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Friday, November 6, 1964-7
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Book Exhibit, Series of _Lectures to _Begin
Tomorrow Night, Marking Annual Fair
The annual exhibition of books
of Jewish interest in English, He-
brew and Yiddish, the series of
lectures and scores of programs
sponsored by -4 local organizations
in cooperation with the Jewish
Community Center, will start to-
morrow night.
On opening night, tomorrow, at
8:15, in Shiffman Hall, Dr. Joseph
C. Landis, professor of English as
well as Yiddish literature at
tion of Detroit, with Dr. David
Polish as principal speaker on
the subject "Jewish Literature
and the Zionist Ideal."
Dr. Polish, rabbi of Cong. Beth
Emet, Evanston, Ill., is the author
of "The Eternal Dissent," of a vol-
ume evaluating Reform Jewish
principles under the title "Guide
for Reform Jews," and many mono-
graph and magazine articles.
A graduate of the University of
Cincinnati and the Hebrew Union
College, Rabbi Polish holds a doc-
tor of Hebrew letters degree and
the honorary degree of doctor of
divinity. He is a visiting lecturer
at Garrett Theological Seminary, a
college for the training of Metho-
dist ministers, and contributes
cation at Temple Beth El Religious
School, will chair the 1 p.m. ses-
sion. Dr. Bortniker's address will
be on the "Role of the Teacher
in Carrying Out the Aims sif the
Community Idea."
The conference is held annually
in conjunction with the Jewish
Book Fair under auspices of the
United Hebrew Schools, religious
schools of Metropolitan Detroit
group of lawyers to serve as the
volunteer legal arm of the Anti-
Defamation League. In 1940, he
established the League's first law
department, and in January, 1946,
he was appointed to his present
national position. As ADL general
counsel, Forster has led a staff of
skilled legal associates in the prep-
aration of legal briefs involving
fundamental issues of civil rights.
Mrs. Jack Sayles is president of
the Women's Council, and Saul
Moss is president of the Men's
Council.
to many Jewish and Christian
journals.
Rabbi Polish is former chair-
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man of the liturgy committee of
the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis, past president of the
Chicago Association of Reform
Rabbis and organizer and first
president of the Chicago Board of
Rabbis, including the entire rab-
binate of the community.
DR. DAVID POLISH
On Thursday, 12:30 p.m., the
Detroit Council of Pioneer Wo-
Queens College, New York, will
men will present Mrs. Frita
speak on the topic "American Jew-
Drapldn, of Detroit, author of
ish Writing Comes of Age." Dr.
"Papa's
Golden Land" and
Norman Drachler will preside.
"Mama Is a Citizen. "
ARNOLD FORSTER
That same evening, Paddy Chay-
efsky's play, "The Tenth Man" will Mrs. Drapkin's topic will be "The and the Jewish National Fund.
be staged by the Center players Golden World of Mama and Papa." Albert Elazar, superintendent of
under the direction of Evie Or- The chairman of the event will the United Hebrew Schools, is gen-
bach- There will be six of the be Mrs. Frank Rath, council vice- eral chairman. Dr. Sylvan J. Gins-
play's performances, all in the President of education. Greetings burgh and Walter Farber are co-
will be delivered by Mrs. Milton ordinators.
Aaron DeRoy Auditorium.
president. Refresh-
•The timely, documented story
council
Children's Day, Sunday, will Weise,
meats will be served.
of the extremists in America,
the
presentation
by
marked
be
At the all-day sessions of Had- "The Radical Right" and those
a the adventures of Bing David assah on Tuesday, Dr. Miriam Fre-
who support it, will be presented
by the Berry Puppets at perform-
will speak twice on "The Story
by Arnold Forster, general coun-
ances 1:45, 3 and 4:15 p.m. There
of the Chagall Windows" and cil and national civil rights di-
will be an additional performance
"Crisis Corners of the World."
rector of the Anti-Defamation
2 p.m. Wednesday (See youth
A session sponsored by the Am- League of Bnai Brith, on Tues-
page.) erican Jewish Committee under the day evening. This Book Fair pro-
Under the auspices of the De- chairmanship of Avern Cohn, Wed-
troit Section, National Council of nesday evening, will present Dr. gram is sponsored by the Men's
and Women's Council of Metro-
Jewish Women, Rabbi Robert I. Manheim Shapiro on the subject
politan Detroit Bnai Brith.
Kahn of Congregation Emanu El, "The Future of the American Jew:
Forster, together with Benjamin
Houston, T e x . , Is Survival Enough?"
R. Epstein, National Director of
will review his
Dr. Jacob Kabakoff will speak the Anti-Defamation League, col-
newest book Sunday night.
laborated on the recent book,
"Ten Command-
Dr. Carl Hermann Voss will de-
ments for To- liver a lecture under auspices of "Danger on the Right," which as-
day," Monday, at the American Jewish Congress on sesses the attitude, personnel and
influence of the radical right and
8 p.m. in the Nov. 15.
extreme conservatives.
Shiffman Audi-
"The Community Idea in Jewish
Forster's - active concern with
torium of the Education" will be theme of an
Center. It is the A Michigan Historical Society ses- racial and religious bigotry started
second in a series educators' conference on Nov. 17. when Hitlerism was rampant, when
American hatemongers were goad-
of lectures on the sion will take place Nov. 14.
ed and often financed by Nazis
arts being spon-
Bnai Brith will sponsor a lecture abroad_ In 1938, he organized a
Rabbi Kahn sored this year by Arnold Forester, Anti-Defama
by the Women's Council.
tion League director, who will in-
Rabbi' Kahn's book has been troduce his new book, "Danger on World Conclave to Air
widely acclaimed as offering the the Right," Tuesday.
Yiddish and Hebrew programs Neo-Nazi Activities
reader enormous help in meeting
ANTWERP (JTA) — Numerous
current moral situations thiough have been arranged for Saturday
reports on neo-Nazi groups in
intelligent understanding of the night, Nov. 14.
Latin America, the Anglo-Saxon
The Hebrew Cultural Society
Commandments. Rabbi Kahn, a
countries, Scandinavia, West Ger-
(Kvutzah Ivrith), as part of the
World War II chaplain, has a PhD
from Hebrew Union College. He is Book Fair, will sponsor a Hebrew- many, Belgium, France and Switz-
erland and the help these groups
also the author of "An Affirmative Yiddish program 8 p.m. Sunday.
are receiving from the Arab
Dr. Jacob Kabakoff, author,
Answer to Communism" and "Les-
League will be studied at a three-
educator and critic, will deliver
sons for Life:"
day meeting of the International
A refreshment hour will follow a Hebrew lecture on Shmuel
Committee of Experts of the In-
his lecture, according to co-chair- Yosef Agnon, Israeli novelist.
ternational Union of Resistance
man Mrs. Sidney J. Winer and Dr. Kabakoff is dean of the
and Deportees here this month.
Cleveland Hebrew Institute.
Mrs. Sanford Klein, who are being
The last meeting of the commit-
Moshe Becker wil lopen the
assisted by the hospitality co-chair-
tee
was in Paris in October 1963.
man, Mrs. Sol I. Stein and Mrs. meeting, to be chaired by Dr.
The experts also will report on
Herbert Abrams; • and publicity Reuben Bar-Levay.
research and current developments
Dr. Samuel Krohn will chair
chairman, Mrs. William Parnos.
concerning such war criminals as
Mrs. Jerome I. Grossman is presi- the morning session of the Jew-
Josef -Mengele, the notorious Aus-
dent of the. Detroit NCJW Section. ish Education Conference 10:15
chwitz "selection doctor" who is
Hostesses that evening will be a.m. Nov. 15 at the Jewish Cen-
now under the protection of the
Mesdames Marvin Mintz, John Red- ter. The session will be addressed
authorities in Paraguay, and Leon
field, Richard Prentis, Norman by Dr. Elijah Bortniker, execu
Degrelle, the Belgian fascist lead-
Katz, Jerry Abramson, Marvin tive director of the Jewish Edu-
er now believed to be in Spain.
Kahn, Eli Robinson, Jack Schwartz, cation Association, Newark, N.J.
Among the other topics to be
Franklin Sidlow, Ben Sildow, Max and wil deal with "The Commu-
dealt with'at the meeting will be
nity Idea in Jewish Education."
• Lebowitz and Edmund Saperston.
the
problem of the expiration next
Dr. Norman Drachler, associate
A major event during Book
Fair will be the program spon- superintendent of the Detroit Board May of the statute of limitations
sored by the Zionist Organiza- of Education and director of edu- for war criminals.
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