Pontiac's Temple Beth Jacob
Begins Education Program

The Suburban Community

Oak-Woods Center
Names New Officers

David Feldstein, chairman of
the board of Young Israel Center
of Oak-Woods, announces the
new slate of officers elected at
the general meeting of the Cen-
ter recently.
Max Nusbaum is the newly
elected president. - Wilburt Sim-
kovitz and Leon WOlock are
vice-presidents, with Wolock also
serving as director of religious
committee. Other officers are
Joseph Rodd, treasurer; David S.
Bodzin, financial secretary; Er-
nest Citron, recording secretary;
Mrs. Marion Raimi, correspond-
ing secretary.
The new board consists of
David Dombey, David Feldstein,
Jack Ginsburg, Sam Glanz, Her-
man Goldberg, Louis Kozin, Joe
Levine, Sol Levine, Sam/ Lieber-
man, Meyer Nitzkin, Morris No-
vetsky, Max Raimi, David Rich-
man, Isadore Schwartz and Peter
Weiss.
David Feldstein was unani-
mously voted chairman of the
board and life-time member of
the board. Sam Glanz is secre-
tary of the board.
Services will be held Friday
at 5 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m.
The Bar Mitzvahs of Carl Rosner
and Edward Stahl will be ob-
served.

Temple Beth Jacob, in Pon- years on Orchard Lake Ave. The
tiac, Mich., which only this year new structure is situated at
celebrated the dedication of its Thorpe and Elizabeth Lake Rd.
new temple building, has em-
Land for the building was
barked on a congregational edu-
purchased on May '7, 1952, and
cational program of great magni-
construction started in July of
tude for its adults and children.
1953. The completed building
But, back to one of our favor-
One of its activities—a lecture
was dedicated in a week-end
ite subjects — food, and there's
program, June 10 to 12 of this
plenty of it and lots of variety series—will open on Nov. 26
with a talk and discussion led
year.
at Jack's Food Box.
by author Maurice Samuel. This
Only one of the items—Indian
The dedicated building was
program will be followed soon
nuts—brought enthusiastic re-
used for High Holy Day serv-
after by a lecture from econo-
sponse from one customer who
ices thiS Rosh Hashanah for the
said he hadn't seen any since he mist Otto Nathan.
first time, and the new religious
The religious school, which
was a child. He bought some,
school was opened this fall.
enjoyed considerable expan-
took them up to the football
Facilities of the new Temple
sion with the erection of the
game at Ann Arbor and, such
Beth Jacob include the spacious
new building; offers a com-
was his relish that he had a sore
Ida Kovinsky Memorial Chapel,
mouth for several days after- plete course of Jewish instruc-
a large social hall with fully-
tion
from
kindergarten
through
wards.
equipped stage, school wing and
high
school.
From novelties such as nuts,
library, lounge, furnished kitchen
Faculty members are them-
Jack's .appetizer bar features such
and private parking lot.
luscious items as roll mops, selves members of the temple,
and
a
unique
program
whereby
matj es herring, gefilte fish, filet
of herring, pickled lox and belly volunteers may take courses to DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-25
Friday, November 4, 1955
lox and all kinds of smoked fish. prepare themselves for teaching
Many of the appetizers are made is also available.
Voluntary Hebrew classes are
right on the premises.
Then there are imported items, offered to children from the
fancy cheese assortments, caviar, third grade upward. They con-
•
sardines, all kinds of goods that vene on Saturday mornings, and
provide
instruction
leading
to
an
you rarely ever see in one place.
From matzos to ice cream, you ability to read the prayerbook, a
can find almost anything at the knowledge of Hebrew vocabulary
and ability to translate portions
appetizer bar.
But the portion which pro- of the Bible.
A minimum of four years in
vides most of the wonderful
aroma when you walk in comes the Hebrew school, or its equiva-
lent, is a requirement for Bar
from the back room where
chefs work over ready-cooked Mitzvah or Bas Mitzvah.
Also offered in the education-
meals to carry out.
Bar-b-qued chicken and beef, al system is a week-day nursery
fish and chips, sea scallops, fried school, conducted under the aus-
...a luxury ranch-reso .
oysters and lobster tails are only pices of the Temple Young Mar-
a few of the items that come rieds and supervised by a gradu-
observing the dietary lava
,... _
ate nursery school director. Par-
ready to walk right out.
a
rotating
.
ents
cooperate
on
Jack jokingly tells the story of
Write for color folctel
the man who came in for the sec- basis with two professional teach-
ond time in two days. Casually, ers and an assistant.
rate & resgrvation i9,
The temple, formed by a group
Jack asked, "What, the wife out
formation
again?" "No," was the reply, "but of 20 families, following World
War
I,
was
located
for
many
you can sure cook better than
Esther Dokow,.
her."

What's Cooking in Oak Park?
Jacks' Food Box Has Answer

By The Oak-Woodser
Comes a time in the life of
every man when he comes home
from work to find that his 'little
missus misses the boat. Having
just beaten him home, after a
day with her favorite organiza-
tion or over a torrid majh table,
there's nothing cooking in the
oven.
But, wait, you suburbanites!
Don't reach for the can, quite
yet. Now, Jack's can come to
your rescue.
Jack's is two words short for
Jack's Food Box, a new enter-
prise in Oak Park, at 22175 Cool-
idge, which not only carries a
line of select and fancy appe-
tizers but prepares entire meals
for the family.
Jack's is the project of Jay
and Jack Schwartz, a husband
and wife team who were asso-
ciated with Shore's Cafe for
a good many years.
Both are active workers in the
community, and last year when
Jack was called Commander
Schwartz of the Sgt. Morton
Silverman Post of the Jewish
War Veterans, Jay was called
President Schwartz of the Silver-
man Auxiliary.
They are merribers of Cong.
Ahavas Achim and Bnai Brith.
While Jack is active in Oak-
Woods Lodge, his wife is a mem-
ber of Detroit Chapter. He also
is on the board of the Louis
For the most complete
Stone Foundation, which plans
Carry-out Food Service such events as Hallowe'en and
circus parties' for underprivileged
children.
Mrs. Schwartz, incidentally, is
Bar-B-Q'd Chicken, Bed senior
vice-president this year of
and Ribs
the Department of Michigan, Jew-
ish War Veterans Auxiliary, and,
Finest Selection of
at present, is one of the cogs in
Sea Foods
the smooth-working machinery
Maxwell M. Lowe, of Hunting-
that is putting on the annual
ton Woods, was elected temporary
JWVA donor luncheon Nov. 16.
chairman of a group of congre-
gants of Cong. Bnai Moshe who
organized in the suburban and
nothwest areas.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman, address-
JUICE ON THE HOUSE...
"The Downtown of South Oak- ing the group, discussed having
land County," as it is called by congregational religious services
WHILE WE SERVE YOU!
its developers Bert L. Smokier in the area. Plans were made for
• Rolls
• Lox
• Bagels
and Eugene SlOan, opened last holding sabbath services in a
• Smoked Fish
week on 13 Mile and Woodward local school and a series of Thurs-
Ave.
• Dairy Products
day evening religious or cultural
The "downtown" is actually the programs, beginning in the mid-
new Northland Center, which has dle of November.
been building up over the past
A committee was appointed,
three years. The center has 22 under the chairmanship of MrS.
stores—all air-conditioned. #
George Gunsberg and Mrs. Nor-
Designed by architects A. Al- bert Reinstein, to organize a Ha-
lan Agree and Louis G. Redstone, nukah party for children of the
the shopping area will serve a Sunday school which meets regu-
good portion of the residents of larly at the Clinton School in Oak
Ready to Eat
South Oakland County, which Park.
since 1952 has grown by 100,000
Registration for this school,
people.
which
meets everySunday morn-
An additional 100,000 are ex-
.
2 Doors South of 9 Mile
pected to settle in the area by ing, as a branch of the Bnai
1960. By then, it is expected that Moshe Religious School, is still
there will be an additional 18 being accepted. -

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Beth Shalom Schedules
Weekend Sabbath Services

Services of Cong. Beth Shalom
will be held at 8:30 p. m., today,
in the Oak Park High School.
Rabbi Mordecai S. Halpern will
officiate and -preach the sermon
on "Abraham and Posterity."
Sabbath services at 9 a. m.,
Saturday, will be held in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Krause, 13051 Oak Park Blvd.

Two Workmen's Circle
Branches to Meet Today

Workmen's Circle Branch 460
will meet at 9 p.m. today at the
Center, 11529 Linwood, to discuss
the remainder of the season's ac-
tivities.
In another meeting at 9 p.m.
today, Branch 470 will meet for
a business and social program, in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kal
Bruss, 3025 Sturtevant.

Emanu El Sets Services

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Cong. Emanu-El will hold sab-
bath services at 8:15 p.m., today,
at Burton School, Huntington
School, Huntington Woods. Dr.
Frank F. Rosenthal will officiate
and preach the sermon. The Bar
Mitzvah of Ronald Morgen Har-
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