The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-26
ElIII0Is BEGIN
IDAT II BETH AHABAA
3eAxr VISITING RABHIs HERE
om1Ay the Services Win BE Partscu-
hFiy In Honor Of Seventy nth An
= oAvorsAry OF Beth Ahabah's Congre-

~ i Hhe anniversary celebration Of Beth
AhAbaA viii begin tonight at the SIS
o.e:eoh service In the temple conducted
~ DR.. T. n. Calisch- The services to e
& might and tomorrow morning viii be
Gevoted TO the Observance OF Or.
CAllsch's twenty-fifth anniversary, ana
The exercises Sunday evening TO the
htstoric celebration OF the congrega-
etlen's seventy-ffth anniversary.
This evening the regular sabbath
@vening service will be held, and al
arasses will be delivered by Or. Will
p hAm Rosanau. of Baltimore, on the
taodc. The Rabbi" and by Rabbi l..
d Mendoza OF Norfolk. on The Cam
EreGAttcn-" After the services q re-
~seeption will be held IN the assembly
4 room OF the Synagogue in order TO
Afford an opportunity 10 meet the visit
tDe RAbbis and express the affection
and esteem of thu congregation to Or.
cAlisch.
Saturday Merning Service.
Sss On Saturday morning the layTren of
the congre sation will be represented
by Leon Nelson. who will deliver an
address on The LAyman." Dr. Calisch
viii speak on the topic, These Five
and Twenty Years" The Sabbath
School will be represented by two Of
Its graduates Louis L. Strauss and A.
sWcolner CAiisch, who viii conduct the
morning service, which begins at ii
o'clock.
Sunday evening. beginning at s15
o'clock. the services will he presided
over BY Charles Hutzler, president OF
the congregation. The addresses Will
b delivered by Rev. DR.. Abraham Sim
on. OF Washington. who will speak on
ths topic, The Jew in America" and
I Rabbi Louis wolsey. of Cleveland, who
VIII take as his subject, The Afne rican
. Habbinste"
The greatly augmented choir. under
the direction of Professor Jacob RAAin.
AArdt. will render special musical pro
gfAms at all the services, which will
De . valuable feature OF the obser-
vances.
II IL the desire of Beth Ahabah 10
accommodate all who may desire TO at
-tesfd 40 the extent of the capacity Of
the Synagogue. though naturally the
nrst consideration will be for the mem
nern OF the Synagogue and their In
-Sfted guests.
History of Conservation.
Congregation Beth Ahabsh was or
Eanized May Is. is4l. when the FIRST
s.Aouse OF worship-~the "Seminarium.' -
~ss consecrated II was located on
Marshall Street between Fifth and
4
reader. In May 1885, the first Rabbi.
the Rev. NJ. ]. Michelbacher, was
called.
Plans for the FIRST synagogue Of tho
congregation were then gotten under
way. ard tho edifacc r-ected on
Eleventh Street, between Marshall and
Clay Streets. 1t was dedicated in
ls4s.
In 1855 a movement was started NV
rf re
ton to organize new synagogue
which resulted in the withdrawal Of
number Of the members. and the
formation Of she congregation Beth
Israel" II was also during this year
that the first choir OF Beth Ahnhah
~as organized.
The year following the aggregation
considered and took It's first reform,
steps. and tho Rev J. wechsler was
called to the temple as lecturer. He
stayed with the congregation for two
2 years. and after hts resignation Rev
Or A. s. Bettelhsim WAS elected hts
successor, The first organ WAS in.
stalled in this year. Three years later
the Beth Israel congregation dissolved
and It's members returned 10 the ole
temple
In 1875 the congregation Joined tn.
- Union OF American Hebrew Congre.
cations. and Or | N. Wise preached
Z in the temple The Rev. nr c
Settelheirn resigned az lecturer md
= the next year the Rev. DR., A. HorYrna ar
vas elected rabbi and reader. pur,n
eAis year the congregation discard ed
tfe Hcedelhetrn ritual and adopted ths
4sold- Jastrow prayer book. Shortly
= afterwards movement which was
s started TO consolidate the Beth Sha
-4ome and Beth Ahabah congregations
!. failed
The Rev. DR. A, Hoffman died in
1878 the Rev. DR. A. Harris heing
4 DlActed his successor az rabbit and read
~. m the next year Rev. NJ. J. Mich.
eibachsr. the FIRST rabbi Of Beth Ahabah
0aaeed away
New Synagogue Butit in 1850.
A new synagogue was built and ded
leated on the same site in 1880. and
the Friday evening services were In
ytitutsd In the following year
In 1884 exercises tn common, GRAFTON
" ths one-hundredth anniversary o.
che birth OF Sir Mosss Monteoore were