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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Friday, October II, 1947

HISTORY OF JEWS
IN MICHIGAN

By IRVING I. KATZ

Rabbi Eisendrath
to Address Israel,
Beth%El Women

Invitations have been extended
to all Temple sisterhoods in
,Michigan and Toledo, 0., to at-
tend the joint meeting of the
Sisterhoods of Temple Beth El
"The Creation and Evolution of
and Temple Israel at 1 p.m.
Monday in the lecture hall of Man" will be the subject of Rabbi
Leon Fram's sermon at Sabbath
the Art Institute.
Mrs. Samuel Blacher and Mrs. Eve services of Temple Israel
H. J. Millman of Temple Israel Oct.. 10 in the lecture hall of the
and Mrs. Maurice Klein and Art Institute.
A book review sermon on John
Mrs. John Hopp of Temple Beth'
Gunther's "Inside U. S. A." will
El will greet the guests.
Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath, be delivered by Rabbi Fram at
president of the Union of Ameri- Sabbath Eve services Oct. 17 in
can Hebrew Congregations will the Art Institute.
As part of their celebration of
address the group on the sig-
nificance of the Sisterhood vic- Succoth, children of the Temple
tory project, "The House of Israel Religious School brought in
over 2,000 pounds of canned food
Living Judaism."
Preceding the meeting Temple for shipment to Europe.

Rabbi Fram Lists
Sermon Subjects

Article '79

Detroit's First Jewish
Social Club

FIRST Jewish social club, the Phoenix Club, was
D ETROIT'S
formed in 1872 when the city's Jewish population was less

than 600. It originated at the home of Jacoby Robinson (father
of Herbert D., Oscar C. and Jacoby Robinson of Detroit) when
half a dozen young German Jews met to form a literary club.
The first officers were Louis Black, president; Samuel Weiss,
vice president; L. Benfey, treas-
urer; J. L. Hirschman, corre-
sponding secretary; and L. Men-
delson, recording secretary. The
first board of directors consisted
of Magnus Butzcl, Benjamin
Schloss, S. Simon, L. Herman
and II. C. Fechheimer.

The first social affair of the
club was a ball which was held
on Thursday, Nov. 14, 1872 (a
copy of the interesting program
of t this opening ball is in the
possession of Herbert D. Robin-
son). The "committee of amuse-
ment" comprised Messrs. D. J.
Workum, Samuel Heavenrich.
Edwin Arnold, Sigmund Fech-
heimer, and J. Joachimsthal.
The following served as "floor
managers"; Sigmund Fcch-
heimer, J. Joachimsthal, J. L.
Hirschman, Samuel Weiss, Her-
man H. Heineman and Jacoby

JACOBY ROBINSON

Robinson.

ON MARCH 27, 1875, the club was officially incorporated.
The club was formed as "a literary society for the furtherance
of knowledge and enlightenment in general." The articles of in-
corporation specify the type of literary activities to be sponsored
by, the club "to give plays, dramas, and literary entertainment,
such as recitations, declamations, debates." Also "to maintain a
suitable collection of newspapers, magazines, monthlies, illustrated
sheets and other judicious reading material for the benefit of
members who wish to read, study, and improve their mind."
The articles are signed by Samuel Heavenrich, David J.
Workum, Jacoby Robinson, Simon Freedman, Hugo Hill, Herman
Freedman, Sigmund Simon. Louis Blitz, Henry Binswanger, Isador
Joachimsthal, Herman Ii. Heineman and Harry Heyn.
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AT FIRST the members met at the Old Kanter Hall on Larned
street, between Griswold and Shelby. The club soon increased in
membership and in 1875 moved into its new home on Woodward
and Duffield, remaining in that location for the next 31 years.
The Phoenix Club numbered among its members the most
Prominent and influential Jews of Detroit. On its roster were also
a number of prominent non-Jews, among them Postmaster Codd,
Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson of President Cleveland's
administration, the famous lawyer Otto Kirshner, the famous
physician Herman Kiefer (after whom the Herman Kiefer hos-
!, ital of Detroit is named), Harry Dean and others.

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Israel Sisterhood will be host at
a dessert luncheon. Rabbi
Eisendrath's address will be fol-
lowed by a fashion preview pre-
sented by Kline's.

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IN THE EARLY 1900's the club purchased a lot at John R.
and Erskine.-end built a beautiful and commodious building which
was opened in 1906. The club occupied this building until 1942
when the club went out of existence. Nate S. Shapero served as
the last president of the Phoenix Club.
For many years, the Redford Country Club was part of the
l'hoenix Club. Membership rolls were ide5t; ••al and both organi-
zations
zations were governed by the same boar ' trustees. This ar-
rangement was changed in 1920 when sepzir, c boards of governors
were elected.

Host
Young t/
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to Indiana Rabbi

Open Forum to Start
Education Program I

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Rabbi David S. Shapiro of
,
'Congregation Knesseth Israel, In-
dianapolis, Ind., will be guest

speaker at an open forum in-
augurating Young Israel's 1947-
48 adult education program at
8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the
Mogain Abraham Synagogue of
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah.
Rabbi Shapiro is a graduate
of the Hebrew Theological Col-
lege of Chicago and of the
Lewis Institute. Ile was spirit-
ual leader of Congregation Bnai
Britt,• Jacob, Savannah, Ga., be-
fore going to Indianapolis.
Author of "Foundations of a
Universal Religion According to
Sources of Judaism," Rabbi Sha-
piro is also a frequent contrib-
utor to the Anglo-Jewish press .
The Women's League of Young
Israel is completing plans for
its third annual donor luncheon
'Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Bel-Aire.

Folk Schools List
Full Schedules

Subjects taught at the Labor
Zionist Folk Schools include He-
brew and Yiddish, history,' Bible,
Zionism and the labor movement
and singing. The schools cele-
brate festivals and holidays,
present concerts and entertain-
ment and offer children club
work and other extra-curricular
activities.
A new schedule of courses will
be offered again in November.
The Central school and kinder-
garten are located at 13722 Lin-
wood avenue and a second school
is situated at the Crossman pub-
lic school.
W. Snyder is the director. For
ingormation call TO. 8-9280.

"Bombard the Presidynt, Secre-
tary of State Marshall, Senator
Vandenberg and the UN delega-
tion with letters and telegrams
demanding a solution of the Pal-
estine question as visualized by
the Mandate," said Louis Panush,
instructor of Hebrew at Wayne -
University, speaking at a meeting
of the Women's League of Tel
Guiborim last week at Bnai
Moshe.

Pledge of $1,080 Made
to Club I of the PWO

A pledge of $1,080 to the Child
Rescue Fund of Club I, Pioneer
Women's Organization, has been
made by the Wednesday Evening
Social Club through Mrs. Rose
Rosenblatt and Mrs. Edith Cooper.

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Edison will repair the operating parts of electric ranges,

water heaters

electric appliances,

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and of many small household

irons, toasters

—and so on.

to aid householders in

'A consulting service

Rabbi Leo Jung will be prin-
cipal speaker.
Headlining the musical pro-
gram will be Julius Chajcs and'
Marguerite Kozenn, who have I
just returned from an extended'
tour of Palestine and Europe.
'fifty will present new Pales-
tinian songs.,

Wire Truman, Marshall,
Tel Guiborim Is Told

the use of electricity is also available. This includes advice on

using electric ranges

to the best advantage; also ad-

Nice on freezing, canning and preserving

recipes for special dishes.

and

Home Service Advisors

will he glad to help you adapt the latest ideas in home

lighting to your particular needs.

There's no charge for these special services, except where

new repair parts are needed. Just call your nearest Edison office.

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