Attorney Sylvan Grosner Recalls
Colorful Past as 65th Birthday Nears

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-11

Friday, June 24, 1955

Conference Adopts
Program to Bolster
Europe's Jewish Life

Three from -IVIi-chigan- on Travel Seminar

Ester Charnas, of Detroit, and
Rabbi and Mrs. Jossef Kratzen-
stein, of Bay City, Mich., will be
members of the second annual
travel seminar to Europe and the'
Holy Land, sponsored by the Na-
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews for American religious
leaders and educators.
The group will leave July 4
and return Aug. 18. Highlight of
the schedule will be the group's
participation in the four-day
assembly at Brussels, Belgium,
July. 11 to 15, which marks the
fifth anniversary of World
Brotherhood. Mrs. Clarence Eng-

gress, of Detroit, also will attend
the session.
The seminar will visit Den-
mark, Germany,. Belgium, Au-
stria, Turkey, Egypt, Israel
Greece, Italy, Switzerland,
France and England, and will
include, study of intergroup prob-
lems abroad.

Birthdays traditionally being Model Daughter" and "All That
times for family gatherings and Glitters,". presented at the 'Uni-
nostalgic glimpses into the past, versity of Michigan a number of
• years back when Grosner was
still a student on the U. of M.
LONDON, (JTA) — The five-
campus.
day Consultative Conference N,of
As a matter of record, it was Jewish Organizations concluded
the same Mr. Grosner • who
authored the book and lyrics for with the adoption of a program
both productions, the only time designed to bolster Jewish reli-
Dr. JONAS E. SALK, discoverer
any individual at U. of M. had gious, cultural and educational
of 'the anti-polio vaccine, was
turned the trick for two succes- life in West European countries,
awarded an honorary degree of
sive years.
Doctor of Laws . by. the Col-
to check the growing incidence
lege of the City of New York
His distiriguished cohorts in of inter-marriage and conver-
and a medal struck especially
those undergraduate days were
for him.
a couple of men who later be- sions and to increase vigilance
came successful the song- against the - reVival of overt anti.
writing field--Seymour Simons Semitism. The parley was spon-
and Jay Gorney. The operas sored by the American Jewish
were their first • published Committee, the Anglo - Jewish
pieces, and they accompanied . Association of Britain and the
13900 HAMILTON AVENUE
Alliance Israelite Universelle.
Grosner's lyrics.
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make you the best deal in town . . .
The
conference
expressed
the
Born on June 28, 1890, in
When better deals are made—
Washington, D.C., Grosner grad- hope that • Israel will 'shortly
uated from Central High School succeed in winning peace, and
DAVE GARFIELD
in Washington. His grandpar- will continue to develop and
Will
Make Them! Call me today at
prosper
as
a
strong
stable
demo-
ents were congregants of the
SYLVAN S. GROSNER
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late Rabbi Isaac Meyer Wise; in cratic society. It emphasized
that it would be tragic if mass_
the family • and friends of local Albany, N.Y.
emigration of Jews results from
attorney Sylvan S. Grosner will
He entered the University of the current precarious situation
probably recount numerous, live Michigan, and received a bach- in
French Morocco. It also. ap- NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR
ly incidents in his colOrful career elor of arts degree in 1912 and pealed
to the gaverrilnenti of HIGH HOLIDAY TOUR TO _ , EUROPE 'AND
When Mr. _Groper reaches his his Doctor • of Jurisprudence in the Corninunist'countries
ISRAEL
RESERVE: EARLY!
to re-
n
65th year next
Tuesday..
1914. Besides his cantributions to store to 'Jewish citizens true LEAVING AUGUST 31 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'
Although a lawyer by profes- the musical world atU. of M., he . freedom of worship, the right to
sion, - Grosner has always main- also edited a campus publication i, re-open their schools, the oppor-
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tained a flair for dramatics, es- was on the debating team and tunity- to use their language and
JULES DONESON
.FOR TRAVEL SERVICE /
pecially in• the musical comedy was selected to the scholastic Press to tarry on other distinc-
AT ITS PEST
'/
law honor society.
ANYWHERE
world.
tive cultural activities.
'.xe(e-cle-ri
IN THE WORLD
Upon graduation, , he joined
There are many Detroiters the law • firm of Selling and
The conference requested that
who will recall two operas, "The Brand, and a year later he the UN Human Rights Commis-
entered practice alone. In 1917, sion hold public hearings on its
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with Joseph S. Burak, Grosner covenants and that European
P
non-governmental
organizations
formed an alliance which exists
U. S. A.
AIRLI,NE and-
to the present, the firm of Gros- be given the opportunity to par-
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MEXICO / /
AM ERICA
ticipate in the Work of those
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ner and Burak. --
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TICKETS TO ALL POINTS ij
councils in Europe Concerned
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` Even in his practice, Gros-
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with 'the enforcement of human
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ner continued his love for the rights.
field of music. Dealing in
Ma/
copyright law, the firm of
Grosner and Barak has rep- HIAS 'Works to Speed
resented the American Society Emigration of Greek
e
/
of Composers, Authors and
HOTELS.- AIR EXCOISIONS
Publishers (ASCAP), for more Earthquake Victims
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than a quarter of a century.
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NEW
YORK,
(JTA)—A
special
ASCAP, organized in 1914 by
le4f/ve
ibe,wee.
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such musical Stalwarts as Victor emergency- program to bring
OFFICE
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Herbert,' John Philip Sousa and swift rescue through emigration
versity 44586
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Irving Berlin, presently includes of Greek Jews has been inaugu-:
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most of America's composers of rated by United .HIAS Service,
NO SERVICE' CHARGE
both popular and serious music. the Jewish international migra-
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In the community, Grosner tidn agency, it was announced
by
Ben
Touster,
president
of
the
EVENING
APPOINTMENTS::
AT
OFFICE::OR
started his career' early as presi-
dent of the Young People's So- organization.
ciety of Temple Beth El, of
TOPS
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Under special provisions of the
which congregation he is still Refugee Relief Act of 1953, Tous-
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an active member.
ter said, special priority is grant-
AND TASTE
He helped to found the fore- ed to victims of natural disas-
runner of today's • successful ters, and by the terms of these
Temple Players, and served on provisions the survivors in the
the congregation's cemetery earthquake area in Greece may
board and the board of directors qualify specifically for entrance
of the Temple.
to the 'United States as speedily
Grosner has held office in the as they can be processed and
Jewish Social Service Bureau, documented by United HIAS
the old age bureau of the Jewish aides who are working to speed
Home for Aged, has been a dele- their immigration to our coun-
gate to the 'Jewish Comniunity try.
Council and for - many years a
Special attention is being paid
director of North End Clinic.
OlNGS
to the 400 Jews of Volos who re-
in the latter institution, cently suffered the full force of
SAFETY OF
Grosner, 'as a committee chair- the earthquake, which leveled
YOUR SAVINGS
man, was instrumental in add- the town, leaving thousands
ing several Negro physicians homeless.
to the Clinic staff. He also
The United HIAS office in
helped . to plan and conclude
for more profiti
P TO
Athens
has petitioned the U.S.
the integration' of the Clinic
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with Sinai Hospital as' its out- Consul/ to grant priority to the
STOCK - THESE.
applications of 100 Volos Jews
patient department.
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A member of the Detroit, who had registered with the
Michigan and American Bar agency for immigration to the
WINDSOR - CLUB
Associations, Grosner has been U.S. under the Refugee Relief
:tSweet and Dry Wines
4 •i
a member and held office in Act before the ;disaster, and
whose
visas
have.
been
held
lip
LASALLE - CLUB
Franklin Hills Country Club,
Sweet Wines
been a director of the Phoenix I in the processing pipeline for
Current
several months.
LA SALLE RED STRIPE . Club and president of the Great
Always worth 100 cents 011 the dollar
Rate
Lakes Club.
Sweet and Dry Wines
He was married in 1923 to Bowdoin Graduate Attacks
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granddaughter of Louis'Freiden-
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to settle in that city in 1848. doin College here was :made at
account now.
WINDSOR - CLUB
They have a daughter, Mrs. the 150th commencement exer-
Wine Cocktaiis
Thomas E. Fromm.
cises of the school. The attack
was made by a. member of the
WINDSOR CLUB
U. S. Consul investigates graduating class, G. Curtis Web-
Red and White Carbonated Wines
ber 2nd., son of a Maine Super-
Destruction of Cemetery
ior Court Justice.
ON SALE Al BETTER
STORES EVERYWHERE
Speaking to an audience which
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Wil-
liam Cole, the American Con- 'included Secretary of Agricul-
sulate general in Jerusalem, ture Ezra Taft Benson and Brit-
climbed up the Mount of Olives ish Ambassador Roger Makins,
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to see the destruction of the Webber called upon the college
Corner Tracey - i Block Weft of Schaefer
Jewish cemetery on that Jor- to set a time limit, of perhaps
dan-held. height. The cemetery three years, after which the fra-
WINES & CHAMPAGNESINC, had been -thoroughly desecrat.T1 ternities' would have to end all
Regular Hours—MON., TUES., w-gp., FRi., 10 A.M.
to 5,P.M,—THURS., 10 A.14:5*:9 P.M
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and all tombstones removed.
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