Joseph Bernstein, well known
leader in the Detroit Jewish
community, who for 46 years
was manager of the Detroit of-
fice of the Jewish Daily For-
ward, will be honored on his
80th birthday by the establish-
ment of a students' scholarship
fund that will bear his name.
The fund, contributions to
which may be sent to the chair-
man of the committee, Joseph
Heideman, in care of the Work-
men's Circle Educational Cen-
THE DETROIT JE
ISII NEWS — Friday, September 9, 1960 — S
Scholarship Fund Set Up in Honor
of J. Bernstein's 80th Birthday
JOSEPH BERNSTEIN
ter, 18340 W. 7 Mile, will be an-
nounced at a testimonial gath-
ering in his honor, at 2 p.m.
Sunday, at the Workmen's
Circle hall.
Sunday's event, at which
Heideman will announce the
testimonial project, will be
presided over by Dr. Shmarya
Kleinman. Addresses will be de-
livered by a number of dis-
tinguished leaders speaking in
behalf of local, national and
overseas agencies. There will be
a musical program featuring
Cantor Shabtai Ackerman,
Emily Mutter Adams, violinist,
Don and Rebecca Frohman,
vocalist and piano accompanist.
Bernstein was born Sept.
13, 1880, in Slonim, the Rus-
sian province of Grodno. His
father was a Soifer, a Torah
scroll writer. He was the old-
est of eight children. He
studied in the yeshiva of Re-
Janay, the city of his mother's
birth place.
He distinguished himself in
his Talmudic studies, but de-
cided to pursue a religious edu-
cation and went to Bialystok at
the age of 16 and gave private
Hebrew lessons. By way of Ger-
many and England, he left for
the United States five years
later, arriving in New York in
February of 1902.
As a youth, he joined the
Zionist movement, but later de-
fected to the Socialist Labor
Bund.
In this country, his first ac-
tivity was with the Workmen's
Circle, which he joined in 1903.
He organized the Slonimer
Landsleit as Branch 52 of Work-
men's Circle and was elected to
the national general committee
of the movement at the con-
vention in 1910. In New York
he was an active leader in the
18-week cloakmakers' strike.
Coming to Detroit in 1914,
he became active in many
movements here. He was a
leader in the People's Relief
during and after World War
I, was for many years head
of the ORT activities here,
served for many years as a
member of the board of gov-
ernors of the Jewish Welfare
Federation and has been ac-
tive as a board member of
the Home for Aged.
He assisted in the formation
of the Jewish Community Coun-
cil and in all organizational ac-
tivities of the Workmen's Circle
here.
On the occasion of his 75th
birthday, a loan fund was estab-
lished in Israel in his honor.
He visited Israel in 1949 and
has been active for many years
in Histadrut projects here.
The octogenarian has two
daughters, Miss Gertrude Bern-
stein and Mrs. Betty Wolfe, and
a son, Dr. Eli Bernstein, of
Flint; seven grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Hit Closing of Schools
on Rosh Hashanah
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
New York City Board of Edu-
cation plan to close public
schools on. Rosh Hashanah,
Sept. 22 and 23, came under
legal attack from the Free-
thinkers of America. Joseph
Lewis, president of the group,
and Alfred L. Klein, father of
two Staten Island children, filed
papers in court asking the
Board of Education to show
cause why the schools should be
closed.
The suit contends that chil-
dren who are not of the Jewish
faith would be compelled by
the closing "to observe the Jew-
ish New Year against their
will." The school board decided
last January to take the action
because of the large number of
teachers absent on those days.
Brazil Bans Broadcast
of Speeches by Nazis
RIO DE JANEIRO, (JTA) —
The broadcast of a record entitled
"Hitler's Hell," which claims it
"exposes" the iniquities of the
Nazi regime, was banned from
the Brazilian radio and television
networks in an order issued by
the government censor, Walter
Mello.
According to the censor, the
record actually contains speeches
by Hitler, Goebbels, and othe
top Nazis, as well as aural repro
duction of Hitlerian marches. A
narration was arranged for the
record here in Portuguese. Origi-
nally the record was produced in
the United States.
AJ Congress Reports
Supreme Court Split
in Civil Rights Cases
NEW YORK.—A clear 5-to-4
split between the conservative
and liberal wings of the United
States Supreme Court was re-
ported by the American Jewish
Congress in an analysis of civil
rights and civil liberties cases
decided during the term ended
last June.
In a 65-page study, the Com-
mission on Law and Social Ac-
tion of the American Jewish
Congress described the division
within the court as "the most
striking feature" of the 1959-60
term. It said this division was
the continuation of a develop-
ment that had taken place dur-
ing the previous term of the
high court.
The study noted, however,
that in matters of civil rights
affecting N e g r o voting and
school integration the court re-
mained firmly opposed to racial
segregation and discrimination.
The liberal wing of the court
was identified as consisting of
Chief Justice Earl Warren and
Justices Hugo L. Black, William
0. Douglas and William T.
Brennan. They voted most con-
sistently in favor of individuals
claiming constitutional or other
civil rights, the study said.
The conservative majorit •
the court, composed
Felix L. Frankf
C.
Clark, John
Charles
E. Whitta
an. tter Stew-
art, vot
cons . ntly together
when
posin • such claims by
agg
ed p. ies in the cases
b
e the
he ge ral
e court a ole de -
trated i a de le analysis
f 35 cas g civil rights
nd civ• liberties during t
959-60 rm. In 21 of
oted
ual claim-
ing utiohal or civil
rights had been infringed upon.
Bar-Ilan U. Faculty of Jewish
Studies Gets Full Recognition
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Coun-
cil on Higher Education granted
full recognition to the faculty of
Jewish studies at Bar-Ilan Uni-
versity, the institution sponsored
by American Orthodox Jews, and
named a committee to study rec-
ognition of the university's other
faculties.
The Council is head
cation • Minister
Such r
u • , which makes
a scho
i,
for Govetnment
gra , a is being sough y
T
vi • niversity follow r
endations of a
ission he
nister
A decis
he Tel Aviv ivE
be
nsidered a
c. meet-
th
wry is especially in-
terested in Bar-Ilan University.
The Stollman family was active
in its founding and Phillip Stoll-.
man has devoted a great deal of
his time in building up the uni-
versity as chairman of the uni-
versity's American committee.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been donated by Detroiters
to Bar-Ilan.)
Request Canada Open
Negotiation With Poles
MONTREAL (JTA) — A re-
hat the . Canadian govern-
pen negotiations with
or payment to Canadian
for property national-
otherwise appropriated
Polish government, has
renewed by the Canadian
ish Congress.
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