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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
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Detroit's B'Nai B 'Rith
A History of Pisgah Lodge
By ADOLPH FREUND
W
RITI NG a history of Pisgah need, or that upon his demise, his
Lodge involves a recitation of widow and orphans, if any, would
early days of Judaism in Detroit. receive support. The fraternal and
The one is intimately interwoven religious spirit as required by the
with the other. However, to give ritual of the Order was rigidly ad-
merely an epochal narrative and hered to. In 1878 conditions some-
not to attempt writing a history, what changed, and as it was hoped,
would require more time than is at a progressive step was taken in
our disposal and more space than matters of benefit to families of de-
can be permitted in these columns. ceased members. There was an in-
Pisgah Lodge was founded near- sistent clamor for an endowment
n some
ly sixty years ago, on December 12. law , whi ch was i n force i
1857. With probably few excep- states of District Grand Lodge No.
tions, all the Jews of prescribed 2, to which jurisdiction Pisgah
age living in Detroit and adjacent Lodge belonged up to that time.
towns, and who had membership in The northwest becoming more pop-
Congregation Beth El, became char- ulous with our co-religionists, Dis-
ter members of the lodge. Jacob trict Grand Lodge No. 6 was
Silberman, the first president of the formed out of No. 2, and Pisgah
Congregation, was chosen to like Lodge grasped the opportunity to
office in the new organization. The join the new unit of the Order,
Freedman and Schloss brothers, which was among the first to enact
Messrs. Ilerschman, I lersch, Fin- an endowment law.
The impetus which the insurance
sterwald, I leineman, Cozzin, New-
man., Abrams, Bandit, lIenfy, feature gave to the lodge was re-
Fleischman, Sloman, Van l laalen, markable. Many new members
Labold, Cohen, Rice, . Lehman, were enrolled and Pisgah grew to
Marx, Sykes and other Jewish pio- be one of the largest and most ac-
neers in our city have their names tive lodges in the organization.
inscribed on the charter of Pisgah Young men also took a most lively
Lodge, the original of which now interest in its affairs. Social and
adorns the walls of the lodge. literary features were added.
None of the charter members of There was a rivalry among mem-
either the Congregation or the lodge bers to be elected to offices, for to
hold an office was a distinction and
are among the living today.
From the early days until 1871, an honor. The meetings were al-
the purpose of the lodge was purely' ways largely attended, and the lodge
room became a favorite gathering
philanthropic, in the sense that
financial benefit would accrue to place for all members. This splendid
any member, except if he were in
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