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BUILDERS of DETROIT
Dr. LEO M. FRANKLIN

By LAWRENCE LIPTON

Dr. Leo M. Franklin, spiritual
leader of Temple Beth El, was
born in Cambridge City, Ind., on
March 5, 1870. After a course in
liberal arts at the University of
Cincinnati, Dr. Franklin attended
the Hebrew Union College. Later
he took post-graduate work at the
University of Michigan. The hon-
orary degree of LL.D. was con-
ferred upon him by the University
of Detroit.
His first rabbinical post was
Temple Israel in Omaha Neb.,
where he served from 1892 till
1899. In the latter year he came
to Temple Beth El, Detroit.
Dr. Franklin created the first
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so doing, anticipated the present
wide-spread movement for Jewish
training in the colleges and laid
the basis for the work now being
carried on by the Hillel Founda-
tion at Ann Arbor. Ever since
then he has been the supervising
rabbi of the university, speaking
before Jewish student organiza-
tions from time to time and filling
the need for a spiritual advisor
for the large student body.
As chairman of the committee
on religious work in universities
of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis, Dr. Franklin for
many years labored to improve re-
ligious conditions among Jewish
students.

Dr. Franklin was a pioneer In
the movement known as the "un-
assigned seating system," being
the first to introduce that arrange-
ment at Temple Beth El. Since
then more than 100 congregations
in all parts of the country have
adopted the unassigned seating
system. The effect of this move-
ment has been a democratizing of
congregational life in Reform
temples.
Two temples have been built
during the incumbency of Dr.
Franklin, the present one having
been dedicated in 1922.
Twice Dr. Franklin has been
honored with the presidency of
the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis, succeeding Rabbi
Louis Grossman in 1919. In this
capacity Dr. Franklin was notable
for his energetic and progressive
measures. His concept of the po-
sition of the rabbi was made clear
in 1921 when in his presidential
message to the conference he de-
clared that the rabbi represents
no phase or faction in Israel. Ile
stands for the cause of unadjec,
tived Judaism."
An insight into the views of Dr.
Franklin in matters concerning the
relationship of the Jew to his
American environment may be
gained by reading the following,
which is taken from his 1921 mes-
sage. It will be recalled that the
immigration problem was already
a live one at the time.
We believe that we speak for
practically all of the Jews of

America when we say that we
would not for one moment sanc-
tion the admission to these shores
of any person who, coming hither ,
would not be prepared to enter
heart and soul into the spirit of
our institutions; who would not be

much as dues its intellectual life
And to do this is the specific task
of the preacher."
Another common abuse that has
drawn the tire of his criticism is
the tendency of congregations to
make unreasonable demands upon
their.rabbis.
"What perhaps has tended as
much as anything else to under-
' mine the intluence of the rabbi is
that he has spread out his efforts
over too wide a field and so in-
stead of being essentially the re.
ligious leader of his people—an
expert, as it were, in his special
domain—he has devoted himself to
all sorts of things that are time
consuming and that sap his ener-
gies and thus leave him unfit for
ois primary and greatest task.
"What congregations, particu-
'llarly in our larger communities,
require is a division of labor. The
rabbi should be first of all the
preacher and the teacher. Where
. 'social activities pplay a great part
in the congregational life, the time
Os come, I believe, when there
should be come one otner than the
rabbi charged wits the supervision
of these activities."
In all such problems Dr. Frank-
lin has inavanamy been found up-
DR. LEO M. FRANKLIN
on the side of progress and im-
ready to give his full and undivid- provement.
Notwithstanding his immersion
ed loyalty to this country; who
would not come hither desifing and in many activities, religious and
determined to make this blessed secular, Dr. Franalin nas found
land a home not only for himself time for a number of literary and
scholarly writings, among them "A
but also for his children.
"We Jews go the full length Ritual for Sunday Service," "A
with those who would exclude Ritual for Children's Services,"
from American hospitality the "Christ and Cnristianity, from the
pauper, the insane. the criminal, Standpoint of the Modern Jew,"
the anarchist; in fact, all whose "Orthodox Jewish Customs in Re-
physical or moral defects would lation to the Nursing Professions"
logically make them dependents or, and many pampmets on a wide va-
what is worse , a source of danger riety of subjects.
to our country and its institutions.
"But, on the other hand, we be-
lieve that it would be contrary to
the spirit in which our republic
was conceived and subversive of
the principles upon which it was
Alf red M. Cohen, international
builded by the fathers, to close the
doors of this country in the face president of the Independent Or-
of those who, as the victims of po- der B'nai B'rith, sailed June 11
litical oppression or religious per- for a tour of Europe. Mr. Cohen
secution, come hither seeking an was accompanied by his daughter
opportunity to live their lives as and son-in-law, Rabbi and Mrs.
men, in freedom and under equal Louis Mann of Chicago.
laws, and who, in return for the
The first stop on Mr. Cohen's
blessings which here they expect itinerary is England, where he will
to receive, are eager to accept install the newly elected officers of
every duty and to make every sac- the Great Britain lodge and be the
rifice which American citizenship guest of honor at a large dinner
implies."
in London. Ile will visit chapters
On another much mooted point of the order throughout the Eu-
Dr. Franklin's views have always ropean continent and will review
been equally clear. The tendency their work and help them to plan
to convert the pulpits into profes- new activities.
sors chairs and into lecture plat-
The I. 0. B. B. has branches in
forms has never won his approval. Canada, the Republic of Panama,
"Already our people are too ra- England, Holland, Denmark, Ger-
tionalistic," said Dr. Franklin, many, Switzerland, Austria, Po-
"and their emotions are not often land, Czecho-Slovakia, Jugoslavia,
stirred. We must remember that Roumania, Bulgaria, Greece, Tur-
the spiritual life of a community key, Syria, Egypt and Palestine,
needs to be stimulated quite as besides the United States.

COHEN TO VISIT
FOREIGN LODGES

Will Install New
Young
Officers Tuesday
Judaea

Local Pythians Parade to
Wyandotte to Confer
Rank on Vroman.

To the shrill shiek of sirens, the
tooting of horns and the whistle of
noise makers, 500 members of De-
troit Lodge, No. 55, Knights of
Pythias, journeyed to Wyandotte
Tuesday to confer the third rank
at Washington Lodge, No. 213, on
Harold Vroman, son of the grand
chancellor, Earl Vroman.
Detroit Lodge was signally hon-
ored by having a squadron of mo-
torcycle police conduct the long
line of automobiles from Castle
Hall to the Wyandotte lodge.
Earl Vroman addressed the
meeting on the significance of
Pythianism. Frank Berman, past
chancellor commander of Detroit
Lodge, No. 55, and grand outer
guard, also addressed the meeting.
He pointed out the progress of the
Detroit lodge and complimented
the junior degree team on its re-
markable work.
William Hampton, grand keeper
of records and seal, lauded Detroit
Lodge, No. 55, calling attention to
the strides it is making in all
branches of fraternalism.
Charles Goldstein, chancellor
commander-elect, addressed the
meeting on the activities of No. 55
and outlined the work of the lodge
for the coming year.
Installation of officers for the
coming year will be held at 7
o'clock Tuesday, June 21, at the
Crystal Room of the New Masonic
Temple. The newly elected officers
who will be installed at this meet-
ing are Chancellor-commander,
Charles L. Goldstein; vice-chancel-
lor, Samuel Matoff; prelate, Emil
Raskin; master-at-arms, Dr. Reu-
ben R. Goldstone; inner guard,
Louis Wolfe; outer guard, Aubrey
Pereira; master of finance, Wil-
liam Rosenberg; master of ex-
chequer, Nathan Pereira, and
keeper of records and seal, Abe
Goldman.
Reservations are arriving in
large numbers and a record crowd
will be in attendance. The grand
lodge officers wil Ibe present and
'he committees in charge have
taken care of all details of music,
food, (lancing, entertainment and
surprises.
The Crystal Room is well adapt-
ed for these ceremonies and room
will be proveded so that there can
be dancing between the courses.
"Dos" Goodman's Miami Serenad-
ers are tuning up for an unusually
spirited evening. Much is prom-
ised in the way of unusual enter-
tainment and surprises, including
Royce Colon, the Southern tenor;
Art Scherr, popular singer, and
Ben Diamond, novelty whistler.
Reservations should be sent to
the committee or to Charles L.
Goldstein, 812 Penobscot Building,
or may be procured at the Detroit
Lodge.

Club
Notes

Judaean Pioneer

The regular meeting of :hi'
Ju-
daean Pioneers won held on
Sun.
day, June 12, at the El 510 he Syn-
agogue, Twenty-ninth strset at
Michigan avenue. The iirs grarn
for the week of June 19 1011
be
current events.
Jewish jokes and anscilotes
were told by various members.
The club is planning a tenon
tour.
nament and also a number of base-
ball games.

JEWISH

GIRL IS
STATE'S YOUNG EST
VALEDICTORIAN

Miss Ada Yoffee of Mi.rshall
is the youngest valedictorian this
year of Michigan's high school
graduating closes. She wai born
Jail. 14, 1912 and will gr a duate
this June.
She has received the higheq pos-
sible marks throughout all her
school work and, besides being edi-
tor of the school paper, W a hosen
as the most athletic and all.
around girl student in her school.
Last year she was high amtteur
typist champion, this year winning
the prize of a Remington psrable
typewriter.
Miss Yoffee is the niece I Mr.
and Mrs. David Levy of Mishigail
avenue.

Owners of Fountain

Bath House Buy Hotel

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kramer,
proprietors of the Fountain Bath
House in Mt. Clemens, have pur-
chased a new hotel in that city,
It is supervised by Rabbi Aaron
M. Ashinsky and Rabbi A. Aishis-
kin of Detroit. These two rabbis '
have placed a prominent "mooch-
giach" in the kitchens.
The Enamors are well known,
having been in Mt. Clemens for
eight years operating Kramer's
strictly kosher hotel succe.sfully.
Many of the finest class of ortho-
dox Jews have stopped with them
during that time. They have also
had among their guests man'
noted rabbis from this country
and Europe, who have praised
their strictly kosher service.
Rabbis Meyer Davis and S.
Schwartz who have been in Mt.
Clemens for a number of years as
noted "schochotm," are doing the
killing of the chickens for this ho-
tel. Their "cholofim" were bailickt
(examined) by the Rabbis Ashin-
sky and Aishiskin of Detroit.
This new hotel is located at 89
Cass avenue and is equipped with
modern and up-to-date new fur-
nishings and furniture.
This hotel contains 50 of the
finest rooms furnished, also first-
class American Jewish dishes on a
strictly kosher style, served in a
dining room with a capacity of 150
people.
Visitors to Mt. Clemens will find
Rabbi Akiba admired the Medea, Kraemer's Hotel a fine hotel to
for the custom they had when they stop at while they are there. Mu-
kissed that they kissed only on the sic during every meal and dancing
hand. (Ber. 8b.) every night, except Friday.

Everything is "Swanee" Again
the Bakers Strike is Settled

It Is With Genuine Pleasure That We Inform the Jewish
Community of Detroit That the Recent Controversy With
the Bakers Union HAS BEEN SETT LED—All Grievances

Have Been Forgotten---the Bakers Are Read y to Go to Work
and the Community Will Be Supplied As Heretofore.

All Shops Will be Open Sunday, June 19

Great credit for this settlement is due to the combined efforts of Mess'rs S. Rosenblatt, sec'y of the Jewish Master
Bakers Association of Detroit and Chas. Papier, representative of New Jersey Master Bakers Association who
have tried wholeheartedly and conscientiously to reach an agreement practically since the very first day of the
strike. In spite of the many obstacles they encountered, they persevered until their proposition of ar-
bitration was accepted with the following result
No Wages Have Been Cut and No Working
Hours Have Been Raised.

We sinceerly thank the community for the patience manifested during this unpleasant controversy and trust the same friendly relationship that
has always existed will continue. Remember all shops will be open Sunday A. M. June 19

The Jewish Master Bakers Ass'n of Detroit