Rabbi Teitz Blasts Usurption of Home Functions
by Synagogues; Charges Ignorance in Education
BY NORMAN LEBOW
Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, who are "Mr. and
Mrs." in real life, live up to their marital status to sing "Mr.
and Mrs." in M-G-M's color musical, "Deep in My Heatt,"
based on the life and melodies of Sigmund Romberg.
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Bnai David Men's Club Annual
Theater Night at Avalon March 17
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The Men's Club of Congrega-
tion Bnai David's second an-
nual "Theater Night" will be
held this year at the Avalon
Theater, Linwood at Davison,
Tuesday, March 17. Two shows
are being planned, at 7 and 9:30
p.m. All proceeds from the
"Theater Night" will be turned
over for youth activities, it was
announced by Sam Ravitz, thea-
ter chairman.
This year's special feature ,
will star Jose Ferrer and Helen
Traubel in "Deep in My Heart."
Based on the life and melodies
of Broadway's famous composer
Sigmund Romberg, "Deep in
My Heart" has 19 stars, 104
speaking roles and 21 songs,
with music from 10 Romberg
operettas represented.
The cast is headed by Jose
Junior Congregation
to Conduct Services
Ferrer in the role of the com-
poser; Merle Oberon, making
her return to the Hollywood
scene after a long absence
abroad; and Helen Traubel, the
celebrated opera star in her
film debut.
Others in top roles are Doe
Avedon, who recently scored in
"The High and the Mighty"
and now is seen as Mrs. Rom-
berg; Walter Pidgeon as J. J.
Shubert, Paul H e n r e i d as
Florenz Ziegfeld, and the inter-
national ballet star Tamara
Toumanova as Gaby Deslys,
with guest stars Rosemary
Clooney, Gene Kelly and his
brother, Fred, Jane Powell,
Vic Damone, Ann M i 11 e r,
Howard Keel, and Tony Martin.
The theater committee in-
cludes Harry Warsh, Dave Lei-
bow, Bernie Dosie, Joe Good-
friend, Neil Kalef, Iry Rat-
ner, Lou Trosky and Harry
Parr.
In conjunction with Young Slate Annual Sabbath
Israel Sabbath, being observed Feting Bnai Brith Girls
this weekend by the National
Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council of Young Israel, junior Girls' Council of BB Youth Or-
cantors and Torah readers will ganization will sponsor its an-
conduct the sabbath services of nual BBG Sabbath at 8:15 p.m.
Young Israel Center of Oak- March 13, at the Hayim Green-
Woods at 9 a.m., Saturday.
berg Center, 19161 Schaefer.
A special boys' choir, directed
by Leon Wolock, will accom-
pany the young cantors.
Rabbi Ephraim H. Sturm,
national Young Israel director,
will occupy the pulpit of Rabbi
Yaakov I. Homnick. His subject
will be "Young Israel Faces
Tomorrow."
The Junior Congregation
meets at 9:30 a.m., each Satur-
day, to develop the cantorial
skills of its members.
In addition to the regular
service, a special program com-
memorating Jewish Music Fes-
tival, which will be presented
by AZA and BBG. Refresh-
ments will be served after the
services and program. The pub-
lic is invited.
Joyce Sherman is the chair-
man of the event and the pro-
gram committee consists of
Sharon Ginsberg, Carol Adler
and Toby Winer.
Gemiluth Chassodim
to Install New Officers
Elect Carlos L. Israels
United Hias President
NEW YORK (JTA)—Carlos
Installation of newly-elected
officers will be celebrated by L. Israels, New York attorney,
Cong. Gemiluth, Chassodim at has been elected president of
special ceremonies planned for United Hias Service.
Murray I. Gurfein, formerly
8:30 p.m., Saturday, at the
D. W. Simons Center, 4000 a member of the administra-
tive committee of the American
Tuxedo.
Jewish
Committee and former
Rabbi Joel J. Litke, spiritual
leader, will be the primary president of Hias, was chosen
chairman of the Hias executive
speaker, and will also install
the officers, who are headed committee, the policy forming
group of the global migration
by Herman Strassburger, presi- organization.
dent.
James P. Rice was desig-
Max Werner is in charge of nated executive director. Edwin
the program, which will fea- Rosenberg and Daniel G. Ross
ture musical - entertainment Were chosen chairman - and vice
and an original skit, prepared chairman, respectively, of, the
for the installation.
agency's national council.
.
Rabbi P i n c h a s M. Teitz,
speaking at the 21st annual ban-
quet of Vaad Horabonim (Union
of Orthodox Rabbis) and Merkaz
of Detroit, said that traditional
Orthodox Judaism is the "move-
ment of tomorrow."
Rabbi Teitz, a member of the
presidium of the Union of Or-
thodox Rabbis of the United
States and Canada, claimed that
recent times have seen a gen-
uine resurgance of Orthodoxy
among Jews. He noted that
whereas at one time a parent
would not dare eat in the home
of a child because Kashrut was
not observed, today, says Rabbi
Teitz, the situation is reversed
and many children will not eat
with their parents for the same
reason.
Judaism begins at home, Rab-
bi Teitz stated, and therefore
he considers Kashruth of para-
mount importance. "There is no
Judaism without Kashrut," he
said.
He decried the use of the
synagague rather than the home
as a center of Judaism, at the
same time denouncing what he
termed "warehouSe synagog-
ues," where the paraphenallia
of Jewish observance — siddu-
rim, talesim and tifilin — is
stored. "The synagogues are so
full of `Yiddishkeit,' there is no
room for people to enter."
He also spoke out against
the popularity of community
seders and sukkot, claiming that
these were primarily non-syna -
gogue functions and an invasion
of the home's sphere- of ac-
tivities.
On Jewish education, Rabbi
Teitz said that he has seen pas-
sive ignorande among Jews
everywh , ..rP, but in the United
States today, it ha's become
active institution, where ignor-
ance is taught in school and de-
gress in the' field are issued.
"Synagogues will not guaran-
tee the survival of Judaism.
Only education will do this."
He stressed the importance of
adult education in the struggle
for survival. He complimented
Yeshivot Beth ,Yehudah and
Chachmey Lublin and lament-
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