Histadrut Functions as Israel's Backbone, Rabinowitz Reports 24—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 16, 1-949 Honor Officers for Juvenile Work Family Close-up' N ew Documentaries A ir Social Problems A ,little girl "who feared to go to _sc_hool' was pictured . in . the initial' broadcast of the docu- mentary radio -series, "Family Closeup," Sunday, Sept. 11, over Station WXYZ.' The programs a r e sPOrisored nationally lay family service - agencieS • whose •affiliates in Detroit are the Fam- ily 8ervice : Society and the Jew-. ish Social Service Bureau. - Sunday's story dramatized the anxieties and -tensions in the family that produced the child- ish fears so often found in boys and girls who are ready to enroll in school. Prograins to follow will tell the stories of other family problems, in an effort to give the public greater • in- sight ' into the causes of " family discord and suggest where close- -at-hand professional help is available. The programs will be heard at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, and thereafter on TUesdays at 8' p.m. Dr. Lawrence H. Seltzer, presi- dent of 'the Jewish Social Ser- vice Bureau, has reported that the "Family Closeup" series will present the problems of Ameri- can faMilies as they are, with- out judgment or preachment, With emphagis on the root Cause of conflict. ' Cultural life in the kiloutzim in Israel is one of the high- lights of the Jewish state, Samuel Rabinowitz reported upon his return from his tour of the' country. Photograph shows young :- sters attending an outdoor clas in an Histadrut collective colony. The vast barren' lands lie before these youngsters as a•challenge and they are following in their elders' footsteps and are helping in the redemption of the land. • • Samuel Rabinowitz, executive director of the' Detroit Israel Histadrut Comnaittee, back from a- 25-day tour of the Jewist state, declareS that he and the members of his party came back with the conviction that Histadrut's work must go on and that the labor movement in Israel.remains the back- bone-of Jewish reconstructive effort. Member of a special Histad- rut group of 55 American lead- mined to redouble our efforts ers, from communities through- and to bping the message of out the land, who visited the Israel to our 'people- that they most important Jewish settle- may know that the kinship of Ments, Rabinowitz said that all Jews continues sp that the wherever they went, from Dan new state may succeed with' less to Beersheba, there . was evi- difficulty than , it is now en- dence of the assistance given to countering." Israel's builders by American Jewry. !Where there' are • American Jews, the kibutzim are tops," he said. "As in Ain Hashophet and in other spots where there are American Jews, we were aware Of the great need in Israel for American knOw-how. But wher- With a week of intensive so- ever we went we learned that licitation behind them, members the people have courage, that of Hadassah are meeting during all are determined to build the next week to present their successfully..: The one thing Is- first reports in the combined rael asks of us is understanding. membership • and Honor Roll They want us to share their ex- drive. periences rather than to remain Monday, Sept. 19, workers on the sidelines." .in University Israel's Vitality West will bring Rabinowitz said that wherever their reports he went • he sensed the vitality and kits to the of Israel's builders. "You sense home of Mrs. the people's strength the mo- Charles Lapides, ment you get there," he said. 17300 Wisconsin, "You see Arab medieval huts those•in Wyo- transformed into habitable. ming will gather homes. You witness Jewish in- at the home of tensity in Tel Aviv. You get a Mrs. Richard feeling that Jews are holding .Serlin, 5009 on, that they are on the go, 'West Outer Dr. that they are determined to wel- Mrs. Barnett Tuesday, Sept. come every •newcomer who de- 20, will see University East and sires to settle there. The country Central East reporting, the is a real melting pot, a place for former at the- home of Mts. Ben Jews 'of all classes, all back- Mossman, 19680 Shrewsbury. grounds, all colors, all shades of Central West, on Wednesday, opinion." ' Sept. 21, -will' • report to Mrs. - The Detroit labor Zionist Adolph' -owe, -3283 Lawrence, leader said that the natural and' on - the same date, RtsSell beauty of the country is most Woods workers will go to the impressive and is enhanced by home \of Mrs. Nathan Cowan, what. Jews have created. He was 4023 'Bfieria Vista. Thate from enthused by the progress made Southern Oakland County will in the country culturally, the bring reports to Mrs.• Maxwell art galleries, the landmarks in Jospey, 8521 Lincoln. every settlenient where there is Mrs, Harry Barnett, chapter' a craving 'for art, music, the assignment chairman, is still theater and books. busy arranging prospect lists Welcome All Newcomers for workers, - "The kibutzirn are prepared to In addition to the group Hon- _ take all comers, to welcome the or Roll chairman already 'an- _ children, to create a home for nounced, the following are do- the new settlers," he said; ing intensive work on special ' "There is a great program- of gifts: Russel Woods, Mesdames action and there is assurance Charles- Hyman, Robert Nathans; by the goverinnent that coop- University East, Mesdames Bar- eratives and private investors ney Keywell, Chas. Gershenson; can work together, because there University West, Mesdames Jo- - is room for all. Israel's leaders seph Falk, Morris Ruskin, Har- _.point out that 'it 'is not to be ry Gorbeck; Central West, Mes- expected that the Negev :can Oe dames Aaron Carlstein, Benjam- built with private capital, be- in Fink; Wyoming, Mrs Richard cause it requires. pioneering. But Serlin; Southern Oakland Coun- the cooperatidn. Of the _ public ty, -Mrs. Maxwell. Jospey. agencies and private investors - • is apparent everywhere." -Rabinowitz- said that the role IsrOei Communist Attacks , of Histadrut is visible Wherever 'Anglo-U.S. Imperial one turns. The labor movement is convinced that its efforts BUDAPEST, (JTA) = David Must continue, that it must Knennin, leader . of the Israel -azn.obilizeforces throughout the Communistdelegation attend- world to -assure uninterrupted ing the World Federation of activities by Jews in support of Democratic Youth Congress the -Jewish state. "Histadrut is 'a here, delivered an address to the driving force which encourages parley declaring that "British= the basic activities in Israel," he American- imperialism is the stated. "Those of us who•have common foe 'of both the Jews : seen the fruit of our labois have and Arabs as well as of the returned to this country, deter- working -peoples." - - * Hadassah Chapter Workers Report On Drive Progress - - - New Stephen Wise AJC Chapter Elects Officers; Gaberman Chairman Dr. David B. Gaberman, of 18273 Santa Barbara was elect- ed teMporary chairman of the newly organized Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Chapter of the Ameri- can Jewish Congress. Other of- ficers elected were John Hurtig, 3776 Edison, financial secretary, and Irving Hayett, 2930 W. Bos- ton; corresponding secretary. Rabbi Joshua Sperka spoke on "The Need for An American Jewish Congress Today" at a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feinberg, 18954 Warrington. All individuals desiring to join this chapter are asked to con- tact either Dr. Gaberman or Sam Brown, regional director. Wineman Co-ChairMan Of Round Table Dinner Three Detroiters have been named co-chairmen of the 21st anniversary dinner of the Na- tional Conference of Christians and Jews, scheduled for Masonic Temple, •Nov._ 9. Rev. Joseph Q. Mayne, execu- tive secretary of 'the Detroit Round Table, has announced that Edgar A. Guest will serve as Protestant co-chairman; 'Hen ry Wineman, Jewish co-chair-- man, and John J. O'Brien, Cath- olic co-chairman. Tickets for the- dinner are available at t h e Washington Boulevard Bldg. offices . of the Detroit Round Table. - LOU GOULD, neighborhood druggist who furnished shirts, caps, equipment and trophies, shows DANNY RASKIN, Jewish News columnist, trophy to be presented to INSPECTOR -FELIX _PADEN, at ceremonies concluding the first organized baseball league season sponsored by officers of Petoskey Precinct, to help combat Juvenile delinquency in the area. Left to right: Inspector Paden, Gould, Rev. R. Rohland and Raskin. • - , Final Sessions of JCC Program Planners Institute- This -Sunday Concluding sessions of the Jewish Community. Council's an- nual Program Planner's Insti- tute are scheduled for 2:30 prn. this Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Jewish Community Center. ' The meeting will be devoted to demonstrations of the Council's available program resources. Lawrence Crohn, co-chairman of the Council's Culture Commis- sion, will preside. Jewish music on records Will be presented by Moe - Kesner, and live music programming will be demonstrated by the Master- singers. Films on Israel and brotherhood will be shoWn, as Well as a film strip, "Man in a Cage," and a radio transcription, will be played. Morris Lieberman, president of the Detroit Labor Zionist Or- ganization, will speak on the Jewish community of America. Balfour Ball Plans Proceeding Rapidly Plans for the Balfour -Ball, to be held Saturday evening, Nov. 5, at the Hotel Statler, under the auspices of the Zionist Organiza- tion of Detroit, are proceeding rapidly, Harry Cohen; Ball chair- man, stated. Proceeds from this year's Ball, commemorating the 22nd an- niversary of the issuance of the. Balfour Declaration, will . be util- ized for the American Zionist Fund of the ZOA and the local needs of the Detroit -district. "Work on the Balfour Ball has started _early this year due to the increased needs of the ZOA," Leon-Kay, president of the ZOD, declared. Cohen emphasized that the local Zionist district would like to send two or more Detroiter to Israel for a year's study this year. _ Gladwins to Set Up Israe Bureau Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Gladwin of De- troit are shown leaving for L ydda, Israel, on the Air F rance Con- stellation from t h .e I nte rna tional Airport at Idlewild. N. Y . They have gone to Israel to arrange 'fu- tura „ transpor- ture - tat ion connec- tions and - to es- t a b s h an Israel branch office for - their World - Wide Travel Bureau. The session will round out the institute, which began Thursday evening at Sha,arey Zedek with discussions and talks on the problems of organizational pro- grarnming. Detroit to be Host To Region Welfare - Parley Oct. 22, 23 Julian. Freeman, of Indianap- olis, regional president of the East Central States Region of the Council of, Jewish Federa- tions and Welfare Funds, an- nounced the appoin ment of S a m J.. Beier- field, of Louis ville as prograr,_ t f 0 r the 1949 regional conference to bP held in Detro Oct.. 22 and at the Detroit- ?Leland Hotel. Other tees were Na- Beierfield than Koplin, Akron, chairman of the 'resolu- tion committee, and Sidney Cahn, Indianapolis, chairman of professional advisory committee, who will cooperate in planning the conference program.. • The program committee in- cludes Marston Busch of Lan sing, Julian H..Krolik of Detroi' Dr. Robert Lurie of Saginaw, MOrris Pelavin of.Flint, David .1 Ross of l3enton.Harbor and Safn L. Stolorow of Pontiac.. ' T-h e profesTional advisory committee includes William Av- runin of Detroit and Louis Lie- blich of- Wihdsor. The East 'Central States • Re- gion is- one of eight regions-. of the Council of Jewish Federa- tions and Welfare Funds. It in- cludes Indiana,- Kentucky, Mich- igan, Ohio, Western Pennsylva- nia., West Virginia and western Ontario. Its: officers -include Abe Srere of Detroit, vice-presi- dent. ' . , Ask Extended Voting for Yam Kippur Day Election HARTFORD, Conn., (JTA)— Town and city officials in Con- nectiCut were urged by Mrs. Winnifred McDonald, secretary of state, to extend voting hours in local •elections on Oct.. 3—the date on which Yom Kippur will be observed this year—to enable Jewish Voters to cast' their bal- lots after the conclusion of. _the holiest day in the Jewish cal-. endar. Election officials in sev- eral towns were understood to be preparing to extend"yoting hours from 6 p.m.-to 8 -p.m.