Drive Op,ns With $2 425 854 Gifts
Commumity Heartened by
Liberal Initial Responses
The Detroit Jewish commun- I Nazism still is alive in the hearts
ity's initial efforts for the 1953 of fanatic groups and that there
Allied Jewish Campaign were is a tragic new united front of
greatly heartening to the lead- I Nazis and Communists. The lac-
ers who were in position to re- ; ter, he said, represents the
port on Tuesday night, at the ! greatest danger of all.
opening pre-campaign dinner I "The real test whether the
at Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, that Communists have changed their
$2,425,854 was pledged through anti-Semitic policy will come
the pre-campaign division. I when they have done three
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di- things," Dr. Lerner said: "If
rector of the Jewish Welfare I they resume diplomatic relations
Federation, who announced. they with Israel, if they use their
Tuesday night total, stated that influence with the Arabs to end
it represented an increase of 12 the economic boycott around
per cent in giving over last year • Israel and if they give the Jews
by the same donors.
in Iron Curtain countries the
Campaign leaders who joined right to move about freely and
in outlining the objectives of to emigrate to Israel if they
this year's drive at Tuesday wish."
night's event included Irving
Mr. Sobeloff pointed out that
Blumberg, who presided, and the $2,425,854 sum is the largest
Harvey Goldman, campaign co- I ever to have been reported in a
chairmen; Samuel Rubiner, single evening in the history of
Federation president; Mrs. John 1 Detroit's Allied Jewish Cam-
C. Hopp, chairman of the Worn- ! •paigns.
en's Division; John Lurie, pre-
campaign chairman; Henry
Wineman, Abe Kasle, Joseph Simons Center Plans
Holtzman and Louis Berry. Rab-
bis Morris Adler and Frank 2nd later Years' Meet
Rosenthal gave the invocation
and benediction. Mrs. Abraham
The second session of the
Cooper, accompanied by Mrs. "Living in Later Years'' insti-
Sidney Allen, led in the sing-
ing of the national anthem. - tute, sponsored by the D. W.
Mr. Rubiner pointed out that Simons Branch of the Jewish
the campaign's aim of raising at Center, will be held at 1 p.m.,
least $5,100,000 "means the bare Thursday, in the Center, 4000
minimum below which we dare Tuxedo.
not go."
Dr. Frank J. Sladen, medical
Dr. Max Lerner, guest speaker, consultant at Ford Hospital, will
in- an address in which he an- speak on "Financing the Later
alyzed the existing European Years," He will be introduced by
situation, expressed confidence Mrs. Wilkens Livingstone, direc-
that. "whatever the disguise . of tor of public relations for United
the murderers of Jews, their end ComMunity Services. Mrs. Morris
always is the same—they hang Beckwitt, of National Council of
on gallows as high as Haman." Jewish Women, is the after-
He reported that he had learned noon's chairman.
on his recent European trip that
Mrs. Lena Eisler, director of
I
the services to the aging de-
partment of the Jewish Social
Service Bureau, will outline a
three-fold plan of service offer-
ed by her department: boarding
home program, homemaker's
service and counselling of older
people and their children.
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News Brevities
• The Boston Symphony Or-
chestra will play in Masonic
Auditorium the evening of April
21. Pierre Monteux will conduct.
This 72-year old organization is
making its first
coast - to - coast
tour—the man-
agement select-
ing Detroit for
t s initial per-
formance, to be
followed by• 28
other appear-
ances in 25
ies. Paris - born
Monteux
Monteux was
invited by music director
Charles Munch to share con-
ductorial duties with him on
this tour because_ a similar ar-
rangement, adopted last year on
the orchestra's trip to Europe,
proved so successful. Monteux
became an American citizen in
1942.
* *
T w o outstanding Detroiters,
an industrialist and a physician,
were named general committee
vice-chairmen for the United
- Negr o College
Fund campaign
in Michigan.
They are Ed-
ward J. L e v y,
president of the
firm bearing his
name, a n d Dr.
DeWitt T. Bur-
ton, superinten-
Levy dent of t h r e e
h o s p itals. The appointments
were made and announced by
J. J. Jeffrey, Great Lakes Steel
Corporation vice-president who
is general chairman for the
drive. Levy is 'known in indus-
try . as a Iarge-scale producer
Of .concrete aggregate.
Zionists Cancel Meeting
For Campaign Opening
Detroit Zionist District will
postpone its April meeting,
originally scheduled for
Wednesday, so that members
may attend the opening of
the Allied Jewish Campaign,
at Temple Israel, at which
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, presi-
dent of the World Zionist
Congress and chairman of
the American Section, Jewish
A g e n c y, will be principal
speaker.
Bicur Cholem to Hold
Anniversary Banquet .
Detroit Senior Bicur Cholem
will observe its 58th anniversary
with a banquet at 7 p.m., April
26, at the Turover Temple, 12129
Dexter.
Mrs. Edith Golden, vice-presi-
dent of the organization, in a
special plea to the public for
support of the event, urged that
patrons consider the organiza-
tions diversified activities in eas-
ing the plight of unfortunates
in our community and in cases
where assistance is solicited.
Local solicitation squads have
succeeded in enlisting the help
of many Jewish physicians in
Detroit who have contributed
stores of medicinal items, which
are packed by the group and
forwarded to fill designated
needs in Israel.
Rabbi Leo Goldman will be
the principal speaker at the
banquet.
Chamber Musk Event
THE JEWISH NEWS-3
To End Hashofar Series
Friday, April 1'7, 1953
A program of chamber music
will be presented by Hashofar
Society for the Advancement of
Jewish Music as the last in a
series of concerts on April 28,
at the Davison Jewish Center, it
was announced by Marguerite
Kozenn Chajes, program chair-
man.
The concert will feature Emily
Mutter Adams and Esther- Wy-
man Miquelle, violinists; Eu-
genia Staszewski, violist; Ar- •
line Seaman, cellist; and Re-
becca Frohman, pianist, in A
Quintette by Mario Castelnu-
ovo-Tedesco. Joan Freeman,
pianist, and Joan Erman, so-
p:'ano, will also appear.
Zinovi Bistritzky, Hashofar
vice-president, will be the musi-
cal annotator. The concert, free
to the public, is given in coop-
eration with the Jewish Center
and the Music Performance
Trust Fund of Detroit Federa-
tion of Musicians.
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