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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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The Chronicle Was There
Solemn Ceremonies Herald `Oh Yoo7Hoo, Mrs. Gold berg'
Now Echoes From Screen
Dedication of Temple Israel

By GERIIARDT NEUMANN AND HAROLD S. COHEN
In a solemn ceremony before an overflow gathering Thursday, the new Temple Israel was for-
mally dedicated. To the triumphant sound of trumpets, the Holy Scripture Scrolls were carried
through the temple and depositedo;
in the Ark.
The main speaker of the eve-
ning was Rabbi Abba Hillel
Silver of Cleveland, and Mayor
Albert E. Cobo brought the con-
gratulations of the city of De-
troit.
Rabbi. Silver in • his sermon
called for a rededication of Amer-
ican Jewry to the principles of
leafning without which Judaism
cannot survive.
He stated that there was
more than local significance in
the dedication of the temple,
since it is evidence of the un-
defeated hope of man in the
future.
Rabbi Silver pointed out that
the second half of the 20th cen-
tury has shown civilization to be
in more and more chaos.
"Our age is scientifically suc-
Shown at the pulpit during the concluding dedication program
cessful, but politically disastrous
last Sunday afternoon at Temple Israel are, left to right, Rabbi
and religiously bankrupt," he
Morris Adler, Shaarey Zedek; Rev. G. Merrill Lenox, executive
said.
secretary of the Detroit Council of Churches; Mrs. Samuel B.
Danto, program chairman; Harry C. LeVine, Temple Israel presi-
"Man has lost sight of the goals
of civilization which religion
dent; Rabbi Leon Fram and James E. Frazer, president of the
points out," he continued.
Gabriel Richard Society. .
• • •
"Education, science and democ-
materialism
and
godlessness,"
of Pittsburgh who discussed the
racy are not ends in themselves
role of the synagogue in the
but means towards an end, he stressed.
which is the Kingdom of Israel
"Zionism is no longer an issue, daily life of the Jew. Success
on earth, he emphasized.
the state exists. What then re- in business, he said, does not
mean much in itself unless it is
We must assert the primacy of mains?" he asked.
our goals as religion shows them, -"Basic Judaism, the tradition of complemented by wisdom of
the heart. The synagogue is the
he went on.
a covenant that his molded men
place where this wisdom can
by
ethical
ideas
for
3,000
years,"
,Turning to the situation of
be acquired. The synagogue,
Judaism today, Rabbi Silver he stated.
. Freehof said, has as its main
stated that we have had enough
Rabbi Silver concluded with
purpose to add culture to daily
modernization, enough inovation a warning that American Jewry
life's skills.
and reconstruction. "We have may destroy itself unless there
Another task of the synagogue,
overestimated ritual reform," he is a return to learning. Philan-
said.
thropy will never save Jewry according to Freehof, is the teach-
"IVilat is urgently needed is
and anti-Semites will never ing of comradeship and brother-
the reconversion of the Jew to
destroy it," he said. "Only a hood. In their long history, Free-
hof stated, Jews have learned
his religion. Differences. in
return to Tora can save us."
that money is one of the most
orthodoxy, reform and conserv-
Among the ceremonies was the unstable factors. They lost their
atism are not important, we presentation of the key to the
must fight the inundation of temple by Louis H. Shostack, fortunes many times, but they had
learned that comradeship held
chairman of the building com- them together and was the only
mittee, to Harry C. LeVine, presi- quality that made it possible for
HOLIDAY
dent of the congregation.
Jews to survive as a group.
The first copy of the dedication
The synagogue, finally, is a
GREET I NGS
volume, which paid for the fur-
nishing of the interior, was pre- source of spiritual strength. Our
from
sented to Mrs. William P. Green- future dies not depend on science,
berg, president of the sisterhood, Freehof emphasized. Health
by Mrs. David B. Keywell, chair- comes from within, or, as the
man of the dedication volume bible puts it: "A merry heart
maketh good medicine." What is
project.
Rabbi
Leon
Frain,
who
is
cele-
oea V
a.idie brating 25 years of ministry in needed in our time is faith.
If the synagogue Succeeds in
Detroit, received the congratula- fulfilling these tasks, Freehof
tioins of all the speakers on his said, it will make a significant
APPAREL and
work for the temple and for the contribution
ti
to American civiliza-
community.
ACCESSOR I ES
The dedication ceremonies were
An open hOuse on Sunday
continued Friday night, and again afternoon wound up the dedica-
for
the Temple was filled to capacity. tion ceremonies. Thousands of
Gov. G. Mennen Williams Jews as well as people of other
Your Youngsters
brought the official greetings of creeds and races had accepted the
the state of Michigan and re- invitation and took a look at the
marked that the Temple was a Temple in all its details.
monument of which Detroit can
A short program was intro.
be proud. The spirit of friend.
7104 WEST SEVEN
ship, Williams said, which dis- duced by Harry C. LeVine, presi-
tinguished this sanctuary, would dent, and the afternoon was under
MILE ROAD
contribute to good will and mu- the chairmanship of Mrs. Samuel
B. Danto.
tual understanding.
Detroit
Greetings from the Protestant
Main speaker of the evening
was Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof community were extended by
Rev. G. Merrill Lenox, executive
secretary of the Detroit Council
of Churches, who urged his lis-
teners to take advantage of their
right to worship—a right that
may easily be lost in this world
of ours. Merrill stressed the
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everyone even the "Yoo-Hoo,
By HAROLD COHEN
That eternal (21 years) com- Mrs. Goldberg" neighbor.
bination of humor, hamishkeit,
Since Hollywood has adopted
and soap opera that has won the the code that prohibits it from
hearts of millions via radio and identifying any religious or na-
television makes its screen pre- tional minority, it has been a
miere today at the Adams Thea- distincted innovation for recog-
ter in Paramount's new film, nizable Jews to appear in films.
"Molly."
The rash of pictures on anti-
Complete with theme music, Semitism since the war has brok-
the invincible, indomitable Molly en the ice, but in a negative
Goldberg and her brood take to fashion. "Molly" is probably the
the films like a duck to water. first non-argumentive film about
Supported by Jacob Loeb, Eli Jews to be made in Hollywood.
Mintz and the rest of her tele-
As such it will no doubt make
vision cast, Gertrude Berg moves
strong impression upon the
through the manufactured plot a
Christians
on this country, es-
of reconciling two pairs of lovers
and saving Jake's business with pecially those who know little
all the skill that has endeared about the Jews.
From the point of view of
her to a whole generation.
Jewish hearts will warm to the propaganda, the film will make
"typical" home atmosphere and a favorable impression, but as a
Jewish mouths will water as 1 . realistic portrayal of the prob-
Molly makes kreplach, gefilte lems and aspirations of Ameri-
can Jews, it, of course, does not
fish, and chopped liver.
attempt to fill the bill. .
The plot revolves about an old
If the film is successfully re-
bachelor friend of Molly's who
ceived
by the general public, we
is engaged to a shop girl many
hope that Hollywood will be en-
years his junior.
couraged to venture into real
Fortunately a widow with a problems of American Jewish
child live snext door to Molly and life.
sets her off to straighten out
their lives.
The screen play was co-author- 1Vco-Je ► s to Offer
ed by Gertrude Berg and those
who know her television program Pascal Lambs
will have no trouble recognizing
WEST OLIVE, MICH.• —
(WNS) — Several hundred
one to work side by side for former mid - western Chris-
greater understanding.
tians, who have adopted the
"We must join hands," he
Hebrew faith, will converge
concluded, "to make God's
here on April 20 to commem-
dreams come true."
orate the Passover in a man-
lier reminiscent of Bible days.
James E. Frazer, president of
the Gabriel Richard Society,
For the first time In nearly
brought the felicitations of the 2,000 years, these ex-Chris-
Catholic community. He empha- tians — who consider them-
sized that it is our foremost task selves as the lineal descend-
to recapture the spiritual values ents of the Ten Lost Tribes of
of mankind. He also paid warm Israel — will be joined by
tribute to Rabbi Fram as a civic Jewishifamilies in the offering
leader.
of pascal lambs oh an out-of-
"Realization of a great vision" door altar built according to
was Rabbi Morris Adler's tribute biblical regulations on a hill-
to Temple Israel. Adler spoke side on the West Olive estate
of Lewis A. Goodin.
for the boards of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation and Jewish Com-
The altar itself was previ
munity Council. Rabbi Adler also ously dedicated during the
stressed the need for a spiritual Feast of the Tabernacles, last
reawakening. Moral criteria must year.
be given supremacy, he stated.
Temple Israel, he said, is a monu-
ment to the America which
strives for brotherhood.
Detroit's Jews, Adler added,
appreciate the vision that is em-
bodied in Temple Israel. The
Jewish way of living finds its
expression in many forms and
Temple Israel enriches the whole
community by the ideals for
which it stands. The spirit of
these days of dedication, Adler
said, must not be allowed to dissi-
pate, and the Temple must remain
a center of faith.
Rabbi Leon Fram thanked the
speakers for their remarks and
stated that Temple Israel will
be a home for all peoples, that
everybody will be welcome there
any time.
Karl W. Haas, music director
of Temple Israel, announced that
a series of concerts is being
planned and that it is hoped to
give music a permanent place in
BEAT THE HEAT with
the Temple.
Participating in a musical pro-
gram, besides Haas as' organist,
were Cantor Robert S. Tulman;
Meyer Shapiro, violin, and Otto
Krueger, flute. Featured were
pieces by Bach, Handel, Gold-
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