Jewry's Role in
Human Advancement
The scale of human invention in ancient times, from
sewing needles to Egyptian pyramids, has its contempo-
rary artifacts from tiny power cells to great bridges. In
the latter case, creative minds of Jewish origin have
themselves written their names in history.
The quality of
life, and life itself, de-
pended for many on the
inventive outpouring of a
relatively unknown Jew-
ish research scientist.
Samuel Ruben's revolu-
tionary sealed mercury
batteries powered hear-
ing aids and earlier heart pacemakers. His electrical
components were indispensable for operating major home
appliances, as well as radio and TV sets of past and
recent vintage. His discoveries have left their mark on
much that populates the modern age--from wristwatches
and space satellites to electrical motors, automatic
cameras and artificial voice boxes. The self-taught high
school graduate with over 300 patents to his name went
on in later life to invent the alkaline battery, known and
used the world-over.
ORTHODOX
AGUDAS YISROEL-
MOGEN ABRAHAM
15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 552-1971.
Rabbis: Dov Loketch, Asher Eisenberg-
er.
BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD
SYNAGOGUE-CHABAD
357 N. Woodward, the Masonic Temple,
Bloomfield Hills, (810) 258-2741. Rabbi:
Yechiel Pofter. Services: Saturday 10 am.
Kiddush follows services.
BAIS CHABAD OF
FARMINGTON HILLS
32000 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills,
855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Ser-
vices: Friday sundown; Saturday 9:30
am.; Sunday 9 am.; weekdays 6:50 am.
BAIS CHABAD OF NORTH
OAK PARK/F.R.E.E.
(810) 546-2062. Rabbis: Dr. David Kagan,
Yosef Misholovin. Services: Friday sun-
down; Saturday 9:30 a.m. Weekly Shab-
bat services at Jimmy Prentis Morris
Jewish Community Center. Special ac-
commodations for Yiddish and Russian
speakers. Kiddush following Shachrit.
BAIS CHABAD OF
WEST BLOOMFIELD
5595 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
(810) 855-6170. Rabbi: Elimeilech Silber-
berg. Services: Friday 15 minutes before
sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays
6:50 am. and 15 minutes before sundown.
BAIS MOSHE DOWNTOWN
SYNAGOGUE
He built the "unbuildable" Mackinac bridge that
defied design and construction for a century. Michigan's
five mile feat of engineering was the world's longest
suspension bridge when opened to traffic in 1957--the
graceful masterwork of David Steinman, a scientific and
aesthetic triumph. By the end of his career, the professor
of civil engineering in Idaho and New York completed
more than 400 bridge projects on five continents. The
Russian born engineer also planned the reconstruction of
the historic Brooklyn Bridge and published poetry to the
soaring splendor of his craft and art.
- Saul Stadtmauer
Dear Reader,
I am deeply grateful to learn that a highly re-
spected orthodox organization and individuals have
begun to share the ideals of disseminating word of
Jewry's Role in Human Advancement. Welcome to our
open forum in proclaiming the majesty of our inspiring
history of which less has been said than of our tragic past.
This column is meant to unveil the Jewish presence which
has greatly enriched the world's well-being, and reflect
the continuity of our people since ancient times. We
must come to applaud the contributions of our kinsmen
through history and embrace a sense of the worthiness
arid value of ourselves as a people.
COMMISSION FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF
JEWISH HISTORY
Harold Berry & Irwin S. Field, Co-chairmen
Harriet F. Sider, Secretary
Founders/Sponsors: Walter & Lea Field
8109 East Jefferson, Detroit. Daily Min-
chah minyan 1:15 p.m. (winter), 2:15 p.m.
(summer). Monthly Rosh Chodesh lunch
and learn. For information, call Steve Katz,
(313) 331-0000.
BETH TEFILO EMANUEL
TIKVAH
24225 Greenfield Road, Southfield, (810)
559-5022. Rabbi: Yisroel Menachem
Levin.
B'NAI ISRAEL-BETH
YEHUDAH
15400 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, (810)
£67-3969. Rabbi: Yoel Sperka.
B'NAI ZION
15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, (810) 968-
2414. Rabbi: Solomon Gruskin.
DAVID BEN NUCHIM
14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, (810) 968-
9784. Rabbi: Chaskel Grubner.
Services daily 6:30 a.m.; Shachrit 7 a.m.;
Minchah 15 minutes before sundown; Sat-
urday Daf Hayomi 8 a.m.; services 9 a.m.
HUNTINGTON WOODS
MINYAN
Huntington Woods City Hall, 26815 Sco-
tia, (810) 542-4809. Rabbi: Yerachmiel
Rabin. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Sit-
down kiddush and D'var Torah follow ser-
vices.
KOLLEL INSTITUTE
15230 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 968-0109.
Rabbis: Moshe Schwab, Shmuel Irons.
Services: Saturday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays
7:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 10 p.m.
MACHON L'TORAH
15221 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park, (810) 967-
0888. Rabbi: Avraham Jacobovitz. Gab-
bais: Dr. Edward Hurvitz, Mayer Sherman.
Services: Friday 15 minutes before sun-
down; Saturday 8:30 am.; Sunday 9 am.;
Monday-Thursday 8 p.m. Ma'ariv.
MISHKAN ISRAEL, NUSACH
H'ARI, LUBAVITCHER CENTER
14000 W. Nine Mile Road, Oak Park,
(810) 543-6611. Services: Friday at sun-
down; Saturday 9:30 am.; weekdays 6:45
a.m., 7:45 a.m., sundown; Sunday 7:45
a.m.
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Temple Emanu-El
OR CHADASH
Rabbi: Eliezer Cohen. President: Susann
Codish. (810) 547-2814; P.O. Box 7056,
Huntington Woods, MI 48070. Services:
Saturday 9 am., 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 am.
followed by a free bagel breakfast. This
week's services at 14121 Winchester, Oak
Park.
SHAAR HASHOMAYIM
115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, On-
tario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256-3123. Services:
daily 7 a.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.
SHAAREY SHOMAYIM
15110 W. Ten Mile Road, Oak Park, (810)
542-4444; Jenoe Roth (810) 967-3560;
Michael Weiss (810) 399-5388. Rabbi:
Leo Goldman. Services: Friday at can-
dlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m.; weekdays
6:45 am., 5:30 p.m. Daf hayomi at the rab-
bi's residence every Saturday afternoon.
SHOMREY EMUNAH
25451 Southfield Road, Southfield, (810)
559-1533, 557-9666. Rabbi Shaiall
Zachariash. Services: Saturday 9:15 am.;
weekdays 7:10 a.m.; 10 minutes before
sundown.
SHOMREY EMUNAH-
OHEL MOED
6191 Farmington Road, West Bloomfield,
(810) 737-2756. Rabbi: Eli Jundef. Ser-
vices: Friday 5:20 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.,
5:10 p.m.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF OAK PARK
15140 W. Ten Mile Road, Oak Park, (810)
967-3655. Rabbi: Steven Weil. President:
Dr. Steven Tennenberg; Gabbai, Larry
Singal. Services: Friday 5:35 p.m.; Satur-
day 9 a.m., 5:20 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m.,
5:35 p.m. Shabbat Torah study: Friday at
9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. and one hour be-
fore Minchah. Bnei Akiva youth groups,
one hour before Minchah.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF
SOUTHFIELD
27705 Lahser, Southfield, (810) 358-0514.
Rabbi: Elimelech Goldberg. President:
Allen Ishakis. Gabbai: Ira Winkler. Ser-
vices: weekdays 7 a.m., 5:50 p.m.; Friday
5:40 p.m.; Saturday 9 am., 5:30 p.m. Rab-
bi's daf yomi class and youth groups meet
at 4:30 p.m.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST
BLOOMFIELD
6111 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
(810) 851-1356. President: Dr. David
Berris; vice president: Marc Morse. Ser-
vices: Friday 5:35 p.m.; Saturday 9:15 am.
Join for services in the new location; a
cholent kiddush follows services.
SEPHARDIC
KEHILAH SEPHARADIT-
SEPHARDIC
COMMUNITY OF
GREATER DETROIT
21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, in the
chapel, (810) 788-1006. Chazzan: Sas-
son Natan. Services: Saturday 9 a.m.;
Sunday 9 a.m. Kiddush and lunch follow
Shabbat services. Coffee and cake follow
Sunday services.
TRADITIONAL
CONGREGATION
B'NAI DAVID
5642 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
(810) 855-5007. Rabbi: Milton Arm. Can-
tor: Barry Ulrych. Services: Saturday 8:45
a.m. Kiddush follows services. Saul Chud-
now will chant the Haftorah.
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
CONGREGATION T' CHIYAH
404 S. Pleasant St., Royal Oak, (810) 542-
0900; 4605 Cass, Detroit, (313) 832-0009.
President: Alan Schenk. Services: Friday
7:45 p.m. at the Royal Oak Women's Club
led by Matthew and Jessica Schenk.
CONSERVATIVE
ADAT SHALOM
SYNAGOGUE
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, (810)
851-5100. Senior rabbi: Efry Spectre; Rab-
bi: Daniel Nevins. Cantor. Howard Glantz.
Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services:
Friday 5:45 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 5:45
p.m.; Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30
a.m., 5:45 p.m. Bat mitzvah of Jessica
Robins, daughter of Elaine and Robert
Robins.
BEIT KODESH
31840 W. Seven Mile, Livonia, (810) 477-
8974. Rabbi: Craig Allen. President: David
Gross; vice president, Jeffrey Kirsch; re-
ligious chairman, Martin Diskin. Services:
Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.
Children's service the first Friday of every
month. Kiddush follows Shabbat services.
BETH ABRAHAM
HILLEL MOSES
5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
(810) 851-6880. Rabbi: Aaron Bergman.
Cantor: Ben-Zion Lanxner. Sextort
Joseph Mermelstein. Rabbi Emeritus: A.
Irving Schnipper. Services: Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 8:45 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; weekdays
7 a.m., 7 p.m.; Sundays 8:15 a.m., 5 p.m.
Rabbi's class 5 p.m.
BETH ACHIM
21100 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, (810)
352-8670. Rabbi: Herbert Yoskowftz. Can-
tor: Max Shimansky. Ritual director:
Joseph Baras. Rabbis emeritus: Benjamin
H. Gorrelick, Milton Arm. Services: Friday
7:15 a.m., 5:45 p.m.; Saturday 8:45 a.m.,
5:35 p.m.; weekdays 7:15 am., 5:45 p.m.;