henry Friedman, at 71,
Active in the Shaarey
Zedek and Boys' Work
When Henry Friedman reach-
ed his 70th birthday, a year ago
- Siznhat Torah, he induced his
l Opera Festival Brings
ivi ream s
Stories for
Our Boys
and Girls
Ala Anserivart Jewish Press Feature
HENRY FRIEDMAN
son, Abner R., with whom he
now is engaged in the insurance
and real estate business, to fore-
go a party, and a liberal gift
instead was made to the Hillel
Foundation in Ann Arbor, whom
Abner once served as student
president.
Now, at 71, Henry Friedman
top rejoices in his ability to carry on
several labors of love. He is seen
regularly at the Shaarey Zedek,
where he serves as usher on the
Sabbaths and holidays, and in
behalf of boys' work through
the YMCA. There is no incon-
sistency for him in these two ex-
tremes. He is a member of the
board of the Downtown YMCA,
also being a life member of
YMCA—and in this capacity he
assists the juvenile division of
the Police Department in pro-
viding activities for youngsters
Who thus are discouraged from
joining in delinquency trends.
Last week he was presented
with a pin honoring hint for
having secured 500 free YMCA
scholarships at the YMCA for
Detroit bays of all faiths,
Mr. Friedman, who is a year
and a half younger than his
brother, Judge William Fried-
man, was born in Detroit. On
the eve of World War I. Dr. A.
M. Hershman traced his birth-
day to Oct. 16—Simhat Torah.
He was in the oil business, and
was associated with a prominent
firm for many years in a whole-
sale clothing 'establishment.
He prides himself on several
things. His major thoughts of
love are for the memory of his
parents, whom he revered for
their piety and good deeds. And
he is proud to have been among
the first Detroit Newsboys.
He is a member of the board
eof the Shaarey Zedek Men's
Club and is an active worker for
the Jewish Theological Sem-
inary.
Besides his son, be has a
daughter, Mrs. Jerome Goldman.
His older brother, David, is 7'l.
He was married in 1911 to Rose
Braude of Grand Rapids. His
wife died in 1942. He is a life
member of the Masonic Order,
having been given this honor
eight years after the traditional
affiliation of 40 years with the
Order.
Hello Boys and Girls:
We've been so busy celebrating
our fall holidays these past few ,
weeks! I thought it might be
fun to relax today with a few
stories about animals .
THE PIOUS OX
There once lived a very pious
man who supported himself by
plowing, with his ox, all week.
But on the Sabbath they rested,
in accordance with God's com-
mandment. After a time, the
pious man grew very poor and
was compelled to sell his ox,
The beast's new owner was not
Jewish. He knew nothing of the
Sabbath. All week he took the
ox to his fields and the ox work-
ed hard. But on the seventh
day, the ox lay down and re-
fused to work. The man beat
the poor animal hard, but the
ox would not budge.
Then the Gentile went to the
original owner and said, "Your
ox refuses to work for me. I
demand my money back!"
The poor man was very much
upset, for he had already spent
the money. It occurred to him,
however, that perhaps the ox
still remembered the Sabbath,
.and the following Sabbath he
went with the Gentile to the
field and found the ox lying
on the ground. He said to the
animal, "As long as you were in
my service, yoU were obliged to
rest on the Sabbath, for so the
Lord God commanded us. But
since you are no longer with me
but are employed by a Gentile,
you are not obliged to rest, for
the Gentile does not keep or
Sabbath."
The vac lmderstood, and laa
went back to his plowing.
When the new owner saw this,
he was astonished and he said,
"See, this animal is anxious to
keep the Sabbath. How much
more should a human being be
anxious to observe it!"
After that, he and his whole
family adopted the Jewish faith..
They were very pious, and
eventually the m a n became
rabbi of the town.
* * *
THE INFLUENTIAL GOAT
Did you know that Moses, the
Jews' great leader, wias onee a
shepherd?
One day while Moses wus
grazing his flock, he noticed
that a little goat had strayed
away. He ran after it, ready to
be harsh with it for causing hint
extra work.
Suddenly from a distance
Moses saw the little goat stop
and drink eagerly from a spring.
When he came itp to the_ little.
I animal he said, "My dear little
goatkin! Had I known that you
were only thirsty, I would not
have run after you." Then he
placed the goat upon his shoul-
ders and carried it all the way
back to the flock.
When God saw what Moses
had done, He was pleased, aid
said to him, "Deep is your com-
passion, 0 Moses! Because of
your kindness to this little ani-
mal, you will be the leader of
My people Israel, and are des-
tined to serve as their devoted
shepherd."
* * *
THE PRICE OF ENVY
Once a poor woman stood in
the market-place selling cheeses.
A eat carne along and carried
off a cheese. A dog saw the
pilferer and tried to take the
cheese away. The animals
fought and fought, but could
come to no decision.
"Lets go to the fox. and have
him referee the matter," the cat
finally suggested.
The fox listened to their argu-
ments with a judicious air.
"Foolish animals," he scolded,
"Why carry on like that? If
both of you are willing, I'll di-
vide the cheese in two and you'll
both be satisfied."
"Agreed," said the cat and the
dog.
So the fox took out his knife
and cut the cheese - in two.
"My half is smaller!" protest-
ed the dog.
The fox looked judiciously
through his spectacles at the
dog's share. "You're right, quite
right," he decided. So he went
and bit' off a piece of the cat's
share. "That will make it even,"
he said,
When the cat saw what the
fox did, she began to yowl, "Just
look! My part's smaller now-"
"Right you are," said the fox,
and he bit off a piece from the
dog's cheese.
This went on so long, with the
fox nibbling first at the dog's
and then at the cat's share, that
he finally ate up the whole
cheese before their eyes.
*
*
The largest sale of tickets in
its 10 year history is heralding
the tenth annual Festival of
Grand Opera, to be held here
Nov. 4 to 9. The New York City
Opera Co., with internationally
known conductors and perform-
ers will appear in a series of
nightly programs at Masonic
Temple,
Tullio Serafin, Dr. Joseph
Rosenstock, Thomas P. Martin,
Lee Shaynen and Julius Rudel
are the conductors.
Following is a list of opera
presentations and their stars:
Nov. 4, "La Traviata," with
Frances Yeend, David Poleri,
Walter Cassel, Edith Evans and
Mary Kres; Nov. 5, "Carmen,"
with Gloria Lane, Giulio Gari,
1 James Pease, Anne Bollinger,
Jon Geyans, Alice Richmond and
Alice Engram; Nov. 6, "Faust,"
with Ann Ayars, Rudolf Petrak,
James Pease, Walter Cassel and
Frances Bible; Nov. 7, "Aida,"
with Anne McKnight, Margery
Lending Musk Figures
Mayer, Edith Evans, Robert Tur-
rini, Lawrence Winters; Nov. g,
(matinee) "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana," with Patricia Neway,
David Poleri; Nov. 8, (matinee)
"Pagliacci," Eva Likova, Walter
Fredericks, Richard Bonelli;
Nov. 8, (evening) "Madam
Butterfly," with Camilla Wil-
hams, Mary Kreste, Wesley Dal-
ton; Nov. 9, "LaBoheme," with
Anne Bollinger, Eva Likova,
Rudolf Petrak and Thomas Tip-
ton.
Tickets are at Grinnell's and
Masonic Temple box office
16—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, October 17, 1952
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Jacob Citrin to Fill
Federation Vacancy
The U-ntted Hebrew
Schools of Detroit
f Gratefully Acknowledge
the Receipt of
Two Scholarships in honor of
the 70th Birthday of Zelda
Baron, from her children.
Generous contribution from
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle in mem-
ory of Max Unger..
A contribution in memory of
Abe Gordon frOm his son,
Gordon.
Jacob A. Citrin, co-chairman
of the Jewish. Welfare Federa-
tion's community relations bud-
get and planning division, was
named by Samuel H. Rubiner,
Federation president, to fill the
vacant post on the Board of
Governors left by the death of
Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer.
In addition to his work with
Federation, Citrin is an active
worker in the Allied Jewish
Campaign, a member of the De-
troit Service Group and current-
ly president ig Temple Israel.
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