Albert Elazar, superintendent
of the United Hebrew Schools,
this week announced the ap-
pointment of Prof. Shlomo Mar-
enof as dean of the Midrasha,
the UHS's College of Jewish
Studies, and principal of the
Hebrew High School.
Prof. Marenof comes to De-
troit from Brandeis Univer-
sity, where, for the past ten
years, he was assistant profes-
sor of Hebrew language and
literature.
He will supervise the ad-
vancement of the aims of Mid-
rasha: to provide professional
training for young men and wo-
men who wish to prepare for
Hebrew teaching as a vocation.
Midrasha also seeks to afford
an opportunity to graduates of
the Hebrew secondary school to
continue their Jewish studies in
order to obtain an understand-
PROF. SHLOMO MARENOF
ing and appreciation of the life,
literature and institutions of the
Jewish people, through the
study of the sources of Judaism.
Prof. Marenof is a past direc-
tor of adult education at the
Bureau of Jewish Education at
Boston and former director of
the Bureau of Jewish Education
in Omaha, Neb. For 14 years
he was an instructor and faculty
advisor at the College of Jewish
Studies in Chicago. He is the
editor of Hebrew Abstracts, the
publication of the National As-
sociation of University Profes-
sors of Hebrew.
Past president of the National
Association of University Pro-
fessors of Hebrew and of the
National Federation of Hebrew
Teachers, he is currently a
member of the Institute of
THE LOVETT SCHOOL
OF THE DANCE
SAMUEL B. LOVETT,
Director
ANNOUNCES
The Opening of
CLASSES in .
BALLET, TOE TAP,
CHARACTER AND
BALLROOM DANCING
For Beginners
Intermediates
Advanced Students
For Information Call
UN. 2-7545
The Lovett School
Of The Dance
18079 WYOMING
(Near Curtis)
American Archaeology, National
Association of Biblical Instruc-
tors and the National Council
for Jewish Education.
Among the courses to be of-
fered by the Midrasha this year
are, Bible, Hebrew grammar
and composition, modern He-
brew literature, history of the
Jews, Talmud, religion and
philosophy.
Midrasha classes meet in the
Kasle Midrasha Building on
Sunday mornings and on Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Thurs-
days from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m.
For information on the Midra-
sha or Hebrew High School call
DI. 1-3407.
Dr. Hertz's New
Book Serialized
in The Free Press
A clearly written, down to
earth inspirational book aimed
at allaying fears, worries, un-
happiness and other maladies
peculiar to the present age of
anxiety, a n d
authored b y
Dr. Richard C.
Hertz, of De-
troit, is short-
ly due fro m
Pageant Press,
Inc.
Entitled
"P r escription
f o r
Heart-
a c h e," the
book deals
with problems
of despair,
suffering, self-
Dr. Hertz
pity, marriage, the teen-ager,
old age and death—dilemmas
that come to all men and
women everywhere.
Just prior to publication,
Dr. Hertz's book will be serial-
ized in the Detroit Free Press,
beginning with this Sunday.
Dr. Hertz, senior rabbi of
Temple Beth El, the oldest and
largest synagogue in Michigan,
has prepared this book to help
the average person over such
rough spots, offering his sugges-
tions for a way to inner peace;
a serenity of spirit during
troubled hours.
An experienced counsellor
and civic leader, Dr. Hertz, who
has a number of earlier literary
works to his credit, draws upon
his wealth of practical knowl-
edge and a brilliant assortment
of literary sources in present-
ing his forceful and highly
readable views on the problems
of everyday living.
Ordained at Hebrew Union
College, Dr. Hertz has done
graduate work at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and at North-
western University, where he
earned his Ph.D. in religious ed-
ucation. He is a former Army
Chaplain and past spiritual
leader of the North Shore
Cong. Israel, Glencoe, and Sinai
Temple, Chicago.
N. Y. Seminary
to Honor Berry
Louis Berry, president of
Shaarey Zedek, has been named
a recipient of the Louis Mar-
shall Award of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of Amer-
ica, one of the highest tributes
accorded by the Seminary to
layment for "dedication to the
spiritual and cultural better-
ment of our people."
He will receive the award at
the dinner of the Seminary's
National Patrons Society, Oct.
26, at Hotel Pierre, New York.
The award honors the memory
of Louis Marshall, famed con-
stitutional lawyer, who died in
1929. Mr. Marshall was chair-
man of the Seminary's board of
directors from 1904 until his
death and was renowed for his
communal and philanthropic
endeavors.
Begin Construction on Shomrey Emunah Synagogue in NW
Ground was broken for the
new site of Orthodox Cong.
Shomrey Emunah, Shaefer and
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on Monday, Sept, 22.
Clarita, at ceremonies last Sun-
day.
The honor of turning the
first sod was given by David
Schoichit, building committee
chairman, to Nathan A. Borin-
stein, president of the syna-
gogue. In addition to a mes-
sage from the synagogue's
Rabbi Sholem Flam, short talks
were given by Rabbis Israel
Flam and S. P. Wohlgelernter,
vice - president Isadore Levin,
Michigan ranks 35th among
the 48 states in the ratio of pri-
vate physicians to total popula-
tion.
ladies auxiliary president Lil-
lian Levin and Rabbi Joseph
Elias.
Master of ceremonies and
chairman of the ground-break-
ing committee was Joseph Ka-
dans, A message of greeting
from Mayor Louis C. Miriani
was read to the assembly.
The synagogue will hold its
high holy day services this year
at the Hayim Greenberg Cen-
ter, 19161 Shaefer.
Bernard Whiteman, C. P. A.
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with offices at
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Prof. Slilomo Marenof Named Dean
of Midrasha, Head of Hebrew High