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in all women’s organization she has been a special asset t the Sisterhod and to all phase of Ahavath Achim. As members of the Congre gation began moving in sui prisingly large numbers awa.' from the Washington Stree' community, a branch of th< synagogue had to be opened and maintained on the North side of the city. Temporan. quarters consisted of rented rooms on Boulevard, nothing to boast of in the mind’s eye of the settlers who still remem bered with pride those minvans on Gilmer Street. With his unique foresight. Rabbi Epstein was instrument al in planning further expan sion for Ahavath Achim. He could see that “his” 443 chil dren in the Sunday School and 175 members of the Bible School could not get an educa tion indefinitely in the Wash ington Street facilities. The Sunday School and Sis terhood all but doubled in size during these busy years when Hyman Jacobs, H. Mendel. Oscar Gershon, and I. J. Para- dies led the growing synagogue. An important group within Ahavath Achim’s congregation for many years was the Broth erhood, or as it was later called, the “Men’s Club.” Formed on the night of Simhat Torah. October 23, 1932. it was organ ized to give the younger mem bers of the Congregation an op portunity to serve the synago gue. Amidst great enthusiasm, the officers elected at the first Brotherhood meeting were: Simon Mendel, president; Sam H. Hirsh, vice president; Joseph M. Brown, secretary: Dr. Irving 11. Goldstein, treas urer. Through it's 25 years of de votion and participation, the Brotherhood served bv spon soring Friday evening services, furnishing a choir, ushering during the High Holidays; pub lishing the Synagogue Bulletin, and sponsoring prominent lec turers. „ - The Men’s Club was the forerunner of the “Mr. and Mrs. Club," which was organ ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Meyer in 1956. In a spirit of wholesome gaiety, this group has continued to add a warm social life to the synago gue calendar. Most important, it has afforded young new comers an opportunity to iden tify with the synagogue and to become .^ctive members of the A. A. family. Cantor Joseph Schwartzman joined the congregation • in 1940. Almost at once he began training a selecFgroup of men and boys for Friday Evening Services. He later organized a choir for the congregation. His 25 years of devoted service rhe Southern Israelift y 20