LONDON (JTA)—A group of
children from the America Em-
bassy in Moscow joined with
worshipers in Moscow's Central
Synagogue Feb. 26 in celebrat-
ing Purim, it was reported from
the Soviet capital.
The children came on a bus
provided by the embassy carry-
ing Purim noise-makers pro-
vided by the Israel Embassy.
They included Protestants, Cath-
olics and Jews. An elderly Jew
greeted the visitors with a
question: "Are you from In-
tourist?" A girl replied: "No,
Spring Parley _
of Men's Clubs
This Weekend
Delegates from 24 conserva-
tive men's clubs in Michigan,
Ohio and Canada, affiliated with
the United Synagogue of Amer-
ica, will convene in Detroit for
the annual spring conference
this weekend. The Men's Club
of Cong. Bnai Moshe is hosting
the conference.
A special Sabbath service
8:15 p.m. today will open the
conference.
Judge Burton R. Shifman of
Oak Park; Walter Farber, edu-
cational director of the Bnai
Moshe Religious School; Sam
Blank, Milton Cohen and Mur-
ray Moss, regional vice presi-
dents; and Abraham Satovsky,
past president, Great Lakes Re-
gion, will lead discussion Sat-
urday afternoon, following serv-
ices and luncheon. A spring
frolic will be held that evening
in honor of the delegates.
A morning religious service
followed by breakfast Sunday
will precede a business meet-
ing and election. The closing
luncheon will be addressed by
Rabbi Moses Lehrman.
Harry Gunsberg, past presi-
dent of Bnai Moshe Synagogue
and the men's club, is arrange-
ments chairman; Dr. Jerome
Lechner is cochairman.
we're from the American Em-
bassy. We'd like to attend your
service."
A crowd of elderly men and
women blocking the steps made
way for the American children.
They used noisemakers to mock
each mention of the name of
Haman.
Since Purim noisemakers
are not available in the Soviet
Union, many of the worship-
ers simply pounded their
pews with their fists or
stamped on the floor. Some
ancient noisemakers were
used and attracted consider-
able attention. Some 800 Jews
were at the services, most of
them elderly.
Mrs: Ruth Smith, a Protes-
tant, who is the wife of an as
sistant air attache at the U.S.
Embassy in Moscow, led the
children. Rev. Donald V. Rob-
erts of New York, a Presby-
terian minister, also attended.
The idea of visiting the syna-
gogue started when some of the
children of embassy officials ex-
pressed interest in visiting vari-
ous houses of worship in Mos-
cow. Before leaving, each
youngster received a fact sheet
about Purim, and the Israel Em-
bassy provided handsomely
printed pocket-sized scrolls in
Hebrew. The youngsters left
the noisemakers and the scrolls
with the Jews they met in the
synagogue.
120,000 Jews
in Odessa Have
One Synagogue
NEW YORK (JTA) — There
are about 120,000 Jews residing
in Odessa, one of the largest
cities in the Soviet Union, and
they constitute about 17 per
cent of the entire population,
the New York Times reported
in a cable from Odessa.
The correspondent added that
this is the fourth largest Jewish
population among Soviet cities.
"The city has only one syna-
gogue," the report said. "The
big building, next to the gas-
works in one of the city's lead-
ing quarters, is run down on
the outside, but inside it is well
kept." The correspondent found
about 90 Jews in the synagogue
NEW YORK—A priceless col- last Saturday, all of them el-
lection of centuries-old illumi- derly.
nated scrolls, rare examples of
Jewish artistic embellishment of Beth El Groups Plan
biblical text. is on exhibit at the `Pink Panther' Premiere
library of the Jewish Theolog-
Temple Beth El's two auxili-
ical Seminary of America
aries—the men's club and sis-
through March 20.
Elaborately, colorfully illus- terhood—are combining efforts,
trated with figures and flowers, next Wednesday, for a preview
birds, biblical scenes, ceremo- at the Adams Theater of the
nies and cities, these scrolls are film, "The Pink Panther."
After the show a champagne
selected from the Seminary's
world-famous Judaica collection. supper will be held at the tem-
Manuscripts illuminated on ple. Dancing also will be fea-
tured.
parchment, vellum and leather,
The affair is to raise funds
they are the legacies of Jewish
communities living at different for the local and national com-
munity projects of the two aux-
epochs, and in different parts
iliaries. It is open to the public.
of the world, including Turkey,
Mrs. Roger D. Ettlinger is
Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland president of the sisterhood, and
and Russia.
Aubrey H. Ettenheimer heads
the men's club.
Rabbi, Psychologist
For information or tickets,
to Hold Discussion of call sisterhood chairman, Mrs.
Katcher, LI. 7-0477;
Marriage and Divorce Archie
men's club chairman, Milton
Rabbi Morris Adler and Dr. Shafran, UN 1-6896; or the tem-
Irving Sigel of the Merrill- ple office, TR 5 8530.
Palmer School will discuss
"Marriage and Divorce" 9:30
p.m. Tuesday at Cong. Shaarey Adas Shalom Service
for Jewish Music Month
Zedek.
A special Sabbath service
Following Rabbi Adler's pres-
entation of a Jewish view re- dedicated to Jewish Music
flecting historical values and Month will be held Saturday
contemporary practice relating morning at Adas Shalom Syna-
to "Marriage a n d Divorce," gogue.
Dr. Sigel, chairman of research
Cantor Nicholas Fenakel and
at Merrill-Palmer, will consider the synagogue choir will focus
this topic from the perspective on the expressiveness of Jewish
liturgical music in today's syna-
of a psychologist.
This presentation is the gogue, with compositions by
fourth in a series of five en- Goldfarb, Mimkowsky and
titled collectively "Judaism and Rosenblatt, and a new Birkat Ha
the Concerns of Modern Man" Hodesh written by Cantor Fena-
sponsored by the Adult Institute kel. Rev. Larry Vieder will par-
ticipate.
of Shaarey Zedek.
Manischewitz Co-Host at Annual Slirnura Baking
blessings to the Manischewitz odox Rabbis and president of
Company for their contribution Ezrath Torah; and Rabbi Chaim
in keeping alive the age - old Karlinsky of New York, member
ceremony and observance of
kashruth throughout the world. of the advistory board of the
William B. Manischewitz Union.
greeted the rabbis in the name
of the Manischewitz Company
A GOOD MAN TO KNOW !
and thanked them for helping
to make this Shmura Baking
ceremony a memorable occa-
For Some
sion.
of the
The rabbis who supervise the
kashruth of the B. Manischewitz
best buys
products, which produces, be-
on new
sides Matzo products, many
foods such as gefilte fish, chick-
Pontiacs
en soup, borscht, baby meats,
and
cookies, macaroons, and assort-
ed wine products, are the fol-
Tempest
lowing rabbis: Rabbi Eliezer Sil-
ver of Cincinnati, chairman of
the presidium of the Union of
Orthodox Rabbis of the United
States and Chanada; Rabbi Isaac
Arab Delegation Received
AT
Siegal of Jersey City, honorary
by Pope; Raises Question
president of the Union of Or-
of Palestine Refugees
thodox Rabbis; Rabbi Naftoli
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ROME, (JTA) — Pope Paul Riff of Camden, N. J., honorary
1 block South of 7
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VI was disclosed to have re- president of the Union of Orth-
ceived a delegation of Arabs
seeking to focus attention in
Europe on the Palestine Arab
refugee problem.
Two Catholics, a Moslem and
an Orthodox Christian compris-
Parents, Alumnae, Friends
ed the group. Issa Nahkleh, the
Orthodox member and delega-
tion spokesman said that the
committee intended to "illus-
Sunday, March 8 - Northland Center - 3 p. m.
trate to world opinion and to
governments the Palestinian
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cause and the right of Pales-
tinians to return to their home-
Open Invitation
land. The audience took place
Saturday.
Many prominent rabbis in the
country, among them members
of the presidium of the Union
of Orthodox Rabbis of the
United States and Canada, gath-
ered in the world-renowned
Manischewitz Matzo Bakery in
Jersey City and baked Shmura
Matzo.
Prominent rabbis prepared
the dough with joy because of
the mitzvah of baking Shmura
Matzo.
After the baking of the
Shmura Matzo was completed,
the host and guests attended a
luncheon in the company dining
room.
During the luncheon, a num-
ber of rabbis spoke in apprecia-
tion of the ceremony in regard
to the Manischewitz family.
Many of the rabbis gave their
Packer Pontiac
CAMPERS
Tamakwa Reunion
Seminary Shows
Rare Collection
of Ancient Scrolls
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1 7-THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, March 6,
Children of U. S. Embassy Join
Moscow Jews at Purim Service