The Calumet news., 1912-05-31
Hancock Department

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count OF the history of the Congrega-
ton of Israel, which was first organ
ized In 1898 with the late Jacob Cart
ner as president. Ten years afterward
the congregation was reorganized with
Mr.. Gartner again president and I'm
May OF that year site was purchased
from the Quincy Mining company for
$500, the price now having been en-
tirely paid. Hugo Field was elected
president i'm October, 1911. on Mo-
vember a contract was let for the
building of the foundations, and ON
April last Archie Verville of Han
cock was given contract for the
erection of the superstructure. The
Ladies' Auxiliary of the congregation
has up TO the present time turned over
5000 of the $1,000 pledged by them
towards the church rund The OIL
GERS of the congregation and of the
Ladies' Auxiliary at the present time
are:
Hugo Fled, President.
IT. Pimstein, Vice President
!. Abel, Secretary
Executive committee-A. l.. Levy,
Jacob Green. Mandel Glass, Joseph
Seidenfeld, III. Pimstein, Jacob Got
tliebson. Isidor GArtner, Ben Arne.
Hugo Field, l. Abel. Herman Joffee.
Building committee A. l.. Levy,
chairman, Hugo NJ. Field, Jacob Green,
Saul Seegal, Hyman Pinmstein. Isaac
Abel.
Finance committee-Benja jamin Arnc,
Joseph Seidenfeld, jacob Gottliebson.
and Isaac Abel.
The officers of the Ladies' auxiliary
are:
President-Mrs. Isaac Abel
Vice president-Mrs. Hyman Pim-
stein,
Secrctary--Mrs. Phillip Levy
Treasurer-Mrs /. Blum.
Finance commlttee-Mrs. A. l.. Levy
Mrs. William Orenstein ana Mrs. Ja-
cobson.
Trustees-Mrs. l. Goldsmith, Mrs.
Jacob Gartner Mrs. William Shlaes,
Mrs. J. Frank and Mrs. /. Blumenthal.
A copper box containing newspa-
pers of the copper country of current
date. records of the church. and a
number of other articles were placed
in the cornerstone by Jacob Gottlieb-
son of Houghton and the stone was
then lowered into place by President
Field.
Address of Rabbi Lefkovits.
The address of Rabbi Lefkovits was
the concluding feature of the program
and was delivered i'm a clear voice
with great impressiveness and. feeling.
In part his address was as follows:
I'm the name of the Jewry residing
In the Zenith City OF the unsalted seas
I extend to you heartfelt greetings
and most cordial Fluctuations on the
auspicious occasion. The occasion is
one which should 'be a genuine inspi-
ration TO every Israelite who loves his
people and his faith. marking as 1t
does the first step in the erection or
the first monument in this fair part
of our glorious country that shall tess
tify to the undying vitality Of the
jew angelism IL fills the heart OF
every true son of judah with renewed
hope and augmented courage.
1--WE need such courage and hope
for the world still looks askance at
the jew and his faith. The world still
exacts a penalty from him who is 10y
nj TO the ancient traditions Of our
race. Prejudice against the Jew is
still widespread and here and there Is
even persecution and hatred. That
such prejudice is the result OF ignor-
ance goes without saying.
"Prejudice is invariably the result
OF ignorance. The worlds prejudice
against the Jew is the result of the
worlds ignorance of the jew.
"The question asked of Jonah thou
sands of years ago are the questions
asked of the Jew today. What Is
thine occupation. and whence COM
eth thou, and to what people art
thou?' and the answer must be the
same today that was given by Jonah
in DAYS of old: I an, Hebrew and
fear the Lord, the God OF heaven
81 am a Hebrew. I fear the Lord
the Col of heaven Thus answers the
loyal jew TO the first question, What
is thine occupation My occupation
he says, Is to be a Hebrew and be-
ing Hebrew my highest calling In
life is to serve my creator, the Lord
of Heaven. My whole life from the
cradle to the grave shall be one con-
tinual consecration to God. To Him
shall ne consecrated my body and my
soul, my thinking and my feeling, ms