DETROIT
50 YEARS AGO...
Pro-Nazi Group
Faces Indictment
This column will be a week-
ly feature during The Jewish
News' anniversary year, look-
ing at The Jewish News of to-
day's date 50 years ago.
SY MANELLO
T
Copy Editor
he main news item
this week 50 years
ago was the Depart-
ment of Justice obtaining an
indictment against a group
charged with conspiracy to
disrupt the morale of the
armed forces. The indictment
also listed the names of orga-
nizations and publications
which allegedly were part of
a conspiracy to promote the
cause of the Axis from hate
angles. The 28-page docu
ment revealed a variety of ref-
erences to the use of
anti-Semitism by the alleged
subversive agents.
The front page also called
attention to a Jewish doctor
from Dayton who was cited as
a hero by the U.S. Navy and
to a "Beat the Axis Dinner
Party" to be held at Franklin
Hills which required each
guest to purchase at least one
war bond.
Abe Kasle headed the Zion-
ist Council's Vaad Bitachon
Committee whose latest effort
was to match Palestine's de-
fense effort "dollar for dollar."
The hope was that at least
$10,000 would be collected.
The war effort reached the
neighborhood level as repre-
sentatives of residents living
in apartment buildings in the
12th Street area were setting
up a drive to collect scrap ma-
terial. Each apartment house
held a meeting to select a sal-
vage director and organize the
combing of the neighborhood
for scrap.
The emphasis on the war
did not keep other communi-
ty events from proceeding.
Negotiations were under way
by the Jewish Theater Guild
of Detroit with the Hebrew
Actors' Union for the opening
of the Yiddish theatrical sea-
son in Detroit. Jewish schools
in the area were urged to
make the theater part of their
curriculum.
The Detroit area was going
to play host to Rabbi Maurice
Eisendrath of Holy Blossom
Temple in Toronto. The rab-
bi was making a series of
speeches under the sponsor-
ship of the Detroit Round
Table of Catholics, Jews and
Protestants. The group also
was sponsoring a talk by Rab-
bi Morris Adler of Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek.
Organization anniversaries
included Young Israel of De-
troit planning for a commem-
oration of completion of 20
years. A journal was to be
published recording events of
those two decades. David I.
Berris, a past president of the
organization, was placed in
charge of the publication. A
local athlete made the news.
Dave Levy, a University of
Michigan varsity swimmer,
was training groups of swim-
mers at Camp Tamakwa in
Algonquin Park, Ontario. He
was credited with having de-
veloped a very effective sys-
tem of water safety. Several
area youth were noted for
having passed the highest test
for swimmers. Among those
listed were Sander Bernstein,
Stuart Kallnian, Martin
Kohlenbe-rg and David Osnos.
Anyone who was in the
market for a home at this
time could have found a bar-
gain in the classified listings.
A four-bedroom, two-bath
home on Boston Boulevard
was being offered for $9,300.
A real bargain was found
within the pages of the paper.
A subscription blank for {The
Jewish News) offered the pub-
lication. for $3 for the year. For
those seeking respite from
summer's heat, Fidelman's
and Weinstein's resorts in
South Haven made appeals
to the vacationers.
Our local population
recorded growth as Mr. and
Mrs. Sol Stone of Grand Av-
enue reported the birth of a
daughter, Marlene Ray; Mr.
and Mrs. George Kayes of
Briarcliff announced the birth
of their son, Dennis Stanton.
Photo by Glenn Triest
Seventy-five students last week planted a garden of flowers at the Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob School for
Girls. The students, age 6-9, worked for an hour to plant the annuals donated by businessman Glen Goldberg.
Local Candidates Wrap Up
Campaigning Before Tuesday
KIMBERLY LIFTON and
JENNIFER FINER
Staff Writers
W
hether it's politics
or the news busi-
ness, a week really
can make a difference.
Last week's edition of The
Jewish News carried a paid
advertisement by West
Bloomfield board of trustees
candidate Richard Andich
that alluded to alleged anti-
Semitic undertones coming
from the township super-
visor's office.
This week's newspaper
carries a paid advertisement
that reads as if it were an
endorsement by Mr. Andich
of Supervisor Sandra Draur.
This is politics — West
Bloomfield style.
The race for West Bloom-
field township trustee easily
matches in color the heated
11th Congressional District
Republican primary bet-
ween candidates Joe
Knollenberg, Alice Gilbert
and Dave Honigman.
This race pits 13 Repub-
lican candidates against
each other for four open posi-
tions in the November gen-
eral election. They are not
quiet candidates.
Ms. Draur faces Geraldine
Hood in the Republican
primary battle for super-
visor. Mr. Andich joins Allen
Adelberg, Carol Caya,
Donald Eby, Arthur Goyeau,
Raymond Holland, Mary
Hoxie, Marvin Lee, Royanne
MacKeller, Michael Alan
Schwartz, Marc Shulman,
Dennis Vatsis and Larry
Wasserman in the GOP
trustee race.
The primary has' never
been lackluster. But the
battle between Mr. Andich
and Ms. Dram- brings more
fire to the race.
Mr. Andich ran an adver-
tisement stating in part his
There are many hot
races in the
primary.
goals "to eliminate insen-
sitive anti-Semitic overtones
from the Township Super-
visor's office." Upset by the
ad, Ms. Draur phoned him.
Then she contacted her at-
torneys, Michael Alan
Schwartz, also a candidate
for trustee, and Geoffrey
Feiger, known for his
defense work for assisted
suicide doctor Jack
Kevorkian.
In a letter to Mr. Andich
signed by Mr. Feiger, Ms.
Draur demanded a retrac-
tion for the advertisement
which she called inflam-
matory and libelous.
To avoid costly litigation,
Mr. Andich said he con-
suited with an attorney,
John Ronayne, and he decid-
ed to run an ad requested by
Ms. Draur's attorneys.
This week's advertisement
states in part that "Sandra
Draur is one of the best
friends the Jewish commun-
ity has had in West Bloom-
field government."
Ms. Draur's attorneys said
they are satisfied with the
ad.
In addition to West Bloom-
field, political watchdogs are
keeping closely tuned to an-
other race, the Republican
primary for 11th Congres-
sional District. This race is
rife with mudslinging.
Candidates David
Honigman, a state senator;
Joe Knollenberg, who owns
an insurance agency; and
Alice Gilbert, now a retired
judge, are competing in what
some consider one of the
most heated, races in Oak-
land County politics.
Mr. Honigman and Ms.
Gilbert have been campaign-
ing furiously, often making
it appear as if it were a two-
person race. Both candidates ,
are staunch supporters of
Israel. Both disagree with
President Bush's handling of
the $10 billion loan
gaurantee. Both have plans
on how they would save the
economy and health care
systems.
Where they differ is on re-