Community Will Pay Tribute to
Dim Ginsburg at Reburial Jan. 2
Tickets Are Available
For JWV Military Ball
8—:•THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Deeeliber 24, 1948
Community
Calendar
A community-wide Zionist tribute is planned for Sunday,
Mrs.' Samuel Rhodes will serve
as chairman of the entertainment
committee for the sixth annual
military ball to be sponsored by
the Department of Michigan Jew-
ish War Veterans, Feb. 19 at
Masonic Temple.
Tickets are on sale at Grinners,
Brothers' Restaurant and the
Jewish Community Center, it
was announced by Henry Litt-
man, ticket chairman.
Bob Strong and his 'orchestra
will be featured.. Tickets also may
be obtained from any member of
the Jewish War Veterans Posts
or Auxiliaries.
Jan. 2, 1949, at 1 p. m., at Lewis Bros., at the reburial service
of the late Second Lieutenant Daniel Ginsburg.
Friday, Dec. 24, LZOA Midwest Con-
Born in Detroit, Nov. 7, 1922, Daniel was a. leader- in ference,
8 p.m., Labor Zionist Insti-
Habonim, the labor Zionist . youth movement, and was con- tute.
Saturday, Dec. 25, B. B. Louis Mar-
. sidered one of the brilliant young men in the entire country shal B&P, Membership Dance, 9 p.m.,
Hotel. LZOA Midwest Confer-
in the Palestine reconstruction efforts. He was graduated from Leland
ence.
Mira Jones Public School and Eastern High . School and lacked Sunday, Dec. 26, LZOA Midwest Con-
Shaarey Zedek •en's Club,
a half year to complete his studies at, Wayne University. He ference.
6:30 p.m., Hanukah Dinner.
,
Monday,
Dec. 27, BB Pisgah Women,
was graduated from Wayne in abstentia.
Hanukah party, 9 p.m.; Shaarey Zedek
He was killed at Yiwo Jim _ a March 8, 1945, at the age of Sisterhood, 10:30 a.m.; Board meeting.
Tuesday, Dec. 28, Jewish Community
22 1/2.
Council Executive Board, 8:15 p.m.,
- Rabbi Morris Adler and David Breslau of the National Jewish Center; Temple Israel Sister-
board meeting.
Labor Zionist Office in New York will officiate • at the service hood
Wednesday, Dec. 29—United Hebrew
Schools,
Auxiliary Meeting, 12:30 p.m.;
Cemetery.
The
entire
on Jan. 2. Burial will be in Machpelah .
Yeshivath Beth Yehuda Auxiliary;
Hanukah
party, Lachar's, 8 p.m.
community is invited to the service.
New Brandeis Members
In tribute to Dan, Judith Laikin, who was one of his co-
he had never done and hoped yet Honor Samuel Dubrinsky
workers in the Habonim, has written the following tribute:
JNWA Branch 1 14 Plans
Hanukah Event on Jan. 1
M. • Goldoftas, president of
Branch 114 of Jewish' National
Workers Alliance, announces
that a Hanukah program is
planned for Saturday night, Jan.
1, at the Labor Zionist Institute.
The program -will include the
traditional lighting of the can-
dles, Hanukah songs, an address
by Yehudah Rosenman of the
Jewish Center, an Israel movie
and a Hanukah reading. Refresh-.
menis. will be served.
Hanukah
Concert
to do.
The letter, the will so to speak,
Moe R. Miller; . president of
Marine Corps. Throughout his
period of training, through col- which Dan wrote before the Bat- Louis D. Brandeis Lodge of Bnai
By JUDITH LAIKIN
tle
of
Iwo
Jima,
was
entrusted
to
Brith,. announces that final ar-
lege, boot camp (he left LeJeune
YNo one is too young to be a with the fourth highest grades in a friend to be delivered in case rangements have been made for
Presented by the
leader if he has the ability, and his company), officers' training of his death. In part, it went:
the event of Tuesday, Dec. 28, to
no one is too .old to be a work
I hope that I'll be able
school, and even after he was al- to "Naturally,
come back safely and put into honor member Samuel Dubrin-
er if he has the desire." • •
PUPILS OF THE
ready overseas, the work he had practice those things in which I be- sky by presenting to him at least
With this philosophy, Danny left unfinished behind him was lieve and about which I've spoken and
50, new members of the lodge.
written
to
you
and
the
others
so
much.
Ginsburg fashioned his 22 years never out of his mind, and to the But in case I don't it's all right too.
CARMEL HEBREW
Max Sosin will act as master
into a_n ideal toward which many
After all, we're all only little. cogs in
of ceremonies. Robert Rudman
a
machine,
and
if
some
of
us
have
SCHOOL
may strive, but few will equal.
to fall by the wayside in order that is chairman of membership.
And this, not through stunting
the machine should continue to run
The
affair
will
be
held
at
the
smoothly, it's worthwhile. After all,
his growth in all save one direc-
Dexter, corner Buena Vista
it's the machine that counts, not the Rose Sittig Cohen Hall, Tyler
tion in order to cultivate a par-
little cogs.
and
Lawton.
The
public
is
in-
"And
if
I
don't
come
back,
will
you
ticular phase of interest, but by
try to make my folks understand that vited.
developing many talents and ex-
it isn't such a tragedy—that their
son isn't• any better than any one else's
celling in them all. And such was
son—and unfortunately, he happened
his character that this achieve-
to be just as vulnerable.
"I guess I haven't done much in. my
ANNOUNCEMENT .
ment excited not envy, but the
short life so far. I . haven't learned
desire to do as well, in the hearts
8 p. m.
very much—just enough to realize
that I still have a great deal to learn:
and minds of all who knew him.
"But if I've served as a stimulus to
This is his story.
even a few kids to try to. reach high-
er—to bring some good into the world;
Won Art Awards
who is now completing his 20th
then I think my life so far has been
His parents, Morris and Sonia
worthwhile. I only hope I'll get a
year with the New York Life
chance
to
make
it
more
so
in
the
Ginsburg, early recognized Dan's
future.'• •
Insurance Co., expects to be
superior scholastic and artistic
The chance was not allowed
in his own home at
Two Movies Will Be Shown
ability. At Eastern High School
him, and the trust was delivered
Israeli Movie
he was editor of the school paper,
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WASHBURN
up. On the evening of March 8,
16th of May Celebration in Detroit
and his painting won Kiwanis
1945, Lt. Ginsburg, then attached
on January 1st.
Club prizes and Beaux Artes
Proceeds for , the Jewish
to the 28th Marines; had just re-.
UN. 2-4446
awards. The University of Wayne
National Fund
turned
from
night
patrol,
and
graduated him in absentia upon
was making the rounds of the
his comple,tion of the V-12 pro-
foxholes 'to see if his own men
LATE DANIEL GINSBURG
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gained the lasting admiration. of youngsters who were trying to were properly dug in, when he
was
shot
and
killed
instantly
by
his professor, the head of the fill the vacant places of the older
architecture department at the boys Vio had left, came letters— a Japanese sniper.
Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn,
university, who wrote of his pages and pages of earnest advice
former student: "During the time and helpful instruction. In one ► chaplain to the 5th Marine Divi-
wrote home:
that Daniel. was here he won of his last letters, written to the sion,
The triumphant spirit of
"I think you ought to know what
the respect-Of us all. His dignity, new rosh machaneh, he said:
although he was in his division but a
short time, Dan was extremely pop-
studious and conscientious at-
"I think our gang in general has ular with his fellow officers and with
the Maccabees challenges
tention to his work and his abil- reached a fairly high state of matur- ,.the men under him. His captain told
ity at • an early age, because we've me he was one of his best officers. The
ity made him friends with all." come to realize some things that many enlisted men whom he led loved him
Israel in the spiritual and
Even before his graduation, Dan people never do realize—such values particularly because he mingled as
as the responsibilities of an individual one of them, because he had obvious
had received an invitation to to society, the potential good in all courage, and because wherever he or-
cultural spheres as well as
study with the world renowned men, the importance rf tolerance, and dered his men to go he was always
of economic, Political and social justice in front of them himself."
architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. (not Coughlin's variety)."
on the battlefields . . . May
Humanity lost a worker and a
This he declined, for he foresaw
From boot camp came letters warder of his conscience, a fighter
other work for himself.
the Hanukah of Liberation
dealing with the problems of
This other work came natural- democratic elections versus guid- in the frontlines of righteousness,
an
artist
of
young
years,
a
friend
ly to him, His parents had long ance by adults; boy-girl relation-
bring Israel to new heights
been leaders in the labor Zionist ships; plans for cultural pro- and beloved comrade, in this man
who
was
old
for
his
age,
but
who
movement in Detroit. He was grams; blueprints for an auditor-
of cultural achievements.
only 16 when he was elected to ium to be • dedicated to another will be for us forever •young:
leadership of Habonim. But he Habonim leader, Joey Rosenberg, Danny Ginsburg.
was more than "rosh Machaneh" killed while serving- in the Navy;
—the entire movement recognized encouragement for those acquir-
in him their leader in things in- ing new responsibilities; and gen-,
Best Wishes for a
tellectual, moral, and material. - eral morale work; "We. do _ not
Dan planned and led discussions, have enough self-respect or self-
Happy Holiday
represented the group before confidence, so we are 'afraid to
A HAPPY HANUKAH TO ALL
adult bodies, drew up budgets, make demands."
planned a summer camp, and did
Just before leaving his base
a lion's share of the physical
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle
labor in building it. He led only to participate in his first battle,
by example, and never was there Dan wrote wistfully of the things
Finer
Apparel
for
Men
a discrepancy between word and
action. He preferred the latter,
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Greetings to Our Patrons
and the Ularn' (Habonim head-
quarters) as well as Kinneret,
and Friends
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the cooperative summer. camp,
were testaments to his organiza-
tional and artistic ability.
RESTAURANT
Interesting Letters
DELICATESSEN AND BAR
There came a time when he,
An After Theatre Meeting
along with every other male
By EMMA LAZARUS
member of Habonim who was of
1849-1887
Place
age, had to leave for service. In
Follow the Crowd to
Kindle the taper like the steadfast star,
the army, navy, merchant marine
Ablaze on evening's forehead o'er the earth,
and air corps, the group was well
And add each night a luster till afar
represented. Danny turned down
12th at Hazelwood
a Naval commission to enter the
An eightfold spendor shine above thy hearth.
A Natural: Leader
.
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 29,
.
MAX KRELL
.
at• Congregation
Beth Slunnel
'
P•
Kosin's Clothes
HARRY BOESKY
THE FEAST OF LIGHTS
BOESKY'S
Hanukah Greetings and Best Wishes
and patrons of
to all Bnai Brith teams
the Dexter Recreation.
Clash, Israel, the cymbals, touch the lyre;
Blow the brass trumpet and the harsh-tongued horn;
Chant psalms of victory till .the heart takes fire,
The Matcabean spirit leap new-born.
New Maccabees in Israel
Are the Symbols of Modern Heroism
Blessed be their work—and may
Their hands be strengthened
The
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