••••• THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 56—Friday, September 16, 1966 Ur. Edward L Israel—Social Justice Pioneer "The social justice ideal of Juda- ism is almost as integral a part of its historic traditions as its unique VIKSER AND God concept." This is no recent statement by a Jewish leader, but LANDAU one made by the Kosher Meats and Poultry late Rabbi Ed- ward L. Israel in 7336 W. 7 Mile Rd. Jewish Forum 31 UN 4-7482 years ago. Ed- ward L. Israel 4•■■ •••• ■■ •• ■ •••• ■ 00"ftwoW was the beloved HAPP NEW YEAR rabbi of Har Congregation TRI CITY in Baltimore, for 18 years, during BARBER'S SHOP which his warmth Hair Cutting Specialty and wit once en- abled him to 26818 Coolidge LI 5-9695 triumph over • 4 .00%,„0".." ■■••■■■•••■■■ "16.00•V Clarence Darrow in a public de- bate. Happy New Year In "Giants of Judaism" Albert Rabbi Israel TOMMY'S Vorspan reported that the young BARBER SHOP rabbi maintained the cause of re- ligion while the renowned orator, 18615 Livernois Darrow, took an agnostic view. UN 4-8959 Rabbi Israel's success in the en- counter resulted from his eloquent explanation of "Why I Remain a Jew." This debate in 1930 was only Holiday Greetings one of many remarkable under- takings of Rabbi Israel, a man whom Dr. Jacob R. Marcus, direc- 1 0 Mile-Southfield tor of the American Jewish Ar- Service chives in Cincinnati, calls "a truly 24848 Southfield great, social justice rabbi . . . a 357-1747 pioneer." Few men in the rabbinate, in Happy New Year Wishes . ■ 1•∎ il1•1111.0 ■ 10 0411110.1.111•0.0•1011•041•111.00110. 147111111 .1■0. HAPPY HOLIDAY New Year Best Wishes ANN SAYLES TEA ROOM WAYNE PACKING CO. 7114 W. 7 Mile Rd. 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Union of American Hebrew Con- young, Reform rabbis to attach KE 2-0996 gregations, which had just selected himself to the Zionist cause. this outstanding young rabbi its President Fr a n k l i n Delano president to begin a new era of Roosevelt said Rabbi Israel was growth for the Union. His untimely "one of the great liberal leaders Happy New Year death brought great sorrow to his of our time." There is no doubt family (his son, Charles, was a that he was, in fact, ahead of his student at Hebrew Union College, time. His colleagues later called Earle's Dinty Moore preparing himself to enter the rab- him "a young, religious New- 18277 Wyoming binate), the Reform movement, Dealer." During his years with UN 4-2961 his rabbinic colleagues, and to the Har Sinai Congregation, his loy- members of Har Sinai Temple in alty and service to his temple Ben and Earle Mostyn Baltimore from which he had just never wavered despite his frequent resigned to accept his presidential call to serve on innumerable com- duties with the UAHC. In the per- missions and boards. He gave all spective of 25 years since his pass- his energy to both calls. Happy New Year ing, Dr. Israel's life reveals that This information on Rabbi Israel he was a pioneer in the social jus- is only a small part of the unique Zeman's tice movement of our age. collection to be found in the Amer- New York Bakery His fellow students, his con- ican Jewish Archives on the Cin- gregants, and his friends still cinnati campus of the Hebrew 12945 W. 7 Mile Rd. recall his wit and frequent Union College-Jewish Institute of UN 2-7980 laughter. His personal charm Religion. accounts for a great deal of his Rall•0 ■0■ 0.•11•0••••41 success in labor negotiations, social welfare projects, and NEW YEAR GREETINGS interfaith work. The extent of his efforts in these areas is ex- Don's Dinty Moore Mr. and Mrs. plained by his keen insight into 15642 W. 7 Mile Road their intricacies and by his Charles Young 272-1525 enthusiasm in the face of a 8 914 W. 7 Mile Road challenge. UN 1-6688 Only nine years after his ordina- ■ 11■41 ■ 1■ ■O il. ■0■ 1••••1 tion from Hebrew Union College —he was one of the youngest grad- Happy New Year uates in its history — the Central HAPPY NEW YEAR Conference of American Rabbis MAX FRIEDMAN'S selected Rabbi Israel as chairman U. T. Garden of its social justice committee. In BARBER SHOP Chinese-American Food 1930, the committee recommended Specializing in Massages, Facials, 7105 W. 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Under Rabbi Israel's leadership, the conference was the first of the religious bodies to as- sume a liberal stand on birth con- 5330-50 JOHN R (Art Centre) — TEmple 1-2870 trol and planned parenthood. Rabbi Israel became the CCAR's Branches: Birmingham, Dearborn, East Side representative in joint enterprises Member of the National Association of Schools of Music with the Feder al Council of Churches of Christ in America and with the National Catholic Welfare Conference. In 1927 he reported the findings of their investigation of the Western Maryland Railroad Strike; his report proved the group's objectivity, impartial con- Extends Its Heartfelt Best Wishes cern for justice, and understand- • for a Happy New Year ing of the nature of modern busi- ness and industry. 13501 Sanders VI 2 4115 Edward L. 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