Drs. Mordecai, Abraham Kaplan to Present
Philosophies of Judaism at Shaarey Zedek

Zionist Regional Conference Here
Coincides With Balfour Concert

Balfour Concert weekend will
Morris Gordon, regional direc-
include a ZOA regional confer- tor, will direct the conference.
vidual Jew.
ence with delegates coming here ZOD members are invited to par-
All lectures and adult studies from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wis- ticipate.
courses are free to the congrega- consin and Missouri.
tion. For information, call the
Dr. Joel I. Hamburger, presi-
synagogue, 357-5544.
dent of the Zionist Organization of
Detroit, will greet the guests
Saturday night, at the opening
session, in the Zionist Cultural
Center, which will be addressed
by Arnold R. Ginsburg, on behalf
of the ZOA national administra-
tive board, on "Membership in
ZOA NOW-why?" A social hour
will follow.
Louis Panush, chairman of the
conference workshops, announces
the following agenda Sunday:
10 a.m. — Workshops on mem-
bership, fund-raising, youth, ali-
yah, public affairs, etc.
12:30 p.m. — Luncheon. Reser-
vations should be made by calling
Cantor Meisels Cantor Taube
353-3636.
1:30 p.m.—Workshop reports,
migrated to Palestine and subse-
quently joined Hagana and the resolutions, election of regional
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8:30 p.m. — Balfour Concert,
War of Independence and later in
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his studies in Haifa and Jerusa- Symphony, Pierre Hetu, conduct.
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Saturday till 6:00 p.m.
lem, which led to his eventual ing.
appearances on Kol Israel radio
networks, and numerous record-
ings. Prior to his coming to
America in 1957, he served as can-
tor at the Bograshov Synagogue
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in Tel Aviv. On his arrival, he
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call to Beth Shalom in 1965.
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The Shaarey Zedek program
Reminder to all Forband
will feature Dan Frohman's
With the holiday rush anticipated in coming weeks, we urge
"The Holy Sabbath," a premiere
that mailers leave plenty of time for delivery. When in doubt,
Members & Friends about the
performance of this sacred serv-
please hand deliver.
ice, and an additional premiere
of a setting "Masada," by Nor-
Center Membershi p at a New High man Snider.
Nov.
Cantors Jacob Harkin and Jacob
Membership in Jewish centers, the income received, 63.9 per
which has steadily grown since cent came from internal sources Sonenklar will participate promi-
Auditorium
of Workmens Circle
nently,
assisted
by
a
chorale
of
the end of World War II, has and 36.1 per cent came from
18340 W. 7 Mile
reached a new high of more than Jewish welfare funds and united 30 voices and the Sinfonietta of
16
members
of
the
Detroit
Sym-
765,000, and center activities at- funds, Asofsky added.
Guest Speaker
tracted an aggregate total of 34,-
Among the changes in the ex- phony. The public is invited.
100,000 participants, volume 19 of perience of centers noted by Ber-
the year book of the National Jew- latsky are the following:
People -Proof
ish Welfare Board reports. JWB
Eyeglasses.
More centers are providing draft
is the national association of Jew- counseling;
•a
significant
number
Superintendent of
ish centers and YM and YWHAs.
are
concerned
with
drug
abuse;
Affiliation as members of Jew- centers are experimenting with
United Hebrew Schools
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scious identification with an ex- experiences; more centers are
pression of the organized Jewish engaging and providing services
community" and the desire to take to Jewish college students; "reach-
part in center activities available out programs" for both teen-agers
to members, according to Emanuel and young adults have increased;
Berlatsky, JWB's director of serv- more lines of communication be-
ices to large metropolitan com- tween Jewish centers in America
announces the presentation of its
munities.
the state of Israel have been
Analyzing the changes in the and
opened.
experience of Jewish centers from
Also, centers have made facili-
1967 to 1970, Berlatsky states that
the participation figure of 34,100,- ties and activities available to
000—a million more than the figure Jewish members of the armed
of the previous year—is a "more forces; adults and youth have been
descriptive measure of the Jewish increasingly encouraged to par-
center as a communal agency." ticipate in both Jewish and general
Expenditures of Jewish centers social issues; greater numbers of
totaled $48,935,000 in 1969, and older adults are being served;
the 1970 projection is for a total facilities for camping have ex
expenditure of more than $53,800,- panded; and the Jewish dimension
Sunday the 6th of December, 1970
000, according to a supplemen- of center camping was enhanced
tary report issued by Samuel by the presence of 83 counselors
Asofsky, JWB's statistician. Of and camp specialists from Israel.
Cocktail Reception 6:00 p.m. — Dinner 7:00 p.m.

Two noted Jewish philosophers Dec. 1, "The Intellectual Dimen-
named Kaplan will highlight the sion"—the Jewish encounter with
activities of Cong. Shaarey Zedek's the non-Jewish world; and on Dec.
cultural commission during the 8, "The Personal Dimension" —
next several weeks. challenges confronting the indi-
Dr. Mordecai Kaplan, founder
of the Reconstructionist move-
ment, will be guest scholar Nov.
27-28. Dr. Abraham Kaplan, pro-
fessor of philosophy at the Uni-
versity of Michigan, will deliver
three lectures, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1
Cong. Shaarey Zedek will pre-
and 8 as part of the commission's sent
a musical evening on behalf
continuing adult studies program. of
the Cantors Assembly and under
"Judaism as an Evolving Reli- the sponsorship of the cultural
gious Civilization" will be dis- commission, 8 p.m. Dec. 7.
cussed by Mordecai Kaplan in a
Guest artists who will take a
two-part lecture. The 8:15 p.m.
Friday address will mark the re- leading part in the program are
Saul Meisels, who has
sumption of a monthly service at Cantor the
Temple on the Heights,
Shaarey Zedek, to be held the last served
Cleveland, for more than 25 years,
Friday of each month through and Cantor Moshe Taube, who
March.
serves at Beth Shalom Congrega
At an oneg Shabat after the
tion, Pittsburgh.
Nov. 27 service, Dr. Mordecai
Cantor Meisels has had exten-
Kaplan will conduct an informal sive musical exposure in every
discussion with the congregation, area of liturgical, folk, art and
as he will following the Sabbath classical literature, within the
morning service. A prolific writer synagogue and on the concert
on Jewish topics, Dr. Kaplan is stage. A past president of the
co-editor of the New Hagada and Cantors Assembly, he has been a
other prayer books. He has leading force in the commission-
served as dean of the Teachers' ing of composers both here and
Institute and member of the in Israel.
faculty of the Jewish Theologi.
His lecture-recitals and con-
cal Seminary of America.
certs have taken him to many
Dr. Abraham Kaplan's 8 a.m. parts of the world, and he has
Tuesday lecture series is entitled recorded for RCA Victor and
"Dimensions of Jewish Existence Tikvah Records.
Born in Poland, Cantor Taube
Today." Next week, he will cover
"The Religious Dimension" — the began to absorb the tradition of
structure of Jewish values; on Hazanut at age 8. In his youth, he

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Three women from Huntington Woods, who are leaders in the Na-
tional Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, participated last week in the
annual meeting of the organization's board of directors at NFTS head-
quarters in New York City. They are: Mrs. Marshall M. Miller, vice
President of NFTS, and chairman of its department on advancement
of Judaism; Mrs. George Stutz, a member of the board of directors and
vice chairman of the NFTS committee on youth activities; and Mrs.
Joseph Maltzer, a member of the board and chairman of its special
Committee on Israel. Mrs. David M. Levitt of Great Neck, N.Y., presi-
dent of National Federation, presided at the board's annual meeting.

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