LOUIS BERRY TO RECEIVE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES BRENNAN AFTER LATTER RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE Judge Simon H. Rifkind on Inaugural Detroit Visit to Make Presentation On Tuesday, December 22nd, Louis Berry, nationally prominent hotel magnate, realtor, and communal leader, will receive an award for dis- tinguished service from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America at a Shaarey Zedek dinner which must surely be regarded as a most signifi- cant event in Detroit. It is unique in the sense that it marks the first time Mr. Berry has ever permitted himself to be honored by a major. na- tional institution in this city. That the tribute to him is well-deserved and long overdue, few in Detroit can deny. The outstanding leadership he has given to many causes for many years is known through- out America. The name of Louis Berry is one which understandably evokes admiration and commendation in the Jewish community, both locally and nationally, for behind it stands a record of devotion and loyalty to Judaism which few men of his generation can match. Louis Berry has labored long and hard in the vineyards of Jewish institutional life, but there are few causes that are closer to his heart than the Jewish Theo- logical Seminary of of America. He serves on its Board of Over- seers, its Committee on National Campaign and Regions, and its National Cabinet, and along with Abraham Borman, S o 1 Eisen- berg, and Hy Safran, shares the distinction ••f being one of four iietroiters ever to have received the Seminary's Louis Mar- LOUIS BERRY shall Memorial Medal, awarded annually in New York to a select group of communal leaders for their "continuing efforts to further the spiritual, cultural, and ethical well- being of the Jewish community." Louis Berry's singular dedication to the activi- ties and programs of the Seminary is unique. but not without reason. Mr. Berry has made many investments, both good and bad, in a lifetime. For him the term "investment" not only applies to the world of business and finance, but also to learning and scholarship. His keen understanding and realization of the eminence and stature that the Seminary has achieved in these domains has often prompted him to declare it one of the best investments he has ever made. 16—Friday, December 18, 1964 LARGE FRESHMAN CLASS MEETS HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS: CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES CONSERVATIVE RABBIS REQUIRED TO BE MEN 'AT HOME IN TWO WORLDS' deavor. On the evening of December 22nd the legacy of Solomon Schechter and the odyssey of Louis Berry will be dramatically joined. High- lighting the occasion will be a visit to Detroit— the first for any major Jewish institution—by Judge Simon Hirsch Rifkind. The new chairman of The Jewish. Theological Seminary's Board of Directors and one of the nation's most eloquent spokesmen for Judasim will deliver the main ad- dress of the dinner and formally present to Louis Berry, in behalf of the Seminary, an award for dis- tinguished service. Rabbi Morris Adler is chairman of the din- ner, while serving with him as associate chair- men are Sol Eisenberg, Joseph Gendelman, Stephen Lanyi and Jack Shenkman. The committee in formation for the dinner includes: On October 19, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America reopened for its 77th academic year with a stu- dent body of 150 strong enrolled in its rabbinical depart- ment. Welcoming the 30 new students admitted to the freshman class this year, Dr. Louis Finkelstein, the Chan- cellor, commented that this increased intake was made possible by the gratifying response of the American com- munity to the Seminary's ideal and aims: the Seminary was exerting. the most vigoroUs efforts to recruit talented young people for leadership of the growing communities in this country. The youngest of the three Jewish denomina- tions, the Conservative Movement, now has the largest body of adherents: there are now some 2 million members affiliated with the 788 congregations throughout the United States and Canada. Rabbinical Candidates — 'Intellectual Elite' Emphasizing the general high standard of academic attainment that is required of candidates to this training school for the Conservative rabbinate, Dr. Finkelstein pointed out that the young men selected by the Seminary represented some of the most gifted intellectuals of their generation, steeped in the secular scholarship and culture of the age. "The Seminary." the Chancellor declared, "is aware that the spiritual leaders of the community, in order to face the dynamic challenges of the day, and the even more perplexing problems that the future might hold, . Bernard Albert. Norman Allan. Henry S. Alper, Maur- ice Aronsson, Samuel Berger, Mandell L. Berman, Harold Berry, Max Biber, Morris II. Blumberg, Abraham Borman, Tom Borman,- Arthur Boschan, Richard Burton, Charles II. Charlip, Irwin L Cohn, Norman Cottler. Theodore M. Curtis, Alfred L. Deutsch, Reubin Dubrinsky, Jonas Dworin, Joseph Efram, Nathan R. Epstein, Arthur Faber, I. Irving Feldman. Joseph D. Feldman. Dr. Manuel Feld- man, Mitchell Feldman, Morris Fenkell, Walter L. Field, Max M. Fisher, Meyer M. Fishman, Nathan Fishman, Arthur Fleischman. Samuel Frank. Samuel Frankel, Nathan Freedland, Sam Freedman, Joseph Frenkel, Abe Friedman, Ben Goldberg, David Goldberg, Harry Goldberg, Nathan I. Goldin, David Goldsmith, Max H. Goldsmith, Edward Gordon, Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick, Abe Green, Irwin Green, Samuel R. Greenbaum, Rabbi Irwin Groner, Charles Grosberg, Harry Gunsberg, Rabbi Mordecai S. Halpern, Louis Hamburger, Samuel Hamburger, Samuel Hechtman, Joseph Holtzman. John Isaacs. Harold Kaplan. Law- rence Kaplan, Morris Karbal, Abe Kasle, Sam Katkin, Judge Ira G. Kaufman, Samuel A. Kayne, Judge George D. Kent, Jerome M. Keywell, Harry B. Korman, Samuel C. Kovan, Jule Kraft, Allen B. Kramer, Ben Krugel, Harold B. Kukes, Alex Kushner, Charles S. Lapides, Manny Lax, Jack 0. Lefton, Rabbi Moses Lehrman, Benjamin Levin- son, Edward C. Levy, William I. Liberson, Dr. Max L. Lichter, Sam Loberman, Louis H. Luckoff„ John E. Lurie, Sidney II. Marwil, Meyer E. Millman, David M. Miro, Max Nosanchuk, Rabbi Seymour Panitz, Alexander Pollak, Albert Posen, Charles Rubiner, David Safran, Hyman Safran, Abraham Satovsky, Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper, Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, George D. Seyburn, Nathan Sharon, Max M. Shaye, Rudolph Shulman, David Silver, Max Silverman, Nathan Silverman, Samuel S. Sim- mer, Rabbi Pesach Sobel, Samuel B. Solomon, George Spoon, Robert A. Steinberg, Irving Strickstein, Morris Sukenic, Jack Sylvan, Asher N. Tilchin, Allan L. Waller, Benjamin Weiss, Eugene Weiss, Melvin Weisz, Abner A. Wolf, and Paul Zuckerman. In certain ways the phenome- nal personal saga of the man, Louis Berry, and the institution with which his name has come to be synonymous in Detroit, are linked by common denominators: both rose from humble origins to positions of high attainment on the American scene. It was a fellow countryman of Mr. Berry who built the Seminary into a citadel of scholastic pre-emi- nance which is today unsurpass- ed among Jewish institutions of learning. Solomon Schechter came to America in 1902 from Cambridge, England, to take over the presidency of the Semi- nary and to leave it with a legacy that is priceless in the annals of Jewish history. Louis Berry ar- rived in Detroit from Liverpool 21 years later, challenged the marketplace, turned adversity into fortune, and never forget- ting the land which gave him his opportunity nor the Jewish heri- tage he brought with him, be- came a pillar of strength for the American Jewish community. Each man had his own vision of America and each saw the vision fulfilled in a lifetime of en- Seminary Embarks Upon 77th Academic Year With Rabbinical School Now 150 Strong Left to right: Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.; Albert A. List, member of the Seminary's Board of Directors; Dr. Louis Finkel- stein, Chancellor of the Seminary, Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, newly installed as chairman of the Seminary's Board of Overseers' The Community Is Cordially Invited To Attend The Distinguished Service Award Dinner for LOUIS BERRY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1964 CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK * * * Guest Speaker: THE HONORABLE SIMON HIRSCH RIFKIND Chairman of The Board of Directors The Jewish Theological Seminary of America * * * For Information Concerning Reservations Call 961-6970 John E. Lurie Endows cholarship at Seminary DISCUSSION GROUP — Rabbinical Students need to be men at home in two worlds. Our rabbis must be equipped with the widest contemporary knowledge as well as the wisdom of our ancient traditions." Outstanding Academic Records The 30 selected students entering the Seminary this year to embark upon a program of study extending from four to seven years, have not only satisfied the demanding standards in Jewish religious knowledge which are a pre- requisite for admission to the School of Judaica: every one of these students has presented, in addition, evidence of outstanding academic achievement in the area of secular scholarship. They have majored in subjects as diverse as English and economics. biology and business management, history and sociology, psychology and Semitics. One third • of the new students hold. beyond the minimum bachelor degree requirements, degrees in more than one field. Several students have earned three or even four degrees each. Students from All Corners of the Globe This year's freshmen have graduated from some 40 universities and institutions of learning as diverse as Harvard and the Hebrew University, Toronto and Tulane, Lehigh and London. For the 1964 semester the Rabbinical Department will have a total student enrollment of 150. Carefully selected on the basis of character and academic achievement, they come to the Seminary from almost every corner of the United States, and from seven foreign countries. THE LIBRARY THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA A great educational institution may have its test tubes and microscopes, its cyclotron and computer. It may have the pick of the nation's youth. Its professors may be much sought out wherever men seek wisdom and learning. But without books—those great repositories of man's wisdom and follies—it would not qualify as a great educa- tional center. If the institution happens to be a great religious insti- tution, books assume an even greater importance than in a secular university. For such a school concerns itself with great questions of good and evil, right and wrong, life and death. And the tools it uses are, primarily, books. The library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America is admirably equipped with these tools. In fact, it has the world"s largest collection of books on Jewish subjects. Never before in the long history of the Jews has there been such an extensive library. Today, the Seminary library boasts 200,000 printed volumes and 10,000 manuscripts. And while it turns down nine out of every ten works offered to it, because in most cases the library already has all nine of them, there are still conspicuous gaps in the collection. World History Reflected Nearly every area of learning, whether history or philosophy or early science or mathematics, must resort to early manuscripts. And more often than not, some of those manuscripts are available at the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary. For example, the library haS a superb collection of works in the history of medieval science and medicine. A priest from the University of Barcelona came to in- spect some Aramaic Bibles and remained for two years. ar The Jewish Theological Seminary, Comprising three Buildings, built on a quadrangle at 122nd Street and Broadway in New York City. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Sol Eisenberg (left) presents plaque to John E. Lurie who endowed a scholarship at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. BIBLE FRAGMENTS GENIZAH THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 18, 1964-17