Name Peter Goldstein
To National Post
In Israel Bond Drive
Center Book Fair Set for
Nov. 21-23 ; Features Poster
Contest for Local Schools
Leading cultural, educational
and religious organizations have
been invited to participate • in
the Jewish Community Center's
second annual Book Fair, to be
held from Saturday evening,
Nov. 21, through Monday, Nov.
23, at the Dexter-Davison Cen-
ter.
There will be special events
for young children, teen agers,
Yiddish an 4 Hebrew speaking
groups, newcomers, club women
and the general adult public.
Outstanding publishers of
the country have agreed to
display their books at the Fair.
Mrs. Harry L. Jackson has
been re-appointed chairman of
the Book Fair.
Mrs. George M. Rubin, of the
Jewish Center staff, has been
selected as co-ordinator of the
Book Fair. People interested in
working as volunteers at the
Book Fair are invited to contact
her at TR. 5-8450.
A poster contest, to be part
of the Book Fair, is open to chil-
dren registered in Jewish
schools.
The pupils are invited to sub-
mit entries to the contest, which
closes Nov. 15.
Posters may be brought to the
Dexter-Davison Branch of the
Center any weekday. An entry
blank must be attached to the
back of the poster.
Prizes, provided by the Delia
Immerman Meyers Memorial
Fund, will be awarded to indi-
viduals and their schools.
Winners will be selected from
the elementary, intermediate,
and high school. Prizes are:
First prize, $15 and two Jew-
ish books; second prize, $10
and one Jewish book; five
third prizes, $3 worth of Jew-
ish books.
The Book Fair is one of the
ways of celebrating Jewish Book
3.isnth.
Themes of the posters should
be consistent with the aim of
the Fair.
By BORIS SMOLAR
Poster Contest
Registration Blank
Name
Address
Jewish School
Public School Grade
Please have your parent read
and sign the following:
"I hereby grant permission to
the Jewish •Community Center
to use my child's poster for dis-
play at the 1953 Book Fair and
for promotion of the 1953 Fair.
Parents Signature."
Landsmanschaften
To Offer Yiddish
Program at Dexter
.
Initiating the season of Yid-
dish c u l t u r al activities, the
Coun cil of Landsmanschaften
will sponsor a dramatic pro-
gram featuring the personal ap-
pearance of Celia Budkin, Yid-
dish stage and radio star, and
the Yiddish film, "Life Is a
Dream", starring stage and
radio star Chaim Tauber.
Co-chairmen Morris Malin
and S. Ormond announce that
the program will begin at the
Dexter Theater Sept. 19th and
continue through Sept. 27. The
show embodies Jewish pathos
and humor.
Isidore Sosnick, president of
the Council of Landsmanschaf-
ten, and Louis Levine, chairmen
of t h e executive committee,
stated that proceeds will make
possible an increasing number
of Yiddish cultural programs in
Detroit.
Tickets may be obtained in
block lots or individually from
the offices of the Turover Tem-
ple, 12129 Dexter Blvd., WE.
5-9711, from 7 to 10 p.m., and
Sundays from 2 to 10 p.m.
Peter S. Goldstein, president
of Capitol Paper Co., has been
appointed to the national board
of governors of the State of Is-
rael Bond Organization.
Rudolph G. Sonnenborn, press
i d e ii t of the
American F i -
nancial and De-.
velopment Cor -
poration for Is-
rael, made the
appointment.
Chairman o f
cash collections
for the local
bond organiza-
tion during the Goldstein
1952-53 drive, Goldstein also
served as grand marshal for BIG
(Bonds of Israel Government s
Day, June 14, and rallied hun-
dreds of volunteer workers in
support of Israel.
A board member and first
trustee of Hebrew Benevolent
Society, Goldstein is identified
with many Jewish organiza-
tions, including Histadrut, Ber-
eznitzer, Pinsker, Mogilover and
Bnai Brith. He has contributed
his company's services to Clothes
for Polish Jews and Clothes for
Korea. He is affiliated with
Adas Shalom Synagogue.
Goldstein has already begun
forming a delegation from De-
troit to attend the third na-
tional economic conference for
Israel, Sept. 26 and 27, at Shore-
ham Hotel, Washington.
Circle School Open
For Fall Registration
Workmen's Circle School and
Kindergarten is currently ac-
cepting registrations for the fall
semester in all sessions of its
elementary and afternoon kin-
dergarten classes. Children from
3 to 5 are accepted in the
school's nursery department,
while elementary classes are
open for those 6 to 13.
Indoor and outside activities
are included in the comprehent
sive nursery program. In the
elementary grades, students are
2 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
taught to write, read and under-
Friday, September 4, 1953
stand Hebrew and Yiddish, and
also learn about Jewish history,
holidays, literature and current
events.
For detailed information on
the school's program, call S. Si-
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
gal, director, at TO. 8-5368, or
Zionism: Need for a Single Organization
visit the school, 10 a.m. to 5
It is evident, in discussions in official Zionist circles, that p.m., Monday through Friday.
the leaders of all parties are seriously concerned about the future
of the movement. Israel's reality is responsible, in the main, for a Foreign Investments
slackening of interest in Zionist organizational affairs. This does
not imply a weakening of the Zionist idea which continues to re- Picking Up in Israel
ceive unstinted support from Jews everywhere through their gifts
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to the United Jewish Appeal, Hadassah, the Jewish National Fund
to The Jewish News
and the labor movement, in addition to the purchases of Israel
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Foreign
investments in Israel have be-
bonds.
But Zionism as an instrument for action remains a vital need gun to pick up again since July
in Jewish life. There are recurring situations when it is necessary of this year, according to statis -
to defend Israel against the onslaughts of the Arabs; when there tics released here Monday by
is need to defend Israel's position in official government circles, the Ministry of Trade.
including our own; when parliamentarians must be enlightened
Total investments from abroad
on the Jewish state's economic needs. This can only be achieved beween the state's establishment
through a strong Zionist movement.
in May 1948 and July of this
Zionist leaders must recognize, however, that the desired aims year totalled 177,000,000 . and
cart not be attained through a splintered organization. The time 81,400,000 pounds. Of this total,
has passed when a great cause can be served by varying ideologi- American and Canadian invest-
cal groups. Israel's needs are in themselves so great that they ments have accounted for 37
must be attended to by unified movement. Only a single Zionist per cent.
organization, into which are to be fused all the differing factions,
can be of real service to Israel.
Can the problem of vested interests be averted in such a fu- Austrian, 3 Germans
sion? It remains to be seen whether Zionist leaders are able to Denied Israel Visas
remove ideological variations while planning the attainment of a
goal that is common in Jewry's interests : the assurance of eco-
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to The Jewish News
nomic security for the Jewish state in the interests of sound
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — T h c
rescue efforts for the oppressed and dispossessed. We call such an
aim common in all Jewry's interests because of the responsibility Ministry of the Interior Tues-
every Jew has to help assure peace and amity for kinsmen who day refused to grant visa re-
now have permanent statehood and unquestioned citizenship. quests made by an Austrian and
Such an interest in no sense affects the loyalty of Jews who are three German students now
citizens in lands throughout the world. On the contrary : this touring the Old City who wished
interest also is vital to world peace, and it is urgent that every- to enter Israel. The applications
thing possible be done to assure not only unity for peace in Israel were submitted through the
but also unity for action in the movement that functions for the American consulate in the Old
City.
defense of Israel.
—
Purely Commentary
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(Copyright, 1953, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
L'Shonah . Tovah:
The Jewish High Holiday season offers the American Jewish
woman a certain amount of equality in synagogue . . . But not
lull equality . . . There are still even Conservative synagogues
where the women are separated from the men during the serv-
ices . . . Not to speak of the prevailing tradition in the Orthodox
synagogues where there are separate entrances for men and
separate for women . . On the other hand, very few Jews in
this country are aware of the fact that in certain synagogues
women enjoy Complete equality all year around even to the ex-
tent of being given an "aliyah" . . This is especially true in
the Jewish Reconstructionist movement . . . In some congrega-
tions women are counted for a "minyan" . . . They are also given
the right to participate in "Hakafot" and carry the Torah on
Simchat Torah . . . The far-reaching decisions to call women
to the Torah and to count them for a "manyan" actually con-
stitute a revolution in the age-old Jewish traditions with regard
to the status of women in the synagogue . . . They were reached
only after several years of stormy discussions within the Recon-
structionist movement . . . However, they are being practiced
now and it looks as if the time is not too distant when more
women will be called up to the Torah than men . . This is be-
cause women are today far more active in synagogue life than
the men . . . Women are on the boards of trustees of numerous
synagogues, and in many congregations the women's division . is
an integral part • of the congregation . . In fact, students . of
Jewish life in the United. States are coming more and more to
the conclusion that it is the Jewish woman who promotes Juda-
ism in this country more than the man . . . This notwithstanding
the fact that the men are contributors to various Jewish causes
. . . The Jewish mother, more than the father, exercizes a Jewish
influence at home and is more Jewish-minded than her husband,
who is busy with all kindS , of other things . . . No wonder that
the Jewish women's organizations in this country are gaining
in membership while the organizations of men are showing a
decline in membership.
Communal Guidance:
The sum of $125,000,000 is now being raised annually for
local, regional, national and overseas Jewish needs by 255 Jewish
communities affiliated with the Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds . . . These communities comprise at least 95
percent of the Jewish population of the United States and Canada
. . Their associate local Jewish services receive about $8,000,000
annually from local Community Chests . . To raise such large
sums is, of . course, a challenging responsibility . But equally
challenging is the responsibility of distributing these funds wisely
and justly . . . How the funds should be distributed, which needs
should be met and to what extent—these are the questions which
require responsible thinking and careful weighing . . Conamu.
nity budget committees have ; therefore, no easy task on their
hands ... They are confronted with pleas for funds from scores
of organizations and institutions often located hundreds, or even
thousands, of miles from the community . . They cannot ob-
serve the work of these agencies at first hand, and the requests
usually total more . than what is available . . . As stewards of
communal funds, the members of these budgeting committees
lutist weigh many types of needs — local, national and overseas,
represented by various types of agencies . . s To help the bud-
geting committees in their complicated work, the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds has prepared for them a
manual which outlines in great detail budgeting principles and
practices . . Of course, budgeting can never be static — new
human and social problems arise constantly . . Each year's
needs must, thus, be examined anew . . . However, the CJFWF
manual is definitely a substantial contribution to the strengthen-
ing of community budgeting ... In outlining, among other things,
the principles of budgeting and allocating, the CJFWF recom-
mends the following line of guidance for inclusion of beneficiar-
ies • . . 1. The beneficiaries should merit the financial support
of the entire Jewish community . . . 2. They should have a neces-
sary program . . . 3. They should have an active responsible gov-
erning board . . . 4. They should be reasonably efficient in the
conduct of their work . 5. They should report fully on their
finances and services . „ 6. They should not engage in undesir-
able fund-raising practices .
Aging Jews:
The problem of providing homes and "Golden Age" day cen-
ters for aged Jews is now one of the major problems facing num-
erous Jewish communities . . The number of Jews who are 65
and older is increasing from year to year, and not all of them
can live with their children . . . Sixty-eight Jewish homes for
aged have now about 11,000 inmates . . And this is 4% more
than last year . . . On the other hand, children feel uneasy about
having their parents live alone, especially when one of the parents
is dead . . . It is true that many aged Jews, especially workers
in the garment trades, have fewer economic fears because of
social security and union pensions . . But it is also true that
even those aged Jews feel lonely and out of place after retire-
ment . . . It is for such persons that all-day centers and "Golden
Age" clubs are now being organized by Jewish organizations . .
Within the dignified quarters of such day centers, the oldsters
—men and women—meet and cultivate friendships and forget
their emotional ailments . . A book depicting the work of one
such community center has just been published by the Inter-
national Universities Press under the title "Group Work with
the Aged" . . . Written by two social workers, Susan H. Kubic and
Gertrude Landau, the volume shows how a group of 40 aged
people, which included 22 Jews, 15 Protestants and three Catho-
lics, managed to develop common interests in various activities
at the center.
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The German Elections: Shades of Nazism Over the World
Germany's approaching elections cast new shadows over Eu-
rope and perhaps the entire world. New threats emanate from
the land of the Nazis. The Hitlerian idea still lives in Germany,
and there is fear that out of the elections will emerge a new
menace: the return to power of a strong faction of Hitler-minded
politicians.
Should this happen, the blood of six million Jews and millions
of Christians who fell victims to Hitlerism will cry out to the
Heavens against the encouragement that has been given to Nazi-
minded Germans by the western powers. Germany was defeated
on the field of battle, but Hitler's ideas have not perished. Sad
days appear ahead for Europe and the entire world as a result of
the re-emergence, of Hitlerites in Germany,
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Between You and Me
U. S. Group Sends $6,800
For Israel Cancer Project
TEL AVIV, (IIP) — A grant
totalling $6,800 has been al-
located by the National Cancer
Advisory Council in the United
States for research work in Is-
rael.
The money will go to the Beil-
inson Hospital for the further-
ance of their work on the in-
cidence of uterine cancer among
Jewish women.
Holiday Deadline Note:
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're Too Late Already
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to the Labor Day holiday, it was necessary for The Jewish
News to advance its deadline date for news copy to Thurs-
day, Sept. 3 (Yesterday). All news reaching us after that
time will be retained until the following week, and, if still
timely, printed in our edition of Sept. 18. Classified adver-
, tising will be accepted for the Sept. 11 edition until 3 p.m,
Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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