Chajes Wins Levy Award
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 11, 1949
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DR. WILLIAM KLEIN (right) presents JULIUS CHAJES
with the annual Max Levy Memorial Award for his outstand-
ing contributions to Jewish music.
Julius Chajes, music director of the Jewish Center, was pre-
sented with the 1949 Max Levy Memorial Award for his outstand-
ing contribution to Jewish Music. The presentation was made
by the Detroit Halevy Music Society Saturday night at the
new Halevy Music Center, 13965 Linwood.
Rabbi Jacob Segal of the Northwest Hebrew Congregation
charaCterized Chajes as one of -;
the great Jewish composers of
our period. Chajes has composed
Special
a new musical liturgy for the
Jewish Sabbath and has written
Education Program
scores of popular Hebrew songs,
including "Palestinian Nights"
and "Gallilee." He is the com-
The United Hebrew Schools
poser of an opera and arranged will present a radio production,
the score for "The Song of the "Jewish Education Through the
Jewish Partisans."
Eyes of Youth", at 9:15 a.m.
Chajes came to Detroit in 1938 Sunday, Nov. 13, on station WWJ.
Participants include Bob Leslie
after a distinguished musical
career in Austria and in Pales- Of station WWJ; Ronald Horo-
witz, a student at the Rose Sit-
tine.
tig Cohen Branch of the United
Dr. William Klein, president of Hebrew Schools, and the gradu-
Halevy, presented the plaque to ation class of the same branch.
Chajes. More than 150 persons
The program will be presented
were at the first social gather- as part of the United HebreW
ing held at the new center. The Schools Education Month Pro-
program also included vocal and gram. The script was written
instrumental solos and commun- by Moe Keane'', musical director
ity singing.
of the schools.
UHS to Air
On the Record
By NATHAN Z1PRIN
Mon of the 'Day'
The Yiddish newspaper "The Day" is currently celebrating
its 35th anniversary . . . When Morris Weinberg, its publisher,
first became associated with the paper he was a young man . . .
Now, past 70, he is as alert and active as in the early days . . . As
publisher Weinberg, had many experiences. One of the highlights
in his career as publisher goes back to the period immediately
following the end of the first world war . . . There had been out-
rageous pogroms on Jews in Poland and the American Govern-
ment had sent the elder Morgenthau to investigate the situation.
Morgenthau's report was received with bitter criticism by the
Jewish press and the largest segment of Jewish leadership . . .
At the same time a similar survey was being conducted by Sir
Stuart Samuels on behalf of the British Government . . . This
report revealed the tragic plight of Polish Jewry and its effect was
to set off a wave of protests . . . The New York Times carried only
Morgenthau's report . . . Vexed by the unfairness of the Times,
Weinberg conferred with Ochs who insisted it Was the duty of
an American paper to carry only the report 'of the American
representative . . . Unable to sway Mr. Ochs, Weinberg inserted
a paid advertisement in the New York Times containing the full
text of the Samuels report in order to enable the American peo-
ple to faniiliarize themselves with the true situation of the Jews
in Poland.
From Many Corners
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president of the Jewish Theological
Seininary, said the "Eternal Light" radio program may well point
the way to a new phase in the interpretation of Jewish tradition.
. Those who have been following the program since its incep-
tion slightly more than five years ago will rejoice in the knowl-
edge that the Seminary's hopes for the program have been more
than fulfilled .. . Dr. David_ Petegorsky, executive director of the
American Jewish Congress, and Dr. Trude Weiss-Rosmarin are
debating "Have Zionist Organizations a Future in America?" . .
Trude Weiss Rosmarin says "Yes" and David Petegorsky says "No."
Another significant indication of the high regard in which Jewish
agencies are held in their dealings with displaced persons and
other homeless people of Europe, was manifested in the appoint-
ment of Max Newman, of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
to head the all-important Resettlement Committee of the Council
of Voluntary Agencies in Germany.
Pertinent Anecdote
In the current issue Good . of the Order, a publication of
Lodge No. 1 of New York Elks, there appears, 'under the title of
"Fraternalism" the following anecdote, as told by its editor, Rob-
ert Seelav . . "Massa" Henry Waterson, the great editor of the
Louisville (Ky) paper and a frequent visitor to Washington, sat
at luncheon with several Senators in the Capitol . . . One of the
Senators looked out of the window and then turned to Mr. Water-
son and said: "Mr. Waterson, outside, on the lawn, there is a fist-
fight, between a white man and a Negro, who would you like to see
win the fight?" . . " Before .I answer that," said the wise and
liberal editor, "I should first like to know which of the two men
is right."
Frisch Proposes
'Democratization'
Of Nation's Jewry
NEW YORK—(JTA)—A plan
for the democratization of the
American Jewish community
through the creation of an
"over-all, supreme, authoritative
body, comprised of democrati-
cally elected representatives of
Jewish community councils
throughout the country" was
proposed by Daniel Frisch, pres-
ident of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America.
Outlined in a 12-page bro-
chure, entitled "Democratization
of the American Jewish Com-
munity," the proposal is the
outgrowth of a "Program for
Action" presented by Frisch and
adopted at the last meeting of
the ZOA Administrative Council.
Frisch's plan envisions a con-
clave of Jewish community
councils from all over the coun-
try which would lay the foun-
dation for an all-American
Jewish representative body
which, "because it will represent
all the Jewish community coun-
cils throughout the country, will
be truly authoritative and, hav-
ing received its mandate from
duly-constituted and democrat-
ically organized bodies, will be
truly democratic."
The plan further proposes the
integration of the Jewish Feder-
ations and Welfare Funds with-
in the framework of the demo-
cratic community in order to
bring about "community respon --
sibility for Jewish needs coupled
with a community-wide .unified
system of fund-raising."
Book Month Observance
Poet- Dramatist Leivick Guest
Speaker on Culture Program
H. Leivick, noted Yiddish ganizations and Landsmanschaf-
dramatist and post, will be the ten.
principal speaker at the initial
program sponsored by the Joint
Yiddish Culture Committee of
the Jewish Community Council
and Center at 8:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 13, at the Jewish Center.
Rabbi Moris Adler, chairman
of the Culture Commission of
the Jewish Community Council,
will be the chairman of the
evening and will introduce Lei-
vick. Rabbi Adler will also dis-
cuss the role of Leivick in con-
temporary Jewish literature. The
program will be in celebration of
Jewish Book Month.
Emma Schaver, famous De-
troit singing star, will be heard
in a recital of songs based on
poems by Leivick.
Tickets may be obtained by
calling the Jewish Community
Council, WO. 3-1657, or the Jew-
ish Community Center, MA. 8400
or through Yiddish-speaking or-
H. LETVICK
Jewish•Communities Across Country ,
Join in Observance of Book Month
NEW YORK—The nationwide
observance of JeWish Book
Month begins today in 400 com-
munities, under the auspices of
the Jewish Book Council of
America, sponsored by the Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board
(JWB).
Close to 2,000 Jewish organi-
zations—Jewish Co m m u n i t y
Centers, Jewish schools, syna-
gogues and other groups—will
participate, through lectures,
seminars, symposia, discussions,
and declamation contests,
Special—for Choneh essay
pageants, book fairs, radth and
television programs and book
40 Basle St., Tel Aviv exhibits.
Jewish Book Sabbath
will be noted in the synagogues
TEL AVIV—We knew our pil- of America on Dec. 3. "Jewish
grimage was approaching com- Book Festival" will be noted
pleteness when Choneh came to through book ceremonies and
see us. The former Falstaff of
Brandeis and Lipsky is as well
acqUainted with Israers• gossip
as he was in New York.
He is as much at home at the
Gat Bimon Hotel here as he was
att• the Tiptoe Inn or Hotel Royal
in New YOrk. More people found
REHOVOTH, Israel, (JTA)-
out where we were from him
than those who located us Israel scientists will be charged
through the Palestine Post. He with the task of restoring des-
is still the same amazing Choneh olate areas of the new nation
(with the big feet) who can tell including the Negev, to their
you more about Zionist politics ancient f e r t i 1 i t y, President
than Weizmann or Ben-Gurion Chaim Weizmann declared at
the ceremonies dedicating the
—or even Weisgal.
Choneh even asked that The new Biophysics Department of
Jewish News be sent to him at the Weizmann Institute of Sci-
40 Basle Street Tel Aviv. Per- ence here.
The ceremonies, which coin-
haps this uncanny fellow sus-
pected he would be mentioned cided with the 75th birthday of
here. He shall at least have a President Weizmann, Nov. 2,
were attended by scientists from
Copy of THIS issue.
—Philip Slomovitz. the United States, Britain,
France, Switzerland, The Neth-
erlands, Belgium and a number
of South American countries.
Naval Chaplain Gives President Weizmann disclosed
the Institute had contributed
Yiddish Speech Here substantially to the prosecution
of the war against the Arabs.
"Our scientists," he declared,
Commander Joshua L. Gold-
berg, district chaplain,- third "and others in Israel were able
naval district, will address, in to use the facilities then avail-
Yiddish, all Yiddish organiza- able and contributed a magni-
tions and landsmanschaften at ficent chapter to the epic of our
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in resistance."
Dr. Weizmann said: "It is not
the social hall of Beth Shmuel
Synagogue, Dexter and Buena easy to outline a program for
the future (of the Weizmann
Vista.
The program is sponsored by Institute) without thinking of
the Berditchever, K i s h e never the future of our state. Many
Bessarabier and Pinsker Aid are the empty and desolate areas
Societies, in cooperation with in Israel—the Negev is one of
the Culture Commission of the them. It will be the task of our
Jewish Community Council. At- scientists and workers, and also
tendance is open to the entire of the Israelis, to wrest- back the
soil to its ancient fertility."
community.
Commander Goldberg will re-
port on his trip to Europe, where Bnai Brith Voted on U.S.
he observed conferences of the
Joint Distribution Committee, UNESCO Commission
and to Israel, where he partici-
NEW YORK—Election of Bnai
pated in the world convention of
the Israeli Merchant Marine Brith to the United States Com-
mission of UNESCO was an-
League.
nounced by Frank Goldman,
president of Bnai Brith. The
Commission serves as an advis-
Only 3 Immigrants
ory body to the Department of
From Russia in Israel
State.
Goldman announced the ap-
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Two elder- pointment of Dr. William F.
ly women and one war invalid Rosenblum of Temple Israel,
represent the entire immigration New York, as Bnai Brith's rep-
from the Soviet Union since Is- resentative on the Commission,
rael was established in May, of which Dr. Milton Eisenhower
World Scientists
Hail Dr. Weizmann
At institute Rites
1948, it was reported here. -
programs in homes on Dec. 11.
In sponsoring Jewish Book
Month, which will also be noted
this year in Latin America and
Europe, the Jewish Book Council
airs to cultivate a year-round
interest in Jewish books and
writers. Dr. Solomon Grayzel,. is
Council president.
Anniversaries commemorating
great Jewish writers, scholars,
poets and early Zionist leaders
will also be marked during
Jewish Book Month.
Herman Margulies
To AsSist Director
At Home for Aged
Herman C. Margulies has been
assistant executive director of
the Jewish Home for Aged,
Myron A. Keys, president of the
Home, announced this week.
HERMAN C. MARGULIES
Margulies will work under Ira I.
Sonnenblick, executive director.
Born in Poland in 1913, Mar-
gulies came to the United States
at the age of eight. He attended
NeW York City public schools,
College of the City of New York,
and the New York School of
Social Work.
Margulies also holds a diploma
from the School for Jewish
Teachers in New York City and
has taught Hebrew in religious
schools. While in the Army he
conducted Sabbath and High
Holy Day services.
In addition to Margulies' edu-
cational.. -training he has had
professional social work experi-
ence. with the New - York City
Department of Welfare for the
past 11 years.-
2 New Colonies Set Up
Near Arab Held Area
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Two new
settlements were • founded this
week close to the borders of the
Arab Legion-held triangle of
Nablus, Jenin and TulkarenaL
One, east of Kfar Saba, is be-.
ing settled by French-speaking
immigrants. The other, near
Rosh Haayin, will -house recent
is chairman. • Bulgarian arrivals.