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…Passover Quiz By RABBI SAMUEL 3. FOX • * * • What is the derivation of the word "Matzoh?" "Matzoh," the . name given to the special form of bread eaten on Passover, may have its origin in one of two sources: from the Hebrew root meaning to "suck out," and • from a Hebrew root meaning "to squeeze" or "to press." In line with either of thse two definitions it is easy to under- stand why the Bible (Deut. 16:3) refers to the "Matzoh" as "Lech- em...…

…News Brevities PROF. SELIG BRODETSKY, president of the Board of Depu- ties of British Jews and veteran British Zionist leader, was elected president of the British Zionist Federation at the closing session of the golden jubilee three-day convention of the Federation in London. He succeeds Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, who was elected "patron" of the organization. * * The Hebrew Theological Col- lege of Chicago has accepted as a can...…

…, 10014143K4.411- 7.77777- : -.- Basal Metabolism Machine Among Features of New Jewish Hospital BASAL-METABOLISM APPARATUS is The new Jewish Hospital, one of four new hospitals to be con- structed as part of the $19,720,000 program of the Greater Detroit Hospital Fund, will be equipped with the most modern facilities for treatment and diagnosis. The apparatus shown here, a basal meta- bolism machine, has been developed in comparatively rece...…

…(-) ..._}, porttnq c") IAZA Celebrates 25th Year at Spring Dance 24—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 8, 1949 New York WA Pledges Pass $10,000,000 Mark YORK (JTA).—Pledges Left for Dead on Dachau to NEW the 1949 drive of the United The Detroit-Windsor Council of AZA is presenting its ninth an- Pyre, Now a U. S. Resident Jewish Appeal of Greater New By JERRY COHEN York have passed the $10,000,000 nual spring dance this year in Jewish News St...…

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…rectors of the Michigan TruSt Co., .was - identified with other enterprises and at the time of his death left a large estate, which was estimated at nearly a million dollars. By IRVING I. KATZ land. In 1876, he disposed of his His record of service in public The first- and only Jew in business to his cousin, . Joseph life was noteworthy. In poli- Michigan who • was elected • a member of Congress was Julius Houseman, Wto had Been .a part- tical...…

…Women Launch. Efforts for Allied Campaign These are Women's Division members who pledged a,total of nearly $100,000 at the pre-campaign dinner March 29. Women's Divi- sion leaders, left to right, Mes- dames Abraham Cooper, chairman of pre-campaign; Henry Wineman, campaign chair- man; Eugene J. Arnfeld, vice chairman of pre- campaign; Abra- ham Srere, chair- man of pre-cam- paign; Robert J. Newman, secre- tary in pre-cam- paign and Wil- liam...…

…Early Donors Give Campaign Good Send-Off Men attendants at the pre-campaign meeting where trade and professional representatives pledged a total of $1,032,000. Henry Wine- man, (c ente r) honorary chair- man of the 1949 Allied Jewish Campaign, con- fers with speak- ers Edward M. M. Warburg (right) chairman of the Joint Dis- tribution Com- mittee, and Jul- ian Venezky o f Peoria, who was chairman of the United Jewish Appeal delega- tion to Eu...…

…Campaign Units Mobilize Workers, Prospects Each table at the advance gifts dinner of the Wo- men's Division had its own host- ess. Three of the hostesses a r e shown here with M r s. Abraham Srere, chairman of pre-campaign (left to right) Mesdames Jos- eph Holtzman, Abe Srere, Ja- son L. Honigma9 and Sidney J. Allen. Juniors Raise $15,000 in One Day At Special Gifts Brunch, Dinner Junior Division leaders in the- 1949 Allied Jewish Campaign ...…

…30—THE JEWISH NEWS Obituaries MAX STITMAN, 77, of 2016 Taylor, died March 27. Funeral services were held at the Hebrew Benevolent Society. Rabbi Max Wohlgelernter officiated. He is survived by a brother in New York, and a nephew, Charles Stitman. * * * LOUIS LEBOW, 48, formerly of Detroit, died at Bellaire, Ill., March 28. Funeral services were held at the Hebrew Benevolent Society, with interment at West- wood Cemetery. Rabbi Joseph Rabinow...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS-31 Friday, April 8, 1949 Jewish Indians Had Only Tribe In Detroit Area Classified Advertisements Liners accepted from responsible firms or persons by telephone up to 10 a.m. Wednesday. Rates: 8c a word. Minimum charge $1.00. LIVING QUARTERS To Rent---Wanted--Exchange For Sale LIVING QUARTERS For Sale To Rent-Wanted-Exchange NATHAN BORENSTEIN - Plaster Contractor. „IAA. 5243. BEING EVICTED. Three adults urg- A-1 PAINTIN...…

…A Passover Treat: Two Chapters of Hitler's Rise Perils Jewry; Palestine Partition Proposed (Exclusive in Michigan) Still out as president of the Zionist Organization, Chaim Weizmann devoted himself to science in Pal- estine, where he was about to establish his permanent home. Arabs were restless at the moment, and there was little peace in sight for Jews, for the persecu- tions had started in Germany. Dr.Weizmann continues his story. By CHA...…

…Women Planning Calls to .14 ,000 For Contributions On 'THE Day' Mrs. Harry L. Jones is serving campaign assignments, Mrs. Jones as chairman of planning and or- is president of the Detroit chap- ganization for THE Day, Sunday, April 24, of the Women's Division of the 1949 Allied Jewish Cam- paign. On that one day, the 2,000 workers in general solicitation will call upon their 14,000 pros- pects for one contribution to cover the more than 50 ...…

…Israelis Taking Over Jerusalem State Zionists Back Frisch as ZOA Head 3 Nen, Little DP' s Etizzrit , TaLcril4 ft, I Vol. 51, No. 11 R NICLE 27 --- East European, Arab Curbs on Jews Studied by Knesset Friday, April 1, 1949 10c a Copy — $3 Per Year Ministries Moving to Holy City TEL AVIV—(WNS)—When the foreign ministry, it is said, is mak- Knesset (Parliament) resumed ing a determined effort to con- sessions, one of the major prop- vi...…

…Juniors Open 12 Day Drive; Special Gift Sessions Held SAMUEL KANER seated, right) hands Junior Division cam- paign workers prospect slips. (Left to right) MARVIN SELIGSON, ESTHER BODZIN, SOPHIE SHULMAN, ELAINE WEINER and HELEN KARABENICK. LAWRENCE FLEISCHMAN (background), is Junior Division chairman. * * * With more than $21,000 already pledged by workers and advance gifts prospects, the Junior Divi- sion of the 1949 Allied Jewish Campaign w...…

…ZOA Not. Ready to Abdicate; Chaitces of Frisch Soaring By WILLIAM ZUKERMAN (Jewish World News Service) NEW YORK—The rumblings of a new, or renewed, storm in American Jewish social life have been it tinctly heard, indicating that the unfortunate . controversy revolving around the UPA and ZOA was not a thing of the Past. Dr. Emanuel Neumann and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, have both returned to New York from a tour of the country and held a meetin...…

…Histadrut Reaches $250,000; Campaign Enlists Groups More than $250,000 was report- ed raised as of Sunday night in this year's Detroit Histadrut Is- rael Campaign, at the closing event of the drive at Music Hall. Harry Schumer, chairman, in his report to the gathering, express- ed confidence that the total will mount to $300,000. Mr. Schumer announced that many new groups were added to the organizations' group con- tributors under the leader...…

…tricky, April 1, 9411 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Page Three . STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL U. S. Bigotry Still Rampant, Roper Poll Discloses By PHINEAS.J. BIRON E WONDER whether many of you had occasion to read the most recent Elmo Roper survey on prejudice in our nation. Although President Truman has contributed to the debunking of public polls, Roper's fact-finding organization is one of the most accurate instruments to measure pub- lic opinion....…

…Warburg Asks Gifts to Implement'Homecoming' iDC Chairman Addresses Advance Donor Sessions In a stirring address to Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign workers, at the initial fund-raising event at the Book Cadillac Hotel on Tuesday evening, to both the men's and women's advance gifts division, Edward M. M. Warburg appealed for increased efforts and for the expansion of the United Jewish Appears facilities for reconstruction work overseas. Warbu...…

…Detroit Jewish Chronicle Published by the Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., "Inc. 2827 BarluM Tower, Detroit 26, Michigan Entered a. Friday, April 1, 1949 DETROIT JEWISH CIIRONICLE Page Four WOodward SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 Per Year, Single Copies, 10c; Foreign, $5.00 Per Yur Second-class matte: March 3. 1916.a: the Poet Office at Detroit. Mich.. under the Act of SEYMOUR 1-1040 March 3. 1879 GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief TILCIIIN,...…

…Israel Movie, Rabbi Lehrman Bistritzky on JNF's Spring Event at Northwest Tuesday Latest developments in Israel and the major needs for con- tinued land redemption will be reviewed at the annual Spring event of the Jewish National Fund, to be held next Tuesday evening, April 5, at Northwest Hebrew Congregation. Arranged under auspices of the jewis'n. National Fund Council of Council Berates Kosher Butchers The executive committee of the Jew...…

…Friday, April 1. 1•40 Divra•ur JEWISH CHRONICLE mid Nordau Pete Elections Set by Hadassah • Page rive • Jewish Program on Air Acclaimed • The annual group meetings and elections of officers of Hadassah will take place at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, and will be in the form of a Palestine supper shower. A child welfare luncheon will be served in each group at the cost of 36c, which will permit a child's name to , be inscribed by each paying memb...…

…- State Zionist Region Endorses Frisch; Controversy Rages on ZOA Presidency Morris Jacobs, 'president of the Michigan Zionist Region, in a telegraphic . message to The Jew- ish News on Monday morning ; made known the decision of the executive committee of the re- gion, on Sunday, to support Dan- iel Frisch of Indianapolis for the presidency of the Zionist Organ- ization of America. The text of the resolution as incorporated in the 6elegram r...…

…( Tate Six DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE WOMEN'S CLUBS On Exhibit at C'enter Temple Israel Sisterhood to Conduct Sabbath Services The Sisterhood of Temple Is- rael will conduct the Sabbath eve service of the, congregation Fri- day, April 8 at the Art Institute. Mrs. Harvey Steadman of Lans- ing, president of the Michigan State Federation of Temple Sis- terhoods, will preach on "Accent on Youth." Mrs. Reuben Levine, chairman of the sisterhood co...…

…The New St. Clair Furs, Inc. • , t The finest Furs in the World There are but few furriers in all America . . certainly none in Detroit ... who can display such a large selec- tion of treasures as you'll find in the star-studded arrays of luxury furs in the salons of- the new ST. CLAIR FURS. INC, Gathered for your bewitchment are ravishing sables, exquisite martins and mink of incredible beauty. No- where will you find distinctive pieces ...…

…Friday, April 1, 1949 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE !Beth El's Seder Purim in Nurser.' Events of the Week Page Seven 1' Set for April 14 ; 4 Mrs. M. J. Wohlgelernter, Zinuvi Hist ritzky and Eugene Franzblau will be heard in a sym- posium on "What Jewish Music Means to Me," at the Home Musicale set foe 8:15 p.m., Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eu- gene Franzblau, 18651 Roselawn avenue, The Detroit Social Legislation will stage its annu...…

…10—THE JEWISH,.NEWS e Gaster ' s 'Passover' Covers Fully Festival's History and Traditions Stphen, Wise Refutes Attack by Catholics Friday, April 1, 190 "Passover: Its History and that it implies an active and Traditions" by Theodor Herzl combatant struggle for the real- Gaster is an unromantic title. But ization of spiritual ideals . . • The the book, to be issued by Henry answer to slavery is not absence of slavery, but militant struggle...…

…of Zocat Society rt Me Realm Mr. and Mrs. Morris Abrams of Lawton avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. Mendel Berger of Burlingame Dena Berlin of Sturtevant ave- avenue arc visiting in Miami nue has left for Los Angeles to Beach. be maid of honor at the wedding • • • of Leona Levenson formerly of Mrs. Helen Auslander left last Detroit. She will aiso visit her brother, A. L. Berlin of Fresno, week en an extended trip to Miami and Cuba. . California. • B...…

…Schwartz to Speak at Four Detroit Meetings and to Flint's Bnai Brith As You Sow, So Shall They Reap Homeless European Jews set- Will Address Sholem Aleichem Institute Tonight, Midrasha tled in Israel through American Jewry's support of the nation- Saturday Night, JNF Ladies' Auxiliary Tuesday and wide $250,000,000 United Jewish Farband. Branches on Sunday Evening Appeal campaign will contribute Four lectures in Detroit and lem Aleichem Insti...…

…...-..•••■••••••V•a. Page Nine DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Friday, April 1, 1949 July Bride-Elect She carried a white orchid on a pearl covered Prayer Book with streamers of White satin ribbon and lillies of the valley, Delores Mihaly served as her sister's maid of honor. Sam Shreeman was best man. Brides- maids were Beatrice Mihaly, Beverly Lastar, Madilyn Bishop, Sylvia Weinstein and Maxine Shey. Jack Mihaly, Al Finn, Milt Gold, Lou Felk a...…

…12—THE JEWISH NEWS The Young Adult Community Four Detroiters Attend Young People's League Synagogue Conference April 6 Reservation Deadline Set for Council Model Seder Renee Joseph, Helen Noble, Dorothy L. Rosen and May Zorn have been elected to represent the Young People's Society of Cong. Shaarey Zedek of Detroit at the 22nd annual national con- vention of the Young People's League of the United Synagogue of America which will be held Ap...…

…4 . 9 a gentenb Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barbas of Leslie avenue announce the en- gagement of their daughter Mollie to Harry Lipsitz, son of Mrs. Lsrael Lipsita of Gladstone avenue and the late Mr. Lipsitz. The groom-elect attends Wayne University where he is affiliated with Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. An August wedding is planned. The betrothal of Maxine Sally Schey to Samuel Krinsky. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krinsky of Leslie avenue, is announ...…

…Local, •orld News Brevities THE JEWISH NEWS — I3 Friday, April 1, 1949 B. B. Tikvah Lodge's Boxing Show April 7 The latest film of Robert Jack B. Mackay, veteran St. Paul newspaperman and active Flaherty, the- noted creator of participant in civic affairs, has those film classics, "Nanook of been appointed , the North," "Moana," "Man of The Bnai Brith Tikvah Lodge to the national Aran" and "Elephant Boy" is is sponsoring an all-star amat...…

…Page Eleven DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Friday, April 1, 1949 Halevy ,Concert Slates Met Tenor Past President Junior Group Opens Drive With $21 000 Gifts Pled(ed , Opera tenor Richard Tucker With more than $21,000 already penalty of being judged not to will be featured in the Halevy pledged by workers and advance have lived." Singing Society's concert sched- The advance gifts hoard met at gifts prospects, the Junior Divi- uled for June 5 a...…

…14 — THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 1, 1949 ActivilieJ in Society' Annette Stern Wed To Sherwin J. Lutz Leon Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marwil, .Mr. and Mrs. David Zellman and Mr. and Mrs. A. DeRoven left for Israel last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fishman of Indiana Ave. have returned from a 10-day visit to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Ruby Repitor entertained at a surprise birthday party March 29, at her home on Lawrence Ave, in h...…

…DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE . rage Twelve At Youth Seder Friday, April 1, 1949 SUNDAY NIGHTERS DANCE Honoring the first anniversary of Israel's statehood, the Sunday Nighters will hold 'a Celebration Dance Sunday evening at the Center. Proceeds will go to His- tadrut. GIRSON'S PHIL ROTHSCHILD KOSHER HOUSE ACKIE KANNON is back in est in a Windy City gal. ... And red Herb Sandler and a striking Detroit doing a bang up M. C. job at a local ni...…

…Cuban Girl to Wed Detroiter Perry Phillips Adivilie3 in Society Mr. and Mrs. Isadore H. Kolodney are vacationing in Miami Beach. Their daughter, Thelma, has joined them during her spring vacation from Michigan State College. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Soberman held open house Sunday, March 27, in honor of the 25th anniversary of their parents, Mr. and Mrs Sol Granadier. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marwil of LaSalle Blvd. left on Sunday for Roslyn, L. I., w...…

…DETROIT Friday, April 1, 194, Teen-Age Sophisticates Page Thirteen JEWISH CHRONICLE fa, Harriet Mintz, Gloria Sher- man, Blanche Yelling, Ethel Hei- ler, Rita Kurlansky, Joyce Lipt- zen, Ilene Mosted, Barbara Gold- farb, . Sheila Mifelow and Flo- rence Finkelstein. • • • CELEBRATING: Estelle Kra- mer and Phil Margolis went to the Elmwood with Roz Margolis and Hal Kohn and Joe Lipson with Anita Eisner. ary-co-Nound • Fayne Myers, 'coon ...…

…/0 I6—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 1, 1949 4 Auxiliary Presidency Changes Hands Hadassah Holds Group Meetings Haclassah's annual group meet- ings and elections of officers will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, n theform of a Palestine supply shower. A child welfare luncheon will be served at each meeting. • Following are the meeting places: Central East: 12th St. Center, Mrs. Nathan Spevakow will speak on "The House We Build", s...…

…Friday, April I, 1949 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE rage Fourteen Chronicle Want Ads Bring Results Classified Ads Accepted up to 10 A.M. Wednesday Rates: 6c Per Word. Minimum Charge $1,00, Payable in Advance of Publication WO 1-1040 2827 BARLUM TOWER APTS. & FLATS WANTED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE THREE BEDROOM flat, four adults. TY. 8-1544 or TA. 6-9893. PASADENA AVE. YOUNG COUPLE with child desire flat. Call TY. 6-6022. LAMP SHADES AND LAMPS ...…

…I THE JEWISH NEWS-17 Friday, April 1, 1949 Women's Club Activities SISTERS OF ZION MIZRACHI held a board Meeting at the home of Mrs. Mollie Shulman March 23 to plan the annual mothers' and daughters' affair. The party will be held May 16, the eve of Lag b'Omer, at the Mayfair. Re- becca Shekter is chairman. Mrs. Mitchel Shaw was appointed chairman of the Matzo Fund for the Child Rescue children. * * LADIES 0 F .YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH will p...…

…Page Fifteen DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Friday, April 1, 1949 25. Services were at Ira Kauf- man. Ile is survived by his sons, The family of the late Anna Louis and Meyer; daughters, Ascher announce the unveiling of Mrs. Isadore Millstein, Mrs. Mor- a monument in her memory at ris Ostrow and Mrs. AbraharA I p.m., Sunday at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Jacob E. Segal Lash of Chicago. will officiate. Friends and rela- Friday night services at Con-...…

…18 — THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 1, 1949 History Week Is Coming Superb Records Richard Tucker's tantorial Jewels' Richard Tucker's "Havdoloh" is one of the most beautiful records that The Jewish News reviewer has ever listened to. The eminent Metropolitan Opera tenor has positively made a very great marks with this work. It is part of the recordings that have been issued by Columbia Records Inc. under the title "Can- torial Jewels." The ...…

…American "apish Pcriodica4 •-• ••••.•*, V•S -• • OUR ATHLETES Gordon's Bar Potent Early This Season • By MITCHELL TENDLER THAT BIG NOISE you hear is simply reverberations from the potent bat of Sidney Gordon who has taken kindly to the California training site selected by his employers, the New York Giants. Gordon, who was one of the big guns on the 1948 Giant slug- ging crew, is all by himself as far as spring- time lime ball • hittin...…

…Laski Lectures in U. S. THE JEWISH NEWS Looking jaun- ty, political science PROF . HAROLD LASKI, Univer- sity of London,. form er British Labor party chairman, ar- rives i n New York on the Queen Elizabeth to deliver a series of Lec- tures. He and Mrs. Laski (left) arrived on same ship with Las- ki's arch foe in British politics, Winstop. Chur- chill. L Our Letter Box Favors Shapero for Judge Editor, the Jewish News: I am glad to join wit...…

…Congregational News State Sisterhood President Speaks At Sabbath Service Mrs. David Krause Elected at Bnai. Moshe Northwest Women To Present Annual Scholarship Event The following officers were elected by the .Sisterhood of Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will re- Congregation Bnai Moshe for the view Sho'em Aleichem's "Tev- ensuing year:, The Sisterhood of Temple Mesdames David Krause, nres- yeh's Daughters," at the Torah rael will conduct the Sabbat...…

…Shaarey Zedek Film Record to Be Shown At Meeting April 6 Beth Aaron Hears Buchenwald Story "Flicker Flash Backs," an al- bum of Shaarey Zedek events re- corded in color film, will be pre- sented at a joint meeting of Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood and Men's Club at 8:30 p.m. Wednes- day, April 6, in the synagogue social hall. Albert Green, past president of Cong. Beth Aaron and its Men's Club and Sisterhood will present Al Atkins, East Detroiter ...…

…▪ Spontaneous Gifts Total $24,000 At Beth Yehudah Patron Dinner Spontaneous gifts totaling $25,- 000 were presented to the Beth Yehudah Schools Sunday night at their seventh annual dinner at Northwest Synagogue. Dedic- ated to Rabbi Moses FiScher's 70th birthday, the $18 patrons' dinner drew more than -350 leaders of Michigan and Ohio communities. An address by Rabbi Solomon P. Wohlgelernter of Chicago, stres- sing the " indispensible work of...…

…r,== army Ras. kin's P- 1 ISTENING -3 - -=--.- -;_ 61111 .111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 THE JEWISH NEWS-23 Jewish Congress Asks Peru .To Allow Import of Matzoth Halevy to Present Richard Tucker Preparations for the concert to be presented by the Detroit Halevy Singing Society Jun...…

…,. 7 ., ? j * ....S 1 '= , , l'ii. - ( '' ' pONcnl 24—.THE JEWISH NEWS Ftidayi April 1; 1949 ',•,,,, cease "-- Ball and Schwartz Open New Furniture Building By JERRY COHEN Jewish News Staff Writer . {$500 000 UJA,Donor -.4 Largest gif t announced at the U J A opening confer ence i n, Washington was h e $500,000 contribution by ABRAH A M MAZER of New York (right), who shown with i s MRS. MAZER and Israel For- eign •Minister MOSHE SH...…