12—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, September 23, 1949

Jewish Young Adults
Given Responsibility
In City Torch Fund

In • recognition of the work
done by Jewish young adults in
last year's Community Chest
drive, officials of the Torch Fund
have entrusted the Community
Service Committee of the Jewish
Young Adult Council with res-
ponsibility for an area encom-
passing four districts.
The area co-chairmen will be
Albert Colman, President of the
Community Service Committee,
and Sam Kaner, who was 1948
chairman of the Jewish young
adult Chest drive.
The area, bounded by Wood-
ward, Chicago Blvd. Grand
Boulevard and Dexter, will • be
covered, in door-to-door can-
vass, by four corps of workers.
Corps chairman already selected
are Allen Bobroff, District 1;
Mrs. Lawrence Fleischmann and
Joan Goldstein, District 2; Mrs.
Joseph Eaton, District 3, and
Toby Holtzman, District 4.
While the Community Service
Committee will supply leader-
ship personnel for the area, vol-
unteers are urgently needed.
Anyone interested in serving,
either during the day or at
night, is invited to call Evelyn
Finegood, at WO. 5-3939.
The Torch Fund, with a city-
wide quota of $8,500,000, will be
conducted Oct. 16 to Nov. 18.

First VAC Delegate

Meeting Scheduled

Delegates to the Detroit Jew-
ish Young Adult Council have
been called to the first general
Council meeting of the season
at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26,
at the Jewish Center.
Detroit's representatives 'at
the recently-concluded National
Jewish Youth Conference, Nata-
lie Gaines, Shirley Schubiner
and Earl Sobole, will present
their reports.
The agenda also includes dis-
cussions on the forthcoming
Jewish Youth Arts Festival and
t h e organization president's
banquet, scheduled for Oct. 9.

BB Girls Leaders Meet
At Camp Achim, Mich.

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Ap-
proximately '75 leaders of Bnai
Brith Girls met at Camp Achim
in Watervliet, Mich., Aug. 28 to
Sept. 1.. This fifth national con-
vention of the organization was
devoted to intensive training of
leaders in organization activity
and in Jewish values.
In their workshops and semi-
nars, the girls discussed topics
ranging from "Democratic Group
Leadership" to "Israel and its
Impact on American Jewish
Youth." Workshops were con-
ducted by members of the BBYO
staff, while Mrs. Arthur G. Lauf-
man, national director of Wom-
en's Activities for Bnai Brith,
conducted a seminar on Bnai•
Brith.
Jewel Gordon- of New York
City was elected national presi-
dent for the coming year. She
was awarded the Anita Perlman
education 'scholarship.

Habonim Head Invites
Members to Program

Aaron Schreier, Detroit Ha-
bonim leader, has invited all
Habonim members to spend the
afternoon of the second day of
Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept.
26, at his home, for a program
of . recorded Jewish 'music.
A discussion on the relation-
ship of religion to the individual
will follow, led by Abba Cher-
niak, Habonim's educational di-
rector. '
Individual Habonim grou.,..ms
are holding their opening meet-
ings this week. Further informa-
tion on the Labor Zionist youth
division may be obtained from
Jack Brightman, TO. 8-1350.

Walt Whitinan was dismissed
from his job with the Interior
department because he wrote
"Leaves of Grass."

Wayne Legal Fraternity
Meeting at Hillel House

Detroit Youth Leaves
For Israel in October

Tau Epsilon Rho, Jewish legal
fraternity at Wayne University
Law School, will hold its annual
get-acquainted smoker Tuesday,
Sept. 27, at Hillel House.
Chancellor Jack Schon has an-
nounced that the fraternity is
making a determined effort to
enroll all Jewish law students in
Omicron Chapter this semester.
Tau Epsilon Rho received
widespread comment in June
when it inaugurated .a scholastic
plaque to be awarded each year
to the top ranking graduate, re-
gardless of race or faith.

Meir Greenfield of Detroit and
14 other American youths, com-
prising Aliya Betar, will leave
for Israel early in October to
help in the rebuilding of Mish-
mar HaYarden.
The young people hope to take
with them a number of neces-
sities for re-establishing the
colony, including tools, household
necessities, appliances, and work
clothes. Particularly needed is a
truck. Shipping expenses will be
paid by Betar and there will be
no import duty.
Contributions may be sent to
Golden Cracknel, 600 Custer, or
Morgenthau Discharged
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Henry call TR. 3-3212 for pickup serv-
Morgenthau, Jr., general chair- ice.
man of the United Jewish Ap-
peal, has been discharged as a Israel to Plant Forest
patient at New York Hospital. Honoring Bernadotte
He is remaining as a guest at
the hospital to be near his wife,
JERUSALEM, (JTA)— A forest
who has been a patient there honoring the memory of the
for several weeks. Her condi- assassinated United Nations
tion was described as "comfort- Palestine mediator, Count Folke
able" and it was stated that she Bernadotte, will be planted by
is "getting along satisfactorily." the Israel Government.

Bnai Moshe introduces
Hebrew in Four Grades

RebecCaGratzAuxiliary
Holds Cultural Meeting

Sabbath attendance has taken
on a fresh importande to third,
fourth, fifth and sixth graders
of the Bnai Moshe Religious
School. Students of these grades
have been introduced to the
study of Hebrew reading.
"Parents of these grades have
been asked to meet with our re-
ligious school director, Walker
Farber, who will outline the cur-
riclum demands to them", said
Mitchell Feldman, chairman of
the education board.

Rebecca Gratz Auxiliary of
Bnai Brith Young Women will
hold its firSt Cultural Meeting
of the season at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 27 at Central High School,
room 217.
Cultural - chairman Jeanette
Kroll, 'announces that Charlotte
Fox will give a demonstration on
nylon products. Estelle Levinson,
president, reports that the an-
nua.. fund-raising affair will be
discussed. Young women 18 to
25 are welcome.

GAS CONVERSION

We are now taking residential and commercial orders for gas
burners. We have been installing gas burners for the past 15 years,
since natural gas has been available. Licensed by City and State
of Michigan. Our Guarantee-40 years- of experience in this business.

FOR APPOINTMENT CALL

A. ECKSHTAT & SON

Plumbing & Heating Contractors
2437 Grand River
WO. 2-6374

IN TIMES OF JOY OR SORROW

REMEMBER OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES
THE AGENCIES OF THE FEDERATION • • • • •

LOCAL WELFARE SERVICES

Give Them Your Thought
-And Your Help:

Fresh Air Society

Owen Building, 250 Lafayette West

When you wish to express consolation, tribute Or joy, give tho -ught to
the causes we the Jews of Detroit have joined together in creating and

maintaining . . . care of dependent and neglected children . . . furtherance

of Jewish education . . . provision for healthful recreation'facilities ..

perpetuation of our cultural institutions . . care of our aged.

Vacation program for boys and girls whose
parents can afford to pay moderate rates.

Hebrew Free Loan
Association

9134 Linwood Avenue

Loons without charge to worthy applicants

House of Shelter

In Your Will—a bequest to the Jewish Welfare Federation will preserve

your personal spirit of philanthropy and will enshrine your name on the

permanent honor roll of Jewish community benefactors.

1622 Taylor Avenue

Housing and shelter for transient Jewish men
and a temporary home. for refugee families.

Jewish Community Center

8904 Woodward Avenue

The community's club with cultural and recre-
ational services.

To console the bereaved and to pay tribute to the departed, memorial con-

tributions to the Jewish Welfare Federation and its agencies are in keep-
ing with Jewish tradition.

Jewish Community Council

803 Washington Blvd. Building

Delegate body operating broad community re-
lations service within the Jewish community
and in relation to the community at large.

Jewish Home for Aged

Commemorate the Yahrzeit of a relative, a dear friend, a loved one, by

contributing to the Special Occasion Fund of the Federation.

11501 Petoskey Avenue

Comfortable residence for nearly 200 old peo-
ple and an infirmary for chronically ill aged.

Jewish Hospital Association

Owen Building, 250 Lafayette West

Honor the Bar Mitzvah or confirmand, mark a happy anniversary, share

the birthdays of those you love with others less fortunate.

is receiving contributions toward the early con-
struction and subsequent maintenance and re-
search program of a local general hospital un-
der Jewish auspices.

Jewish Social Service Bureau

'5737 Second Boulevard

Counseling and casework service for families,
foster home care for dependent children.

Jewish Vocational Service

Special occasions may thus be signalized by sending your contributions to

any one of the agencies listed here, or to the Jewish Welfare Federation;
Owen Building, 250 Lafayette West, Detroit 26, Michigan.

320 Lafayette West

Free employment service; vocational guidance
and counseling.

North End Clinic

936 Holbrook Avenue

Notification is issued immediately to' the persons so honored, and proper
acknowledgment is made to the donor.

Medical, diagnostic and dental core for people
unoble to afford private core, general out-pa-
tient medical service.

Resettlement Service

5737 Second Boulevard

Aid to new Americans; in Detroit 5737 Second
Boulevard; location service for overseas rela-
tives.

United Hebrew Schools

13226 Lawton Avenue

Daily classes in Jewish education

Your gift will be applied as you may suggest—for child care, Vacations,
scholarships, medical aid, refugee work, to capital building funds of the
United Jewish Charities, property-holding corporation of the Federation—
or any other of the manifold Federation-sponsored activities.

Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit

250 Lafayette West •

Owen Building

WOodward 5-3939

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