February 12, 1954 BANGOR, MAINl!I

olume 17 ?,Jumber 6

NATIONAL·A.D.L. OFFICIAL TO YOUTH GROUP TO DISCUSS ADDRESS B'NAI B'RITH GROUPS AMERICAN JUDAISM

Frederick M. Kraut, National Director of the National Organiza­tions Departme nt of the Anti­Defamation League, will address the joint .meeti ng of the B'nai B'rith Lodge and Chapter 'Wednesday evening, at 8 :00 p. m.

Mr. Kraut has had an unu sual and varied backgr ound. A lawyer and teacher -by prof ession, he prac­ticed befot'e the New York Stat e and Federa l Bat · for over ten years and was associat ed for eight years with th e New York City education­al system as a guidance counseloi · and Deau of boys. He .combined this with voluntary work in such social agencies as the J ewish Com­munity House and th e Stuyv esant Neighborho od House.

A well traveled man throughout North America, Mr. Kraut in July, 1943 joined the American Red Cross staff, and · after three months as Director of the A.R.C.'s recrea­tional program in New York City, during which time he was active with the American Theatre Wing and a host at the New York Stage Door Canteen, he embarked for Australia.

He remained "Down Under " un­til February 1945, as Area Director o( Recreation and Entertainment for. the American Red Cross. Among his i·esponsibilities were

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Jewish Music Month To Feature Talented Artists

J ewish Music Month will be celebrated by the Center on Monday March 1, at 8: 15 p. m., when · two youthful and talented artists make thei1· first appearance in Bangor.

Edith Gordon, young operatic soprano, received h~r early musical education in Canton, Ohio and then attended Juilliard School of Music as a winner of the Margaret McGill Scholarship. Miss Gordon began her professional care er as guest artist on radio ·station WOR and fol­lowed her successful debut as soloist on such network shows as Operatic Revue, Mutual Music Box, and Goodyear Program.

Leaving the field of radio Miss Gordon attended Tanglewoo<l and so impressed Aaron Copland, that she was engaged as soprano soloist with the Paris Opera Ball et. Then followed her association with "The Telephone" and "The Medium."

During this past season Miss Gordon has appeared as soloist with the Little Orchestra Society and has been re -engaged for the 1953-54 season.

Raymond Smolaver, Cantor and Music Director of the White Plains Jewish Center, holds graduate degrees in music from Carnegie Institute of Technology, Columbia University and Teachers College.

Mr. Smolaver began his musical career singing the tenor role of "Herman" in the American premier of Tschaikovsky's opera "Pigue Dame" at the Tanglewood Music Box in 1949.

Mr. Smolaver has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorale Society, and the Workman's Circle Chorale So­ciety and has sung leading tenor roles with the New England Opera Theatre and the Tanglewood Opera Center.

T.his outstanding musical program is being presente<l by the Adult Activities Committee of the Center and is free to the Center members upon presenta tion of their membership cards at the door. Admission to non-members is fifty cenm.

"Youth Looks at the Future of American Judaism" is the title of a series of seven meetings planned by our Teen Council. Planned to meet the needs of our young people to know of and discuss vital mat­ters, these meetings will allow am­ple time for group discussion.

The group will meet on Monday evenings at 7 :30 p. m. Complete schedule of meetings and topics to be discussed follow: Monday, February 15th

Significance of the Sabbath Monday, March 8th

Totalitarianism and Judaism Monday, March 29th

Jewish Education Monday, April 12th

farael and America Monday, April 26th

Anti-Semitism Monday, May 10

Ethics of Judaism Monday, May 24th

Living a Jewish Life in America

Silk Screening Course To Be Continued

A class in Silk Scr eening is again being offered to our adults. Taug.ht by Franci:a Hamabe, this class will meet on Tuesday eve­nings at 7:30 p. m. beginning March 2. The adult activities com­mittee of the Center is repeating this course because of many re­quests by our members.

Registration must be made by February 26th, as the class will be limited. Fee for the 10 weeks' course of instruction is $5.00 for members and $7.50 for non-mem ­bers.

CONDOLENCES Our deepest sympathies: To the family of the late Mrs.

Abraham Katz. To the family of the late Mrs.

Jacob Gass. To Mr. Sol Brown upon the re­

cent loss of his brother and sister­in-Iaw.

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MILTON LINCOLN, Executive Director

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AMERICAN JEWRY TO DISCUSS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

By JUDAH PILCH

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wedn esday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Monday

Tuesday

Monday

COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 14 Mr. and Mrs. Club 8:30 p.m. February 16 Forwn 8:15 p.m . February 16 Beth Israel Bridge 7:30 p.m. February 17 B'nai B'rith Joint Meeting 8:00 p.m. February 21 B'nai B'rith Chapter 8:00 p.m. February 23 JCC Si·sterhood 2:30 p.m. February 24 Adult Education Class 8:30 p.m. February 25 Z.O.A. Meeting 8:00 p.m. Februa ry 28 Beth Israel Young People 8:00 p.m.

March 1 Jewish Music Night 8:15 p.m. March 2 Beth Israel Tea 2:00 p.m. March 3 Beth Abr aham Sist erhood 8:00 p.m.

JCC Board 8:00 p.m. March 8 B'nai B'rith Rummage Sale 9:00 a .m.

Hadassah Meeting 8:00 p.m. March 9 B'nai B'rith Rummag e Sale 8:00 a.m.

Yiddish Film 8:00 p.m. March 15 Symposium 8:15 p.m'.

Executive Director American Association for Jewish Education

For the second time in the histor y of the American Jewish com­munity, delegat es from all corners of the country and from all aspects and groupings in Jewish life will gather at a national conference, in March 1954, to discuss not fund-raising and philanthropy, not eme1~ gencies and responsibilities overseas, not even the frequently raised spectre of anti-Semitism, but J ewish education.

facts . The liabilities in American Jewish education s.hould be separated from the assets, the fo1mer discarded and the latter enha nced. And the whole existing structure should be measured against the responsibilities of American Jewry in the middle of the twentieth century, responsibili ­ties to itself, to its child ren, and to Jewish life throughout the world.

Confer ences, national or local, are far from unusual in American Jewish lifa. But the plain historic fact is that we, American Jews, have lived almost 300 years in these Un ited States and have come together only once on a full-scale, nationally rep1·esentative basis, to discuss and to plan the future of our existence in 1;erms of the indispensable activity of educating our childr en to the heritage of Jud aism and Jewisli living. That such a conference is being held for th e second time during the Tercent enary of J ewish life in Amer ica is a welcome sign of American J ewry's mature rea lization that ita futul'a rests on education .

The Conference is bound to awaken a new, deeper arui broader un­derstanding and interest in Jewish education in every hamlet and metropolis in America where Jews live. These will be reflected not only in greater attendance figur es but also in va'iltly imp rove d educational program. And what is equa lly important, this new ferment and activity . will 1·esult in a new wav e of support for J ewish education as the key to Jewish su1'Vival in the United States.

T.he Jews of America are thus fac ing up to the needs of strengthen­ing their foundations for an ever grow ing and developing communal life . These needs are more than hypothetical; they are voiced with in­creasing freq uency and urgen cy wherever thoughtful Jews come to­geth er , in local communities and in national organizations, and they are reflected in statemen t after statement emanating from the leade rship of organizations of all types, from ·tl1e· Americ an Jewi sh Committee to the Zionist Organization; orthodox , conserva tive, and reform. For the firs t time in our history , there is r eally widespread questioning about Jewish educati on, and the course that it should tak e.

Involved in this questioning is a trea t . deil ·of dissatisfaction with the present status of ·J e,vish education: Pa1,ents, teachtfos, social work­ers, rabbis, and community leadei·s ·were increasingly critical of all a·s­pects of the work of J ewish schools. ,-Some -attack the day schools as parochial, others condemn the su ·nday and afternoon -schools as piti­fully ina dequat e. There is sharp comment fro m some · qua rter s on re­ligious empha ·sis which , it is said, a te ·un suita ble for the growing · gen­eration; others decry what they see as ·d~Jildai.zation ·of t he schools and · the children . Attendance, texts , tea~hers , facilities, budgets-al! come . in for criticism and questioning; The.n, . too; ~he entire question of the specific aims of Jewish education come to the fore. · Should the school be Hebrew language 01·iented, with adeq u~te : p1~yisiq~ fo~· the teaching of religious values and practices , or should the , scho.ol ~p hasize prep­amtion for life, which would imply the gradual elimination of Hebrew as the sine-qua-non of a sound curriculum and the substit ut ion of sub­jects and activities that are "functional" in A~erican Jewi sh lif e? Should the stress ba on knowledge for its own sake or for adjustment in the American Jewish environment? Increasingly, it becomes obviou.:1 that these questions have to be balanced against each other and against the

Sha r i, the talented radio and ·Tv ventri_loquist, will ent ertain our children on Tuesday, February 23, at . 2: 30 1J. m. ·

Shari, who in private lif e is the daught er of .Dr. -A. Hurwit z, Direc ­tor of Recreatio n at Yeshiva Univ ers ity, . ha s appeared on such TV . shows as "Th e Show Goes On," "Candy Carni val" and "Super Circus."

All children are invited to attend this .show and .havei fun with Shari and her ta lking dummies . · ·

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B'NAt B'RITH SPEAKER (Continued from page 1)

the estab lishment , administration and direction of programs for American and Alli ed service per­sonnel., in which capacity Mr . Kraut supervi-.,ed a professional staff of 1 400 and a volunteer staff of 8,000 civilians. He sta g-ad many elaborate shows, performed himself in these productions and appeared on the · radio for the Australian Broad castin g Commission. In addi­tion, Mr. Kra ut wrote a compre­hensive manua l which thereafter was us ed throughout th•a world by American Red Cross recreational persl?miel.

After leaving the Red Cross in February 1945, Mr. Kraut joined the staff of the A.D.L.'s Community Service Departm ent. As a result of his . specialized knowl edg e of serv­icemen, _and their pr oblems , he has be!!n placed in . char ge of veterans' activities in the Eastern Regional Office.

During the su mmer of 1947, Mr. K1'aut went to Europe. H·a brought back . fir st . hand information, espe­cia:Uy regarding our De-Nazifica­tion : pr ogram in Germ an y.

Welcome.To Our New Members Of The Center Family Dr. Myer Byer Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dresner Mr. and Mr s. Herbert Freedman Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Max Gotlib Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gotlieb Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lait Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lieberman Mr. Hy Liebson Mr. and Mr s. Har ry Mandleb aum Mr. an d Mr s. Philip Ni ss-2nbaum Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pilot Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Rolnick Mr. and Mrs. Charles Share Mr. and Mrs. Murry Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Ab raham Smith Miss Pauline Smith

ISRAELI FOOD SCRIPTS

New Activities Now Open To Children Ballet and ·Tap

Registration for th -a second pe­riod of the Center School of Ballet

and Tap may be made now at the office. 'This second semester will begin on Wednesday March 3rd

and will continue until Jun e 9th. Two cla sses are available for

childr en. 2 :45-3 :45 p. m.-3-5

years of age; 3:45-4:45 p.m.-Chil ­

dren over 5 years.

Registration fee for children of Center membership is $10.00; non­members $12.50. Each class will be lim ite d to 20 children.

Art and Pupp et Making

A class in painting and puppet­making will be t aught by Francis Hamabe beginning Friday , March 5th at 3 :30 p. m. and cont inuing for 10 weeks . Our youngsters- will be able to lea rn the fundamentals of making and staging a puppet show and increase th eir skills in drawing and painting.

Classes are limited to 20 chil­dren . Registration must b-2 made in advance. -lnstr- uction is free -to Center members and a fee of $2.50 for non-members will be charged.

-Children 's Th eatre and Folk Dancing

The curtain will go up on our Children's Th•aatre Group when they hold their first meeting on Friday afternoon, March 5th at 3:30 p. m. Dir ected by Mrs . Janic e Lewis and Mrs. Holmes the group will combine music, acting and dancing. Mrs . Lewis , a former stu ­dent at the Unive rsity of Maine, has direct-ad creative th eatre groups in many summer cam ps . Mrs . Holmes ha·s conducted her own schoo l of dancing before mov­ing to Bangor . Both young women are inter ested in child re n and are memb ers of our Nursery School stafl' .

Registration mu st be made in advanc-a for the new acti vity and is free to Center members . A f ee of $2.50 will be charged non-members .

AVAILABLE TO ~ANGORIANS in any amount from $5.oo to $25.00 Script for Israel may now be and are redeemable at spacial food

purchased by Bangor residents for stores in Israel . Ord ers for scripts r~latives and fri en ds living in I may be made by calli ng Rabbi Juda Israel. Scripts may be purchased Moses at 3119.

Ladies Aid Seeks New Members

The Lad ies' Aid is now appea l­ing to our young wome n to become members of this outstanding organ­ization . Th e LadiE:s' Aid has a very distinct and worthwhile purpose for its existence . Organized many years ago to rander aid to our less fortunate brethren, we .have con­tinued to serve those who require assistance.

Our organization ct\nducts social activities , we do npt me et every month, and we do not raise funds through activities . ' Our purpose is

to help. ~ . Jo in now with u for the year

1954 and help us b of service to our community. Send '\y our mem­bership dues of $1.00 to'm.~ at 46 Leighton Street or to Mrs. Milmie_,, Allen, 110 Oanter Str eet. ·

Mrs . Myer Minsky, P resi dent

VACATION PROGRAM CHILDREN 6-12 YEARS

Shari Tu·asday Wedne sday

Thursday Sunday

February 23 February 24

February 25 February 28

Arts, Cra fts, Games, Folk Dancing

Cartoon Show

2:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2: 00 p.m . Roller Skating

Sat urday Tuesday Wednesday Thu r sday

TEENS Febru ary 20 Dance F ebruary 23 Movie Februa ry 24 Open House Febr-µary 25 Roll er Skating

8:00 p.m. 8 :00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Party followed by Box Lu nch and Social

National Leaders To Open 1954 U. J. A. Campaign For $119,921,150

Dr. Abba Hillel Silv er , Mrs. Ehanor Roosevelt and Ed ivar d M.

M. Warburg, Genera l Chailman of the United Jewish Appeal, .head the list of distinguished public figures who will address th e UJA's Na­tional In augural Confer ence in Miami Beach, Fla., next Friday, Saturd ay and Sunday (Feb. 19, 20, and 21), when the Appea l will launch its 1954 nationwide cam­paign and its 16th suc cessive an ­nual driv e in behalf of Is rae l and Jewish victi ms of war and oppres­sion.

Th e more than 900 community leaders and campaign volunteers who will atten d the inaugura l ses­sions at the Saxony Hot·al will be faced with the establishment of a 1954 standard of giving as the campaign gets unde r way to mise the UJA's goa l of $119,921,150, representing the combined budget­ary ne eds of the Unit•ad Israe l Ap­peal, J oint Distribution Committee and Unit ed Service for New Amer­icans.

The three-day Inaugural Con­ference will open next Friday with a maeting of more than 300 out­standing women contributors who will be addressed by Mrs . Roose­velt and who will honor Mrs. Louis

Altschul of New York, a veteran leader in philanthropic causes and one of the UJ A 's staunchest sup­porters. The session will formally inaugurate th ·a campaign of the Appeal's National Women's Divi­sion, which since its establish ment in 1946 .has stimulated the raising by American women of more than $103,000,000.

The Conference will contin ue Sat urday evening with a session of UJA na t ional officers and members of the National Campaign Cabin et, and will conclude Su nday after­noon with a meeting of more than 600 of the country's leading con­tributors who will hear .from Dr. Silver, Mr. Warburg , and Sa m Levenson , th e noted radio and tele­vision persona lity .

Last year, at a similar Inau gura l Conference in Miami Beach, more than $14,000,000 in pledges came forward to give the UJA th e great­est sum ever contributed to launch a nationwi de campaign.

The responsibilities facing th e more than 900 conferees at this year 's Conference are underscored both by la st year's record and by the acute need for sustaining Israel's march to economic inde­pend•ance at a moment of acute and growing tension.

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97th Council Scholar

Yehudith Brawer, of Jerusalem. arrived in the United Statea thia week to spend two years studyinl' child welfare work, which is, ahe says , "a new field in Israel which must be developed" . She is the 97th student to be brought here under the overseas scholarship program of the National Council of Jewish Women for graduate st udy of advanced American tech• niques in fields of welfare, health and education. Miss Brawer, who is a member of the Child Welfare Depar tment of the Ministry of Welfar e in Jerusalem, will atuct, at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work of Wash• ington University in St. Louie.

CONGRATULATIONS BIRTHS

Pictured above are some of our children who att·and the Center athletic program conducted at the Y. M. C. A. every Sunday afternoon. Supervised by Simon Nissenbaum, more than 30 youngsters enjoy an hour gym program and then plunge into the pool for an hour swim.

To Mr. and Mr s. Murry Sher­man upon the 1,ecent bil'th of a son, Scott Todd. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ha_,rry Sherman ; mate r nal grandparen ts Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kliman .

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