City Organizations A Plea for Children's Stay in Jewish
To Participate in Schools Alter Bar Mitzvah Years
JIVF Installation
I felt depressed, I visited a
By BERNARD ISAACS

Representatives of Landsman-
shaften, independent organiza-
tions -and those affiliated with
the Jewish National Fund of De-
troit will be present at special
ceremonies at 8 p.m., Nov. 9, at
Zionist House, 11345 Linwood, in
which new officers of the JNF
Council will be formally install-
ed.
Irving Schlussel, chairman of
the committee in charge of the
program announces that a prom-
inent speaker will be brougent
here as guest speaker and to in-
stall the new JNF leaders. Nego-
tiations are currently in prog-
ress, he added.
The meeting also will be
to the memory of one of
Israel's greatest leaders, the late
first President of the Jewish
state, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the
first anniversary of whose death
falls on Nov. 9.
Along with the officers who
will be installed will also be the
chairmen of several new corn-
mitttees which have been added
to proinote the JNF program in
Detroit: public relations, speak-
ers bureau, youth and educa-
tion and •Landsmanshaf ten.
Seyeral new executive officers
also will be inducted.
Organizations as yet not no-
tified as to their representation
at the ceremonies are asked to
contact Percy Kaplan, executive
director of the JNF Council, TO.
8-7384, or write the JNF office,
11345 Linwood.

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Superintendent, United Hebrew
Schools
There has been a phenomen-
al increase in the attendance,
both in the general public
schools as well as in our He-
brew schools. In fact, the in-
crease of attendance in the Ile-
brew schools is proportionately
greater than that of the public
schools. While in the public
schools the increase generally
ranged from
three to seven
per cent, in the
Hebrew Schools
the increase
reached in some
places as 1.1. i g- 11
as 40 and more
per cent.
The reason for
the increase in
the public
schools is obvi-
ous. During they
second World
War the tension, B. Iaa.acs
restlessness, a n d insecurity
which prevailed throughout the
country prevented young men
and women from•building homes
and raising families, but as soon
as that turbulent period termin-
ated there was a noticeable up-
swing in the birth rate. Hence,
the larger attendance in the
schools, particularly on a lower
level, that is in the nurseries,
kindergarten, and the first two
grades.
This same cause naturally ap-
plies to the increase in attend-
ance of the Hebrew schools, but
the factors that brought about
the added increase are of a more
complex nature. I shall point out
two of them: (1) We have fall-
en heir to our great heritage.
(2) The establishment of the
State of Israel.
(1) The annihiliation of six
million Jews in Eastern and
Western Europe and with them
the destruction of the great
Jewish educational centers, have
placed in the hands of the
American Jewry a responsibility
which they feel they cannot - and
must not shirk. "The Eternity
of Israel canont fail." It must
continue. The Shekhinah, the
Divine Presence, according to
the Rabbis follows us every-
where, and when the Shenkhi-
nah was driven out of the heart
of 'Europe, it took refuge in our
own midst. The Jews of the free
democracies and especially those
of the U.S.A. feel that it is they
who must continue weaving the
golden thread. They feel that
Torah which was given to us by
Moses on Mt. Sinai and then
handed down from generation
to generation must be fostered
by us and handed down to suc-
ceeding generations.
(2) The establishment of the
State of Israel is wielding a
great and 'wholesome influence
upon the Jews of the diaspora.
In spite of the many complaints
and criticisms with which tour-
ists returned from Israel, every.;
body agrees that the school sys-
tem of Israel is second to none.
A little over two years ago, I
had the rare pleasure and pri-
vilege of visiting Israel and
whenever, for any reasons at all,

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school, any school, and was im-
mediately relieved of that de-
pressive feeling. The staff, the
supervision, the textbooks, the
classroom management, every-
thing is on a par with the best
we have.in the United States. In
fact, the schools in the rural
districts, the Kibutzim, no mat-
ter how small are far superior
to that which we see in our ru-
ral districts.
I spent several days in the
Kibutz Ramat Yochanan. It is a
Kibutz of about 500 souls. 'I
found high class teachers, ex-
cellent supervision, and an at-
mosphere not only of learning,
but of learning through play and
pleasure, an experience we do
not find in our small towns and
villages. There is no doubt that
the "light of the Torah" which
emanates from Israel is having
an inspirational effect upon our
Jewish parents here in America.
There is, however, one defect
which I find, and that is the
short duration of our children in
the Hebrew schools. It is true, as
I mentioned, there is a desire
even an urge on the part of the
parents to send their children
to the Hebrew schools. There is,
I would say, a spark, but this
spark must be fanned to a flame
Parents do send their children
to the Hebrew schools but their
education usually ends - with
their Bar Mitzvah or at best,
with the graduation of the ele-
mentary school. If we want to
perpetuate Judaism, if we are
really in earnest in our desire to
be heirs to that great heritage,
and be partners with our Is-
raeli brethren in the fostering
of Jewish education, we must
give our children not only a
smattering of knowledge but a
good sound Jewish education.
The United Hebrew Schools with
its various departments offer a
well rounded intensive curricu-
lum.

Hebrew U. Director
To Speak Here Under
Auspices Alpha Omega

Dr. Alan Kline; president of
the Detroit Alumni Chapter of
Alpha Omega dental fraternity,
announces that Dr. Bernard
Cherrick, of the Hebrew Univer-
sity in Jerusalem, will be guest
speaker at a program at 8:30
p.m., Wednesday in Adas Shalom
Synagogue.
The program has been ar-
ranged by Drs. Frank Reisman
and Alex Kaplan, local co-chair-
men; Dr. Louis Galen, national
president-elect; and Dr. Fred
Stein, national regent.
Dr. Cherrick, who will speak
on "Israel and You," was born
in Dublin, Ireland, educated in
England and served as a rabbi
in leading London synagogues.
During World War II he served
as a British Army chaplain. Af-
ter leaving the army he was ap-
pointed director of both the Jew-
ish National Fund and United
Palestine Appeal for Great Bri-
tain.
Settling in. Palestine before the
establishment of the state of Is-
rael, Dr. Cherrick joined the
staff of the Hebrew University.
Only recently he was elected di-
rector general of the board. He
also lectures in the university's
extension courses.
The community is invited to
attend the program, which will
be followed by a social hour, with
the Detroit Women of Alpha
Omega serving as hostesses.

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Where Will Our Children Go?

The big question to be an-
swered today is : will our chil-
dren be provided with the books
they need, with proper school.
facilities, with good teachers?
Every American has an oppor-
tunity to help our schools. A
free booklet, "How Can Citi-
zens Help Their Schools?" is
available by mailing this cou-
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2 W. 45th St., N.Y. 36, N.Y.
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JWF Women Planning
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Another Mystery Bus Tour of
the Women's Division of the
Jewish Welfare Federation will
be held Wedensday.
The tour, to begin at 10 a.m.
from the Davison Jewish Center,
will cover a circuit of beneficiary
agencies of the Allied Jewish
Campaign.
Fare for the bus tour is $1 and
will include lunch. For reserva-
tion call Mrs. Hackelman, WO.
5-3939.
Members of the tour sub-
committee are:

Guides—Mesdames Murray Altman,
Samuel Feldstein, Harold Kukes, Louis
L. Kazdan and Milton A. Weiss.
Resource people—Mesdames Stanley
Fleischaker, Harry L. Jackson, Lewis G.
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Assistants to drivers—Mesdames Rob-
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Harry L. Jones. S. S. Willis, Harry Wine-
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Registrars—Mesdames Benjamin Bond,
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