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Administrator par excellence,
historian, scholar, . author and
linguist, Irving .- L-
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reach hil:415th -birthday:mit -Mitre)
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Katz is nat104nY- 'mown -aii a.
pioneer in tife.devidrifimentof the,
profession - of --itymitogne: admin-
istrator an the .field'.0f synagogue
administratione-aawer-as the his,
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membership in the Hannah Schloss
Old Timers Association for his
comprehensive history of the Han-
nah Schloss Memorial Building,
Detroit's first Jewish community
building and predecessor 'of the
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Jewish Community Center.
On his 60th birthday, he was
honored by Temple Beth El with
a life membership in the Jewish
Chautauqua Society. He also re-
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DIVING I. KATZ -
Katz has written the histories
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of
a
number
of
Jewish
congrega-
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tions , and organizations in Michi-
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- On the, national scene, Katz was gan. He presently is engaged in
the founder of the National Asso- preparing a pictorial history of the
ciation of Temple Administrators, Jews of Detroit.
He possesses one of the finest
an affiliate of the Union of Amer-
ican Hebrew Congregations, served libraries on Judaica in this part
of
the country. His collection was
as its first president and was
elected honorary president for life. cited in the current issue of "Jew-
(Trimmed Rite, Priced Rite)
For Your Holiday Eating Pleasure!
He is a member of the commis- ish Book Annual."
Katz is listed in Who's Who in
sion on synagogue administration
of the Union of American Hebrew World Jewry, Who's Who in Amer-
Congregations and Central Con- ican Jewry, American Jews—Their
ference of American Rabbis, board Lives and Achievements, Who's
of certification for temple admin- Who in the Ifidwest, and Contem-
istrators of the UAHC-CCAR-NATA, porary Authors.
He is married to the former
Member of national maintenance
of union me mb ership commission Gail Peres. They have two daugh-
ters,
Nina Claire (Mrs. Lawrence
as well as finance and develop-
ment commissions of the UAHC, A.. Isaac) and Myrna (Mrs. Mel-
honorary vice president of the vyn-K. Adelman) and four grand-
Northeast Lakes Council of the children.
NATA, and a former member of
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He was born I b31.i901. la
Itussbi. Educated at the
Hebrew: Gymnasium,' •
Teachers' Normal:Sehoocind City
Yeshiva -U.-Riga , -Russia, he is all
ordained rabbi.- - A certified Fellow
in Temple Administration (E.T.A.),
he holds degrees , from Spencerian
Business College and Weidern - Re-
serve University' in Cleveland,
where he also' attended Western
Reserve UniverititY Law School.'.
Prior to assuming his present
post of executive -secretary at
Temple Beth El in 1939, be served
as educator-administrator at the
Oheb. Zedek Congregation in Cleve-
land, and the Anshe Emeth Tem-
ple in Youngstown: . Both in Cleve-
land and Youngstow*-Katz was
active in Jewish edudationil cir-
cles, youth work, Jewish corn-
amity federation, Zohar Hebrew
Dramatic Asiociatian 'and "Zionist
collaborated
organikitions.
.
with the 'late-A.
H Friedland,
director of the Cleveland Bureau
of Jewish Education 'and noted
educator.
Since coming to Detroit. Katz
has made many notable contribu-
tions to the life. vitality and
growth of Temple Beth El, Michi-
gan's oldest and one of the emir:.
try's largest and most influential
congregations, .and has taken a
Katz was the first temple ad-
prominent 'role 'in Abe Jewish and Ministrater .in the country to lec-
general community of Detroit.
ture on synagogue administration
He is the founder and first to the rabbinical students at the
president of the Council of Syna- Hebrew Union College-Jewish In-
gogue Executive Directors of stitute of Religion, and to speak at
Metropolitan Detroit, a founder the national conventions of the
and- a past president of the Jewish °CAR, --UAHC and the National
Historical Society of Michigan, for- Federation of Temple Brother-
mer board member of the Detroit hoods, and at regional conventions
Service Group, of the Jewish. Wel- and' institutes for board members
fare., Federation and the profes of the UAHC. 'He conducted the
sional :division of the Allied Jew- first national survey of the finan-
former chairman cial structure of UAHC congrega-
isli
and adviser of.the Synagogues and tions.
schools division of the Allied Jew-
Katz has been in demand as a
ish Campaign, former member- of consultant in synagogue admin-
the internal relations commission istration and has conducted over
of the Jewish Community Council '70- administrative surveys of Jodi--
and presently , a member of 'its vidiral congregations from coast to
culture commission - and a board coast. -He 'has been -active in the
member of the Detroit Metropoli- NFTB and -the, Reform Jewish
tan Federation of. Reform SYS4.-• Appeal. He received a citation
gognes. *guts :been - active' in; the from the UAHC for outstanding
drives for -lintel Bondsand 'serves religious leadership and also was
as- a vice president of the Zionist awarded a citation by the Reform
Federation of Detroit and a board Jewish Appeal for distinguished
member, of the Zionist Organiza- leadership
tion - of Detroit . and- the Jewish
.. A prolific writer on the subject
National' Fund of Detroit
of .synagogue • .organization and
Katz is a charter member of the management, Bates articles' have
board of trust, eea of WaynaState .beeri .- published in' national syna-
University -Preks; • farmer member gogue and Church- periodicals; in
at the miehigan .Civil War Centeiv the r NATA ,..Quarterly, and in
nial Observance Commission 'and NATIes convention proceedings.
the Detroit Civil War Cent""
He is, the- author of a series of
Committee, menibir 'of. the Eco- pamphlets on various aspects of
nomic Club at Detroit, past presi- synagogue. administration and co-
dent of,,Greater. Detrigt -Metropoli- author of the 'widely acclaimed
tan Cemetery AssoCiation, a for- .book "Successful Synagogue Ad-
mer. member of the advisory com- ministration,"._ Published by the
mittee for the Program of Studies UAHC and now in its third print-
'Religion and Urban Culture of
Wayne - State Abilversily, and a ing.
Katz received a "citation of high
member of numerous other public
thniniittees of local And national merit" from Hebrew Union College-
Jewish
Institute of Religion" for
organizaticms: •
important - -and distinguished
-Daring. - -.;the American Jewish .his:
Tercentenary, he served as secre- contributions to Jewish historical
tary of the "Detroit Committee' of research, and_ for his ..pioneering
100" and as chairman of exhibits work in Michigan Jewish: Ms-.
and publications. He was a mem- tory." He was honored by the
He-.
ber- of the Detroit Citizens' Com- American Jewish- Archives of insti-
mittee for the observance of the breiv • Union. College-Jewish .
250th: anniversary of Detroit He tide of Religion "by the establish-
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ment rof.•."Thalrvin
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