Wo.,i;000, • `Tribute to Israel' Rings Up $80,000 KIDDIES' O 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 8-0063. 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- IS TIME FOR 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. • "Sire," said the sage," this fragment is the socket of a hu- man eye, which, in itself, is so THE PERFECT CRACKER small, is illimitable in its de- Party, social, snack or luncheon — sires. The more it has, the more Tani Tam's tops for crunchy munchin'l pt's the finest, flakiest friend a snack ever had it needs; neither gold nor silver ... it's the perfect taste•rnate to all your can satisfy it. But when it has favorite beverages, juices and spreads! been raid in the grave, and a little earth has covered it, be- This Symbol is of Your Assurance e hold! its greed and ambition are STRICTEST KASHRUTH & FINEST QUALITY! forever at an end." 8—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Four Detroiters Pledge $21,500 Water Is Israel Wash Day Miracle Each for Seminary Scholarships Friday, January 1, 1954 - a • Ta 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 MERCURY Featuring the New 161 Horsepower Engine and The New 1954 on the 4ir This Week's Radio and Television Programs of Jewish Interest LINCOLN The Car That Ran Away With the Mexican Road Race. 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. 0 * . Always a Better Deal at MARK LEACH „Ea/co-A.6 DOWRY is ALTMAN'S JEWISH HOUR Time: 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2. Station: WJLB. 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