18 Friday, January 21, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rebuilding Begun in Tragic Fire Aftermath V s (Continued from Page 1) Kodesh. He then lauded the Jewish community of De- troit. "So many organiza- tions and synagogues have opened their arms to us. We are truly one people," he said. The rabbi compared the loss of the Torahs to a death in the family, and mourning ribbons were distributed to the audience. He began to weep as he described how West Bloomfield firemen saved six large Torahs and three small ones from the synagogue's small chapel. EW E _ 11 4. 00fi' BE 'ENERGY WISE' & SAVE $ $$ HAVE YOUR WINDOWS _ RE-CAULKED TODAY 'Call Mike Steingold- 2475736 or 559-6130 EYES. d SAT-SUN ♦ MON-MI 9-5 Tuesday, Feb. 1, 7:30 P.M. Thursday, Feb. 3, 7:30 P.M. UP I = F utton E. F. HUTTON & COMPANY, Inc. I 600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1800 Detroit, MI 48243 Call Ira C. Lutzky at (313) 259-8500 , 11 Attn:.lra C. Lutzky up • us on 'um When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen Allt"11 :1 1W!!!!-., school building will be re- novated. There will be no change in our phone number or mailing ad- dress." West Bloomfield's firemen were lauded by Fishman for their heroic work throughout the night in sub-zero weather. Fishman said that Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses will have Sabbath services this Saturday and in coming weeks at the First Church of Christ Scientist at Maple and Inkster. He said the RABBI SCHNIPPER church was chosen because' "When we heard that it was in walking distance the roof was still intact to the synagogue and as "a over the chapel," he said, gesture" between the faiths. "we asked the firemen to Prayer books are being go back in and save the supplied by several area holy scrolls." Fishman synago'gues. said the firemen "carried The Beth Abraham Hillel them out as if they were babies." Moses Hebrew School Firemen' also helped classes met at Hillel Day Rabbi Schnipper to enter School on Thursday. Begin- his own office to rescue a ning Sunday, classes will small Torah that was an in- meet• on their regularly heritance from his uncle. scheduled days and.times at Schnipper, Fishman and Ealy Elementary School on synagogue Executive Direc- Maple Rd. Education Direc- tor Mildreth Rubinoff tor Barry Levine told the stayed at the scene for 23 meeting that regular pro- consecutive hours. grams will be followed, "re- In memory of the de- port cards will be sent home stroyed Torahs, Rabbi Sunday" and parent- Schnipper asked his con- teacher conferences will be gregation to wear the held on schedule. Daily minyanim will be mourning ribbons for two days. Fishman lit a yahrzit held at the home of a con- candle and Cantor Ben Zion gregant until space is avail- Lanxner chanted a special able in the synagogue's Kadish prayer he had com- less-damaged school wing. posed. Weddings and other social Fishman told the audi- events are being hosted by ence, "We have to rebuild, _other area synagogues as and rebuild immediately. necessary. A Bar Mitzva The insurance company has scheduled for Saturday will brought in people to put our be held during. the Sabbath Hebrew school back into . services at the church. Suburban Kosher working condition. Some- time Thursday, two -rooms Caterers, which operates a weekly kosher restau- will be open as an office. Sometime next week, the rant at Beth Abraham upper and lower floors of the Hillel Moses, will shift its Wednesday evening res- taurant to Cong. Beth - Shalom. During a question-and- answer session at the end of the meeting, Fishman em- phasized that the congrega- tion's insurance would cover the cost of rebuilding. He said the synagogue's memorial plaques were de- stroyed, but the records are intact and the plaques will be replaced. He predicted that the congregation would have services "in our own sanctuary" by the High Holidays in September. He added that both kitch- 4 ens in the synagogue were destroyed but the library was "basically saved." The rabbi's office is "smoky but intact," Fishman said. Fishman added that a number 'of individuals, in- cluding non-Jews, have con- tributed sizable donations NAT FISHMAN to rebuild 'the synagogue. Fishman emphasized that the funds were not neces- sary to rebuild the syna- gogue, but were greatly ap- preciated. The synagogue's Men's Club donated $1,000 to the rebuilding fund. Congregation member Marilyn Rice said com- mittees were being formed "to do whatever has to be done." Con- gregants filled the pages (Continued on Page 19) * * * Lady Seiko. We've made them . easy to afford but very hard to choose. Design after beautiful design: Finding your favorite may be difficult, but it's well worth your while. 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