Detroit Zionist \Reports
On Israeli Experiences
By ROBERT MARWIL
(Editor's Note: The following report
has been received by The Jewish News
from Mr. Marwil, prominent Detroit
Zionist who is presently visiting in Israel
with Mrs. Marwil).
JERUSALEM.—We have just
returned from Rabbi Berlin's
funeral. Thousands of people
folowed the bier on foot, from
the home of the deceased leader
in Rehavia up the road past the
- Jewish Agency building, the Miz-
rachi and Jeshurun Synagogues,
and then to the cemetery.
First, there were young boys,
three abreast, about 100 of
them keeping perfect step, then
the same number of girls. After
them were dozens of rabbis,
chanting prayers, then the body.
This procession took over an
hour to reach the Jeshurun Syn-
agogue, as every few minutes
the procession stopped for the
chanting of prayers.
We were in Jerusalem for
Passover and plan to tour the -
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JWV Auxiliary 135
To Honor President
Saturday, May 7, at 1 p.m. at
Lelli's Inn, 7618 Woodward Ave.,
the members and officers of De-
troit Auxiliary 135, JWV, and
friends and relatives will honor
Hilda M. Goldberg, president of
the auxiliary, with a May Day
luncheon.
Reservations are being taken
by Sadie \ Goldberg, 12954 Win-
throp, VE. 6-3700. Pr o g r a in
chairman, Mrs. Sadie Goldberg
will be in charge.
Mrs. Samuel Maergon of , T4-.
ledo, past president of American
Legion Auxiliary 595, will be
guest of honor. Other out-of-
town guests will be Mesdames
Benj. Zimmerman, Manuel Zim-
merman and Samuel Zimmer-
manman, all of Toledo.
Open house will be held from
7 to 10 p.m. that evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Goldberg, 1555 Lawrence.
country. It is now 26 years since
we were here the last time.
Wonderful improvements have
been made. You see block-long
seven story apartment houses, a
huge Post Office and impressive
official buildings. If the thou-
sands of healthy children and
the young men and women we
see here are the symbols of the
entire country, then the future
of Israeli is secure. -
The greatest problem con-
fronting Israel 'is that of Set-
tling the tens of thousands who
pour into the land. In three
days last week more than 8,000
new immigrants arrived in Haifa
alone. They come from all parts
of the world. A want to stress
to the Detroit Jewish community
how vital it is that the cam-
paign for fnds should em,
la et ,
so that Israel should again
bloom as in the past, so that - "For the Greatest Homecom-
all the people will live in peace, ing in History—and for a great-
each under his own vine and,. er Community at Home," De-
fig tree. troiters must raise $6,395,000.
Dental Group of AJC
•Older Pioneers to G4
Help Through Haovi
Continues Meetings
First of Russian Jews
Due tc Arrive in Israel
NEW YORK—A new organ
tion to aid Jews in the "ove
bracket" who desire to sett
workers in Israel was forme
the Labor Zionist Organiza
of America-Poale . Zion. On(
the primary aims of this
group, known as Haoved, wil
to farm cooperatives for Ira(
This new organization
created to assist older pion(
as there is no other exis
agency primarily concerned
the needs of these people
wish to settle in Israel.
The Haoved will make
necessary contacts, supply ;
tinent information. help edu
the pioneers in the makeui
a cooperative and act as lia
between the settlers and
Histadrut (Israeli Labor Fe
ation), the Jewish Agency
the Israeli Government.
PRAGUE (JTA)—The Israeli
legation here announced that
"the first official Jewish ,emi-
grant from the Soviet Union"
passed through Czechoslovakia
on his way to Israel.
The legation announced
15,000 Czechoslovak Jews I
applied foar Israeli visas
approximately 2,500 Jews i
already left this country for
Jewish state.
Continuing their series of
meetings in behalf of the 1949
Allied Jewish Campaign, the
Dentists Section met at a cock-
tail party at the home of Dr.
Abe Pearlman, for solicitation
and for distribution of prospect
slips. •
Members of the section, which
has achieved an average in-\
crease over 1948 contributions of
more than 20 percent, are led
by Dr. Martin Naimark. Work=
ing with Dr. Naimark are Drs. Si
Berent, Gerson Berris, Joe Cab-
ot, Ben Fader, Jack Lawson,
'Herbert Lee, Frank Reisman
and Bernard Schmidt.
Encouraging responses given
Halevy Singing, Society for its
first radio program, broadcast
Last • Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., over
Station WKMH, is assuring the
MOE KESNER
success of this project, Dr.- Wil-
liam Klein, Halevy president,
stated this week.
The program will continue
this Sunday, under the direction
. of Moe Kesner. Felix Resnick
directs the double quartet of
Halevy singers. The symphonic
trio appearing on this program
includes Elya Stuilman, violinist,
Eliza Stullman, pianist, and a
third musician, to be announced.
Boris Joffe will broadcast the
news, compiled by The Jewish
News.
Wayne Laundry sponsors this
program.
Country Day Camp Has
Pre-Season Opening
Country Day, camp, under the
direction of Dr. W. A. Goldberg,
will have a pre-season open
house at its new location, on its
own farm, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sunday, May 15.
The Camp, at 48441 W. 13 Mile
Road, is reached by driving out
Grand River to Wixom Road
(Mich. #218), right one mile,
right again on 13 Mile Road to
the camp.
Country Day Camp will hav6
an extensive program of crafts,
arts, dramatics, athletics, na-
ture study and special trips.
The campers will be picked- up
near their homes five days week-
ly and returned home each eve-
nir:;, Activities are planned to
serve boys and girls 5 to 13.
Information on enrollment
and fees may be had by writing
Dr. Goldberg, 1484 Glynn Court,
Telephone TO. 9-1045.
German Major Jailed
For Part in Pogroms '
MUNICH, (JTA)—Lorenz Zah-
neisen, former mayor of Bam-
berg and district chief of the
Nazi Party, was sentenced to
four years imprisonment for
participating in the notorious
programs of Nov. 10, 1938.
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