Gift From Commander to Commander Australian Synagogue Celebrates 90th Year THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 29, 1968-19 SYDNEY (JTA) — The oldest first Jewish pioneers to settle in active Jewish congregation in Aus- Australia 180 years ago. tralia marked its 90th anniversary They also heard an address by here with thanksgiving services at Lord Casey, the governor - gen- of the Great Synagogue and at a ban- eral, who recalled his participa- Spring quet at which former Prime Min- tion in the military campaign ister Sir Robert Menzies and Dame that liberated Palestine from Festival of Pattie Menzies were the guests of Turkish rule in the 1914.18 war. Music honor. Lord Casey paid tribute to Jew- Featuring: More than 1,000 worshipers ish achievements and added, heard Rabbi Israel Porush, the "your race has known great per- MARTHA SCHLAMME Great Synagogue's Jerusalem-born secution over much of your long at chief rabbi, recall the saga of the history but through it you have Cong. Ahavas Achim preserved your identity and your 19190 Schaefer Kwy. courage and spirit." to Rabbi Porush noted that the first SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Jewish colonists in Australia were 8:00 p.m. too few in numbers and too poor SISTERHOOD SINGERS to organize collective religious life. directed by But in 1831, when economic condi- CANTOR SIMON BERMANIS Lionel Semiatin, vice president tions improved and more Jews Donation: $2:50 of the National Association of arrived, the first congregation was For Tickets Call: Synagogue Administrators, w i 11 organized, the progenitor of the UN 4-6428 speak on "Spiral-. ....... present Great Synagogue. ing Costs a n d Synagogue F i n- ancing — a Blue- print for Tomor- row" at a semi- nar for local syna- gogue leaders 8 p.m. Thurs d a y at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Semiatin The seminar is sponsored by the Council of Syna- g o g u e Executive Directors o f • .Ne .. •oc " Metropolitan Detroit and is open to the community without charge. For reservations, call Nathan . . :j i I* it' '• • • . : : . • ts • - Welch, council secretary, LI 8-9000. . • • CHANGE IN DATE During his visit here last week, Brig. Gen. Avrahain Yoffe met with leaders and members of Bale Post of the Jewish War Veterans and received a treasury check of $1,000 from the post, to the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund. The gift was presented to the Israeli war hero by Commander Fred Waterstone of Bale Post. Others in the photo (on the left) are Alfred Deutsch, chairman of this year's Allied Jewish Campaign, and Al Colman, past com- mander of Bale Post. MBUICKS THE BEST FOR LESS AT MORRI B U I 3 2.7100 14500 W.,- 7 MILE AT LODGE X-WAY . JWV YETZ - COHEN LADIES AUX- ILIARY will hold a social meeting 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Oak Park Community Center. Hostesses for the evening will be Sara Fleisher, Fay Freedman, Libbie Laurens and Bess Schein. Jan Zack will demonstrate the art of make-up. Refreshments will be served. Guests are invited. The national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., SAMUEL SAMUELS, of Revere, Mass., will be honored- at a testi- monial breakfast Sunday in Saugus, Mass. MANISCHEWITZ the traditional wine for the Passover Holidays. Mt,H , ,CklEVOTZ "••• MofiscHE'Yeitt .71 %?,/ ) 14' 1/3, 6. 0 0 • • •-• • When only the best is good enough. When it comes to Kosher wines, the most hon- ored and well known name is Manischewitz. So at this joyous holiday of freedom, grace your host's or your own table with the best of Kosher Wines. You can be proud when you serve Manischewitz, the traditional wine for Passover. Accept no substitutes. Certified Kosher for Passover by the Manischewitz Board of Rabbinical Supervision, headed by the eminent Rabbis Isaac Siegal, and Chaim Karlinsky. Manischewitz offers a variety of grape and fruit wines (sweet and unsweetened); New York State Champagnes and Sparkling wines. Available at fine wine and liquor stores everywhere. MANISCHEWITZ WINE COMPANY, NEW YORK, N. Y. To Discuss Costs of Synagogues at Leaders' Seminar HAVE A DELICIOUS Manischewitz PASSOVER „- Men's Clubs BETH SHALOM MEN'S CLUB will hold its annual "Dinner with Dad" 6:10 p.m. Wednesday at the synagogue. Entertainment will be provided by Ted Clark and Ron Greenberg of Radio Station WKNR, a judo team and the Third Street Fish Market Orchestra. Dinner chairman is Jerry Efros. The din- ner is being prepared by the "Men's CHM Chefs," chairman Martin J. Lederman, assisted by Bertrand Horwitz, Joseph Kramer, Samuel Rudofsky and Michael Goodman. Tickets are available at the synagogue office and at Efros Drugs. * * * BNAI MOSHE MEN'S CLUB will be honored at late Friday services, 8:15 p.m. April 5. Rabbi Moses Lehrman and Cantor Louis Klein will be assisted by the men's choir, who will receive gifts in apprecia- tion of their services during the High Holidays. A tea will be served by the family of James Sobel, life- long member of the synagogue, in honor of his 80th birthday. Men's Club members will attend the morning and afternoon services Saturday, after which Rabbi Lehr- man will discuss "Ethics of the Fathers." On Sunday morning, the club members will attend and join the Tails and Tefilin Club at break- fast after services. Produced under strict Rabbinical supervision. Certificate on request. plant IN THE ORT Men's Group Boosts Members' Numbers to 700 Harry H. Platt, president of the Detroit Men's ORT Chapter, an- nounced that the membership in-. crease of the group necessitated the splitting of the secretary- treasurer office. David K. Page has been named treasurer, and Earl Gilman continues as secre- tary. Platt announced that 225 new members were enrolled in the recent campaign, b o o sting the membership to 700. He said the aim is to reach the 1,000 mark this year. In the membership drive, headed by. Paul Zuckerman and Max D. Schuster, Zuckerman alone enrolled 65 new members. As a result of the enlarged mem- bership, national ORT last year re- ceived from the Men's ORT Chap- ter $15,000—the total in gifts since the group was organized being $34,100. The chapter secured $4,500 in legacies. It pledged the national organization $20,000 for 1968. i JERUSALEM HEROES' FOREST Every new tree in Israel is a loving thought. Every new tree in the Jerusalem Heroes Forest represents, first — the desire of some man, woman or child, perhaps thousands of miles away, to see Jerusalem united, Israel reborn. MAKE YOUR LINK WITH ISRAEL MORE MEANINGFUL ----- JEWISH NATIONAL FUND 22100 Greenfield Rd., Oak Park, Mich. 48237 Phone: 399-0820 Office Hours: Mon. thru Thurs., 9 to S; Friday, 9-4; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trees are $2.50 each (tax deductable)