…Work for and Give to the 1950 Allied Jewish Campaign VOLUME 17—No. 3 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events 708-10 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, March 31, 1950 A Happy Passover to the Entire Jewish Community 7 $3.00 Per Yeir: Single Copy, 10c —Photo by Bernheina, Jerusalem The ancient "Bird-Head" Haggadah and other Jewish antiques at the Bezalel Museum, Jerusalem 'Let all who are hungry come ...…
…Purely Commentary • By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ That the Stranger Live Happily in Your Midst' The finest sermon on freedom will be found, in capsule form in the Diaries of Dr. Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern political Zionist movement and of the World Zionist Congresses. Herzl wrote: "My last instruction to the Jewish people: Build your state in such fashion that the stranger will live happily in your midst." We doubt if an equally power...…
…Campaign Gets $1,250,000 Advance Gifts Eddie Cantor Inspires Allied Drive Special Gifts Meeting THE EYES HAVE IT! The Allied Jewish Campaign gath- ering last Monday was electrified by EDDIE CANTOR'S appeal for the United Jewish Appeal, for Israel and the oppressed who are being settled in the Jewish state; and by his.show- manship. At Eddie's table at Hotel Statler on Monday were, round the clock: MRS. EDDIE (IDA) CANTOR, MRS. LOUIS BERRY, ...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS Let's Keep That Door Open Member: American Association of English-Jewish News- papers. Michigan Press Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co. 708-10 David Stott Bldg., Detroit 26, Mich., WO. 5-1155. Subscription $3 a year: foreign $4. Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942 at Post Office, Detroit. Mich.. under Act of March 3. 1879. simmovrrz. PHILIP Editor SIDNEY SHMARAK Advertising Manage...…
…Truman's Greeting Climaxes Centennial Felicitations Christians, Jews Join In Beth El Celebration National, state and municipal leaders—Christians and Jews—were among the hundreds of prominent Americans who last week greeted Temple - Beth El on its completion of 100 years of active leadership in the religious and civic life of Detroit. President Truman's message, _ read at the banquet Sat- urday at the Book Cadillac Hotel added glory to the ...…
…Bible Quotation, Embellished Through Centuries, Is Basis of Seder Service By RUTH L. CASSEL When Jewish families the world over gather about their festive tables Saturday and Sunday eve- ning for the Passover Sedorim, they will be fulfilling the Biblical ad- juration : "And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is be- cause of that which the Lord did for me when I came forth out -of Egypt." Like so much of Judaism, a wealth of ritu...…
…• Rabbinical Leaders Address Centennial Service Worshippers Hear Highlights Of Temple Beth El History Descendants of the founders of Temple Beth El, other hundreds of members of the congregation and many his- torically-minded persons from the community worshipped together last Friday night at the 100th anniversary service of the Temple. The congregation approximated 1400. For that important occasion, the congregation invited local, state a...…
…Swiss Jew Directs UN Inlerpreters By DAVID NUSSBAUM (Copyright. 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) LAKE SUCCESS—George S. Rabinovitch, a small, shy, handsome man who heads the United Nations interpreters staff, generally regarded as the UN'S elite group, is not certain now whether it was the pogroms in pre-Revolutionary Russia which sent his family packing to Germany, where he was born 40-odd years ago. But he remembers that pogroms wer...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS-9 Friday, March 31, 1950 Passover Greetings . We are happy to take this opportunity to thank our constantly growing-circle of cus- tomers for the friendly manner they have received our efforts to present the most astounding luxury ft- .4r values available. The holiday season's greetings we extend to Laureate 016arry you are in deep appreciation of the pre- eminent position in the industry we occupy • • . coley due...…
…Two important Israel Anniversaries Hebrew University-25 Years Traditions of Learning Exemplified by University By DR. ISRAEL WECHSLER For 25 years Judah L. • Magnes, of blessed memory, car- ried the burdens of the Hebrew University. It grew slowly by stages and, under the circumstances, . the growth was heartening, encouraging and, indeed, very much worthwhile. Now that task vests in the skilled hands of Prof. Selig Brodetsky. Within- a sh...…
….4ip. ----41111111111011111111111111111111P. Bnai David Boys Take Cage Title $20,000 in Advance Pledges Helps Launch Junior Drive For the second consecutive year, the Bnai David Boys' Club basketball team, under the sponsorship of the Bnai David Men's Club, coached by Sam Lieberman, won the Inter-Con- gregational Basketball League Championship by defeating Temple Beth El, 50 to 48. The following boys were the members of the Bnai David team:...…
…Reunion at the Seder Table . • • A Modern Story of Deliverance By ANNA KAUFMAN (Copyright, 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) There was a simple Seder in the Klein household in a mid- Western town. Only four persons were there, yet for each one the unleavened bread and bitter herb will have a special flavor. The tranquil voice of Isaac Klein gave the traditional an- swers to the traditional four questions. The lighted candles in the can...…
…Congregations S:Tess Campaign on Festival Pesach Service Schedule Listed at Synagogues One of the principal features of the Passover services in Detroit synagogues and temples this year will be a special emphasis on the Allied Jewish Campaign. All Detroit con- gregations have been asked to set aside time during their services on the first day of Passover, Sunday, April 2, to bring the message of the campaign to worshippers, according to Ra...…
…• Reform Rabbis Ponder Theology, Consider Liberal 'Code of Laws' CINCINNATI, (JTA) — Vital tivals, that will serve to further theological issues concerning Re- the sanctification of God and form Sudaism were discussed at the sanctification of life," he the Institute on Reform Jewish emphasized. Theology held here under the Advocating the preparation of auspices of the Central Confer- "a kind of Shulkhan Arukh," ence of American Rabbis, at- i...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS—i 5 Friday, March 31, 1950 • Zionist Council, KC, Ready Israel Anniversary Plans • Plans for the community-wide observance of Israel's aniversary, to be held April 30 at the Col- iseum on the State Fair Grounds, under the sponsorship of the Jewish Community Coun- cil and the Zionist Council of Detroit, are being readied by a committee chaired by Dr. Shin- arya Kleinman and Sidney M. Shevitz. The committe has issued a call to...…
…1 6—TH E JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 Leon Kay Named Technion Officer NEW YORK, N. Y.—Col. J. R. Elyachar, president of the Straight Construction Co., engi- neers and builders, was elected president of the American Tech- Jewish Ritual Problems `Acute' in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, ( J T A ) — Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie of the British Empire was welcomed at the airport here by representa- tives of the South African Board of Jewish Dep...…
…•111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111•111111111111 THE JEWISH NEWS Scattered Communities Maintain Interest in Jewish Life, Culture A glance through the reports is fairly g o o d. In the last which come to the desk of Dr. I months, about 150 Jews le f t I. Schwarzbart, director of the Burma, mostly for Israel and India, but some also for Eng- organization department of the land and the U.S. The remain- World Jewish Co...…
…Afireq.laln.eAto.o. Ed Yablokoff to Star in Yiddish Play Papirosen' at Music Hall April 9 Herman Yablokoff, eminent actor who is known to Yiddish- theater-goers , as "Der Payatz" ("The Clown") will be featured Zelda Kaplan, Sarah Filler, Ber- than Shargel, Morris Kroner, David Danke, Arnold Rubin and Woody Dubrow. Fanny Wilensky, pianist, will direct the orchestra. Tickets for "Papirosen" will go on sale this week at Metro Mu- sic Shop, Bo...…
…There Is Music in the Stillness of Night Philip Cantor, commander of the Dept. of Michigan of JWV has acknowledged a gift of books, pamphlet s, and other reading room materials present- ed to JWV for the library of the Memorial Home, by the Jewish Community Council. The pre- sentation included the volumes, "Jews in World War II"—a sum- mary of the participation of Jewish servicemen and women in the last war. (Based on Psalm 19:2, 3) By NOAH...…
…Looking to the Future Britain Reaffirms Opposition To World Rule In Jerusalem GENEVA, (JTA)—The British GoVernment reaffirmed its opposition to the internationalization of Jerusalem dur- ing a discussion at the UN Trusteeship Council session deal- ing with the protection of Holy Places in the Jerusalem area. The British representatives, Fletcher Cook, outlined be- fore the Council the methods which Britain used in protecting the Holy Places...…
…Aspirants for Passover Honors Newly-elected officers of the West Side Tennis Club were in- stalled at a meeting March 30 at the clubhouse, 13200 Grove at Littlefield. The new leaders are: Dan Manason, pr e s i d en t; Charles Moss, vice president; Dr. Joseph H. Curhan, treasure; Rosalind Schubot, secretary; Milton Biel- field, Aaron Lebow, Dr. Lewis S. Rosenthal and Leonard Weiner, governing board. Dr. Adolph Lowe, chairman, of the lights com...…
…JTA Names All-American Jewish Basketball Squads By HASKELL COHEN (Copyright, 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) FIRST TEAM Irwin Dambrot Abe Becker Ed Miller Al Rubenstein Ed Gard City College New York University Syracuse University Cincinnati • Long Island Univ. Forward Forward Center Guard _ Guard SECOND TEAM Al Roth Jack Laub Ed Roman Art Goldberg Jimmy Brasco City College Cincinnati City College Duquesne University New York Univ...…
…Fil1111111811111111111111118111111811111111NMItitiftlfittlffiffiffililli1111181111111111161111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111* p Danny Raskin's 0 E=3 LISTENING Ti11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Mill11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,7 STEVE PETIX, the tailor among tailors, has finally real, ized an ambition he's been work- ing on for years . . .to make a su...…
…• To Wed in June The BUSINESS AND PROFES- SIONAL DIVISION of Hadassah, will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednes- day, April 12, in the Pan-Ameri- can Room of the Book Cadillac Hotel. Rabbi Moses Lerman will review Overstreet's "The Mature Mind'. "Do You Know," a dis- cussion of Hadassah projects, will be given by committee chairmen, and the Child Wel- fare Project under the direction of Eva Williams will be com- pleted. For information, contact Sophia ...…
…WillWilIWWWWWWININ1111111 Miss Constance Levy Adivitiei in Society Mr. and Mrs, Morton Ashner of Glynn Couirt have returned to Detroit from a vacation in Miami Beach. Miss Nancy Wolfner is spending spring vacation from Smith College with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wolfner of Burling- ton Road. The Harry Krohns of Whitmore Road are spending the month in Miami Beach. During a fortnight's visit in New York City, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Bloom...…
…26—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 Rev. Harry Nobles Interfaith Speaker for Masons Parents Reveal Troth WM% M Rev. Harry Nobels, Canadian army chaplain in Warld Wars I and II and pastor of Windsor's Temple Baptist Church, will be guest speaker for the Masonic Lodges of Detroit at the ninth annual Interfraternal dinner, Thursday evening, April 13 at the Slaarrey Zedek. The dinner is sponsored year- ly by Knights of Columbus, Bnai Bri...…
…divilie3 in Society Sobel-Brode Nuptials Held at Shaarey Zedek Rabbis Jung, Kramer, In Detroit April 24 On U.S. Torah Tour Gloria Mae Brode, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brode of The Misses Bertha and Rose Lipsitz left on Sunday by plane Collingwood Ave., and Milford The nation-wide Torah Tour, for a several weeks' visit in Israel with their brother and sister- Sobel, son of Mr. and Mrs. James sponsored by the Rabbinical in law, Mr. and...…
…PW Membership Drive Still On The membership drive of Pio- neer Women's Organization is now in full force. All 12 chap- ters of the Detroit Council have Knit More Shop Opens On 7 Mile April 4 Jewish Center Activities Knit-More, the Seven Mile Knit Shop, located at 13330 W. 7 Mile Rd., near Schaefer, is opening Tuesday, April 4, un- der Mrs. Erma Leopold. Knit- More will specialize in fashion dress designing, and providing instructions for b...…
…) Women Adopt $600,000 Goal; Solicitation Opens Conferring on what portion of the $600,000 goa l for the Women's Division in the 1950 Al- lied Jewish Campaign should be raised by each area of solicitation are (I. to r.) MRS. HARRY BECKER, chairman, pre- campaign: MRS. WIL- LIAM B. ISENBERG, chairman, general solici- tation, and MRS. SAM- UEL S. AARON, chair- man, special gifts. Movies in Glorious Color! DETROIT KOSHER MEAT MARKET GREETINGS...…
…Community Agencies Help Newcomers Adjust to U. S. 30—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 Holiday Greetings Julius Chaies Presents Students in Recital TRIANGLE BOOKBINDING Julius Chajes, director of mu- sic at the Jewish Community Center will present •Beatrice Brindze, Avren Foreman,' Reva Kowalsky, • Joan Machin, Diane Roth and Estelle Pappas in a PIANO RECITAL at 4 p.m., Fri- day, March 31, at the Center. Holiday Greetings LORAINE ...…
…The American Way CJC in British Zone Of Germany to Dissolve Hannah Szenes' Body Enroute to Israel Burial LONDON, (JTA)—The (JTA) Central Jewish Committee of the British zone of Germany will end its activities in four months, when it is expected that by that time the last displaced Jew will be leaving the zone. The Committee decided to ar- range for the transfer to Israel of the remains of Dr. David Wolfsohn, late president of the World Zion...…
…32—THE JEWISH NEWS Late Israel Matz Termed Builder of Hebrew Renascence By BERNARD G. RICHARDS JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Discov- ery of large quantities of sweet water in the Azaba Valley, south of the Dead Sea, was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry is conducting an extensive water-drilling program in a wide area extending from the Biblical town of Sodom, south of the Dead Sea, to Elath, located on the southernmost tip of the N...…
…Knesset Adopts Plan for Schools Modern Matzoh Process Underway A memorial The letter "S" is the most frej: exhibition of paintings by Leon Gar- quently-used initial letter in the land was placed on display by English language. the Jewish Theological Semi- nary of America at its Jewish Museum, • 1109 Fifth Ave., New York, on March 24, and will con- Holiday Greetings tinue through April 25. Although Garland died too soon to know of the recogni...…
…1 Honor Lapson for Work In Bringing Hebrew to Public Schools, Clleges U. S. Jews Must Care for Her On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Hebrew into the New York City public schools, the Ameri- can Association of Teachers of HebreW tendered a testimonial dinner to Judah Lapson, director of the Hebrew Culture Council of the Jewish Education Corn- mittee of New York, on March 19, at Hotel Westover, New York. Lapson w...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS-35 Friday, March 31, 1950 `America's Triumph' Tells Of Jews in American History Illustrations from "America's Triumph" by Dorothy Alofsin, one of a series of books on American Jewish history published by the Commission on Jewish Education of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The Commission is headed by Dr. Solomon B. Freehof, chairman, and Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, director. Iff17 LOUIS KNAFT, general secre- tary of th...…
…South America Immigration Threat to Garreau Stops UN Staff Ball Ready for the Seder 36—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 In 1949 a total of 4,515 Jew- ish immigrants were helped by HIAS to enter or legalize their Rhinoceros "horn" is actually GENEVA—(JTA)— A masked status in the 21 countries com- tightly-massed hair. ball scheduled here by the prising Latin Amefica. United Nations staff was banned at the last minute by Geneva police. ...…
…Israel Compulsory Education Law Will Be Hindered by Rising Population By ADA OREN (Copyright, 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) Victor Reuther in Israel With Christian Party THE JEWISH NEWS-37 Friday, March 31, 1950 Passover Greetings UNCLEAN Victor Reuther, CIO leader, Once the great Jewish philan- left this week for Israel to study conditions there. thropist Moses Montefiore was having dinner with an English- Fia man who suddenly ...…
…CCNY Investigation Asked NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Non- Sectarian Anti-NaZi League, in a letter to Francis T. Spaulding, State Education Commissioner, requested "a SWeeping independ- mt investigation of anti-demo- cratic practices within the ad- ministration of City College." James H. Sheldon, administra- tive chairman of the League, asked also for "a general review of background educational atti- tudes Promoting practices and public policies with r...…
…THE JEWISH NEV ■ 75-57 Romania Allocates Wheat fOr Passover Friday, March 31, 1950 Present Borders Okay for Israel, Ben Giirion. States BUCHAREST, (JTA)—The Ro- manian Government has allo- cated 900 tans of wheat for Pass- over matzohs for the Jewish population, it was announced here. The wheat will be process- ed in various points throughout the country, and the entire op- eration will be under supervis- ion of the rabbinate. The state al...…
…Wondrous Is the Night of Passover 40—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 By ABRAHAM CAPLAN Acquittal of Gestapo Chief Arouses Bavaria Gather about the shining Seder table Pure in whiteness, sparkling with wine; Ponder on the Passover's challenging symbols Hinting deep lessons of eternal meaning. MUNICH—(JTA)—A wave of protest has swept Bavaria on the heels of the acquittal by a German court of the former Gestapo chief of- Munich, Col....…
…The reclining position assumed THE JEWISH NEWS-41, for the Passover meal signifies Friday, March 31, 1950 both the ancient fashion of re- clining at meals and the ease About 335,000 people in the who were associated, with and freedom which Israel came United States become physically to enjoy as a result of its libera- handicapped through accident the Gestapo during the occupa- tion. and disease each year. tion were sentenced to life im- prison...…
…- 42—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 Senator Herbert H. Lehman, special Passover program car- Hopeful ried by the Columbia Broad-, casting System's nation-wide network. Sam Jaffe and Dr. David de Sola Pool, of the Span- ish and Portuguese Synagogue also participated. Dr. Glueck spoke on the '75th anniversary of the Hebrew Un- ion College-Jewish Institution of Religion, on the American Jew- ish Committee's "Morning Chap- el" televis...…
…Ferguson Answers Critic Of Ferguson-Mundt Bill Goldman Reelected Bnai Brith Chief At Triennial Parley WASHINGTON — ( J T A ) — Frank Goldman on March 22 was reelected national president of Bnai Brith at the triennial convention of the organization which adopted a number of reso- lutions dealing with the fight against racial and religious dis- crimination in this country. One of the resolutions ap- proved by the delegates urged t h e enactmen...…
…44 — THE JEWISH NEWS Morgenthau Reiterates Urgent Needs of Immigrants in Israel Friday, March 31,_1950 Jewish Institution Given Mrs. Harry E. August, member To Bulgarian Municipality of the board, and Harold Silver, By HENRY MORGENTHAU General Chairman, United Jewish Appeal SOFIA (JTA)—The Jewish Consistory of Bulgaria h a s In the early part of this year, I received a cable from turned over to the city of Sofia Prime Minister David Ben G...…
…Vinaver to Compile Music Anthology Compositions Sought A one-year fellowship for the compilation of an anthology of Jewish music has been awarded by the World Zionist Organiza- tion to Chamjo Vinaver, con- ductor of the Vinaver Chorus, it was announced by t h e Agency's department of culture and education, 16 E. 66th St., New York. Vinaver will select for the an- thology both published and un- published works representing the best of every ty...…
…Ask Fight *a People Make News ASSOC. PROFESSOR NATH- AN GRUNDSTEIN and ASSIST. ) PROFESSOR LOUIS FRIED- LAND of the, Wayne U. govern- ment department. have accept- ed research assignments with the newly created Michigan Joint Legislative Committee on Reorganization of State Govern- ment. DR. EMIL LEHMAN has been named acting executive direct- or of the United Synagogue of America, it was announced by Samuel. Rothstein, president of the orga...…
…'Max D. Steuer: Trial Lawyer:' A Son's Tribute to His Father "Max D. Steuer: Trial Lawyer" by New York Supreme Court Justice Aron Steuer, published by Random House, 457 Madison Ave., New York 22, is the trib- ute of an able son to a brilliant father whose mastery of cross- examination made him famous in the legal fields. The genius of Steuer is il- lustrated by the inclusion of five summaries of his most famous cases, among them the morals ch...…
…48—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 31, 1950 News Brevities German Seder Plate DAVID I. FRIEDMAN, 6415 Webb Ave., of the Ellman aril Rosin law firm, announced that he will open his own law office in the Penobscot Building on April 1. Friedman, who has been engaged in general practice of law with Ellmann and Rosin for the last 3 years, is a grad- uate of the University of Mich- igan Law School. . .1, • SHERMAN FAMILY CLUB will hold a Seder for...…
…„.• Friday, March 31, 1950 Scholarship Entries For Brandeis Camp Now Being Sought "Any youth leaders, actual or potential, between the ages of 18 and 25, may apply for a tuition or, maintenance scholar- ship to any one of the three Brandeis Camp Institutes," an- Welts' Son-in-Law Writes New Novel Robert Smith, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Melville S. Welt of Detroit, is the a u t h o r of a fourth full-length book, "One Winter in Boston," a...…
…50 Around the World . THE JEWISH NEWS — Friday, 'March 31, 1950 • • A digest of current news reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the Israel Service of Information. Obituaries Prof. Harold Laski, 56, Dies in London 1 MORRIS ROBINS of Cleve- man, vice president of the so- land died March 20. He is sur- ciety, eulogized. Survived by his vived by his wife, Rachel; a wife, Miriam; sons, Harry and Britain's leading labor theore- ...…
