Literary Prize Winners
Announced by LaMed
The 1949 literary prizes ..cd-
fered • annually by the LOuis
LaMed Foundation here for,
the advancement of Hebrew
and Yiddish literature were
awarded to Rachel Korn,
Eliahu Lipiner, Aaron Zeitlin,
Hillel Bavli and S. Z. Zetzer.
'EaCh of the winners re-
ceived a $500 prize.
Mrs. Korn, of Canada, and
Mr. Lipiner, of Brazil, were
honored for works in Yiddish,
the former for a volume of
verse entitled "Barshertkeit-
en" (Preordinations), and the
latter for a book called "By
the Waters of Portugal,"
which deals with the Spanish
Inquisition.
The Hebrew literature
awards went to Mr. Zeitlin for
his work, "Songs and Poems,"
arid. to Mr. Bavli for his trans- ,
lation into Hebrew of Shakes-
peare's • "Anthony and Cleo-
patra." Mr. Zetzer, essayist
and scholar, was honored for
his • contributions to the liter-
ature of both languages.
Religious Groups Asked
To Support Servicemen
President Truman received a
statement from Frank L. Weil,
chairman of the President's
CoMmittee on Religion and Wel-
fare iri the Armed Forces, call-
ing: upon religious groups
throughout the country to con-
tinue and increase their support
for members of the armed
forces.
The statement, endorsed by
Bishop John S. Stamm, presi-
dent of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America;
Francis Cardinal Spellman, mil-
itary vicar of the Military Or-
diriariate; and Rabbi Bernard J.
Bamberger, president of the Sy-
nagogue Council of America,
pointed out that religion's re-
sponsibility. "for the spiritual
welfare of this generation of
youth is inextricably tied to its
responsibility for maintaining
and extending religion as one
of the major forces in history
and in contemporary life."
Those attending the ceremony
at which Mr. Weil presented the
-statement to the President were
Bishop Charles W. Flint; 'Presi-
dent of the General Commission
on Chaplains, representing Bish-
op Stamm; Bishop William R.
Arnold, military delegate to the
armed forces, representing Car-.
dinal Spellman; and Rabbi
Bamberger.
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, October 20, 1950
:ong. Ahavas Achim Lists
Newly-Elected Officers
Cong. Ahavas Achim, at their
annual election, Oct. 9, elected
Albert Burke, president. Isda-
dore Le e m a n, vice-president;
Jay S. Bodzin and Lewis Tessler,
secretaries, Were other officers.
Selected as board members
were Peter Chodoroff, Harry
Eskin, Meyer Lebowitz, Max
Bachman, H e r man Yarrows,
Harry Apple, Sidney Cohen and
Alan Stocker. The next meeting
of the congregation will be at
the synagogue building at 8:30
p.m., Monday.
NCJW Open Study
Group, Hebrew Series
A study group devoted to Jew-
ish cultural and educational
material is being organized by
the contemporary Jewish affairs
committee of the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women. The first
meeting will be Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Herbert S. Es-
kin, of 2671 Ewald Circle, and is
open to all women interested in
NCJW matters.
The NCJW a 1 s o sponsors
classes in conversational Hebrew.
Two series of eleven sessions are
planned; one now underway, the
other to start in January.
Any woman wishing to parti-
cipate can call Mrs. Samuel
Aaron, WE. 3-6336.
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Expect 150 Youths Temple Conclave
One hundred and fifty Jewish
High School youths are expected
at the State Youth Conclave at
Temple Beth El Sunday morning
The Rt. Rev. Richard S. Em- sponsored by the Michigan Fed-
rich, Bishop of the Episcopal eration of Temple Sisterhoods.
Diocese of Mich
The Sisterhoods of Temple Beth
igan, will be the
El and Temple Israel are hosts.
guest speaker at
the opening din-
Northwest Hebrew Cong.
ner meeting at
.7 p.m. Thurs-
Begins Choir Rehearsals
day in Temple
Beth El. Men's
The mixed choir of Northwest
Club in the''
Hebrew Cong. will resume re-
Franklin Memo-
hearsals on 8 p.m. Wednesday
rial Hall of the
in the choir- roam of the syna-
Temple.
Bishop Emrich gogue. Regular rehearsals will
be held every Wednesday eve-
Conservative Synagogues ning at the same time.
Under the direction of Cantor
Continue Leaders- Class
Nicholas Fenakel, the North-
"What Makes A Leader" will west Choir has performed at
be the subject for discussion at Sabbath services and at various
a meeting of the Leadership civic functions. There are open- •
Training Course sponsored by ings in the choir for men akid
the Michigan Region of the Na- women with good voices who are
tional Women's League of the interested in joining this sing-
United Synagogues of America ing group.
on from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Oct.
25, at the Northwest Hebrew Agency Plenary Session
Cong.
In New York in November
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow, chair-
man, will lead the group, which
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The ex-
is comprised of board members ecutive of the Jewish Agency
and committee chairmen from Will hold a plenary session in
sisterhoods of conservative syna- New York early in November, to
gogues, in the art of leadership, discuss immigration and coloni-
club programs and public speak- zation plans for the coming
ing.
year.
Temple Beth El Men
To Hear Bishop Emrich
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto, presi-
dent of the MFTS, is general
chairman. On the committee .
representing Temple Israel Sis-
terhood are: Mesdames Charles
Aller, William E. Greenberg, Na-
than Kolb, Louis Millman and
Maurice Shepphard. For Temple
Beth EL are Mesdames Alfred
May, chairman; Jacob Frank,
Harry Himelhoch, Percy New-
man, Major Siegel, George Way-
burn and Frank Winton.
Students representing the high
schools will be:
Temple Beth El—Barry Safir. chair-
man: Kenneth Bronson, Johanna Frankel,
Adele German, Sandra Gilbert. Janet
Katz, Marcia Kleinman, Carole Goldstein,
Elizabeth Meyers, Barbara Gilbert, Larry
Rattner, Robert Segar, Gloria Zimmerman
and Sara Zimmerman.
Temple Israel: Etta Gail Benyas, Toby
Citrin, Judy. - Jacobs, Sandy Johnson, Mar-
shall Frill kin, Lorraine Friedman. Judy
Green, Margo Jacobson, Adrienne Kolb.
Sanford Lakin, Jay Millman. Jerry Mill-
man. John Shepphard and Marilyn SIAM.
The Conclave progr-m: '
Registration, 9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.; Round Table Theme : "Fu-
ture of Judaism in America"
1. Should we work for a Unified Juda-
ism ?
2. Jewish . youth and religion,
3. Jewish youth in the community.
Youth service and panel reports, 11 :30 •
a.m.
12:30, luncheon.
Greetings from Rabbis Dr. B. Benedict
Glazer, Rabbi Leon Fram and B.. Sid-
ney Aksel rad.
Greetings from State Sisterhood: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Samuel B. Danto and Mrs..
William P. Greenberg, Temple Israel ; Mrs.
George Wayburn, Temple Beth El.
Dancing will follow at 2 p.m.
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