Friday, May 28, 1943 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Thirteen Congregational Activities Capt. Israel Wiener To Address Annual Memorial Services Temple Beth El Re-Elects Welt Joseph M. Welt was re-elected Shaarey Zedek's Pre-Consecration Service on June 5 Temple Israel High School to Graduate 10 The Junior Congregation of Shaarey Zedek will conduct a special Pre-Consecration Service in the Main Synagogue on the Sabbath preceding Consecration, which will take place June 6. Miss Joyce Pensler will give the resume, and Miss Fayette Singer will give the analysis of the Biblical portion. Miss Zelda Rosenthal, teacher at the Shaa- rey Zedek Religious School and instructor of the Consecration Class, will present the discourse of the morning. Sheldon Lutz, Philip Caplan and Robert Kasle will act as Readers. Will Speak at Decoration Day president of Temple Beth El at the annual meeting last Sunday Ten young men and women Event at Clover Hill evening, in the Brown Memorial who have completed the grad- Cemetery Sunday Capt. Israel Wiener, who served overseas in the South- west Pacific, with the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army for more than a year, returning re- cently on sick leave, will be the guest speaker at the annual Me- morial Day services at Clover Hill Park Cemetery, on Sunday, Decoration Day, at 2:30 p. m. Capt. Wiener, former president of the Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit, was active in community affairs here before leaving for active service in 1941. His civil and war records were described at length in last week's issue of The Jewish News. Dr. A. M. Hershman and Rabbi Morris Adler, spiritual leaders of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, will participate in the program. Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar will chant appropriate prayers. Participants in the annual serv- ives will include the Jewish War Veterans and the Shaarey Zedek Boy Scout Troops. Bnai David Sets Graduation for 14 on June 13 Students Complete 8-Year Course; Ceremonies to Be Held in Synagogue The Bnai David Religious School will graduate 14 students at ceremonies on Sunday morn- ing, June 13, in the synagogue auditorium. The graduates have completed an eight-year course of study of Jewish history, the Bible, prayers and Jewish ethical concepts. The theme of the ceremony will center around Bikkurim. The graduates will deliver short talks on the first fruits of Jew- ish intellectual labor throughout our history. They will cover each period of Jewish history to show the efforts that have been made to perpetuate and revital- ize Judaism. Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka will speak. The graduates are: Albert Blumenthal, Shirley Cannon, Shirley Diamond, Thelma Dosie, Sheldon Erenthal, Burton Hend- ricks, Rhoda Kaine, Adelle Mos- kovitz, Edwin Lewinson, Phyllis Licht, Sol Levine, Ilene Ratner, Richard Schram and Jack Wein- stock. Banquet of Yeshivah Ladies Sunday, June 6 Chapel of the Temple. Other officers elected are: Leonard T. Lewis, vice-pres- ident; Walter S. H eave n rich, treasurer; Harry H. Berger, Her- bert D. Robin- son, Dr. Nathan J. M. Welt H. Schlafer and David M. Well- ing, trustees for three-year terms: Dr. B. Benedict Glazer pre- sented the Rabbi's report to the Congregation, and Mr. Welt gave the president's report on congre- gational accomplishments in the past year. The meeting also was ad- dressed by Dr. Leo M. Franklin and Rabbi Herschel Lymon. uation requirements of Temple Israel High School will receive their diplomas at the Sabbath Eve services in the lecture hall of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Friday night, June 4 at 8:30. Rabbi Leon Fram has invited Chaplain Lt. Elliott V. Fleckles of the Army Air Force Technical Training Command to occupy the pulpit. He will speak on: "The Religious Factor in Victory." The graduating class will con- duct the entire service, including the reading from the scroll. Morris Garvett, president of the congregation, will present the di- plomas, and Arthur J. Hass, chairman of the school board, will present the awards. Winners of Scholarship Medals are: Burton LeVine, Allan Levy and Roy Somlyo. The medals are the gift of the Men's Club of Temple Israel. Winners of Activ- ities Key are: Heinz Herz, Patt Levinson, Allan Levy, and Roy Somlyo. The Morris Garvett Leader- ship Medal, an annual prize es- tablished last year by an anony- mous donor, to be given to the Temple Israel High School stu- dent who manifests in character and personality the qualities es - sential to community leaders, will be awarded to Roy Somlyo, who also will deliver the Vale- dictory address. The class will serve as choir for the occasion, singing Ernst Block's "Amer- ica" and Dmitri Shostakovitch's "United Nations." They also will lead the congregation in singing the hymn, "Who Is Like Thee, 0 Universal Lord." The graduates are: Men's Club Elects Lerner President At the annual meeting of the Men's Club of Temple Beth El last week, the following officers were elected: President, Nathan H. Lerner; vice-president, Theodore D. Birn.- krant; treasurer, Charles H. Kott- ler; secretary, Bertram Kaatz; directors for a two-year term, Nathan Balaban, Edward Lichtig, Gus Braff, H. G. Schlafer, Burton Clamage, Emil Waldbott, Arthur L. Goulson. The retiring president, Dr. Na- than Schlafer, presented his an- nual report and turned the gavel over to the new president. Speeches were made by Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Dr. Leo M. Phyllis Brown, daughter of Mr. and Franklin and Rabbi Herschel Mrs. Joe Brown ; Joel Samuel Door- man, son of Mr. • and Mrs. Benjamin Lymon. Jewish Holiday Talks Will Start on WWJ Joseph A. Block, president of the Congregation Bnai David, announced this week that the congregation has been invited by R a di o Station WWJ to present -a series of holi- d a y discourses on the Sunday previous to each Jewish holiday. The first of the series will b e presented o n Rabbi Sperka Sunday morning, June 6, at 10:45 a. m. Rabbi Sperka will speak on "Democracy's Birth on Sinai." A musical background for Shovuoth is being prepared. Dvorman: Jack David Fromm, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Anthony Fromm; Heinz Herz, son of Mrs. Gustave Herz; Marilyn Klein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Klein; Burton LeVine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. LeVine; Patt Joan Levinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Levinson; Allan Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. David S. Levy; Arlene Roberta Singer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Singer; Roy Somlyo, son of Mrs. Ben Somlyo. Program of Reading Circles on June 15 The final session of the season of the United Jewish Women's Reading Circles will take place at 2 p. m. Saturday, June 5, at the Workmen's Circle Education- al Center, Linwood and Burlin game. Chaim Radin of the Sholem Aleichem Folkshule will review "Der Gayer" by Nachman Borai- sha. Mrs. Adele Mondry will re- port on the reading groups' activ- ities during the past year. Rabbi M. H. Eichenstein, St. Louis Talmudical authority, will be the guest speaker at the 16th anniversary banquet of the Ladies of Yeshi- e. In The Irish Hills • . . Highest Altitude in Southern Michigan vath Beth Yehu- Receives annually highest rating dah on June 6, at the Yeshivath from State Board of Health for Building. Cantor health conditions, food, equip- David Katzman ment, management, etc. of Congregation Bnai Moshe will render vocal se- OFFERS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUN AND lections. ADVENTURE UNDER EXPERT SUPERVISION The Yeshivah Ladies hope to 15 Minutes Walking Distance from Bus Line to Camp Rabbi M. H. cover part of the Eichenstein increased budget 6 with proceeds from the banquet and to help maintain the newly- • RESIDENT PHYSICIAN AND NURSES founded Beth Jacob School for Extensive Victory Garden .. . First Aid . . .Expert Girls and the Beth Jacob Kinder- Instruction in All Skills garten. D e t r o it congregations have been asked to send repre- S Nursery and kindergarten in specially equipped and sentatives to the banquet. For heated building. Under the supervision of Miss Sophie reservations and further infor- Wakirn, M.A. and Miss Harriet Russell, R.N., both of mation call HO. 7990. the Merrill-Palmer School. Lt. (j.g.) Melvin R. Yoffee, U. EDITH B. BERCOVICH, DIRECTOR S. N. R., will leave Detroit on Former Director of Jewish Child Placement Bureau June 5, for active duty at the For Information Phone TYler 5-8038 Marine Corps Base, San Diego, Calif. Miss Elaine Weisman will lead the reading of Ashrey. Arthur Benavie will act as Cantor. Yeshivath Beth Yehudah Starts Sabbath Classes Dr. Samson R. Weiss, dean of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, an- nounces that regular Sabbath aft- ernoon classes have been organ- ized for all students. Four of these classes meet in the Yeshivah building every Sat- urday at 3 p. m. At 4 p. m. Mincha services are held, fol- lowed by the traditional Sabbath meal for all pupils. A fifth group meets in Congregation Beth Moses, Linwood and Gladstone, and is led by Rabbi J. Ungar. The curriculum of these classes has been chosen with the view of imbuing the students with the to 15 Parents and children of the Confirmation class as well as their friends will attend the pre- consecration services innovated last year by Dr. B. Benedict. Glazer next Friday, June 4, at 8:15 p. m. On this occasion both parents and children will assemble to- gether in worship at this last Friday evening service before Confirmation. Confirmation S e r vices will take place on Sunday, June 6, at 9:30 a. m., at which time Temple Beth El will confirm a class of 58. This Friday the Temple will hold its annual Commencement Exercises at 8:15 p. m. Rabbi Her s chel Lymon will deliver the Commencement address and the Valedictory vvill be given by Sandford Goldberg. Joseph M. Welt, president of the Congrega- tion, will present the diplomas. The awards for scholarship and activities will be presented by Dr. Herbert I. Kallet, for the past four years chairman of the Re- ligious School Committee. Sabbath morning services will continue regularly throughout the summer months at 11 a. m. in the Main Auditorium. All are invited. spirit of religious observance. 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