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`Tribute to Israel'
Rings Up $80,000
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The Landsmanshaften Socie-
ties of Detroit sold $80,000 worth
of State of Israel Independence
Bonds to an audience of 450 at-
tending their "Tribute to the
State of Israel," Sunday night
at Beth Aaron Synagogue.
The program, which coincided ft
with the 3.000th anniversary of
the founding of Jerusalem, fea-
tured American Cantor Moishe By Uncle David
Oysher and Tova Ronni, Israeli Dear Boys and Girls:
vocalist.
Today I am going to tell you
Sidney M. Shevitz, President
of the Detroit Jewish Commun- another story about Alexander
ity Council, delivered the major the Great. It is taken from the
address to the exclusive group Midrash.
that purchased a minimum of But first let me tell you about
a $50 Israel Bond to attend. He the Midrash. The word originally
reported on his recent visit to meant "investigation." Then it
took on the meaning of "study"
the young democracy.
From it
Largest purchase of the eve- of Holy Scriptures.
ning was made by Samuel Brody, comes the. term Beth HaMid-
rash," which means school or
of 17537 Muirland.
Chairman for the "Tribute" house of study. The Beth Ha-
was Samuel H. Belkin, assisted Midrash played an important
by co-chairmen Morris Malin role in Talmudic and rabbinic
and J. B. Ormond. Isidor Sos- studies.
nick, president of the Lands-
The Midrash elaborates on re-
manshaften Council, also spoke. ligious law as reviewed by the
rabbis and therefore explains
Name Herman Fishman and comments on the Bible.
The word Midrash also means
To Head Hebrew School the delivering of a speech, be-
Membership Campaign - cause of the custom of using a
passage from the Bible when
Herman Fishman heads the beginning a sermon.
membership committee in the Now, then, here is the story
1954 campaign of the United He- from the Midrash about Alex-
brew Schools. Assisting .Fishman ander the Great:
are Leonard Barn, Julius Ber-
Alexander the Great, in the
man, Charles Charlip, Harry course of one of his wanderings
Cohen, Manuel Fishman, Her- after fresh kingdoms to conquer,
bert Fortgang, Sam Franken- came to a little stream. Over-
stein, Ben Gould, Joseph Katz, come by fatigue, he seated him-
Ira G. Kaufman, Jacob Kellman, self on its banks and took a
Robert Marwil and Nathan draught of its sparkling waters.
Schreiber. "How delicious is this water,"
At the first meeting of the said he; "this river must surely
committee, in the home of Abe now from some rich country.
Kasle, president of the schools, Let us discover it." So _ he
steps were outlined for a cam- marched along its banks for
paign to increase the member- many days, till at length he ar-
ship of the schools to 1500. rived at the gates of paradise.
All branches of the United The doors were closed. Loudly he
Hebrew Schools are conducting knocked and demanded admit-
classes during the public school tance.
winter vacation. However, classes
"Thou canst not enter here,"
meet in the morninc, instead of said a. voice; "this gate is the
in the afternoon.
Lord's."
Transportation is provided for
"I am t the Lord, the Lord of
all children during this period. . the
earth,' cried the king. "I
Enrollment has begun for be-
ginners' classes which will start am Alexander the Conqueror;
in February. All parents inter- ; I let me come in."
"Nay," said the voice, "here
ested in enrolling their children
may contact their nearest we know no conquerors, except
branch. For information, call TO,Ithose who conquer their pas-
sions; only the righteous enter
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School branches and their lo- this abode."
cations are: Adas Shalom Vainly did the angry monarch
Branch, 7045 Curtis; Beth Aaron I beg and threaten, he was not
Branch, 18000 Wyoming; Bnai permitted to cross the threshold.
Moshe Branch, 11401 DeXter;* At last he asked the guardian of
Huntington Woods Branch; Lin- paradise to give him at least
wood Branch, 8849 Linwood; something to show the world
Rose Sittig Cohen Branch, 13226 that . he . had been where no hu-
Lawton; Schaefer Branch, 18945 man being had ever before set
Schaefer. foot.
"Madman!" said the voice,
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The "here is something for thee;
American Red Mogen Dovid for may it cure thy soul; from one
Israel shipped five fully equip- glance at it thou may'st learn
ped ambulanceS to Israel where wisdom. Get thee gone!"
Alexander took it eagerly, and
they will be put into operation
by the Red Mogen Dovid, Israel's examined his prize. What was
equivalent of the Red Cross. his surprise and disappointment
to find that it was naught but a
small fragment of a human
skull. Angrily he dashed it to
\t,
the ground.
tam
"Great king," exclaimed a
sage, "despise it not, for that
small bone possesses marvelous
qualities. It will far outweigh
both gold and silver."
"Bring me the scales," said the
king, "and let us try."
And it was as the wise man
had said. The more gold that
was heaped on the one scale,
the lower sank the fragment in
the other.
"Is there nothing," said Alex-
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ander, "that will cause it to
rise?"
"Aye," said the sage, "cover it
with a little earth, and then the
gold and silver will quickly .bal-
ance it down."
"What is this wondrous bone'?"
said the king.
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"Sire," said the sage," this
fragment is the socket of a hu-
man eye, which, in itself, is so
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8—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Four Detroiters Pledge $21,500
Water Is Israel
Wash Day Miracle
Each for Seminary Scholarships
Friday, January 1, 1954
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Wash day is now a happy day
for the housewives of Taibeh,
since they no longer have to
cart heavy barrels of water from
the center of town to their back-
yards. Their northern Israeli
village, with a population of
2,000, is one of the few Arab
village in the Middle East to
have the convenience of a steady
flow of fresh water from deep-
well a n d irrigation projects.
Their new supply of water was
brought to them by the Mekorot
Company, a. national waterworks
firm ,whose • expanding opera-
tions are financed by investment
capital derived from the State
or Israel Bond Issue.
A new high in contributions scheduled to advance the local
by Detroiters • for educational drive from the Seminary the
purposes was set here on Dec. next one to be held on Jan. 10
22, at a meeting of Detroit at the home of Theodore M.
Friends of the Jewish Theologi- Curtis, of Congregation Bnai
cal Seminary, at the home of Moshe. The five Detroit Con-
servative congregations are as-
Samuel Solomon.
At that meeting, four Detroit sisting in the drive.
families —Samuel and Louis
Hamburger, Hyman and David
Safran, Louis Berry and Arthur Yeshivah PTA Slates
Fleischman—p 1 e d g ed $21,500 Annual Theater Party
each for endowment scholar-
ships for the Seminary.
The second annual theater
The principal addresses at the party or the Parents Teachers
meeting• were delivered by Rab- Association of the Beth Yehu-
bi Morris Adler and Dr. Max dah Schools will be held Jan.
Arzt of New York. Mr. Solomon 11, at the Dexter Theater, it was
was presented with a Seminary announced by Mesdames Henry
citation by Dr. Arzt, in appre- Carlebach and Abraham Zent-
ciation of his efforts as co- man, co-chairmen.
chairman of the Detroit drive.
Two technicolor movies, "Stars
Two more me e tin g: s are and Stripes Forever," with Clif-
ton Webb, and "Because You're
London Honors 80th Birthday Mine," with Mario Lanza, will
be the feature films.
Of First Woman Minister
Under the chairmanship of
LONDON, (JTA) — A special Mrs.. Charles T. Gellman, tickets
service was held here to mark have been mailed to all parents
the 80th birthday of Lily Mon- of Yeshivah students. Requests
tagu, president of the Union of for additional tickets should be
Liberal and Progressive Syna- phoned to Mrs. Gellman, at TO.
gogues and the first Jewish 5-0547, or the Yeshivah office,
woman to become a minister. TU. 3-3700.
Proceeds from the party will
Miss Montagu, who still offi-
dates as a minister, was one of go toward defraying the cost of
the first women in Britain to a new bus which transports stu-
become a magistrate - and served dents from their homes to the
in the London Juvenile Court. school.
Announcing .
The New 1954
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and
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on the 4ir
This Week's Radio and
Television Programs
of Jewish Interest
LINCOLN
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THE ETERNAL• LIGHT
Time: 12:30 p.m., Sunday,
Jan. 3.
Station: WWJ.
Feature : "The Rainbow," a
dramatization of the story of
Noah, the great flood and Noah's
attempt to transform his evil
generation into a righteous one,
will be told.
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ALTMAN'S JEWISH HOUR
Time: 9:30 p.m., Saturday,
Jan. 2.
Station: WJLB.
Feature: The personalities in
Jewish Life sketches will con-
tinue with a presentation of
Sidney Shevitz, president of the
Jewish Community Council, and
his achievements in the local
community.
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