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THE DETRO IT JEWISH NEWS — Fr iday, Sep t. 1 1, 1959 —

Testimonial Monday
for Mrs. Solovich

Center Votes to Open
Facilities on Saturdays

The board of directors of the position to the proposal which
Jewish Community Center, at a was recommended earlier in a
meeting on Wednesday evening, 7-to-2 vote of the executive
committee.
voted, 22 to 9, to open the
Irwin Shaw, executive direc-
Center's facilities starting at 1 tor of the Center,. said that a
statement explaining the Cen-
p.m. on Saturdays.
Maurice Schiller and Rabbi ter's action will be issued this
Joshua S. Sperka led the op- week.

Lawrence Gubow Honored

Named State 'Veteran of Year'

Lawrence Gubow, a leader in
the Jewish War Veterans; treas-
urer of the Jewish Community
Council, was designated "Mich-
igan Veteran of the Year" on
Veterans Day at the Michigan
State Fair, Sept. 5.
The selection is made annual-
ly by the Consolidated War Vet-
erans of Michigan, representing
all veterans organizations in the
state, and is announced at the
State Fair. The award was pre-
sented to Gubow on behalf of
the Governor and the Consoli-
dated War Veterans by Lt. Gov-
ernor John Swainson at a cere-
mony at the Fair Grounds.
Selection of "Michigan Vet-
eran of the Year" is based up-
on the individual's service to
veteran organizations and parti-
cipation in civic and community
affairs. Nominations may be
submitted by any of the more
than 1700 .posts of veterans
groups in Michigan. Gubow's
nomination was submitted by
Norman G. Wachler, command-
er of the Morton A. Silverman
Post, JWV.
An attorney and graduate of
the University of Michigan Law
School, Gubow is the Michigan
Corporations a n d Securities
Commissioner. He was a cap-
tain of infantry in World War
II, was wounded in action in

Romney Given
1959 ADL Honor

George Romney, president of
American Motors Corporation,
has been announced as the
1959 recipent of. the Anti-
Defamation League's Michigan
Regional Advisory Board "Mich-
igan's American Democratic
Living" annual award.
Mrs. Samuel S. Aaron, MRAB
chairman, stated that the award
would be presented to Romney
at a dinner to be given at 7
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the
Sheraton Cadillac Hotel.
Prominent on the committee
planning the dinner are Max
Osnos, Leonard N. Simons and
Harry Yudkoff. Osnos will serve
as co-chairman and toastmaster;
Simons is in charge of a pub-
lic relations program, and •Yud-
koff has organized the sale and
distribution of tickets. Sidney
J. Karbel, national commis-
sioner of ADL, heads the pro-
gram committee.
Romney, who was the cover
man for Time magazine's issue
of April 6, 1959, gained na-
tional prominence by salvaging
the American Motors Corp. and
placing it on a competitive
basis with other automobile
manufacturers.
"However," Mrs. Aaron said,
"the award is being given be-
cause of Romney's many fine
activities on behalf of the citi-
zens of this state."
Past recipients of the award
have been invited to the pro-
gram. They include C. Allan
Harlan, Detroit; Mrs. Thomas
F. McAllister, Grand Rapids;
Leonard N. Simons, Detroit,
and Judge Wade H. McCree,
-Detroit.
Tickets are available at the
ADL office, 163 Madison, Suite
120, WO 2-9686.

December, 1944, and taken pris-
oner. He remained a German
prisoner of war until he was
liberated by advancing Amer-
ican forces shortly before V-E
Day in May, 1945. Following
several years of treatment and
convalescence in U.S. military
hospitals, he resumed his law
studies and was admitted to the
Bar. •

MRS. CHARLES D. SOLOVICH

Mrs. Charles D. Solovich,
recently-elected national presi-
dent of Bnai Brith Women,
will be honored at a testimonial
reception, Monday, 8:30 p.m.,
at the Labor Zionist Institute.
The testimonial is being
arranged by Pisgah Chapter and
Pisgah Lodge, as a city-wide
tribute to the Detroiter who
has been accorded national
honors.
Mrs. Solovich began her Bnai
Brith activities as a charter
member of Pisgah Chapter in
1933. Three years later she
became chapter president. Since
then she has held national, dis-
trict as well as local Bnai Brith
positions of importance.
A practicing attorney, she
has made Bnai Brith her major
communal interest.
She is the wife of Charles D.
Solovich, also an attorney, .who
has been in the furniture
business for a number of years.
They have two sons, Stanford
Alan and David Miles.
An invitation to the entire
community to attend the testi-
monial reception has been ex-
tended by Mrs. Phillip Kramer,
president of Pisgah Chapter.
State and city officials have
been invited. Pisgah Chapter
past presidents will be
hostesses.
A musical program will be
given at the reception by
Cantor Nicholas Fenakel.

Gubow is a member of the
national executive committee of
the Jewish War Veterans and is
a past commander of the De-
partment of Michigan. He was
formerly commander of the Sil-
verman Post. Among other ac-
tivities within the organized
veterans movement, he serves as
Judge Advocate of the Allied
Veterans Council of Wayne
County and of the Detroit Dis-
tricts Association of the Amer-
ican Legion. He is a past na-
tional president of the 106th
Infantry Association.

In addition to his activity
with the Jewish Community
Council and the JWV, Gubow
is an active Allied Jewish Cam-
paign worker and is a member
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Earlier in the morning of the
day Gubow received honors
from the veterans of Michigan,
he was presented with another
award from his wife, Estelle,
who gave birth to a baby girl—
their third child—at Grace Hos-
pital. The Gubows live at 20100
Braile.

Israel Government Begins Plans
for Harbor Construction at Ashdod

The location of the new har-
bor will be near the site con-
sidered to be the burial place of
Jonah. A lighthouse will be
built at Nebi Younis—the high-
est elevation in the area—be-
lieved to be the spot where, ac-
cording to the biblical account,
Jonah was spewed by the whale.

TEL AVIV. (JTA) Israel
government has signed an
agreement with Frederic R.
Harris and Company, New York
consulting engineers, to draw up
working blueprints for a new
harbor at Ashdod, 15 miles
south of here.
The plans will cover the first
stage of construction of a port
to provide citrus loading facili-
ties to cope with the increasing
exports of the fruit from the
southern part of the country.
Cost of the initial stage of con-
struction is estimated at 48,000,-
000 pounds ($26,667,000) in
local currency and $10,000,000
in foreign exchange. Construc-
tion of the breakwater is ex-
pected to begin next year, with
completion of the initial facili-
ties scheduled for 1963.

Folk School to Show
Free Movie Saturday

The United Jewish Folk
School will show a 'free movie'
to all children, 5 to 10 years of
age, in the northwest and Oak
Park neighborhood, in the Mor-
ris Schaver Auditorium, 19161
Schaefer, Saturday, 1 p.m. Re-
freshments and comic books
will be distributed after the
movie.

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Growing Interest in Education
Told at Congress Report Meeting

"THERE WILL COME
A DAY WHEN I WILL
UPLIFT THEE AND

GATHER THEE IN."

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There is a growing world- gates, and enumerates'_ the im-
wide interest in the educational portant personalities who rep-
needs of the Jewish people, the resented the major Jewish com-
Detroit delegates to the World munities in the world.
Jewish Congress, held in Stock-
holm, told an overflow meeting
Israel Could Close
at the Labor Zionist Institute
on Aug. 31.
Suez, But Is Seeking
Rabbis Morris Adler and Le-
on Fram and Philip Slomovitz Peace, Dayan States
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
described their experience at
To The Jewish News
the recent sessions and told of
JERUSALEM.—Former Isra-
the efforts made by delegates
from 43 countries to strengthen eli army chief Moshe Dayan
Jewish spiritual values and to said Tuesday that Israel could
unite in defense of human close the Suez Canal by force
of arms and was ready for hos-
rights.
Zeldon Cohen, president of tilities but was equally ready to
the Michigan Council of the meet the Arabs to work out a
American Jewish Congress, pre- peaceful agreement covering
sided. The meeting was opened any area—"even a single well
with greetings by Dr. Milton or dunam of land."
Blavin, chairman of the AJ Con-
The former Chief of Staff is
gress program committee, and campaigning for a seat in the
Mrs. William Cohen, president Israel Parliament on the Mapai
of the Congress' Detroit Wom- Party ticket headed by Premier
en's Division.
Ben-Gurion. His statement was
Rabbi Adler said that the made to an election rally of
major impact of the Stockholm Mapai youth groups in explana-
sessions was a "demonstration tion of statements he had pre-
of the vitality of Jewish com- viously made which had been
munities in far-flung corners of denounced as threatening war.
the world."
In the course of his speech,
Dr. Fram applauded the con- the ex - commander disclosed
tinuing efforts of the Congress some facts about the sensational
in seeking equal opportunities Sinai Campaign he directed in
1956 and about the final deci-
for all peoples.
Slomovitz emphasized t h e sion to withdraw the Israeli
value of Jews from many lands forces when they were in sight
gathering to exchange views on of their goal.
"When it was necessary to
Jewish issues and uniting in
defense of their rights. He eval- decide whether to stay in Sinai
uated the language question at or retire," he said, "I was glad
the Congress, told of the pre- that I did not have to make the
dominance of Yiddish as a me- decision and that the responsi-
dium of expression understood bility fell on Premier Ben-
by the majority of the dele- Gurion."

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