Resettlement Service President Recalls Newcomers in Old Delray Editor, The Jewish News: Hebrew Congregation, re- The nicely written article minded me that Rabbi Glancz by Shirley Gormezano in the preceded Rabbi Greenfield March 29 issue of The Jewish as our Hebrew teacher in the News stirred recollections of little heder that we attended my first 18 years in Delray. daily with my brother Sam My older brother Max, who and sister Goldie until into came to Delray when 9 our teens. months old in 1914, and who I suppose that my interest was Bar Mitzva at the First in Resettlement Service is a direct outgrowth of that era in the '20s and early '30s THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS w h en "landsleit" we r e Friday, April 12, 1974-15 brought home by my father, Aron Fried, who was in the poultry business from 1914 LOST WEIGHT! until the early '30s when the GAINED WEIGHT! community started to reach We hove hundreds of requests its middle phase, for alterations. A NEW SERVICE In this earlier phase, not Bring them in. remembered by Mrs. Gor- We have the happy solution. mezano, whose parents were good friends of mine, the OPEN SUNDAY Jews - were determined to 11 to 4 survive as a distinct ethnic group and preserve its own HARRY THOMAS Fine Clothes for Over 38 Years value systems. 24750 Telegraph at lo Mile We had speakers come in from the city, and I remem- Daily to 6 P.M. Thurs. to 8 P.M. ber Rabbi Fischer of beloved Manor • Planned programs for teens and children! We entertain them while you ploy! • 18-hole championship golf course! • Floor shows and - doncing nightly! • 3 gour- met meals! • Attractive ac- commodations • New tennis courts! • Horseback riding • Swimming, water-skiing Be 'Tank-Ful' I 4e''‘a ‘e°1'‘IIN‘ Only 5 gallons of gas gets you to Nippersink CHICAGO — 65 mile's MILWAUKEE — 45 miles -LE0 sW FREE GOLF! JUNELRAT From $22.00 per day per adult. Sun., June 9 to Wed., July 3 )excluding weekends). CHILDREN'S SPECIAL: $8.00 per day under 15 yrs. old. Free golf June only. (3 meals daily). JULY VACATION SPREE —THIRD PERSON WILL BE $ THREE! Starting Sun., July 7 to Fri., Aug. 2 the third person in a room (with 2 adults) will be only $3.00 per day (3 meals daily). Teenager, child or adult. JULY BONUS sun n ., July 7 to Fri., July 12 and Sun., July 14 to Fri., July 19—In addition to $3.00 Special—any extra children in room, under 15, will pay only $8.00 per day (3 meals daily). HOLIDAY WEEKENDS Memorial Day—May 24 to May 27. Free golf Fourth of July—Wed., July 3 to Sun., July 7 ' Only 65 miles from Chicago via expwy. • Genoa City, Wisconsin Phone or I. J. GOLDSTEIN 25839 Southwood 0 Southfield 48075 PH: 557-2566 memory speak on parents' obligation to help children retain the love of Judaism and to remember Israel as our spiritual home. The col- lectors came regularly to col- lect for Zion and to help edu- cation in Palestine. They were welcomed with cake and coffee. We listened with great interest to the stories of our dispersed brethren, ending with the nostalgia of how it was "at home" in Hungary. Since Dad was the only live-poultry dealer in the community, all the Jewish ladies congregated at our home to await his return from the farms like Adrian, Blissfield, etc., to come in with choice chickens for the Sabbath meal. My mother, Fannie Fried, spent Wednes- day and Thursday preparing cake, strudel and other goodies which she served with coffee for the ladies, es- pecially for those of the sis• terhood of the shul which was ever ready to prepare a shower for a new bride with- out parents (usually a newly arrived immigrant or one who came without family in Hungary) or to plan a baby shower for the poor family who already was troubled with managing or providing for those children already here. Because my parents were most interested in having us learn Hungarian which is a very difficult one to master, we spoke only Hungarian at home and so did not speak English when we beg an school. Most of- our con- temporaries did not either (the. Slays, Poles, Armenians, Gypsies, etc.). We learned quickly, and our parents were very proud. When a newcomer came to stay in our home, we always thought he or she was a rela- tive and they would disap- pear and later we learned that they were good friends of my parents and stayed until they got a place to live more permanently or job and could manage a bit with the language. I was often delegated to take them down- town by. the time I was 8 or 9 to interpret either with im- migration lawyers or helping as I got older with applica- tions for a variety of things. Some of the personalities I remember: Joseph Steinberg, whose father owned a laundry on EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL A YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL KFAR BLUM Kibbutz (10th Grade) NACHLAT YEHUDA Agricultural Youth Village (10th Grade) A year of study at leading academic-high schools in Israel. Full American high school courses in Engiish plus Jewish Studies including short Ulpan. BEIT SUER KADOURIE Agricultural Youth Village (11th Grade) TOCHNIT IMUTZ Live with Israeli Families (11th Grade) American high schools will give credit for success- ful completion of study in Israel. An opportunity to live with Israelis and study with them. A YEAR OF HEBREW STUDY FOR COLLEGIANS Generous scholarships available at the Hayim Greenberg College, Jerusalem, for college students 18-25, with acceptable Hebrew back- ground, interested in advancing their Judaic knowledge and preparing for Hebrew teaching. Curriculum includes Jewish History, Hebrew Language and Literature, Bible, Pedagogy. 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George Steinberger, whose parents were in the insur- ance business, now an im- portant figure in Detroit in- surance circles. Also the Kepes brothers, a pioneer family in Delray, who are prominent today in build- ing; the Steam family, tin- smiths, whose sons went into the tool and die business; barber Mano Joseph's sons Milton and Leslie, now prom.. inent ostheopathic physicians. The Beschkys had a fine men's apparel shop on Jef- ferson, and Emil, their son, became an architect. The Spitzers had a yarn and thread shop; their son Paul is a college professor. The Langs had a roofing shop; and the Silvermans had a variety shop (their daughter Harriet became a fine teach- er). The Siegels had a series of small but excellent res- taurants, and there were many others. These immigrant families worked hard, learned the language slowly but survived with warmth and empathy for each other. The syna- gogue was the center of the cultural and social life. We remember the constant concern about meeting the mortgage costs. The. final party to burn the mortgage— the job that accompanied this accomplishment — was a momentous occasion. Of course we were joined in this effort by the Jews in the Ecorse, Wyandotte and River Rouge community. These memories are kindled anew by the efforts of Resettlement Service, a Jewish Welfare Federation agency which tries to do what in earlier years each ethnic group tried to do for itself. With the influx again of newcomers rescued from persecution, the Jewish , com- munity as a whole has to open its heart to the new- comer in helping find jobs, learn the language, socialize and welcome our brothers into this country. LETTER BOX Attorney Remembers Butzel Editor, The Jewish News: In 1929, having passed the bar, I got my first position in the law with Capizzi and Rota, with offices at 1926 Na- tional' Bank Bldg. (Now the First National Bldg.). Prior thereto, I had gradu- ated from Western High and what is now Wayne State Law School. In the eight or so years before, I lived with my folks over our fruit store located on W. Vernor Hwy., between Junction and Liver- nois; and I worked parttime in the store. About a week after my name went on the door of 1926- National Bank Bldg., a tall thin man came into the office and asked for Mr. Si- mon. My desk being in the reception room. I acknowl- edged my identity. He looked at me for a moment, then said "Jewish, aren't you?" "Sure," I said. "I'm Fred Butzel. Why haven't you reported to me? I had heard of Fred Butzel —what Detroit Jew -hadn't— !rut had had no acquaintance or contact with him from the "Jewish backwoods" where I lived and worked. "Report to you? For what reason?" "To provide necessary legal service for indigent Jews in this area. Be in my office at 5 today." Without waiting to hear me reply, he-turned and left the office. My boss, Mr. Rota, a very observant Catholic, was pres- ent when the above took place; this I noted as I sat down. Mr. Rota: "Your appoint- ments with .and assignments from Mr. Butzel are to be treated with the same respect and fidelity as those with us." I was there at 5 to 5 and until I got married in March 1940, I handled about 20 mat- ters a year. He paid the costs and expenses, so far as I know, out of his own pocket. I recall three divorce cases, because my assignments were not completed until I attended to getting "the Gets" for the' women. The Butzel offices were at 1990 National Bank. In 1932, I went "in for myself" at PAULINE GROSSMAN 1961 same building, and he President tried paying me for my serv- Resettlement Service ices. I refused pay from indi- * * * * * Baptist Convention Thanks Proprietor Editor, The Jewish News: I'd like to relate the won- derful humantarian act by the owners of Day's Fash- ions, 9450 Joseph Campau in Ha mtramck. The ways and means com- mittee of the Michigan Pro- gressive Baptist Convention presented the a n n'u a 1 Fashion Flair March 24 at the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel. The ways and means com- mittee is an arm of the stew- ardship division of the con- vention and has as its chief function an event to raise scholarship funds for a deserving black child. This is the second year that Mr. David Silver and his son of Day's, have so graciously given of their time and use of their clothes for this very worthWhile project. Mr. Silver allowed our models to come into the store and select whatever garment they chose to model,-with no restrictions. In times like these, it takes true grit and deep compas- sion to involve oneself in a venture that most certainly will have far-reaching effects toward improving relation- ships in all facets of our society. Our members have pledged 100' per cent support to Day's Fashions and we are launching an all-out "Patronize Day's" campaign throughout all of the churches that make up our convention. MRS. ANNA M. HARRIS Program Chairman Annual Fashion Flair Michigan Progressive Baptist ConVention gents, so he sent me some paying clients. He always got all the de- tails of the cases, and was amused when I learned that some of the indigents de- ceived him. No matter how fast or com- pletely Yiddish the words thrown at him by the people, he correctly got the gist of what was said. Since he was limited in Yiddish, I often was called on to be his reply mouth. But it never happened that he did not understand what was said to hint, and I always admired his "sizing up" of the problem, and his practical approaches a n d answers. I recall his hatred of Jews who could, but refused to, do their share for the needy. MARKUS S. SIMON The Jewish News re- grets that it cannot publish letters submitted without signature. Although the name need not be printed in The Jewish News, it must be known to the editor. Collegian Differs With Criticism of Interfaith Event Editor, The Jewish News: I was distressed to read a letter to the editor last week which commented negatively on the Jewish-Christian en- c oun te r a,t Adat Shalom which took place recently. The letter was signed "A Thinking College Student." I, too, am a college student, and I found the arguments both repugnant and non-think- ing. Furthermore, I attended the entire 'day's events, and I believe that I was the only Jewish college student there to make a judgment. (There were many non-Jewish stu- dents there.) Ignorance can only hurt us, as it has for centuries. Christian_s who attended our services cannot believe that we have horns or that we use blood of Christian children in our ritual. Similarly, our fears which result from the mysticism of Catholic services are explain- ed away. This does not mean that we wish to merge the re ligions, but they can co-exist. One participant in these encounters led her church to send a petition with over a thousand names to the secre- general of United Nations, expressing their indignation with the Syrians' refusal to supply names of their Israeli prisoners. At last month's encounter a Christian reported that she now understood that the Holocaust was a direct result of centuries of Christian per- secution. One must understand that only the most sincerely re- ligious persons of either faith are willing to take part in a full day's religious experi- ence. People with such faith are not likely to lose it after one day's exposure to an- other religion. ANOTHER COLLC'rE STUDENT