The Suburban Community Things We Take for Granted —and a Day for Thanksgiving By the Oak-Woodser There are times when only miner unpleasantries can indi- cate to us how much we take for granted the many things we are fortunate enough to have. How often do we think of electric lights, refrigerators, furnaces—even radio and tele- vision sets—as anything other than necessities. Yet, if you're like us, you hardly think of them in terms other than performing a useful would be like to live without these conveniences. Emann-E1 Brings Peerce Here for Concert, Sunday Jan Peerce, one of the few American born (New York) and trained operatic singers who've reached the exalted heights of membership in the permanent „ft,,,.„-icompany of :the Metropoli- tan Opera. This is his 16th consecu- tive season as leading tenor will appear in concert at the Ford Audito- rium, for one p e r f ormance only, at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Detroit will mark - the Jan Peerce start of his 18th • transcontinental singing tour. His performance here is man - developed phenomenOn, under the auspices of the Sis- how much more we tend to terhood and Men's Clubs of forget the God-given bequests Temple Emanu-El. Proceeds from the concert, to man—the rain, the sun, the the year's major fund raising world and life itself. Thanksgiving Day is a remin- event held by Temple Emanu- der to us that we are fortunate El, will be used by the congre- to have a turkey to eat, a fam- gation, under the direction of Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum, to ily with which to share it. For about three hours—when a power generator burned out on the west side of the city— they were left without electric- ity, and consequently, without lights, television or even heat in temperatures well below nor- mal for this year of year. In another area of Metropoli- tan Detroit — around the new Jewish Community Center, at Meyers and Curtis—a burst wa- function around the house. ter main kept families without Around the dinner hour last water for drinking, cooking or Tuesday evening, several hun- sanitary facilities for a full day. dred Oak Park families mo- People, we are told or read in mentarily discovered what it history books, managed to get along well for centuries with neither water nor electricity in Yi of Oak-Woods their homes. Most of us could Names Youth Director hardly figure on living with- it. Michael Dworkin, former stu- out As we take for granted such dent of the Beth Yehudah Schools and Wayne State Uni- versity, has been named as youth activities director at the Young Israel Center of Oak- Woods. In making the announcement, Harry Mirvis, chairman of the synagogue's youth commission, stated that Dworkin also was a past Young Israel youth leader, Scout leader and was active with many intermediate youth groups. Among the activities of the congregation are the junior congregation, Bar Mitzvah Club and oneg shabbat groups, the latter sponsored by the Sister- hood and directed by Mrs. Louis Fein. Children of all ages are wel- come to participate in the youth group meetings, held at 3 p.m., each Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah Club is for boys 12 to 14, and meets at 9 a.m., Sundays. For information on all youth activities, call the Young Israel office, LI 6-6662. . Oak Park JWVA Sets Party Planning Event Members of the Oak Park Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans will be guests of the Consumers Power Company at a program planned for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at 4600 Coolidge. Mary Moynes and Rhea But- ler, home service advisers, will conduct a "Let's Have a Party" demonstration, following which there will be a preview of the newest equipment in gas kitch- ens. Mrs. Eli Shusterman, pro- gram chairman, announces that prizes and refreshments also are planned. For reservations or Union Thanksgiving Service transportation, call LI. 8-9176 or LI. 4-7634. Prospective mem- to Be Held at Beth Jacob bers are invited. The third annual Union Thanksgiving Service in Pontiac will be held Thursday morning Young Israel to Honor at Temple Beth Jacob. Rabbi 3 Leaders at Dinner Israel Goodman, of Cong. Bnai Three men instrumental in Israel, will deliver a sermon the building of Young Israel entitled "Thanksgiving or Mis- Center of Greenfield, newest giving?" religious center in Oak Park, will be honored at a testimonial dinner on Feb. 21. The dinner will be given by Young Israel Of Greenfield, in conjunction with Young Israel of Detroit, in tribute to the ef- forts of Meyer Weingarden, Harry S. Levine and Meyer Eisenberg. Friends of Young Israel have been asked to save the date. . don't settle for less Rugs & Carpets PERFECTLY MANN ! than Leader Quality! Loose rugs cleaned on both sides in our mod- ern plant. Famous Bigelow Karpet Kare makes your wall - to- w all carpeting stay cleaner, brighter long- er. Also, Leader - Dri method for wall-to- w all. Workmanship guaranteed— Economical prices. _l. The LEADER FAXILY takes a PERSONAL INTEREST TOUR CARPET CLEANING Bnai Moshe Sisterhood Slates Book Reviews A series of four monthly book review programs by Rabbi Moses Lehrman will begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday, under the auspices of the Sisterhood of Cong. Bnai Moshe. Rabbi Lehrman will open the series with Herman Wouk's new non-fiction best-seller "This Is My God." All programs will be held in the synagogue, 10 Mile and Kenosha, in Oak Park. Tickets will be available at the door, or from Mrs. Jay Ormos, chairman. implement that Reform Tem- ple's scholarship program at Brandeis University, to aid its summer camping program and for other similarly worthy ac- tivities. Peerce, who started his sing- ing career as an '"alto" in New York's church choirs, worked his way through college, not as a singer, but as a violinist. But a career as a singer was his bent and he got his first big break under Samilel "Roxy" Rothafel, famed operator of New York's Radio City Music Hall, where he sang everything from pop tunes to Wagner, and became known to an ever grow- ing audience through exposure on the weekly coast to coast radio show which emanated from the "Music Hall's" stage. Samuel Chotzinoff, musical director for NBC then took up the cudgels for young Peerce and introduced him to Tosca- nini, who hired him on the spot. He subsequently performed 14 additional works under Tos- canini's baton, and in between times came under the manage- ment of impressario Sol Hurok. Tickets are available in ad- vance of the performance at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile; Grinnell's Downtown only, Marwil Book Stores and at Ford Auditorium. Beth Shalom Affiliates Schedule Social Events Social programs are being planned this week by two of the affiliate groups of Cong. Beth Shalom. The Men's Club has scheduled an evening of entertainment, games and refreshments at 9 p.m., Wednesday, in the home of Oscar Kanat, 18214 River- side, Birmingham. Each mem- ber is invited to bring a guest. The Youth Group of the con- gregation will hold a Turke4,7 Trot dance at 8 p.m., Saturday, in the synagogue social hall, 14601 W. Lincoln. Refreshments will be served, and prizes will be awarded. For information, call youth adviser Mrs. Sylvia Barak, LI. 3-9692. Jewish Mayor Elected in Johannesburg, S.A. Bnai David Women to Meet A board meeting of the Bnai JOHANNESBURG. — (JTA) —Alex Gorshel was elected as Sisterhood will be held Monday Johannesburg's eighth Jewish evening in the synagogue, 24350 Confessed Spy to Spend 2 1/2 Years in Israel Prison Geisser Named to Flint Position Irving L. Geisser is the new executive director of the Flint Jewish Community Council, an- nounces H. M. Golden, Council president. Geisser attended the City College of New York and re- ceived his BA from Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. He did graduate work and received his MA from the University of Illinois. He also held a teaching and research assistantship there. , Prior to coming to Flint, Geis- ser was a national field repre- sentative for the United Jewish Appeal and assistant executive director of the Allied Jewish Community Council, Denver, Colo. He is married and has two children. Geisser will speak at the an- nual meeting of the Flint Jewish Community Council at 8:30 p.m., Nov. 29, at Beth Israel Synagogue. Klutznick Praises Dentists for Aid to Israel University Alpha Omega, fraternity of American Jewish dentists, was hailed for its two major con- tributions to the establishment of the School of Dentistry of the Hebrew University of Jer- uslem by Phillip M. Klutznick, president of the American Friends of the Hebrew Univer- sity. Klutznick's expression o f "profound appreciation to Alpha Omega for its dedicated efforts and achievements" referred to the recent first graduation exer- cises of the School of Dentistry, at which 75 Alpha Omegans were honored guests. TEL AVIV, (JTA)—A Jaffa Arab was sentenced to two- and-a-half years' imprisonment by the District Court here for passing information to Jordan. The Arab, Mohammed Moughrabi, was convicted of crossing the border into Jordan and giving the Jordanians in- formation which endangered the state. 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