Chicago Rabbi, Dr. Richard. C. Hertz,
To Assume Beth El Leadership -

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Dr: Richard C. Hertz, of . CM- -the Nation ad Conference of
cam was elected senior rabbi of Christians and Jews for five
Temple Beth El, to succeed the years, and served as one of the
literary critics who select the
"Best Books of the Year for De-
mocracy" listed by this organiza-
tion. He has appeared regularly
on "The Pulpit," a weekly Chi-,
cago TV program. _
A board member of the Chi-
cago Rabbinical Association and
the Jewish Community Centers,
Dr. Hertz served last year as Illi-
nois rabbinic chairman for the
combined campaign of the Union
of American Hebrew Congrega-
tions — Hebrew Union College—
Jewish Institute of Religion. He
has been a frequent contributor
to scholarly and popular Jewish
and secular journals. His forth-
coming book "Education of the
Jewish Child" is scheduled for
publication this spring. A small
•volume of his, sermons, "This I
Believe," appeared last year.
Dr. Hertz was married to Mary
Louise Mahn, daughter. of Rabbi
DR. RICHARD HERTZ
and Mrs. Louis L. Mann of Chi-
late Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, it cago, in 1943. They are the par-
was announced by David Wil- ents of two daughters, Nadine
kus, president of the temple, on and Ruth Mann.
Dr. Hertz will assume his post
behalf of the board of trustees,
and by Meyer L. Prentis and at Temple Beth El about April
Nate S. Shapero, co-chairman 1.
of the rabbi's selection commit-
tee.
Rabbi's Wife to Speak
Dr. Hertz is nationally recog- At Beth El's Services
nized as one of the oustanding
young rabbis in Reform Judaism.
Barnett R. Brickner, Wife
He is known as an eloquent Of Mrs.
Dr.
Brickner, the rabbi of
preacher, inspiring pastor and Cleveland's
.Euclid Avenue Tem-
expert educator. He has been ple, will be
guest speaker' at
very active in Chicago as an sabbath eve services
at Temple
ambassador of goodwill in inter- Beth El at 8:15 p.m., today.
faith groups.
Designated Sisterhood Sab-'
Born in St. Paul, Minn.; Oct. bath, the service will feature the
7, 1916, Dr. Hertz received his participation of members of the
bachelor's degree from the- Uni- 'women's group. Mrs. Brickner's
versity of Cincinnati in 1938,and topic is "A Bigger Role for To-
was ordained with honors at He- morrow's Jewish Woman."
brew Union College in 1942. He
Mrs. Brickner is an outstand-
did post graduate work at the ing authority on Judaism, hav-
University of Chicago and ing received her education at
Northwestern' University where Columbia University's Teacher's
he earned , his Ph.D. degree in College, the Teachers' Institute
religious eduation in 1948.
of the Jewish- Theological Sem-
From 1942 to 1943 he served inary, Hebrew Union College and
as war-time replacement rabbi Hebrew University.
at North Shore Cong. Israel in
She is founder of Hadassah,
Glencoe, Ill., and in 1943, he was a pioneer in Cleveland inter-
appointed assistant rabbi of this faith activities and organizer of
congregation. From 1943 to 1946 the first -Reform Sisterhood in
he was a chaplain in the United Canada. She recently returned
States 'Army, and held the rank from an extensive tour- of .2U-
of captain. At the close of the rope, Israel and the Near. East.
war, he returned to Cong. Israel
as assistant rabbi,, remaining
until 1947 when he assumed the Canada Reports DeCline
post of assistant rabbi at Sinai In Yiddish-Speaking. Jews
Temple, at which Dr. Louis L.
MONTREAL, (JTA) — The
Mann is senior rabbi. In 1949,
/Dr. Hertz was elected associate number of - Canadian • • Jews
claiming Yiddish as their moth-
rabbi of Sinai.
During his six years there, Dr. er tongue has decreased from
Heriz founded the Young Mar- 129,806 in 1941 to 103,593 in
ried Group, Parents' Group of 1951, according to figures. re-
the religious school, nursery leased by the Bureau of Sta-
school, youth community center tistps. _The - Jewish population
program, and Business and Pro- _ today numbers 204,000 of .whom
fessional Grou p: He- was in more than 80,000 reside in-Mon-
charge Of the religious school, treal.
A- conference of the Canadian
and was an active participant In
Jewish'
Congress here has de-
planning and building Sinai's
cided to create a special com-
new Temple.
Dr. Hertz is, a past presid t mittee to coordinate the build-
of the Council of Hyde Park ing of new synagogues and edu-
and Kenwood Churches and cational and recreational facil-
Synagogues, a member 'of the ities in the city and suburbs,
Mayor's Commission on Human following a study of recent
Relations in Education and re- population shifts.
ligious consultant on TV pUblic
service broadcasting at NBC. He
has been active in the work of

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$—THE JEWISH NEWS

Vaad Horabonim Refuse's to Recognize
Sinai Hospital as Kosher Institution

Friday, January 30, 1953

Rabbi Sperka to Be
Bnai. David Emeritus

At a meeting of Cong.. Bnai
David on Jan. 20, Rabbi Joshua
S. Sperka and the congregatio'n
jointly ,announced that "effec-
tive as of July 1, 1953, at the
completion of 20 years of Rabbi
Sperka's service to the congre-
gation, the Rabbi will assume
the status of rabbi emeritus. A
successor to assume the active
rabbinical duties of the eon-
gregation will be chosen and in-
stalled at that time.

Adas Shalom to Hold
Malik Tribute Fie stival

Affiliate groups of Adas Sha-
lom Synagogue will on Feb. 22
present a musical festival, con-
ducted by Can--
tor Nicholas
.Fenakel, ,wit h
music arranged
by Zinovi Bis-
tritzkY of the
Detroit S y.m -
phony Orches-
tra.
A youth and
adult choir will
be featured. The
estival will
commemorate
the 80th anni-
Cantor Fenakel versary sin6e
the birth of Chaim Naehman
one of the greatest He-
brew poets of all time.
The program, to be held in
the main- sanctuary, is open to
the public.

The Vaad Horabonim of De-
troit this week made public the
text of a telegram, sent to Max
Osnos, • president of Sinai Hos-
pital, expressing' its shock that
the hospital's board, at a meet-
ing on Jan. 19, has reached a
decision to adhere to its original
decisions not' to turn the entire
hospital into a kosher, institu-
tion and to limit itself to the
kosher kitchens for those ex-
pressing preference for kosher
food.
- The rabbis' telegram states
that the Sinai board's deciSion
"has been a profound shock and
fills us with deep sorrow." It
states that after prolonged ne-
gotiations the rabbis felt "quite
certain" that 'their "minimum
proposals would be accepted"
and "this would have meant a
solution with honor and dignity
for all concerned."
Since the board willed it

Turkish Jewry Elects
1st Chief Rabbi Since 193'1

ISTANBUL, (JTA) — Rabbi

Raphael Saban, 72, has been
elected Chief Rabbi of Turkey,
filling a post that has remained
vacant since 1931. Rabbi Saban
served as secretary to the Turk-
ish _ Chief Rabbi in the latter
part of the 19th century. For
the last 15 years he has been
president of the Religious Coun:-
cil of the Grand Rabbinate,
Turkish Jewry's representative
body. '-

Sabbath services today at
Beth Aaron Synagogue will be
dedicated to and conducted by
the Sisterhood.' Rabbi Benja-
min Gorrelick will lead services,
and Cantor Judah Goldring and -
the synagogue choir will chant-
the liturgy.
Mrs. Lewis Cohen, who is
chairman of the committee
planning the service, will also
preach the sermon. Her topic

Rabbi Gold's Detroit
Visit Delayed to Feb. I 8

who was originally to speak in
Detroit -on Feb. 11, will appear
here instead at 8:45 p.m.,' Feb.
18, at Young Israel Center, it
was announced this week by the
Agency's New York office.
Rabbi Gold, on tour in behalf
of the Agency's program of
Torah culture in the Diaspora,
will speak on "Torah and
rael." His talk will launCh lo-
cally the national observance
jointly sponsored by the Agency
and Rabbinical Council of
America, which has proclaimed
February as a month -of Torah
studies.
Adinission will be -by invita-
tion, which may be obtained

will be "Children and the Family
in Jewish Life." Mrs. Irwin Le-
vine, Sisterhood president, will
deliver a_special message.
The following -members will
participate in the . service: Mes-
dairies Albert Kaplan, William
Liberson,- Herman Moss and Al-
bert Schwartz. Mrs. Morris Ko-
sak will be Soloist, and ushers
,include Mesdantes Marshall.
Gootson, Leo Weingarden and
Arthur Weiss.
At a reception to follow, com-
munity • singing will be led by
Cantor Goldring, and Mesdames
Sol Docks, Jack Taylor and Jack
Topcik will present a program
of readings. Hostesses at the
social hour will be Mesdames
Max Ravet, chairman, Jack
Shenkman, Irving Chaikin, ;Ju-
lius Goldstein, Jack Kanners,
Norman Jaffe and Harold Mar-
shall.

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Adas Shalom to Honor
Kindergarten Consecrants

Kindergarten children at the
Adas Shalom religious school
will hold their fifth consecration
service on Feb. 21, in conjunc-
tion with regular sabbath serv-
ices. •
The program will include a
presentation of religious songs
by the youngsters, greetings by
N. R. Epstein, president, a mes-
sage and benediction by Rabbi
Jacob E. Segal and songs by
Cantor Nicholas Fenakel and- the
choir.
Miniature Torahs will be given
to all. students. The class con-
sists of 65 consecrants.
Members of the- consecration
committee are Mrs. Norman Lee-
mon, chairman, Mrs. Pearl Litt
ky, Dr.. Louis Beresh, Sanford
Gordon, Herbert Miller and Al-
len A. Warsen, director of the
school.

Beth Aaron Sisterhood To Co,nduct Services

Bnoi Moshe Junior Cong.
Rabbi Wolf Gold, executive
Leads Sabbath Services
member of the Jewish Agency,

The Junior Congregation of
Bnai Moshe Synagogue pre-
sented the sabbath service last
week in the main' auditorium.
Participating as cantors were
Allan Rubin' and Sol Chudnow.
Sheldon Roth served as rabbi.
The Sedra was read by Eve-
lyn SimOn, and the Haftorah by
EdWard Klarman. The group's
advisor David Rappoport spoke
briefly. •
Participante in the recent Fri-
day night services, were -Ronald
Ellis, Jackie Jaulus; Maxine
Moies, Allan Ruben, Sheldon
Roth, Edward Klarman and Cal-
vin Weiss.
The group is currently plan=
nirig a barn dance on March '7,
Tickets may be purchased from
any board member, offiCer or
Sunday school pUpil, and -may
also be obtained at the door.

otherwise, the rabbis declare,
"we feel constrained to advise
you that the rabbinate does not
recognize Sinai hoSpital as an
institution where the laAvs of •
kashrut are observed. Our
mands for kashrut stand with-
out change. We also shall feel
free to make this position
'known to the 'general public."
The three,-point "minimum"
proposal of the rabbis is: Every
Jew who comes • to the Sinai
hospital should be served kosher
food unless he asks for non-
kosher food; adequate hash-
gachah should be provided; the
snack bar should be all-kosher.
The provisions of the hospital
as decided upon by the Sinai
board are that all who ask for
,kosher food should be provided
it. There are two kosher kit-
chen—ilairy and • meat—In ad-
dition to the general and diet
kitchens in tthe hospital.

CONG. BNAI DAVID: At Saturday services Rabbi Joshua= S. Sperka
will preach on "A New Song and An Old Land." The Bar

Mitzvah of Sidney Markel will be observed.
ADAS SHALOM SyNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:30 p.m., to-
day; at 8*:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvahs of Marshall
Phillip Keys and Myron B. Gittleman will be observed.
TEMPLE ISRAEL: At 8:30 p.m. services today, Rabbi Leon Fram

will speak on "Soviet Anti-Semitism." The Bar Mitzvah of
Peter Reyeno will be observed.
CONG. •BNAI MOSHE: At 8:15 p.m. services today, sponsored by
the Sisterhood, Rabbi Moses Lehrman will speak on 'Our Basic
Needs." Mrs. Shoshana _Friedman will direct the Sisterhood

choral group.

CONG. SHAAREY ZION : At Saturday services Rabbi Leo Goldman
will preach' -on "A Sabbath of Song."
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM: At Saturday services Rabbi Israel I.
Halpern will speak on "The . Torah Portion Beshalach."
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: ,Sabbath services at 5:15 p.m., today;

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