The Suburban Community I Dedicate Hebrew Academy in Oak Park Friday, April 4, Name Yeshivah Branch for Goldsteins Dedication of a new school building always calls for a re- dedication of effort in perpet- uating the ideals of education. It was in this spirit that Jew- ish education in the Detroit area received a new injection of vitality last Sunday, when over 300 people gathered under sunny skies to dedicate the He- brew Academy of Oak Park. Rabbis, lay leaders and two "non-Jews who own their own yarmelkes" attended the cere- monies, which, principally hon- ored Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Gold- stein, for whom the building at 13855 W. 9 Mile is named. The day's major speakers were Mayor Richard W. Marsh- all of Oak Park and Michigan Sen. Charles E. Potter, who flew here unexpectedly from Wash- ington to participate. In introducing Mayor Marsh- all, Ernest Citron, chairman of the board of Young Israel Cen- ter of Oak-Woods, said he was the only Mayor he knew that owned his own yarmelke. Lat- er, when Sen. Potter arrived with a yarmelke, he added that "we now have a Senator who owns his own yarmelke." The Senator spoke "as a Gen- tile who knows very well how much the Jewish people has given in the way of intellect and culture to the freedom-lov- ing peoples of the world." He said that it was his be- * * lief that the "opening of the new Hebrew Academy will be a source for the continuance of the teachings of a great faith, not only to the people of Oak Park and the state of Michigan, but to all peoples, everywhere." Mayor Marshall pointed to the little white schoolhouse which stands just south of the new academy, and said that as late as 1950 it was the only school building in the Oak Park School District. Now, he said, in addition to the growth of our public school system, "we have schools such as the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah which add to the lives not alone of the Jewish community, but to the overall community." The Hebrew Academy, or- ganized two years ago in North- west Detroit, meeting at the Young Israel of Northwest De- troit Synagogue, was formally transmitted to Oak Park in cere- monies in which Dr. Leo Y. Goldman, spiritual leader; turned over responsibility for the school to Citron, as a rep- resentative of the suburban community. Other leaders who participat- ed in the program were Rabbis Samuel H. Prero, of Young Israel of Northwest Detroit; Yaakov I. Homnick, of Young Israel of OakWoods; Morris Greenes, executive director of the Yeshivah; Joseph Elias, * 1::4 .4..; ;s -7 JOEL SIMMER, 12, opens the doors of the Hebrew Acad- emy of Oak Park, as his grandfather, PETER S. GOLDSTEIN, looks on proudly. The new school, a branch of the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, is named the Peter and Pauline Goldstein Bldg., in honor of Goldstein and his wife. ` Best Wishes For A Happy Passover To Our Many Customers and Friends J. SINGER • P. SWARIN • JACK ATTIS We Will Be Closed Sunday, April 6th SINGER'S I B KOSHER MEAT and POULTRY le CALL — LI. 7-81111 DELIVER 13721 W. 9 MILE RD. OAK PARK 1:1 dean; and S. P. Wohlgelernter, executive vice-president. The speakers cited the philan- thropy of the Goldsteins who made the purchase of the build- ing possible, and also cited the efforts of David M. Edelman and Mrs. Sarah Reisman, after whom rooms in the school are named. Additional rooms were dedi- cated to the memory of Mrs. Pearl Rottenberg, whose work for the Yeshivah was president of the Ladies Auxiliary was reverently m e n t i one d, and Rubin Kaplan, another leader in the schools. Acknowledging the naming of the building in his honor, Gold- stein credited his own "heder education" with responsibility for "everything I learned in the way of culture and morality." Pointing to the choir of young students of the Yeshivah, which later presented a program of songs, Goldstein said, "As we look at these boys we have the thrill of knowing that some day they will be our future lead- ers." The Goldsteins' grandson, 12- year-old Joel Simmer was given the honor of turning the key which opened the doors to the new academy. Classes already have begun at the new school. List Passover Services at O-W Young Israel Siyum b'Chorim services for the first born will usher in Pass- over at the Young Israel Center of Oak-Woods at 6:45 a.m., to- day, according to Ernest Citron, chairman of the board. Regular holiday services will be held at 6:50 p.m., today and Saturday, with morning services Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. Rabbi Yaakov I. Homnick will preach the sermons on "Orbit- ting as a Jew" and "The Price of Adjustment." Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Homnick, parents of Rabbi Homnick, of New York City, will be guests of the congregation. The rabbi's father is an active communal leader and president of Cong. Shomray Torah. He will lead several of the holiday services by serving as guest cantor. Passover—a Romantic Time to Believe in New Miracles By the Oak-Woodser Yearly, at Passover time, we shed our cloak of hard-nosed realism and don the garb of the romanticist—this being brought about we suspect by the pros- pect of again going" through the pages of the Haggadah. In this age of the realist one almost has to consider himself a romantic to justify the stories that are told of the escape of the Jews from ancient Egypt. Yet, we never question the miracles that occur with such regularity in the tale of the Exodus because in them we see a beauty of faith that has be- come a basic part of our Jewish heritage. At our sedorim, we will read of the plagues that were wrought against the Egyptians —blood, boils, locusts, the slaying of the first born—and how the Jews were spared to make their journey into the Holy Land and write the first glorious chapter of the world's oldest existing religion. The realist asks, "What is the explanation of these miracles— why were the Jews spared, while the Egyptians suffered; how did the sea part to permit them to make good their escape. If they are miracles, as you say, then why don't we see such miracles today?" Certain things we have re- fused to question. Still, what of the realist's query? Is it so that today we have no miracles? We suspect that many people have pondered over this very question, and have either satis- fied themselves or given up try- ing to find an answer. We think it's all in the mind, or the heart, or the soul, or whatever other term you wish to use to desig- nate faith and hope. * * * One of the advantages we have today that our forefathers did not possess is a way to re- cord for posterity -a permanent record of the history of our times. But what if suddenly we had no pencils or pens with which to write, no paper to write on, no recording ma- chines, no cameras or film— what if we lost every means of recorded communication. As in days long ago, what if the only lasting means of re- laying information was by word of mouth? What if for several hundred years we existed in this state? — many generations to pass along verbally what had tran- spired in, say, the 20th century? How would the story of the survival of the Jews during the Hitler era be handed down? What would be said of the re- birth of the state of Israel? How would word of mouth explain the flight "on the wings of eagles" of an entire people from Yemen to Israel? It is pretty much a fantasy to make such guesses, but then Mr. & Mrs. Jack Schwartz Wish You A Happy Passover we are searching for modern miracle like the miracles of the Exodus. * * * Today's realist sees answers to our questions in man-made ac- tions. The romanticist, the be- liever, sees these events written by the hand of a More Powerful Being. We cannot know who is right, but we can take comfort in what we believe. And we, ourselves, turn romanticist at every Pass- over. ENTERTAINING AT HOME • Be Wise . ECONOMIZE with JACK'S Tray Catering Service BA R-B-Q'd Tickets for Hadassah's `Flaming Youth' Ready FOOD AT ITS BEST! The sixth annual production of the South Oakland County Chapter of Hadassah will be presented this year on succes- sive nights, May 3 and 4, in the Henry and Edsel Ford Audi- torium in Downtown Detroit. Titled "Flaming Youth," the musical extravaganza will be a flash-back to the era of the Roaring Twenties, complete with songs and dances of that era and fashions, which are being made by Hadassah members. Tickets for both performances are now available to the gen- eral public. For reservations or information, call Mrs. Phil Cherrin, LI. 6-6669. One hundred thousand Amer- icans who are healthy today will have tuberculosis one year from now. v." Ribs - Beef - Chicken and Sea Food For Delicious Home Made DELICACIES VISIT JACK'S APPETIZER BAR! 44 WE DELIVER—CALL LI 5-7042 - LI 1-9217 JACK'S FOOD BOX 22175 COOLIDGE South of 9 Mile ►.■ . Open 7 Days A Week HEADQUARTERS FOR • LATEST DOMESTIC AND IM- PORTED FRAME FASHIONS • PRESCRIPTIONS FOR GLASSES ACCURATELY FILLED We Make Our Own Glasses • Reasonably Priced • Immediate Repair ROSEN OPTICAL SERVICE 13720 W. 9 MILE nr. COOLIDGE OAK PARK, MICH. 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