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I6—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday-, February 25, 1949
y Approves Construction
Of Center Dexter Extension
ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF CENTER EXTENSION
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Plans for the Dexter extension building of the $200,000 Jewish
Community Center, apprOved this week by the City Plan
Commission, according to Samuel H. Rubiner, 'president of the
Jewish Community Center, and €,
Samuel J. Rhodes, president of
Battling Levinsky
the Jewis.h War Veterans Me-
morial Home Association-.
By HASKELL COHEN
Recreation facilities will be
(Copz,right, 1949, Jew isk Teleg- raphie
made available through this new
Agency, Inc.t
building - which will be_located. on
The great Battling Levinsky
Davison between Holrnur and Pe- has gone to his reward. The
toskey. The building will be ap-
former light-heavyweight cham-
proximately 220 feet long, of
pion passed away after suffering
which 140 feet will be devoted to
injuries in an automobile acci-
activities of the Center, the re- ,
dent.
Dan Morgan, his manager,
maining 80 feet to the Jewish War
Veterans home, original owners still active around the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club, says he
of the entire site.
had the Battler 20 years and be-
Includes Auditorium
lieves he fought at least 450
Harvey H. Goldman, head of times. Known as Barney Wil-
the Dexter extension committee, liams, the Battler later changed
has announced the two-story his name to Levinsky when
building will contain an audi- Morgan asked a fight announcer
torium, a lobby, a large games to proclaim, "Morgan's new Jew-
room, seven club meeting rooms, ish find is now named Battling
a nursery, arts and craft shop, Levinsky and defies any Irish-
wood work shop, library, music man in the country to lick him "
room, teen-age lounge, an adult That was quite an announcement
lounge, a photography dark room, to make in 1913. Morgan pointed
as well as offices for the staff.
out that Levinsky loved to battle.
Adjoining the building will be In 1915 he fought six times in
a playground 210 feet by 170 feet, seven nights around New York
including a tots' area and outdoor City.
During the first World War
play .equipment for children and
Jack Dempsey was brought to
teen-agers.
The Jewish War Veterans Home Philadelphia. Jack Kearns, his
will include an appropriate. me- manager, kidded Levinsky_ into
morial room in honor of Jewish thinking they would put on an
war dead, seven meeting rooms exhibition. At the end of the
for various posts of the JWV, first round Levinsky told Mor-
lounges and games room, and ad- . gan, "This man wants to kill
ministration space. Working with me." For two rounds the -Bat-
Mr. Goldman on this committee tler gave Dempsey all he could
are Sol King and Saul Saulson. take but grew leg-weary. When
of Albert . Kahn associates, re- the Manassa Mauler dropped. him
- sponsible for designing the build- in the third canto Morgan threw
.ing; Tom Borman, Abe Kasle, in the towel. At the time Morgan
Sylvgn Rappaport, Samuel J. predicted Dempsey would be the
Rhodes, Samuel H. Rubiner, Har- next heavyweight champion of
ry J. Schaeffer, Louis H. Schos- the world.
tak, Emil T. Stern and David
Wilkus.
Site Costs $50,000
The site, costing $50,000, was
purchased from the JWV by the
United Jewish Charities. Other
funds employed in making the
building possible include the Hy-
0-...tklan C. Broder Memorial Fund
and a gift made by the . Jewish
Children's Home Fund.
Making plans for the current
extension program and also for
the new building are Jacob Kei-
dan, chairman, and Mrs. Samuel
S. Aaron, Mrs. George Blumen-
stock, Norman Drachler, Louis
Handler, Samuel Hechtman and
Walter Herz.
Samuel. Neuschatz, director of
Center activities in ,the Dexter
area, will supervise the new
building, with the entire Center
operation headed by Herman Jac-
obs, JCC executive director. The
Dexter extension program has
been financed through the Com-
munity Chest as a Red Feather
service and through the Jewish
_Aia • Welfare Federation.
Discusses Problems
Of Minority croups
"We should broaden all resist-
ing minority groups until they
include other minorities," stated
Dr. Charles H. Johnston, president
of Fisk university, in his talk
before the Internal Relations
Committee of the Jewish Com-
munity Council on Feb. 16. Dr.
Johnson spoke on Negro-Jewish
Relations before a group of mem-
bers and their friends.
Dr. Jolmson discussed the spe-
cial problems faced by Negroes
and Jews in getting along with
each other.
Dr. Johnson pointed out that
the problems faced by these two
minorities are essentially the
problems faced by all minorities.
A group helps itself most When
it also seeks to help all their
groups as well. Consequently, an
activity like the participation in
the fight for the FEPC legislation
does a great deal to make other
minorities think well of Jews who
take part in this fight. _
Dr. Wise's 75th Birthday
To Be Celebrated in N. Y.
Officers and guest speaker at the February meeting of the East
Side Merchants Association were photographed together after the
speechmaking was. over. Left to right, MOE YOLLES, vice president
SAMUEL J. LIEBERMAN, executive secretary; EDWARD SWAN,
and MEYER SILVERMAN, president of the Association.
Swan, executive director of the Detroit branch of the National
Association for The Advancement of Colored People, addressed The
merchants.
Organization, received an offi-
cial ZOA membership charter at
ceremonies at Congregation Bnai
Jeshurtm. The new group will de- -
NEW YORK—(JTA—A group
vote its efforts toward special
of 30 blind New Yorkers, org-
projects
for the blind in Israel.
branch
of
the
Zionist
anized in a
Blind New Yorkers
Organize ZOA Unit
NEW YORK (JTA)—A nation-
wide celebration of the 75th birth-
day of Dr. Stephen S. Wise is
planned in March, to be climaxed
at a Diamond Jubilee Dinner in
honor of Dr. Wise March 20, at
the Hotel Biltmore here. Heading
the national committee of spon-
sors is Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
with Dr. Albert Einstein, former
Governor Herbert H. Lehman
and Dr. John Haynes Holmes as
co-chairman for the Diamond
Jubilee Dinner.
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Pontiac Notes
A skit written by Zelda Lands-
man entitled "Ours the Task" was
presented by the Northwest chap-
ter of the Detroit Women's Divi-
sion, American Jewish Congress,
for the Pontiac Chapter of Hadas-
sah. Jewish songs were sung by
Mrs. Sidney Jacobs, accompanied
by Mrs. Jacob Rosenthal.
The women of Pontiac Hadas-
sah will serye a dinner for the
local Bnai Brith at their annual
father and son banquet.
Temple Beth Jacob Men's Club
celebrated Brotherhood Week
with an interfaith dinner. Each
member brought a non-Jewish
guest. Guest speaker was Dr. Vic-
tor A. Rapport, dean of the Col-
lege of Liberal Arts at Wayne
University, whose topic was "Do
People Really want .Brother-
hoOd?"
"Impressions of Europe" was
D. Leo Goldberg's topic when
he addressed the luncheon meet-
ing of Temple Beth Jacob Sister-
hood. Dr. Goldberg, director , of
the University- of Michigan .ob-
New Jewish Album
servatory, suonlemented his talk
Of Records Available
with color slides.
Cong. Bnai Isral Players pre-
The New Road, an album of sented t w o performances of
records especiahy made for Jew- "Show Boat". Lou Surowitz was
ish Music Month, is available td production manager.
organizations through the pro-
gram service of the Jewish Com-
munity Council. There are three Boston Mayor Invites
records in the set which were Three Presidents to City
manufactured by RCA Victor' for
the National Jewish Music Coun-
BOSTON, (JTA)—P r e s i dent
cil.
Chaim Weizmann of Israel, Presi.,.
Organizations wishing this al- dent Truman and President Sean
bum may call the Jewish Corn- O'Kelley of Eire leave been in-
nulnity Council, CH. 1657 for vited by Mayor J. M. Curley of
bookings and for program 4ug- Boston to visit this city July 4
teStions.
to celebrate Independence Day.
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The world can now see for the first
time the uncensored story of the mod-
ern exodus! Filmed on the spot! The
stirring, real exploits of "The Illegals"
. who wouldn't turn back!
MIDWEST PREMIERE SHOWING
Sponsored by CINEMA LODGE, B'NAI BRITH
57:
Through Sat., March 5
SUNDAY
Continuous front 1:00 p.m.
ABINGTON THEATRE
2 Showings Nightly
7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
(Formerly Littmaies Peoples Theatre)
PREVIEW (FEB. 26)
'—'' 8:30 pad.'
Tickets on sale et theatre•box office or Hotel ...Tidier
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cigarstand. (Ail proceeds will be used for chari
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ADMISSION
51 .20
Adults
60c
Children
Preview, Feb. 26 $2.40
Prices include tax.