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Cong. Beth El to mark its 50th year.

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ongregation Beth El began in
1959 in the Windsor living
room of Madelyn and Arthur
Weingarden — the Ontario city's first
and only reform temple.
"Our temple was blessed with the
enthusiasm of young minds eager and
curious to learn more about their her-
itage from a slightly more liberal per-
spective," said Madelyn Weingarden.
Nurtured in its early days by
Rabbis Richard C. Hertz and David
A. Baylinson of Temple Beth El of
Detroit, the Canadian counterpart will
celebrate its Jubilee year with festivi-
ties Friday-Sunday, Oct. 15-17.
The Windsor temple's first rabbi was
Sherwin T. Wine (who years later was
to found the Birmingham Temple).
To celebrate its 50th year,
Congregation Beth El is reaching out
to friends and prior members from
throughout North America to remi-
nisce and renew friendships.
"We welcome back former members
who have moved away — people who
celebrated their b'nai mitzvah here,

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Congregation Beth El in Windsor

who were nurtured by our committed
teachers and influenced by our Temple
Youth Group through the critical times
of their lives:' said Weingarden.
Friday night services on Oct. 15 will
honor current Rabbi Jeff Ableser and
former Rabbi Jonathan V. Plaut and
feature Cantorial Soloist Tracy Atin and
the Jubilee Choir, directed by Michael
Ricketts. A dinner on Saturday, Oct. 16,
will honor past presidents.
Contact the temple at (519) 969-2422,
bethelwindsor@cogeco.ca or Madelyn
Weingarten at (519) 251-0231.

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Zamir Chorale invites new members.

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arci Shulman of Orchard
"As a result, they participate in
Lake and Arthur Sugarman
Jewish choral music as a means to inte-
of Farmington Hills were
grate two things that matter most to
joined by Henry Bodzin of Southfield
them: their music and their Judaism."
and Gloria Bookstein
Zamir Chorale of
and Jeanne Korsh, both
Metropolitan Detroit
of West Bloomfield,
begins Tuesday rehearsals
at the 21st North
at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21,
American Jewish Choral
at Congregation Shaarey
Festival at the Hudson
Zedek in Southfield.
Valley Resort and Spa
Zamir Detroit, spon-
in Kerhonkson, N.Y.
sored by the Jewish
The event was held
Community Center of
July 25-29. All five are
Metropolitan Detroit, is
choristers with Zamir
dedicated to preserving
and fostering Jewish cho-
Chorale of Metropolitan
Detroit.
ral music from the entire
Marci Shulman and
breadth of the Jewish
"Hundreds of people Arthur Sugarman
breathing together and
experience.
singing together; it's
Cantor Penny Steyer of
an amazing experience said Matthew
Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield
Lazar, the festival director.
is musical director. Choristers are
"For many younger singers, music
invited to join from all traditions of the
community. For those younger than 25,
is the anchor for their Jewish identity,'
said researcher Diane Tickton Schuster
dues are waived. For information, call
Dan Medow, (248) 543-0984, or Arthur
of Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion in Israel.
Sugarman, (248) 478-0631.

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