THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Recall Wedding of Convenience ALUMINUM SIDING Custom Trim 545-1110 Try My Prices!, sk for PETER By DAVID SCHWARTZ (Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.) A new book has appeared in London by David Wal- lerstein which doesn't show q2 ENROLL FOR FALL! •Limited openings for morning and afternoon sessions • 2, 3, or 5 half-day sessions •21/2-5 years of age • Open to non-members • Optional lunch period can extend the school day TEMPLE BETH EL NURSERY SCHOOL Call Joy Kaplan — 851-1100 HIGH HOLIDAYS Are Approaching You do not have to be a member to join us for services. Cong. Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield Early Elementary 5475 W. Maple in a vibrant and inspiring atmosphere For Reservations Call 336-8300 • ask for Rosalyn Kravitz daytime only Seats are only $25 — $36 per couple Children and Students free of charge CONGREGATION SHAARIT HAPLAYTAH METROPOLITAN DETROIT, MICHIGAN CONGREGATION SHAARIT HAPLAYTAH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES WITH The Esteemed and Highly Acclaimed Cantor Seymour Greenstein Cantor Irvin Ernst Rosh Hashonah: Sept. 21, 22, 23, 1919 Yom Kippur: Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1919 To be held at the Thompson School 1979 5740 16500 Lincoln Drive • Southfield, Mich. Donation $20.00 per person The High Holidays will soon be here, so make your reservations today by calling any of the following: Jack Waksberg Sol Kleinman 23471 . KENOSHA Chairman Ticket Co-Chairman 356-3383 398-6861 • Helen Balberman Simon Schwarzberg 557-1141 968-3791 Mrs. Ben Fisk Abe Weberman Ticket Chairman 626-5224 533-1993 Sonia Popowski 557-3994 Leon Gutman 968-4878 Leo Halpern 353-9237 M1-7450 All proceeds from High Holiday will go toward the Memorial Center Spend your Holidays with your friends and dear ones. Remember too, that if you attended last years Services how warm and "hamish" they were. 6 fl John Bull in a particularly attractive light. In the war against Nazi Germany, writes the author, Britain turned a deaf ear to the agonized cries of millions of Jews. The doors of Palestine were sealed tight against so-called illegal Jewish immigrants and indeed, the first shot fired by British soldiers in World War II was against a ship carrying these "illegal" immigrants. I happened to be in Pales- tine at this time and then wrote a little piece which casts a sidelight on one as- pect of this british policy: Did you ever wake up on a bright morning to find out suddenly that your best friend was going to get mar- ried that day to someone whose name he had not even mentioned before? The skies were beauti- fully blue. Yes, it was a fine time to get married, if you had the girl, the in- clination and so on. But there had been no prep- aration for this. Herb seemed about the same type of congenial bachelor as I and moreover, I knew he was not keeping company with any particular girl at the time. So you can understand my' reaction when he knocked on my door in the morning and said "How about coming down with me this morn- ing to my wedding?" I looked at him. There was a smile on his face. He began to sing, If I forget the, 0 Zion." I waited until he stopped singing. "Are you going to get married," I said, "before or after lunch?" "After lunch," he said. "Good," I said. "Doctors advise against marrying on an empty stomach and be- sides it shows you are not hurrying things. As they say, haste makes waste." But, happening to look at his feet, I said, "Better shine your shoes or your bride will turn you down." "Any bride," he said, "does not give a hoot about my shoes. She'll marry me if I am barefoot. All she wants is this ring," and with that, Herb took out a ring. He never had a ring be- fore. There was something serious in all of this, I realized. "Who is the bride?" I asked "Come along with me and see," he said. "I don't know her myself yet. I have never seen her." "So it's going to be love at first sight," I said. "Oh boy, is she going to love to see me," he said. "If you ever marry, your bride should be as happy." Well, to make a long story short, Herb asked me to go with him in the morning to the Dead Sea for a little swim. Maybe, I thought, Herb needs to invigorate himself for the wedding ordeal and after returning to Jerusalem, Herb took a little nap and then asked me to join him visiting the bride. Friday, August 31, 1919 25 CONGREGATION BETH ACHIM We walked up a street with hard cobblestones and then we came across an old stone building with bars across the windows. "That's where by bride is," said Herb. "That's a jail," I said. "I know," he said. We went in and entered the warden's office and Herb asked if we can see Rivke Hazan. The warden beconed to an attendant, who led us down the line of barred cells, there she was, he said, after a while. We could see Rivke be- hind the bars. "Are you Rivke," Herb asked. "Ken," she said, which is Hebrew for "Yes." "I am your cha- san," Herb said. Rivke smiled more. "It's very nice of you," she said. "Shmooel wrote me you were coming. I have been dreaming about you." "Oh, it's nothing," said Herb. "Nothing at all. I am glad to do it, but I think we have better get busy." He took out the ring and she put her hand through the bars. "Be- hold," said Herb, "I con- secrate thee unto me ac- cording to the laws of Moses and Israel." Herb and the bride smiled. "Mazel tov," I said. "Maybe," said Herb turn- ing to me, "you want to get married?" "There are some very nice girls here," said Rivke. "Oh some other time," I said. Well, that was it. It was really all very simple. The Jewish girls were all ar- rested for having entered Palestine illegally and they now faced deportation, but if they were the wives of residents of Palestine, they could not be deported. So the Jerusalem jail, I was told, was now a favorite place for wedding simhot. is pleased to announce that it will conduct Auxiliary High Holiday \Services for non-members in its SOCIAL HALL RABBI BENJAMIN H. GORRELICK AND CANTOR DAVID TANZMAN WILL OFFICIATE LaMED AUDITORIUM AT THE UNITED HEBREW SCHOOL, ROHLIK BUILDING RABBI HERBERT ESKIN AND CANTOR BARRY ULRYCH WILL OFFICIATE. Tickets available at 21100 W. 12 Mile Rd. For further information or inquiries concerning membership and seating call the synagogue office 352-8670 YOUNG ISRAEL OF SOUTHFIELD INVITES YOU TO JOIN WITH US IN DEDICATION OF PLAQUES SELICOS NITE - Saturday, Sept. 15, 1979 11:00 P.M. followed by refreshments and Selicos Services at 1:00 A.M. THE BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE COMMUNITY HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES 1979 5740 For Jewish Humanists ROSH HASHANA and YOM KIPPUR allow an oppor- • tunity for personal reflection. These times of celebration help us to affirm our Jewish Identity and to take stock of our personal lives. RABBI SHERWIN WINE will present services on the theme .. . OPTIMISM — TRAINING FOR HAPPINESS Friday, September 21 1:00 p.m. Rosh Hashana Monday, October 1 1:00 p.m. Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) Monday, October 1 4:30 p.m. Memorial Children's Services (Ages 4-9) Rosh Hashana — Saturday, September 22 2:30 p.m. Yom Kippur — Monday, October 1 2:30 p.m. Youth Services - (Ages 10-12) Rosh Hashana — Saturday, September 22 3:30 p.m. Yom Kippur — Monday, October 1 3:30 p.m. Tickets of admission are required for all adult services and may be purchased by calling the Temple Secretary. Tickets are not required for Memorial, Children's and Youth Services. If you are interested in learning more about Humanistic Judaism please join us for an Evening With The Rabbi on Wednesday, September 5 at 8:30 p.m. at the Temple. THE BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE The Center of Humanistic Judaism 28611 West 12 Mile Road (bet. Inkster and Middlebelt) (313) 477.1410 Sabbath Services each Friday at 8:30 p.m.