In 1906 Maurice Heuman was elected president and held this office for twenty-eight years as well as serving as mayor of Jackson from 1928 to 1932. In April 1st of that year we joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
In 1907 Rabbi Emanuel Kahn came as a biweekly rabbi; Rabbi Samuel Thurman conducted services from 1910 to 1912. The Congregation was without a Rabbi from 1912 to 1917. During the time from 1912 to 1919, Professor I.L. Sharfman of the University of Michigan conducted weekly and high holiday services.
Rabbi Adolph Steiner was a full-time leader in 1920, followed by Rabbi Bernard Stern until 1922. From 1923 to 1924 and 1927 to 1931 we had student or neighboring rabbis conducting only biweekly and high holiday services. From 1925 to 1926 we had Rabbi Fram from Beth El in Detroit. In 1933, Rabbi Jerome Folkman came as full-time religious leader. Active in the community, he was Chairman of the Public Library Board, President of the Ministerial Association, and Director of the Community Chest. From 1936 to 1939, Rabbi Charles Lesser occupied the pulpit. From 1939 to 1943, Rabbi Bernard Zeiger served. During this period, the first committees were formed and the first great strides were made towards the goal of a new Temple. Rabbi Nathan Kaber came to the congregation in 1944.
