Friday, Alpst 18, 1918 21 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Shapiro, 87, Compiles Writings Joseph Shapiro is not a stranger to Detroiters. He has been heard as storytel- ler at meetings of the Jewish War Veterans and his letters to the editors of newspapers, in defense of Jewish rights, and his poems, have been accepted for publication_ His family is proud of his labors and they are among the many who applaud the man who on Oct. 25 will reach his 88th birthday. He is a devout Jew. He observes the Sabbath, has attended services regularly at Cong. Beth Moses on Evergreen be- fore it was sold a few weeks ago, and since then attends Cong. Beth Shalom services, having moved to that area to be within walking distance as a Sabbath observer. He tells his own story in a autobiographical note: "(I was) educated in Lon- don, passing all English public school grades. (I) wanted to be a writer after quitting school, and went to work three years on a farm, where I started to do some writing. "(I) came to Boston, Mass., in 1912, and joined the Ametican Merchant Marine, and started a four- year tour, working on ships that sailed to many foreign seaports. "(I) came to Detroit in 1916, and found work in a department store. (In) June 1917 I registered for the World War One draft, and eventually found myself fighting the Germans in Fr- ance. As a sergeant in the American Army Infantry Torah Retreats Enrollment Up NEW YORK — Record enrollment of 9,500 chil- dren are participating in Torah education programs at 31 summer all-day and sleepaway camps operated in various parts of the world under the auspices of the in- ternational Agudath Israel movement, it was an- nounced by Meir Frischman of the Camps Commission of Agudath Israel of America. The vacation retreats, most of which bear the name Camp Agudah (for boys) or Camp Bnos (for girls) are located in New York's Catskill Mountains, Canada, Argentina, Eng- land, Israel, Belgium, Swit- zerland and Italy. Israel's camping operations consist of nearly 16 camps, the largest of which is Chazon Yechezkel. The American Agudath Israel camps have expanded their special programs for children from 26 cities, in addition to a large contin- gent from Central Ameri- can countries. The camps also maintain special prog- rams for children from Jewishly uncommitted homes, who are recruited by the Jewish Education Prog- ram (JEP) of Zeirei Agudath Israel. and for my duties per- formed and being gassed twice by the Germans, I was presented with the Military Order of the Purple Heart Medal. "After returning to America, I got a job at the Ford Motor Co. and worked there as a toolmaker for 37 years, retiring at the age of 65 in 1955. "After a while I started to write, but not for finances but merely as a hobby which I have kept up until today." For more than 50 years Shapiro was a 'Member of the American Legion and the Jewish War Veterans, holding many positions. He also is a member of the Jewish Community Center and contributes to its senior adult publication, "The Writer's Corner." He has three children and four grandchildren. His wife Clara died in 1976. Justly proud of his JOSEPH SHAPIRO many poetic and other writings, Shapiro has compiled a personal book containing the selections he views as his best. As an indication of the type of work the man soon to be a nonagena- rian produces is this Poem, "Hear 0 Israel": Hear 0 Israel Begin Promise to Sephardim Is Renewed NEW YORK — Prime Minister Menahem Began reaffirmed his promise of a year ago by pledging his full support for Project Re- newal, the joint program of the Israeli government and Jewish Agency to aid the 45,000 Israeli families liv- ing below the poverty line, according to the American Sephardi Federation. The prime minister as- serted that more must be done to insure greater Sephardi representation in the government, Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization. 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