Troop 23 Scouts Plan Court of Honor Three boy scouts will be honored with the highest scouting award, Eagle, 7:30 p:m. Monday at Cong. Gemiluth Chassodim. They are Jonathan Bensky, junior assistant scoutmaster; Howard Jutkowitz; and Alan Kaufman. These recipients have been ac- five members and junior officers of Troop 23 for more than six years and have received at least 21 merit badges. In addition to the above awards at the Court of Honor, Troop 23 will conduct an investi- ture service, initiating five ten- derfoot scouts, Jeffrey Schrie- ber, Jeffrey Altshuler, Daniel Keller, Sheldon Stern and Chuck Scouting officials will participate, and Rabbi Joel Litke will deliver the invocation. The ceremony will be conducted by Alfred A. Klun- over, representing the Alumni As- sociation of Troop 23, the sponsor- ing institution, and Nathan Trager, the scoutmaster, both of whom have been honored with the adult award of the Silver Beaver, aided by the assistant scoutmasters, Mar- tin Baumgarten, Leonard Efros, Julius Brodsky, Arthur Foster and Carl J. Wolfe. Mrs. Beverly LaFond, president of the Mothers' Club, will arrange for refreshments. Relatives and friends are invited. Youth Page 'From Slavery Into Freedom' Russian Miss to Taste 1st U.S. Matzo Mrs. Bek could not explain why the Soviet government finally per- mitted the family to leave the country. Speaking through an inter- p r e t e r, she explained that under Soviet law a child could not be taught his religion till he was 16 years old. Consequent- ly, she added, Halina had only the haziest ideas of what being Jewish was or meant. Halina Bek, a 19-year-old stu- dent at Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, will taste American-made matzo for the first time in her life at Pass- over. Miss Bek and her family are among the few legal emi- gres from the Soviet Union. * * * A 19-year-old student at Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, Halina Bek of Krasno- don, the Ukraine, will taste Amer- ican-made matzo for the first time in her life this Passover. Miss Bek, one of the few legal emigres from the Soviet Union, arrived in New York City last June with her parents, Lena and Gershon Bek, and a younger bro- ther, Misha. For years, Mrs. Bek said, she had been baking her own matzoth —and had been trying to leave the Soviet Union. "At first I tried to go to Poland or Czechoslovakia because I thought it would be easier to get permission to go to these coun- tries. I never dreamed that we would be permitted to go to the United States." TEENAGE SUMMER CAMP IN ISRAEL ZOA at Kfar Silver, Agricultural Training School JULY 1st - AUGUST 19th, 1965 Non-Profit Educational Project Activities include Conversational He- brew, Seminars, Israeli Songs and Dances, Sightseeing throughout Israel, land and water sports, . etc. Total Cost $975.00 C, Charges cover all educational and rec- reational activities, field trips, lodging, food, (dietary laws observed) medical care, and transportation from New York City to Israel and return. MIJMFORD Weisman. Halina had successfully com- pleted her earlier education in the Ukraine when she graduated from the Gorki Secondary School No. 1 in Krasnodon in 1963. Although her courses of study included physics, astronomy, chemistry, and bio- logy, she was trained as a seam- stress, third class. For a time, Halina said, she worked in a chemical factory while she studied at night to pre- pare for examinations to enter a night institute. Then came the news that they were granted per- mission to leave the country. Halina, who is described as "very ambitious" by her teachers, is continuing with studies in chemical engineering. She is also taking a -full pro- gram of religious studies and is registered at Brooklyn College in a class for foreigners, which she attends two nights a week. The Beks now live in Brooklyn. AJCongress Sets Up Young People's Group The increasing involvement of Jewish youth in civil rights and peace activities will be the focus of a group to be sponsored by the American Jewish Congress wom- en's division. The opening meeting of the Young People's Chapter is set for 2 p.m. April 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Allen, 18657 George Washington, South- field. Young adults of college age and post-college age are invited. Dr. Melvin Nord, attorney and author, will lead discussion of the aid to education bill pending in Congress. Irving Rubin of the Michigan State Highway Depart- ment and executive vice president of the AJCongress Michigan Coun- cil, will speak on "The Role of the American Jewish Congress in So- cial Action." A hootenanny and refreshments will follow. Ex-Yeshiva Girls Form Shalsheles Organization Pro Mozart Society Announces Scholarship to Salzburg Academy During Month of Aug. I Auditions for the annual Pro Mozart Society's scholarship for in- strumentalists and singers will take place 1:30 p.m. April 8 in the Music Building of Wayne State University. The scholarship includes room, S Attorney to Discuss Law Before Bnai Moshe Club BY LARRY DEITCH Next Thursday and Friday eve- nings, the Mumford Drama Club will present its annual spring production "A Midsummer Night's Dream." This show marks a new first in Mumford history since it will be the first presentation of Shakes- peare on our stage. James Gil- christ, director, is employing many new theatrical concepts and innovations. Reserved seats are now on sale at the Mumford box office, and general admission seats will be sold at the door. Senior Class President Hank Rosman recently announced his appointments to the various com- mittee chairmanships. Each of the six committees is responsible for a certain facet of the class activi- ties. The chairmen and their as- sistants, respectively, in c l u d e Marc Grainer and Meridel Ruben- stein, flower, gift, and motto; Steve Sills and Don Aptekar, gra- duation; Sherry Suttles and Jim Strom, honors convocation; Larry Deitch and Janice Parker, senior prom; Merril Hoffman and Har- old Collins, social; and Gil Chi- nitz and Jo Schkloven, variety show. The Current Affairs Club is now planning its major activity for the semester, a mock trial. The trial will be built around the premise of what would have happened had Lee Harvey Oswald remained alive. The group will delve into the legal questions involved in such a trial and will attempt to answer the question of whether the man already convicted in the minds of millions of Americans of the most heinous crime of our time could ever have received a fair trial. All interested Mumford students are welcome to participate. Yavneh College Students to Hold Midwest Parley at Northwest Young Israel Yavneh, the national religious Jewish students organization at Bnai Brith Hillel, will hold its annual Midwest Regional Conven- tion April 2-4 at Young Israel of Northwest. Major speakers of the convention are Dr. Alfred Greenbaum of Wayne State University and Rabbi Yosef Blau, past national president of Yavneh. Dr. Greenbaum will speak on "Historiographical Prob- lems in Jewish History," and the topic of Rabbi Blau's address is "The Halachic Permissibility of Secular Studies." There will be many opportuni- ties to meet socially, including a theater party at the Hillberry Classic Theater April 3. Yavneh, through its activities, attempts to encourage_ a deeper understanding of Judaism and a meaningful relationship between Jewish and secular studies. The theme upon which the entire year's program is based is "The Jewish Approaches to Secular Learning." Purim 'Kumsitz' Set by Student Zionists A Purim "kumsitz," with cos- tumes, singing, games and refresh- ments, is scheduled by the Student Zionist Organization for 8 p.m. Saturday at the home of Debby Wolok, 19128 Monica. SZO, of Bnai Brith Hillel Foun- dation, has scheduled a number of other events for the near future. For information on Hebrew classes, call Paula Levi, 831-5906. The national SZO adviser from Israel, Ben Zion Feinstein, will speak 2:30 p.m. April 6 in the Chase Room of Mackenzie Union. A newly organized Shalsheles organization, composed of former students of the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah girl's division, has been For Information write or call. established to provide cultural ZOA Youth Dept., 145 East 32nd St. entertainment and socialiblity. New York City, N.Y. 10016 Officers are Cheryl Hausman, MU 3-9200 president; Rivkah Greenbaum, Or vice president; Sharon Birnbaum, Zionist Organization of Detroit and Esther Gelber, secretaries; and Vera Stern, treasurer. 25219 Southfield Road The group's adviser is Mrs. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Southfield, Mich. Esther Bakst. Phone 353-3636 30—Friday, March 26, 1965 board and tuition at the Summer Academy Mozarteum, Salzburg, dur- ing the festival in August. Only advanced young musicians are qualified to compete. Inquiries should be sent to the jury chair- man, Prof. Robert F. Lawson, Music Department, Wayne State University. Members of the jury include Jay Carr, music critic, Detroit News; Mrs. Abraham Cooper; Collins George, music critic, Detroit Free Press; Morris Hochberg; Mrs. Sol Q. Kesler; Mrs. Alice Ltmgershau- sen; and Kurtz Myers, chief, Per- forming Arts, Detroit Public Li- Detroit attorney Sheldon Otis will be featured speaker at the Bnai Moshe Tallis and Tefillin Club 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the syn- agogue chapel. He will speak on "Law and Problems as It Affects the Youth of Today." brary. The club's program includes serv- ices, breakfast and a bowling league. More Youth News, Page 31 * * * The Senior, Sophomore and Freshman chapters of Bnai Moshe United Synagogue Youth will hold a combined oneg shabbat Saturday after services in the board room. Rabbi Moses Lehrman will be guest speaker. Conveniently Located FIELD ART STUDIO ' "A GYPSY WEDDING SERENADE" Makes your reception a love affair. Traditional hour of love songs and golden ear- rings for the bride. 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