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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 16, 1948

Mayor Israel Rokach of Tel Aviv Will Address
JNF Ladies' Auxiliary Annual Event January 27

Donor Rally at Masonic Temple ,to Be
Followed by Reception at City Hall

° Eminent Palestinian Singer

At JNF Women's Donor Event

Hannah Kipnis, mezzo-soprano,
Educated at the Berlin Con-
Visitors from Palestine Will be Welcomed to Detroit by Mayor Eugene VanAntwerp;
native Of Tel' Aviv,.who will be servatory of Music, Miss Kipnis
Press, Conferences, Dinner with Prominent Leaders Among Events
featured at the , annual donor returned to Palestine and her
Planned in Honor of Distinguished Guests
extraordinary voice literally has

Hon. Israel Rokach, Mayor of the all-
Zedek, then a suburb of Jaffa and now a part
Jewish city of Tel Aviv and one of the out- of the Greater Tel Aviv of which he is Mayor.
standing personalities in Jewish Palestine, He received a traditional Hebrew education
will be the-guest speaker at the annual donor in the Holy Land, studied engineering at the
event of the .Ladies' Auxiliary of iffle Jewish Polytechnicum of Lausanne and Zurich,
National Fund at the Masonic
Switzerland, from which he
Temple, Tuesday evening, Jan.
was graduated as an electrical
27. Mayor Rokach will be ac-
engineer and practiced engin-
companied here by Mrs. Ro-
eering for a time in England.
kach.
He was elected a member of
the Municipal Council of Tel
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, presi-
Aviv in 1922 and beginning
dent, and Mrs. William Klafer,
with 1927 served as Vice-
chairman of fund-raising of
Mayor in the administration
the JNF Auxiliary, announce
of the late Mayor Meyer Diz-
that the. eminent Palestinian
engoff, When he first entered
singer, Hannah Kipnis, will be
its Municipal Council, Tel
featured on the program. Ad-
Aviv was a small suburban
mission to this event is limit-
development with a popula-
ed to donors to the JNF Aux-
tion of 10,000 and a yearly
iliary's fund - raising event.
budget of 25,000 pounds. Dur-
Each donor will be permitted
ing the 25 years of his service
to bring an escort.
in the Tel Aviv government,
Plans are being made_ for a
the all-Jewish city became the
reception for Mayor Rokach
outstanding urban center in
at the City Hall by Mayor
Eugene VanAntwerp on the
the Middle East, attaining
leadership in industry, com-
morning after his arrival in
merce, communication, educa-
Detroit, for a dinner with
tion, culture, order and se-
prominent personalities and a
MAYOR ROKACH
curity. It now has a population
press conference.
Mayor Rokach's arrest by the British ad- of 250,000 and its annual budget exceeds
ministration in August, 1947, and his reten- 3,000,000 pounds.
,.tion in the Latrun concentration camp for six
A concrete example of Jewish self-govern-
weeks evoked worldwide interest and pro- ment, Mayor Rokach's administration created
test. During his retention in Latrun he re-
a pattern for the Jewish state, whose re-cre-
fused to be interrogated by British officials
until formal charges were brought against ation received UN approval on Nov. 29, 1947.
him, and his arrest ended abruptly. When he, His achievements in the field of developing
together with the Mayor of Ramat Gan, were Jewish municipal government in Palestine
released on Sept. 14, 1947, on the eve of Rosh were acknowledged and widely acclaimed on
Hashanah, the event was widely acclaimed his recently celebrated 50th birthday.
Mayor Rokach, who came to the United
by Palestinian and world Jewry. .
States at the invitation of the Jewish National
The scion of a pioneer family which settled Fund of America, is here on an important
in Palestine more than 100 years ago, Mr. mission in behalf of. Keren Kayemeth Le-
Rokach was born Dec. 31, 1896, at Nveh Israel (JNF), the Zionist instrumentality for

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4%the acquisition and reclamation
of the soil of Palestine as national
property. He was entrusted with
the task of presenting to, Ameri-
can Jewry the 1948 land acqui-
sition program for the implemen-
The following have been chosen to serve on the reception tation of the UN decision to es-
committee to welcome Mayor and Mrs. Israel Rokach of Tel tablish the Jewish state.
Aviv upon their arrival in Detroit Jan. 27:
Son of a family which has been
Rabbi Morris Adler, Mrs. Norman Adilman, Mrs. Irving Arlin, Mrs. Milton connected with the development
August, Mrs. Jack Aaron, Louis Berry, Fred M. Butzel, Maurice Bordelove,
Mrs. H. Bale, Mrs. Jack Bookstein, Mrs. Sam Brody, Mrs. Harry Buchman, of Palestine agriculture for a cen-
Mrs. Samuel Barak, Mrs. M. Basak, Mrs. M. Barak, Mrs. M. Berger, Mrs. Frank tury and one of the main builders
Blumenfield, Mrs. Louis Bookspan, Mrs. Hyman Bookstein, Mrs. Israel Burn-
stein, Mrs. Philip J. Cutler, Rose Chesluk, Mrs. Peter Chodoroff, Mrs. Al Clu- of Tel Aviv, Mr. Rokach is credit-
bok, Mrs. Larry Chanin, Mrs. Meyer Cooper, Mrs. S. Cohen, Mrs. David Cohen, ed with increasing the land area
Mrs. Isaac Cohl, Mrs. Sam Cooper.
of the all-Jewish city. When he
Charles Driker, Mrs. S. B. Danto, Aaron Droock, Mrs. I. B. Dworman, Mrs.
entered the city administration
Morris Davis, Mrs—H. Davis, Mrs. J. DeSitshe, Mrs. Sidney Dorb, Mrs. Abraham
DeRoven; Herbert Eskin, James I. Ellmann, Mrs. Abraham Elson, Mrs. Emil in 1922, Tel Aviv comprised an
Edelson; Rabbi Leon. Fram, Bill Fitzerman, lIrs. Aaron Friedman, Rabbi Moses
man, Walter Field, Mrs.. Aaron Friedman, Mrs. I. Fax- area of several thousand dunams.
'Fischer, William Fried
stein, Mrs. Ralph Falk, Mrs.. Nathan Finkel, Mrs. Meyer Finkel, Mrs. Charles Today it extends over a territory
Friedenberg, Mrs. S. Farber, Mrs. Max Fonberg, Mrs. Isadore Frankel, Mrs.
B. Feldman, Mrs. Tobias Fuller, Mrs. Morris Fishman, Mrs. M. Fishman, Mrs. of nearly 30,000 dunams with con-
siderable possibilities for further
M. Fishman, Mrs. Ray Fenley.
Dr. , B. Benedict Glazer, Mrs. Philip Gilbert, M. Goldoftas, Mrs. M. Gold- expansion. The annexation two
oftas, Mrs. Jack Grossbart, Mrs. Joseph Greenbaum, Mrs. I. Goodman, .Mrs.
Sol Gorman, Mrs. Benjamin Greenspoon, Mrs. J. Granadier, Mrs. Abe Green, weeks ago of the former German
Mrs. A. Goldstein, Mrs. Jack Glazer, Mrs. Sidney Gorman, Mrs. P. Goodman, colony of Sarona, a task jointly
Mrs. J. Goldberg,
A. M. - Hershman, William Hordes, Mrs. Samuel N. Hey-
man, Mrsa Beryl ligrrison, Mrs. John Hayman, Mrs. Max Hayman, Mrs. Israel achieved by Tel Aviv and the
Hertz, Mrs. William Hordes, Mrs. Jacob Harvith, Mrs. Sherman Harrison, Mrs.
JNF, adds another 4,000 dunams
Erwin Harvith, Morris Jacobs, Mrs. -Harry L. Jones, Mrs. Sam Jacobson.
Dr. Louis Kazdan, Leon Kay, Abe Kasle, Mrs. Harry Kay, Julian Krolik, to Tel Aviv. The newly acquired
Sidney Karbel,. Dr. Sam Krohn, Mrs. William Klafer, Aaron Kurland, Essie land may become the seat of the
Kaplan, Mrs. William Klafer, Mrs. I.•,Kardener, - Mrs. Samuel Kobaker, Mrs. new government of k Judea.
Harry Kraft, Mrs. Jack Krass, Mrs. Morris Kutinsky, Mrs. William Kaplan,
Mrs. J. Koratzky, Mrs. Samuel Krone, Mrs. Newman Knopper, Mrs. Morris,
Reservations for the JNF Aux-
Kopniek, Mrs. I. Kolodney, Mrs. Jules Kraft, Mrs. Sidney Kraft, Mrs. S. C.
Kates, Mrs. Joshua Karbal, Mrs. Maurice Knopper, Mrs. .Jacob Kutchai, Mrs. iliary's donor event are obtain-
Joseph J. Kunin, Benjamin Laikin, Abraham J. Lachover, I. A. Lawton, Judge able from members of the organi-
Theodore Levin, Nathan Linden, Mrs,. Benjamin Laiken, Mrs. I. A. Nawton,
Mrs. B. Lehrman, Mrs. I. Liebson, Mrs. Louis R. Lightstone, Mrs. Morris Lach- zation, from Mrs. Klafer, or Mrs.
over, •Mrs. Jack Lawson, Mrs. Samuel Lutz, Mrs. Hyman Litoff, Mrs. Seldon Rosenthal, or by calling the JNF
Leach, Mrs. Rose Levy, Mrs. Victor Linden, Mrs. Morton Lewis, Mrs. Sam Council office, 11816 Dexter, TO.
Liptzen; Mrs. Nathan Linden.
Michael Michlin, Jerry' Malamud, Harry Mondry, Mrs. Michael Michlin, 8-7384.

Reception Committee to Welcome

Mayor, Mrs. Rokach to Detroit

Betty Morrison, Mrs. William Mandel, Mrs. Alex Miller, Mrs. Louis Miller,
Mrs. Sam Moore, Mrs. arl Minden, Mrs. A. Meisner, Mrs. Gilbert Mark, Mrs.
J. Messer, Mrs. Milton Mellin, Max Nusbaum, Mrs. Albert Newman ; Mrs. Harry
Newcorn, Mrs. R. B. NeWman, Mrs. Paul Newman, Evelyn Oshman, Miriam
Perin, Mrs. S. Pearlman, Mrs. Al Posen, Mrs. Albert- Potiker, Mrs. Albert
Prag, Mrs. Jack Perlman, Mrs. Louis Please, Mrs. M. Penslar, Mrs. Jack Ros-
enthal, Rabbi J. Rabinowitz, Mrs. Nathan Rosin, Mrs. Harry Rosman, Mrs.
Nathan Reznick, Mrs. Julius Ring, Mrs. A. H. Roth, Mrs. I. Ross, Mrs. Jack
Rubin, Mrs. Oscar Rappoport, Mrs. Louis B. Rappoport, Mrs. Henry Roth, Mrs.
Harry Robinson, Mrs. Eli Rosenbaum, Mrs. Arthur Reimer, Mrs. Oscar Ruz-
umna.
Irving W. Schlussel, Harry Schumer, Alexander Schreier, Mrs. Irving
Shevin, Nathan Spevakow, Sidney Shevitz, Arthur Shutkin, Philip Stollman,
Morris Schaver, Nathan Shur, Rabbi Jacob Segal, Rabbi J. S. Sperka, Rabbi
Isaac Stollman, Isidore Sobeloff, Jacob Schreier, Mrs. Jacob Schreier, Mrs. Ida
Shevin, Philip Slomovitz, Mrs. Philip Slomovitz, Yisrael Stashefsky, Mrs.
Regina Stander, Mrs. Joseph Sandler, Mrs. Moritz Schubiner, Mrs. Harry
Schumer, Mrs. Benjamin Schwartz, Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Mrs. Sam Schwartz,
Mrs. I. W. Silver, Mrs. William Silver, Mrs. Solomon Sills, Mrs. Philip Stoll-
man, Mrs. George Seid, Mrs. -Ted Shaffer, Mrs. R. Sandler, • Mrs. J. Sandler,
Mrs..•Louis Silverman, Mrs. Samuel Slobin, Mrs. 'Norman Shulwitz, Mrs. Wil-
liam Stern, Mrs. Sam G. Schneidre, Mrs. Sam Solomon, Mrs. P. M. Sikov, Mrs.
Henry Schwartz, Mrs. Oscai I. Smith, Mrs. J. Stone, Mrs. Frank Skolnik,
Mrs. Abraham Scheuer, Mrs. H. Spiro, Mrs. I. Shewack.
'Dr. Israel Wiener, Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter, Harold B. Weisman, Boris
Wise, Charles Wci)k, Mrs. Harry Wachs,, Mrs. Samuel Waze, Mrs. Joseph
Weisberg, Mrs. Manuel Zak, Mrs.

Self-Help Contributes
$500 to National Fund

been heard "from Dan to Beer-
sh eba."
This is her first appearance
in concerts in America, and her
diversified repertoire of 150 lilt-
ing Palestinian songs has made
her beloved as a great folk singer.
Her collection includes "Shireh
Adamah" (Songs of the Earth),
"Shireh Tevah" (Pastoral Songs),
"S hir eh R oi in", (Shepherds'
Songs) and "Shireh Moledet"
(Patriotic Songs).
Such outstanding Palestinian
music critics as Gershon Zwett
of Haaretz, Rabina of Davar and
others have declared that • Han-
nah Kipnis "embodies a wealth
of musical culture as well as an
uncanny facility in interpreting
and accentuating the peculiar
rhythm of Palestinian songs."
HANNAH KIPNIS
In addition to her extensive
event of the Ladies' Auxiliary of concert, radio and film experi-
the Jewish National Fund, in the ences, Hannah Kipnis is best
main auditorium of Masonic known fm, her contributions
Temple, Tuesday evening, Jan. Keren Kayemeth (Jewish Na-
27, represents the symbol of the tional Fund), WIZO (Women's
faith, nope and spirit ot
International Zionist Organiza-
tion) and Hadassah.

Large Gifts Announced for
JNF Auxiliary Annual Donor

Numerous large purchases of
dunam land and inscriptions in
the Golden Book of the Jewish
National Fund are reported by
the JNF Ladies' Auxiliary in con-
nection with its annual donor
event which will conclude on
Jan. 27.
The list of donors is headed by
a $1,000 gift from •Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Schumer.
The second largest gift, in the
amount of $800, is from Morris
Mendelson—
A $400 gift is announced from
Morris L. Fruman.
Other large donations are:
$300 each: Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Hordes, George-D. Seyburn,
David Horodoker Jrs.
$250 each: Harry Becker, Anna
Goldberg, John Hayman, Nathan
Rubin, Mr. and Mrs. . Meyer I.
Cooper, Thomas Firsht, Keywell

& Kowal, Harry Rott, Equality
Club.
$200 each: --Aaron Ehrlichman,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Heyman,
Abe Green, Ash & Co.
$150: Nathan Rosin.
$125 each: Mrs. Alex H. Bar-
nett, Mr. and yrs. Sy Feinberg.
$105: David Horodoker Inde-
pendent Ladies Society.
$100 each: George Cole, Ben
Cooper, A. J. Cutler, Joseph M.
Davidson, Abraham DeRoven,
Isadore Frankel, Charles Gros-
berg, Samuel G. Keywell, Jule
Kraft, Henry Pokart, A. Pupko,
Silverman Family, Harry Tyner,
Jacob Aichenbaum, J. H. Curhan,
Herman Cohen, Sol Block, Mau-
rice W. Zack, Merrill B. Fishman,
Grand Rapids Coat & Apron Co.,.
Reuben Nelson, Larry Nichamin,
Jack L. Lipschutz, Max Rosen-
baum, Star Steel Supply Co.

FINAL RALLY BEFORE DONOR

ctadieJ Auxiliary o/

ewioh national

Juni

Needs Eve;y MeMber to be Present at the

LAST, DONOR RALLY

for the 1948 Fund Raising Campaign

at the Rose Sittig Cohen Building, Lawton at Tyler

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1948

Dessert Luncheon—I2:30 P. M.

PROGRAM:
Eternal Light Cast in transcription of

"THE LIFE OF THEODORE HERZL"

Please bring all pledge contributions to meeting.

Artist:

Marilyn Kaplan, Violinist

Miss Marie Kula, Accompanist

MRS. J. L. ROSENTHAL, President.

MRS. WM. KLAFER, Fund Raising

Irving W. Schlussel, president
of the Jewish National Fund
Council of Detroit, announced this
week that. Self-Help of Emigres
from Central EUrope has con-
tributed the sum of $500 to the
Jewish National Fund.
The contribution represents
part of. the proceeds from 'the re-
cent Self-Help bazaar. , •
Ernest J. GanS . is president of
Self-Help. -

Chairman.

MRS. PHILIP

J. CUTLER, Co-

Chairman.

Only contributors to the Jewish. National Fund and their
escorts will be admitted to the rally to be addressed by
Mayor Israel Rokach of Tel Aviv. Make your contribution
NOW through any member of the JNF Auxiliary or the
JNF Council office, 11816 Dexter, TO. 8-7384, to be assured
of seats at this great event.

