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Mumford High School science teacher Mr. Strepic asked students to breakfast at a restaurant on Livernois. Told that the meeting was disciplinary, in truth, the students were treated to a social gathering The only adult pictured in the photos is Louis Salesin, owner of Mumford Music (circa 1956). • looking back Courtesy of Michael Salesin S eventy-five years ago, it was a busy week for Detroit Jews, according to the Nov. 27, 1942, issue of JN. There was the usual news of the war, of course, but on the home front, there were a number of events to consider. A story on page 5 noted that it was time to celebrate Jewish Book Week. This was the predecessor of the Jewish Community Center's 2017 Book Fair held earlier this month. The story boasted of Jewish books in three languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and English. There were books for everyone. Another short article and photo celebrated a donation of $5,700 — a good sum in 1942 — to the War Chest from the employees and adminis- tration of the Federal Engineering Co. The photo showed its president, David M. Levine, hand- ing a check to Fred M. Butzel, vice-president of the War Chest. This fundraising earned Federal Engineering the coveted "E" Flag, which was given to those orga- nizations that made significant contributions to the war effort through purchase of War Bonds. On the cultural front, there was a story about a famous violinist from Palestine giving his second concert in Detroit: "Bronislaw Huberman Given Royal Welcome by Zionists of Detroit." Huberman is also remembered for founding the Palestine Philharmonic (now known as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) and, through this medium, provided an escape from the Nazis for nearly 1,000 European Jews. He was also famous for having his violin, the "Huberman Stradivarius," stolen twice dur- ing his lifetime. Talk about bad luck! And, on the editorial page, the political cartoon stated that it was a good start to Thanksgiving week. Hope your Thanksgiving was festive and fun • Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive Historic photos are curated by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist 70 November 30 • 2017 jn