THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
46—Friday, May 10, 1974
Jerusalem Poster
to Be Distributed
Pilch's Tales Reconstruct
Life in His Native Town let
Dr. Judah Pilch', for many
years a top ranking Ameri-
can Jewish educator, has
many deeply moving recol-
lections of the Old World,
the community of his child-
hood, the personalities who
left their mark in his
memories.
He has recounted these ex-
periences in a most interest-
ing book, "The Weak Against
the Strong" (Bloch).
The stories are deeply
moving. Written on the 50th
anniversary of the pogrom in
his native city in Russia,
these literary fragments
were translated by Dr. David
Kuselewitz.
There are stories about the
cantor, the rabbi, the coach-
man, the merchants. They
are stories about the children
and their parents.
Even an apostate in the
midst of a devout Jewish
community is recalled in
these accurately reconstruct_
ed reminiscences.
While relating these tales,
the names of noted authors
who played their roles in
Jewish life and had influ-
enced Dr. Pilch are referred
to nostalgically.
Jewish observances, the
school experiences, the piety
of the home folk — the life
in the shtetl is portrayed
with dedication to ideals im-
bibed in the author's youth.
The influence of Zionism is
Seminary to Honor
3 at Commencement
NEW YORK — Prof. Will-
iam C. Bowen, president of
Princeton University; gover-
nor 'Malcolm Wilson of New
York, and Frances Krasnow
Thau, seminary alumna and
distinguished chemist, w i 11
receive honorary degrees
from the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, at the
80th annual commencement,
May 19 when 80 young men
and women will receive de-
grees.
A specially prepared wall
poster, "Jerusalem Today,"
will be given free to all who
request it from the Israel In-
ternational Information
council.
Rabbi Rubin R. Donin,
of Lawrence, N.Y., council
chairman, said the poster
distribution has been ar-
ranged in commemoration of
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusa-
lem Day, which will be ob-
served this year on May 20,
to mark the day in 1967 when
Israeli troops entered the Old
City of Jerusalem and united
the Holy City.
For a free copy of the
Jerusalem Wall Poster, write
Rabbi Dobin, POB 11, Law-
rence, N.Y. 11559. Requests
must be accompanied by a
stamped, self-addressed en-
velope. They will be filled
DR. JUDAH PILCH
on a first-come-first-served
felt throughout these stories. basis as long as the supply
Photographs of young and lasts.
old - in the small community
add to the effectiveness of Woman Is Named
Dr. Pilch's reminiscences.
to Dropsie U. Board
Technion Society
Conclave Held
NEW YORK—The Ameri-
can Society for Technion
held its third annual na-
tional conference, to mark
the 50th jubilee year of the
Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology in Haifa Satur-
day and Sunday at the Bel-
levue-Stratford Hotel, Phil-
adelphia.
ATS President Henry Taub
announced that hundreds of
leaders from the society's
chapters throughout the coun-
try attended the two-day
conference, under the chair-
manship of Dr. Leon Rieb-
man.
Maurice M. Rosen of
Philadelphia, a past president
of the ATS, received the
society's highest honor-7-the
Albert Einstein Award—at a
testimonial dinner-dance Sat-
urday. Rosen is national ju-
bilee chairman of the society
which supports the work of
the Technion, Israel's oldest
university.
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RA D IO STATI O N
PHILADELPHIA—For the
first time since its founding
over 65 years ago, a woman
has been elected to the board
of governors at Dropsie Uni-
versity here. The first female
member to be named, includ-
ed among the six newly-elect-
ed members of the board, is
Mrs. Benjamin S. Cohen of
Philadelphia.
Others elected to the board
include Philip M. Klutznick,
Chicago; Horace W. Gold-
smith, New York; Jack Irv-
ine Levkoff, Miami; Zvi Lev-
avy, Perth Amboy, N. J.; and
Jules Broudy, Philadelphia.
Definition
of Mitzvot
In her brochure "Mitzva,"
published by Burning Bush
Press as part of the Jewish
Tract Series, Rose B. Gold-
stein defined the term in the
following concluding defini-
tive paragraphs:
Commenting on the verse
in the Book of Proverbs,
"ki ner mitzva v'Torah or,
mitzva is a candle—Torah is
light," the Midrash adds: "All
the mitzvot that a man per- .
forms give only as much light
as a candle, whereas Torah
illumines the world from end
to end."
The love of learning has
become so secularized that,
in many quarters, it has no
relation to Torah. However,
the individual who lights his
small candle of mitzvot is
convinced that the reawak-
ened tradition of Torah, ap-
plied toward the solution of
the problems of mankind as
a whole, may yet show the
way out of darkness.
A hasidic leader asked his
disciples, "What is the great-
est avayrah one can corn-
mit?" As one after another
mentioned major sins, he
shook his head sadly, "No."
Finally, he answered, "No,
the greatest avayrah is to
forget who you are. Tanim
attem l'Adonai Elohaykhem,
You are children of the Lord,
your God.' When you remem-
ber who you are, you will
perform mitzvot and avoid a
life of sin!"
Character is a reserve
force which acts directly by
presence and without means.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Yom Kippur War
Hurts Brandeis U.
WALTHAM Mass. — Bran-
deis University is trying to
recover from the Yom Kip-
pur War.
Since the war began, many
of the university's benefac-
tors — 95 per cent of them
Jewish — gave to Israel in-
stead of the university, leav-
ing Brandeis with a loss of
$3,000,000. Dr. Marver H.
Bernstein, president of the
university, said that there is
'a 50 per cent drop in pledges
alone.
To recoup the loss, Bran-
deis has initiated a fund-rais-
ing drive whereby the donors
would buy Israel Bonds, giv-
ing the cash to the state of
Israel and the dividend to
Brandeis.
Hyman Crystal,
BB Director
Hyman Crystal, former
executive director of the Met-
ropolitan Detroit Bnai Brith
Council, died May 3 at age
63.
Born in Alberta, Mr. Cry-
stal served on the Detroit
council for 16 years. He was
a member of the Bnai Brith
District Grand Lodge 6, and
Bernard Raginsky,
Montreal Physician
NEW YORK—Dr. Bernard
Boris Raginsky, a leader in
psychosomatic medicine, died
April 28 at age 72.
Dr. Raginsky was an asso-
ciate physician and honorary
attending physician to the
Montreal Jewish General
Hospital. He authored many
scholarly articles on his pro-
fession, held many top medi-
cal posts and won awards for
his work in the field.
Stanley Burke, 79;
Fought in Two Wars
NEW YORK—Stanley W.
Burke, a Marine Corps offi-
cer in both World Wars and
a holder of the Distinguished,
Service Medal, died Sunday
at age 79. A 1917 graduate
of Yale University, Mr.
Burke was a former senior
partner of a New York bro-
kerage firm.
Louise Strunsky, 61,
Princeton Pianist
NEW YORK—Mrs. Louise
Culver Strunsky, a leader of
the musical community of
Princeton, N.J.," died May 3
at age 61. She was a pianist
who had performed with the
Princeton Symphony Orches-
tra. and she taught at the
Juilliard School.
Meyer Gasner, 68;
Led Canada Jews
TORONTO—Meyer Gasner,
former chairman of hte Cana-
dian Jewish Congress, cen-
tral region, from 1960 to
1968, and past president of
the Toronto United Jewish
Welfare Fund in 1955 and
1956, is dead at age 68.
HYMAN CRYSTAL
at the time of his death was
the director. The district
covers eight Midwestern
states and three Canadian
provinces.
While in Detroit, which he
left to live in Chicago seven
years ago, Mr. Crystal was
a member of Cong. Beth Ab-
raham and Louis Marshall
Lodge of Bnai Brith.
He is survived by his wife,
Lea; a daughter, Susan; and
one sister.
S. S. Silverstein, 67,
Attorney and CPA
Samuel S. Silverstein, an
attorney and CPA in the De-
troit area for more than 40
years, died April 29 at age
67.
Born in Warsaw, Mr. Sil-
verstein, came to this count
try as an infant. Prior to re-
tiring last June to live in '-
North Hollywood, Calif., Mr.
Silverstein was a member of
Workmen's Circle Branch
460 and sang in the Temple
Emanu-El choir for 18
•
He was a graduate'
Detroit College of Law and
University of Detroit's ac- -
counting school. He was as-
sociated with the Friend of
the Court of Wayne County
'4
before his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, •4
Rose; a son, Dr. 0. D. Silver- -
stein of Detroit; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eugene (Jody)
Fickes and Mr s. Don
(Miriam) Hutchins, both of
California; a brother, Harry
Silvers of Detroit; one sister
and five grandchildren. Me-
morial service 2 p.m. Sunda?1
at Temple Emanu-El.
A
Hilda Lehman Wise,
Senator's Daughter
NEW YORK —Mrs. Hilda
Jane Lehman Wise, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Herbert H. Leh-
man and the late governor
and senator, died Saturday '
at age 53.
Mrs. Wise volunteered in
World War II for the Wom-4
en's Army Corps and served
in North Africa and Italy,,
having a reunion in 1944 in
Algiers with her father, then
Belle Martell, 74;
chairman of the United Na-
Active at Art Institute tions Relief and Rehabilita---
Belle Martell, a member tion Administration.
of the Founders Society of
the Detroit Institute of Arts Florence Nida, 63
"
and an honorary guide at the
Florence B. Nida, an active
DIA, died May 3 at age 74. member of Shaarey ZedeU
Born in Poland, Mrs. terhood and head of its gift-1
Martell was a member of shop for 10 years, died Tues-
Pioneer Women, Women's day at age 63.
American ORT and the
Mrs. Nida, 22325 LaGar-
American Jewish Congress. onne, Southfield, was a mem-.
She resided at 10801 Santa ber of Hadassah. A native of_
Maria.
Brooklyn, she lived in the
She leaves two brothers, Detroit area for most of her
Dr. Herman Chesluk of Long life.
Beach, Calif. and Arthur
Surviving are two sons, :,_
Chesluk of Santa Monica, Paul and Charles; her fath-
Calif.; three sisters, Rose er, Joseph Balberor; a broth-
Chesluk, Mrs. Rubin (Re- er, Dr. Harry Balberor; a:4
gina) Dach and Mrs. Eugene sister, Mrs. Manuel (Sophie).g
Stoler; and six grandchildren.'
(Laura) Pollock.
Neumann's Daughter
NEW YORK (ZINS) —
Members of the executive of
the World Zionist Organiza-
tion, the leadership of the
, Z0A and other Zionist
groups and institutions at-
tended the funeral services
for Natanya Manson, daugh-
ter of the venerated Zionist
statesman Dr. Emanuel Neu-
mann and Fannie Neumann.
Survivors include her hus-
band Harold, her brother,
Gabriel; and her sons, David
and Ioanathan.
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