Suburban Oak Park Boasts
It's the 'City With Future'

The Suburban Community

is still being followed. It takes
By The Oak-Woodser.
, For many years, the neighbor- into consideration Oak Park's
ing suburban areas of Detroit rapid growth, and provides ex-
have numbered a- few scattered :.pansion of schools, parks and
families of Jewish faith, mostly commercial centers.
With adequate water, sewage
in Royal Oak, Ferndale and
and street paving facilities, the
Huntington Woods.
Oak park area has quickly been
In- the last few years, mostly recognized as one of the leading
since the post-war building suburban communities. Its police
boom, the South Oakland Coun- and fire protection are con-
ty area has sprung up, seem- sidered adequate, and schools
ingly overnight, and today hun-. are being built rapidly to, keep
dreds of Jewish families have- pace with the large school-age
swelled • the population of this population.
suburban section.
Oak Park officials believe 'they
Most of the building has been have foreseen most of 'the' city's
concentrated in Oak Park, which development probiems, and • are
is called by its officials "The convinced that their city—the
City with a Future."
future 'home of many comrnu:-
Oak Park existed as a village nityiteS—will truly be, "The City
- for many years, but it wasn't with a Future."
until 1945 that steps were taken I With the social and cultural
to form a city. In that year, advantages .of Detroit wit'
the area was • being considered! easy grasp, it is not surpris‘
as a possible sight for an air- that many • communityites have
port. Residents of the village chosen this new suburban living
protested en masse and the pro- i for themselves and their fam-
posal was defeated.
ilies.
The increasing numbers of
Again, in 1949, when the city
was selected as _ an ideal spot , Jewish residents in the Oak
•for a rade track, the residents Park-Huntington Woods area
thought otherwise and defeated also is providing a new oppor-
tunity for young Jews to come
that idea.
In 1947, Oak Park's community to the forefront, in planning,
consisted of 1,700 people. To- building and developing syna-
day, it is estimated that there gogues and synagoguelife, in in-
are almost 25,000, with the area creasing 'Jewish values by pro -
increasing rapidly. Oak Park's viding- education along jeWish
population by 1970 is predicted lines for their children and' by
working for causes that promote
at close to 50,000.
In 1949, a professional plan- the principles of Jewish living
It is to bring news to and
ner was hired to determine in-
dustrial, commercial and resi- about these suburban Jewish
dential areas. The pattern, set pioneers that The Jewish News
by the man who directed- the'l inaugurates this Suburban sec-
planning for Oak Ridge, Tenn.,! tion.

Oak•Woods Center Names Rabbi Homnick

The election of Rabbi Yaakov residents of this area for the Oak Park, and Calhoun, of
Huntington Woods, Councilman
T. Homnick, of Brooklyn; N.Y., holidays.,
as spiritual leader of the Oak At the cornerstone service, at Dundas, of • Oak Park, Rabbi
which Elijah Stein, past presi- M. J. Wohlgelernter, ,repre-
dent of the National Council of I senting the Rabbinical Colin-
Young' Israel, was principal " cil of America; Rabbi Leizer
speaker, the congregation reaf- Levin, of• the Vaad Harabon-
firmed its support "in practice im; and Rabbi Israel I. Hal,
and principle." with Young Is- peril; of Yeshiva University.
rael, with which it became of-, Besides its regular function as
filiated this year.
:a s y.n a g.o g .0 e and center for
David. Feldstein was chair- youth and adult activities, OWL
man of the program, and in- Woods Jewish Center maintains
' troduced several notable a religious school, has formed a
guests, among whom were Sisterhood and a youth group
with 70 youngsters participating
David Moss, representing Gov.
Williams; Mayors Marshall, of in its program.

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Woods Jewish Center, Coolidge
and Allen Rd., was announced
this week by Dayid Feldstein,
chairman of the board, and
Morris Novetsky, president.
Formerly rabbi of Cong. Agu-
das Achim in Mapleton, and
first spiritual leader of Prospect
Park Young Israel, in Brooklyn,
Rabbi Homnick arrived here
Thursday, and immediately be-s
gall preparations for the High
Holy Day services.
The Oak-Woods Center 'is the
only synagogue in the subur-
ban area that will hold services
this year in its own building,
which is being rushed for com-
pletion for Rosh Hashanah
services. Only last Sunday, the
cornerstone for the edifice was
set in place by Meyer Weingar-
den, the building's contractor,
who was given he honor -
cause of his efforts in behalf of
Orthodox Jewry.
Rabbi Homnick will con-
duct the Holy Day services

Cong Beth Shalom to Hold Holiday
Services in Northland Auditorium

South Oakland County's ,
only Conservative synagogue, •
Cong. Beth Shalom, will hold its
High Holy Day services, begin-
ning with Rosh Hashanah on
Sept. 27, at the Northland Audi-
torium in the Community Con-
course.
Rabbi Herbert S. Eskin, spirit-
ual leader of the synagogue, will
officiate at the services and
preach the sermons. Holiday
seating may still be arranged by
calling at the synagogue office,
24031 Jerome, from 7 to 9 p.m.,
Monday to Thursday, and 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday. Tele-
phone information may be ob-
tained by calling LI. 6-1492 or
LI. 5-8690.
In addition to Sabbath serv-
ices, now held Friday evenings
at Andrew Jackson School, and
Saturday services at 21891 Wc:3G-
hampton, the congregation op-
erates a Sunday school, direcOd
by Wayne _University Professor
Leon Lucas, for youngsters of
four years through sixth grade.

Organized in January, 1953 as
the Oak Park Synagogue, tne
congregation has grown steadily,
and by holiday time this year
expects nearly 200 members.
Cong. Beth Shalom recently
purchased 5.4 acre site facing
Lincoln Rd., in Oak Park, and
preparations are now going for-
ward to commence building
within the year.
The synagogue has an active
Sisterhood, which was responsi-
ble in part for raising much of
the funds for the land purchase.
This year, a Men's Club has been
formed.
Cooperating with Conservative
congregations in the Detroit
area, Cong. Beth Shalom will
join in sponsoring the Adult
Education Series, annually
maintained by the Conservative
congregations.

together with Cantor David
Tanzman, also a recent syna-
gogue appointment. Tickets
for the services are available
by calling LI. 5-8608 or LI.
6-7591.

Rabbi lipinnick also will be
the first spiritual leader, of the
year and a half old congrega-
. tion, which was organized by a
--handful of citizens and which
now is preparing to serve 350

Temple Emanuel
Slates Services

Temple Emanuel; which re-
cently changed its name from
the Suburban Temple of Greater
Detroit, will hold its High Holy -
One of the older congrega- Day services for the second year
tions in Detroit recently an- at First Methodist • Church, 320
nounced plans for the relocation W. 7th St., Royal Oak.
Organized in 1952, the temple
of its site and expansion of its
has taken a place of prominence
facilities.
Located on 14th and Elmhurst in the 'suburban area, under 'the
in Detroit, 63-year-old Cong. leadership of its rabbi, Dr.
Bnai David recently purchased Frank Rosenthal.
a six-acre site on 'Southfield and
Maintaining a 'Sunday ' school
9 1, Mile Rd., and plans cur- i for children, of members, clas,i.es
rently call for the erection of a are taught at Burton School
synagogue, school building, so- Huntington Woods, at 9:45a.m,.
Sunday... ' 'Entdlltrien't is'
cial hall and auditorium
Already, the congregation • has now under way, and new mem-
opened a suburban branch of its bers of,_the congregation shpuid
Sunday and Hebrew school,; 'contact' the 'temple office,'' 'LI:
which will - begin Oct. 3, in Fran- 3-7'747 or LI. 3-5904, for detailed
cis Scott Key School. Registra- information.
tion will be held until Sept. 30, I Rabbi Rosenthal, who also
at 24011 Seneca, LI, 4-4864, directs. the religiousschool,.
Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m., or Sun- states that Hebrew ins' trifatiOn
day, 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
twice a week will be given for
Rabbi Hayim D o n i n, who each grade in 'the Hebrew school.
came to Bnal' David a year ago The program is conducted in co-
is spiritual leader. Cantor operation with United Hebrew
Hyman J. Adler, one of this Schools.
city's best known cantors,
Probably within a year Temple
chants at congregational serv- Emanuel will begin building its
ices. Joseph Gorman is presi- own house of worship. Land was
dent, and Charles N. Shere, vice- purchased in the 10 Mile-Green-
president of the synagogue.
field section some time ago, and
recently sketches were drawn
showing the proposed new build.
6—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
- ing.
'Friday, Seplembee 17, 1954

Bnai David to Build
New Structure ht O.P.

CARL and MIKE

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South Oakland County's Only

Conservative Synagogue

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM

(Oak Park Synagogue)

Herbert S. Eskin, Rabbi

will Hold Their'

HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES

at the

Northland Auditorium

(Community Concourse)

Sunday School Starts September 19th, 1954 at
the Andrew Jackson School, Wyoming and Oak Park Blvd.

For information on Membership or tickets call at 24031
Jerome or phone LI. 6-1492.

For Sunday School information phone LI. 2-3583

OAK-WOODS JEWISH CENTER

Announces That

HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

WILL BE CONDUCTED

IN OUR OWN SYNAGOGUE IN

K

Cantor David Tanzman & Morris Novetsky Will Conduct Services

'

RABBI JACOB. HOMNICK WILL OFFICIATE

Tickets

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Available at

r Calt '

13200

Northfield

5-8608

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LI. 6-7591

Blvd.

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN FOR HEBREW AND SUNDAY SCHOOL

CLASSES. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE

