The Suburban Community
Does Today's Suburbanite
Identify with the Big City?
By the Oak-Woodser
Recently we were asked if
there is any substantial differ-
ence between the suburbanite
and the city dweller, or whether
we thought the words "suburb-
ia" and "suburbanite" were
merely terms to be bandied
about because they are current-
ly popular expressions.
We answered that we thought
the terms were justified because
they would seem to indicate a
specific type of individual who
is now transplanted outside the
city.
Basically, the entire trend
started with the post - war
project housing boom, when
young couples literally moved
into their new homes at the
same time.
The problems they encoun-
tered were all the same—gar-
dening, home improvement, fur-
nishings, nursery school and
public school. And their back-
grounds were similar — educa-
tional status and economic level
(the latter dictated by the price
of the home development they
were in) being closely akin.
This similarity of back-
grounds, a desire for large fami-
lies (for the most part) and
common interests, ideas and
goals cannot be equaled in the
city.
The city—with its areas of
new and old homes on a single
street, a mixture of older and
younger people, often with little
or nothing in common, families
of different backgrounds—gen-
erally is not as friendly, nor are
there the common goals that one
finds in the suburbs.
So, while we feel it is basic-
ally possible to define the sub-
urbanite apart from the city
dweller—the picture being that
of the young middle class fam-
ily with two or three children, a
house, a mortgage and often two
cars—there is some thought that
has been given _by various
groups as to whether suburban
residents retain a sense of iden-
tity with the city.
In that vein recently the Na-
tional Council of Jewish Wo-
men trained 20 of its member-
ship to study rapidly-changing
human welfare needs in their
areas.
Among the various reports
was a charge that in New
Jersey the new villages are
being called "the bedroom of
New York" because its resi-
dents "just sleep there" and
maintain no interest in local
development.
In Miami,. however ; the NCJW
report indicates that "boom"
times still make it impossible to
keep up with expanding housing
needs, and that when schools
and health services are discov-
ered to be inadequate, they are
completed.
A Long Beach, Calif., observ-
er noted that with a population
increase from 120,000 to 320,000
in the last 10 years, residents—
those who work both in Los An-
geles and Long Beach—are "in-
different to the suburb's needs.
Fund-raising is low and social
Bnai David to Raise
Funds by Selling Bricks °
A brick campaign has been
undertaken by Cong. Bnai David
to raise funds for its new struc-
ture at 24350 Southfield, in
Southfield Township. Chairman
of the drive is Sam Stoller,
14431 Oak Park Blvd.
In announcing the drive,
Stoller said that the synagogue
also will serve as a center of
"religious teaching, spiritual ed-
ucation and social fellowship
for the community at large."
services are lagging, in the Jew-
ish and general community."
The Council survey also noted
that in St. Louis, where 96 sub-
urbs have mushroomed, most
people of high income have left,
leaving a majority of 1 ow-i ncome
residents. While schools are re-
ported as "wonderful" the peo-
ple did not realize the need for
health, recreation and other fa-
cilities.
This has led, as an example,
to suburban Jews being trans-
ported to town to use existing
facilities, such as the Jewish
Community Center Associa-
tion, while JCCA staff people
are transported to the sub-
urbs to carry on programs in
synagogues and private homes.
What the over-all situation
basically involves is how soon
communities realized that the
suburbs were here, not alone to
stay but to grow, and what was
done to provide for the contin-
uity of movement.
While the Detroit Section of
the NCJW did not participate. in
this year's survey training pro-
gram, undoubtedly it will next
year. Meanwhile, as we do not
have the benefit of that infor-
mation, we can make some judg-
ments and guesses ourselves as
to the exciting situation in the
Detroit suburbs.
Beth Shalom Adopts
Israel Savings Plan
A voluntary savings plan has
been inaugurated at the Beth
Shalom Religious School, which
over a - six-year period, will re-
sult in a trip to Israel for the
participants.
The plan, as outlined, is open
to children first entering the
Hebrew school at the age of
eight. By the time of graduation
from the tenth grade, there will
have accumulated enough funds
for the trip.
The program is one of sev-
eral adopted by the school to
stimulate interest in Israel and
Jewish studies.
Under the direction of Dr.
Samuel Halperin, between 40
and 50 youngsters meet week-
ly to study and collect Israeli
stamps. This teaches them about
Israel's geography, history and
leaders.
Other groups include arts
and crafts and school news-
paper, under the direction of
Mrs. Rhoda Krauss and educa-
tional director Leonard Servet-
ter.
Congregational services will
be held this weekend at 6 p.m.,
today, and at 9 a.m., Saturday.
Rabbi Mordecai S. Halpern will
preach the sermon, and Cantor
Ruben Erlbaum will chant the
service.
Young Israel Youth
to Conduct Services
Members of the Youth Con-
gregation will lead sabbath
services of Young Israel Cen-
ter of Oak-Woods at 9 a.m.,
Saturday, according to Ernest
Citron, board chairman.
Participants will include Stan-
ley Rosenberg, Jonathan Bod-
zin, David Fein and David Wo-
lok, cantors; Larry Loewenthal
and Bobby Dworkin, Torah read-
ers; and Larry Gordon and Eli
Fein, who will deliver sermon-
ettes.
The group, sponsored by the
youth committee, Morris Gold-
enberg, chairman, will receive
special citations of merit for
service to the congregation.
Rabbi Yaakov I. Homnick will
present the awards.
Services today will begin at
5:55 p.m.
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Berkley Choir
to Sint> at Dinner
Feting Kaufman
When Judge Nathan J. Kauf-
man receives the sixth annual
Brotherhood Award of Oak-
Woods Lodge of Bnai Brith this
Tuesday, he will be serenaded
by the 10D-voice mired choir of
Berkley High School, con-
ducted by noted baritone, Wil-
liam De Maria.
It was this same suburban
school which produced last
year's winner of the Oak-
Woods award, Karen Helyn
Deslandes, who learned first-
hand about prejudice by pos-
ing as a Jewish girl for several
weeks and later reporting her
findings at an assembly for
the entire student body.
Karen will be one of the
guests at this year's award
ceremony, which begins at 6:30
p.m., at Temple Emanu-El with
a cocktail party, and will be
followed by dinner.
Maurice Zeiger, a past presi-
dent of Oak-Woods Lodge, will
be the evening's toastmaster,
while the award to Judge
Kaufman will be presented by
Judge Wade McCree, of the
C i r c u i t Court of Wayne
County.
Judge Kaufman, in charge
of the Juvenile division of Pro-
bate Court, is the first non-
resident of South Oakland
County to win the coveted
honor. i•
He was chosen for the award
for "his helpful influence on
young people of all colors,
creeds and religions" and not
only for his work in Wayne
County, but in many areas of
Metropolitan D e t r o i t which
claim his attention.
This Sunday, over the Wein-
berg Jewish Hour, at 12:15
p.m., over radio station WJLB,
a Brotherhood panel from the
lodge, consisting of Norman
Zausmer, Brotherhood chair-
man; James Laker, co-chair-
man; Donald Sills, president;
and Dr. Herman Bennett and
Maurice Zeiger, past presi-
dents; will be featured.
For tickets to Tuesday's ban-
quet, which is open to the
public, call Jack Ashman, ticket
chairman, LI. '7-0067.
Probus Club Award to Gossett
The annual Probus Club Club president, will present the
Brotherhood Award will be plaque.
given this year to William T.
Probus Club, a group of 90
Gossett, vice-president and gen- communal business and profes-
eral counsel of the Ford Motor sional men, is a social and civic
Company. group which provides a number
In announcing the award of scholarships each year to
recipient, Sol I. Stein, chairman, worthy and needy college stu-
said the presentation would be dents.
made at a black tie dinner-
The club also has given
dance for 400 people this Satur- numerous other grants to vari-
day, at the Sheraton - Cadillac ous institutions and individuals,
Hotel. Dr. J. J. Goode. Probus including 16 television sets at
Sinai Hospital and the first iron
lung at Grace Hospital.
Downriver Merchant
Besides Gossett, other award
winners include Gov. Williams,
One of 10 in U.S.
,JC. Allen Harlan, Frank N.
Isbee, John Bugas, Bishop
to Win VFW Medal
Harry Golden, a Ri ver Rouge 1Richard Emrich, Rabbi Jacob
businessman, was one of 10 per-IE. Segal and Judge Joseph
sons in the United States to Moynihan.
win the Veterans of Foreign K::.;:t4,-y;:ic-x:;:::k4,>;;::i<#.7KK.,:ow:::;#7,
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List Emanu-El Services
At 8:15 p.m. services today,
Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum will
speak to congregants of Temple
Emanu-El on "If You Aren't a
Scientist." The Bar Mitzvah of
Kenneth Welt will be observed.
An oneg shabbat will follow.
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prize and $100 for the second
prize, for television scripts on
Jewish holiday and other Jew-
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by the culture commission of
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