Fr day, bcTolier 26, .194S
A Pioneer Reaches 80
Ileavenrich, Octogenarian,
Recalls Our Early History-
THE "JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Center Saminsky, Glazer Endorse
Hashofar Music Movement
Activities
'Native Detroiter Tells History of This Community; Remi- "Harvest Dance" At Center
This Saturday Evening
nisces About Jewish Pioneers, Early Days of Temple
The gala affair at the Jewish
Beth El and Jewish Movements
i When Sidney Heavenrich will receive the congratulations of
I his family and his numerous friends on his 80th birthday, tomor-
t row, Saturday, he will have many interesting stories to tell. And
I very few Detroiters will be able to match his knowledge of Detroit's
history.
. Born here, at 118 St. Antoine,
•Oct. 27, 1965, Mr. Heavenrich is
1 a storehouse of information. He
knows Detroit from the time
. when Belle Isle was first acquir-
ed by Detroit, when this was a
1/4 city of a few thousand inhabit-
! ants, when most of Detroit was
i in the woods and the inhabited
1 section was crowded in what is
today the downtown section.
Mr. Heavenrich's earliest recol-
I lection of Jewish life in Detroit
' is a Seder which was conducted
by the late Dr. Kaufman Kohler
in a .house on Adelaide. Dr.
k Kohler. then rabbi of Temple
Beth El, later became president
of Hebrew Union College.
Most of German Origin
• Most of the Jews in Detroit
at that time were of German
origin, but before long the hap-
penings in Europe caused the
—R,ansier Photo
community to start relief move-
SIDNEY HEAVENRICH
ments and his father, the late
Simon's brother, Samuel, was
Simon Heavenrich, assumed lead-
ership in welfare causes in be- associated in business with him.
half of Russian and other East He was associated with Samuel
Sykes and bought his home from
European Jews.
Sidney Heavenrich was con- him. One of Sykes' daughters
firmed at Temple Beth El by married Henry Morgenthau.
A Lover of Art
Rabbi Heinrich Zirndorf. He
Sidney Heavenrich is a lover
studied in the Main School, later
in the Washington School and of art, and he seldom misses an
then attended classes in the Old exhibition at the Art Institute.
Detroit High School, graduating He speaks with joy of his many
in 1882. Mr. Heavenrich recalls meetings at the Art Institute and
the fire which consumed the old he pridefully informed The
Jewish News this week that he
High School ..in 1894.
plans to make a liberal gift to
Illness Halts Studies
He studied at the University the institute in honor of his
of Michigan, but was compelled birthday.
"Nothing will please me more
by illness to abandon his studies.
He entered his father's business than to acquire life membership
—the firm of Heavenrich Bros. in the institute on the occasion of
which went under in 1893 dur- my 80th birthday," he stated.
ing the financial crash which af-
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A new-
fected the entire country. He
then joined the cigar and leaf ly-organized local firm will pro-
tobacco firm of Rothschild Bros. duce 18,000,000,000 units of peni-
and was with them from 1893 cillin yearly, at a price 40 percent
until 1905. Since that time he cheaper than the wonder drug
was engaged in. real estate busi- is sold in the U. S., it was an-
ness and has been inactive for nounced here.
a number of years. He makes
his home with Mrs. Heavenrich
at the Beicrest.
Mr. Heavenrich's recollections
date back a great many years,
and he speaks with reverence of
his associates in Temple Beth El.
He has high regard for the work
of Dr. Leo M. Franklin, and
among his interesting stories is
one relating to Dr. Franklin's
battle for the unassigned pew
system. At first Dr. Franklin en-
countered oppisition, but he won
his battle and the respect of the
community at large in the end.
Takes Father's Place
When his father, who at one
time served as president • of
Temple Beth El, passed away,
Sidney Heavenrich took his place
on the board of directors of
Temple Beth . El.
a
He was active
in the old
Phoenix Club and he expresses
regret that' the club stopped
functioning.
And his happiest recollection is
his membership in the Wednes-
day Night Club. Various mem-
bers presented papers at meet-
ings . and the discussions, Mr.
Heavenrich recalls, were of a
highly cultural nature. Among
the members were the Butzels,
Dr. Franklin, Judge Charles C.
Simons, Joseph and Harry Hell-
man, Judge Harry B. Keidan, Dr.
Max Ballin, Dr. Louis Hirsch-
mann, Albert Kahn, Bendetson
Netzorg, Dr. Hugo Freund, Ber-
nard Ginsburg and others.
Came From Bavaria
Sidney Heavenrich's father,
Simon Heavenrich, came to this
country from Bavaria in 1849 at
the age of 12. He traveled on the
boat for 56 days. He often had
to carry a gun while working
among the frontiersmen. He
came to Detroit in 1861, returned
to Bavaria in 1863 when he was
married and brought his wife
back . with him. Besides his
activities in Temple Beth El he
also was active in the Bnai Brith,
,
Page Seven Teed
Community Center this Saturday
night will be a "Harvest Dance"
sponsored by the Saturday Night
Party Committee of the Center.
Phil Gibb's Orchestra will pro-
vide the music. Cider and
doughnuts will be served. Danc-
ing will be from 9:30-12:30. Ad-
mission for members is 50 cents,
for non-members, 75 cents.
The Saturday Night Party
Committee is under the chair-
manship of Sylvia Weiss, and
consists of Nizette Behrman, Sam
Blender, Ruth Brenner, Laura
Gesund, Reva Gold, Lillian Kane
and Saul Wickstrom,
* * *
B. & P. Group to Discuss
"Citizenship Education"
"Citizenship Education" will
be the theme of the next meet-
ing of the Business and Profes-
sional Discussion Group at the
Jewish Community Center next
Wednesday, 9 p. m. in the Gins-
burg Lounge. All are welcomed.
Representatives from the Mich-
igan Citizens' Committee and the
Detroit Citizens' League will dis-
cuss aims, methods and pro-
grams of their organizations.
* * *
Dr. Alpinfels to Speak on
"Races and Creeds" Nov. 4
Dr. Ethel Alpinfels of the Uni-
versity of Chicago will be the
speaker at the next Tea Talk at
the Center on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Dr. Alpinfels, professor of an-
thropology at the University of
Chicago, also is connected with
the Bureau for Inter-cultural
Education. The subject of her
talk will be "Races and Creeds".
Tea Talks, held at the Jew-
ish Community Center, Wood-
ward at Holbrook, the first Sun-
day afternoon of each month, are
sponsored by the women's activ-
ities committee of the Center in
conjunction with a number of
young women's groups.
• * *
Gloster Current to Review
"Black Boy" Next Thursday
Gloster Current, executive di-
rector of the Detroit Section of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
will inaugurate the Fall series of
Formation of Hashofar as a
"society for the advancement of
Jewish music" was strongly en-
dorsed on Oct. 17, at the initial
public event of the organization
held at the Art Institute.
Lazare Saminsky, eminent
Jewish composer, director of
music at Temple Ernanu-El, New
York, who was the guest speak-
er, and Dr. B. Benedict Glazer,
chairman of the evening, joined
in urging community-wide in-
terest in this movement.
Stating that he rejoiced over
the renaissance of Jewish music,
Dr. Glazer expressed the hope
that the new Hashofar venture
will have an outstanding success
in days to come, and he urged
the community to support and
encourage it.
24th Anniversary of Debut
Mr. Saminsky expressed spe-
cial joy over his visit in Detroit
on that day because it marked
book-chats at the Jewish Com-
munity Center next Thursday.
Book-chats are held in con-
junction with the Utley Branch
of the Detroit Public Library.
Mr. Current will review "Black
Boy" by Richard Wright. The
meeting will be held in the li-
brary of the Center, at 9 p. m.
Other book-chats are sched-
uled for Nov. 15 and Nov. 29.
The public is invited.
* * *
Mothers Clubs to Discuss
Happenings in Washington
"What is happening in Wash-
ington with reference to the do-
mestic front" will be discussed
by the various Mothers' Clubs.
The Mothers' Clubs Calendar
follows:
Dexter Mothers' Club, Tues-
day, 1:30 p. m., at Bnai Moshe.
Installation of officers.
Young Women's Study Club,
Tuesday, 1:30 p. in. at Rose Sittig
Cohen Building.
Fenkell Mothers' Club, Tues-
day at 8:30 p. m., at Custer
School, Linwood at Midland.
Election of officers.
Woodward Study Club, Wed-
nesday, 1:30 p. m., at Jewish Cen-
ter.
Twelfth Street Mothers' Club,
Thursday, 8:30 p. in., at Lachar's
Hall, 8939 Twelfth. Election of
officers.
The
S
the 24th anniversary of his de-.
but in this city, when, at the
invitation of the late Ossip Ga-
brilowitsch, he directed the De-
troit Symphony Orchestra.
Pointing out that Jewish musi-
cal circles are as split along
social and nationalistic lines as
other trends in Jewish life, Mr.
Saminsky stated, however, that
there is a cross-section of mu-
sicians who are making im-
portant contributions to Jewry.
He mentioned a number of lead-
ing composers and musicians,
inclding Julius Chajes of Detroit,
Joseph Achron, Alexander Krine,
I. Field and Frederick Jacoby,
as being outstanding in the
movement.
Mr. Saminsky illustrated his
talk by comparing Jewish and
Christian chants as indications
of their creations in the same
period. He declared that the
Badchan and the Hassidic move-
ment were creative forces in
Jewish music and that composers
like Mr. Chajes keep the flame
intact.
Create New Values
"It is up to the communities
of Israel to understand them, to
support them, to help them
raise music to higher standards
and in eliminating that which is
in bad taste," he said. "We must
create new values for those who
hold the torch for the music of
Israel Chai (the living people of
Israel)."
The evening's program fea-
tured the following in selections
from Mr. Saminsky's composi-
tions:
Henry Siegl, violinist; Rebecca
Frohman, pianist; Cantor Jacob
Sonenklar, Ruth Soifer, Bella
Goldberg, Leo Mogill and Dan
Frohman, vocalists.
Women's American ORT
To Meet Next Wednesday
"The Jew in the World Scene"
will be the topic of a series of
discussion group meetings ar-
ranged by the Women's Ameri-
cari ORT.
The first meeting will be held
at 8:30 p. m. next Wednesday at
the home of the president, Mrs.
William Grahm, 18415 Parkside.
Women who are interested are
invited.
and the
dies"-
The guns have ceased firing. The mighty air armadas have been
grounded. And for most of us, the terrible excitement and urgency
of war have faded away. Yet the blessed joy that fills our hearts
must be tempered with compassion fox those who still feel war's
bitter breath, for those who still need our help.
•
So let us give generously to the Community War Chest. Give to take
morale-maintaining recreation to tired and weary men, awaiting
demobilization. Give to provide hospitalized veterans with enter-
tainment. Give to aid the underprivileged and needy in our own
community. And give to alleviate distress among war victims,
especially in China and in the Philippines.
The volunteer War Cheat worker wearing the Red Feather sym-
bolizes America's humanitarianism in action. Welcome him into
your home or place of business. Support with generosity the
important cause he represents.
THE
DETROIT
EDISON
Co.