L The Suburban Community 1958 - THE DETRO IT New ADL Film Reminiscent of Local Girl's Experience By the Oak-Woodser Interesting to pass along to local suburbanites is some in- formation which comes from the national office of the Anti- Defamation League of Bnai Brith in New York. It concerns .a new film, "An American Girl," which deals with prejudice among teen- agers in a suburban setting. Produced by Dynamic Films, under sponsorship of ADL, it is strangely reminiscent of a local story. The movie relates the actual experiences of an American girl, who is rudely awakened to the existence of irrational prej- udice in her community when she is mistakenly believed to be Jewish by her high school friends and neighbors. If it sounds like the story of Karen DesLandes, the young Berkley High School student who posed as being Jewish to learn about preju- dice in her community, it's because the film is probably based on this incident. Karen, you'll recall, was the winner two years ago of the Oak - Woods Lodge annual Brotherhood award, and was hailed throughout the general community for her contribu- tion in promoting understand- ing among all peoples. But, more than the release of the film, it's recent premier New Window Coating Reduces Sun's Glare; Eliminates Awnings A liquid plastic applied di- rectly onto windows to elimi- nate light rays that cause fade, and reduce rays that cause heat and glare is now being market- ed locally by the Oakland Sun-X Window Tinting Co. For use in offices, plants, homes, schools hospitals. or any establishment with window space exposed to direct sun- light, Sun-X has been used suc- cessfully now for many years, particularly in the Southwest- ern United States in place of awnings and other protective devices. Among the merchandise pro- tected by Sun-X is wearing ap- parel, furniture, fabrics, foods and liquors, floor coverings, shoes and leather goods, toys, art and office supplies. The silicone-based liquid plactic is applied by flowing directly on the window glass, forming a tight bond with the glass that is guaranteed not to chip or peel. Glass treated with Sun-X requires no maintenance and is washable in the usual manner. The plastic is available in a variety of colors and shades, and vary as to individual needs. A frosted plastic will eliminate fade completely, but can not be seen through, while a clear color will eliminate fade up to 91 percent, while also reducing glare and heat. For information, call the Oakland Sun-X Window Tinting Co., LI. 7-0297. Emanu-El to Graduate 13 High School Students At sabbath services of Temple Emanu-El, planned for 8:15 p.m., today, 13 young men and women will be graduated from the congregation's high school department. The graduates will present a cantata, "Am Yisrael Chai," and following services the temple's Youth Group will be hosts at an oneg shabbat. in New York brings to light some of the pitfalls of subur- ban living that normally tend to be overlooked. Its enough of a problem ap- parently to cause the chairman of the New York State Com- mission Against Discrimination, Charles Abrams, to declare that "the emergence of the modern suburb, with its emphasis on conformity," is undermining gains made in the fight against racial and religious discrimina- tion in the past 10 years. "If the trend toward subur- ban exclusion is to be re- versed," Abrams said, "the Fed- eral Government — through its various housing agencies—must promote democratic communi- ties." One point that Abrams em- phasized was that "antagonisms held by old suburbanites against the city are frequently carried over into prejudice against new suburbanites, particularly Jews and other minorities who are their symbols of city life." Charging that "a false feeling of neighborhood dignity has be- come associated with neighbor- hood homogeneity," the com- missioner said, "This leads to a concerted effort to keep out the `wrong people' and the 'foreign element'." He also said that home maga- zines have "highlighted the im- portance of class differences and of social standing as im- portant aspects of neighborhood solvency," and warned that FHA restrictive practices prior to 1950 "even now, after the barring of such covenants, are often continued in the field." There is ' probably much truth to what Commissioner Abrams reports. Enough so, that independent of his state- ment, a local Bnai Brith worker recently told us that youngsters in the suburbs are growing up with the thought that Negroes are second rate citizens. The only active contact chil- dren in the suburbs have with Negroes these days, she said, is when their mothers have in the maid or their fathers hire a handy man. The schools are devoid of Negroes, so there is no knowl- edge that colored people have anything but common tasks to perform—no understanding that there also are Negro doctors and lawyers and educators. She stressed that teaching about Negroes through such a leader as George Washington Carver is one of the purposes of Bnai Brith's newest local project, "Dolls for Democracy." Erry . Lowenthal Begins 2nd Term as President of OW Young Israel Erry Lowenthal was re-elected to a second term as president of Oak-Woods Young Israel. Others who will serve with him are: Harry Mirvis and David Bodzin, vice-presidents; Ernest Citron and Benno Levi, secre- taries; Joseph Rodd, treasurer. Arnold Cohen, Herman Cohen, David Dombey, Morris Novet- sky, Irving Moskovitz, Seymour Ribiat, Jack Ginsburg, Dr. Meyer Green, Paul Kelman, Isa- dore Schwartz, Leon Wolok, Sam Ginsburg, Isaac Knoppow, Sam Lieberman, Morris Trager and David Felstein are members of the board of directors. David Spinner and Mrs. Fayga Dombey we r e elected repre- sentatives of the Men's Club and Sisterhood, respectively. 1 Beth Shalom Service to Mark 5th Anniversary Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park, will celebrate the fifth anni- versary of its founding at a special service of worship planned for 8:30 p.m., today, in the synagogue, 14601 W. Lin- coln. The principal speaker will be Rabbi Abraham E. Halpern, rabbi of Cong. Bnai Amoona, St. Louis, Mo., for 40 years and father of Rabbi Mordecai S. Halpern, spiritual leader of Beth Shalom. The program will include for- mal dedication of the memorial plaque by Gordon Meisner, chairman of the Yahrzeit com- mittee, and the reading of the names of those persons who have been memorialized. The five-year-old synagogue which now has a membership of 350 families last fall com- pleted the first stage of its three-faceted building program. Plans are now under way for the sanctuary. The public is invited to the services, which will be con- ducted by Rabbi M. S. Halpern and Cantor Ruben Erlbaum. Hostesses at a social hour fol- lowing will be wives of charter members of the congregation. They are: Mesdames Morris Ar- nowitz, Milton Atlas, Jack Bod- zin, R. Breuer, Sol Brown, Max Dobrowitsky, George Duchan, Ivan Fidler, Norman Garland, Edward Gordon, Max Israel, Gerald Kepes, Irven Leider, Bernard Plotkin, Albert Rosen- blum, D. Rosenblum, Philip Smith, Seymour Tarnoff and Jo- seph Tulcensky. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, the Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Goren will be observed. SOC Hadassah to Close Season president; Lawrence Katz, Louis Cooper, Morris Brandwine, Stanley Waxenberg and Abel Selburn, vice-presidents; Bern- ard Pedell, treasurer; Merle Harris, Donald West and Joseph Warren, secretaries. Mrs. Joe Ellis, outgoing pres- ident, will receive the past president's pin. A skit written by Mesdames Ernest Beck, Mar- shall Fisher and Abel Selburn will be presented. There also will be a discus- sion of current events and the Bible, and a quartet, comprised of Mesdames Samuel Freedland, Maurice Reizen, Harold Ross and Ernest Mendelsohn, will be heard. Reports, including the pres- ident's annual summary, will OP War Vet Auxiliary include the final figures on fund-raising from this year's to Get Its Charter production, "Flaming Youth." Oak Park Jewish War Veter- ans Auxiliary will receive their charter from the national or- ganization in about two weeks and will hold formal installa- tion of officers at that time. Until the Charter is issued, new members may still sign up as charter members. All per- sons interested may attend the next meeting at 8:30 p.m., BASEMENT Tuesday, at the home of Mrs. Ben Zaslow, 15421 Park, Oak Park. For further information, call LI 4-7634. The closing meeting of the year for South Oakland County Chapter of Hadassah will be held at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park, when a dessert luncheon will be served. "Like Mother, Like Daugh- ter," the theme of the after- noon will aim at entertaining and informing mothers of mem- bers of the group's efforts for Hadassah during the year. Mem- bers are ,urged to bring their mothers and mothers-in-laws. A highlight will be the in- stallation by Mrs. Herman Prady, past president, of the new executive board. This in- cludes the following: Mesdames Maurice Schiller, STOP Temple Devotes Service To Adult Education • Tonight's service at Temple Beth Jacob, in Pontiac, will be devoted to the theme of adult Jewish education. Certificates of graduation will be presented to members who attended a series of lectures during the year based on the book, "Where Judaism Differed." Isadore Goode will distribute the cer- tificates, with Rabbi Nathan Hershfiels speaking on "Is Jew- ish Education for Women and Children Only?" W I OI FLOOD wCO an CONTROL VALVE Hundreds of testimonials from home owners who had dry basements during post floods. ea WE 3-2000 1956 FLOOD CONTROL VALVE 10 E0 DETROIT NICK 0 0 TO OUR CUSTOMERS 0 BECAUSE OF SHAVUOT We Will Be Close Friday, Saturday, Sunday Monday, May 23-24-25-26 • SINGER'S Oak-Woods Women Elect New Officers Mrs. Louis Gold has been elected by Oak-Woods Chapter of Bnai Brith to serve as presi- dent during the coming year. Chosen to serve with her are the following women: Mesdames Richard Sitron, Al Urnovitz and John Demunter; vice-presidents; Joseph Gordon, treasurer; William Glieberman, Marvin Liberson, Marvin Shef- lin and Harvey Feinberg, secre- taries; Ludwig Strass, historian; Leo Corben, guide; Morris Ep- stein, sentinel; Irving Chadwick, monitress; and Stanley Baal.; William Litt and Henry Onrich, trustees. Board. members include Mes- dames Dave Dickman, Julius Iskow, Herman Weisman, Carl Sattler, Mark Singerman, Irving Lober, Al Weiss, Martin Taylor, Charles Cowan, Burton Bacher, Irwin Katz, Louis Wolf, Harvey Ellias, Saul Firsten, Marvin Chaben and Ben Sandler. At the election meeting, Mrs. Richard Sitron was chosen to receive the Chapter's "Woman of the Year" award for out- standing service. A meeting of the new board will be held at 8:30 p.m., May 27, at the Ten Mile Center, 10 Mile Rd. and Radclift, Oak Park. FLOO 9 Right Sermon, Wrong Rabbi In a story last week listing sabbath services for Temple Emanu-El, it was stated that Rabbi Milton Arm would speak on "Forces That Shape Us." The sermon was delivered by Rabbi Milton. Rosenbaum, who is the spiritual leader of that congregation. 0 KOSHER MEAT and POULTRY J. SINGER P. 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