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Thursday, December 15, 1949
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

British Group Reflects
Sefardic Glory of Old

President

Bnai David School
to Greet Chanukah

By C. C. ARONSFELD
the same as those advanced by
World News Service
another secessionist, the anti-
THE SEARCHLIGHTS OF pub- orthodox and anti-Zionist Liberal
A lie notice have recently been Synagogue: opposition to the
turned on a picturesque little Zionist policy of the Board's

Jewish community which, once overwhelming majority, and re-
clothed in fame and glory, now sontment of a religious intoler-
barely survives, much impaired ance said to be practiced against
in standing, hardly known at all synagogues other than those tra-
-the Sefardim of England, or as ditionally orthodox.
they are called, the Spanish and
Their number today is proba-
Portuguese.
bly under 2.000 among the 400,000
For the first time in many: Jews in England. The largest
many years, they caused a no- congregation, "Shaar Asamaim,"
ticeable stir when they decided Bevis Marks, has 568 members.
to withdraw from the British
Jews' board of deputies—a de-
cision memorable not because of
the negligible numbers affected,
EMANUEL GREENBERG
but because of the principle in- LaMielled
Judge of the New York Court
volved.
About
NEW YORK—(WNS) —
It is heavy with consequences
5,600 Jewish communities in the of Claims, and member of the
for r good and evil.
U. S. have been asked to pre- hoard of overseers of the Jew-
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campaigns now to meet ish Theological Seminary of
ELECT
ELECT NEW HAHAM
ABOUT EXACTLY THE same the needs In Israel and other
merica, was chosen president
time the Sefardim elected a new parts a the world during the of the newly-formed National
Ilaham—which would be no re- United Jewish Appeal 1950 cam- Council of Synagogue Presi-
dents it was announced by the
markable event but for the fact P"ign.
At the same time, a request Seminary, under whose au-
that it happened after an extra-
ordinary interregnum of 30 years. was made to the communities to spices the council is conducted.
Rabbi Salomon Gaon is the inn borrow the necesary funds in
Listen to the Jewish Chronicle
mediate successor of the late advance of campaign collections,
Moses Gaster, the friend of for immediate transferral to cam- Hour, the best in radio, at 10:45
• a.m., Sundays over WKMH.
Theodor Ilerzl, who took office paign headquarters.
in 1880 and retired in 1918.
It seems strange indeed that a
whole generation should have
been unable to produce a worthy
to
spiritual leader.
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from . . •
TEL AVIV —(WNS)— Inspec-
LEADERS IN ENGLAND
tor-General of police Sahar, said
THEY WERE FOR SOME 130 that the budget appropriations for
years the head and heart of Eng- the police recommended to the
lish Jewry. They were wealthy, , I —nesse. b u y the cabinet would en-
educated and possessed of taut l a ble the force to recruit 500 ad-
pride which was the inheritance ditional men.
Wholesale
of the erstwhile Iberian grandees.
The establishment would then
With obstinate solemnity they
Veal and Lamb
cherished the national oddities of be 2.650, still 350 short of what
the environment from which the police had asked for.
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The Bnai David Religious
School will open its Chanukah
celebration at 7 p. in., Thursday,
Dec. 15 in the Synagogue.
The program will begin 'with
the traditional services followed
by the kindling of the first
candle. Community singing and
a film on Israel will be featured.
A Menorah will be presented
to each child and a party will
conclude the evening.

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SECEDE FROM BOARD
HOWEVER THE ASHKENA-
ZIM were treated with consider-

ation after the Sefardim had es-
tablished the board of deputies.,
from which they have now with-
drawn.
The immedate reasons for the
Sefardi secession are essentially

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