The Suburban Community
Gong. Emanu-El Begins Construction
Ground - breaking
ceremonies last Sun-
day at its 10 Mile Rd.
site in 0 a k Park
marked the begin-
ning of construction
efforts f o r Temple
Emanu- El. Shown
here turning the first
few shovelsful of
earth are, from the
left, BEN E L,
building committee
co-chairman; Dr.
NORMAN N. STEIN-
BERG, presidens.
Rabbi FRANK ROSENTHAL, spiritual leader; and THEODORE
BIRNKRANT, building committee co-chairman. Over 250 people
attended the ceremonies, at which Dr. Rosenthal officiated at a
service especially written by him for the occasion. (See brief
history of Temple Emanu-El by the Oak-Woodser.)
Tercentenary Week
Proclaimed by Saginaw
Mayor March 14 to 20
Mayor George W. Fischer, of
Saginaw, Mich., has proclaimed
the week of March 14 to . 20 as
American Jewish Tercentenary
Week in Saginaw. Several events
will be sponsOred by the com-
munity in honor of the occasion.
Sabbath services at 8:15 p.m.,
today, in Temple Bnai Israel,
1424 S. Washington, will be dedi-
cated to the Tercentenary. Rabbi
Joseph Katz and Cantor Martin
Glancz will officiate.
The baby-naming of Deborah
Ann, daughter of Cantor - and
Mrs. Glanaz will be observed.
The principal observance will
take place at 2:15 p.m., Sunday,
at the Jewish Center, according
to Dr. Philip Nolish, Tercente-
nary chairman. Leon Keyser-
ling, chairman of the Committee
of Economic Advisors -to Presi-
dent Truman, will be principal
By the Oack-Woodser
committee for the first half speaker.
year.
Other participants in the pro-
Shown elsewhere on this page
This was back in January of gram include Rep. Alvin Bent-
is the architect's sketch of the
proposed new Temple Emanu-El, 1952, when bi-weekly services ley, Republican Congressman;
ground-breaking which was held were started in the Burton Gen. Lester J. Maitland, repre-
last Sunday afternoon, at he School; in Huntington Woods senting Gov. Williams; Mayor
site of the new congregation, on Various guest rabbis officiated Fischer, Boris Joffe, of the De-
at the services until the services troit Jewish Community Council
10 Mile Rd.
of Rabbi Frank Rosenthal were and Rabbi Katz.
With good weather and some obtained in July of that year.
The above-mentioned guests
luck, members of the congrega-
Since that time, membership also will appear in a half-hour
tion hope to be able to observe
Rosh Hashanah in their new of the congregation has grown television show at 1 p.m., Sunday,
to 360 families, with over 503 over .WNEM-TV, Channel 5.
borne.
children in the Sunday school.
The following Saginaw organ-
Since its beginnings as The The congregation also has an
Suburban Temple of Greater De-1 active Sisterhood, a Youth Group izations are participating in the
Tercentenry event:
trait, members of the congrega-
and an embryonic Men's Club i Hebrew Benevolent Society,
tion have held services at sever-1
which meets as the Men's Activi- Temple Beth El, Temple 'Bnai
al places. It has been a wander- ties Committee.
Israel, its Men's Club and Sis-
ing temple. And the thought of I
settling down in its own building I During its growth, however, terhood, Bnai Brith, BBYO, Jew-
must be especially sweet to its services were held in at least ish Welfare Federation and •a-
three different sites. The Burton dassah.
original founders •
At the recent second annual
As with most organizations, School, as previdusly mentioned,
Inter-Faith Dinner meeting of
Temple Emanu-El started with was the most frequent spot.
casual conversation by a group Sometimes it was neeessary - to the First Presbyterian Church
of people who sought a place . of go to the Tyler School in Oak Men's Club and the Men's Club
Park when other programs were of Temple Bnai Israel, Rabbi
worship close by.
scheduled. And holiday services Katz was presented with an
Out of a group of 55 inter- were held at a Methodist Church honorary life membership to
the
ested families, leadership re- in Royal Oak.
former group in recognition of
sponsibilities fell to Walter D.
In these various locations. his "outstanding Work in the
Schmier, the founding presi- Temple Emanu-El made Many community and in promoting a
dent, Ben Weil, Bertram Kaatz friends, and the spirit of accep- better understanding of your
and Bernard_ Lieberman, who tance by the general community neighbors."
comprised the coordinating in South Oakland County was
Rabbi Katz, on Monday, will
exemplified by the fine relations address a meeting of the Sag-
and cooperative programs estab- inaw Reading Club, to be held
lished between the temple and at the Jewish Center.
various church groups. •
Now with a synagogue of its
own to be built, members will
have a permanent home to
lend dignity to its congregation
and to carry out the precepts of
Judaism.
The city of Flint, Mich. is ob-
The structure is being erect- serving March as "American
ed at an initial cost of $350,- Jewish Tercentenary Month;"
000, with another $75,000 to be following a proclamation issued
- added for furnishings. The by Mayor George M. Algae. The
building will include a sanctu- Flint celebration joins in the na-
It is now fighting the battle
ary, multi-purpose hall, two tional observance of the 300th
for agricultural self-su f-
to six classrooms, library, kit- anniversary of Jewish coloniza-
ficiency throUgh land re-
chen facilities and office.
tion in America.
clamation . . . draining the
Opening on March 1 with an
Since the ediface is being con-
H u I e h swamps, planting
structed on a 15 acre site, there exhibit on "Jewish Life and Cul-
is room for later expansion, and ture" at the Flint Museum,
millions of trees as a bastion
ultimate plans call for addition- which met with favorable com-
against nature and man.
al classrooms , and an activities ment, the next event will be a
program by the Flint Symphony
building.
The present administration of Orchestra, dedicated to the Ter-
JNF land supports the
Temple Emanu-El, which has centenary, at 3:30 p.m., March
it
whole Israel economy
worked doggedly with their pre- 27, at Flint Central High School.
grows Israel's food — on it
Mayor Algoe's proclamation
decessors to erect the building,
stand Israel's religious, edu-
includes Dr. Norman N. Stein- calls attention to the fact that
berg, president; Benjamin Gold- throughout the city's history
cational and welfare insti-
stein, Mannie Fishman and Os- Jews have participated in "every
tutions.
car Band, vice-presidents; Ra- facet of our community's growth
mon Gerson, Harry Modell and and development."
Support the J.N.F.
He also praised the Tercen-
Bertram Kaatz, secretaries; and
tenary slogan, "Man's Opportu-
Richard Sidder, treasurer.
It's YOUR Fund!
I
and Responsibilities Under
!Freedom," as providing an
Temple Emanu-El Services
1"unique occasion for - Americans
To plant Trees in Israel and
Temple Emanu-El will _hold to strengthen their understand-
to honor your dear ones
sabbath services at 8:15 p.m., ing of the principles of demo-
with inscriptions in the JNF
today, in the Burton School, cratic freedom and the tradition
Golden Book in Jerusalem,
Huntington Woods. Rabbi F;ank of harmony among all citizens."
call the
Rosenthal will officiate and
Queen Becomes a Patron
preach the sermon. A social hour
JEWISH
will follow.
LONDON, (JTA) — Queen
NATIONAL FUND
Elizabeth has granted her pat-
Establish Moroccan Centers
11345 LINWOOD
PARIS, (JTA) — The Joint ronage to the council for the
TO. 8-7384
Distribution Committee, in co- celebration of the tercentenary
operation with Moroccan Jew- of the resettlement of Jews in
ish communities, has set up a England, it was announced here.
number of reception centers for
The council is now planning
SUNDAY, APRIL 10th is
Jewish villagers who are eligible a number of celebrations to be
BLUE and WHITE BOX
for emigration to Israel and who held throughout the United
CLEARANCE DAY
require special welfare programs. Kingdom next year.
'Wandering Temple to Settle
Down in Home of Its Own
Remember
J.N.F.
Ground-Breaking Held for Proposed
New Temple Emanu-El Building
Flint Celebrates
Tercentenary
Shown above is the proposed synagogue structure of
Temple Emanu-El as drawn by its architect, Montgomery Ferar.
Ground-breaking ceremonies for the building were held last
Sunday, at the synagogue site, 10 Mile Rd., between Coolidge
and Greenfield.
People Make News
Four religious and civic leaders
have been elected to the board
of governors of Hebrew Union
College - Jewish Institute of Re-
ligion. They are: Dr. FRITZ
BAMBERGER, editor of Coronet
magazine; DAVID W. KLAU,
president and treasurer, Weiss &
Klau Co., and MARVIN J. SIL- -
BERMAN, chairman of the board
of Consolidated Cigar Corp., all
of New York, and HAROLD L.
ZELLERBACH of San Francisco,
president of Zellerbach Paper
Co.
*
*
Judge LOUIS E. LEVINTHAL,
Philadelphia jurist and national-
ly-noted Jewish leader, will
head a 13-member committee!-„o
select the recipients of the Ste-
phen Wise Awards for 1954.
12—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 18, 1955
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at the convention
banquet,
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