F 12 ti O E-1 174 E71 4 cc C1J PC:1 Crl SZO to Hold Hebrew Language Conclave Countrywide Tributes Paid to Memory of Averbach-Meyers Judge Charles C. Simons; Noted Jurist Engagement Told Sy na go gu e and Detroit Community Leader JUDGE CHARLES C. SIMONS Countrywide tributes poured in this week from national or- ganizations, distinguished jur- ists and community leaders, in memory of Judge Charles C. Simons, who died Sunday at Monroe General Hospital, at the age of 87. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Temple Beth El. Judge Simons had been ill for a number of months. At his retirement in 1959 he was chief judge of the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals, Cincinnati. Born in Detroit, May 21, 1876, on Madison Ave., Judge Simons was educated in the Detroit public schools, received his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1898 and 1900, and his alma mater awarded him an honorary doc- torate. He was the youngest man to be elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1903. One of Michigan's best known ora- tors, he soon became a leader in Republican Party affairs and he gained national fame for his sponsorship, 60 years ago, of the first Direct State Primary Law. At that time it was viewed as a revolutionary step. He was Wayne County circuit commissioner from 1905 to 1906. He was a member of the Michigan State Constitutional Convention in 1908. In 1916 he was a Republican presidential elector-at-large. He was a di- rector of the Detroit Board of Commerce in 1918. President Warren G. Hard- ing appointed him to the U. S. District Court in 1923, and in 1929 he was elevated by President Herbert Hoover to the U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals, the highest court in the land next to the U.S. Sup- reme Court. Judge Simons traced his speaking ability to his college days, having won the Northern Oratorical League contest - as the U. of M. representative in 1899. Active in many causes, a leader in local, state and Fed- eral Bar Associations, Judge Simons devoted himself for a number of years to congrega- tional affairs, as a leader in Temple Beth El, the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions and Hebrew Union Col- lege. In 1941 he was president of the biennial council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. In 1946 he was so disturbed by the actions of the anti-Zion- ist (now pro-Arab and anti- Israel) Council for Judaism that he made this statement to The Jewish News: "I would have the Council for Judaism re-evaluate the logic and re-examine the ef- fect of the impact of a purely subjective concept upon a harrassed and homeless peo- ple whose tragically realistic experiences deny it. If this be naivete, make the most of it." He wrote this in the days when there was no Israel but merely a "harrassed and home- less people" whom a group of frightened Jews were harrass- ing further, perhaps even more brutally, than the anti-Semites. Judge Simons expressed his re- buke out of his sense of fair play and his contempt for in- justice. This is what had motivated his activities—in behalf of Al- lied Jewish Campaigns, in sup- port of religious concepts, as a leader in and worker for hu- manitarian causes. In 1948, on the occasion of Judge Simons' 25th anniversary on the federal bench, the late Judge Ernest A. O'Brien wrote a glowing tribute to him in a special article in The Jewish News. He paid honor to Judge Simons' "Lincolnesque clarity" and stated that "simplicity of his rulings leave no doubt as to the genius of my eminent friend." The fact that the Michigan Patent Law Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the Detroit Bar Association combin- ed to honor Judge Simons, with a birthday dinner, was an in- dication of the esteem in which he was held by all faiths. A Purely Commentary col- umn in The Jewish News of May 18, 1956, in honor of Judge Simons' 80th birthday, was in- serted in the Congressional Record by Congresswoman Mar- tha Griffiths. Judge Simons had written a number of feature articles for The Jewish News. On his 75th birthday, the tribute to him in The Jewish News was written by the late Judge Frank A. Picard. Judge Simons was the son of immigrant parents. His father, David W. Simons, was elected to the first nine-man City Coun- cil of Detroit in 1918 and was president of Cong. S h a a r e y Zedek. He survived his three brothers and his sister, all of whom were well known here in community circles and in busi- ness. His brother Seymour be- came nationally famous as a musician. Judge Simons' wife Lillian died three years ago. They had no children. They were known for their deep attachment and were always together at all community and congregational functions. Tribute to the memory of Judge Simons was paid in a resolution adopted by the Michi- gan State Senate Tuesday. Fed- eral courts were closed for the funeral. Also, at the annual Jewish Welfare Federation din- ner Tuesday evening, guests stood in his memory. Zager-Stone Lodge Honors Edwards To help encourage Hebrew studies, the Student Zionist Or- ganization will hold a Hebrew- language seminar, Feb. 14 to 16, at the South Branch Hotel, Sounth Branch, N.J. Announcements, in eluding those of meal times; panel dis- cussions, lectures and study groups will be entirely in Heb- rew. Dr. Gershon Winer, dean and associate professor of education of the Jewish Teachers Semin- ary, will lecture on "Social Values in the Jewish Commun- ity in the Diaspora." Asael Ben- David, representative of the Youth and Hechalutz Depart- ment of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, will speak on "Social MISS BARBARA AVERBACH Values in Modern Israel." Miss Manja Posnansky is The engagement of Barbara chairman of the seminar. Susan Averbach to Kenneth Sanford Meyers is announced MUSIC I ENTERTAINMENT ! by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Averbach of Roselawn Ave. The prospective bride- groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Meyers of Ohio Ave. and his orchestra Miss Averbach attended Ohio UN 3-6501 State University and is now at- If No Answer Call DI 1-6847 tending Wayne State Univer- sity. Her fiance is a graduate of Wayne State University and fK..F.M.€!7:::+.:KK...Kg...Y7`4 4 ■FVW67-1 ?; PLASTIC FURNITURE 1$1 now attends the Chicago Col- COVERS lege of Osteopathy. tt l MADE TO ORDER An Aug. 23 wedding is or READY MADE planned. SAMMY WOOLF F%. CALL ANNA KARBAL LI 2-0874 k..7-7;a77.:M;X*2-; :;.7•.,. Youth to Do Show `For the Fun of It' The Detroit Jewish Youth Council will present "For The Fun Of It," a variety show, 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Jewish Center. All the performers are local teens who were selected by two professional judges. Tickets may be purchased at the door. • CANDIDS • BLACK & WHITE The True International Touch! Loadoetnaland. ZANillBERT music. ...dills cut.U4.13065 LI 8-1116 LI 8-2266 • MOVIES • COLOR MARGOLIS & SKORE KOSHER MEATS & POULTRY Complete Selection of Kosher Frozen Foods Judge George Edwards, named recently to the U. S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals, was presented with an American flag by members of Zager-Stone Lodge, Bnai Brith. Making the presentation in his offices at the Federal Building are (from left) Leo Polk, financial secretary; Irving Lipson, president; Judge Edwards; Julius Berkowitz; and Nathaniel Goldstick, former corporation counsel of the City of Detroit. Judge Edwards has been an honorary member of Zager-Stone Lodge for 15 years. Center Abandons Cigarette Sales, Recognizing Hazards of Smoking In a policy statement adopt- ed last week, the board of di- rectors of the Jewish Com- munity Center took note of the harmful health effects of cig- afette smoking and instructed its staff to take concrete measures to point up the harz- ard and to particularly dis- courage the smoking habit among young people served by the agency. The text of the statement is as follows: Since its inception the Detroit Jewish Community Center has main- tained a department of Health and Physical Education for the purpose of offering service and program de- signed to preserve and enhance the health and physical well being of its clientele. Consistent with this objective, the Board and administration of the Center has taken cognizance of the recent government reports which seem to indicate beyond a reasonable doubt the deleterious effects of cigarette smoking and has instructed staff to institute the following policy and procedures in order to discourage this harmful habit: I. Smoking by minors within Center operated facilities or while partici- pating in activities under Center sponsorship is to be prohibited and all reasonable measures to enforce this regulation are to be taken. IL Appropriate programmatic means are to be employed to inter- pret to groups meeting in or spon- sored by the Center the negative effects of smoking on health. III. Because of the particular con- cern of this agency with the health and well being of young people and our understanding of the influence of adult leaders on youth behaviors, Center staff is to refrain from smok- ing while on duty or in contact with clientelle. Iv. In order to further dramatize the agency's conviction that smoking is not in the best interest of those whom we serve, cigarettes shall not be offered for sale anywhere within Center facilities. Ground Breaking Set Today for Boris Joffe School Ground will be broken for the new Boris M. Joffe Elementary School, 2200 Ewald Circle, 3:45 p.m. today. The school is named for the late executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, who died May 28, 1960. There will be a kindergarten unit, self-contained primary activity rooms plus staff and ad- ministrative facilities. Completion is scheduled for September. 13514 W. 7 MILE ROAD- Between Hartwell & Schaefer DI 1-2840 WE DELIVER AMPLE FREE PARKING IN REAR GET THE BEST — PAY LESS AT * REISMAN'S POULTRY MARKET 13400 W. 7 MILE RD. cor. Snowden FREE DELIVERY DI 1-45 2 5 AMPLE PARKING KOSHER KILLED, FRESH DAILY YOUNG HEN TURKEYS FANCY FRYERS FRESH SNAPPER or FRESH' FLOUNDER Lb. 35C 29` Lb. 49` Lb. TEL AVIV KOSHER DILL PICKLES . . . Q 29` CARMEL KOSHER GELATIN . . . . 3 Pkgs. 25` 8COuR 39` DAISY BRAND WHIPPED BUTTER . MANISCHEWITZ CHICKEN SOUPS 5 Cans 99c Ma Cohen's Pickled Schmaltz Herring t 89c Chicago Kosher Salami or Bologna . Lb. 75` Delicious Tasty fresh Smoked Fish Lb. 59c Cello I fie Pkg. 111111. FRESH CARROTS Above Specials Good Feb. 7 thru Feb. 13 ********************************************,%