gen'S. Sidlow, Man of Team/him' 6—THE
Friday, December 31, 1948
Wit, Honored on 50th Birthday

JEWISH NEWS

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On Jan. 5, personable, genial
and warmly-Jewish" Ben S. Sid-
low will quietly mark the 50th
anniversary of his birth. Though
no formal celebration is planned,
the large host of friends he has
won for himself will wish him
well on his birthday.
He came to Detroit as a lad
38 years ago, attended Detroit
schools and has vivid memories
of his early experiences and trials
in the city. He became associated
with the late. Herman Wetsman.
and later. with D. R. Stocker. For
a short period he -was connected.
in business with the late Isaac
Shetzer. Through these men he
was inspired with an especial and
deep interest . in Congregation
Shaarey Zedek which he has re-
tained throughout his adult life.
Entering the congregation in
1932 he immediately sought to
render active service. A man of
energy and profound Jewish feel-
ing he could not long remain
a spectator. He served as a mem-
ber of the order and decorum
committee and became its chair-
man, holding that post for some
years. In 1936 he was elected
secretary of the Men's Club and
rendered great service in that
capacity for 10 years. He helped
bring the Men's Club to its pres-
ent position of one of the largest
organizations of its kind in • the
Conservative movement.,
No task was too humble , and
Ben Sidlow was a familiar and
active figure at each of the many
forums and programs sponsored
by the club. During the war he
showed intense zeal in the sale
of War Bonds. He devoted many
days and nights of incessant work
to this patriotic task, He won
a citation of the Treasury De-
partment and also received for-
mal recognition from the con-
gregation for his activity.
In 1941 he was elected a mem-
ber of the board of trustees of
The congregation and has aided
in every undertaking of the syna-
gogue. Since 1945, he has been
secretary of the congregation.
Ha is also chairman of the house
committee and has been of in-
estimable help in making the
synagogue a center of varied and
constant Jewish activity. At the

Hanukah Program
Is Next Attraction
In Yiddish Series

The annual Hanukah observ-
ance of the Joint Yiddish Culture
series will be held at 8:30 p. m.
Sunday, Jan. 2, at the Jewish
Community Center. The program
is sponsored by the Joint Yiddish
Culture committee of the Jewish
Community Council and the Jew-
ish Community Center. J. Rosen-
shine and I. Zemel are co-chair-
men.
Pavel Slavensky, cantor of
Northwest Hebrew Congregation,
will officiate at the lighting of
the candles and will lead the au-
dience in group singing. Rabbi
Sidney Akselrad of Temple Beth
El, will be principal speaker. Re-
freshments will be served.
Tickets are available through
organizations, at the Jewish Corn-.
munity Council office, 803 W- aSh-
ington Boulevard Bldg., or at the
Center, 8904. Woodward. .

Save Historical Records,
Jewish Public Is Urged

Personal letters, diaries, me-
moirs, minutes of organizations'
meetings, newspaperd clippings
and similar matter are the "mines
Of material" for histOrical re-
search. This is the reminder of
the American Jewish Historical
Society in its plea to the Jewish
public to "save historical records."
The Society, functioning under
sponsorship of the National Jew-
ish Welfare Board, urges individ-
uals and organizations to partici-
pate in this great task of enrich-
ing American Jewish history and
bringing it up-to-date by report-
ing any historical materials or
data that they may discover."
Communications on the sub-
ject should be sent to the Librar-
ian of the Society, 3080 Broad-
way, New York 27, N.Y.

convention of the Federation of Refugee Rosenweig
Men's Clubs of the United Syna- Gets Double Gifts With
gogue he was elected to the na-
Suspended Sentence
tion board.
His hobbies are • fishing and
When: Traffic Court Referee
Jewish humor. Mr. Sidlow knows
a large- number of Jewish anec- heard the story of Feivel Rosen-
dotes and - stories and tells them weig's sufferings in nine concen-
tration camps he. suspended his
sentence on Dec. 22, in a mild
traffic accident charge, as a Han-
ukah gift. But after extending
this gift :he also learned that it
was a "Haseneh" (wedding) gift,
the refugee's marriage having
taken place only a week before.
Rosenweig, who lives at 2934
W. Philadelphia, was born in Pol-
and and managed miraculously
to escape . death at the hands of
the Nazis .after suffering tortures
in one concentration camp offer
another. He came to this country
a year ago.

A. C. Lappin Chairman of
JSSB's Nominating Group

BEN S. SIDLOW

with spirit and skill so that their
Jewish "ta'am" is preserved. One
sees him often in the midst of a
circle of friends . regaling them
with droll tales from his inex-
haustible fund. Possessing a good
Jewish background, he enriches
his conversation with quotations
from traditional sources. He is
a loyal attendant at services and
in his home Jewish observances
and festivals are loyally. re-
spected.
For the past 22 • years he has
been in the insurance business,
He is at the head of the Ben S.
Sidlow Insurance Agency in
which his son, Hubert, is associ-
ated with him. He is married to
the former Minette Wittcaff and
is the father of three sons.

Community
Calendar

Sunday, Jan. 2—
8:30 p.m. 'Yiddish Culture Committee
Hanukah ' program, JeWish Center.
Monday, Jan. 3—
•
Afternoon, National Council of Jew-
ish Women, meeting.
Afternoon, Youth Education League,
meeting.
Tuesday, dan.'4—
12:30 p.m., Young Women of Miz-
racht. donor luncheon, Shaarey Ze-
dek.
12:30 p.m., JNF Ladies' Auxiliary,
board meeting.
Wednesday, Jan. 5—
; 10 a.m., JWF Women's Division,
board meeting.
Evening, Northwest Sisterhood meet-
ing, Northwest Synagogue.
Thursday, Jan..6—
10:30 a.m., League of Jewish Wo-
men's Organizations, board meeting,
home of Mrs. S. Danto.
8:30 p.m., Zionist Organization of
Detroit, parlor meeting, closed.
Friday, Jan.. 7—'
9 p.m., Yeshivath Beth Yehudah
forum.
Saturday, Jan. 8-
9 p.m., Saturday Nite Dance, Jewish
Center.
Sunday, Jan. 9-
4:30 p.m., Bnai Brith Bowling Tour-
nament, State Fair.
8:30 p.m., Histadrut Campaign Open-
ing, Music Hall.

The appointment of A. C. Lap-
pin as chairman of the nominat-
ing committe eof the Jewish So-
cial Service Bureau was announc-
ed by Mrs. Charles Lakoff, JSSB
president.
Members of the committee who
will serve with Mr. Lappin in
addition to Mrs. Lakoff are: Mar-
tin L. Butzel, Mrs. Ralph Shroder,
and Mrs. Ben Shwayder. The
terms of: 10 of board members of
JSSB expire in 1949. Two are
ineligible for reelection, since
they have served two consecutive
terms of three years each. Among
the unexpired terms to be filled is
that of the late Fred M. Butzels.
The nominating committee will
present the names of 11 candi-
dates - at the annual JSSB meet-
ing to be held in conjunction with
the annual meeting of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, in February.
Mf. Lappin has requested that
suggestions for nominations be
addressed to him or to Harold Sil-
ver, JSSB director, at 5737 Sec-:
and Blvd.

Mayor Buys First Military Ball Ticket

MAYOR. EUGENE VAN ANTWERP is shown purchasing the
first ticket to the 6th annual military ball, sponsored by the Jewish
War Veterans, to be held at the Masonic Temple Feb. 19. Left to
right: HAROLD F. MORAN, JWV state department commander;
MRS. SAMUEL J. RHODES, president of JWV Auxiliaries, and
HAROLD PODOLSKY, state department junior vice commander and
chairman of the military ball committee.

Jacobs Appointed to
Keren Hayesod Board

Michigama Reunion Plans
Set for Sunday, January 9

Dr. Emanuel Neumann, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization
of America, has appointed Morris
AC Jacobs, president of the Mich-
igan Zionist Region and the Zion-
ist Organization of - Detroit; as a
member of the board of directors
of the Keren Hayesod (Palestine
Foundation Fund).

Camp Michigama will hold its
annual reunion 1 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 9, at the Wardell 'Sheraton
Hotel.
Skits will be presented by
counselors and campers, and
prizes and refreshments are -on
the program.

Hanukah Greetings

to all Chaverim of the

Labor Zionist Movement

and all our r.-iends.

David and Sophie Sislin

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Jonas Keywell Honored
On klis 65th Birthday

Members of his family and
close friends last Saturday night
honored ‘ Jonas Keywell at a sur-.
prise party at his home, 2205 W.
Euclid, on the occasion of his
65th birthday.
A delegation from the Jewish
Social Club extended greetings-
to Mr.. and Mrs. Keywell and to
their son, George D. Kent, who
has. been appointed assistant
prosecutor by Wayne County
Prosecuting- Attorney Gerald
O'Brien.
The children and grandchil-
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Keywell,
who are married 48 years, and
other members of the family at-
tended the party.

SAMUEL W. PEARLMAN

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