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a Year Filled with Good Health
Happiness, Peace and Prosperity
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High Holy Days in Tel Aviv, 1936
By MOSHE RON
women and children flocked
to the synagogues. Jewish
policemen kept order. Many
came from kibutzim and
moshavim to spend the
holiday in Tel Aviv.
The Jewish News Special
Israel Correspondent
TEL AVIV — In the
streets of the city the at-
mosphere of Rosh Hashana
was felt. On the eve of the
feast crowds streamed into
the city. There was lively
movement in the shops and
stores. At the Carmel mar-
ket prices of fish went up.
There was a slow-down in
the real estate markets.
Nobody was interested in
such business on the eve of
the feast.
All the synagogues and
small "stiblech" were
crowded. Public halls and
cinemas were rented for
holiday prayers. In the
years 1936 and 1937, Tel
Aviv had 80,000 inhabi-
tants. There was a shortage
of synagogues.
Rabbis examined the
halls to see if they were
suitable for prayer services.
Cinema halls which showed
nude pictures were forbid-
den.
The famous cantor of
the Warsaw Synagogue,
Gershon Sirota, was
brought to Tel Aviv. He
was hired for services at
the Mugrabi Cinema. The
Chief Rabbinate made
difficulties and Sirota
almost left the town. The
opposition of the Chief
Rabbinate was overcome
after the management of
the cinema covered all
pictures and posters in
the theater during prayer
services.
When the news spread
that Sirota would lead serv-
- ices, hundreds flocked to the
box office of the Mugrabi
Cinema to obtain tickets.
Sirota was like a magnet.
Many, who hardly ever vis-
ited a synagogue, tried to
obtain tickets. Hundreds
came to TelAviv port to give
the famous cantor a warm
reception.
The Selihot services were
a disappointment for many.
In the Warsaw Synagogue
Sirota did not try hard dur-
ing Selihat. He saved his
strength for the Rosh
Hashana prayers and
reached his peak in the
Neila prayer. When Sirota
recited Selihot in the Tel
Aviv theater, many said
that this was not the real
Sirota.
The big change came, of
course, on Rosh Hashana.
On the second day of the
feast, Sirota moved the big
crowd to tears with his
enormous voice during the
Musaf prayers. He proved to
them that he was the real
Sirota.
The crowd applauded
for a long time. Sirota be-
came angry. He did not
like applause in the mid-
dle of prayers.
But the crowd continued
to applaud and Sirota could
hardly finish Musaf. After
the prayers the enthusiastic
crowd bore Sirota on their
shoulders from the Mugrabi
Hall to the Hess Hotel.
On the eve of Yom Kip-
pur, thousands arrived from
all parts of the country in
front of Mugrabi Hall.
There were only 1,000
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EVA & TOM ADELSON wish at
their family and friends a
happy and healthy New Year
Harry and Esther Dines
Philip, Steven & Riva
wish their relatives and friends a
very healthy and happy New Year
KARL and MOLLY BERG
CANTOR SIROTA
places in the hall. The police
had to intervene several
times to restore order in the
street. For many years,
people could not forget Siro-
ta's Kol Nidre and Neila on
that Yom Kippur.
In the central post office
on Allenby Rd. and in all the
smaller branches crowds of
people lined up to send holi-
day greetings to relatives
and friends in Poland,
Lithuania, Romania, Hun-
gary, Latvia and the U.S.
Many sent through the
Polish PKO bank money to
their relatives in Poland.
After Yom Kippur, busi-
ness was heavy near the
Great Synagogue on Al-
lenby Rd. Hundreds were
purchasing etrogim for the
holidays.
Three newspapers
were published in those
days: Davar, Haaretz and
Haboker. The holiday
editions had 30-40 pages,
comprising mostly holi-
day greetings. Although
the economic situation
was bad, newspapers
sold well. People were
buying prayer shawls
and prayer books.
In general, the holidays
were still hot. There was no
air conditioning, no re-
frigerators. People carried
ice blocks from afar. But the
holiday atmosphere was
good and spirits were high.
All the shops were closed.
From all the synagogues
prayers could be heard;
Hassidic, Yemenite,
Sephardi and Ashkenazi
songs. People were dressed
in their best clothes and
strangers greeted each
other with "Hag Sameakh."
One must not forget that
during the years 1936-1939
there were continuously
Arab riots against Jews in
Eretz Yisrael.
In the central prison in
Acco, Jewish prisoners of
the Hagana, IZL and Lehi
were confined. The British
authorities allowed them to
hold holiday services. The
Jewish community of Haifa
sent food, a cantor, a ram's
horn and other ritual re-
quirements to the prison.
On the second day of
Rosh Hashana the news
spread that Rabbi Eliezer
Hacohen Gerzstein died
in Jerusalem. Arabs had
attacked him when he re-
turned from prayer at the
Western Wall.
On Rosh Hashana, in
1936, Tel Aviv was without
cars. All the shops were
closed. The streets were fes-
tively illuminated. Men,
wish all their friends and relatives
a happy, healthy and
peaceful New Year
To all our relatives and
friends — all good wishes for a year
of peace, health and happiness
THE BESSER FAMILY
Izrael, Lill, Suzanne and Nancy
MRS. HARRY (FRANCES) BINDER
and SPARKLE SOAP CO. OF SOUTHFIELD
extend best wishes for a
happy, healthy New Year to all
their many friends and customers
To all our friends a happy, healthy
and prosperous New Year
RUDOLPH and EVA BOEHM
Robert and Judy
MR. AND MRS. LOUIS BORDOLEY
wish all their family and friends
a healthy and happy New Year
MR. AND MRS. MAX BRUMER
wish their friends and relatives
a year of health,
peace and happiness
THE CIMMER FAMILY
Oak Park
may the New Year bring health and
happiness to all our dear friends
and family
HAPPY NEW YEAR
And Best Wishes
to all our friends & relatives
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pergament
ELI & DORIS ROSENBAUM
Wish their Family
and Friends A
Healthy, Prosperous
New Year
May the New Year
Bring Health, Happiness,
and Peace to all our Friends
Sigmunt and Hadassa Rubin
Southfield, Mich.