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Temple Beth El
Marks Anniversary
History and music will combine in a
musical experience as Temple Beth
El celebrates its 150th anniversary.
The musical revue will take place
May 13-14 at . Wayne State
University's Bonstelle Theater on
Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
Temple Beth El's roots go back to
1850 when two immigrants, Isaac
and Sarah Couzens, opened their
home on Rivard Street for a service
with 12 others in attendance. Today,
Temple Beth El is home to nearly
1,500 Jewish families.
"It's only fitting that Beth El
began in someone's living room,"
says Rabbi Daniel Syme. "Today, we
strive to make Beth El shine as a
home that welcomes all of Detroit's
Jewish community. That includes
our doors at no charge to all who
wish to attend High Holy Day ser-
vices."
The Bonstelle Theater was home
to Beth El Synagogue from 1903
through 1922. The revue will mark
the temple's growth through the
Civil War, mass immigration,
Prohibition and beyond.
"From the beginning, music has
been at the very center of our con-
gregation," says Cantor Stephen
Dubov. "While it won't be easy rep-
resenting 150 years in one show, we
are planning to do just that. And we
are going to do it in a way that
entertains, educates and elicits
tremendous pride for the city of
Detroit."
Led by Cantor Dubov, the cast of
Temple Beth El, A Musical
Retrospective features 150 . perform-
ers, all temple members. That cast
includes people from 6 to 86 and
features the Klezmer Kids, the coun-
try's only student klezmer jazz band.
The retrospective will weave
together song, dance_and historical
pictures. Composers honored will
include Rodgers & Hammerstein,
Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
Through its 150 years, Beth El
has had several homes, most of them
in Detroit. They include:
• 1850-1852 — the home of Isaac
and Sarah Couzens
• 1852 — a single room above
Silberman & Hirsch, 172 Jefferson
Avenue
• 1903-1922 — Woodward and
Elliott, today the home of WSU's
Bonstelle Theater
• 1922-1972 — Woodward and
Gladstone, now home to the
Lighthouse Cathedral
The revue will play at the
Bonstelle at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May
14. For ticket information, call the
music department at Beth El, (248)
851-1100.
Sort And CavORT On Sunday
Jeffrey and Sarah Rosenberg
and the staff of
Rosenberg's Kosher Caterers
of Adat Shalom Synagogue
Wish Their Many Friends
and Customers
A Very Healthy and Happy
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Project REACH 2000 will com-
plete its collection of educational
supplies with a Sort and CavORT
family mitzvah party 1-5 p.m.
Sunday, April 16, at Congregation
Beth Ahm.
Families and friends are invited
to help sort through all the col-
lected supplies that will be donat-
ed locally to Common Ground
Sanctuary, HAVEN and Orchards
Children's Services. The event will
feature entertainment by magician
Michael Jacobson, holiday music
and special crafts projects for
Passover.
Project REACH collection bins
will remain at area synagogues
through Friday, April 14. The
community is asked to donate
new or slightly used educational
supplies and toys, books, back-
packs, art supplies and videos to
benefit area at-risk families.
Project REACH is sponsored by
Women's American ORT, whose
commitment is to empower indi-
viduals with education leading to
marketable job skills and econom-
ic self-sufficiency.
ORT (Organization for
Rehabilitation Through Training)
has its local offices in the Max M.
Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township. For infor-
mation, call (248) 723-8860.