Detroit NOW—a History of Service
The Detroit Section,. which will
host the National Council of Wom-
en biennial convention this week-
end, has a long history of public
service to its credit—not the least
of which was the preparation of
penny lunches for needy school
Children, the start of the citywide
school lunch program, in 1911.
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gram for older people was
undertaken.
—Community Workshop for
people unable to be placed
in regular employment was
set up at Jewish Center.
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Message From the President
form the Receiving Hospital
Service League, and fur-
nished a lounge at this hos-
pital in the men's psychia-
tric ward.
By MRS. LEONARD H. WEINER.
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How best to work for human welfare as American Jewish
women has been the concern of the National Council of Jewish
1962—The Orchards, a residential
Women from its founding 78 years ago .
treatment home, owned and
.• 1951-Huntington Woods Branch
When the national biennial convention meets in Detroit
operated by the Detroit Sec-
of the Detroit Section was
March 28-April 1, delegates from 180 sections across the country
tion,
for emotionally dis-
formed.
Here are some highlights of oe, will endorse resolutions, make program decisions, adopt the
turbed children between the
those years:
1952—High School age girls
budget and elect officers in the light of this goal.
ages of 6 and 12, was op-
formed the "Councilettes"
Volunteers for community service, education and social
ened in Livonia. Purchase
1891—Rabbi Louis Grossman call-
and
undertook
a
program
of
action, Council women know that their own broad education is
and furnishings of the house
ed a meeting of Jewish
social activities, community
basic to accomplishment. The evolving role of women as respon-
was made possible by the
women of the community
service and support of the
sible participants in society, as always, intrigues, challenges and
generosity of 17 Council
which resulted in the forma-
Hannah G. Solomon Scholar-
involves them. "Energy for a New Era: Womanpower," the
members and their families.
tion of the Jewish Women's
ship Fund. Mrs. Fred Kei-
theme for this convention, was chosen to sharpen the Council ;:i
Club of Temple Beth El
1963—Detroit, after oversubscrib-
dan was first president.
woman's perception of her role as Jew, her place in the corn-
with Ida I. (Mrs. Bernard)
ing its fair-share, to the He-
—Northwest Branch of the
Ginsburg as president. Three .• munity, in the family and in the world.
brew University High School
Detroit Section was organ-
Detroit Section, one of Council's largest local units, pro-
hundred women joined. PUR-
in Israel, gave an additional
vided the national president, Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, from 1943
ized.
POSE: "To better the con-
$5,000 for The Detroit
to '49 and hosted the national convention in 1932. Then, as
ditions •of girls and women,
955—English
Classes,
Golden
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Room.
now, Council was initiating and demonstrating ways to meet
to promote friendly fellow-
Age Program and Nursery
needs, to bring the disadvantaged into the main stream, to
—Mrs. Cohane, Mrs. Weiner
ship and mutual helpfulness
School were transferred to
strengthen Jewish life, to work for a stable society and to
and entire national board
among Jewish women of De-
D. W. Simons Bldg. because
assure equal opportunity.
attended White House Con-
troit,- to elevate their men-
of
the
closing
of
the
12th
ference on Civil Rights, at
Work in legislation has gone hand in hand with projects.
tal, moral and social status,
Street Council Center.
Cooperation and coalitions across racial and religious lines have
invitation of President Ken-
and to foster cultivating
—Puritan Resale Shop and
joined Council with forward movements for social change and
nedy.
influence of Jewish women."
Depot opened.
the democratic way of life. Paralleling a thousand services which
—Detroit's first Angel Ball 1964—Custer Elementary School
1892-.A committee to visit the sick
sections render in their own cities is the national overseas pro-
Project inaugurated at start
was held on Thanksgiving
gram which, for a quarter of a century, has supported education
was organized; classes were
of school year. 100 volun-
Eve at the Sheraton-Cadil-
in Israel and in other Jewish communities abroad.
formed in English, litera-
teers began regular service
lac Hotel.
I am delighted to welcome Council women to Detroit and •::
ture, physical culture, Ger-
as tutors, teachers' aides,
—Council's job placement
to invite the Detroit community to join with Council as it seeks
man and dressmaking.
enrichment trip assistants
project won first prize in
to
work
at
the
unfinished
business
of
living.
"Faith
and
human-
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and drivers.
1896—Organization name was .••
the Detroit News -city-wide
i • ncept i • on,
s motto since
its
on, needs all of us.
changed to Jewish Women's
contest for Organizational
—Operation Friendship moved
Club.
Activities in Community Ser-
to its own lounge at 17100
National Council of Jewish
establishment of the 12th
vice. The prize was $250,
Woodingham and expanded
1902—Following the death of Mrs.
Women, with Mrs. Joseph
Street Council Center.
and broad community recog-
its program.
Ginsburg, the Ida E. Gins-
M. Welt serving as its pres-
nition.
1944—The
12th
Street
Council
Cen-
burg Scholarship Fund was
ident.
1965—WIGS (Women in Commun-
ter was opened on Dec. 3, a 1956—Council House was pur-
established in her memory.
ity Service) project was
joint operation of Council
chased in July, remodelel,
Money --vas used for the 1930—Council House Project — a
started as part of President
and Jewish Center. The first
residence for young women
schooling of worthy girls.
and opened for business in
Johnson's War on Poverty.
cooperative venture of a so-
was concluded.
September.
Detroit Section Committee
1905—Club added its name to a
cial agency with a volunteer
actively engaged in local
---Huntington Woods Branch
list of organizations protest- 1931—T r i e n n i a l Convention of
membe rship organization.
phases of program.
embraced the surrounding
NCJW was held in Detroit.
ing to Congress against in-
125 volunteers served reg-
communities and became
—A citation was presented to -
humanities practiced in the 1933—Young Women's Hebrew As-
ularly 1,000 people a week
the Suburban Branch.
the Detroit Section N
_ CJW_
Congo.
—mostly children—who par-
sociation and Jewish Center
by the Round Table of Cath-
—Councilettes added a Subur-
ticipated
in
recreational
pro-
merge into the Woodward-
—Club cooperated with the
olics, Jews and Protestants,
ban Group.
grams.
Holbrook building.
Independent Women Voters
in recognition of the De- I.-
Association in asking for
troit Section's affiliation and
—Council Camp at Jeddo (for- 1946—Detroit Section and Jewish 1959—Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner
was elected national vice
the election of competent
" cooperation for the past 25
Welfare Federation Reset-
merly YWHA Camp) was
president at the biennial
school inspectors in Detroit.
years.
tlement Service. coordinated
opened to continue to pro-
convention
in
Los
Angeles.
to form "Service to New
vide vacations for young
1911—Penny lunches were pre-
1966—Operation
Friendship recip-
—At the biennial convention
Americans."
women.
pared and served to public
ient of Matching Fund Grant
in LA sections undertook to
school children in hardship 1934—Council Resale Shop opened 1947—National Resolutions on Pal-
under Michigan State Men-
raise their fair-share of a
areas by Council volunteers.
estine were adopted support-
tal Health Act _ 54. -
in clubhouse at 89 Rowena.
half-million dollars, over a
Project was later taken over
ing the U. S. government in
—Junior Council was organ-
—USO citation for outstanding
four year period for a build-
by Detroit Board of Educa-
urging an open-door policy
ized. Mrs. Leonard H. Wein-
volunteer servites: -
ing for the Hebrew Uni-
tion, to become the start of
for Jewish imigration and
er was the first president.
versity High School in Is-
the citywide school lunch
the abrogation of laws re-
rael—an experimental insti- 1967—Treasure Aisle, 16011 Ham-
program.
1940—Rowena Council _House was
stricting the rights of Jews
ilton, opened as resale, an-
tution for teacher training.
sold and offices were moved
to purchase land in Pales-
tique and house furnishing
1923—City ordinance passed pro-
to the Jewish Center.
tine.
shop.
1960—Operation Friendship, a
hibiting young children from
—Resale Shop moved to new 1948—Clubs were formed at the
lounge program for mental
--Operation Friendship Pro-
peddling in the • streets,
location.
patients on convalescent
gram expanded as a result
12th Street Council Center
through the efforts of Coun-
—Local work with refugee
leave from state hospitals,
of mental health grant un-
for
Older
Adults—the
begin-
cil women and others over
children began.
was started as a result of
der the.Federal Government
ning of the golden age pro-
a 10-year period.
a national and local com-
Older Americans Act.
gram.
1942—Planning begun with the
munity survey of needs.,
1925,-.The Jewish Women's Club
—Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner
Jewish Center and Jewish 1950—With the Jewish Vocational
—Council cooperated with oth-
became the Detroit Section,
elected national president at
Welfare Federation for the
Service, a placement pro-
er community groups to help
national biennial convention,
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Detroit Council Women Join Efforts for Real I I ly Big Show
Mrs. Frederick Shevin, president engaged for long months in pre-
of the National Council of Jewish paring the 1971 convention.
Women's Detroit Section, heads a
Honorary chairman is Mrs. Jo-
team of workers who have been seph N. Welt, Detroit's first na-
tional president and also a past
Retiring President
spresident of the International
Council of Jewish Women.
of Women's Council
Co-chairmen are national board
member Mrs. Jerome B. Gross-
man and Mrs. Victor Shiffman,
both past presidents of the Detroit
Section.
Mrs. Murray Sachs and Mrs. B.
Mrs. Shevin
Mrs. Welt.
Benedict Glazer are secretaries.
Others named by Mrs. Shevin to
Mesdames Joseph Klein, Mar-
serve on the planning and arrange- tin Lawton, Lewis B. Daniels, R.
ments committees are the follow- F. Cohane, H. V. Kreger, Fred
ing:
Ginsburg, Jack Epps. Ben Schot-
tenfels Jr., Dale Rands, Melvin
Kolbert, John Redfield, Seymour
Jones, Arthur Gould, Harold Ziv,
Harold Kaufman, Alvin Rodecker,
Gabriel N. Alexander, Seymour
Rowe, Irving L. Goldman, Marvin
Goldman, Bernard Isenberg, Carl
Rosman, Ben Shwayder, Avery
Gordon, Marvin Bookstein, Manes
Hecht and George Brewer.
Also, Mesdames Louis Welt,
Robert Welling, Herbert Jacob,
Arthur Bloom, Irving Goldman,
Harry Witus, Arthur Eckhous,
Ronald Greenberg, John C. Hopp,
Samuel Caplan, Jason Tickton,
Melvin Rosenhaus, Maurice Tatel-
man, Theodore Jacobowitz, Mor-
ton Barak, Joel Tauber, I. Irving
Bittker, Arthur Stone, Saul Rosen-
blum, Sonja Krandall, Ben Wein-
traub, David Bernstein and Ben
Salon.
Incoming President
of Women's Council
Community Invited to NCJW Sessions
An invitation has been extended to the Detroit Jewish community by the
national officers of the National Council of Jewish Women and the officers of the
Detroit 2,900-membership chapter to participate in the sessions of the 29th biennial
convention. All sessions will be held at the Statler Hilton Hotel. The opening session,
Sunday evening, will be addressed by Ambassador Sol M. Linowitz. The detailed pro-
gram is listed in the front page story that continues on Pages 28 and 29. An editorial
greeting to the NCJW is on Page 4.
MRS. LEONARD H. WEINER
Detroit, Mich.
56—Friday, March 26, 1971
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
MRS. EARL MARVIN
Woodmere, L.1.