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Synagogues, Organizations

20 — THE JEWISH NEWS

Plan Israel Anniversary Events

Speak April 30
At Israel Rally

In addition to the major, city-wide rally on April 30
in celebration of the second anniversary of Israel's inde-
pendence, numerous congregational and organizational
events are being planned in honor of the occasion. Thp
anniversary is celebrated on the fifth day of Iyar, corres-
ponding, this year, to April 22.
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Cong. Shaarey Zedek will
dedicate its late Friday evening
service to the Israel anniversary
at 8:15 p. m. Friday, April 21,
the eve of the fifth of Iyar.
This observance will follow a
special ritual prepared for the
occasion by the late Rabbi Mil-
ton Steinberg, entitled "Service
of Thanksgiving," which has
been published by the Synagogue
Council of America.
Rabbi Morrig Adler will de-
liver a special sermon for the
occasion entitled "Israel and
American Jewry — Their Inter-
Dependence and Independence."
Rabbi Benjamin H. Gorrelick
and Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar,
assisted by the synagogue choir,
under the direction of Dan

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Hate Supporters;
Gov. Gets Copy

Frohman, will participate in the
service.

Panel Discussion

An Oneg Shabbat will take
place in the social hall imme-
diately after the service with
the Sisterhood of Shaarey Ze-
dek as hostess and Detroit Ma-
sada as special guests. Mem-
bers of Masada will lead com-
munity singing of Palestinian-
songs and will participate in a
panel discussion on "What We
Look to from the State of
Israel."
Dov Bar-Nir, Mapam member
of the Israeli Knesset will be
featured at a Hashomer Hatzair
program commemorating Is-
rael's anniversary at the Dex-
ter-Davison Jewish Center at
8:30 p. m. Saturday, April 22.
Bar-Nir helped found the
Hashomer Hatzair Worker's
Party in 1946 and participated
in the formation of Mapam in
1948.
Also on the program will be
Nachum Blackman and Dina
Entin of New York City, who
will render dances interpretive
of Israel life.
- The program includes the
play, "The Reach for a Star,"
written and directed by Sam
Saferstein.

Bnai David Oneg Shabbat

SAM . GOLDFARB (left) ,
chairman, ADL Michigan Re-
gional Board, presents a copy
of "A Measure of Freedom"
to GOV. G. MENNEN WIL-
LIAMS.

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• Gov. Williams received a good
Measuring stick for the Ameri-
On scene; in some respects, a
Who's Who of Bigotry, when
Sam Goldfarm of Jackson, pre-
sented him with a copy of, "A
Measure of Freedom," the Anti-
Defamation League report by
Arnold Forster.
In making the presentation,
Goldfarb noted that several
Michigan citizens were named
as having contributed over $200
a year to Gerald L. K. Smith's
Christian National Crusade. One
Michigan Congressman, R e p.
Clare Hoffman of Allegan, was
linked to Smith through letters
he wrote to professional propa-
gandists on the anti-Semitic
scene.
Among Michigan contributors
to Smith listed in "A Measure of
Freedom," on the basis of
Smith's financial reports, are : W.
Anders, Detroit; M. Gordon, Les-
lie; F. C. Lee, Grand Rapids; J.
Lipnitz, Moran; and B. TsChir-
hart, Ferndale.

Town Hall. Distributes
AJCongress Rebuttal
To Thompson Attack

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A point-by-point answer pre-
pared by the Office of Jewish
Information of the American
Jewish Congress to. Dorothy
Thompson's attack on Israel and
Zionism on the Jan.' 21 Town
Hall program has been distribut-
ed to hundreds of persons at-
tending Town Hall forums.
The Town Hall action came as
the result of a request by the
American Jewish Congress that
__the forum audiences be given a
chance to get the other side of
the picture.
Town Hall showed Miss
Thompson the A J Congress re-
buttal and she agreed that it
should be made available to the
audiences along with a further
statement by herself.

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Friday, April 21, 1950

Sidney Shevitz will preside
and Rabbi Jacob E. Segal of
Northwest Hebrew Congregation
will be the principal speaker at
the rally celebrating Israel's sec-
ond anniversary, Sunday, April
30, 2:15 p.m., at the State Fair
Coliseum.
Born in Jerusalem, Rabbi Se-
gal has long been active in Zion-
ist affairs and is at the present
vice president of the Zionist Or-
ganization of Detroit. During
the war, as a chaplain in the
U. S. Army, he toured the DP

Anniversary Services

Mrs. Harold

Frank paints in
the full meas-
ure of Wom-
en's Division
achievement to
date in the
1 9 5 0 Allied
Jewish Cam-
paign. By April
17, the women
had raised
$227,001. Fur-
t h e r reports
will be made at
meetings April
21 and April
25.

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RABBI JACOB E. SEGAL

camps and became acquainted
at - rst hand with the pressing
human need for the re-estab-
lishment of Israel. Rabbi Segal
visited Palestine in 1945.
The appointment of a floor
committee, which will assist in
the floor arrangements and in

Mrs. Charles Varnen of 2433
Waverly will be hostess for the .
Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the
Sisterhood of Cong. Bnai David
at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, April 22.
The program will be dedicated
to the Israel anniversary theme.
Mrs. Eve Arlin will read ori-
ginal poetry written for the oc-
casion. Mrs. Al Jaffin will speak
on "Israel After Two Years—Its
Accomplishments and Its Pros-
pects." The Sisterhood choral
group will lead community sing-
ing of Sabbath and Israel songs.
Saturday, April 29, at 2:30
p. m. the Women's Sabbath
League will be hosts to Jewish
women of the community at an
Oneg Shabbat at Cong. Bnai
Moshe, Dexter and Lawrence.
The program will center around
the anniversary of Israel. Guest
speaker will be Rabbi Leizer
Levin. Girls of the Batya Club
SIDNEY SHEVITZ
of Young Israel, under the lead-
ership of Eeta Levin and Beth the seating of the audience, has
Cohen, will present a program been announced by Sidney She-
of Shabbos and Israel songs.
vitz and Dr. Shmarya Kleinman,
Labor Zionist Program
presidents of the Zionist and
The Detroit Labor Zionist Community Councils, Serving as
movement will celebrate Israel co-chairmen of the floor corn-
Independence Day at 8:30 p.m. fnittee are: Sam Rabinovitz,
Sunday, April 23, at the Labor
William Hordes, David Zellman,
Zionist Institute.
Major Samuel Naiman from Samuel Feldstein, Dr. Lawrence
Israel will be guest speaker. The Yaffa, Mrs. Beatrice Fealk, Wil-
program will include an address liam Fitzerman and Mrs. Rob-
on 45 years of Labor Zionism by ert Coggan. The co-chairmen
B. M. Laikin, a skit by Habonim will meet on April. 23 at 11 a.m.
on "Two Years of Independence" in the Jewish National Fund•of-
and community singing led by fice to complete floor arrange-
Shirley Molodofsky, with Flor- ments for the celebration. -
ence Sleeper at the piano. Nor-
man Naimark will be chairman First. Hotel Opened
for the evening.
In Port of Eloth
As part of the anniversary ob-
servance, the Holiday Hop
BEERSHEBA, (JTA)—The first
committee of the Jewish Center, hotel to accommodate visitors at
under the chairmanship of Elsie Israel's port of Elath was open-
Lewis, announces that the next ed there. About 1,000 persons at-
Holiday Hop will take place at tended the opening ceremony.
9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29. in The port. is on the Gulf of . Aqaba
the main auditorium of the Jew- which opens into the Red Sea. -
ish Center. Paul Leash and his
Sophisticats will provide dance
music.

Cong. Bnai Moshe will mark
Israel's anniversary at services
at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, with
Rabbi Moses Lehrman preaching
on, "A People Come of Age."
Cantor David Katzman will di-
rect the choir in appropriate
songs.
Rabbi Leo Neuhaus will speak
on, "Birth of Israel," at services
at 9 a.m. Saturday, at Cong.
Gemiluth Chassodim.
Moshe Mittleman and Joseph
Apelbaum will speak before Ha-
chug Haivri at 8:30 p.m. Tues-
day, April 25, at the home of
Ruth Chanin, 2817 Oakman
Blvd. At a meeting devoted to
Israel's Independence Anniver-
sary. For information,. call TO.
9-5548.

Women AJC Workers Measure
Achievement at Report Meetings

Detroit womens' stake in the
Allied Jewish Campaign and in
the Jewish Welfare Federation
will be appraised by Samuel H.
Rubiner, new president of the
Federation at the report meeting
of the Women's Division, Friday
noon, April 21 at the Woodward
Jewish Center.
Reports from the special gifts,
pre-campaign and general sol-
icitation divisions will be heard.
Workers who have distinguished
themselves in the campaign will
be awarded measuring cups,
symbolizing the "full measure
of security," which the women
hope to bring about by a suc-
cessful campaign.
Final reports from all three
divisions will be heard at the
April 25 report meeting. Addi-
tional awards will be distributed.
Musical themes appropriate to
the drive will be sung by a
chorus directed by Mrs. Eli Gross
and accompanied by Mrs. Royal
Maas. Chorines are Janice Ben-
nett, Mrs. Lou Handler, Mrs. Vic-
tor Lawson and Mrs. Harold
Frank. Lyrics are by Mrs. Her-
schel V. Kreger, Mrs. Arthur S.
Purdy and Mrs. Leonard H.
Weiner,
An achievement of $227,001
toward the Women's Campaign
goal of $600,000 was reported at
the April 17 meeting, at which
Mme. Louis Roubach, Interna-

List Nominations
For JCC Executive

The following candidates have
been nominated for election to
a full term on the executive
committee of the Jewish Com-
munity Council. Their names
will be presented to Council
delegates at the delegate assem-
bly Thursday, April 27, at the
Dexter-Davison Center.
They are: David J. Cohen,
M r s. Samuel Green, William
Hordes, Julian H. Krolik, A. C.
Lappin, Rob e r t R. Nathans,
Meyer Schneider, Mrs. Samuel
Silverstein, Mrs. Leonard Wein-
er, Mrs. Jacob Sauls and Mrs.
Maurice Klein.
' Additional nominations f o r
three short-term vacancies will
be announced by the nominat-
ing committee at the assembly.
A d d i t ional nominations may
also be made from the floor.
Candidates who have been
nominated will be voted upon
at the closing Council- assem-
bly in May.

Nation-Wide Torah Tour Arrives
Monday; Meeting at Beth Shinuel

Orthodox Rabbis of Detroit
are being asked to participate
in an extensive publicity cam-
paign to promote the aims of
the Torah Tour of the Rabbini-
cal Council of America in en-
couraging Orthodoxy.
The Torah Tour will bring
three noted orthodox rabbis to
Detroit; Rabbi Oscar Z. Fasman,
president of Beth Hamidrash La-
torah in Chicago; Rabbi Leo
Jung, of the Jewish Center in
N. Y. City; and Rabbi Simon G.
Kramer, president of the New
York Board of Rabbis. A public
meeting will be held at the Beth
Shmuel Synagogue, M o n d a y,

April 24, at which they will
speak.
An informal dinner preceding
the meeting, will be attended by
the orthodox rabbinate and
congregational leaders. Local
rabbis already working on the
Torah Tour include: Israel Hal-
pern, Pinchos Katz, Max Kapus-
tin, Leizer Levin, Samuel- Prero
and Joseph Rabinowitz.
The Torah Tour is an effort
to arouse American Jewry to a
better understanding of the
values of orthodox Judaism and
its great potentialities en the
American scene.

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tional Women's ORT leader from
Paris, spoke.
Measuring cup awards were
made to: Mesdames Harry Beck-
er, Maurice Klein, Samuel Gran-
don, Max Dushkin, David Pol-
lack, Nathan Schermer, Carl
Wois and Victor Klein.

UHS Women Honor
Isaacs' Anniversary

"Between Two Worlds," a col-
lection of stories and sketches

written by Bernard Isaacs,- sup-
erintendent of the United He-
brew Schools, will be interpreted
at the meeting
of the UHS Wo-
men's Auxiliary
at 12:30 p. m.
Wed., April 26,
at the Rose Sit-
tig Cohen Bldg.
Mrs. Bertram.
Smokier; chair-
man Of the day,

Mrs. Oberstein has planned an
anniversary celebration to honor
Mr. Isaac's 30th year of service
as - director of the liebrew

Schools. Mesdames Abe . Katz- -
man, Herbert Moss, Milford Pre-
gerson and Harry Oberstein will
be interpreters.
Mrs; Louis J. Tobin, Auxiliary
preSirient, invites all members
and friends. to attend the cele-
bration and the dessert lunch-
eon which will precede it.

Begin Construction
Of 7-Mile Library

The contract for construction
of the new branch library to be
erected at 7117 W. Seven Mile
Road on the site of the present
Sherwood Forest Branch, w a s
awarded by the Detroit Library
Commission, according to Henry
Myers, president of the commis-
sion; to the F. H. Martin Con-
struction Co. The bid was for
$99,676, and the building is ex-
pected to be ready for opening
in the late fall, 1950.
Floor space of 750.0 square feet
will be divided into four. divis-
ions, separated by free-standing
stacks '-of books instead of by
partitions : Adult reading room;
meeting room in the round bay,
which can be closed off behind
a glass wall for film showings
and other community programs;
youth and reference room, and
children's room.
Library service will continue,
uninterrupted, until' the new
building opens, in the present
temporary quaters. This frame
L-shaped building has been
moved to the front limit of the
site to make' way for construe-.
tion.
Sherwood Forest Branch open-
ed in 1942, in rented quarters on
Livernois, just north of Seven
Mile road. In 1945 it was moved
to the present location on prop-
erty owned by the Detroit Pub-
lic Library, with a view to the
present construction of a library
owned, permanent building.
Miss Eleanor Hannah, who has
been librarian of this branch
since 1944 and superintended the
other moving, will continue to be
in charge of the new branch.

