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Friday, December 20, 1963—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S 20
Citron Leaves AJC Post to Become
Director of Cincinnati's Council
Abraham F. Citron, Michigan
area director of the American
Jewish Committee, will leave
his post on Feb. 1 to become
executive director of the Jewish
Community Relations Commit-
tee and Council of Cincinnati.
In a letter to the executive
board of the
Detroit chap-
ter, Joseph
Ross, national
vice-president,
and Avern
Cohn, chapter
chairman, ex-
pressed regret
at the loss of
"an exception-
ally able and
dedicated pro-
fessional w h o
has gained the
respect of all
with whom he
worked".
Born and
raised in Peo-
ria, Ill., Citron A. F. Citron
attended Bradley University and
the University of Illinois where
he earned Bachelor's and Mas-
ter's degrees in history and so-
ciology. He taught in public
schools of his home community
and studied social psychology at
the University of Chicago. In
1940 he married Shirlee Ober-
man of Peoria, and in 1942 they
moved to New York City where
he entered the graduate school
of Columbia University and he
earned his Ph.D. degree in soci-
ology, specializing in the study
of prejudice, attitudes, and atti-
tude change.
Citron has taught in the de-
partment of psychology at Brad-
ley University and in the de-
partment of anthropology and
sociology at Wayne State Uni-
versity.
He first worked in Detroit
from 1953 to 1955 as regional
director of the American Jewish
Congress, returned to Detroit in
1959 to join the staff of the
Jewish Community Council as
director of community relations
and research and in May 1962
took the post he now holds with
the American Jewish Commit-
tee.
Citron was one of the foun-
ders of the Greater Detroit Com-
mittee for Fair Housing Prac-
tices and has served in various
capacities on its Board of Di-
rectors, now headed by Msgr.
Clement Kern. He also was a
founder and served since its
inception as executive director
of the Bagley Community Coun-
cil.
He served as a member of the
executive committee and of the
Membership Committee of the
Win
"Mama! Come quick
Detroit Coordinating Council on
Human Relations.
While with the Jewish Corn-
munity Council, Citron prepared
a study of the treatment of the
Nazi era in social studies and
history textbooks used in the
Detroit public schools.
Recently, Mr. Citron wa3 ap-
pointed Chairman of the Secre-
tariat of the Metropolitan Con-
ference on Religion and Race
(successor organization to the
Metropolitan Conference on
Open Occupancy), made up of
official representatives of the
Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit,
the Jewish Community Council,
the Metropolitan Council of
Churches, the Greek Orthodox
Diocese and eight representa-
tives at large, active in various
churches and congregations in
the metropolitan area.
A member of Temple Israel,
he serves on its social action
committee. In 1962 Citron head-
ed the social agency division of
the Allied Jewish Campaign.
He serves as consultant to the
newly created Coordinated Com-
mittee on Human Relations of
the Wayne County Democratic
and Republican parties.
Baltimore Interfaith
Group Pays Tribute
to Harry Greenstein
BALTIMORE, (JTA) — Harry
Greenstein, executive director of
the Associated Jewish Charities
of Baltimore for the past 35
years was honored this week at
the 35th annual dinner of the
Maryland Region of the National
Conference of Christians and
Jews.
Greenstein shared the honors
with Archbishop Lawrence J.
Shehan of Baltimore, and Dr.
George B. Brain, superintendent
of Baltimore Public Schools.
Greenstein was cited for his re-
lief work in both the United
States and Europe and his con-
tribution to the development of
the state and city departments
of welfare.
In 1933, Greenstein was ap-
pointed first state relief ad-
ministrator of Maryland and as
a "dollar-a-year man" he organ-
ized the directed the state's re-
lief program for the unemployed.
During his administration, the
state and city departments of
public welfare were established.
During the Second World War
he was appointed by the late
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, direc-
tor of Welfare for the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilita-
tion Administration in charge of
Middle East operations. In 1949,
he was appointed by the Secre-
tary of War as adviser to Gen.
Lucius D. Clay with the rank of
major general.
BY HENRY LEONARD
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Copr. 1963, Dayenu Productions
MUMFORD
Troth Told
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By PATTY REISTMAN
Thirty-two Mumford students
have qualified as semi-finalists
in the Michigan Math Contest.
Scoring in the top 4 percent
throughout the state, these con-
testants are eligible to take
another exam that will deter-
mine the finalists who may re-
ceive awards ranging from
medals of commendation to a
$4,000 scholarship.
Chosen were William Ascher,
Sanford Bell, Barbara Berger,
Gail Bernstein, Henry Bod-
zin, John Bookston, Patricia
D'Aquila, Murray Ehrinpreis,
David Diskin, Richard Gottlieb,
Stuart Grass, Ronald Green,
David Halpert, William Harley,
Richard Hertzberg, Peter
Hooberman, Dennis King, Ron-
ald Lux, Howard Miller, Allan
Morton, Carole Nathan.
Also Gale Pam, Ilene Rosen
gard, Leonard Sahn, Michael
Sandler, Mark Scholnick, Ste-
ven Schwartz, Richard Weiner,
Raphael Weston, Paul Winston
and Edward Zucker.
Rachel Dann, 12B, has been
selected to represent Mumford
in the annual Voice of America
speech writing contest. Spon-
sored by the Veterans of For-
eign Wars of the United States,
this year's topic is "The Chal-
lenge of Citizenship."
Lee Elbinger, 12B, is among
eight Michigan students who
were winners of achievement
awards presented annually by
the National Council of Teach-
ers of English. Only 860 win-
ners were chosen from 6,800
entries throughout the nation.
Each school was allowed only
one nominee per 500 students
enrolled. Awards were made on
the basis of three compositions,
two standardized tests and sup-
porting letters from teachers
and administrators.
Today, the fourth through
eighth hours, the Radio Broad-
caster Guild presented Opera-
tion 225. During the simulated
day of live broadcasting, a
variety of programs were aired
that were of interest to the
entire school, including the
radio script of Great Expecta-
tions.
Students announcing their
candidacy for Student Council
offices for the spring term are
Marsha Katz and Donald Ap-
tekar, president; Jim Strom
and Merril Hoffman, vice-presi-
dent; Sherry Erman and Hedy
Mosbach, recording secretary;
Shery Whitefield and Harry
Wainer, corresponding secre-
tary; Larry Deitch and Ron
Lux, treasurer.
Jewish, Negro Youths _
to Plan Rights Action
Jewish and Negro boys and
girls of college age will meet in
Atlantic City to discuss civil
rights action under the auspices
of the United Synagogue of
America.
The Jewish group will consist
of about 200 members of Atid
—the college-age organization of
the United Synagogue of Amer-
ica—which is holding its fourth
annual convention Dec. 22 - 25
under the sponsorship of the
United Synagogue's Department
of Youth Activities. They will
act as hosts on the evening of
Dec. 23 to about 50 Negro young,
people from the St. Paul Bap-
tist Church in Philadelphia. The
two groups will explore the
practical measures available to
them for serving the cause of
civil rights.
MISS SANDRA ARMSTRONG
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Citron
Armstrong of Santa Barbara Dr.
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Sandra Jane, to
Herbert Weisenthal, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Irvin Weisenthal of
Prairie Ave.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Ohio State University, where
she was affiliated with Sigma
Delta Tau sorority. Her fiance
is a graduate of Wayne State
University and attends the Col-
lege of Osteopathic Medicine and
Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. An
Aug. 2 wedding is planned.
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`Review of Zionism'
Workmen's Circle Branches
460 and 1060 will feature a panel
discussion on "A Review of
Zionism" 9 p.m. Saturday at the
W. C. Educational Center, 18340
W. Seven Mile.
A brief history of political
Zionism will be presented by
Edwin G. Shifrin, chairman of
the Abraham Reisen Jew i s h
School. Detroit educator Bill
Goode will discuss the attitude
by those who went to Israel and
settled on a kibbutz. The attitude
of Jews behind the Iron Curtain
will be presented by Mordecai
Teiler, director of the Abraham
Reisen School, who will speak
from personal experiences. The
viewpoint of Labor Zionists will
be expounded by Muni Mark of
the Labor Zionist Organization
in Detroit.
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