THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, January 4, 1963 — 16

Hebrew Free Loan Association
Posen-Goldsmith
Put Many Immigrants in Business Engagement Told

The Hebrew Free Loan Asso- immigrant could collect scrap
ciation, the oldest member . . . could the Hebrew Free
agency of the Jewish Welfare Loan Association help? It could
Federation, will begin its 68th and did.
year of granting interest-free
Soon loans were being
loans, with Samuel Lieberman sought to buy merchandise to
as president.
stock permanently located
Other officers for 1963 are businesses such as hardware
Jack Tobin and Henry Ausland- stores or groceries. Money
er, vice-presidents, and William that in the early days was
M. Wetsman, secretary-treasur- paid to the livery man was
er. Mrs. Lily Abromovitz is ex- now required for a down-
ecutive-secretary. payment on a Model-T Ford
The association or Gemiluth truck. Some of the earlier
Chasodim Society as it was then borrowers prospered to the
known, had been in business point where they needed
m
four years when the United money
to make property re-
Jewish Charities, predecessor of pairs or to pay property taxes.
Over the years the associa-
the Jewish Welfare Federation,
tion raised its ceiling on loans
was founded.
It was geared to the needs from S25 to $200, later to $500
,
of immigrants whoSe com mer- and finally to $1 000.
In 1922, the association issued
cial enterprises concerned them-
selves, for the most part, with 535 loans totaling $14,372; in
the business of peddling. A 1929, 1,532 1 o'a n s totaling
small stake was needed to put $173,930, and reached its peak
the immigrant in the business in 1940 with 2,031 loans total-
of peddling fresh vegetables .. . ing $188,865.
the livery man demanded cash
In 1956, the Student Loan
in advance for a horse and Fund was instituted. In the
wagon that was needed so the early days of the community
the late Fred M. Butzel was a
one-man scholarship fund who
screened applicants in his law
office and found ways of en-
abling most of them to go to
college. But some applicants for
tuition loans went to the asso-
ciation. And sometimes the di-
ciation.
Dec. 27—To Mr. and Mrs. , rectors had a suspicion that
!money requested "for the busi-
Marvin Kay (Shirley Kashdan),
ness' was going to pay tuition
15450 Rosemary, Oak Park a for a daughter to go to teachers'
son, Donny Alan.
college, or a son to dental
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school.
Dec. 20—To Mr. and Mrs.
Now, student loans are
Melvin Michaelson (Judith
Panush) of Kew Gardens, N.Y., screened by the Jewish Vo-
cational Service Scholarship
a daughter, Carol Linda.
Committee. To date, 47 loans
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totaling 513,635 have been
Dec. 18 —To Mr. and Mrs. granted. Most of these loans
Maurice Pianko (Florence Jane were made to students whose
Weberman) of Farmington, a advanced age or other special
son, Curtis Scott.
circumstances would hamper
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eligibility for a loan or grant
Dec. 15—To Mr. and Mrs. from a college .or university.
a r tin H. Edelheit (Judi
Over the last 67 years the
Zager), 18565 Sunset, Livonia, a association has shared in the
daughter, Lisa Beth.
hopes, the aspirations, the joys
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and the sorrows of a great
Dec. -- 15 — To Mr. and Mrs. many members of the Jewish
Paul Collins (Sophie Abrams), community.
20213 Prevost, a daughter, Bar-
The doors of the association
bara Ann.
have never been closed to its
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clients. Even during the Bank
Dec. 15 — To Mr. and Mrs.. Holiday of 1933, it operated on
Martin Edelheit (Judi Zager), a cash-basis — never turning
18565 Sunset, Livonia, a daugh- down a worthwhile applicant,
ter, Lisa Beth.
although the loans were con-
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siderably smaller during that
Dec. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. period.
Sheldon Resnick (Iris Bennett),
Not all loans were made to
26305 Coolidge, Oak Park, a start a business. There were
daughter, Ailene Diane.
those that saved a small busi-
.
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ness from bankruptcy; that
Dec. 8
To Mr. and Mrs. tided a large family over until
Raymond Katz (Carole Valen- payday; that paid for a funeral;
sky), 29782 Everett, Southfield, an operation; or occasionally
a son, Adam Benson.
even a Bar-Mitzvah.
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Announcements

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The League of Jewish Worn- men; and Philip Bernstein, co-
en's Organizations of Greater De- ordinator.
troit will hold its second com- I Organization presidents. cora-
munity relations meeting 12:15 1 munity relations chairmen and
executive board members are in-
p.m. Thursday
vited to attend. Refreshments
at the Crest-
will be served. For reservations,
wood Motel
call Mrs. George Brown, UN
conference
4-2438, Mrs. Abe Bookstein or
room, 16221 W
Mrs. Betty Fisher.
Eight Mile, an-
nounces Presi-
The Jews of Denmark
dent Mrs. Mar-
The Jewish community of
tin Naimark.
Denmark, which was established
Guest speak-
in the 17th century, today num-
er will be Sol
bers some 6,500 persons, the
L. Littman, di-
vast majority of whom live in
rector of the
Copenhagen. Most of the Danish
'Michigan Re-
I Jews survived the Second World
gi o n of the Littman
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai War by fleeing to Sweden dur-
Brith. His topic will be "Where ing the Nazi occupation of Den-
MISS MARCIA POSEN
i Do We Go From Here?" It will mark.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Posen be based on the recent U.S. Su-
of Brooklyn, N. Y., announce preme Court decision banning
the engagement of their daugh- prayers in the public schools.
In charge of the session are
and his
ter, Marcia, to Bruce L. Gold-
smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. I Mesdames Sol Hammerstein,
ORCHESTRA
Ralph R. Goldsmith of Pem- vice-president in charge of com-
"Music As You Like It"
munity relations; Jack Hornfield
HOME:
OFFICE:
broke Ave.
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Miss Posen attended Michigan and Maurice Weiner, co-chair-
State University and will be
graduated from The Eastern Seminar on Hebrew
School in January. Her fiance
PLASTIC
Poets Sponsored by
attended Wayne State Univer-
Herzl
Institute
sity. A May wedding is planned.
SLIPCOVERS
The Theodor Herzl Institute
Custom-Made
8 Gauge - Glass Clear
of the American Zionist Coun-
PROTECT-O-COV:R
WSU Press Issues
cil will sponsor a Tshernichow-
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sky Weekend School beginning
18055 JAMES COUZENS
Study of Detroit,
Jan. 12 through Jan. 13, in con-
junction with the second annual
Bredvold Lectures
Israel Book Fair opening during
Wayne State University Press the same weekend, according to
MUSIC FOR
has just issued a Detroit case an announcement by Dr. Emil
WEDDINGS • BAR MITZVAHS
book, a study of this city's unique Lehman, director of the
characteristics a n d problems, Institute.
under the title "Profile of a Met-
The weekend school on Saul
His Orchestra
and Entertainment
ropolis." The authors are Dr. Rob- Tshernichowsky, who together
MASTER
OF CEREMONIES •
•
ert J. Mowitz, professor of politi- with Chaim Nahman Bialik and
Party Arrancer and
cal science at Wayne State Uni- Zalman Shneeur are considered
Ceremony Specialist
versity, and Associate Professor the three classic giants of mod-
KE 8-1291
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Deil S. Wright of the State Uni- ern Hebrew literature, will be
versity of Iowa political science held in the auditorium of the
department.
Herzl Institute, 515 Park Ave.,
Considerable space is devoted New York.
CAMPUS
to an evaluation of the project
Dr. Isaac Silbershlag, dean
HOTEL
assigned to the Cities Redevelop- of the Boston Hebrew Teachers'
16809 LIVERNOIS
ment firm headed by Samuel N. College, will speak on "The
Across from U. of D.
Katzin and Herbert S. Greenwald World of Saul Tshernichowsky."
for "six skyscraper apartment
Overnight Guests, $3.50
houses which will flow together
up
MUSIC ! ENTERTAINMENT !
with two-story and one-story row
Weekly Rates
houses. The Greenwald - Katzin
$1 1.00 and $12.00
firm was made the exclusive co-
Comfortable
Clean Rooms
developer of the Gratiot site.
Maid Service - Phone Service
Reference also is made to an-
Homelike Atmosphere
and hit; orchestra
other project conducted by a
syndicate headed by Bert L.
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UN 1-1304
UN 3 6501
Smokier.
WSU Press simultaneously also
when you care enough to remember .
issued "The Natural History of
Sensibility" by Dr. Louis I. Bred-
void, the retired head of the
English department at the Uni-
versity of Michigan. This book is
a collection of lectures delivered
by Prof. Bredvold at Wayne State
by HERMAN JAFFEE
University in 1960.
LI 2-6373
Both books have been issued
Weddings • Bar Mitzvahs • Home Portraits
as paperbacks.
Member Northwest Professional Photographers Guild

Dec. 6 — To Dr. and Mrs. As the Hebrew Free Loan
Sidney J. Katz (Marilyn Kopel), Association begins its 68th year,
10504 L u d 1 o w, Huntington it knows that not very many 12 Nuns Join
Woods, a daughter, Joan Elise. members of the Jewish commu- Israel Histadrut
nity will need its services this
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Twelve nuns have joined
Dec. 1—To Mr. and Mrs. year. But those who do need
John Cohen (Donna Wisok), its services will need help very Histadrut, Israel's General Fed-
eration of Jewish Labor, by
Ann Arbor, a son, Jeremy Paul. badly.
reason of their assignment as
teachers in mission schools as
Recommended by Physicians
Levin Is Chairman
Sisters of the Order of Saint
Joseph.
of Zoning Appeals
Though they will not be in-
William Levin, 18273 Santa volved in the trade union ac-
Barbara, has been elected chair- tivity of the organization, they
Expert Mohel
man of the Detroit Board of Zon- already are participating in
Serving in Hospitals and Homes
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lecture sessions, courses, spiri-
An attorney, Levin has been tual and cultural activities of
with the board for 30 years and
Histadrut.
was vice-chair-
CERTIFIED SURGICAL MOHEL
Arrangements for their mem-
man
during
RABBI
bership are being handled by
1962. He has
the Department for Arab
served with the
Women of the Working Worn-
Wayne County
en's Council (Moetzet Hapoalot)
Airport Zoning
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in cooperation with the Hista-
Appeal Board,
Serving in Hospitals and Homes
drut Arab Department.
Willow Run
Airport Z o n-
Among the 12 nuns are Arabs,
ing Board and
native Israelis and some from
REV.
Wayne County
Franc e. Although they are
Board of Su-
teachers, the nuns receive no
pervisors. He Levin
salaries. A Moetzet Hapoalot
MOHEL
was also chief state parole offi- spokesman said their dues
Serving at Homes and Hospitals
cer for Wayne County. Levin's would be "only token pay-
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term is for two years.
ments."

RABBI
LEO GOLDMAN

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Israel Goodman

Marshall L. Goldman

League of Jewish Women to Present
Littman at Broth erhood Event

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