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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 20, 1948
50 Years of Leadership Training
Outstanding Community Leaders
Are Among Philomathic Alumni
By•RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Menzel to Address
Histadrut Thursday
Gewerkshaften Reports Rais-
ing $165,000 Towards the
1948 Goal of $250,000
Aryeh Menzel, Histadrut youth
leader, will address the next De-
One of the outstanding phenomena of Detroit's Jewish
community is the Philomathic Debating Club, a forensic troit Palestine Histadrut (Gew-
Jewish News Staff Writer
society for young men which has existed, without benefit of
any parent-organization sponsorship, for 50 years. Through-
out that period, it has maintained a continually high standard
of achievement which has merited the interest and respect
Society, Goodfellowship Club,
Ostrow Social Club, Perfection
Lodge of Masonic Order, Social
Saving Club, Tuesday Men's
Club, Dexter Social Club, Single
Social Selective Club.
J. L. Wolock reported raising
$5,000, credited to scrap dealers
committee. LZOA 4 raised $7,000
of its $10,000 goal. LZOA branch
2 raised 80 per cent of its $6,000
goal.
Special Histradut Evenings
with Rabbi Mordecai Bressler,
head of Public Relations of the
National Committee for Labor
Palestine, have been scheduled
by LZOA branch for Friday eve-
ning in the home of Dr. A. W.
Sanders, and by .Branch 6 for
Saturday evening, in the home of
Philip Goldstein.
Other Histadrut nights include
Radomer Friendly Society, Feb.
22, at Assembly Hall; and Avodah
Club, Pioneer Women, Feb. 22,
at 18429 Sorrento.
Morris L. Schaver and Louis
Levine will plan the program of
the campaign closing event
scheduled to be held at Cass
Tech.
Polio Cases Reported
In Italian DP Camp
ROME, (JTA)—Several cases
of infantile paralysis among chil-
dren in the Adriatica Jewish DP
camp have been reported and the
patients have been isolated in
nearby Italian hospitals.
of youth and adult organizations
of every kind.
on tour of DP camps and. Pales-
For a half a century, Jewish tine; David A. Brown is a well-
youths aged 14 to 21 have met known New York City financier;
each Sunday afternoon at the Harold Balter is district attorney
Shaarey Zedek to gain thorough in Los Angeles, and Richard B.
training in various forms of pub- Kramer is an executive of the
lic speaking while discussing Jewish Welfare Federation in
vital issues of the day. The com- New Haven,. Conn.
munity has come to await eager-
Philomathic also has its me-
ly the Philomathic's two annual morial list of deceased members.
events, an oratory contest in the Among those whose memories
fall and a model meeting and de- are revered by the group are the
bate in the spring.
late Simon Shetzer, Jacob Rog-
Remember Your Loved Ones Abroad with a Special
At these events, six club mem- voy, Hyman Cohen Broder and
ARYEH MENZEL
Passover Remittance Sent via American Express.
bers are elected to compete for Lawrence Hertzberg, another
erkshaften) rally at the Labor
three medals for oratorical su- World War II casualty.
Zionist Institute next Thursday
Past Speakers
premacy—gold, donated by Her-
What a gift to receive and use! You can picture their de-
The organization's meetings, evening.
man A. August; silver, given by
light
and gratitude at your remittance, delivered safely and
Menzel is a member of the
Wilbur DeYoung, and bronze, a conducted by Parliamentary pro-
promptly Through the wide-spread facilities of American Ex-
gift of the Cavanaugh Jewelry cedure, are under the direction Palestine collective settleMent
press Service.
Co. The family of the late Myron of a speaker, who is elected semi- Givat Hayim, has served in the
Areas to which money can now be sent have increased
Rosenthal, who lost his life in annually. Jack Driker is pres- Jewish National Security Coun-
greatly in number, and our pre-war offices have already re-
World War II, presents a trophy ent speaker. Past speakers, in ad- cil and is an expert in matters
to the winning debate team. For- dition to those pictured above, of colonization, immigration and
opened to serve them. You can remit by mail, air mail or cable,
defense in Palestine.
mer medal donors include Maur- include:
at moderate cost, and wth the knowledge that American Express
Louis Wine, Saul H Meister, Louis
ice Morse, the late Louis Smilan-
The campaign total raised thus
is reliable always and everywhere.
Smilansky, Jacob Brown, Ira Frieden-
sky and Mrs. Frank V. Martin.
berg, Samuel M. Levin, Daniel Lewis, far was boosted to $165,000, with
This valuable facility is available at any bank, travel and
A.
C.
Lipschinsky,
Morris
Goldberg,
Finals at Banquet
a report of $25,000 made at last
Morris Goldman Charles Barnett,
steamship
agency that sells American Express service; at Rail-
This year, the finals in the ora- Harry Z. Gordon: Isadore Levin, Na- Thursday's rally at which David
way Express Agency offices and American Express Offices
torical contest will be a feature thaniel H. Goldstick, A. Louis Gor- Wertheim was the guest speaker.
Samuel Gordon, Samuel J
throughout the United States. Early sending is advised.
of the banquet that is being don,
The campaign goal is $250,000.
Rhodes . Jacob Berkowitz, H e n r
planned to celebrate Philomath- Meyers, Abraham J. Levin, Max
Harr
y
Schumer,
campaign
Schlissel, Joseph Morris, Maurice
ic's 15th anniversary. A large Meyers,
William L. Miller, Herman A. chairman, reports that special
number 9f the club's more than August, Hy Cohen Broder, Sol G. squads of workers have been
Meyers, Dr. Emil Rothman, Charles
600 alumni are expected to be Rubiner, Maurice Klein, Irving Rhodes, selected to cover outstanding
present, as well as current mem- Joseph Liburt, Jacob Rogvoy, Dr. Reu- prospects.
R. Kallman, Maxwell Coven,
Foreign Remittances
bers. The reunion will take place ben
Harry H. Platt, Aaron V7eiswasser,
Louis Levine, chairman of or-
Saturday evening, Feb. 28, in Benjamin J. Safir, William Knoppow, ganizations, reports that among
Thumin, Hyman Barahal, Robert
1227 Washington Blvd.
the Italian Gardens of the Book- Jack
N. Bernstein, Benjamin Kurtzman, those enlisted as campaign sup-
Cadillac Hotel.
Norman Rom, Ira Stone, Hyman Gold-
Detroit 26, Mich.
en, Nathan Shur, Albert Pearl, Dr. porters are Jewish Women's Mu-
Competing for the top two ora- Jack
Rom George Schreiber, Lester tual Aid Society, Sokalivker Aid
tory honors will be Jack Alspec- Silverman, Julian Caplan, Melvin M.
Leopold Snyder I, Leopold
tor and Elliot Beitner who were Gerson,
Snyder II, Louis Elkind, Nathan Ep-
the winners in the preliminary stein, Richard B. Kramer, Morris
Green, Samuel Hertzberg, Irving Siden,
contest. The entire audience will Lawrence
Hertzberg, Lawrence Arden,
Store hours. 9:30 to 6:00
serve as judges. Joel Guttentag Maynard Gordon and Raymond Zweig.
(See Picture, Page 1 )
was awarded the third place
bronze medal in the preliminaries,
at which Max Chc;msky, Harry
Jacobs and William Shapiro were
judges.
A special guest at the banquet
will be Max Lipsitz who was af-
Delegates to the Jewish Young
filiated with Philomathic in the
first decade of the century. A Adult Council will hold their sec-
resident of Palestine for more ond •general meeting at 2 p. m.
than 20 years, he is visiting rela- Sunday, Feb. 29, at the Jewish
Center.
tives in Detroit.
The delegates will hear reports
Anniversary Committee
of the executive board and stand-
Morton Zieve is chairman of ing committee on their work to
the anniversary celebration, as- date in organizing the Council's
sisted by Jack Alspector, Jack activities, Harry Mirvis, program
plastic patent is the
Driker, Seymour Raimi, Maynard chairman, announced. Refresh-
Gordon and David Brown. Phil- ments will follow the business
Spring–clean spice of your wardrobe.
lip Nusholtz, a recent alumnus, meeting.
will be toastmaster..
This spacious bag
Organizations whose member-
Philomathic's 50-year mem-
ship
falls
within
the
18
to
35
age
is lined with RED LEATHER for
berstip. roster is a reflection of
the organization's high standards group and which have not al-
color accent and for extra wear.
ready
affiliated
with
the
Young
and excellent leadership train-
ing, for its former affiliates are Adult Council may send rep-
The strap is adjustable to
now outstanding members of resentatives to this meeting.
every profession, including law,
shoulder length. $12.50
medicine, trade and education, Harry Oberstein Speaks
plus taxes.
and, are major figures in the
On Federation Program
Jewish community. • •
Among its prominent alumni
Saturday, Feb. 21, at 8:25 p. m.,
are professors Samuel Levin and
handbags, main floor
Lawrence Seltzer of Wayne Uni- over station WJLB, on the pro-
versity; Irwin Shaw, assistant gram "The Voice of the Jewish
director of the JeWish Welfare Welfare Federation" sponsored by
Federation and director of Fresh the United Dairies, Harry Ober-
Air Camp; Ernest Goodman, stein will discuss matters of im-
well-known labor laWyer; for- portance to the Jewish organ-
mer judge Charles Rubiner; Na- izations. At 9:25 that evening
thaniel Goldstick, assistant cor- over the same station, Oberstein
poration counsel; Julian Krolik, will make additional announce-
Federation president; Henry ments of interest to Jewish
Myers, former USO president; groups.
attorneys H e r man Schmier,
"The Voice of the Jewish. Wel-
Herman A. August, Isidore Le- fare Federation," heard at 8:25
vin; Sol Schwartz; former presi- and 9:25 p. m., each Saturday, is
dent of the Junior Service made possible through the co-
Group; Samuel . Rubiner, Presi- operation of the United Dairies,
dent of the Jewish Community Mrs. Hyman Altman and Harry
Center, and many other Detroit Weinberg.
leaders. Spencer S. Fishbaine,
head of the English department Gestapo Leader Sentenced
at Central High School, is a char- For 'Liquidating' Ghettos
ter member.
WARSAW (JTA) -- Gestapo
0 ut- of -To wn Alumni
Many of the noted alumni will leader Dr. Herman Ruprecht, con-
not be present at the dinner be- victed of "liquidating" the ghet-
cause they are now outstanding tos of Otwock and Radzimin, was
figures in out-of-town commun- sentenced by a Polish court to 15
ities. Irving Rhodes, editor of the years imprisonment. He was de-
Milwaukee Jewish Chronicle, is livered to the Polish authorities
.
Al STATE
WOODWARD
now leading the delegation of by the American Military Gov-
in
Germany.
ernment
United Jewisb. Alveal delegates
A Holiday Suggestion
To Senders of Money Overseas:
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Youth Delegates
To Meet Feb. 29