Century of Progress Foreseen at Conan - ding Tercentenary Event NEW YORK, (JTA) "The Jews of the United States stand now on the threshhold of the fourth century as citizens, as partners with all other Amer' , cans in the great common ad- venture of freedom for nations and for the body, the mind and" the spirit of man," Adlai E. Stevenson told a crowded ass - em- bly at Carnegie Hall which marked the closing of the nine- month observance of the Ameri- can Jewish Tercentenary. The Jews in this country, _ Mr. Stevenson told the audience, can "contemplate with joy and with pride" the three centuries just ended. "For all they have wrought for this nation, for themselves, for the brave new Republic of Israel across the sea, for brothers and sisters in need and clistresS everywhere in the world, they are entitled' to great and deserved satisfaction, and also to the admiration of their fellow countrymen of - all faiths."„ . A Prediction Mr. Stevenson expressed con- fidence. that. "a century from row, our descendants will be celebrating the 400th anniver- sary of the first Jewish migra- tion in a free and abundant na- tion dwelling in a spacious and peaceful world." He predicted that' the years ahead would not be easy "because the future of all mankind lies in the darkling shadows of the atom." Mr. Stevenson's address was carried on a national radio hook-up, as was an address by. Sen. Herbert H. Lehman of New York. Mission 'To Proclaim Liberty' Sen. Lehman said that the American Jewish Tercentenary celebration "has not been mo- tivated by a - desire for congratu- lations for past achievements." He pointed out that "today's missions of Jews — as of all Americans—furnishes the true theme of this Tercentenary." The mission, he said, is still "to proclaim liberty throughout the land, to uphold justice and to love mercy." Sen. Lehman called upon all Americans to undertake a pro- gram of action, and to es- pouse it "sincerely and pas- sionately," in world affairs and to apply it to the con- duct of "affairs at home." He outlined the following points of the program: "To insure equal rights and equal jus- tice for all men, to make pos- sible a basic security for all mcn; to spread the benefits of prosperity as widely as pos- sible, to tolerate dissidence, be patient with non-conformity, and insure to each among us the right to practice the good uses of freedom; to advocate freedom for all peoples who are enslaved or exploited; - to re-establish the traditions of asylum in this country, to wel- come aliens and immigrants, and to treat them with grace and hospitality." Jacob "Blaustein expressed his belief that social and other forms of discrimination 'against Jews will disappear in the United States just as legal dis- crimination and most forms of 'economic discrimitaation have been removed. Other speakers included: Am- basgador Abba S. Eban of Israel, Dr. Israel Goldstein and Ralph E. Samuel, national Tercenten- ary chairman. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-71 Friday, June 10, 1955 Hebrew Schools To Graduate 84 Thirteen students of the He- brew High School together with 71 boys and girls of the elemen- tary department of the United Hebrew Schools will receive their diplomas at 'joint com- mencement exercises at 8:15 p.m.,. Wednesday, at Adas Sha- lom Synagogue. - Graduates of the elementary department will have completed five years of study at the United Hebrew Schools, and high school graduates will have com- pleted three more years of He- brew and Jewish subjects. - Representing their . respecti've• schools at the graduation exer- cises will • be Sidney • Barack and Joseph Saul, Bnai Moshe Branch; Michael Weiserifeld and Elaine Korchak, Rose Sittig Co- hen; Jeffrey Tigay, Marshall Saltzman and Michael Swirsky, Adas Shalom; Gerald Cook, Oak Park; David Levey and Linda Lite, Egther Berman; and Calvin Weiss and Clifford Miller, high school. . The graduates will present a choral. reading based on the Thirteen Principles of Rambam, under the direction of Moshe Haar and Julius Schwartz. Rab- -bi Jacob E. Segal and Abe Kasle, president of the United Hebrew Schools, will deliver greetings to the graduates. Maurice Landau and Law- rence W. Crohn, chairman and co-chairman of the United He- brew Schools board of educa- tion, will present the graduates with their diplomas. Mrs. Irving Palman, newly-elected president of the Woman's Auxiliary, will present each graduate with a pin as a gift from the Auxiliary. An instrumental trio with Lillian Robbins Zellman at the piano, Sadie Braver, violinist, and Harry Segal, cellist, will ac- company the program. A recep- tion for all graduates and guests will take place after the exer- cises in the social hall of the synagogue. Hebrew Benevolent Society Gives Three Awards Three outstanding board members of the Hebrew Benevo- lent Society were last week honored by their fellow directors with Awards of Merit presented to them at an affair held at Turover Temple. T h e winners were Hyman Mitnick, a trus- tee and treas- urer for the past two years. who has be_en a member of the organization al- most since its inception; Bar- ney Citrin, re cording se ere. tary; and Na- than Wolok, vice - president Mitnick and for seven years chairman of the cemetery. committee. Nathan Samet was the eve- ning's toastmaster, and pre- sented the award to Wolok. Sam Nelson, honorary president, pre- sented the award to Mitnick, and Rabbi Israel L Rockove, execu- tive director, made the presen- tation to Citrin. MORE FUN FOR EVERYONE ON GRAND TRAVERS BAY °MENA INN _.,,s595 U 0 , . ' . PER PERSON FOR 7 DAYS _ . FOR EVERYTHING / 2 RATE . FOR FISH! SWIM! " PRIVATE BEACH CH ILDREN AMERICAN-JEWISH CUISINE •• - DANCING.. ORCHESTRA ENTERTAINMENT: '7COUNSELORS,..TAKE .CARE .0f,,YOURcofpRgri IN POLLEN-FREE NORTH MICHIGAN Avalon Hikers to Meet Avalon Hiking Club will ga- ther at 1 p.m., Sunday, at the Avalon parking lot. 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Says Encvclopedias Don't Just Happen * TOPS * IN QUALITY AND TASTE In reviewing a book of essays by the late Prof. Louis Ginz- berg, perhaps the greatest Tal- mudist of modern. times, Dr. Robert Gordis, now a member of. the Jewish Theological Se- minary faculty, which was "once graced by the departed scholar, recalls old times and refers to the publ ication of the first Jew- ish Encyclopedia in 1912, by Funk & Wagnalls. Encyclopedias don't just hap- pen and Funk & Wagnalls with all the scholarly interests of its president Dr. I. K. Funk, did not of its own accord propose to publish a huge and unpreced- ented work like the Jewish En- cyclopedia. It was a queer, quizzical, Volatile and irrepres- or profits sible little man, a wandering journalist-scholar from Europe, sTOCK THESE who was full of all kinds of BRANDS ideas about books, Publications and literary enterprises who in- rWINDSOR 4 CLUB itiated the enterprise. He was Sweet and Dry Wine's Dr. Isidore Singer and though his reputation by now has al- LA SALLE CLUB most sunk into oblivion, the SWeet Wines name is written large over all LA SALLE RED. STRIPE the 12 volumes of the Encyclo- „...S‘nreet and Dry Wines pedia as "Projector and Man- aging Editor." It was he who ROYAL: WINDSOR conceived the idea of such a Sweet dind Dry Wines library of Jewish knowledge. It :SARATO .GA was he who ran around and Sweet Wines aroused the interest of Jewish leaders in the plan of preserving WINDSOR - CLUB or spiritual heritage. First, he Wine Cocktails _ interested the Jewish leaders of WINDSOR -CLUB the time and then he ap- Red and White Carbimated Wines proached Funk & Wagnalls and .7. probably boMbarded them with ON SALE AT BETTER his pleas and arguments in sev- STORES EVERYWHERE eral languages which he usually spoke at the'same time. Through his wide knowledge. of Jewish intellectual - leaders and scholars throughout the world, he was able to assemble riNES & CHAMPAGNE,INC. a board of editors representing the greatest authorities in Jew- - FARMINGTON., .MICHIGAN fai After' the - - * * : more: -- ,' project was pretty , well on the way, the publishers encountered difficulties because the publica- tion of the books involved a larger outlay than was first an- ticipated. It looked for a time as if the whole operation would be suspended and a number of scholars imported here from Europe for the purpose would have remained stranded in the United States; but little Isidore Singer would not be discour- aged; he kept running and buzzing around all over town seeking aid and support every- where. There was not much general interest among the peo- ple in the 'undertaking, but there was a distinguished lead- ership which cherished the printed Jewish work, and always in those days there was Jacob H. Schiff and his associates and friends who followed in the path of his generous benevolence and philanthropy. When the pub- lishers of the Encyclopedia were faced with a crisis they under- wrote or subscribed for a thou- sand or more sets of the collec- tion of books and publication was assured. Dr. Singer, the creator of this and other published enterprises, came out trimphant, though when the plan was completed he .was again at loose ends, pro- jecting new schemes that would absorb his energies and keep the wolf from his • door. That his fame is now almost entirely eclipsed is a sad commentary an our present indifference - to Jewish history, which we extoll, but seldom study. Bernard G.,Richards The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shetv himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. JOIN GUARDIAN'S VACATION SAVINGS CLUB NOW Make your vacation dream come true next year. 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