6 Friday, December 4, 1981

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Turover Aid Society Ceases Functioning

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Also still listed on the
rolls- of the Jewish Com-
munity Council are Ber-
ditchever, Kishinef-
Zitomir, Lutzker Voliner
Society and David Horodo-
ker Women's Organization.
The JCCouncil also lists the
Yiddish Folks Verein,
which, while not a Land-
smanschaft, was counted in
their ranks as an active
Yiddish cultural group.
In instances of survival
in recent years, the
Landmanschaften who
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cemeteries, loan funds
and related attractions
for the sons and daugh-
ters of the Landsleit who
formed the movements.
Now even these appeals
appear to be vanishing.
Turover had a most in-
teresting record.
Organized in 1909 with
15 members, immigrants
from Turov, Russia, they
then met on Wilkins Street,
between Hastings and
Rivard. Starting with dues
assessments of 25 cents a
month, it soon showed
growth.
The first president was
Abraham Granadier
(Grant).
The group grew to 125
members in 1910, thus in-
dicating a rapid growth.
It theil attained its state
charter.
By 1920, the Turover
grew to a membership of
500. That's when the society
felt a need for a synagogue
of its own and formed Cong.
Ezras Achim.
After functioning at the
original local, the Turover
relocated the Ezras Achim
synagogue to Dexter _near
Monterey, then to a two-
story complex on Seven
Mile Road near Wyoming.
Turover still functions as a
minyan at the Lubavitch
Center, with 93-year-old
Jacob Nosanchuk, who
served as honorary
president of the Turover, in
charge.
Then came the formation
of the Turover Loan Asso-
ciation, and members who
needed assistance in busi-
ness transactions were
aided with loans interest-
free.

In that. year, 1923, a
building was purchased
and the Turover ac-
quired headquarters at
Marston and Melrose.
Also in 1923, the Turover
Cemetery Grounds were
acquired.
The Turover Ladies Aux-
iliary came into being in
1928, with Mrs. John
Lebowsky as the first
president.
It is of more than passing
interest that in celebration
of its 18th anniversary, in
1928, the Turover ranks
grew to 1,500 and the ban-
quet with more than that
number in attendance was
held at the Arena Gardens.
That's when dues were in-
creased to $16 a year.
One of the last of the im-
portant Turbver events was
the 65th anniversary cele-
bration, on Sunday, Nov. 2,
1975.
The annual dinnek
program and ad book of
the society printed for the
1975 dinner — that's
when Nathan Samet was
still an active printer

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Members of the state's
ACLU chapter have asked
Gov. William J. Janklow to
remove the scene; which de-
picts the birth of Jesus. If
the governor fails to act, the
ACLU is considering a fed-

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state.
Gov. Janklow, a Luthe-
ran whose father was
Jewish, said that the dis-
play was designed "to cap-
ture the spirit of peace on
earth, good will toward
men." The ACLU contends
that the display violates the
Constitution's separation of
church and state clause.
Meanwhile, a federal
judge in Providence, R.I.,
refused to stay his own
order preventing the city
of Pawtucket from set-
ting up a nativity scene
that has been part of its
Christmas display for 40
years.
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providing Yiddish as well
as English type — con-
tained the membership'
list, and it was composed
of 53 names. That's when
the decline became espe-
cially evident, in the list-
ing of the enrolled as well
as in the appeal that was
so soon sounded to the
children of the members,
to the youth, to carry on
the relationship with the
Shtetl of the parents, ( '
retain a kinship with tilt,/
community whence they
emigrated.
This is now mere mem-
ory, except that the record of
services is immense. In its
71-year existence, Turover
contributed more than
$130,000 to many causes.
During the years, the
society sponsored social
events, dances, holiday cel-
ebrations, anniversaries,
functions in honor of emi-
nent members and commu-
nity leaders. It is•a memor-
able record granting much
glory to a society that lent
honor to the title Land-
smanshaft.

TEL AVIV (JTA) — The
Ministry of Defense has ag-
reed to a proposal by the
military government of the
West Bank that moderate
leaders of the League of
Arab Villagers should be al-
lowed to carry arms or arm
their bodyguards, for per-
sonal defense.
But Arab leaders, includ-
ing Bethlehem Mayor Elias
Freij, generally regarded a\
a moderate, has opposed the
idea, fearing that it may
lead to further bloodshed
between armed groups.
Members of the Village
League, a moderate infor-
mal grouping supported by
the Military Government as
a counterweight and viable
option to Palestine Libera-
tion Organization leader-
ship, asked to be allowed to
carry weapons in self-
defense following the assas-
sination of one of their
members, Yussuf Al -
Khatib, and his son
Khazem.

