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Cong. Shaarey Zedek will hold
its second monthly Friday late
evening service 8:30 p.m. Dec. 12
with a guest sermon delivered by
Dr. Gerson Cohen,
professor of his-
tory and director
of the Center of
Israel and Jew-
ish Studies at
Columbia Uni-
versity. Ile will
speak on "Why
the Jews Survived
—the Will of God
or historical
Forces?"
Dr. Cohen
The brief Friday evening serv-
ices are followed by an oneg Sha-
bat in the social hall.
Dr. Cohen's appearance is part
of the congregation's first "Great
Weekend" even sponsored by the
cultural commission. Ile will cover
a variety of subjects as guest
lecturer during the three days of
activities. Ilis theme for the entire
weekend is "Myths and Realities
of Jewish History."
At the regular Saturday morn-
ing service Dec. 13, Dr. Cohen
will discuss: "Assimilation:
Curse or Blessing?" That after-
noon, he will speak to the Junior
Congregation on issues and ques-
tions of their own choosing.
Dr. Cohen will close the "Great
Weekend" before the Men's Club
Sunday morning by discussing the
question "Is Anti-Semitism a Real
Threat?" That lecture will follow
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the regular 8:30 a.m. service and
breakfast.
Educated at the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America and
Columbia University, Dr. Cohen
has served as librarian and assist-
ant professor of Jewish Literature
and Institutions at the Jewish
Theological Seminary and the Gus-
tav Gottheil Lecturer in Semitic
Languages at Columbia.
Shaarey Zedek's Friday evening
services will be held the second
Friday of each month through
April.
Friday, December 5, 1969-27
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Harkin Concert
Slated Wednesd ay
The music and drama committee
of the Cong. ShaareV Zedek Cul-
tur:d Commission is sponsoring
the first formal concert appear-
ance of Cantor Jacob Bakin 8:30
p.m. Wednesday in the social hall.
Cantor Barkin has won recogni-
; lion as a tenor on the concert and
opera stages of several continents
While he has appeared in Detroit
as a periodic guest artist on sev- '
eral occasions over the years, this
will be his first full recital pro-
gram, as a local resident.
Cantor Barkin will present a pro.
• gram including oratorio, arias,
Yiddish music, sacred and Hebrew-
Israeli songs.
lie will be assisted by his ;
brother, Leo Barkin, accompa-
nist,. who has collaborated with
most of the world's leading in-
' strumental and vocal artists for
more than 35 years.
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Admission to this free event is
by invitation, which can be ob-
tained in person or by calling the
synagogue office, 357-5544.
Reform Day School
Be. ins Enrollment
By BEN GALLOB
(Copyright, 1969, JTA, Inc.)
Distribution of enrollment ap-
plications for the first all-day
school under Reform auspices has
been started by its sponsor,
Rodeph Sholom Temple of New
York, one of the nation's largest
Reform congregations.
A brochure issued with the ap-
plication forms said the day
school would be open to "all pupils
who qualify for its academic re-
quirements, regardless of faith or
origin."
The brochure said that the co-
educational school would begin
next September with a pilot pro-
ject of two classes, kindergarten
and first grade. Each year there-
after, one more grade will be
added, with "the guarantee of a
complete educational unit of seven
years of schooling — kindergarten
through sixth grade—provided for
the initial pilot classes."
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"to transmit the best of the Jew-
ish heritage from a liberal point
of view," according to the
brochure. "There will be no
doctrinaire approach to either
Jewish religious belief or prac-
tice."
The day school board is cur-
rently negotiating with architects
and contractors for construction
of a new school building.
The brochure said the language
of instruction would be English
and that conversational Hebrew,
as a modern language, "within the
scope of daily activities, will he
, introduced through grade three.
Council of Synagogues
to Convene in Israel
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will hold its next biennial conven-
tion in Israel, June 22-25, it was
announced by Morris Speizman of
Charlotte, N.C., president of the
global body.
Sessions of the convention will
be held in Jerusalem. Tel Aviv
and Ashkelon, and delegates from
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