Community Pays Tribute to Dr. Hershman; Major Abraham; to Address ZOD
Major S. Robert Abrahami, gram.
Rabbis Adler and Weine Deliver Eulogies former
commanding officer of
Following Major Abrahami's

State Humane Slaughter Legislation
Introduced; Shehita Is Exempted

The Michigan House of Rep- of livestock for ritual slaugh-
resentatives has' introduced a I ter are exempted from terms
state humane slaughter bill. of this act. For the purposes
"Shehita," Jewish ritual of this section, the term 'rit-
slaughter of animals, has been ual slaughter' means slaughter
specifically defined as a hu- in accordance with subsection
mane method of slaughter,.
(b) of section 3 (cited above).
Orthodox Judaism has con-
.A federal humane slaughter
law was enacted during_ the sistently opposed enactment
last session of Congress, but of humane slaughter laws,
can regulate only meat that is claiming that historically, such
sold in inter-state commerce laws have been fore-runners
of bans on Shehita.
or to a federal agency.
The Michigan bill, introduced
The Michigan bill, if passed,
would include all commercial by Representatives Mrs. Hun-
singer, Mrs. McCollough and
slaughtering in the state.
Mrs. White has been referred
Under the terms of the Mich-
to the committee on agriculture
igan bill, a double guarantee for reporting.
is included against infringe-
A public hearing was held
ments on the right of Shehita,
Tuesday night, with Rabbi
according to proponents of the
Samuel Prero attending.
bill. Section . 3 states that "The
following methods of slaugh-
JFCS Pamphlet Wins
tering and handling are hereby
found to be humane . . . b) By Award at Conference
For the third time, a Jew-
slaughtering in a cc or dance
with the ritual requirements ish Family and Children's Serv-
of the Jewish faith or any ice publication has received an
other religious faith that pre- "award of excellence" from the
scribes a method of slaughter Family Service Association of
whereby the animal suffers loss America.
The award was accepted last
of consciousness by anemia of
the brain caused by the si- weekend by Harold Silver, di-
multaneous and instantaneous rector of Detroit's JFCS, at the
severance of the cartoid ar- national conference of the
teries with a sharp instru- FSAA in Washington, D.C.
Other members of the JFCS
ment."
delegation were Mrs. Theodore
Section 7 further says that Bargman, Rose Kaplan and
"Nothing in this act - shall be Mrs. David Kost.
construed to prohibit, abridge
The pamphlet, "Know Your
or in any any way hinder Agency," a manual for board
the religious freedom of any members, is one of a series of
person or group. Notwithstand- educational booklets prepared
ing any other provision of this by the JFCS public relations
act, ritual slaughter and the committee, which is chaired by
handling or other preparation Mrs. Harry L. Jackson.

the Military Hospital in Jerusa-
in the rabbinate, said in his
tribute: "Rabbi Hershman's lem, will be guest speaker at
was a true rabbinic mind. He the next open meeting of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
absorbed the best of rabbinic
at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the
culture and modern learning.
Esther Berman Building, an-
He was the Ahad Ha'Am of
the rabbinate, the man of nounces Abraham Barman, ZOD
president.
keen mind and observation."
Major Abrahami will speak
Rabbi Weine recalled the on "Nasser, Khruschev and
great addresses and sermons Ben-Gurion."
that were delivered by. Rabbi
An interlude of Israeli songs
Hershman and declared that "he by Mrs. Jacob Axelrod, . accom-
handled a text with reverence panied by Mrs. George Bhssin,
and skill."
will begin the evening's pro-
In the course of his tribute,
Rabbi Weine recalled that Rabbi
Hershman officiated at his wed-
ding 25 years ago.
Scores of tributes were paid
to the memory of Dr. Hershman.
One of them, by Lawrence
Crohn, president of the Jewish
Community Council, stated that
"Rabbi Hershman believed in
the integrity and the oneness of
the Jewish community."
Shivah for Dr. Hershman is
being observed at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. David Hershman,
19771 Lesure.
Funeral arrangements and the
transfer of the body from New
York to Detroit were made by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

talk, there will be a question
and answer period. Refresh-
ments and a social hour will
conclude the program.
All ZOD members and friends
are welcome.

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• Continued from Page 1. • the Keidan family were among
He participated in the open- his closest friends.
ing of the second academic year
More than '1,200, including
of Bar-llan University in Ramat leaders in all walks of life in
Gan, in 1956, and was on the
Michigan, attended the fu-
program . with _.the.. American neral service. All the local
Ambassador to Israel, Edward rabbis, members of the Shaa-
Lawson, and the late president rey Zedek board and commu-
of Bar-Ilan, Dr. Pinkhos nity leaders formed an honor
Churgin.
guard.
Zvi Tomkiewicz, executive di-
Pallbearers were Judge Theo-
rector of Mizrachi in Detroit, dore Levin, Maurice Zackheim,
on Wednesday announced the Robert Marwil, Louis Berry,
adoption of resolutions in mem- Lawrence Cr oh n, Theodore
ory of Dr. Hershman by the Baruch, Prof. Samuel Levin and
Bar-Ilan national committee and Morris Jacobs.
by Mizrachi, and the decision to
Rabbi Adler read selections
dedic4te a room in one of the from Psalms and Ben Sira and
Bar-Ilan University buildings paid a moving tribute to Rabbi
in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Hershman's memory. He de-
Hershman.
scribed "the dimensions of his
Rabbi HerShman was one of full and creative life" and de-
the great spiritual leaders in clared that "his influences have
this community. He inspired the been impressed upon the gen-
youth, was a leader in all edu- erations that passed through
cational efforts here in behalf this sanctuary."
"For more than half of the
of traditional Jewish learning,
and he befriended the Jewish life of this congregation, he
teachers in the community. ministered here," Rabbi Adler
Members of the teaching staffs said. Reviewing "the doctrines
of Shaarey Zedek for years Dr. Hershman expounded,"
looked forward to two tradi- Rabbi Adler added that "half a
tional gatherings in the Hersh- century ago he accepted and
man home—on Purim and Han- practiced the philosophy of
ukah. At these events, Dr. and Ahad Ha'Am. . . . He never
Mrs. Hershman created warm spoke casually or frivolously
social atmospheres, and built from this pulpit. Preaching was
a sacred function for him. His
lasting friendships.
A fine conversationalist, Dr. words were the fruits of deep
Hershman was especially effec- reflection. . . . He saw the syna-
tive in parlor gatherings at gogue as Jewry's central insti-
which he loved to discuss books, tution, yet he did not hesitate
to reminisce about the great to speak also of its weaknesses."
Rabbi Adler told of the influ-
personalities he had met and to
ences exerted by Rabbi Hersh-
analyze world conditions.
man upon the development of
He took a deep interest in Jewish educational efforts in
political affairs and he often Detroit. He declared: "He will
took a strong stand on public be missed by family and friends,
issues, as in the parochial school by the congregation and the
battle in 1918, when he sup- community, by many families
ported the Catholic stand and the world of books. He will
against the curtailment of re- be remembered by, all who came
ligious-supported schools.
under his influence. He will live
He loved baseball, frequently in many hearts, in the spiritual
attended sports events and was world he influenced, in the
a Tiger fan.
books he wrote."
He befriended the leading
Rabbi Weine, who was a
citizens in Michigan and the
pupil of Rabbi Hershman and
late Judge Harry B. Keidan and
later a close associate of his

