The Detroit times., 1910-07-22
BRANCH TEMPLE
IN ANN ARBOR
Rabbi Franklin Announces Beth Ell
Will Take This Step for Jewish
Students in College.

That Temple Beth Ell will establish
branch congregation In Ann Arbor
in the interests OF the large Jewish
student body enrolled at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, was the statement
made by Rabbi Leo NJ. Franklin
Thursday morning, at the Jewish
ChautauQua societys summer assem-
bly,. There Is no Jewish synagogue
in the university town at present.
I'm getting into touch with the Jew
ish students at the university, OF which
the enrolment is seldom less than 200
found that they were very DESTROYS
Of being banded together for religious
services, hence the proposed branch
OF Temple Beth FL, In Ann Arbor,
said DR.. Franklin in the course OF u
discussion as to the best means or
fostering Jewish sentiment among the
Jews at the big universities. Som
time ago there was talk Of formin~
Zionistic club, then a Jewish frater-
nifty, but, | discouraged both with all
the vigor ] could command. Just
within the past few days | have re-
ceived largo financial encouragement
from a member of my congregation
with regard to the Ann Arbor syna-
gogue and with other support OF that
kind forthcoming 1t will not be long
before realization OF the project.
During the past year or two we
have extended a general invitation to
the Jewish student body in Ann Arbor
TO come To Detroit TO worship with
us, but this year we propose TO send
individual written invitations every
week. We do this now with the ira
yelling men, leaving one OF these let
ters In the room boxes AT the city
hotels every Sabbath morning
Rabbi George Zepen, or Cincinnati.
said that In dealing With the student
problem the hardest~thing TO combat
was the prejudice OF the Christian
student against the Jewish student,
prejudice born Of ignorance, but winch
nevertheless so hurt the Jew that IL
created in him desire TO conceal MS
race. rather than publish II.
THAT is why we should do every
thing I'm our power to reach the Jew
ish boys and girls in our colleges anu
universities and inspire and foster IN
them that self-respect and pride or
race that will make them proud 10
come out and say l am Jew, SAID
Rabbi Zepon. I'VE must give partlcu-
lar attention to the girls, for after
all, Il is our American women who get
the most out of education, art, ntera-
tnre and music. We men strive only
for enough education 10 make Nv
ing and money enough to please our
women.
REPORTS presented by representa-
tives from various Chautauqua circles
throughout the country showed that
the Chautauqua work is doing much
to acquaint the young Jew with the
highest ideals Of his ancient race. It's
literature and religion, with the result
that an ever-growing pride OF race Is
visible.
Socialism can make no permanent
appeal to the Jew for II Involves the
abolition of private property ana re-
spect for private ownership began Tor
the Jew with his knowledge OF the
tenth commandment" said Charles y:
Simons, the well-known attorney, OF
this city, in an address on social
ism and the Jew" given WEDNESDAY
evening, In Temple Beth Ell
Mr.. Simons declared that the Jew
Is potentially of the ranks or capltal
end not of the proletariat, Whatever
his actual condition. and that by ma
ture and by training the Jew was
prepared for leadership in commerce
as he is the worlds first trader. In
the afternoon, the assembly listened
TO an able exposition of Jewish Re
lieion," by Rabbi David Lefkowitz, OF
Dayton, o.
prof. r. NJ. wenley, OF the Univer-
sity of Michigan. will give an address
In Temple Beth FL, Thursday evening
on Factors Of Life" and the profes-
sor's national reputation as philoso-
pher has so stirred the delegates 10
the assembly that many have ex-
messed keen pleasure in the anticipa-
ton OF hearing him speak