THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Federation Women to Close Season
Albert Vorspan Addresses Brotherhood
Gordon-Stulberg Vows
American- Jewry Is Called to Task
to Be Solemnized in July
for Exaggerating Black Anti-Semitism
as one-sided and inaccurate as
Anti-Negroism among Jews is
growing almost as rapidly as anti- I for the United Nations to condemn
Semitism, "and one is just as ugly I Israel when it makes no reference
as the other," Albert Vorspan told to Arab terrorism."
board members of the National;
He added: There are "aspects of
Federation of Temple Brother-; black power that should be cher-
hoods in Detroit last Friday.
ished. They are very 'Jewish.' The
The 200 lay leaders from ; black mother who says 'I want my
throughout the country were at- kid educated and I'll drive you
tending the spring board meeting meshuga till he is,' is behaving
at the Howard Johnson New Cen- like a Jewish mother. The black
ter Motor Lodge.
'kids on campus who want to know
Vorspan, director of the Union what they are are analogous to our
of American Hebrew Congrega- own situation. Jewish kids whose
tions (Reform) commission on 'religion' is liberalism, after being
social action, condemned those: rejected by Blacks are saying
What are my
Jews who use the rallying cry ; 'Who am I?
"anti-Semitism" as a "pretext for values?' "
MISS JUDITH GORDON
disengagement" from the human,
Vorspan sees the role of Reform
rights struggle.
Jewish leaders as interpreters of
Dr. and Mrs. Irving E. Gordon
"The American Jewish com- "our stake in achieving justice in
munity is trembling on the America ... We must go past the of Southfield Rd., Southfield, an-
brink of hysteria" from "omin- rhetoric and get down to takhlis: nounce the engagemeit of their
ous, fearsome innuendoes." he the only escape from this contro- daughter Judith Nan to Dr. Mi-
Mrs. Daniel E. Cohen (left), chairman of the annual meeting of
chael Victor Stulberg, son of - Dr.
chael
said. "Some agencies have re-
versy is the graveyard."
the Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare Federation, looks over
and Mrs. Samuel Stulberg of Ros-
verted to a posture of defense
"Young people won't inherit a lyn Rd.
the program of the meeting with Mrs. Joseph H. Jackier (center)
from real or imagined assault
movement that is concerned only
president of the division, and Mrs. N. Brewster Broder. vice-chair-
Miss Gordon holds bachelors de-
. . . elevating the problem into
with sermons . . . We must in-
man of the meeting. (See story, Page 28)
the one all-consuming problem
volve ourselves in housing, jobs, grees from Stephens College in
in America."
counseling. We must make our Columbia, Mo., and the University
At a time when America will
synagogue facilities—empty dur- of Michigan's education school.
need every help she can get from
ing the week — available. The Her fiance hold a BA from the
1 her people, "the tendency of the
cities are in near bankruptcy, U of M and was graduated from
affiliations
Jewish community is to lean to-
with libraries and schools clos- its medical school. His
ISRAEL CHAPTER will hold its
BRANDEIS CHAPTER will hold ward isolation," he said. He con-
include Phi Epsilon Phi Fraternity,
for a reorder-
ing.
We
must
fight
annual paid-up membership reten- a mother-daughter luncheon noon demned statements by the presi- !
Phi Kappa Phi honorary society,
ing of society."
tion dinner 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tuesday at Cong. Beth Hillel. A dent of the Zionist Organization of
The greatest danger in American Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternity and
Workmen's Circle Center. There representative of El Al Israel Air- America (Jacques Torczyner),
Galens
honorary medical society.
life, Vorspan said, "is that a lust
will be prizes and a high-style line will show slides of Israel— who, Vorspan said, wants the Jew-
A July 27 wedding is planned.
fashion show. All paid-up members past and present. Prizes will be ish community to withdraw its aid for confrontation will create an
are invited. For reservations, call given to the oldest and youngest from civil rights activity because irreversible mood." He read a
strong statement calling for "law
Sylvia Wasserman, BR 3-3643, or grandmother. Guests are invited.
of the anti-Semitism of some black and order in the streets," and then
Ray Krieger, EL 6-0488.
militants. "It could turn us into a ' identified its author as Hitler.
* *
Herman Etniner Wins
shtetl community and would see
HENRY MORGENTHAU LODGE
the reversal and defeat of prophe-
will hold a dinner meeting 6:30 Israel Trip in Cain paign tic, universal values," said Vors-
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COUTURE-BOUTIQUE
As winner of the Bnai Brith pan.
plp. Monday at the Sussex House,
and
Smithfield. For reservations, call "Campaign 21," Israel member-
PERSONALIZED TO SUIT
CUSTOM DESIGNS
Anti-Semitism,
in
any
guise, is
Harold Zucker. LI 5-0445, or Leo ship campaign, Herman Emmer of to he fought, he stressed, but he
YOUR PARTY
LINGERIE - LOUNGEWEAR
Kaplan, L1‘6-5065. Newly elected Maurice C..Zeiger Lodge will re- considers it unrealistic to "see
by
ACCESSORIES
president Sidney Singer succeeds ; -ceive the trip to Israel for two and every problem from the stand-
Paul Fink. Other officers include present an honor class scroll listing point of anti-Semitism."
HARVARD ROW MALL
Norman Bernstein, Harold Zucker the names of more than 500 new
Vorspan called it a myth for the
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
11 MILE & LASHER
and Leo Kaplan. vice presidents; members to the president of Is- Jewish community to "look back
(Hy Otchenik)
Sidney Feldman and Henry Cohn. rael, Zalman Shazar.
353-7640
and say: 'Black-Jewish relations
342-9424
secretaries: Ed war d Chinsky,
were great, but now they're lousy.
treasurer: Gilbert Gladstone.
After all we've done in civil rights,
guardian: Morris Ross, warden
were getting it in the neck.' "
and Paul Fink, chaplain. Abe
The Name
Actually, "Only a small segment
YETZ-COHEN AUXILIARY and
Burnstein was re-elected chairman
of the community was involved.
of the board of trustees. Elected POST will meet 8:30 p.m. Monday And it was the
relationship
be-
COVIlle
as board members are Arthui at the JWV headquarters. Outgoing
tween masters and beneficiaries
Goldberg, Bernard Gorash, Larry president, Betty Spinner, will be
of
aid.
The
Blacks
were
merely
Is
Synonomous
hostess
and
will
present
her
final
Harwin, Robert Reiss, Herbert
along for the ride. Today, the
Scherr and Nathan Ziron. The report. The auxiliary will honor
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lodge has planned an installation Mrs. Spinner at a dinner 7 p.m. Blacks .. . are saying, 'Let me do
dinner-dance for 9 p.m. June 7 at May 26, at Alvaro's Restaurant, it . . . even if I fall on my face
trying.'
We
must
accept
the
role,
the Northland Inn. For reserva- Royal Oak. For reservation infor-
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Weekend of Study
Set by Bnai Brith
Bnai Brith Adult Jewish Educa-
tion program will take place this
Weekend at the Holiday Inn, W.
Eight Mile and Meyers Rds.
The program opens 2 p.m. Sat-
urday with a lecture on "History
and Jewish Protest Since Abra-
ham" by Dr. Benjamin Yapko.
After dinner, Cantor Harold Or-
bath of Temple Israel will illus-
trate "Protest in Jewish Music."
The evening will close with a so-
cial hour and refreshments.
Sunday morning at 10, Dr. Mil-
ton Covensky of Wayne State Uni-
versity will discuss "World Con-
flict and the Modern Jew." After
lunch, there will be a summary
and final discussion. Reservations
are being taken by the Bnai Brith
office, 341-0863.
Spreen Talk Monday
The 10th annual Bnai Brith "Ad-
ventures in Human Relations Ser-
ies" will close with Detroit Police
Commissioner Johannes F. Spreen
speaking on "Police-Community
Relations," 8:30 p.m. Monday at
mation, call Senior Vice President
Sara Fleisher, 341-2576. The Post
recently elected officers. They are
commander, Harry Hoffman; sen-
ior vice commander, Lou Good-
man; junior vice commander, Sol
Levin; quartermaster, Morris Dis-
ner; adjutant, Charles Glass; and
chaplain, Seymour Shulman. Plans
are being completed for a joint in-
stallation with the auxiliary.
* * *
JWV Memorial Services
Scheduled for May 25
Memorial services for the Jewish
war dead will be held 11 a.m. May
25 at Machpelah Cemetery, an-
nounces Dr. Leonard Schreiber,
Jewish War Veterans commander,
Department of Michigan.
Participating will be Rabbi Her-
bert S. Eskin, Rev. Joseph Birn-
holtz and Al Rosen, president of
the Wayne County Allied Veterans
Council.
Lt. Roy F. Green Post will fur-
nish the firing squad. Sander Da-
vidson of Scout Troop 23, will be
bugler. The public is invited.
not of leaders, but of supporters.
"We did a lot, but it's wrong to
imagine we've fallen away from
a golden day of Black-Jewish rela-
tions. Most of us don't know black
people as human beings at all."
Rather than listen to the rant-
ings of the few black militants—
and they are few, Vorspan said
("Some of the instantly anointed
demagogues were not appointed
by the black community")—the
American Jew must recognize
that "Anti-Semitism does not
inhere in blackness. It is a con-
tagion in American culture."
The so-called "crisis" in the
New York Schools "boiled down
to 23 instances by individual
Blacks, said Vorspan. "To draw
this inference and conclusion (of
crisis) from individual statements
Winkelman
to Address
Round Table
The Joint Distribution Commit-
Alfred A. May, president of De-
tee announced that STEPHEN troit Round Table, announces the
SOLENDER, former director of annual meeting of the Detroit
the Skokie Jewish Community Cen- branch of the National Conference
ter in Chicago, has joined its over- of Christians and Jews, to be held
seas staff as a consultant on Jew- at noon May 27, at the Pick Fort
the Workmen's Circle Center.
ish community centers and vaca- Shelby Hotel.
The series is cosponsored by the tion camps in Europe. Louis D.
The luncheon meeting will be
Metropolitan Detroit Bnai Brith
Council and the Bnai Brith Wom-
en's Council of Metropolitan De-
troit, in conjunction with the Anti-
Defamation League.
Horowitz, director general of the addressed by Stanley J. Winkel-
JDC, said the appointment was man, member of New Detroit, Inc.,
part of the technical assistance who will discuss current issues in-
program for European Jewish volved in the civil rights move-
communities.
ment
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