Slate of Officers

f

VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 34

13, 1960

MAY

IYAR 16,

5720

MEMBERS INDUCTED; TO RAISE DUES APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY

CONGREGATION ELECTS OFFICERS; THIRTY FIVE RESOLUTION

of the Synagogue filled to overflowing, on

The Auditorium House

was

Thursday evening, May 5th, for the 88th Annual Meeting of the con¬ gregation. The proceedings at the meeting resulted in several changes in the leadership of the congregation. There were many indications of the growth of our family and the increase in the it

activities strives

to

of

our

meet

synagogue

the

needs

of

as a

Thirty five new members, previ¬ ously approved by the Board of Trustees, were formally elected to membership. They were presented by Hon. George Postel, and were inducted in an impressive ceremony. Phillip Goldsmith Cited Ira

F.

Weisman, chairman of the

new

Committee, presented of officers. His first was Max J. Etra for a

slate

nomination

twenty-second consecutive term as president. This candidacy was en¬ dorsed by the membership unani¬ mously. Mr. Weisman then produced a surprise selection for vice-president. He began by explaining that our vice-president for the past several years, A. Phillip Goldsmith, has asked to

growing community.

A.

Nominations the

be relieved of his office

the

Nominations

Committee

and that had re¬

luctantly yielded to his request. He then

for

went

on

to

cite Mr. Goldsmith

"devotion and distinction" he had brought to his office.

the

which

Mr. Goldsmith for the "outstanding leadership and excep¬ tional generosity" which he gave to He

praised

Principals in New Slate of

A.

Board

School as the chairman of its of Trustees. The members re¬

enthusiastic applause gratitude to_+he vice-president for his devoted efforts on behalf of the congregation and

sponded as

a

with

token of their

Ramaz School.

The name of Joseph Roth was then presented as the nominee for

vice-president. The congenial and be¬ loved Mr. Roth was unanimously elected by the members. To fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Mr. Roth, the chairman of the Nomi¬ nations Committee presented the name of Joseph S. Gershman for secretary. This nomination was ap¬ proved by the membership as was the re-election of Samuel

A. Marcus

for treasurer.

(continued

on

page

2)

Officers

Joseph S. Gershman Secretary Elect

Phillip Goldsmith Retiring Vice-President Rabbi

Ramaz

Joseph H. Lookstein will preach this Sabbath at 11:00 A.M. "STORMERS

OF HEAVEN"

2

KEH1LATH

JESHURUN

BULLETIN

THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Gross

(left photo) and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shulsky and Joseph Roth look on. ANNUAL MEETING

(continued from Dues

Increase

page

1)

Voted

the

In

course of his presidential Max J. Etra produced the second major surprise of the even¬ ing. He explained that the budget of the congregation had increased by almost 50% in the past six years.

report,

Rosen

(right photo) being presented with citations by Max J. Etra,

the inevitable conclusion of the Board of Trustees that an upward revision of the dues was, therefore, impera¬ tive. At the conclusion of the report, our esteemed trustee, A. Milton

Brown, solution:

presented the following

iation

posal

should go into effect with the dues billing period beginning

honored. read

October

Goldsmith impressive citations for Dr. and

Mrs. Mrs.

Samuel Gross and for Mr. and Samuel Rosen, who were ob¬

1,

1960."

The response of the congregation was immediate and most understand¬

ing.

Having

heard

the

increase,

and

the reasons for having been in-

of

single members, which

now

was

up

Report Available Copies of the 1960 Report on Activities of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, which were distributed

ing, If

to

$75.00, should become

at

the Annual Meet¬

available desire a the

upon request.

copy synagogue

comparable congregation in our neighborhood, the membership voted the increase in dues unanimously. any

Anniversarians Presented

members

following the

with accepted pTacwho were observing

New members

(standing

the

Mr.

congregation

A.

were

Phillip

serving their run.

the thirtieth anniversary of membership in Kehilath Jeshu¬

Dr. Isidore Givner and Mr. Jacob

J.

Elected

The following trustees were elect¬ ed for three-year terms on the Board of Trustees of the congregation: Harry W. Baumgarten, A. Milton Brown, Israel Cummings, Aaron H. Onish, Oscar Perlberger, Joseph Roth, Elliott W.

Siegel, and Aaron J. Simon.

Memorial In

In' accordance

tice,

with

Trustees

please office.

formed that the dues of our congre¬ gation is still lower than that of

Members of the congregation enjoying the collation

Meeting.

you

contact

$100.; that the dues of special members, which up to now has been $75., should become $100.; that the dues of ,Junior Members,

Annual

are

important anniversaries of their affil¬

Rosenblum, both observing their twenty-fifth anniversary of member¬ ship were presented by Joseph Roth. The members greeted the celebrants with enthusiasm and the president presented to each an appropriate cer¬ tificate commemorating the event.

Activities

re¬

"Resolved that the membership dues of regular members, which is now $150., should become $200.; that the membership dues

Elgin

which up to now was $25., should become $50.; and that this pro¬

He showed how the activities of the

congregation had been steadily ex¬ panding in many areas. He reported

as

the

to

the Departed

keeping with years,

a

our

custom

over

brief Memorial Service

(continued

on

page

3)

(standing) being presented by Hon. George Postel microphone).

next to

KEHILATH

held

was

those

for

page

of

2)

the

were

chanted the Memorial Prayer while the entire assemblage stood in reverence and tribute. Cohen

Adult

Institute

Ceremony One of the most impressive fea¬ tures of this Annual Meeting was the presentation of eighty six mem¬ bers of our congregational family who attended regularly at least one course

The

in

our

Adult Institute this year.

presentation

was

Haskel Lookstein students for their

learning

and

for

made by Rabbi

who

cited

these

pursuit of Jewish their efforts to

horizons. broaden their intellectual The students rose during the presen¬ tation

which Ramaz

and

they

were

so

given the acclaim,

richly deserved.

Membership Meeting

upon

his

elected: Elias M. Black, Morris S. GalI-

Joseph S. Gershman, Alexander Gross, Morton Kamerman, Oscar Perlberger, and Ira F. Weisman. Joseph E. Adler, Max Sadinoff, and Elgin Shulsky were elected Associate Trus¬

er,

the

in

8:30

evening, social

May

hall

of

24,

at

the syna¬

meeting

twenty first year Men's

Club.

will conclude the of activity of the

New

members

will

be

inducted, a presidential report will be delivered, a slate of officers will be presented, and committee chair¬ men

will be announced.

an

of the Division of Scientific Re¬ search of the American Jewish Com¬

ector

address

Ladies

Invited

The

and

men

by Dr. Marshall Sklare

women

Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein conclud¬ ed the meeting with his "closing remarks" which have become one of the

delightful and welcome features Meeting. In his brief talk, the Rabbi commented upon the family character of our congregation and upon the good fellowship which prevails among the members. the Annual

The warmth and friendship of which the Rabbi spoke were evident at the elaborate buffet reception which followed the meeting. Those who were there for the first time realized what our veteran members have known all

is, indeed,

along—Kehilath Jesha happy family.

of the

gregation will certainly want from Dr. Sklare, who, in to being a creative scholar, recognized as an outstanding His treatment of

The highlight of the meeting will be

American

mittee.

gogue.

The

an

Group." He is, at present, the Dir¬

is

a

most

of all

con¬

to hear addition is also

lecturer. timely subject

worthy of the interest and

cern

con¬

readers.

our

the

subject: "Religion and Ethnic Voting—Trends and Implications", The public is becoming increasingly aware of the problems which attend on

Bloc

the choice of candidates in terms of their religious affiliation. These prob¬ lems, which have been lying in a

relatively dormant state since 1928, have recently been raised in connec¬ tion

with

Kennedy

the

for

bid

the

of

Senator

John

Presi¬

Democratic

WITHIN

Sklare will discuss this subject in its historical perspective and with reference to future trends. He brings to the subject the viewpoint of sci¬ entific scholarship as a specialist in

racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Our lecturer, who was educated at Northwestern, Chicago and Columbia Universities, is the author of "Con¬ servative

ligious

Judaism—An

Movement,"

American

book

a

Re¬

Weiss.

Warmest



greetings to Dr. and Mrs.

Abram J. Abeloff and Mr. Martin E. de Graaff. Member in the News

Congratulations Associate Trustee

upon cratic

of in

to

Sessions

Judge Postel is

the

Court

of

Our

elections.

SISTERHOOD

attend its

the Social

Hall

special guest will be

RABBI JOSEPH

of

New

now

Domestic

Monday afternoon, May 16th in

esteemed

our

Hon.

C^losincj cjCunclieon ^llleelincf This



York

Justice Relations. a

We extend to him our best wishes for success in the coming November

KEHILATH JESHURUN

to

and Mrs.

George Postel his nomination by the Demo¬ Party, for Justice of the Court

General

State.

which

has made a profound impression in Jewish academic circles. He is the editor of the recent volume, "The

FAMILY

Birthdays Many happy returns of the day to Alexander Gross, Mrs. Jack Lefkowitz, Hermann Merkin, Mrs. Louis Olshan, Jacob P. Shulman, Mrs. Max L. Som, Mrs. Ruth Wax, and George Anniversaries

Nomination.

OUR



cordially invites its members and friends

tees.

urun

Tuesday

on

Jews—Social Patterns of

Dr.

arrival. Nominations for trustees were then presented. The following were

of

The Annual Meeting of the Men's Club of the congregation will be held

dential

The Ramaz Membership Corporation held a brief meeting which was pre¬ sided over by A. Phillip Goldsmith, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ramaz School. Mr. Goldsmith call¬ ed attention to the report of Ramaz activities which was contained in the booklet of reports which had been

presented to each member

3

POLITICS AT MEN'S CLUB MEETING MAY 24th

congre¬

taken from us. Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein delivered touching eulogies for Esther Cooperman, Pauline Garfein, Samuel Gold¬ berg, Maxwell Heckler, Pauline Mess¬ ing, Abraham Poust, Sarah Rosentover and Sadie Siegel. Cantor Joseph who

gation

BULLETIN

DR. MARSHALL SKLARE TO DISCUSS RELIGION AND

ANNUAL MEETING

(continued from

JESHURUN

H.

Luncheon will be served

LOOKSTEIN

at

12:30

o'clock

JESHURUN

KEHILATH

4

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 85th Street New York 28, N. Y.

117-25

East

The

Rabbi

Ritual Director Exec. Director

Rosenberg

Joseph Glatt

Officers of the Congregation President

Max J. Etra

Book

of

Remembrance

SATURDAY, 7:00 P.M.

goes

Friday, May 20th. If you have not yet informed the office of the names of those whom you wish to memorialize, please do so without delay. No names will be entered without authorization by you. In ord¬ er to avoid disappointment, please notify the office of your wishes. to

Ass't Rabbi

Haskel Lookstein Israel D.

K. J. CALENDAR

Final Notice

Editor

Joseph Glatt Synagogue Officials Joseph H. Lookstein

BULLETIN

Sabbath Afternoon Class

press on

Ethics of the Fathers

MONDAY, 12:30 P.M. Sisterhood Closing Meeting Social Hall 9

Vice-President

Joseph Roth Samuel A. Marcus

Treasurer

Joseph S. Gershman Secretary Elgin Shulsky Pres., Men's Club Mrs. Meyer Texon Pres., Sisterhood

Talmud Class

Sponsored by the Class Mothers

Synagogue Library

Monday, May 16—19



10:30

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

1245

6:15

A.M.-5:00

P.M.

Bargains Galore

-

MONDAY

SATURDAY

Group I Synagogue Library

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Proceeds To

9:00

Morning

Ramaz

Weekly Portion: Emor

MAY 23

haSefer

Am

Lexington Avenue

FRIDAY*

Evening

WEDNESDAY, 8:00 P.M.

RAMAZ BAZAAR

TUESDAY, MAY 24th Men's Club Annual Dinner

Scholarship Fund

Leviticus

21.1-24,23 Haftorah: Ezekiel 44,15-31

Evening

7:50

...

Conclusion of Sabbath DAILY

8:40

SERVICES

Morning

7:30 8:30 6:15

.

Sunday Morning Evening *Sabbath

before

Candles

sunset.

our

schedule

6:15

P.M.

jclapel Funeral

kindled

twenty minutes Those, however, who conform to

of

Riverside

are

ushering in the Sabbath at light candles at that hour.

ROSENTHAL, Director

KLEIN

16—ROSE

RUBIN

1 7—HARRIS

370 AMSTERDAM

NEW

YORK TR

BERNARD

ROSENBLUM

1 8—MARY

18—JOSEPH

M.

over

Closed

COAN

20—HELEN

few

days. We record them with sin¬

cere

regrets. name

of

A.

Milton

Brown

inadvertently omitted from the

was

Meeting. The

24, N. Y.

and

4-6843

in

25 years

Saturdays

names

of Gerald

S.

Kaufman

Joseph Roth

the list of

were not included Passover relief donors.

The name of Joseph Schlang was excluded from the list of those who

Serving the Congregation

WEISS

1 8—ETHEL METZGER 19—BETTY

AVENUE

Near 78th Street

GREEN

18—EDWARD

OMISSIONS

sors

HEFFNER

16-MINA

Alfred.

list of Father and Son Minyan spon¬ in our booklet of congregational activities distributed at the Annual

Monuments

OKUN

16-HERSH

son,

RECENT

The

LIPSTADT MEMORIAL COMPANY

BAUM POFCHER

on

number of omissions have been called to our attention in the past

ROTHENSTEIN

14—MARCUS

1 6—JACOB

Kaplan

ruf" of their

A

ENdicott 2-6600 CHARLES

Saturday will be by Dr. and Mrs. Harry the occasion of the "auf-

Directors

May 15—GOLDIE 16—MINNIE

sponsored

HOSTS

this

Kiddush

76th ST. AND AMSTERDAM AVENUE

should also

YAHRZEITS

KIDDUSH

The

Open Sundays

REINHOLD

performed Jewry Duty. Our apologies for our omissions. Our

gratitude for their commissions.

CONDOLENCES We extend to our ow,

our

sincere condolences

upon

Sidney Flatthe loss of his beloved

father, and to our devoted member Abraham Mandel, upon the loss of his beloved father. to

the

Almighty

may

spare

them

further grief for many years to come.

JEWRY BOX

LAST WEEK HENRY M.

THIS WEEK JOSEPH

A.

JOSEPH SCHOENFELD

JOSEPH

ROTH

M.

REM

LEON

LOEB SHEPARD

ELGIN

Our heartfelt sympathy is extended the bereaved families. We pray

that

THE

devoted member,

Thank you

PERLMAN

SIGALL

SHULSKY

for

your

cooperation

in

helping to maintain the Daily Minyan.

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