YIIIL 1 A-Jewish Center-Sponsored
Air Mail Track Meet June 13 and 14
The third annual Internation- I Events, graduated according
al Air Mail Track and Field to age group, include 50, 75, 100
Meet, sponsored by the World and 220 yard dashes, 440, 880
Federation of YMHAs and Jew- and mile runs, 200, 300, 440
ish Community Centers, will be and 880 yard relays, running
held on Mumford High School's and standing broad jump, run-
athletic field, at 6 p.m., Mon- ning high jump and shot put.
day and Tuesday, June 13 - 14. Age groups are 11-12, 13, 14-15,
Detroit JCC athletes will com- 16-17 and 18-up, for both boys
pete against athletes in similar and girls.
The meet is open to Center
age groups from JCCs and
YMHAs in England, Israel, Mex- members only; participants are
ico and America. Results will be limited to two events plus a re-
mailed to the World Federation lay. Registration and additional
offices in New York, to be tab- information is available at the
ulated with other results and physical education department,
DI 1-4200.
a renounced •
tients. There will be a full-time
An audience of approxi- broad community services. In- psychiatrist in this area, Which
troducing
Shiffman,
he
com-
mately 500, including many doc-
will provide a home-like
tors, leaders in the fields of mended him, Mrs. Shiffman and atmosphere, with a lounge,
health and social services, and the directors of the Shiffman shuffleboard, a kitchen for pa-
pioneers who helped establish Foundation for their vision in tients to do their own cooking
health serving institutions in making the half million dollar and other features. Security
the Jewish community, joined gift for the new clinic wing.
Shiffman, expressing thanks precautions in this department,
in the celebration of the official
to prevent unauthorized access
dedication of the Shiffman to Sinai Hospital for designat- into or from the unit, include
Clinic Wing at Sinai Hospital, ing the new clinic in his name,
declared that he and Mrs. Shiff- electronically controlled door
Sunday morning.
man
"intend to continue our switches, signals and elevator
The close - to - an - hour cere-
mony, which took place out- interest in and support of this controls.
doors. facing the entrance to institution."
Dr. Masur's Address
the new wing, just north of
Reviewing the early history
McNichols Road, was followed
medicine in D e t r o i t. Dr.
by a tour of the building. Many
hundreds also toured the new Masur spoke of the pioneers, of
wing on Tuesday and Wednes- the establishment of the first
medical school in the state at
day afternoons.
the University of Michigan and
Program Participants
Participants in the program of the Federal aid to medical
included Max Osnos, first presi- services here.
Commenting on "the fum-
dent of Sinai Hospital, who
presided; Abraham Srere, the bling '50's„" he said that great
present president of the hospi- and steady strides nevertheless
tal; Abraham Shiffman, donor have been made in medicine,
of the $500,000 gift that made and he commended Sinai Hospi-
possible the inauguration of tal for its notable achievements.
plans for the construction of He declared that two contempo-
the clinic; Dr. Julien Priver, rary challenges to hospitals
director of the hospital; Dr. today are:
1. The fostering of research,
Saul Rosenzweig, chief of staff;
Max M. Fisher, president of the and
2. Encouraging the continu-
Jewish W elf a r e Federation;
and Dr. Jack Masur, Assistant ing education for physicians.
He concluded his impressive
Surgeon General of U.S. Health
Services, who was the guest address by quoting from
speaker. Dr. Richard C. Hertz Maim o nide s' "Physician's
and Rabbi Jacob E. Segal gave Prayer" in which the great
the opening and closing Jewish rabbi, philosopher, phy-
sician and scholar prayed for
prayers.
Srere outlined the accom- moderation in everything ex-
plishments of Sinai Hospital cept to be insatiable in his
and took note of the contribu- search for more and more med-
tions made by the pioneers in ical knowledge.
The New Facilities
local health services. He es-
The new four-story clinic
pecially commended the Wine-
man family and referred to will contain additional labora-
the gift of the late Mrs. Leopold tory facilities, a radiology de-
Wineman, in her husband's partment and an emergency
memory, for the establishment room.
There will be 53 beds for
of North End Clinic, predeces-
gynecology patients and a 53-
sor of the Shiffman Clinic.
- Reviewing the events of the bed general-surgical in-patient
past seven years, since the department.
The 39-bed psychaitric area
opening of Sinai, Osnos com-
mended the medical staff, the on the fourth floor will increase
generous contributors who as- Detroit's hospital psychiatric
sisted in the building program, facilities by 50 per cent. An
the Federation and the Detroit anticipated short stay of 45
Metropolitan Building Fund, days is planned for these pa-
for their aid.
Shiffmans Commended
The enlargement of the hos-
pital, the construction of new
wings—Shapero School of Nurs-
ing, Slatkin Residence for
Nurses and now the Shiffman
Clinic—and the increased num-
The 48th anniversary banquet
ber of beds, were described by
Dr. Priver as a valued gift to of the Odessa Progressive Aid
the expanding health program Society will be held at the Beth
Yehudah Congregation, 17556
in Detroit.
Speaking for Federation, Wyoming, at 6:30 p.m., Sunday,
Fisher said that the Sinai pro- June 19, it was announced this
gram is part of the Federation's week by Samuel Belkin, presi-
dent, and Hyman Kaber, finan-
cial secretary and chairman of
the arrangements committee for
the celebration.
Reservations for the banquet
can be made by friends as well
as members by calling Kaber,
LI. 6-3205.
Other officers of the Odessa
Society are: Louis Weiner, vice-
president; Max Rosenthal, re-
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7 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, June 10, 1960
Establishment of Shiffman Clinic Wing
at Sinai Hospital Hailed as Notable Gift to
Plans for Advancing City's Health Services