Oak Park
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Mark Scout Sabbath
in City Synagogues
Strengthen America
BOY SCOUT WEEK
Character Counts
Brasley Contributes
$100,000 to Histadrut
in Honor of Mrs. Meir
Southfield
High
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By RANDY ZUSMAN
Werney .Ruhl's band will play
at the 1963 junior-senior prom,
to be held May 11 at Lovett
Hall.
The theme of the dance, spon-
sored by the juniors, will be
selected at the next executive
board meeting.
The Southfield High School
science teachers were invited to
take a tour of the Argonne Na-
tional Laboratory, near Chi-
cago.
A standing ovation brought
first place in the annual Va-
riety Show on Jan. 30 to pianist
Jaakko Leinonen, Southfield's
exchange student from Finland.
Other participants were Alan
Axelrod as a folk singer; Terry
Eichenhorn, songstress: Janice
Saul and Sheila Eder who per-
formed a monologue.'
Winners of the 1963 Student
Art Exhibit were announced this
week. Among them was Steven
Feldman in "Painting and
Drawing," second place. The
exhibition was sponsored by C.
Fensch and will remain- on dis-
play till the end of the week.
Winning 'entries will be sent to
the Regional Scholastic Exhibit
at Crowley's from Feb. 23 to
March 9.
Ten Southfield instrumental-
ists will compete in a district
solo and ensemble contest at
Pontiac Central High School on
Feb. 9. Don Isaacson will com-
pete playing the clarinet. Any
who receive "superior" ratings
will compete in the state finals
March, 23 at Western, Michigan
University.
Southfield placed second in
the Inter-Lakes League debate
Jan. 17, as Jim Voss and Paula
Levitt (negative) beat Farming-
ton. The final standing for
Southfield is six wins and two
losses.
Students collected a total of
$133.17 for the March of Dimes
campaign for the purchase of a
wheel chair, plus a recent do-
nation of $50 from the Spanish
club. Mrs. Edward Watkins is
chairmen of the March of Dimes
of Southfield Schools.
Southfield is going to join an
association of six suburban
schools for the purpose of or-
ganizing athletic competition,
G.A.A. recreation, forensics,
student government, school pub-
lications and any other events
which require student coor-
dination among schools.
Southfield High School will
serve as president of the league
which officially goes into opera-
tion during the 1964-65 school
year. It was decided at a joint
meeti•oz of the schools on Jan.
31, at Hazel Park High School,
that the student government of
the league will meet at least
twice during the school year to
arran"e any matters MIMI af-
fect the association as a whole.
The member schools are South-
field, Berkley, Birminccb^ ,-n Sea-
holm. Royal Oak Kimball, Hazel
Park and Ferndale.
Scout Sabbath services will be
By BRUCE KRIEGEL
observed tonight and Saturday
One of the most important
in Detroit Jewish congregations
proposals that has ever faced the
citizens of Oak Park will come in accordance with Scout Week
to a head Feb. 11 when voters activities of the Boy Scouts of
will be asked to approve a 6.5 America.
Jewish Scouts and Explorers
mill tax increase for school op-
erations. Passage of the millage will attend services where se-
issue will restore the materials lected fellows will receive the
needed for the athletic, business, Ner Tamid religious award for
music, science, and vocational meritorious service to Judaism.
The national youth organiza-
programs as well as funds for
textbooks and library books tion is marking its 53rd year
which were drastically reduced with a theme: "Strengthen Amer-
as a result of the last millage ica ... Be Prepared . Be Fit."
defeat. In addition, the school
board feels that it will . not be Jewish Scout
able to open the new junior high
school if the proposed millage Troop to Hold
increase is rejected.
Court of Honor
A new March of Dimes stu-
Awards ranging from the
dent organization, Teens Against
Polio, has been organized in Oak rank of tenderfoot to that of
Park under the supervision of eagle, the highest honor in
Mrs. Millie Goldman, a local scouting, will be presented at
business woman. The purpose of !the court of honor to be held
the group, nicknamed "Taps," is by Troop 23 7:30 p.m. Monday
to raise money for the March at the V ern or School, an-
of Dimes and to encourage nounced Nathan Trager, scout-
young people to join in the fight master.
Troop 23 was the first Jew-
against polio.
ish scout troop, organized in
Leslie Ferguson, a senior at '1911 in the Old Hannah Schloss
Oak Park High, has been chosen Building on High Street and
as Oak Park High's representa- sponsored by Fred M. Butzel.
tive in the 1963 Betty Crocker Its former scouts in 1929 or-
Search for the American Home- ganized as an alumni associa-
maker of Tomorrow. Leslie will tion and has continued spon-
compete against other Michigan sorship under the guidance of
high school homemakers for the I Alfred A. Klunover. Founders
state title which includes a in 1912 vv -ho now serve on the
$1,500 scholarship from General troop committee are Saul E.
Mills and an expense-paid educa- I Gordon, Jack Pearlman and
tional tour of New York City Klunover, its chairman.
and Washington, D.C. Scoutmaster Trager is as-
At a.meeting of Future Teach- i sisted by Leonard Efros, Julius
er's Club- ft was announced that' Brodsky,' Arthur Foster and
all member§ will be able to ; Sanford Brodsky. A flag pre-
participate in the cadet teaching I sentation at Monday's court of
lhonor will pay tribute to Ed-
April.
program
.
In basketball, Oak Park High ward Bernstein, member of the
Redskins currently is in first alumni association.
The coveted eagle award will
place in the _ Oakland "A"
League. The . girls are enjoying be presented to David Leicht-
the sport of basketball through man, 5459 W. Outer Dr. Other
membership in the Girls Ath- awards will go to David Gour-
witz, Edward Keller, Robert
letic Association.
Schwartz, Kenneth Citrin and
Kenneth Sheppard, tenderfoot;
Mark Farber, Larry LaFond
Sid Shmarak's
and Robert Krakow, second
class; Alan Kaufman, Richard
Morof and Marvin Shaw, first
class; Alex Bensky, Herman
Berg and Marvin Shaw, star
awards; Jonathan Bensky, Jef-
ANN L. KORSON , Registered fret' Zorn, James Landsman,
Electrologist, of ALK ELEC- Ted Miller, Steven Kaufman,
TROLYSIS , has just moved into I Herman Berg, Alex Bensky,
the newly erected Southfield Ho ward Jutkowitz, Martin
Office Plaza, 17000 W. Eight Fischhoff, Jerrold Shipp, Rich-
Mile, Suite 280, and has and Morof and Marvin Shaw,
equipped her salon with the merit badges.
latest medically a p p r o v e d
method for removal of facial
and body hair. For free con- Alpha Omega Alumni
saltation and information; call Offers Lecture by
Miss Korson at 357-0373.
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Philosopher Kaplan
MAURY H. PLATT, formerly
Detroit Alumni Chapter of
of Murray & Co. Jewelry, is Alpha Omega Fraternity invites
now associated with SEYMOUR the public to attend a lecture by
KAPLAN at 15738 Livernois, noted philosopher A b r a h a m
and may be r e a c h e d at DI Kaplan, professor of philosophy
1-5515.
at the University of California,
the evening of Feb. 20 at Ra-
leigh House.
Partnerless Parents
His topic will be "Jewish
to Hold Open Meeting Mysticism and Modern Psychia-
Parents Without Partners will try."
have an open meeting on Tues-
Both the dinner and social
day 8:45 p. m. at the Jewish hour will also be open to the
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM
Center.
community, according to Dr. MEN'S CLUB will present
' Bernard Isaacs will discuss Aaron Blake, president of the Frank Kelley, State Attorney
'Hebrew Literature in America." Detroit Alumni Chapter. General, in its second breakfast
Following the talk there will be
A recipient of both Guggen- j forum 10 a.m. Sunday in Nits-
a discussion, social hour and re- heim and Rockefeller fellow- baum Hall of the synagogue.
freshments.
ships, Kaplan is a fellow at the I Kelley will discuss "Reappor-
Center for Advanced Study at tionment in the new Michigan
Wesleyan University in Con-' Constitution." He will be intro-
6 to 60
For Young Men
necticut. He has published duced by Judge Nathan J. Kauf-
papers in numerous journals man, vice-president of the con-
and is co-author of "Power and gregation, and past-president of
SEVEN MILE at EVERGREEN
Society" and the author of "The the men's club. The public is
New World of Philosophy." invited.
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As an expression of his "re-
spect and admiration for her
outstanding contributions to
humanity in furthering the
cause of peace, progress and
good will among nations and
her singular contribution to
furthering the social and hu-
minitarian ideals of Israel," Ben
Paul Brasley, Pittsburgh attor-
ney and philanthropist, has con-
tributed the sum of $100,000
toward the Histadrut Scholar-
ship Fund in honor of Golda
Meir, Foreign Minister of Is-
rael.
Brasley's gift will establish a
Golda Meir Scholarship Fund
as a perpetual aid to worthy
youngsters in Israel, who will
be selected by Mrs. Meir, ac-
cording to the terms of the
donor.
The fund will be held in trust
by the Histadrut Assistance
Fund, in Israel, which will in-
vest the principal and guaran-
tee a minimum return of 6 per
cent to be used annually for
scholarships.
A symposium on 'Should
Contemporary Jewish Writers
Write Negatively About Jewish
Life?" will be held 9 p.m. today
at the Sholem Aleichem Insti-
tute.
Participants will be Mrs. Irv-
ing Kroll, Moishe Haar, Julius
Harwood and Mrs. Al Millstein.
The public is invited.
N. Y. Philanthropist
Honored in Jerusalem
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Herman
S. Seigenfeld, leading supporter
of Zionist causes, was guest of
honor at the eighth annual din-
ner here of Boys Town Jerusa-
lem, a vocational training insti-
tution serving 400 Israeli young
immigrants.
FINER
CANDID ALBUMS
BY
BERNARD H.
WINER
German Trade Union
Youth Give to Histadrut
DUSSELDORF, (JTA)—Ger-
man trade union youth leaders
announced here they have col-
lected 9,200 Deutschmarke ($2,-
250) for the purchase of tape
recorders to be given to the
youth department of Histadrut,
the Israel Federation of Labor.
Some of the trade union leaders
of German youth toured Israel
recently.
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