Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Quits
American Judaism Council
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Dr. ''Leo M. Franklin, Rabbi
Emeritus of Temple Beth El, De-
troit, one of the earliest graduates
of HebreW -Union College and
Rabbi of Detroit for nearly half
a century, this week submitted
his resignation from the' Council
for Judaism 'to the Council's pres-
ident, LeSsing J. Rosenwald. Dr.
Franklin wrote:
"I cannot personally think of
myself in other terms than as an
American citizen of the Jewish
faith. As the Torah is the only
'symbol of irt7,• Jewishness, so the
Stars and Stripes represent the
only flag to which I give political
allegiance. Nevertheless, I am sub-
mitting herewith my resignation
as a .1..lember of the American
Council' for Judaism. I believe .
that the time has come when, for
the sake of world Jewry, the Am-
erican Council- for . Judaism, if it
is to continue, inuSt definitely
shift its emphasis from that Of
mere opposition to Jewish na-
tionalism to the positive support
of every. legitimate effort to gain
for the :Jews of 'the world the
rights of citizenship in every,
democratic country, including
Palestine. Short. of this, the Coun
cil, in my opinion, has no further
reason for being. For a long time,
I have been convinced that the
policy of the Council has been
negative and at times even de-
structive rather than spiritually
constructive, and with such a
policy I cannot be in sympathy.
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Byron Miller Speaks
To Attorneys of AJC
NW Graduation
To Be on Shevuot
THE JEWISH NEWS-7
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Frttlay; June 11, 1948
Northwest Hebrew Congrega-
Byron S. Miller, midwest re-
- "In these crucial times interne-
gional director - of the Commis- tion will hold graduation. -exer-
cine strife among Jews is no less sion on Law and Social Action
a threat to the survival of our of the American Jewish 'Congress, cises for 14 ninth graders and 21
eight graders as a part of Shevuot
people and our faith than is the
onslaught of our avowed enemies.
services Sunday morning, June
By the recognition of this truth
13, at the synagogue, Curtis and
and only thus can we justify our
Santa Rosa.
loyalty as A mericanS and as
Festival worship will \begin at
Jews."
8:45, with the Religious School
exercises scheduled for 10 o'clock.
Council to Carry On
The ninth graders are:
Sheldon H. Beck, Karol Sharon
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Taking
Bloom, Shyrlee Lila Bloom, Geraldine
'issue with a recent statement by
Glass, Sandra Goldberg, Morton Gol-
ditch, Beverly Sharon Hartstein, Bar-
Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadel-
bara Sharon Klein, Arlene June
phia, founder of the American
Kollenberg• Louise Dorothy Miller,
Elaine Eve Rothman, Kenneth Charles
Council for JudaiSm, urging the
Shulak, Myrna Joy Stein, Marcia
Council to "dissolve and forge
Susan Topper.
ahead in the creation of a real
The' eight graders are:
• Ronald Barris, Alexander David
land of Israel," Rabbi Elmer Ber-
Cohen, Fay Dann, Irene S. Dresser,
ger, executive director of the or-
ganization, declared that "we
shall continue to reject concepts
and programs for Jews that de-
rive from national or racial theo-
ries."
Dolores Diamond, Martin Norman
'Fineman, Beverly Franzblau. Anita
Garber, Geraldine Glazer, Marcia E.
Haidy, Diane Hecker, Louise S. Helf-
gott, Barbara Kahn, Joan Karabel-
nick, Eunice Korman, Elsie Kuffler .
Sheryl Edith La Pides, Judith Ann
Levy, Gloria • Joyce Mehr, Harriett
Shapiro. Freda Rose Weinberg.
Northwest Congregation , also
will hold confirmation services
for 19 grils Sunday morning,
June 20.
Purity Chapter Dinner-Dance
Dinner and dancing aboard the
D and C liner Eastern States will
be the features_ of .the floating
dinner-dance of Purity Chapter,
OSE, Sunday evening; June 20.
Entertainm.ent will star Latin- .
American dancers Carlos and
Juanita.
ECCA
Zion Fighters
Attain Unity
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synagogues in the Old City."
- The..Gerer Rabbi, 92, sustained
a severe heart attack-while seek-
ing cover in a shelter ddring the
Arab Legion's shelling of the Old.,
City.' Isaac' Ben Zvi, president . of
the- Jewish National Council, an-
nounced that the oldest . Karaite
sYnag.ogue in Jerusalem was de,
stroyed in the Old City fighting
and a priceless 13-century TOrah
disappeared in its ruins.
Howes to Address
Zionists June 17
Unity In Action Tn' Israeli
ON AN ISRAELI FIGHTING
FRONT (JTA).—Jewish fighting'
unity has at long laSt reached' a
harmoniouS operations this corre-
spondent can testify from first-
hand observation. Against a
background of a former British
Military camp near the front line
in the Ras el Ein sector, the writ-
er saw hundreds of new recruits,
many of them Haganah men, and
scores of Irgun arid Stern Group
commandos, :all of them now un-
der a unified command within
Israel's Defense Army ranks. All
wear identical uniforms and
everyone maintains the friend-
liestpos,sible relations.
An advanced "Chen" unit (Chen
is the Hebrew abbreviation for
Cheyr NaShini, or women's army)
is also attached to this camp..
Rouce Howes, military col-
umnist of the Detroit Free Press,
will address the annual meeting
of the Zionist Organization of
Detroit • next Thursday night,,
Julie 17, at the Brown Memorial
Chapel of Temple Beth El.
Election of officers and dele-
gates to the ZOA convention
PROUDLY INTRODUCES
L JOLSON
BYRON S. MILLER
will address. a combined meeting
of all attorney members of the
three local Congress chapters. at
the Jewish Community Center;
at 8:15 p. m. Thursday, June 17.
Miller, renowned attorney
and fighter for civil rights, will
speak on' "The Challenge of
Social Reform to the Jewish
Lawyer:"
The meeting will be under the
auspices of 'the Business and Pro-
fessional Chapter. The purpose of
the Meeting is . to organize all
local Congress attorneys into • an
aggressive legal arm to imple-
ment the work -of . the Commis-
sion.
Chairman of the meeting will
be . Louis RoSertzweig, chairman of
the CLSA of the Business and
Professional Chapter.
BRENNER . BRANCH 552, Eng-
lish-speaking uLIit of the JNWA,
is sending 1,000 post cards to
Michigan senators protesting the
arms embargo. The group will
hold an open- meeting June 15
at the Labor Zionist Institute.
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SINGING HIS OWN COMPOSITION
"ISRAEL
SUNG IN ENGLISH
plus his own inimitable interpretation of
"HATIKVOH"
A
ttreOttftcement:
• PLANET RECORD SHOP AND DECCA ANNOUNCE
THAT ALL PROCEEDS' OF THIS AL JOLSON RE-
CORDING SOLD AT PLANET DURING THE PERIOD
OF JUNE I Rh TO 301-11 INCLUSIVE WILL BE GIVEN
TO THE ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN.
KAL BRUSS
PLANET D E RECORD SHOP
ROUCE BOWES
will be held during the business
part of the meeting.
Mr. Howes will speak on the
topic, "The Military Strategy of
the War in Palestine." Working
from, a map he will giye his
interpretation of the latest de-
velopments in the struggle for
military supremacy in the Holy
Land.
A member of the Detroit Free
Press staff since 1927, Mr. Howes
currently is editorial writer and
weeklk columnist specializing in
military affairs. During the war
he served in the European thea-
ter as officer in charge of the
Army News Service with • the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Carrick Students' Recital
Dance forms and piano ensem-
bles will be performed by piano
students of Mary Carrick, with
Mrs. Carrick at the second piano,
Saturday, June 12, • at 2:30 p.m.,
a*•the McGregor Library Audito-
riurn, 12244 Woodward.
A puppet show, "Alice in Won-
derland," will be presented by the
S. M. Marionettes in a guest per-
formance, following the recital.
Admission is free.
A cycle of waltzes will be pre-
sented by the student group, the
participants being: Naida Adams,
Virginia Dochstader, Sara Di-
Gaetano, Betty Guran, Joe Im-
postato, Florica Kelber, Rose Lau4
ri and Sandra Williams.
Program, Lillian Tron, Mandell Ber-
• an, Kalman Whitman and Isadore
Stein; Frieda Shnitz Goode and Sol
King; scholarship; pre-school, Frieda,
Leemon, Bessie Berris, Gertrude Ko-
sowsky; Rbchelle Green Firestone,
Esther Dresser, June Storch and Lottie
Halperin; Ruben Isaacs and Martin
Barahn, publicity; educational, Dr.
Israel Wiener, Janet Olender, Arthur
Migdal, Esther Charnas and Naomi
Floch; speakers bureau . Philmore Lee-
mon. Jack Kellnian, Max Chomsky,
Allan Weston, Anna Baker' Zuckman,
Joseph Colten, Zelda Rosenthal, Her-
bert Fortgang, Norman Leemon, Jer-
ome •Kelman, Arthur Migdal and
Melvin Gerson. .
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UHS Alumni to Close
First Season Jun _ e 17;
Committeemen Named
Headed by its president, Allan
L. Weston, the Alumni Associa-
tion of the United Hebrew
Schools will culminate its or-
ganizational activities -for the
summer at a general meeting, at
8:30 p. m. ThuisdaY, June 17, at
the Rose Sittig Cohen Building.
A special program for the eve-
ning has been arranged with, the
cooperation of the W o m a n's
Auxiliary of the Schools. Mrs.
Herbert Moss will introduce
Mesdames Harry Oberstein, Abe
Katzman, Albert Carnick and
Paul .Carpenter, who will present
brief reviews on books of Jewish
content, local religious shows of
educational value; magazines
dealing' with Jewish activities
and Jewish colorful record al-
bums. Refreshments will be
served by the social chairman,
Mrs. Norman Leemon.
The board of directors has
named the following committees
to head the Alumni Association
next fall:
Here is the perfect gift for Dad on Father's
Day — June 20th. Expertl y tailored in
Strutter Cloth, a natural crease-resistant,
light weight fabric, the- Cubaverra is an
amazingl y cool, colorful escape front
tight-fitting attire. Its comfortable smart-
ness is encouraging its popular wear
for all occasions . . . from lounging to
dress. We have them in a fine selection
tropical colors and wide range of sizes.
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CARD OF THANKS
The' family of the late Bertha
.Goose thanks friends and rela-,
fives for the Many acts of kind-
ness shown them in their recent
bereavement-
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