18 Friday, July 4, 1975 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Old Washington Synagogue Becomes Jewish Museum By JOSEPH POLAKOFF MOVING? HOUSEHOLD SALES IN YOUR HOME ESTATES LIQUIDATED MARION GASPAS 626-8402 626-6795 IRENE EAGLE 626-4769 626-8907 • (Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.) Washington's original Adas Israel Synagogue, ded- icated a century ago — on June 9, 1876 — with Presi- dent Ulysses S. Grant and Call and find out how much you can save on a quieter car... CUSTOM PIPE BENDING AVAILABLE a smoother ride... Vice President Henry Wil- son in attendance and aban- doned to oblivion six years ago, has been restored and is open to the public as a lo- cal Jewish museum and the center of the Jewish Histori- cal Society of Greater Washington. Officially it will he known as the Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum of Washington. It is the second synagogue in America des- ignated for inclusion in the national register of historic places as a "landmark." The first is the famous Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Adas Israel is a simple, two-story red brick building in colonial style situated close to the nation's Capitol in the old downtown section in northwest Washington. Originally it stood three blocks away. About to be torn down to make way for the subway system under construction, it,was saved in the nick of time and moved three blocks in December 1969 at the request of the Jewish Historical Society with the aid of Washington city officials, Congressmen, the Smithsonian Institution and various federal govern- Rebbe Begins Kashrut Drive Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubav- itcher Rebbe, has called on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations to join his kashrut campaign which began last week. In an internationally broadcast address announc- ing the opening of the cam- paign, the Rebbe .called on all Jewish women not to shirk their responsibility in maintaining kashrut in the home. faster, safer stops. 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It was erected in 1873 by 35 families which had separated four years pre- viously from the Washing- ton Hebrew Congregation over certain liturgical re- forms. The present Adas Israel Synagogue, which is in its third edifice, is Washington's largest Con- servative congregation. The Washington Hebrew Congregation is the area's largest Reform group. Prior to its construction, the two congregations had been meeting in rented quarters or private homes. In 1907 the Adas Israel Congregation moved to a larger structure in the downtown area and the original building became successively a Greek Or- thodox Church and an Evangelical Church of God. Ultimately, the building was turned into a warehouse with a carry- out sandwich shop. In 1968 it was found to be in the way of the new metro subway system and literally at the last possi- ble moment for it to be saved, leaders of the his- tolical society, led by Henry H. Brylawski, a Washington lawyer, per- suaded municipal and fed- eral authorities to stay its dismantling. In the moving and resto- ration process that fol- lowed the dramatic rescue, the society was aided by a matching grant of $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Urban De- velopment. The restora- tion was under the archi- tectural supervision of architect Leon Brown. NY Jewish Areas Benefit from New Block-Busting Rule NEW YORK (JTA) — The authority of the New York Secretary of State to pre- vent "block-busting" tactics in two sections of Queens and two in Brooklyn has been upheld in a .unanimous ruling by the Appellate Di- vision of the New York State Supreme Court in Kings County. The East Flatbush and Crown. Heights sections of Brooklyn and the Cambria Heights and Laurelton sec- tions of Queens were once completely Jewish but are now integrated areas. The American , Jewish Congress, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief jointly with the Federation of Laurelton Block Associa- tions in the Appellate Cou'rt,' called the ruling an impor- tant step "in the continuing fight to protect local neigh- borhoods against the ma- nipulation of racial fears for profit." A friend of the court brief was also filed in the Appel- late Court by the Anti-Defa- mation League of Bnai Brith. — Day of Woe Tisha By RABBI SAMUEL FOX (Copyrigh 1975, JTA, Inc.) The Fast of 'the Ninth of Ab (Tisha b'Av) commemor- ates misfortunes in Jewish history. Basically, this is the fast day referred to in the pro- phets as the "fast of the fifth (month)." In that con- text it is the fast that com- memorates the destruction of the first Temple in Jeru- salem in the year 586 BCE. However, this day was des- tined to be a day of misfor- tune in a number of other respects. The rabbis in the tal- mudic literature claim that this was the day on which the community of the Israe- lites wept after hearing the report of the scouts, the ma- jority of whom were dis- couraged from attempting to proceed towards the promised land (Numbers 14:1). Tradition has it that they were told that be- cause their tears displayed a lack of faith on their part, there would be an oc- casion on this very day of the calendar where tears would be very much in or- der, i.e., the day of the de- struction of both Temples. This tragic day was also the day on which Betar fell in the year 135 CE, thus pro- viding the sad end to the re- volt of Bar Kokhba. It so happened that in the year 1306 CE the Jews were ex- pelled from France on this very date. Likewise did the exile of the Jews from Spain in 1492 take place on this very day. In the year 1555 the Jews of Italy were forced out of Rome into the first ghetto. It is also recorded that the famous Warsaw Ghetto was also first occupied by the Jews who were enclosed there on the day of the Ninth of Av. Jewish tradition supports a belief that on this date which marked so many Jew- ish tragedies the Messiah will be born. This was an in- dication that out of the tragedies of the Jewish past will spring the hope for tl redemption of Israel in the- future. Cantor's Length of Service Noted An item appearing in last week's Jewish News inad- vertently stated that Cantor Hyman Adler tif Cong. Bnai David had been with that congregation for 13 years. The cantor has been asso- ciated with the synagogue for 31 years. The Jewish News regrets the error. MORRIS IS THE GUY BUICK The Jewish State "A state cannot be created by decree but by the forces of a people and in the course of generations. Even if all the governments of the world gave us a country it would only be a gift of words. 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