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rabbi until retiring in 1941. He was
rabbi emeritus until his death at 78 in
1948.
Wine, now 70, says, although his
family was affiliated with Congregation
Shaarev Zedek, "we used to go to Beth
El to listen to Rabbi Franklin at ser-
vices.
The "reformed" Judaism that
Franklin spoke about — today what we
call Classical Reform — preceded the
Holocaust.
It essentially was part of the
German Jewish world," Wine said. "In
that world, there was a very optimistic
vision of the Jewish people and the pos-
sibilities of creating a united humanity
and Jews participating in a universal
society Of course, the Holocaust altered
that. It made Jews reflect on the hostili-
ty and hatred that existed in the world
and perhaps, in some respect, made
them more realistic about the nature of
the times."
There was something about
Franklin's "optimism, even if naive, that
was appealing and attractive," Wine
said.
Wine recounted how Franklin "was a
terrific pastor — great with everybody,
from children to older people. He was a
wonderful counselor, functioning as a
congregational rabbi in a very effective
way"
A national leader in the ecumenical
movement and one of the first rabbis to
speak in a Catholic church, Franklin
had the ear of several presidents and
hosted dignitaries like Rabbi Stephen
Wise and Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1899,
he spearheaded creation of United
Jewish Charities, forerunner to the
United Jewish Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit.
Under his stewardship, Temple Beth
El's membership rose from 136 to
1,400 families. Today, the 148-year-old
synagogue, in its third building, has
1,700 member families.

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"The Man and His Message"
showcases photos, articles, letters,
documents and other memorabil-
ia, including an audiotape of one
of Rabbi Franklin's sermons from
the Library of Congress. The
exhibit is open daily from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 14
Mile and Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. To attend by appoint-
ment or for a group tour, please
call (248) 851-1100. The Rabbi
Leo M. Franklin Archives at
Temple Beth El was created in
1981 as a repository of historical
items tracing Michigan Jewry.

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