Commitment to Jewish Heritage and Community
Reaffirmed at Jewish Center's Ground Breaking
Spokesmen for the Jewish
community reaffirmed com-
mitments to "our people's
rich heritage" and to the
communal
needs in all
spheres at the ground break-
ing for the new Jewish Com-
munity Center of Metropoli-
tan Detroit, at ceremonies
Sunday on the site of the
structure that will rise on
Maple and Drake Rds. in
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Several hundred Detroiters
of all ages, symbolizing the
interest in the many services
provided by the Jewish Cen-
ter, the very young and the
elderly who benefit from the
services provided, the heads
of the movements that make
these projects possible, par-
ticipated in the afternoon's
program.
There were keynote ad-
dresses by N. Brewster Brod-
er, who presided at the im-
pressive program; Richard
L. Kux, Center president;
Mandell L. Berman, presi-
dent of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, which co-spon-
sors the Center movement
together with the United
Jewish Charities; and Max
M. Fisher, who headed Fed-
eration and national Jewish
movements, presently chair-
man of the international
board of the Jewish Agency
for Israel, who was the princ-
ipal speaker.
Greetings were extended by
Edward P. Nagle, chairman
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ship Planning Commission,
who welcomed the Center to
the township.
An impressive feature of
the program was the musical
portion provided by the Cen-
ter Senior Adult Choral
Group, under the direction
of Cantor Nicholas Fenakel.
The choral group, an active
element in Center programs,
led in the singing of the na-
tional anthems, sang the
Sheheheyanu after it was pro-
nounced by Rabbi Joshua
Sperka, who also gave the
invocation, a n d entertained
prior to the opening of the
program with American, Yid-
dish and Hebrew folk songs.
Hats as souvenirs were dis-
tributed and served as me-
mentos of the occasion for the
youth in the audience.
Ground breaking, under the
leadership of Samuel Linden,
chairman of the building com-
mittee, w e r e assigned as
special honors for Federation
and Center leaders, Richard
Kux, Mandell Berman. and
Irwin Shaw, Center execu-
tive vice president; a young
Center member, Jonathan
Altschuler, and Center elders,
Anna Leopold, Jan Altschuler
and Scott Bader.
In his opening remarks,
groder asserted that the
great project does not empha•
size brick and mortar but
"commitment to the Jewish
heritage."
Kux reviewed the history
of the Jewish Center move-
ment, referring to the Center
buildings that were located
first at Hastings and High
Streets — the Hannah Schloss
Building that was erected in
1903 — and the Aaron Deroy
Center on Woodward. He said
the new Center will be ready
for occupancy in two years
and that the present "historic
moment" points to the con-
tinuation of efforts to serve
the community with provi-
sions to fulfill Detroit Jewry's
many cultural needs on a
family basis and with dedica-
tion to all Jewish aspects.
Berman described the day's
events as marking "a special
landmark day." He said the
project, conducted by the
Center as one of the Feder-
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ation's 16 functioning
agencies, "touches upon the
life of all members of the
Jewish community."
Other Federation projects
may eventually emerge on
the 120-acre area on which
the Jewish Center will be
built, Berman predicted.
"The Jewish Center is basic
to our Jewish life and to the
American community," Fish-
er said in the afternoon's
major address.
Praising the Center staff
for its successful introduction
of programs that link Ameri-
can Jewish life with Israel,
Fisher commended Shaw and
his associates for introducing
an extensive Hebraic pro-
gram that includes the Ulpan
system, the Hebrew language
courses, and the fact that
the Detroit Center was the
first to introduce the services
of an Israeli shaliakh. He
pointed out that 40 other Jew-
ish centers in this country
followed the program thus
introduced in Detroit.
"These efforts marked the
community's responsibility to
all local and national agen-
cies and is a good example
of the initiative in improving
the quality of our life,"
Fisher added.
T h e significance of t h e
ground breaking was marked
by the attendance of heads of
national movements, 1 o c a 1
agencies and representatives
of the United Foundation with
which the Jewish Center is
affiliated.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Misdemeanor Warrants Withheld
on Holy Days by Judge Gilbert
In observance of the High
Holy Days, Judge Alice L.
Gilbert announced that all
warrants f o r misdemeanor
offenses would be temporarily
withheld for persons of the
Jewish faith.
"This waiver," Judge Gil-
bert said, "will not interfere
with the judicial process pe-
riod. It will allow unhindered
devotion to the meaning and
the traditions of this holy
week and will serve also to
demonstrate the court's com-
passion and understanding for
all people and all sects of our
community."
"The practice of temporary
suspension of the issuance of
warrants for lesser offenses,"
Judge Gilbert pointed out,
"has many precedents, espe-
cially during the Christmas
holiday week when warrants
are postponed until after the
New Year."
"The court is not just a
JWV
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COHEN POST and AUXILI-
ARY will hold a joint social
meeting 8:30 p.m. Monday
at the JWV headquarters.
Junior Vice President Diana
Joffe has arranged a vocal
program featuring I r en e.
Pianin, accompanied by pian
ist Lila Hindmarsh. Refresh-
ments will be served. Friends
are invited.
Dr. Hertz to Teach
at U. of D., Funded Departments to Hold
After-the-Fast Social
by Chautauqua
Ladies' and Men's depart-
ments will hold a Yom Kippur
night social and dance, after
the fast, 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the
JWV hall. Members of all
posts and auxiliaries are in-
vited. For information, call
the JWV office, 559-5680.
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Chautauqua Society
Endows 90 Courses
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
Jewish Chautauqua Society,
a Reform agency, has an-
nounced endowment of 90
resident lectureships for col-
lege credit courses in Juda-
ism through the U. S., Can-
ada and Israel for the 1973-
74 academic year, with
others being negotiated.
Nine new courses were
established this year at Im-
maculate Heart College in
Los Angeles; the University
of California at Irvine; Con-
necticut College in New
London; La Sallette Sem-
inary in Cheshire, Conn.;
Northeastern Illinois Univer-
sity in Chicago; Baltimore
University; the Missouri Uni-
versity school of religion at
Columbia; Greensboro Col-
lege, N. C.; and Houston
University.
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place where punishment is
meted out," Judge Gilbert
declared. "It is the arbiter of
justice. As such, we must
try to reflect the needs of the
people we serve, and this
includes their spiritual
needs."
"The hasidic law," Judge
Gilbert declared, "empha-
sizes justice tempered with
mercy. During this one week,
I think it is appropriate to be
merciful so long as it does
not jeopardize the safety of
others."
Judge Gilbert, who is pre-
siding judge of the 48th Dis-
trict Court, has received an
invitation f r o m Governor
Milliken to participate in the
deliberations of a conference
on "Amendment and Reform
of the Traffic Law System,"
to be held Oct. 5-6, on the
campus of Oakland Univer-
sity, at Meadow Brook Hall.
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Temple Beth El will teach an
accredited course in Judaism
endowed by the Jewish Chau-
tauqua Society, during 1973-
74 at the University of De-
troit. This brings to 147 the
cumulative number of cours-
es in Judaism initiated by
Chautauqua, a number of
which are being continued by
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