THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-1'riday,

Grave Challenges to Jewry in
'59 Outlined by Klutznick at
Yudkoff Testimonial Dinner

500 Attend Bar-Ilan Dinner for Philip, Max Stollman

The weather, two brothers
named Stollman, a university in
Israel celebrating its first gradu-
ation and a fine guest speaker
all combined last Wednesday to
provide an evening many folks

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In a stirring address to the mittee for the dinner, was
toastmaster.
gathering of 400 at the Sheraton
Cadillac Hot e I, Wednesday
Joining in paying honor to
night, Philip M. Klutznick, presi- Yudkoff were spokesmen for the
dent of Bnai Brith, declared he Detroit Jewish community and
knows of no other year—includ- national and local Bnai Brith
ing even "the .periods of strife leaders. Including among them
and glory of 1948, the trying were Nathaniel Goldstick, who
years of the '30s and '40s, the represented Mayor Miriani and
Sinai events of 1956-7-which will presented Mr. and Mrs. Yudkoff
be of greater challenge in Jew- with keys to the City; Ben Glass,
ish life than 1959."
of Chicago, secretary of Bnai
Speaking at the testimonial Brith District 6; Mortimer J.
dinner in honor of Harry Yud- Rubin, of Washington, national
koff, one of Detroit's most dis- director of Bnai Brith service
tinguished leaders in national, funds; Sidney J. Karbel and
district and local Bnai Brith, Charles L. Goldstein, who spoke
Kutznick reported on national for the Jewish Welfare Feder-
planning sessions held in New I ation and the Jewish Commun-
York during the past few days. ity Council; Mrs. David Gros-
berg, William Lite, Mrs. Robert
"Large numbers are on the
march again," he said in ref- Coggan and Louis W e b e r,
erence to the new migration spokesmen for the Women's
movement of Jews from Ro- Bnai Brith Councils, the Metro-
mania to Israel. He declared politan BB Council and Pisgah
Lodge.
that "what is happening in
Romania is something we
Gifts and plaques were pre-
asked for," and he declared
sented to the Yudkoffs by a
that a grave duty rests upon
number of the speakers. Elias
Jewry to make it possible for
Goldberg presented them with
the 100,000 Jews who applied
a \testimonial book in behalf of
for visas to leave Romania to
the Israel Bond Organization
fulfill the obligation of rescu-
and the BB Israel Committee.
ing them.
Program participants also in-
''I should hate to think of the cluded Rabbis Leon Fram and
consequences in all the capitals M. Robert Syme and Alfred H.
of the world if ever it became Bounin.
known that Jews had failed
willingly and honorably to as-
sume the task of aiding these
people," he declared.
Klutznick took occasion to
criticize tendencies in feder-
MIAMI. (JTA) — The Florida
ated fund-raising to spend too
Board of the Anti-Defamation
much time in testing "what's
League has convened at state-
wrong with functioning agen-
wide meeting of chairman and
cies" and too little time in
board members to consider the
raising the vitally needed
impact of the desegregation
funds. He also asserted that
struggle on Jewish-Gentile re-
overseas relief can not be so-
lations in the south, it was
licited at the expense of Jew-
announced here by Paul Seider-
ish education, the Joint De-
man, board chairman. The meet-
fense Appeal and the many
ing will be held Feb. 7 in Palm
other local a n d national
Beach.
needs.
Seiderman said that the dela-
"Quit piling up praise on your
leaders and do the task your- gates will explore a number of
self," he admonished his audi- issues in an effort to determine
ence, urging increased efforts in the causes "behind the preva-
support of vital Jewish needs. lent feeling of threat to the
He expressed confidence that southern Jewish community" de-
American Jewry, when the veloping from the segregation
needs are properly piesented to issue.
it, will meet the serious chal-
The delegates will consider
lenges of the present time.
whether there has been a notice-
Klutznick joined with other able difference in the various
speakers on the program in southern cities in Jewish non-
praising "the service of the
heart and the time and the Jewish relationships since the
s
strength of Harry Yudkoff." He segregation
issue flared and in
what ways; whether a particular
expressed his "depth of affec- Bnai Brith lodge or a particu-
lion and appreciation" for Harry
and Molly Yudkoff and their lar synagogue hesitates to dis-
son Jerome "for having made cuss the segregation issue for-
mally and whether this was also
themselves available to Bnai
true prior to the 1954 Supreme
Brith."
Court decision on integration of
In his response to the
public schools and whether any
numerous tributes, Yudkoff
delegate, his Jewish friend or
spoke of the manifold activ-
his organizations had ever been
ities of Bnai Brith and made
approached by any group or
a strong plea for their con-
individuals asked "to take a
tinued support. He also out-
stand" on the race issue.
lined the program of Bnai
The delegates will seek to
Brith services to the many
determine whether there have
communal philanthropic ef-
been actual cases of economic
forts.
boycott of Jewish merchants
Milton Weinstein, who
arising from the segregation
struggle.
headed the arrangements com-

Probe Segregation
Imports on Jewish
Life in the South

Kr

MORRIS SPITZER
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To Honor Spitzer
on 70th Birthday

Honoring the 70th birthday '
of Morris Spitzer. manager of
the Detroit and Midwest States
Board of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America, a
testimonial dinner will be given
on Feb. 28. at the Veterans Me-
morial Bldg., 151 W. Jefferson.
Sponsored by the Michigan
membership of the ACWA, the
dinner is being given in behalf
of the Israel Histadrut and the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
Justice George Edwards of
the Michigan Supreme Court is
honorary chairman of the din-
net-, and also will serve as the
evening's toastmaster. Murray
H. Finley is chairman.
Among the honorary patrons
Williams, Mayor
are Gov.
Miriani, Senators Hart and Mc-
Namara, Jacob S. Potofsky,
Frank Rosenblum, Walter P.
Reuther, Emil Mazey and David
Chaney.

will remember for a long time.
Although the suburbs were in
the grips of freezing rain, over
500 friends and co-workers in
many causes turned out at Cong.
Bnai David in Southfield, to
honor Phillip and -Max Stollman
for their efforts on behalf of
Bar-Ilan University at Ramat
Gan.
The occasion of festivity was
the celebration locally of the
first commencement exercies of
the school. Sponsored by Misra-
chi-Hapoel Hamizrachi of De-
troit, the chairman was Dr.
Jacob Goldman.
Dr. Henry Raphael Gold, one
of the few great orators in the
American Jewish community
today, spoke of Bar-Ilan, which
he visited last summer, as a
bridge between:
1. The Torah of past genera-
tions and the Torah of Israel
today;
2. Jews coming from many
lands and many backgrounds;
and
3. The world of science and
the world of religion. justice
and morality.
Irving Schlussel, who ex-

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tended greetings, presented
each of the Stollmans with a
copy of the Tenach made in
Israel as a measure of appreci-
ation.
Announcement was made by
Dr. Goldman of the establish-
ment at the chapel of the Israel
school of a Ner Tamid for Abe
Nusbaum and the establishment
of a $50,000 scholarship fund in
his memory.
Formation of a free loan fund
by Dr. Aaron Dubnove also was
announced.
A musical program, featuring
Cantors Hyman Adler and Shah-
tai Ackerman in solo numbers
and a duet closed the program.
Rebecca Frohman 'was accom-
panist.

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French, Algerian
Rabbinates Unite

SHOLEM ALEICHEM
NURSERY SCHOOL .

ALGIERS (JTA) — Chief
Rabbi Jacob Kaplan has ac-
cepted the additional post and
duties of Chief Rabbi of Al-
geria in a compromise of an
internal struggle within the
Algerian Jewish community, it
was revealed here this week.
As a result, there will be no
separate function for a Chief
Rabbi of Algeria.
Another aspect of the com-
promise was the designation
of Rabbi M. Morali. who lives
in Metropolitan France, as
Chief Rabbi of Algiers. a post
which had not been filled in
over a year. Differences over
the filling of a number of im-
portant communal posts have
pla•ed havoc with communal
unity in recent months.
Chief Rabbi Kaplan came
here to iron out these dif-
ferences. In the course of his
efforts he met with the new
French Governor General of
Algeria, the Chief Rabbis of
various districts in Algeria and
Algerian delegates to the Con-
sistory of French Jews.

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w celebrating our 75th Anniversary',

The 21st Anniversary Dinner of the
Council Orthodox Rabbis and Merkaz

Tuesday, March 3rd, 1959

6 p.m.

Guest Speaker: RABBI PINCHOS TEITZ, prominent rabbi
of Elizabeth, N.J., member presidium of Agudath Haro-
bonim of America, and originator of "Talmud Hour of
the Air."

Mayfair Room — 19161 Schaefer

The Entire Jewish Community Is Cordially Invited to Attend
Council of Orthodox Rabbis, Rabbi Leizer Levin, Chair. Presidium;
David J. Cohen, Chair. Merkaz; Ira Kaufman; Chair. Dinner Comm.