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Detroiters Send 37 Sifrei Torah to Israel Settlements
Following a visit by Rabbi
Eliezer Lavi, a representative
of the Israel Chief Rabbinate,
who outlined the need for Sifrei
Torahs in the hundreds of new
settlements in Israel, Detroit-
ers responded by gathering to-
gether 37 Holy Scrolls to send
to kinsmen in the Jewish state.
The drive was spearheaded
locally by Rabbi S. P. Wohlge-
lernter, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka
and the office of the Mizrachi
Organization.
The campaign was organized
in response to an appeal by the
Israel Ministry of Religion
which asked American Jews to
provide Torahs for tens of thou-
sands of new immigrants, most
of them from Poland, whose
greatest need was the Sifrei
Toroh for minyanim in each
settlement.
Participating in the drive
were the following congrega-
tions:
Joseph Allen Memorial Syna-
gogue (Home for Aged), Beth
Shmuel, •Bnai David, Bnai Israel,
Detroit Hebrew Cong., Beth Tik-
vah, Beth Yehudah, Beth. Abraham,
Beth Tefilo Emmanuel, Mogen
Abraham, Bnai Moshe, Hebrew Be-
nevolent Society, Young Israel,
United Hebrew Schools, Shaarey
Zedek, Nusach Harie, Adas Sha-
lom and Beth Moses.
In addition, several Toledo syna-
Synagogue, with the participa-
tion of Rabbi Sperka and. Zvi
Tomkiewicz, representing the
Mizrachi Organization.
Joining in the ceremony, in
A special celebration mark- which even the sheltered Scrolls
ing the transfer of the Scrolls of the non-existent Cong. Ateres
was held at Adas Yeshurun Zvi and the Vladimiritzer Aid
gogues joined in the campaign.
These included Cong. Bnai Jacob.
Cong. Anshei Sfard and Cong. Sha-
rei Zedeck: Private gifts were se-
cured from Joel Taitelbaum, the
Weintraub family, Sam Klein, Jos-
eph Shulman, J. Zemmol and Sam
Rubin.
Society were presented, were
Harry Gonte, Ateres Zvi presi.
dent, and Sam Greenberg, sec-
retary; Hyman Mandelbaum,
Adas Yeshurun president, and
Meyer Freedman, past presi-
dent; and Louis Rose, Abraham
Feldman and Joel Taitelbaum,
Vladimiritzer Society.
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Shown with some of the Sifrei To-
rah that were sent recently to Israel
from this city are, left to right, ISIDOR
SOSNICK, HARRY CITRIN, PETER S.
GOLDSTEIN, Rabbi ELIEZER LAVI, a
CALL: WO 1-2615
after 5—DI 1-2077
representative of the Israel Ministry of
Religion, NATHAN P. ROSSIN, NA-
THAN SAMET, NATE WOLOK and
SAMUEL SIMMER. The drive was spon-
sored through the local Mizrachi office.
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BETH YEHUDA SCHOOLS PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THE DEDICATION OF
The Peter and Pauline Goldstein Building
of The Hebrew Academy of Oak Park
SUND Y, MARCH 30 at 1 P.M.
ROOMS WILL ALSO BE DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF
Mrs. Pearl Rottenberg and Rubin Kaplan
PAULINE GOLDSTEIN
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Kaplan
Pearl
Rottenberg
AND IN HONOR OF
David M. Edelman and Sarah Reisman
through whose generosity the initial
payment for the building was made possible
DAVID EDELMAN
THE PUBLIC IS
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