Golda Myerson, to Address UJA'
National Conferenc e, Dec. 16-17
The Suburban Community
Cong. Beth.Shaloni
Hanukah in the Suburbs
To Install Rabbi
Time to Return to Old Ideals At =,
Dec.
14 Event.
Gentile living side by side. in
By the Oak-Woodser
The warm glow of Hanukah,
one of the most joyous of the
Jewish festivals, will be radiat-
ed beginning tonight when Jews
in suburban Detroit join with
Jews the world over in lighting
the first of eight candles.
Preparations for the holidays
started in many harries a few
weeks back when parents avail-
ed themselves of any number of
Hanukah workshops held in the
community to learn how to pre-
sent the holiday in colorful fash-
ion to their children.
Another sign of Hanukah's
approach was the number of
people flocking to toy stores to
buy gifts for the childrenL-one
for each of the holiday's eight
days.
But more than toys and color-
ful decorations, Hanukah has
a very special meaning. Literal-
ly, it means • dedication—dedica-
‘ tion to the ideals of a faith re-
born centuries ago when a cruze
of oil; supposedly enough to
burn only one day, miraculous-
ly lasted a full eight days _until
a. new supply was made.
It is also a time of dedication
beCause it marks a great vic-
tory, more than the triumph of
the Maccabees over the, Greeks
and Syrians, but of the ideals
of the Maccabees — that of a
compassionate God --- over • the
worshippers of the gods.
The challenge of dedication
offered by Hanukah to suburb-
anites is a call for identifica-
tion of ourselves as. Jews, not
_ alone as joiners but as parti-
cipants in Jewish life.
The future of American Jew-
ry rests in suburban Detroit, as
it does, in suburban areas
throughout the country. Sounds
dramatic? Well, it's desperately
dramatic!
As we Sat last Sunday at the
Jewish &wok Fair listening to
Edwin Wolf II, the President of
the Jewish Publication Society,
we realized what he said - about
suburban- Jewry balding the keY
to Jewry's. survival in America
was Most -true.
Wolf said that while Jew and
•
For the most complete
Carry-out = Food Seriice
in
OAK PARK
Bari-Q'd Chicken, Beef
and Ribs
Whole Roast Fowl
Finest Selection of
Sea Foods
.
Entertaining Is Easy
When you choose your food
from Jack's delicious variety
of appetizers from.our .
APPETIZER BAR!
ORDERS NOW
BEING TAKEN FOR
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Meat & Dairy Trays .. .
Delivered to your home
JACK'S
FOOD BOX
22175 COOLIDGE
2 Doors South of 9 Mile
LI. 5-1042
the suburbs is good, there also
is the great danger of social
pressure on the Jewish child,
causing him to adopt the atti-
tude "Why do I have to be a
Jew?"
This old prOblem • will become
even more acute if the parents
of these -children cannot give a
'satisfactory answer. The an-
swer, he said, lies in an in-
formed Jewry, and this can be
achieved through Jewish books.
Naturally, he spoke to urge
memberships in the JPS (which,
incidentally, can be obtained for
as little as $5), but more than
that he warned that unless we
return to being "the people of
the Book," in a few generations
there will be no more American
Jews.
, This was not an idol threat,
but an enlightening solution to
a problem, which is plaguing
religious and educational lead-
ers; namely, how can we escape
being social and I or philan-
thropic Jews, but religious Jews.
By learning about being a
Jew, through Jewish books,
or having - books available to
answer -our children's ques-
tions about JUdaism we have
taken a step - in the direction
of perpetuating Jewry in Atir- .
erica.
•
It's still not too late to buy
books- for our children, our fam-
ily and our friends for Hanu-
kah—and a wonderful gift is a
membership in the Jewish Pub-.
lication Society. Try looking in
to it.
0-W Young Israel.
Sets Week-End
Hanukah Events
Weekend festivities for Hanu-
kah at the Young Israel Center
of Oak-Woods will begin with
sabbath services on Saturday
morning, at which Rabbi Yaakov
I. Hornnick will -speak_ on "In
ThoSe Days at' ,This Time." A
-Hanukah reception Will'-follow in
the vestry:
Over 175 children in the He-
brew school will be featured in
a program Stinday morning, en-
titled "Tell' Mother ; and Dad
About Hanukah," a . series of
plays, songs, dances and recita-
tions. There will be gifts for the
children and refreshments.
Students also will bring a toy
as a gift to be sent to young-
sters at .Kibbutz Lavee; in Israel,
which was adopted by the school.
The kibbutz 'consists- mostly of
young people fram the English-
speaking countries.
The weekend program will
conclude with the second annual
Hanukah c party - and auction, to
be presented jointly by the Sis-
terhood and Men's Club.
Traditional refreshments, in-
cluding latkes, games and prizes
will be featured. There is no ad-
mission- charge, and the com-
munity is invited.
All activities will be held , in
the synagogue center, 24061
Coolidge.
..
Rabbi Halpern will be installed
as spiritual leader of Cang. Beth
Shaldm this week, and installing
him into office . be Rabbi
Halpern.
A rather unique experience
will 'be granted to members of
Beth 'Shalom as their rabbi,
Rabbi A. Halpern Rabbi M. Halpern
Mordecai S. Halperin, is installed
by his fathei-, Dr. Abraham Haf-
pern, for 39 years spiritual leader
of Cong. Bnai Amoona, in St.
Louis, Mo. -
The ceremony will take place
at 8:30' p.m., Wednesday, in the
Northland Center auditorium: Di.
-Halpern will fly here expressly
to delivey the inaugural address.
The event will mark the second
time the two Rabbis Halpern
have been' given honors jointly
.at -a public ceremony.- :In .1953,
while his ,son was being ordained
at the Jewish Theologital Sem-
inary, the elder Rabbi Halpern
:received a Doctor of Divinity
degree. -
Following . service in the chaP-
laincY of the armed forces, Rabbi
Mordecai Halpern was summoned
to Beth Shalom, and assumed his
duties in September, just prior
to the High Holidays.
One of his first moves at Beth
Shalom was the establiihment of
'a Hebrew school. He also -has
stimulated large.. attendancesf at
Friday night and Saturday morn-
ing_ services.
Only _ two weeks ago, Beth
Shalom celebrated group d--
breaking ceremonies for its pro-
posed building, which will be
ready for occupancy by the High
Holy. Days next year.
-. Rabbi: Halperin is married, and
lives'with his wife, Natalie, and
daughter, Renanah, at 24050
Coolidge, Oak Park.
1 0
—
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
- Friday, December 9f 1955
Family Dinner Party Set
By Beth Shalom Sisterhood
The Sisterhood of Cong. Beth
Shalom in Oak Park will hold a
family dinner -party, featuring a
children's talent show, from 4 to
7 p.m., Sunday, at the Tyler
School. All children attending
will receive Hanukah gifts.
Mrs. Sol Brown is chairman of
the event and Mts. Fred Clinton
is in charge of programming. Hos-
pitality chairmen are Mrs. Leon-
ard Franklin and Mrs. Jerry
Efros. For further information
call Mrs. Sol Brown at LI 6-2102.
Sammy Offers You
The Finest Food and Service for Your
•
Shower • Wedding • Bar. Mitzvah
• Social Function
.
In The Beautiful
AVALON ROOM
CALL MISS FAYE — LI. 7-1355
And Don'tforget . . . That
Sammy's AVALON ROOM
Is Open Sunday from 3 to 8 P.M.
To Serve You and Your Family Delicious Table D'Hote Dinners
Emanu-El Services Today.
To Celebrate Hanukah
Cong. Emanu-El will. hold sab-
bath eve and special Hanukah
services at 8:15 p.m., today, in
the Burton School, Huntington
Woods. A special "story-hour'
will be conducted for smaller
children attending with their par-
ents. An oneg shabbat will fol-
low. ._.
that was launched in the middle
of November and that now is in
full swing under the National
Chairmanship of Joseph M. Mazer
of New York.
Monies of the $25‘000,000
/ Special Fund will go exclusive-
ly to the Jewish Agency for
Palestine,- Igrael's philanthropic
body for the reception, settle-
ment and integration of refu-
gee newcomers.
A progress report on the Spe-
cial Fund will be made to the
two-day meeting. -
The opening session on Dec.
16 will start at noon and run
through late afternoon. There
will be a second session in the
Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf
starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
WE SERVE THE BEST . .
BECAUSE WE BUY THE BEST!
.
•
.
ORDERS. NOW BEING TAKEN FOR -
HOLIDAY. PARTY TRAYS . . . LI. 7-1355
CALL NOW DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!
23051 COOLIDGE at 9 MILE RD.
.
AMPLE FREE PAR KING
-
HANUKAH TOY SALE!
Large Folding
DOLL BUGGY
WONakuin ie
lORSE
United HIAS to Honpr
U.S. Cabinet Secretary
Maxwell M. Rabb, Secretary to
the. Cabinet of the United States,-
who has served as Associate
Counsel to President Eisenhower,
will be the guest of honor at the
first anniversary dinner of United.
HIAS Service, the Jewish inter-
national migration agency, Sun-
day evening, Dec. 18, in the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, it has
been announced by Ben Touster,
president of the global agency.
The testimonial gathering, to
be addressed by New York State
Attorney General Jacob K. lay-
its, will be attended by several
hundred leaders in Jewish com-
munal and philanthropic activi-
ties and will mark the opening of
the 1956 fund campaign.
Mrs. Golda Myerson, Minister
of Labor and Reconstruction in.
the Government of Israel, will be
the guest of honor and principal
Speaker at the United Jewish
Appeal's annual national confer-
ences as it acts next Friday and
Saturday to usher in the UJA's
1956 nationwide campaign.
The conference, to be held at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York, will hear also from
Pulitzer Prize novelist. Herman
Wouk; UJA General Chairman
William Rosenwald; UJA Presi-
dent Edward M: M. Warburg;
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, the
Appeal's *executive vice-chair-
man, and other public figures.
With more than 1200 dele-
gates in attendance from UJA
campaign affiliates in all parts
of the. country, the two-day
Conference will assess the 1956
migration, settlement, ,welfare
and rehabilitation needs of re-
fugee and distressed Jews in
Israel,, Europe, Moslem coun-
tries, and other areas; set a
financial objective to meet
these needs; elect officers, and
signal the start of 1956 cam-
paign activity.
With opening of its 1956 annual
campaign, the UJA will have two
nationwide drives going at the
same time. The second is a special
fund campaign for $25,000,000
(With Fenders)
Folding
TABLE & CHAIRS
Sells Reg.
et $14.98
888
Other Hobby Horses from
$6.49 up
Sells . Reg. at
$9.95 and $10.95
$788 \$888
Sells Reg.
at $15.95
COME IN ... BROWSE AROUND . . AND SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION
OF FINE TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES, ETC., TO PLEASE CHILDREN OF ANY AGE!
Open Every Evening to 9 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. thru Dec. 24
HY'S JUVENILE FURNITURE
23021 COOLIDGE at 9 MILE RD.
NEXT TO
SAMMY'S