Detroit Jewty Celebrates
Hospital Cornerstone Event

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 19, 1951

SeminarN, Creates New
Offices in Campaign
To Improve Facilitie ,,

Busy Congre4s Workers Plot Pick-Up
Campaign for Clothing Aid to Israel

A reorganization of The Jew-
ish Theological Seminary of
America, 3080 Broadway, New
York, to enable the institution
more effectively to carry for-
ward its activities was an-
nounced by Alan M. Stroock,
chairman of the board of direc-
tors of the Seminary. The re,
organization creates a number
of new officers of the Seminary
administration.
Under the new plan, Louis
Finkelstein, president, assumes
the posts of chancellpr and
president of the faculties.
Appointed as vice-chancellor
and vice-president of faculties

The smiling faces of (from the left) Justice HENRY M. BUT-
ZEL, chairman of the cornerstone laying committee; NATE S.
SHAPERO, chairman, building committee; Dr. B. BENEDICT
GLAZER, of Temple Beth El; SAMUEL H. RUBINER, president,
Jewish Welfare Federation; and MAX OSNOS, president, Jewish
Hospital Association; reflect the joy of the Jewish community as
it gathered Sunday to lay the cornerstone of Detroit's long-
planned Jewish Hospital.

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By FRANK SIMONS

Dr. Julien Priver stood Sunday
in. the shadow of the framework
of Sinai Hospital, and listened
intently as four men, long ac-
quainted with the Jewish Hos-
pital movement in Detroit, told
of the past, present and future
of the hospital Dr. Priver will
serve as executive director.
The day was clear and sunny
and an unusually large crowd,
representing all facets of the
community, turned out to listen
to the Hon. Henry M. Butzel,
Samuel H. Rubinner, Max Osnos
and Nate Shapero.as they related
the history of the hospital proj -
ect before laying the cornerstone
for the structure which is De-
troit Jewry's. contribution to ex-
panding health facilities in the
city,
Justice Butzel, as chairman of
the cornerstone laying commit-
tee, welcomed those present, and
told of the Jewish people's long
wish to repay other hospitals in
the city by building a hospital of
its own. Although it has been
the desire of Jews for many
.years to have a hospital, it is
the current overcrowded condi-
tions in the city's hospitals which
prompted Jewry's immediate ac-
tion in taking this step to al-
leviate overcrowdedness in our
hospitals, Justice Butzel added.
"Sinai Hospital is another long
and forward step in the develop-
ment of the network of Federa-
tion's health, welfare and edu-
cational se'rvices," said Samuel
Rubiner, president of the Jewish
Welfare Federation. "Associated
with the agencies under Jewish
auspices and with all social
agencies in the community, the
hospital will raise the standards
of health and medical services
for a wide circle of agencies anti
people," he added.
Osnos, as president of the
Jewish Hospital Association, paid
tribute to the organizations and
the individuals who helped make
the hospital a reality. He cited
the Mount Sinai Hospital Associ-
ation and Hebrew Hospital As-
sociation, pioneers in the hos-
pital movement here, and com-
plimented Nate Shapero and his
building committee, Albert Kahn
Associated Architects and Engi-
neers, who designed the build-
ing in consultation with Dr. J. J.
Golub of New York.
"Today," Osnos asserted, "you
gathered here to see a beautiful
structure, but as yet it is brick
and mortar—lifeless, inanimate.
Soon, under the direction of Dr.
Priver, the hospital will take on
a live form, and will be a going
institution of which we will all
feel proud."
Nate Shapero, as chairman of
the building committee, took
those assembled on an imaginary
tour of the building, explaining
how time - saving devices and
careful planning went into Sinai
Hospital's construction.
He. pointed out that maternity

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is Simon Greenberg, executive
director of the United Syna-
gogue of America, and director
of the University of Judaism,
the Seminary's • West Coast
branch in Los Angeles in which
posts he will continue to serve.
Also appointed vice-chancellor
is Dr. Max Artz, director of field
service and activities of the
Seminary.
Dr. Moshe Davis, lecturer in
American Jewish history in the
Rabinnical School, and program
editor of Eternal Light, will be-
come Provost of the Seminary.
Named to the post of dean of
students is Rabbi Bernard Man-
delbaum, secretary of the -facul-
ty an dregistrar. Dr. Max J.
Routtenberg and Dr. Bernard
Segal have been named execu-
tive vice-presidents.
Rabbi Joel S. Geffen will be-
come director of the department
of field activities.

and obstetric facilities are all
on one floor to avoid all vertical
transportation for mothers and
babies; that a graded approach
to the building was ordered to
avoid step climbing; that pro-
visions for the piping in of oxy-
gen to each room, eliminating
moving tanks was employed; Finkelstein's View of
that conveyor belts from the
central kitchen to floor pantries Judaism Featured
would offer speedy delivery of In Fine Cover Story
food; that all operating rooms
and health facilities are air con-
NEW YORK — (AJP) — The
ditioned.
choice of the Jews by God to

All speakers emphasized the

serve Him and mankind, as

vast contributions made by the taught by traditional Judaism,
community, in matter of time, "was like selective service and
work and money, but they asked cannot be evaded, says Dr. Louis
those not as yet contributing, to Finkelstein, leader of Conserva-
help the speedy completion of tive Judaism, in a cover story in
the building, which is scheduled Time Magazine.
to be dedicated in September of
The steadily growing interest
next year. The role played by by Time in Jews and Jewish
the Greater Detroit Hospital As- problems in recent years reach-
sociation, of which the Jewish ed a high point in the article,
Hospital Association is a mem- the first cover story in the
ber, was lauded for its grant of magazine's history devoted to
$2,500,000 to Sinai Hospital.
American Judaism.
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, of
The article describes Judaism
Temple Beth El, delivered the in- as a "spectrum shading off by
vocation before the cornerstone minute graduations from ultra
was set in place. The cornerstone Orthodoxyo ultra modernism."
contains a history of the hospital Dr. Finkelstein, Who had been
movement, and the many mes- president of the Jewish Theolog-
sages sent by individuals and ical Seminary for 11 years and
organizations to greet the erec- who has now been named chan-
tion of one of Detroit Jewry's cellor, is described as a •"tradi-
most important local undertak- tionalist with one keen dark eye
ings.
on the future."

Work of Residents to Be Feature
Of Horne for Aged Open House Week

Myron A. Keys, president, an-
nounces that the Jewish Home
for Aged will hold its annual
meeting at 8 p.M., Oct. 30, at
the Home, 11501 Petoskey. At
the meeting, open to the public,
the progress of the Home during
the past year will be reviewed.
The Home houses 200 aged Jews
and is considered one of the
most modern and progressive in
the country.
The past year at the Home
has seen its medical program
expanded to include complete
X-Ray, laboratory and dental
facilities. Its occupational ther-
apy program has been enlarged.
Over 500 different items were
made by residents during the
past year in its hobby shop.
Case work services, through a
full time social worker, have
been enriched, and the recrea-
tional program now includes
several new activities.
Election of members to the
board of directors will take
place. In connection- with the
meeting, the week of Oct. 28
through .NOV. 3 will be open
house week at the Home. The
entire population is invited to
observe its programs. Articles
made in the hobby shop will be
on sale.
Visiting hours are from. 10
a.m. to I p.m.

Acting as hosts and hostesses,
in addition to representatives of
the board of directors and the
Ladies' Auxiliary, will be the 209
residents of the Home, ranging
in age from 65 to more than 100
years.
Keys is being assisted in ar-
rangements by Sidney J. Allen
and Gus D. Newman, vice-:presi-
dents, Arthur A. Fleischman,
secretary, Max J. Kogan, treas-
urer, and Ira I. Sonnenblick,
executive director.
Board members of the Home
include Maurice Aronsson,
Avrunin, Dr. Harry B. Ben-
nett, Joseph- Bernstein, Harry
Bielfield, Tom Borman, Herman
Cohen, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn, Ed-
ward Fleischman, George Gold-
berg, Mrs. I. E. Goodman, Irwin
Holtzman, Joseph Holtzman, Dr.
Joseph J. Jacobs, Dr. David Kli-
ger, Ben Kramer, David G. Kurz-
man, David M. LeVine,, Henry
Levitt, Royal S. Maas, Milton K.
Mahler, Herman Mathias, Her-
man Radner, Shirley Rappaport,
Louis Robinson, Alex Schreiber,
Jacob L. Schreier, Ben L, Sil-
berstein, Leonard N. Simons, Isi-
dore Sobeloff, Mrs. Samuel Wel-
ler, Dr. Benjamin D. Welling,
Frank A. Wetsman and. Lew
Wisper, •

With Pick-Up Day set for Oct. 28, these busy workers are
charting the drive for clothing for Israel, a campaign being con- .
ducted by the American Jewish Congress. Pictured, left to right,
are Mesdames LEON J. HERMAN, Central Chapter chairman;
RUBEN SELITSKY, Central Chapter chairman; BENJAMIN E,
GELMAN, Northwest Chapter chairman; and I. B. DWORMAN,
Northeast Chapter chairman. Standing is Mrs. LOUIS REDSTONE,
Council chairman.

Brandeis Sabbath Game Criticized;
Elicits Bennie Friedman's Reply

Following a story in The Jew-
ish News announcing that Bran-
deis University would meet
Wayne University on Saturday,
Oct. 20, in a football contest, a
letter was received from Rabbi
Israel I. Halpern, president of
Business and Professional Chap-
ter, American Jewish Congress,
and spiritual leader of Cong.
Beth A b r a h a m. The letter
states:
"That Brandeis U. should em-
bark on a sports activity which
has become so debased by its
commercialization as to have
caused 33 American colleges to
drop football this year is bad
enough; but that it should fur-
ther disgrace itself by p e r-
petrating acts of `chilul shabos'
openly and • flagrantly will
doubtless further do it and the
Jevish community much harm."
Pointing to Brandeis' excel-
lent growth "in academic sta-
ture," Rabbi Halpern continues,
"I feel certain that every seg-
ment of the Jewish community
. . . in the country, along with
fellow citizens of every other
faith, will join in these senti-
ments. I believe that in the best
interests of Brandeis and the
good name of Jewry everywhere
that all of its sports scheduled
falling on the sabbath should be
cancelled."
(Writing in the Shaarey Ze-
dek Recorder, Rabbi Morris

Adler stated this week: "Let
no Jewish agency, however
secular it may think itself to
be; let no university under
Jewish sponsorship however
non-sectarian its program may
be do aught that will publicly
profane the Sabbath, or that
will indicate that it is of little
importance to Jewish life. If
we have to choose between a
victory on the football field
and the proper regard for the
Sabbath, we must without a
moment's hesitation choose the
latter. Sabbath observers are
more significant in Judaism
than "Saturday's heroes". We
cannot devote a good part of
our efforts in educating our
young in the beauty and sanc-
tity of the Jewish Sabbath
only to have its desecration
given community-sanction and
acceptance. Let us take our
affirmation seriously and pro-
test every careless and irrev-
erent act by a Jewish body
which vitiates our all-year
Jewish program dedicated to
the preservation of Jewish in-
stitutions and values."

A statement received by The
Jewish News from Bennie Fried-
man, the former University of
Michigan All-America and cur-
rently coach of the Brandeis
team, defends the action of
Brandeis'' sports pr o g r am in
scheduling football games on
Saturday.
Friedman states, "The ques-
tion was first raised last year
when a game was played with
Harvard *University n o a Satur-
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that Brandeis "is determined„
insofar as possible, not only to
preserve the highest standards
of academic integrity but also
to follow practices which will
protect the convictions of every
segment of our democratic soz.
ciety."
He emphasized that no classes
are scheduled on Saturday or on
any Jewish or Christian holiday.
"There are two areas of ath-
letic activity at the University,
Friedman asserted, intra-mural
physical education, which is re-
quired of all students, a n
which is an accredited operation
with no activity scheduled for
Saturday, and competitive ath-
letic team play, which is - volun-
t a r y, carrying neither credits
nor given curricular status."
"The voluntary athletic pro-
gram is left entirely to the stu-
dents," Friedman said, adding
that "football on a varsity level
is played on a Saturday after-
noon. If a team does not par-
ticipate then, it has no schedule
at all."
"Friedman concludes his de-
fense with, "I believe that it is
the obligation of Brandeis Uni-
versity to protect all religious
groups — Orthodox, Conservative
or Reform, Christian or Jewish
— from being compelled to vio-
late any religious conviction.
"But, conversely, the specific
interpretation of Jewish 'rime - -
tice of any ortie Jewish denomin-
ational group cannot become
the official framework for a uni-
versity like Brandeis. The Uni-
versity cannot be the official
arm of any one religious ele-
ment.
"We see no justification for
eliminating college football, as
must necessarily follow, if those
who wish to participate in Sat-
urday recreation are denied this
right because of an interpreta-
tion of Sabbath observance
which they do not share!" .

Rabbi Davis to Conduct
Reform Parley Session

Rabbi Maurice Davis, of the
Euclid Avenue Temple in Cleve-
land, will be the principal speak-
er at the round table on youth
of the Great Lakes. convention
of the Union of American He-
brew Congregations at the Stat-
ler Hotel here Nov. 4.
The convention will start on
Nov. 3, at 6 p.m., with a cock-
tail party and reception, and
will be followed by a banquet at
which Rabbi Leon I. Feuer of
Toledo will be the principal
speaker.
The two-day convention will
bring to Detroit representatives
from 30 congregations in the
states of Wisconsin, Minnesota,.
Michigan and Illinois. Arthur H.
:Rice. and Mrs. Sanford Klein, of
Temple Beth El, and Charles
Goldstein and Mrs. Samuel B.
Danto, • of Temple Israel, ,liead
the local arrangements coMmit-
tea.

