Annual Federation Meeting Hears Endorse Fineberg Yeshiva U. Team
Reports of Community's Progress
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"I am impressed with a recent to Phil Klutznick
"The agency offices he holds, vice-
in Debate Here
president and executive committee recommendation of the Camp Study
Committee that the Center, the He-
chairman of the Jewish Home for
Aged, vice-president of Sinai Hos-
pital, his chairmanship of many
committees. are but a clue to his
central role as the motivating force
for improved services to the old.
sick, the deprived. He championed
the optimum facility and program
possible at the Center, in the He-
brew Schools and at Camp.
"Most significant of all is Sidney
Allen's perspective—big enough and
deep enough to include all our
people in Israel and all parts of
the world as well as at home, to
encompass the very young and the
very old and to regard with com-
passion and kinship all who need
help.
"Sidney Allen has been a leader
and worker in the philanthropic
drives of our organized Jewish corn-
munity and in the program of the
community at-large for more than
thirty years. His work has been in
the tradition of Fred M. Butzel. A
grateful community is pleased to
have him join the ranks of the dis-
tinguished holders of the Fred M.
Butzel Memorial Award for com-
munal service."
The Federation Women's Di-
vision appeared in an enter-
taining musical skit. A social
hour followed the meeting.
The women's quartet includ-
ed Mesdames Eugene J. Hirsh,
Maurice S. Reizen, Manuel L.
Rotenberg and Herbert M •
Stoorman. The melodies they
sang were written by Mrs.
Leonard H. Weiner. Mrs. Leon-
ard Birndorf was the pianist.
In his analysis of the com-
munal attainments under the di-
rection of the Federation, Judge
Levin pointed to significant
changes that have taken place
in Detroit. He stated in part:
"While the number of families
remained fairly constant, there has
been a decided increase in the size
of family and this has meant that
the proportion of our population is
reflected in large measure in our
local services. . . .
"Before Sinai Hospital was com-
pleted seven years ago, there was
considerable agitation about the fi-
nancial burden which our Jewish
community would assume. This
turned out to be unwarranted. The
Hospital is growing by continuous
steps into an effective medical
center for patient care, teaching and
research. Since its completion,
the Shapero School of Nursing has
been added to the original unit and
the Slatkin Nurses' Residence is
about to be completed. Construction
is proceeding on an additional wing
to include an Out-Patient Depart-
ment and some 140 beds. The most
spectacular aspect of the projected
addition is the psychiatric floor.
"The additional construction and
the operating cost of the Hospital
have been no great burden to com-
munal resources. Capital has been
made available by large private
donors, from foundations and from
non-sectarian community-wide cam-
paigns.
"Sinai has made it possible for
us, as a Jewish community, to make
a contribution to the general med-
ical services of Detroit.
"A good deal of our attention
in the recent period has been
given to service to the aged. Our
Home for Aged added the LeVine
Wing which provided 100 addi-
tional beds primarily for the sick
aged. Many of you know that the
Home already has a growing wait-
ing list for this service. We have
tried to deal with the problem
of the aged from many angles. A
number of these emphasize non-
institutional care. They include the
Home's own day-care program,
the program of the Jewish Fam-
ily and Children's Service, the
Community Workshop and the
Senior Citizens program of the
Jewish Community Center.
"The Federation Committee
on the Aged with the cooperation
of all the agencies arranged for
a Forum on the Problems of Old-
er Parents only a few months ago.
The enthusiastic response to this
project is evidence of our com-
munity's concern with this area of
service.
"Another age group which re-
quires a concerted approach is serv-
ices to children with particular
emphasis on teen-agers and young
adults. Fortunately as a Jewish com-
munity we do not have a major
problem in numbers in the area of
delinquency. Our challenge is one of
developing the most constructive ap-
proach to enriching the personal and
cultural lives of our young people
so that they may live productively
and happily as self-respecting mem-
bers of a Jewish community in
American society.
"The impressive growth of our
communal schools is an important
step in this direction. The enroll-
ment in the United Hebrew Schools
has trebled in the last 10 years.
The growth of the High School
and the strengthening of the
Midrasha provides us with the ma-
chinery for the higher rungs of the
educational ladder. Our Hebrew
School program of cooperation
with synagogues has been recipi-
ent of national recognition. Its
developing relationship with the
Yiddish Schools has silimar merit.
"Other agencies which are con-
cerned with this age group include
the Jewish Family and Children's
Service, the Fresh Air Society, the
Jewish Community Center and the
Jewish Vocational Service particu-
larly through its career counselling
brew Schools and our Camp ad-
dress themselves to the question of
using the camp for informal educa-
tional and cultural purposes for the
14- to 16-year-old. Here again we are
at the threshold of an opportunity
for a group of agencies to act to-
gether for the enrichment of Jewish
life which will affect our commun-
ity for generations. I am impelled to
add that such strengthening of the
American Jewish community has sig-
nificant meaning, for our kinship
with the Jewish community of Israel
and with Jews all over the world."
In his response to Judge
Levin in behalf of his father,
Jay Allen read a letter to the
Federation from Sidney Allen,
expressing gratitude for the
honors accorded him.
Mr. Sobeloff, in his report
as the directing head of Fed-
eration, reviewed the accom-
plishments of the local com-
munity in the past ten years
and pointed to the many struc-
tures that have arisen as evi-
dence of the multiple services
rendered here under the su-
pervision of the Federation.
He showed how advances have
been made in educational ef-
forts, in improving the com-
munity's health and in recre-
ational a n d social service
movements.
Mr. Sobeloff also outlined the
contributions made by this com-
munity in support of Israel and
in providing relief for oppress-
ed Jewries, and appealed for
increased assistance to cope
with the large new migration to
Israel and to provide for the
holy tasks of rescue for the
multitudes now in need of our
help.
Eastern Star Election
Oak Park Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star will
meet at 8 p.m., Thursday, in the
Ferndale Women's Club. Elec-
tion of new officers will be
held.
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — The
Bnai Brith District Grand
Lodge No. 3, citing the "re-
markable record of leadership"
of Herman Fineberg of Pitts-
burgh, has endorsed him as a
candidate for the presidency to
succeed Philip M. Klutznick.
The lodge executive commit-
tee, representing members in
Pennsylvania, New J e r s e y,
Delaware and West Virginia,
formally endorsed the can-
didacy and urged Fineberg "to
make himself available for the
office" at the 1959 triennial
convention of the Supreme
Lodge, which will be held in
Israel May 25-29.
Fineberg has been president
of Pittsburgh Lodge No. 404,
president of the District Grand
Lodge, member of the national
commissions of the Anti-Defa-
mation League and the Hillel
Foundations and has held many
other national offices.
The American Jewish Out-
look, Pittsburgh English- Jew-
ish weekly, in an editorial,
gave "hearty" endorsement to
the draft.
(Editor's Note: In many
quarters, it is generally be-
lieved, however, that Label
Katz, Bnai Brith leader of New
Orleans, has the edge on Fine-
berg for the Bnai Brith presi-
dency. Katz and Feinberg are,
at present, the only candidates
for the high office.)
JCA Re-Elects Sir Henry
LONDON (JTA)—Sir Henry
d'Avigdor Goldsmid was re-
elected president of the Jewish
Colonization Association at a
meeting of the JCA administra-
tive council. Rene Mayer of
France and Max -Gottschalk of
Belgium were re-named vice-
presidents.
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Yeshiva University's debating
society will meet the University
of Detroit debating team, at the
Young Israel Center of Oak-
Woods, 24061 Coolidge, Oak
Park, at 8 p.m., Feb. 25 in a
formal intercollegiate debate on
the topic "Resolved: That the
Further Development of Nu-
clear Weapons Should be Pro-
hibited by International Agree-
ment."
The Yeshiva squad is one of
four units currently touring dif-
ferent areas of the United
States. In all, the Yeshiva de-
baters will meet 20 colleges and
universities during the week of
Feb. 22 to 27.
Three community leaders will
serve as debate judges.
Yeshiva debaters have won
more than 75 percent of their
debates over the past four years.
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