Lupiloff-Berent Rites Set For September 10 People Make News MISS BARBARA LUPILOFF Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lupiloff of Briar Dr., Oak Park, announce the engagement of their daughter Bar- bara Faith to Melvyn Gerald Be- rent, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Berent of Sherfield Pl., Southfield. Miss Lupiloff attends Michigan Lutheran College. Mr. Berent is a a graduate of Ferris State College School of Pharmacy and is affili- ated with Sigma Alpha Mu Fra- ternity. A Sept. 10 wedding is being planned. National Policy Parley to. Take Up U.S. Role in Mid East April 24 WASHINGTON — National and community leaders from all parts of the United States will meet here April 24-25 for the seventh annual National Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. This organization, which is led by. Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein of Rochester, N. Y., meets annually with representatives of the Depart- ment of-State for a review of U.S. policy in the area and for the for- mulation of a statement of policy to guide its work throughout the year. Avraham Harman, ambassador of Israel, will be honored. An innovation will be a special program for faculty and students on Israel's role in helping to cope with global problems of hunger, poverty and discrimination. Higher Interest on Bonds The President directed that the interest rate on all bonds pur- chased on and after Dec. 1, 1965, be increased from 3.75 per cent to 4.15 per cent. This is being ac- complished by shortening the ma- turity period on Series E Bonds from the former 7 34 years to an even 7 years. Interest checks on Series H Bonds will be larger be- ginning in June. DOM The World Jewish Congress has named FRITZ BECKER as its ob- server to the ninth session of the intergovernmental committee on the world food program in Rome April 18th-26. The conference will take place at the headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organ- ization in Rome. Becker is the representative of the World Jew- ish Congress in the Italian capital. * * * DR. JOHN P. HUMPHREY, di- rector of the United Nations divi- sion of human rights, was feted by the World Jewish Congress at a luncheon here March 30. Dr. Humphrey is retiring April 30 from the post which he assumed almost 20 years ago. He will join the law faculty of McGill University at Montreal. Samuel Bronfman, luncheon host and chairman of the North American executive commit- tee of the World Jewish Congress, presented a citation to Dr. Hum- phrey. * * * Herman L. Weisman, prominent New York attorney, Zionist and communal leader, was elected pres- ident of the Jew- ish National Fund of America at a special meet- ing of the JNF board of direc- tors at JNF House in New York City. He succeeds the late NI a x Bressler, who passed away in Miami Beach, Feb. 15. Chair- man of the na- tional executive council of the Zionist Organiza- tion of America, Weisman h a s been active in Weisman Jewish life for many years. He was president of the Brandeis Youth Institute, chairman of the execu- tive council of the United Pales- tine Appeal, national chairman of UJA, and national chairman of the commission on law and social leg- islation of the American Jewish Congress. He is a graduate of Harvard University Law School, was an Assistant Attorney General of New York State and has held other important legal posts. * * * A practicing .physician who is totally blind, Dr. MORRIS MAR- GOLIN of Omaha, Neb., will be the principal speaker at the 35th an- niversary dinner of the Jewish Braille Institute of America, April 18, at Hotel Pierre, New York. Dr. Margolin, assistant professor of internal medicine, College of Medi- cine, University of Nebraska, is a BY HENRY LEONARD WHY RABBIS GET GREY AT THE TEMPLES: past president of the Nebraska Diabetes Association and currently serves as its executive director. He lost his sight 20 years ago at the age of 51. * * * LEON A. JICK, rabbi of the Free Synagogue of Westchester, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., has been named di- rector of Brandeis University's Institute of Contemporary Jewish Studies. * * * Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review and a leader in efforts to outlaw nuclear bomb tests, has been selected by the National Federa- tion of Jewish Men's Clubs as the recipient of its annual award for distinguished service to peace a n d humanity. Cousins, who is honorary presi- dent of the Unit- Cousins ed World Federalists and former co-chairman of the National Com- mittee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and the Citizens Committee for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, will re- ceive the award at the 37th annual convention of the Jewish Men's Clubs Federation at Grossinger, N. Y., May 1-4. * * * The retirement is announced of KURT R. GROSSMANN as consul- tant on German Restitution Affairs to the Conference on Jewish Mate- rial Claims Against Germany, Inc., and the Jewish Agency for Israel. Grossmann, who has passed the re- tirement age of 68, has been serv- ing in his present capacities since 1952, during which time he made 11 trips to Germany in rendering important service to the cause of indemnification for Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. * * * Dr. ISIDOR MARGOLIS, promi- nent Jewish educator, was appoint- ed executive director of the World Council an Jewish Education. * * * BERNARD SHULMAN, one-time pharmacist here, has resigned from his posts as president and di- rector of Revco D.S. Inc., chain of 117 discount drugstores which he founded. It was said he plans to devote his time to personal activi- ties, civic affairs and investments. Sidney N. Amster, 70, his succes- sor, along with others in the Revco management, bought Shulman's re- maining shares of Revco stock for $1,500,000. Revco was started in Detroit with four stores in 1956. With headquarters now in Cleve- land, Revco operates in four states. * * * WALT WHITMAN ROSTOW, a high-ranking official of the State Department, was appointed by President Johnson as a special as- sistant, to work principally on for- eign policy, developing long-range plans and coordinating develop- ment plans in Latin America. New Manual Designed to Meet Critical Need of Jewish Community A new publication which seeks to meet a critical need of Jewish communal agencies has been pub- lished by the National Jewish Wel- fare Board. It is a 154-page man- ual entitled "Training Part-Time Staff." It is based on a demonstra- tion project conducted by JWB to develop, demonstrate and evaluate effective programs for group lead- ership training. Dr. Louis Lowy, professor of social work, and Dr. Leonard M. Blocksberg, assistant professor of social work, Boston University School of Social Work, were project directors. It was fi- nanced by funds made available to JWB through the generosity of the Florence G. Heller Foundation. "Darling, at the Bar Mitzvah today, take it easy on the Schnapps and chopped liver, . • and in your sermon take it easy on the congregation." Gossips fall out and - tell each other truths. —Spanish Proverb THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20—Friday, April 8, 1966 Attitude of Longfellow on Judaism, Jews Told in Wagenknecht Portrait Longfellow's poem "The Jewish Cemetery at Newport" has an im- portant place in the poetry of the great authors of the last century. What was the eminent author's at- titude on Jews and Judaism? New light on the subject is pro- vided in "Henry Wadsworth Long- fellow — Portrait of an American Humanist" by Edward Wagen- knecht, published by Oxford Uni- versity Press (417 5th, NY16). Wagenknecht, whose "My Long- fellow," now out of print and un- available, remains a most authori- tative work on the poet, develops sidered poetic utterance on Jewish matters is his strong and wholly sympathetic poem about 'The Jew- ish Cemetery at Newport:' , How came they here? What burst of Christian hate, What persecution merciless and blind, Drove o'er the sca—that desert desolate— Those Ishmaels and Hagars of mankind?" The notes referring to this pas- sage mention several important Jewish sources that were utilized by the author. Wagenknecht states in describ- his theme anew in this exceedingly ing Longfellow's attitude in reli- interesting volume in which he gious concepts: "J udaism and calls attention to one unhappy Catholicism both have a respect- reference, in "Hiawatha," in which able intellectual background. The Longfellow wrote of "the Jews, same can hardly be said of all the the tribe accursed." Wagenknecht marginal religious movements of asserts. Longfellow's time—`wildcat reli- "There is nothing elsewhere in gions,' Mark Twain was to call Longfellow to match this utter- them—but he is never scornful in ance." his references to them, for it was He points out that Longfellow his settled conviction that 'super- had made purchases of books stitions often hold great truths in about Jews, that he spoke dis- solution,' and his mind, as he him- respectfully of a picture he had self remarked, was 'hospitably see'n at Mainz, and called it "a col- open to empiricism and its 'kind- lection of disgusting, fat Jewish dred delusions.' " faces, indicating an overfed and corpulent imagination in the ar- In tribute to the :8th year of the tist." state of Israel—the Year of Chai, On another occasion, Longfellow or life—special honor categories of branded as "ungrateful" an un- Israel Bond purchasers have been kindly reference to a Jew. established. Chai Trustees are Wagenknecht makes the follow- those who buy $18,000 or more in ing significant reference to Long- Israel Bonds; Chai Builders buy fellow's famous poem: $5,400; and Chai Guardians (men) "In the 'Tales of a Wayside Inn,' and Chai Sponsors (women) buy the Spanish Jew (whose original $1,800 in Israel Bonds. name was Israel Edrehi) is ■ 00,4.000 ■ •• ■ •••••• ■■■•■ learned, romantic, exotic and lux- •■ •• ■ awoRvio- "Pleasing You urious. But Longfellow's most con- Since 1927" Unit Rejoins AJCongress The American Jewish Congress announced the re-affiliation of Brith Abraham, 78-year-old fra- ternal order whose leaders helped establish the AJC during the First World War. The re-affiliation was in line with a resolution adopted by Brith Abraham calling for the renewal of ties between the two organiza- tions. .10•1 ■1■ MINI FOR THE BEST IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT SAM EMMER And His Orchestra DI 1-1609 • DRAPERIES • BED SPREADS • WINDOW SHADES essenger s For Custom