Friday, August 30, 1946 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Eleven Congregational Activities Selected to Direct Young Israel Here Election of Rabbi Alvin M. Pop- lack • as executive director of Young Israel, succeeding Rabbi I. Turner, is announced by Charles T. Gellman, president. Rabbi Poplack, a native of Seat- tle, Wash., took his elementary training at the Seattle Talmud Torah and after completion of courses there attended Yeshivath Torah Vodaath. He studied at the University of Washington in Seat- tle and served the communities of Boise, Ida., and Detroit as Rabbi for High Holy Days. - He was graduated from Rabbinical Aca- demy of Mesivta Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn in 1944. The National Jewish Welfare Board appointed him Civilian Chaplain and field director and assigned him to Color:110 Springs, Colo., where he served 500 Jewish service men in three camps, in- cluding Carson General Hospital. He was next assigned as area di- rector for Missouri. Gen. Foster, Commandant of O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Mo., appointed Rabbi Poplack the Civilian Jewish Chap- lain to the Hospital, -where - 100 combat veterans of Jewish faith were hospitalized. He directed a progtam of readjustment for the wounded veterans. Rabbi Poplack comes to Young Israel of Detroit from a similar post with Yeshivath Beth Ye- hudah of this city. He is a mem- ber of the • Jewish Community Council and an officer in Zager Lodge of Bnai Brith. Young Israel's Detroit office is at 3373 Cortland. N. W Congregation Plans Extension of Its Building Program Dedication Set for Sept. 8; Milton Krakow Engaged as Synagogue's Cantor An invitation is extended to the entire community to attend the Sept. 8 afternoon and evening pro- grams fot the dedication of the social hall of Northwest Hebrew Congregation and Center, on Cur- tis and Santa. 'Final plans were completed un- der the chairmanship of Alfred . Helfgott by congregational Com- , mittees at a Meeting on Monday evening at the home ' of Hy Storchan. Plans are proceeding for the erection of the school building above the social hall .structure, as well as the library, small prayer- room, the rabbi's study and con- gregational offices. The social hall; which will be open far use after Sept. 8, will have a capacity of 800 and there will, be provisions for 'dairy ,and meat kitchens in accordance with dietary laws. Cantor Milton Krakow of New York has been retained as cantor by a committee headed by Benja- Min:Prod/flan. Cantor Krakow will conduct Selihot and High Holy Day services. Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will deliver the sermons. Plans are being made to conduct daily and Sabbath services in the new synagogue social. hall. The prayer books edited and approved, by the Jewish Theological Semi- nary will be used at services. Rabbi Ephraim Oshri, only sur- viving Lithuanian rabbi who lived in Nazi concentration camps until his liberation by the Russians, last Dr. Cronbach to Conduct Beth El Supplementary Holy Day Services Temple Beth El.announces that Dr. Abraham Cronbach, professor of Jewish social studies at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, will conduct the supplementary serv- ices in the Brown Memorial Chapel on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. .A professional guar- tet and organist trained by the temple music director, Jason H. Tickton, will render the liturgical music. These services are open to non-members. Cards of admission, for which there is a nominal Beth El Schools 0 pen Sept. 14, 15 RABBI A. M. POPLACK Detroiters Responding Liberally To Appeal for Mo'or I lagolah The Religious School of Temple Beth El will reopen for the 1946- 1947 season on Saturday morning, Sept. 14, for the Junior High De- partment, and Sunday morning, Sept. 15, for the Primary, Inter- mediate and High School Depart- ments. Registration of new pupils is being held daily at the school of- fice from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Chil- dren must be accompanied by either . parent or guardian when registering. The Religious School accepts children be ning with the age of 4 (pre-kindergarten de- partment) through high school age. All former pupils win receive detailed insti uction by mail. • Children's Holy Day services will be held in the Main Audi- torium on TI- ursday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 and Saturday, Da. 5, at 2. Dr. Glazer will preach the sermon- ettes. Yeshivah Students Get Shanghai Visas to Come Here to Chachmey Lublin Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin of Detroit has received word from Students in the former Yeshivah in Lublin, which was re-establish- ed here, that they have -received visas from Shanghai to come to this country. Since establishing -contact with these surviving students, Yeshivath Chachmey Lubin has been sending them relief. Two of. the students already are here and the rest will arrive soon, Rabbi M. Rothenberg, dean of the Yeshivah; announces. A special event is being planned to welcome them. With funds provided by Max Kaplan, the dormitory of the Yeshivah has been remodeled to accommodate more students. This increase, it is announced, will add to the Yeshivah's financial bur- den. Registration of new students in the Yeshivah is now in progress. The new term will commence Sept. 9. The Yeshivah is located at Elmhurst and Linwood. For in- forination call TO. 8-2341. . charge, may be obtained at the Temple office. Dr. Cronbach received his early training at the Universitky of Cin- cinnati, from which he received his A. B. in 1902. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1906, and was awaycled the degree of Doctor of Dilrinity in 1915. From 1906 to 1919 he served a number of 'congregations in Ohio, Indiana and New York. Since 1922 he has been professor at Hebrew Union College. Besides contributing numerous articles to scholarly publications and to the general press, Dr. Cron- bach is author of "The Jewish Book," "The Quest for Peace," "Prayers of the Jewish Advance" DR. ABRAHAM CRONBACH and "Religion and the Social Set- ting." Dr. Cronbach 'has been the in- spiration of man, rabbis in their efforts to apply the teachings of the Prophets of Israel to the problems of the contemporary scene. He is nationally known for his founding of the Peace Heroes Memorial S.. piety whit:). he or- ganized in 1926. Beginning Friday night, Sept. 6, Temple Israel will resume Sab- bath Eve service in the lecture hall Detroit Institute of Arts. The service will ' - egin at 8:30. Rabbi Pram will preach. Cantor Robert S. Tulman and Organist Karl W. Haas will render the traditional music of the Sabbath. A central school for children from all "Hashomer Hatzair" set- tlements has been established at Mishmar Ha-Emek, Palestine, for 150' refugee children who already have been absorbed into the set- tlement. RABBI EPHRAIM OSHRI Last 2 Weeks of week addressed several meetings in Detroit; in the interests of Mo'or Hagolah (Light of Exile) , the movement; he established in Italy for the rescue of surviving' Jewish children. On Sunday, at a brunch at the Wilshire, a group of guests made a liberal contribution. This week-end Rabbi Oshri will be in Toledo, but he will return here next week to resume his work of informing Detroit ,Jews regard- ing the important cause he rep- resents. He is the guest in De- troit of Wolf Cohen of 2434 Glynn Court. More than 300 children already Summer Special! That High Holy Holiday tickets will be on sale starting Tuesday, September 3rd—between the hours of 7 and 9 P. M. Daily, Sundays 2 to 6 P. M. at the Synagogue. 18000 WYOMING Your Community Synagogue 13657 Wildemere North of Davison Open to 9 P. M. TO. 8-1963 The 111 • N • • • exatud,,, Northwest Hebrew Congregation and Center Requests the pleasure 'of your attendance at the DEDICATION CEREMONIES Prs)WDER A Open Evenings ANNOUNCES 10USE OF LAMPS 21.4.4, RA. 4610 CONGREGATION BETH AARON Floor and table lamps converted into indirect lighting and torchieres- Vases, Urns, Figurines and Keepsakes made in- :o beautiful table lamps. Dil Lamps electrified— 'amp Shades made and - ecovered. ;liver and gold plating on all household articles. , System for Women 153 E. Elizabeth Seats available for family groups and individuals. For reserva- tions, write or call in person at office of Downtown Synagogue, 1205 Griswold St., Corner State, Second floor. Hours daily from 11:00 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. except Saturday. Sundays 11:00 to 6:00 0. m. LAMP REPAIRS '15 41C SIDNEY-HILL HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES Dr. B. Benedict Glazer has re- turned from his slimmer vacation and will occupy the pulpit of Temple Beth El at the Sabbath morning services on SaturdaY, Sept. 7. Services are held froth 11 to 12 o'clock in the Main Audi- torium of the Temple. i Here is the chance to reduce your ugly fat bulges and gain a new slim figure with THE SUMMER SPECIAL PRICES. under the auspices of the Downtown Synagogue, and conducted by Rabbi Herman Rosenwasser associated with Cantor, will be held at the PARK AVENUE HOTEL AUDITORIUM Park Avenue, corner Sproat Dr. Glazer Will Occupy Beth El Pulpit Saturday. Temple Israel Resumes Sabbath Eve Services are cared for in three Mo'or Hag- olah schools. A number of the children who were 'taken out of Lithuania. and Poland by Rabbi Oshri already have been sent to Palestine and the remainder are destined to go to the Jewish Home- - land as soon as provisions can be made for them. In the course of his address here, Rabbi Oshri described the horrors he experienced under the Nazis and told . of the miraculous way in which he and- the handful of remaining Lithuanian Jews es- caped death at the hands of the Hitlerites. • • • • • 'Celebrating the opening of our New Synagogue CURTIS at SANTA ,ROSA Sunday, September 8 at Two O'Clock Our own Rabbi Jaccb E. Segal will deliver the • principal address Congregation Bnai David • Announces YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO BE PRESENT. OUR PROGRAM IS PUNCTUALLY PLANNED, PLEASE BE PROMPT. • That High Holy Days tickets unassigned to members, will be available to non-members Sunday, SepteMber" 1, in the after , noon and every week day from 7' to 9 p. M. Dinner Program starts promptly at 6:30 P.M. Rabbi Morris Adler will be the principal speaker. For Dinner 'i-ickets please call Manny Lax, UN. 1-0005. ELMHURST AT FOURTEENTH