Congregational Activities

Temple Israel
Holds V-E Day
Service Friday

Shaarey Zedek
Beth Yehudah
To Plan Program Plans Program
At Public Meeting For Shevuoth

Board of Education Official
to Address Gathering at
Yeshivah This Sunday

Parents of students attending
the various departments of Yesh-
ivath Beth Yehudah this Sunday
at 10:30 a. m., will gather at a
special meeting in the school
building, on Dexter and Cort-
land, to discuss the program of
instruction f or the summer
months and the fall semester.
This will be the third monthly
gathering of the group organized
as "Friends of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah."
Dr. H. L. Harrington, assistant
superintendent of the Detroit
Board of Education, in charge of
Intermediate schools, will speak
on the relation between the
Yeshivah and the local public
schools in conformity with the
arrangement made affecting the
program of Yeshivah students at-
tending city schools from the 7th
through the 12th grades.
All members.of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah will participate in the
yearly meeting of the school
Monday, May 21, at 8 p. m. and
elect members of the board of
directors for the ensuing year.
The principal address will be
delivered by Chaim Lieberman,
editorial writer of the New York
Jewish Daily Forward.
The annual meeting will round
out 28 years of the Yeshivah's ex-
istence. The institution was found-
ed by the late Rabbi Yehudah
Leib Levin on Lag B'Omer of
the Hebrew calendar year 5677.
With over 500 students new in
attendance at the Yeshivah after-
noon classes, the Beth Jacob
School for Girls, and the Beth
Yehudah Day School, the He-
brew Talmudical Academy has
become the second largest com-
munal Jewish educational sys-
tem.

Rabbi Sperka to Give
Shevuoth Message on
WWJ Next Thursday

Rabbi Joshua Sperka of Con-
gregation Bnai David will de-
liver a Sevuoth message over
Station WWJ on Thursday, May
17, at 9:15 a. m. He has chosen
the appropriate theme for the
festival—"The Laws of Sinai for
Human Conduct and Permanent
Peace."
Rabbi Sperka has been con-
ducting the Jewish Radio Pulpit
over WWJ for several years, in-
terpreting to the community at
large Jewish values, the Holy
Days and the principles of the
Jewish Religion. Originally when
the Jewish Radio Pulpit was
established on Station WWJ Rab-
bi Sperka was invited to "direct
and to bring the .meaning of the
Jewish Religion and Jewish
festivals to the Jewish commun-
ity and to the community at
large."
Rabbi Sperka's broadcasts have
received favorable comment as
seen by the letter that' come
into Station WWJ.

Halevy Singing Society
Plans Get-Together

The new president of the
Halevy Singing Society, Dave
Goldberg, announces that the
following members have been
added to standing committees:
membership, Minnie Lakoritz,
Esther Levy and Harry Resnick;
publicity, Gertrude Levine.
Plans have been made for a
"Meet the Halevy" evening. Dr.
William Klein, chairman of spe-
cial activities, and his committee
have arranged a get-together
dinner and musical program, to
be held at Lachar's on May 6.
Patrons and friends are invited.
Reservations can be made by
calling Edith Rosber, 1710 Hazel-
wood, TR,. 2-4553.

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, May t I , 1945

Rabbi Fram to Discuss Role
of Jews at 'Frisco in Last
Art Institute Program

Shevouth Services at Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue will being at
8:30 p. m. Thursday, May 17.
The Shevuoth morning services
will begin at 8:45 a. na. on the
two days of the festival, Friday
and Saturday.
Dr. A. M. Hershman will
preach. Cantor J. H. Sonenklar
and a choir will chant the
prayers. Saturday morning Yiz-
kor, the Memorial service for the
dead, will be recited.
The Shaarey Zedek , Junior
Congregation will hold separate
services in the Frank Memorial
chapel. Five boys and five girls
will speak on The Ten Com-
mandments.

Temple Beth El
Plans Shevuoth
Services, May 18

High School Dept. Holds
Commencement Program
This Friday Night

Shevuoth Services at Temple
Beth El will be held on Friday
morning, May 18, at 10:30. Dr.
B. Benedict Glazer will preach
and the Temple Quartet will
render the musical program.

The annual Consecration serv-
ices for Confirmands and their
parents will be held on Friday
evening, May 18, at 8:15. Dr. B.
Benedict Glazer will preach.

The musical program will be
given by the Temple Quartet
with Julius Chajes directing and
Jason Tickton at the organ. A
social hour will follow the serv-
ices.
Confirmation exercises will be
held Sunday morning, May 20, at
9:30. A class of 64 will be con-
firmed by Dr. Glazer.
This Friday evening the an-
nual Commencement exercises of
the high school department will
take place with Dr. Leo M.
Franklin preaching on "Directing
our Loyalties."

Buy War Bonds!

Temple Israel will observe the
national V-E Day of Prayer pro-
claimed by President Truman, at
its Sabbath Eve Services this
Friday night in the Lecture Hall
of the Detroit Institute of Ants
at 8:30. Rabbi Leon Fram will'
lead the congregation in a prayer
composed for the occasion.
Beginning Friday evening,
May 18, the Sabbath Eve serv-
ices will be held in the congrega-
tional meeting room, at No. 14
Boulevard Building, lobby floor,
3076 East Grand Boulevard. The
half-hour services will begin at
8:30 p. m.
Rabbi Fram will deliver
brief sermons at each of the
services, and Cantor Robert S.
Tulman and Karl W. Haas, or-
ganist, will provide the musical
background of the Sabbath tra-
dition.
On Friday evening, May 18,
Rabbi Fram will preach on the
subject, "Back To Sinai."
"The Jew at San Francisco"
will be 'the subject of Rabbi
Leon Fram's lecture at the Sab-
bath Eve Services of Temple
Israel this Friday evening, May
11, at 8:30, in the Lecture Hall
of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

2 Million Quota
In Shaarey - Zedek
War Bond Drive

A $2,000.000 quota for the
Seventh War Loan has been set
by Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
A committee of 28, headed by
Dr. Morris M. Burstein, is con-
ducting the drive with the coop-
eration with the Men's Club, the
Sisterhood and other groups.
Bonds will be sold at the Con-
gregation office every weekday
and evening with the exception
of Friday evening and on Sun-
day morning. Bonds also will be
sold after t h e special n Victory
Service on Sunday morning.
Approximately $1,240,000
worth of bonds were sold
through the Congregation during
the Sixth War Loan and the same
amount during the Fifth Bond
drive.

Plan V-E Day Services
In Synagogues, Temples

IN accordance with the proclamation issued
by President Truman, many synagogues and tem-
ples will hold V-E Day services over the week-end.

All Detroit Jews are requested to attend ser-
vices and offer prayers of thanks for victory on the
European front and of hope for a speedy victory in
the Pacific.

For details as to the specific time of the ser-
vices contact your synagogue or temple.

Michigan Synagogue Conference
To Plan Bond Drive Here Monday

The Michigan Synagogue Con-
ference in conjunction with the
U. S. Treasury Department has
arranged for a meeting of syna-
gogue representatives on Mon-
day, May 14, at 9 p. m. in the
Congregation Bnai David to plan
'a tribute to the memory of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
At the meeting the synagogue
Conference will plan its drive
in the 7th War Loan.
Invitations are going out to all
presidents of synogogues to • at-
tend this meeting, together with

Bnai David Plans
Shevuoth Services

Rabbi Joshua Sperka of Con-
gregation Bnai David will occupy
the pulpit and preach on Friday
morning, May 18, the first day
of Shevuoth on the subject
"What Have We Accepted at
Sinai."
On Saturday, May 19, before
Yiskor services at 11 a. m., Rabbi
Sperka will preach on the theme
"The Bridge to the Future." The
services will be conducted by
Cantor A. Gartenhaus.
Evening services _ will begin
8 p. m, and morning services at
9 a. m.

representative delegates of their
respective synagogues.
This meeting will be addressed
by representatives of the Treas-
ury Department.

V-E Day Service
At Shaarey Zedek

V-E Day Services will be held
at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue,
Sunday morning, at 10:30 a. m.
All members and their children
are invited. Services are open to
the public. Sunday school classes
will not meet. Students of both
Sunday School sessions are asked
to report at 10:15 a. m. to join in
the Service.

Plan Shevuoth Services
At. Cong. Beth Abraham

Congregation Beth Abraham
Galician Shule, 12517 Linwood,
announces that Shevuoth services
will be held Thursday evening,
May 17, and the following Friday
and Saturday. Chazan A Kantor
of • Cleveland will conduct the
services with the assistance of a
choir under the direction of
David Shkolnick. L. Ellenbogen
is president of the congregation
and Morris Dilohr is vice presi-
dent.

VISKOH SERVICES

Yiskor Services at the Downtown Synagogue, 1205
Griswold St., Second Floor, will be conducted Saturday
morning, May 19 at 9:00 o'clock. Rabbi Herman

Rosenwasser will be in charge.

THE FEDERATION OF LITHUANIAN JEWS

Announce Their

BANQUET ON SUNDAY, MAY 20, AT & P.

M.

In the

IrNiAt DAVID SOCIAL HALL

Congregation Beth Aaron

Holding

SABBATH SERVICES

and

14th st Elmhurst

• Funds raised will he used to help surviving Lithuanian Jews.
Dr. Lee Shapira of New York will be the msiin spesker.

TICKETS:
S. Jacobsen, Pres., TO, 7-6105 Mrs. D. Metz, Seer., UN. 1-6233

V-E MEMORIAL SERVICES

SUNDAY, MAY 13 at 9 A. M.

at

18240

OHIO NEAR CURTIS
Everyone Welcome

Welcome Delegates

Hebrew Teachers of America

We heartily welcome the delegates of the
Hebrew Teachers Organization of America
who are convening here in Detroit from Fri-
day, May I I to Sunday, May 13. We greet
with special pleasure the leading educators of
the East and Middle-west who will be the
guests of the staff of the United Hebrew
Schools of Detroit.
We realize the tremendous task you have of
rallying to the cause of Jewish Education all
those forces who are vitally interested in this
great problem of educating our children and
we wish you success in your deliberations.

ti ons.

Rudolph Zuieback, President
Maurice H. Zackheim am
Maurice Landau, Chairmen Bd. of Education
Bernard Isaacs, Superinfenderri-

Public Meeting

Opening the

Detroit Labor Zionists'

$ Annual Drive for the Jewish National Fund

Sunday, May 13

8:30 *P. M.

— Guest Speaker —

LUDWIG
LEWISOHN

World Renowned Author
Editor, Lecturer

at the

Jewish Center

LUDWIG L EWISOI-IN

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