April 16, 1965 • Page Image 36
…Beth El Recalls a Nation's Grief at Death of President Lincoln Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford Theater, Washington D.C. He died shortly after dawn April 15, 1865. As the country went into mourning, so did the Jews of Michigan. At services noon Wednesday, April 19, 1865, Rabbi Isidor Kalisch addressed his congregation at the Rivard Street Synagogue of De-...…

















































