Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1981 — Page 7

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When Richard Alexander Became Bar Mitzvah

When Richard Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander of Juniper, FI., becomes bar mitzvah on Jan. 24, it will mark a number of coincidences. Rabbi Samuel Silver, Post and Opinion columnist who now is spiritual leader of the Reform Hebrew Congregation of Delray, Delray Beach, FI., will conduct the services and they will be held in the First United Methodist Church because there is no congregation in Juniper. The coincidences start with the fact that Richard’s father was bar mitzvah in Temple Sinai, Stamford, Conn., where Rabbi Silver held forth until he became emeritus. Richard’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Alexander were among the founders of Stamford’s Temple Sinai, which itself began life in St. John’s Lutheran Church in that city. In addition Rabbi Silver’s present congregation doesn’t yet have its own edifice and worships in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach. Rev. E. Wayne Speakman of Juniper’s Methodist Church will pronounce the benediction at Richard’s bar mitzvah and members of the church have been invited to the service which Rabbi Silver points out will “enable them to see first hand the kind of religious service which Jesus and the holy family attended.” And finally Rabbi Silver officiated at the bar mitzvah of Richard’s father also.

The Rabbi's Menu

When Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz, spiritual leader of Adas ' ‘ “gS IsracSCongregation in Washington, D.C. was in South Africa with his wife Anita, they and ) the Rev. W. Xaba, Minister of Agriculture and J Mrs. Xaba of Ciskei, dined in The Central Ho,tel. As he was examining the menu, he was slipped a note by the waitress which read: “I i i ’ ‘ would suggest you have fish and tartar sauce, then potato latkes and cream, then apple ■ a ^crepes, tea and fruit.” It was signed EZRA. H ■The EZRA turned ouUo be Esther Ruth RosenRabinowitz berg, who with her husband, own the hotel and had prepared a special menu when they learned he would be stopping with them.

Was There A Holocaust?

THE HIKER — Although his photogenic wife gets photographed most often, President Yitzhak Navon runs her a close second. He’s shown here striding ahead aggressively with a group of hikers he’s leading on a Saturday walk near Ein Kerem in Western Jerusalem.

The offer of the Institute for Historical Review offering $50,000 to anyone who can prove “that Jews were gassed in gas chambers at Auschwitz,” has been taken up by Melvin Mermelstein, of Los Angeles, an Auschwitz survivor, according to Heritage, L.A. chain of four Jewish papers. Lewis Brandon, of the Institute, which incidentally is an off-shoot of the ill-famed Liberty Lobby, accepted the challenge made by Mermelstein’s attorney, William J. Cox, and said that the “evidence will be judged along the same standards as evidence in a U.S. criminal court; not the standards of the Nuremberg Trials.” Mermelstein was an inmate of Auschwitz from May 1944 to July of the same year. The background to the charge that the Holocaust never took place was first enunciated by Prof. Reinhard Buchner of Calstate University at Long Beach, Cal., was repeated by Dr. Arthur R. Butz of Northwestern University, and was taken up by a Ditlieb Felderer of Sweden.

Fastest Rabbi Marathoner Contesting the item on this page recently crediting to Rabbi Paul Levenson of Temple Beth El, Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, the fastest marathon by a rabbi at 3 hours and 41 minutes is Rabbi William E. Blank, of Temple Emanu-El, Rochester, N.Y. Rabbi Blank ran in the National Capital Marathon at Ottawa, Ontario in the good time of three hours and 19 minutes. He also imparted the information that Rabbi Richard Israel of the Hillel Foundations of Greater Boston, holds the record for the longest run by a rabbi. Earlier this year on the occasion of his 50th birthday, Rabbi Israel celebrated by running 50 miles.

Wundohl Named By JTA

Frank Wundohl, editor of The Jewish Exponent, of Philadelphia, is the first editor of a federation-owned Jewish paper to be elected to the board of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Wundohl is president of the American Jewish Press Association. Phil Slomovitz. of the Detroit Jewish News, is a vice president of the JTA.

With The Rabbis Congregation Sons of Jacob, St. Paul, has elected Rabbi Ely Braun to its pulpit.

Sermon Of The Week The Divorce Ceremony — or What Will We Think of Next? — Rabbi Mervin B. Tomsky, Burbank Temple Emanu El, Burbank, Ca.

Quotation Of The Week As I have mentioned on several occasions, I have been serving as the Chairman of the Committee on the Small City Rabbinate of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. One of the areas of concern of our Committee has been the way small city congregations are viewed by rabbis and by the congregations themselves. One of the contributing factors to this view of small city life has been the information received (or, not received) by students at Hebrew Union College, the Seminary serving our Movement. Some months ago I communicated these facts to the Dean of Hebrew Union College. He graciously invited me to share my experiences with the students of the College. While at the College I had lunch with a number of students and met with students of a Senior Seminar, taught by Dr. Robert Katz. The students in this class are about to begin the interviewing process and will be ordained in June. I shared with them my experiences as both an assistant rabbi and as a rabbi serving in a small city congregation. We did an exercise in which the students had to list all of the things they think a rabbi in a small congregation does during the week. They then had to assign to each task the amount of time that task takes. When they were finished with the exercise they had listed some 30 different tasks and had determined that they take over 80 hours a week to complete. They were basically correct in their assessment of the rabbi’s role. I do hope they haven’t changed their minds about becoming rabbis! — Rabbi Robert J. Orkand, Temple Beth-El, Rockford, II.

Lady Edith Wolfson, Wife Of Sir Isaaac

NEW YORK - Almost all national Jewish organizations paid tribute to Lady Edith Wolfson, wife of Sir Isaac Wolfson, who died in Rehovoth, Israel on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The funeral was held o

in London last Fridav. Alexander Wilf; Aided The Irgun

PHILADELPHIA - Alex- i ander Wilf, 76, one of the veteran leaders in the Israeli cause, died Dec. 21 at his - home here. One of the four Wilf Bros., which operated a floor covering firm here, he surrendered his interest in the business to work for the liberation of Palestine during

World War II.

Death

Notices

WOLFSON - Lady Edith. The international Board of Governors of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns with profound sorrow the passing of lady Edith Wolfson. With Sir Isaac Wolfson, she provided resolute support for Talmudic Study at the University. Her lifetime of dedication to the British Jewish community, the State of Israel, the cause of Jewish people everywhere, and especially the advancement of higher education in Israel created an enduring legacy. To Sir Isaac Wolfson and to the entire family we extend our deepest sympathy. THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Samuel Rothberg, Chairman Intnl Bd of Governors Avraham Harman, President £ "" *\ ■ would like to subscribe to The:

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