By the Oak-Woodser
"You know," the gentleman

That means double duty for

people like me."

He suggested that one of the
chief reasons for the wave of
apathy that succeeds in bring-
ing crowds for only a few
major events during the year
is that people, even though they
pay dues to an organization,
are not educated as to the real
purpose of the group, nor are
they involved in its activities.
"There is probably only one
cure," he concluded. "People
like myself have to learn to
say 'no' and we had better start
educating others how to say
`yes' or soon even the 'hard
core' will not be enough to keep
a vital group going.
"You can bet on one thing.
My calendar won't be marked so
year; saw only a few shows, heavily next year."
We wonder!
hardly any movies; ignored the
kids. too much, not to mention
the wife, and what have I got Honor Hyman Goldens
to show for it?"
This is the plaint of an "or- at Sabbath Services
ganization man"—one who is
The 49th wedding anniver-
dedicated to two, three or per- sary of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman
haps even four communal Golden, of 24290 Cloverlawn,
groups. We didn't ask how Oak Park, will be observed at
many.
sabbath morning services of
He went on to say, "It's a Cong. Shaarey Shomayim, 14200
strange thing, but once you W. 10 Mile.
get yourself involved in com-
In honor of the occasion, Dr.
munal work, at one level or Leo
Y. Goldman, rabbi of the
another, you keep getting
more and more involved. The synagogue, will speak on "Life
more effort you put into in This World." A kiddush in
something, the more success- honor of the couple will follow
ful it turns out, the more you the services.
The Goldens, married in Sio-
get called upon for more serv-
weshne, Ukraine, have lived in
ice."
And so, he indicated, we have this country for 48 years, and
the development of what most have been active in numerous
organizations refer to as the communal organizations.
Active members of Cong.
"hard core" of workers—the
small group who, time after Shaarey Shomayim since it
time, are asked to work, while moved to Oak Park, the Gold-
other members of an organiza- ens have three daughters, Mrs.
tion are designated as "the dues Benny Katz, of San Francisco,
Calif., Mrs. J. Taylor, of Hunt-
payers" or "the attenders."
"What happens," our friend ington Woods, and Mrs. C.
asked, "when someone on the Abraham, of Oak Park. All of
worker or leadership level their friends are invited to at-
leaves an organization, moves tend the services:
out of town, or God forbid,. dies?
Is there someone to take his Rabbi Rosenbaum to Preach
place?"
on 'Do-It-Yourself Religon'
And then, he proceeded to
"Do-It-Yourself Religion" is
supply himself the answer. the sermon topic of-Rabbi Mil-
"Sometimes, there is a good ton Rosenbaum at 8:15 p.m.
replacement. He seems to come sabbath services today, at Tem-
from nowhere, because until ple Emanu-EI. At the service,
this time no one has ever the Bar Mitzvah of Douglas
called on him to do anything. Friedman will be observed. An
Or, there are other times when oneg shabbat will follow the
there is no person available, so service.
a certain phase of a program is
totally ignored, perhaps to be
List Bnai David Services
dropped entirely.
Sabbath services of Cong.
"What bothers me," he said, Bnai David will be held at 4:45
"is that only half-hearted at- p.m., today, and at 8:45 a.m.,
tempts are ever made to in- Saturday, when Rabbi Hayim
terest members in working Donin will preach on "Names in
for a cause until the time Israel." Cantor Hyman Adler
when they are desperately will chant the services together
needed as a 'replacement.' with the synagogue choir.

remarked, "I just took last
year's calendar off the wall,
and it was marked heavily with
dates for meetings, appoint-
ments, a variety of events and
activities. But do you know, I
feel that I've accomplished very
little during the past year."
He continued: "It seems I
was out almost every night of
the week, every week of the

Suburban
Community

Set Ground-Breaking for Town and Country Club

Plans for the building of the
$1,000,000 Town and Country
Club will move a step closer
to completion this Sunday when
ground-breaking ceremonies are
held at the club site, at South-
field and 12 1/2 Mile Rd., at 1:30
p.m.
Using a silver-plated spade
to turn the first shovelful of
earth will be Dr. M. E. Bach-
man, first president and now
honorary president of the club,
and Samuel W. Leib, president.
Also ' participating in the

ceremonies will be Nathan I.
Goldin and Jack Sylvan, chair-
man and co-chairman of the
building committee. Samuel
Hechtman is chairman of the
ground - breaking ceremonies,
and. is assisted by Dr. Abe S.
Pearlman, co-chairman, David
Desow, Alex Kraft, Maurice
Zeiger and Mesdames Sidney
Bornstein and Morris Marks.

The club, designed by Henry
J. Abrams Associates, will be
a year-round family club offer-
ing health club, recreational
and social activities to those in
the Detroit area. Activities are
expected to begin in June with
the completion of the swimming
pool. •
At present, there is a mem-
bership of 420 families, with
Many government officials an, available membership of 600.
from Detroit and the Oakland Information on membership fees
County area are expected to be and other requirements is avail-
able from Dr. Morris Marks,
in attendance.
secretary, UN. 3-9540..

JACOBSON

Temple Youth to Conduct Beth Jacob Services

Members of the Temple Beth
Jacob Youth Group, in Pontiac,
will be host to a state board
meeting of the Michigan State
Temple Youth today.
Youth group members will
participate in the services at
8:30 p.m., with the sermon be-
ng deliiiered by Donald Bar-

nett, president of the Beth Ja-
cob organization. Benjamin Mor-
ris, president of MSTY, will ex-
tend greetings.
At sabbath services on Jan. 9,
Rabbi Nathan Hershfield will
speak on "Dear Friends and
Gentle Hearts: Some Reflec-
tions of the New Year."

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UN 2-7555

Reserve the Date Tuesday Noon, January 27
Build the Independence Forest for Israel's Defense

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish National Fund

invites the Jewish women of Detroit to share with

Program for

it in its special effort to strengthen the hands of

Our Annual Event

Tuesday

Israel's builders.

Jan. 27

We urge you to assist in our continued efforts to . . .

at Temple Israel

• Help in the planting of the New Independence Forest near
Jerusalem.

Commencing with

• Reclaim the land of Israel and make it habitable for tens
of thousands of new settlers.

Guest Speaker:

a Tea at 12:30

DREW

• Reafforest the Holy Land and make it fruitful ogain.

PEARSON

• Make the Huleh Valley a vast area for the settlement of
large numbers of Jews rescued from lands of oppression.

• Build new villages and make the borders secure.

Soloist

Mrs.

Max Stollman
President

Mrs. Al Schneider
Donor Chairman

Answer the call of our volunteers with your generous
support of the Jewish National Fund Program.

EMMA

SCHAVER

`z

A Marked Calendar Brings
a Prophecy for the New Year

