195,000 Helped by JDC in Year Five champion grandparents of the Jewish Community Center proudly claim a total of 103 grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Seated is the grand champion, Mrs. Dora Haber- man, 84, with a total of 29. Standing, left to right, are Mrs. Sarah Rosenbloom, with 16; Mrs. Pauline Weinstein, with 18; Charles Brown, with 23; and Mrs. Sadie Cohen, with 17. Wolfe Smith, 86, dances with Laina Temchin of the Jewish Center staff at the "indoor picnic," which closed the summer season for the center's Older Adults at the D. W. Simons branch. Smith is president of the Jewish Folklore club, which has an avid interest in Jewish his- tory, authors and cultural. subjects. First tenor in the Older Adults choral group, Smith danced for hours at the picnic with unflagging energy. Center's Older Adults Prove Youngsters as Season Ends The Joint Distribution Com- mittee provided assistance to 195,490 needy Jews in Israel, Europe and the Moslem world, including thousands of refugees from Egypt, Hungary, ,Poland and other countries, the 1957 JDC Statistical Abstract dis- closes. Nearly 100,000 w e r e Jews from Moslem countries, where JDC aid continued .to reach more than one of every five Jews. These included men, women and children in Algeria, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia and other areas. In a foreward to the Abstract, Moses A. Leavitt, JDC executive vice-chairman, notes that "while during the two or three years ending in 1956 JDC had been dealing mainly with the settled population, in 1957 nearly 16 percent of the beneficiaries from JDC activities were tran- sients; that is, new victims of persecution or those in search of new homes in more hos- pitable lands than the countries of their residence." The fore- word indicates that JDC pro- grams are currently being con- ducted in some 25 countries. Funds for JDC's overseas relief, rescue and reconstruction pro- grams are provided chiefly by American Jews through the na- tionwide campaigns of the United Jewish Appeal. The Twelfth Annual Issue of t h e Statistical Abstract, pre- pared by the JDC research de- partment under the direction of Dr. Boris Sapir, also indicates the continued large-scale assist- ance provided by Malben, the JDC welfare program on behalf of aged, ill and • handicapped newcomers to Israel. In 1957 JDC aided more than 36,670 persons in I s r a e 1, of whom 17,461 were aided through a Malben n e t w or k of old-age homes, hospitals, sanitaria, shel- tered workshops and other in- stitutions throughout the Jew- ish state, as well as through reconstruction loans. Also in. Israel, more than 12,000 persons w ere assisted through JDC's cultural and reli- gious programs and some 6,700 received vocational training in the workshops of ORT (Organi- zation for Rehabilitation Through Training). In all, JDC help provided vocational train- ing through ORT to more than 25,500 in a dozen countries. New Playground Plan at Center 10-Mile Branch Ted Kascander (left), play- ground instructor at the Ten Mile Branch of the Detroit Jewish Community Center, shows a pupil how to hold a golf club at the new eight- acre playground site of the branch. A new playground program with greatly enlarged facilities is now under way at the Ten Mile Branch of the Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. Ten Mile Road. An eight-acre site has been equipped with swings, a whirl, parallel bars, see-saws, jungle gyms and picnic tables. Softball diamonds, basketball courts, volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, tetherball, football Aelds, and a golf practice area have been laid out and put into operation. Large numbers of teens (13- 19) and tweens (11-13) are using the hew facilities regular- ly, according to Moe Richman of the Ten Mile Branch staff. Ted Kascander is in charge of the playground program, assist- ed by Rochelle Lupovitch and Irving Tuckel. Rabbi Credits Truman with M-E Clairvoyance ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., (JTA) —Former President Harry S. Truman forecast the pattern of assassinations in the Middle East 24 hours before the revolt in Iraq and predicted that there might be a series of assassina- tions. The former president's fore- cast was made in the course of a three-hour conversation on board a train carrying the Tru- mans back to Missouri. Rabbi Martin M. Weitz, of Beth Israel Temple here, a pas- senger on the train, engaged Mr. and Mrs. Truman in conver- sation. The rabbi described the talk in an article in the cur- rent issue of the Jewish Record. LEADER CLEANED RUGS and CARPETS ACTUALLY HAVE THE FRAGRANCE OF SPRING! CARPET CLEANING CO. BORUCH SHEHECHEYONU! We Proudly Announce GROUND BREAKING Imagine a bunch of young- fused to give up their outing, sters 70, 80 even 90 years old transforming it into an "in- —who wear out their juniors ning." They moved back to the For Our New Synagogue with singing, dancing and games Simons branch, 100 strong, had Schaefer at Clarita (1 Bt. So. of 7 Mile) —and don't know when to stop. lunch, and deported themselves These are the Older Adults for nearly five hours in high SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1958 at 2:00 P.M. of the Jewish Community Cen- carnival fashion. Building Comm. of Cong. Shomrey Emunah ter—alert, active and indefatig- Jaffe and his professional able. • staff were virtually worn out More than 400 of them, some as the day drew to an end, but High Holy Day Services will be held at 19161 Schae- as old as 55 and 60, some as the Older Adults were still fer, in the air-conditioned Schaver Auditorium. young as 90, tax the facilities dancing, .singing, playing cards of the D. W. Simons branch and chess and were extremely Tickets on Sale: Sunday 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.; 7 P.M. - 9 P.M. Monday - Thursday 7 P.M. - 9 P.M. and the Center's Davison and reluctant to call it quits. VE. 8-9364 is your Ten Mile branches as well, with Typical of the group are the For Information Call: DI 1-9061; UN 4-3392 their all-year program of ac- five finalists in the "Champion Jewish News Classified Number tivities. Grandparents" Contest, who be- Among these are club groups, tween them had more than 100 social friendship groups, and grandchildren and great-grand- many special interest activities children. —arts and crafts, sewing, choral Mrs. Dora Haberman, 84, was You are cordially invited to worship in the beautiful groups, dance classes and folk the champion with 14 grand- singing. children and 15 great-grand- Yiddish movies, special holi- children. Charles Brown, 81, day programs, guest lectures claimed 23, while Mrs. Pauline and other cultural pursuits also Weinstein had 18, Mrs. Sadie 7 MILE ROAD WEST AT GREENFIELD claim the group's interest. Jew- Cohen, 17, and Mrs. Sarah ish folklore clubs and other Rosenbloom, 16. The quintet, intellectual outlets supplement whose ages total 370—an aver- the easier-going program, which age of 74 each—came up with also includes cards, chess, lis- a total of 103 grandchildren. tening to records, informal dis- These five builders of future cussions and picnics. generations remained on the This summer, the Older Adult firing line at the picnic until, program included a daily full regretfully, the "end of a per- .;.,, schedule of activities from 10 to fect day" came—and the Simons 5, Mondays through Fridays, ac- branch closed its doors on an- Rabbi Israel I. Halpern and Cantor Shabtai Ackerman with the Synagogue cording to Eugene Jaffe, direc- other successful season. Choir, directed by Israel Fuchs, will officiate in the Main Sanctuary tor of this phase of the Center and Cantor Eugene Greenfield and Mr. Irving Schlusset will officiate in the program. Social Hall. Excursions to such places as Hebrew University Prof. ■0 •11■ 11 ■041■ ■ ■ Kensington Lake, Cass Lake, Joins Yeshiva U. and Walled Lake, plus the an- Dr. Abraham Fraenkel, pro- Meaningful, inspiring, Traditional Services in air conditioned comfort. nual 12-day camping program fessor of mathematics at the ■104141 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■•■■ at Camp Tamarack which Hebrew University in Israel launched the summer season, since 1929, this fall will join Seat Reservations Now Available: drew large numbers of the Cen- the faculty of Yeshiva Univer- ter's senior citizens. sity's newly-created Graduate Daily 9 A.M.-4 P.M. in the Synagogue Office Closing event of the summer School of Mathematical Sci- Sundays 10 A.M.-2 P.M. in the Synagogue Lobby program last week demonstrat- ences. He will hold the rank of Evenings 6 P.M.-9 P.M. in the Synagogue Lobby ed the indomitable spirit of visiting professor of mathemat- the Older Adults. 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