Rubenstein stood behind the Vladimiritzer Organization
Jewish News'
Danny Raskin's
Stamp Collector
By HENRY B. STERN
Catalogue Numbers
Every collector is familiar
with the practice of identifying
stamps by their catalogue num-
bers. As is the custom in a col-
umn of this sort, let us go on
record that catalogue references
made here are to "Scott's Stand-
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue,"
unless otherwise noted. The
three-year-old "New American
Stamp Catalogue" of Minkus
Publications, Inc., will gener-
ally be the catalogue referred
to in this latter category.
A Rabbi and Jewish
Founder of a Labor Union
A Nazi submarine torpedoed
the USS 'Dorchester off the coast
Of Iceland on Feb. 3, 1943.
There weren't enough lifebelts
for everyone. Four Chaplains
were aboard
the Dorchester
—among them
Rabbi Alexan-
der D. Goode.
As the ship
sunk into the
icy Arctic Sea
the chaplains
stood shoulder
to shoulder
praying for the
'safety of the
men aboard.
They had giv-
en their own
lifebelts to four
Rabbi Goode servicemen.
This heroic action has been
commemorated on a three cents
United States stamp (No. 956)
issued in 1948. The stamp has
the inscription "Those Immortal
Chaplains" and pictures the
clergymen.
In 1950 the United States
issued a special stamp (No.
988) to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the birth of
Samuel Gompers, founder of the
American Federation of Labor.
Gompers, a Jewish immigrant
cigarmaker from England, be-
came the first president of the
Federation in 1886.
New Israel Commemoratives
The Israeli Ministry of Posts
recently announced the forth-
coming issue of a 150 pruta
stamp in honor of the Eighth
Anniversary of. Israel's Inde-
pendence. The stamp will be
issued some time next month.
Israel will also issue a 300 pruta
stamp on the occasion of the
Fourth International Congress
of Mediterranean Citrus Grow-
ers. The Congress will be held
in Israel during May.
Labor Zionist Branch Seven
Slates Mental Health Talk
Abraham Brickner, coordi-
nator of public relations at
Northville State .Hospital, will
speak at a meeting of Labor
Zionist Branch Seven at 10
p.m., Sunday, in the home' of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rollins,
23471 Kenosha, Oak. Park.
His topic will be "Mental
Health as Part of Family Life."
Mrs. Henry Faigin is the eve-
ning's, chairman.
, The establishment of agricul-
tural settlements in the hill
lands of Israel, to be accom-
plished under the Jewish Na-
tional Fund's five-year plan,
will fill the gaps along Israel's
common frontiers with three
Arab countries.
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LISTENING
IT HAD BEEN only a tem-
porary job when Arthur Ru-
benstein began working: for the
Jewish Community enter on
Woodward 19 years ago . . . He
is still going strong at the Davi-
son branch, doing the same
thing he started . . . but not
with any more ideas of "just
temporarily." . . . Now 73 years
old, Mr. Rubenstein, as he is
called with respect by every-
one, works in the health edu-
cation department of the Center,
handing out keys for lockers,
taking care of the basket room,
making out reports and other-
wise being a distinct part of
that segment of the health edu-
cation department . . He has
seen them come and go, from
boys screaming in line for their
lockers and baskets, to grown
men, many of whom today are
among the leaders of our corn-
munity . . . They were young-
sters then, and oftimes Mr. Ru-
benstein will be reminded with
a "remember me" from sonic
father whose boyhood has been
replaced by o n e of his own
sons . . . He can't forgq that
day when one of "my boys"
returned froth World War II
and came into the Center wear-
ing dark glasses . . . Going over
to where Mr. Rubenstein held
his post, the boy started to talk,
asking, "Are you still here?"
. . . His voice was familiar and
when Mr. Rubenstein asked him
to take off his glasses, he was
a bit reluctant . . He finally
did so, and was quickly recog-
nized . . . But the ready smile
of a happy hello began to fade
from Mr. Rubenstein's kindly
glow of welcome . . . It didn't
make any difference anyway
. .. The boy's face was the same
except for two holes that took
the place of his eyes . . . He
was blind, but had seen Mr.
Rubenstein smile before he went
away to war . . . and as far as
he was concerned, it was there
again, . • . Nov. 1, 1936, was the
date Mr. Rubenstein started his
job, and this year he will honor
20 years of service to the Jewish
Center . . . It was all a new
thing to him when he started
. . . having been in the store
fixture business, but when his
wife took s i c k, and finally
passed away, he lost everything
... He was depressed,-and when
the Center job became open, he
decided to take it temporarily-
for six months, to forget if he
could, and then find something
else • .. After the six months,
other offers of jobs came up
readily but Herman Jacobs, then
executive director of the Cen-
ter, kept talking him into stay-
ing and stay he did . . . watch-
ing two generations of young-•
sters, as both father and son,
calling out for a basket in which
to put their clothes, while Mr.
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counter telling them to keep in
line . . . Still full of, fun, Mr.
Rubenstein says that the only
reason the Center has kept him
so long is "because I'm such a
handsome guy." . . . If Webster's
definition of handsome is right,
as having a pleasing personality
or being one with dignity, then
Arthur Rubenstein tf the Jew-
ish Community, Center is cor-
rect in his statement.
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BNAI DAVID has again won
the championship in the Inter-
Congregational Basketball
League, defeating Temple Beth
El in the final game of the
playoffs between the North and
South divisions . . . They retain
possession of the traveling tro
phy, having won it last year,
also . . . The league banquet
will be held April 23, at Bel-
Aire Catering, with luminaries
of sports, past and present, ex-
pected to attend . .. Hank
Greenberg and Herman Fish-
man will receive plaques.
Plans Night of Games
Samuel A. Kayne, chairman
of the Vladimiritzer Emergency
Relief Organization, announces
that Mrs. N. J. Rossen and Mrs.
B. Chase will be chairmen of a
games party planned for May
22, at Cong. Beth Joseph, 18450
Wyoming. For tickets, call Mrs.
Chase, TO 7-0268, or Mrs. Ros-
sen, DI 1-3199.
Detroit Jewish News-21
Friday, April 13, 1956
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