32—Friday, October 24, 1969 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Ab e Fortas Gets Acclaim From 1,600 at Bnai Moshe Men's CI u bs Rogell Seeks Re-Election Ben. Zupnitskes Honored ! on Golden II 'edding Da te Councilman William G. Rogell, "dean of the Council" is seeking re-election at the city election Nov. 4. Rogell, in the Council for 26 years, is chairman of the annual board of reviews. lie is secretary of Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority and has been instru- mental in Metropolitan Airport de- velopment. BETH ACHIM MEN'S CLUB will hold the first service and breakfast of its Talis and Tephilin Club 8:45 a.m. Sunday in the Southfield buiding. The club is open to all boys, 13-17. After breakfast, a pro- ,, gram will be presented with guest personalities in sports, radio. TV and civic and community affairs. MR., MRS. BEN ZUPNITSKE Fathers are invited. There will be a bowling league formed at Ark On the occasion of their 50th West Lanes. Trophies and prizes wedding anniversary, Mr. and Orchestra and Entertainment = will be awarded at the end of the Mrs. Ben Zupnitske of Scotia Ave., season. For information, call Ger- Oak Park, were honored at a dinner ald Goldberg, president, 353-7073: party for relatives and friends at or Jack Mittieman. chairman, 353- Topinka's Country House, by their 9847. children Mr. and Mrs. William fi . Glasses Repaired Zupner of Beverly Hills, Calif., 1 Day Service Oak Parkers for Peace and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Murry Kramer of New Calls for Volunteers Oak Parkers for Peace, a new, York City and Mr. Nate Kramer PRESCRIPTION OPTICAL CO. broadly based organization which of Philadelphia came in for the 543 - 3343 26001 Coolidge is calling for an immediate end to party. U.S. involvement in the war in ROBERT C. W. ETTINGER, au- Vietnam, is seeking volunteers to PHOTOGRAPHY thor of "The Prospect of Immor- help in its petition campaign. tality," will be guest speaker at The group, under the leadership the meeting of the Detroit Philoso- of Al Swerdlow, chairman, is cir- phical Society, 8 p.m. Thursday, at 547-4805 culating copies of a resolution. Grgenfield's Restaurant, Oak Park. WEDDINGS — BAR MITZVAS which hopes will draw mass sup- Ettinger first defined the goals and SPECIAL OCCASIONS port prior to its transmittal to the techniques of 'cryonics.' President. Harriet Arnowitz, campaign co-! ordinator, said those who wish to offer services as petition circula- tors or in clerical work may reach Entire Stock Must Go! her at 545-8690. Larry Freedman 647-2367 GARSON ZELTZER Moving to Birmingham At the Bnai Moshe Town Hall meeting, from Left: Rabbi Moses Lehrman, Julius Reznik and Abe Fortas. * * A record audience of more than against searches, bugging, arrest 1,600 that filled the Bnai Moshe without cause or right to defense sanctuary to capacity, with many is guaranteed. Opposing arrest without cause, standing. gave .a standing ovation to former U.S. Supreme Court Jus- he declared that only in a police state is it possible to go to ex- tice Abe Fortas Sunday evening, tremes in arrests. "Freedom of after Rabbi Moses Lehrman. who speech means very little if police introduced him, commended him for serving his country with "vigor can listen to everything you say," and commitment," for his "pro- he stated. "Freedom is not free- found respect for the legal profes- dom if it exists only for heroes. sion," for possessing that which The existence of wiretapping is a "is basic life" — his possession of frightful deterrent to freedom." Fortas admonished that laws qualities of a t`warm human aimed at suspected lawbreakers being." also work against innocent people Fortas discussed "the coming assault on individual rights," the and he pleaded for prevention of abuses of freedoms by extreme obligation to protect "dignity and privacy," and the many scores of police actions and by bugging. He expressed confidence in the questions had to be curtailed after he had additionally answered quer- youth movement, while rejecting violence. In his many addresses at ies relating to his views on the serious subjects affecting American universities he said he found that the college students are alert, well life today. informed and their aims for a He was honored by commit- better social life are to be respect- tees and officers of the congrega- tion at a dinner that preceded ed. He doubted whether the anti- the public meeting, and he took Jewish sentiments among some occasion briefly to state that he blacks represented more than a was highly honored to be in such very small minority because he a beautiful synagogue, to share said, the blacks know that Jews experiences with the scholarly are among their staunchest sup- rabbi, but he would have pre- porters. "Jews always respond to ferred to play the violin. Earlier the cries of anguished persecuted," in the day he had lunch with a dear friend, Isaac Stern, the he added. Sunday's large gathering was world famous violinist who the night before gave a flawless con- welcomed by the chairman of the Bnai Moshe Town Hall committee, cert at the Masonic Temple. They were fellow violinists who Julius Reznik. A panel consisting arranged to meet—one to remain of State Representative Albert here later after his concert, the Kramer. Jack Kutnick, co-chair- men of the synagogue's lecture other to arrive earlier for the scheduled lecture. Thus, two series. and Melvin Weisz, the syna- gogue's past president, presented lovers of the violin had occasion the questions to Fortas after select- to have a reunion here. Fortas spoke of the blacks who ing them from the more than 100 are in the movement for just rights that were submitted to him. as the shock troops who will bring glory to America. He likened them. upon the opening of his address, to the early Jewish settlers in this country who, he said, also were shock troops — in the struggle against discrimination, a battle that ended in triumph, one that became "the triumph of America." He declared: "We thank God for what we have been able to do for our country." Now, he said, it's the movement of a tenth,of the population of this country—the blacks and the poor. His entire address was devoted in the main to the support of the cause of the two, the blacks and the impoverished, and he defended the decisions of the Supreme Court as a result of which freedoms Fine Men's Clothing Council Candidate Pleads Against Divided City A disservice is done to Detroit when people speak of "separate communities," Blanche Parent Wise, candidate' for the Common Council declared this week. She said: "Citizens of Detroit should consider them- selves just that, and not s e p a- r a ted into the Black Com- munity or the Mrs. Wise White Community. 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