20—Friday, October 25, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
HAROLD B. GREENBLATT, Life Insurance Company, is win-
general agent in the Detroit metro- ner of the National Quality Award
Paneling, wooden beams and pews politan area for American United for the sixth time.
Beth Moses to Climax Years of Effort
When Cong. Beth Moses dedi- National
Federation of Men's
cates its new sanctuary Nov. 15-17, Clubs award.
it will mark the fruition of a
The new sanctuary seats 200,
dream that took 17 years to realize. but a folding back wall permits
A small handful of men met in additional seating in the social
the basement of a Northwest kali, the original Beth Moses facil-
neighborhood home to plan High ity. Designed by Ralph Fortney
Holy Day services in 1951. No and Associates, the sanctuary is
other synagogue existed in the simple in motif; the focal point
neighborhood. Over the years, the is the Holy Ark with its brightly
group continued to grow, until it hued doors, through which may
managed to erect—largely with be glimpsed the Tora scrolls. Sun-
the help of workmen who were light streams through the six
members—a building, called Ever- stained glass windows behind and
through the skylights donated to
greeen Jewish Congregation.
the synagogue by its youth group.
Several years later, Evergreen
Congregation merged with Beth
Moses (House of Moses), then
located on Linwood. The latter
congregation first met in 1902 as
the Romanian= Fraternal Club
above Weisman's Hardware on
Mack Ave. Services were held
there until a house was purchased
on Adelaide to serve as a syna-
gogue. Larger quarters were found
on Hendrie.
In 1926, Beth Moses erected a
synagogue on Owen near Oak-
land,- but later, as the neigh-
borhood changed, moved to
quarters in a double store on
Linwood near Blaine. High Holy
Day, services were conducted in
Littman's People's Theater on
12th and S e w a r d. In 1950,
a new synagogue was erected
on Linwood and Oakman Ct.
The merger with Evergreen fol-
lowed several years later. Rabbi
A. Irving Schnipper has been
rabbi of the congregation since
1962.
and cranberry red carpeting lend
a warm tone to the sanctuary.
Outside the building, a passage
from Malachi is being engraved
on a stone portico: "Have we not
one Father?/Hath not one God cre-
ated us?/Why do we deal treacher-
ously/E a c h man against his
brother?"
The dedication weekend will in-
clude a Friday night service. Sat-
urday melave malka and Sunday
night dinner and concert. For tick-
ets to the dinner, call the syna-
gogue, 535-4434, by Monday.
TRAVELING
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HABONIM PRESENTS
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• Chassidic Folksinger
• Recording Star
• Real Hebrew Soul
Rabbi Lelyveld 1st in Bargman Series
at Temple Beth El; Open to the Public
The 10th annual Bargman Memo-
the Philip W. Lown School of
rial Scholar Series of Temple Beth
Judaic Studies at Brandeis Uni-
To build the 9300,000 structure, I El will begin Nov. 8, with
versity, will be guest lecturer,
Beth Moses' 260 member families Sabbath dinner at 7 and worship
Jan. 24.
have spent years raising cash. services and lecture at 8:30. Rabbi
The concluding lecture will be
One of its most successful drives Arthur J. Lelyveld will be guest
held Feb. 16, when Dr. Abraham I
was the men's club brick fund, speaker.
I.
Katsh, newly elected president
for which the group received a
Rabbi Lelyveld, spiritual leader of Dropsie College for Hebrew and
of the Fairmount Temple in Cleve- Cognate Learning in Philadelphia,
land, is national president of the will be guest lecturer.
American Jewish Congress and
For dinner reservations call the'
former national director of the Temple office, TR 5-8530. The lec-
Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations.
tures are free to the public.
On Dec. 8, Rabbi Alfred Gotts-
chalk, dean of the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Reli- Rabbi Halpern Warns
gion, Los Angeles School, will be of Extremism in Sermon
guest lecturer.
In response to an appeal to rab-
Rabbi Leon A. Jick, director of bis from American Jewish Cong-
BETH
ress that they address their ser-
mons to the dangers of extremism,
YEHUDA
JUDEX DIVINUM
Rabbi Israel I. Halpern warned his
"Here come do Judge"
congregants of the particular con-
NEEDS
is a popular phrase
cerns American Jewry has "when
Containing more truth than
YOUR
extremism and racism rear their
fiction.
head."
Look around and you'll see him
SUPPORT
"While I do not believe in a
abound
"Tis the Lord God, Himself
Jewish vote that seeks favors for
With His just conviction.
our people," the rabbi said, "it is
important nonetheless, that people
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choose such political leaders and
statesmen who will protect their
group interests while such interests
do not conflict with those of all
Americans."
"Extremism and repression have
always proven a serious threat to
the advancement of intergroup un-
derstanding which benefits every
segment of American society,"
Rabbi Halpern added. He appealed
for "careful consideration on Elect-
ion Day of all the candidates' pro-
...
how does The
nouncements and past records of
achievement in the political arena,
Jewish News publish
and let no one be misled by prom-
ises of quick and extremist solu-
up-to-the-minute news?
tions."
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 8:30 p.m.
HENRY FORD HIGH SCHOOL AUD.
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Admission: Adults $3.00 — Students $2.00
Reserved Section $5.00
Tickets at: Habonim, 19161 Schaefer
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