THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
Cornerstone of "Beth Elijuhu" Congre-
gation is Laid Sunday, June 17
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Impressive Ceremonies Witnessed by Large Crowd—Julius Freud
and Andrew H. Green, Jr., Speak
The cornerstone of the new edifice
of the Congregation "Beth Elijuhu,"
the First Hungarian Hebrew congre-
gation of Detroit, was laid on Sun-
day, June 17th, amidst impressive
ceremonies attended by over 1,000
people. The new synagogue now
being erected at the corner of Beau-
Nen and Brush streets, represents an
outlay of approximately $75,000, the
plans for which were drawn by Ar-
chitect Henry Kohner.
The ceremonies began at 4 p. m.
with an invocation by Rabbi Joseph
Thumin, of Beth Abraham synagogue.
"We are assembled here at a time
when the whole world is torn with
bloody strife," said Rev. 'Ilumine
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tional origin as the.members of 'Beth
i Hungary knows
.Elijul ui." The Jew in
,what, freedom He has, enjoyed in
that land.full civil and religious rights,
and it is• because the Hungarian Jew
has been a free man that he appre.
date the liberties extended him in this
country. The Hungarian Jew has
been a good Jew and a lover of free-
dom. It is my fervent hope that the
land of our birth will emerge from
this great war a nation of free men,
who will have thrown off the iron
rule of autocracy in every form." Mr.
Freud traced the history of the Jew-
ish community from the time that he
came to Detroit in 1856. At that time
there were only 12 Jewish families
in the city that now possesses ap-
proximately 80,000 Jews. The first
house of worship was the site of
the Burns hotel, but today many beau-
tiful edifices house the various Jew-
ish congregations. "My only hope
now," he stated, "is that I may live
many more years to watch the fur-
ther progress of this wonderful com-
munity, and to participate in all move-
ments for the welfare of my people."
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"Many of us are close to the horrors
of the vast struggle in that we arc
native of one of the belligerent coun-
tries, but that fact only solemnizes
this occasion. We are gathered here
to lay the foundation of a House of
God in a free land whose sacred
guarantee is the right of worship, and
we offer our appreciation and thanks
to our adopted country for this priv-
ilege."
Herman Eichner Speaks.
Mr. Jacob Farkas, as chairman of
the building committee, introduced
erman Eichner, the president of the
congregation, who delivered a short
address tracing the history of "Beth
Elijuhu" from its foundation six years
ago. "We started with but a hand-
ful," said Mr. Eichner. "Our first
meeting place was a rented room.
That little nucleus has now developed
into one of the largest congregations
in this section of the city, an organi-
zation representing a membership of
over 300 families. We are building a
Temple to God on this site that will
be a credit not only to the members
of "Beth Elijuhu," but also a source
of pride to the entire Jewish com-
munity of Detroit." At the conclu-
sion of his talk Mr. Eichner intro-
duced Mr. Julius Freud as the only
honorary member of the congrega-
tion, and one of the foremost Jews of
Detroit. Mr. Freud was given a long
and expressive ovation as he arose to
speak.
Julius Freud, Honorary Member of
Congregation.
"It is indeed an honor to me to be
an honorary member of this congre-
gation," said Mr. Freud. "I am proud
of the fact that I am of the same na-
ELIAS EINZIG
what part of the earth he came. He
has ever been the first to respond to
the call for sacrifice on the alter of
patriotism." Mr. Green said he hon-
ored the jew for his passionate love
for Hebraic culture, and warned
against a too great assimilation with
foreign influences. He paid tribute
to the members of the congregation
for their zeal and successful organi-
zation, and stated that such energy
furnished an inspiration to all peo-
ples.
George Kemency, editor of the lo-
cal Hungarian paper, representing the
Hungarian non-Jews of Detroit, con-
gratulated the members of the con-
gregation on their success in their
undertaking, and expressed the good
wishes of the entire Hungarian com-
munity in Detroit.
(Continued on page 6)
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