Temple Brotherhoods, Chautauqua
Board Members Convene in Detroit

Ahavas Achim to Observe 40th Anniversary
4 61t Dinner Sunday; Plan. New Building

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PLANNED NEW AHAVAS ACHIM SYNAGOGUE STRUCTURE
On the occasion of the 40th
a n n i v e r sary of Congregation
Ahavas Achim, to be observed at
a dinner and dance at the pres-
ent synagogue, on Schaeffer and
Seven Mile Roads, Sunday eve-1
ning, announcement is made of
the completion of plans for the
erection of an enlarged building
adjoining the present temporary
structure. Cocktails will pre-
cede the dinner. Non-members
also are invited. Reservations are
being taken at UN. 4-6428.
New congregational officers,
who will be installed at Sun-
day's dinner-dance, are:
Albert Burke, president; Ellis
B. Rifkin, vice-president; Alex
Kraft, treasurer; Irving Waser-
man, Irwin Leviant, Isadore Fid-
ler, secretaries; Frank Benja-
min, sergeant-at-arms. Rabbi
Jacob Chinitz will install the
officers and address the congre-
gation. Ellis Rifkin is chairman
of fund-raising and Alex Kraft
is building chairman. Julian
INNER VIEW OF NEW SYNAGOGUE, WITH. ARK
Rifkin is chairman of fund-rais-
ing and Alex Kraft is building
chairman. Julian Winston is in
charge of arrangements for the
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dinner.
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The Board of Trustees in-
cludes Peter Chodoroff, Isadore
Nathan Siegel, who now con- verted into English Nurs with 1Leeman, William Hordes, Jack
1Borin, Louis Seiton, Dr. Maier
ducts Altman Jewish Hours on Jewish contents.
I Belen, Harry Eskin, William
Station 'WJLB, this week made
The broadcasts on Saturday Goodfriend, Abe Nusbaum, Har-
the important announcement nights, 9:30 to 10:30, will con-
old Jeross, Irwin Cohn, Julian
that the broadcasts on Sunday tinue in Yiddish, with the spe- Winston, Dr. Kenneth Belen, Ir-
mornings henceforth will be con- I cialized "Personalities in Jewish ving Waserman, Dr. Israel Wien-
Life" features.
er, Harry Young, Arthur :Schuss-
The Sunday morning broad- ler, Harry Bodzin, Charles Zwirn,
casts, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., direct-
Mendel . Stawis is t h e syna-
ed by Mr. Siegel, will feature gogue cantor. Morris Elk is sex-
talks in English, the ads will be ton.
in English and music will be in-
Congregation's History
The Sephardic Community of terspersed with Yiddish and He-
Congregation Ahavas Achim
brew
selections.
Detroit, consisting generally of
Bnai Abraham was located at
Spanish Jews who have mig-
Westminster and Delmar for
rated to Detroit from Turkey, Dave Simon to Head
many years. It was organized in
Greece, Yu g oslavi a, France,
1914. The "Delmar Street Shul"
Evergreen
Community
England, Bulgaria and Italy, are
as it was known in those days,
Dave Simon was elected presi- and as it is still referred to
reorganizing their community
here and will have their first dent of the Evergreen *Jewish sometimes by the children of the
- meeting -at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, at
Community at its last meeting. original founder s of Ahavas
the D. W. Simons Center, 4000 Serving with him in the new Achim, was known for its piety
administration will be:
Tuxedo.
and its hospitality to visitors. It
Morrie Blumenthal, vice-presi- was tha Bet Hakneses, Bet Mid-
The Sephardic community was
founded by Jacob Chicorel in dent; Sam Wilner, treasurer; rash and Bet Hatefila. The sets
1936 when members. assembled Marlyn Eskovitz, Jerry Kantor, of Talmud and Midrash used 40
and adopted a constitution to secretaries; Jack Rose, three- years ago are now housed in the
carry on their social and reli- year trustee; Herman Sussman, new home of Ahavas Achim.
two-year trustee; and Eddie
gious activities.
The congregation came to the
Waldman, one-year trustee.
northwest section of the city
Since there has been an in-
Two e vent s are scheduled
flux of new Sephardic Ameri- for they week, the first a dinner- after a period of exile, during
cans, Dr. Nachum Wiseman and dance Sunday evening, at Haw- which it had no quarters of its
Mrs. Harvey E. Sibrack recog- thorne Country Club. For tickets, own. After donating the old
nized the need for a distinct, call Evelyn Silverman, KE. building to the United Hebrew
active Sephardic organization 4-1732. The second program is Schools, they worshipp• 1. for
within the Jewish community of the Ask the Rabbi Night plan- many years in the synagogue of
the Rose Sittig Cohen building
Detroit.
ned for Tuesday, at the home of on Tyler and Lawton. In 1950,
The meeting will be conducted Marvin Levy, 19908 Kentfield.
Ahavas Achim established itself
by Louis Papo, acting chairman,
on Schaeffer Highway. The pres-
and will be followed by a social Miss Lax to Recite
ent building provides seating for
hour of oriental music and re-
500 on High Holydays, a daily
Bas Mitzvah Ritual
freshments.
chapel, a business office, a Rab-
Late sabbath eve services to- bi's study, and two kitchens.
day at Adas Shalom Synagogue After the building was com-
will be highlighted by the Bas pleted, the lots on either side of
Mitzvah ceremony of Rosalind the synagogue were purchased
Lax, daughter of Mr: and Mrs. and the congregation now owns
Manny Lax, of Gloucester Rd. 300 feet frontage from Cam-
In addition to the Bas Mitz- bridge to Schaefer.
vah ritual, which signifies the
Affiliated with Ahavas Achim
highest possible incentive to- are the Sisterhood, Men's Club
ward the attainment of a He- and Youth Groups, in addition
brew education among girls, a to sponsoring a Sunday School
brief sermon will be delivered attended by 200 children. Plans
by Rabbi Jacob E. Segal. Cantor now are nearing completion for
Nicholas Fenakel and the youth the erection of a structure on
choir will chant the ritual.
Schaefer and Cambridge, to be
Following the service, Mr. and called the Cambridge Synagogue
Mrs. Lax will host the congre- of Congregation Ahavas Achim.
gation in honor of the occasion. The plans call for a sanctuary
Mr. Lax is president of Adas seating 850, with all the neces-
1 Block W. of Jos. Couzens
Shalom Synagogue.
sary auxiliary rooms and serv-
ices. The present synagogue will
12—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS then be converted into a social

Altman Hour on Sundays Being
Converted Into Broadcasts in English

Detroit Sephardic
Jews Will Meet

Friday, April 30, 1954

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A three-day meeting of the Harold W. Dubinsky, of St.
board of directors of the Na- Louis, president, will preside at
tional Federation of Temple the NFTB sessions, and Leo
Brotherhoods and the Jewish Wertgame, of Kansas City, chan-
Chautauqua Society will be held cellor of the JCS, at the Chau-
this Friday, Saturday, and Sun- tauqua sessions.
Joseph H. Kukes, of Detroit's
day, at the Sheraton-Cadillac
Temple Beth El Men's Club, is
Hotel.
NFTB comprises 300 men's the local representative on the
clubs with a membership in ex- national board. Temple Israel
cess of 50,000, affiliated with Re- Men's Club also is an affiliate.
After business sessions all day
form temples throughout the
United States and Canada. The Friday, the national directors
Jewish Chautauqua Society, the will attend religious services on
Brotherhood's educational proj- Friday night and informal com-
ect, sends rabbinic lecturers to mittee sessions on Saturday aft-
900 colleges and 250 Christian ernoon. On Saturday night. the
church camps to create better national directors and their
understanding and appreciation wives will be the guests of the
officers and board members of
of Judaism.
the two local temple brother-
hoods at a dinner party at the
hotel, which will feature the
Beth Joseph Group
premiere showing of a documen-
Plans Israel Celebration tary motion picture on the work
of the Jewish Chautauqua So-
Morris Fisher, board chairman ciety. The meeting will close
of Beth Joseph Synagogue, an- with sessions on Sunday morn-
nounces that the Ladies Auxi- ing when a program of service
liary has scheduled an Israel In- to affiliated brotherhoods and
dependence Day celebration for budgets for the 1954-55 brother - .
Monday evening, in the syna- hood year will be approved.
gogue. The anniversary date
actually is May 8.
$10- PER MONTH
Featured at the program will
We Serve as Your Office . . .
be Rabbi A. Singerman, the
Permitting your clients to keep in
spiritual director of the congre-
touch with you during business
gation, and officers and mem-
hours.
bers of the synagogue, who plan
to "reaffirm their spiritual and
We answer all your
incoming calls.
financial support to the new
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Samuel Robinson and Samuel
With Courtesy and Efficiency
Barr, chairmen of the syna-
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gogue's building committee, will
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announce at this time the date
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gation to the Jewish community.

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