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Stephen Boodin, M.D.
Jeffrey McErlean, M.D.
Ronald Rasansky, D.O.
Bageshwari Sinha, M.D.
Richard Stober, M.D.
are pleased to announce
the opening of their new office
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says executive director Jim
Brandt. The tile wall was
dedicated by the mayor of
Cambridge in a ceremony in
June.
The congregation had much
to celebrate. In a city which
once had five congregations,
Jewish life had steadily
declined until recently. "The
Jewish population kept
shrinking in the 40s and 50s
and then there were just two
synagogues left until the ear-
ly 60s, Mr. Brandt says.
"Neither one could raise a mi-
nyan."
So they merged to create a
new congregation, Beth
Shalom, and the members
chose as their headquarters
the Tremont Street shul. It
was a small and dwindling
congregation — until a recent
turnaround brought a surge
of new members, many of
them young, and a new ex-
ecutive director who, at age
29, is typical of the youthful
congregation.
Although Beth Shalom still
has no rabbi, its membership
has increased to 200 families.
Facilities now include a day
care program, Hebrew classes
and adult education pro-
grams. And last October, Beth
Shalom's Simchat Torah
celebration drew over 1,000
participants who danced out-
side on Tremont Street.
"There are lots of chal-
lenges ahead," Mr. Brandt
says."But our membership
continues to grow. This con-
gregation is here to stay."
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LOCAL NEWS
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year's campaign. He and his
wife, Barbara, have been
elected to the University's
Global board of trustees. He
is president of the Federa-
tion's Resettlement Service
and is active with Israel
Bonds, Congregation Shaarey
Zedek and the Anti-
Defamation League.
For information, call Bar-
Ilan, 423-4550.
Suburban Group
Seeks Volunteers
Doreen Hermelin
year's annual dinner spon-
sored by the Detroit Friends
of Bar-Ilan University 6 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Adat Shalom
Synagogue.
Mrs. Hermelin is president
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Bernard Stollman
of Women's Division, Allied
Jewish Campaign, and has
been involved in Federation,
Israel Bonds and Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek.
Mr. Stollman co-chaired last
Renovation of an apartment
building which serves as tran-
sitional housing for several
homeless families in Detroit's
New Center area is the target
of the next fund-raising pro-
ject sponsored by Think
Twice.
Think Twice is a suburban
Detroit volunteer group com-
prised of hundreds of young
professionals who work to
provide financial as well as
hands-on assistance to
specific revitalization projects
in the metro Detroit area.
A fund-raising event will be
held 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the
Birmingham Community
House.
The event will feature the
Jeff Scott Band, a cash bar,
hors d'oeuvres, dancing and a
silent auction. There is a
charge.
All proceeds will go to Core
City Neighborhoods, a non-
profit organization committed
to revitalizing the housing
and community life in a 3.5
square mile area of Detroit's
New Center area.
For ticket information call
Jim Bellinson, 352-0127.