12—Friday, July 4, 1969
SYNAGOGUE
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
SERVICES
8 Beth Hillel Board Members Quit
as Congregation Turns Down Merger
A proposed merger between Con-
gregations Beth Hillel and Beth
Abraham was turned down by the
Beth Hillel membership Sunday
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Syme will speak on afternoon, precipating the resigna-
"The Meaning of Independence." Lionel Chestnut, Bar Mitzva. Sat- tion of eight members of the 11-
man Beth Hillel board, which had
urday services 11 a.m.
CONG. BNAI JACOB: Services 8:50 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. proposed the merger.
The Beth Abraham membership
Rabbi Isaac will speak on "The Zeal of Phinehas Is Blessed With
earlier had approved of uniting the
Peace."
YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREENFIELD: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. two Orthodox congregations, both
Saturday. Rabbi Prero will speak on "What Will the Future Bring?" located in Northwest Detroit.
Among those who resigned from
CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Services 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Sat-
urday. Rabbi Goldman will speak on "The Responsibility of Leader- the Beth Hillel board, many of
them members for 20-25 years,
ship."
THE NEW TEMPLE: A "Patriotic Renewal Service" will be held 7:30 were a vice president and the
p.m. today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kabcenell, 3752 secretary-treasurer. Remaining, in
support of Rabbi Joel Litke, who
Erie. Orchard Lake.
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM: Services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:55 a.m. Sat- opposed the merger, were Presi-
urday. Rabbi Halpern will speak on "The Activists, Militants and dent Sigmund Lowenthal and a vice
president.
Extremists in Society: What Do They Accomplish?"
The Beth Hillel members voted
CONG. BETH MOSES: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
80-40 to reject merger with the
Brian Schpre and Seven Weingrot, Bnai Mitzva.
larger
congregation; two-thirds
Saturday.
a.m.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45
approval was required for pas-
Mitchell Levin, Bar Mitzva.
sage.
Of
the 202 members, some
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110 are considered fully paid,
Regular services will be held at Cong. Adas Shalom, Shomrey
regular members. Membership of
Emunah, Beth Isaac of Trenton. Beth Hillel, Mishkan Israel, Downtown
Beth Abraham is 425.
Synagogue. Temple Beth Am, Livonia Jewish Congregation, Temple
Menasche Haar, a member of the
Beth Jacob of Pontiac, Temple Beth-El, Cong. Beth Achim, Temple
Beth Hillel (formerly Gemiluth
Emanu-El and Bnai David.
Chassodim) board for 25 years,
said he approved of the merger be-
cause "We lose members every
year. We have no school, and we
were afraid that our membership
would gradually get smaller and
smaller." A member of both Beth
Paul M. Handleman, a member his life in Detroit and is a life-
Hillel and Beth Abraham, Haar
of the board of trustees of Temple long member of Temple Beth El,
Beth El, has accepted chairman- as were his parents, the late said talks for a merger began a
year ago.
ship of the newly created 150- Phillip and Sarah Handleman.
Fred Hopfeld, a board member
member board of Chairman of the board of Handle-
man Co., he is a member of the and longtime leader of Beth Hillel,
governors, it was
1969 Campaign Cabinet of the Allied who opposed merger, said the
announced by
Jewish Campaign and serves on membership became convinced
Robert N. Can-
the boards of the United Jewish they would have to pay higher dues
vasser, president
Charities, Detroit Service Group should a merger go into effect.
of Beth El. Serv-
and the National Foundation for Beth Abraham eventually hopes to
ing with Handle-
Jewish Culture. He is also on the
man as honorary
advisory board of the Detroit Chap-
vice chairmen are
ter of the National Conference of
Max M. Fisher,
Christians and Jews.
B. L. Maas and
Handleman
Nate S. Shapero.
Former chairman of the profes-
The board of governors, formed sional division of the campaign, he
Cong. Beth Moses has engaged
to advise and consult with the tem- is a former board member of the
ple board of trustees, recommend- Jewish Vocational Service of De- Cantor Melvyn Rose to officiate at
ed that Beth El, subject to approv- troit, Montefiore Home and the services for the High Holy Days,
according to an
al by the members of the congre- Temple in Cleveland.
gation. proceed with the building of
He is married to the former announcement by
new facilities on Telegraph and 14 Sonia Kriegmont, and they are the Franklin Levy,
president.
Mile Rds.. provided the survey of parents of three children.
Cantor Rose, a
the congregation's financial ability
native Detroiter,
will so indicate.
attended Yeshiva-
The board of governors has also
th Beth Yehuda,
recommended to the trustees to
Cass Tech High
proceed with the financial survey,
School and Wayne re
under the direction of a New York
State University.
fund-raising and public relations
Following his Cantor Rose
counseling firm.
army tour of duty, he studied at
Handleman has spent most of
the Cantors Institute of the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Having studied Haxanut under
Cantors Max Walber g, Moshe
Taube and William Bogzester, he
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Beth Shalom, Parkridge, N.J., and
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New Beth El Governors Board Favors
Building of 14 Mile-Telegraph Temple
build a new sanctuary in the sub-
urbs.
Rabbi Lithe appealed to the
membership, both at the board
meeting and in letters, to the effect
the merger would not be to Beth
Hillel's advantage. He said Beth
Hillel eventually would disappear
and that the contract held with
Hebrew Benevolent Society for free
burial services would not be as-
sured in the future.
Haar insists that the merger
agreement guaranteed continued
free burial service for present Beth
Hillel members and their families.
The Beth Abraham Cemetery Asso-
ciation possibly would exist as in-
dependent of the new congregation.
Among the features of the mer-
ger agreement was the naming of
Beth Abraham spiritual leader
Israel I. Halpern as rabbi of the
merged congregation and Rabbi
Litke as associate rabbi and edu-
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President Yaakov Chacham of
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Tora in M. Ben Lewis' honor
The escorting of a Tora into the
Nezach Israel synagogue near
Ashkelon was part of the celebra-
tion presenting a Holy Scroll given
by the Lewis family of Detroit in
honor of the birthday of M. Ben
Lewis.
President Yaakov Chacham and
Rabbi Philip Spector spoke in
honor of the occasion. Rabbi Spec-
tor, a Jewish Theological Semin-
ary graduate, announced that an-
other Tora is to be given the syna-
gogue by the Men's Club of De-
troit's Shaarey Zedek.
The congregation that received
the Tora is composed of Oriental
Jews. The selection of this syna-
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The mantle on the Tora bears
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member. The president of Beth
Abraham would have become pres-
ident of the merged synagogue,
and the Beth Hillel president would
be vice president. Lowenthal was
unavailable for comment.
With the defeat of the proposal,
Beth Hillel will go ahead with
High Holy Day plans, according to
Hopfeld.
The name of the new congrega-
tion would be Beth Abraham,
affiliated with Beth Mlle!. Haar
defended this provision "because
Beth Hillel's name is only two
years old." It was founded as
Gemiluth Chassadim 28 years
ago.
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three years after, representation on
the board of trustees would have
been on a ratio of two Beth Abra-
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Cong. Bnai David
to Install M. Sosin
Max Sosin will be installed as
president of Cong. Bnai David 7
p.m. Aug. 12 at the synagogue.
To be installed with him are
Jack J. Kraizman, Dr. Maier Be-
len and Jack Wolf, vice presidents;
Arthur J. Cole, treasurer; and Alex
Lipson, secretary.
To serve with him as the board
of trustees are Philip Ash, Irving
Belinsky, Meyer Berman, Maurice
Betman, Morris J. Brandwine,
Philip Bricker, Hyman Cohen, Nor-
man Cottler, Joseph Gorman, Ben
Gruskin, Neil M. Kalef, Harry Kol-
tonow, Lew Kruger, Fred Lax,
Jack Lieberman, Mike Must, Don-
ald Nitzkin, Morris Novetsky, Mel-
ville J. Richman, Norton Rosin,
Mrs. Henry Schore, Charles N.
Shere, Paul Sherizen, Joseph Shif-
man, Mendel Shifman, Oscar
Shorr, Dr. M. M. Silverman, Max
Simon, Harold Soble, Mrs. Edward in
Solomon, Alan Weiner and honor-
ary board members Max Ostrow
and Julius Rotenberg.
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