Rabbi Schindler Rabbi Brickner to Address Reform Leadership 'latitude fieform leaders in Detroit will Katz and Frank L. Simons; leader, Allyn D. Kantor; resource Rabbi "Brickner will be intro- Coming to Beth El meet "Community Relations" — Dis- for an all-day institute March RABBI A. M. SCHINDLER Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, will present the concluding lec- ture in the 12th annual Bargman Memorial Scholar Series of Tem- Beth El 8:30 p.m. March 26. Rabbi Schindler will speak on "Judaism 19'84—The Future of the Synagogue." Prior to his election to the pres- ent post in 1967, Rabbi Schindler was the UAHC's national director of education, holding responsibility for the development of Reform Judaism's program of religious instruction. He also served as di- rector of the joint commission on Jewish education of the UAHC and the Central Conference of Ameri- can Rabbis. From 1959 to 1966 he served as regional director for the Federation of Reform Temples in the six-state New England area. Born in Munich, Rabbi Schindler is the son of the Yiddish poet, Eliezer Schindler. After his arrival in the United States in 1938, he attended the College of the City of New York and received a BS degree with honors in history. In 1953 he was ordained at the He- brew Union College—Jewish In- stitute of Religion, Cincinnati. Rabbi Schindler has been par- ticularly active in the temple youth movement for five years and was dean of the National Leadership Institute, whose graduates provide leadership for almost every congregation. During World War II he served in the ski troops of the United States Army, saw action in three European campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He is the author of "From Dis- crimination to Extermination," a study of the German government's anti-Jewish policies from 1933 to •1945. He served as literary editor of the CCAR Journal and was the founding editor of Dimensions; Reform Judaism's quarterly of religious thought. The lecture is open to the pub- lic. 28 at Temple Israel. Sessions will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Metropolitan Detroit Federation of Reform Syna- gogues, the institute will have as its theme "The Synagogue — Reality or Relic?" Keynoting, the program will be an address by Rabbi Balfour Brickner, director of the commis- sion on interfaith activities of the Union of American Hebrew Con- gregations. A youth service, prepared by Merrill Marks, a student at Oak- land University and chairman of the College Jewish Youth Corps, will open the progam. In attendance will be the offi- cers and board members of the nine Reform congregations affi- liated with the local federation. A series of workshops are plan- ned on the following topics: "Membership and Money"—Dis- cussion leader, Mrs. Joseph Malt- zer; resource persons, Irving I. cussion leader, Dr. Howard Green; resource person, Rabbi Brickner; "Religious School" —Discussion leader, Ronald L. Greenberg; re- source person, Nathan Feldman; and "Worship Service" — Discussion THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 19, 1971-21 There should be two unseen guests at your Passover Seder • Elijah the Prophet and • FRED BAUM RABBI BALFOUR BRICKNER `Sephardic Elite' Topic of Author Birmingham Here GRANDMA, MISS LZAN AT LEO _ • KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY f'•-, WILL TAKE MY PICTURE 0 Author Stephen Birmingham will FOR THE BABY CONTEST. 4 speak on "The American Jewish • I WANT ONE FOR YOU Elite" at the Jewish C,en:.er 8:15 'CAUSE YOU TELL ME p.m. Thursday, co-sponsored by the Sephardic Community of Greater I'M. PRETTY. Detroit and the Jewish Center. Birmingham, known for his best person, Rabbi David S. Hachen. duced at the morning session by Chairman of the institute is Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum of Archie Katcher, a vice president Temple Emanu-El. of the federation and past presi- Before assuming his present post dent of Temple Beth El. Joseph with the UAHC, Rabbi Brickner Hacker, federation secretary, is in was spiritual leader of Temple charge of arrangements. Sinai, Washington, D.C. Caterer Complete Seder Dinner to take Out We supply everything — all you need is the salt water If we can be of any service to you and your family, please call 352-7030 357-5544 and ask for Fred Baum It's Nice To Deal With Joe Slatkin's DEXTER CHEVROLET Take-out orders accepted until April 4th FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ... . Available to use for Passover • Bavarian Bone China •Glassware oNew Oneida Silverware • Serving Pieces • Etc. Etc. 20811 W. 8 Mile between Southfield & Telegraph STEPHEN BIRMINGHAM sellers "Our Crowd" and "The Right People," has written "The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite," which will be available at the meeting. Birmingham's short stories, poetry and articles have appeared in magazines and he has •five novels. The lecture is open to the public without charge. For information, call 3414200, ext. 235 or 236. . BB . Exhibit at Center "The Jew in American Political Life," an exhibit of documents and pictures, is on view at the Jewish • It is to be regretted that the Center through March 28 under rich and powerful too often bend the. co-sponsorship of the Center the acts of government to their sel- and the Metropolitan Detroit Bnai fish purposes.—Andrew Jackson. Brith Council. Seminary Chancellor Honors Karbal 534-1400 &elusive Caterers of Cong. Shaarey Zecleh Our Promise To You: BETTER SERVICE! Under Supervision of Vaud Harabonim of Detroit THE CULTURAL COMMISSION of CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK in association with THE RABBI MORRIS ADLER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION cordially invites you to attend a COLLOQUY on "CHALLENGES TO JEWISH FAITH: WHAT CAN A MODERN JEW BELIEVE! RABBI EUGENE BOROWITZ RABBI IRVING GREENBERG Discussants RABBI IRWIN GRONER, Moderer:-or to be held in the Morris Adler Hall SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1971 4:00 P.M. — 9:00 P.M. Morris Karbal, chairman of the Greater Detroit Committee for the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, who was presented with the Seminary's National Community Service Award at the seminary's 12th annual convocation and dinner, is pictured at the Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Fla., with his wife Hannah, the semi- nary's chancellor, Dr. Louis Finkelstein (left), and vice chancellor, Dr. Max Arzt. This event is presented in tribute to the memory of Rabbi Morris Adler. The Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek will serve a light supper at 6:00 p.m. at a cost of $2.50 per person. Reservations may be made- by calling the synagogue office, 357-5544.