Leo I, Franklin Is Elected
President of Temple Beth El
Leo I.' Franklin was elected
president of Temple Beth El at
the 111th annual meeting of
the congregation on May 23.
A lifelong member of Temple
Beth El and a confirmand of
its religious school, Franklin is
a past president of the Men's
Club. He served on the • execu-
tive board of the Temple for
many years and 'has held the
office of treasurer for the past
two years.
Son of the late Rabbi and
Mrs. Leo M. Franklin and a
native of Detroit, Franklin was
graduated from the University
Community Honors War Dead
Hold Special Memorial Day Services
dent of the Sisterhood, Herbert
J. Kessler, president of the
Members of the Jewish corn - of Memory." Dr. Leon Fram,
Men's Club, and Arthur L. munity will pay tribute to the Rabbi Harold D. Hahn, Dr.
Goulson, chairman of the ceme-
nation's war dead at special Richard C. Hertz and. Rabbi
tery board.
M. Robert Syme will partici-
Memorial Day services next pate.
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week.
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7 Junior Chazzanim
The Hebrew Benevolent So-
Cong.
Bnai
Moshe will hold
at Shaarey Zedelc
ciety will hold - Memorial Day
services 2 p.m. Sunday at the patriotic exercises noon Tues-
Graduate June 1
veterans sections of the Chesed day at Oakview Cemetery with
Seven boys who have com- shel Emes Cemetery, 14-Mile the participation of the Lieut.
Bloch-Gen. Rose Post of the
pleted a five-year program of .Rd. at .Gratiot Ave.
Jewish War Veterans. Cantor
studies • and partici.lation in
Participating will be the Louis Klein will chant appro-
chazzanut and Torah reading Julius Rosenwald_ Post, Ameri- priate psalms, and Rabbi Moses
under' the direction of Cantor can Legion. Commander Joseph Lehrman will deliver the me-
Reuven Frankel will be gradu- Goldstein, Adjutant Joseph morial address.
ated at a Maariv concert 7:30 Shapiro and Rabbi Solomon H.
Synagogue Vice-President Er-
p.m. June 1 in the Kate Frank Gruskin of Cong. Bnai Zion will
win Kepes and Sam Skupsky,
Chapel of Cong. Shaarey Zedek. officiate.
Post commander, will pay tri-
Neil Friedman, David Krohn,
In charge are Hebrew Bene- bute to Cong. Bnai. Moshe men
Sheldon Lewis, Stephen Parzen, volent Society President Nathan who gave their lives fighting
Marvin Rosen, David Wolok P. Rossen, Vice President Louis for their country.
and Neil Zechman, all students Rose and Samuel S. Portner,
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in the Junior High School of cemetery chairman.
A
Memorial
Day service in
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Cong. Shaarey Zedek, are the
conjunction with Cong. Shaarey
graduates.
The annual Memorial Serv- Zedek 's centennial year Cele-
Twenty boys presently in ices at Beth El Memorial Park
their fourth year of study and of Temples Beth El, Israel and bration will be held 11 a.m.
participation in the chazzanut Emanu-El will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Clover Hill Park
program will participate with Tuesday. Rabbi Milton Rosen- Cemetery, 14-Mile Rd., one-half
mile east of Woodward. The
the graduates in the concert.
baum will speak on "The Magic event marks the 36th annual
Memorial Day exercises of the
congregation.
In commemoration of its
100th year, a special ceremony
dedicating plaques to be affixed
to the flagpole will honor the
memory of Joseph H. Ehrlich,
Isaac Shetzer and David S..
Zemon, the . three Shaarey
Zedek leaders who were in-
strumental in the establishment
of the Clover Hill Park Ceme-
tery.
The program will include par-
ticipation by the Sholom Post,
Jewish War Veterans; respon-
sive reading led by Rabbi Irwin
Groner; hymn by Cantor Jacob
H. Sonenklar and choir; memo-
rial unveiling by Ralph Bern-
stein, Sholom Post past com-
mander; remarks by Milton M.
Maddin, chairman of the board
of trustees; the memorial. ad-
dress by Rabbi Morris Adler;
a liturgical selection by Cantor
Reuven Frankel; decoration of
soldiers' graves by members of
the Sholom Post; and the me-
morial prayer with cantor and
choir directed by Don Froh-
man. •
LEO I. FRANKLIN
of Michigan with a Bache-
lor of Arts degree and from
the University of Michigan Law
School. He taught law courses
at Detroit College of Law and
at Wayne State University law
school. As a member of the
justice court committee of the
Detroit Bar Association he was
responsible for the establish-
ment of the Common Pleas
Court system in Detroit and in
revising the rules on appeals
to the Wayne County Circuit
Court.
A partner in the law firm of
Fischer, Sprague, Franklin and
Ford, Franklin served as presi-
dent of the Detroit Bar Asso-
ciation, and as commissioner
and officer • of the State Bar
of Michigan.
He is a past president of the
Wayne University Foundation,
one of the founders and a past
officer of the TB and Health
Society of Wayne County, of-
ficer of Boys Republic, board
member of the Foreign Policy
Association, director of the De
troit Citizen's League, and a
member of the board of direc-
tors and Finance Board of the
Wayne State University Fund.
Franklin also served as presi-
dent of the Great Lakes Club,
director of the Jewish Social
Service Bureau, North End
Clinic, Detroit Service Group,
and other organizations.
He is married to Ethel Arie
whose parents were lifelong
members of Temple Beth El.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin are the
parents of John F., a confir-
mand of the religious school of
Beth El and a member of the
board of Temple Players.
Other officers elected were
Sydney Sarasohn, vice-president,
and Sidney J. Karbel, treasurer.
The following were elected
to the executive board for a
three-year term: Wilbur De-
Young, William H. Frank, Har-
vey H. Goldman; and Stanley
J, Winkelman.
The following were elected
to the board for a two-year
term: Emanuel J. Harris and
Aichie Katcher. Remaining on
the board are Abraham J.
Burke, Martin L. Butzel, Joseph
H. Davidson, Maurice Klein,
Norman J. Levey, and William
Sloman.
Philip R. Marcuse, retiring
President, will serve as an hon-
okary member of the executive
board.
The following are ex-officio
Members of the executive board:
Mrs. Marshall M. Miller, presi-
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