Brevities
"Firsts" seem to be a • habit
with the PHILADELPHIA OR-
CHESTRA, which will be heard
here at Masonic Temple on
Wednesday, May 1 at 8:20 p.m.
under the direction of Eugene
Ormandy. The Philadelphians
were the first symphonic en-
- semble to record, to make a
sponsored radio broadcast, the
first motion picture and the first
telecast. Under Eugene Orman-
dy, the Orchestra became the
first symphony to appear before
the television cameras, with an
hour-long program over the Co-
lumbia network on March 20,
1948.
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BODZIN FAMILY CLUB will
meet April 28, in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. David Bodzin,
23550 Kenosha, Oak Park, when
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Pachtman
(Ruth Bodzin) will visit from
Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gerald Leib
Bodzin will be admitted to
membership.
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BODZIN JUNIORS will meet
the afternoon of April 28, in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Bodzin, 19308 Birwood.
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Dr. HARRY ESSRIG, of Tem-
ple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, will
represent the Jewish Chautau-
qua Society as a lecturer at
Community College and Techni-
cal Institute it Benton Harbor,
this Wednesday, at an assembly
in the local Methodist Church.
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The DETROIT INSTITUTE
OF LAUNDERING., this week
announced the election of V. B.
Watkins as president; Bernard
Milinsky, treasurer; and Jack
Lapides and Nathan Weinstein,
board members.
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Mr., Mrs. Julius Deutelbaum,
Ex-Detroiters, Wed 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. JULIUS DEUTELBAUM
A number of Detroiters will the newly-established Detroit
travel to Los Angeles next week office of director of the Greater
to join with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Detroit Bnai Brith Council.
Deutelbaum in the celebration
After charting a course to
of their 50th wedding anniver- popularize and strengthen the
sary.
local movement, he resigned at
A dinner is being planned in the conclusion of a year's serv-
the Magnolia Room of the Car- ice because of ill health, and re-
olina Pines, 7315 Melrose.
turned to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Deutelbaum
The Deutelbaums, Detroit
residents for 30 years _before have two sons, Joseph E., who
moving to California in 1944, resides in Detroit with his wife,
were married April 28, 1907, in Gertrude; and Either, of Port-
Chicago, Ill., where they lived land, Ord. Both boys are vet-
for eight years before coming erans of World War II.
They also have a daughter,
here.
The golden anniversary cele- Mrs. Henry (Rose) Hirsch, who
bration coincides with the 70th with her husband and two sons,
Evan and Melvyn, are Detroit
birthday of Mrs. Deutelbaum, residents.
the former Florence Berger.
Besides members of the fam-
Mr. Deutelbaum was ex- ily, Detroiters who will attend
termely active here in Bnai festivities in Los Angeles in-
Brith circles, and is the only clude Morris Shatzen, Morris
living past president of Pisgah Kramer and Henry M. Abram-
Lodge to,r have served for four ovitz, all past Pisgah presidents,
terms. He joined Pisgah in 1916: and their wives, Abraham Piel
While on a visit to Detroit in and Aaron Droock, who will be
1947, Mr. Deutelbaum was urged toastmaster, and Mr. and Mrs.
to accept an appointment to Ben F. Goldman.
Judge Nathan J. Kaufman,
of Juvenile Court, will speak
on "Parental Influence and
Juvenile Delinquency" at the
installation meeting of NEW-
Sam '(Shlomo) Geltner, the the kissing of his hand. Thi§
TON SCHOOL PTA, Ferguson
and Curtis, on May 14. All par- man who turned from furrier resentment led to his desire
to farmer and has established to go to America.
ents in the area are invited.
a successful aple-growing or-
The story proceeds to de-
chard at Armada, 40 miles from
scribe life in the Boukovina
Detroit, also has turned author.
village, the family relationships,
His reminiscences of his
the domination of a few weal-
youth, in Austria-Hungary and
in this country, are recorded in thy people over the commu-
nity's impoverished masses. It
his Yiddish book, "My Young all led to Sam's (Shlomo's) de-
and Green Years" ("Meine
Yunge un Greene Yorn"), which sire to learn a trade, in spite
contains autobiographical recol- of his mother's objections to
becoming a baal-meloche, a
lections of episodes that oc- his
labarer.
curred from 1'909 to 1912.
But he finally attained his
His book is dedicated to
his wife, Rose, and his chil- goal, came to America, learned
be an operator in a shirt fac-
dren, Betty and Gerson. In to
tory.
his dedicatory note, Geltner
He was an eye-witness to
states nostalgically that after
the tragedy of the Triangle
living in a large city for
Fire in New York and
many years, he longed for
marched in the funeral pro-
an atmosphere like his birth-
cession of the victims of the
place, the village of Touteres,
sweat-shop conflagration.
in Boukovina, and states that
Later, he became a photog-
he found it at last on his
•apher, then a furrier, and since
Armada, Mich., farm, which
he purchased in 1936 and 1936 the successful farmer in
named it Rose-Haven Or- Michigan.
The juicy Yiddish, his stories
chard, in honor of his wife.
The idea for the book devel- with "geshmak," will remind
Smart brides select the
open from a correspondence his readers of many incidents
Sheraton-Cadillac for their
Geltner
conducted with his dear which. may also have affected
weddings and receptions. And
friend
-
Moishe
Glaser. Geltner's their past. Rivington Street, the
for good reason! First, the
recollections were gathered as entire New York East Side, the
staff of this famous hotel spe-
a result, and Glaser, who lives Jewish restaurants with their
cializes in catering to wed-
dings — lifts so many nagging
in Los Angeles, where the book "varenikes" ("pirogen"), the
details from the shoulders of
was published, edited Geltner's ideas about "Yankees," the rub-
the bride and her family.
ber collars and the high pres-
book.
And whether you select the
sure suit salesmen—the-se and
Geltner
possesses
an
inter-
magnificent Grand Ballroom
esting style. Having retained many other items enter into a
for a party of 750, or one of
memories' of many humorous reconstructed youth. Work in
our exquisite Parlors for an
as well as touching incidents in the shop, the activities of union
intimate family group of as
small as twenty, you may rest
his youth, knowing the idorn- organizers and other elements
assured that the accommoda-
atic speech of his landsleite in. in a greenhorn's life are in-
tions and service will be the
this country and the dialects eluded in this story.
finest in Detroit.
It is interesting that a new-
and phraseology of his home
Our prices are reasonable,
community, he has incorporated comer who has become a good
and you'll always be proud to
into his descriptions warmth farmer has retained a knowl-
remember that your wedding
and
nostalgia that holds the in- edge of Yiddish and has turned
was at the Sheraton-Cadillac.
to story-telling, presenting it as
terest
of the reader.
For information and reservations, call
His story begins with an a real art in an attractive book.
Herman Schwartz at Woodward 1-8000
account of his father's deal-
a
ings with the poritz — the
landowner—of their commu-
An
Paying
nity, the man upon whom
Investment
Dividends
they depended for their live-
in
That _
lihood. Geltner tells of his
Washington Blvd at Michigan Ave.
Pleasure
Grow
resentment against the bow-
Mark Schmidt, General Manager
ing down to the rich poritz,
e
Bordelove - to Tour State -
With IOOF Grand Master
Detroiter Maurice Bordelove,
of Jericho Lodge, Order of Odd
Fellows, will accompany Hon.
L. S. Bridges of Baton Rouge,
La., sovereign grand master of
the Independent Order, on a
tour next week to visit Odd
Fellow and Rebekah groups in
Michigan. The two will visit in
Bay City, Coldwater, Grand
Rapids, Cadillac, Ishpeming and
the Upper Peninsula.
The grand master also will at-
tend a conference and general
meeting in Detroit, at 8 p.m.,
Tuesday, in the Dairy Workers
Hall, 15840 Second. The meet-
ing, open to ,Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs of the community, is
being sponsored by the Odd Fel-
low Circuit of Greater Detroit.
ISIDOR KADIS, of New York,
for more than 35 years identi-
fied as a leading Zionist execu-
tive, was honored on his retire-
ment from active service with
the Jewish National Fund, at a
dinner tendered by staff and
officers of JNF.
Dance with Delight
to
LARRY FREEDMAN
and His Orchestra
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Vacationtime Recreation
Vacationing juniors are in-
vited to afternoon recreation of-
fered at the Davison Jewish
Center today, Wednesday,
Thursday and next Friday. Ac-
tivities will include roller skat-
ing, arts and crafts, softball,
kickball and basketball.
The , regular "after school"
junior program will resume on
April 29.
Make It a Memorable Day
With
IRV FIELD
and His Orchestra
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