Fr'icIey, December 15,
Page Thirfeeir
THE JEWISH NEWS
1944
Congregational Activities
,
Rabbi Fischer
Shaarey Zedek
Honored at Bnai Sells $850,000
Moshe Banquet Worth of Bonds
.
Dr. Glazer Plans
Hanukah Sermon
At Beth El Friday
Congregation
Celebrates
Congregation Shaarey Zedek Religious School Celebrates
has sold $850,000 in war bonds, as
With Parties and Plays,
His 40th Year, at Mort-
of last Sunday, according to
Saturday, Sunday
gage Burning Affair
Maurice Seligman, bond drive
Congregation Bnai Moshe hon-
ored its senior rabbi, Rabbi
Moses Fischer, on the occasion of
his 40th anniversary with the
congregation, at the banquet
held last Sun- W"'""' ''''' . '''''''''''''''''
day evening, at .
which the burn-
ing of the mort-4
gage was cele- '
brated.
Impressive re-
Isolutions in hon-
or of Rabbi
Fischer were in-
corporated in an
attractive 9 6 -
page book issued Rabbi Fischer
Sunday night.
Ben F. Goldman, editor of the
book, was toastmaster at the
banquet.
Dr. Leo Jung of New York
was the principal speaker at this
event, and addresses also were
delivered by the following:
Rabbis Fischer, Rabbi Jacob
J. Nathan, Harry Rosman, presi-
dent; and Mrs. Rosman, chair-
man of the arrangements com-
mittee.
The burning of the mortgage
was performed by Adolph Beck,
Joseph Kornfield and Irving
Tamler.
Cantor David Katzman, ac-
companied by Bella Goldberg,
rendered the musical portion of
the program.
Men's Club Starts
Membership Drive
At Temple Israel
December has been set aside
by the committee under the
Chairmanship of Charles Aller to
increase the membership roll of
the Men's Club of Temple Israel.
Thus far, approximately 75 mem-
bers have joined in the last few
months and under the guidance
of its president, Jacob A. Citrin,
great strides have been made by
the club.
The year 1945 will be head-
lined by the evening of fun, to
be known as "Fun Mania," in
which the members of the club
will take part. It will include a
series of short skits under the
direction of the entertainment
committee. Dr. Jules M. Gold-
smith will be master of ceremon-
ies. Other members participating
in the revue will include Arthur
Hass, Harry Pliskow, Sol R. Col-
ton, Reuben Levine, Charles Al-
ler, Sol Stein, Barney Barnett,
Murray Sutkin, Dr. Randolph
Weber, Louis Millman, Irving
Small and others.
Beth Yehudah to Hear
Lieberman on Jan. 14
chairman. Of this sum, $500,000
was sold at the bond rally Dec.
4, when Irving Davidson, noted
New York Jewish humorist, ap-
peared.
Shaarey Zedek is continuing
its drive until it reaches its goal,
aiming to surpass the record of
the Fifth War Loan, when $1,-
260,000 in bonds were sold.
At the Sabbath Eve services of
Temple Beth El this Friday eve-
ning, B. Benedict Glazer will
preach a Hanukah sermon on "If
the Maccabeans Were Alive To-
day—Some Helpful Thoughts
From a Challenging Past."
.Julius Chajes' arrangement of
the Palestinian Hanukah song
"Who Can Retell?" will be ren-
dered for the first time by the
Temple Quartet. s A social hour
under the auspices of the Sister-
hood will follow the service.
The Religious school will cele-
brate Hanukah with parties in
the classrooms and the presenta-
Kingston, N. Y. Rabbi Hits tion of "Sandy Runs Away" by
the Junior High Drama Group on
Sectarian - Religious
Saturday, Dec. 16, and the pre-
sentation of "Daddy Israel's Gift
Hymns in Schools
Shop" by the Intermediate
KINGSTON, N. Y. (JTA)— Drama Group on Sunday, Dec.
Rabbi Harold Englander, who 17.
protested last week to the Board
Parents are invited to attend
of Education that the Christmas the Hanukah plays and parties.
story and Christmas carols were
being taught in Kingston public
schools in violation of the rule
against religious training, fired
his resignation with the board of
directors of his synagogue, Con-
gregation Ahavath Israel. The
resignation climaxed a row which
has aroused the entire commun-
Dr. A. M. Hershman will
ity.
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preach a Hanukah sermon at the
Following up a verbal com- Sabbath morning services of
plaint to the board, Rabbi Eng- Shaarey Zedek.
lander wrote that the child of
Special Hanukah programs
one of his congregants had been were staged by the pupils of
taught the story of "Joseph and Shaarey Zedek last Sunday.
Mary and the Star of Bethelehm
Teachers at Shaarey Zedek
in the kindergarten class." He
added that some of the hymns, held a gathering Tuesday after-
especially the Christmas carols, noon and were addressed by
found in the school hymnals "are Simha Rubinstein, educational
definitely of a sectarian char- director.
Classes will hold parties and
acter."
He also pointed out that "it pupils will exchange gifts this
was the- opinion of the other two Sunday.
rabbis of Kingston that the prin-
The Young Women of the Bnai
ciple of separation of church and Brith of Detroit will participate
state, which is one of the bul- in the Friday evening gathering
warks of our democracy, should at Shaarey Zedek Social Hall to-
at all times be strictly adhered night. Charles Rosenblatt and
to and that nothing of a religious Max Chomsky, both' of the facul-
character should enter our public ty, will discuss "Now Is the
school system."
Time," which will treat the youth
The Board of Education ap- problem.
pointed a non-sectarian commit-
Friday evening, Dec. 22, at the
tee to study the protest. Mean- Oneg Shabat, Congregation
while, word of Rabbi Englander's Shaarey Zedek will hear a sym-
objections reached members of posium on Jewish institutions.
his synagogue. In a letter to a Fred Butzel will discuss the Jew-
Kingston newspaper, Nathan ish Welfare Federation; Isaac
Badian, president of the board Franck will speak on the Jewish
of directors, said he was auth- Community Council and Simha
orized by the congregation to Rubinstein will discuss Jewish
disavow the expression of Rabbi education.
Englander. Saying that Rabbi
Englander's letter to the Board
of Education was not written
at the direction of his congrega- Open up the cold blockade in your nose
tion, Mr. Badian stated that the with fast-acting Penetro Nose Drops.
freer, easier, almost instantly,
objections "definitely were not Breathe
as they cool, soothe and shrink swollen
the views of the congregation nor nasal membranes. Caution: Use only as
are they the views of Kingston's directed. Generous bottle 25c, 50c. Get
Jewry as a whole!"
PENETRO NOSE DROPS
Congregation Fails
To Support Rabbi's
Protest,. He Quits
Hanukah Sermon
By Dr. Hershman
At Shaarey Zedek
COLD-STUFFED NOSE?
Chaim Lieberman, prominent
journalist, meml:4r of the staff
of the Jewish Daily Forward of
New York, will be the guest
speaker at 2:30 p. m. on Sunday,
Jan. 14, at Yeshvath Beth Ye-
hudah, as part of the Yeshivah's
fourth annual Torah Month ob-
servance.
Mr. Lieberman will speak on
"Jews and Judaism in a Gentile
World."
Organizations are asked to
select delegates to the Yeshivah
Torah Month celebrations.
At the Sabbath Eve Services et
Temple Israel to be held in the
Noted Author Views Recent Lecture Hall of the Detroit Insti-
tute of Arts this Friday night,
Events in Zion at Meeting
Dec. 15, Rabbi Leon Frain will
to Enroll Members
take as the theme of his sermon
Dr. Israel Elfenbein, Brooklyn, "Heroes of Faith," and will re-
N
. . Y., rabbi, author of "Maimon- late the deeds of heroism per-
ides the Man", "History of Pal- formed by Jewish chaplains, tell-
ing the story of the co-operation
between Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish chaplains in the service of
God on the battlefields. Cantor
Robert S. Tulman will chant the
El Mole Rachamin in memory of
the Jewish chaplains who died
while in performance of their
duties: Rabbis Irving Tepper,
Louis Werfel, Alexander Goode,
Henry Goody, Samuel D. Hur-
witz and Herman L. Rosen.
On Friday night, Dec. 22, the
service will be featured by the
Bar Mitzvah of Lawrence Per-
nick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Na-
thaniel Louis Pernick. Rabbi
Leon Fram will speak on the sub-
ject, "My Report as Delegate to
the American Jewish Confer-
ence."
DR. ISRAEL ELFENBEIN
estine Under the Turks" and
other works, will discuss recent
events in Palestine at a meeting
of Detroit Mizrachi this Satur-
day evening, at the Bnai Moshe,
Dexter and Lawrence. The public
is invited. Admission is free.
Pontiac Congregation
Holds Hanukah Dinner
Congregation Bnai Israt4, 265
W. Pike St., Pontiac, -will hold
its annual Hanu
kah dinner Sun-
day evening in the social hall of
the congregation. Rabbi
I.
This meeting is being held in Strauss will speak on the theme:
the campaign to enroll syna- "A Light That Never Dimmed."'
gogues as groups in the Mizrachi A program of entertainment has
movement. The following already been arranged.
have enrolled: Mogen Abraham,
The Bnai Israel Talmud Torah
Bnai Israel, Nusach Ari, Bnai and Sunday School will c,bserve
Jacob, Bnai Zion, Beth Itzchok, Hanukah Sunday morning with
Adas Yeshurun and Mishkan a program of games, plays, ex-
Israel.
change of gifts and refreshments
Detroit Mizrachi will observe to be served by the Sisterhood..
its 33rd anniversary at a ban-
quet on Sunday, Jan. 14, at the
Shaarey Zedek. Rabbi Max
Kirshblum, nationally known re-
ligious Zionist leader, will be
.0•
the speaker.
Leaders who are active in pre-
RECORDS
paring for this event include:
SHEET MUSIC
Daniel Temchin, Sol Edelman
COSTUME JEWELRY
and Isidor Sosnick, synagogue
Open Sundays
During December
chairmen; Meyer Beckman and
Max Kaminsky, reservations
Open to 9 P. M.
Thurs. and Sat.
chairmen; Aaron Tilchin, journal
TO. 8-4114
chairman; Irving W. Schlussel,
Jacob Nosanchuk and Sol Lum-
10324 Dexter near Calvert'
berg, arangements.
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Metro Music House
A CALL
TO ACTION!
This is an important call to all Detroit
organizations to participate in the
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
of the
GEWERKSHAFTEN CAMPAIGN
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7. at 1:30 P. M.
at the
SHAAREY ZEDEK AUDITORIUM
The Northwest Hebrew
Congregation and. Center
Wishes To Announce That
Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Samuel Wold Perez Hirshbein
of Cincinnati
Noted Dramatist
A Suitable Musical Program Has Been Arranged
SABBATH SERVICES
Every Detroit Organization must select its
Delegates at once in order to be fully pre-
pared to assist us in the great task of up-
holding the hands of Palestine's pioneers and
of being partners in the building of Palestine
as the Jewish Commonwealth.
Are Being Held in
Institute of Religion
Honors Rabbi A. Cohen
The honorary degree of Doc-
tor of Hebrew Letters was con-
ferred on Dec. 8 by the Jewish
Institute of Religion upon the
Rev. Dr. Abraham A. Cohen,
eminent English rabbi, Talmudic
scholar, life governor of the
University of Birmingham, at a
special convocation held in the
Institute Chapel, 68th St., New
York. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, presi-
dent of the Institute, presented
the degree.
Chaplains' Tribute
At Temple Israel
Mizrachi to Hear
Rabbi Elfenbein
Talk on Palestine
The Bagley School
CURTIS AND GREENLAWN
ELECT YOUR DELEGATES NOW!
Every Saturday Morning at 9 A. M.
Public Invited! Free Tickets Available!
All Residents of the Northwest Section are Invited to Attend
For Tickets and Information Call
WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
OPENING OF OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL
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