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Detroiter Tells 'Grand, Glorious'
Satisfaction of Foster Motherhood
One Detroit foster mother has found the experience of giving a
home to other people's children so satisfying that she wants the
Jewish Social Service Bureau's Children's Department to let other
people know about her happiness in the experience.
Mrs. L. Baskin of 4086 Humphrey wrote to Goldie Goldstein,
case consultant for the department, after reading appeals for homes,
that she would like to "tell the
whole world what a grand and Just one kind thought or kind deed
glorious feeling it is to see goes so far with them.
"I wish all Detroit could have seen
neglected children grow into all my foster family around my table
happy, plump youngsters." Mrs. at Thanksgiving. Some are married
and brought their families. I was so
Baskin wrote:
happy and so proud to have them.
JVS Names
2 Counselors
To Staff
Parents Conduct Experimental
Education Program at Center
Article Eight in a Series
By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Detroit's newest educational project is the Jewish Com-
munity Center's Parents' and Childrens' Institute, an exper-
imental program in progressive education for youngsters
and adults.
The Institute began in October, the result of a series of
discussions last summer by a group of young parents, residing,
honestly say these youngsters
"From time to time, I have heard • "I can
life worth living.
radio programs and have seen articles make "A
Foster Mother for 14 years."
in your paper of appeals made by the
The children's department of
Jewish Social Service Bureau for Fos-
ter Homes for children. Evidently, the Jewish Social Service Bureau
Detroiters are not opening their hearts
and • homes or such frequent appeals needs foster homes for Jewish
would not he made.
children from 10 days to 20 years
"Here is an appeal from one who old. These boys and girls are
has had the pleasure of being a foster
mother, and I want to tell the whole not available for adoption, but
world what a grand and glorious feel- do require good care in a loving
ing it is to see neglected and under-
nourished children grow into happy, home. Anyone interested in be-
plump youngsters. Recently, I have coming a foster parent is invited
had several refugee boys in my home. to. call TR. .2-4080 and ask for
These boys are so grateful, They
want family life and understanding. "Foster Homes."
Purely Commentary
Friday, December 19, 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
JOSEPH B. SHAY
By _PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Louise Waterman Wise,—A Tribute
Louise Waterman Wise was a very great woman.
She possessed leadership qualities which placed her among the
outstanding women of our time.
The founder and national president of the Women's Division of
the American Jewish. Congress; a fighter for justice on many fronts;
an uncompromising libertarian; an able
platform speaker; possessor of a keen sense
of humor — Louise Waterman Wise was
the idol of American women of all faiths.
She was an artist of great ability, her
works having been displayed in 'many
cities. And she has translated important
literary works from the French into English
national conventions were to witness her
Some of the most thrilling moments at
national conventions was to witness her
and her eminent husband — Dr. Stephen S.
Wise — exchanging puns. Invariably, they
ended in mutual complimentS. Inevitably,
they tended to help the causes they were
propagating: Zionism, American Jewish
'Congress, the fight for justice for the color-
ed people, opposition to university quotas,
freedom of speech, etcetera, etcetera.
FLORENCE S. BODNER
It is good to know that she lived long
enough to know that her great husband's
Samuel
S. Greenberg, presi-
)rophecy of international recognition for
a Jewish state would be realized in 1947. dent of the Jewish Vocational
Service; has announced the ap-
Blessed be the memory of LouiSe Waterman Wise.
pointment of Joseph B. Shay, of
An Ungracious References
Hot Springs, Ark., and Florence
Opinions expressed by editorial writers and commentators on S. Bodner, of Philadelphia, to the
the Palestine situation make interesting reading. In the main, they staff of the agency.
reflect a state of confusion in the minds of our non-Jewish. fellow
Mr. Shay, who will serve as
citizens with regard to the United Nations decision. Only a• handful psycholo gist and individual
of them have recgonized the historic importance of the great events counselor, received the degree of
which are leading towards the re-establishment of Jewish nation- Bachelor of Science in Education
hood and the cessation of statelessness which has been the major
source of trouble and the chief cause of homelessness for the unfor- from the University of Arkansas
and the Master of Arts degree in
tunate oppressed and dispossessed Jews.
Especially disconcerting is the comment made by Maj. George Guidance and Psychological Ser-
Fielding Eliot in a recent article in the New York Post. Mr. Eliot, vices from Columbia University;
pointing out that a lot is yet to be done and that laurels have not has completed considerable work
yet been completely won, made this statement:
toward the doctor's degree at
"On the Zionist side, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, with a regrettable Columbia, and was elected to
lack of balance if with understandable exultation, is calling for the membership in Kappi Delta Pi
immediate moving of 1,000,000 European Jews to Palestine. How and Phi Delta Kappa honor
he could better have fanned the flames of- Arab fury and fear, and societies. During 15 months of
made more difficult the stony path yet to be trodden by the UN
Commission which is to assume authority in Palestine as the British service with the U. S. Army Air
Forces, he participated in the
withdraw, it is difficult to imagine."
construction and administration
Speaking of the task ahead, Mr. Eliot proceeds to say:
"The Arabs will seek to complicate this task with local violence of tests of aptitude and proficien-
and threats of worse violence. The Zionists, if Dr. Silver has his cy for navigators and radar ob-
way, will seek to complicate it with a great rush of Jewish immi- servers. He was separated from
grants, for the apparent purpose\ of establishing a clear Jewish ma- the service in rank of captain.
jority in the whole country as quickly as possible."
Miss Bodner, who - will serve as
Frankly speaking, we were shocked to read these statements. an individual cou , - -.sc.4or, trained
Not so long ago, Mr. Eliot wrote and spoke in support of efforts to in education, group work, case
open Palestine's doors for Jewish immigrants. He was among the
supporters of the partition plan as the best way out of the dilemma, work and vocational guidance at
and it is inconceivable that any one could have backed the UN plan Temple University, Philadelphia,
without having in view a majority of Jews in the Jewish state. Be- and had training in case work
sides, the territory set aside for such an independent state already at the Pennsylvania School of
has a majority of Jews, and further efforts imply not the creation Social Work. • She has had wide
of a majority but the rescuing of the hundreds of thousands who experience with the Department
have no other place to look to for relief from their misery except of Public Assistance in Philadel-
`Palestine.
phia, and as a guidance counselor
It is sad enough that Great Britain acts in bad grace and fails to in the Philadelphia school sys-
undo her unmoral acts in Palestine. That leading Americans like
George Fielding Eliot should be uttering disparaging comments is tem; served with the JDC in
France and had duties in direct
truly disturbing.
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personal service to refugees.
Greenberg also announced the
Kiplinger Also Misinterprets
The Kiplinger *Washington Letter also carried a note that tends election of Lyle Carnick, of
to confuse thinking rather than to establish better understanding Copco Steel and Engineering Co.,
to membership on the board of
on the Palestinian question. The Kiplinger Letter stated:
"There are bound to be greater disorders in Palestine in the fu- trustees of the agency. Mr. Car-
ture, Arabs fighting. Jews. The Jews are backed by the American nick replaces the late Leo Siegel.
charity money. The Arabs are backed by American oil money. Amer-
ican money backing both. Bloodshed is inevitable in the Near East—
Detroiter Graduated
some of it American blood."
Mr. Kiplinger would have done well to acquaint himself with At Marine Academy
the true facts before making the charge that "charity money" would
GREAT NECK, L. I.—Samuel
be used for bloodshed. Zionist funds were and are political funds.
Charity funds are used for the settlement of homeless Jews in Pales- D. Saferstein of Detroit was
tine, for the purchase of land on which to establish them, for hos- among the eighteen Jewish grad-
pitals, schools and child welfare. The political funds are earmarked uates of the U. S. Merchant Mar-
for this purpose. If any portion of Zionist funds is to be used for ine Academy, at Kings Point,
arms by Jews — and our people MUST be provided with defense who were commissioned as en-
weapons — the act should be considered humanitarian because self- signs Dec. 10, and were recipients
defense is humane.
of inscribed Bibles, contributed
Why, therefore, do people confuse the issues?
by the Division of Religious Ac-
tivities of the National Jewish
A Car for Chief Rabbi Herzog?
Welfare Board.
On the morning of the delivery of last week's issue, a number
The exercises, held in Wiley
of our readers expressed an interest in Mrs. Max Lipsitz's proposal Chapel, were conducted by Rab-
that an automobile be secured for Chief Rabbi Joseph Herzog of
distances: on important bi Jacob P. Rudin, the Academy's
Palestine, _who.. is, compelled t9. Nalk
missions for lack of tranSpOrtatiOn. Perhaps 'something will develop Jewish chaplain and rabbi of
Temple Beth El, Great Neck.
out of our brief comment on Mrs. Lipsitz's interesting proposal.
for the most part, in the north-
west area, who felt the need for
further discussion on the prob-
lems confronting them both as
Jews acid as parents.
The parents felt the need for a
system of education which would
instill a sense of positiveness in
Je,wish youth, a system which
would expose their children to
Jewish experiences which would
make them proud and happy in
their Jewishness. Apparantly dis-
satisfied with existing Detroit ed-
ucational institutions, they turn-
ed to the Center for professional
assistance.
Two Children's .Groups
With the aid of Center execu-
tive director Herman Jacobs and
adult education head Harry Katz,
the parents set up a series of
meetings which they call the Par-
ents' Institute, and : at the same
lime, organized two childrens'
groups, led by Mrs. Jeanette Katz,
meet for one and a half hours
en Sunday mornings. They en-
gage in play activities, arts and
crafts, dramatics and music, pri-
marily built around Jewish holi-
day projects.
• The Parents' Institute was set
up to include the following dis-
cussion topics at the bi-monthly
meetings Review - of the curri-
culum, reactions of the children
to the project, evaluation of basic
Jewish ethics, study of Jewish
holidays and their significance
in our own day and study and
discussion of problems affecting
Jews.
No Specific Ideology
Through these discussions, and
complementary background read-
ing and study, the parents are at-
tempting to continue their own
Jewish education, to clarify their
attitudes toward Judaism and to
give their children a positive
background in Jewish life. Thus
far, the children are being taught
no specific ideology.
Mrs. Charles Lakoff was elect-
ed interim chairman of the par-
ents' committee. Other committee
chairmen are Mrs. Samuel Gross-
bart, curriculum; Mrs. Martin
Sclar, Parents' Institute; Mrs.
Louis Redstone, personnel and
staff; Mrs. Louis Sirotkin, equip-
ment, and Mrs. Sallan B. Lurie,
staff assistance.
The prject, thus far, is definite-
ly in its --founding, experimental
stages, leaders .-of the Institute
point out. They expect, however,
that a progressive educational
project will develop from it.
Center Volunteer
Is Awarded ,Red
Feather Citation
Monroe Title, moderator of the
Wednesday Evening Discussion
Group at the Jewish Center has
been awarded the Red Feather
award as Community Chest Vol-
unteer of the Week.
Title has been a volunteer
worker 'at the Center since 1941,
and has been especilaly active in
the growth of the business and
professional men's discussion
group since its inauguration. He
has been leader of a club for
adolescent boys, and participated
in the Association of Club Lead-
ers.
The author of several books
and pamphlets concerning com-
munity organization, he is now
a child welfare worker in the
Wayne County Clinic for Child
Study attached to the Juvenile
Court.
UN Human Rights Body
Approves Prejudice Ban
GENEVA (JTA)—Members of
the working group of the United
Nations Human Rights Commis-
sion which has drafted a declara-
tion of human rights expressed
approval of a suggestion by the
Coordinating Board of Jewish
Organizations that the declara-
tion call for the outlawing of
publications spreading race hat-
red and prejudice.
Between You and Me
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1947, Jewish' Telegraphic Agency, mc.)
Washington Trends
Jewish Agency representatives are making serious efforts in
Washington to secure tanks and planes for the defense of the .Jews
of Palestine ... The Arab countries have already acquired $41,000,000
worth of surplus U. S. war material left in the Middle East at the
end of the war . . . The embargo recently imposed by the State
Department on arms shipments to Palestine or other Middle East
countries hits the Jews and plays into the hands of the Arabs . .
The State Department's newest policy is reminiscent of the "neutral-
ity" displayed by the U. S.'''during the Spanish civil war, which—
as all admit now—served only the interests of Franco fascism .. .
Who, in the period from 1936 to 1939 ; did not know that Franco was
receiving arms and planes from Hitler and Mussolini, and that only
the Loyalists needed American aid? . . . And who, now, does not
know that the. Arab countries can buy all the arms they want from
any country the
y. and that only the Jews depend on the U. S.
for arms? . . . Moshe Shertok had several private conversations on
the subject with officials of the State Department . .. And more
talks on the same point are to be expected . . . Zionist leaders in
America are determined to do what they can to convince the U. S.
Government that the lives of the Jews in Palestine depend primarily
on the amount of defense material they can get from this country.
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Communal Affairs
Jewish Institute for Religion in New York and Hebrew Union
College of Cincinnati will soon merge . . . The final terms are now
being negotiated by Dr. Stephen S. Wise and the board of governors
of HUC,
Plans are being prepared to bring more than 200 distinguished
American Jews and non-Jews to Palestine as guests of the Weiz-
mann Institute . . . They will be transported on a chartered ship
and will arrive in time to attend the formal opening of the Weiz-
mann InStitute this spring.
Make no mistake about the American Jewish Conference becom-
ing a permanent organization . . . The leaders of the Conference are
anxious to make it clear that as a result of the Chicago decision, the
Conference will cease to exist as such . . . The new permanent organ-
ization may not even bear the name of-the American Jewish "Con-
ference . . . However, all assets and liabilities of the Conference—
and without doubt, its staff—will be transferred to the new organ-
ization . . . Incidentally, I. L. Kenen, administrative secretary of
the Conference, who was "loaned" to the Jewish Agency during the
UN session on Palestine, has decided to remain with the Conference.
Don't be under the impression that the problem of the displaced
Jews is solved now that a Jewish state is coming into existence .. .
Under the best of circumstances, Jewish leaders in Palestine do
not foresee the possibility of accepting more than 75,000 displaced
Jews annually for the next two years ... And the total number of
Jews in refugee camps in Europe exceeds 200,000 .. ; Jewish leaders
in the United States are still hOping that Congress will pass .the
Stratton Bill, under which more refugeeS 'could be admitted ' M t
the U. S.