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…www.detroitiewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS $1.25 JANUARY 23, 2004/TEVET 29, 5764 SPECIAL REPORT: Synagogue As Family A Jewish Renaissance Media Publication 4)47.41.2, --s ' Connecting III…

…Metro AROUND TOWN Shabbat in the D Young adults visit last remaining synagogue in Detroit. A aron Schwartz, 33, of Oak Park remembers the first time he encountered the Issac Agree Downtown…

… Synagogue in Detroit. It was like discovering a hidden gem. Now, he's an active member. "I work downtown at an architecture firm, Hamilton Anderson," Schwartz explained. "Four years ago, there was one evening…

… Downtown Synagogue building has spurred an expected proposal for its future. The newly formed Detroit Action Synagogue Committee (DASC) — made up largely of non-synagogue members — hopes to fundraise to…

…- ing is unoccupied," said synagogue presi- dent Dr. Martin Herman of Detroit, a retired Wayne State University educator who has been involved with the congregation since seeking them out in 1989 as a…

… Jewish culturally — but not religiously. Still others feel alienated when their non-Jewish spouse is excluded. Perhaps 20,000 Detroit-area Jews who don't par- ticipate in synagogue life can be classified…

… as "just Jewish." According to the 1990 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Population Survey of the 96.000 Jews in the Detroit area, those who are "just Jewish" accounted for 20-25 percent of…

… and a view of what morality should be. 1/19 2001 6 s synagogue affiliation a prerequisite for being Jewish? Many Jews find nonreligious ways of identifying with their heritage. Others venture down…

… other unaffiliated Jews in our community. Some have tried synagogue member- ship — but couldn't find a spirituality that spoke to them or were discouraged by the cost of dues. Others consider themselves…

… Jews in the then-core area of southeastern Oakland County. While the issue of whether synagogue affiliation weakens one's Jewish identity is debated in the …

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…38—Friday, January 2, 1970 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS The Family Newspaper There is something for every member of the family in each issue of The Jewish News .... • Direct…

… Teletype Cables from the World's Capitals • Special Washington Representatives • Synagogue News • Hebrew Column • Social Columns • Cartoons • Sports Column • Entertainment Guides • And So Much More…

…DETROIT JEWISII NEWS COVER, STORY Page 6 Just Jewish A t least half the Jews in America don't belong to a synagogue, according to national studies. So mem- bership isn't a prerequisite to living…

…, Jan. 20, 6:18 p.m. Cover: Photography, Glenn Triest Page design, Debbie Schultz ©COPYRIGHT 2001 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Friday with additional…

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… Jewishly. Non-synagogue members may con- nect to Judaism spiritually, culturally or emotionally, or through other kinds of affiliations like Workmen's Circle or Jewish Parents Institute. The synagogue was…

… doesn't always. Which is why synagogues nationwide SKLAR are involved in a promising effort called Editor Synagogue 2000 to make the synagogue more relevant in our everyday lives. Says Dr. Ronald Wolfson…

… of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and one of the Synagogue 2000 architects: "Except for the relatively few regulars — those congre- gants who have maintained long-term connections with each…

… other and feel at home in the synagogue — 'synagogues of programs' have not created the enduring spiritual communi- ty among their members that people increasingly desire in a time when their lives seem…

… packed full of temporary and transient relationships." For some Jews, synagogue is pivotal in helping savor our history, customs and rituals. But too many others are barely moved. Through a lens meant to…

… inform and educate, we explore what it means to be unaffiliated with a synagogue in today's cover story by Sharon Luckerman. It begins on page 6. Sharon "I hoped to go beyond the stereotypes Luckerman and…

…," Luckerman said. She found a variety of synagogue- and non-synagogue- based programs aimed at interfaith couples, newly converted Jews, secular Jews and Jews who seek alternative spiritual paths. "Yet it was…

… a historical, cultural and educational arena. For the past four years, Detroit's Federation has sponsored summer excavations at Zippori with stu- Clockzvise from top: Zippori Synagogue Pavilion…

… Millennium Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future to assist low-income fami- lies, who want to provide a synagogue education for their children. The Deutsches are lifetime members and generous supporters of…

… pavilion whose construction was made possible by the family of Detroiters Bernice and Alfred Deutsch. The pavilion, in the Zippori National Park, was opened at a dedication cere- mony honoring the Deutsch…

… representatives of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Israel Museum, Israel Parks Authority and Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology…

…Community Deutsch donation creates Zippori pavilion with fifth-century mosaic. A richly ornamented fifth-centu- ry synagogue mosaic in Israel's Central Galilee is the center- piece of a new…

… introductory panel. Interior of pavilion, showing entire synagogue mosaic floor with depiction of the binding of Isaac in the foreground. Portion of originalfifih-century synagogue mosaic floor with signs of…

…, said, "This find is one of the most impor- tant remains of an ancient synagogue to be discovered in Israel." The pavilion, considered a crown jewel among showcases of historical sites, includes complete…

… Synagogue Pavilion Project, said at the dedication ceremony, "The Deutsch gift has helped make the Zippori experi- ence more meaningful and emotional with the addition of the Synagogue Pavilion to the other…

… Synagogue is looking to the Jewish community to help out with a matching grant from WARM Training Center, a local nonprofit that pro- motes energy conservation, and Detroit- based DTE Energy "If the synagogue…

… money going forward;' said Rachel Jacobs of the New York-based Detroit Nation, for- mer Detroiters who gather to benefit their hometown. Added Downtown Synagogue board member, Oren Goldenberg of Detroit…

…- glass windows. "Heating is our largest expense at the synagogue, and with these improvements, we will save the $20,000 in two years." "The Downtown Synagogue is the only freestanding synagogue in Detroit…

… organiza- tions left in Detroit." Li How To Contribute Access www.thepoint.com/ campaigns/campaign-0-1630 or go to: thepoint.com and type in "downtown synagogue" as a keyword. Checks that will go toward…

… window repairs (but not included in the online campaign) may be mailed to: Downtown Synagogue, 1457 Griswold, Detroit, MI 48226. For informa- tion, call (313) 962-4047. …

…2 0 1 Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit DON'T BE LATE...NOMINATE! Wilily 1 EIGHT Poverty from page 25 Eight Over Eighty — The Tikkun Olam Award Eight Over Eighty is an annual event at…

… Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit that honors eight senior adults, eighty years or older, who have dedicated their time, talents and lives to our community. WHY To recognize eight senior adults…

… during Older American's Month. Mail or email nominations to: Eight Over Eighty Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit 6710 W. Maple West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Proceeds go to: Or nominate on line at: www…

… political will across all sectors of our society. Yet across the country and especially in Metro Detroit and across Michigan, we continue to see rising unemploy- ment, jobs that do not pay a living wage, and…

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… with participants who are Young Israel of Southfield members, as well as those who attend and participate from the larger Metropolitan Detroit Jewish community. Each family decides what they would…

… children, both boys and girls, as well as grandparents and grandchildren, gather in the synagogue’s Beit Midrash to study Torah as a family unit. Each week, the entire Beit Midrash is filled to capacity…

… like to study. The rabbi of the synagogue, Rabbi Yechiel Morris, also assists fami- lies to select areas of study that would be most appropriate. In addition, the synagogue recent- ly dedicated a…

… all the children, ask- ing them some thought-provoking ques- tions and encouraging their answers and reflections. The synagogue’s youth director, Rabbi Ari Steinig, also makes youth…

….m. The event is open to all high school students in the Detroit metropolitan area. Members of the Greater Detroit United Synagogue Youth and a trained profes- sional will discuss drug and alcohol issues…

…! 717111 - YOUTH limilmimm A second Greater Detroit United Synagogue Youth Shabbat will take place Jan. 9 at 10:15 a.m. at Cong. Beth Shalom. The program, sponsored by the six chapters of the Greater…

… philosophy and knowledge of the men and women in whom we entrust our lives. Unlimited Path There hasn't been a monolithic Jewish hospital in Metro Detroit since Sinai Hospital closed in 1999. Many Jewish doc…

… me in Detroit and widely respected in the Detroit because of its fascination with Jewish as well Jewish community. Affirming the Physicians' as medical ethics. Its goal is to bring together Journey…

…Editor s Letter • jam A Journey Of Healing 0 ver the years, synagogues in America have tried to recondition themselves to remain relevant, approachable and vibrant. But at their core, they remain…

… a house of healing — of body and mind. Successful ones heal through rabbinic counseling, congregational pro- grams and shared experiences. Synagogues that flounder typically don't emphasize this basic…

… service, so necessary yet often elusive. This thought bubbled up as Rabbi Herb Yoskowitz outlined the Physicians' Journey Group that has caught fire at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The program is rooted in the…

… challenge of involving physicians in synagogue life. It derives from the belief that professional demands shouldn't stop a Jewish physician from being what the rabbi calls "synagogue connected:' By intent, I…

…'m skeptical of such catch phrases. I need to be convinced they have traction in the hal- lowed halls of a synagogue. In a position paper, Rabbi Yoskowitz, a bioethicist by train- ing, set the target simply…

… synagogue's adult education umbrella: cultural interests, physicians and the newest, attorneys. A journey group is nurtured in the synagogue but casts a programming web as far as the imagination of its…

… hasn't broken new ground. But what the synagogue setting offers is a chance to invite Jewish and halachic questions. There must be benefit in knowing how Judaism sees specific aspects of the practice of…

… attraction of medicine as a career for Jews? Staying Relevant There's certainly a wealth of teaching talent at Adat Shalom. Attracting a wide representation of the synagogue physician membership is key to…

… synagogue. "One was an open house and discus- sion about how Detroit and the syna- gogue are a part of our lives, Goldenberg said. "On Simchat Torah, we had an evening service, and hakafot [marching with…

… always free, and we always have plenty of food," Goldenberg said. The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue is the only congregation to own a building in the city of Detroit. The Reconstuctionist Congregation of…

…- explorations." That early meeting also spurred Smith to begin work on a Wayne State- directed study project, documenting oral histories of black and Jewish Detroiters. Goldenberg received a $450…

… Detroit community, that are committed to healing and progressing as a com- munity," said Goldenberg, a filmmaker who grew up in Huntington Woods and a graduate of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit…

… Agree Memorial Society, and has been in its present location on Griswold Street since the early 1960s. The congregation has not had a rabbi since the late Noah Gamze left the Detroit area in 2001. Herman…

… in Farmington Hills and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "With funds, we would also fix the elevator, make the synagogue handicap accessible, install new lighting, put a bike rack out front and…

… refurbish the exterior of the building." He maintains the importance of ensuring the building retain a Conservative synagogue. "But that does not mean we will only function with Conservative Jews," Goldenberg…

… serves as the ritual director; cantorial soloist Neil Barris and Torah reader Howard Marcus participate weekly. DASC's hope is for the synagogue board to approve its proposal so fund- raising can begin…

… meet and exchange information, but we will make it clear that we do not want to be overtaken, and that keeping our synagogue a traditional, egalitarian congregation where Jewish men and women are counted…

… outreach and education for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. "Often, young adults are synagogue shopping. They are looking to get involved and this is a nice opportunity to get together with…

…Tu B'Shevat Shul Crawl Young adults visit a new synagogue while celebrating the New Year of the Trees. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Stair Writer B lending a unique program of introduction to syna…

… group tries to meet once a month at different area synagogues to explore and see the diversity of the different movements and see what's out there," says Alaine Waldshan, sen- ior associate of community…

… other young adults to learn about our synagogues," she says. Included on this year's roster of congregations visited are the Orthodox Young Israel of Oak Park, Reconstructionist Congregation T…

… work in the Detroit Jewish community. These are the projects they have been working on this year. Adat Shalom Synagogue – Lighting and recycling policies, garden education Congregation B’ nai Moshe…

… meat into meals, composting Detroit Jews for Justice – Created greening guideline for events, composting Hillel Day School – Outdoor forest classroom, switched to higher welfare meat Isaac Agree…

… – Farm/garden development Temple Beth El – Lighting and recycling policies, garden education Temple Kol Ami – Bioswales and wildflower garden Repair the World Detroit – Greening building practices…

… you are interested in composting, recycling, or purchasing higher welfare meat and eggs email brittany.feldman@hazon.org hazon.org/detroit …

… Downtown Synagogue – Recycling policies, switched to higher welfare eggs Jewish Ferndale – Switched to higher welfare eggs Kibbutz Detropia – Solar-powered watering system for garden Tamarack Camps…

…48 Friday, January 1, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Synagogue Origin Defined in Gutmann-Edited Book Acknowledged as em- o phasizing the centrality of Jewish life everywhere, the synagogue has…

… and de- velopment is accounted for in an important new vol- ume, "Ancient Synagogues: The State of Research" (Scholars Press, Chico, Calif.). Seven prominent au- torities joined with Dr. Gutmann in…

… writing essays for this volume. Their basic theme is explained by Dr. Gutmann in the preface: "No one, I believe, will argue that the synagogue has been anything but the central institution of Judaism for…

… the last 2,000 years; hardly anyone will be minded to refute the claim that the synagogue and its mode of worship are crucial for an adequate under- standing of Christianity and Islam. The synagogue…

… about the history of the synagogue and many scholarly books and articles have been devoted to it, there are still many aspects of the institution that are unclear or in dispute. Even so, amazing…

… archeological discoveries in the 20th Cen- tury and refined historical methodologies, have dic- tated re-evaluation of the origins, development, architecture, symbolism and liturgy of the synagogue. "We…

… recognize now that the synagogue reflects a major revolution in Judaism. The centralized Temple in Jerusalem was the residence of divinity to whom hereditary priests of- fered prescribed daily sac- rifices in…

… order to assure the fertility of the Land of Is- rael. "The synagogue, on the other hand, was simply a decentralized place of as- sembly where divinity was symbolically invoked by lay worshippers through…

…. Were we to judge by the Babylonian Talmud, for example, we would have no idea of the existing art of the synagogue, which the ar- cheological spade has been unearthing for us, nor do the extant texts…

… Litera- ture/American Academy of Religion held in New York on Nov. 18, 1979. "The four areas under discussion are: DR. JOSEPH GUTMANN Origins of the "1. Synagogue: Though still commonly attributed to…

… of being a Jew," says Gershon, who has visited six different synagogues with his wife since arriving in Detroit 1 V2 years ago. "But it has nothing to do with being religious. Maybe it's like my…

… Gershon, 30, a CPA, was affiliated with a syn- agogue in Israel, which they say is common, except among Orthodox Jews. Synagogues of other streams of Judaism are not widely available in Israel. "I'm proud…

… nationality — half Jewish, half Israeli." Both believe the choices here are very important. For their son, Evyatar, born this past May, they hope only measure of Jewish identification. debate among synagogues…

… assimilation. A flurry of programs Jews into the Jewish community, says was soon established. Most notable is Kotler-Berkowitz, who is working on Synagogue 2000, a comprehensive pro- the new national Jewish…

… population gram to make synagogues more inviting study to be released this year. But, he and more of a center for learning and says, the most dramatic story revolves living Jewishly, not just for praying…

…. Rabbi L ass around the number of Jews who no According to the survey, only 39 per- longer choose to practice their religion cent of Jews in the United States as synagogue members. described themselves as…

… current synagogue mem- Over the last few years, synagogues have bers. But this figure, cautions Dr. Laurence developed outreach programs to welcome inter- Kotler-Berkowitz, senior project director of the…

…. So when the survey asked, "Have you the leading edge with outreach. "Every Reform ever been a member (as an adult) of a syna- synagogue is autonomous; our synagogues run gogue?" the percentage, which…

… includes the 39 the whole gamut on interfaith membership," percent currently affiliated, climbs to 58 percent. says Kathy Kahn, assistant director of outreach "Synagogue affiliation is related to lifecycles…

… and fessionals or empty-nesters — especially those arrive at a policy," she adds. "And then let peo- who move." ple know the decision is not arbitrary, explain- Synagogue membership, however, is not the…

… BY JAMIE FELDMAN & SASHA BIALOCK About 45 people from the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Jewish Women’s Philanthropy group from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, students visiting…

… Klezundheit. Comedians YidLife Crisis and Detroiter Sandy Danto also provided entertainment. LIT was funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation's Grassroots Initiative Program, and was…

… presented in partnership with NEXTGen Detroit, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Reboot and The Schvitz. Eastern in Eastern Market, hosted by The Well and the JCC • PHOTOS BY ROBERT EGAN PHOTOS…

… Detroit on alternative break from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and community members from the Eden Gardens Block Club on the east side of Detroit met on Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Eden Gardens garden to…

… President Jodee Fishman Raines of Detroit talks to a neighbor. Vadim Avshalumov of Detroit harvests Brussels sprouts. Roy Raines of Detroit, right 20 January 4 • 2018 Students from the College of Wooster…

…, Leor Barak. • Sandy Danto performs for the crowd. Lisa Fisher, Michelle Kessler and Emilia Miller, all of West Bloomfield Laura Hearshen, Illana Hearshen and Matt Weiner Downtown Synagogue Board…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 21, 1984 11 We're branching out furnished/ unfurnished individual "apartmentettes" 3 meals daily housekeeping linens balconies carpets/ drapes coffee…

…/ gift shops beauty/ barber shops adjacent parking ample closets and storage • synagogue closed circuit TV lobby and lounges central security staff always available maintenance emergency call…

…• 36—Friday, January 31, 1969 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS The Family Newspaper r. There is something for every member of the family in each issue of The Jewish News .... • Direct…

… Teletype Cables from the World's Capitals • Special Washington Representatives • Synagogue News • Hebrew Column • Social Columns • Cartoons • Sports Column • Entertainment Guides • And So Much…

…c`21'. $2-Friday, January 19, 1968 ..•3 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS The Family Newspaper There is something for every member of the family in each issue of The Jewish News…

… .... • Direct Teletype Cables from the World's Capitals • Special Washington Representatives • Synagogue News • Hebrew Column • Social Columns • Cartoons • Sports Column • Entertainment Guides • And…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, January 5, 1919. I DISCO DISCO IS THE POPULAR WAY TO GO -Wedding-Graduation or Special Event. _ A Complete Program. including *Music *Lighting *Disci) JEWISH…

… was Rome. Since we were in Rollie on a Friday, we decided to go to services at the Chief Synagogue on the Lugote- vere Cenci. We reached the Chief Synagogue (in Italian, the Tempio Maggiore) and since…

… it was Orthodox I entered on the ground floor and my. wife went up the stairs which turned out to be a five-flight climb. The synagogue is 77- years-old, very large, al- . most 100 feet to the top of…

… sanctuary because the temple was built on the site of five former synagogues and some of the original arks have been preserved in the new building. Inside the synagogue are two major plaques, one…

… commemorating the Roman Jews who fought and died for Italy in World War I and the other in memory of the 73 Jews slain by the Nazis in 1944 in the Ardeatine Caves. The main synagogue also houses the Jewish Museum…

… which is open every morn- ing except Saturday. The museum is filled with Judaica from the 18th Cen- tury synagogues which were originally on the cur- rent site. There are daily services in the synagogue…

…. If you go to the first corner on the left outside the synagOgue, you'll find your- self on Via Portico d'Ot- tavia, the site of the original ghetto of Rome which was established by Pope Paul IV in 1556…

…. At one time there were as many as 15 synagogues and 10,000 people packed-in to an area barely 1/3 of a mile square. While the narrow streets and old buildings of the ghetto have been preserved, the old…

…, plus a small kosher restaurant on the Via Portico d'Ot- tavia. It's a short walk from the main synagogue to the cen- ter of old Rome with its Col- isseum, Roman Forum, and Palantine Hills. Across Jewish…

… • -1 `11 • •4 • I Jews of Egypt •Shaar The Hashamayim Synagogue in Cairo is still open but not functioning. The old Jewish quarter, Haret el-Yahoud, once had seven , operating synagogues. (Rav…

…a Hebrew school, 1955 Photo by Krista Husa Photo by Benyas-Kaufman, courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. children in full-time Jewish day schools. But conversations with…

… hours tacked Hebre w exam. appear to have enhanced the onto already tiring days at public experience. In addition, with school. Teachers complained the disbanding of Detroit's United about restless…

… parents, educa- tors and even a few students indicate that today's Hebrew schools bear little here's an old joke in which a resemblance to those of yesteryear. synagogue, after failing to rid There is a…

… students whose parents Hebrew Schools in 1992, children are viewed the synagogue as little more than learning in their family's synagogues, a bar mitzvah factory and who tolerated which gives the education…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 28, 1983 13 JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN Due to the overwhelming response to the SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Community Forum on the Middle East…

….m. Speakers Senator Henry Jackson Ambassador Sol Linowitz Dr. Joseph Sisco Senator Carl Levin, Moderator Press panel . . . William E. Giles, Editor; The Detroit News David Lawrence, Jr., Executive Editor…

… "THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL IN 1983: TIME OF DECISION" the location has been changed to ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 MIDDLE BELT, FARMINGTON HILLS Registration 9 a.m./Adjournment 12:30 p…

…18 Friday, January 21, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rebuilding Begun in Tragic Fire Aftermath V s (Continued from Page 1) Kodesh. He then lauded the Jewish community of De- troit. "So many…

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… organiza- tions and synagogues have opened their arms to us. We are truly one people," he said. The rabbi compared the loss of the Torahs to a death in the family, and mourning ribbons were distributed to…

… the audience. He began to weep as he described how West Bloomfield firemen saved six large Torahs and three small ones from the synagogue's small chapel. EW E _ 11 4. 00fi' BE 'ENERGY WISE' & SAVE…

… SCHNIPPER church was chosen because' "When we heard that it was in walking distance the roof was still intact to the synagogue and as "a over the chapel," he said, gesture" between the faiths. "we asked the…

… firemen to Prayer books are being go back in and save the supplied by several area holy scrolls." Fishman synago'gues. said the firemen "carried The Beth Abraham Hillel them out as if they were babies…

…• on their regularly heritance from his uncle. scheduled days and.times at Schnipper, Fishman and Ealy Elementary School on synagogue Executive Direc- Maple Rd. Education Direc- tor Mildreth Rubinoff tor…

… con- candle and Cantor Ben Zion gregant until space is avail- Lanxner chanted a special able in the synagogue's Kadish prayer he had com- less-damaged school wing. posed. Weddings and other social…

… Fishman told the audi- events are being hosted by ence, "We have to rebuild, _other area synagogues as and rebuild immediately. necessary. A Bar Mitzva The insurance company has scheduled for Saturday will…

… - Shalom. During a question-and- answer session at the end of the meeting, Fishman em- phasized that the congrega- tion's insurance would cover the cost of rebuilding. He said the synagogue's memorial…

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… communities in the country's entire Jewish pop- pre-1492 Spain. The Sephardic ulation. It was a terrible blow to Synagogue was converted to a what was for hundreds of years church after the Jews were ex- a…

… of Studies in A sign outside the 12th century synagogue in Toledo. the town. The insti- tute will have a ful- ly staffed tourist information building. bureau, a lecture/concert hall for The older of…

… the two houses of Sephardic cultural programs, a worship was originally known as vegetarian restaurant and cafe, the Great Synagogue. It was built and a bookstore. The latter will in the 13th century…

…. Built by a carry a guidebook which will in- Moorish architect, the synagogue clude a map of modern Spain but has an interior made up of a pro- show the towns and cities where cession of huge pillars and…

… arch- Jews lived in the pre-1492 era. es all painted stark white. This One small town near Girona synagogue was also converted to that I visited, Besalu, in 1964 un- a church after the Jews were covered…

…, the sign outside the show that more than 200 Jews synagogue reads "Santa Maria lived in Besalu in the Middle La Blanca National Monument Ages. and 12th Century Old Syna- A major Jewish center to visit…

…January 26, 1995 14 15 Detroit TORAH PORTION Lessons of ancient Egypt and modern Israel. 28 Blading USY members get out of the synagogue and onto the rink to round out their program. Looking…

… Word On It Four Detroit business icons find fame and profit starring in their own advertisements. Mr. Belvedere: Still doing good work. page 37 JN Entertainment 76 86 113 A Rough In The Diamond…

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… music. Ziegfeld girls at the Book Beat. page 83 Here's To 99 Marketplace 132 Milestones 117 Obituaries 162 Opinion 9 Danny Raskin 92 Carla Schwartz 91 Singles 125 Sports 108 Synagogues 26 Travel 56…

…-Horodok at the Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum in Lower Manhattan. Many of the attendees also have roots in Detroit and are members of the Detroit-based David-Horodoker Organization. BECOMING THEIR BEST…

… Side. The meeting, coincid- ing with the 80th anniversary of the Metro Detroit David- Horodok Organization, brought together interconnected families, many with roots not only in David-Horodok, but also…

… in Detroit. Organized by Roz Blanck of Franklin, co-president of the organization, and Jonathan Zemmol, a NYC-based Horodoker and former Detroiter, the meeting featured speaker David Mazower, editorial…

… the Detroit area, with another active chapter based in Israel. Its purpose is to honor the memories of families with roots in David-Horodok and the surrounding areas by preserving and creating memories…

… for present and New York City-area (and some Detroit) descendants future generations. from the shtetl David-Horodok, now in Belarus This NYC meeting was the first in the area in many years, bringing…

…. New York City A bout 50 New York City-area descendants and friends of the shtetl David-Horodok gathered here recently at the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum on Manhattan’s Lower East…

… director of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. He spoke about the history of the Landsmanshaft organizations and the region of David- Horodok, which is now in Belarus. The Eldridge Street Synagogue…

… and Museum is a mag- nificent National Historic Landmark now meticulously restored. Built in 1887, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern…

… together multiple generations of Horodokers who live in New York and New Jersey. New York once had a vibrant Landsmanshaft from David-Horodok and its own synagogue, Agudas Achim Anshei David-Horodok, based…

… of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit held a Chanukah happen- 6k ing complete with latkes and other holiday fare, a Chai Stakes dreidel tournament and, new this year, an original Chanukah…

… Day, volunteering their time and bringing smiles at dozens of project sites throughout Metropolitan Detroit. Presented to the community by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish…

…, - kl4S Robert Schwartz, Reva Gornbein, Laura Roth, Linda Schwartz, Burton Roth, and Stacey Schwartz at Danto Health Care Center A.i‘war;e14.' — At the Detroit Area Agency on Aging's Valley Services…

… Appelman, 9, Detroit. ❑ of Bloomfield Hills Nancy Pinegood and Andy Wartenberq of East Rapids, Carole Deroven of St. Helen and Cindy Starman of West Bloomfield fill their plates at the buffet. 14…

… January 8 • 2015 Amit Weitzer and Jackie Victor, both of Detroit Max and Nathan Newman, 4, of Bloomfield Hills 1 Benny Mattis of Detroit and Lauren Hoffman of Princeton, N.J. Joe Lewis of Oak Park…

… volunteers so they can spend the Christmas holiday at home with their families — the event has become an event that many Jewish individuals, families and synagogue groups look forward to every year…

… recent 60th annual Jewish Book Fair at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. A view of the synagogue, Musmeah Yeshua, overlooking the market in Yangon. The synagogue is the blue and white…

…Left: Inside Musmeah Yeshua synagogue, Yangon, Burma. Eight Jewish families keep the legacy alive. Jews in Burma: Ben G. Frank Special to the Jewish News C all me old-fashioned, call me a…

…. Miraculously, the synagogue, Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue, at 85 26th St. in Yangon (Rangoon), is open every day. Yes, exotic Burma was once again in the news as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently…

… "land of the golden pagodas" as well as the synagogue, and meeting with the few Jews (eight Jewish families in the whole country), most of them in Yangon. Visitors are intrigued by the nation that…

… and the friendly people captivate tourists. Near the synagogue, for instance, is the Sule Pagoda and further on is the famous 28 January 12 % 2012 "We are still here!" Shwedagon pagoda, the…

… blocks from his home to open the doors of the synagogue and keep Judaism alive in Burma. He tends to its needs, raises money and supervises repairs. Usually, no one shows up for a minyan. But when a group…

… of Americans, Israelis or Australian Jews arrives during the tourist season, Moses frantically calls the few Jews in the city to come quickly to the synagogue and meet the guests in the building, one…

… of 188 sites on the list of Yangon Heritage Buildings. The synagogue was built in 1854 and rebuilt in stone in 1896. The commu- nity maintains a cemetery whose oldest tomb dates back to 1876. The…

… interior of Musmeah Yeshua stands similar in style to the grand Magen David synagogue in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, with its soaring ceiling, memorial lamps suspended in mid- air and pale beams over a…

… synagogue for me, as he would for any visitor. Born in Burma, his parents were from Iraq. Together with his son, Sammy, a gradu- ate of Yeshiva University in New York City who now lives in New York, Moses…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Call me for that "Special Bear" NEWS German Town To Replace Synagogue Bonn (JTA) — The city council of Darmstadt has decided to pro- vide funds to build the first…

… Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Zuckerman Auditorium Sinai Hospital of Detroit Featuring Speakers From the Problems of Daily Living Clinic, Departinent of Psychiatry January 29 February 5 Susan Silk, Ph…

…-5230 OF DETROIT people R'/)O care Sinai Hospital of Detroit 6767 West Outer Drive Detroit, Michigan 48235 …

… synagogue in that Hessian town since Nazi mobs destroyed the two old synagogues there during the infamous Kristallnacht nearly a half-century ago. It will serve the 120 surviving Jews in Darmstadt and several…

… suffering of the Jewish commu- nity in our town. It is high time to take action and we intend to do just that." The projected opening of the synagogue is Nov. 9, 1988, when Jews in Germany and throughout the…

…,000 Jews. Their two synagogues, one built in 1737 and the other in 1850, were gutted. By April, 1939, only 258 Jews remained in Darmstadt. Most of them were later deported to death camps in Germany and…

… Detroit met- ropolitan area. Educational and medical facilities are close by, and parks, libraries and schools are within walking distance. Jewish Life -- Synagogues, Jewish Community Center, schools and…

… of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, seeks to enhance the vitality and growth of the neighbor- hoods of Oak Park and Southfield. It aims to foster civic awareness and neigh- borhood pride…

… institutions provide religious, educational and cultural en- richment. Day school transportation is readily available. Beth Achim -- one of many . neighborhood synagogues Services -- Shopping malls…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 11, 1985 You loved him in '83 so we're bringing him back in '85 for the community-wide opening of the ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN BE THERE with your. family…

….WEEK January 20-27 and BE THERE to make your 1985 Campaign pledge when you're called on SUPER SUNDAY, January 27 Respond on the coupon belovtc and mail to: Jewish Welfare Federation, 163 Madison Ave., Detroit…

… return to open the 1985 Campaign. Wednesday, January 23 at 8 p.m. Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills Reception to follow $8 per person BE THERE for Campaign SUPER…

…, MI 48226 Yes, we'll BE THERE at the Campaign opening concert on Wednesday, January 23, 8 p.m., at Adat Shalom Synagogue. A check for $ ($8 per person), made out to the Jewish Welfare Federation, is…

…'ffir17171101T MONEY/5 Detroit Synagogue Council is First in U.S. 1 The ISRAELI ENSEMBLE (Continued from Page 1) agogues of Detroit, you are giving a response to that question that offers hope to…

… concerns by all factions in Detroit Jewry for the formation of the new body. Canvasser quoted figures to show that a majority of American Jews are not affi- liated with synagogues, and Steinberg joined with…

… commu- nity of Israel." Steinberg and Canvasser, in their evaluations of the Detroit efforts to unify the congregational functions, took into account the needs for expansive memberships and told of the…

… David Hermelin of Cong. Shaarey Zedek and secretary Bernard Linden of Temple Israel. Steinberg is affiliated with Shaarey Ze- dek. The new Detroit move- ment for coordination and centralization of…

… him in expressing the dedication of the new body in efforts to centralize the community, with the synagogue as the major function, and to strive for congregational enrollments, regardless whether the…

… synagogues are Conservative, Reform or Orthodox. Margolis Household Furniture 30 YEARS at the Same OLD STAND 6 Mile, 1 Blk. W. of Schaefer. SHARPENING the PENCIL On All Name Brands ARNOLD MARo…

…. 9:30 til 5:30 for • • • • • • • Officers elected in addi- tion to Steinberg are: vice presidents Nelson Dembs of Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel and Gerald Rosenbloom of Adat Shalom Synagogue, treasurer…

… synagogue needs and activities gained in strength here with the af- filiation of the Cantors As- sociation with the new coun- cil. As a mark of participa- tion, the cantors had their roles at the…

… and commended the leaders of the local movement. Rabbi Richard Hertz of Temple Beth El spoke with equal enthusiasm about the need for synagogue coordi- nation in his brief opening prayer. The community…

…-wide in- terest in the new Synagogue Council became apparent in the address to the Tuesday evening formative assembly by Jewish Welfare Federa- tion President Martin Ci- SALE! ANY COMBINATION SWEATERS…

…'Shevat tree-planting Participating in the call the synagogue youth drive for Israel, through drive with the Detroit office, 548-3123, or Han an the Jewish National chapters are Herzl AZA, Weizman, 626…

…,.; THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 34 Friday, January 21, 1977 Scoliosis Club to Hear Speaker Youth News Following the NCSY BNAI DAVID youth Road, Southfield, 8 p.m. Sabbath morning service, will begin…

… poultry. SHOP AT YOUR INDEPENDENT MEMBER MARKET OF THE DETROIT AREA RETAIL KOSHER MEAT DEALERS ASSOC. LOOK FOR THIS EMBLEM. IT'S YOUR ASSURANCE OF THE FINEST IN KOSHER PRODUCTS. Starting Sun Jan 23rd thru…

… its series of Feb. 5. For information on the synagogue's men's Tamarack winter Bnai David youth ac- club will host a Kidush for weekend retreats today. tivities, contact the the youth and the adult…

…•■ •••••• ■ ••••••"'•••• • 22 Friday, January 3, 1986 • THEI1ETROIT JEWISH NEWS • I j. Conservative Jewish women in Detroit are taking sides over participation in services. BY ESTHER…

… overwhelmingly dominant." The greatest division on this issue, they say, appears among Conservative Jews, who belong to the largest branch of American Judaism. Conservative Jewish women in Detroit, as elsewhere…

… ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART Special to The Jewish News • - • 'It started out simply_ enough. Ida katz had come to the synagogue that morning to observe yahrzeit for her mother: But there was a surprise in store…

… for the 95-year-old Katz. For the first time in her life as a Jewish woman, the shammos of a Conserva- five Jewish synagogue was inviting her to go up on the bimah to say Kaddish. Katz didn't decline…

… good Friday, November 15, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -2 Purely C OM mentary. • The Jewries of Italy and Great Brit- ain . . .Israel's indestructibility in Evidence Everywhere . .. Addenda to Reports…

…, too, the synagogues were of major interest to us. We were reminded that Nazi bombs had destroyed the Great Syna- gogue in`-Duke's Place. The destroyed house of worship was built in 1772, and the con…

…- gregation's history dated back to 1690. Most of the important events of English Jewry took place in that synagogue. Now the historic house of worship is but a memory. But the name and the existence of the…

… synagogue will be perpetuated: plans already are under foot to reconstruct this synagogue. We did have the satisfactiOn of seeing the famous 257-year-old Congregation Saar Asamaim Bevis Marks. It is situated…

… in the Whitechapel District—the first and the last areas to be bombed by the Nazis. But the Bevis Marks Synagogue survived and was unaffected by - the blitz onslaught. Isaac Duque, the synagogue…

…'Navon—another way of saying "Kol Bo"—commented, when asked whethb- . er this historic synagogue was damaged in any way in the war: "No! Else I would not be here. I never left this place." There are seven large…

… chandeliers, sym- bolizing the seven days of the week, in the Bevis Marks. There are four candelabra on the Almemar and six at the Oren Kodesh, totalizing the Ten Commandments. Every- thing in that synagogue is…

… 257 years old, ex- cept the c e n t r al chandelier, which was brought from Amsterdam 30, years earlier. The entire synagogue a is a replica of the fa- mous Amsterdam Synagogue: Duque appeared very…

… synagogue's executive director. "We've had a lot more requests for support and assistance at a variety of levels:' Like countless other congregations and organizations across Metro Detroit, Michigan…

… than 150 people gathered at the synagogue's B'nai Israel Center in West Bloomfield Dec. 12 for an evening of gaming, including a silent auction, raffles, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, to raise money for…

… West Bloomfield, Nina Rosenblum of Ferndale, Lauren DeGrazia of Birmingham and Julie Levin of Royal Oak ing its toll on Shaarey Zedek members. The synagogue's leaders say they're working with families…

… good times and more trying times." The casino night was part of a two-day Chanukah Blowout extravaganza. The fol- lowing day, people gathered at the synagogue's Southfield location for a "family day…

… Mile Road 313-855-0040 Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-6 Thursday 10-9 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 13 …

… at the recent United Synagogue of America convention for bringing a 13-year-old Soviet Jew to Oak Park who had been twinned with a youngster at the synagogue. Shown are, from left, Alan Tichnor of…

… United Synagogue, Elissa and Richard Berg of Beth Shalom and Rabbi Jerome Epstein of United Synagogue. 32419 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018 Located between Middlebelt and Fourteen…

… SYNAGOGUE West Seven Mile Road at Greenlawn COUNCIL OF ORTHODOX RABBIS OF DETROIT PROCLAIMS THIS SABBATH — "PARSHE VO'ERO" TEVETH 5728 — JANUARY 27, 1968 "TAHARATH HAMISHPACHA SABBATH" WHEREAS—A group of…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 14—Friday, January 26, 1968 Cantor Ephraim Rosenberg to Sing at Bnai Moshe 'Change of Pace' Concert The 1968 Bnai Moshe Town Hall musical and cantorial training in Cernowitz…

… details and preparation for this musical event: -Sidney Good- man, chairman, and Mrs. Erwin Friedman, Dr. Samson Inwald, MR. ROBERT D. KNOX Jack Kutnick, Louis Landau, Mrs. Director, Detroit Housing…

… Commission will speak on HOW IS URBAN DETROIT SHAPING UP? Harry Markle and Elliot Raskin. —TRAVELING— YESH I VATH BETH YEHUDAH 4th PROGRAM OF BREAKFAST FORUM SERIES SUNDAY, FEB. 4th — 10 A.M. BETH ABRAHAM…

… our tradition, one of the fundamentals of our religion; We, call upon all Rabbis and Spiritual leaders of Greater Detroit to preach on this Sabbath morning about the great importance, mean- ing and…

… urge them to do all they possibly can to crown the untiring efforts of "MIKVAH ISRAEL" with great success. VAAD HARABONIM OF DETROIT Rabbi Leiser Levin, President Rabbi Chaskel Grubner, Menahal Space…

… MODERN WORLD- CAN THEY BE MAINTAINED? PANELISTS: JUDGE GEORGE D. KENT—Common Pleas Court, Detroit HENRY LOEB—Sr. Vice President and Director, Loeb, Rhoades & Co. DR. SEYMOUR J. COHEN—Rabbi, Anshe Emet…

… presented 8:30 important cantonal positions at p.m. March 3 at the synagogue. the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv Arranged and directed by Can- and at the New Synagogue in for Louis Klein, the concert will London…

… significance of "TAHARATH HAMISHPACHA;" and to appeal to all worshippers in their respective synagogues to give the required aid and assistance to the "MIKVAH ISRAEL" association in their sacred endeaveors and…

… Adas Shalom Synagogue will present Rabbi Yochanan Muffs as guest speaker 9 p.m. Tuesday in the social hall. Rabbi Muffs, whose lecture will be on "The Psychology of the Prophet," re- ceived his doc…

… West Bloomfield site. B'nai David had been iii three locations in Detroit prior to the Southfield move. The 1994 West Bloomfield move was made with the hope of raising capital to build a permanent…

… Orthodox Union. Blitz said the OU would appoint review committees in the areas of structure and governance; the National Conference of Synagogue Youth, the OU's youth group; personnel; and finance. Blitz…

… the session and in comments after- ward, critics raised the following concerns: Road Of Good Intent B'nai David makes another move in pursuit of a synagogue home. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer…

… Traditional synagogue have been held at the Southfield Marriott Hotel since the October sale of their most recent facility at Maple and Orchard Lake roads in West Bloomfield. The former home of Temple Shir…

… the synagogue. We are looking for another place — maybe a synagogue chapel" — to be temporarily used by the 50 members who attend weekly services led by Cantor Ben-Zion Lanxner. Harold Strom, president…

… building on Maple, west of Halsted Road. Land was purchased by several congregants for $213,000 in 1987 specifical- ly for future construction of a synagogue. The dream of this new facility ended in a…

… protect Rabbi Lanner or whether key professionals simply made errors of judgment. The bulk of the criticism at the convention came from synagogue members in New Jersey, many of Whom allegedly were…

… victimized by Rabbi Lanner or knew his alleged victims. Outside this core, the OU's constituency — members in almost 1,000 Orthodox synagogues throughout the United States — appears divided as to whether the…

… organization's current plans are sufficient. The assembly reached its tensest moment when Elie Hiller, one of Rabbi Lanner's accusers, stepped up to regarding a deadline date for the synagogue's purchase of the…

… not put a package together and everyone went separate ways." The three general partners left the congregation. The synagogue's 100 members have persevered through the loss of the court battle, thousands…

… misconception is that unaffiliated Jews don't think much about Judaism, the synagogue or their heritage. According to a small sampling from the community, that is -not necessarily true. Al Fishman, 73, of Detroit…

… divorce, Susan Victor, 40, of Royal Oak found solo synagogue membership too expensive. But she is now consid- ering connecting more with the Jewish community because of her relationship with "a wonderful…

…-host: WSU English Department, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation For Information Call 577-3015 Admission to all events free THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 17 …

… and the Territories" Co-host: Adat Shalom Synagogue Monday, February 27, 1989 3:00 p.m. Wayne State University Sunday, February 26, 1989 7:30 p.m. Adat Shalom Synagogue Manoogian Hall, Armenian Rm…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 48 Friday, January 1, 1983 Youth News PIZAWCARiCATtrRe-5 RiC7 PART16, L(M_ E ADAT SHALOM Mig- dal Tzion United Synagogue Youth will have e4F,U11ES, DULL pARTiE5 PAq…

…, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16. All USY'ers are in- vited. Rishonim (grades one- three) will go to the Detroit Science Center on Jan. 16. Meeting time is 2 p.m. at Bnai Moshe. There is a fee. For information…

….m. Saturdays. For information on youth activities at Adat Shalom, call Cantor Berris at the synagogue, 851-5100. * * * BETH ABRAHAM HILLEL MOSES youth in Kita Aleph, Kita Bet and Kita Gimel will have a shul…

… charge. The youth lounge will be open 6:15 p.m. Tuesday for a hog dog dinner, games and a movie. For details, call ad- viser Stacy Levine at the synagogue, 851-6880. Junior Congregation will hold services…

… of the Fathers." Parents are wel- come. For information, call Chuck Pearlstein, 352-0482 or 352-0483. Yachad-Yeladim will have a move party noon Jan. 16 in the synagogue. Children will be met at Avery…

… School and walked across the street to the synagogue. Luncheon will be served, and parents are needed to help prepare lunch and serve. For reservations by Jan. 13, call adviser Heidi Press, 352…

…-6858, between 6 and 10 p.m. * * * BNAI DAVID youth and education department will hold its annual talent show 7 p.m. Jan. 23 in the synagogue. Auditions will be held 1 p.m. Jan. 16 in the synagogue. All are…

… invited. Masada (grades six-eight) will have a cross-country skiing outing Jan. 16, meet- ing at the synagogue at 1:15 p.m. There is a rental fee for persons who don't have cross-country skis. Registration…

… forms for the annual Tamarack winter weekend are available at the synagogue. Youth in grades three-six will go to Tamarack on Jan. 28-30, while those in grades seven-12 will go Feb. 11-13. Shabat…

… services for youth are held 10 a.m. Saturdays. Newcomers are welcome. For information on Bnai David youth activities, call Youth Director Burt Garber at the synagogue, 557-8325. * * * BNAI MOSHE Senior…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 22, 1982 50 Youth News ADAT SHALOM youth p.m. and 7. p.m. Those in- and education department terested in playing for this sponsors Shabat services game…

… Russian refusniks and offi- cials of the Soviet Union. Pesach cards for the senior citizens of the Detroit com- munity also will be made. Applications for the 22nd annual Adat Shalom youth and education…

….m. sanctuary and are taken to Jan. 30 at the synagogue. the nursery for stories and This event is planned by Tami Lifton and Jon services. Garinim will hold serv- Levy. Everyone is wel- ices in the chapel…

…. Shoresh come. The Adat Shalom branch and Migdal Tzion United Synagogue Youth conduct of the United Hebrew services in the board room, _ Schools and the youth and follOwed by a special education department…

… youth office, 851-5100. Proceeds from the Mitzvathon will be donated to the Tikun Olam fund of United Synagogue Youth. During the Mitzvathon, the 1982 T 1000 J 2000 A 6000 ADD UP TO BIG GAS SAVINGS…

… BETH ACHIM Kadima United Synagogue Youth and Bnai Mazal will have a 29300 TELEGRAPH AL STEINBERG 353-9000 • • O. • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••• ■ ••••••• • • • • World's Finest and Largest Dance…

…, • • • • • • • •-• • • • • • • • • • • • • kVA. 4'0i 1. nf 1,7 beach party 2 p.m. Sunday at the synagogue. There is a nominal charge. For re- quired reservations, call Gail Nachman, 357-0241; or Robin Friedman, 642-8041. Bnai Mazal and…

… Kochavim will go to Upland Hills Farm Jan. 31, meeting at 1:15 p.m. at the synagogue. Parents are needed to drive. For reser- vations, call Miss Friedman or Bonnie Kolnierz, 545- 2650. Lahav United Synagogue…

… Youth will go tobogganing and have a party Jan. 31, meeting at the synagogue at 1:30 p.m. There is a charge. For details, call Allyson Im- ber, 540-2272. Junior congregation will have its annual Parent…

… registration of Adat Shalom members the weekend will be open to other USY members, also on a first come, first serve basis. For an application, contact Cantor Berris at the synagogue. Savage BBG will hold its…

…, Windsor, at 9:30 a.m., Sunday. Both groups, who are under the auspices of the Men's Clubs of their respective synagogues, will participate in a service and .breakfaSt program. 8—Detroit Jewish News Friday…

… Detroit 4, Mich. Doniel Mendelsohn, Mgr. CITIES ® SERVICE A special dinner has been planned by the men of Cong. Ahavas Achim on Monday eve- ning, at Holiday Manor, at which time reports will be heard on…

… observe it this VE. 7-6701 year. RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE 706-18 East 105th Street, Cleveland 8, Ohio Dear Editor: During my recent visit to Detroit, it was my honor and privilege to become closely…

… acquainted with the noble work done by your Detroit Senior Bicur Cholem Organization under the capable and energetic leadership of their Presi- dent, Mrs. Rachel Leah Tishner and Hon. President, Mrs. Eti…

…. HELFAN Administrative Director RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE CLEVELAND, DHIO THE DETROIT HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN Cordially Invites T the Entire Jewish Community To Attend Their Vivian Goldstein Dr. Roy…

…Family Night Heads Congregational Events at Adas Shalom SYNAGOGUE SERVICES TEMPLE ISRAEL: At 8:30 ,p.m.. services today, Rabbi M. Robert Syme will pteach on "Reform Judaism -- One Rabbi's Opinion…

….m. services Saturday, Rabbi Israel Flam will preach on "The Song of the Jewish Faith." The Bar Mitzvah of Arthur Davidoff will be observed. NORTHWEST ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:20 p.m. today. At 9…

… a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Leo Y. Gold- man will speak on "The People's Song." BETH ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:30 p.m., today. At 8:30 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi I. Halpern will…

… speak on "Looking Ahead and Going Forward." BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:20 p.m. to- day; at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvahs of Errol Sweet and. Stuart Cohen will be observed. ADAS…

… SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:15 p.m. - today; at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvahs of Milton Hecker and Martin Burnstein will be observed. CONG. BNAI DAVID: Sabbath services at 5:15 p…

…- inet, will speak on "The Young Leadership Cabinet — Building Inter- generational Commitment. - The synagogue also will present in its museum show- case a display highlighting the work of Detroit's Jewish…

…20 Friday, January 6, 1978 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS The Most Profitable Way to Sell Your Household and Personal Possessions is_through K & B ASSOCIATES HOUSEHOLD SALES– ESTATE LIQUIDATIONS…

… Mitzva. CONG. BETH ABRAHAM HILLEL MOSES—Detroit : Serv- ices 5:05 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Kenneth Lewis, Bar Mitzva. CONG: BETH SHALOM: Services 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Steven Littky…

…, 477-1410. • Greater Detroit Section NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN PRESENTS Single Parent Awareness Caring Exchange for the total mmunity–children and_ adult Keynote Speaker: S. MORTON ALTMAN, D…

… a m to 5 p m and by appointment 24175 Northwestern Hwy. Key International Bldg. South of 10 mile road (313) 358.5444 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER • OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT GROUP SERVICES DEPARTMENT…

… The 1978 summer programs of the Jewish Com- munity Center of Metropolitan Detroit proudly announces that we are now accepting applications for supervisors, specialists, counselors, Jr. coun- selors, and…

… Stone, K.E. Merrillwood Mall Birmingham By appointment 645-0015 , COMPLETE TIRE SERVICE Alignments -Shocks -Brakes Tune-Ups I1 Synagogue Services ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 5:15 p.m. today…

… a.m. Saturday. CONG. BETH ABRAHAM: Sabbath services 5:05 p.m. today and 8:40 a.m. Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Michael Wachsberg will be observed. YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTHWEST DETROIT: Sabbath services 5…

…. TRAVEL AGENCY 18246 WYOMING - AVE. • DETROIT. MICH. B'nai B'rith Men's & Women's Council of Metropolitan Detroit Cordially Invites All B'nai B'rith Members to Attend A Great Night of Stars at Olympia…

…SERVICES SYNAGOGUE CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Sabbath services 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m: Saturday. Rabbi Goldman will speak on "Jewish Ancestry." CONG. DAVID BEN NUCHIM: Sabbath services 5 p.m. today…

… services 5:50 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Alan Resnick will be observed. ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services 5:15 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Saturday. CONG. BETH MOSES…

… two sec- the Chicago Loop Synagogue. line. The hands, superimposed lions for assembly here. Azaz Named "Hands of Peace," the on the letters of the text, are spent more than two years in bronze and brass…

… creation is extended in benediction over the work's development and ex- the latest contribution of fine the entrance to the Synagogue. ecution. art to the city's central busi- ness district. TAKE YOUR CHOICE…

… . . . TWO TOP TOURS The sculpture was commis- sioned by the synagogue and is the gift of the Col. Henry Crown ANNUAL SPRING TOUR family, Chicago industrialists. It to Israel and Europe was created by Henri N…

… and in Eng- lish, form a major portion of 1. 16-Day Mediterranean Cruise the work, which will join the 15-Day Comprehensive Tour of Israel 2. Synagogue's world-famous Choice of 3 European Itineraries 3…

…. stained glass window by Abra- ham Rattner. 4. Hotels, Transfers, Meals, Sightseeing When the Synagogue was 5. Special Parties and Top Entertainment aboard built in 1958, provision was the "Shalom" made by…

… exterior. Max Nierman, president of the Synagogue, in announcing on the "SS Shalom" acquisition of the sculpture, said: "As a house of worship in with Independence Day in Israel the Loop, the Synagogue is…

… visitors have come through the synagogue's doors, many of whom left with an increased understanding of the power and relevance of Judaism in Detroit and in today's world. That growth is attributable to an…

… completely renovated building. According to its mission statement, "the Downtown Synagogue is to serve as a beacon for the Jewish community of Metropolitan Detroit by maintaining a traditional, egalitarian…

… Bloomfield, Adele Staller of Southfield, Carol Weisfeld of Detroit and Gerald Cook of Farmington Hills. They also serve as volunteer tour guides. Representatives from Detroit-area synagogues "Many of our kids…

…. Antoine and also makes the rounds of several former synagogues, Jewish Centers and Hebrew schools throughout the city. Tour guides emphasize the contributions of local Jews to many Detroit landmarks such…

…'s Boy Scout Troop 364 check out the monument to the Underground Railroad in Detroit's Hart Plaza. and religious schools provided additional input. Funding for bus transportation was provided by a grant…

… frOni,the Max M. ,_ Fisher Jewish Community Foundation a , the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. The grant will expire in May , . o many Jewish children, the city of Detroit is an "urban…

… firsthand the rich Jewish heritage of the city where many of their parents and grandpar- ents were raised. Now in its third year, the tour, tided "Settlers to Citizens: The Jews of Detroit and Michigan, 1761…

… in Detroit and all the tremendous contributions Jews have made to the city," said Rob Kaplow, JHSM president. "It's a wonderful tour, aimed at a time when the children are learning about local history…

… .a program emphasize the contribu- tions of Detroit's Jewish community. The tours were developed by a committee of JHSM mem- bers, including Judy Levin Cantor of Bloomfield Hills, Ellen Cole of West…

… never go into the city of Detroit, except for a sporting event," said Cook, a JHSM board member. "We want them to think about what it means to be a good Jew and also a good citizen of Detroit. We want…

… them to see the poverty and also the nice things about Detroit, both now and in the past." The tour begins at the banks of the Detroit River in Hart Plaa., in front of the impressive Underground Railroad…

…Ood Cemetery, the resting place of many of Detroit's most prominent citizens. Students also have the opportunity to peruse the JHSM's collection of historic 'school year- books, where they enjoy recognizing the…