Comthunity Synagogneg Forming
Plans for High Holy Day Services

Orthodox, Conservative and
Reform synagogues in the com-
munity are currently making
preparations for the coming
high holiday services which will
take place on Sept. 19, 20 and ,
21. Below, according to separ-
ate listings, are plans being
made by some of the syna-
gogues.

Temple Israel

The office of the Temple will
be open every evening this week
to sign new members and to an-
swer inquiries about membership
and the religious school.
Regular sabbath eve services -
resume at 8:30 p. m., today, at
the Temple. Rabbi Leon Fram
has invited Rabbi Sanford Sap-
erstein of Temple Beth Jacob, ;
Pontiac, to occupy the pulnit.
Leonard Soloman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Soloman, will
celebrate his Bar Mitzvah.
The 1952 confirmation class
will meet at 9:30 a. m.. Saturday,
with other religious school !
classes beginning Sunday.

Beth Aaron Synagogue

Plans are being made for ini-
tial penitential services on Sept.
13 at 12 midnight. according to
'Harry Green. president. Cantor
Judah Goldring, newly-elected
cantor of the synagogue. will
make his first appearance before
the congregation. The public is
invited. Services will be con-
ducted by Rabbi Benjamin H.
Gorrelick.

The seating committee is at
the synagogue from '7 to 10 p. m.
daily and from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. '
Sunday. to. distribute tickets for
the holidays. Louis Ellenson is
chairman.

tee, which will be in attendance
from 8 p. m. until the services

begin, to accommodate those
wishing to worship at Beth
Abraham during the High Holy
Days.
A special meeting of the mem-
Adas Shalom Synagogue bership
has been called for 9
Auxiliary services for non- p. m., Thursday, in the syna-
members are planned in the gogue. Nominations of officers
synagogue's so- ---
for the new year,will take place.
Cial hall, which,
Cong. Mishkan Israel
prior to the
eomp letion of
An invitation to old settlers
the main audi-
and to new Americans now lo-
torium, was used
cated in the vicinity of the syna-
for services.
gogue, at Blaine and Linwood,
Rabbi Marvin
is extended by the ticket corn-
Weiner will
mittee, to worship at the, syna-
again officiate.
gogue during the coming, holi-
and Cantor 4,;.--
days. Tickets are on sale daily,
Reuben Boyar- Boyarsky
except Saturday.
sky and Rev. Aron Grosshard
will assist. Cantor Boyarsky is
Cong. Ahavas Achim
known to Detroiters having of-
Under
the leadership of Rabbi
ficiated at Cong. Beth Tefilo Em-
anuel for e ight years. He is also Jacob Chinitz, new spiritual
well-known as a concert artist. ' leader of the congregation. plans
Reservations for seating are ' are being made for the holiday
accepted at the synagogue office services, religious school and va-
daily during office hours. from rious synagogue affiliate grouns
Seating arrangements for the
7:30 to 10 p. m.. each evening i
and from 10:30 a. m. to 1 p. m., holidays are conducted by the
ticket committee from '7 to 10
Sunday until the holidays.
p.m.. evenings. and from 10 a.m.
to 1 p. m.. Sunday. School recris-
Cong. Beth Abraham
The annual Selicot service will trations are accepted at the
be held at 12 midnight. Sept. 13, same times.
in the main auditorium. Rabbi
Mendel Stawis. newly appoint-
Israel I. Halpern and Cantor ed permanent cantor will chant
Eugene Greenfield will officiate. not only High Holy Day services.
Tickets will be available from but sabbath services throughout
the ticket and seating commit- the year.

Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

The Liberties That We Take With Politics

Four Pioneer Women who thrive on hard work are, left to
right, Mrs. Alex Schreier, Miss Fay Oberman, Mrs. Harry Hay,
Pioneer Women Israel bond chairman, and Mrs. Sylvia Stashefsky.
The women are leaders in Pioneer Women's campaign to sell Is-
rael Bonds for the Maurice Rentner fashion show, being sponsored
by the Women's Division of the Detroit Israel bond committee on

Sept. 11', at Masonic Temple.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyri g ht, 1952. Jewish Telegi aphic Agency. Inc./

The Home Front

Harvard University, being among the best institutions of
higher learning in this country, also is among the most liberal
institutions . . Among its 11,000 students there are about 2.000
Jews . . I was, therefore, very much interested in the results
of a study made among Jewish freshmen there with a view to
Downtown Synagogue ! determine their attitude towards themselves as Jews . . . It is
Holiday services will be held worthwhile emphasizing that data relating to the religious a.ffilia-
this year at the Veterans Me- tion of Harvard students is not being kept by the University .
morial Building on W. Jefferson, But Jewish students there are not ashamed to State that they
conducted by Rabbi Herman are Jews . . . Thus. it was easy to interview about 180 of over
Rosenwasser. Services are spon- 250 freshmen in their dormitories . . . The interviews. conducted
sored by the Downtown Syna- by Robert S. Hirschfield of the Harvard Law School, lasted from
gogue. which conducts services 15 minutes to almost two hours, depending upon how responsive
throughout - the year. Sefvices the student was . . . And what did they establish? . . . The pic-
are conducted free of charge. ture that emerged is very interesting for those who are interested
but donations are accepted.
in the question whether Jews will remain unassimilated in this
Those applying for admission country . . . It showed that one out of eight Jewish students
tickets are asked to write the reject Judaism and all religion completely . . . They call them-
synagogue office. 1205 Griswold, selves "agnostics." or "free-thinkers," or "scientists," or "intellec-
or phone WO. 4-9263.
tuals, - or "atheists" . . . At the same time it established that most

Max AbVir-of Chicago, a United Synagogue leader, has an-
nounced his support of General Eisenhower for the Presidency,
and thereby he has angered some people who think of him in
terms of the 7nited Synagogue.
Actually, he spoke only for himself and has exercised the right
of an individual American. But we shall have many misunder-
standings during the present political campaign, and we must be
prepared to be tolerant.
Thus. S. Paul Epstein, in his own rights a lifelong Republican
Synagogue Services
went all out for Hoover, Landon and Dewey. He is a Jewish
War Veteran and community leader in New Jersey, but he always
Regular sabbath services w'll
spoke -for himself. Now. again speaking for himself, he campaigns be held in all Orthodox, Con-
for Governor Stevenson. That evens up one score. There will be servative and Reform synagogue
many more tallies.
this weekend.
It will be an interesting campaign, and we shall be witnesses
At Cong. Mishkan Israel, Rab-
to anti-Semitic outbursts as well as to appeals for the votes of bi Isaac Stollman will preach on
various classes. religious groups and elements of many nationality "The Evils of Our Civilization."
backgrounds. But our citizens will vote as Americans. They will At Cong. Bnai David, Marshall
listen to arguments and will vote according to conscience. If the Stillman and Gerald Pollack will
candidates can manage to appeal to reason, conscience and the observe their Bar Mitzvahs. At
best judgment of all Americans, ignoring the injection of 'irrele- Cong. Bnai Moshe. Cecil Raitt
vant issues for which not they but their backers are responsible, will celebrate his bar mitzvah.
we shall have a cleaner campaign.

Mapam and Communists in Israel

Heading Pioneer Women's Efforts
In Sale of Israel Investment Bonds

Jessel Says Israel

Those who follow the news from Israel are now accustomed Needs Aid to Avert
to the reports that the Communists and Mapam form the irrecon-
Tinter Flood Havoc
cilable minority which always opposes the Ben-Gurion govern-
ment's proposals. The existence of these two groups proves an
George Jessel stated today
important point: as long as they function in the open and are
kept in the minority, the democratic idea is secure in Israel. The that Israel must receive finan-
Jewish state's leaders have been criticized for permitting the cial aid immediately to avert a
existence of such extremists, but their reply is logical. "Let them winter flood disaster similar to
speak. - they say, "as long as we can answer them and keep them last year's which destroyed vital
exposed to the light." It is a good lesson for all democracies. crops, agricultural settlements
When extremists are forced underground, they become a menace. and immigrant living quarters."
Mr. Jessel, who returned to the
Keep them exposed to truth, and you defeat them all the time.
United States Sept. 1. from a
three-week fact-finding survey
Peter Martin's Remarkable "The Landsmen'
It is difficult to find words to describe 'the mastery of Peter mission in Israel and European
Martin's fictionalized study of the Russian ghetto Jews who belong countries for the United Jewish
to a forgotten generation. Some of the characters in "The Lands- Appeal, said that he made the
men" came to this country and were merged in the melting pot. overseas trip to prepare himself
But the "countrymen" ("landsmen") would have been completely for an extensive speaking tour
forgotten were it not for this newly-emerging literary genius. From in behalf of the UJA's fall cam-
all indications, his publishers, Little, Brown & Co., will be printing paign.
The film producer, who was
"The Landsmen" as a best seller for months to come.
"The Landsmen" is the story of the people of Golinsk. Author accompanied on the trip by his
Peter Martin explains: "Having been born in Brooklyn in 1907 I 11-year-old daughter, Jerilynn,
could not have lived in Golinsk in 1885. However I was blessed spent eight days in Israel con-
with a remarkable grandmother. We became loving friends de- ferring with top-ranking gov-
ernment and Jewish Agency of-
spite the barriers of language and custom; she is the link."
Thanks to this grandmother, Martin has imbibed the knowl- ficials to learn at first-hand the
edge about the glories and sufferings, the tragedies and joys, the vital immigrant absorption and
economic needs of the new na-
struggles and aspirations, of Golinsk.
Laib and Shim who went to America—Laib who became a tion. Mr. Jessel met with Prime
fiddler and whose craving for music led him through experiences Minister David Ben-Gurion and
that linked two worlds; the interesting outcast Mottel who helped also spoke to leading Israeli
these two nephews with loyalty, shunning appreciation, emerging businessmen a n d industrialists
without selfishness in spite of being personally rejected by his to get a true picture of the
Jewish kinsmen; Reb Maisha, the gentle teacher of high ideals; State's future development
the Squire, a pathetic fellow, a prisoner in his own world of power; plans.
During his travels throughout
Laib-Shmul, Tzipe-Sora, Nochin—they are characters out of an-
other world, but it was a real one whose peculiarities are brought Israel, Jessel and his daughter
took time out to play the leading
back to life in "The Landsmen."

Jewish students, because most of American society looks upon the
Jew as being the member of particular religious group, tend also
to regard themselves as such . . . The attitude of most Harvard
Jewish students toward Judaism is one of superficial acceptance.
• . . When asked "are you Jewish?" the reply was usually "yes,"
but underlying this acceptance was almost invariably an intellec-
tually negativistic attitude toward religion in general . . • Even
among the Orthodox students who devote some time to the prac-
tice of Judaism there was not always a positive approach to their
faith . . . They had received a normal Jewish education but felt
it was completely worthless . . . Not to speak of students coming
from Reform families . . . The widespread attitude among the
majority of the students was: "I really don't give a damn about
Judaism" . . . This despite the fact that most of the students
had had early Jewish education, usually Hebrew School and Sun-
day School, and a home life which could be termed Jewish .. .
Those who had attended Hebrew School were almost unanimous
in condemning what they considered to be the unintelligent and
unprogressive system of education therein . . . The feeling among
many students was that Judaism in America is becoming sterile.
. .. There seemed to be an attitude of acceptance regarding the
disintegration of American Judaism . . . Also a feeling that the
death of "Jewishness" in any traditional sense is inevitable, and
possibly for the good . . . Many students said "I have a personal
religion," meaning a set of values similar to those having a reli-
gious basis but devoid of their formalistic connotations . . . Others
simply stated that they cannot reconcile the idea of everyone
having a separate church and creed with the ideals of liberalism.
• . . The largest group among the interviewed students displayed
assimilationist tendencies . .. However, among the 2,000 Jewish
students at Harvard there are also many who are genuinely inter-
ested in all aspects of Judaism and are very active in the Hillel

House there.

The Israel Front

Although the Israel government was very outspoken in offering
peace to Egypt, no one should be too optimistic to believe that
anything positive will come out of this offer . . . On the contrary,
military leaders from all the Arab countries will assemble in Cairo
Sept. 10 to map "security plans" to which Israel cannot remain
indifferent . . . This is why it is hoped in Israel that the United
States will step into the picture to present Israel's peace offer to
the new Egyptian dictator Gen. Mohammed Naguib . . . Only the
United States and nobody else—not even the United Nations—can
undertake this mission with some hope for success, in view of the
fact that Egypt is now seeking American aid . . . It must be
remembered that in Cairo songs about Palestine.were sung as the
crowds cheered Gen. Naguib's coming to power . . . And there
are many in Israel who consider it likely that the Egyptian dic-
tator will be pressed to win glory for Egypt in his dealings with
Britain and Israel • . At any rate, the danger of acts hostile
to Israel by the new ruler of Egypt is not belittled . . . At the
same time there is a feeling that Gen. Naguib may deVote himself
to the difficult task of social and economic development of his
country and prefer to avoid military adventures against Israel . . .
Israel's move in offering him peace publicly Is designed to show
him that the Jewish state sympathizes with his intentions to
It promises to become an enduring novel. It is a bewitching roles in a motion picture short improve the lot of the Egyptian people who for centuries suffered
and fascinating story of an old world brought to life again by an which will be used in helping to feudal oppression.
able writer. It is the 19th century made real in 20th century raise additional funds required
literature. It popularizes the name Peter Martin and enriches to aid Israel in its fight for sta-
Friday, September 5, 12
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bility.
our reading with brilliant writing.

