U. S. Jewry's 'Mere to France

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"You have developed a theme
that I have discussed many times
in my talks on education. I feel
that not only must democracy be
taught at home, but also that
there can be no real democracV
in the absence of tolerance. One
pleasant feature of my long as-
sociation with the University of
Michigan has been the knowl-
edge that intolerance is not fos-
tered on this campus. It has been
my hope that after living in this
environment for some years our
students will be effective in
bringing about a decrease in the
prejudices that still exist in the
United States.
"I must confess, however, to a
feeling of disappointthent over
the slowness with whibh we are
able to develop mutual respect
Michigan known as Freedman and understanding among the ra-
Brothers,, dry goods.
cial groups in our population. I
Joseph, Solomon, Fannie (Mrs.
Benjamin Goodkind) and Sarah
(Mrs. William Goldsmith) moved
to New York, William became a
resident of Buffalo, and Simon
and Herman remained residents
of Detroit. Many years later,
Heyn's Bazaar took over this site
which is now occupied by
Grayson's.
In the fourth City Directory
of Detroit, published in 1850, the
dry goods firm of S. Freedman
& Brothers is listed among the
three Jewish business establish-
ments then existing in the city.
The text of Joseph Freedman's
letter, addressed to Rev. Isaac
Leeser in Philadelphia, and dated
Jurie 7, 1853, is as follows:

French • President VINCENT AURIOL (left) reads a scroll
thanking the people of France for their "warm hospitality and
sympathy" towards Jewish refugees. It was presented in Paris
on behalf of American Jewry by JULIAN VENEZKY (right) of
Peoria, Ill. and JUDGE ISAAC PACHT (center) of Los Angeles,
members Of the United Jewish Appeal overseas delegation, which
visited in Israel after a tour of France and Italy. The delegation
included the following Detroiters: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bonin,
Hyninn Safran. Herman L. Lewis, Jr.. and Max Osnos.
A bust of George Washington sent by Mayor William O'Dwyer
of New York to President Weizmann with the UJA delegation was
presented to Dr. Weizmann at his home in Rehovoth.
At a reception given the UJA delegation in Tel Aviv by the
Joint Distribution Committee, James G. McDonald, American
Ambassador, welcomed the visitors.
Harry Viteles, greeting the delegation on behalf of the JDC,
reported- on his recent "visitto Iran and Aden and on the need for
JDC aid to Jews in Middle East countries. He revealed that the
JDC spent about $500,000 to bring to Israel . by airplane more than
4,000 Jews from camps in Aden. He emphasized that the over-
whelming majority of the 110,000 Jews in hap are in need of
relief, while in Bagdad alone there are 25,000 urgent relief cases.
Half of the Jewish population of Iran also need aid, he stated.

Detroit Jew Asked
Philadelphia Rabbi
For a Wife in 1853

By IRVING I. KATZ

The historian, Dr. Jacob R.

Marcus of Hebrew Union College
in Cincinnati, has made avail-
able to me several interesting
letters from the Isaac Leeser
Collection in Philadelphia written
by a Detroit Jew. Rev. Isaac Lee-
ser, one of the outstanding early
figures in the American Jewish
Rabbinate, was Rabbi of the im-
portant Portuguese Congregation
Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia
from 1829 'to 1850, and editor of
the Occident and American Jew-
ish Advocate, one of the first
English-Jewish monthlies pub-
lished in this country, from 1843
to 1868. One of these letters was
written nearly a hundred years
ago by Joseph Freedman, one of
the 11 charter members of
Temple Beth El, founded in 1850
by 12 to 15 German-Jewish
families.
Freedman, a native of Frank-
furt, Germany, was one of the
earliest German Jew's in Michi-
gan, havinf in the early 1840's
come to Adrian, Mich., where his
brother, Simon, who preceded
him, conducted a small dry goods
store. They were joined within
a few year's by their brothers,
Solomon, Herman and William,
and sisters, Sarah and Fannie.
They soon moved to Detroit and
are mentioned in Friend Palmer's
book "Early Days in Detroit" as
having been here as early as 1844,
doing, business under the firm
name of Freedman & Goodkind.
(Benjamin Goodkind was a
brother-in-law of the Freedman
Brothers, having married Fannie
Freedman). Their first store was
on Jefferson near Bates and they
dealt largely in ladies' trimmings,
embro:Jeries, jet goods, laces and
fine fancy goods. They were the
first merchants in Detroit to order
goods from New York by express
in the winter, and the first ex-
press that went west from Buffalo
in the winter of 1844, and every
one thereafter, carried for the
firm one or more bales of mil-
linery goods, ,dress trimmings,
etc.
The firm moved from its small
store to larger quarters on Wood-
ward' near Michigan, and was for

quite a period the largest dry
goods- • store in Detroit,. or in

have now come to the conclusion
that our schools must not only
teach our students the evils of
intolerance but also move out
into a wider program of adult ed-
ucation with the same end in
The hobby pursued for several view."
years by Mrs. Esther Bicol of
18667 Irene has brought fruit.
Consolation of Zion
Taking a deep interest in corn .-
munal affairs—at present she is
treasurer of Young Women's Mii-: See—
rachi—she has . written to out: My Heroes
standing personalities, comment- Traversed to me
ing on: important . events and on
issues - affecting • the Jewish peo- From earth's corners
ple:, end asking their opinions on And sacrificed themselves
these issues.
On the land, in the air and sea,
NOw; she has in 'her possession Redeemed their mother earth
letters: from. UN and U. S_.. Offi--: From Lebanon to Egypt's bound-
cials, Margaret Truman, Eddie
ary.
Rickenbacher; :Robert St. John,
Eddie.Guest, Malcolm W. Bingay
Exult Israel, make merry!
and - many others. .•
Arno-ng the most interesting let- Lose thy • bitter memory!
tees she has received is one from Restore thy tranquillity!
Dr: Alexander Ruthven, preSi- Thy star shine to eternity! •
dent of • the UniVersity of Michi
This poem was specially writ-
gan. Dr. Rutliven, commenting
on Mts. Bicol's communication in ten by A. Taback to music corn-
which she pleaded for tolerance posed by Dr. William Klein, and
and for better inter-faith and in- was freely translated from the
Hebrew by Joshua JoVrich.
ter-racial relations, wrote:

Hobby Brings Results
In Collection of Letters
From Noted Persons

"In addressing the following few
lines to you concerning a private afair
I hope you will excuse my trespassing
upon your time and to be brief I will
be plain. Would you have the kindness
in case I should during the course of
the summer visit Philadelphia of intro-
ducing me to some Jewish females of
respectability and worth? My object is
not business but to form another con-
nection. Could you introduce me to
some that are American by birth and
education or so by manners and lan-
guage? It seems to me there must be a
large number of Portuguese or others
of that class in Philadelphia -than- at
any other place.
I have a large business acquaintance
in New York but none to avail me in
this respect.
Such excursions would not be re-
quisite for us did we not mean to
adhere to faith. Otherwise, both gold
and beauty would be within our reach.
Though rather a delicate matter I
am writing about I am encouraged to
do so by confidence in you as a gentle-
man. and that no unworthy use will
be made of.
Respectfully,
Joseph Freedman

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Rubiner Urges Wide Use
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committee of the Jewish Com-
munity Council has received 'a
letter from Charles Rubiner, for-
mer chairman of the committee,
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