To Break Ground for $135,000 Yeshivath Annex
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initiating construction of a two-story an-
nex, the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah will hold
ground-breaking ceremonies on Jan. 31, at
its present site on Dexter and Cortland. Shown
above is a sketch of the proposed $135,000
annex, which is necessary to replace the pres-
ent overcongested quarters, which have been
.
Community Groups
Support Testimonial
For Rabbi Meisels
Landsmanshaften and frater-
nal organizations are joining in
support of the testimonial din-
ner, which will be tendered to
Rabbi Chaim Meisels, the Sarv-
asher Rebbe, and his family on
the occasion of his completing
three years of residence in De-
troit.
The testimon-
ial will be held
at 6 p.m., Jan.
10, at Young Is-
rael Center, and
is under the
sponsorship of a
committee of
synagogue a n d
communal lead-
ers, headed b
I s i dor Sosnick,
honorary chair-
man, and David
J. Cohen, chair-
man.
Sosnick
The guest speaker will be
Rabbi Hirsh Meisels, brother of
the honored guest, from Chi-
cago, Ill.
Since coming to Detroit, Rabbi
Chaim Meisels has pledged him-
self to furthering this city's Or-
thodox life, and toward this end
has established and been spirit-
ual leader of Cong. Khal Chare-
dim.
Born in Hungary, Rabbi Meis-
els, his wife and five of their
eight children escaped from the
Nazis during World War II. Fol-
lowing liberation, he was named
chairman of t h e Rabbinical
Council of Berlin's British Zone,
and contributed much to the
welfare of DPs.
In 1946, Rabbi Meisels left for
Montverensi, France where he
established and was director of
the Yeshivath Sheerit Yisroel.
Tickets for the Jan. 10 testi-
monial banquet are available by
calling TO. 7-2184, TY. 5-3194 or
TO. 5-1095 or by writing the
Rabbi Meisels Testimonial, 3285
Lawrence.
First Galician Groups
install New Officers
At a joint installation dinner,
held Dec. 27, at Zack's, new of-
ficers of the First Galician So-
ciety of Detroit and its Worn-
en's Auxiliary were inducted
into office, with Rabbi Israel I.
Halpern leading the ceremonies.
Heading the Auxiliary will be
Mrs. Anna Goldberg, president,
who will be assisted by Mes-
dames Regina Wauldron, vice-
president; Ruth Fisher, treas-
urer; Sabina Mohr and Rose
Genser, secretaries; Gussie Ring-
ler, Sadie Roth, Gussie Bornstein,
sick and cheer-up committee.
New officers of the men's
group are Ben Genser, presi-
dent; Sam Kanfer, vice-presi-
dent; Ruby Teicher, treasurer;
and Jacob Reifler, secretary.
Morris Goldsmith was toast-
master at the installation ban-
guet.
6—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 1, 1954
condemned by the city. Construction of the
annex, stated David J. Cohen, president of
the Yeshivah, is indicative of the growth of
the Beth Yehudah Schools whose enrollment
12 years ago wen it moved to its present site
was 125 students. Today, 722 students attend
the institution.
Lawrence E. Spivak at Shaarey Zedek
`Meet the Press' Program on Jan. 13
A special "Meet the Press"
program, arranged by the Men's
Club of Congregation Shaarey
Zedek for Wednesday evening,
Jan. 13, will present Lawrence
E. Spivak, whose radio and TV
appearances have given him na-
tional fame.
Dr. Max Lichter has been
chosen to preside at the pro-
gram, with the following form-
ing a panel of Shaarey Zedek
members who will submit ques-
tions to Mr. Spivak on issues of
national interest:
Belle Shugarman, president,
Shaarey Zedek S i s t e r h o o d,
Charles Rubiner and Norman
Snider.
Spivak has won wide atten-
tion and acclaim as an astute
questioner of prominent people
on important national and in-
ternational questions. He goes
direct to the authority on the
question involved, be it a con-
Ahavas Achim Group to Meet.
Drama Group Rehearsing Play
SYNAGOGUE
SERVICES
CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM: At 8:30 p.m. services today, Isidore Lee-
man, past president, will speak on the United Synagogue Con-
ference in Miami Beach, Fla. At services, Rabbi Jacob Chinitz
will preach on "I Am That I Am."
TEMPLE ISRAEL: At 8:30 p.m. services today, Rabbi Leon Fram
will preach on, "The Last Will and Testament of 1953."
TEMPLE BETH EL: At 8:15 p.m: services today, Rabbi Minard Klein
will preach on "What Every Jew Should Know About Judaism."
At 11:15 a.m., Saturday services, Rabbi Klein will speak on
"The First Reform Congregation in the United States."
NORTHWEST ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE: At Saturday services, Rabbi
Leo Y. Goldman will speak on "Let My People Go, That They
May Serve Me."
BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: At Saturday services. Rabbi Benja-
min H. Gorrelick will preach on "Human Callousness—A Sin
and a Punishment."
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL: At Saturday services, Rabbi Isaac
Stoliman will speak on "The Mainspring of Liberation."
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM: At Saturday services, Rabbi Israel I.
Halpern will review the Torah portion "Voayrah."
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Sabbath services at 4:45 p.m., today;
at 9 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Avrum Appel will be
observed.
ADAS SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5 p.m., today;
at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Allen Charles
Gross will be observed.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Sabbath services at 4:50 p.m., today; at
9 a.m., Saturday.
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Sabbath services at 4:45 p.m., today; at 8:45
a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Lawrence Edward Metier
will be observed.
Conc.° Bnai Moshe
To Dedicate Sixty
At Sabbath Service
Cong. Bnai Moshe will hold "A
Dedication to Jewish Learning"
program at 8:15 p.m. sabbath
services on Jan. 8.
The special service, which will
dedicate almost 60 children in
the first grade in the synagogue's
religious schoo I, has been
planned to bring them closer to
a Jewish life through a symbolic
understanding of the tradition
of the Jewish people.
Mrs. Florence Zacks and Miss
Marjorie Freeman, teachers of
the children, will lead them in
the program, in which all will
participate.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman will ad-
dress parents and con.gregants
on "Dedication to Jewish Life."
Gifts will be presented to the
youngsters by Mitchell Feldman,
chairman of the school board,
and Walter Farber, school direc-
tor will speak briefly on the sub-
jects to be taught children dur-
ing the coming 10 years.
The following first graders
will be dedicated at the service:
David Adler, Cynthia Batchko, Rosanne
Behrmann, Susan Blum, Robert Deutch,
Steven Epstein, Sandra Feldhebn, Caryn
Fried, Harold Fried, Eugene Gunsberg,
Robert Heller, Paula Kanarek, Elaine
Kornfield, Carol Krause, Jonathan Marks,
Peter Marks, 'Kathy Rosenberg, Arthur
Schwartz, Carol Sign -Ian, Mark Somberg,
Richard Stoler, Sanford Topper, Bruce
Canvasser, Mark Pearlman, Ahuva Edel-
man, Gerald Kosowsky, Richard Feldman,
James Rose, Raymond Finn, Marla
Schmittke, Judy Gross, Frances Stein-
metz, Susan Weiss.
Owen Chadwick. Michael Curtis, Rita
Ellis, Ruth Ellis, Judy Goodman, Philip
Kaufman, Ellen Lattin, Ronald Lobel,
Gary Mallin, Judy Moss, Sanford Rosen-
berg, Laura Sobel, Samuel Weiner, Fred
Weinstein, Susan Weisberg, Jeffrey
Weisz, Sheldon Nathanson, Sharon Fine,
Carole Rocklin, Laurie Rosenbaum. Allen
Tamler, Jeffrey Blau, James Landsman,
Hannah Sharkey. Susan Solomon, Bence
Lieberinaan, Beverly Zeitzman, Eva Roth-
stein, Cheryl Freilieh, Elizabeth Kutlov.
Junis. Saks, Ellen Herman, Harvey
Lerchin, Sue Baum and Steven Schiff.
The youth group of Cong.
Ahavas Achim, which meets on
alternate Tuesday nights in the
synagogue social hall, will hold
its next meeting this Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
With rehearsals under way,
directed by Mrs. Ruth Chinitz,
the drama group will offer its
annual production on March 20
and 21. Three performances,
Saturday night, Sunday matinee
and Sunday night, will be
offered at the Vernor School.
gressman or a foreign minister.
During the last presidential
campaign all t h e important
candidates appeared on his pro-
gram and told him the things
that the American people want-
ed to know.
He is one of the founders and
the permanent panel member
of America's press conference of
the air.
He is a native New Yorker,
a Harvard graduate, and has
had a great deal of experience
in the editing and publishing
field. He publishes a number of
mystery and science fiction ma-
gazines.
Rovner to Install Officers
Officers for 1954 will be in-
stalled at the Rovner Progres-
sive Farein dinner-dance Satur-
day, Feb. 6, at Lachar's on Dex-
ter. Jack Gubow, chairman for
this 27th annual affair, reports
that the educational committee
is preparing a memorable eve-
ning.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Marcus
W. Edelstein, formerly of Kings-
ton. Rd., Huntington Woods,
Mich. and now of Los Angeles,
Calif., wishes to express deepest
gratitude to the dear relatives
and friends who extended so
many kindnesses during the
family's recent bereavement.
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THE MEN'S CLUB OF CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
Invites The Community To Its Annual
SEMINARY NIGHT
Presenting the Work of:
The Jewish Theological Seminary, The Rabbinical Assembly,
The United Synagogue, The Jewish Museum and The
Eternal Light Radio Program.
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7th at 8:30 P.M.
IN THE SOCIAL HALL OF
CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
Chicago Boulevard at Lawton
A MEMORABLE PROGRAM:
REMARKS—RABBI MORRIS ADLER
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
PREVIEW— TELEVISION FILM
"And The Bush Was Not Consumed"
ADDRESS RABBI REUBEN SLONIM
Congregation Beth Tzedec
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
NO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS