looking back
Mumford High School science teacher Mr. Strepic asked students to breakfast at a restaurant on Livernois. Told that
the meeting was disciplinary, in truth, the students were treated to a social gathering The only adult pictured in the
photos is Louis Salesin, owner of Mumford Music (circa 1956). •
Courtesy of Michael Salesin
Historic photos are curated by the
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan.
From the DJN
Davidson Digital Archive
S
eventy-five years ago, it was a busy week for Detroit Jews,
according to the Nov. 27, 1942, issue of JN. There was the
usual news of the war, of course, but on the home front,
there were a number of events to consider.
A story on page 5 noted that it was time to celebrate Jewish
Book Week. This was the predecessor of the Jewish Community
Center’s 2017 Book Fair held earlier this month.
The story boasted of Jewish books in three
languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and English. There
were books for everyone.
Another short article and photo celebrated a
donation of $5,700 — a good sum in 1942 — to
the War Chest from the employees and adminis-
tration of the Federal Engineering Co. The photo
showed its president, David M. Levine, hand-
ing a check to Fred M. Butzel, vice-president of
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Engineering the coveted “E” Flag, which was given to those orga-
nizations that made significant contributions to the war effort
through purchase of War Bonds.
On the cultural front, there was a story about a famous
violinist from Palestine giving his second concert in Detroit:
“Bronislaw Huberman Given Royal Welcome by Zionists of
Detroit.” Huberman is also remembered for founding the
Palestine Philharmonic (now known as the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra) and, through this medium, provided an escape from
the Nazis for nearly 1,000 European Jews. He was also famous for
having his violin, the “Huberman Stradivarius,” stolen twice dur-
ing his lifetime. Talk about bad luck!
And, on the editorial page, the political cartoon stated that it
was a good start to Thanksgiving week. Hope your Thanksgiving
was festive and fun •
Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives,
available for free at www.djnfoundation.org.