30 Friday, November 4, 1977 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
State Marker Commemorates First Jewish Services in Detroit
By PHILLIP APPLEBAUM
Some of Detroit Jewry's
roots were brought to public
light last Sunday as about
100 people gathered on the
south lawn of the Blue
Cross-Blue Shield building
downtown to dedicate a
state historical marker
commemorating the first
Jewish religious services
held in Detroit.
The marker, commis-
sioned by the Jewish Histor-
ical Society of Michigan,
Temple Beth El and Cong.
T'chiyah (recently formed
in the Greektown area ),
stands on E. Congress, fac-
ing St. Antoine. It was in the
house of Isaac and Sarah
Cozens, which stood near
that corner in 1850, where a
group of German Jewish
immigrants gathered to
form the first minyan in the
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city. Marcus Cohen served
as baal tefila and conducted
the Orthodox services.
Later, in September of that
year, those participating in
the informal services
formed the "Bet El
Society" from which
emerged the present-day
Temple Beth El.
Attorney Laurence
Deitch, who is also a mem-
ber of Cong. T'chiyah, hos-
ted the ceremonies. Rabbi
Richard C. Hertz, spiritual
leader of Temple Beth El,
gave the invocation. Milton
Glick, T'chiyah's president,
spoke of the significance of
a marker commemorating
the beginnings of Detroit
Jewry coupled with the
establishment of a new Jew-
ish congregation in the
same general area.
Carl Levin, Detroit City
Council president, gave the
main address. He described
the historical period in
which Detroit's first minyan
met, an era characterized
by the emergence of the
prejudicial Know Nothing
Party and the efforts to
abolish slavery. Levin
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pointed out the significance
of a marker com-
memorating Jews standing
a few feet away from
another marker honoring
the 1859 meeting of black
abolitionist leader Fred-
erick Douglas and William
Webb in the latter's Detroit
house.
Doris Easton, president of
the Jewish Historical
Society of Michigan, pointed
out that the present marker
is the fifth such effort in
which her group has partici-
pated. Mrs. Easton
reminded the crowd that the
Historical Society will dedi-
cate a plaque Nov. 20 in the
main branch of the Jewish
Community Center, com-
memorating the first known
Jew in Detroit, Chapman
Abraham.
Marvin Novick, Beth El
president, gave a brief
address, and then he and
Glick unveiled the five-foot
high metal marker.
Also in attendance for the
dedication were Detroit
Council members Jack
Kelly and Mary Ann
Mahaffey, and an official
from the state History
Division.
Following the ceremonies,
most of those in attendance
walked two blocks up St.
Antoine to the third floor of
'Old St. Mary's school build-
ing, where they participated
in open house activities in
the synagogue of Cong.
T'chiyah.
Oak-Woods Site
of YI Bazaar
The Young Israel bazaar
will take place 10 a.m. - 5
p.m. Nov. 13 at Young
Israel of Oak-Woods, it was
announced by Abe Selesny,
president of Young Israel of
Southfield.
Among the items to be
sold are a mink stole, silver-
ware, stereo set and other
household goods. Chairing
the refreshment stand and
bake sale will be Mrs. Jack
Brin of the Young Israel
Sisterhood.
Dulzin to Visit U.S.
NEW YORK (ZINS) —
Leon Dulzin, president of
the World Union of General
Zionists, and the Likud can-
didate for the office of
chairman of the executive
of the World Zionist Organi-
zation and Jewish Agency,
will visit the United States
in connection with the ZOA
election campaign for the
29th Zionist Congress.
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Rebbe Visits U.S.
TUES. NOV. 8, 1977
NEW YORK — The Wiz-
nitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe
Y. Hager, has arrived in the
U.S. on a visit. He will visit
Montreal, Los Angeles and
Boro Park, N.Y. on succes-
sive Sabbaths. His trip will
be climaxed by a melave
malice Nov. 26 in the Wil-
liamsburg section of
Brooklyn.
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Sholem Aleichern Institute
Re-Creates Weinberg Show
Sholem Aleichem Institute
will present Harry Wein-
berg and his daughter, Mrs.
Herbert 0. Schein, in a re-
creation of the American
Jewish Hour 8:30 p.m. Nov.-
11 at the Labor Zionist
_Institute.
For more than 25 years
Weinberg directed his pro-
gram over Stations WJBK
and WJLB assisted by his
daughter, Bette, and his
wife, Jennie.
The program will feature
records made by leading
'Yiddish theatre stars, Yidd-
ish news of the week, read-
ings in Yiddish from the
Bible, recipes, organization
news and commercials.
The character, Mr. Chiz-
ick, will be re-created with
the help of Louis Levine,
who is now directing his
own Yiddish radio hour 9
a.m. Mondays on Station
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The Weinbergs are among
the founders of the Sholem
Aleichem Institute and the
WEINBERG
school. Their children are
graduates of the school. The
Weinbergs have eight
grandchildren and each of
them have attended the
Combined Yiddish School
sponsored by the Sholem
Aleichem Institute.
Admission
is
free.
Refreshments
will
be
served.
Students Get Federation Grant
NEW YORK—Five young
Jewish men and two young
women have been awarded
scholarships to enable them
to pursue graduate studies
in social work at leading
U.S. universities, according
to the Council of Jewish
Federations' Executive
Recruitment and Education
Program (FEREP).
Upon graduation, the
recipients of the two-year
FEREP awards will be
placed in trainee executive
positions with Jewish feder-
ations in' the U.S. and
Canada.
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