Acclaim Rabbi Homnick at Banquet
Celebrating His Installation, Sunday

Detroit Jewish News-9

Friday, May 4, 1956

100 Per Cent Club

Yiddish Letters Throw New Light
on Early History of Canadian Jews

MONTREAL (JTA) — The written in Montreal and in
National and local orthodox to the Young Israel Center as
Bronfman Collection of Jewish Quebec at an earlier date than
leaders joined Sunday evening a gift from Cong. Bnai David Formed by Campaign
that which had been set for
in honoring Rabbi' Yaacov I. by Rabbi Hayim Donin.
Over-the-Top Leaders Canadiana at the Jewish Public the coming of the first JeWs
Homnick, on the occasion of his
Feldstein pointed out in Its
Library of -Montreal has re- into Canada.
formal installation as spiritual remarks that the Young Israel
The exclusive 100 per cent
These Canadian documents
leader of the Young Israel Cen- Center is the first orthodox club of the 1956 Allied Jewish ceived from the Public Archives
ter of Oak Woods. •
community to be established in Campaign admitted its first 25 at Ottawa photostatic copies of are • of • profound interest to
historic, Canadian documents in European historians, for Yid-
More than 250 people attended a suburban area in the United members this week. All mem- Yiddish and English which shed
dish letters of the eighteenth
States
and
is
today
the
only
the dinner, at the Young Israel
new light on the history of the century are not very common.
Center in Oak Park. Among orthodox congregation in sub- bers of the club are chairmen Jewish community here. ,
of sections in the campaign's
them - • were the parents and urbia in this country.
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These documents, now under
other relatives of Rabbi and
A leading feature of Sun- trades and professional divis-
FOR YOUR.
Mrs. Hoinnick, from New York; day evening's program was ions that have achieved 100 per intense study in Canada and
the United States, indicate that,
representatives of National the appearance of Cantor Bela
MOTHER'S DAY
to a large extent,' the so-called
Young Israel and of Yeshiva Herskovits, • who was ac- cent or more of their quotas.
Shopping Convenience •
The club is by no means Spanish --or Sephardic .phase of
University where Rabbi Horn-
claimed for his excellent ren-
dition of Israeli, liturgical and closed. As final returns come in Canadian 'Jewish history was a
nick - was ordained after 13
and final tab- misnomer, deriving from the
years of high school, university folk songs. He was assisted
ulations are perAonal connections of the
and posilgraduate rabbinic stu-, . by Mickey Woolf and his
made, it is- ex- eighteenth century Jewish pio-
quartet. After the dinner, the
dies.
pected that neers with a London synagogue
Although he came herg 18 audience remained to see the
there will be following the Spanish rite of
film showing Cantor Hersko-
months ago, Rabbi Homnick's
many new the Jewish faith.
.
yits's
appearance
as
guest
on
formal installation was post-
-tmembers.
It had been suspected earlier,
Ralph Edwards' "This Is Your
poned until last Sunday, await-
President of however, that many of these
ing the completion of the pres- Life" TV program.
the club is Jewish newcomers to Canada
ent building and the organiza- Ten-year-old Lawrence Hor-
• Oak Park
Mitchell Feld- had Germanic or Ashkenazi.c
tion of many of the functions witz greeted Rabbi Homnick in
• Detroit
man,who
connections.
However,
historians
of the suburban center. 1 behalf of the Young Israel Cen-
heads the persisted in their belief that the
ter
Hebrew
school
children.
He
Max
Nusbaum,
president
of
.
parking lots first Canadian Jews were
the synagogues, announced, in reminded the audience that last
Will. Be Open
section of the Spanish-speaking and that Yid-
his address to the gathering, year there were 75 pupils in the
al.
mechanical.
SUNDAY,
MAY 3rd
dish-speaking
Jews
did
•
not
that plans are now being for- school and that he was speak-
*trades division. come to Canada until much
ing
for
the
200
now
enorlled
10
a.m.
to
3 p.m.
mulated for a new building,
This section later, probably in the nine-
adjoining the present struc- there. Mr.. Feldstein announced
EVERY EVENING
raised 129 per teenth century. -
ture, to provide for more thereafter that there is a wait-
Feldman
cent of its 1956
TO 9 P.M.
The documents now added to
classrooms and other congre- ing list for admission, to the
quota. First vice - president is the Bronfman Collection, prob-
school
and
on
Mother's Day
gational functions.
Among 'the guests at the din- Selig D. Sidney, chairman of ably the oldest of Jewish in-
David Feldstein, chairman of
SUNDAY,
MAY 13th
the health services section of
the synagogue's board of direc- ner were Oak Park Mayor and the professional division which terest in this part of Canada,
10
a.m.
to
3 p.m.
indicate that Yiddish—as well
tors, toastmaster, introduced the Mrs. Ridhard C. Marshall.
raised 122 per cent of its goal.
as
English—was
spoken
and
(Announcement was made at
guests at the dinner and pre-
Club members at the Allied
sented numerous awards to the dinner that Cantor Hersko- Jewish Campaign _closing dinner
members w h o -distinguished vits will be brought back to received handsome memo pads
themselves in congregational af- Detroit in October by Sam from the campaign chairmen,
Lieberman, of Sammy's ,Res- John E. Lurie and Max M.
fairs.
Among those receiving taurant, for the Bar Mitzvah Fisher.
awards were Mr. and Mrs. Irv- of his son.)
ing Moskowitz, who were made
life members of the Young Is-
Thirteen Experts View.
rael Center, in recognition of
`Great Moral Dilemmas'
their efforts in behalf of the
Thirteen experts in the Bible
congregation.
and other creative - arts each
Representing Yeshiva Uni-
analyze a moral dilemma, a sit-
versity, Rabbi Leon Stitskin
uation in which the case can be
installed • Rabbi Homnick and
The Jewish National Fund an- made for one course of action
brought the greetings of Dr.
nounces that it will again issue and for. its opposite, in a vol-
Samuel Belkin, the univer-
See for yourielf how
tree certificates in honor of ume, entitled, "Great Moral
sity president, and its faculty.
quickly,
how easily
Mother's Day, May . 13. Certifir Dilemmas," edited by R. M.
Rabbi Stitskin described the
Dromedary Mixes give
cates for trees planted in. Israel, MacIver,• Lieber Professor
place of • the rabbi in • the Jew-,
you the finest cakes and
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dered from the Jewish National phy and Sociology, Columbia
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life" and outlined the rabbi's
through JNF tree chairmen of
In
this
book
the
reader
will
responsibilities, in a time like
affiliated organizations.
find guidance from great works
Kosher, too—they have the
this. Speaking of the role of
of literature and critical in-
In
an
appeal
to
organizations,
the orthodox group, he declared
.. yet Dromedary costs no more!
sight.
•
that "we never • whittle down the JNF Council stated:
The book; the 21st in the Re-
"A growing tree is a living
our own standards."
In his response, Rabbi Horn- tribute to every Mother. Let ligion and Civilization Series
nick said that he viewed the trees in Israel honor, or me- published by the Institute for
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Coming here from New York Israel in honor of, or in mem-
to join in honoring_ Rabbi and. ory of Mother, as an everlast-
Mrs. Homnick was Rabbi Eph- ing remembrance' crystalizifig
raim. Sturm, who brought the your love and affection for her.
"A tree certificate will pro-
greetings of . National Young Is-
rael. Calling attention to the vide an inner satisfaction to the
day as being Lag b'Omer—the recipient, and to the sender.
Scholars' Holiday—Rabbi Sturm For the planting of trees also
said it was an appropriate oc- helps in the afforestation of the
casion on which to make note land which is so vitally im-
of the scholarship of the young portant to the reclamation of
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Oak Park rabbi who was be- Israel's soil, and for the protec-
establish credit for you and where you can take care of all your banking business
tion of its inhabitants."
ing installed that evening.
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the gathering in behalf of the
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Mrs. SHIRLEY
WEINSTEIN (left)
receives a trophy
from instructor
MICKEY BETZ as
the first winner of the
Women's Health Club
achievement co n test
at the Davison Jewish
Center. The award
was presented for
perfect attendance,
weight loss and re-
duction of measure-
ments. The self-irn-
provement pro gram
will continue during

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