THE JEWISH NEWS-3 Progressives Chide ZOA 29, 1951 For General Zionist Pact Detroit Jewry Gives an Assist To 'City of Freedom' Spectacle Highlighting the evening acti- vities of Detroit's 250th birth- day festival in July, will be a musical extravaganza, "City of Freedom," which will run for eleven nights, beginning July013, Lehrman . Halpern, at the University of Detroit Sta-• dium. Three - Detroit rabbis, Leon A. Fram, of Temple Israel; Moses Lehrman, of Cong. Bnai Moshe; Michigan, another narrator, and will act in the inter-religious portion of the pageant. The role of Fred M. Butzel, the noted Jewish philanthropist who was chosen to symbolize Detroit Jewry, has not yet been announced. Fr. Gabriel Richard and Rev. John Monteith are cast in comparable roles as the Catholic and Protestant leaders respectively. The entire pageant, "City of Freedom," was written by Fr. Daniel A. Lord. Fr. Lord, who entered the Jesuit order when only 21, is noted as an author, lecturer and playwright. Pre- viously, he wrote and produced such historical and musical pro- ductions as "Jamaica Trium- phant," celebrating 100 years of religious freedom. in Jamacia; and "Salute to Canada," pre- sented in Toronto in 1949. A cast of 1,200, composed of singers, dancers and actors, will perform at the U. of D. ;King Saul Snafus Yanks: Cal Gives Reds Friday, June spectacle. Included will be a 100 voice chorus and 34-piece symphony orchestra. Talented people from the entire Metro- FRED M. BUTZEL politan Detroit area will par- . ticipate. The pageant depicts the free- doms that Detroiters cherish so dearly. It is written about the part the city played in freedom from slavery, freedom from time and space, freedom of the living Wage and freedoth from racial and political intolerance. The show is as democratic as By the American Jewish Press the town it is to represent, fea- The stinging-hot b a,t of turing people from all walks of Dodger outfielder Cal Abrams life, from all religions and races. was humming its usual sweet Twenty original songs, inter- preted by various dance forms —classical ballet, ballroom and tap dancing—will be presented. Nostalgia combined with com- edy and history and seasoned with an elaborate musical back- grouhd promise entertainment for the native Detroiter as well as the summer 'visitor. A contest open to all children, 5 to 10, honoring Detroit's 250th birthday, is announced by pit- iens Mutual Insurance Co., sPOriors of the _"Happy Birth- day" shOW telecast over WWJ- TV on Saturdays. Entrants • in 'Blues,' -Shows and Israel I. Halpern," of Cong. Beth Abraham, will act as nar- Snap-Back Sign Fram Fr. Lord rators on successive nights at the spectacle. "City of Freedom" tells the story of Detroit and its con-, tant fight for the freedoms which now peril the modern World. The three rabbis will narrate the transitional and introductory passages which lead from one scene in this vast history to another. s , On the other ten nights nar- rators will be Catholic priests and Protestant ministers. Mrs. Ethel Levine, of 25854 Salem Rd., Huntington Woods, w ill enact a principal role as Mother NAACP Protests Judge Appointee NEW YORK, (AJp)=-Opposi- tion to the confirmation of Po- lice Commissioner Thorrias . F. Murphy as a federal judge in the Second District of New.Yorli was voiced by the executive committee of the National As- sociation fOr the AdvanceMent of Colored People who charged the former federal prosecutor, with anti-Jewish "implications:" . In . a unanimous resolution barring support for. Murphy, the group cited a speech delivered in Ohio by Murphy in • which . the' pOlice commissioner said that "the loyalty of only Irish and their descendants can be un- questioned." "He further pointed out,'' the. NAACP resolution said, ' -"that ohe :of the two witnesses . Who testified on behalf of Alger HISS was a Harvard jurist .. . it was quite obvious that Mr. MurPhy Was referring to Justice 'Felik' Frankfurter of the United States . Supreme Court, who is a .JeW. The other witness was a Negro maid." Defer Merger of Cleveland Groups CLEVELAND — (JTA) — Ac-, tion on' a proposal for the merger of the Jewish Welfare Federation and the Jewish Community . Council of Cleve-. land was deferred until July 10 by the Delegate Assembly of the Council. The plan, worked out joint- ly by organization committees of the two organizations in a series of meetings over the past three years, would merge the two bodies into a single central agency of Cleveland Jewry. After aspects of the plan had been criticized fol- lowing its presentation to the Assembly, action on the pro- posal was deferred for a Month to enable further dis- cussion of the plan by dele- gates with their constituent organizations. the Contest are required to 'de- sign a -birthday card and OM= Mackenzie High Youth Lauds Fred M. Butzel In Valedictory Speech Speaking at commencement exercises of Mackenzie High School at ceremonies on June 21, Kenneth- Shmarak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Shmar- ak, told the 651 graduates, their parents a n d friends the in- gredients which make up a hap- py life. Kenneth, 17 Kenneth years-old, w a s valedictory speaker. He was among the upper 10 percent of his class who graduated with cum .laude diplomas. In his speech Kenneth re- ferred to the efforts of three religious men—Dr. Albert Sch- weitzer, who founded a small hospital in Africa; Father Flan- agan, founder of Boy's Town and Detroit's own Fred M. Butzel. He called attention to Mal- colm Bingay's editorial on Mr. Butzel's passing: "Fred Butzel's activities are so vast it is dif- ficult to comprehend them all. He was a leader in the B o y Scouts, the Community Chest, the Ford Republic and has been majestic power behind all the worthy movements of his fel- low Jews, but all his good tran- scends his other activities." In September, Kenneth will enter the University of Detroit to begin predental studies. TEL AVIV (JTA)—"The reso- lution adopted by the Zionist Organization of America iden- tifying the ZOA with the Gen- eral Zionists- in Israel seriously threatens the special legal status in Israel for the world Zionist movement," according to a reso- lution adopted here by the na- tional conference of the Pro- gressive Party. Other resolutions call upon the Israel government to grant legal status for the world Zionist movement, ask for the estab- lishment by the Israel govern- ment of an Economic Council under a qualified Minister for Economic Affairs, urge equal treatment for all types of econ- omic enterprises and criticise the "monopolistic trends" prevailing in the developments of Israel's economy. "ND HIAS THRU Kosher CARE Food Parcels To Friends and RelativeS IN ISRAEL • $10.00 10.00 18.25 Standard Parcel Baby Food Parcel Family Size- Parcel • Government Approved, Non-Profit, Tax' and Ration Free • Send your orders and checks to 425 Lafayette Street New York 3, N. Y. or your local HIAS office YOU BUY ANYWHERE /Joe fifrniture • FINEST FURNITURE AND LOWEST PRICES IN DETROIT 111115 Ph 7 ,;4744 U P12 /1a Pe pose a verse to accompany it, and' mail them to •WWJ-TV for SAUL ROGOVIN 7303-11 W. McNichols at Monica Happy Birthday Show. There tune while his next door neigh 7 will be many prizes. bor of the American Legaue, White Sox hurler Saul Rogovin, was giving the World Champion Yankees hitless holidays. Abrams did what the critics said was impossible : stage a comback after his early season batting spree. It was Abranis who sparked •the flock to a 6-4 victory over Cincinnati. The game was the Jewish player's first since June 5. Abrams' performance showed signs that the Brooklyn player Was emerging from his recent hitless comae Meanwhile King Saul Rov.o- gin, a kid from Brooklyn who made good in Chicago, gave the Yankees reason for: concern -as he paced the White Sox to a .5-2 win over the Bronx ,-Bom-: bers. Rogovin, hurling his fifth complete game for the Sox since receiving shipping orders from the Detroit Tigers, now boasts a Dramatic is the word for this fascinating The textured effect of this "Sturdee Twit" 4-3 record. flatters every type of decor . . the tightly "sculptured" effect in solid color carpet. 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