Fresh Air Opens War Veterans Honor Negba Hero Staff Recruitment Committees Chosen . For INF Auxiliary's '48 Donor Campaign Alisa Klausner Eskol, of Tel Aviv, prominent Israeli lecturer and author, in an address at the public rally of the Ladies' Aux- iliary of the Jewish National Fund, *a t Congregation Beth Shmuel. on Tuesday evening, urged uninterrupted effort for land redemption in Israel in or- Fresh •Air Camp at Brighton, Mich., announces that recruit- ment of its counselor staff for the 1949 season has begun. Ap- plication forms are available at the Community Fund Building, 51 W. Warren, and at the J'ewish Community Center, 8904 Wood- , ward. Staff interviews will take place during. the forthcoming vacation period and will be con- ducted by Robert Luby, assistant director. It is anticipated that the counselor staff will be or- ganized by midwinter so that there will be ample opportunity for pre-camp training. During his visit in Detroit, CAPTAIN YAAKOV WAYLAND, Further information may be hero of the Negba battle against the Egyptians, was honored at a procured by writing to the Fresh Air Society, 51 W. Warren, reception accorded him 1:iy the Jewish War Veterans last Friday evening. Left to right: Captain Wayland, HAROLD MORAN, JWV Detroit. I Hashomer Hatzair Sets Freedom Camp Theme MRS: JACK ROSENTHAL der to assure the acquisition of large stretches of land, as the . property of the entire Jewish people, for the settlement of hundreds of thousands, of Jewish settlers. Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, president of the Auxiliary, and Mrs. Peter Chodoroff, fund - raising chair- man, announced the following appointments for the 1948 donor event, - which will culminate with the rally for contributors at the Masonic Temple, at 2 p. m. on Sunday, Jan. 16. Mrs. William Klafer, chairman of divisions, which are headed by the following: Mesdames Wil- liam Kaplan, Harry Schwartz, Charles Friedenberg, Irving Law- ton, Sol Pearlman, Albert New- man, Sam Solomon, Morris Da- vis, Norman Adilman, Ralph Falk, I. Kardener, Seldon Leach, I. Zeff and Joseph Deytsche. Mrs. Philip Stollman is chair- man of the organizations com- mittee. Key women for organ- izations are Mesdames William Mandell, Albert Potiker, I. Fax- stein, Julius Ting and Nathan Rosin. Mrs. Jack Bookstein is assistant organizations chairman. Other officers are: Mrs. Albert Prag, chairman of the board; Mrs. Harry Buchman, chairman of pledges; Mrs. 'Jack Grossbart, chairman of tickets and corres- ponding secretary; Mrs. Harry Newcorn, board of directors' cor- responding secretary; Msedames M. Steingold and Nathan Linden, treasurers; Mrs. Samuel Krone, recording secretary; Mrs. Irving Arlin, `tree chairman; Mrs. Mor- ris Lachiver, Sefer HaYeled chairman; Mrs. Jules Kraft, Se-' fer Bar Mitzvah chairman, Mrs. Oscar Ruzumna, dunams and Jack Krass, Golden Book chair- man; Mrs. Al Schneider, pub! city; Mrs. Harry Schumer, donor secretary; Mrs. Paul Sikov, as- sistant donor secretary; Mrs. Joseph Greenbaum, financial secretary; Mrs. I. W. Silver, pro- gram chairman; Mesdames Phil- lip Cutler, S. N.* Heyman and P. Slomovitz, advisory commit- tee. A program of sports, •Hebrew songs and dances, arts and crafts, scouting and other cul- tural activities is planned for _ashome'r Hatzair winter the H camp scheduled Dec. 14 at 31 at Mill Lake, Chelsea, Mich. Theme of the camp, which is open to Shomrim and other young people, •is "Freedom." Daphne Jacobson, WE. 5-0228", and Yaffa Epstein, TO. 8-1595, may be contacted for additional information. Bnai Moshe YPC Social Gathering Monday Night The Young People's Club of Congregation Bnai Moshe will have a social gathering on Mon- day, Dec. 20, 8:30 p.m. in the Harry Rosman Assembly Hall, Dexter and Lawrence. Donald Rosman, program chairman, ar- ranged for movies followed by dancing and refreshments. Habonim Maps Winter Seminar at State Camp Detroit Habonim is planning a winter seminar at Cedar Iltake State Camp near Chelsea, December 27, through 31 In addition to a discussion of works of Berl Katznelson, which will be led by Moshe Margolis, Habonim educational director in Chicago, a complete program of winter sports will be Undertaken. The camp has well heated cabins and bunks - and will be under adult supervision. For further information call Bernard Schreier, HO. 0343. Labor Zionist PTA To Hear Psychologist A general meeting of the Par- ent-Teachers Organization of the. Labor Zionist Schools will be held at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Labor Zionist Institute, 13722 Linwood. Dr. William W. Wattenberg, professor of educational psychol- ogy at Wayne University,. will speak on "Your Child's World and You." - Mrs. Lesh Shrodeck will read an excerpt from Jewish -literature and Shoshana Brooke Freedman well-known soprano will take part in the musical program. Member and friends of the or- ganization are invited. Officers chosen at the first meeting of the Parent-Teachers Organization are: Mesdames Ralph Freedman, chairman; -Sam Goodman Elected Layne, Social chaiman; Jack KP Lodge Commander Mendelson, Aaron Hy so n, Norman Blatt, -Irving Rogovein, Leonard Goodman of 15402 Harold,,Waldman, secretary, and Kenloch Ave., Redford, Mich., Bill Zimmerman. was elected Northwest YPC Dance chancellor com- mander of De- troit Lodge 55, Young People's Club of North- Knights of Py- west Hebrew Congregation will thias, succeedin have its semi-formal dance this James Rachleff. Saturday night. For further in- formation call Resa -Max, HO. S. J. Elyden was 8280, or Hal Shapiro, UN. 3-5571. chosen vice-- chancellor. Oth7 T h e MASTERSINGERS, a ers elected are: young adult choral group, will Elmer Raskin, L. Goodman present a program of holiday Sidney Char- ness, Jack Berke and Irving music for the Chamber Music Aran. Installation of officers will Work Shop Dec. 20 at the Mc- take place Jan. 12 at a dinner Gregor Library. The chorus is tiance at Club Bali: conducted by AbeSilver. , Department Commander, and MICHAEL THIEDE, Commander of Military Order of Purple Heart. Refugees Study at Cooper Union Even though the only way to get into tuition-free Cooper Union is by passing high in com- petitive entrance examinations given each summer for enroll- ment in the fall, this New York college has one of the - largest percentages in the country of foreign-born students. Most of the 126 foreign-born Cooper Union students one in every 14—are of - Jewish refugee families fi;om .,Central European countries. • According to a survey made by Mrs. Mildred Wolf Bateman, reg- istrar, GerMany' has supplied 44 of these outstanding students of art and engineering, followed in numbers by Austria which has supplied 20 and Poland which has supplied 17. Italy contributed 6, and Russia and Puerto Rico 5 each. Other countries represented are Argentina, Brazil, British West Indies, Canada, Chile, China, C u b a, Czechoslovakia, England, Holland,.Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Nor- way, Romania, Scotland, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. 10 THE JEWISH NEWS — Friday, December 17, 1948 Israeli Philharmonic Honored in New York NEW YORK (JTA)—More than 1,200 persons paid $75 each to attend a concert paying tribute to the Israel Philharmonic Or- chestra arranged by the Ameri- can Fund for Palestinian Institu- tions in the Grand Ballroom of the .Waldorf Astoria as part of its 1948 drive for $1,217,000.i The Fund is headed by Edward A. Norman. Addressing a: dinner which fol- lowed the concert, Eliahu Ep- stein, Israeli envoy to Washing- ton, emphasized that the victory of Israel "was not due mainly to material weaponS, but primarily to the spiritual and moral im- pulses which animated our people and which gave them the inspira- tion to fight for the most cher- ished treasures in life: liberty and independence." Epstein pointed out that by paying. tribute to the Israeli Phil- harmonic Orchestra the audience was paying tribute as well "to the entire spirit of a people who labor and fight not for a mere existence, not for bread alone, but for a complete life that will enable them to , contribute to woilcf civilization in science, in the arts, in literature, language." Hadassah Cables $1,000,000 To JA for Orphaned - Refugees NEW YORK (JTA)—The sum of $1,000,000 was cabled by Ha- dassah to the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem to meet emergency needs of orphaned Jewish .chil- dren entering Israel. SH IS LIFE! Your pledge to the Allied- Jewisk Campaign last May was your PROMISE. YOUR payment NOWT is the PERFORMANCE of your promise. For their life and your conven- ience I5 Collection Depots have been set up,. All of Them Will bei Open Sunday, December 19th 9:30 a. m. 3 pi m. Pick the one most convenient to you and Make Your Payment Here are the Depots: Temple Beth El (9 am to noon) 8801 Woodward Jewish Home,for Aged 11501 Petoskey Cong. Bnai Moshe 3710 Lawrence Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin 12007 Linwood Cong. Shaerey Zedek 2900 W. Chicago Jewish Community Center 8904 Woodward Northwest Hebrew Cong. 7045 Curtis U. H. S. Rose Sitting Cohen 13226 Lawton Bnai David 2201 Elmhurst Twelfth Street Center 8687 12th Street Beth Aaron 18000 Wyoming Beth Tefilo Emanuel 1550 Taylor Workmen's Circle Educational Ctr. 11529 Linwood Hebrew Free Loan 9134 Linwood Yeshivath Beth YehLida 12301 Dexter Your Payment Sunday at any of the collection depots will Empty THE DP CAMPS and OPEN THE DOORS OF ISRAEL The United Jewish Appeal has issued an "extraordinary ap- peal for funds. Without funds, the flow of immigration from the DP camps to Israel will slow down—and stop! Every cent that the Detroit contributing public has paid has been forwarded. Additional funds have been borrowed from the bank. There is no money on hand to answer the urgent appeal from overseas unless YOU Pay Your Pledge NOW! It's smart tax-wise and wise life-wise. Please make your pay- ment Sunday at one of the Col- lection Depots or mail your check to the ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN 250-- West Lafayette Detroit 2, Michigan WO. 5-3939 ve,