RABBI NEWMAN SABBATH SERVICES SPECIAL LAYMEN'S SERVICE MR. JACOB S. MANHEIMER "THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK" "SHOLEM ASCH'S 'ONE DESTINY' "

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1 VOL. XVI. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1945 (Tevet 2, 5706) No. 15 SABBATH SERVICES SPECIAL LAYMEN'S SERVICE This Friday Evening, December 7th at 8:15 MR. JACOB S. MANHEIMER will preach on "THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK" This Saturday Morning, December 8th. at 10:15 RABBI NEWMAN will preach on "SHOLEM ASCH'S 'ONE DESTINY' " This Sunday Morning, December 9th. at 10:45 PROF. MARK W. ZEMANSKY Associate Professor of Physics at the College of the 1 City of New York and Rabbi Newman will discuss "THE ATOMIC BOMB AND THE WORLD'S FUTURE" LAYMEN'S SERVICES This Friday Evening, the Rodeph Sholom Men's Association will 'conduct a Laymen's Sabbath Eve Service. in the Temple to which our Congregants and their friends are invited. Members 01 the Men's Association will participate in the Reading of the Services in 'eluding: Leonard L. Levy, Bertram S. Grayson; Bertram Kaiser, Murray R. Apfelbaum, Murray W. Greif, Samuel S. Sampliner and Samuel' Kolin, Mr. Ber. S. Rosenberg will serv3 as Cantor, and following the Services there will be an Oneg Shabbat in the Marcus Loew Auditorium 01 the Temple House. Prof. Mark W. Zemansky, Associate Professor of Physics at the College of the City.of New York, who will discuss the Atomic Bomb and its World Implications this Sunday Morning, worked at Columbia University on the Bomb during the winter semester of on a leave of absence. There. will be an opportunity for written questions from the Congregation.

2 2 ROD E PHS H 0 L 0 M C H RON I C L E. RODEPH SHOLOII CHRONICLE Published Weekly from liid-8ept. to IIld...June by ConJrrePtion Rodeph Shalom 7 West 83rd Street New York 24, N. Y. Telephon... Temple Office... EN Rabbi'. Stndy SU Cantor lieltzoff... Rea. SU Sexton and Funeral Direetor Jon.. R. Goldbers... Rea SC 4-&666 Executive SecretalT Max Feder Rea. RJ t-2641 Temple HOIlH Adviser II... Philip II. Stern... EN Candidates for Bar Mitzvah and their parents may communicate with the Cantor at his home. The Rabbi and Cantor of the Congregation would apprecia te being advised 01 congregants 10 whom they can be of service in any way. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We gratefully acknowledge the follo~ing generous contributions: CONGREGATION RODEPH SHOLOM Mr. Sol. J. Wallach in memory of his wife, Birdie L. Wallach for Congregational Activities, the Bible and Prayer Book Fund and the Religious School Library Fund; Mrs. Seymour Newberger in memory of Morris Kahn; Mrs. Sig Jacobs in memory of Jacob Schloss; Mr. Emanuel Bodenstein in memory of E=a Bodenstein; Mrs. Morris Salomon in memory of her parents, Herman and Caroline Frank and her brother Samuel Frank; Mrs. Rudolph Saenger in memory of Rudolph Saenger;. Mr. Herman E. Nathan in memory of Samuel and Nettie Nathan Mrs. Monroe Lewison and Mrs. Abraham Tepper in memory of their Mother; SERVICE MEN'S FUND: Mrs. Her~an Brooks in memory of her m9.t.l).~r, Millie B. Weil; Mr. Leon Weil in memory of his wile, Millie B. Weil;; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Becker in gratitude for the safel return of their son ~ Captain Godfrey A. Becker from the European War Zone; Mr. L. H. Gluck and Mrs. Jean A. lichtenstein; Mrs. Ferdinand Loeb towards work for wounded veterans; Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Busch in memory of Albert W. Greenhall; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boorstein in appreciation for having been able to speak with their son who is stationed in Rome, Italy;. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott V. Wright in memory of Louis Barth; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulvermacher in gratitude for the homecoming of their children, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Jerome Heffer; IN MEMORIAM; Congregation Rodeph Sholom extends heartfelt sympathy to the familes of SIDNEY R. COHEN JOSEPH ENGEL JENNIE HAHN PAUL C. WERNER who have passed away; The page in the Book of Life dedicated to the memory of Ignatz Brandt will be opened and the Yahrzeits of the following departed will also be observed and the Kaddish recited in their memory at the coming Sabbath Services: Dora Coffee Benson H. Goodman Edwin Harris Lena Harris Max Heilman Sarah Joseph Henrietta Kohn Camille Lehman Sandel Lowenthal Celia Meyer Lena Pfeiffer Sarah Silverstein Alfred Van Praag Stephen Warsaw Hannah Wiener May the Memory of the Righteous ever be a BenedictionI' ROSA ROSENHElM MEMORIAL MILK FUND Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Siegfried in honor of the Naming Prayer for their Son; Mrs. Rose Lustig in memory of Louis Rees and Ros.e Strauss; Miss Tillie Moritz in memory of Mrs. Elias W. Strauss; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wieder in memory of Sigmund Gutfreund; Mr. Maurice Lehman and Miss Florence Lehman in memory of Albert W. Greenhal1; Mrs. Walter S. Benedict in med;lory of Sigmund Gutfreund. PULPIT FLOWER FUND Mrs. Victor Neustadtl in gratitude for the safe return of her son from the Pacific Zone; Mrs. Sigmund Selig in memory of her friend Abe Strauss; Mr. Sol J. Wallach in memory of his wife, Birdie L. Wallach; RODEPH SHOLOM SISTERHOOD Mrs. Maurice Daly and Mrs. Sig. Brendt in commemoration of the birthday of the late Albert W. Greenhall; Mr. Lawrence Freitag and Mr. Amson Furtsch for the Charity. SeV{ing Group;

3 :'R' O 0 E Y H S H 0 L 0 M C H RON I C L E 3.. ' PLEPGE, LUNCHE,qN,,All members of the Sisterhood are urged to 'tum in their Pledge Books no later than Tuesday. December 11 tho for the Annual Pledge Lunch~n to be held at the Hotel Bolivar. 230 Central Park West. on December 17th at 12:30 o'cock. Every effort is being exerted by the Com!p.ittee of which ' Mrs. Jacob S. Manheimer is Chairman to make the afternoon an enjoyable one. Many beautiful souvenirs will be distributed. Please cooper.ole by,sejldihg ~, our,cpeck as soon as possible. ', SALE OF ARTICLES MADE BY THE BLIND 1 The Amiua! Sale of Articles made by the Blind is being held at 1 East. 44th Street this year, and Tuesday. December 11 th has been set aside as Jewish Day. We urge all our Congregants and their friends to attend the Sale on that day. if possible. Every article ' on sale is made by a blind person and the -full purchase price goes to that person. Help bring light to those ' who live. in darkness by enabling them to earn a living!._, BAR MITZVAH W ecire pleased to extend to Mr. and Mrs. David' Klein our heartiest congratuiati6ns on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah ceremony of 'their son Martin. which takes place this Sabbath moming. We felicitate this new son of the Commandment and his family. and we are eoruident that his induction into the" fellowship of Israel will remain a memorable influence in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Klein are among,the' leaders of our Parent-Teachers Association. LEAGUE DANCE This coming Saturday night. the League will hold its Annual Winter Dance to which a large number oi Service Men have been invited. Harry Muller's Orchestra will furnisn the music. and young folks of Temple families are invited to be present. The Committee in" cljarge is as 101- lows: George Kaufman. Jane Falk, Elsie Becker, Charlotte PQ.st, Sol. Green, Gerald ' Levy. Emily Bonnheim, Hal Blumenthal and Terrv Nethe. Admission is '99 cents per person. WAR SERVICE AC~ Meeting the many calls for aid from various Camps in this area. our War Service Committee, headed by Mr. Felix A. Greenhut, with Mrs. Simon R. Gottlieb. Co-Chairman. has given generously of its efforts and financial support. Recently a gift of nuts. and sweets was slomt for a Thanksgiving Party at the U. S Naval Hospital at Asbury Park. Through the generosity of the City Athletic Club a large, number of packs of playing cards was also sent On Sunday afternoon. Nov. 25th, a group of dlsabled veterans from Mitchell Field were entertained at a, Dance and Supper at our Temple. The league served as hosts and the Committee on arrangements includ-.:.ed Dr. and Mrs. Simon R. Gottlieb, Mr. and Mrs.. Arnold Becker, Mr. and Mrs. J. Boorstein, Mrs. Ferd. Loeb, Mrs. M. Markowitz, and Mrs. Jacob Geiger:. Gifts for the occasion were made by Mr. Abraham. Steigerwald and Mrs. Ferdinand Loeb. On Wednesday evening, Dec. 5th, our Temple group will travel to the Mitchell. Field Hospital to entertain the veterans there. ' Our Temple has also been called upon to give a Holiday Party for the 4000 "Purple Heart" Veterans at Camp Upton. Plans are under way for this enteretainment. Mr. Harold Rodner, of Warner Bros., has been most helpful in the.arrangements of these' various socials.

4 6 ROD E PH, S H 0 L 0 M C H R '0 N I C L.E RODEPH SHOLOM SISTERHOOD calls the attention of every Congregant and every member of- every affiliated group to the presentatiojl of the 'pageant. "THE JEWISH HOME BEAUTIFUL" on this coming, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11th, at 8:30 O'CLOCK in the MARCUS LOEW AUDITORIUM IN THE TEMPLE HOUSE Social Hour COME WITH YOUR FRIENDS 1 R~freshments ' Chairman Presiding PROGRAM MRS. ABRAHAM STEIGERWALD, President of Rodeph Sholom, Sisterhood MRS. SAMUEL F ALK Chairman of Pageant Committee "THE JEWISH HOME BEAUTIFUL" Written by Mrs. Cecil B. Ruskay; Presented by the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood. Narrator-Mrs. Cecil B. Ruskay Tables 1. Rosh ha-shanah 2. Yom Kippur 3. Sukkot -4. Simhat Torah a. Kallat Torah Kallat Bereshit 5. Hanukah Two Children: John F. Settel Jane Diamond 6. Purim 'child: Phoebe Katz 7. Passover Child: Robert Rafelson 8. Shabuot Child: Florence Dubin 9. Shabbat Child: Barbara Wolff. Mrs. Henry Hofheimer Mrs. Samuel Sampliner Mrs. irving Nethe. Mrs. Arthur J. Messing Mrs. Edwin Porges. Mrs. ' Rudolph Grqssman Mrs. Samuel Siegler Mrs. Joseph Glanzer Mrs. Samuel Falk Mrs. Arthur J. Schwartz Mrs. Harold B. Joseph Mrs. Jack Kerner Mrs. Abraham Steigerwald Mrs. Ralph Dubin Mrs. Jacob S. Manheimer Mrs. Jacob Geiger BODEPH SHOLOM ~LE CHOm Accompanist, at the piano, Mrs. Isabelle Hesky at the organ, Mr. Joseph Yasser Cantor, Rev. Nathan G. Meltzoff Chairman of Hostesses: Mrs. Paul M. Berton Chairman of Refreshments: Mrs. Victor H. Segal Epilogue, Rabbi Newman

5 4 RODEPH SHOLOM CHRONICLE Assure Yourself of Good Seats for the ''SHOW OF SHOWS" by making Your Reservations Now} This is the Big Affem on SUN. EVE. APRIL 7th at Carnegie Hall To Liquidate the Mortgage FEDERATION APPEAL The letter of Appeal on behalf of the Fed.eration for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies has been sent to all our Congregants. This year Federation is launching the greatest campaign in its r..i.story for expansion, modernization and research! $9,000,000 for Maintenance and Operation, $21,000,000 for Federation Building Fund. We ask you therefore, in addition to your regular contribution, t6 make a substantial gift to the building fund. Please be more liberal than ever before. Mrs. Arthur J. Schwartz of the Sisterhood is the Campaign Chairman for the Congregation. Checks can be made out to Louis Grumbach, Treasurer and mailed to the Temple Offi~. BEST WISHES We regret to hear of the illness of Mrs. Max Minzesheimer, who recently sustained an injury. We hope she will soon be fully recovered. and return to her activity in our Temple. and Sisterhood. I- ANNIVERSARY SERVICE Congregants are urged. to bring their admission cards with them to the Anniversary Service on Friday evening, Dec. 14th, in honor of Rabol Newman, since entrance to the Temple is by card only. Those families who do not intend to be present are requested to return their cards to be distributed to guests who desire to attend. Seats will not be reserved.. Following the Service a reception will be held to Rabbi and Mrs. Newman in the Marcus Loew Auditorium. Speakers DEAN SAMUEL T. ARNOLD Brown University REV. DR. JOHN HAYNES HOLMES The Community Church RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE The Jewish Institute of Religion MR. JOSEPH PULVERMACHER President of Congregation Rodeph Sholom MBa ALBERT M. KAHN. Chairmcm: of Anniversary Committe~. A special Order of Music under the direc.tion of Cantor Nathan G. MeltzoU will be given by the Rodeph Sholom Choir. CECELIA BAEHR GUNZENDORFER and ADOLPH GUNZENDORFER IN MEMORIAM Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Oppenheimer have made a generous gift to the Congregation for the purchase of sound motion picture equipment in memory of Cecelia Baehr Gunzendorfer and Adolph Gunzendorfer, the parents of Mrs. Oppenheimer. This equipment will be used. extensively for educational and entertainment purposes by our School, our youth groups and our auxiliary organizations. We appreciate greatly this generous and helpful gift on the part of Mr. and Mrs. Oppenheimer. We are grateful that the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gunzendorfer, revered members of our Congregation, will thus be commemorated in our. Temple.

6 RODEPH SHOLOM CHRONICLE 5 HANUKAH IN OUR SCHOOL The following program was presented at our Religious S<:hool for Hanukah last Sunday Morning, December 2nd. OPENING PRAYER... ~ Judith Marcus 1. FLAG PROCESSION 2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG 3. STAR SPANGLED BANNER 4. SOLO-Father in Heaven... Elissa Feldrr..crri 5. INDUCTION CEREMONy Rabbi Newman, Mr. Sellinger TEMPLE CITY OrnCERS and MEMBERS President..,... PEGGY PASCHKES Vice-President ROBERT RAFELSON Secretary PHOEBE KATZ MEMBERS Class A...:... Beinard Horton, Susan Grafman Class B Susan Raunheim, Larry Berkowit~ Class C-I...,... Kenneth Unger, Joan Epner Class C _... Marie Sonnenblick, Joel Leff.Class D... Adrienne Levy, Leonard Krimerman Class E... Joan Steinhardt, Arnold ' Swartz Class F Joyce Reingold, Marilyn Cohen Class G Phoebe Katz Class H Diane Diamond, Robert Rafelson Class J Lionel Pomeroy, Maurice Kingsley, Judy Marcus Class K... Sue Diamond, Barry Wjtchell Class L..._... Alan Mayer, Barbara Kasper 6. HANUKAH GREETINGS... Peggy Paschkes 7. SOLO-Blessing Our Lights... Robert Rafelson, James Settel 8. PLAY - "Freedom Hall," by Harold Franklin CAST OF CHARACTERS MISS TAUB Judith Sobel JANE......:... Joyce Reingold EVELYN J oan Karon RITA......: Marina Dod MUSEUM A TTENDANT... Barbara Leavitt JEANNE... Susan Witchell TERRY... Marilyn Cohen LEONA...:... Barbara Kirschbetg ESTELLE... Norma Finkelstein. DORIS..., Glenda Lee RUTH Judith Meltzer WASHINGTON... Barry Witchell BOLIVAR Michael Brinitzer ' GARIBALDI...:... Bernard Kolb JOAN OF ARC... Phoebe Katz JUDAS MACCABEUS Richard Lerner Directed by Mrs. Viola Harris; stage manager Carol Orkin; lighting by Fred Bauer. Thanks to Miss Levine, Mr. Feder, and Fred Bock, Superintendent. 9. SONGS BY ENTIRE SCHOOL: Rock of Ages Who can Retell? Sevivon Sov, Sov, Sav-Spin My Top Hail the Maccabeesl 1 n O'L'r"L'C'~Tr'\~T J( T