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9-THE DETROIT J EWISH NEWS -- Friday, July 11 ,

Greet Clarence H. Enggass Ai Committee President Proposes Plan
Observance' Legislation
on 75th Birthday, Tuesday for 'Fair Sabbath
The AJC leader cited an 1896 come to be termed a "fair Sab-

When he is joined by his
family Tuesday in celebrating
his 75th birthday, it will be
the first time in 55 years that
Clarence H. Enggass is able
to enjoy his natal day with no
thoughts of business or of
going to the office.
The family business, which
he has been in all that time
and which he served as presi-
dent since 1923—the Enggass
Jewelry Co.—is no more. It
was sold only a short time ago
by Mr. Enggass and his brother,
Maurice.
Now, in retirement, Clar-
ence Enggass looks forward
to continuing many of the
efforts he has so diligently
pursued throughout his life-
time in Detroit.
A native Detroiter, Enggass
was born on Sproat. St., just
off Woodward Ave., on July 15,
1883, when this section was
considered the outskirts of the
city. He still remembers sled-
ding down Cass Ave., after a
snow storm.
Enggass is the son of Adolph
and Barbara (Hirschman) Eng-
gass, who were both members
of pioneering families here in
Detroit.
The Beth El Society, the pre-
decessor to Temple Beth El,
was first organized in the
home of Isaac Cozens, Clarence
Enggass' great grandfather,. and
in 1859, his grandfather, Moses
Hirschman, served as Beth El's
second president.
The family's tradition of
activity in the congregation has
been kept intact by Clarence
Enggass, who has served on
the board of trustees and has
been associated with its Ceme-
tery Association • since its in-
ception.
Mr. Enggass is probably
best remembered in the com-
munity for his role as presi-
dent of the Jewish Welfare
Federation during the years
1933 to 1938. •
He also has served as a
member of Federation's board
of governors and on the boards
of the Detroit Service Group,
United Jewish Charities, Jewish
Social Service Bureau, Jewish

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Community Center and Re-
settlement Service.
Membership has also ex-
tended to the Community
Chest, predecessor to the
United Foundation, Retail Mer-
chants' Association, Economic
Club, Detroit Museum of Art
Founders' Society, Board of
Commerce, Fr a n k 1 in Hills
Country • Club, Great Lakes
Club and. Grill Club.
He has been an enthusiastic
Zionist for many years, and
enjoys membership in the
ZioniSt Organization of Detroit,
is a member of Pisgah Lodge
of Bnai Brith, which he has
served for nearly 50 years on
the executive committee and
was. at one time a member of
the executive committee of the
East Central Region of the
Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds.
He is married to the former
Elaine Strasburger, and they
live at 19344 Cumberland Way.
They have one son, Dr. Robert
C. Enggass, who has just joined
the faculty of Pennsylvania
State College as an associate
professor of art history.
The Enggass family will be
in Saginaw Tuesday, at the
home of Mr. Enggass' sister,
Mrs. Max P. Heavenrich, to
officially celebrate his 75th
birthday. He will carry with
him the greetings of his asso-
ciates and friends here, who
join in saluting Clarence H.
Enggass on reaching another
milestone in his life.

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U.S. Supreme Court decision
which described the fundamen-
tal theory behind Sunday ob-
servance laws as follows: "Opin-
ions may differ, and they really
do differ, as to whether abstain-
ing from labor on Sunday is a
religious duty; but whether it is
or not, it is certain that the
legislature has prescribed it as
a civil duty."
It follows therefore, Engel ar-
gued, that present Sabbath laws
are designed to insure at least
one day of rest and recreation
and to further the physical, mor-
al and mental well-being of the
population. This, rather than
a religious consideration, is the
essential basis upon which Sun-
day observance legislation rests,
he pointed out.
"In the selection of Sunday as
the chosen day of rest we can
assume that the states have not
violated the constitutional re-
striction against religious pre-
ference but have merely acted
to accommodate the majority—
who observe Sunday as the Sab-
bath."
"Therefore, as a matter of
simple justice and fair play —
and to avoid any suggestion of
religious preference — should
not a similar accommodation be
extended to those who in good
conscience believe the Sabbath
ought to be observed on a day
other than Sunday and actually
do keep their businesses closed.
on that day?" Engel asked.
"Denied such equal consider-
ation by the laws of New York
and New Jersey, an appreciable
segment of the population of
these states is compelled to re-
frain from business on two days
— Sunday and their own Sab-
bath," he continues.
He goes on to point out that
many states, to avoid discrim-
inating against any religious
group, have adopted what has

bath law," which exempts from
Sunday closing those places of
business which are closed for
religious reasons on another day
of the week — provided that
public worship on Sunday is not
disturbed.
Thus, the intention of the Leg-
islature to provide a day of rest
is served without requiring
greater sacrifices of one relig-
ious group than is required of
others, Engel states. The Am-
erican Jewish Committee favors
enactment of this type of legis-
lation wherever Sunday closing
laws already exist or are adopt-
ed in the future-, he declared.

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NEW YORK, (JTA) — An
Amer i c an Jewish Committee
statement, issued by its presi-
dent, Irving NI. Engel, favors
enactment of a "fair Sabbath
law" which would make it legal
for observant Jews to keep
their business enterprises open
on Sundays, if they are closed
on Saturdays for religious
reasons.
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visory Commission be formed of
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and consult jointly and con-
structively" on the possible
methods of Sabbath observance
legislation."
A report by such a commis-
sion, which would take into con-
sideration the diverse needs of
the various groups, could then
serve as a basis for reasoned and
effective legislation," Engel
pointed out.
Predicting that Sabbath ob-
servance legislation is likely to
be an issue in a number of
states across the country in the
future, Engel warned of the
danger of community conflict
wherever this issue will arise.
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creation of an Interfaith Advis-
ory Commission can bring into
harmony differences between
contesting groups and make con-
flicts unnecessary.
Engel referred to the recent
more stringent Sunday closing
law adopted by the New Jersey
Legislature and the defeat of a
bill for a fair Sabbath law in
New York. He emphasized that
the present statute provisions as
to Sunday observance could not
be based on religious considera-
tions. He argued that since un-
der the American Constitution
there is no state religion, no
state can legislate a religious
Sabbath.

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