Temple Israel to Hold Purim Service,
Present First of Music Month Sabbaths

Temple Israel will sponsor

Although the Jewish people

four programs of worship in were unpopular in Italy

celebration of Purim.
The annual Pre-Purim Family
Sabbath service will be observed
at 8:30 p.m., today, when parents
bring their children for an eve-
ning of holiday prayer and song.
Dr. Leon Fram will preach the
sermon on "The Holiday of De-
light." The Bar Mitzvah of Ron-
ald Rubin will be observed.
A special medley of Purim
songs will be sung by the relig-
ious school choir, the temple
choir and Cantor Robert S. Tul-
man.
In addition, Karl Haas, music
director of Temple Israel, has
planned the first of a series of
four synagogue services in com-
memoration of Jewish Music
Month, which show the evolu-
tion of Jewish music.
Services at 11 a.m., Saturday,
will be conducted by the high
school youth and the confirma-
tion class of June, 1955. Sharon
Robbins will preach the sermon.
A holiday costume party for
older children of the congrega-
tion is planned for Sunday at
Hampton and Bagley Schools. In
honor of the American Jewish
Tercentenary, many children
will wear Colonial costumes. A
masquerade party for younger
children is slated at both
schools on March 13.
Music for today's service will
be a synagogue service written
by the first known composer of
synagogue music, Salomen Rossi,
a 16th century Italian, who
penned his works for the court
of the Count of Mantua.

Adas Shalom Confirmands
Plan Purim Presentation

The • June confirmation class
of Adas Shalom Synagogue has
prepared a musical comedy,
"Shushan Time," which will be
presented at two assemblies of
the religious school on Sunday.
The play, based on the music
from several Gilbert and Sulli-
van operettas, will serve as the
class farewell to the religious
school. A masquerade program,
in which all students will parti-
cipate, also will be featured, and
groggers will be distributed dur-
ing the Megillah service.

during that time, Rossi never-
theless signed "Ebreo," the Ital-
ian word for Hebrew, on each
of his works.
The remaining three services
will include the following:
March 11, works of Hassidic
composers from Eastern Europe,
mostly during the 18th century;
March 18, a service taken from
the compositions of 19th century
Jewish composers of • Western
European origin; and March 25,
contemporay composers, mostly
from Israel and America.

Warsen Greeted on
10th Anniversary
With. Adas Shalom

Congratulations were extend-
ed this week to Allen Warsen
on his 10th anniversary as prin-
cipal of the religious school of
Adas Shalom Synagogue.
Born in Poland, where he re-
ceived an intensive Jewish edu-
cation, Mr. Warsen came to the
United States in 1932' and at-
tended Wayne University, from
which institution he holds A. B.
and M.S.W. degrees.
He has been a frequent con-
tributor to Michigan History
magazine, Unity, and other pe-
riodicals, as well as to Polish
and Yiddish publications. He is
the author of "Jewish Commu-
nal Institutions in Detroit" and
two pamphlets on the history of
Adas Shalom Religious School.
Since 1938 he has been affiliated
with the Detroit Public School
system and at present teaches
history at Cooley High School.
He is related to the famous He-
brew-Yiddish a u t h o r, Yakir
Warshawski.
Prior to his affiliation to Adas
Shalom, Mr. Warsen was reli-
gious school director in a num-
ber of Detroit congregations. He
is at present chairman of the
programming —Committee a n d
speakers bureau of the Detroit
Tercentenary Committee of 300
and a member of its executive
committee. He is one of the
founders of the Directors Coun-
cil of the Jewish Religious
Schools of Metropolitan Detroit
and served as its first chairman.

SYNAGOGUE

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Honor 50th Anniversary
Sabbath Appeals
With Gift to Synagogue
For Mo'os Hitim
Concerts, Services Preceding Purim
Planned for March Pursuing a traditional policy
devoting the Sabbath preced-
At Home for Aged of
ing Purim to appeals for the

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Friday, March 4, 1955

Dr. Benjamin D. Welling,
chairman of the recreation and
occupational therapy committee,
announces that the Jewish
Home for Aged has scheduled
special programs for March.
On March 3, Abraham Kas-
tenbaum, extension director of
the Jewish Community Center,
and his wife, Naomi, will lead
the residents in group singing
and dancing.
Cantor Hyman J. Adler, of
Congregation Bnai David, will
conduct Sabbath services in the
synagogue of the Home on
March 5. The Bnai David Sister-
hood Choral Group, 'under the
direction of Cantor Adler, also
will entertain at the Purim
party, March 9, 2 p.m.
A Purim concert will be pre-
sented by the children of the
Workmen's Circle School, Thurs-
day evening. The all Yiddish
program was written and di-
rected by Saul Maltz, director of
the school. Shoshana Brooks
Friedman, who arranged the
musical numbers, will be the ac-
companist.
The speaker of the month
will be Rabbi Yaakov I. Horn-
nick, of the Young Israel Cen-
ter of Oak Woods, whi will ad-
dress the residents on March 16.
On March 23, an evening of
musical entertainment is
planned with guest singer, Mrs.
Geraldine Olshansky; Abe
Schuchman, resident of the
Home, will play several violin
solos, and Mrs. Dora Bregman
will be the accompanist.
The monthly birthday party,
March 30, 8 p.m., will feature
entertainment by the Choral
Group of Chapter Two of the
Sholem Aleichem Institute. The
musical theme is entitled "Love
in Jewish Folk Lore."
The resident recreation com-
mittee will meet March 30 to
plan future recreational pro-
grams.

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Frieda
Ostrow acknowledges with
grateful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sympathy
extended by relatives a n d
friends during the family's re-
cent bereavement.

Mo'os Hitim fund for aid to the
needy on Passover, this Sab-
bath will be devoted to this
cause in all local synagogues.
Harry Cohen, president of the
Mo'os Hitim Oragnization of De-
troit, has issued an appeal for
aid to this fund.
"There is a large number of
Detroit families who must be
aided in planning traditional
Sedorim and for ,whom we must
assure sufficient help so that
they may be provided with
necessities for Passover,". Mr.
Cohen stated. He urged that
contributions to this fund be
sent to him as soon as possible
so that the committee may be
assisted in proper planning in
their distribution of matzohs
and other Passover foods as well
as cash assistance.
Checks, made payable to the
Mo'os Hitim Organization, should
be mailed to Mr. Cohen, 7303 W.
McNichols.

Bar-Ilan Accepts
American Students

Mr. and Mrs. Myer Watnick

Mr. and Mrs. Myer Watnick, of
Stoepel Ave., will present a Sefer
Torah to Northwest Israel Syna-
gague in a ceremony at 2 p.m.,
March 13, at the synagogue,
17376 Wyoming.
The presentation of the To-
rah will be made in celebration
of the couple's 50th wedding an-
niversary. Mr. and Mrs. Watnick
came to this country 40 years
ago from David-Horodok, Russia.
Helping them celebrate the
occasion will be their three sons
and daughter, Morris, Nathan,
Albert and Mrs. Jack Remer,
their 11 grandchildren and four
great gtandchildren.
Relatives, friends and mem-
bers of the organizations to
which Mr. and Mrs. Watnick be-
long are invited to attend the
program. A social hour will fol-
low the ceremonies.
A committee from Northwest
Israel has been formed to assist
in planning the afternoon's pro-
gram by Norman Sukenic, con-
gregational president.

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CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM: Sabbath services at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.,
today. At 8:45 a.m., Saturday, Rabbi Jacob Chinitz will preach
on "When. to Remember and When to Forget—a Purim Ser-
mon." The Bar Mitzvah of Lee Sclar will be observed. Purim
services at 6:30 p.m., Monday, and at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday:-
CONG. GEMILUTH CHASSODIM: Sabbath services at 6:10 p.m.,
today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Joel Litke will speak
on "The Value of Ceremonials." Purim services at 7 p.m., Mon-
day.
CONG. MOGEN ABRAHAM: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today. At
9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter will preach
on "Synagogue and School-13 Years of Beth Yehudah-Mo-
gen Abraham Relationship."
NORTHWEST ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6:10
p.m., today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Leo Y. Gold- I
man will speak on "A Law for Ever." Purim services at 6:30
p.m., Monday; at 6:45 a.m., Tuesday.
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL: At Saturday services, Rabbi Isaac
Stollman will speak on "The Divine Abode."
TEMPLE BETH EL: At the pre-Purim service at 8:30 p.m., today;
Dr. Richard C. Hertz will preach on "Confusing Prejudice
with Pretext—Purim's Ancient Message in Today's World." At
11:15 a.m. services Saturday, Dr. Hertz will speak on "If You
Were Queen Esther."
BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today;
at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Arthur Sollish will
be observed. Purim services at 6:30 p.m., Monday; at 7:30
a.m., Tuesday. Sigmund Schey will read the Megillah, and
greggars will be distributed.
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today; at
9 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Leonard Michael Som-
berg will be observed.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Sabbath services at 5:55 p.m., today; at
9 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Jerome Herskovitz will
be observed. Megillah services will be held at 6:50 p.m., Mon-
day.
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CONG. BETH ABRAHAM: At 9 a.m. services Saturday, the Bar
Mitzvah of Michael Irving Goldman will be observed.
ADAS SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today;
at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvahs of Allan Robert
Gurvitz and Barry Lawrence Wolman will be observed.
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