Elpern Retires from UHS Post; Honored on His 65th Birthday

Israel Elpern, educator,
linguist, communally-minded
activist, retires next month
from the principalship of the
Beth Achim branch of the
United Hebrew Schools.
Already the recipient of
many accolades for his ac-
tivities in educational work,
first abroad, in his native
Lithuania, then in post-war
periods as an organizer of
Jewish schools for survivors
Nazism and in dis-
‘ed persons camps, and

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for the past 27 years as a
member of the UHS faculty
here, Elpern will be honored
at several functions planned
by his associates and friends
in the community.
A special Sabbath service
has been arranged in recog-
nition of his work in the Beth
Achim school by Cong. Beth
Achim, on June 8. At that
time, Rabbi Milton Arm and
officers of the synagogue
will join in expressing their
gratitude for his labors here.
His retirement as principal
of the UHS branch corre-
sponds with his 65th birth-
day, and numerous events
are planned for him by
friends and local groups on
the occasion of the birthday
as well as in appreciation of
his many services educa-
tionally.
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, on
whose educational committee
he has served almost from
the day of his arrival in De-
troit in 1947, also will ac-
knowledge his volunteer serv-
ices. He had served, during
the first years of his settle-
ment in Detroit, as Baal
Shaharit — associate cantor

ISRAEL ELPERN

— during Holy Days. He also
assisted in forming many
adult study groups, both at
Shaarey Zedek, the Hebrew
schools and in other local
areas.
He was a founder of
Shaarit Haplayta here, • as-
sisted in organizing the
Parent-Teachers -groups in
the Hebrew schools, and has
aided many young people in
advancing their Jewish edu-
cation.
In his native Lithuania,
where Elpern was born in
1909, he was first a student
in and then a graduate from
the Tarbut schools which
ranked among the best He-
brew educational systems in
the world. He studied at the
Sorbonne in Paris and be-
came an expert in the
French language, mastering
the literature of that coun-
try, and upon his return to
Lithuania assumed teaching
posts in Tarbut schools.
He was married to the
former Paula Rigmond in
1939. Both suffered the
agonies of concentration
camps under the Nazis. They
were separated during the
war in different forced labor
ghettos established by the
Nazis and were reunited
after the liberation.
- Many marks of recognition
have been recorded in ap-
preciation of his organiza-
tional efforts in the post-war
years, especially for his
founding of the Hebraische

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Gymnasium in Munich, and
to this day he hears from
his students in that school.
He was brought to Detroit
by his relatives, the Meyers
and Keidan families—espe-
cially through the efforts of
his cousin, the late Henry
Meyers. His mother, Sarah
Keidan Elpern, was a sister
of the late Abba Keidan,
father of Judge Harry B.
Keidan, Joseph Keidan, Hy
Keidan and their several
sisters, the last of whom, Ida
Keidan Caplan, died two
weeks ago.
Before coming to Detroit,
Elpern assisted in Joint Dis-
tribution Committee activi-
ties in displaced persons
camps and in Paris, and
those he worked with in-
cluded the late Celia Baruch,
who served until her death
as director of the Detroit
Allied Jewish Campaign
Women's Division.
First as teacher, then as
principal of the Beth Achim
UHS branch, as an' active
worker in behalf of Hillel
Day School, as an Allied
Jewish Campaigner and as a
Zionist, he received many
awards. He was given a
Hillel Day School Meritorious
Award in 1966. There were
other citations and the late
Rabbi Morris Adler was
among those who gave pub-
lic recognition to his labors
in behalf of Shaarey Zedek
and the community.
He is a linguist. He is
equally a master of French
as he is in Hebrew, and he
is highly qualified in Rus-
sian, Polish, Yiddish and
Lithuanisn.
His linguistic skills have
been recognized by the
World Energy Conference
which will have its 50th an-
niversary sessions here, with
delegates from 69 countries,
Sept. 22-28. He has been in-
vited to be an interpreter at
that conference.
Elpern is not abandoning
his educational career. Dedi-
cated to the advancement of
Jewish learning, he plans to
continue to teach and to be
active in adult cultural
groups.

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, May 10, 1974-35

Summer Wedding Lana Kuretzky
for Sandy Taylor to Wed Mr. Coren

MISS SANDY TAYLOR

MISS LANA KURETZKY

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Taylor
of Olde Franklin Dr., Farm-
ington Hills, announce the
engagement of their daugh-
ter Sandy to Michael Kranitz,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Kranitz of Niagara Falls,.
N.Y.
Miss Taylor was graduated
from Eastern Michigan Uni-
versity with a degree in art
education.
A summer wedding is plan-
ned.

Mr. and Mrs. Saul Ku-
retzky of Rosemont Ave.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter Lana to
Steven M. Coren, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Morton L. Coren of
Putnam Valley, N. Y.
Miss Kuretzky was grad-
uated from Wayne State Uni-
versity. Her fiance was
graduated from Cornell Uni-
versity.
. An August wedding is
planned.

Year of Action to Be Celebrated
by JWF Women's Division May 22

The women's division of
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion will hold its annual
meeting, 12:15 p.m.; May 22
at Temple Beth El.
Mrs. Morris J. Brandwine,
division president, said the
meeting will celebrate the
completion of a year of
action.
"The successful emergency
Allied Jewish Campaign-
Israel Emergency Fund last
fall and winter and our on-
going educational programs
are two major phases of our
division's programs," s h e
stated.
Norma Goldenberg and
Avraham Ben-Zev, members
of the Israeli Ensembie, will
offer a program of Hebrew
and Yiddish songs.
Mrs. Merle Harris, division
campaign chairman for 1974,
will report on the success of
the emergency campaign for
19'14, will report on the suc-
cess of the emergency cam-
paign within the women's
division. Directors and offi-
cers will be elected.
Mrs. Arthur H. Rice is
chairman of the annual meet-
ing. Her committee consists

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of Mesdames Gary Eisen-
berg Jerome C. Hirsch,
Harry L. Jackson, William
Krasnick, Samuel Schiff ,
Robert G. Slatkin, Bruce E.
Thal, Kurt West and S. S.
Willis.
Membership in the division
is nearly 10,000 women who
contributed to the AJC-IEF.
All members are invited at
no charge. For reservations,
call Mrs. Morris H. Brown,
division director, WO 5-3939.

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,JWF Financial
Seminar Set

The closing session of the
Jewish Welfare Federation-
United Jewish Charities spon-
sored financial seminar will
be held 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at
the United Hebrew Schools.
Geared to the interest of
parents whose families are
still being raised, the meet-
ing will concentrate on the
management of family budg-
ets and the ABCs of wills.
Dr. Martha Seger, vice
president and economist of
the Detroit Bank and Trust
Co., and attorney Miles Jaffe
will speak.
Mrs. Robert Zell, chair-
man, said the meeting will
be of interest to those "within
their formative career years
when they begin to think of
the future in long-term finan-
cial goals."
One registration will suf-
fice for both husband and
wife.
For reservations, call the
endowment program office,
WO 5-3939.

Former Detroiters Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund J. Brenner of
Los Angeles announce the
Children Unlimited engagement of their daughter
to Have Fund Raising Ellen Lee to Edward Sand-
berg, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Children Unlimited, formed Sandberg of Vancouver, B.C.
more than 15 years ago to An October wedding is
aid multi - handicaped chil planned.
dren, will have its annual
area fund-raising Tag Day
beginning Monday.
Proceeds benefit Penrickton
Nursery, Michigan School for
the Blind, Plymouth State
Home and Training Center
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Z. Leib of Martha Washington
and Children's Hospital.
Ave., Southfield, were in Chicago recently to attend the
Friends are invited.
To volunteer, call the pres- Midwest Podiatry Conference. From there, they went to
ident, Evelyn Columbus, 353- Cleveland to attend the graduation of their son, Burton,
from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.
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