Review of MIS Activities for • 5708
Shows Program Rich in Jewishness
By MAX GORDON and MORRIS PLAFKIN
Members of the ITHS Faculty
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 5, 1948
—
Young Israel Sets
Cornerstone Rites
For Youth Center
PWO Donor Proceeds Will Build
Second Children's Home in Israel
• The activities of the United Hebrew Schools during the
past year commenced with the 21st annual Hebrew Education
Month. Several committees were appointed, under the chair-
manship of Nathan Shur, to launch a series of activities de-
Youth divisions of Young Israel
signed to bring home to Detroit Jewry the importance of are to have a home of their own'.
sending their children to the United Hebrew Schools, where Cornerstone-laying ceremonies for
intensive courses are given in the
study of the prayerbook, Bible, explained. The children also par-
Hebrew language and literature, ticipated in the grand city cele-
history,. religious customs and bration of this event at Central
ceremonies, the significances of High School. A pupil of one of
the Jewish holidays, Zionism etc. the higher grades greeted the
This campaign was carried out in new state in Hebrew.
the form of radio programs, talks
Elementary Graduation
on Jewish education in the syna-
A group of pupils of the Phila-
gogues, in various organizations
delphia-Byron Branch had com-
and also of direct messages to
pleted a seven-year course pre-
Detroit Jewish parents.
scribed for the elementary school,
Increased Enrollment
and last Shevuot they celebrated
The result of that campaign
their graduation with a fine pro-
was a substantial increase in the
gram, the outstanding feature of
school's enrollment. A staff of 40
which was a Hebrew play entitled
competent teachers, under the
supervision of Bernard Isaacs, "Ruth and Naomi."
To enable the children to spend
uperintendent, and Albert Elazar,
their time after regular school
associate superintendent, have hours in a Jewish atmosphere,
energetically applied themselves
the United Hebrew Schools or-
to the task of carrying out the ganized, last summer, special
all-comprising curriculum of the recreational activities, such . as
schools and of creating of a Jew-
sports. arts, handicraft, dramatics
ish atmosphere wherein the chil- and Chazonim (cantor) classes.
dren could learn the values of
As in previous years, the chil-
Jewish tradition and Jewish dren of the United Hebrew
culture.
Schools took an active part in the
During the year just passed, a
Allied Jewish Campaign. Having
kindergarten functioned at the
been • thoroughly informed in the
D. W. Simons branch. About 20
class rooms of the importance of
youngsters in charge of well
the various Jewish local, national
trained kindergarten teachers,
a n d international institutions,
spent from two to three hours,
they organized teams and within
five days a week, learning the
one month succeeded in raising
Hebrew language through play,
a large sum.
songs and handicraft.
With a view to perfecting the
Every Saturday morning, serv-
technical skill and the teaching
ices are conducted by the children
of the main branches of the methods of the United Hebrew
Schools teachers, and to acquaint
schools. These junior congrega-
them with the latest develop-
tions are - self-governing, with all
ments in the field of Jewish edu-
functions involved carried out,
cation, a series of lectures were
under the guidance of a teacher,
given during the past year by
by the children themselves. They
prominent educators.
have their own officers, cantors,
• Parents Cooperative
etc.
A variety of activities were
In order to give the Jewish
children of the new Wyoming carried out by the Parent-
district t h e opportunity of. Teachers Organizations of the
receiving a Hebrew education, United Hebrew Schools system —
the United Hebrew Schools has activities tending to promote the
opened a new branch in. the- Beth progress • of the schools. The
parents cooperated with the ad-
Aaron Synagogue.
ministration in arranging pro-
Celebrate Holidays
All the Jewish holidays were grams, celebrating holidays and
celebrated at the United Hebrew distributing prizes on various
School in appropriate manne r. occasions. It was gratifying to
Of special interest and lasting note the unqualified support
impression were the Passover given by the young parents in
Seders, with were performed on the organization and their en-
thusiastic interest in the accom-
a large scale in all branches.
Moving pictures on Jewish sub- plishments and attainments of the
jects were shown from time to schools.
The United Hebrew Schools
time and mass singing, conducted
by specially-engaged singing Teacher's Organization, a branch
teachers, was made an integral of the Hebrew Teachers' Federa-
tion of America, presented last
part of the school program.
The proclamation and establish- year a symposium for the discus-
ment of. a Jewish State in Pales- sion of vital education problems.
tine aroused great enthusiasm Participants were: Rabbi A. M.
among the United Hebrew Schools Hershman, B. Isaacs, P. Slomovitz
children. In all branches of the and J. Haggai. The teachers' or-
schools, assemblies 'Were arranged ganization took an active. part in
at which the momentous impact all enterprises of the school ad-
of this historic event was • fully ministration.
Hebrew Schools Leaders
Abe Kasle.
Lawrence W. Crohn
Maurice H. Zackheim
Maurice Landau
Joseph B. Colten
•
President
Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rabbi Morris Adler
Ira G. Kaufman
Max Bachman
Jacob .Kellman
Theodore Baruch
Sol King •
Julius Berman
Maurice Landau
Dr. A. E. Bernstein
Saul R. Levin .
Louis Berry •
Robert Mar1A-il
Joseph Block
Aaron Pregerson
Charles Robinson
Harry Cohen
Louis James Rosenberg
Irwin I. Cohn
Louis Robinson
Joseph B..Colten
Isdac Rosenthal
Lawrence W. Crohn
Charles Rubiner
Daniel G. Cullen
Dr. A. W. Sanders
Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich
Dr. Oscar Schwartz
Nathan R. Epstein
Samuel Schwartz
Henry Feinberg
Nathan Schechter
Walter L. Field
Aaron Silberblatt
Morris Fishman
Saul Sloan
Arthur Fleischman
Philip Slomovitz
Rabbi Leon Frain
Mrs. B. Smokler
Judge William Friedman
Louis Stoll
Morris L. Fruman
Irwin Tamler
Mrs. L. Gelfand
Mrs. L. Tobin
Philip J. Gilbert
Jack Tobin
Harold Gpodman
Allan L. Weston
Dr. A. M. Herstunan
Henry Wineman
Joseph Holtzman
Nathan Yaffa
Morris M. Jacobs
Joseph Yolles
Morris Ka•bal
. Maurice H. Zackheitif .
.Abe Kasle •
Rudolph • ZuiebaCk
Leon Kay -
the new Young
;Israel Youth
-,Center are
scheduled for
-:Sunday, Nov. 14,
on Dexter Blvd.
between Sturte-
vant and Fuller-
ton, according to
David I. Berris,
chairman of the
D. I. Berris building p r o -
gram.
Dr. Sanaion Weiss, former dean
of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah and
now national director of Young
Israel, will deliver the principal
address at the ceremonies. Samuel
W. Platt is co-chairman with
Berris. .
The center will house meeting
and recreation rooms for the
Young Israel youth activity pro-
gram, class rooms for the adult
education program and a social
hall.
The Institute for Jewish Studies
sponsored by Young Israel will
begin sessions Tuesday evening,
Nov.. 9, at Central High School.
Classes in Hebrew, Eretz Israel,
Talmudic literature and 18 Cen-
turies of Galut are being offered.
Registration is being accepted at
the Young Israel office, 12244
Dexter.
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Proceeds of the donor event of the Pioneer WoMen's Organiza-
tion will go toward construction of a new children's home in Rishon
le Zion in Israel, similar to the one pictured above. The program
scheduled for Dec. 6, at Masonic Temple, will feature Ira A. Hirsch-
man, author of "Lifeline to a Promised Land," and Delakova and
Berk, .outstanding Jewish interpretative dance artists. For in-
formation on donor reservations, call TO. 9-7180.
Arlazaroff JNWA Branch Advances
$30,000 to Histadrut's Campaign
Jews are determined . that Jerusa-
lem shall become a part of the
Jewish State. Even when the city
was under the heaviest bombarde-
ment, and had reached the last of
their water and food supplies in
late spring, they refused to give
up the city, he said, and added
that Israel's youth, which is fully
mobilized in the army, is eager
to put an end to the war as
quickly as possible so that they
might, "live with honor just as
they had died with honor."
David Sislin, the new Arlazar-
off Branch president, turned over
the advances made by the mem-
bers to Harry Schumer, retiring
president and chairman of De-
troit's •Histadrut campaign, with
the pledge that the branch would
continue to lead in efforts on
ago.
Captain Arest stated that the behalf of the Histadrut.
Arlazaroff JNWA Branch mem-
bers, at their 14th anniversary
dinner on Sunday night gave
$30,00 to spearhead the $100,000
special advance from Detroit to
the Histadrut of Israel. The loans
will be repaid out of the 1949
Detroit Histadrut campaign and
will be used by the Histadrut for
emergency needs until campaign
funds are available.
The members pledged these
sums after hearing a report from
the guest of the evening, Captain
Abraham Arest, director of the
Women to Observe
"Voice of Jerusalem" radio
Silver Anniversary
station of the Israeli Army, a
member of the security branch
In celebration of its 25th anni- of the Israeli Government and a
versary, the Women's Auxiliary Histadrut representative w h o
of the United Hebrew Schools is arrived in this country 10 days
Michigan Bnai Brith Council Meeting
In Mt. Clemens to See Israel Exhibit
MRS. HERMAN WETSMAN
planning a dinner and program
for Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Shaarey
Zedek.
Mrs. Louis Tobin and Mrs.
Herman Wetsman are chairmen
of the event.
M. Goldoftas Heads
Farband Branch 114
New officers of Sholem Alei-
chem Branch 114 of Jewish Na-
tional Workers' Alliance, who
were elected on Oct. 20, were
installed at a gathering at the
Labor Zionist Institute on Nov.
3 by I. Zemel. There was a
literary program. and refresh-
ments were served. The new
officers are:
M. Goldoftas, president; L.
Jacobs, vice-president; S. Kane,
treasurer: B. Naimark, financial
secretary; A. Cirlin, recording
secretary; Mrs. T. Krashin, cor-
responding secretary; M. Pfeffer-
berg, H. Shore, Mrs. S. Kane and
Mrs. I. Domowitz, hospitalers; A.
Beitner, Mr. and Mrs. M. Gel-
fand, I. Domowitz, L. Reznik, W.
Heinick, J. Menacer, B. Kumove,
H. Hersilen and B. Moslowsky,
members of the executive com-
mittee.
Workmen's Circle PTA
Sponsors Film Program
The Parent Teacher Association
of the Workmen's Circle School
will sponsor a theater party at
2:30 p. in. Saturday.• Nov. 13, at
the Workmen's Circle, 11529 Lin-
wood.
A complete prograin of comic
films is being arranged."
At the Bnai Brith Michigan
Council meeting in Mt. Clemens,
Nov. 6 and 7, there will be an
exhibit of vehicles ; food and oth-
er material received in Detroit
for the Bnai Brith Aid to Israel
drive. It is announced that the
Bnai Brith Michigan Council thus
far has contributed $24,525 worth
of .kosher. canned corned beef and
$575 worth of peas.
The Detroit -Wholesale .Poultry
Dealers- ._Assn. has contributed a
two-ton truck with an automatic
tail gate lift. Officer& of the asso-
ciation are: Herthan Miller, pres-
ident; Sidney Singer, vice-presi-
dent; Jack Warheit, treasurer;
Oscar Bank, secretary.
Louis Marshall Lodge of .Bnai
Brith gave a Dodge power wag-
on (the equivalent of two jeeps).
East Side Bnai Brith Lodge
will hold its victory meeting
Nov. 8 at Beth Itzchock Syna-
gogue, Fisher at Mack.
Jewish Metropolitan Club gave
a 11/2 ton Dodge truck. Morris
Miller is pr es i d e n t, Sam
Schwartz, Aid to Israel chairman.
The Bnai Brith activities will
wind up Nov. 21 at a Salute to
Israel event at Northwest He-
brew Congregation. Stage and
screen stars will participate. Har-
ry Cohen (Herschel Radio) is
chairman of the affair; Meyer
Leib, Bnai Brith special events
head, and Arnold Michlin, assist-
ant.
Keshenever Bessarabier Be-
nevolent Society, with a mem-
bership of only 70, is one of the
most active landsmanschaft
groups in the drive. This group
has donated to Bnai Brith Aid to
Israel drive 43 cases of food and
a specially built ambulance val-
ued at $5,000.
Off the Record
(Copyright, 1948, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
In Retrospect
Britain's latest move, stymied at least temporarily by the strong
Truman and Dewey statements,. is aimed at the economic strangula-
tion of Israel . . The masters of 10 Downing St. lost the hot war
they inspired against Israel . . . They lost every diplomatic move on
the international chessboard against Israel . . . They are now deter-
mined to play the game of economic strangulation against Israel . .
In this too they will fail . .. The Government of Israel will remain
adamant on the Negev issue .. The suddenly conscience stricken
British diplomats just can't stand the idea of a new and small state
like Israel taking issue with the UN . .. And so they keep talking
about the honor of the international organization, the very body
which has been practically undermined by British perfidy . . . Where
was Britain's sense of fairness when the Arabs defied the UN even
as they are doing now? . . . Israel has gained some territory in
bloody battles when it repulsed Egypt's attack in the Negev in clear
violation of the original truce and British crocodile -tears in Paris
almost drowned the world over the great injustice . . • Can those
misnamed diplomats show a single case in Britain's military history
where its commanders gave up gained territory? . . . Britain's game
is clear .. . She is bent on smothering Israel in its infancy . . . But
the infant has funny habits . . . It fights back . . . it has many friends.
. . . Now that Bevin has been defeated in his initial effort to invoke
sanctions he can be counted on devising other instruments . . One
thing is certain . . . He will not have American help . . . Marshall
stands repudiated by Truman and Dewey and by the American people.
Professor Vambery
Prof. Rustem Vambery, who just died, was the son of the famous
orientalist Armin. Vambery who introduced the founder of the Zionist
movement, Theodore Herzl, to the Sultan of Turkey . .. Prof. Vam-
bery was a well-known author, a kind soul, a man of great knowl-
edge and wit . . . He was liked by all who knew him . . . He was
recently for a short period Hungarian Ambassador in Washington but
resigned when—as he put it himself—he discovered that he was the
head of a "phantom-legation" . . • King Edward VII, intimate friend
of Armiri . VamberY; 'Was god-father of Rustem Vambery.