Ethiopian Jew Introduces U.S.-Style Campaigning By CHARLES WEISS, Jr. tee created to launch a massive ( A Seven Arts Feature) attack on illiteracy among Ethio- . ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — One pia's 22,000,000 people. More than hundred and fifty couples gathered 90 percent cannot read or write. at a hotel here recently for the Both the dinner and the cam- first $100-a-plate fund-raising din- paign are largely the work of a ner in Ethiopia's history. bearded young Ethiopian Jew, Each of the diners contributed 100 Ethiopian dollars — roughly Ephraim Isaac. Son of a Yemenite equivalent to 40 United States dol- silversmith who migrated across lars—to a unique private commit- the Red Sea from Aden 40 years ago, Isaac holds American degrees in music, philosophy, divinity and the history and philosophy of re- PASSOVER GREETINGS ligion. His mother is descended from an Ethiopian ethnic group PIEDMONT AUTO closely related to the Falashas. ELECTRIC SERVICE Isaac organized the Committee Motor Tune-Up Specialists Trucks and Passenger Cars for Ethiopian Illiteracy while he E. E. Harrison was a student at Harvard Univer- BR 2-1600 19215 Plymouth sity and president of the Ethiopian Students Organization in the United States in 1963-64. Headquarters were established at Philips Brooke A Happy Passover House at Harvard University. The original sponsors included Sen. Jacob Javits, the New York Re- publican, and Dr. Clark Kerr, then president of the University of Cali- 15421 W. 7 Mile at Greenfield fornia. Isaac and the committee BR 3-8913 started with $100 and, by tireless canvassing of students and local business people, raised $10,000 in the first two years. PASSOVER GREETINGS The campaign won the enthusi- astic support of Emperor Haile Selassie, who became its patron. The Crown Prince is honorary 256 1 I Dequindre president. The Minister of Educa- Madison Heights, Mich. tion is chairman of the board. Gov- 543-4000 ernment newspapers lauded 31- year-old Isaac's dedication. Local radio and television have given the drive strong backing. A sample {Visiting you a very Healthy newspaper headline is: "World's and Happy Passover Problems So Awesome, So Over- Burton's Juvenile Shoes Tek Industries, Inc. A-OK PEST CONTROL SERVICE, INC. E. John Klein Eves. 357-4641 TE 3-3697 LOUIS COHEN AND SON SAMUEL BRODY & SONS The gains illustrate the immen- sity of the problem. American aid and scarce government rev- enues are being concentrated on the secondary education needed to organize the country's eco- nomic potential. There are only about 1,400 high school seniors in the whole country. Half of the committee's $48,000 budget comes from the Emperor. The remainder must be raised pri- vately. Even when the funds finally become available, teach- ers must be hired, books printed, buildings rented and maintained. KOSHER MEATS 12939 'West 7 Mile Rd. DI 1-1607 1 44 1 1 West Eight Mile 341.6000 Detroit 48235 249_9 QS 0.9 0_9 0_9 0_9 cL0 ILCUL4 0 0 0 41 -1; Passover Greetings a a a SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE CO. Mr. Sant Zack. Pres. 20030 JAMES COUZENS 342-3616 Best Wishes for a Happy Passover KARL GUTMAN CUSTOM TAILOR 13620 W . Seven Mile Rd. Detroit 14877 WYOMING WE 3-9070 20205 St. Marys Detroit, Michigan 48235 a "0000000006-trastmnstrreinre Happy Passover to Our Friends and Relatives Holiday Greetings 10 Mile-Southfield Service MORRIS FRIEDMAN AND SONS 24848 Southfield Plumbing — Heating Contractors 357-1747 24605 John R, Hazel Pork LI 4-2454 566-1547 i. Passover Greetings Passover Greetings From Artistic Bridal Shop BESSENGER'S 17340 W. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit, Mich. KE 2-0996 Isaac conceived the plan for his American-style campaign as a graduate student at the Harvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature. While he was a Harvard student, he was organist for Hillel religious services and a contributor to its literary magazine. He is now back in Ethiopia to complete a Ph D thesis on "The Question of Hebraic and Jewish Influence on Ethiopian History and Religion." 23535 Woodward Ferndale Northland Center, Southfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s Passover Greetings Holiday Greetings COBURN STUDIO BASIC READY MIX 21400 W. 8 Mile Weizmann Institute Robot With Muscles to Be Put A police string orchestra pro- vided the music for the banquet. on Display in Chicago INTERIOR DECORATORS Draperies—Furniture Re-Upholstering--Slip Covers 444-1177 3143 W. McNichols Road UN 1-7100 Southfield, Mich. Isaac trained the musicians for the Man's first robot CHICAGO concert. Passover Greetings with muscles, developed by Dr. Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky, head of the polymer research department HAPPY HOLIDAY IUBauman - Roggin of the Weizmann Institute of Kci- ence, will be a featured display at 8800 West McNichols the Federation of American Socie- Don H. Appel and Ben Roggia ties for Experimental Biology Show to be held at the Palmer Letterpress - Offset House here Sunday through Thurs- 2545 Waverly day. TO 6-8130 GREETINGS '60000000 Goo() 0- 000000o 06 The machine converts energy in the same way as human and 1.■■■•••■■■ ••••• ■-■■•■ animal muscles do. Wishing Our Many Friends - Dr. Katzir-Katchalsky's experi- A Very Happy Passover mental machine depends on the 9105 27 Michigan LU 2-9300 contraction of synthetic polymers, closely comparable to muscle. Cut in rubber like bands, these fibers 19118 Livernois at 7 Mile ■ ■ pulse indefinitely when passed "On the Avenue of Fashion" A Happy Passover through baths of salt solution and water. 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KE 5-1626 .•••• ■■•■■•■■■-• VE 8-6000 13 Specializing in Ladies' and Children's Haircutting HARDWARE and PATIO FURNITURE 15410-30 Fenkell at Greenfield VE 6-3070 Lloyd Weingarden Holiday Greetings from 14.1 14395 Schaefer BENNIE'S NuWay Barber Shop Sincere Best Wishes On the Pastover Season's Greetings 13735 W. 9 Mile Rd., Oak Park and 24977 W. 3 Mile Rd., Livonia 7336 W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit Closed Passover Week CAESAR'S PIZZERIA POWELL PRINTING CO. Best wishes for The Passover Best Wishes For A Happy a a and Healthy Passover a a MR. and MRS. a : HERMAN BENNETT a a a and FAMILY Agencri Passover Greetings GLOBE AGENCY INC. Mackey do. Chas. I. Jacobson, David and Allen Gross whelming; What To Do? Student Finds A Way." In musical English, laced with Hebrew and Aramaic, Isaac tells of his dreams of universal literacy in his native land. To him, illiter- acy is the equivalent of imprison- ment and blindness. An illiterate person "cannot read instructions on fertilizer and seed packages. He cannot read instructions on ma- chinery. He cannot read traffic signs or public health messages. He cannot even take a message over the telephone. For only five dollars we can teach an Ethiopian to read and open up to him a whole new world." Happy Passover To All Best Wishes for a Happy Passover 10705 W. 7 Mile UN 4 9408 - Best Wishes to Our Many Friends and Customers for a Happy Passover Sid and Lou Fishman OLYMPIC SPORTING GOODS CO. 19129 Livernois 56—Friday, April 21, 1967 Happy Passover to Our Friends and Patrons GURWIN'S AUTO BODY KLINIC 7711 W. 8 Mile Rd. Call UN 4-8180 — UN 4-8181 For Towing Estimates Happy Passover to AU Our Friends and Customers Katz Delicatessen 13731 W. 9 Mile Rd. Oak Park, Mich. AND 25290 GREENFIELD — 391-7200 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS