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October 29, 1954 - Image 12

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1954-10-29

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Turover-Ezras Achim to Celebrate
45th Year with Burning of Mortgage

Cong. Ezras Achim will cele-
brate its 45th anniversary on
Sunday, at its synagogue, 12129
Dexter, by burning the mortgage
*or its building.
The Turover Aid Society, its
parent organization, began in a
cottage on Wilkins St.,. over 45
years ago. Among its founders
were Moshe Yitzchok Maksman,
Samuel Maksman, Pesoch Maks-
man, William Hoffman, Abra-
ham Grand, Moshe Aaron Gale-
son, Harry Honigman, David
Leib Gurevich, Louis Borkin,
Aaron Temchin, Beril Levin, Ei-
zel Gliner, Chaim HodOrnin, Ba-
ruch Iitzchok Zopolsotsky and
Moshe Levin.
Dedicated to philanthropy and
social activities, its first aim was
religion, and in. May, 1911, a
Scfer Torah was written and
dedicated in a hall on High (Ver-
nor Hwy.) and Hastings.
Responsible for adding the
synagogue to the organizational
activities was the late Harry
Solomon.
From its first meeting place,
the congregation followed shifts
in the community, first to Ade-

Rabbi Adler Named
Seminary Lecturer

Dr. Leonard Sidlow, president
of Cong. Shaarey Zedek, an-
nounces that Rabbi Morris Ad-
ler has been granted a sabbati-
cal leave for travel and teach-
ing.
After a trip to Israel and Eur-
ope with. Mrs. Adler, Rabbi Adler
will remain in New York, for
the semester from January to
May, 1955, as resident visiting
lecturer at the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary. He will teach ho-
miletics to the senior and junior
classes of the graduate rabbini-
cal school. -
Dr. Simon Greenberg, vice-
chancellor of the Seminary, an-
nouncing the appointment, ex-
pressed gratitude to the congre-
gation for giving Rabbi Adler
the opportunity to be a member
of the faculty.
Rabbi Adler, who has served
previously as instructor in the
Seminary's summer sessions, was
chosen for the post because of
his experience in the field of
rabbinics and his many years of
study of Midrash and Bible.
In his absence, Rabbi Milton
Arm, recently appointed to the
staff, will serve as rabbi of the
congregation. Rabbi and Mrs.
Adler will leave Detroit on Nov.
21

Pioneer Women to Fete
Contributing Grouos

The annual brunch honoring
representatives of organizations
contributing to the fund-raising
drive of Detroit Council of Pi-
oneer Women, will be held at 11
a.m., Monday, at Lachar's.
Mrs. Abraham Primack, Coun-
,cil chairman in charge of con-
tributing organizations, states
that certificates sent by the na-
tional office will be presented to
those organizations who con-
tributed a minimum of $100 to
last year's .fund raising activi-
ties.
An invitation is also extended
by the Council to groups who
previously have not been affili-
ated with._ the organizations
campaign but desire to partici-
pate this year.
For further information, con-
tact Mrs. Primack, TO. 6-9128,
or the Council office, TO. 9-
7180.

Bnai Israel of Pontiac
Opens Adult Study Series

The Adult Jewish Institute
sponsored by Cong. Bnai Israel
of Pontiac will open at 8 p.m.,
Monday, in the synagogue, 143
Oneida Rd. Rabbi Philip Kieval,
of Flint, will speak on "What Is
Conservative Judaism?"
The bi-monthly series will
continue through May 18, with
such guest speakers as Rabbis
Ilayim Donin, of Detroit, and H.
Yarish, of Flint. Rabbi Henry
Boschander, Bnai Israel's spirit-
ual leader, will conduct most of

the programs.

laide and Rivard, Hastings and
Adelaide, Erskine and Hastings,
Melrose and Morsteir, then to
Jericho Temple, Linwood and
Joy.
In 1948, the new building was
constructed on Dexter and Mon-
terey. One of the oldest lands-
manshaften here, the organ-
ization has been active locally
and nationally in Allied Jewish
campaigns, Jewish National
Fund, YeshiVeth, hospitals and
orphanages. Members also en-
gage in a pro-
gram of cultural
activities.
On Sunday,
the group will
pay tribute to
Isadore Sosnick
who, during the
last 30 years,
has guided the
group to its
Sosnick
greateSt succes-
ses. In 1924, he conducted a
membership campaign which
swelled the membership to 700
people.
Others to be feted besides Sos-
nick, who is the president, in-
clude Julius Schwartz and Abe
Geller, vice-presidents; Jacob
Zeldis, treasurer; Wolf Keller,
building manager; Jacob Gott-
lieb; secretary; Nathan Samet,
Jacob Bobrin, J. Chassid, M.
Rubin, W. Hoffman, S. Ruben
and Sam Dreyflis, executive
board members.

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12—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Vets, Bnai Britt*. Plan Tercentenary
`Military Participation' Event Dec. 12

Beth Abraham. Students
To Visit Museum Exhibit

Among the important events planned to mark the American
Jewish Tercentenary in Detroit is a program that will depict the
military participation of the Jews in America, to be held Sun-
day evening, Dec. 12, at Mumford High School.
This event will be sponsored jointly by the Jewish War
Veterans' Department of Michigan and its Posts and Auxiliaries,
the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Council and its Lodges and
Chapters.

Friday, October 29, 1954

A visit to the Tercentenary
exhibit, "Jewish Life and Cul-
ture in Detroit" is planned by
the Beth Abraham Religious
School for junior, intermediate
and senior students.
The visit, according to Harry
Greenbaum, acting chairman of
the educational board, will be
made Nov. 7. Rabbi Israel I. Hai -
pern, school director, will lead
the tour. Mesdames Belle Ribiat,
Beatrice Rice and Sarah Cohen
are in charge of arrangements.

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