THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, June 12, 19 59- 1 2
The Suburban Community
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Elect Jewish Candidates
Livonia Synagog
Buys 2-Acre Site
Purchase of a two-acre site
for the future construction of
gressive
versus
traditional
By the Oak-Woodser
a sanctuary, religious school
Jewish candidates running education.
Two candidates supported by classrooms and meeting rooms
for school board posts in sev-
was announced this week by
eral suburban communities met the so - called "conservative" the Livonia Jewish Congrega-
board
in
Ferndale
won
by
sub-
with little luck at the polls in
tion.
Monday's balloting, except in stantial majorities. E. Daniel
The synagogue, which now
Irwin, the last of the "pro-
Livonia and Oak Park.
has
a membership of nearly
gressive"
proponents
on
the
In the Livonia election, Dr.
100
families, bought the land
board,
ran
fourth.
Ralph D. Rabinovitch, director
Royal Oak voters turned on W. 7 Mile Rd., at Osmus,
of Hawthorne Center, a school
for emotionally disturbed chil- down a tax increase proposal, between Merriman and Farm-
dren at Northville, was re- which will mean half-day ses- ington Rds.
To close the Sunday school
elected to office for a four- I sions for many of the district's
year term, leading in the bal- school children, and at the year, a Parents' Day program
same time rejected the bid of is being planned by the syna-
loting with 1,306 votes.
The Oak Park election saw Mrs. Bernard Dizik for the gogue this Sunday, when cer-
tificates of promotion will be
Mrs. Majorie B. Sandler, the school board.
Other defeated candidates presented to the children.
only incumbent running, lose
The school will re-convene in
her seat on the board. Win- included community leader Sol
ning the two vacancies were Siegel, who ran for office for September, under the auspices
Gerson Lacoff, past president the first time in Southfield, of the congregation and the
of the Oak Park Council of and Thomas Horwitz, Pontiac United Hebrew Schools. Infor-
Community Organizations, who Zionist leader and member of mation on the school and reg-
tallied 1,238 votes, and Herbert the Federation, trailed in the istration may be obtained from
H. Warren, who piled up 1,215 race for school board in that Tzvi Berkal, BR. 3-8032; or
Jerry Friedman, Gr. 6-1722.
votes. The other candidate was city.
In the Oak Park election,
During the summer months,
Dr. Seymour C. Smelsey, who
voters lived up to a state- Friday night services will con-
trailed the field.
ment made by Superintend- tinue to be held, and arrange-
In the Ferndale election,
ent of Schools James N. Pep- ments are currently being
Dr. Arnold Axelrod, although
per, who said, when accept. made for High Holy Day wor-
he ran third and compiled
ing a Bnai Brith brotherhood ship in the fall.
1,860 votes, lost his bid for
award
earlier this year, that
Announcement also has been
school board membership in
Oak Park parents want the made of the formation of a
the bitter • dispute over pro-
best facilities for their chil- teen - age youth group. For
dren, but they are willing to further information, call Alan
pay for them.
Herman, Gr. 6-0458.
By voting to retain a three-
mill operating levy, Oak Park- Oak-Woods Young
ers gave approval to what is
WITH
tantamount to. the ninth tax Israel Elects Chairman
Morris Novetsky, founding
levy in 10 veal's.
The vote, 1,425 to 848, ac- i president of Young Israel
tually means no increase in I Center of Oak-Woods, was this
taxes, but continues an assess- week elected chairman of the
ment that would have expired. board. His election follows the
Oak Parkers also gave their results of general congrega-
approval, 1,330 to 892, to a tional elections which were an-
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$1,900,000 bond issue which nounced last week.
will build an addition to the
Named to the board by virtue
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Clinton SOhOol, as a junior of their presidency of the syna-
A GALLON
high school.
gogue's .Sisterhood and Men's
Many . Oak .Parkers who re- Club. are Airs. Hilda Cohen and
side in the Ferndale School Sam Glanz.
District, disappointed in the
Other new board members
school board since the ouster
announced are
of Best School principal, Dr. not previously -
Scott W. Street, had cam- Arnold Cohen, Herman Cohen,
paigned vigorously for the re- Irving Moskovitz, Dr. Eli Brown,
David Dombey, Sam Ginsburg.
election of Irwin and the elec-
tion of Dr. Axelrod, a hemo- -Sam Liebman, Morris Trager,
Gins-
tologist on the staffs of Sinai David
Feldstein and Jack Gins-
burg.
and Providence Hospitals.
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Oak Park area of the school Officers, Plan Picnic
district.
The PTA of the H e b r e w
FLAT PP4‘141
of Oak Park, 13855 W.
Leib Succeeds Broder Academy
Nine Mile, will conduct an elec-
in. Oak-WoodS Office tion of officers at its final meet-
Oak-Woods Lodge of Bnai ing of the season 8:30 p.m. Mon-
Brith, will install incoming day.
officers at a buffet supper
Bernard Jonas, current chair-
8 p.m. Monday in Sammy's man of the PTA, announces
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Avalon Room, Coolidge and that plans are underway for a
Nine Mile Road, Oak Park, an- Father's Day picnic on June 21.
nounces retiring president Jo- Final plans will be discussed at
MAC-0•4C
Monday's meeting.
seph Broder.
MIRACLE
Officers elected are Sidney
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Leib, president; . John Derhun- term will be .accepted through-
FLAT PAINT
ter, Ronald Ellis, Walter Sha- out the summer by Mrs. Sey-
piro, vice-presidents; Fred mour Ribiat, LI 7-2773.
Stocker, treasurer; Irving Lopa-
• A TRUE PLASTIC!
tin, Allan Kramer, Harold Hur- OW Young Israel Slates
• WON'T BLISTER OR PEEL!
vitz, secretaries; Joseph Broder, Graduation, Installation
• SCRUBBABLE!
chaplain;- Saul Friedman, as-
• BRUSH IT OR ROLL IT!
The first graduation of the
sistant chaplain: Jerry Bronson,
Youhg
Israel Center of Oak-
• CLEAN-UP WITH WATER!
warden; and Eric Lowenthal,
woods' Hebrew School will be
• DRIES IN 30 MINUTES
guardian.
The affair will include cock- at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Syna
• ABSOLUTELY ODORLESS!
tails,
buffet supepr and dancing gogue. Graduates are Andrea
• HUNDREDS OF DECORATOR
to
Bert
Djerkiss' orchestra. Her- Olstein, Barry Brummer, Rich-
COLORS!
bert Stoorman, retiring 1st vice ard Feldstein and David Wol-
ock. Certificates and prizes for
MAC-O-LAC PORCELAIN FINISH
president, will emcee.
Choice of Decorator Colors
For reservations, call Ronald the undergraduate grades will
be distributed.
Ellis, EL 7-1130.
ol:ry
is
A combined installation of
I Hospitality House Has Hop officers of the Young Israel
• New alkyd formula!
Guest stars and dance con- Syn. Sisterhood and Men's
• Dries to hard porcelain
gloss!
tests will be featured at the sec- Club will be held at 8:30 p.m.
1 • Covers In one coat!
ond in a series of record hops Wednesday. A dinner program
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from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June has been arranged. For reser-
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Sam Stern, 8, of Oak Park, applies the hand brake to the
"new" fire engine recently purchased by the Jewish Commun-
ity Center for the Ten Mile Branch playground. Purchased
from the Detroit Fire Department, the fire engine is a 1927
Ahrens-Fox. Staff assistant Alan Loceff is in the cab.
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OP Center's 1927 Fire Engine
Retires After a Life of Action
"Old No. 485" is entering its
third life.
Once used by the fire depart-
ment and later as auxiliary
Civil Defense equipment, the
1927 Ahrens - Fox 750 - gallon
pumper is now the property of
a crew of youngsters, at the
Oak Park Jewish Center, 15110
W. Ten Mile.
Through the assistance of
Lester S. Burton, of the branch
operating committee, the Cen-
ter bought the outmoded engine
from the Detroit Fire Depart-
ment.
Drained of gas and oil, bat-
tery and driving parts gone
hoses and ladders removed to
prevent accidents, "Old 485" is
more harmless than it looks.
sporting a prominent hand-start-
ing crank, magneto and battery
ignition on the dash panel and
four giant tires each requiring
90 pounds of air pressure.
The engine was picked up for
O-W Sisterhood to Join
Synagogue Installation
Mrs. Jack Cohn will be in-
stalled as president of the Sis-
terhood of the Young Israel
Center of Oak-Woods on
the evening of June 17, in a
joint installation with the Syna-
gogue and Men's Club.
Other newly-elected officers
are Mesdames; Samuel Glanz,.
chairman of the board; Morris •
Trager, Burton J. Applebatu -n,
Seymour Ribiat, vice-presidents:.
Louis Fein, treasurer; Wilburt
Simkovitz, Myer Mandelbaum,
George Stein, secretaries; David
Spinner, Robert Weinstein and
Allan Schiffman, board of di-
rectors.
Rabbi Yaakov Homnick will be
installing officer. Arrangements
are under Mesdames Irvin Ar-
lin, David Dombey, outgoing
Sisterhood president, and Jack
Cohn.
Beth -Jacob to Graduate
4 High School Students
Dr. Sam Chafets, on behalf
of the Board of Trustees, will
present certificates to the fol-
lowing high school graduates at
Shavuot services of the Oak
Park Temple Beth Jacob Re-
ligibus School Friday:
Sam Hartman, Michael No-
sanchuk, Stanton Walker and
Donald Barnett.
its last trip by Frank Loewen-
berg of the Ten Mile branch.
Under its own steam, it got as
far as Livernois and Ewald Cir-
cle. There, it ran out of gas.
After arriving at Oak Park,
accompanied by a tow truck
escort, the -vehicle was visited
by children of the United He-
brew Schools nursery and Cen-
ter Juniors and UHS students.
"Old 485" has retired in style.
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