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This was the first B'nai Moshe building on Garfield in Detroit, circa 1918

ily in town attended a synagogue
on Shabbat morning," Pachter said,
recalling a story. "The parents had an
infant son who was fussing, and they
could feel disapproving eyes upon
them. Someone came over and whis-
pered, 'If you want to go to shul with a
baby, go to B'nai Moshe. They did and
are members to this day. I'm proud of
that reputation."
Kerry Greenhut of West Bloomfield
said, "It's quite an honor to be sitting
in the president's chair as we turn
100. There is so much that has been
accomplished over the years and this
wonderful place is committed to con-
tinuing our Jewish tradition well into
the future:'
Greenhut has been a B'nai Moshe
member since 1958, the historic year
the congregation bought land to build
in Oak Park, and the year Cantor Louis
Klein began his 37 years of service to
the congregation and the community.
The congregation has been celebrat-
ing its history all year long with special
programs, projects and Shabbat ser-
vices. Centennial co-chairs Pearlena
Bodzin of Southfield and Carol Pollack
of West Bloomfield have been proud to
lead the effort.
"It's an honor and privilege said
Bodzin, a member with her husband,
Jason, since 1975. She has been a past
president of the congregation and
sisterhood. "B'nai Moshe has been a
major part of our family life and it's our
spiritual family. As soon as we joined,
I became very involved and have been
ever since. I love coming here."
Pollack, whose great-uncle was the
congegation's first cantor in 1919,
agreed.
"B'nai Moshe gives us a sense of

community and family' she said.
"That's just the way we feel when we
are here:'
They both enthusiastically recount
some of the highlights of the year-long
celebration including a bus tour back
to the neighborhoods and buildings
that were home to the congregation,
a children's concert, special Shabbat
programs and the commissioning of
a quilt with pictures of the children
in the religious school, teachers and
clergy.

Congregant Honorees
The committee also decided to honor
five congregants — Renee Gunsberg,
Joel Ungar, Gabriel Pachter, Jenna
Sperling and Hannah Fine — to rep-
resent what the congregation is all
about.
Both sides of Renee Gunsberg's
family were among the earliest mem-
bers of the congregation. Her great-
grandparents and her parents, Julius
and Fanny Friedman, became mem-
bers when they moved to Detroit in
1920, and her late husband, Richard,
was the son of Louis, one of the origi-
nal "Children of Moses." Their six chil-
dren all grew up at B'nai Moshe.
"I know 99 percent of the people
here Gunsberg said. "When I visit
B'nai Moshe, I visit my family. It's
like my second home. I like that it's
comfortable and not stand-offish.
We've always been known as the 'sing-
ing shul; something most shuls never
used to do."
And, said the feisty 88-year-old, "I
like that they have a lot of respect for
older people."
Four presidents of the congregation

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