Democratic Women's
'Accent on Fashion'
Homesteaders Fail—North Dakota Dilemma
BISMARCK, N.D. — Interesting comes next with 100. There are I
historic developments marked the very few Jews in Ashley, whose
drastic changes that have been Jewish population dwindled when
evidenced in the local Jewish the community's farming projects
failed and the functioning syna-
community in the last 30 years.
This city's Jewish community gogue was sold to a Catholic
prides itself on a beautiful syna- church and the proceeds turned
gogue whose sanctuary could ac-i over to the UJA. Fargo has some
.m and there are organ-
comodate more than 300 people.
ized small communities in Fair-
Sam Sloven, Bismarck's vener- mount, Garske and Minot, North
able pioneer, who has lived in this Dakota.
city for nearly half a century, is j Although they did not succeed as
best qualified to be the communi- farmers, it is interesting to note
ty's historian.
that Jews came to North Dakota
When the synagogue was built, as homesteaders in the 1870s.
Mrs. Irving Cane, Mrs. Law-
in 1928, there were 35 Jewish fam- North Dakota, with a Jewish
rence Gubow and Mrs. Stanley
ilies in Bismarck and in the area population of less than 1,000, has
Lewin are admiring a ribbon-
there were 250 Jewish farming one of the smallest Jewish com-
knit jacket with a mink collar.
families. Now, Mr. Sloven states, I munities in the United States.
Mrs. Gubow is wearing a sim-
there are only 15 Jewish families i Other states with very small Jew-
ilar jacket, which will be
in Bismarck and only three in the ish populations are: Alaska, with
presented to some lucky lady at
rest of the neighboring area. less than 300; Idaho, perhaps 300;
t h e 17th District Democratic
The reason for the decline? Mr. Montana, about 400; South Dakota,
Women's luncheon and fashion
Sloven believes that Jews were about 400; Wyoming, approxi-
show, May 8, at Western Golf
—P. S.
unable to succeed as farmers in mately 600.
and Country Club. Congress-
the North Dakota climate and
woman Martha W. Griffiths and
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period when there was no federal
State Central Vice•Chairman,
aid of the type which now assures
Adelaide Hart, will be honored
security for farmers.
at the luncheon. For tickets call
Thus, a once virile community
Mrs. Irving Cane, 342-2679 or
now has been reduced to little
342-3660.
more than a minyan families.
Yet, Jewish activities go on. An 1
This Week's Radio and
able University of Michigan gradu-
Television Programs
ate, the actuary, Sol Wezelman,
ETERNAL LIGHT RADIO
now vice president of the Provi-
Time: 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
dent Insurance Co., conducts serv-
Station: WWJ.
ices, reads the Torah, teaches the
Feature: "Because of Yaacov," a
Harold Berry will join a group
youth—all on a voluntary basis.
There is very little intermarriage dramatization of work done with of young Jewish leaders from all
and those who have left the area children in Youth Aliyah Centers sections of the nation in Chicago
next weekend at the annual re-
have gone to California, some to in Israel, will be presented.
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treat of the United Jewish Appeal
Israel, Mr. Sloven said.
Young Leadership Cabinet, taking
MESSAGE OF ISRAEL
The Slovens and the Wezelmans
Time: 6 a.m. Sunday.
place at the University of Chicago
manage to get kosher meats and
Center for Continuing Education.
Station: WXYZ.
Passover supplies from Minneapo-
Feature: Dr. Abraham J. Feld-
Berry is a member of the Young
lis and their devotion negates all
claims that it is difficult for Jews man of Cong. Beth Israel, Hart- Leadership Cabinet who has been
in small and distant communities ford. Conn., will speak on "The active as vice-chairman of the real
Audacity of Judaism" in the first estate division of the Detroit Al-
to be observant.
during May. lied Jewish Campaign, of which
Bismarck's Temple Bnai Abra- of a four-part * series
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the UJA is a major beneficiary,
ham at 703 Fifth Street serves as
THE JEWISH HERITAGE
and is a director of the Detroit
the center for Jewish activities,
Time: 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Service Group.
and when a UJA drive is conduct-
Reports on business proceedings
Station: WCAR.
ed the community's citizens gather
Feature: "Implications for Edu- will be made by Leonard D. Bell
there to hear the call to action.
Fargo is the largest Jewish com- cation," a discussion of the sepa- of Lewiston, Me., associate chair-
munity in North Dakota, with a ration of church and state in this man of the Young Leadership Cab-
population of 700. Grand Forks country and its relevance to the inet; Gordon Zacks of Columbus,
educational system, will be con- 0.; Mel Dubin of New York; Mel-
ducted by Shad Polier, chairman vin D. Sacks of Akron and Ivan J.
of the governing council of the Novick of Pittsburgh, Pa., with Ir-
American Jewish Congress; Rabbi win S. Field of Los Angeles, Calif.,
Hayim Donin of Cong. Bnai David; formerly of Detroit, presiding.
and Walter E. Klein, executive di- Levitt of Des Moines, Iowa, will
rector of the Jewish Community preside over the discussion period
Council of Metropolitan Detroit.
involving Ambassador Harman and
TO DWELL TOGETHER
Herbert J. Garon of New Orleans, ,
Ed Says:
La., over that with Dr. Kahan.
Time: 9:15 a.m. Sunday.
Station: Channel 2 and WJBK.
" I have your
Feature: Dr. Edward Stasheff, THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Olds at
University of Michigan speech pro- 18 — Friday, April 30, 1965
fessor, who has taken leave to
Your Price.
direct production of a new educa-
Try Me!"
tional television project in Israel,
will be interviewed by Evelyn
Orbach, program associate of the
Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit.
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Move Afoot to Create Family Holiday
of Israel's Independence Day May 6
Israel's Independence Day, like day candles; a menu of traditional
Passover, marks an important Jewish dishes and at least one
birthday for world Jewry. item of native Israeli fare; and
Therefore, on the eve of Israel's readings, prayers ; songs and
17th birthday May 6, a movement games to enrich the observance
is on to make Independence Day in accordance with each family's
into a meaningful family holiday, preference.
highlighted by a "birthday seu-
MORE REPEAT
dah," or party.
CUSTOMERS SAY:
Dr. Sara Feder, national chair-
man of the American Jewish af-
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fairs and Yom Haatzmaut (Inde-
IS THE BEST PLACE
pendence Day) celebration for
Pioneer W o m e la, suggests that
TO GET YOUR CAR."
families join in this pilot project
Better Every Way
to commemorate "a great moment
of current Jewish history." Pio-
• Better Service
neer Women, the Women's Labor
• Better Deals
Zionist Organization of America,
instituted the program in 1963, and
last year it won the approval of
Jewish educators, rabis and He-
brew teachers.
Dr. Feder said that the family
observance might start with spe-
cial party decorations, including
Israeli flags and art objects; a
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Time: 7 p.m. Thursday.
Station: Channel 4.
Feature: "Salk versus Polio: Vic-
tory Over Disease," the story of
how Dr. Jonas Salk developed an
effective vaccine against polio, will
be dramatized.
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Local Station Carries
Tapes of Pacem in Terris
A series of 26 radio programs
based on the February Interna-
tional Convocation on Pacem in
Terris — including addresses by
such world figures as Vice Presi-
dent Hubert H. Humphrey, United
Nations Secretary General U Thant
and Deputy Prime Minister Abba
Eban of Israel. — are being pre-
sented on station WDET-FM here.
Tapes of the half-hour programs
are available upon request through
the Center for the Study of Demo-
cratic Institutions at Santa Bar-
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