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THE JEWISH

Friday, Decem6r 24, 1943

NEWS

Page Nine

Congregational Activities

Detroit Jewry
Makes Plan for
Day of Prayer

Gemiluth Chassodim
To Receive Torah

Scroll of the Law Salvaged From
Burning Synagogue
In Berlin

2 Important
Calls issued
By Dr. Glazer

'All Congregations Preparing
Congregation Gemiluth Chas- Temple Beth El Announces
Special Services to Be
sodim will be presented a Sefer
Held Dec. 31, Jan. I
Hanukah Services, Rites
Torah, salvaged from a burning
synagogue in Berlin, at special
For Day of Prayer
Detroit Orthodox, Conservative

and Reform Congregations are
planning special services in ob-
servance of Jan. 1 as National
Day of Prayer, in accordance with
the third consecutive annual
proclamation issued by President
Rosevelt.
The • Michigan Synagogue Con-
ference is making plans for
observances in the orthodox
congregations.
Beth El Services
A solemn call has been issued
by Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of
Temple Beth El to all Temple
members to make of the service
on the Sabbath Eve before the
civic New Year an event of devo-
tion to the highest ideals of Jew-
ish ethical teachings and to join
in observing the National Day of
Prayer proclaimed by President
Roosevelt. -
Rabbi Glazer will deliver the
sermon on Dec. 31 and there will
be an appropriate musical pro-
gram directed by Julius Chajes.
Temple Israel Service
Rabbi Leon Fram announced
this week that at the Sabbath
Eve services on Dec. 31 at Tern-
. ple Israel he will preach on the
subject "The Power of Prayer."
In the course of his sermon, he
will read some of the historic
prayers written by poets and
ministers.
At the Temple Israel services,
at the Detroit Institute of Art,
Rabbi Fram also will quote from
the prayers. of priests, ministers
and rabbis contained in the new
publication entitled "A Minute
of Prayer." •
Orthodox Services
Rabbi Moses Fischer of Con-
gregation Bnai Moshe states that
a special service is being ar-
ranged in accordance with the
call of President Roosevelt.
Similar services are planned
by Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter of
Congregation Beth Tefilo Eman-
uel and Rabbi J. S. Sperka of
Congregation Bnai David.
President's Proclamation
The President's proclamation
reads :
"At the end of the year 1943,
which has not only made mani-
fest the devotion and courage of
our nation's sons, but has also
crowned their efforts with bril-
liant success on every battlefront,
it is fitting that we set aside a
day of prayer to give thanks to
the Almighty God for his con-
stant providence over us in every
hour of national peace and na-
tional peril.
"At the beginning of the new
year 1944, which now lies before
us, it-.is fitting that we pray to
be preserved from false pride of
accomplishment and from. wilful
neglect of the last measure of
public and private sacrifice nec-
essary to attain final victory and
peace.
"May we humbly seek strength
of widening warfare and for the
and guidance for the: problems
responsibilities of increasing vic-
tory. May we find in the infinite
mercy of the God of our Fathers
some measure of comfort for the
personal anxieties of separation
and anguish of bereavement."

DR. ROMANOFF DEAD
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Dr. Paul
Romanoff, for the last 13, yearS
curator of the Museum • of the
Jewish Theological Serninary of
America, died in Montefiore Hos-
pital, after an illness of two
years: His age was 45. Born in
Russia, he ' had resided in this
country. since 1928.

Hanukah is observed for eight
days because of the tradition that
a cruse of oil found in •the Tem-
ple after the Jewish victory
burned for eight days although
there was only enough oil for one
day.

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services Saturday at 9:30 a. m.
at Jericho Temple. A new Holy
Ark and Platform also will be
dedicated.
The congregation, organized
several years ago by immigrants
from Central . Europe, now has a
membership of 200 families.
Saturday night a Hanukah
celebration will be held in the
auditorium of the United He-
brew. Schools, Philadelphia and
Byron. Cantor David Katzman
of Bnai Moshe will appear on
the program and will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Bella Goldberg.
A party for children will be
held Sunday at 2:30 p. in. in the
Blue Room of Tericho Temple.

Beth. Shniiiel Plans
To Honor Donors
To New Synagogue

National Day of
Prayer Service
at Temple Israel

Holtzman Kin Buy
Lots for Yeshivah

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Temple Israel will observe the\
National Day of Prayer pro-
claimed by the President of the
United States on New Year's Eve,
Friday night, Dec. 31, at 8:30, in
the Lecture Hall of the Detroit
Institute of Arts.
Rabbi Leon Fram will read a
prayer especially composed for
the occasion in response to the
President's proclamation.
The subject of Rabbi Fram's
sermon for the occasion, will . be
"Prayer Through the Ages."
Cantor Robert S. Tulman will
chant the El Mole Rachamim, the
Memorial Prayer for the men and
women of the United Nations
who have fallen in the war for
human freedom,
The Religious School of Temple
Israel is now observing a recess.
Sessions will be. resumed on Sat-
urday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 9.
This Friday night is Family
Hanukah Night at the Sabbath
Eve Services of Temple Israel, in
the Lecture Hall of the Detroit
Institute of Arts. Parents have
been invited to come with their
children and Cantor Tulman and
Organist Karl W. Haas and the
Youth Choir of Temple Israel
High School will render a pro-
gram of Hanukah music.

Dr. Samson R. Weiss, dean
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, an-
nounces that the children of the
late Mrs. Lena Holtzman, co--
founder and for many years hon-
orary president of the ladies' or-
ganization of the Yeshivah, have
donated $2,000 for the purchase
of two lots next to the Yeshivah
building, for extension of Yeshi-
vah facilities after the war.

Rabbi Adler to Speak
At Friday's Services

Rabbi Morris Adler will de.
Two important calls were is-
liver the sermon at the next late
sued this week to members of
Friday evening service of Con-
Temple Beth El by Dr. B. Bene-
gregation Shaarey Zedek, Dec.
dict Glazer:
24, at 8:15 p. m., on "The Essence
The first calls upon the con-
of Victory — A Hanukah Dis-
gregation to make of Hanukah
course." The service will be con-
a joyous event, to observe it in
ducted by Dr. A. M. Hershman.
the home and to participate in
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar will
the Hanukah services at the
officiate. A social hour follows
Temple this Friday evening.
the service.
The other announcement em-
phasizes the significance of the
Nationa,1 Day of Prayer, pro-
claimed by President Roosevelt
for Jan. 1, and calls for wide
participation in the special New
DEXTER
Year Eve service to be held at
at
WEBB
Temple Beth El.
At the services this Friday
evening, Rabbi Glazer will speak
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST 71;
on "Wanted: A Fighting Faith
FLORSHEIM. DEALER
—A Hanukah Challenge to the
est.
Modern Jew."
Julius Chajes, music director,
Hanukah is the only Jewish
has arranged special Hanukah festival based on a Jewish tri-
music. In addition to the Temple umph of arms against its ene-
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Open Evenings
quartet, the newly organized mies.
choral group will render selec-
tions from Handel's "Judas Mac-
ab eus" and Mendelssohn's
"Hymn of Praise." Jason Tickton
will be at the organ.
The new Hanukah Lamp of
the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations, presented to the
congregation by J. Weinbaum,
will be dedicated.
A social hour under the aus-
pices of the Temple Sisterhood -
will follow the services.
Dr. Glazer w i l I deliver the
sermon at the Sabbath Eve ser-
vices on Dec. 31, which will be
devoted to the theme proclaimed
by President Roosevelt for Na-
tional. Day of Prayer.

Arrangements have been com-
pleted for guest artists -to appear
at the banquet and entertain-
ment sponsored by Beth Shmuel
Congregation, honoring donors
to the fund to erect-a new syn-
agogue, to be held on Sunday
evening,. Jan. 23, at the Bnai
Moshe, Lawrence and Dexter.•
As a close friend and follower
of Grand - Rabbi J. Rabinowitz,
Cantor P. Pinchick accepted the
invitation to attend the banquet.
Rabbi S. Greiniman, dean of
the Yeshiv'e. Tifereth Yarisholiam
of New York, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Cantor David.
Katzman of congregation Bnai
Moshe will render several folk
songs.
Heading the long list of patrons-
and patronesses are a majority
of the Detroit rabbis. A limited Beth Itzchock- Holds
number of tickets is still avail- Hanukah Party Sunday
able and can be procured by calf
. .
ing Harry E. Citrin, Temple
Congregation, Beth Itzchock
1-5353; Mrs. Leebove, Townsend will conduct its annual Hanukah
5-1351, or at the synagogue, Ma- party, Sunday at 6:30 p. m., un-
dison 7938.
der the auspices of the Sister-
hood of the Congregation. The
Bnai David Services
students of the Sunday School
will present a Hanukah play.
on Hanukah and Jan. I
Refreshments will be served.
At the Bnai David services on
Jan. 1, the National Day of
Prayer proclaimed by President
Roosevelt will be observed . with
special prayers.
A special program is planned
by the religious school.
This Saturday, Sabbath Hanu-
kah, Rabbi J. S. Sperka will
speak on "The Maccabees." Can-
tor Irving Ringel will officiate.

Hanukah Greetings

J. Ressler

H. H. Leveit

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Hanukah

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The first day of Hanukah can
never occur on a Tuesday. This
year it falls on Wednesday, Dec.
22.

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