..................... , .. , ... _ ............ ... .. .. .. ...... ......... ...... ....... .. .. .. :- ... . .. . ; ... .... .. .. : .. ... . .. .. ...... ...... ............. .... ..... .. . ... .. ... . CHRONICLE Vol. XVII I Thurs day , Novemb er 6th, 1947 (Heshvan 23, 5708 ) Sabbath Services Friday Evening, November 7th, at 8:15 RABBI NEWMAN will preach on "OUR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND THE NEW JEWISH STATE" YOUTH SERVICES at 8 :15 in charge of RABBI SOLTES Saturday Morning, November 8th, at 10:15 RABBI SOLTES will preach on "WHAT MAKES FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE?" Sunday Morning, November 9th, at 10:45 MR. MAURICE SCHWARTZ the distinguished producer will speak on uSHYLOCK AND HIS DAUGHTER" MID-WEEK VESPER SERVICES Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, at 5 :45 No. 10
TempI. Roue Ad .... er MRS. PHILIP M. STERN •••••••••••••• EN 1-8800
In Memoriam Congregation Rodeph Sholom
extends heartfelt sympathy to the families of: RUTH ROTHBLUM 1 ACOB SCHW ARZW ALDER BENJAMIN SHIVERTS
who have passed away.
Memorial lights will be kindled at the Nameplates on the Bronze Memorial Tablets in the Temple in memory of
BIRDIE G. AST LEOPOLD BUCHSBAUM BERTHA R. COHEN
The Page in the Book of life dedicated to the memory of
LEOP OLD BUCHSBAUM
will be opened.
The Yahrzeits of the following departed will also be observed and the Kaddish recited in their memory at the coming Sabbath Services:
JULIA ADLER SALLY BLUEROCK HYMAN S. BROWN RACHEL EPSTAN ZIPPORAH F. FRANKEL HAROLD A. GATES MINNIE HARLEM JEROME KATZ KARL KOHN DAVID KOPIT DAVID MAYER EDWARD S. MILLER WILLIAM NAFTAL LILLIE SAMUEL ESTHER SILVERMAN ROS:El WEINEB. BERTHA WEINHAUSEN
May the Memory of the Righteous Ever Be a Benediction!
c;lfaknowfe.~m£nt1. We gratefully acknowledge the fol
Mrs. Joseph H. Dub in memory of Julie Weisel and Marcus Schnurmacher.
Mr. and Mrs: Jack A. Kerner and Dr. and Mrs. Bernhardt S. Gottlieb in memory of Jack Freiwirth for the Bible and Prayer Book Fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Siegfried in honor of their son's second Birthday.
Mr. Isidore Siegel in memory of Elsie Schmidt.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Goldsmith in memory of Sadie Enoch for the Bible and Prayer Book Fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harlem in memory of Minnie Harlem and Isaiah and Fanny Kaufman.
PULPIT FLOWER FUND Mrs. leopold Buchsbaum and chil
dren in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of husband and father, leopold Buchsbaum.
ROSA ROSENHEIM MEMORIAL MILK FUND
Mr. Abraham W. Ast and Miss Bee Auman in memory of Birdie G. Ast.
Mrs. Eugene Josephs in memory of Birdie G. Ast.
RODEPH SHOLOM SISTERHOOD Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Kapp for the
Scholarship Fund in honor of Mrs. Jennie Kahn's Birthday.
Mrs. Charles Brown for materials for the Charity Sewing Group.
MR. MAURICE SCHWARTZ SPEAKS SUNDAY
This Sunday morning, November 9th, at 10 :45, the First Sunday Morning Services of the year will be held. Mr. Maurice Schwartz, the distinguished producer, and Rabbi Newman will discuss the remarkable new play now being presented entitled: "Shylock and His Daughter" based upon the book of Ari Ibn-Zahav.
......... .. ........... . RODEPH SHOLOM CHRONICLE ... ...... .... ....... .. . All members of the Congregation and
its affiliated Groups are cordially mvited to attend the
RODEPH SHOLOM
SISTERHOOD OPEN MEETING on
MONDAY AFtERNOON,
NOVEMBER 17th, at lWO O'CLOCK
when the pageant
'The Festal Table of Israel" will be presented. Cantor Meltzoff and the Temple Choir will participate. The women of the Sisterhood will recite the blessings and the prayers at beautifully decorated festal tables, portraying the holidays we celebrate throughout the year. Mrs. Cecil B. Ruskay, the author, will be the narrator. Mrs. Philip M. Stern will deliver the Opening Prayer.
COME WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
Social Hour and Refreshments.
Rev. Donald Harrington November 21st
Friday Evening, November 21st, at 8:15 o'clock, Congregation Rodeph Sholom will have the honor to wel· come to our pulpit Rev. Donald Harrington, associated with Rev. John Haynes Holmes in the ministry of the Community Church of New York City. Rev. Harrington's theme will be: "Cry Loudly, Soldiers of Peace!"Friday Evening, November 28th, Rabbi Soltes will preach; December 5th, Rabbi Daniel Davis, formerly of Lancaster, Pa., and now Director of the Metropolitan Federation of Reform Synagogues, New York City; December 12th, Rabbi Ira Eisenstein of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism. Congregants are invited to come to Temple Services Friday Evening friends.
. Dr. Marynia F. Farnham, November 23rd
Sunday Morning, November 23rd, at 10 :45, Dr. Marynia F. Farnham, author with Ferdinand Lundberg, of the significant book "Modern Woman-The Lost Sex will be the guest speaker at our Sunday Morning Services. Dr. Farnham's work has awakened widespread discussion regarding the relationshiup of modern husbands, wives, parents and children. There will be an opportunity for written questions following the discourse.
uCrossfire"-A Mistake?" November 16th
In response to requests, Rabbi Newman is dealing again with the theme of "Crossfire", inquiring whether the preparation and portrayal of the theme of Anti-Semitism on the screen is a mistake. Due to inclement weather on October 31st, a considerable number of those who wished to attend Services were prevented from doing so. "Crossfire" has stimulated controversy throughout the country and opens up the question of the advisability of dealing with Jewish issues in films.
Mr. Leland Stowe We are pleased to announce that our
guest speaker at the Sunday Morning Services on December 7th will be Mr. Leland Stowe, considered to be the dean of American journalists. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930 for his articles on the European scene, and since then has covered every major historical event of our times. His dispatches on the German occupation of Norway constituted one of the most graphic stories of the recent World War. Be sure to place this important date in your calendar. Other noted guest speakers of the year include: Jan. 25th-Randolph Churchhill, the son of former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill; Feb. 22nd-Eugene O'Neil, Jr., son of the illustrious playwright; March 21st-Frances Perkins, former Secretary of Labor in President Roosevelt's Cabinet.
Judaism in Relationship to Christianity and Other Faiths
A Course of Ten Lectures and Discussions
By Rabbi Newman
The First and Third Wednesday Evenings From Dec. 3rd through April 21st at 8:15
Dec. 3rd, 1947 REVELATION: DIVINE AND HUMAN
Dec. 17th, 1947 GOD AND THE SUPERNATURAL
Jan. 7th, 1948 THE SOUL AND ITS IMMORTALITY Jan. 21st, 1948 PRAYER AND ITS EFFICACY
Feb. 4th, 1948 HOLINESS AND MORALITY
Feb. 18th, 1948 FREE WILL AND SALVATION Mar. 3rd, 1948 GOOD AND EVIL IN CONFLICT
Mar. 17th, 1948 THE CHOSEN PEOPLE AND THE MISSION OF ISRAEL
Apr. 7th, 1948 Apr. 21st, 1948
THE MESSIAH AND THE MESSIANIC AGE JUDAISM AND CONTEMPORARY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Registration of One Dollar for each Person for the entire Course of Ten Lectures.
HEBREW, ART AND MUSIC
We wish to call your attention to the fine Courses in Hebrew, Art and Music being given under the auspices of the Adult Education Committee of which Mr. Harold Fields is Chairman. Rabbi Soltes is Instructor of the Hebrew Classes, and an admirable opportunity is given our Congregants to come to know our classic and modern Hebrew in a vivid and inspiring manner. Our Art Classes with Miss Eleanor Lust as Instructor, furnish an outlet for manual and creative activity so infrequently available to us in metropolitan life. Our Youth Chorus under the direction of
Rabbi Soltes, and our Adult Chorus under the leadership of Cantor Melt. zoff welcome the enrollment of all persons with or without singing talent. We have thousands of persons who come to our Temple and Temple House for our social and cultural functions . Is it not possible that out of these great throngs, we may enlist smaller groups dedicated to a particular activity of per· sonal interest ? We invite readers of our "Chronicle" and friends to inquire reo garding these Courses and to register without delay.
Jewish History Course With this issue of the Chronicle we
are enclosing a brochure of the Course in Modern Jewish History, to be given by Mr. Jacob S. Manheimer, starting November 25th. This will be the final Course in the four-year series, which has been of so much educational value to our Congregation. We anticipate, as in the past, that a sizable enrollment will participate in this year's Course.
Our Appreciation The Religious School wishes to thank
the members of the Parent Teachers Association for their assistance at the Sukkoth Festival and also at the Consecration Services.
We would like to commend Susan Planer, a student in the Confirmation Class, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Planer, for the excellent sermon she prepared and delivered at the ' Consecration Service on October 26th.
Young Married Guild The next meeting of the Young Mar
ried Guild will be held on Tuesday Evening, November 11th, at 8:30 o'clock. Rabbi Newman will discuss the popular book "Modern Woman-The lost Sex", by Ferdinand lundberg and Dr. Farnham. The former is the author of "Imperialistic Hearst" and "America's Sixty Families." Dr. Farnham is a psychiatrist of great distinction. All our members and their friends are invited to attend.
Jewish Book Month The Religious School plans to observe
Jewish Book Month-from November 7th to December 7th-with an exhibit of books that should be found in every Jewish home.
ADULT EDUCATION COURSES
(Harold Fields, Chairman)
ART COURSE (ADVANCED) Monday Evenings at 8 :00
ART COURSE (BEGINNERS) Wednesday Evenings at 8 :00
HEBREW (BEGINNERS) Thursday Evenings at 8 :00
HEBREW (ADVANCED) Thursday Evenings at 9:00
DRAMA WORKSHOP Monday and Thurs. Eves. at 8:00
YOUTH CHORAL SOCIETY Wednesday Evenings at 8 :00
MR. SAMUEL FALK
We are pleased to welcome again into active and helpful service in our Congregation, Mr. Samuel Falk, Chairman of the Education Committee, and a member of our Board of Trustees. Mr. Falk underwent an operation recently from which he has made a fine recovery.
The Post Graduate Society will attend the Columbia-Dartmouth Football game Saturday afternoon, November 8th. On Sunday morning, November 9th they will participate in a debate against the Harris Society of Temple Israel on the topic "By What Means Can We Combat Anti-Semitism in Jewry." Diane Diamond and Phoebe Katz will represent the Post Graduate Society.
Victor H. Bernstein, the popular author and Foreign Correspondent of PM will address the Youth Forum of the Rodeph Sholom League on Tuesday evening, November 11th at 8:30 P.M. on "The Consequences of the Palestine Crisis." Mr. Bernstein, author of "Final Judgment, the Story of Nuremberg", has just returned to the United States after an absence of three months in which he accompanied the Special Palestine Inquiry Commission on its trip to Palestine and the DP camps in Europe. He is now covering the current session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and is one of the best informed and most sought after speakers on this vital subject.
Mr. Bernstein's lecture will be the first of the bi-monthly youth forums sponsored by the League on the topic "Th.{l Jew and the Modern World." Subsequent forums will hear Dean Alfange, Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, Richard Lauterbach, Harry Hershfield and other speakers as outstanding in their respective fields. Subscription will be one dollar for each lecture. A social hour will follow the discussion and proceeds will be presented to the Youth Division of the United Jewish Appeal.
The first Friday evening Youth Service of the year, sponsored by the Youth Council and under the chairmanship of Constance Brody, will take place on Friday evening, November 7th at 8:15 P.M. on the fifth floor of the Temple House. Under the sponsorship of the Rudolph Grossman Society, working through a committee headed by Regina Lewis and including Robert Steinhardt, Lenore Fierstein and Betty Perner, an
Oneg Shabbat will be held in the Auditorium. The program for the Oneg Shabbat will include folk dancing and community singing and feature Profe'ssor Jacob Weinberg, well-known pianist and composer of Jewish music who will play sevel·al of his own compositions.
Youth Parents Association The first meeting of the newly formed
Youth Parents Association was held on October 27th, and the following officers were elected:
President-Mr. Leo A. Diamond
1st Vice President-Dr. Melville Hum· bere
2nd Vice President-Mrs. Ralph Dubin
Rec. Secretary-Mrs. Fay Seligman
Fin. Secretary-Mrs. Reuben Steinholz
Cor. Secretary-Mrs. Stanley Katz
Treasurer-Mr. Maurice J. Stein
Meetings will be held the fourth Monday Evening of each month, and plans for the future activities of the Association were discussed. The next meeting will be held on Monday Eve· ning, November 24th, at 8 :30 o'clock. We wish the Officers and Chairmen the greatest success in all their undertak· ings.
Confirmation Candidates for Confirmation began
their work with Rabbi Soltes and Rabbi Newman on November 2 at 9:40 o'clock. Information will be given later regarding their program for the term. We are pleased to note the attendance of almost all of our Bnei Mitzvah of 'last year in the present class of Confirmation candidates.
In addition to the classroom instruction, there will be a social program for the Confirmation candidates.
