Berris Co-Sponsors Sahara Kosher Ranch David I. Berris, prominent De- troit orthodox Jewish leader, has joined Meyer Cohen in co-spon- soring the pioneering venture of setting up the first kosher ranch on record — The m Sahara, located eight miles from the heart of downtown Tuc- son, Ariz. Mr. Cohen, managing direc- tor of the Sa- hara Guest Ranch in TucA s o n, announces that with the opening of the ranch for the winter season. The Sahara will serve American Jewish cuisine with the dietary laws strictly ob- David I. Berris served. "It is, to the best of my knowl- edge," said Mr. Cohen, the ,first time :that any deluxe ranch has undertaken this policy, and many people, who heretofore have not been able to enjoy the Arizona climate will now be able to do so." Mr. Cohen has long been iden- tified with the hotel business. Many will remember hiqi as man- ager of The Tides, which he opened in Miami Beach in 1936. Miss Esther Dokow, reserva- tion manager at the Sahara, was associated with the Grcissinger Hotel in Ferndale, N. Y., as res- ervation manager, pribr to com- ing to Tucson. The Sahara is a 105-acre estate situated in the dust free, pollen –free thermal belt in the middle of citrus groves and date palms. The ranch houses are all adjacent to the main lobby and each unit has a private bath and shower and is tastefully furnished. New additions are underway for a card room and TV room. Mr. Cohen said "our two stain- less steel kitchens will be a by- , word in Kashrut, and we will have the utmost in quality and service plus a strict observance Of the dietary laws." TM ranch has its own stables, a swimming pool and every facil- ity and activity for a perfect western vacation. The Sahara will open Nov. 1 for the winter season. Information and reservations can _be secured from Mr. Berris or by writing to the Sahara. Levinson Honored on 50th Birthday With Dinner Party Given by Friends Benjamin Levinson, Michigan political leader who is a prom- inent mortgage and security ex- pert, was honored by a large group of friends on his 50th birthday, at a dinner at the Sher- aton-Cadillac Hotel, Tuesday eve- ning. The committee on arrange- ments for the dinner included . Sol Eisenberg, Harry N. Gross- man, Max C. Handler, Herbert W. Hart, Joseph Holtzman, Jason L. Honigman, George D. Sey- burn and Nathan Silverman. Among the honored guests at the dinner were former U. S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown, Vice- President Arthur Neef of Wayne University; Judges Frank A. Picard, Raymond W. Starr and Thomas Thornton; U. S. Attorney Fred W. Kaess, Councilman Louis C. Miriani, Dr. Joseph G. Molner, Health Commissioner; Drs. Rene Rochon and Gordon H. Scott, University of Detroit and Wayne University Deans, and Rev. Celestin J. Stein, president of the University of Detroit. In his honor, his friends gave $1,000 gifts to Temple Israel, University of Detroit and Wayne University Medical School. Jerusalem Bibles Come From Israel for 500 congregations in U.S. NEW YORK, (JTA) — A ship- ment of parchment-bound Jeru- salem Bibles, to be placed in five hundred American synagogues in recognition of distinguished serv- ice to Israel through the Israel bond drive during the High Holy Days, arrived here by plane from Israel. Grauel to Address Women Bond Workers The Rev. John Stanley Grauel, who became famous as a mem- ber of the crew of the ill-fated SS. Exodus, whose 4,500 "illegal passengers — who left DP camps for settlement in Palestine and were returned to Germany by the British — will address meetings of women bond workers at the homes of Mrs. Paul Pensler, 19697 Rosyln, and Mrs. Harry Sosnick, 1560 Lincolnshire, Oct. 5 and 6. Jew Wins Labor Election SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — Jack Goldberger, president of the San Francisco Central Labor Council, has been unanimously elected as vice-president of the California State Federation of Labor. Best Wishes For A Happy New Year To Our Customers & Friends Tony Stiles . Plumbing and Heating 11704 Greenvie'w VE 7-8278 Real Estate Council Holds Biennial Meeting The Real Estate and Building Council, one of seven trade and professional units in the Detroit Service Group of the Jewish Welfare Federation, will hold its biennial meeting at 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Esther Berman Branch of the United Hebrew Schools at 18977 Schaefer. Division members will elect officers and new members to their board, as well as represent- atives to the the board of gov- ernors of the Federation and the board of directors of the Detroit Service Group, a year-round or- ganization of Trade and Profes- sional Allied Jewish Campaign volunteers. - The Council will hear a report on current community develop- ments and will discuss their achievements in the 1955 Allied Jewish Campaign. They posted 105 per cent of the 1954 total under the leadership of co-chair- men Mandell L. Berman and Daniel A. Laven. BENJAMIN LEVINSON Kvutzah Ivrith Opens New Season Thursday - The Kvutzah Ivrith, the He- brew Cultural Group of Detroit, will hold its first meeting of the season at 9 p.m., Thursday, Hoshanah Rabah Eve, at the Rose Sitting Sohen Auditorium, 13226 Lawton. Dr. Ephriam Shmueli, noted Hebrew historian and scholar from Israel, will be the speaker. Officers for 1956-57 will be elected and reports of last year's activities and plans for the cur- rent year will be discussed. Present officers of the Kvut- zah Ivrith are: Joseph Katz, pres.; Irving Pal- man, vice-pres.; Norman Rutten- berg, secretary; M. M i c h l i n, treasurer; Morris Plafkin, pub- licity; Moshe Nobel, chairman cultural committee; Bernard Isaacs, Morris Nobel and Aaron Toback, editors of the Hed- Ha- Kvutzah. Sukkot Programs Set By SA Institute Sukkot will be celebrated by the Sholem Aleichem Institute with an adult program sponsored by Chapter II at 8:30 p.m., Sat- urday, in the Institute, 18495 Wyoming. Moishe Haar, school principal, and Sylvia Heideman and Manny Shaw, co-chairmen of the adult planning committee, will be in charge of the program of read- ings' and songs for Sukkot. Mem- bers of Chapter I and other guests are invited. On Sunday, a children's Sukkot program will be conducted dur- ing regular school hours, and will be held in the specially- built sukkah. On Oct. 10, Chapter Il's offi- cers and committee chairmen will be introduced at a special meet- ing, to be followed by a current events discussion, led by Dr. Shaw and Mrs. Heideman. Circle Branch Holds Discussion on Holidays A panel of four members of Workmen's Circle Branch 460-E will lead discussion on the his- tory and meaning of the four fall Jewish holidays at a branch meeting at 9:30 p.m., today, in the Circle Center, 11529 Linwood. Participants include Maurice Goldsmith, Sam Forman, Leon Yelensky and Frank Newberg. The Circle School will open the year with a Sukkot celebra- tion at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, in the Center. Saul Maltz; school director, states that the program will include dramatic readings by several instructors and a social hour. The Jewish Cultural Institute, an adult education program which begins next month, will feature Yiddish classes taught by Maltz. Reading, writing and conversa- tional Yiddish will be taught. For registration, call TO. 9-2014. Sid Shmarak's Business Briefs MARNEY'S, a new organiza- tion formed by Martin Stein and Arnold Garvin, will deliver to the home a selection of food for "Sunday morning dining," such as lox, bagel, cream cheese and many other items. For informa- tion call LI. 6-9110 or UN. 3-8731. Best Wishes for the New Year to All Our Friends. COOPER'S RESORT Three Rivers, Mich. AIII ■M■11111 11111 ■ 11, Greetings on the New Year BROWN REALTY Real Estate Property Management Insurance Notary Public 2755 PINGREE TY 8 - 6000 If no Answer: VE 5-0407 Holiday Best Wishes ACTIVE METALS 5020 16TH STREET TY 4-4510 $65,000,000 Spent in Israel in 9 Months NEW YORK, (JTA)—A total sum of $65,000,000 — the major portion provided by American Jews—has been spent by United Israel Appeal agencies during the first nine months of this year for their programs of immigra- tion, rehabilitation and resettle- ment in Israel, Dewey D. Stone, UIA chairman, reported. In a third-quarter statement to the organiiation's board cf di- rectors, Mr. Stone disclosed that "due to the pressures of immigra- tion from North Africa and the need to consolidate new settle- ments, the UIA agencies had in- curred a deficit of $10,000 during the first three quarters of this year. This deficit has been cov- ered by long-term loans." The UIA is the major beneficiary of the nationwide United Jewish Appeal campaign. Arlazaroff Branch Sets Banquet Wednesday Arlazaroff Branch, of the Labor Zionist Order, will hold its an- nual banquet at 6:30 p.m., Wed- nesday, at Lachar's, announces Morris L. Schaver, president. Rabbi Morris Adler will be the principal speaker, and Masha Benya, interpreter of Hebrew, Yiddish and Israeli folk songs, from New York, will be guest artist. Reservations to the banquet may be made with Isadore Brown, 13214 Grand River. Israel Explosion Insures 20 CASABLANCA, ( J T A ) — Nineteen Jews and one Moslem were injured at Rabat when a hand grenade was hurled into a refreshment stand owned by a Jew. Two of the Jews are in serious condition. 18 — DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 30, 1955 Each electric dryer load is gently tumbled dry. soft, fluffy, remarkably wrinkle-free 140,000 of your neighbors use Electric Clothes Dryers Why do so many folks choose electric clothes dryers? Simply because electric are convenient, too. Rain or shine,'you can dry clothes any time in an electric dryer. heat is as clean as the sun's. There's another reason why electric dryers have the edge. They cost less to buy operate for only pennies a load. They ► EE It's easy when you dry clothes ELECTRICALLY YOUR DEALER or Detroit . Edison