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THE JEWISH NEWS

Dexter-Davison Center
Dedication Week Calendar

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Morgenthau Given 'Freedom Torch'
By Israel Premier for UJA Work

Friday, January 13, 1950

Dental Group Presents
Michigan U. Professor

NEW YORK, (JTA)—Israel's
"freedom Torch," sent by Pre-
mier David Ben Gurion to Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., general chair-
man of the United Jewish Ap-
peal, was presented to Morgen-
thau by Israel Consul-General
Arthur Lourie, acting for Ben
Gurion, at the Israel Consulate
here.
The torch, flown to New York
from Israel for the presentation
ceremony, 'lit beacons through-
out the Jewish state to signal
the attainment by Israel of its
1,000,000th J e wish citizen. The
"Freedom. Torch" was carried

Jan. 15-22

Detroit Alumni Chapter, Alpha
Omega dental fraternity, will
feature Prof. Preston Slosson of
the University of Michigan as
guest speaker at a meeting at
the Hotel Statler, Wednesday,
Jan. 18.
Prof. Slosson, historian • and
political scientists, will discuss
various aspects of the world po-
litical situation. A question and
answer period will follow the
lecture, which is open to mem-
bers and their wives.

Sunday, 2 to 6 p.m.—All-community open house. Center
board members, hosts and hostesses.
Monday, 8:00 p.m., -formal dedication ceremonies. Mrs.
Walter P. Heller of Chicago, principal speaker. Samuel H.
Rubiner, chairman.
Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.—Jewish cultural evening, featur-
ing Jewish Community Center Symphony Orchestra, directed
by Julius Chajes; Jerome Stasson, violinist; Wyn Garden,
soprano.
Thursday afternoon—Reception and tea for lay leader-
ship and staff of non-Jewish cooperating social service agen-

cies.

Thursday evening—Reception for members of Mothers'
Clubs. Mrs. Sidney J. Allen, chairman of arrangements; Mrs.
Ida Drapkin, dean of Mothers' Club Council, program chair-
man.
Saturday, 8:30 p.m.—Teen-age barn dance and rally.
All week—Exhibit of works by Detroit Jewish artists.
Post-dedication children's party, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2 to 5
p.m.

Open New - Center Branch
To Community This Sunday

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from one end of the country to
the other by relays of several
hundred runners.
Accepting the torch from Lou-
rie, Morgenthau announced
that it would tour major cities
throughout the country, where
it will be kindled to mark the
opening of local campaigns on
behalf of the United Jewish Ap-

peal.
The Freedom Torch is made

of bronze, mounted on a carved
wooden staff. It has a menorah
in bronze bas-relief on one side.
Below is the insignia of the Is-
rael Army.

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NEW CENTER BRANCH

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and yellow on the walls, com-
plemented by matching or con-
trasting folding chairs. Several
rooms have blackboards set
into the walls.
Main features of this floor
however, are the striking teen-
age lounge and nursery. The
former has walls done in dark
green, pale yellow and Chinese
red, with furniture to blend.
Four drapery samples will be
hung at the Windows, and teen-
agers will be asked to select
their favorites, to complete the
furnishings. A coke-bar is to be
installed at one end of the
lounge.
The nursery, in tr aditional
pink and blue, will intrigue pre-
school, tots with its story-book
tiles, set into the linoleum floor,
and extensive bulletin board
space for pictures.

rear of the building.
Construction of the building
has been under the direction of
Harvey H. Goldman, assisted by
Samuel Hechtman and Pauls
Tilds. Sol King and Saul Saul-
son of Albert Kahn, Associates,
designed the building.
The new branch was made
possible by. the United Jewish
Charities, which bought the
land, the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, funds from which • paid
construction costs, and the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation a n d
United Foundation (Community
Chest) which provide deficit
financing to meet operating
costs.
As the photograph above in-
dicates, the Dexter Center has
been built in conjunction with
the Jewish War Veterans of De-
troit, whose Memorial Home ad-
joins the Center. The veterans
Equipment Still Needed
section of the building has not
These interior decoration de- yet been completed.
tails are all the work of the
Center board's decorating com-
mittee, of which Mrs. Samuel Detroit Jews to Confer
B. Danto is chairman. Other On Civil Rights; JCC
members are Mrs. Arthur Bloom,
Mrs. Sylvia Chover, Cyril Arons- Executive Meets Jan. 18
son Miles, Walter Herz, Sol
King and Mrs. Saul Saulson.
At a civil rights rally held at
The new building's lower level the Scott Methodist Church Jan.
may not be completely equipped 8, delegates were selected to
when visitors first see it on Sun- represent Detroit at the nation-
day, but their guides will tell wide Civil Rights Mobilization
them which rooms are for in Washington Jan. 15 to 17.
games, where the refreshment
Included among Detroit's dele-
stand will be set up, and how gates are representatives of the
the crafts shop—complete with East Side Merchant's Associa-
kiln for ceramics—is 'to be laid tion, the Workmen's Circle and
out. One of the most popular the Jewish Community Council.
spots- in the building will prob- Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, presi-
ably be the television lounge, dent of the Jewish Community
also planned for the lower level, Council, was one of the speakers.
the special gift of a Center
The executive committee of
board member and his family. the Jewish Community Council
Other features which will be will meet Jan. 18 at the Jewish
noted at the mew Center branch Community Center. Items on
are the diffused fluorescent the agenda include a report on
lighting through the building, recent -meetings of the National
modern-design checkrooms and Community Relations Advisory
rest rooms, several indirectly- Council, the Civil Rights Mo-
lighted display cases for edu- bilization and action undertaken
cational and cultural purposes, by national agencies with re-
a dark room, sound-proofed spect to the American Council
ceilings, and wide planting box- for Judaism.
es at 'each entrance, already
As a follow-up of its efforts
holding a variety of shrubbery. to combat discrimination by
Builders and Designers
Michigan resorts, the Com-
Branch girector Samuel Neu- munity Council has been advised
schatz; his assistants, William by the Michigan Tourist 'Coun-
Rosenthal and Jean Gore, and cil that all regional tourist as-
other office personnel, have sociations in the state have
their quarters gal the first floor. been warned against violations
Sometime this spring, the area of the Michigan civil rights
to the east of the building will statute.
be converted into a playground,
Leon Kay has been appointed
with a section set off for play co-chairman of the internal re-
for pre-school children, and a lations committee of the Coun-
hard-surfaced area for daytime cil. The committee, headed by
games, which will double for Louis Rosenzweig, deals with
after-dark dancing. Extensive problems arising within the
parking area is available in .the Jewish community.

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