March 27, 1992

…1942-1992 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Clockwise, starting below, a 1930s photograph of the Butzel Building; Detroit Soviet Jewry rally, 1970; Project JOIN interns, 1989. MARCH 27, 1992 21 …

…,V111•• ■ *. SO 1 9 4 - 1 99 2 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Kaleidoscope Clockwise from below, a snack break at United Hebrew Schools, 1950s; the community workshop at Jewish Vocational Service, 1974; Fleischman Home for Aged, 1988. 22 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE …

…THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 1942-1992 A pictorial look at Jewish Detroit. Clockwise, starting above, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah students play ball; the community workshop in 1968; Mark Goldenberg entertains seniors at the Butzel Conference Center, 1977; rally for Israel at the Meyers-Curtis JCC during the Six- Day War, 1967. El MARCH 27, 1992 23 …

…5 0 1942-1992 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE k) ( •••••••••••••• 011 "00 VIVA 03-1 .EKE. 14%0% 0 sptAtAl 1410t.,V Old Ad-Vantages 4-0 09 ******* A1-10 1-11S Wt. of BAND ************ 4:1130 A nostalgic look at some of the faces who graced the advertising pages of The Jewish News. A. Sammy Woolf and his band: March 11, 1955. B. Larry Michelson and his Scotch: May 18, 1962. C. Florine Mark-Ross with a mouthful: April 16, 1971. ...…

…I I WHY WORRY I Leave Everythin g THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE to Us O WYN and HAROLD LANDIS HOME CATERING phone tiVectots an d Ottitets re Me Utvon Vite Institance tompatri Extend Congratulations to On be i cdtsjstr egate Iron, let, 'AXON EL 6-8411 • STYLE • ELEGANCE • BEAUTY Opportunity 5th SENATORIAL DISTRICT WARDS 16, 18, 20 Righ ts fi ghts WYN-HAROLD CATERING Chairman, Board D • Citizens of Southwest of Detro...…

…50 1942-1992 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Playing a Di ere Tune Jewish newspapers try to become more than house organs. BY NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer UICK. Let's take a tour of Jewish Amer- ica through the eyes of its newspapers. In Memphis' Hebrew Wat- chman, a front-page story urges the community to help raise money for an annual Jewish federation campaign. In San Antonio's Jewish Journal, there's a similar story. And in N...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 1942-1992 Philadelphia's Occident and New York's Asmonean- were started largely to in- form immigrants of the dangers of Christian mis- sionaries or to warn Jews against becoming a con- spicuous minority. For the fledgling German Jewish communities, news- papers were often the com- munity. The Occident an- nounced the opening of the first rabbinical college. The same paper also advocated a union of Jewis...…

…50 1942-1992 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Playing a Different Tune placency, but its meetings were marked more by com- plaining than by action. The problem for most of these papers was money, which denied them adequate editorial talent and graphic quality. During the 1950s, Jewish federations — the Jewish community's fund raising arm — began to establish their own papers, which in- variably were full of news about large financial gi...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE shouldn't air dirty laundry. If that's how you feel, you can't be a good Jew and a good Jewish newspaperman at the same time," he said. "If the Jewish community doesn't grow up, I don't know if we're going to have anything for them." At the same time, Mr. Klein admits that Jewish papers operate on some premises that general news- papers do not. For instance, Jewish newspapers treat re- ligion as if it is ce...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE THE CASE FOR CON Are The Jewish News and the rest of the Jewish media BY STEVE COHEN Special to The Jewish News n just the last two decades, the quality of American Jewish journalism has im- proved considerably. Several local papers, among them The Jewish News, have become increasingly sophisti- cated in clearly recognizable ways. Today's writing style ap- peals to a more educated reader, an understanda...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 1942-1992 too tied to the hands that feed them? that appeared a few years ago in one New England paper: "Mexico Earthquake Kills Seven Jews." Yet, notwithstanding these admirable developments, The Jewish News of Metropolitan Detroit, like its counterparts around the country, main- tains an uneasy, ambiguous, and somewhat unhealthy relationship with organized Jewry. Reading through issue after issue of the...…

…50 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 1942-1992 TdEONZVERsy A critical approach makes for a healthier community. funds. Synagogues, JCCs, social welfare agencies, and the central Campaign routinely maintain com- petitive, sometimes tense, relationships. Where are the reports of those tensions, the turf battles, and most impor- tant, the deeper ideological conflicts over the most urgent communal priorities? The reasons for the largely unc...…

…Beth Slllgel Congratulations to Celebrating the ongoing partnership The Jewish News between the City of Southfield from the and the Jewish community City of Southfield and furthering understanding on your of the Jewish experience golden anniversary among all people SOUTHFIELD AN INTERNATIONAL CITY MARCH 27, 1992 33 …

…1101.”1.0 .01.0 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE PHOTOS BY GLENN TRIEST A look at some of the people who produce The Jewish News each week. \ Left column, from top: Alan Hitsky, Ralph Orme, Marlene Miller, Carla Schwartz, Gail Zimmerman, Don Cheshure, Curt DeLoye. Right column, from top: Noam Neusner, Gayle Schmidt, Cathy Ciccone, Phil Jacobs, Linda McCarthy, Lisa Marks. 34 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE -- …

…50 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 1. Phil Jacobs 2. Ralph Orme 3. Lisa Marshall 4. Danny Raskin 5. Linda McCarthy 6. Curt DeLoye 8. Don Cheshure 7. Noam Neusner 9. Gayle Schmidt 10. Patty Zorlen 11. Steve Levin 12. Seymour Manello 13. Sherry! Adler 14. Marlene Miller 15. Bonnie Togal 16. Joy Gardin 17. Mari Taylor 18. Amy Mehler 19. Kathy Johnson 20. Arthur Horwitz 21. Laura Siegel 22. Gail Zimmerman 23. Leslie Kantor 24. Betty Wolocko ...…

…• RADITION • • • In March 1942, the Jewish community of Detroit started to read a new weekly newspaper. And what was the lead story? The Allied Jewish Campaign. • Fifty years later, we're still reading The Jewish News, and the Allied Jewish Campaign is still making headlines. MAZEL TOV to When it comes to serving and strengthening the Jewish community, it's nice to know $ riie things never change. THE JEWISH NEWS on its 50TH ANNIVERS...…

…Certified total Circulation of This Issue Sent Through the U. S. Mails in Excess of 16,000 THE JEWISH NEWS *3 A Weekly Review YOL. 1—No. 1 of Jewish Events Detroit, Michigan, March 27, 19-12 450.72 Foc victory Buy U. S. Defense Savings Stamps And Bonds Subscription: 53.00 Per Year; Single Copy 10c DETROIT JEWS ASKED TO GIVE '1,100,000 TO PROVIDE FOR ALLIED COMMUNAL OBLIGATIONS Coughlin's "Social Justice" Repudiated by Pittsburgh Page...…

…All Salutes The Jewish News on its 50th anniversary Eli A. Scherr, President Ed Rosenthal, Director, JNF Detroit JNF is celebrating its 90th anniversary LOOK AT THE JNF OF TODAY! For 90 years, the Jewish National Fund has been there to prepare Israel's land for each major wave of aliyah. Now, through the Operation Promised Land campaign, JNF is developing the terrain for housing, recreation, agriculture and industry to meet the needs of th...…

…For Victory Buy U. S. War Savings Stamps And Bonds . VOL. 2—NO. I I Victory Buy U. S. War Savings Stamps And Bonds THE JEWISH NEWS of Jewish Events A Weekly Review 2114 Penobscot Bldg. RA. 7956 Detroit, Michigan, January I, 1943 3404(;11:, . 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c JNF Launches Record Lan Redemption Plan —Page 5 Nazis Boast of Having 'Cleared' Jews from Hundreds of Towns Russia exposes real meaning of "Judenrein"—mas...…

…lb Us, You're An Institution Worth Protecting. • Congratulat i ons On Your 50th Anniversary Excuse us for sounding over-protective, but that's been our business for the past 24 years. In fact, for the past 8 years we've been protecting the Jewish News. And for that we are especially proud since all of us feel that the Jewish News is one of our community's most valuable possessions. From everyone at American Protective Alarm, we wish the Jewis...…

…For Victory Buy U. S. War Savings Stamps and Bonds VOL. 3—NO. 9 TH,Kt IpiNTISH NEWS of Jewish Events 2114 Penobscot Bldg. RA. 7956 Detroit, Michigan, May 21, 1943 34 ,,, " ,ts 22 For Victory Buy U. S. War Savings Stamps and Bonds $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Detroit Election Called For Nation • I Conference —Pages 10-11 Nazi General Surreneters to Jewish Officer —Page 15 Eye-Witness Account Of Battle in Ghetto Gen. MacArt...…

…IN HONOR OF THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS' 50TH ANNIVERSARY LEO KNIGHT IS OFFERING A COMPLIMENTARY 50TH ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT FOR COUPLES CELEBRATING AT LEAST 50 YEARS.* * IF ADDITIONAL PRINTS ARE ORDERED WE WILL DONATE A PORTION TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE IN HONOR OF YOUR ANNIVERSARY. PLACEMENT OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT IN JEWISH NEWS COURTESY OF JEWISH NEWS AND LEO KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. 42 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE …

…\AIK:*.211WIRT BUY VICTORY BONDS VOL 8—NO. 3 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review 2114 Penobscot Bldg. RA. 7956 of Jewish Events Detroit, 26, Michigan, October 5, 1945 * 4 41 NW inEar BUY VI VICTORY BONDS 34 ofiE19. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c They Shall Never Be Wanderers Again! The fate of more than a million Jewish survivors from Nazism is in our hands. We can provide for their rescue with our contributions to the War ...…

…ongratulations On Being est In Your Field. • Strawberry Hills Salutes The 50th Anniversary Of The Jewish News. Nino Salvaggio STRAWBERRY HILLS 32906 Middlebelt Farmington Hills, MI Serving the area for 4 years 44 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE …

…America's THE JEWISH NEWS Leading English- Jewish A Weekly Review Newspaper VOL. 10—NO. 1 September 20, 1946 f Jewish Events 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan. RA. 7956 34 A Happy New Year to the Jewish Communities Everywhere ao. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c • (See Story on Page 2) —Photo of Children in United Hebrew Schools by Robt. I. Otifton, Jewish News Stat Pbotographet .A new Year 2 awn3 By N. E. A...…

…s the Jewish News covers the news and events vital to the Jewish Community, oats Unlimited covers y ou in fashionable outerwear and sportswear. We congratulate the Jewish News on their 50th anniversary and look forward to continuing our association with this great paper. During our 11 years in the Metro Detroit area, we have made it our business to know our customers, and your fashion needs and requirements. You asked for a children's outer...…

…Breaking AU Records: This.. Issue Reaches Nearly Every Jewish Home in the Entire State of Michigan and the Border Cities E JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review 1 Day Camp: Description of Important Agency at Work Page TO of Jewish Events 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan, July 25, 1947 VOLUME XI—NO. 19 Jewish Center .. $3.00 ukiliPb. Per Year; Single Copy, 10c 34 Tisha bAb—Day of Sorrow Road to Freedom Blocked And Fight Against Em...…

…Chaim to the Jewish News from Temple Shir Shalom for fifty years of service to the Jewish Community. As one of the youngest members of that community, we'd like to assure this fifty-year old that we'll be making Jewish news together into the 21st Century and beyond. Very soon we'll make Jewish news by being comfortably housed in our new building on the corner of Walnut Lake and Orchard Lake Roads. Just like we've made Jewish news by being on...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS C~ ET ROIT INA l 1-11 GA N A Weekly Review VOLUME X11—NO. 8 Annual Jewish Book Month Nov. 7 - Dec. 7 of Jewish Events 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan Friday, November 7, 1947 Observe ,4111P0 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Jewish Agency Urges UN Board Rule Palestine During Transition By Special Jewish News Correspondent at the UN LAKE SUCCESS. (JTA)—The Jewish Agency for Palestine has pro- posed a c...…

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…The Eternity of Israel Is Reaffirmed THE JEWISH NEWS VOLUME 12—NO. 12 2 A Weekly Review 2114 Penobscot Bldg., of Jewish Events Detroit 26, Michigan December 5, 1947 _ 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 1004, 3441P4. JUDEA REVIVED! THE HOUR 5:30 P. M. (EST) NOVEMBER 29, 1947 EDITOR'S NOTE — Authoritative leaders of Palestinian Jewry have expressed the opinion that the new Jewish state to be set up in a parti- tioned Palestine will again...…

…50 Years Ago The Detroit Jewish News Planted A seed That Helped Make The Desert Bloom, In 1942, six years before the State of Israel was born, lhe Detroit Jewish News and its founder, Philip Slomovitz, were advocating the need for a Jewish homeland in the land of our forefathers. Today, all Israelis have benefitted • Come To Israel • Buy Israeli Products • React To Propaganda Against Israel from the fruits of your vision. On behalf of the S...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review VOL. 13—NO. 10 2114 Penobscot Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 7temar:::1' of Jewish Events Detroit 26, Michigan, May 21, 1948 34...*-17#. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 104 "rur 11 And I will turn the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste places and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens and eat the fruits of them. And ...…

…A Family Tradition of Dignity, Compassion and Service Three Generations of Caring - A Family Serving Families. In 1941, Ira Kaufman founded the chapel that today offers the most comprehensive funeral service to Metro Detroit's Jewish families. Ira's son, Herbert, joined his father at the chapel in 1947. Today, Herb, along with his daughter, Ilene Kaufman Techner, sons-in-law, David Techner and Otto Dube carry on the family tradition, and in...…

…• \ • The Blue and White Box and the JNF Biblical Ideals THE JEWISH NEWS • - A Read David Schwartz's Article on Page 4 VOLUME 15—NO. I T- FZ'Orr Weekly Review 2114 Penobscot Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 _a- MICHIGA N f Jewish Events Detroit 26, Michigan, March 18, 1949 Welcome to Detroit Abba Eban, Israel's Representative to the UN 4100 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Britain, Israel Again at Odds Aqaba's Possession Major Is...…

…After Nearly 150 Stores We Still Remember Our Roots FROM THE MANNING BROTHERS HISTORICAL COLLECTION IRVING NUSBAUM MARVIN BERLIN Congratulations To The Jewish News On Its 50th Anniversary CARPET WORLD …

…American Jewish Population Studies HE JEWISH NEWS - Read Smolar's MICHIGAN A Weekly Review Column on Page 2 VOLUME 15—No. 23 r- c)i -r Read Commentator's Column on Page 2 f Jewish Events 21 14 Penobscot Bldg.— Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, August 19, 1949 Vincent Sheean and the Myth of the Crucifixion coRs.7 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Ben-Gurion's Strategy to Stop Refugees Defy Gestapo, Fight Arab Threat Nazis, Prot...…

…he Herman Frankel Organization would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Jewish News on its 50th anniversary . Just like our friends at the paper, we too have established a rich heritage within the community. For The Herman Frankel Organization, it all began in 1951 THE HERMAN FRANKEL ORGANIZATION Creating A Rich History Of Our Own O ften copied but never duplicated, Herman Frankel homes offer the buyer something they can't g...…

…Reception for Ben-Gurion at City Hall Monday; Entire Community Is Invited to Greet Him • Detroit will be host to Israel Prime Minister, David Ben- Gurion, Monday, at a series of events scheduled for prominent officials as well as the entire community. Arriving here by plane early Sunday evening, Mr. Ben- Gurion will be accompanied by nearly 200 cars in a parade that is being arranged in order to enable all Detroit Jews to see him and to welco...…

…IT'S GOOD JEWISH NEWS! In the past 50 years we've had lots of good Jewish news to report. Based on yearly averages: ■ 700 families join our temples and synagogues. ■ 450 preschoolers begin their Jewish education in our nursery schools. ■ Nearly 600 young men and women participate in Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations. ■ 400 couples stand under the chuppah in our sanctuaries. And we open our doors to the community on countless occasions as hou...…

…Aftermath of Tense Campaign: ONE NATION Now Strives for Peace for All Read Commentator's Column on Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Sabbath Observance Campaign Launched By United Synagogue of Jewish Events Of America Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOLUME 22—No. 9 708 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 We Salute Our Next President Detroit, Michigan, November 7, 1952 ofea...…

…• PUBLISHED 1942 •THE JEWISH NEWS OPENED 1953 SINAI HOSPITAL ust as The Jewish News has flourished supporting our community with up-to-date coverage of news events for the past 50 years, Sinai Hospital has grown providing medical services to the metropolitan Detroit community. Our many programs and services speak daily to the metropolitan area about reverence for life, hope for healing, and our mandate to service by: As Michigan's only Jewi...…

…Join the MARCH of DIMES THE JEWISH NEWS 'A Better (Immigration) Law Must Be Written' Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Editorial on McCarran Act on Page 4 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events —Eisenhower Jan. 2-31 VOLUME 22—No. 18 708 David Stott Bldg.—WO. 5-1155. Detroit, Michigan, January 9, 1953 04:aa. 7 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Soviet Agents Act As Instruments of Neo-Naz...…

…"There is only one source for important information to the Jewish Community, Congratulations on 50 years!" There are perhaps seven sources in the United States for ulti- mate state-of-the-art contemporary furniture and design. One of them is in Southfield, Michigan. S O U T H F I E L D The State Of The Contemporary Art Telegraph at 12 Mile • Phone: 353-9880 Open Daily 10 to 6; Monday, Thursday & Friday 'til 9; CLOSED SUNDAY © 1992 Gorman'...…

…March of Dimes THE JEWISH NEWS 4 FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events VOLUME 22—No. 19 708 David Stott Bldg.—WO. 5-1155. Detroit, Michigan, January 16, 1953 .Lirlas. 7 The Prague Outrage and Communist- Bigotry: Inter-related Factors Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorpokting The Detroit Jewish Chronicle January 2-31 The Rosenberg Case, Commentary, Page 2 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Russi...…

…■ •• . .. . .. AN* kW. UVIM ` V. ■ ‘‘..\\NA.161A-V ‘ One Of Michigan's Most Beautiful & Exciting Restaurants ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE JEWISH NEWS GROWTH Excalibur Grew Up With This Great Newspaper And Sincerely Offers Heartfelt Congratulations to THE JEWISH NEWS DANNY RASKIN ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARIES TOGETHER Franklin Road at Northwestern Hwy. and 12 Mile Rd. 358-3355 66 THE JEWISH NEWS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE …

…The Jewish Leader Who Was a Fascist: Robert Wa ley Cohen's Tactless Anti-Zionism And the Foolhardy Extremists of Our Day Commentary, Page 2 VOLUME 22—No. 26 THE JEWISH NE A Weekly Review The Genocide Pact And the U.S. Senate: Soviet Anti-Semitism of Jewish Events And the Quest for Oil Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle 708 David Stott Bldg.—WO. 5-1155. Detroit, Michigan, March 6, 1953...…

…Wayne State University Press Salutes The Jewish News and Philip Slomovitz In Recognition of 50 Years of Dedication and Constancy in Addressing Issues Important to the Entire Jewish Community Wayne State University Press's strong commitment to publishing titles in Jewish studies began almost fifty years ago. Like The Jewish News under the guidance of Philip Slomovitz—respected journalist and tireless advocate for world Jewry, the state of Isr...…

…Tercentenary Sabbath Calls Detroit Jews to Worship The Detroit Rabbinical Committee, through its Orthodox, Conservative and Reform leaders, has issued a call to prayer this weekend on the occasion of Tercentenary Sabbath. Special prayers, readings and sermons by rabbis will recount the manifold blessings granted to American Jewry during its 300 years of settlement on these shores. Detailed Story on Page 24 The Tercentenary Sabbath: A Call ...…

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