THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, February 24, 1967-9 FRANZ KAFKA STUDIED HEBREW An El Al tour is not a vacation. The famous writer, who posthu- mously became one of the leading literary figures of our time, was deeply conscious of his Jewish heri- tage. In his last years Kafka, a product of Prague's German-Jewish cultural milieu in his day, studied Hebrew under the impact of Zion- ism and the personal influence of his closest friend, Max Brod, the great Jewish thinker and novelist, now living in Tel Aviv. What we mean is that it's not just a vacation it's an ad- — venture. A Page from Kafka's Hebrew Notebook Special Feature Prepared by TarbUt Ivrit Foundation for the Advancement of Hebrew Culture. JWV Activities LT. RAYMOND ZUSSMAN AUX- ILIARY will h o 1 d. its paid-up membership party 7 p.m. Monday at the home of Mrs. William Love,. 19171 Montrose.' Mrs. Harvey Greene, junior vice president, and her committee of Mesdames Sidney Silver, George Kolb and Oscar Katz, have planned dinner, games and prizes. ,For reservations call Mrs. Greene, BR 2-1564. * * Details of Conclave of 5th Region Told Programing for the Fifth- Region Jewish War Veteran Midyear Con- ference March 10-12 at the Shera- ton-Cadillac Hotel is being arrang- ed by Walter E. Klein and Mrs. Philip Bernstein, according . to De- partment of Michigan Com- mander Jack Ber- man. Klein, a past president of the J W V Memorial Home Associa- tion, is the exe- cutive director of the Jewish Com- munity Council. NT r s. Bernstein, Berman a past president of the Depart- ment of Michigan, is national leadership chairman. She is em- ployed by the Jewish Welfare Fed- eration as director of youth acti- vities. The conference will bring to Michigan delegates from the 14 states which make up JWV's Fifth Region. Regional commander is Lawrence Gubow. On that Friday evening, Sab- bath services will be held at the Downtown Synagogue 8:30 p.m. Louis Benton, senior vice com- mander, is arranging the ser- vices after which an oneg Sha- bat will be held at the hotel for all delegates and members. Mrs. Albert Rosen and Bloch-Rose Auxiliary will arrange the oneg. Charles Isackson, past comman- der, is chairman of registration, which will begin noon March 10 IF YOU TURN THE '11'8'11 UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T FIND A FINER WINE THAN eaffig.0.‘e - rd, Milan Wineries, Detroit, Mich. and continue through Sunday morning. A banquet honoring Commander Gubow will be held on Saturday evening according to Conference Chairman Irving S. Cane. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schwartz are banquet chairmen. Hospitality chairman for the week-end is Mrs. Herbert Liner. The Ladies Auxiliary to the de- partment will be hostesses. On Sunday morning, a break- fast will be held, followed by business sessions for both the region and the auxiliary. Handling arrangements is Jun- ior Vice Commander Reuben Nach- man. Mrs. Oscar Katz, past presi- dent, is handling mailing and flyers. Livonia National Bank Sets Up New Department Livonia National Bank h a s established a new department, Elvin D. Dougherty, president, an nounced. Duane L. Mellinger, vice president, will head the accounts receivable financing department and assume the responsibility for its coordination and expansion. The new department will make advances to businesses against their accounts receivable. Dough- erty stated, "this type of loan will give the business man a more liquid working capital position, and allow him to take advantage of his supplier's cash discounts." Oriental Jews in Israel Gain Power, Forum Told HARRIMAN, N.Y. (JTA)—The Jews of Oriental origin in Israel are following a pattern of acquisi- tion of political power by increas- ing their influence in the munici- palities and the local party organs, Dr. Shlomo Avineri of the Heb- rew University of Jerusalem told a week-end conference held here at Arden House by the American Histadrut Cultural Exchange In- stitute. Several hundred experts in so- cial and political science and eco- nomists attended the parley. On Israel's national level, Dr. Avineri said, the Oriental Jews have in- creased their parliamentary repre- sentation in recent years by 12 per cent. Dr. Judd Teller, executive vice president of the institute, dis- cussed the , similarities between European Jewry's and American Negro experiences. rl wide variety of prices starting as low as $9.95 a day for your car and hotel. Who knows the details? Your travel agent. EL AL Israel Airlines EL AL 1150 Griswold St. Detroit • 963-7626 1967 HISTADRUT CLOSING EVENT Address by ZEEV BARASH Young Leadership Cabinet Briefed in Washington NEW YORK—One hundred and eighteen young Jewish communal leaders, composing the National Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal, will be the guests of the U.S. departments of state, defense, health, education and welfare and the Office of Economic Opportunity, for brief- ings on international and domestic issues, in Washington this week- end. The group, headed by Leonard D. Bell of Lewiston, Me., the cabinet's chairman, and accom- panied by Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, UJA executive vice Chairman, were to meet with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Israel Ambassador Avraham Harman. - Michigan's cabinet members are Messrs. and Mesdames Michael A. Pelavin of Flint, Jud Werbelow of Lansing and Frank Polasky of Saginaw. - It's not just a trip to another country. It's a time machine that takes you into another age, where Jerusalem, Galilee, Mt. Zion, Mt. Carmel, the Red Sea, Beersheba cease to be just names you've known all your life and become places you see for the first time in your life. To make sure that it's a real adventure, we recommend that -you take one of our tours. That way, we can make certain _ that in days, you see centuries. The tour operator will also make sure of more mundane things. Like your baggage being there when you are, that your hotel rooms are waiting for you, instead of the other way around. He'll see that you get a rental car to drive in, and maps to show you the way. He'll tell you what he thinks are the best restaurants and the shops where you get the most for your money. And while we're talking about the most for your money, that's true about the tour itself. You get a special rate, from the moment you step on an El Al plane, all through Israel, and all the way home. 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