Community Will Pay Tribute to Gus D. Newman;
AJ Committee Praises Pope's Encyclical
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Pope ancient Biblical and prophetic
Join in Celebrating. His 70th Birthday on Thursday John
XXIII's encyclical on so- zeal for social justice."
Since his boyhood, as a par-
ticipant in basketball and other
sports, and in - related activities,
at the old Hannah Schloss
Building on Hastings and High
Streets, Gus D. Newman has
been among the popular in the
Jewish communities.
He was named Gustave David
at birth, but as "Gus" he has
earned the affections of his fam-
ily, friends and community.
As the years. advanced, his
popularity increased. It was in-
evitable, for Gus had nothing
but kind words for his fellow-
tion and respect for him; for
his many years of selfless
and devoted service to the
needs and welfare of the
youth, the aged and of the
underprivileged of our com-
munity. -
"As assistant scoutmaster
of troop no. 23, when origin-
ally formed in 1910, in the
old Hannah Schloss Building
. . . As an inspirational mem-
ber of the Tri-Squares and
of the Y.M.H.A.; havin
served as a stalwart bask
ball player on both of th
Soviet Mission in Br
Ignores Memo on Je
Suffering in USSR
teams ... As a past president
and long time member of the
executive board and of the
Admission Committee of the
Jewish Home for the Aged
. . . As a member of the
board of the Hebrew Free
Loan association .
dent of
Gro
37 I 1 . . . As a
er of- he board of gov-
nors of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation of
. . . As a co-fou
Hannah
to whit
for an
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your
e-
ment
on to
een privi-
you and to
is
or ed with you over
the many years that your life
has touched ours. May the Al-
mighty grant you many more
years of good health, happi-
ness, contentment, and of
continued service to your fel-
low man."
RIO DE JANEIRO, (JTA)—A
Soviet goodwill mission visiting,
Brazil refused to accept a mem-
orandum from the Brazilian Con-
federation of Jewish Communities
expressing concern over the
status of Soviet Jewry.
In the memorandum, the 'Bra-
zilian Jewish communities ex-
This tells only part of the
pressed concern over the fact
that Russian Jewry had no re- story of Gus Newman. Since
ligious or cultural coordinating the founding of the Allied Jew-
body, no educational or cultural ish Campaign in 1926, he has
institutions or means to use Yid- contributed to the major local
dish, no cultural or religious ex- funds and has been among the
GUS D. NEWMAN
changes with Jewries in other chief workers in the drives. To
this day, he is ready to call on
countries.
citizens; he was always ready
any prospect and to assist in
The
memorandum
registered
a
to be of service; he was gen-
explaining the great purposes
erous above his means and his complaint about anti-Semitic at- of the over-all community
tacks
in
the
Soviet
and
urged
labors were for his fellow men. permission for reunion of Soviet drives.
The community's apprecia- Jews with family members in
He became deeply interested,
tion will be shown when the other countries.
among other causes, in the
board of directors of the
When the chief of the mission Home for A ed_Ele_n rsonally
Home for Aged, which he has refused to accept the memoran- intery applican
served as president, will hon- dum, a copy was subsequently
n to the
and n
or him at a luncheon; and at sent by mail to the mission
sk was too
for him.
the annual Detroit Service its hotel. The Brazilian Gov
He served as resident of the
Group Stag Day on Sept. 27, ment was informed of the ec- Home for Aged for several
at Knollwood Country Club, tion.
years, unti a few months ago.
all elements in Detroit Jewry
He is d by young and d,
will show gratitude for his
and
s special ad
Miami Synagog Will for hi
labors.
od
sense
for
Providing occasion to honor Open Hebrew hool
everyo
him will be his 70th birthday, in Methodist rch
which he will mark next Thurs-
MIAMI, (JTA) — conserva- in ev•cause.
70, Newman re
ac-
day.
tive congregation he will open
rest in
Born in Detroit, Aug. 10, a branch religious s ool in a tive retaining a
physical tr. • •
e, himself,
1891, Newman comes from a Methodist church nex .11.
make
point to walk at
pioneer family. His maternal
The executive boar
hour a day and con-
grandfather, Abraham Jacobs, Beth David congregation s
came to Detroit 92 years ago: the Kendall Methodist Church tinue gym exercises several
His grandfather's store was facilities, consisting of a sep- times weekly.
Gus Newman never married.
on East Jefferson, which, in arate building containing 12
1869, was the heart of Detroit. classrooms, were offered to the He has three brothers, Barney,
His father, Henry Newman, synagogue by the Rev. Fred a Detroit insurance man, Hy of
came here as a very young man E. Stinson, minister, and the Las Vegas and Joseph of Mem-
phis, Tenn., and three sisters,
from Austria - Hungary. His church board of trustees.
all of Detroit — Mrs. Jack
mother, Jennie JaCobs, was
born in Manchester, England, See Page 6 for Coupon Dora) Horwitz, Mrs. Albert
Fanya) Green and Mrs. B.
and was brought to this country
for New Year Greetings D avid (Mollie) Ruby.
as a baby of six months.
He was in his teens when
his father died, and he became
the family breadwinner at 15. He
joined the firm of Henry the
Hatter, of which Henry Karnof-
sky was the owner, and worked
himself up as a partner in the
firm.
His mother had been active
in many communal affairs and
was one of the organizers of
the Jewish Women's European
Welfare Organization. She died
26 years ago.
With Henry Karnofsky, he
became popular in many
spheres. He befriended many
of the leading actors, George
White was one of his admirers,
and he had known every impor-
tant person in the
ment world. '","-
cial justice was praised this
week by the American Jewish
Committee as a document which
in "spirit and expression" was
"profoundly imbued with the
Dr. John Slawson, executive
vice-president, also said that
there were many teachings "in
this courageous and far-visioned
encyclical" of interest _to mem-
bers of the Jewish community.
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