibility
Knowledge of community res-
ponsibility is taught through par-
ticipation in the Allied Jewish
Campaign, to which the students
donated $60 this year. They also
gave $150 toward support of the
Jewish Labor Committee's Jew-
ish orphan home in Paris.
The Detroit school is one of 145
conducted in the United States
and Canada by the Workmen's
Circle. Many of its textbooks
were edited by the national office,
and the children receive a month-
ly newspaper, also published by
the national organization.
Students at the school pay a
tuition fee, which accounts for
40 per cent of the school's budget.
Thirty per cent is the contribution
DR. STEPHEN S. WISE
of the Workmen's Circle, while
the remaining 10 per cent is allo-
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, nationally
cated by the Jewish Welfare famous leader, will be featured,
on the program of the Men's
Federation.
The children are transported Club of Cong. Shaarey Zedek,
to and from their classes in the at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 3.
school's own station wagon, which
Dr. Wise will speak on "The
was presented as a gift to the Jew at the Crossroads".
children by the rational organ-
Albert Green, president of the
ization in 1946, wnen it convened Men's Club, announces that the
in Detroit. Children from the meeting will be held in the main
school presented a concert at a auditorium of Shaarey Zedek.
convention session, and the dele-
Rabbi Morris Adler will act as
gates were so pleased by their chairman of the evening.
Professional Unit
Nominates Slate
Dr. Wise Speaks
At Shaarey Zedek
Wednesday Night
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THE JEWISH NEWS
A Weekly Review
Article Five in a Series
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of Jewish Events
VOLUME 12—NO. II 34 ge4Mas 22 Friday, Noverviber 28, 1947
Form Committee *
To Plan Women's
Campaign for '48
Mrs. John C. Hopp, chairman
of the committee on campaign
structure of the Women's Divi-
sion of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
Page 24
Women's Division Board
To Review Service Needs
The Board of Directors of the Women's Division of the
Jewish Welfare Federation will meet at 10 a. m. Wednesday,
Dec. 17„ at the home of Mrs. Melville S. Welt, Mrs. Max R.
Frank, division president, announces.
The relation of local social services to crucial overseas
needs and the question of community responsibility to each
•
will be a point of major discus->
sion, Mrs. Frank said.
der, Joshua Sperka , Julian S.
Suggested appointments for the Tobias, Herbert Wallace, Morris
Women's Division were made at a Wayne, Harry Weingarden, Ben-
meeting of the Division's com- jamin Wilk, and Max Wohgelern-
mittee on committees Wednesday ter.
morning.
Committee chairmen already
Assisting Mrs. Louis Glasier, appointed by Mrs. Frank include
chairman, and Mrs. Frank, were Mrs. Harry Becker, publicity; Mrs•
Mesdames Claire Axelrod, I. ,Irv- I. Irving Bittker, promotion; Mrs.
ing Bittker, Samuel Blacher, Philip Kanter and Mrs. David
James V. Browne, David Cole- Feinberg, office; Mrs. John C.
man. Samuel B. Danto, Max Dush- Hopp and Mrs. Sidney J. Allen,
kin, William R. Frank, Ellis Fish- campaign structure; Mrs. Abra-
er, I. E. Goodman, Sander Hill- ham Cooper and Mrs Julian H.
man, Joseph Jackier and J. J. Krolik, program; Mrs. • Alexander
Karbal.
W. Sanders, chairman, and Mrs.
Additional members included William Glazer, secretary, of edu-
Mesdames Abe Katzman, Samuel cation; Mrs. H. J. L. Frank, chair-
Keene, Maurice Klein, Herschel man, and Mrs. Carl S. Schiller,
V. Kreger, Robert Lewiston, Lew- co-chairman, of arrangements.
Members of the publicity com-
is Manning, Joseph H. Markel,
Harry J. Millman, Samuel Mitch- mittee were announced by Mrs.
ell; Samuel Rhodes, Sidney Rosen, Becker. Working with her will be
Isaac Rosenthal, Ben Salon and Mesdames David A. Cooper, Leo
Croll, 'Robert Drevvs, Martin L.
Carl Schiller.
MRS. SIDNEY ALLEN
Other members are Mesdames Friedman, Byron Gerson, Sidney
eration, and Mrs. Sidney L. Al- Harold M. Shapero, S. F. Shapiro, Marwil, Leo • Orecklin, Sidney
len, co-chairman, this week an- Irving J. Shevin, Ben Shwayder t Rosen, Irving Small and Sidney
nounced the names of the mem- Harry C. Singer, Morton L. Syn- Berzoff.
bers of this committee, whose
responsibility it will be to plan
the Division's participation in the
Allied Jewish Campaign for 1948.
Included on the committee are
past /leaders in the campaign, and
ZOA President's Address Inspires Audience of I ,300; Kasle
active division board- members,
and Berry Honored with Golden Book Inscriptions for
Mesdames Samuel S. Aaron, Her-
Their Leadership in Expansion Fund Drive
man August, Harry Becker, Jack
Berger, Hyman C. Broder, Perry
He pointed out there have been,
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, presi-
P. Burnstine, -Samuel B. Danto,
dent
of
the
Zionist
Organization
and
there continue to be, mo-
Joseph H. Ehrlich, Stanley
UN,
Fleischaker, Seymour J. Frank of Detroit, expressed confidence ments of despair before the
in an address before 1,300 mem- but that there also have been
and Louis Glasier.
bers of the Zionist Organization many high moments which have
Also included are Mesdames of Detroit and their friends on elevated the spirits of the Jew-
Harry Glick, Samuel R. Glo- Sunday evening, at the Northwest ish spokesmen.
gower, Saul Glueckman, Arthur Hebrew Congregation, that -the
Dr. Neumann described the
I. Gould, William B. Isenberg, Zionist case stands an excellent changes in boundaries and re-
Benjamin E. Jaffe, Harry L. chance of success before the UN. ported that some gains have been
Jones, Sidney M. Kalt, Julian H.
Preceding Dr. Neumann's 80- made, that there were minor ad-
Krolik and Maurice A. Landau. minute speech, certificates signi- justments, including the acquisi-
Additional members are Mes- fying that their names were in- tion of the port of Lydda, and
dames Philip R. Marcuse, Rob- scribed in the Golden Book of that while a portion of the Negev
ert J. Newman, Emil Rothman, the Jewish National Fund in has been yielded to the Arabs,
Nate S. Shapero, Nathan B. Jerusalem were presented by Aqaba and the major southern
Schermer, Leonard H. Weiner, Morris Jacobs, ZOD president, to area remain in Jewish territory.
Henry Wineman, Julian Zemon Abe Kasle and Louis Berry, in
He ascribed to British vindic-
recognition of their excellent
and Oscar Zemon.
tiveness all delays in action and
leadership in the ZOA Expansion
the obstructions that have taken
Fund drive.
Mr. Jacobs presented a check place. He charged that the Brit-
ish desire to see the Jewish state
for $10,000 for the Expansion
go down in ruin and flames and
Fund to Mr. Neumann.
warned that "great dangers will
Mr Neumann announced the
confront us." He called for prep-
selection of Mr. Kasle for- a na-
aration for the great task that
tional vice-presidency of the Ex-
will confront Jewry in the re-
Mrs. Royal Maas, newly ap- pansion Fund and the appoint- building of Eretz Israel and re-
pointed chairman of the Jewish ment of Mr. Berry to the ZOA affirmed faith in the power of
Center Music Committee, an- national finance committee.
Describing his address as "a the Yishuv to be able to hold its
nounces that Irene Jessner, lead-
own in any crisis.
report
from the front," Dr. Neu-
ing soprano of
Mr. Neumann said he was con-
mann prefaced his analysis of
t h e Metropoli-
fident a two-thirds vote can be
the
situation
before
the
UN
with
tan Opera Com-
a review of events in Zionism attained for the Jewish state at
pany, will be
during and after the World Zion- the UN—provided the U. S. is
neard in a re-
ist Congress in Basle. He declared to accomplish it.
ci:al Wednesday
that the adopted policy of Zion-
Rabbi Jacob Segal of the host
evening, Dec. 17,
ist leaders has been to refuse to congregation opened the meeting
at the Center.
bow t6-British rule.
with a brief address.
Proceeds of the
Dr. Neumann Confident of
Favorable Action by UN
Metropolitan Opera
Soprano to Be Guest
At Center Concert
cencert will go
toward mainten-
ance of the
music depaft, Miss Jessner
ment,' which takes care of scholar-
ships in piano instruction, sheet
music for students and other
musical needs.
Miss Jessner was born in
Vienna and studied at the New
Conservatory of Music. She came
to this country in 1936, making
her debut at the Metropolitan in
"Haensel and Gretel." Lately,
she has extended her activities
in South America; and for three
seasons has appeared in major
parts at the Teatro Colon in
Buenos Aires.
- She will be assisted at the piano
by Julius Chajes, Center music
director.
Rabbi Wolf Gold to Address
JNF Conference Here Dec. 14
Rabbi Wolf Gold, national
president of Mizrachi, a member
of the , working committee of six
of the Jewish Agency at the UN,
will be the principal speaker at
the all-day conference of the
Jewish National Fund Council
of Detroit, to be held Sunday,
Dec. 14, at the Detroit Leland
Hotel.
Rabbi Gold, who is recognized
as one of the most eloquent
speakers in this country, will
bring messages from Palestine
and the UN to this conference.
Representatives of local organi-
zations have been asked to send
five delegates each to this con-
ference and to participate in plans
for increased land redemption ef-
forts in the revived Jewish state.
Landsmanschaften, w o m e n's
and men's groups in the city are
urged to report at once to the
JNF Council office, 11816 Dexter,
TO. 8-7384,° on the election of
their delegates so - that creden-
tials may be issued to the duly
chosen representatives.