interfaith, Local and National Greetings
Mark Rabbi Halpern's 25th Anniversary
An Open Letter
to the Jewish
Community
Rabbi Israel I. Halpern re- Ellenbogen, honorary presi- Halperns' sons, Eli Halpern.
Many members of the Hal-
ceived national as well as dent, a former president and
local acclaim for his devoted the oldest. member of Beth pern family came to the ban-
services to his synagogue, Abraham. He marked his quet from several cities, in-
Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel, 90th birthday in July.
cluding Rabbi Murray Hal-
and the Detroit Jewish and
An entertaining portion of pern of New York, the cele-
non-Jewish communities, at -the program was the reading brant's brother. His daugh-
the 25th anniversary celebra- of a message to his parents ter, Rella Peskovitz, also of
tions in his honor last week- from his home in Jerusalem New York, attended.
end.
by Larry Shimshdn Halpern.
The Sabbath services and In his letter of greeting, THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
a banquet at the synagogue Shimshon, a former Detroit Friday, October 18, 1974-19
Sunday night were devoted attorney who now practices
law in Israel, recalled the
to tributes in his honor.
Joining local and national many activities in Beth , Celebrate an Old-Fashioned
Family Channukah
leaders in expressing grati- Abraham which involved his
tude to Rabbi Halpern for his family.
untiring efforts in many
The letter was read to the
causes was Fr. William Mal- gathering by another of the
Beautiful, handcrafted
colm Carron, president of the
California redwood drei-
University of Detroit, who
dels. Hebrew letters burned
applauded the efforts of Rab-
into wood. 2 172 inches tall.
bi Halpern in interfaith as
Playing instructions and
well as many civic causes.
story of dreidel included.
Fr. Carron greeted Rabbi
PERFECT
Halpern in interfaith as well
Because there will be
CHANNUKAH
GIFT
as many civic causes. Fr.
no mail delivery on
Carron greeted Rabbi ∎ Hal-
for children
Monday, Oct. 28, The
pern as a U-D alumnus. The
and grandchildren
Jewish News will have
rabbi had earned his mas-
an early deadline for
$2
each (3 for $5),
ter's degree at that univer-
the Nov. 1 issue at
prepaid (postage incl.)
sity.
noon Friday, Oct. 25.
, Bringing national greetings :: All copy must be at
to Rabbi Halpern from his
The- JeWish News be-
THE DREIDEL
Orthodox colleagues was :: fore the noon deadline
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Rabbi Israel Klavan, execu-
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Rabbinical Council of Amer-
will be held for another
ica. As principal speaker at
week if it's still timely.
the banquet, Rabbi Klavan
paid honor to Rabbi and Mrs.
Halpern f o r achievements
that led to inspiring members
of their congregation.
Mrs. Halpern was honored
with a gift from the sister-
hood which was presented to
Admission Free — Reception to Follow the Lecture
her by the sisterhood presi-
dent, Mrs. Beatrice Mondry.
A congregational gift to the
rabbi and his wife was pre-
(A 3 partlecture series on 3 consecutive Tuesdays)
sented prior to Rabbi Hal-
pern's moving response to
TO BE DISCUSSED BY
the greetings by Menashe
Haar, synagogue president.
Lewis Grossman, president
of the Jewish Community
Council, brought greetings to
the rabbi from the local
, corn-
munity.
Dr. Robert Schlaff, co-
chairman of the dinner ar-
rangements committee. with
Nelson Dembs, was -toast-
master at the banquet. Re-
viewing the 25-year history
of the congregational efforts
under Rabbi Halpern's lead-
Professor Abraham J. Karp
ership, he took occasion to
President of the American Jewish Historical Society)
commend the spiritual lead-
er for his labors in behalf of
Zionism, the civic protective
ALL LECTURES BEGIN AT 8:30 P.M.
and other movements.
Series Began October 15
Judge Nathan Kaufman
spoke briefly, introducing
Tuesday, October 22
Rabbi Klavan. 'Cantors Shab-
The
* "Out of the Melting Pot and Into
tai Ackerman and Israel
Fuchs participated vocally in
Question of Identity." -
the dinner program.
An address in which he
Tuesday, October 29
outlined the campus activi-
* "And What of Tomorrow? Problems, Programs
ties of Jewish youth was de-
* and Promises."
livered to a large audience
at the Sabbath Eve service
Dr. Karp, an expert and outstanding researcher and
in 'honor of Rabbi Halpern,
writer in the field of American Jewish history is Pro-
Friday, by Dr. Max Kapus-
fessor of History and Religious Studies at the Uni-
tin, director 'of the Wayne
versity of Rochester. In the series he will delve into the
State University Hillel Foun-
life of Jews in America, expound- on the present and
dation.
project his thinking on our future.
The Sabbath morning serv-
ice also was dedicated to
Rabbi Halpern and the ser-
mon was delivered by Harry
SHAAREY ZEDEK CULTURAL COMMISSION
Thumin, a former president
Walter & Lea Field HiStory Series
of Beth Abraham and son of
the late Rabbi Jacob Thumin,
All Lectures to be Given in the
the first rabbi of Beth Abra-
Morris Adler Hall of Cong. Shaarey Zedek
ham.
Joining Thumin in paying
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honor to the rabbi on the
An Open Invitation to theEntire Community
Sabbath morning was Louis
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Early
Deadline
DAVID 1. BERRI
Souvrtrict.o,
MICHIGAN
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October 18, 1974
a
To my Dear Friends in Detroit:
Greetings from Yerushalayimt Ten years ago, after
School.
much deliberation and soul searching , I decided to support
to contribute
and encourage the creation of the Akiva Hebrew Day
Jewish
Community,
although
there were
I sinterely felt that this
,school
had somethtn
--
,
e
to
the vitality
our facing its future
many
question of marks
The greatest source of "nahat" today to Mae and
myself is the association with Alava seniors studying in
Israel. Both last year and this year they have been visiting
our home frequently. Beyond any shadow of doubt, the
decision Iiiade ten years ago was a correct one; and, we
are-justifiably proud that recognition of Yeshivat Akiva's
accomplishments is being given.
atten d our
_ I urge all members of the Detroit 'Jewish Community,
an
vitally interested in better jewisheducation, to
with
the Abba
SPIRITUAL
'Tenth Anniversary Banquet at which School
time the
Hon.
Eb
World
Zionist
Organizatioris
Depart-
will present the Akiva 'Hebrew Day
the
ion and Culture.
BRIDGES Award of
ions to the
ment for Torah Educat
Gordon
of Young
I also want to extend my personal
felicitat
Rabbi of my synagogue , Rabbi lames I.
Israel of Oak-Woods , for the honor being bestowed upon
ileged
him for his long time service to the school.
unity
May all who participate in this event be priv
to enjoy the fruits of a better educated Jewish comm.
David I. Berris , President
School
Akiva Hebrew ay
Your Ticket to Knowledge
and Enjoyment
THE JEWS & AMERICA: 200 YEARS
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