Tercentenary Program to it e Refresher
For 'Senior Citizens' at Home for Aged
Community Honors Dr. Hershman;
Noted Leaders .Acclaim Rabbi
out of his shack and stop them tage of the invitation by study-
ing dentistry in Italy at the
to pay the customary toll.
Days long gone by, but still
"I was a wild one in my youth," government's invitation.
remembered by our community's she confesses. When the Eastern
In Detroit, Mr. Karmann
senior citizens, will be brought Market was to be built where operated the Wolverine Dental
into sharper focus when a special formerly stood an old cemetery, Laboratory and was the in-
celebration honoring Jewish Mu- she says, "Rebecca Lightstone ventor of numerous devices
sic Month and the American would join the crowds who which aided the profession. At
Jewish Tercentenary is held at watched bodies being removed present, he is an honorary mem-
8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Jewish to make room for the market." ber of Cong. Beth Moses, and on
Home for Aged.
A girlhood friend of Mrs. occasion, still attends services
Gus D. Newman, president of Lightstone's is Mrs. Lena Bon- there. He was its pre,Odent,. for
the Home, states that the pub- field, who came to Detroit around eight years.
lic is invited to the festivities,- 1875. She was only two-years-old
He helped to build the con-
which are planned to pay tribute when she arrived in the United gregation
when it was located
to the older citizens of our com- States from Russia, the land of on Hendrie Street, and was
munity, who have built, develop- her birth.
I chairman of the second build-
ed and advanced Jewish com-
One of the principal things ing project on Owen near Oak-
munal life in Detroit.
she appreciates about "my
land. After that, he says serv-
Many of the Home's residents America" is the opportunity
ices were held in a store before
have lived a third of the 300 she had to learn to read and the
From the left: Dr. ITZHAK RAPHAEL, Dr. 'ELIAS SOLOMON,
synagogue moved to its
years the community celebrates write.'She attended the Wash- present site on Oakman. Ct. Dr. ABRAHAM M. HERSHMAN, Judge THEODORE LEVIN and
during the Tercentenary. Several ington School on Beaubien and Linwood.
HARRY M. SHULMAN.
have lived most of that time in Street. Mrs. Bonfield, who is
Scores
of
other
residents
will
A representative gathering of worldly knowledge, who repre-
Detroit, and many remember the
also was a member of be reflecting on their younger more than 300 men and women, sents Judaism faithfully."
250th anniversary of Jewish col- 85,
Shaarey Zedek, which she and days at Tuesday's program.
Rabbi Solomon said that the
forming a cross-section of De-
onization held in 1904.
her family helped to build.
Speakers will be Rabbi Jacob troit Jewry in all walks of life, most a p p r op r i at e gift Dr,
Mrs. Rebecca Lightstone, who
One of the Home's most in- E. Segal and • Philip Slomovitz, honored Dr. A. M. Hershman, Hershman can be given is to
will be 82, in June, vividly re-
members going to the celebra- teresting personalities is also chairman of the Detroit Ter- rabbi emeritus of Congregation have the Library of Hapoel
tion of the 250th anniversary at one of its oldest. He is Michael centenary Committee. Featured Shaarey Zedek, at a testimonial Hamizrachi Youth C e n t e r
Belle Isle when Dr. A. M. Hersh- Karmann, who will be . an even in the musical program will be dinner at the Shaarey Zedek, named in his honor. He then
surprised Dr. Hershman with the
Feb. 9.
man and numerous other com- 100 on Oct. 2. Although a De-
The occasion was the pre- presentation of the first volume
munal and civic dignitaries trotter "for only 44 years," he Cantor Nicholas Fenakel, the
Shalom
Symphony
Or- sentation to Dr. Hershman of a of the wor' - of Rabbi Kasher
chestra,
directed
by Zinovi Bist-
spoke to a large crowd of citizens. has spent 70 years in this Adas
Coming here with her par- country.
ritzky, and the synagogue choir. certificate marking the naming dedicated to him in appreciation
He came to New York in 1886,
in his honor of the Library of of his scholarly efforts and his
ents in 1885 from • New York, then
spent 19 years in Rhode Mrs. Norman Allan will be the the Hapoel Hamizrachi Youth communal leadership.
Mrs. Lightstone recalls how
featured pianist, and Louis Center in Tel Aviv, the forth- Dr. Itzhak Raphael, Hapoel
everything appeared a wilder- Island. before taking up resi-
dente
in
Detroit.
He
credits
his
Haber, executive director of coming appearance of his He- . Hamizrachi leader in Israel
ness. There were wooden
Adas Shalom, will sing several
sidewalks, for which she had longevity to living 62 years with- solo numbers. Cantor Fenakel brew book on the RiVash from and a member of the Israel
the presses of Mosad Hatay Knesset, brought the greet-
to be careful to avoid catch- out eating meat and 59 years
render operatic and liturgi- Kook in Jerusalem and the ings and blessings of the
without smoking. He admits, too,
ing her shoes.
c
She claims her uncle, a Mr. that "even when I was in Paris cal selections. Betty Kowalsky arrival of the first English movement from Israel. He
volume of Rabbi Menahem spoke briefly in Hebrew and
I
didn't
have
anything
to
do
will
be accompanist.
Meisner, who also came here
On the following day, residents Kasher's "Torah Shlemah," also in English and in a lengthier
in 1885, was the first Jewish with the women'."
address in Yiddish outlined
His father was a linguist (he of the Home will be entertained published in Israel.
baker in the community.
at "An Evening in Israel," which
the objectives of the Hapoel
certificate for the nam-
Her family belonged to the spoke 12 languages), and as a will feature a travelogue and ing The
Hamizrachi m o v e m en t. He
of the Tel Aviv Library
original Cong. Shaarey Zedek result Mr. Karmann was taken sound film showing interesting was presented. to Dr. Hersh-
utilized the occasion to con-
all
over
Europe
and
North
when it was located on Con-
demn the hanging of the two
places and activities in the Jew- man by Judge Theodore Levin,
gress and Antoine. They con- Africa where his father traveled ish state. who described Rabbi Hersh-
Jews in Egypt. Dr. Raphael
tributed to its growth and fol- as a translator. His father was
announced that Dr. Hersh-
The film is that of Rabbi man's near century of serv-
lowed its various moves to Wind- among those who were present
man's Hebrew book will be
Joseph
Eisenman,
taken
by
Alvin
ices
to
his
congregation
here
at
the
building
of
the
Suez
er Street, BruSh \ Street, and its
ready • for circulation in Israel
B. Lynn. Rabbi Eisenman is and his pioneering efforts for
present location on Chicago Canal.
in six weeks.
especially
remembered
by
folks
the
Zionist
movement.
He also was a translator for
Boulevard.
In his response to the
at the home as an Orthodox Dr. Elias Solomon, one of the
Mrs. Lightstone remembers Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian
country's most distinguished addresses, acknowledging the
driving out East._ Jefferson in revoluntionary hero, who told community leader of 40 Years, Conservative
Je wish leaders, honors accorded him, Dr.
those years which seem long ago him he was welcome to Italy and prior to his departure in 1949 rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Hershman said that three things
for
Israel.
to us but only yesterday to her, its hospitality anytime he came.
Zedek of New York, in the prin- concern him primarily—Israel,
The movies will show the cipal address of the evening, the Synagogue and the diffusion
and having the watchman come Karmann himself took advan-
Jerusalem home of Rabbi Eisen- paid honor to Dr. Hershman as of Hebrew knowledge.
man and his wife, and will point
dedicated man, an ideal The confusion caused by the
out the barbed wire fence in "a
teacher, a faithful ambassador ingathering of people from the
back of the house, which is close of his people."
four countries of the earth is
to the Jordan border. Scenes
Recalling 'his association with responsible for the conditions
of Mount Zion, Ein Karem and Rabbi Hershman from student under which religion is not what
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The creased or lessened" the terms Ramat Rahel are also included days, and recalling that he of- it should be in Israel, Dr. Hersh-
i in the film.
ficated at the marriage of the man commented, but he ex-
hanging of two Jews in Cairo on imposed upon the prisoners.
Hershmans 46 years ago, Dr. pressed confidence that "in
charges of "espionage and sabo-
The chairman of the Interna-
tage" was motivated by political tional League for the Rights of Jordan Rebuffs Convoy Solomon praised the Detroit time there will be a fusion—a
leader as "an erudite scholar, a casting of Jewish character—
considerations and bore no rela- Man expressed the hope that as
model for out people, who com- and there will emerge a type
tionship to the evidence in the a result of world rection to the Headed for Mt, Scopus
bines Torah and Khokhma with worthy of the new nation."
case, Roger Baldwin, chairman executions and the severe sen-
JERUSALEM, (JTA) • — The
of the International League for tences, the Egyptian government
Commending the efforts of
the Rights of M a n, said at a would be less likely to resort to fortnightly Israel supply convoy
Hapoel Hamizrachi, Dr. Hersh-
Dedicate
JWV
Ball
press conference here.
man said that this movement of
such severity when seven more for guards atop Mt. Scopus was
religious labor in Israel "placed
He virtually accused "high of- Jews come up for trial in Mirch turned back after Jordanian To Tercentenary
Judaism in the forefront in Is-
ficials" of the Egyptian govern- before the same military court troops controlling the access
The annual Military Ball of rael." He said he was happy to
ment of lying_ to him when they that convicted the first batch of road to the height refused to
let the convoy through unless the Department of Michigan have his name connected with
gave him assurances that "ex- Jewish defendants.
Of the seven whose trial will cans of meat were opened for Jewish War Veterans will be held one of the institutions of this
treme penalties" would not be
the evening of March 5, at the movement in Israel and added
imposed upon any of the 12 Jew- open next Month, six are French inspection.
The demand for the opening Veterans Memorial Building, on that he "bespeaks for Hapoel
ish defendants tried by a mili- nationals and one is a Greek cit-
Hamizrachi heartiest support,"
tary court on accusations of izen. All seven are accused of of the meat cans was in viola- Jefferson.
Harry M. Shulman, who
Gerson Marder, chairman, and
"Zionist espionage and sabo- being in contact with a "foreign tion of the general procedure
tage". Mr. Bhldwin had an in- political party," presumably the and the Israelis refused to agree his committee. have procured headed the committe on ar-
to it. The United Nations ob- the services of Mickey Wolf and rangements, as toastmaster
terview with Egyptian Premier- Communist Party of France.
dictator Col. Gamal Abdel Nas-
Mr. Baldwin said that the In- servers accompanying the sup- his orchestra and a Latin Ameri- of t h e dinner, expressed
thanks to all who cooperated
ser, and the latter, according to ternational League for the ply train tried for several hours can orchestra.
Proceeds from the Military in planning the event and
Mr. Baldwin, "expressed moder- Rights of Man, which he rep- to convince the Jordanians to
ate views entirely understanding resented on his Middle East trip let the convoy through, but Ball go into the welfare and re- read a number of messages of
habilitation fund of the depart- greetings to Dr. Hershman,
of human rights."
as chairman of the organization, failed.
Cantor J. H. Sonenklar sang
The Israel convoy returned to ment to aid disabled veterans
"All assurances given me when does not intend to bring the case
I left a week before the sen- of the Jews being persecuted in its base and Israel officials will regardless of race, color or creed. several 'selections, accompanied
This year's Ball is dedicated by Lillian Zellman. The invoca-
tences were announced indicated Egypt to the United Nations. The take up the matter with Gen.
an attitude that would avoid League is an accredited organi- E. L. M. Burns, UN truce sup- to the American Jewish Tercen- tion was given by Rabbi Moses
Lehrman.
tenary.
such extreme penalties as would zation recognized by the UN.
ervisor.
increase tensions or impair the
position of Jewish and Arab
minorities. In the light of those
Illustrations by MAURICE del BOURGO
Text by DANIEL ELAZAR
assurances, the death sentences Copyright, 1064, in American Jowish Press
appeared a shocking reversal. No
serious acts of espionage or sab-
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imposed—from death to seven
years' imprisonment—"does not
square with the trial records," he
continued. He placed the respon-
sibility of the severity of the
sentences squarely on Premier
Nasser, who approved the sen-
tences before they were publicly
announced and who, according
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28—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, FDitpruary 13, 1955
By FRANK SIMONS
Cairo Verdicts on Jews Clash with
Trial Records, Baldwin Reports
THE TERCENTENARY STORY
24. Reform Judism—U.S. Style