Local Educator, W. A. Goodman,
Named State Fair General Manager

A Statement
Regarding
The Jewish Center

New Michigan State Fair manager, 35-year-old Walter
A. Goodman of Detroit, is welcomed to his job by Gov.
Swainson (center) and Joseph H. Burka, Jr., of Ovid, (right)
chairman of the State. Fair Commission. Goodman, Wayne
State University instructor and Detroit high school teacher
for 14 years, already is hard at work with preparations for
the State Fair, Sept. 1-10.
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For the third time in a row,
Wolfson Gift Keeps
a Detroit educator will guide
the destiny of the Michigan
Goya Painting in
State Fair.
British Possession
Walter A. Goodman, named
LONDON, (JTA) — A gift general manager effective Aug.
of 100,000 pounds ($280,000 7, follows in the foot steps of
from a foundation set up by a Donald L. Swanson (1955-1960)
British Jewish philanthropist and James_ M. Hare (1952-1954)
assured that a famous Goya who were D e tr o i t school
painting will remain in Britain. teachers.
The painting—a portrait of
Hare now is Michigan's Sec-
the first Duke of Wellington—
was purchased last June by retary of State and Swanson
Charles B. Wrightman of New is the newly appointed regional
York; who paid 140,000 pounds director of the U.S. Post Office
($392,000) for it at an auction for Michigan and Illinois.
Each of the trio was gradu-
at Sotheby's Gallery.
When the painting was sold ated from Wayne State Univer-
to the American, some Con- sity but Goodman leads them
servative members of Parlia- all as far as degrees are con-
ment urged withholding of the cerned. He has three of them—
export license needed for ship- a Bachelor of Science in Educa-
ping the painting from Britain. tion in 1946, a Master of Arts
Wrightman then offered to sell degree in history in 1950 and
the portrait to the British Na- then in 1959 he earned a Master
tional Gallery for the price he of Business Administration de-
paid for it, but the gallery did gree from the University of
not have enough money to buy Pennsylvania's Wharton School
of Finance and Commerce.
:it.
At this point, the Isaac Wolf-
Goodman has been an instruc-
son Foundation stepped in with tor in Wayne State University's
its offer and the British gov- School of Business Administra-
'ernment promised= to put up tion and a teacher in the field
the remaining 40,000 pounds. of social studies at Mumford
The Foundation was set up in High. All told, his teaching ex-
1955 by Isaac •Wolfson,, an Orth- perience covers 14 years in-
odox Jew who founded the cluding five at Cody High.
Great Universal Stores chain,
Goodman, a native of Pontiac
one of the largest in Britain. but a Detroit resident most of
Selwyn Lloyd, chancellor of his life, also has carried on a
the Exchequer, announced the property management business
Wolfson Foundation gift in and has been a market consult-
Commons and the plan of the ant in addition to his school
governrrient to provide the addi- teaching.
tional 40,000 pounds. He praised
He is a member of the Demo-
the generosity of the founda- cratic Party's 15th District exec-
tion,•which was established to utive board, chairman of a party
advance education, health and committee on local fimctions
youth activities in the British and sponsor of Teen i
lubs
Commonwealth. Goya painted in northwest Detro
was
the portrait after the Duke active in Gov: S
r n's
i-
routed the French at Salamanca mary and electi
camp
in 1812.
last year.
• Goodman was ac
r
San FraricisCans Seek
years in the Jewish Parents'
Institute and the Jewish Center
Enactment of Law
Day Camp. He is the son of
Against Religious Bias Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Goodman.
SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA)`- His father was an active mem-
The formation of a citizens com- ber of Adas Shalom Synagogue.
mittee to work for the enact-
The 35 - year - old bachelor's
ment of a city ordinance to , new post pays $11,000 per year.
outlaw religious and racial dis- Goodman lives at 19927
crimination in the leasing and Schaefer.
sale of private housing in San
Francisco was announced here.
The proposed ordinance is Wisconsin Jew Gives
now before the city Board of $75,000 to Manitowic
Supervisors. It follows the pat- ' MILWAUKEE, (JTA) — A
tern of the bill defeated in the gift of $75,000 was presented
last session of the California to the city of Manitowic by
Legislature. Its provisions Simon Schwartz on the occasion
would make it a crime to refuse of his 75th birthday.
to rent or sell housing facilities
The gift will be used for
to any person because of race, the construction of facilities
creed or national origin. Sup- for the mentally ill. Schwartz,
porting the measure are the who has long been active in
Jewish Community Relations Jewish and civic activities in
Council, the National Associa- Manitowic, said he made the
tion for the Advancement of gift because "there was a great
Colored People and the Council need for such an institution in
for Civic Unity.
the Manitowic community.

I congratulate JOE HOLTZMAN, National and local

leader in communal efforts. Former DSR Commissioner, a
man who has won the respect of leaders in the United Jewish
Appeal, local fund rais-
ing agencies and Israel
Bonds.

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I represent a group

David Goldberg

who appreciate and hon-
or Joe Holtzman for the
leadership he has taken
in protesting a decision
made by a group who
represent the Jewish
Center, in - ignoring the
feelings and wishes of a
great many people who
are against the opening
of the Jewish Center on
the Sabbath.

I honestly bd . ve th
men never would have voted for
this opening had ey • ow in .. •
e they
spli
a community. e har
a • is
ib
ance the few ours of r
tio
y are get _. A fo • e
of commun
money is spent teaching our children in all
and
in our_religion. We t
open a com nity
g
this day and reverse our to hi
Is thi
lthy
a-
sonable thinking for our •
personal liv
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must make every effort possi e o c ose t e Center on Sabbath
immediately, and again make this the wholesome, liberal
thinking Jewish. community for which we have always been
known.

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