TEMPLE EMANUEL

Va!. 6, No. 4

63 HAMILTON AVENUE, YONKERS, NEW YORK

DR. ABRAHAM J. KLAUSNER, Rabbi

• BULLETIN

THE TERCENTENARY YEAR

January, 1955

FRIDAY EVENING SABBATH SERVICES featuring a series of sermons on

'"THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD HOME"

January 7 "FACTORS THAT BIND PARENT AND CHILD"

January 14 "THE PLACE OF RELIGION IN THE HOME"

January 21 "WHAT REFORM JUDAISM MEANS TO ME"

Consecration Services For New Members

January 28 "THE HOME: ISLAND OF SAFETY AND SECURITY"

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BAR MITZVAH SERVICES '

January 8 Andrew Grossman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Grossman

January 15 Barry La~arow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas La~arow

January 22 Paul Steineck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steineck

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EMANU-EL MEMOS A sincere welcome is extended by the en­

tire congregation to the following new mem­bers: Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Fried, Mr. and Mrs . David H amburger, Mr. and Mrs. Nich­olas Lazarow, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Keller.

Congratulations to Mrs. Lenore Altman on the birth of her graridson; to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gittler on the birth of their son Marshall; to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Machanoff on the birth of their grandchild; and to Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Steckel, on the birth of thei r daughter H eather Sue.

Best wishes for continued recovery from her fall to Mrs. Ed . J . Davis. We hope that Mrs. Sol Bross and Mr. Nat Feigin have a speedy recovery from their recent mishaps.

Many thanks for the generous contribution to the T ercentenary T orah Committee from Mr. Samuel Aarons.

Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Pollak on their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Best wishes also to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Statler, who will cele­brate their 25th Wedding Anniversary in January.

T he entire Temple Community shares with Mrs. Arthur Alter, and her sons Lee and Joe, on the sudden passing of their dear hus­band and father, Arthur-former member of the T emple Board of Trustees, and long an active worker in many Temple activities.

Our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Leonard Rubinger, on the passing of her beloved father, Louis Meisel; to Mrs. Robert Botten­stein, on the loss of her mother; to Mrs. Murray Epstein, on the passing of her mother, Mrs. Rose Greenblatt; to Mr. H enry Herz, on the loss of his brother; to Mr. N at Feigin, on the sudden passing of his mother.

Congratulations to Miss Lisa Steinberg, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Israel Steinberg, a sophomore at Hunter College, who has been named to the dean's list.

The T emple Congregation rejoices with Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Royal and their children and offers a prayer of thanks for their safety.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL (Affiliate Union of American Hebrew Congregationa)

Temple Directory

President Exec. Sec'y School Principal Youth Director Music Director Editor

MURRAY WOLF

.'\RTHUR PETERSON

DANIEL M. FEINS

PHIL ARONSON

ALLEN C. ALLBEE

DANIEL M . BJ.OADS Temple Office--YOnken 3 -0~7~

YOUTH ACTIVITIES The Youth Committee and the P.T.A. are

planning a Costume Ball for all age groups during April. It is going to be a most exciting party and all the children will be given an opportunity to participate.

The following programs have been sched­uled for the month of January:

H arry Adams Group-a Theatre Party at 92nd St. YMHA; Isaac M. W ise-trip to Hayden Planetarium; Joshua Liebman - a House Party at the home of Laura Goetzl; David Kogan Group-a musical in New York; and Sunday Niters-a get-together at a member's home.

PTA Future activities of the PTA will feature

the Costume Ball in April for the Youth Groups of Temple-a joint effort with the Youth Committee of the T emple. The Party is expected to be a highlight of the Tercen­tenary program. A meeting pf all parents in­terested in working on this activity will be held at the home of Mrs. Sidney Marion, Wed. January 5, 8: 30 P .M. Please call Mrs. Marion YO 5-8552 if you will attend.

Mrs. Leonard Kahn, YO 5-7913, chairman of the Library Fund, reports contributions from Dr. Aaron Royal in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Pollak and Mr. and Mrs. Ed­mond Steffen; from Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Pollak in memory of Lillian Yarme, Anna Presender, Alfred Jonas, and Annie Kopple.

Also, from Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Adler in memory of Lillian Yarme; from Mr. and Mrs. B. Sereno in memory of Lillian Yarme ; from Mr. and Mrs. S. Enslein in memory of Constance Pichel; from Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wolf in memory of mother of Dr. A . H . Fass; from Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gould in honor of 25th anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Pollak ; and from D r. and Mrs. Ru­dolph Pelzer in honor of 25th anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Pollak.

Also, from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steffen and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Steffen in memory of Mrs. Charles Heck; from Mr. and Mrs. Ir­ving Arkin in memory of mother of Mrs. Herbert Sachs; and from Mr. and Mrs. Irving Arkin in memory of AI Davis.

Please remember the PTA Library Fund whenever you wish to contribute to a very worthwhile fund-it obtains books for the Religious School pupils.

All parents of Religious School pupils are reminded to pay their $2 dues-please send them to the Religious School with your child or pay at the Temple office.

Tercentenary Program

Needs Your Support ...

THE TERCENTENARY JOURNAL IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTIVITY

March 19, 1955 is the highli~ht of the 19H calendar for al1 Temple Emanu-EI members. The Tercentenary Dinner-Dance to be held that night at the Hotel Sheraton­Astor Roof promises to be the climax of the Temple's social program. Mr. Leon Her­shaft and Mr. Joseph Axler, chairmen of the Dinner have announced that the food, en ' tertainment and music will be the finest available - to assure a wonderful evening, to be lon~ remembered by the entire con­gregation.

The Dinner chairmen, along with Mr. Cy Prager, Program chairman, Mr. Jack Eisen, Journal chairman, Mr. Sam Gold, Treasurer, have had weekly meetings with President Murray Wolf and Rabbi Klausner, advisors, to set up a program for the Dinner and for the next two m'anths, prior to the Dinner. Every Temple organization is expected to participate in the complete program of meet' ings, lunches, dinners, and parties to assure the outstanding success of the Tercentenary Celebration.

As part of program for January, Brother' hood will be hosts to the Congregation at a Free Tercentenary Ball in the Vestry, Satur­day, January 22. Entertainment, refresh­ments and dancing will be included in the evening's activities.

MORE TERCENTENARY WORKERS Mrs. Matt Shifrin, assisted by Mrs. Samuel

Statler, is in charge of the publicity for the Tercentenary Journal. Mrs. Samuel Feldman is secretary, assisted by Mrs. Jack Eisen, Mrs. Leon Hershaft and Mrs. Eric Zwerling. Ed. J . Davis has been appointed chairman of the special committee handling Industry and Commerce in Yonkers ; with Mrs. Irving Slavin In c11arge of Small Retailers In

Yonk:ers.

The general Tercentenary Committee in­cludes the following captains: Arthur Bar­dack, Daniel Broads, Mrs. Samuel Bross, Lucky Chertok, Norman Cohen, George

• • • Sell Minimum Of

$125 In Ads To Get . . .

Colin, Sam Colin, Fred Cooper, Morris Eisenberg, Arnold Elkind, Nat Feigin and Samuel Feldman.

Also, Sol Frehm, Harold Goldman, Sol Immerman, William Kaufman, Ben Mann­heimer, Dr. Sydney Pollak, Henry Renard, William Ribner, Fred Schall, Mrs. Louis Shore, Walter Snyder, Wilbur Spitzer, Jerome Stein, Paul Tobias, Milton Weil, Philip Weis­man and Eric Zwerling.

The honorary Tercentenary Committee in­cludes Marcy Blinken, Leon Eisen, Samuel Elkind, Louis Farber, Nathan Feinberg, Dr. Ernest Gordon, Jacob Grand, Bernard Green, Simon Gutner, Irving Haim, Henry Herz, Jordan Lippner, Milton Romm, Sol I. Roths­child, Isidore Sack, Charles Schnal1, Samuel Snyder, Dr. George Witkin and George Spitzer.

TERCENTENARY SERVICES

The program journal for the Dinner-Dance will be a historic document and a memento of more than a half-century of Temple Emanuel's contribution to the Yonkers com­munity. It will be the initial step in our building fund for a new Religious School and Temple. In order to get two free tickets Temple Emanu,El's participation in the to the banquet you merely have to sell celebration of the American Jewish Tercen-$125.00 worth of advertisements in the tenary included three special Friday Night journal. Sabbath Services in December.

Advertising blanks have been sent to all On December 10th the Parent-Teacher-TempJe members. They give you a wide Association of the Temple conducted the range of advertisements you can sell to busi' Sabbath, with the theme "Trends and Ac-ness contacts and friends. complishments in Jewish Education." The

• Hurry up and get on the Band Wagon - guest speaker was Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, di-I join those who have already sold their mini, rector of Religious Education of the Com-

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On Friday, December 17th the Temple had special services conducted by Wedding Band to celebrate Hanukah. Mr. and Mrs. Lucky Chertok, co-presidents of Wedding Band, were in charge.

On Friday December 24th the Annual Youth Services were held, with special ser­monettes planned and delivered by college students under the guidance of Mr. Phil Aronson. Before the service a get-to-gether Hanukah Supper was served.

Among the speakers were Mickey Robbins, Harris Berkowit~ and M artin Roth. Others participating in the service were Robert Leit­stein, Karen Yarme, Charles and Ralph Nach, Nancy Schall, Shirley Rocklin, Noel Feigin, Francine Wolf, Lyle Bross, Jerry Ruthen, Robert Jacobson and Judy and P at Meisel.

The committee for Youth Activities, plan­ning the supper, was headed by Mrs. Archie Gould, with Mr. Leonard Kahn in charge of decorations. The committee also included Mrs. Louis Roth, Mrs. Matt Shifrin, Mrs. Norman Cohen, and Mrs. Morris H offberg.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES Doctors, dentists, accountants and lawyers

are arrangin g special groups to help the sale of Tercentenary Journal advertisements . D r . Morris Kirsner, Dr. Gporge Witkin, Bert Elson, Wilbur Spit~er and Henry Seigler are among the professional men already included; many more are needed - please join.

. . . Two Free Tickets

To Dinner Dance .. .

TERCENTENARY JOURNAL QUOTA·MAKERSl

The partial list of people who have al­ready covered their pledges for the $12 5' minimum of ads includes:

Joe Axler Jack Eisen Sam Elkind Sam Gold Leon Hershaft

Special Sections for

TERCENTENARY JOURNAL

A MEMORIAL SECTION T o Remember Your Loved Ones

T H E PARENT'S PA GE For Children to List T heir P arents

CONTRIBUTIONS TO TERCENTENARY JOURNAL

Among the outstanding contributions to the Journal ads is the following:

BENRUS WATCH COMPANY. INC. 50 We.t .... th Street New York 36. N. Y.

Office of Oscar M . Lurus

Mr. Joseph A ::der 84 Bowery New York 13, N . Y. D ear Joe :

December 3, 19S'4

M y brothers and I take great pleasure in sending you the enclosed check for $25'0.00 as a contribution to your T emple. I'm sorry we can't make it more now, but we hope to

send you another check when you h ave your ceremony on completion of the building.

Weare fully aware of . the interest you have taken in all charity and more especially the fact that you have been called upon by us to contribute to those charities in which we are in terested and you have always given us substantial amounts.

W ith kindest regards, V ery t ruly yours,

Oscar M . Lazru8

TERCENTENARY TORAH If you have not inscribed your name in the

Tercentenary T orah - please remember that the T orah is made available after each Friday Evening Service. At that time members can inscribe their names and receive the Tercen­tenary quill as a memento of the 300 years' celebration of the Jews in America.

Sol Immerman • • • On March 19. 1955 Ben Machanoff

Cy Prager Hotel Sheraton-Astor Henry Renard Murray Wolf

BRO THERHOOD Tercentenary activities for Brotherhood in­

clude a Breakfast Meeting on Sunday, Febru­ary 6 for U .A.H.C. Andrew M andell, hon­orary member of the Board of Trustees of T emple, and. longtime active member of Brotherhood wiII be the honored guest. Eric Zwerling, chairman of the breakfast, is plannin g a full program, which will include some well-known speakers. Samuel Statler is co-chairman.

WEDDING BAND Last call this week for tickets for "Mrs.

Patterson," the Broadway show starring Eartha Kitt. Wedding Band's theater party is scheduled for Tuesday evening, January 2') - for last minute tickets call Mrs. Sam­uel Lund, YO 5'-0529. All proceeds from the affair are going towards the Nursery School Scholarship fund which Wedding Band is sponsoring.

Mrs. Milton Blum, of Nursery School committee, has announced that there are a few openings in school for the next session starting the first week in January. Parents interested are to contact Mrs. Blum, YO 8-0742 for particulars.

Wedding Band's first meeting of the new year will take place in the vestry, Saturday evening, Jan. 8. Ann and Ben Manheimer are in charge of the program, and promise a combination game-quiz-fun nite with every­thing from "Beat the Clock" to ''I've Got a Secret" to "Truth or Consequences" (and even a hot game of "Slap jack" in the cor­ner). Refreshments, of course, (never say that Wedding Banders don't eat well) will be served.

SISTERHOOD The January Fifth meeting of Sisterhood

will highlight National Uniongram Day by a Quiz Program conducted by Mrs. Edgar Taub, chairman . This will be an audience participation program and prizes will be given. The questions will be of Jewish in­terest - past and present .

The entire congregation is to be thanked for its part in the successful culmination of

See "MRS. PATTERSON"

starring Eartha Kitt

Tuesday Evening, January 25 Wedding Band's Theater Party

Proceeds for N ursery School Scholarship Fund

Call Mrs. Lund YO 5-0 529

TERCENTENARY WORK-SHOP Every Sunday

10:00 A.M-12 Noon In the Vestry

T his weekly gathering is an opportunity for captains to report, turn in ads and checks-and for all tercentenary questions and other matters to be discussed.

"Lemon Drop Dream." Both on stage and off, financially and socially, the show wa! a big success. Those responsible for the show-Rhoda Royal, Judy Klausner, Irene H aas, Marjorie Shore and Ruth -Stern de' serve our warmest praise and appreciation.

Many contributions have been received to our three funds, the Sarah Alter Oneg Shab· both Fund, the Lee Schiller Scholarship Fund and the Miriam Barnett Flower Fund. T he names of the donors and the persons 50

honored or memorialized are listed monthly in the Sisterhood Bulletin.

A special vote of thanks is due to the members of the Cast who do not belong to Temple. T heir participation and cooperation was greatly responsible for the show's success.

D U E S AR E DU E! Please save Temple Office

extra expense in sending

bills and statements by

paying you r outstanding

dues now. Thank you.

DUES ARE D UE!

JANUARY YAlffiZEIT LIST JAN. 7-Rachael Wolf, Simon Klein,

Benjamin Rakofsky, Esther H art, Emanuel R . Barnet, Lena MervilIe, David Aaron Som­merfield, Belle Goodhart, Mark W illiam Alter.

JAN. 14--Leo Arbiter, Samuel Royal, Julius D aniel, M orris Krim, Pincus Katz, William Stelzer, Emil Fuchs, Edna Russell, Jacob Jacobs, Louis Guttenberg.

JAN. 21-Hyman Rosenblum, Bessie Ep­stein, Mark Bernhard, H enry Stern.

JAN. 28-Henry Edward Simon, Louis Colt, Fannie Cohen, David Smith, Samuel A. W ender, Maurice Thalman, David B. Rosen­berg.

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