JNF Conference Mobilizes Youth, Establishes
Detroit Comnuttees for Bequests & Insurance
Histadrut Busy with Multitude
Of Pre-Campaign Activities
Nathan Shecter, chairman of include Sara and Chaim Fersh-
second yahrzeit, conducted by the Detroit Histadrut Cam- ko, a husband and wife musical
Cantor Judah Goldring, accom- paign's furniture division, this team recently arrived here from
week announced that arrange- Israel.
panied by Mrs. Goldring,
ments for the annual division
Also appearing in the concert
The principal address at the meeting are nearly complete.
will be Isaac Swerdlow and
afternoon session was de-
Division members and their Yaacov Rineglass, outstanding
livered by Dr. Harris J. Levine, wives will meet at 8:30 p. m., actors whose character portray-
president of the JNF of Amer- Tuesday, in the new Furniture als and rich Jewish humor have
ica.
Club of Detroit, Schaefer and earned them widespread rep-
The conference was addressed Seven Mile Rd. Mrs. Ruth ! utations.
by Phillip Stollman, who re- Fayne, of New York, will speak
Plans also are proceeding for
ported for Mizrachi's activities. on the problem of public health the Morris Schaver Testimonial
in
Israel.
Dr. Levine also conferred with
Dinner on Dec. 1. In addition
At the JNF Conference, from the left: WILLIAM HORDES, a group of community leaders
Hostesses at the meeting will to numerous out-of-town guests
honorary president, JNF Council of Detroit; ABE TUVIM, national
be Mesdames Charles Solovich to attend the dinner, Histadrut
director, JNF Foundation; Dr. HARRIS J. LEVINE, national JNF who are active in the JNF on and Aaron Berg.
headquarters in New York have
Saturday
night
at
the
home
of
president; Mrs. SYDNEY RAVIN, president, JNF Auxiliary; DAVID
The division
advised that Avraham Harmon,
SILVER, president, JNF Council; Dr. A. M. HERSHMAN, pioneer Mr. and Mrs. Max Stollman.
sponsors the.. .
Israeli Consul General in New
In his address to the confer- Detroit Furni-!
Zionist who was acclaimed for his efforts by the delegates at the
York, will bring Schaver per-
conference; PERCY KAPLAN, JNF Council's executive director. ence, Dr. Levine stated in part: ture Men's Clin-
sonal greetings from the State
"Within the last five years 180 ic in Israel.
of Israel.
Representatives of more than resolved to undertake the Jewish border settlements have
In speaking of
The special campaign commit-
y5 local men's and women's or- planting of a Forest of 30,000
been built on Jewish National Kupat Holi m,
tee, charged with the responsi-
ganizations, landsmansha f ten trees. A committee organized Fund land. Much of the security Shecter said
bility of raising the first $60,000
and congregations on Sunday for this purpose consists of of Israel depends on land recla- that word has
of this year's campaign, which
Harry
Kaminer,
of
Berditch-
participated in the annual con
mation. The frontiers of Israel been received
will be presented to Schaver to
ference of the Jewish National ever• Louis Rosenberg, of run across 4,000,000 dunams of from Rishon
forward to the Israel village of
Fund, at the WOrkmen's Circle Chaim Weismann Society; hilly country. No line of con- L'Zion that .
Ramle, is well on its way toward
Center, and went on record Isadore Sosnick, of Turover; crete fortification can be as ef- ground-breaking
reaching that goal, Histadrut of-
Harry
Rosenthal,
of
Chernig-•
for
the
new
22
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favoring exPansion of the pro-
fective as a farming population
Shecter
ficials said.
gram for the Foundation of the over Loyever; Morris Malin, of
along the borders prepared for room hospital
Veteran campaigners leading
there took place recently, and
JNF, which aims: to encourage of Korostichever.
both work and defense.
the effort include Maurice Bak-
that
the
hospital
should
be
ready
bequests for the land-redemp- The women's panel adopted
similarly
"Afforestation i s
er, William Gayman, Hyman
tion fund for Israel and the as- the Foundation as a major proj- tied-in with agriculture and de- for service in the spring.
The furniture division meet- Lipsitz, William Selman, Philip
signing of insurance to the fund. ect and selected Mrs. Philip fense.. Trees are important to
The importance of the JNF Slomovitz as chairman of this conserve and ameliorate eroded ing will follow closely on the Goldstein, Morris Hayet, Harry
Schumer, Sam Belkin, Israel
foundation was outlined in branch of activity. The place- lands; tree-roots serve to bind heels of the annual Histadrut Burnstein, Morris Lieberman,
several of the conference ad- ment of Blue-White JNF Boxes loose and sandy soil, preventing City Conference, to be held at David Sislin and Louis Levine.
dresses and in a major explana- in additional homes and intensi- its being swept away by high 1:30 p. m., Sunday, at the Rose
Isadore Brown, chairmw of
tory statement by Abe Tuvim, fication of other traditional ef- winds or heavy rains. In ad- Sittig Cohen auditorium.
On Nov. 21, with activities be- the ticket committee for the
the Foundation's national direc- forts were also emphasized at dition, trees serve to provide a
Schaver testimonial, announces
tor.
this session which was addressed natural bulwark of defense. In ginning to move into full swing, that dinner reservations are
a
community
concert
is
planned
Another major decision of by Mr. Tuvim and Dr. Nahum the last six years we have plant-
in the auditorium of Mumford now being taken by the local
the conference was to expand Weissman.
ed 14,000,000 trees.
High School. Participants will office of Histadrut, TO. 9-8710.
the work of the Youth Assem-
Both the morning and after-
"Thus in many ways the Jew-
bly formed last year by the
Detroit JNF Council. Reports noon sessions which preceded ish National Fund, a non-mili-
on the work of the youth were and succeeded the various panel tary organization dedicated to
presented by the advisor to discussions were attended by the reclamation and develop-
the committee, Morris Lach- overflow audiences. Speakersat ment of the land of Israel as the
over, Samuel Flam, Eli Ber- the morning session, at which eternal possession of the whole
the president of the JNF Coun- of the Jewish people, is aiding
construction of the brewery
niker and Moshe Zeitlin.
Brewing equipment from a
i in- in the defense of the country
along
the latest American
JNF leaders highly commend- cil, David Silver, presided,
New
York
brewery
which
has
;
Wil- against Arab attacks. It is our
ed the work of the JNF Women's eluded Irving W. Schlussel,
been in business for over 50 brewery engineering principles.
profound
conviction
that
by
so
Auxiliary and acclaimed the re- Liam Hordes and Philip Slomo-
years is making the first beer
Over 1,000,000 bottles of Abir
port presented to the conference vitz. Mr. Tuvim installed the doing we are serving not only to be imported from Israel to ' are expected to be imported to
the
interest
of
the
Jewish
people
on behalf of the Auxiliary by its JNF Council officers.
the United States.
this country during 1954. All of
Mr. Schlussel presided at the and the State of Israel, but the
president, Mrs. Sidney Ravin.
This equipment, now located this beer is inspected by Anton
highest
national
interests
of
the
The Mizrachi, synagogues' and afternoon session at which
at Natanya, on the shores of Masaryk, a relative of Czecho-
religious groups' panel resolved panel discussants presented United States as well.
the Mediterranean Sea., produced slovakia's first president.
to promote the tree-planting their reports. James I. Ellmann
"American Jewry, since the in- Abir, which not only serves the ;
Besides serving as a currency
drive through the synagogues, to reported for the lawyer's coin- ception of the Jewish National needs of Israel's population, but
sponsor a special congregational mittee in behalf of the Founda- Fund more than fifty years ago, has been shipped to several gainer fbr Israel in foreign ex-
change, Abir services neighbor-
JNF evening, to support the tion. Percy Kaplan reported as has contributed about 200 mil- countries
• g the U. S. The
work of the JNF Foundation and executive director of the local lion dollars to finance the land- beer is now available in Detroit. ing areas with ice from its ice
plant and is a leading consumer
to intensify the traditional syn- JNF. There was a memorial acquisition a n d development
The one-floor brewery is the of Israeli grown barley.
agogue collections. service in tribute to the memory activities of the Jewish National
completed dream of Louis
The bottle problem was in-
A Landsmanshaften panel of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, on his Fund."
Hertzberg, president of New
itially solved by importing
York's Metropolis Brewery,
thousands of American bottles
who, along with other Ameri-
Center Inaugurates
to Israel. However, in keeping
can and Israeli investors,
with the spirit of the "pro-
Photography Classes
started on construction of the
duced in Israel" idea, Abir is
Natanya plant, and now pro-
now contracting for bottles
The Teen - Age Photography duces a premium lager beer.
manufactured in the Jewish
Georgie Jessel, the guest of group of the Jewish Center is
In Israel, Abir is known as the state.
Approximately $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 was I
inaugurating
a
series
of
photog-
atomic beer. It is jokingly called
pledged Sunday night to the honor, told stories, recalled his
Abir, which means Knight, is
raphy classes at the Davison that because of a report in an
labeled in English and Hebrew
City of Hope, also known as the ' first appearance in Detroit at Branch, 4059 W. Davison. Two
English newspaper after its coi- lettering and features the Star
Los Angeles Sanatorium, located the old Temple Theater in "get - acquainted" meetings on respondent visited Israel in 1952.
of David as its motif. The beer
at Duarte, Calif., at the 41st an- 1911, reminisced about his Tuesday, Nov. 9 and Nov. 18,
The correspondent reported is priced between the cost of
7-8:30
p.m.,
precede
regular
class
friendship
with
Gus
Newman
that a vast airport for Ameri- domestic premium brands and
niversary champagne dinner at
and described he had sessions.
can atomic bombers was being that of European imports.
Hotel Statler, Sunday evening.
come close to Jewish activities
The first term of eight classes constructed on the main Tel
Leaders of the City of Hope as a result of his appearance
be devoted to photography Aviv-Haifa road. Although the
Detroit Business Men's Group, in "The Jazz Singer" in 1926. will
for beginners. The second and Israeli government denied the Noted Egyptian Lawyer
sponsor of the event, said after He described his impression of third terms of eight sessions
To Defend Accused Jews
the dinner that they expect the 1 the City of Hope and urged all each will deal with intermediate report, rumor persisted.
What had actually been seen
Detroit gifts to mount to a total! to support it.
and advanced students. Tony by the British correspondent
PARIS, (JTA)—Ahmed Rushdi,
of $65,000.
Eugene Epstein was the dinner Malacos, an experienced, profes- was the beginning of construc- well known Egyptian lawyer and
Ben Horowitz, national execu-
chairman. Ben Goldberg gave sional photographer, will lead tion of the Abir Brewery. One former Minister of Justice in the
tive director of City of Hope, in the invocation. On the program the course. No camera or pre- of the things which confused postwar Aly Maher Pasha Cabi-
the principal address of the eve- 1 also were Bob Hall and Rabbi vious experience is necessary.
the correspondent was the net, has 'agreed to defend the
ning, described the work of the
great number of American. en- Egyptian Jews arrested on
Jacob E. Segal. Mary Meade en-
California hospital and declared tertained. More than 600 people 28—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
gineers present. Actually, the charges of "espionage" for Is-
that a basic Jewish tradition, attended this annual event.
men were there to supervise rael.
Friday, Nor tmber 12, 1954
which asserts that "I am my
brother's keeper," is adhered to
in the management of the in-
stitution. "We have carried that
Illustrations by MAURICE del BOURGOI
Text by DANIIL IELAZAR
Copyright, MC by American Jewish Press
philosophy into our medical cen-
ter," he stated. He told of the
therapy classes and the recrea-
IN 1671 ROGER WILLIAM.
A HIGHLY
PRoOPEROuf
GRANTED RELIGiouG
tional facilities at the City of
ERA ENSILED -
FREEDOM TO ALL
ALL.--
Hope and of the manner in
A)40 NEWPORT JEWS
A5 -rHg JEwG
ENRICHED TH,
SOON TOOK ADVANTAGE.
which patients are taught
N 1755 AN EARTHQUAKE IN LISBON
Cat.orkrir
OF' "'HIS NEW-
NEW
trades, how they are provided
INSPIRED SURVIVING MARRANOS
FOUND LIBERTY •
THROU6k4 -TRAM
To LEAN& PORTUGAL ,AND EMBRACE
entertainment and recreation.
OPEN JUDAISM IN THE NEW WORLD.
The City of Hope, he said,
continues to function on a non-
sectarian basis and does not
charge fees to anyone. "We are
not only a medical institution
but a way of life," he added.
.sur
REVOLUTION
"We personalize, not institu-
PISTRoseet ,
tionalize, poitients," he declared,
THE
COMMUNITY
rrin Tht
and he madF the claim that the
At; Taff JEWS
A CONGREGA-
City of Hope is "the only d In°
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TION WAS FOUNDED
FLOORED 1b fiRkit
INC
IN NEWPORT IN 176,ANBI- 1A5 5S
crate philanthropy in the
TNi CAS OF tNVIPISCoet4et,
BECOME A INAVONAL SHRINE
world" • because the auxiliaries,
NAGO
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`Atomic Beer' Produced in Israel
Now Available in. Neighborhood Stores
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$55,000 Pledged to *City= of Hope
At Annual Dinner of Local Group
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THE TERCENTENARY STORY
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10, The Jews of Newport, R.I.