10 Friday, September 12, 1975 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Purely Commentary (Continued from Page 2) The period of 1916-1921 included the bit- ter campaign that was conducted against confirmation of Brandeis' appointment to the Supreme Court and the ZOA split in Cleveland. The support Brandeis received from eminent Christians, the opposition from ultra-conservative lawyers, Brandeis occasional barbs at opponents — these are in evidence. Greater emphasis emerges on the Weiz- ' P:Ze n g • goA nl l i s • PIVe7ctl • Ai rPi C r SEAS IN MIAMI BEACH YOUR LOCATION FOR A , 5 mann-Brandeis split. The Urofsky-Levy marginal notes which explained the reasons for the division in the ranks are especially informative and revealing. To Brandeis, Weizmann was untrus- tworthy. Brandeis especially disliked Louis Lipsky, and before the Cleveland convention Lipsky was discharged from his office post with ZOA, only to regain full power upon the defeat of the Brandeis forces in Cleveland. The Mack-Brandeis forces remained loyal to the Zionist cause and Brandeis was Humor Volunteer Max Sosin Celebrates His 65th Birthday UN 'N FUN VACATION S SUN DAILY 'TIL Dec. 1 per person Dbl. Occ. 25 of 117 rooms DIAL Kikh•n•te•I avallabl. FREE 800 327 8424 1751 Collins Ave., Miami Beach Enjoy A Wonderful Vacation at the Luxurious KOSHER saxon HOTEL POOL TENNIS CLUB a Completely Air-Conditioned 32nd to 34th Sts MIAMI BEACH OPEN ALL YEAR Reserve Now For SUCCOTH HOLIDAYS Beautiful Succah On Premises Every Modern Facility for Your Enjoyment - • PRIVATE ALL WEATHER TENNIS COURTS • FULLY EQUIPPED HEALTH CLUB • VAST PRIVATE BEACH • POOL • 9 HOLE MIN. GOLF COURSE • SERVING GLATT KOSHER CUISINE For Reservation Phone TOIL FRE 800-327-8169 Or Your Travel Agent 1)t ibibath Max Sosin has been a liv- ing legend in the Detroit Jewish community for many years. As the volun- teer master-of-ceremonies at many communal func- tions, he frequently pro- vides the lighter vein needed at many notable gatherings. A master of Yiddish, spontaneous with stories for all occasions, his appear- ances through the years in the programs of many groups have made him an attraction to serve many causes. His 65th birthday, which he annually observes on the second day of Rosh Has- hana, is an occasion for the many groups that have ben- efited from his renditions to pay him due tribute. Sosin has been active with the Jewish National Fund, Israel Bonds, Landsman- shaften and Bnai Brith for many years. He regularly T8rt1) pibubali Plane, Bus, Car and Hotel ReServations 339-7367_.1 337-1.-)L MAX SOSIN visits the Jewish Home for the Aged and entertains the retarded for the League of Jewish Women each Ha- nuka and Passover. He came to the U.S. from Russia in 1923 with his mother and a sister, and now has his own agency as a manufacturers' representa- tive. "I get more enjoyment from these functions than the audience ever does," Sosin said. He never works from a script. Band leader Hal Gordon has been his accompanist on the piano "for about 10 years — ever since Bella Goldberg left for Israel," So- sin said. "It's hard to find somebody at the price, which is nothing, and who can work in the afternoons. as generous after his resignation as he was of an early period in Zionist activity when he through the years of his official services. knew Brandeis, Mack, Frankfurter, Hen- At the Cleveland convention in 1921, this rietta Szokl: when he worked closely with commentator-reviewer vas a Weizmannist. DeHaas, Weizmann, Lipsky, Emanuel Neu- The late Rabbi A. M. Hershman and David mann, Abraham Fromenson, Nahum Soko- W. Simons, who headed the Detroit delega- low, Menahem Ussishkin, Harry Frieden- tion, were avowed Brandeisists. Many of the wald, Jacoh Fishman, Shmaryahu Levin, Weizmann supporters later came to believe Prof. Horace M. Kallen, Bernard Rosenblatt, that Brandeis' views were correct. In any Morris Margulies and others who pass in re- event, the devotion of the Supreme Court view in the Brandeis correspondence. justice to the Zionist cause was never inter- The personalities involved are impor- rupted. tant, the interests of the high court just; - •P. Brandeis' chief lieutenant was Jacob are paramount. He was dealing with a gr€ DeHaas, who also was one of his biographers movement for Jewish national rebirth, ai, upon whose information regarding the Su- he concerned himself with what might be preme Court justice many leaned.. viewed as the trivial. Yet the trivial were Felix Frankfurter was among Brandeis' aimed at elevating a great ideal. He was anx- closest associates in whom he placed special ious for the success of Young Judaea and trust. DeHaas and Frankfurter often were pleaded with academicians and students to the intermediaries between Brandeis and help advance the student youth movement in the world and American Zionist leadership. universities. was heartened by the fact In the cast of characters that is paraded that Dr. Harry Friedenwald's son, Dr. Jonas in the Brandeis story were the most note- Friedenwald — both were eminent opthal- worthy of that time. There were the non- mologists — had, like his father, taken an Jewish supporters of the Zionist cause, like interest in Zionism and became president of Wilson and Balfour, as well as the Jews in the Intercollegiate Zionist Association, of both the pro- and anti-Zionist ranks. which this reviewer became a vice president Figuring prominently in the latter through his IZA affiliation at the University group was Jacob Schiff. Brandeis did not •of Michigan. mince words in condemning him and the Re- Brandbis was accurate, meticulous and form rabbis who opposed the Jewish na- seriously concerned that facts and figures tional hopes. Schiff later, after the-Balfour should be correct. Nothing was too menial. Declaration was issued, began to ease his ve- One of his early notes to the ZOA office com- hemence against Zionism. In fact, Brandeis mittee indicates how he personally involved cooperated in finalizing the purchase, with a himself in details to assure accuracy and $100,000 gift from Schiff, of the Technicum, efficiency. The records he kept were to the as it was then called — the Haifa Technion penny. Often, in the early years, after giving — from German Jews. an account of expenses, -for which he asked Among the eminent men who had met an office check, he would then issue his per- with Brandeis was Sir Wyndham Deedes. sonal check to cover the expense. Few of the non-Jewish friends of justice for He was always first to pledge and to the Jew matched this distinguished Bri- pay, and always insisted upOn pledges being tisher. This commentator-reviewer could honored. match him with but few of the Philo-Semites His motto was Members, Money, Dis- he had ever met. Named to the civil adminis- cipline, and he kept emphasizing these tration in Palestine by the British manda- tory power, Deedes sought amity between needs for the Zionist cause. Arabs and Jews and strove for justice to the He concerned himself with the Yiddish Jews on the part of his British compatriots. press, and expressed anxiety for the success Having failed to attain a fair deal for the of the Yiddishe Folk, which was published as Jews of Palestine, he resigned his post and the ZOA Yiddish organ until 1920, as well as attempted to influence a favorable attitude for the English publications. The views of for Zionism in England. Yiddish editors were of deep interest to him. Many of the personalities with whom A great personality emerges from the Brandeis was in correspondence are part of correspondence he conducted and the role of the major Who's Who in world Zionist and Louis D. Brandeis once again is portrayed Jewish history. For this reviewer, those with glowingly in a work that gains eminence whom he, too. worked closely in Zionism, or thanks to brilliant compilation and editor- had met casually, it is like a reconstruction ship. M 11.11( 11-10N IE lt from $658 a serving. Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Massada and more. and you get Free use of car during entire nine days (add $83.68 if flying out of Travel Agency, By Philip Slomovitz Brandeis Letters Reveal Genius of Great Leader Detroit) Harvard Row Mall . . . 353-5811 This 5-Star value is valid from Oct. 15, 1975 to Mar. 15, 1976 . . . slightly higher from Dec. 18 to Jan. 4. Federal Vendor Retires The blind manager of the magazine and cigar stand in downtown Detroit's Federal Building retired this week after nearly 40 years of serving customers. Sam Solomon, 81, has been operating the stand under a lease from the Michigan Services for the Blind, and has been a famil- iar figure to senators, judges, federal employees and downtown workers for decades. Sam has operated the stand with the help of his daughter, Mrs. Shirley Kiernan, but his age and physical impairments have confined him to a wheel- chair, and another blind person will take over the concession. Before losing his sight he owned the old Picadilly Club on Cass near Canfield. Over the years he fought for several laws to permit Seeing Eye dogs in public places. He went through Federal red tape to permit his dogs in the Federal.' Building, and ultimately his dogs were permitted on the condition that a dog house was built at the back of the newsstand. 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