…Jewish Braille Institute Cites Blind Authors Distrusting Historical .. . Plain Talk About Current Situations Commentary, Page 2 NEW YORK — A 71-year-old Englishwoman, a New England schoolteacher and a college professor from Texas are the first-prize winners of $1,500 each in the 11th international literary competition for blind writers sponsored by the Jewish Braille Institute of America. Jessie Hickford won first prize in the non-fiction c...…
…1942-1982 Forty Years of The Jewish News President Taft as Challenger of Bigots and the Record Air U.S. Protests 'LW Against Bias With this issue, The Jewish News commences the 41st year of its publishing services to the Detroit Jewish community, to American Jewry, with dedication to the basic principles of this nation and for the advancement of the high goals that make America a leader in democratic and human aspirations. Basic in these id...…
…Celebration of Tu b'Shevat Urged NEW YORK — The president of the Jewish National Fund, Charlotte Jacobson, is calling upon the American Jewish community to meaningfully celebrate Tu b'Shevat — the New Year of Trees — in the synagogue and home. Following up last year's Tu b'Shevat proclamation issued by JNF's National Rabbini- cal Advisory Council, Mrs. Jacobson pointed out that Tu b'Shevat has long been the traditional occasion on which Jews ...…
