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DETROIT
Friday, November 15, 1946.
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WHEN THE WAR was over in 1865, only two other small con-
gregations had been added—Shaarey Zedek of Detroit (organized in
Sept., 1861) and Bnai Israel of Kalamazoo (organized in 1865).
Another source Indicating the small size of the Jewish community
of Michigan at that time is a statistical report issued almost 20 years
later. In September, 1880, the Union of American Hebrew Congrega.
tiohs published the first statistics of the Jews of the United States,
state by state, and the estimated number of Jews in Michigan for that
year
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THERE WERE 210 JEWISH SOLDIERS from Michian
in the
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Union Army, a remarkable showing considering the sma
ll Jewish
population in the state at that time (see Publications of the American
Jewish Historical Society, No. 3, page 38.)
In his book, Wolf lists by name 176 Michigan Jewish soldiers, 130
of whom are classified as to commands and 46 unclassified. Of this
number one Jew is listed as having attained the rank of major, two
with the rank of captain, four with the rank of lieutenant, 24 as
having made the supreme sacrifice and one having died as a prisoner.
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The number of Jews who dis-
tinguished themselves by their bra-
very and who attained high ranks
and other forms of recognition
was also correspondingly large.
Wolf lists over 7,000 Jews who
took part in the conflict on both
sides, out of an estimated Jewish
population of 150,000, many of them
recent immigrants.
There are no statistics available
of the Jewish population in Michi-
gan during the Civil War. But
that their number was small is
evidenced by the fact that at the
beginning of the war, in 1861,
SIMON WOLF
there were only two small congregations in the entire State of Michi-
gan—Beth El of Detroit (organized in 1850) and Beth Israel of Jack-
son (organized in 1860).
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THE - STANDARD WORK on the participation of Jews in the
Civil War is Simon Wolf's The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and
Citizen.' ,Wolf, who lived in Washington through the war and knew
many.of the facts, collected in this book all the information he could
• regarding American Jews in the Union and Confederate armies.
Although Wolf was not able to get every fact, because many of
the states :did not have full records and many soldiers were not listed
by' their religion but by their
home city, his book shows that the
Jews fought on both sides with
Arai . and valor and that "the
enlistment of Jewish soldiers,
North and South, reached propor-
tions considerably in excess of
their ratio to the general popula-
tion."
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SWISH CHRONICLE and The Le al Chronicle
,
Abraham Ackerman
Samuel Ackerman
Lewis Arnold
Marcus Arnold
Marcus Arnold
Michael Ash
David Pall
Adolph Barlow
E. Benjamin
'H. Benjamin
M. Benjamin
Simeon Blum
Moses BroWA
'Levi But%
'Simeon Busk
Charles Coheit
David Coleman
Isaac Coleman
Isaac Davidson
Aaron Davis
David Davis
Isaac Davis
Oscar Davis
J. H. Fox
A. Frank
Lt. Simeon IL Frank
1st Lt. Simon II. Frank
Levi Freeman
Phineas Freeman
Joseph Freund
Albert Friedenherg
'Benjamin Friedenherg
Charles A. Friedenberg
'Joseph FrIedenberg
Eiyah Friedenburg
Charles Friedlander
Charles Friedlander
David Fuchs
David Fuchs
Jacob Gans
Capt. Goldsmith
Gustav Goldsmith
Jacob Goodheart
David Goodman
`Frank Good man
- .Benjamin Green
Isaac Green
Nathan Green
Frederick Hamburg
Abraham Harris
Israel Harris
Lionel W. Harris
Isaac Hart
Samuel Jlart•
Charles IlattendOrt
Julius Heine
Emil Heller
Mark Herman
Joseph Hess
D. Holman
F. Holman
Jacob Holman
•Moses Haman
Moses Holman
8. Holman
8. Holman
Lewis Jacobs
II. Jonas
Julius Jonas
Abraham Jones
David Jones
Henry Jones
Isaac Jones
Jacob Jones
Jacob Raiser
Joseph Karlenbach
Isaac Nato
Simpson Kaufman
Aaron King
Jacob Ring
Marcus Kin
• David Klein
Emanuel Klein
'If. Klein
Jacob Klein
Jacob Klein ,
Louis Klein
Samuel Klein
M. Kohn
William Kohn
August Kronberg
Daniel Lazarus
Gottlieb Lehman
•Meyer Levingston
D. Levy
John C. Levy
Nathan Levy
let IA. Nathan Levy
Lt. Nathan Levy
Abraham Lewis
Levi Lewis
William E. Limberger
"Aaron D. Lyon
Asher Lyon
• David Lyon
• David Lyon
D. Lynn
Maj. Ephraim W. Lyon
'Henry J. Lyon
Trade C. Lyon
Moses F. Lyon
Cpt. Solomon T. Lyon
Isaac B. Lyons
August Mandel
rharlei Mandel
Julius Mandel
'Louis Mandel
'David Mann
Ell Mann
'Joseph Mann
N. Mann
Solomon Mann
Isaac Mark
Leopold Mark
Benjamin Mayer
Frederick Mayer
Simon Stayer
Joseph Meyer
Elisha Meyers
Joseph Meyers
Leopold Mock
Henry Mod•s
David Myers
C. Nathan
'Charles W. Nathan
Lewis W. Nathan
Lewis Nathans
Joseph Newman
Tfoses Newman
J. Phillips
Nathan H. Rice
Anschel Rich
David Rich
• David Rich
'Henry Rich
Levi Rich
David Rose
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Rose
C. Rosenberg
"Cornelius Rosenberg
'John Rosenfeld
'Levi Rothschild
Henry Sachs
A. Sampson
Joel Sampson
J. Sanders
Samuel Schoneman
Frank Schwab
John Solomon
Joseph Sommers
'Daniel Stein
Frederick Ste'n
'Jacob C. Stein
Joseph Stein
Adam Stern
Nathan Sternberg
Jacob Straus
Leviv Straus
Jacob Vogel
Frank J. Weller
Reuben Weinberg
William Weinberg
Simon Wertheimer
Names marked with • Indicate "killed in service."
Name marked " indicates died while prisoner.
Five
`Who Balks Peace'?
Is Tram's Subject
"Who Menaces World Peace —
Russia, Britain or. the U.S.A.?"
will be the question Rabbi Fram
will seek to answer in his sermon
at the Sabbath Eve services of
Temple Israel, at 8:30 Nov. 22, at
the Institute of Arts. This is to
be one in a series of sermons by
Rabbi Fram on "The Obstades to
Peace."
At this service Rabbi Fram will
conduct the baby naming cere-
monial in honor of Diana Jo
Pliskow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Pliskow. The congregation
will be the guests of the Pliskows
at a reception following the ser-
vices.
The symposium of the Youth
Group of . Temple Israel will take
up the sermon topic.
The Temple Men's Club will hold
a "Sports Nite" on Thursday at
the Jewish Community Center.
Joseph Siegel, chairman of the
program, announces that celebri.
ties of the world of sports will tell
of their experiences. Members and
their friends are invited to attend.
A "Cavalcade of Jewish. MUSie,"I
starring Maurice Friedman and
his wife Susie Michael,' exponents
of Jewish culture through Jewish
music, will be presented under, the
joint sponsorship of the Sisterhood
and Men's Club of Congregation
Bnai Moshe at 8 p.m: Tuesday lb
the social hall of the congregation.
The Friedmans are on, their
eighth transcontinental tour. The
"Cavalcade of Jewish .Music has
been heard in over 200 cities in
the United States and' . Cahada.
The repertoire includes Hebrew
music and songs of the, synagogue,
music of palestino, Yiddis
h i rt and
DANIEL TEMCIIIN
folk sprigs, Israel's ongi ekile
and hassidic chants.
"
Program for Pa tine," is
the theme of the mem Jo be
delivered by Rabbi Eliezer A. Levi,
at the Bnai Moshe late Friday
evening services at 8:15°p.m. -Nov.
22.
Prayers will be led by Cantor
David Katzman. The sisterhood , Mizrachl will gather at the Ye-
of the congregation will be host shivath Beth Yehudah at 8:30 p.m.
at the social hour following ser: Saturday to celebrate the recovery
of Daniel Temchin and his re-
vices.
'turn to its active ranks.
Henry Feinberg, Jewish Social
Temchin, was at the helm of Service Bureau staff psychologist,
Mizrachi or a number of years. and Doris Sperling Markel, secre-
He headed the mid-west region, tary to the director, were honored
and has been active in local Na- for their 20 years of service at
tional Fund work, having been JSSB, at a dinner given by staff
the chairman of the synagogue and board members Nov. 6 at the
committee until he became ill two Jewish Community Center.
years ago. • ..• •
Feinberg, who is in charge of
Mr. and Mrs. Temchin will leave the psychological testing service
shortly for Florida.
at JSSB, is also chairman of ex-
A new Young Israel group will
Israel Levinson and other dele- hibits of the Michigan Welfare
come into existence this Saturday gates who attended the' national League and an instructor in psy-
in the Seven Mile road section Mizrachi convention at Atlantic chology and advertising at Great
when a group of boys between 8 City will give their reports and Lakes College. He has published a
and 12 meet at 2:30 p.m. in Beth delegates will be selected for the number of articles on psychological
Aaron Synagogue, Wyoming and regional meeting of 'the Mizrachi research in the Journal of the
Thatcher avenues.
education and expansion fund in Michigan Academy and other psy-
Rabbi Chaim Weinstein of the St. Louis Dec. 6 to 8.
chological journals.
synagogue will supply activities to
supplement religious and social
needs of the youth in the area.
"Young Isreal hopes to sponsor
still more groups in the northwest
section in the near future,"
Charles T. Gellman, president of
Yozuw.....Tarrte%..xe,"ae vIlit5"11re"
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interested in part-time work as
to
attend
the
group leaders are asked to contact
the office at TO 8-8064.
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Mizrachi to Honor
Daniel Temchin
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JSSB Acclaims
Doris S. Markel,
Henry Feinberg
Young Israel
Sponsors Club
in 7 Mile Area
E V K R. Y.1 11:11i: .1SS;111,0d
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Bnai David Plans
Orphan Shower
The new officers of Bnai David
met for the first time on Nov. 5.
Morris Frumin, one of three new
trustees, announced the donation
of $1,000 to the synagogue.
Joseph Block, newly installed
president, presided. New trustees
in addition to Frumin are Archie
Goldberg and Ben Fellows.
The sisterhood of the congrega-
tion will hold a food and clothing
shower for European orphans
Monday. Admission will be canned
food or a bundle of clothes for
children or adults. The shower is
open to the public.
Millionaires!,,Party
Given by
LT. ELI LEVIN POST No. 230, JWV
LT. JACK WINOKUR POST No. 268, JWV
AND THEIR AUXILIARIES
Saturday, November 16, at 8:30
At Jewish War Veterans Headquarters
8212 TWELFTH STREET
SURPRISES? • .. AND HOW!
:'Admission 50c Including Tax
From 8:30 until ?
Polish Federation
Names Director,.
NEW YORK--Sidney Flatew,
who recently returned from Ger-
many where he was head or the
Zellsheim displaced Jewish persons
camp at Frankfurt-am-Main, has
been appointed executive; director
of the American Federation for
Polish Jews.
Formerly executive director of
the Jewish Center in New York,
Flatow travelled all over Europe
as an UNRRA administrator for
displaced persons. ,
He was the founder of the 7th
Army home for orphans. '
As director of the federhtion,
Flatow will take a leading part in
the $3,000,000 campaign for relief
of Polish Jews.
DETROIT LEAGUE
OF THE
National Home for Jewish Children
AT DENVER
DINNER DANCE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1946
AT 7 P.M.
2 PostS, Ghveil Hacks
by State Shoe Dealers
Nathan Hack was elected honor-
ary president of the Michigan Re-
tail Shoe Dealers Association last
week. His eldest son, lIorton, was
51ishkan
Israel Unit Gives Gift of $1,718
elected vice president and editor
The sisterhood of Mishkan Israel
of ' 'Footsteps," the association's
Goldsmith,
'president;
Mrs.
John
nounces the ■ appropriation. of
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monthly publication.
11,718 for., the , Care and mainten- Hyman,. vice-president; Mrs. Jo-
A second son, Leonard, 13 presi-
ance of European orphans. ,
seph S. Weiss, secretary; and Mrs. dent. of the Detroit Shoe Retailers
Ofilcers include Mrs. Morris IL B. Caron, treasurer. ,
AssoCiation..
Book-Cadillac Hotel
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