New Britain herald., 1929-06-10
SYNAGOGUE CLASS
 OF Y CONFIRMED HadaS 0niCiatE at His
 Last Ceremony Here

One of the most impressive con- firmation exercises ever held at the B'nai Israel synagogue at Elm and Chestnut streets took place yester- day afternoon. The synagogue was decorated with beautiful flowers, hemlock, daisies and other spring greens. The service was the last at which Rabbi Hadas will officiate before leaving for kanaas City to assume his duties there.
 The audience was fortunate in hearing Rabbi Moses Eckstein who had come from Lawrence, Mass, to deliver the address of the alter noon. Rabbi Eckstein spoke on tho importance of spirituality and the worthlessness of stressing material gain. He said that knowledge meant more than money, and i've must strive to acquire knowledge" On the other hand, knowledge without character was nothing, he said.
 The confirmation class presented Rabbi Hadas with | gift as 8 token of appreciation for his work in be- half of the children of the class. A gift was also presented to the teach- CT to the confirmation class, Miss Jennie Cohen, who is also to leave shortly for her home in New York.
 Rabbi Hadas, in addressing the members of the class, said that he was anxious to look into the future and sea what will become of the confirmants of 1929. He said that he would want 10 see them as mothers, fathers and as loyal mem- bers of the community.
 George Berson, as president Of the synagogue. presented the certt- ficates to the confirmants.
 Mrs. D. l.. Nair in behalf of the eisterhood distributed Bibles to all the members of the class. The Bibles are bound in black leather and the names of each girl and boy being inscribed in gold on the cover.
 Samuel Kaplan. chairman of the school committee, gave the prizes. Rose Beatrice Horwitz received the only prize given in the confirmation class. for attendance, industry and progress for four years in the He- brew school. Edward Rotstein and Father Googel received honorable mention. Myron Birnbaum recei*- ed tine Sunday school poetry prize. stanton Sirkin, the first grade He- brew prize, and Florence Buchwal- ter the poster contest awad Prizes were books. The confirmants were:
 With distinction - Mildred Jo- sephine Bromberg. Beatrice Roslyn Nair.
 With merit-Esther Beatrice Goo- gel. Rose Beatrice Horwitz.
 Beatrice Florence Berkowitz. Mill ton Birnbaum. Naomi Menus. Ed ward Max Rotstein. Pearl Inez Ken- nedy, Viola Lifshitz. LaBelle Birn- baum. Sylvia Shirley Rashkow, Muriel Elaine koplowitz. Marcella Miriam Kaplan, Julia Anna Rab- Inow. Edgar Lyons, Ida Frances 
 On Saturday night the confirma- tion class had q reception in the ves- try rooms of the synagogue. There were refreshments, entertainment md games. The class prophecy was read by Mildred BromberS. The class "will'' was read by Edgar Lyons and Muriel Koplowitz. Class were chosen. Beatrice Nair was chairman of the entertain ment committee and Rose Horwits of the decoration committee. Mrs. M. D. Sake furnished the flowers for the occasion. With this reception. the confirmation spirit was ushered in.
 Last evening the classes of 1926 md 1927 held a reunion at the home of Miss Libbie E. Dunn, 29c Lin- wood street. Most of the members of these claases had been away to Icheol during the past year. Miss Dunn is one of the most popular members of the class of 1926. She has just returned from New York where she has completed her fresh- man year at Barnard.