Miriam' s
Orthodox Jews in Yeshivah Business Men's Council
To Assume Cost of Annual Dinner;
Israel Celebrate
Birth of 'New Sun' Proceeds to Go Entirely for Schools
By FRANK SIMONS
JERUSALEM, (J T A)—Ortho-
dox Jews celebrated the birth
Did you ever wonder how
of the "new surf' in accordance
with the ancient belief that the much in advance an organiza-
sun completes a circle of the tion begins to plan for its big
event of the year?
universe every 28 years.
The sun's f i r s t rays were
greeted by a colorful ceremony
atop Mt. Zion where a gather-
ing of Orthodox Jews recited
the traditional blessing for the
occasion and sang Psalms.
The ceremony continued .
throughout the day and night
and ended with the following
day's d a w n. Orthodox Jews
throughout the world joined in
greeting the "new sun."
Sholem Aleichem Women
To Hold Two Luncheons
Sarah Friedman, education
program chairman of the Wom-
en's Division, Sholem Aleichem
Institute, announces two lunch-
eon programs to be held April
25 and May 16, at the Institute
headquarters, 13495 Wyoming.
Dr. Norman Drachler will be
featured speaker at the April 25
event, talking on "The Role of
American Jewry in the Last 300
Years."
At the second program, Com-
mon Councilwoman, Mary V.
Beck will make a return engage-
ment, having addressed the
group previously.
SAMUEL B. SOLOMON
this year's dinner should be by
invitation only, with those in-
vited giving at least $100 a
couple to the schools. This would
take the plade of an ad book,
and consequently do away with
printing costs.
The members themselves have
contributed the entire amount
needed to cover the cost of all
the dinners, entertainment, a
cocktail party and checking.
They have scheduled the af-
fair for 6 p.m., May 3, at the
Latin Quarter. Entertainment
will include Jan Bart, a leading
baritone and singer of cantoria.1
and operatic music; Harold Gary,
who has appeared over radio and
television and who has been
seen in pictures and on the
stage and Dave Diamond's or-
chestra.
The Business Men:s Council,
since its formation two years
ago, has gone a long way in
helping to rejuvenate the Beth
Yehudah Schools, one of the
most important sources of Or-
thodox learning in Detroit to-
day. -
- Enrollment at the Yeshivah
has increased from 500 to 700
students; a b r an c h in the
Northwest rsr a e 1 Synagogue,
17376 Wyoming has been open-
ed; for the first time in many
years the Yeshivah has been
able to meet its budget.
These are some of the accom-
plishments of the Beth Yehudah
Schools since the Business Men's
Council was organized. To say
the Council has done this single-
handed is an exaggeration,
which member s themselves
would be the first to admit.
The group feels, frankly, how-
ever, that because of the din-
ners of the last two years the
Beth Yehudah Schools have
won new and enthusiastic
friends, many of whom have
come to feel as strongly about
this bulwark of Orthodoxy as
the members of the Council.
Proceeds from this year's din-
ner will go for use in expanding
the Beth Yehudah School sys-
tem and to pay back wages to
instructors who are still owed
several thousands of dollars.
Stories for
Our Boys
and Girls
Hello Boys and Girls:
. See the happy children in the picture below? "Free, 0 free is
Israel!" they call, as they celebrate Jewry's newest holiday. "This
Day," of course, is Israel Independence Day, the fifth day of Iyaz
which this year corresponds to the 20th day of April.
In the streets of Israel's cities the military and civil leaders
of the young state will parade proudly, next Monday, while chil-
dren and adults—native-born Sabras, European immigrants, recent
arrivals from Moslem countries, visitors from our country and
many others—cheer and sing to express their joy at the beginning
of Israel's sixth year of statehood.
The Business Men's Council of
the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah
feels that with this year's an-
nual dinner and show it is at
least tying a record for ad-
vanced planning, if not setting
one.
The machinery began to roll
for this year's dinner as the last
guest had departed from the
1952 event. A group of men
from the Business Men's Coun-
cil were talking about the suc-
8 THE JEWISH NEWS
cess of the evening, obviously
• Friday, April 17, 1953
pleased with the amount of
money the Yeshivah would re-
ceive from the venture.
Up spoke Samuel B. Robinson.
saying, "If the Schools receive
all this money, think of what
they'd get if we each divided
the expenses and all the pro-
ceeds went to the schools, with
no deductions for dinners, en-
tertainment or printing a pro-
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gram book."
That was the beginning of one
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of the most revolutionary ideas
in the community for staging
a benefit for a group.
Solomon nominated A. How-
• Rates from $295
ard Bloch, an up-and-coming
• Swimming Pool—Deck Games
Yeshivah ,w o r k e r, as dinner
• Entertainment — Movies
chairmap. Daniel A. Laven and
• Kosher Cuisine
Ben Freedland, long-time stal- Winterhalter Parents
• Hotel Reservations
warts of the Beth Yehudah
ISRAEL TOURIST
Schools, were chosen co-chair- To Stage Air Raid Drill
Winterhalter Parents Teacher
men.
SERVICE
The 24 members of the Coun- Association will meet at 8:30
TO. 8-6896
11820 Dexter Rd.
cil went to work. They decided p.m., Tuesday, in the school au-
ditorium, for a civil defense pro-
gram. The meeting will open
WANT A NEW
with a mock air raid.
Following selections by the
school orchestra, Bernard Gross-
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berg and Harry Shepherd, zone
warden and assistant warden,
will show the film, "You Can
Beat the A-Bomb." Arthur Poole
THERE'S NO DEAL
assistant coordinator of the
LIKE
Civilian Defense Organization,
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Lewis Neikrug Dead at 53
PARIS, (JTA)—Lewis Neikrug,
overseas director of the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society, died in
the American Hospital here,
where he had been ill for the
past two months. He was 53.
Born in Slut z k, Russia, Mr.
Neikrug came to the United
States with his parents in 1904.
SEVEN MILE OFFICE
On this day let Carmel call,
Let the youngsters cry :
Negev, Emek, Sharon, all
Underneath the sky,
They are ours. So let us tell,
Free, 0 free is Israel.
This day, sea, come roar your„
Sunshine, brightness, throng.
On each height, on every /a.
Riseth up our song.
On this holiday come tell'
Freedom dwells with Israel.
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This poem and picture, which
you may want to cut out and
save, are reproduced from the
Children's Calendar, published
by Lion the Printer of Tel Aviv,
Israel, and distributed in this
country by Saadyah Maximon,
487 Broadway, New York City.
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You know Israel Independence
is completely unlike any other
Jewish holiday. It's not a day
for long hours of prayer, like
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kip-
pur; it's not a day to recall joy
ous happenings of our past, like
Passover or Hanukah; it's not a
harvest festival like Sukkot. It
is strictly a national holiday of
the State of Israel.
Why, then, some may ask, do
we American Jews join in the
celebration?
We celebrate with our Israeli
cousins for many reasons.
Because we live in a free de-
mocracy and we are proud that
Israel is a little island of free-
dom standing apart from its
harshly-ruled Mid dl e-Eastern
neighbors.
Because, though we are grow-
ing up with full rights of citi-
zenship and wide opportunities
for education and employment,
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some of our parents and Many,
many of our grandparents, grew
up in countries where such
rights were not available to
Jews. And with them we are
proud and happy that today a
country exists where Jews will
never have any doubts or fears
about their citizenship.
Because with our familieS,
have sent, and are still sending
funds to Israel - to assist the
young state in its important
work of providing a homeland
for all Jews who need security
and who desire to live there.
Because we view with pride
the progress in medicine, agri-
culture, technology and human
relations that Israel has brought
to its part of the world.
So we will carry the blue and
white banner of Israel next to
our own stars and stripes as we
celebrate Israel. Independence
Day this week. We will demon-
strate Israeli songs and dances
and we will discuss the many
accomplishments of our Israeli
Cousins.. And we will help to
spread throughout our commun-
ities the warm feeling that is
in our hearts when we hear the
words "Free, 0 free is Israel!"
Your friend, MIRIAM
\\\\HOROWITZ-MARGARETEN
URI E, G NOODLES
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will discuss the role of the group
against air attack.
New officers to be installed are
Mrs. Abe,. Meral, president; Mrs.
Perry Martineau, Bernard Gour-
witz and Mrs. Louis Phillips, vice
presidents; Mrs. Morris Gross
and Mrs. Earl Mansfield, secre-
taries; Philip Bernstein, treas-
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Council delegate.
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ON THIS DAY
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