ISFTS Calendar Honors Tercentenary
8—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, April 30, 1954
State ADL Conclave to Be Held June 4-6
The Michigan regional advis-
ory board of Anti-Defamation
League of Bnai Brith is sponsor-I,
ing an Institute on Human Re-
The Jewish Home for Aged has lations and Freedom Forum in
scheduled special entertainment Michigan, to take place the
1 week-end of June 4-6 at Fidel-
for the month of May.
man's Resort, South Haven,
Melvin Snyder, whose perform-
, Mich.
ance was unavoidably cancelledJ
In addition to an over-all •
last month, will entertain the
residents next Wednesday eve-.
ning, with selections on the clar- Alpha Omega Women
inet and saxophone and will lead pi
an Donor. Luncheon
the residents in group singing.
On May 12, Rabbi Hayim Do-
Detroit Women of Alpha Ome-
n in of Congregation Bnai David,
ga
will culminate the year's ac-
will address the residents after
tivities with its- annual donor
evening services. -
Samuel Siga] will read to the luncheon on May 11, at Tarn
residents from Yiddish literature O'Shanter Country Club.
The group of dentists' wives
on May 26.
The highlight of the month use the money received from
will be the entertainment at the donor funds to carry out its
monthly birthday party. Cantor program of work, which princi-
pally is obtaining dentures for
Judah Goldring, of Congregation
Beth Aaron, will be the featured people who do not receive wel-
performer, accompanied by his fare aid.
Many of the people the organ-
wife. Miss Gloria Plotnik, so-
prano, will sing Yiddish and He- ization assists are refugees,
pointed out Mrs. Kenneth Belen,
brew melodies.
chairman of the donar. Inves-
The daily diversional activity tigations are made by profes-
program will go on as usual, in- sional social workers, and den-
cluding movies, English classes, tures furnished for reasons of
Talmud and Bible classes, beauty health or employment.
shop appointments, record con-
Dentures are provided free of
certs, arts and crafts and work
in the hobby shop and sheltered charge by members of Alpha
Omega, and money' raised pays
workshop.
only for laboratory fees, Mrs.
Belen said. For tickets to the
Sams Opens in New
event call Mrs. Warren Schneid-
er, UN. 3-8562.
Dearborn Shop Center
Varied. May Program
At the Home for Aged
Reproduced from Sisterhood Art Calendar from Filmstrip
"Isaac Mayer Wise: Master Builder of American Judaism."
Three hundred years of Jewish
We and achievement in North
America are being commemor-
ated by the Sisterhood Art Cal-
endar for the Jewish year 5715
(1954-55), announced Mrs. Hugo
Dalsheimer, Pikesville, Md., pres-
ident of the National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods. This cal-
endar was prepared as part of
the nation-wide celebration of
the tercentenary of J e w ish,
settlement in New Amsterdam
which is being planned by Jew-
ish organizations throughout
the country. The celebration is
being co-ordinated through the
American Jewish Tercentenary
Committee, 3 E. 65 St., New York
21, N.Y.
The current issue of the art
calendar is handsomely illus-
trated with original art work
from filmstrips depicting settle-
ment of the Jews in New Am-
sterdam, Haym Salomon's con-
tribution to the American Revo-
lution, the philanthropic and
patriotic actions of Judah Touro
and the efforts of Dr. Isaac
Mayer Wise to or g a n i z e the
Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations and to train rabbis,
as well as with other photo-
graphs of historic significance.
Chips from a Historian's Workshop
PERSONALITIES AND EVENTS IN JEWISH HISTORY. By Cecil Roth, Philadelphia,
Pa., The Jewish Publication Society 01 America, 1954. 332 pages. 54.
Dr. Cecil Roth has earned for ;
himself an assured place in the;
public mind as a diligent worker
in the field of Jewish history. In
a series of important mono-
graphs and numerous articles he ;
has during the past quarter of al
century interpreted the Jewish
past in all its drama and color.
More than a score of his articles
have now been collected and
published in book form, appro-
priately entitled "Personalities
and Events in Jewish History,"
though Dr. Roth himself de-
scribes them in his preface as
"Chips from a historical work-
shop."
A historian's work, by • its
very nature, causes such chips
to fall and to accumulate. In the
first place, his desire for clarity
makes this necessary. Details
encumber a story and interfere
with the smoothness of its flow.
Persons or incidents, in them-
selves of great interest, frequent-
ly must be reduced to a mere
mention. Morever, the historian
sometimes builds up a theory to
Justify his conclusions, and yet
finds no place for it in the vol-
Brandeis Women Present
Nominees at May Meeting
Mrs. Samuel B. Aaron, presi-
dent, Detroit Chapter of Na-
tional Women's Committee of
Brandeis University, announces
that at a board meeting, May 11
10 a.m., at the home of Mrs.
George Gelanty, 19280 Burling-
ton Rd., the slate of officers for
the 1954-1955 term will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Fred Ginsberg,
nominating committee c ha i r-
man. Election will take place at
the - annual open meeting, at a
garden party at the home of
Mrs. Aaron Gershenson, Wel-
lesly Dr., June 23.
Plans will be made for the
celebration of the fifth birthday
of the Detroit Chapter, on Sep-
tember 22.
A, "Reminding Service" h a s
been established by Mrs. Lee
Mellen, chairman of the book
fund committee. Those wishing
to make contributions honoring
happy events may call her at
UN. 1-2356, or mail to 3201 Sher-
bourne Rd., a list of names,
dates and occasions to be com-
memorated.
The annual conference of the
National Women's Committee
will be held on June 13, 14, and
15 during Commencement week.
In addition to delegates, all
members are invited,
ume on which he is working.
Such by-products of his labor
must be put aside until an op-
portunity presents itself to sub-
mit them to the public in a peri-
odical publication. Such publica-
tions, however, are not likely to
obtain wide distribution, so that
the articles in question remain
unread despite their inherent in-
terest and importance. Collect-
ing them within the covers of a
book consequently becomes a
service to scholarship and a con-
tribution to the intelligent un-
derstanding of the author and
his work.
One need but look at the titles
of the essays included in the
volume under review to recog-
nize what an interesting contri-
bution it makes to various as-
pects of Jewish history. We hear
glib talk about History repeating
itself; we find a significant dis-
cussion of the subject in the
chapter "Parallel and Paradox
in Jewish HiStory." For centuries
the Jews have been called unas-
similable, accused of deliberate-
ly standing aloof from the life
of the people about them. Dr.
Roth takes up the challenge and
discusses it in a number of es-
says contained in this volume.
We wonder about the causes for
Jewish survival; Dr. Roth pre-
sents a number of discussions on
the subject, treating of the peo-
ple, their language and their
literature. Interesting personali-
ties who were in some measure
connected with the Jewish peo-
ple or with Jewish life are in-
troduced in such a way as to
make these contacts clear; for
example, Montaigne and Colum-
bus, and, in somewhat different
fashion, the Shy] o c k whom
Shakespeare created.
Dinner-Dance of City of
Hope Fighters on May 1 5
The City of Hope Cancer
Fighters will sponsor their an-
nual dinner-dance Saturday,
May 15, at Holiday Manor. The
dinner will be preceded by
cocktails at 8:30 p.m. There will
be music for dancing. For reser-
vations, call the chairman, Mrs.
Sidney Kirman, DI. 1-3024.
An exhibition and sale of oc-
ciipational therapy work, pro-
duced by nearly 4,000 patients
and residents in hospitals and
old-age homes under the aus-
pices of Malben, Joint Distribu-
tion Committee program on
behalf of aged, ill and handi-
capped newcomers to Israel, was
held in Tel Aviv last month.
Sams Inc. on Thursday opened
in the new Dearborn shopping
center, which when completed
will consist of 22 ; retail stores.
Sams is the hub of the enter-
prise which is located in the
Michigan Ave.-Schaefer Rd. vi-
cinity.
According to Max Osnos, pres-
ident of Sams,
this is the first
move in an
overall plan to
establish five
suburban stores
to better serve
Detroit area
residents. Other
stores will be
opened in the
future in the
Northeast and
Northwest' sec-
Osnos
tions of the city, Osnos said.
The Dearborn store, which
fronts on . Schaefer, has 100,000
square feet of shopping area.
Merchandise will be similar to
that carried in the two Down-
town stores. A parking lot, able
to accommodate 1,000 cars, is
a feature of the new center.
JTA Inaugurates Direct
Line to United Nations
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A di-
rect line from United Nations
conference rooms into the
editorial rooms of the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency was
opened in a move to facili-
tate quicker handling of UN
news of interest to Jewish
leaders.
The line is connected with
the UN loud speaker system
and enables the JTA editor
to listen to actual proceedings
in the Security Council and
other UN bodies, making it
possible to summarize speech-
es speedily anti transmit them
to JTA offices throughout
the world quickly.
The voice line between UN
and. JTA headquarters is sup-
plemented by a regular tele-
type line which carries all UN
press announcements.
participants in the Institute will
divide into small interest
groups to deal with specific
areas of concern, including dis-
crimination, p r e.j u d i cal atti-
tudes, the fighting of Commun-
ism and the like.
Nationally known personali-
ties have been invited to partici-
pate in the forum on the eve-
ning of June 5, in a panel pre-
sentation of state, national, re-
ligious and educational aspects
of greater implementation of the
American way of life.
Included in the Institute will
be reports of ADL activities in
Michigan.
Co-chairmen for the Institute
are Aaron J. Pearlman of Battle
Creek and Ben M. Rose of
Wyandotte.
•
A Young Israel Camp for
Boys and Girls 6-16 yrs.
At Last! Your child can enjoy a
summer camp that incorporates the
finest principles of Traditional Jew-
ish and American living. Located on
the beautiful Ohio, near scenic
Aurora, Indiana, Camp Shor feat-
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under competent leadership. • . de-
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leading national Jewish youth move-
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See for yourself how your child will
benefit from a summer at CAMP
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formation or registration call or write;
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Join
YOUNG ISRAEL OF DETROIT
IN ITS
31st 'ANNIVERSARY BANQUET
Sunday Eve.
MAY 2nd, 1954
at the
Latin Quarter
featuring
Jewish Community Center Symphony
Orchestra Conducted by
JULIUS CHAJES
The combined Jewish Center Choral
Society and Young Israel Choral Society
Conducted by JULIUS SCHWARTZ
and
MISCHA MISCHAKOFF
CHAJES
Celebrated Violinist
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL TE. 4-4145
Postpone Talk by Lerner
Because of a sudden change
in the schedule of guest speaker,
Dr. Harry L e r ne r, Current
Events Club of the Jewish Cen-
ter's A d u l t Institute, which
meets at 9 p.m. on alternate
Tuesdays at the Davison Jewish
Center, will not meet this Tues-
day. President Rudolph Efram
announces that the same topic,
"Is Limited World Government
the Answer?" will be discussed
May 11.
study of various aspects of hu-
man relations and civil rights,
Meyer Eisenberg
Phillip Stollman
General Chairman
Banquet Chairman
Dinner Promptly at
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
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