THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, Janu
re
Michigan RegiOn's ConservathTe
Synagogue Leaders to Hold Parley
Shown making plans for the Michigan Region Conference
of Conservative Synagogue Leaders, to be held noon Sunday
at Shaarey Zedek are (left) Rabbi Mordecai Halpern, Tzvi
Berkal, Hyman Margolis, Howard Danzig, Rabbi A. Irving
Schnipper, Dr. Manuel Feldman, Melvin Weisz and Norbert
Reinstein. At right, are Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick, Joseph
Lovy, Jack Shenkman, Arthur Faber, and J. Franklin Levy.
Also in attendance were J. Maurice Karo, Daniel Allen, an
official of the Jewish Theological Seminary; and David Safran,
conference chairman. The conference is jointly sponsored by the
Seminary and Michigan Region of United Synagogue.
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Dr. Simon Greenberg, a lead- Moses in Detroit; Beth Israel
ing spokesman and scholar of
Conservative Judaism, has an-
nounced that he will speak on
"The Local Synagogue and the
World Jewish Scene" when he
addresses a statewide luncheon
gathering of congregation lead-
ers on Sunday at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield.
Appearing with Dr. Green-
berg on the program of the con-
ference will be Jacob Stein, a
prominent layman in the Con-
servative movement, who in-
1959 was appointed by Dr. Louis
Finkelstein, Chancellor of the
Jewish Theological Seminary,
as chairman of the National
Enrollment Plan.
Under his leadership, almost
one-third of the congregations
affiliated with the United Syna-
gogue of America have adopted
the plan and in keeping with
the central theme of the Jan.
13 gathering, Stein will present
plaques to the presidents of all
Michigan congregations which
have enrolled.
To date, these are Adas Sha-
lom, Beth Aaron, and Beth
Dr. Kaufmann Cited
by American Rabbis
The Central Conference of
American Rabbis and the Rab-
binical Assembly, representing
the Reform and Conservative
rabbinate, announced the pres-
entation of a joint award to a
noted Israeli scholar for his
"outstanding contributions to
Jewish history and thought?'
Dr. Yehezkel Kaufmann, pro-
fessor emeritus of Bible at the
Hebrew University in Jerusa-
lem, was cited by the two rabbi-
nical bodies for scholarly works
in Hebrew which include a four-
volume study of Jewish life en-
titled "In Exile and Alien
Lands," and an eight-volume
``History of Religion of Is-
rael," the later published in an
abridged English translation in
1960 under the title "The Re-
ligions of Israel."
Prof. Harry M. Orlinsky, on
behalf of the Central Conference,
and Prof. H. L. Ginsberg, on be-
half of the Rabbinical Assembly,
joined in notifying Dr. Kauf-
mann of the award. The citation
was accompanied by a research
grant.
Beth Abraham Couples
to Hold Family Night
in Flint; Central Michigan Jew-
ish Community Association in
Mt. Pleasant; and Bay City
Jewish Community Association
of Bay City.
Welcoming Dr. Greenberg
and Jacob Stein will be a state-
wide committee headed by
David Safran, Max H. Goldsmith
and T. George Sternberg. Stern-
berg is chief assistant prosecut-
ing attorney for Bay County
and Michigan Region president
of United Synagogue.
1,400 Expected at' Dedicatory Seivice,
Dinner Dance of Shaarey Zedek Tomorrow
Presentation of keys to the
new Shaarey Zedek building by
Mandell Berman, chairman of
the building committee, to the
synagogue's president, David
Miro; an address by Louis Berry,
the congregation's vice president
and chairman of its development
fund, and the dedicatory sermon
by Rabbi Morris Adler will mark
the special service, at 7 p.m.
tomorrow, which will precede the
dinner and dance being given on
the occasion of the formal dedi-
cation of the new structure on
11 Mile and Northwestern High-
way.
More than 1,400 are expected
at the service and dinner, and
both large social halls are ex-
pected to be filled at tomorrow's
event, according to Louis Luck-
off, chairman of the Shaarey
Zedek public relations committee.
Participants in the dedicatory
service will include Rabbi Irwin
Groner and Cantors Jacob H.
Sonenklar and Reuven Frankel,
and Hyman Safran, chairman of
the dedication committee.
S o l o m o n's Prayer will be
chanted as part of the brief serv-
ice.
Samuel Benavie, chairman of
the congregation's music sub-
committee, has arranged for a
large string orchestra, and an
augmented choir, to assist the
cantors in the service.
Junior Congregation members 'Married League, are other mem-
will participate in an Havdalah bers of the committee.
Newsreel shots taken of the
service to inaugurate the dedi-
new Shaarey Zedek will be
cation program.
Irvin Meckler is chairman of shown on WXYZ-TV during the
news broadcast at 11 p.m.
the food sub-committee.
Mrs. Ben Mossman and Mrs. tomorrow.
Hy Safran are in charge of reser-
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committee. Mrs. David Benson, central Jewish philanthropic or-
president of the Sisterhood, ganiation and predecessor and
George Parzen, president of the now property holding body of
Men's Club, and Robert Stein- the Jewish Welfare Federation,
berg, president of the Young was founded.
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5 Psychologists Will
Teach Special 'Family'
Class at Temple Israel
Temple Israel will open the
second semester of its adult edu
cation classes on Monday eve-
ning when a special course will
be offered on "The Normal Fam-
ily: Its Conflicts and Challen-
ges."
The eight-week series will be
presented by five professors of
educational and clinical psy-
chology at Wayne State Univer-
sity, and will deal with such
specific areas of family life as
martial adjustments, separation
and d i v or c e, communication
with adolescents, discipline
within the family and special
problems of the Jewish child.
The five Wayne State instruc-
tors will be Dr. George D. Bara-
hal, who will be the first
speaker: Dr. John C. Sullivan,
Dr. William W. Wattenberg, Dr.
Fritz Redl and Dr. Mildred
Peters.
In addition to this special
course, being presented at 9
p.m., Dr. Leon Fram will teach
a Bible study course in Numbers
and Deuteronomy; Rabbi M.
Robert Syme will instruct a
class in "Reform Judaism: Its
Founders and Philosophy" and
Cantor Harold Orbach will teach
"The Prayer Book and Its Melo-
dies" at 8 p.m.
On Tuesday at 8 p.m., a
course in conversational Hebrew
will be taught by Mrs. Shlomo
Marenof, continuing also for an
eight-week period.
All classes are open to the
community,
Beth Moses Board
to Meet; Bible Study
Class Re-Scheduled
Hy Kinzer, president of Cong.
Beth Moses, announced a board
meeting will be held 8:30 p.m.
Monday at the synagogue, 19160
Evergreen.
The Bible Study Class to be
conducted by Rabbi Schnipper at
the congregation on Wednesdays
from 1-2 p.m., which was orig-
inally scheduled to begin on Jan.
9, has been rescheduled to begin
on Jan. 16.
Beth Abraham Synagogue
Couples Club will hold a family
night social supper for mem-
bers, prospective members and
their children, over nine, 5:30
p.m. Sunday at the synagogue.
Eric Rosenow will offer a pro-
gram of songs with his own ac-
campaniment at the piano. Gifts
will be presented to the chil-
dren, according to Willie Op-
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