The Downtown Synagogue,
which has been located at sev-
eral addresses on Griswold
Street for the past 23 years is
no longer privately sponsored.
The Isaac Agree Memorial
Society this week relinquished
sponsorship of the - synagogue,
which it has had since 1937, to
a new group to be known as
the Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue. It will hold its first
open meeting, in the form of a
brunch to, be served at noon
Sunday, at the synagogue, 1442
Griswold. All are invited.
The synagogue was originally
a family sponsored project in
memory of Isaac Agree, who
died in 1921. He was a leader
in the field of Hebrew educa-
tion.
In his memory a group,
composed of the Agree, Can-
vasser, Kaplan, Rosin, and
Zatkin families, in 1921 first
formed a synagogue at 121
Rosedale, which was main-
tained as a free synagogue
and free Talmud-Torah. Since
1937, when the synagogue
moved to 1205 Griswold, ser-
vices have been held twice
daily and no membership has
ever been solicited.
Fund - raising was accom-
plished by means of parties and
holiday affairs. The first rabbi,
Rabbi Herman Rosenwasser,
died five years ago, and was
succeeded by Rabbi Leo Stein-
hauser, who left to take a posi-
tion in New York City in 1958.
Since that time the syna-
gogue has operated without a
rabbi, but has had a sexton in
attendance daily. On the High
Holidays, larger quarters have
been rented in the Veterans
Memorial Building
engaged to co
.A
in the pa
rvices this year
were he
capacity crowds of
appro
ely 500 persons.
e ew synagogue grou
named the followi
t
rary officers: Mi
ack, chairma
Wolfe, vice
air
tem;
and
ate sec
y
Warto
At
oranizatic
eeting
member-
ulated, and
t:
a $15 minimum yearly member-
ship fee was set. The initial
goal was set at 300 members.
The group already has a nu-
cleus of approximately 50 mem-
bers and their families.
The synagogue is planning a
drive to have its members at-
tend daily services so that it
can publicize the fact that there
would always be a minyan at
the synagogue.
The synagogue will not sell
seats for holidays, but will be
maintained as a free synagogue
sustained by donations and
funds raised in membership
drives.
The synagogue welcomes Or-
thodox, Conservative and Re-
form Jews, especially out of
town travelers who may need
a synagogue for Kaddish or
Yahrzeit.
Kosins Clothes, located in the
same building as the synagogue,
announced that the store would
stamp free all parking tickets
at Service Parking Lot, Wash-
ington Blvd. and Clifford, for
those attending services.
For information, call Miss
Papke, WO 3-7440.
Northwest Young Israel
Draws Slate of Youth
Activities for All Ages
Young Israel of Northwest
Detroit announces an expanded
program of youth activities to
include participants of all age
groups through young adults.
Israel Prero is newly elected
president, and Jerry Blitz, vice-
president, of the Sabbath Junior
Congregation. The first "youth
Sabbath" will be held 9 a.m.
Nov. 19. Services in the main
sanctuary will be conducted by
the juniors with the co-opera-
n of President Edward Bel-
Jerome Folkoff, vice presi-
and the Sunday morning
n and Breakfast C I u b.
ath afternoon groups are
y Judy Sukenic, Elaine
chak, Shelly Grossman,
sther Zwick and Melvin Katz.
Beginning Nov. 13, the Arts
and Crafts program will be held
2 p.m. every Sunday. Instruc-
tors will be Mrs. Lillian Feld-
stein and her assistant Marlene
Cern. All youth groups at
Young Israel branches are in-.
vited to participate.
New Israeli songs will be
taught at 8 p.m. Sunday even-
ings, by Yudi Gellman. Anyone
over 15 years of age is invited
to attend. The next session will
be held Sunday at Cafe Galerie.
Plans for a games night will
be made at a regular meeting
of the Inter-Collegiate at 6:30
p.m. Sunday. President is
John-ny Bodzin. He is assisted
by Larry Loewenthal, vice pres-
ident; and Barbara Rueben, sec-
retary.
An election of officers of the
Young Adult group will be held
at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at the home of
Esther Zwick, 18085 Indiana. A
social will follow the business
meeting.
Friday Lecture Series
Opens with Role of
Women in Jewish Life
Judge Frank S.
SZYMANSKI
His election as a Probate
Judge of Wayne County
means retaining outstand-
ing experience.
You can vote TWICE for
FRANK S. SZYMANSKI
Once for long term (Box 306)
Once for short term (Box 308)
"Woman's Role in Jewish
Tradition" will be the opening
forum in the Friday evening
lecture series to be held at 8:30
p.m. Nov. 11 at Cong. Tefilo
Emanuel Tikvah, 18515 Wy-
oming.
Participants will be Rabbis
Leizer Levin, Joseph Spiro and
Samuel H. Prero. A question
and answer period and refresh-
ments will follow.
Sponsored by Congs. Tefilo
Emanuel Tikvah, Beth Yehudah
and Young Israel of Northwest
Detroit, the lecture series is
scheduled for Dec. 2 and 23,
Jan. 13 and Feb. 3 and 24.
It's self-interest that usually
warps a man's judgment.
Orthodox Union Beth Aaron Launches Young Adult Group
A miniature great debate de- mation, call Tzvi. Berkal, UN
to Honor Wolfson scribing
the activities of the 1-0773.
newly formed Beth Aar on
Young People's League will be
featured at the group's first
meeting 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the
synagogue, 18000 Wyoming.
All young adults of college
age, both synagogue members
and non-members, are invited
to attend. Foreign students
from Wayne State University
also will perform, and refresh-
ments will be served. For infor-
Temple Beth-El Young
Adults Hear Dr. Drews
Dr. Robert S. Drews will
speak on "Psychodrama in Every-
day Life" 8:15 a.m. Sunday in
the Franklin orial Hall of
Temple Beth-E
The talk is • en to all single
oung adult 21-35. Refresh-
ents will b erved.
FINE
M
ISAAC WOLFSON, British
industrialist and philanthropist,
is coming to the United, States
to take part in the 62nd anni-
versary national biennial con-
vention of the Union of Ortho-
dox Jewish Congregations of
America at which he will re-
ceive the UOJCA Service to
World Jewry Award. The con-
vention will be held at the
Chelsea Hotel, Atlantic City,
Nov. 9 to 13.
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