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Women of Orthodox Synagogues
7 Appeal to Conscience of American 5 Cantors Featured
in Beth Abraham's
Launch Kashruth Month Campaign
I People Issued by First National
Music Month Concert
A literary contest among pu,
February has been designated
The Men's Club of Cong.
Conference on Religion and Race Beth
Abraham will present the Kashruth Observance Month by pils of the religious and He-
Listing Detroit as one of the
10 pilot cities in the projects in
inter - religious and inter - racial
work, the National Conference
on Religion and Race, which met
in Chicago last week, adopted
the following Appeal to the Con-
science of the American People:
We have met as members of the
great Jewish and Christian faiths
held by the majority of the Ameri-
can people, to counsel together con-
cerning the tragic fact of racial
prejudice, discrimination and segre-
gation in our society. Coming as
we do out of various religious back-
grounds, each of us has more to say
than can be said here. But this
statement is what we as religious
people are moved to say together.
I
Racism is our most serious do-
mestic evil. We must eradicate it
with all diligence and speed. For
this purpose we appeal to the con-
sciences of the American people.
This evil has deep roots; it will
not be easily eradicated. While the
Declaration of Independence did de-
clare "that all men are created
equal" and "are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable
rights," slavery was permitted for
almost a century. Even after the
Emancipation Proclamation, compul-
sory racial segregation and its de-
grading badge of racial inequality
received judicial sanction until our
own time.
We rejoice in such recent evi-
dences of greater wisdom and cour-
age in our national life as the Su-
preme Court decisions against seg-
regation and the - heroic, non-violent
protests of thousands of Americans.
However, we mourn the fact that
patterns of segregation remain en-
trenched everywhere — North and
South, East and West. The spirit
and the letter of our laws are
mocked and violated.
Our primary concern is for the
laws of God. We Americans of all
religious faiths have been slow to
recognize that racial discrimination
and segregation are an insult to
God, the Giver of human dignity
and human rights. Even worse, we
all have participated in pereptuat-
ing racial discrimination and segre-
gation in civil, political, industrial,
social, and private lfe. And worse
still, in our houses of worship, our
religious schools, hospitals, welfare
institutions, and fraternal organiza-
tions we have often failed our own
religious commitments. With few ex-
ceptions we have evaded the man-
dates and rejected the promises of
the faiths we represent.
We repent our failures and ask
the forgiveness of God. We ask also
the forgiveness of our brothers,
whose - rights we have ignored and
whose dignity we have offended. We
call for a renewed religious con-
science on this basically moral evil.
II
Our appeal to the American peo-
ple is this:
SEEK a reign of justice in which
voting rights and equal protection
of the law will everywhere be en-
joyed; -public facilities and private
ones serving a public purpose will
be accessible to all; equal educa-
tion and cultural opportunities, hir-
ing and promotion, medical and
hospital care, open occupancy in
housing will be available to all.
SEEK a reign of love in which
the wounds of past injustices will
not be used as excuses for new
ones; racial barriers will be elim-
inated; the stranger will be sought
and welcomed; any man will be re-
ceived as brother—his rights, your
rights; his pain, your pain; his
prison, your prison.
SEEK a reign of courage in which
the people of God will make their
faith their binding commitment; in
which men willingly suffer for jus-
tice and love; in which churches
and synagogues lead, not follow.
SEEK a reign of prayer in which
God is praised and worshiped as
the Lord of the universe, before
Whom all racial idols fall, Who
makes us one family and to Whom
we are all responsible.
In making this appeal we affirm
our common religious commitment
to the essential dignity and equality
of all men under God. We dedicate
ourselves to work together to make
this commitment a vital factor in
our total life.
We call upon all the American
people to work, to pray and to act
courageously in the cause of human
equality and dignity while there is
still time, to eliminate racism per-
manently and decisively, to seize the
historic opportunity the Lord has
given us for healing an ancient rup-
ture in the human family, to do this
for the glory of God.
Marc H. Tanenbaum, of the
American Jewish Committee,
said that the widespread com-
mitment by the Conference to
work seriously to overcome
bigotry is "a development of the
greatest potential significance to
the Jewish community."
President Kennedy, in a long
and warm message to the confer-
ence, expressed his gratitude
today for the fact that so many
Americans "diverse in religious
faiths" shared convictions, moral
heritage and dedication essen-
tial to create in the United
States "a good society that
makes it possible for all to
realize their hopes and destiny."
Peace Corps Director R. Ser-
geant Shriver, Jr., the Presi-
dent's brother-in-law, told the
1,000 participants of all three
faiths that churches_ and syna-
gogues- should ask each- of their
congregants to "pledge a tithe
of his time to removing racial
barriers at work, at play and at
worship." He said every congre-
gation should map "a specific
program" for actions in its com-
munity that would "promote
concrete gains in the next 12
months."
Yeshiva U. Gets Grant
to Train Clergymen in
Marriage Problems
Yeshiva University has been
awarded a five-year research
grant by the National Institute
of Mental Health to develop a
training program in marriage
and family problems for clergy-
men, Dr. Samuel Belkin, presi-
dent, announced.
The $224,150 grant will be
used to find an effective means
"to acquaint clergy with knowl-
edge from the behavioral and
medical sciences concerning
marriage and family for the
purpose of enabling them to
more effectively perform their
pastoral functions in helping in-
dividuals acquire more satisfac-
tory and mature marriage, fam-
ily and home relationships."
The project will be conducted
under the direction of Rabbi I.
Fred Hollander, assistant pro-
fessor of pastoral psychology in
Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac
Elchanan Theological Seminary.
It will be guided by a seven-
member advisory board.
Adas Shalom to Hold
Hakdasha Consecration
The 16th Hakdasha Consecra-
tion observance of the Adas
Shalom Religious School will be
held 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at the syna-
gogue as a part of the main Sab-
bath service. This Hakdasha
marks the 18th anniversary of
the school.
At the consecration service,
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will offi-
ciate, Cantor Nicholas Fenakel
will chant appropriate selections
and the children will be led in
prayers and song by their teach-
ers, Mrs. Ruth Passelnick, Elaine
Schneyer and Mrs. Myrna Schla-
fer. J. Maurice Karo, synagogue
president, will extend greetings
to the parents and consecrants.
The parents committee consists
of Mesdames Paul Pensler, pres-
ident; Robert Rosenberg, secre-
tary; Donald Nusholtz, treasurer;
Sidney Chafetz, Norman Egren,
Marvin Hyman, David Mittler
and Robert Schweiger.
Evaluations of the conference
included a description by Rabbi
Philip Hiat, executive vice-presi-
dent of the Synagogue Council of
America, of the conclave and
the declaration as "a milestone
in Jewish, American and world
history." Arnold Aronson, of the
National Community Relations
Advisory Council, said that the
organized Catholic and Protes- Cong. Beth Moses
tant religions had undertaken an to Hold Melave Malke
"inescapable obligation to com-
Cong. Beth Moses will hold a
bat anti-Semitism" as well as to Melave Malke 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at
battle anti-Negro racism. Rabbi the synagogue as a Jewish theo-
logical evening. Co-chairmen are
Bess Gout and Jack Goldberg.
Refreshments will be served. For
reservations, call the synagogue.
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One who complains but finds
no sympathy is he whose wife
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7th annual concert of Jewish
music in connection with the
traditional celebration of Jewish
Music Month, Monday evening
at Beth Abraham Synagogue,
supervised and arranged by the
synagogue's canto r, Shabtai
Ackerman.
Participating in the event
will be Cantors •
Jacob Sonnen-
klar of Cong.
Shaarey Zed-
ek, Hyman
Adler of B'nai
David, David
Bagley of Beth
Aaron, Louis
Klein of B'nai
Moshe, with
Ackerman, as
Ackerman
soloist.
Vocal renditions, directed by
Israel Fuchs, will feature choirs
of Beth Abraham's Sisterhood,
Men's Club and Youth Groups,
consisting of a cast of more than
75 voices.
Orchestral selections will be
heard from the Jewish Com-
munity Center's trio, consisting
of Rebecca Frohman, Cecilia
Banner and David Margolin.
Violinist John Gilbert, ac-
companied by Milton Vine, will
offer Jewish musical selections,
and Sammy Woolf will sing and
entertain.
Philip Rosenzweig is the
chairman and Sam Sweet co-
chairman and manager - of pub-
licity. The program is open to
the public, free of charge.
The presidents of landsman-
shaften who have pledged to
support the event are Frank
Mersky of Berditchev-Keshenev
Aid Society, Jacob Koss of
Bereznitzer Aid Society, A. Sagi-
naw of Rovner-Lachowitcher Aid
Society, Sam Kaufer of Galician
Society and Sam Belkin of
Odessa Progressive Aid Society.
the Women's Branch of the
Union of Orthodox Synagogues
of America.
The Great Lakes Region of the
Union, which encompasses sis-
terhoods in Detroit and Windsor,
is launching a campaign on many
levels of activity to "re-acquaint
and re-orient Jewish women and
new homemakers of the central
place of kashruth observance
among our people."
Mrs. Joshua Sperka is chair-
man of "Kashruth Month Obser-
vance Campaign."
Feb. 16 has been designed
"K a s h r u t h Observance Sab-
bath" and all rabbis in Detroit
Synagogues will be asked to de-
vote their sermons on that sab-
bath to stressing the need for
"re-establishing kashruth as a
pillar in the perpetuation of the
Jewish home."
The annual "Kosher Food Ex-
hibit" will be featured this year
in Sabbath Observance Stores
in the greater Detroit area and
women from local sisterhoods
will be on hand to distribute
literature and food samples to
customers. Local and national
producers of kosher food prod-
ucts are co-operating with the
U.O.J.C. Local chapter to make
gifts available to customers on
"Kosher Food Exhibit Day" Feb.
28.
brew schools is also being
planned.
Serving on the Kashruth Cam-
paign with Mrs. Sperka are Mes-
dames David J. Cohen, David
Dombey, Harry Portnoy and
representatives of the constitu-
ent sisterhoods. Mrs. Oscar Bank
is president of the Great Lakes
Region of the Women's Branch
U.O.J.C.
Two ravens cannot sleep on
the same branch.
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The public is invited to the
seventh annual Interfaith Con-
cert sponsored by the Men's
Club of Adas Shalom Synagogue
8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the syna-
gogue.
The concert will feature the
Westminster Presbyterian Church
of Detroit Choral Group, George
F. Thomas, choral director, with
the Adas Shalom Symphony En-
semble, Zinovi Bistritzky, con-
ductor.
Rabbi Jacob E: Segal and Dr.
John Arthur Visser, minister,
will represent the two faiths
joining in the program. Presi-
dent of the Adas Shalom Men's
Club is Saul Waldman. Chair-
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Raskin, who is also first violinist
of the Symphony Ensemble.
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