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September 07, 1956 - Image 83

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1956-09-07

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Greetings to Our Many Good Friends

the SUSIE Q

'Humor -of Talmud
Grows Through
the Generations

A Restaurant Famous for Many Good Reasons

By ERWIN FETTERS

Woodward Ave. (US-10) , 1 /4 mile North of 12 Mile Rd.

Standard Feature • Syndicate

Royal Oak, Michigan

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Holiday Greetings

Mitchell Syrup & Preserving Co.

Manufacturers. of

.

Ruby-Bee Pure Preserves • .

WA 1-0800

1951 E. FERRY

HOLIDAY GOOD CHEER

Woodhouse Cigar Company

Distributors .of Fine Havana Cigars

37 WEST JEFFERSON

Our Best Wishes to the Community
For a Happy New Year

Bureau of Credits, Inc.

Serving the Construction Industry

204 PENOBSCOT BUILDING
WO. •-8770

CAM. (1 44
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New Year Greetings

Detroit Collision Works

Complete Collision Service

Latest Type of Frame & Axle Machine at Your Service,

Sam Eserow, Mgr.

TO 6-9311 - TO 8-1035 I
3322 W. Davison
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Holiday Best Wishes to All

Clyde Range Service Co.

Stoves - Water Heaters - Welding - Enameling

Parts - Service - Commercial and Domestic Appliances

TY. 5-6022

4587 PACIFIC

Greetings on New Year's

BROEDELL PLUMBING & HEATING CO.

Plumbing - Heating - Ventilation and Cooling Contractors

24-Hour Service

TU. 1-7410

20229 MACK AVENUE

Happy New Year to All

.

ALL METALS PICKLING CORPORATION

Mr. Fred

Ebert

VI. 3-3631

3631 Parkinson

Holiday Best Wishes

AIR CONDITIONING -PRODUCTS CO.

13201

.4,

A. M. KIDDER & CO.

Complete Investment and Brokerage Service
Established 1865

Members New York StoCk Exchange • and Other Security
and Commodity Exchanges

Our Most Cordial Holiday Wishes

S. & L. CONSTRUCTION CO..
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
-

845 Penobscot 'Bldg.

LAFAYETTE STEEL CORPORATION

Extends Its Heartiest Best Wishes

for a Happy New Year

Automatic Screw Machine Products

30790 W. 8 MILE ROAD

Farmington, Mich.

KE. 2-1640

VI. 2-4115

13501 SANDERS

New Year's Best Wishes

Brooks Underground lawn Sprinkling

Since 1915

UN. 3-9650

20122 Livernois

• .



Holiday Good Cheer

Service Electric , Co.
Specialists in Rewiring Old Homes
Heat Control - Wiring Construction - Maintenance & Repair
Licensed — Insured

All

I

TO. 9-7385

9408 Oakland

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year

BENTON HOMES, Inc.
Louis A. Benton
ALLEN PARK
18749 ECORSE ROAD
WA 8-7200

New Year Greetings

Acme Lighting Company

TU. 3-0400

12833 LINWOOD

Greetings on the Holiday

.

Atlas Garage Builders-

and Cement Company

An importer called on t
president of a bank to borro
$50,000. "Before consideri
your loan," said the preside ]
slowly, "we must have yo
statement. Are you ready
give it to us?" "I certainly am ,,,
replied the businessman, "ar. .d •
.,,
here it is: 'I am an optimist'

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APPROVED MANUFACTURING CO.

WO. 3-2061

*

The Jew has the happy fac-
ulty of being able to perceiv
the groteSque, and ludicrous i n
the most tragic situations. H e
can laugh even in the face o f
death.
Heinrich Heine, on his pain -
ful mattress grave, bequeathe d
everything to his- wife, Mathil
da, with the stipulation, how •
ever, that she remarry after hi
death. And he explained to hi ,
astonished friends: " . . s c
that there will be at least on
man who will regret my death.'
* * *
There is the story of a Je
who called on the rabbi of
small community. Sobbing bit
terly, he told the rabbi he w a
the victim of a general confla
gration in which his house wa
razed. Collecting funds to re •
habilitate himself, he entreat 3
the rabbi to help him:
"Have you a document frO n i
your rabbi that you are a fire
victim?" asks the leader of t
community. "I had one," re
plies the `nisraf' dismally, "Bu t
that too, was burnt."
* * *
"Once a circus came to a smal I
Russian town. The next day
Jew, meeting a friend in thi :
street,' confides: 'You know, .Re )
Abrohom, "I am going to tak
the next train -out of town
`Why should you?' asks th
friend, astonished. 'Don't- yoi
know? A bear escaped from th ,
circus and the police issued a i
order to shoot him on sight.' S )
what of it? You are not a beai
are you?' — 'Well', replies the
cautious man, 'the first thin
you know they will shoot
Jew and then let him go an
prove that he is not a bear.'
* * *
Some years ago, a mass
meeting was held on the
East Aide of New York City
to protest against impending
legislation to restrict im-
migration. The speakers in-
cluded Jacob IL Schiff, fa-
mous banker and philanthro-
pist. In the course of his ad-
dress, Mr. Schiff stressed em-
phatically: "The reactionary
elements in Washington main-
tain that immigrants are un -
able to take care of them -
selves. I am an immigrari
and yet, thank . God, I am
making a living.

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Holiday Greetings

WO. 3-4320

600 Griswold St. (Ground Floo- r)

(1)

TA. 5-2911

TE. 4-7797



DEXTER

Holiday Greetings

* *

Manufacturers of

Shutters and Dampers

2340 West Lafayette

EMBASSY MEN'S WEAR

Even in Biblical times, when
the national and individual lives
of the Jews were as untroubled
as those of their. neighbors,
they were a people with humor.
So deeply rooted was this sense
of humor that it did s not deter-
iorate with dispersion, but was
enhanced.
The humor of the Talmud is
subtle. The ancient rabbis were
masters of repartee and anec-
dote, anecdotes of a peculiar
kind, though: ,they were calcu-
lated to make one smile and
think, but not roar with laugh-
ter.
Here is a typical Talmudic
anecdot e: "A middle-aged
man had two wives. One was
young and the other was an
elderly lady. The younger
wanted him to look yOunger,
so she used to pluck his white
hairs. The older however,
wishing the very opposite,
plucked his dark hairs. And
so the man soon became bald-
headed."

,

New'Year's Greetings

/

Sell not thy conscience;
thus are fetters

wrought.
What is a slave but one
who can be bought?
.Arthur Guiterman.

10057 SOUTHFIELD
VE. 6-2719

New Year Grdetings to All

ARROW DOOR CO.

Manufacturers of Guaranteed
BIRCH FLUSH DOORS
Custom Made - Interior and Exterior

We Deliver

TI. 6-4008

8930 Brandt, Dearborn -

ASS

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