Torches Light Way to Festival
Five-hundred young people and
adult members of the community
celebrated Hanuka together in an
evening of song, dance, drama and
ritual at the Jewish Center last
Saturday evening.
The program, planned by the
Citywide Jewish Youth Planning
Committee, followed a torchlight
parade from the Labor Zionist In-
stitute to the Jewish Center, in
which some 100 teen-agers took
part.
Chaired by Bob Loewenstein of
Michigan State Temple Youth,
the evening drew members of
more than 20 organizations, from
synagogue youth to Bnai Brith
to Zionist organizations. Allan
Gelfond, director of the Center
Youth Division, co-ordinated the
program.
Sheila Evans, a member of the
Center's Youth Leadership Or-
ganization, greeted the guests on
behalf of the Center.
The program blended joy with a
touch of sadness—a skit presented
by Habonim focused on the plight
of Soviet Jewry), but the accent
was on fun. Following a Havdala
Service and candle lighting cere-
mony, there were dance presenta-
tions, Hanuka skits, choral read-
ings, Hebrew sketch and panto-
mime, poetry reading, singing and
an Israeli social for everyone.
Participants in the program in-
cluded Hilary Markow; Debbie
Thal, Bonnie Rosen, John Zussman
and Dan Stotner, all of Temple
Emanu-El; Bob Shapiro and
Cheryl Goldstein of Bnai Brith;
Assaf Orr of Hashomer Hatzair;
the Jewish Parents Institute Teen
Club; Mizrachi Hatzair Intermedi-
ate Group; Bnai Moshe USY, with
Irene Kupfer; Avi Schwartz; Eddie
Betel; the New Haskalah; Temple
Beth El Youth; and the Center
Young Dancers Guild. Brian Fis-
choff wrote the Hanuka play,
"Where Is Yehuda?"
Fresh from this success, the
Citywide Jewish Youth Planning
Committee will hold a celebra-
tion marking Israel's 19th In-
dependence Day on May 21 at
. the Center.
All Jewish youth groups inter-
ested in participating in the plan-
ning may contact Allan Gelfond at
the Center, DI 1-4200.
Friday, December 16, 1966-29
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Hillel Social to Star
`Censored Sensation'
The annual Hanuka social given
by the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion at Wayne State University
will be held 8 p.m. Sunday at
Hillel House. A new "Censored
Sensation" will be introduced.
Dancing, singing and refreshments
will be featured.
Admission is free to members
upon presentation of their mem-
bership cards; nonmembers will
be charged a nominal fee.
All Detroit area college students
are welcome.
They Made
the Grade
ANDREW LEVITT, 19700 Rob-
son, and Judy Tanner, 8503 Mary-
grove, students at Highland Park
College, have been selected to rep-
resent their school at the 1967
National Model General Assembly.
Levitt is a January 1966 graduate
of Henry Ford High School. Miss
Tanner is a June 1963 graduate of
Cooley High School. They will join
college students from throughout
the nation in New York City in
March. Highland Park College will
send eight students to staff the
, I delegation of Liberia. In all, over
The Bat Mitzva of Michelle 1,000 college students will attend.
Sharon Sher, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Sher of Santa Rosa
Dr., was observed last Friday eve-
ning at Adas Shalom Synagogue.
Her name was erroneously omitted
from the synagogue listing.
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Snow and ice couldn't deter these hardy teen-agers, who
marched more than a mile in the Citywide Jewish Youth Planning
Committee's Torchlight Parade last Saturday evening. One-hundred
marchers, carrying 75 torches, were joined by a police escort, 10
cars, a loud speaker playing Ilantika music and a "strolling"
accordionist—all adding up to a Hanuka parade the likes of which
area residents have never seen.
SZITI Young Adult Hanuka Party
Beth Abraham Young Adults
will- hold a Hanuka party 9 p.m.
Saturday at the synagogue. Those
between age 18 and 26 are in-
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Beth Moses USY Collects 400 Books
for Distribution Among Jews in Russia
Ava Atler Places Third
in Farmington Pageant
Ava Atler, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Le Roy L. Atler, 32550 Rock
Ridge Lane, Birmingham, was
recently chosen second runner-up
in the Junior
Miss Pageant .
sponsored by the
Farmington Jun-
ior Chamber of
Commerce.
Ava was one of
12 finalists se-
lected from a
group of 40 semi-
finalists. The
judges' selections
were based on Ava
scholastic achievement, t a 1 e n t,
poise and appearance, school and
community participation and a
series of personal interviews with
the contestants. The three winning
contestants received U.S. govern-
ment bonds, Junior Miss Trophies
and silver bracelets commemorat-
ing the pageant, as well as many
other gifts.
Ava sang a medley of songs for
her part in the talent competition.
She was accompanied at the piano
by Laura Kahn. Ava, an honor
student, is a senior at North
Farmington High School and will
attend college in the fall, major-
ing in the field of communication
arts.
Ava invited her brother Edward,
who is a senior pre-medical stu-
dent at the University of Michi-
gan, to be her escort during the
pageant.
Age
Every man desires to live long;
but no man would be old.
--Swift
The forgotten 3,000,000 Jews of The youth department of Beth
the Soviet Union have not been Moses announces a youth choir has
forgotten by Beth Moses' Senior been set up under the direction of
Chapter of United Synagogue Don Skupsky. The group meets
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in
Youth.
Members have collected 400 the synagogue.
All youth affiliated with the
books in Hebrew and Yiddish to
be distributed among the Jews in synagogue who possess some sing-
Russia, who lack Bibles and ing ability are invited to call
prayer books because of the anti- Skupsky, LI 3-8018.
Jewish policy of the Soviet Union.
With a letter to youth members
of-the congregation and announce-
ments at synagogue Sabbath serv-
ices and at Hebrew school, the
chapter collected the volumes in
only two weeks. They sent them
on to Rabbi Julius Goldberg of
New York, who has promised to
carry the books with him on a trip
to Russia.
Other USY groups throughout the
By RICHARD
country also are taking part in
VICTOR
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Nathan Shiovitz, chaikman of
the project, said he could not be
Now hear this—Now hear this—
sure the Soviet Union would per- Redskin's own WSBS Radio station
mit distribution of the books, but
has begun its broadcasting again
only that the rabbi would "try this year. This broadcast is played
his best."
Such service projects are not during the students' forced study
new to Beth Moses USY. Recently, h
hall, and contains popular songs
members collected canned goods radio
and news
announcements.
station
is sponsored by The
the
on a scavenger hunt and distrib-
uted the food to a needy widow and Communications
Club
at
OPHS.
Ex-
ecutive officers are: president,
her seven children. The social Bob Grossfeld; VP Larry Berke;
action committee also participated Secretary, Geri-Ann Israel.
in a march for funds to aid leu-
Annual open house for parents
kemia-stricken children.
of Oak Park students was held
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again this year. Parents attended
On Saturday, Beth Moses Junior a 10 minute assembly in the gym
USY, "Chevra," will sponsor its before going to the students'
first study group of the year fol- classes. The purpose of the open
lowing Junior Congregation serv- house was to acquaint parents with
ices at 9:15 a.m.
the procedures of the school sys-
Topic of the discussion will be tem, meeting teachers, and dis-
"The Sabbath", and all members cussing any questions about home-
are invited to express their views. work or anything in general.
For information, call Josh Leo-
HATS OFF TO ... Larry Gordon
pold, KE 5-2953.
and Mike Sachs who have been
chosen "all conference" for foot-
ball this year. Larry, team captain,
plays guard, and Mike plays half-
back. These two days have been the
key to Redskin spirit this year for
The annual Beth Aaron Youth their fine determination on and off
Sabbath Service Saturday morning the field. Dale Kutnick has also
will be conducted by the Beth been honored with honorable men-
Aaron teen-agers under the aus- tion.
pices of its United Synagogue
Another first has been added at
Youth.
OPHS this year. The Girls ..eithle-
Participants include Hazzanim, tic Association has been selling
Richard Minkin, David Kaplan, sweater-sweatshirts. This will be
Mark Friedman and Irwin Rose; the first time that a student at
Tora readers, Jeffrey Shapiro, OPHS did not have to earn a
Bruce Hoffman, Ronald Halem, Letter to get a school sweater.
David Kaplan, Robert Levy and The sweater-sweatshirts sell for
Richard M i n k i n; Sermonettes, four dollars and come in blue, bur-
Aaron Fox and Sammy Levy, stu- gundy and tan heather.
dents at the Midrasha; and also
I would like to thank all of the
Blanche Lynn, president of USY, many people who send cards and
Billy Lynn, Susan Turkel and letters, while I was in Lakeside
General Hospital. I hope to be back
Roberta Wainer.
on my feet in a few more days.
The community is invited.
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