Community Acclaims Temple Israel at
Dedication of Impressive Structure

Thousands- of Detroiters, non-
Jews as well as Jews, joined in
greeting Temple I s r a el last
week-end on the occasion of the
dedication of the beautiful
structure on Merton Road.
Commencing with services on
Thursday and Friday nights,
special events marked the dedi-
cation on Saturday and Sunday,
with an open house on Sunday
,afternoon in which Rabbi
Morris Adler, of Shaarey Zedek;
James E. Frazer, president of
the Gabriel Richard Society;
Rev. G. Merrill Lenox, executive
secretary, Detroit Council of
Churches; Harry C. LeVine,
president of Temple Israel., and
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto, chair-
man of the open house commit-
tee, participated. Rabbi Leon
Fram responded -to the mes-
sages of greetings. A special
musical program was presented,
Cantor . Robert S. Tulman and
Karl W. Haas participating.
On Sunday morning there was
a special children's dedication
service, all departments of the
Temple Israel religious schools
and its choirs participating. A
procession was led by Mr. Le-
Vine and Mrs. Samuel Blocher,
Chairman of the religious school
board. Cantor Tulman directed
the procession. \ Among those
who took part in the children's
program were:

the co-chairmen. in charge of
arrangements for the dedication,
in presenting Mr. Garvett prais-
ed the founding president for
the.. courage which marked his
efforts in behalf of the new De-
troit Reform Temple.
Mr. Stutz declared that "we
may be justly proud of our
achievement because of the use-
ful service Temple Israel already
is rendering to the community
and to the cause of Israel. He
declared:

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"Our aim is to make our
Temple the heart of our re-
ligious and cultural life—and
the place to which we can
bring our sorrows and our joys.

Rabbi Leon Fram presented a
hew Torah for the school, the
Harry Millman Memorial Torah,
and Jay Millman responded.

"While this Temple will pri-
marily strengthen our own
lives and contribute towards
the strengthening of Jewish
life in the city, we pray that
it will be a source of inspira-
tion for the people of our en-
tire community and that the
message of brotherhood, good-
will, and understanding will go
forth from its pulpit to con-
tribute to the progress of all
mankind.

Dr. Abba Hillel Silver of
Cleveland and Rabbi Solomon
Freehof of Pittsbtirgh were the
guest speakers at the special
services Thursday and Friday

nights.

An impressive procession —
marked an Hakafah circling the
Temple—featured the programs,
to the blare of trumpets. Mem-
bers of the board of the Temple
and the Sisterhood participated
in the procession. The trum-
peteers were Ralph Jewell and
Gordon Smith of the Detroit
symphony Orchestra.
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of
Temple Beth El, Charles L.
Goldstein and George M. Stutz,
past presidents of Temple Is-
rael, Jacob A. Citrin, Arthur J.
Hass, Harry L. Pliskow, Fred H.
Gottfurcht, Ellis M. Thal, Ed-
ward Rose, Louis H. Schostak,
Mr. LeVine, Sol R. Colton, Mrs.
David B. Keywell, Mrs. William
P. Greenberg, Max Osnos, Rabbi
Morton F. Applebaum of Flint
and Rabbi Frank F. Rosenthal
of Jackson shared in the dedi-
catory services. Mayor Albert E.
Cobo spoke Thursday night and
Governor G. Mennen Williams
Friday night.

Morris Garvett, founding
president of Temple Israel,
participated in both services
on the occasion of the_presen-
tation to Temple Israel of the
certificate of membership in
the Union of American He-
brew Congregations. He
praised the efforts of the
brave group of men and
women who, 10 years ago,
founded Temple Israel.

In his message to the congre-
gants and guests, Rabbi Fram
stated:
"I am glad for all the mem-
bers of this congregation who
• can tonight say to their chil-
dren : 'This beautiful shrine,-this
home of the Jewish spirit, this
witness to the faith of the
American Jew—I have created it
for you and your children after
you.'
"I rejoice for you that you
have been given the opportunity
to make an important contribu-
tion to the life of the City of
Detroit on this, its 250th birth-
day year. You have helped your
city arrive at this birthday re-
plenished, reinforced, and re-
generated.
"This Temple shall be a wit-
ness to the essential dignity of
man and will, therefore, con-
tribute to the growth of under-
standing and of concord among
the people of our city."
George Stutz, past president of
the congregation --7ho was one of

Green marble steps lead to
the doors of main sanctuary,
and above this entrance is the
inscription taken from Psalm
100, "Come Into His Presence
With Singing."

Off the westerly staircase, at
the half level, is the spacious
Lounge.
The Youth Center, occupying
most of the second floor, is a
large hall used for meetings,
receptions, scout activities, and
other gatherings — With a

capacity of several hundred
people.
Three doors lead from the
Youth Center to the balcony of
the Auditorium, which affords
a splendid view of the sanctuary
of worship.
On the west end are the Tem-
ple library and the Rabbi's
study.

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the open hJuse. All religious de-
nominations, Catholic, Protest-
ant, Unitarian, Quaker, intro-
duced themselves to the Temple
ushers.
The Sisterhood of Temple_Is-
rael served dinners to 600 peo-
ple Saturday night, and refresh-
ments to 3,000 people Sunday
afternoon. The usher organiza-
tion was set up by Reuben Le-
vine.
Rabbi Silver and Rabbi Free-
hof stated that they had never
seen or heard so impressive a
dedication pageant as they saw
at Temple Israel. They were
particularly impressed by the
procession of the Scrolls, to the
accompaniment of a composi-
tion. written especially for the
dedication occasion by the world
famous composer, Abraham W.
Binder. They were also impress
ed by the two choirs, one choir
behind the Bimah (pulpit) and
the other on the balcony oppo-
site. •
The Choir on the balcony is
a volunteer organization—
the Sisterhood • Choral Group.
The two choirs sang a particu-
larly moving rendition of the
Shehecheyonu (dedication pray-
er), composed by Karl W. Haas,
music director of Temple Israel,
and dedicated to Rabbi Leon
Fram in honor of the 25th an-
niversary of his rabbinate in
Detroit.
Many churches throughout the
city carried an announcement
of Temple Israel open house in
their church bulletins.

the three most important things
in Jewish life are Study, Wor-
ship, Love. The other inscrip-
tion reads: "Teshuvo, Tefilo, Ze-
doko." This refers to the three
elements of Atonement stated in
the New Year and Day of
Atonement services: R e p e n t-
once, Prayer, Charity.
Off the Foyer; at the Mander-
son entrance, are, on one side,
the Reception Room (a 1 s o
known as the Bride's Room)
and the Powder Room, and on
the other side, the general of-
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"Dedication alone, hoWever,
of this beautiful and imposing
edifice, is not enough. We must
dedicate ourselves as well—
dedicate ur s elv es to the
never finished task of perpet-
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ditions of our fathers and of
implanting in the minds and
hearts of our children the
eternal principles and ideals
by which the Jewish people
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The visitors were fascinated by
the great silver Crown and the
tall silver Rimonim (Finials) on
the Central Scroll, the work of
Italian silversmiths of the 16th
Century. They are a gift to Tem-
ple Israel of Samuel Solomon
arid family.
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