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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, April 16, 1943
Passover Sedorim Are Arranged for Servicemen
U.M. Students, Servicemen
To Attend Hillel Sedorim
Passover Services
To Be Conducted
At Shaarey Zedek
Despite food rationing, Jewish students and servicemen
at the University of Michigan as well as war workers at
the Willow Run bomber plant will enjoy Passover meals
in Arm Arbor beginning on Monday evening, April 19.
The Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation will conduct traditional
Passover Sedorim at the Wolverine, the cafeteria which
Passover services will be con-
ducted at Congregation Shaarey
LISBON (By Wireless) — By whose. descendants are now scat-
Zedek beginning with the usher-.
ing in of the festival Monday Religious News Service) Neutral tered all over the world, will con-
evening, April 19.
Portugal, where thousands of ref- tribute other treasures.
At the morning service of the ugees of all creeds and nationali-
first day of Passover, Tuesday, ties have found hospitality since
April 20, Rabbi Morris Adler the outbreak of the war, shortly
will preach on "It Came to Pass will open its first Jewish Museum.
at Midnight." Rabbi Adler will
It is the gift of Samuel
speak on "Our Children in War- Schwartz, naturalized Portuguese
Congregation Bnai Moshe will
Time" on the second day of the Jew, who came here 25 years ago begin the observance of Pass-
festival, Wednesday morning, from Poland.
over week with Sium B'Chorim
April 21.
services Monday morning at 7:15.
Schwartz' interest in Hebraic
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar, as- research led to the discovery that Evening prayers will be said at
sisted by a choir of male voices, a tiny grocer's shop in the village 8 p. m.
will officiate at these services.
Morning devotions Tuesday
of Tomar, 60 miles north of Lis-
The Junior Congregation will bon, was formerly an ancient and Wednesday will begin at 9
hold its Own Passover ser- Jewish synagogue. Schwartz ac- and will be conducted by Cantor
vices in the Kate Frank Memor- quired the property, restored it, David Katzman.
ial Building. The services will and offered it to the Portuguese
Rabbi Moses Fischer will de-
begin promptly at 9 o'clock. government as a Jewish museum. liver the sermon Tuesday on the
Young people are invited to par-
The museum's first exhibits will subject, "Passover in War-Torn
ticipate in these inspiring ser- be mostly ancient inscriptions, Europe." Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan
vices. Interesting and appropri- documents, and books written in will speak Wednesday on the
ate discussions will be given at Hebraic, all of which were dis- topic "The Freedom that Never
each service by speakers who covered in Portugal. Later, it is Perishes."
have been invited to address the hoped, Jews of the Sephardic
Junior Congregation. The serv- tribes, -who lived here in the
ices will be led by Myron Rosen- fifteenth century and most of
thal, Philip Caplan, Charles
Kramer, Bob Kasle, Sheldon
Lutz and Eugene Malitz.
formerly was operated by Mich-.0
igan students.
Sedorim and Passover meals
also will be served at the Beth
Israel Synagogue, 538 North Di-
vision St., through the courtesy
of Rabbi and Mrs. Isaac Gold-
The United Hebrew Schools
man.
have recently initiated a series
165 at Sedorim
of extra-curricular educational
Approximately 100 servicemen activities for former students of
are expected to attend the Se- the schools. A group of 30 to 40
dorim sponsored by the Founda- young men and women between
tion. In addition, 15 war workers 16 and 20, some of whom are
now living at Willow Run have now affiliated with Zionist youth
requested permission to attend the groups, and who are interested
Foundation's Sedorim. Beth Israel in the study of the Hebrew
Synagogue will provide Sedorim language, attend classes every
and Passover meals for nearly 50 Thursday, 8 to 10 p. m., at the
students throughout the festival. Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
Two courses have been organ-
Matzohs for servicemen are be-
ing provided by the Army and ized in advanced and elementary
Navy committee of the Jewish Hebrew. Special emphasis is
Welfare Board, An additional placed on conversational Hebrew
subsidy has been granted by the with the Sephardic pronuncia-
Michigan Synagogue Conference tion used in Palestine. M. Ma-
and the Bnai Brith through its this and I. Soref are in charge
War ActiVities Fund. Servicemen of these classes.
Another group of 45 boys and
are to be guests of the Founda-
girls between the ages of 14 and
tion without charge.
17 meet every Monday, 7:45 to
Conduct Service
9:30 p. m., to study Jewish insti-
The Foundation's Sedorim will tutions and current Jewish prob-
be conducted by Rabbi Jehudah lems, by means of lectures and
M. Cohen, director of the Foun- round table discussions.
dation; Samuel Levy, president
The first lecture on the Detroit
of the Ann Arbor Bnai Brith; Jewish Welfare Federation and
and Dr. Saul Cohen, chairman of its constituent agencies was de-
the Ann Arbor Army and Navy livered by Herman Pekarsky;
committee of the J. W. B. and Jewish post-war problems were
U. of M. faculty member. They discussed by Philip Slomovitz.
will be assisted by several Hil-
Sabbath and the customs con-
lel members.
nected with it, was discussed by
Arrangements for the Kosher Mrs. Morris Adler. Palestine as
Seder meals have been made by a Jewish homeland, was Max
a committee headed by Mrs. Sam- Chomsky's topic. Mrs. Adler also
uel Levy, assisted by Mrs. Jehu- spoke on the historical develop-
dah M. Cohen and Mrs. Saul ment of Purim. Other addresses
Cohen.
were: "The Jews in Russia Be-
fore and After the Revolution,"
by A. Meyerowitz; "Jewish Vo-
cational Guidance," by Albert
Downtown
Cohen; "The History of Zion-
ism," by Miss Annette Isaacs.
Several talented children of
Passover services will be con- this group will stage a Passover
ducted at the Downtown Syna- play at the various branches of
gogue Tuesday and Wednesday, the United Hebrew Schools.
April 20, and 21. Morning serv-
ices will begin at 8 o'clock, and
afternoon services at 5:30. Rabbi
Herman Rosenwasser will deliv-
er a series of discourses on the
theme: "Democracy and World
Emancipation."
Former Students
Holding Special
Hebrew Classes
Historic Documents Exhibited
In What Was Once a Synagogue
Bnai Moshe to Have
B'Chorim Services
Buy War Bonds!
Adolph Beck Remains
Bnai Moshe President
.
Synagogue
Passover Services
Portugal's Jewish Museum
Adolph Beck was elected pres-
ident of Congregation Bnai
Moshe for a second term, at the
annual meeting held Sunday,
April 11.
Irwin Tamler was chosen vice-
president and Alex Fisch trea-
surer Dr. Joseph Starman was
re-elected secretary for the
seventh consecutive Y term.
Five. board members will serve
with eight hold-overs. The new
directors are Eugene Weiss, Har-
ry Samler, Andrew Iczkowitz, A.
Finkelstein and Louis Kepes. The
other directors are Joseph
Brown, Sam Freedman, Louis
Gunsberg, Julius Herskowitz,
Sigmund Jaulus, Bernard Klein,
Edmund Labe and Morris Rosen-
berg.
The new officers and directors
will be installed Sunday evening,
April 25.
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