Harry Cohen Guest of -"onor
at Israel ond Testinitonial
Over $300,000 in Bonds
abbi Abba Hillel Silver Guest Speaker
Pledged in Synagogues
at Harry Cohen Dinner at Statler, Oct. 28
at High Holy Day Appeal
In a dramatic demonstration
of religious faith and their
strong desire to identify them-
selves with the economic de-
velopment and historic upbuild-
ing of Israel, the congregations
of 26 Synagogues in Detroit
raised over $300,000 worth of
investment capital for Israel
during their High Holy Day
Israel Bond efforts.
Half of all the Bond sales
were achieved in Adas Sholom
Synagogue which recorded
pledges and cash commitments
of over $150,000. The remark-
able record of sales at Adas
•Sholom can be attributed to the
dedicated leadership and in-
spiration provided by Rabbi
Jacob E. Segal, who made mag-
nificent appeals at Kol Nidre.
and Yizkor; George Spoon, Syn-
agogue President, who inspired
the support of the Board and
announced the Congregation's
own $10,000 purchase; Irwin I.
Cohn, past Detroit Israel Bond
Chairman, who conducted the
sales at both services; and Nor-
man Allan, Co-Chairman of the
Religious Council and Chair-
man of the Adas Sholom ap-
peal.
Those Congregations and Syn-
agogues which conducted High
Holy Day, Israel Bond appeals
are Beth Joseph, B'nai Israel,
Beth Tikvah, Beth Yehudah,
Adas Yeshurun, B'nai Jacob,
Ahavas Achim, Shomrey Emu-
nah, Beth Moses, Young Israel-
Northwest, B'nai David, Beth
Shmuel, Young Israel, Oak
Woods, Evergreen Jewish Con-
gregation, Young Israel-Dexter,
Beth Aaron, B'nai Zion, Shaarey
Zion, Nusach Harie, Mogen
HARRY COHEN
DR. ABBA HILLEL SILVER
Abraham, Ezras Achim, Gemi-
Guest of Honor
Guest Speaker
luth Chassodim, Beth Abraham,
One of the outstanding events in the history of the Detroit ' of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
Mishkan Israel, Chesed Shel
Jewish Community will take place on Tuesday evening, October ticn.
Emes, Adas Shalom.
28 when a city-wide tribute to Harry Cohen will be given in the
Dr. Silver, one of America's
form of 75th Birthday Testimonial Dinner in the Grand Ballroom foremost Jewish leaders and one
of the Statler Hotel at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Abba Hillel Silver as of the greatest orators of our
guest speaker.
generation, is now chairman of
Held under the auspices of achievement of my life," stated the Board of Governors of the
the Israel Bond Organization, Mr. Cohen, expressing the sin- Israel Bond Organization. In
this gala event, with hundreds cere desire that his birthday addition to paying tribute to
of people who admire Harry celebration have real and sig- Mr. Cohen on the occasion of
Cohen, will be attended by nificant meaning for the peo- his 75th birthday, Dr. Silver will
prominent personalities in De- ple of Israel.
deliver an address of major
troit's religious, civic and busi- . A former president of Con- significance on "Israel's world
ness life participating to show gregation Shaarey Zedek and position today and her mission
their appreciation to Mr. Cohen the United Hebrew Schools, Mr. in the future."
for his lifetime of dedicated Cohen has also distinguished
Reseravtions for this commu-
service to Jewish and commu- himself as a leader in the Zion- nity-wide tribute to Harry
nal causes.
can be made through the
"If we can sell a record num- ist Organization of Detroit and Cohen
Israel Bond Office, 2200 David
ber of Israel Bonds at the din- has served devotedly as a mem- Stott Building or by calling WO
ner it would be the greatest ber of the Board of Governors 2-5091.
Lady Fergusson Here as Guest
of Israel Bond Women's Division
Lady Fergusson of Kilerran,
great-niece of Lord Balfour who
stems from Scottish and English
nobility for many generations,
and a leader in Israeli causes
in Great Britain since the
establishment of the State, will
be guest of honor at a
Dessert Luncheon and Pinning
Ceremony to be held under the
auspices of the Detroit Israel
Bond Women's Division at the
home of Mrs. Jack Gorelick,
19444 Stratford Road, on Wed-
nesday, October 22.
Highlight of the luncheon
will be the pinning of Spon-
sors of Israel by Lady Fergus-
son. Sponsors are those women
who purchase $1,000 in Israel
Bonds. Mrs. Max Stollman is
Chairman of Sponsors for the
Detroit Women's Division.
A gracious lady and a de-
voted friend of Israel, Lady
Fergusson made her most re-.
cent visit to Israel earlier this
Rabbi Silver's
Prophetic Voice
LADY FERGUSSON
Blanche Dugdale, in the Bal-
four Forest there.
Here on her first visit to the
United States, Lady Fergusson
is currently touring major
American and Canadian com-
munities on behalf of the Israel
Bond campaign, thereby contin-
uing the family tradition of ac-
tion and friendship on Pales-
tine's and Israel's behalf which
was established by her uncle in
1917 with the publication of the
famous Balfour Declaration. Her
mother was an intimate friend
of Israel's first president, Chaim
Mrs. Stollman Mrs. Helfman
Weizmann, and was a vigorous
year at the invitation of the champion of Zionism in Eng-
Government, where she unveiled land.
a memorial to her mother, Mrs.
Lady Fergusson is active in
* * *
the Youth Aliyah movement
in England and Scotland and
has devoted herself wholeheart-
edly to other worthy communal
causes.
The Dessert Luncheon is part
of the Women's Division effort,
led by its Chairman, Mrs. Philip
Helfman, in advance of the
Harry Cohen 75th Birthday
Testimonial Dinner. The results
achieved at the Dessert Lunch-
eon, inspired by Lady Fergus-
son, will be announced as part
of Detroit's tribute to Harry
Cohen.
To insure your
reservations, telephone
WO 2-5091
MRS. JACK GORELICK
Julian Venezky. of Peoria,
to Speak at Tom Borman Home
"The inescapable logic
of events will in due time
make Palestine a Jewish
State. The rebirth of
Israel as a nation in its
historic home is as sure
to come to pass as God's
word never returns
empty until it has accom-
plished that for which it
was sent." May, 1943.
The Jews of
America, proud and loyal
citizens of this great
country, will materially
help Israel to absorb as
many Jews as will wish
to go there or may have
to go there. They will
help to build up its cul-
tural, scientific and spir-
itual institutions, as well
as its economic life so
that it may become a land
of which Jews every-
where can be proud. For
the eyes of the world will
be on the land of Israel
to see what Jews, as peo-
ple, can accomplish on
their own." November,
1948.
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ABE KASLE
JULIAN VENEZKY
Abe Kasle, chairman of the
Detroit Israel Bond Campaign,
announced the visit to this city
of Julian Venezky, president of
the recently bombeb Anshe
Emet Temple in Peoria, Illinois,
and nationally prominent Jew-
ish communal leader.
Mr. Venezky, who was the
first Chairman of the National
Board of Governors for State of
Israel Bonds, will address a
group of prominent members of
the Detroit Jewish community
on Tuesday evening, October 21,
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Borman, 1580 Lincolnshire,
Detroit.
Mr. Venezky, former Chair-
man of the National Campaign
Cabinet of the United Jewish
Appeal, currently heads the Is-
rael Bonds Midwest Regional
Board of Governors.
Mr. Borman, a Vice-Chairman
of the Detroit Israel Bond Com-
mittee, is well known as an out-
standing supporter of Israel. He
recently received international
recognition as one of the foun-
ders of SUPERSOL, the first
supermarket in Israel.
In opening their home to the
meeting with Mr. Venezky, Mr.
and Mrs. Borman declared: "It
is our sincere hope that this
get-together on Tuesday eve-
ning, October 21, which is in ad-
vance of the Harry Cohen 75th
Birthday Testimonial Dinner,
will help to make the Testi-
monial a great success and a
memorable experience for our
beloved friend — and every
one's friend — Harry Cohen."