Friday, November 1, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S-16
The Suburban Community
A Belated Introduction to
Pontiac's Rabbi Hershfield
By the Oak-Woodser
In suburban Pontiac, Rabbi
Nathan Hershfield has been
holding forth as spiritual leader
of Temple Beth Jacob since
August 1.
The transplanted New Yorker
came to Pontiac just prior to
the High Holy Day season to
Succeed Rabbi Sanford Saper-
stein, who had moved to an-
ather pulpit.
After a few weeks in Pontiac,
Rabbi Hershfield is beginning
to feel at home in his new
surroundings an is branching
out into numerous communal
efforts.
He currently is a chaplain for
the Jewish Welfare Board, and
is on call at the Veterans Hos-
pital, Saginaw, Mich. He also
conducts the religious services
for Jewish patients at Pontiac
State Hospital.
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New Southfield Group
Formation of the Southfield
Home Owners Association and
announcement of its first offi-
cers was made this week.
The group will be headed by
Robert Feldman, president;
Manny Segel, vice-president;
Mesdames Delores W. Cone and
B e r n a r d Sivak, secretaries;
David Safier, • treasurer; Sol
Iwrey, restrictions committee
chairman; Mrs. John Emery,
meeting chairmen; and Mrs.
Robert R. Scrase, publicity
chairman.
Meetings are planned for the
second Monday of every other
month. The Association seeks
"to enforce the building restric-
tions" in the area bounded by
Greenfield, Mt. Vernon, Fil-
more and Rutland.
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This week he makes his
first formal entry into the
Detroit area when he teaches
a class in "Aspects of Current
Jewish Thought" at the open-
ing session of the Beth El
College of Jewish Studies,
from 9 to 10 p.m., Monday.
Rabbi Hershfield, born and
educated in New York, received
a bachelors degree from the
University of Cincinnati in 1944,
and was a recipient of a Taft
Scholarship for further study.
Four years later he was or-
dained by the Hebrew Union
College, receiving the degree of
master of Hebrew letters..
Not exactly a stranger to the
Michigan community, in his
senior yeah at Hebrew Union
C o 11 e g e, Rabbi - Hershfield
served as replacement rabbi of
Temple Beth Israel, in Jackson.
After his ordination, the
new Pontiac spiritual leader
went to Kansas City, Mo.,
where he occupied the posi-
tion of assistant rabbi of
Temple Bnai Jehudah.
In 1951, Rabbi Hershfield
moved on ti5. North Carolina,
and for the last six years he
has served pulpits in Charlotte
and Gastonia, N. C.
While in North Carolina he
served on the board of the
American Red Cross, was a
member of the Rotary Club and
lectured widely in the South-
eastern states for the Jewish
Chautauqua Society.
In addition to his congreaa-
tional duties, Rabbi Hershfield
for six years, held the position
of professor of Old Testament
at the Hood. Theological Semin-
ary in Salisbury, N. C.
This evening, at 8:30 p.m.,
Rabbi Hershfield will speak at
sabbath eve services of Temple
Beth Jacob, 79 Elizabeth Lake
Rd., Pontiac, on "Lord Balfour
—Man and Statesman."
Members of Cong. Beth Sha-
lom will meet on Monday eve-
ning, in the synagogue to de-
cide on the formation of a
Parent-Teachers Organization.
In addition to discussing per-
tinent questions on the_ educa-
tional structure of the school,
the meeting will offer parents
of school children an oppor-
tunity to meet with Rabbi Mor-
decai S. Halpern, Cantor Reu-
ben Erlbaum, the school staff
and school board members.
In recent class elections, pu-
pils elected representatives to
the student council, and, under
the guidance of 'Mrs. Dorothy
Brindze and Pat Lieberman, will
decide- to what groups it will
send its Karen Ami funds. Last
year over $1,300 was raised.
Other council activities in-
clude preparation of a school
newspaper, _ fund-raising pro-
grams and preparations for the
senior class trip.
Services this weekend will be
held at 8:30 p.m., today, with
Rabbi Halpern preaching the
sermon on "The Religious Re-
vival—What Does It Mean?"
Cantor Erlbaum will chant the
service. At 9 a.m. services Sat-
urday, the Bar Mitzvah of Alan
Granader will be observed.
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Erry, Lowenthal, previously
chairman of the youth commit-
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Oak-Woods, has been elected
president of the congregation,
it was announced this week.
Also voted into office at the
annual election meeting were
Wilbert Simkovitz and David
Bodtin, vice-presidents; Joseph
Rodd, . treasurer; Ernest Citron
and Benno Levi, secretaries.
Re-elected to three-year terms
on the board of directors were
Sam Ginsberg, Isaac Knoppow,
Sam Lieberman, Harry Mirvis
and Morris Trager, while Paul
Kelman was elected to fill an
unexpired vacancy.
Morris Nov et sky, retiring
president of the congregation,
was elected an honorary life
member of the board.
Sabbath services of the syn-
agogue will be held at 5:10 p.m.,
today, and at 9 a.m., Saturday,
with Rabbi Yaakov I. Homnick
preaching the sermon. The Bar
Mitzvahs of Gerald Neumark
and Wayne Yashinsky will be
observed.
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Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum
to Speak on 'Mobile Jew'
"The Mobile Jew" will be the
theme of the sermon to be de-
livered by Rabbi Milton Rosen-
baum, spiritual leader of Cong.
Emanu-El, at 8:15 p.m. _ serv-
ices, Friday, in the congrega-
tion sanctuary, 14450 W. 10
Mile, Oak Park.
At the services the Bar Mit-
zvah of Billy Gorelick, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gorelick,
will be observed. The couple
will host an oneg shabbat fol-
lowing the services.
Evergreen Congregants
to 'Ask the Rabbi'
.
The "Ask the Rabbi Night,"
held the first Tuesday of each
month at homes of Evergreen
Jewish Congregation members,
will be sponsored this Tuesday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Kellman, 20300 Patton. The pro-
gram consists of an informal
discussion with the congrega-
tion's spiritual leader, Rabbi
Herbert Eskin.
The congregation also will
hold a casting session for its
major dramatic production slat-
ed for February 16 at Beth
Aaron Synagogue. The casting
will take place on Wednesday
at the Kellman home.
Further information may be
secured from Mrs. Kellman, KE
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Bnai Moshe Plans
Festival and Dance
A 'Harvest Festival and
Dance" will be held by Cong.
Bnai Moshe on Nov. 23 at Dewey
School in Oak Park, it was an-
nounced by Irwin Friedman,
congregation vice-president.
Featuring Dick and Donna
Backus, square dance callers,
and an orchestra, the dance
will be jointly
sponsored by the
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Sisterhood and Men's Club of
the congregation.
Refreshments at the affair
will be served by members of
the Sisterhood, under direction
of Mrs. Norbert Reinstein. She
will be assisted by Gloria Chad-
wick,.Dorene Raskin, Mrs. Harry
Markle, Sisterhood president,
and Mrs. Albert Margolin.
Decorations, which will carry
out the harvest theme, are being
prepared by Irving Chadwick.
Other members of the festival
committee are Peter Polinsky,
David Engler, Edward Korn-
field and Merlin Utchinik.
Anyone in the Oak Park-Hun-
tington Woods area is welcome
to attend the affair. According
to Albert Margolin, chairman,
tickets may be obtained from
Eliot Raskin, ticket chairman,
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office, TE 4-5897.
All religion, all life, all art
come down to this: to the effort
of the human soul to break
through its barrier of loneliness
and make some contact with
another seeking soul, or with
what all souls seek, which is
(by any name) God.
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