THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Fond Tribute to Bishop Sheen
By MARC TANENBAUM
(A Seven Arts Feature)
Archbishop Fulton J.
Sheen, who died Dec. 9 at
the age of 84, was a warm,
personal friend over the
past two decades, and I will
miss him sorely.
The emotion expressed by
a rabbi will probably strike
some Christians and many
Jews as unexpected, if not
altogether strange. Was not
Archbishop Sheen the
"super-evangelist" and do
not the Jewish people re-
gard Christian evangelism
as a threat to the survival of
Judaism and the Jews?
That was the first image
that I carried around in my
head about Archbishop
Sheen. He was, after all, the
director of the Society for
the Propagation of the
Faith, and through him
several prominent Jews be-
came converts to Catholi-
cism.
evening in which to have a - ' the, promise of future
blessings still endured."
program of this kind be-
That covenant continues,
cause Rabbi Tanenbaum is
he added, "with the people
leaving immediately after-
that
are involved in a
wards for Rome. I tell you at
synagogue like this."
the very beginning so that
Referring to the covenant
you will know that what I
between the Jewish people
have to say has nothing to
and the land of Israel, Ar-
do with his decision to go to
chbishop Fulton Sheen then
Rome."
declared:
"I propose to try to edu-
"God then made a cove-
cate our own people to a de-
nant with Moses. God said
eper understanding of the
he would be their God, they
mystery of our faith and
will be My people. My
how much we owe to the
people ... God had prom-
Jewish-people," Archbishop
ised him a land, to turn
Sheen said. "Our debt has to
again to a land from which
do with God's covenant with
they had come, into which
Israel which marks the his-
Abraham had led them.
tory of the Jews from all
And He also promised that
other peoples of the world
.. Even when one side of they would be a blessing to
all peoples."
the covenant was not kept,
Then, on Feb. 22, 1967, I
had an experience with
Archbishop Sheen that
caused me to change rad-
ically my attitudes and
feelings about him.
When Archbishop Sheen
served as bishop of Roches-
ter in 1967, I had the
privilege of speaking with
him at an all-day conference
on Catholic-Jewish rela-
tions at Temple Brith
Kodesh in that city. It was
one of the first major
Catholic-Jewish meetings
to be held since the close of
Vatican Council II and the
adoption of the Vatican Dec-
laration on Non-Christian
Religions (Oct. 28, 1965)
which condemned anti-
Semitism and called for
mutual respect and frater-
nal dialogue between
Catholics and Jews.
In his characteristic,
magnetic speaking style
that had made him one of
the most popular national
television personalities, Ar-
chbishop Sheen delivered a
20-minute address on his
respect for Judaism as a liv-
ing religion and his love for
the Jewish people.
He began his historic talk
with a sparkling joke that
seemed to take into account
the suspicions of many Jews
about his evangelical inten-
tions. Referring to the fact
that I was scheduled to
leave that night for a meet-
ing in Rome with the Vati-
can Secretariat on
Catholic-Jewish relations,
Archbishop Sheen stated:
"This is a very fitting
MR. IRVING LAKER
General Chairman
Irving Laker, chairman of
the upcoming Herschel
Bernardi Concert for
Chabad-Lubavitch, has an-
nounced the selection of
seven Chabad Honorees:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Be-
znos, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
I. Cohn, Dr. and Mrs.
George Dean, Mr. and
Mrs. David Hermelin,
Mrs. Emma Lazaroff-
Schaver, Mrs. Pearl
Ruch, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Shenkman. Mr.
Laker stated: "We have
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outstanding communal
activists with awards be-
cause of their own sup-
port of Lubavitch, and
even more significantly,
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for their acting as "Cap-
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campaign to expose and
Michigan's
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Community
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about the ever-widening
network of Chabad in-
stitutions and activities."
The seven honorees will
each be presented with a
unique artist-designed
"Gold Medallist Bene-
factor's Award" at a pre-
concert Benefactor's Dinner
hosted by Herschel Ber-
nardi at the Detroit Plaza
Hotel (Renaissance Center)
on Sunday, February 10,
1980. At the dinner a
number of "Silver Medallist
Donor's Awards" will also
be presented.
Chairman Laker also
stated that a large,
cert Journal Book will be is-
sued. Marilynn Klein,
Chairman of the Concert
Journal Book, is offering
advertising space in the
Journal for companies and
individuals. For Informa-
tion about the Detroit Con-
cert call 548-2666 or write
Herschel Bernardi Concert
Headquarters, 14000 W. 9
Mile Road, Oak Park,
Michigan 48237. For infor-
mation regarding the
Grand Rapids performance
call 616-458-6575 or write
Chabad House, 1910 Michi-
gan Avenue NE, Grand
Rapids, Michigan 49506. "
Proceeds of the concert
will go towards support of
the following Chabad-
Lubavitch activities, which
are under the general direc-
torship of Rabbi Berel
Shemtov:
MR. & MRS. DAVID RERMEUN
communally-representative
Concert Committee was in
the process of formation and
would shortly be an-
nounced. Committee mem-
bers will be promoting the
February 10th "Hassidic
Happening Concert" at
Ford Auditorium. The Con-
cert's lead attraction is
Herschel Bernardi, star of
screen, Television and
Stage. Mr. Bernardi, who is
currently on a nationwide
tour on behalf of Chabad,
will perform excerpts from -
"Fiddler On The Roof,"
"Man of La Mancha" and
other hit shows in dazzling
mixture of song, dance,
full-costume acting, Jewish
humor, story-telling and
Yiddish comedy. (At his
first appearance of the
series last week in Min-
neapolis, a sold-out house at
the city's prestigious Or-
chestra Hall gave Mr. Ber-
nardi a standing ovation).
The full concert will be pre-
sented in Grand Rapids on
the following night, Mon-
day February 11.
Tickets for the concert are
available in the Front Or-
chestra section for tax-
deductible contributions of
$250 (Sponsors), $100
(Patrons) and $50 (Suppor-
ters). General Admission
seats are available for con-
tributions of $25, $10 or $8
(Balcony). An elegant Con-
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gan Chabad. Rabbi Betzalel
Gottlieb 548-2666.
Chabad House of Royal
Oak-Troy; Hebrew School,
Adult Education, Hospital
visitation etc. Rabbi Yosef
Keselman, 280-1939.
Chabad House of Upper
Southfield, serving the
apartment complexes in the
12 Mile - Telegraph - North-
western area, Rabbi
Nachman Simon, 398-2953.
Chabad House of West
Bloomfield. Regular
synagogue services every
Saturday and Holidays at
Ealy School (Maple between
Middlebelt and Orchard
Lake). Network of Adult
Education classes for indi-
viduals and groups.
Afternoon-school at
Lubavitch Education Cen-
ter in Farmington. Director:
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
626-8210.
Lubavitch Center, Far-
mington, 28555 Middlebelt
Road, just north of 12 Mile
Road (The former Labor
Zionist Building) houses the
DR. & MRS. GEORGE DEAN
The Lazaroff-Schaver
Student Center, Univers-
tity of Michigan Chabad
House in Ann Arbor headed
by Rabbis Aron and Levy
Goldstein. Chabad House
provides a full range of serv-
ices and facilities for Jewish
students on campus. Phone:
"99-learn."
Chabad House Center of
Farmington Hills, Kinder-
garten, nursery, counseling
services, high-school, col-
lege and adult education by
Rabbi Chayim Moshe
Bergstein, phone 626-3194.
Chabad House of Western
Michigan in Grand Rapids,
serving the Jewish Com-
munities of Grand Rapids,
Muskegon and Kalamazoo
and students at Grand Val-
ley State, Ferris State,
Western Michigan Univer-
sity and Kalamazoo Col-
lege. Director: Rabbi Yosef
Weingarten, 616-458-6575.
Lubavitch Center, Oak
Park, the central synagogue
and office cluster of Michi-
;
MR. & MRS. HAROLD BEDIOS
Lubavitch Cheder, a unique
elementary school institu-
tion under Rabbi Yitschak
Wolf.
of
House
Chabad
Windsor, Ontario (519)
258-1225. Director: Rabbi
Yosef Hecht. Day-Camp,
story-hour groups for Kin-
dergarten age children,
adult education, University
of Windsor student services
and special events, hospital
visitations etc.
Other Chabad activities
include 1) The Publications
Department under Rabbi
Yitschak M. Kagan pub-
lishing the "Thought For
The Week" books and
periodicals, which have
been translated into many
languages. Rabbi Kagan
also moderates weekly
radio programs on WNIC,
WWKR, WSHJ and WMJC.
2) Camp Gan Israel, on 660
acres of magnificent recrea-
tion lakes and forests,
with modern comfortable
facilities, near Kalkaska,
under Rabbi Sholom Ber
Stock. 3) Nusach H'Ari
Cemetery, Mishkan Israel
Cemetery and Lubavitch
Shiva-&-Condolence Serv-
ice, headed by Rabbi Moshe
Zaklikofsky. 4) Family
Service and Pushkah di-
vision under Rabbis
Yitschak Mann and Yisrael
Ehrlich. 5) Chaplaincy and
visitation services by Rabbi
Moshe Polter to area hospi-
tals and prisons, including
Harper, Grace, Providence,
MRS. EMMA
LAZAROFF- SCRAVER
Hutzel and Mt. Carmel hos-
pitals, and Oakland County
Jail. 6) Chabad House On
Wheels. The renowned
mobile center brings educa-
tional services to com-
munities throughout the
state, including the Upper
Peninsula. Director: Rabbi
Yitschak M. Lipszyc. 7)
T.O.A.S.T. "Time Out And
Study Torah": A daily
Torah-Lesson by Phone
548-7240. 8) Lubavitch
Women's Organization;
1979/80 Presidents: Rachel
MR. & MRS. JACK SHENKMAN
Wineberg and Clara Simon.
All Chabad Activities
this year are in honor of the
30th Anniversary of world
Jewish Leadership of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi
Menachem Mendel
Schneerson.