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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

September 18. 1942

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Michigan Synagogue Conference to
Engage Dr. Auerbach as Field Rabbi

Announcement of Cong.
Beth Itzchock

Congregation Beth Itzchock,

SINCEREST HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO MY JEWISH

Executive Committee Approves Project Based Upon :3836 Fischer Ave., wish to an-
Extensive Survey Made in Many Michigan Cities
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At a meeting held on Sept. 9 Shabbos to conduct services.
executive committee of the They want to pay $25 monthly,
the
Michigan Synagogde Conference and $35 if the rabbi takes up
received an exhaustive report by residence in Traverse City.
Dr. Selig S. Auerbach who had
Cadillac has 3 families with 2
been commissioned to make a children. They request the rabbi
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up pe r Peninsula and other parts
of the state. The trip lasted two
weeks, brought Rabbi Auerbach
in touch with the following com-
munities: South Haven, Traverse
City, Cadillac, Petoskey. Port
Huron, Mackinaw City, Alpena,
Escanaba, Ironwood, Iron River,
Iron Mountain, Gladstone and
Manistique. His survey reveals
the urgent need for establishing
an itinerant ministry in the up-
per Peninsula and the Petoskey-
Traverse City district.
Following the decision of the
executive committee, an effort
will be made within the next
month by the Michigan Syna-
gogue Conference to raise a fund
of $2500 for this project, which
will receive its final approval at
the semi-annual meeting of the
conference to be held in October
or November.
The complete report of Dr.
Aue•bach's survey follows:
South Haven is not interested
in a regional rabbinate since this
congregation has a Shochet and
minister in the person of Rev.
Charles Miller of Chicago. I had
an interview with the president,
Mr. Steuben, and the vice-presi-
dent, Mr. Gerber, and especially
the president emphasized that
neither hb nor his congregation
were interested in any outside
interests. After lengthy conver-
sation it was agreed that a rep-
resentative of the Michigan Syna-
gogue Conference should visit
South Haven after Sukkos for
a membership drive.
I then met Rev. Miller, who
promised every cooperation and
would like to be in closer con-
tact with the Michigan Synagogue
Conference. He is a member of
Young Israel and is very inter-
ested in everything Jewish.
Traverse City. There are 13
families living in Traverse City,
mostly orthodox and very much
Interested in the project of a
regional rabbinate. There are 4
children for whom a teacher is
needed. The congregation re-
quests the rabbi once a week for
teaching and twice a month on

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are willing to pay $10 monthly
plus traveling expenses from and
to Traverse City.
Petoskey has 9 resident fami-
lies. They are interested in a
rabbi only during the summer
from July 1 till after Yom Kip-
pur. In fact, they always had a
student rabbi for this period
whom they paid $25 weekly, an-
other $150 for the High Holy-
days, a room and traveling ex-
penses. For the remainder of the
year they are not interested.
However, they will not exclude
themselves from our scheme if
it materializes under the condi-
tion that the regional rabbi takes
up residence in Petoskey for the
summer months. They are will-
ing to pay him for that period
what they are used to paying no
far. This salary will have to he
stretched for the year round.
When in Petoskey during the
summer months the rabbi will
be given permission to be absent
for teaching in other places too.
Port Huron is taken care of
by Mr. Herbert S. Eskin, who
goes there every Friday and Yom
Tov to conduct services and Sun-
day and Hebrew school. No
change in the present set-up is
planned. However Mr. Eskin
promised every help in winning
members.
Mackinaw City has six families
during the Summer time, all en-
gaged in the resort business. Only
one family is resident throughout
the year. There are never any
kind of religious Jewish activi-
ties in Mackinaw City, conse-
quently there is no need for a
rabbi. In case a rabbi should be
wanted during the season, they
are willing to call on the regoinal
rabbi and pay him his fees and
expenses.
Alpena is interested in a rab-
bi, who could be there every sec-
ond Shabbos to conduct services
further personal contact could be
and a small Sunday school. No
established so far, but, I under-
stand they are willing to pay
about $40.00 monthly.
Escanaba. Due to the severe
illness of its president, the con-
gregation is without both leader-
ship and activity. People are in-
terested and willing to co-operate,
but do not want to take a lead.
They did not obligate themselves
to a fixed payment either. They
recommended Iron River for tak-
ing the lead in the Upper Penin-
sula.
Ironwood. Its eight families do
not have any Jewish activities.
There are no children. Not even
on a Yahrzeit is it possible to get
up a Minyan. The Synagogue, lo-
cated in Hurley, has been sold
after the windows were smashed
twice. According to the vice-
president and the president's son
it might be possible to interest
the people and to bring them to-
gether for once a month. They
are willing to pay a little bit,
what would merely cover the
traveling expenses for the rabbi.
I arranged for a meeting for
after Sukkos.
Iron River has 10 families, all

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Greets Its Members and All Jewry on This Yom Kippur.

May You All Be Inscribed for a Year of Good Health.
Happiness and Prosperity

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SAM ZACK, Secretary

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will be held on Sunday evening
at 6 p. m. Yom Kippur services
will commence at 8 a. m. Mon-
day, Sept. 21. Cantor Rev. S.
Kirsch will officiate at Musaph
services. Sermon on the topic of
Yizco•, will be given by Rabbi
Jacob Hoberman.

There are
of them interested.
eight children, and the congrega-

tion wants a rabbi as a teacher
for the children, preferably twice
a week, and besides twice monthly
to conduct Shabbos services.
There are regular services every
Friday night, conducted by some
older members. The congregation
is willing to pay at least $50.00
monthly, plus a four-room apart-
ment in the Synagogue building if
the rabbi takes up residence in
Iron River. The congregation is
willing and probably capable, to
take the leadership for the Upper
Peninsula.
A meeting had been called for
Labor Day at which also the
question of a permanent rabbin-
ate was discussed. It would
have been advisable to send a
representative of the Michigan
Synagogue Conference to this
meeting.
Some of the older members
would like the rabbi to be a

Shochet Ophoth.
Iron Mountain is a dying con-

gregation with still about twenty
families. Compared with the
other places in the Upper Penin-
sula, Iron Mountain has no boom
and business is going slow. This
reflects on the Jewish situation
too. There were no arrangements
made for the Yomim Nauraim.
At a board meeting I promised a
man for the Youmim Nauraim,
and further investigated what
chances a rabbi would have in
Iron Mountain, after this congre-
gation used to have a rabbi for
many years. It was agreed that
a rabbi could revive the congre-
gation if he lived there or nearby
and would come at least once it
week for teaching and twice a
month for conducting services on
Friday night. They hope to be
able to raise $35.00 monthly plus
a six-room house next to the
Synagogue including free light
and heat (not gas).
Gladstone has only five fami-
lies who participate in the Je•-
ish life of Escanaba.
Manistique has 13 families and
five children and would like the
rabbi as a teacher. They are will-
ing to pay $5.00 each time the
rabbi comes for teaching the chil-
dren. A local man is able to con-
duct service.
Meetings were held in Traverse
City, Iron River, and Iron Moun-
tain, which congregations had
previous meetings on receipt of
our letter.
In my opinion the survey is by
no means discouraging, and the
attempt to establish a regional
rabbinate throughout the state of
Michigan more than worthwhile
and necessary. The question
would be from what place the
rabbi should operate. As to th
Upper Peninsula, it would, in-
deed, be better if the rabbi re-
sided in either Iron River or Iron
Mountain and gives his monthly
reports to the Michigan Syna-
gogue Conference in writing.
Quarterly reports should be sub-
mitted verbally. This, however,
would leave out the places in the
northern part of the Lower Pe-,
ninsula. My suggestion therefore
would be:
Since the Michigan Synagogue
Conference cannot establish more
than one rabbinate at this mo-
ment, let it be resolved that the
rabbi establishes residence in the
Upper Peninsula. However, dur-
ing the months of July, August
and September 'til Rosh HaSho-
no he will reside in Petoskey.
When residing in the Upper Pe-
ninsula, the Michigan Synagogue
Conference will bear the costs
for the rabbi's quarterly trips to
headquarters in Detroit.
I further suggest a meeting to
be called as a regional meeting
in Iron River, some time after
Sukkos, to install the rbabi. All
congregations should be invited.
If necesary a similar meeting to
he called to one of the places in
hte northern part of the Lower
Peninsula, preferably Alpena or
Traverse City.
The rabbi should start his
functions as soon as possible that
not later than by this Chanuka
all congregations are aware of
the rabbi and his work.

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