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24—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 21, 1948
'Give Us Defense Weapons,'
Haifa Leader Asks Detroit Jews
Pierre Van Paasen
Gives Szold Memorial
Speech in Ann Arbor
.
Vice-Mayor Admonishes Allied Jewish Campaign
Leaders: 'Let's Not Place Ourselves in Hands
of GOliath'; Must Reach Goal to Aid Eretz Israel
Class of '46 Selects Dr. Seltzer
For First Wayne Faculty Award
Dr. Lawrence H. Seltzer, professor of economics at Wayne
University, was named the first recipient of the newly-
established Class of 1946 Faculty Service Award at the Uni-
Pierre Van Paasen, eminent versity Honors Convocation Thursday evening at the Rack-
author and journalist, will deliver ham auditorium. -
the 1948 Henrietta Szold Memo-
It was the first time that any faculty member has been
rial Lecture at Rackham Lecture
Hall in Ann Arbor at 8 p.m.,
Tuesday, May 25.
The lecture is co-sponsored by
the University of Michigan Hillel
Foundation, Hadassah, IZFA and
the Beth Israel Center in Ann
Arbor.
U. of M. Hillel will sponsor a
spring festival Saturday, May 22,
to raise funds for the United
Jewish Appeal. Beginning July 1,
the Foundation will have its
headquarters at 2101 Hill St. in
Ann Arbor.
Dr. Mahler to Speak
At 5thf Anniversary
Of Ghetto Uprising
honored by a student or alumni
group at Wayne.
Dr. Seltzer's prominence in the
Detroit Jewish community • was
one of the major factors leading
to his selection for the award,
Leonard Baruch, who made the
presentation on behalf of the
1946 Alumni Board, declared.
A certificate, citing Dr. Selt-
zer "for his unfailingly high scho-
lastic standards, for his diligent
research in the fields of taxation,
fiscal planning and the public
debt, for his conscientious service
to the United States government,
and for his expert leadership of
professional, honor and service
On May 30 at 7:30 p.m., in
the Brown Methorial Chapel of
Temple Beth El, Detroit Jewry
will commemorate the fifth an-
niversary of the Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising and pledge support to
the defense of the State of Israel.
The principal speaker of the
evening will be the well known
Jewish historian, Dr. Raphael
Mahler of New York, who recent-
ly returned from a visit to Pal-
estine and Europe.
Others on the program include
Tadeusz Frymar, Polish Consul,
Cantor J. H. Sonenklar of the
Shaarey Zedek who will chant
the "Haskarah" and render a
number of Palestinian songs and
a program of ghetto songs by
Sharith Hayleyta Club Chorus.
The memorial, organized by DR. LAWRENCE H. SELTZER
the Landsmanshaften City Com- organizations, through which he
mittee, is co-sponsored by the has carried the name of Wayne
Detroit Section of the American University with honor into the
Jewish Congress, the Detroit
Zionist Council, the Sholom
Aleichem Folks Institute and the HUC to Award Five
Jewish People's Fraternal Order.
Tickets are on sale at all Lands- Honorary Degrees
manshaften organizations.
local and national communities,"
was presented to him at the con-
vention. In addition, his name
will be engraved on a bronze
plaque which will be hung in
Webster Hall, Wayne's student
center.
A member of the Wayne facul-
ty since 1921, Dr. Seltzer has, on
several occasions, been granted
leave from the University to lend
his experience - and advice in
economic fields to agencies of the
federal government. He was head
economist and assistant director
of research and statistics of the
United States treasury from 1934
to 1939, and still acts as treasury
consulting expert. He has also
served with the Labor Advisory
Board of the NRA, the National
Bureau of Economic Research
and federal agricultural institu-
tions.
He holds office in the Ameri-
can Finance Association, the Na-
tional Tax Association, the Am-
erican Economic Association and
the Tax Institute, Inc., and is tax
advisor to the National Bank of
Detroit.
The Detroit Jewish Commun..
ity knows him well as vice presi-
dent of the Jewish Social Service
Bureau, a member of the Board
of Governors of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation, a member of the
board of directors \ of the year-
round Professional Division of
the Detroit Service Group, and
head of the educational workers'
section of the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign.
Dr. Seltzer resides on Strat-
ford Rd. with his wife, a teacher
in a Detroit high school, his son,
Ronald, and his daughter, Ruth,
a student at the University of
Michigan.
The Faculty Service Award is
to be presented annually to a
Wayne faculty member "whose
professional or civic efforts have
brought about a greater apprecia-
tion of the University's place in
the community." - Dr. Seltzer was
selected by the '46 board upon
the recommendations of a com-
mittee which included Bobbie
Edwards, Ruth Miriam Levine
and Betty Rylander.
DID HaCOHEN, Vice-Mayor of Haifa, Palestine (left), is
with a Jewish Flag, the gift of Detroit Jewry to Eretz
Israel, by RABBI LEON FRAM and MRS. HARRY L. JONES, in
behalf of the Zionist Council of Detroit, at the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign luncheon meeting on May 16.
Friday, May 14, the day of lib- N-f
eration for Palestine Jewry, was I ers to carry on their efforts be-
a Solemn day for the leaders and I. cause the fight in Palestine can
workers in the Allied Jewish I not be continued without weap-
campaign who were mobilized ons, without implements o _ f war.
for increased efforts for Eretz "We have the leadership but we
Israel's reconstruction by David need the resources and the weap-
HaCohen, vice-mayor of Haifa, I ons," he Said. "Haganah, which
Palestine's port city, who was was an underground army, will
the guest speaker at the cam- be converted into a full-fledged
paign luncheon ,at the Book Cad- force that will match the Arabs,
illac Hotel.
but we need the means. We were
An _impressive feature of the harmed by the embargo, and the
meeting was the presentation • to British occupants of the coun-
Mr. HaCohen of a Jewish flag as try made • Matters difficult for
a gift of the Jewish community us. We need a lot of money, since
of Detroit to Palestine Jewry. big things can not be accom-
Mr. HaCohen will take the flag plished underground."
Admonishing the gathering
back with him to Eretz. The pre-
sentation was made in a brief ad- that Jews now have cause for
dress by Mrs. Harry L. Jones, pride that Jews in Palestine
are successful, he warned them
president of Detroit Hadassah.
Abe Kasle, who presided at t h a.t defeat would have
CINCINNATI. — Dr. Nelson
the May 14 meeting, expressed brought despair everywhere.
Glueck, "president of_ the Hebrew
confidence that Detroit Jewry "Don't forget," he said, "that Yale Press Publishes
will raise its 1948 goal of $6,200;- the whole future of the Jew- First English Translation Union College, announced that
the Reform seminary will award
000 in order to give strength to ish people is at stake. No one Of Philosophy of Saadia
five
honorary degrees at gradua-
said
a
word
when
6,000,000
the Yishuv in Palestine.
tion exercises in the College
Jews were murdered. No one
In his address, Mr. HaCohen,
NEW • HAVEN, CONN. — The chapel in Cincihnati on May 29.
will say a word if '700,000 Jews
recalling the disappointments
first English translation of the The five to be honored are:
in
Palestine
are
butchered.
that followed the events of
Therefore we must fight our chief philosophical works of
Dr. William Foxwell Albright,
- Nov. 29, 1947, declared that
own fight. Let's not place our- Saadia—the Aristotle of the Jews Baltimore, Md., internationally re-
May 14 is not alone a festive
—will
be
published
this
Tuesday
nowned' orientalist, professor of Reception of Immigrants
selves in the hands of Go-
. day, that "it means to us a lot
by the Yale University Press.
liath."
Semitic Languages at Johns Hop-
of toil and a lot of blood—to-
The publication has special kins University, visiting professor Will Require $30 Million
Irving
Blumberg,
in
a
brief
talk
days
ahead."
-
. day and for man:
to the workers,- declared that the significance, since it is the first at the University of Chicago; Mau-
the "doublecross"
: Decrying
•NEW YORK — A total of at
workers will go on with their volume of the newly launched rice Jacobs, Philadelphia, execu-
that followed the UN decision, task of making the drive a suc- Yale Judaica Series and is issued tive vice-president of the Jewish least $30,000,000, the bulk of, it
Mr. HaCohen said that but for cess in order to provide the full just a few years after the thou- Publication Society of America; to be raised in the United States,
the betrayals "we could have measure of support for the fight- sandth anniversary of the death Rabbi Abraham J. Klausner, cred- will be required for the initial
been spared the bloodshed and ers for justice and freedom.
of Saadia in 942 A.D. This pioneer ited with the initiative that led care and reception of the more
could have lived in peace. There
work of the Hebrew sage was to establishment of the Central than 28,000 Jewish immigrants
It was announced at Friday's written in Arabic. It has been Committee of Liberated Jews on from Cyprus and Europe who
is no need for us to fight the
entire Arab world. We were of- meeting that a total of $4,787,397 translated from the original by June 15, 1945, in Germany; Dr. will begin entering Palestine di-
fered a trusteeship. But how —77 per cent of the goal and 68 Samuel Rosenblatt, associate Joshua Loth Liebman, Boston rectly after the termination of
professor of Oriental languages rabbi, author of "Peace of Mind:" the Mandate, Dr. Israel Gold-
.could we accept it when we can
not trust those who offered it?" per cent • of the prospects — had at Johns Hopkins University and Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, pres- stein United Palestine - Appeal
- He told of the words "Im Esh- been reached by workers up to rabbi of Beth Tfiloh Congrega- ident. of the- Federal Council of the national chairman, disclosed at
tion in Baltimore.
a dinner in his honor.
Churches of Christ in Atherica.
Tkachech Golah"—"we shall not that time.
-forget the diaspora" which has
•become a slogan by . Palestine's
NORMAN and SOL NOOEL
OLIVES OF OUR. 11MESi..
. •
e.e
DAVID ELI LILIENTHAL' •
RHODA B. SIMON ;
:brave. fighters who are determ-
ined to carry the battle for in-
THE WEDDING TOOK PLACE IN 1923
A KEY MAN INAMERICA TODAY
o;lePen.dence to sUccess.
AFTER LILIENTHAL RECEIVED HIS LLB.
FIGHTING TO PREVENT WAR,
"We are not impressed , by new
FROM HARVARD AND HIS FIANCEE HAD
WHO STRUGGLED FOR THE
FINISHED POST-GRADUATE WORK AT
offers," he said. "We know we
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HIM;
NEARBY
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE. •
SELF
HEARD
—
have to fight for our own des-
-tiny and that we'll win, that we
•shall. go on fighting. We ask for
.your full-fledged partnership " in
LILIENTHAL WAS. BORN IN ILLINOIS IN •
this battle. I don't get frightened
1899. THE LAD WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC
BOXER. IT TAUGHT HIM, HE SAID, NHOW
Nit . I know that a lot of blood
AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO THE ILLINOIS
TO GET UP FROM THE FLOOR FOR MORE .r
will be shed.
BARAILIENTHAL,ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAW
AT DE PAUW UNIVERSITY IN INDIANA,
FIRM OF DONALD RICHBERG,PART-ICIPATED IN
"We must not undervalue the
HE RECEIVED HIS B.A. IN 1920, ALONG
MANY IMPORTANT LABOR CASES. AT THE
'situation: We must hold fast to
WITH A PHI BETTA KAPPA KEY AND
SAME TIMEX WROTE SEVERAL ARTICLES FOR
THE PROMISE OF PRETTY HELEN LAMB'S
our forts. In Jerusalem, 100,000
"THE NATION; THE NEW OUTLOOK"AND
HAND IN MARRIAGE.
VARIOUS LEGAL JOURNALS.
- of our people are beleaguered
without food or
be
"major operati
HOWEVER,HIS BIGGEST JOB
IN HIS HANDS NOW,LIES A GOOD-
GOV. LA FOLLETTE APPOINTED
fait
fought through.
WAS YET TO COME-APPOINT -
LY SHARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
BER OF THE
:LILIENTHAL A MEM
MINT
TO
THE
CHAIRMANSHIP
TO KEEP AMERICA STRONG,YEF
for or depend on others.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS-
OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COM -
PEACEFUL-TO RETURN THE
ION 193I - DUE TO HIS KNOWLEDGE OF
Accusing the British of acts
-
MISSION IN OCT.,I946. IT TOOK
ATOM FROM MIUTARY TO USE-
THE UTILITIES.DURiNG THAT YEAR,
of perversion in abandoning
'6 MONTHS OF VOLATILE DE-
FUL MEASURES...
RE REVISED WISCONSIN'S STATUTES
Jerusalem, Mr. HaCohen de-
BATE,THOUGH2 OEFORE THE
IN SUCH A WAY THAT SIX OTHER STATES
.3;
. dared that if the Jews, with
SENATE WOULD CONFIRM A
AMAZED THEM FORTHEIR OWN USE.
LIBERAL &A JEW TO THE ALL-IN-
meager arms, could hold Haifa
IN I933,HE WAS SELECTED AS CO-
PORTANT POSITION!
wescoNso
- and Jaffa, the British, with
CHAIRMAN OF THE TENNESSEE
AFTER 1926, HE WAS APPOINTED
their mechanized forces, sure-
PUBLIC
St.'
VALLEY
AUTHORITY
BY
PRESIDENT
SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE CITY OF
ROOSEVELT.SUBSEQUENTLY, IN VII,
CHICAGO.HIS MOST FAMOUS CASE IN-
• ly could have protected Jerus-
C.OMMISIO
HE BECAME CHAIRMANA 3 YEARS
THE TELEPHONE-RATE CON-
VOLVED
alem.
LATER PUBLISHED A COMPLETE RE-
TROVERSY WHICH RESULTED IN THE
In a stirring appeal for the
PORT OF HIS WORK 4TvA-DEMOCRACY
U.S.SUPREME COURT'S ORDERING
ON THE MARCH:WHICH WAS EVENTU-
support of the Jews of America,
A REFUND OF $20 MILLION OVER-__
ALLY
PRINTED IN 20 LANGUAGES! .
CHARGE
TO
TELEPHONE
SUBSCRIBERS
Mr. HaCohen asked the Detroit
corvoustor tg)4, ow
tuar.Aaraic miafsvi
,
Allied Jewish Campaign work-
present
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