I2 The Bond of Language — THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 5, 1948 Our New Responsibility-Linking Auxiliary Provides The Children of America, Israel Buses for Students Hebrew School Expansion Program Follows Jewish Population Trends By ABE KASLE President, United Hebrew Schools The expansion program of the United Hebrew Schools began with the establishment of the first unit. When the first By MRS. LOUIS GELFAND By MAURICE H. ZACKHEIM and MAURICE LANDAU Hebrew school building was erected in 1919 in the then President, UHS Women's Associate Chairmen, UHS Board of Education Jewish district at Wilkins and Hastings, the management of Auxiliary The great historic event—the establishment of the State the schools, observing the northward trend of the population The Woman's Auxiliary of the of Israel, places upon us heavy responsibilities and duties. made plans for a new school, known at that time as the Kirby It is our duty to lend support to our people in Israel; it is United Hebrew Schools began as Center. Northwestern Women's League, The Jewish population, then as of the United Hebrew Schools our sacred duty to hold up their hands, to provide them with organized to provide transporta- equipment, with food, with money, but it is also our duty to tion for the pupils of the Phila- now, was in a state of flux, mov- leadership not to abandon an old identify ourselves with them culturally and linguistically. delphia-Byron Hebrew School. neighborhood as long as there are The Hebrew language always 4. • has constituted a bond between ir„ • 1. h wis EdUCa Lion ourselves and our ancestors. Now Je it is becoming the link betweenO n us and Israel. We must learn I the Hebrew language not only in order to understand our great literature, both sacred and secu- lar, but also in order to under- By ISIDORE SOBELOFF stand our boys and girls, our Executive Director men and women of Israel. Jewish Welfare Federation We must connect our children Jewish Education Month is a with the children of Israel. The good time to remind ourselves spoken Hebrew word .must be that Jewish education is a year- heard in our homes and at our round opportunity. It can touch assemblies. every aspect of our living as The Hebrew language has al- Jews. It can be as broad and in- ways constituted the backbone clusive as our vision and as rich of the course of study of the and satisfying as the depths of United Hebrew Schools — now our feeling. more than ever, we must call So viewed, Jewish Education upon our parents to send- their cannot be confined to a particular children to the United Hebrew time, place or age-group. We Schools, not when they reach seek and find it always and every- the Bar Mitzvah age, but when where. It overflows the class- they are yet young. room to give a special character Then, and only then, will our to our home, our associations, children fully be identified with our experiences. Its seed, planted in childhood, grows and blossoms their brethren in Israel. for a lifetime. American Jews, living in De- troit, have the organization, the facilities, the institutions to pro- vide such educational opportun ties. Our responsibility is to shape them so they will reflect Jewish cultural values in a way which has the most significant meaning for ourselves and our children. 0en as Universal In Modern Living Administrators Hebrew Schools Conducting Drive For Membership BERNARD ISAACS Superintendent United Hebrew Schools * * * ALBERT ELAZAR Associate Superintendent United Hebrew Schools Bellefaire Executives To Attend Conference Leon H. Richman, executive director, and Frank E. Joseph, president of Bellefaire, Cleveland Jewish orphan home supported by Bnai Brith, will be in Detroit Sunday, Nov. 21, for the Belle- faire-Detroit area meeting, at the Jewish Community Center. Harold Silver, director of the Detroit Jewish Social Service Bureau, and Mrs. Charles Lakoff, JSSB president, will be among the program participants. A new sound color film on Bellefaire will be shown. By A. J. LACHOVER UHS Director of Finances The United Hebrew Schools of Detroit are now conducting their annual membership enrollment, the object of which is to enlist many more friends in the cause of Jewish education. Hundreds of persons have re- sponded to the call of the mem- bership committee and have been enrolled in the schools. Abe Kasle, president of the schools, in a recent statement said: "We invite you to join with us who are endeavoring to main- tain and develop the system of schools known as the United He- brew Schools, In modern school buildings, under able teachers, our growing youths are molded into conscious and understanding Jews. My appeal is for something more than a gift. We need your membership to lend us strength and encouragement. Send in your dues to the United .Hebrew Schools, 13226 Lawton." The membership committee is headed by Samuel Schwartz, and includes Joseph Block, Ira G. Kaufman, Charles Robinson, Mor- ris Fishman, Nathan Yaffa and Harry Cohen. As the city grew in area and population and branches were erected in various sections of the city, the need for bus service to the new schools increased. At present, buses are provided for the Phi ladel- phia-Byron, Park side and Beth Aaron Schools. In 1931, t h e name wa s changed to the oman's Aux- iliary of the United Hebrew Mrs. Gelf and - Schools and the scope of its work was broadened to include social and educational programs held four times a year. The last program was dedicated to the 22nd annual education month, and had as its theme: "The integration of the secular and the Jewish education of the Jewish child." Source of income of the Wo- man's Auxiliary is the dues paid by the members and voluntary contributions made by members and friends to the Remembrance Fund. The auxiliary has an open membership drive at all times. Plans have been announced for the 25th anniversary dinner which will be held Dec. 7, at Shaarey Zedek. Not only do we wish to commemorate 25 years of service in the Jewish community, but we want to extend to all a cordial invitation to join us in a memorable evening for all Jew- ish men and women. Teachers Association Affiliated with National Hebrew Federation By SOLOMON KASDAN President, Hebrew Teachers Association The Hebrew Teachers Associa- tion of the United Hebrew Schools is an affiliate of the Federation of the Hebrew Teachers of Amer- ica, with headquarters in New York: Its aims, in a general way, are the uplifting of the material, cul- tural .and social status of the He- brew teacher. Its activities are manifold—it organizes courses in the form of lectures and open forums on sub- jects dealing with pedagogy; to- gether with the Kvutzah-Ivruth, it sponsors gatherings to which prominent out-of-town lectui el, are invited; it gives financial aid to Hebrew periodicals in Amer- ica and Israel; it participates in the activities of the Histadruth Ivrith and it also sponsors social events, particularly " in connec- tion with the holidays. When you give . to the Commu- nity Chest you are giving to 125 Red Feather services. some pupils of school age there, and at the same time to follow the movement of the Jewish peo- ple and to serve them wherever they settle in large numbers. Congratulations . . . TO THE UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS - On the Occasion of 22nd Annual Education Month ABE KASLE . ing northwest and west; conse- quently, school units were erect- ed at Brush and 6 Mile Rd., in the Fenkell section and west of Dexter on Tuxedo. At present, there is a branch on Curtis in the Bagley Public School, which will move shortly to new quarters at the Northwest Synagogue, Curtis and Santa Rosa. A unit also has been estab- lished in the Beth Aaron Syna- gogue, at Wyoming and Thatcher. It has always been the policy The 48 Red Feather recrea- tional agencies help youpg people develop wholesome interests. Your Red Feather dollar helps run the community centers 12 months of the year. Our schools are the strongest factors in Israel's battle for survival . . By training well- informed citizens the United Hebrew Schools are making important contributions to our people and to humanity. May the leaders in our schools be blessed in all their efforts. —Horry Cohen, President. A41/1 49 FURNITURE CO. 7303-11 W. McNICHOLS at Monica 3 Blocks West of Livernois UN. 3-0412 Greetings TO THE UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS Upon Their 22nd Annual Education Month The Woman's Auxiliary of the United Hebrew Schools cordially, invites you to attend its 25th Anniversary Dinner to be held at Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Tuesday, December 7th, at 6:00 P. M. R.S.V.P. Mrs. Louis Tobin, TO. 8-3254 $15.00 per Couple q reetirtgo TO THE UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS FROM THE g reetin/co Jo Our Alm a Mccier The officers and board members of the Alumni Association of the United Hebrew Schools extend greetings to their Hebrew Alma Mater on the occasion of the observ- ance of 22nd Annual Education Month. We invite the public to attend the city- wide celebration, in honor of Education Month, which we have arranged for Wednes- day evening, November 10, at 8:30 o'clock, in the Northwest Hebrew Congregation Auditorium, Curtis and Santa Rosa, with Dr. Samuel Blumenfield as guest speaker. ALLAN N. WESTON, President, Alumni Association of United Hebrew Schools PARENT-TEACHERS ORGANIZATIONS The Parent-Teachers Organizations of the United Hebrew Schools extend their heartiest greetings to the United Hebrew Schools on the occasion of the observance of 22nd Annual Education Month. MRS. HARRY GERENRAICH PRESIDENT, CENTRAL BRANCH MRS. ASHER BUCHHALTER PRESIDENT, TUXEDO BRANCH MRS. ABE KATZMAN PRESIDENT, PARKSIDE BRANCH MRS. OSCAR GORELICK PRESIDENT, BETH AARON BRANCH MRS. MAX GOLDSMITH PRESIDENT, BAGLEY BRANCH MRS. GERALD BERNS PRESIDENT, PHILADELPHIA-BYRON BRANCH