Congregational Activities
The Library of Convention Site
Shaarey Zedek Moved by UAHC
By ABRAHAM CAPLAN
The structure in which the
present Shaarey Zedek Synago-
gue is housed was dedicated in
January 1932. Three years later
during the Hanukah festival
Dec. 16, 1935, the Library of the
Congregation w a s formally
opened and the Jewish reading
public of Detroit was invited to
avail itself of its facilities. The
opening of the Library was made
possible through an endowment
$10,000 by the Chevra Kadisha.
The late Mr. Isaac Saulson rend-
ered notable service in the estab-
lishment of the Library. The
plans for developing the Library
were formulated even earlier.
Mr. Philip L. Rosenthal was auth-
orized to visit New York and
Philadelphia to purchase volumes
of English Judaica for the Lib-
rary. The first librarian was Miss
Lillian Schwartz. In December
1936, Miss Janet Olender, the
present librarian, began her ser-
vice. In the brief six intervening
years the Library has grown
from a haphazard collection of a
few hundred volumes of English
Judaica to a well-organized and
well-classified library of English,
Hebrew and Yiddish books, of
which it -now possesses close to
five thousand.
The sponsorship of the Libr-
ary from the beginning came
from the . Chevra Kadisha of the
Congregation. The Chevra Kadi-
sha and the directors of the
Clover Hill Park Cemetery, und-
er the leadership of David S.
Zemon and the late Joseph H.
Ehrlich, resolved to set aside a
substantial sum of money for the
purpose of maintaining the Libr-
ary. To this sum of money is
added an annual grant from the
Congregation. The Library is
thus enabled to acquire books of
Jewish interest in the various
languages, as they appear.
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Friday, January IS, 1943
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Ten
.CINCINNATI, (Religious News
Service)—Because of transporta-
tion difficulties, the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
will hold a "condensed" annual
convention in New York City
April 2-4, instead of in Toronto,
Canada.
The Toronto meeting was orig-
inally scheduled to be held Feb.
19-22.
The Union's affiliate, the Na-
tional Federation of Temple Sis-
terhoods, will also meet in New
York in April.
Marriage inWar Time
Is Shaarey Zedek YPS
Symposium Subject
"Marriage in War-Time" will
be the subject for discussion at
the meeting of the Young Peo-
ple's Society of Shaarey Zedek in
the prayer room of the syna-
gogue this Sunday, at 2:30 P.M.
Members and friends are invited
to participate in the program.
Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
Discussion leaders wil include
Dr. Robert . G. Foster, family
counselling expert; Miss Pauline
Gollub, case work supervisor of
the Jewish Social Service Bureau;
Dr. Harry A. August, psychiatrist,
and former Judge Charles Rubin-
er, who will be the moderator.
Beth Tefilo Emanuel's
Members' Social Tuesday
The first of a series of monthly
social get-togethers for members
of Congregation Beth Tefilo
Emanuel and their families will
take place next Tuesday evening.
In honor of Hamisha Asar
b'Shevat, a Palestinian program
will be directed by Rabbi M. J.
Get Hebrew Schools' Collection Wohlgelernter and Cantor H.
- A selection committee, com- Schulsinger. The Sisterhood will
posed of the rabbis of the Con- serve traditional refreshments.
gregation and a number of lay
representatives, constantly Bialik is being honored by a dis-
studies the catalogues of publish- play of,. books by and about the
ers and book-dealers and recom- greatest modern Hebrew poet.
Enroll 2,300 Borrowers
mends for purchase books of last-
The popularity of the
ing value in English, Hebrew and
Yiddish. The purpose is neither is indicated by the fact that more
to purchase everything that is than 2,300 people are now reg-
published nor to duplicate or re- istered as regular borrowers,
place the function of the public holding cards entitling them to
library. The main objective is to the use of the Library facilities.
place at the disposal of the Jew- The readers who frequent the
ish community of Detroit a bal- Library represent a cross-section
anced and fine collection of books of the Detroit Jewish commun-
in the various branches of Jewish ity.
learning.
A number of Christian minist-
The aim of the Library to be- ers have membership cards in the
come a significant center for the Library, and have been invited
Jewish book in Detroit was to draw such -books as may in-
brought closer to realization terest them.
when the United Hebrew Schools
The officers of the Library are:
deposited in the Library its valu- Dairid S. Zemon, chairman;
able collection of Hebraica. The Philip L. Rosenthal, co-chairman;
Selection Committee has sought Meyer Stone, treasurer; Abraham
to augment this original collec- Caplan, secretary; and Robert
tion with the works of modern Loewenberg, custodian. T h e
Hebrew writers which have sub- board of directors includes: Mrs.
sequently appeared. The depart- Joseph H. Ehrlich, Philip Slomo-
ment of Yiddish literature has vitz, Maurice H. Zackheim, Isaac
likewise been greatly developed Shetzer and the officers; while
and the various Yiddish books the advisory committee is corn-
in the fields of belles-lettres and posed of the following: Dr. A. M.
of scholarship have been given a Hershman, Rabbi Morris Adler,
place on the Library shelves. The Mrs. Mettie Baron Golub, Mrs.
scope of the Library's collection Ida Colten, Bernard Isaacs and
is evidenced by the number of Louis James Rosenberg.
departments which are represent-
The Library is open during the
ed. There are sections on religion, following hours: 10 a. m. to 12
philosophy, literature, history, p.m., 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 7
biography, fiction, music, art, p.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays, Tues-
Zionism and juvenile literature. days, Wednesdays and Thurs-
The indispensable books of ref- days; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
erence and research, such as Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
encyclopedias, dictionary, con- Sundays.
cordances, standard historical
works and biographical material
are also at the disposal of the
student and reader. The Library
has a valuable and large collec-
tion of pamphlets, pictures and
articles. It subscribes to more
than 50 magazines in Hebrew,
English and Yiddish published in
the United States, Palestine, Eng-
land and other countries. From
time to time exhibits are arrang-
ed to bring to the attention of the
public some specific anniversary.
A very fine display marks the
annual observance of Jewish
Book Week. The 70th anniversary
QE the birth of Chaim Nachman
Jrs. Take Charge
Of Shaarey Zedek
Service Saturday
Rabbi Adler Speaks This Fri-
day Night on After-War
Treatment for Germany
Junior Congregation of
Shaarey Zedek will pursue a
practice of several years stand-
ing by taking complete charge of
services in the main auditorium
this Sabbath morning.
Harvey Weisberg, former presi-
dent of the Junior Congregation,
and now a student at the Uni-
versity of Michigan, will deliver
the discourse of the morning. The
Torah portion will be disucssed
by Joyce Pensler, while the
prophetic reading will be inter-
preted by Rachel Rosenstein.
Myron Rosenthal will serve as
Cantor. The readers of the Torah
will be Philip Caplan, Robert
Kasle and Sheldon Lutz. Fayette
Singer will lead in the reading
of the Ashrey.
Rabbi Adler Speaks Tonight
At the late Friday evening ser-
vices tonight, Rabbi Morris
Adler will speak on "How Shall
We Treat the German People
After the War?"
Rabbi Adler's lecture will seek
to analyze the moral principles
involved and the justifiable lim-
itations to be placed on Ger-
many.
The young people's seminar
will hold its weekly session after
the services.
On Friday night, Jan. 22, Rabbi
Adler will deliver a Hamisha
Asar b'Shevat sermon on the sub-
ject "Men and Trees."
Canotr Jacob H. Sonenklar will
chant the service.
Fram to Lecture on
"Moses in Folklore"
Continuing his series of lect-
ures on Jewish folklore and leg-
end, Rabbi Leon Fram will de-
liver his second sermon on the
theme of "Moses in Jewish Folk-
lore" on Friday night, Jan. 22, in
the Lecture Hall of the Detroit
Institute of Arts.
The first sermon on Moses, to
be delivered this Friday night,
deals with the legends that sur-
round Moses' childhood and
youth. The second sermon will
deal with the legends that have
grown up about Moses the law-
giver and statesman. Rabbi Fram
will discuss the Freudian theory
of Moses.
The services of Temple Israel
are followed by a social hour and
a youth symposium to which all
are invited.
Rabbi Lymon to Talk
On 'If Peace Comes'
Presbyterian Pastor
To Address Shaarey
Zedek Men's, Club
Rabbi Herschel Lymon of
Temple Beth El will speak Fri-
day, Jan. 22, at 8:15, at the Sab-
bath Eve services, on "If Peace
Came Tomorrow."
Follcwing the service the
Temple Sisterhood will sponsor
a social hour in the social hall.
The music will be rendered by
the Temple quartet under the
direction of Julius Chajes, with
Jason Tickton at the organ.
Rabbi Lymon will conduct the
services and preach at the Sab-
bath morning services, Jan. 23,
in the main auditorium of the
Temple.
Dr. William P. Lemon, minister
of the First Presbyterian Church
in Arm Arbor, will address the
Shaarey Zedek Men's Club Wed-
nesday evening in the social hall
of the synagogue on "What's
Right with the World."
Dr. Lemon was graduated from
Union Theological Seminary in
1915 and has served as minister
in three university centers where
ire alsc directed student work.
From 1921-1931 he was associat-
ed with the University of Minne-
sota, following which he con-
tinued his ministry at the Uni-
versity of Iowa.
Albert Cohen to Speak Sunday
Since 1934 Dr. Lemon has been
minister and student worker at
the University of Michigan. He
is also president of the Ann
Arbor Ministerial Association.
The meeting is open to mem-
bers of the Men's Club, ladies
and guests.
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Albert Cohen of the Jewish
Vocational Service will speak on
the subject of vocational guidance
at the Temple High School Forum
on Sunday morning at 11:30, in
the Brown Memorial Chapel.
Torah Month Events
Planned by Yeshivah
WAYNE BATHS
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For Men and Women
Ensign Edward Irving Kohn,
24, a member of the crew of the
'
RA. 6744
Quincy, is missing in action.
A Big
MASS MEETING
Will Be Held on
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1943
2 P. M at the
Jericho Temple
2705 Joy Road
Teachers at Crosman
Honor Janitor; Plant
Trees in His Memory
Abraham Rabinowitz of 1669
Clairmount Ave., who passed
away last week, was accorded a
distinct honor.
A janitor of the Crosman School
for 18 years, Mr. Rabinowitz had
endeared himself to the teachers
and pupils alike. The faculty of
the school, which was repre-
sented at his funeral at the
Chesed shel Ernes by a large
delegation, planted 19 trees in
Palestine in his honor.
Private Albert David Stengler,
of Louisville, Ky., has been miss-
ing in action since the Philippine
A 30-day period, from Feb. 6 to fighting.
March 7, has been set for the
observance of Torah Month, to
commemorate the first anniver-
sary of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah,
Dexter and Cortland.
FOOT OF SECOND
Several week-end public func-
At The River
tions are planned by a specially
organized local committee and
The
Only Natural
spokesmen for traditional Juda-
SULPHUR
MINERAL
ism in America will visit Detroit
to speak at numerous events.
BATHS
The Yeshivath structure was
n The City of Detroit
completed on Feb. 15, 1942, and
the corresponding date this- year
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will be the occasion for a special
Turkish
and
event. The celebrations will con-
Reducing Baths
clude on March 7 with a patrons'
dinner.
Abraham Dubrinsky, member
Open Day and Night
of the Yeshiva's board of direc-
tors, is treasurer of the anniver-
Separate Departments
sary month.
PROMINENT GUEST SPEAKERS
Rabbi Eliezer Silver
of Cincinnati, Ohio, President of the Union of
Orthodox Rabbis of America and Canada
Rabbi David Silver
of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Cantor D. Katzman Will Open The Meeting
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with Appropriate Prayers
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Don't Fail to Attend This Important Meeting and
Become Acquainted with the Significance of
This Holy Institution
Yeshivath
Chachmey Lublin