Truman's Greeting Climaxes Centennial Felicitations

Christians, Jews Join
In Beth El Celebration

National, state and municipal leaders—Christians and
Jews—were among the hundreds of prominent Americans
who last week greeted Temple - Beth El on its completion of
100 years of active leadership in the religious and civic life
of Detroit.
President Truman's message, _ read at the banquet Sat-
urday at the Book Cadillac Hotel

added glory to the numerous
events which marked the cen-
tennial observance and to the
position or leadership that was
acquired by the first Jewish
house of worship in Michigan.
The President stated in his mes-
sage, which was addressed to
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer:
"Hearty congratulations to
Temple. Beth El of Detroit
which happily this year is
celebrating the one-hundredth
anniversary of its establish-
ment.
"The record of achievements
during the last ten decades
has indeed been a notable one.
My message to the Temple as
it begins its second century of
service is ever to bear faith-
ful witness to the ancient cul-
ture which Israel gave to all
the world.;
Read by Judge Charles C.
Simons, who was toastmaster at
the dinner, which was attend-
ed by illustrious leaders, the
president's message was ac-
claimed by more than 600 per-
sons present.
Welcoming the educators and
civic leaders of other faiths who
came to greet the Temple in a
spirit of brotherhood, Judge
Simons said:

"Beth El, which began as an
orthodox congAgation, has
become one of the great lib-
eral synagogues in the land,
without surrendering a single
basic tenet of our ancient faith.
When Beth El was born, the
United States itself was barely
75 years old. Fillmore had just
succeeded Zachary Taylor to
the Presidency. Slavery was
still a black anachronism and
secession was threatening us.
In my own memory, in the
Temple that was transformed
from a church on Washington
Boulevard, Dr. Grossman was
delivering his sermons and
soon a young, ardent and de-
voted rabbi was • to begin a
memorable 42 years in the
ministry here—Dr. Leo M.
Franklin, whose memory we
revere."

Stating that Beth El looks
forward to the future with con-
fidence, Judge Simons empha-
sibed that "Jewish teaching and
basic Americanism are in com-
plete harmony in respect to the
human spirit and the dignity
of man." He stated: "Notwith-
standing the horrors of recent
years, there will come a better
understanding of this and other
groups. All who share our faith
in the future will come to an
understanding that whatever
threatens America threatens us
and whatever threatens us
threatens America."
Gov,ernor G. Mennen Williams
joined in expressing faith in a
good future for America. He
stated: "We owe our genius to
the Jewish concept of the dig-
nity of personality. In that con-
cept our nation was founded."
Mayor Albert Cobo, who was
called from the city on urgent
business, sent a message of
greeting to the gathering.
A heart-warming note was in-
troduced in the proceedings
when the Rt. Rev. Richard S.
Emrich, Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Michigan, presented
Beth El with an engraved greet-
ing from his Diocese, prepared
by a local artist. It was marked
by the Jewish symbols of the
Star 'of David and the Seven-
Branched Candlestick and con-
tained the concluding verse
from the 40th chapter of Isaiah:
"They shall 'mount up with
wings as eagles; They shall
run and not be weary; They
shall walk, and not faint."
Expressing thanks to the rab-
bis, his fellow-officers and com-
mittee members for their aid in
preparing for the centennial
celebration, Nate S. Shapero,
president of the Temple, paid

tribute to the founders of the
synagogue and to Dr. B. Bene-
dict Glazer, the present rabbi,
under whose guidance the Tem-
ple has grown in membership
from 900 to 1,600 families. Mr.
Shapero pointed out that the
Temple now is the fourth larg-
est of its kind, in the land.
"Beth El is d leading force in
establishing better relations
among all groups," he stated.
"We shall continue to do that."
He called upon the gathering to
re - dedicate itself t o war d s
strengthening the Temple as a
vital force in Jewry and Ameri-
ca.
Dr. Maurice Eisendrath, orig-
inally scheduled to address the

address to the gathering to ex-
press his gratitude to Mr. Sha-
pero and to all who helped make
a success of the centennial af-
fairs. He urged support for He-
brew Union College, whose lead-
ers presently are . burdened
with the responsibility of direct-
ing fund-raising as well as sup-
ervising the courses. Declaring
that "it is not enough that we
act for sheer survival, we must
survive for a purpose," Dr.
Glazer outlined a program for
action.
Pointing out that people are
becoming "increasingly unfami-
liar with our ideals," he said
that "we can not generate ideals
for something about which we
have a vague idea," and declared.
that "we must again become
familiar with our ideals."
As a second point in his pro-
gram, he pointed out that Juda-
ism is built on ideals that make
for character, that people have
disappeared because they lost
their character, that the world
needs character which is at the
heart of moral values. He de-
clared: "We can make a great
contribution to Judaism by re-
inforcing character."
His third point emphasized
the ideal of piety. "The Temple,"

the next generation will be the
happiest in mankind's history."
The dinner concluded with the
moving- scene of the cutting of
the birthday cake by Miss Hattie
Silverman, daughter of the first
president of the Temple.
Rabbi Sidney Akselrad gave
the invocation and Dr. Glazer
gave the benediction.
Highlighting the program was
a musical program by the Little
Symphony of Detroit, directed
by Valter Poole.
Hundreds of messages from
national leaders, congregations,
churches and theological semi-
naries included greetings from
Senators Vandenberg and Fer-
guson were received.

T. M. Curtis Re-Elected
Bnai Moshe President

Theodore M. Curtis was re-
elected president of Cong. Bnai
Moshe at the annual meeting
held March 19. Sidney Rosman
is vice-president; I. E. Goodman,
treasurer, and Sigmund Jaulus,
secretary.
Harry G u n s b e r g, Andrew
Iczkovitz, Bernard Klein and
Ernest Labe were elected to the
board to fill vacancies. They
will serve with Morris Brown,
Morris Direnfeld, Bernard Fine-
man, A. Finkelstein, Louis
Kepes, David Levi, Arnold Ros-
man, Carl Rozner and Eugene
Any book published prior to Weiss.
The new officers will be in-
1870 is no longer protected by
stalled by Rabbi Moses Lehrman.
copyright.
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DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER, rabbi of Temple Beth El,
(center) is shown with the congregation's officers before the
centennial service. Left to right, IRVING I. KATZ, execu-
tive secretary; DAVID WILKUS, vice president; Dr. Gazer;
NATE S. SHAPIR'0, president; and LAWRENCE MICHAEL-
SON, treasurer.

dinner, was prevented by illness
from coming to Detroit. He sent
the gathering a warm message
of good wishes from his sick bed.
The Rev. Chester A. McPhet-
ers; president of Detroit Council
of Churches, whose church
neighbors on Beth El, brought
the greetings of the Protestant
churches to the assembly.
Dr: David Henry, president of
Wayne University, praised the
support that came from Beth
El's ranks to the educational ef-
forts in Detroit and declared
that the Leo M. Franklin Chair
in Human Relations established
at Wayne University by Temple
Beth El "memorializes Beth El's
faith in cultural values."

he said, "must nurture the ideals
of piety."

Dr. Freehof Speaks

Dr. Solomon Freeiiof of Pitts-
burgh, in the principal address
of the evening,- evaluating this
century as being marked by the
greatest changes — externally
and internally — declared that
"technological progress has not
made people happier." He de-
clared that "only religion can
give us what we lost." He said
that a loss of faith and a lack
of security is at the root of the
problems that trouble the world
today; that "we need the faith
that only religion can give us
to achieve happiness." He con-
cluded: "When Beth El and all
the synagogues and churches
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add again the spiritual element
Dr. Nelson Glueck, president to technological achievements,
of Hebrew Union College, who
came to Detroit by plane im-
mediately after participating in
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the two events because one of
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