Tonight Manhattan
Temple Oheb Sholom, 257 West Ninety-third street; Dr. I. Mortimer Bloom, “Peace on Earth—When; Good Will Among Men—How Much?”; 8:15 p. m.
Y.M. and Y.W.H.A. of Washington Heights, 178th street and Fort Washington avenue; Rabbi Max Schenk, “The Christmas Spirit and the Jews”; 8:15 p. m.
Park Avenue Synagogue, 50 East Eighty-seventh street; Rabbi Milton Steinberg, “Science and Faith”; 8:15 p. m.
Temple Ansche Chesed, West End avenue and 100th street; symposium on “The Voice of Youth,” Irving Berkelhammer, Fruma Winer, Harry Samuels, Alice Wolberg, Irwin Hyman; 8:15 p. m.
German-Jewish Congregation, Central Synagogue, Lexington avenue at Fifty-fifth street; Rabbi Max Malina, “I Will Be Free”; 8:30 p. m.
Temple Israel. 210 West Ninety-first street; Rabbi Joseph L. Fink, “In Search of an Author”; 8:15 p. m.
Bronx
Jacob H. Schiff Center, 2510 Valentine avenue; Rabbi Philip R. Alstat, “Readjustment”; 8:30 p. m.
Sinai Congregation of the Bronx, 951 Stebbins avenue; Rabbi Herman W. Saville, “Books of the Bible—Ecclesiastes (Koheleth) or the Gentle Cynic”; 8:15 p. m.
Tremont Temple, 2064 Grand concourse; Rabbi Jerome Rosenbloom, “Jew and Christian”; 8:30 p. m.
Brooklyn
Jewish Communal Center of Flatbush, 1302 Avenue I; Dr. Maxwell L. Sacks, “The Jew Asks, ‘What Now, Christianity?’ “; 8:15 p. m.
Union Temple of Brooklyn, 17 Eastern parkway; Dr. Sidney s. Tedesche, “The Distaff Side”; 8:00 p. m.
Temple Petach Tikvah. Rochester avenue and Lincoln place; Rabbi Nathan N. Rosen, “Biro-Bidjan and Zion”; 8:30 p. m.
Temple Ahavath Sholom, Avenue R at East Sixteenth street; Rabbi Alexander Alan Steinbach, “How to Find God”; 8:15 p. m.
Temple Sinai, Arlington avenue and Bradford street; Rabbi Morris M. Rose, “Eight Hundred Years of Jewish Inspiration”; 8:15 p. m.
Temple Beth-El of Manhattan Beach, 111 West End avenue; Rabbi Isadore Signer, “The Living Hand of the Past, What Might It Be?”; 8:30 p. m.
Congregation Shaari Zedek, Kingston avenue and Park place; Rabbi Harry Weiss, “The Kaddish—Its Origin and Meaning”; 8:15 p. m.
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, 550 Ocean parkway; Rabbi Jacob Bosniak, “Sum Total of Their Lives”; 8:15 p. m.
Temple Beth Emeth, Church avenue and Marlboro road; Rabbi Samuel J. Levinson, “All In the Name of God”; 8:15 p. m.
Queens
Astoria Center of Israel, Crescent street near Grand avenue; Rabbi Joshua L. Goldberg, “Woman Free or Woman in Chains”; 8:15 p. m.
Temple Beth El, Rockaway Park, L. I.; Dr. Robert Gordis, “The Lost Generation”; 8:30 p. m.
Temple Gates of Prayer, 252 Amity street, Flushing; Rabbi Abraham Dubin, “The Death Merchants, the Wickedest Men Alive”; 8:30 p. m.
Saturday, December 22
Manhattan
The Jewish Center, 131 West Eighty-sixth street; Rabbi Leo Jung, “The Function of Force in Human Society”; 10:15 a. m.
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Eighty-eighth street, west of Broadway; Dr. Israel Goldstein, Scriptural Portion; 9:30 a. m.
Temple Oheb Sholom, 257 West Ninety-third street; Dr. I. Mortimer Bloom, “The End of a Saga”; 10:30 a. m.
Park Avenue Synagogue, 50 East Eighty-seventh street; Rabbi Milton Steinberg, Portion of the Week; 9:45 a. m.
Temple Israel, 210 West Ninety-first street; Rabbi William F. Rosenblum, “The Star of Jewish Destiny”; 10:15 a. m.
Temple Ansche Chesed, West End avenue and 100th street; Rabbi Joseph Zeitlin, “The Fear of Love”; 10:30 a. m.
Temple Emanu-El, 1 East Sixty-fifth street; Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson; 10:30 a. m.
Bronx
Sinai Congregation of the Bronx, 951 Stebbins avenue; Rabbi Herman W. Saville, The Portion of the Week; 10:15 a. m.
The Jacob H. Schiff Center, 2510 Valentine avenue; Rabbi Alexander Basel, “A Glorious Ending”; 10:15 a. m.
Congregation B’nai Zion, East 135th street; Dr. Aaron Rosmarin, “Father and Son”; 10:15 a. m.
Bronx Y.M. and Y.W.H.A., Fulton avenue and 171st street; Rabbi Solomon Reichman, “Grandparents and Grandchildren But No Parents”; 10:30 a. m.
Brooklyn
Union Temple of Brooklyn, 17 Eastern parkway; Dr. Sidney S. Tedesche, Portion of the Week; 10:30 a. m.
Congregation Shaari Zedek, Kingston avenue and Park place; Rabbi Harry Weiss, “Jacob’s Blessing”; 10:00 a. m.
Temple Sinai, Arlington avenue and Bradford street; Rabbi Morris M. Rose, Portion of the Law; 9:15 a. m.
Queens
Astoria Center of Israel, Crescent street near Grand avenue; Rabbi Joshua L. Goldberg, Portion of the Week; 9:00 a. m.
Temple Gates of Prayer, 252 Amity street, Flushing; Rabbi Abraham Dubin, the Portion of the Sidrah of the Week; 9:00 a. m.
Sunday, December 23
Manhattan
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Eighty-eighth street, west of Broadway; Dr. Israel Goldstein, “The Problem of Livelihood for Our Sons and Daughters—Business—Professions—or What?”; 11:00 a. m.
Free Synagogue, Carnegie Hall, Seventh avenue at Fifty-seventh street; Dr. Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Sidney E. Goldstein, “Motion Pictures and Morals: Is Censorship or Boycott the Solution?”; 10:45 a. m.
Temple Emanu-El, 1 East Sixty-fifth street; Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson. “Jews and Christians—What Have They in Common?”; 11:00 a. m.
Jewish Science Society. 150 West Eighty-fifth street; Rabbi Morris Lichtenstein, “A Cure for Fear”; 11:00 a. m.
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