THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
20—Friday, October 20, 1967
`Where There's a Woman,' Story
of National Council of Jewish Women
Where there's a woman, there's personal inspection tour of one of
a way. So says the National Coun- the city's most unsavory dumps,
cil of Jewish Women, which re- was our Mrs. Solomon, clad in a
cently released (along with McCall trailing gown of white cotton lace
Corp.), its 75th anniversary book, and clutching in her white-gloved
hands a matching parasol!' "
"Where There's a Woman."
The council was formed in 1893
Where There's a Woman" fea-
tures photographs by Ken Hey- as part of the Parliament of Reli-
man, whose most recent collabora- gions, a feature of the Chicago
world's fair that year. The com-
tors have been President Johnson I
for "This America" and Margaret mittee that was formed for the
Mead for "The Family." Also fea- fair soon grew, under Mrs. Solo-
tured are many excellent old mon's guidance into the NCJW.
The council's story is told with
photographs depicting the condi-
tions Jewish women have lived the spirit and often the words of
the
women who lived it. Many of
under since the NCJW's founding
the quotes are taken directly from
in 1893.
the
NCJW's earliest convention
Heyman traveled around the
country taking pictures of NCJW proceedings. They show the dele-
volunteers at work in pre-school gates boastin.-, back in the 'nine-
ties that we have "no alms giving
classes, hospitals, detention homes
for delinquent youth, golden age projects" and reporting on serv-
clubs and legislative chambers to ices that, in the best Jewish tradi-
provide a living portrait of an tion would give poor people a start
organization at work helping peo- in helping themselves.
ple fight against odds for a chance ' The early rcoorts are full of
fascinating stories about council
in life.
In the book's introduction, women going to Ellis Island to
Dore Schary, noted playwright, help immigrant girls reunite with
theatrical producer and leader families and escape the clutches
in Jewish community affairs, of white slavers ("WARNING,"
notice read. "Beware of those
writes of the NCJW "They have one
been consistently on the side of who give you addresses, offer you
easy,
well-paid work or even mar-
the angels, and that's good for
the angels, for us and for them riage: There are many evil men
. . . The basic floor of Judaism and women who have in this way
is an ethical one and the Na- led girls to destruction."), about
tional Council of Jewish Women council women setting up settle-
stands on that ' floor and has . ment houses, sewing classes, teach-
ing immigrants English and even
built well above it."
setting up free baths for the in-
"Where There's a Woman" was habitants of crowded slums.
written by Bernice Graziani, head
National Council of Jewish
of NCJW's national public rela-
Women will celebrate its dia-
tions department, who writes of
mond jubilee in 1968. "Where
the Council's founder, Hannah G.
There's a Woman" is being is-
Solomon of Chicago "She was only
sued in connection with the cele-
four-and-a-half feet tall, but once
bration. It is a tribute to the
she set her mind on something
generations of Jewish women,
nothing could daunt her. A friend,
from the not-so-gay 'nineties to
Harriet Vittum, loved to tell of
the space age, who have been
Mrs. Solomon in an early Chicago
proving that "where there's a
Woman's Club campaign against
woman, there's a way."
malodorous garbage dumps in poor
The book may be ordered by call.
neighborhoods. 'There, making a ing the Detroit Section Office, UN
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MRS. KENNETH BLAZOFSKY
Ronna Joy Robinson and Dr.
Kenneth Blazofsky were united in
marriage recently at Cong. Bnai
David. Rabbis M. Robert Syme
and Hayim Donin and Cantors
Harold Orbach and Hyman Adler
officiated.
Following a Mexico honeymoon,
the couple will live in Farmington.
The bride's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Spitz of Vassar Dr.
and the late Samuel A. Robinson.
Her husband is the son of Mrs.
Anna Blazofsky of Greenfield Rd.,
Oak Park, and the late Nathan
Blazofsky.
The bride wore her mother's
gown, made by her grandmother,
of satin with an elongated bodice,
long sleeves and an open neckline
of rose pointe Chantilly lace. Her
fitted cap of matching lace was at-
tached to a cathedral-length train
of silk illusion. She carried minia-
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Bible.
Women's Army Commander
to Pin Sponsors at Bond Event
Col. Stella Levy, commander of
the Women's Army of Israel
(Chen) which she helped found,
will speak at a dessert luncheon
noon Monday at the home of Mrs.
Sidney Ravin, 28740 Brookslane,
Southfield.
The luncheon, for Israel Bond
sponsors, builders and trustees of
Israel. is in advance of the testi-
monial dinner honoring Emma
Schaver. chairman of the Detroit
Israel Bond Women's Division.
Mrs. David Pollack is sponsor
chairman.
Col. Levy, who is making her
first visit to Detroit. is at age 43.
a veteran of four wars: World
War II. Israel's War of Indepen-
dence, the Sinai Campaign of 1956
and the Six-Day War.
Born in Haifa. at a young age
she joined the Hagana, Israel's
underground force. In 1942, she
enlisted in the British army and
served in the Auxiliary Territorial
Service in Egypt. After the war,
she continued as a secretary in the
Palestinian headquarters of the
British army. On May 18, 1948.
during Israel's War of Liberation,
Col. Levy was called to help form
the first Women's Army of Israel
and was a company commander
in the Northern Command.
Cheri Robinson, sister of the
bride, served as maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Lauri Robin-
son, Jill Robinson and Judy
Spitz, all sisters of the bride,
Wendy Fried and Sharon Pierce.
Jerry Blaz, brother of the bride-
groom, was best man. Frank and
Lloyd Blazofsky, brothers of the
bridegroom, David Blazofsky, Dr.
chow of Israeli Fashion
Richard Limond, Dr. Robert Moret-
sky, Dr. Eugene Oliver of Orange.
Called Financial Success
N.J.
and Sheldon Safran of Wi
LONDON (JTA) — The first
Israel fashion show here, which sor were ushers.
closed Sunday, resulted in the sale
of more than 500,000 pounds ster-
ling ($1,400,000) worth of Israeli
exports, it was announced here
Monday by Ruth Kimmel, director
Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Leve it
of the fashion section of the Israel son of Ardmore Ave. announce t e
Export Institute. The total was
engagement of their daughter
nearly double the expected figure,
Judith Ellen to Martin H. Kane, scih \
she said.
Twenty-six Israeli manufactur- of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Kane, also
of Ardmore Ave. The prospective
ers exhibited at the show.
The orders were given not only bridegroom is a graduating senior
at
the University of Michigan. The
by British merchants but also by
others who had been flown here bride-to-be is a student at Oakland
from France, West Germany, Hol- University. An early May wedding
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In the Sinai Campaign, Col.
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later area commander. She as-
sumed her present post in 1963.
As commander of the Women's
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recruits. The girls receive basic
military training and perform
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representatives of the Zim Israel
Navigation Co., Ltd., Haifa, were
announced this week. Manor, who
has served as executive vice presi-
dent of the company since 1965,
succeeds Gottlieb Hammer whose
retirement was announced last
month.
COL. STELLA LEVY
Flavin with the dessert luncheon
are as follows:
The committee assisting Mrs. Ravin
dessert luncheon are as follows:
Mesdames Pollack, Joseph Katchke,
Philip Helf ma n, Ben Nosan, Alex
Schreier Michael Mlchlin, Sam Fish-
man, Norman Leemon, Norman Kanter,
Sidney Schwartz, Louis M. Elliman,
Max Stollman, Jack Seder. Morris Mil-
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