Rabbi Fischer, Respected Leader
Of Cong. Bnai Moshe, Reaches 70

Rabbi Moses Fischer, one of
the key figures in the Detroit
rabbinate since 1923, will cele-
brate his 70th birthday Jan. 26. •
For more than two decades, his
ministry to congregation Bnai

Labor Zionist Kindergarten Celebration

Federation of Orthodox Jewish
Charities, which later merged
with the Associated Charities,
and was a director of the Mai-
monides Kosher Hospital, which
later become Mount Sinai Hospi-
tal.
In 1923, Rabbi Fischer answered
the call to the Bnai Moshe pulpit
in Detroit, and assumed the task
of building a small congregation
into one of the leading synago-
gues of the community.
Soon after his arrival here, he
became active in Jewish educa-
tion institutions, particularly the
United Hebrew Schools and Ye-
shivath Beth.
He has
been chairman of the Yeshivah
board of education for many years
and has been a consistent lecturer
for Young Israel.
Rabbi Fischer has been active
in all phases of Jewish commu-
nal life and his leadership has
been recogxlized by his colleagues
by electing him, for several terms,
to the chairmanship of the Vaad
Harabonim.

•

RABBI NOSES FISCHER
Moshe, his services to a wide va-
riety of Jewish. agencies, and his
scholarship have won him the
respect of the entire Detroit Jew-
ish community.
"Born in Hungary Jan. 26,, 1879,
Rabbi Fischer was the son of a
rabbi and the descendant of noted
rabbis and scholars in both his
parents' families. He studied at a
number of Hungarian yeshivoth,
including Bacz Pappa and Press-
burg, where he received his Rab-
binical authorization. •
In 1903, • when Cong. Agudath
Achim in Chicago Wrote to the
leading rabbis of Hungary, ask-
ing for their recommendation for
a young Hungarian rabbi 4 for
their pulpit, Rabbi Fischer was
sent to this country.
For 20 years he served the Chi-
cago synagogue and began the
pattern, familiar to Detroiters, of
service to the community. • In Chi-
cago he was associated with one
ofthe original Zionist organiza-
tions, "Knights of Zion," and was
present at the birth of Adath Yis-
roel, forerunner of Young Israel.
He lectured at the Hebrew The-
ological College on Hebrew hom-
iletics and Jewish history; was
one of the first directors of the

'Our Letter Box

Packages to Russia
Editor, The Jewish News-1-
The Lithuanian Society of De-
troit is planning a campaign to
send 500 packages to Russia.
This campaign should be warm-
ly greeted by all Jewish citizens
ot Detroit.
The battle for the boundaries
of Israel has taken our attention
away from the foodlesS_condition
of the Jews in Russia.
From the lonesome steppes of
Siberia and Arkhangelsk, where
people are imprisoned, comes the
plea for help.
Consequently, the Lithuanian
Society has undertaken this im-
portant campaign.
This should have the help of
_all Detroit Jews.
D. FAYTELEWICZ.
* * *
Reader Cites Duplicity -
Of British Denials
Editor, The Jewish News: -
Just to call your attention to
a recent article in the Detroit
Free Press which read .. . "Brit-
ish Deny Arming of Arab Forces
. . Israel charged that Britain
is shipping arms into 'the Middle
East, Arab states, and secretly
photographingIsraeli territory
from reconnaissance planes . .
Britain immediately denied the
charge."
I wonder what Britain thinks
about it now? Furthermore, an
Israeli spokesman said the al-
leged British arms shipments in-
cluded Locust tanks orignally
given to Britain by the United
States for use in the Nopmandy
invasion. He also said five Lobust
tanks were captured from Egyp-
tian forces in the Negev Dec. 6,
1948.
And a spokesman for the Air
Ministry denied that British plans
have made photographic flights
over Israel!
DAVID GROSSMAN

•

Prentiss M. Brown
Named Brotherhood
Chairman for State

•

Registration of new pupils in the kindergarten
of the Labor Zionist Schools, 13722 Linwood, is
now open. The kindergarten holds two sessions,
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 4 p.m.

Shown above are children of the kindergarten
at their resent Hanukah celebration.
For further information an the classes, call TO.
8-9280, daily except Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. •

Former U. S. Senator Prentiss ORT Seeks $3,500,000 in United States in '49
M. Brown, chairman of the board
of the Detroit Edison . Co., has ac-
NEW YORK_ (JTA)—Plans for
He ,reported that ORT has sub-
cepted the invitation of Nelson A. ORT activities throughout the mitted to the French government
Rockefeller, national Brotherhood world which will involve the ex- a three-year plan for the voca-
penditure of $6,500,000 in 1949 tional training of 65,000 Jews in
were outlined by Dr. David Lvo- France and French North Africa,
vith, chairman of the executive participating with the help of the
committee of the World ORT Un- Marshall Plan in augmenting the
ion; upon his arrival from Europe. supply of skilled man-power, the

shortage of which is urgently em-
phasized in the Monnet Plan. ORT
will attempt to raise $3,500,000
in the United States to help carry
out these projects, he said.

8—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 21, 1949

POLIO FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW .

... In the first eleven months of 1948, the Wayne County Chapter- spent $185,129

for services to infantile paralysis patients, bringing to nearly $1,000,000 the amount

so spent in eleven years ... For the first time in its history, the Wayne County

Chapter completely exhausted its local treasury by November-15th. $70,000 was.re-

quested and received from the National Foundation epidemic aid fund so that the

Chapter could meet its expenses of $1,000 a day for patient care ... 105 of the most

HON. PRENTISS M. BROWN
Week chairman, to act as Brother-
hood chairman for Detroit and
Michigan:
John 0. O'Brien has been named
Catholic co-chairman of the De-
troit Round Table . of Catholics,
Jews and Protestants, succeeding
the late Judge Ernest A. O'Brien.

Van Paassert Speaks
At Shaarey Zedek's
Late Friday Service

Pierre Van
Passe n, noted
author, speaker
and correspond-
ent who has be-
come known as a
friend of Israel,
will address the
late Friday eve-
ning service at
Shaarey . Zedek
at 8:15 p.m. this
Van Paassen Friday, Jan. 21.
His topic will be "There is
Still Time."

costly cases helped in the last four years by the MARCH OF DIMES have needed fi-

nancial assistance averaging $2237 each. Five of these cases required between

$5,000 and $10,000 each YOUR CONTRIBUTION MADE THIS POSSIBLE!! .

The number of cases in 1948 WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE 1947 number. 1948

WAS THE WORST POLIO YEAR SINCE 1916. 110,000 polio victims in the United

States have had

March of Dimes help in the last eleven years.

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Utility Clothes, Cotton
Reach Israel Market

TEL AVIV (WJA) — Utility.
clothes and cotton goods will
shortly -1)e on the market, reports
the Hebrew paper "Maariv."
Utility table cloths, aprons of
plastic and shirts of English pop-
lin a're also being manufactured
in addition to summer dresses
Which are to be ready next spring.

Syrian Government Permits
Some Jews to Emigrate
TEL AVIV (WJA)—The Sy-
rian. Government has permitted, a
number of Jews to leave the
country following an intervention
by the United States representa-
tive in Damascus, according to
reports received by the World
Jewish Congress office in Jeru-
saleni.
It 'is learned that the Iraqi
Government has requested the
Government of Iran to prevent
Jewish emigration to Israel.

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