Judge Harry B. Kidan was honored at the recent primaries. He was elected to the municipal court twice before, and on both occasions either led the field of candidates or came in second.
Several months ago, Judge Keidan was elevated to the circuit court bench, by the appointment of Governor Fred Green, to fill a vacancy. At the primaries he was voted on for the short term ending next spring, and he received 111,490 votes. The next candidate trailed Judge Keidan with 66,370 votes.
Judge Keidan is a devout Orthodox Jew, walks to court on Saturday, does not write on that day, and is observing almost to the letter of the law.
Postmaster Charles C. Kellogg estimated the number of New Year’s cards which went through the Detroit Post Office at approximately 400,000. At this rate, $8,000 were spent in postage on Rosh Hashonah greeting cards. All of American Jewry, if Detroit Jewry’s expense be considered an average, should therefore have spent about a half million dollars for postage on New Year greeting cards.
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