THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday; August 1, 1969-7 Dover SurrealistiC Tales

Where the World Was Jewish

The Saga of Hastings Street

Talk of Strange Things

Dover paperback on the world of the first to explore the strange

"The Lost Traveller" by Ruthven
Todd is packed with new fictional
concepts, brilliant fantasy, and pro-
vocative ideas.
The world of "Kwaidan" by Laf-
cadio Hearn, another Dover paper-
back, dips into the obscure and
ghostly world of Japanese litera-
ture and legend. Both journeys are
filled with surprises; both will re-
main with the reader for a ve•y
long time.
"The Lost Traveller," a shocking,
surrealistic, science-fiction novel, is
a culmination and focus point for

world of early 19th century Roman-
tic science.

THGrant

INCORPORATED

"Kwaidan" is a collection of 17
ancient Japanese stories.

By PAUL BERNSTEIN
missed. No prophet came to fill
a
(A JTA Feature)
her vacancy, and the Jews could
(Editor's Note: Mr. Bernstein
r:tistry
no longer feel the importance of
°` Come see our selection
is a former staff member of The
being wanted by the ever-present
111
of new men's clothing
Jewish News who recently joined
Christianity.
the staff of the Jewish Telegra-
Each morning, before dawn, the
in beautiful fall shades.
phic Agency.)
men would rise and go to shul.
In 1904, Hastings St. stretched Few synagogues faced Hastings.
northward on Detroit's Near East Most were on side streets. The
20010 James Cot r. ,
side, a Jewish ribbon in the ex- largest was Temple Beth El on
panding city. Towards downtown, Farnsworth. Almost every street
D,'troit 35,
HARVARD ROW MALL 0
where the rich merchants lived, the could boast a shul — Montcalm, the many interests of its author.
11 MILE & LAHSER
homes were redecorated, two-story Elizabeth, Winder, Alfred, Watson, Ruthven Todd is one of the world's
t
OPEN THURS. & SAT 'TIL 9
testimonials to Victorian gilded Mack.
authorities on William Blake. He is
architecture. North of Gratiot St.,
In the mornings before services, also a historian of science, one of , O000000000000000000
Hastings ceased to be a residential the old bearded Jews do what they
street for the rich and became the loved to do — argue. They would
soul of Detroit Jewry.
argue about the Talmud, about
Butcher shops and tailor stores neighbors, about baseball, about
abounded, with as many as two what they had done on their way to
each per block. The sight of meat shul. They would argue while they
became so familiar that the resi- took off their black coats, rolled up
dents, even those not in the meat their right sleeves and apply the
trade, became experts on rib cuts tefelin. When the services ended,
and roasts (kosher) from what the men would resume their dis-
they observed in the store win- cussions.
dows. If a store didn't have a
Samuel Levine did not go to shul
tongue in the window, it was a every day. He had to make a liv-
tailor shop. The shops were ing and besides, shul was for old
crowded, cramped and full of people. In 1919, Samuel Levine
flies. The greasy windows, bear- closed his shop on Hastings St.
ing Yiddish legends, reflected the and reopened it on Dexter St.
street with its dust almost as Others followed, as the new area
clearly as a mirror.
offered duplex housing on tree-lined
On the sidewalks, men in black streets, with wider thoroughfares,
flowing robes, wide-brimmed felt better public schools and more
hats and bristly beards walked parks.
slowly in groups of two and three.
As the old men who refused to
Men never walked alone on Has- move died off, the neighborhood's
afraid,
not
because
they
were
tings,
Jewish residents deserted Hast-
but because they loved to argue. ings St. for the quieter surround- .
One does not argue by himself.
ings of Dexter.
Proper counseling of each and every individual Purchaser is a must with
"You don't know what you're
Now there is no Hastings St.
the F. B. Chamberlain Company. Pictured above one of our skilled sales
talking about!"
Progress obliterated its memory
counselors and his sales prospects discuss the many features of the home
"How can I not know? I'm say- with bulldozers in 1959, after Hast-
they have been viewing and why it is properly suited for them in every way.
ing it, aren't I?"
ings was chosen as the site of the
"You still don't know what you're new Chrysler Freeway. Now, where
OAK PARK
SOUTHFIELD
BEVERLY HILLS
talking about!"
old men with beards used to argue
3 bedrooms plus Family Room,
Beautiful Huntley Estates. Qual-
Magnificent rambling brick
As the men turned into a shop, in the street, cars whiz by on their
beautifully finished rec. room
ity built brick tri-level. Four
ranch
home.
Elaborately
deco-
their black coats fluttering behind way to someplace else.
and a 2-car garage. Also in-
bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Beautiful
rated throughout. Three huge
them, the speech slipped, almost
cluded in this really neat, sharp
And Detroit's Jewish community
family room, has all the built-
bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. First floor
house
is stove, refrigerator and
imperceptably to those speaking, is many miles away. Deserting
ins. Lovely carpeting. Attached
den and library. Three fire
2 air conditioners. Owners must
from heavy, gravely English into a Dexter and, to a large extent,
2-car garage. $47,900. EL 3-9000
places. Wool carpeting and cus-
sell.
Priced
'at only $26,900. LI
more comfortable Yiddish.
tom drapes. Underground sprin-
northwest Detroit, they live in
13311 WOODVALE
8-1500.
kler system. Central air condi-
The tailor shops carried brown places with such new generation
MAGNOLIA
SUBDIVISION
tioning.
Basement.
Beautiful
5
PpEIN sup*. 2
suits and black coats. Tailoring names as Oak Park, Huntington
OF SOUTHFIELD
lot. Attached two-car garage.
was a common profession, and Woods and Southfield.
Contemporary Ranch
brick
construction
Cape
Cod
of
$67,500.
EL
3-9000
those engaged in It considered it
Excellent Oak Park location.
located on a lovely 90x135 foot
full basement.
an art. Samuel Levine, a recent
with
3
bedrooms,
woodsy
lot.
Only
minutes
from
FAST
OCCUPANCY
Beautifully landscaped. Appli-
immigrant from Vilna, a recent Jewish Labor History
Northland Center and x-ways.
for this 3-bedroom brick Oak
ances included. Move-in condi-
tailor shop on Hastings and Mont- Moves Ahead at YIVO
Four
large
bedrooms.
21/2
baths.
Park ranch with 2-car garage,
tion. Vacant. Land Contract
calm. The shop had no back
NEW YORK—Considerable prog-
located 1 r2 block from elementary Family room and study. Two
Terms available. $26,900. LI school
fireplaces. 22-foot family kitch-
room, only a back wall. Suits ress on the comprehensive "History
and 11/2 blocks from bus
8-1500.
en. Finished recreation room in
were made to order and deliver- of Jewish Labor in the United
line. FHA terms available or
basement.
Attached two-car ga-
mtge.
Stove
and
assume 5 1/2%
ed before another customer could States," which is being prepared
SOUTHFIELD
rage. Central air conditioning.
refrigerator included in Selling
see it and try to buy it, saving by the YIVO Institute for Jewish
Elegant ranch in Washington
Lovely
carpeting
and drapes.
Price
of
$25,500.
LI
8-1500
Heights. Completely custom
the expense of measuring and Research, was reported to a recent
$47,500. EL 3-9000
with over 2,100 feet of luxurious
alteration.
OAK
PARK
conference at YIVO attended by
air conditioned living space.
OPF,,N SUN., 2 5 •
On Montcalm, along the side of the participants in the project and
3-bedroom ranch with large car-
Two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, large
the store, young boys watched while by other experts in the field.
peted living room & dining ell,
24270 Jerome
formal dining room, marble
slightly older boys played baseball
full basement with extra lay.
Exceptional Oak Park brick
The history will reflect the prob-
fireplace in living room, marble
Newly remodeled bathroom &
ranch in choice location. Close
in the unpaved street. In later lems and achievements of not only
foyer, pegged oak floors and
kitchen, 11/2-car garage on a
to schools & transportation. 3
years, some of these boys, who , unions with large Jewish member-
beamed ceiling in family room.
nicely landscaped lot. $23,900
bedrooms, paneled den with
Circular driveway and under-
were not bad really, "just a little ! ships, but also political, cultural.
FHA Terms. LI 8-1500
built-ins, 2 complete baths, w/w
ground sprinkling. Plus so many
purple" would form the nucleus of ;fraternal and social organizations.
carpeting
& beautiful drapes
other
lovely
features
too
numer-
the Purple Gang, specializing in
TWYCKINGHAM VALLEY
Some of the topics to be covered
thruout, lovely kitchen with dou-
ous to mention. EL 3-9000.
rum running and dope. But now are: The Russian Roots of the
This executive colonial is sim-
ble oven & dishwasher. Nice
they were children, emulating the American Jewish Labor Move-
SOUTHFIELD
ply magnificent. Four very large
eating area, Florida room
Located in Greentrees North is
dialogue among heroes of the pre- ment; Occupational Patterns of
bedrooms. 21/2 baths. Huge fam-
screened and carpeted, above
this
1967
built
brick
colonial.
ily
room
with
natural
fireplace.
ground swimming pool, awn-
Ty Cobb era.
American Jews; The Emergence
Perfectly maintained through-
Formal dining room. 20-ft. mod-
ings, many features too numer-
Only an occasional automobile of Jewish Labor in American Pub-
out.
Four
large
bedrooms.
21/2
kitchen.
Panelled
basement
ern
ous
to mention. Must be seen.
jerked over the smooth pavement lic Opinion; The Institutional His-
baths. Large family room with
80x140 landscaped lot, has un-
Priced at $33,500. LI 8-1500
of Hastings, and street games were tory of the Jewish Unions; The
fireplace. Built-in family kitch-
derground sprinkler system.
SOUTHFIELD
seldom interrupted by horse-drawn Jewish Unions and Radical Politi-
en. Formal dining room. Beauti-
Attached garage. Loaded with
Simply emaculate is this custom
carriages. Few Jews owned either. cal Movements; The Jewish Labor
ful carpeting and drapes. Bir-
extras. $62,000. EL 3-9000
built brick ranch. Three nice
Although the legends in the win- Movement, the American Party
mingham schools. Attached two
size bedrooms. 11/2 baths. Kitch-
HUNTINGTON WOODS
car garage. $45,900. EL 3-9000
dows were in Yiddish, the nature of and the Liberal Party; Cultural
en has built-ins. Beautifully
Lovely 3 large bedroom brick
business was obvious. The butcher Aspects of the American Jewish
carpeted living room and dining
SOUTHFIELD COLONIAL
colonial with 24-foot paneled
shops were closely guarded by an Labor Movement; Jewish Labor
room. Custom drapes. Two-car
On beautiful, quiet street. Built
family room, separate dining
alert army of flies. When a cus- and the Congress Movement; The
garage. Large fenced lot. FHA.
in 1967, this home has every-
room (formal), 2-car garage
Only $26,900. EL 3-9000.
tomer opened the door, he would Jewish Unions and the Problem of
thing, including central air con- (attached) and new carpeting.
be greeted with "fermach der teer! Acculturation; and The American
EXTRAORDINARILY FINE
ditioning, 4 large bedrooms,
$38,900. LI 8-1500
RANCH HOME
21/2 baths, newly carpeted living
You let the flies in!"
Jewish Labor Movement in the Con-
All rooms of gracious dimen-
and separate dining room, fam-
SOUTHFIELD
Negro and Jew rarely spoke to text of American Labor History.
sions including the 3 bedrooms,
ily room with fireplace, spacious
one another, but there was no
A beautiful four-bedroom brick
2 baths, and 14.6x12.6 den. At-
kitchen and brealdast nook,
hatred between them in those days
colonial in North Cranbrook.
tractively landscaped Southfield
with appliances a wife can ap-
—only exchanges of glances, quick- City of Hope Plans
21/2 baths. Family room has
125x300 ft lot. Circular /drive,
preciate,
such
as
dishwasher,
$18 Million Expansion
ly stifled.
central air conditioning. Beamed
refrigerator, and self-cleaning
fireplace. Large kitchen has all
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Plans
One Negro who did speak was
living
room ceiling. Full base-
oven and range. With the at-
the built-ins. Nice carpeting and
Mother Jesui", a rotund religious for an $18 million expansion pro-
ment. First floor utility room.
tached two-car garage, you have
drapes. Basement. 71x127 tree
woman who saw it as her holy duty gram' for the City of Hope Medi-
exquisite suburban living for
Country sanctuary yet conveni-
lot. Attached two-car garage.
ent to Freeway and Northland.
$45,7000. Assumable mortgage,
to bring the Jews of Hastings St. cal Center were approved by dele-
Asking $52,900. LI 8-1500
$48,900. EL 3-9000
high balance. LI 8-1500
back into the fold of Christianity. gates to a national convention.
She spoke of hellfire and lost flocks They were told by Ben Horowitz,
and Children of Israel at street executive director, of plans to
corners from Adams St. to Garfield. build a new children's hospital, a
She made no converts, but new research complex and new
24621 Coolidge Hwy,
26840 Southfield Road
when she died in 1911, lying heav- clinical departments, including
Lathrup Village
Oak Park
ing and pulsating on Hastings St., laboratories for diagnostic, thera-
LI. 8-1500
EL. 3-9000
prostrate with heat, she was peutic and nuclear medicine.

-

MORIS HUPPERT

-

-

b. f. chamberlain co.

