People Make News
On Nov. 29, at a ceremony
held at Hebrew Union - Col-
lege-Jewish Institute of Religion,
in New York, the reading room of
'ts library was dedicated to Rabbi
r iAWRENCE W. SCHWARTZ of
he Jewish Community Center,
White Plains, N.Y., in recognition
of the contributions made by his
friends to the Development Fund
for American Judaism.
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Brandeis University President
Abram L. Sachar announced that
prominent Chicago businessman
PETER VOLID has endowed a pro-
fessorial chair in economics at
Brandeis. The announcement of
Volid's $250,000 gift toward the
$400,000 chair was made at a din-
ner at the Sheraton-Blackstone
Hotel, Chicago, celebrating the 17th
anniversary of Brandeis' founding.
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Dr. Herbert Schueller, chairman
of Wayne State University's Eng-
lish department, has asked WALT-
ER FARBER to join his staff as
part-time instructor. Farber, direc-
tor of Cong. Bnai. Moshe Religious
School and English instructor at
Mumford High, will teach courses
in literature and composition at
Wayne State.
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MEYER TYVIN, author of THE
STRONGHOLD, has just received
the first annual Book Month Award
of the Jewish Community House
of Bensonhurst. The award pre-
sented for "the most significant
contribution to Jewish letters" and
to be given each year during Jew-
ish Book Month was endorsed by
the president of the Jewish Book
Council of America, Rabbi Gilbert
Klaperman, and presented by Nat
Barell, president of the Center,
the largest in Brooklyn. According
to Barell, Meyer Levin was chosen
"for his career-long contribution
in such works as "The Old Bunch,"
"Compulsion," "The Fanatic" and
`In Search," but particularly for
his current novel, THE STRONG-
HOLD.
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H. EARL MOORE, business man-
ager of Station WXYZ, was elected
president of the Southfield Busi-
ness Association, along with A. R.
Doud and Gerald Main, vice presi-
dents; Victor P. Rosasco, secre-
tary; and John D. Clancy, treas-
urer.
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New resident managers for
Somerset Park are CLARENCE and
LIZABETH CONN. Conn has
:lore than eight years experience
in the field of property manage-
ment in the Detroit area. The bulk
of this experience has been gained
in handling the affairs of large,
multi-unit apartment developments.
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IRA KAUFMAN, Detroit funeral
director, will participate in the
program of the 38th annual na-
tional convention of the Jewish
Funeral Directors of America Dec.
13-16 at the Fontainebleau Hotel,
Miami Beach. Kaufman will deliver
a report at a workshop session of
the convention, to be attended by
250 executives of Jewish funeral
establishments throughout t h e
United States and Canada.
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DR. BRUNO W. VOLK, director
of laboratories at the Jewish
Chronic Disease Hospital and
director of the Isaac Albert Re-
search Institute, was visiting chief
in the division of pediatrics at
Sinai Hospital of Detroit Thurs-
day.
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At the 40th convention of the
Mizrachi Women's Orga ration of
America in Atlantic t.. y, MRS.
EMIL SPILMAN, past president of
Fannie Gluck Chapter, was named
an associate member of the na-
tional board by Mrs. Aaron Leifer,
board chairman. Last year, Mrs.
Spilman was honored for her devo-
tion and work for 30 years in the
Mizrachi Women's movement.
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D. S. MONTEFIORE, president
of the World Sephardi Federation,
arrived in New York for two days
of meetings with American Sep-
hardi leaders to discuss means of
strengthening the activities of the
World Federation and the Amer-
ican Branch. Montefiore was ac-
companied by Gad Ben-Meir, ad-
ministrative director of the Federa-
tion.
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HAROLD BERRY, executive vice
president of the Fisher-New Cen-
ter Co., is one of four new direc-
tors named to the Detroit Conven-
ttion Bureau. Berry was elected
by ballot among the Bureau's 459
member organizations. He will
serve through 1968.
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Prominent Israeli women's lead-
er SHOSHANA HARELI is in
New York as emissary to Pioneer
Women of the United States and
Canada, from its sister organiza-
tion in Israel, Moetzet Hapoalot.
Mrs. Hareli holds the position of
liaison between the Pioneer Wo-
men organizations in 12 countries,
and the Moetzet Hapoalot (Work-
ing Women's Council) in Israel.
Her maternal grandfather, Jehos-
hua Stampfer, was the founder of
Petah Tikva, the first agricul-
tural settlement in Palestine. Mrs.
Hareli will remain in New York
for a month conferring with the
leaders of Pioneer Women, then
spend four months visiting the
various clubs and councils through-
out this country and Canada.
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BERNARD B. LASKY, carpet
company owner, has begun his
eighth term as president of the
parks and recreation commission
of Detroit. He has served on the
commission since his appointment
in 1940 by Mayor Edward J. Jef-
fries. Lasky was honored recently
for his aid in promoting recreation
programs for handicapped children.
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Among the continuing members
of the Stratford (Ontario) Festival
board of governors is LAWRENCE
FREIMAN, Ottawa.
Jewish Woman Named
Solicitor General of
High Court of Holland
THE HAGUE (JTA) — Queen
Juliana of the Netherlands has
appointed Dr. Anna Minkenhof,
the Jewish solicitor general of the
High Court of Appeal at Amster-
dam, as the first woman solicitor
general of the High Court of Hol-
land. Dr. Minkenhof was also the
first woman to hold the Amster-
dam post.
A handful of knowledge is
worth a bushelful of learning. —
Amer. proverb.
Miss Swartz Engaged
to Merwyn Herman
activities in Society
The following Detroiters are attending the national conference of
the United Jewish Appeal in New York this week-end: Messrs. and
Mesdames William Avrunin, Milton Barnett, Harold Berry, Abraham
Borman, Alfred L. Deutsch, Albert M. Colman, Sol Eisenberg, Louis
M. Elliman, Walter L. Field, Max M. Fisher, Samuel Frankel, Kaye G.
Frank, Irwin Green, Lewis S. Grossman, Harry L. Jones, David W.
Kendall, Hyman Safran, Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph B. Slatkin, Max
Stollman, Alfred Taubman, Paul Zuckerman; Mesdames I. Jerome
Hauser and Lois Winson; Miss Esther Prussian; Messrs. Irwin I. Cohn,
Sol Drachler, Milton Goldisher, Phillip Stoliman and Frank Lewis;
Rabbi and Mrs. Richard C. Hertz; Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Shiffrin and
Dr. Leonard Schwartz.
4 U.S. Research Grants Go to Weizmann Institute
MISS CHERYL SWARTZ
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swartz of
Muirland Ave. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Cheryl
Roberta to Merwyn Jerome Her-
man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Spinner of Bentler Ave. and the
late Mr. Ben Herman. A June wed-
ding is planned.
REHOVOT — Four research pro- out a large number of specific re-
jects totaling approximately $175,- search projects for the U.S. Na-
000, or just over half a million tional Bureau of Standards.
Israel pounds, have been granted
For the HY Spot
by the U.S. National Bureau of
Of Your Affair
Standards to four departments at
Music by
the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The grants have been given for
periods of one to two years, it
And His Orchestra
was stated by the Institute's sci-
(Hy Utchenik)
entific director, Prof. Shneior Lif-
son.
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JWV Activities
OAK PARK AUXILIARY will
gather for a spaghetti dinner 7
p.m. Thursday at the home of
Edith Steinberg, 16210 Wisconsin.
Admission fee is a gift of new
clothing, toys or cosmetics to be
given to the Pontiac Children's
Home for the holidays. For reser-
vations, call Mrs. Steinberg, UN
4-2055.
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LT. ROY F. GREEN AUXILIARY
will hold a dinner meeting 7 p.m.
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Jerry
Dale, 26070 Stratford Pl., Oak Park.
The auxiliary will be joining the
Department of Michigan Ladies
Auxiliary's annual USO party Dec.
24. Plans will be formulated for
the joint post and auxiliary party
at the Battle Creek Hospital Dec.
26.
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BLOCH ROSE AUXILIARY will
hold a general membership meet-
ing 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Oak Park
Community Center. A showing of
accessories for the home will be
presented, with a social hour to
follow. Guest invited. For informa-
tion, call Fern Seltzer, 546-5875.
Parcels have been sent to boys
in service, and the auxiliary is
now working on baskets for needy
servicemen's families.
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LAWRENCE H. JONES POST
will hold a brunch meeting at
Boesky's 11 a.m. Sunday. Post
colors will be presented to the
auxiliary, whose members a 1 s o
will attend.
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LT. RAYMOND ZUSSMAN
AUXILIARY will hold its annual
Hanukah party 8 p.m. Monday at
the home of Mrs. Edward Bunin,
18677 Greenlawn. Chairman Mrs.
Sol Sidney Silver and her co-chair-
man, Mrs. Sol Amster, have plan-
ned the evening, including a grab
bag. Members are asked to bring
along canned goods and gifts for
children to be serviced at Christ-
mas.
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