Education Month Climaxes
30 Years of UHS History

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Kaplan, Rabbi A. M. Hershman,
Hyman Buchalter, educator, was
principal of Division Branch,
1921
Ohel Moshe School. at 29th and
Michigan' also became a part of
the UHS system, •
March 17, 1921
First Hebrew Operetta, entitled
"Saul and David," was staged
in Orchestra Hall by the Wilkins
Talmud Torah pupils. The oper-
etta was written by Bernard
Isaacs and the score was com-
posed by the late Cantor Abra-
ham Minkowsky.
March 5, 1922
Second Hebrew Operetta "Sam-
son and Delilah" was presented
with over 100 pupils speaking
• the parts. Press indicated this to
be a "triumph" of the Hebrew
language,
July 9, 1922
Cornerstone for the new Kirby
Center School was laid.
Passover, 1923
. Kirby Center School was for-
mally opened, swelling enroll-
ment to over 1,000 pupils.
June 7, 1923
FirSt graduation. Graduated
were 14 students: Theodere Ba-
ruch, Meyer Harrison (now in
Palestine), Max Hecker, Eva
Shevitz Lee, Leo Lubetsky. Dr.
Morris SchlusseI. Herb Shur,
Judith Liepah Slobin, Seymour
Tilchin, Rabbi Max Weine, Dr.
Herman Chesluk, William Dur-
chin, Sadie Tilchin Sa.ndweiss,
and Jack Yudow. The late Aaron
D. Mar es on was instructor.
June, 1923 -
Alumni Association of the
United Hebrew Schools was
formed. Its prime purpose was,
and is to render assistance to
the UHS and to create a cultural
atmosphere through discussions
and debates.
January 23, 1924
Bialik Library- was opened,
sponsored by the alumni.
March 23, 1924
First Hebrew kindergarten
class at the Kirby Center. Chil-
dren of 5 to 7 years of age pre-
sented a play, "Queen Esther,"
in Hebrew.
April 27, Z924
Philadelphia-Byron School,
largest addition to the schools,
formally opened.
November 17, 1925
First graduation class of the
Philadelnhia. Byron School. un-
der instructorship of Max Gor-
don.
October, 1925
Northv.;est Women's League
purchased two buses for trans-
portation of more than 100
children. At present DSR buses
as well as school buses are used.
January 5, 1926
High school department of the
UHS was opened, with Isadore
Rosenberg of New York as prin-
cipal.
July 25, 29,27
Erection of Hebrew school and
synagogue at Brush and MM-
nesota, to serve the Jewish com-
munity in East 6-Mile area.
October 24, 1926
Parkside Talmud Torah opened
for the growing Jewish Fenkell
Ave. section.
1926
UHS became and still is one of
the constituent agencies of the
Jewish Welfare Federation.
October, 1927
Hebrew Education month in-
augurated by the UHS. First
chairm an was Rabbi A. M. Hersh-
man.
July 31, 1928
First high school class of 15
graduated after completion of a
four year course.
October 14, 1928
Tuxedo-Holmur HebreW School
was opened. Solomon Kasdan
became principal.
April 7, 1929
UHS pupils present third oper-
etta. "Jephthah's Daughter,"
written by Bernard Isaacs, with
score by the late Canto!: Elijah
Zaludkowsky.
June 12, 1929
Esser :Rabinowitz, founder and
president since the dpening of
the UHS, passed away at the
age of 62. Maurice Zackheim
became the second president.
1930
Kirby Center School and. Wil-

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kins Talmud Torah were closed.
1930
Morris Lachaver was appoint-
ed executive secretary.
1931
UHS students raised funds to
plant 200 trees in Ussishkin's
honor, in the Herzl Forest.
1931
A. J. Lachover was appointed
director of finances.
1932
Leah Pike, with the collabora-
tion of Bernard Isaacs, published
a. booklet for Hebrew kinder-
garten study.
December 19, 1932
Aaron D. Mark.son, head of
the Hebrew High School, died
suddenly. Mr. Markson was rec-
ognized as one of the leading
Hebraists in America.
April, 1933
Tenth anniversary of first
graduating class was celebrated.
April 16, 1934
UHS students participated in
the mammoth pageant, "The
Romance of a People," staged at
Detroit's Olympia.
May 22, 1934
Study of gemorah was intro-
duced into the UHS system.
March 4, 1935
Extension of the UHS system
by opening classes in public
school buildings, through co-
operation of the Board of Edu-
cation.

Gaiter to Speak
For City of Hope

Samuel
Gaiter,
executive
director of the City of Hope,
(Los Angeles Sanatorium) at
Duarte, Calif., will be guest
speaker at a dinner Sunday,
Oct. 16, at the Bel-Aire Terrace,
given by the LAS Business Men's
Group of Detroit.
Ben Goldberg, organization
secretary and chairman of the
affair, will give the welcoming
address. A musical program will
be presented during dinner fea-
turing Carlos Cgirtez, Larry Co-
rona, Fran Craner and Richard
Gregory. Mickey Wolf's orches-
tra will play for dancing follow-
ing dinner.

The dinner is the "sound-off
gun" for the $50,000 fund raising
goal set by the local organiza-
tion for the benefit of the City
of Hope; a national non-sectar-
ian tuberculosis hospital under
Jewish auspices. .
The Detroit Auxiliary of the
Los Angeles Sanatorium has set
a $25,000 goal. The organization
works in close contact with the
various Landsmanschafte groups
from whom most of the moneys
are received.. Harry Goldenberg
is chairman of these groups. It
is planned that each Folk group
will designate a City of Hope
evening, the proceeds to go to
the fund. Goldenberg will assist
in the planning of the evenings
program. His phone days, WA.
3-1805; evenings, TO. 57236.

January 24, 193'7
Junior alumni of the UHS was
formally organized for the
younger graduates of the schools.
November 17, 1937
First graduation of junior high
school. Four-year high school,
An overflow crov. _. is expected
because of its length, had been at the - anmS.1 Balfour Ball, Nov.
divided into junior and senior 5, at Hotel Statler, according to
divisions.
October, 1938
UHS organizes first Hebrew-
speaking clubs in Detroit.
September, 1940
Rose Sittig Cohen Memorial
Building, newest addition to the
UHS. was formally opened to
pupils of the growing "North-
west" Section.

Expect Large Crowd

At Zionist BaIl Nov. 5

April, 1941

UHS forms Parents-Teachers-
Association. At present, each
UHS branch has its own PTA
and there is also a PTA Council.
September 26, 1941
A new branch of the UHS was
opened at Bagley Public School,
serving Curtis, Six and Seven
Mile Road area.

„ICC Plans Symposia
On Community Issues

The program committee of the
Jewish Community Council,
headed by Morris Lieberman,
with Mrs. William Grahm as co-
chairman, is planning a series
of four symposia on community
issues vital to local Jewry.
The topics to be presented in-
clude community organization,
Israel in America, culture and
the Jewish community, and the
structure of American - Jewish
life.

Directors of the Jewish Center music program and the
five Chopin Contest winners: Left to right, front row, PHYL-
LIS PULBERG, ROBERT SHULMAN; rear row, REVA KOWAL-
SKY, MRS. ROYAL MAAS, JULIUS CHAJ ES, BETTY KOWAL-
SKY and ESTELLE PAPPAS. <‘!i
Five piano students of Julius
Phyllis Pulberg won first prize
Chajes, music director of the in group "A" (under 16 years),
Jewish Community Center, were
prize winners in the Chopin with second prize going to Rob-
contest recently conducted by ert Shulman, in group 'IT, (16 to
the Detroit Musicians' League.
19). R e v a Kowalsky received
second prize. Betty Kowalsky
was second prize Winner and
Aesculapian Honors
Estelle Pappas received honor-
Moss on Appointment
able mention in group "C" (no
age limit).
The five pianists will be pre-
In honor of David M. Moss,
who has been appointed to the sented at a concert Monday
Michigan State Board of Phar- evening, Oct. 17, in Music Halt,
macy by Governor G. Mennen when they will receive their
Williams, the Aesculapian Phar- prizes. Mrs. Royal Maas is chair-
maceutical Association will hold man of the Center music com-
a testimonial dinner Monday, mittee
Oct. 17, at Bel-Aire.

Oren K. Grettenberger, direc-
tor of drugs and drug stores for
the state, will be principal
speaker. Other guess are ex-
pected to include members of
the state board, presidents of
professional organizations and
deans of state pharmaceutical
schools.

ABE KASLE

Abe Kasle, who is assiting chair-
man Harry Cohen on the com-
mittee.

Two orchestras, under the di-
rection of Phil Brestoff, will play
for dancing. All Statler ball-
rooms have beeli engaged for
the evening.
Proceeds will be used to pro-
vide scholarships for local stu-
dents in Israel, for Brandeis
Camp, youth work in the United
States, Zionist publications and
public relations for the state of
Israel.

Helen Alpert Quits
Federation Post

Helen Alpert, who has served
as director of the young adult
division of the Jewish Welfare
Federation since February, 1948,
has left for a position in New
York City, Julian H. Krolik, Fed-
eration president, announced
this week.

A native of Watertown, N. Y.,
Miss Alpert came to Detroit aft-
er receiving her Bachelor of Arts
degree in professional social
work at the University of Mich-
igan in 1946. From October 1946
to February 1948, she was Michi-
gan regional director of girls'
work for the Bnai Brith Youth
Organization, leaving that posi-
tion for the campaign and year-
round work at the Federation.
Miss Alpert assumes her new
duties on Oct. 15 after visiting
her parents in Watertown.

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friady, October 14, 1949

Congratulations ...

TO THE UNITED
HEBREW SCHOOLS

On the Occasion of 23rd

Reservations may be made by
calling Hy Margolis, dinner
chairman, TR. 2-9390.

Social Agency Council
Supports Torch Fund

The board of the Council of
Social Agencies of Metropolitan
Detroit last week reaffirmed its
belief in federated financing and
the United Foundation's Torch
Fund Drive.

February 8, 1942

Alumni of the UHS celebrated
reunion dinner on 13th anni-
versary.
April 23, 1944
UHS celebrates 25th anniver-
sary at special banquet. Week
long city-wide celebrations were
conducted.
January, 1948
Albert Elazar, well-known edu-
cator, named associate superin-
tendent of the UHS. Shares du-
ties in the UHS system with
Bernard Isaacs, superintendent.
November 4, 1948
UHS marks a milestone in He-
brew education with the open-
ing of the Midrasha, College of
Jewish Stufies.
March 5, 1949
Bernard Isaacs. testimonial
banquet held in celebration of
his book, "Bein Shnei Olomot"
(Between Two Worlds).
March 20, 1949
Dedication of the Northwest-
I.;HS School Bldg. UHS moves
classes from Bagley School to
the Northwest Hebrew Congre-
gation Bldg.
June 24, 1949
Abe Kasle re-elected Hebrew
School president.

Five Jewish Center Students Take
Awards in Chopin Piano Competition

In a letter addressed to board
members and executives of
member social service agencies,
the board said that the Council
saw the Foundation as an "op-
portunity for further advances
in financing for all health and
social agencies and a chance to
have more and better services
for our community."
The Council of. Social Agen-
cies is the Red Feather service
of the Community Chest which
organizes social planning in the
Detroit area.

Annual Education Month

Our schools are the strongest fac-
tors in Israel's battle for survival.
By training well-informed citizens
the United Hebrew Schools are
making important contributions to
our people and to humanity.

May the leaders in our schools be

blessed in all their efforts.

-Henry Cohen, President

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