Community Makes Tercentenary
Book Gift to Public Library

6—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 10, 1954

INational Leaders Acclaim Schaver

Prominent national Labor Zio- ment, having traveled on plane
nist leaders participated in the the entire day before he could
impressive testimonial banquet . land in Detroit.
here last week in tribute to the I The salesmen of the Central
ioneer Labor Zionist and corn-
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A banquet at 6 p.m., Sunday, munity leader, Morris L. Scha- Factor cy an dO , erall Su
; headed by Mr. Schaver, a n-
at the Workmen's Circle Center, •
ver.
nounced a special gift in his
11529 Linwood, will honor the ,
Honored on his 60th birthday, honor for the Amal Trade School
50th birthday of Samuel Sigal,
director and principal of the Mr. Schaver announced a gift for Underprivileged Children in
•, , of $60,000 for a Zionist project Israel.
Circle School for
in honor of his wife, Emma.
Shragai Goren, of Tel Aviv,
the past 11
The Detroit Histadrut Cam- secretary of the Israel Coopera-
years.
paign, sponsor of the dinner, tives, was among the guests at
The program,
made known the raising of $64,- the dinner.
sponsored by
000 towards the 1955 drive in Mr.
Branch 156, also
Schaver's honor.
will observe that
In addition to the Israel Con-
group's 47th an-
Mr. Samuel Kaner will con-
sul General, Avraham Harmon.
niversary.
duct a clinic in secondary
the out-of-town national Zionist
Sigal, an edu-
mathematics during the
leaders who spoke at the dinner
cator of promi-
Christmas vacation for a
were Baruch Zuckerman, Meyer
nent stature lo- •
limited number of pupils de-
Brown, Isaac Hamlin and Pin-
cally and known •
siring to make a brief, inten-
cus Cruso.
throughout the -
country for his
sive review of plane geometry
Especially impressive was the
efforts to fur-
presentation of valued family
Sigal
1 and 2, algebra 1 and 2, or
ther Jewish ed-
photographs to Mr. Schaver by
advanced algebra 1 and 2.
ucation, was graduated from his brother, Nate Shever of St.
. Rabbi Shapiro's Yeshiva in Pre-
Louis, Mo. Another brother, Da-
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misel, Galicia, as a rabbi.
1 via, also of St. Louis, arrived
For an Interview
In 1936, he graduated from just as Mr. Schaver was conclud-
the Jewish Teacher's Seminary, ing his address of acknowledge-
and has since that time held
.
numerous positions of import-
ance_ in the field of Jewish edu-
cation.
This year, Sigal is devoting his
Annual Book Fair at the Jewish Center, held last week-end, full attention to cultural activi-
placed emphasis on the American Jewish Tercentenary. To mark ties at the Circle. He is city
the impressive event, observed on the occasion of Jewish Book editor of the Detroit Daily For-
Month, a. group of Detroiters provided a fund for the presenta- ward, and chairman of the Yid-
tion of a large collection of valuable Jewish books to the Detroit dish Culture Committee of the
Public Library. At the presentation, at the Davison Jewish Center, Jewish Community Council.
A special souvenir journal has
last Monday evening, HARVEY H. GOLDMAN (left) is shown here
inscribing one of the books in the collection. Mr. Goldman and been published in honor of Sig-
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ (right), chairman of the Detroit Committee al's 50th birthday.
The signs that mark the
of 300 for the American Jewish Tercentenary and associate chair-
locations of the 4 American
man of the Book Fair, made the presentation to RALPH A. ULVEL-
Savings' offices . . . are
sure signs that here, you'll
11. G, Detroit's Librarian.
receive a higher-than-
average 2% return on
savings, fully insured to
$1 0,0 0 0 for maximum
The third annual Hanukah
safety. Save the "Ameri-
workshop of the Sholem Alei-
can" way for a home, car,
chem School will take place
education, business oppor-
in the United States to serve Wednesday evening, in the
tunities . . . and most
Israel and its people through school auditorium, announce
important, security. Open
sound investments in essential Mesdames Rose Kaye and Ettie
an account today!
projects and to promote - trade Raphael, co - chairmen of the
between Israel and other coun-
school committee.
tries.
The workshop is sponsored by
Loans from the organilation the recently - organized Parent
before the creation of a new Teacher Organization ' of the
state enabled expansion of ex- school. Various trained person-
, ports. It was called the "whole- nel of the PTO will assist par-
s ! sale buyer" for mo t Israel in-
ents and guests in making Han-
CURRENT
stitutions.
"Save the American Way"
RATE. •
ukah decorations and in ex-
Loans for building, commun-
plaining
to
the
gathered
audi-
ity projects, harbors, office
buildings and many other in- ence the salient features of the
dustries enabled Israel to pro- festive Jewish holiday.
Class representatives for the
duce highly specialized and val-
uable industrial and agricultural PTO participating in the work-
products to meet world compe- shop are Mesdames Riith Stein,
Ruth Sills, Annette Mogill, Helen
tition.
WOODWARD corner LARNED
AMPAL stocks and bonds are Kempner, Tillie Beckerman, Le-
registered with the Securities , ona Sniderman, Dorothy Gold-
Open daily 10 to 5, Fridays until 6
and Exchange Commission in ' berg, Gertrude F o r m a n and
&ensile's:
this country, and are held, with Florence Oppenheim.
ABRAHAM DICKENSTEIN
In conjunction with the work-
good returns for the investors.
• DEXTER BLVD. corner Cortland—Open doily 10 to 5, Tuesdays until
Dickenstein, who f o u n d e d shop, the school staff is plan-
AMPAL, mow known as the
ning
a
special
program
to
ac-
• FORT ST. corner Military Open daily 10 to 5, Fridays until 8
American Israel Corporation, AMPAL, has seen it grow from quaint parents in the history,
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a
$10
a
month
desk
rental
in
will observe its Bar Mitzvah an-
• LIVERNOIS corner W. 7 Mile—Open doily 1* to 5, Thursdays wit*
tradition, songs and symbols of
niversary with a program at ,1 New York to its new $100,000 1
Hanukah. A special booklet is
8:30 p.m., Wednesday, in the building at 17 E. 71st St.
Sky Rooni of the Fort Shelby • 1 As a penniless 17-year-old, 1 being prepared.
Dickenstein left his native Lith-
Hotel.
Abraham Dickenstein, presi- uania for Palestine. There, in
dent of AMPAL, will be the 11920, his pick and shovel helped
to build roads in the British
principal speaker.
AMPAL, originally known as Mandate.
After digging r o ads and
the American Palestine Trading
Corporation, was incorporated ditches for two years, Dicken-
i stein turned to farming. His
Cordially Invites Its Stockholders and Friends to the
chance came in 1924 when he
joined a central cooperative
bank for financing Jewish en-
terprise in Palestine.
After working his way to
managing director in charge of
the loan department, his prin-
Wednesday, December 15, 8:15 p.m,
cipal task was to put in working
order the company's transporta-
tion system. In less than five
In the Sky Room of
years, this was accomplished,
and funds poured into the coun-
Fort Shelby Hotel
try froth American Jews.
From 1924 to 1939 he organized
savings and loan leagues which
Lafayette and First
financed new homes and coop-
erative enterprises all over the
country. Its assets were over
A Report by
1,000,000 pounds.
In 1939, Dickenstein made his
trip on an economic mission to
the U. S. He returned three
years later to found AMPAL with
President of AMPAL
SINCE 184g a capital of $99,000. It now
Abraham Dickenstein
boasts better than $35,000,000 in
assets.
The AMPAL anniversary corn-
mittee here is headed by Morris
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Lieberman, who invites investors
and friends to attend this Bar
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No Soticitatiorbs
Admission Free
Refreshments
Mitzvah celebration. There is
no admission charge.

Circle Educator
Marks 5011t Year

SIGNS OF
SAVINGS
AT WORK

AMPAL to Celebrate Bar Mitzvah
Here 'Wednesday; Dickenstein to Speak

Holiday Workshop
Set by SA Institute

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AMERICAN SAVINGS

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AMPAL (American Israel Corporation)

AMPAL Bar Mitzvah Celebration

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on "Thirteen Years of AMPAL"

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