100%

Scanned image of the page. Keyboard directions: use + to zoom in, - to zoom out, arrow keys to pan inside the viewer.

Page Options

Share

Something wrong?

Something wrong with this page? Report problem.

Rights / Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the Bentley Historical Library at bentley.ref@umich.edu

April 01, 1955 - Image 36

Resource type:
Text
Publication:
The Detroit Jewish News, 1955-04-01

Disclaimer: Computer generated plain text may have errors. Read more about this.

interesting Facts Listed in

'

Passover Greetings to Our
Friends and Patrons

Who's Who in World Jewry

The first "Who's Who in World
Jewry", containing biOgraphies
of 11,000 outstanding Jewish
personalities in g o v ern ment,

Passover Greetings

PESICK BROS.
PRODUCE CO.

Wholesole Fruits and Vegetables

2726 EIGHTEENTH

TA. 5-6150

Holiday Best Wishes to

Our Friends and Patrons

Mirves & Trabman

Kosher Meats and Poultry

7461 W. McNichols

a il * I

and Europe, headed by Mr.
Schneiderman who for 30 years
was editor of the authoritative
"American Jewish Year Book."
An advisory council, consisting
of 32 leaders in American Jew-
science, industry, religion, the ish affairs. guided the editors in
matters of policy.
arts, comm unity
Israel Goldstein, president
`life and other of Dr.
the American Jewish Con-
fields of en-_ gress,
declared at the reception
deavor in more
the notables listed in the
than 70 coun- that
book represent a proportion of
4ries, has made_ approximately one for every
its appearance. thousand of Jewish population
Harry Schnei-
derman is chair- throughout the world, revealing
man of the ed- "a significant increase in the
itorial board of participation of Jews in general
the new bio- and Jewish public service."
Another change reflected in
graphical d i c-
the monumental new volume, he
Schneiderman tionary.
The n e w "Who's Who" was said. is the fact that more than
hailed as a major contribution half of its 11,000 biographies are
to intergroup understanding and those of American Jews, mirror-
to self-knowledge on the part of ing "the dramatic shift which
Jews, at a reception held in New has taken place in the center
York's Hotel Astor to mark the of gravity of the Jewish popula-
tion" from Europe westward.
publication of the volume.
Estimating that the total Jewish
Published by Monde Publish- population of the world today
ers, Inc. of White Plains, an or- amounts to some 11,750,000, he
ganization created especially for said that more than 5,000,000 are
the purpose, the 994-page "Who's found in the U. S., 2,500,000 in
Who in World Jewry" was com- the countries behind the Iron
piled by an international pub- Curtain, 1,500,000 in Israel,
lication committee consisting of 600,000 in Latin America, over
major Jewish scholars and com- 500,000 in the British Common-
munity leaders throughout the wealth and 500,000 in North
world, and edited by a board of Africa. Significantly omitted
20 scholars in the U. S., Israel from "Who's Who in • World
Jewry," he said, is "an import-
ant body of Jewish leadership in
Best Wishes for a
Europe, which was the crown of
the six millions the Nazis ex-
Happy Passover
terminated, and the leadership
of the 2,500,000 Jews in the
countries behind the Iron Cur-
tain who are eut off from con-
tact with the rest of the Jewish
CUT RATE DRUG
world."
660 West McNichols
Outlining the contents of the
book, the editorial board chair-
SU. 8-6555
m a n, Mr. Schneiderman, de-
clared that of the 6,253 Ameri-
can J e V7S listed, the largest
group consisted of persons in the
Good Wishes
medical and allied fields, a total
of 1,237, and the second-largest
on Passover
group amounting to 994 persons,
was found in commerce and in-
dustry. The field of entertain-
ment contributed 285 biograph-
ies, while 490 came from the
Bookkeeping and Tax Service
area of writing- and publishing,
including newspapers, books and
1710 FORD BUILDING
magazines.
WO. 3-2880
More than 200 persons from
the United States listed in the
volume refused to disclose their
age, the editor said, declaring
Passover Greetings
that a majority of those were
women. Of the 6,032 who gave
Superior System
date of birth, the largest single
group, 1914 persons, are in the
Forms, Inc.
45-to-54 age group. Of the more
Salesbooks, Manifold Books,
than 6,000 American Jews listed,
interfold Forms, Fanfold Forms,
2,185 were born abroad and the
Autographic Registers,
remainder in the United States,
Continuous Forms
with the great majority of the
foreign-born coming from cen-
17729 West McNichols
tral and eastern Europe.
KE. 2-5502
' The country with the second-
greatest number of representa-
tives in the new roster of dis
tinguished Jews is Israel, Mr.
Holiday Good Cheer
Schneiderman declared, M o r e
than 1500 Israeli Jews, includ-
i n g diplomatic officials living
abroad, are listed, he said, while
the country ranking third in
representation is t h e United
Kingdom, with 1150 persons. The
age distribution in Israel, he re-
16644 West Chicago
vealed, is similar to that in the
United States, with the greatest
VE. 8-5622
number, 528, between the ages
of 45 and 54.

UN. 4-9582

Passover Best Wishes

MARKUS
PACKING CO,

MILTON'S

2630 Riopelle

FA. 1-1288

Passover Greetings

Edward J. Miller

Plumbing and Heating
Soles and Service
Automatic Water Heaters

LOUIS BOZE

HAMILTON
at Glendale
TOwnsend 8-6900

12813

If No Answer, Call TU. 2-1587

Season's Greetings

BARNES CHECK
PRINTING CO.

1402 East 11 Mile Rd.

Royal Oak

LI. 1-0574

Best Wishes for
A Happy Passover
To Our Friends & Customers

BALTIMORE
CLEANERS

S H EPARD

DRUG

6521 Hamilton

TR. 5-6462

Holiday Greetings

Hetfche Motor Sales:

Complete Service

SAMUEL'S

BON MARCHE
BEAUTY SALON

Men's, Ladies' and Children's

Dry Goods and Shoes

13834 Linwood

8811 LINWOOD

TO. 8-6295

TY. 6-3178

' 4 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111M

E
E

.,-
. ..

E
E

_

Holiday Best Wishes

Cordial Good Wishes

Jarvis Restaurant
& Drive-In

,-_
---

:- 7
---
E

=--
=

Steaks and Chops
=
Mother's Home-Made Pies =
_
Coffee at Its Best
F-*
=

6000 East 8 Mile Rd.
. = -:. -- -
TW. 2-3100
- . =_. - .
TiiiiiIiiinniilininimimilillillilunitilinnulnia

dmomiwoommoomemesig

• •
A Happy Passover












Repairing - Restyling - Tufting j

E. M. LEE
• • :UPHOLSTERING • !








10104 PURITAN
UN. 2-0432




• e

HI-GRADE GRILL

& BAR-B-9

Unexcelled Service

3515 Michigan

TA. 5-6556

Passover Greetings

Northwest
Delicatessen

Specializing in Tray Catering
Carry Out Service

13436 W. 7 Mile Rd.

UNiversity 4-9882

go••ilesem••••••••s1

Passover Greetings

BORSEN
REALTY CO.

Appraisals
Property Management

9038 LINWOOD

A Happy Passover

Mercur-y Realty

31 Years of Real Estate
Experience
Member; Detroit Real Estate
Board
National Ass'n. of Realtors

TY. 5-0205

8958 Wyoming at Oakman
WE. 3-6300

Holiday Good Wishes

Season's Greetings

FRANK J. McGLYNN

Realtor

Dealer in Homes

19010 WOODWARD

TO. 9-8450

Passover Greetings to
Our Friends and Patrons

Levy's Kosher
Meat Market

Morris Levy, Prop.

12170 DEXTER

TO. 9-9741

Passover Greetings

J-M. Hardware &
Sporting Goods

16111 W. 7 MILE RD.

VE. 6-8683

Nelson Engravers

Engraved Wedding

Announcements - Invitations

Corporate Books - Seals
Certificates

251 W. LARNED
WO. 5-2424

Margolis & Reznick

Wish Their Friends • and
Patrons a Joyous Passover

Margolis and Reznick

Kosher Meat &
Poultry Market

1 1738 Dexter, Nr. Tuxedo

TO. 8-8118

Passover Good Cheer

Hoffman ,Cash

Register Exchange

11817 LINWOOD

TO. 8-1890

.

Sales

Service FORD

A Happy Passover

on

All Ford Products

2475 W. Grand Blvd.

Holiday Greetings

SANITARY
LAUNDRY

Season's Best Wishes

THE SHOE BOX

20106 West 7 Mile Rd.

KE. 3-3710

Store No.

2

14303 Mack

Season's Greetings

PAN-AMERICAN

DISTRIBUTING CO.

3731 WOODWARD

TE. 3-1830

Holiday Greetings

Henry's Stores, Inc.

Smart Apparel for Men

Open Eves. Cy Sundays

Dexter at Webb

5170 VERMONT

VA. 2-0763

Holiday Greetings

Holiday Good Cheer

Passover Greetings

Passover Greetings

SLOAN DRUGS

Jacobson Coal
Company

General Electric
Sign Company

.Holiday Greetings

WE. 3-0100

From the Creator of

"Distinctive Individuality to

Electrical Sign Displays"

RANDALL SIGNS
J E. 6-2567

KIEHLER
PHARMACY

Prescriptions

18018 James Couzens Hwy.

36k; DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
- Friday,- April 1, 1955

UN. 3-8121

"Phone Sloan for Drugs"

17256 W. Seven Mile

VE. 8-9800

1971 Theodore
WA. 1-3617
West Side Yard
VE. 8-4133

3939 Grand River

TE. 1-2020

Back to Top

© 2025 Regents of the University of Michigan