20—Friday, July 7, 1967

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Summer in Israel Lies Ahead of Them

They made

the Grade

Gave B. Blum Engaged
to Mr. Martin M. Smith

Israeli Tour Offered
for Detroit Physicians

Detroit area physicians and
their families have been invited
to tour Israel as delegates to the
Seventh World Assembly of the
Israel Medical Association.
The tour leaves New York July
27 and includes the old city of
Jerusalem.
For informaion, call Dr. Ber-
nard Weston, chairman of the
American Physicians Fellowship,
342-5359.

BARRY BECKER, 21-year-old
senior at Wayne State University
has been named coordinator of a
student conference on "The Ex-
perimental College" planned by
Wayne students for Jan. 11-13.
The conference is part of the
student participation in the Wayne
State Centennial which will focus
on the responsibilities of the urban
•
Detroit Concert Band
university.
Becker lives with his
At an orientation meeting last week, Detroit area teen-agers,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
at Fair Grounds, Belle Isle
age 13 to 17, and their families gathered to receive last-minute in-
Becker, 16147 Petoskey. He has
structions for the llistadrut-sponsored summer program in Israel.
The Detroit Concert Band this
been a member of the Student-
Those participating in the program are (from left) seated: Dorothy
year is performing at two locations
Faculty Council at Wayne and
Harris, Carol Sue Mondry, Joan Salinger, Marta Jo Weiss and Joan
— the tradtional Belle Isle band
was a delegate to the National
Weiss: standing: David Shapero, Larry Harris, Richard Minkin,
shell and, for the first time, the
Student Congress at the Univer-
Mickey Malamud, Daniel Cutler, William Elkus, Evelyn Chandler
State Fair Grounds s h ell. Dr.
sity of Illinois in 1966. He will
MISS GAYE BLUM
Leonard B. Smith is conductor for
and Minda Werner.
again represent Wayne at this
,Mr. and Mrs. Simon Blum of the programs, 16 of which are at
year's National Student Confer-
apt ence at the University of Mary- Basil Ave. announce the engage- the fair grounds.
nt of their daughter Gaye Bar-
It will be international weekend
A land in August. Becker was re-
o Martin M. Smith, son of
cently
cently elected
elected to
to membership
membership in Mrs. Frieda Smith of Pontiac and tonight and Saturday at 8:15 at the
Omicron Delta Kappa, national
fair grounds. From July 11 to 16,
the late Mr. Smith.
the concerts will be each night at
men's fraternity.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Belle Isle. On Sundays, the start-
• • •
Wayne State University. Her fi-
GERALD S. COOK, son of Mr. ance was graduated from Wayne's ing time is 7.
and Mrs. Oscar Cook of Wildwood law school.
St., Oak Park, was graduated from
A September wedding is planned.
FOR THE BEST IN
the Harvard Law School, receiv-
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
ing the bachelor of laws degree
NEW YORK—More than 1,100 unteer for work in Israel. He said cum laude. Gerald is a 1960 grad- Boys and Girls to Take Part
teen-agers and collegians have left these individuals had already been uate of Oak Park High School and in Detroit Youth Games
And His Orchestra
for Israel this week to participate approved by fitness boards and received his BA degree, with high
Hundreds of Detroit boys and
DI 1-1609
in summer work-study projects were expected in Israel. He re- distinction, from the University of girls age 10-15 may enter the De-
conducted by the Jewish Agency ported that by the end of June, Michigan in 1964.
troit Youth Games by signing
• • •
in Israel, it was announced by 4,600 volunteers were employed in
up at their neighborhood city park
MARK B. SAFFER, son of Mr. today.
Mrs. Rose L. Halprin, chairman of 170 different places, ranging from
the Jewish Agency-American sec- settlements to garage work and re- and Mrs. Irving Saffer of Wales
The Detroit Youth Games are
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED
tion, before she left for Israel to construction of the Hebrew Uni- Ave., Huntington Woods, was grad- specifically designed for the boy
STERLING SILVER
attend the agency's plenary ses- versity campus on Mount Scopus. uated recently from the Ohio Col- or girl who has little or no ex-
He noted that with the outbreak lege of Podiatry in Cleveland. Dr. periance in track and field, basket-
sions.
NORTHWOOD
JEWELRY
of the war on June 5, not only Saffer will be serving his intern-
The Jewish Agency has pre-
or bowling competition. "We
2602 N. Woodward LI. 9-1885
were large sums of money con- ship at Woodward General Hospi- ball
pared plans to integrate 5,000
are anxious to provide the oppor-
tributed to Israel but also that a tal. He is affiliated with Phi Alpha
more volunteers from abroad for
tunity for young people to discover
very large number of persons Fraternity and was an honorary
service in Israel in addition to
the world of athletic competition,"
joined in the fund-raising. He said member of the Zacharrian Re-
the more than 4,000 volunteers
said Frederick Matthai Jr., a di-
in the United States alone, persons search Society.
who have already arrived, Aryeh
rector of the Bank of the Common-
in such fund-raising had increased
Pincus, chairman of the execu-
wealth which is co-sponsoring the
Now Booking - - .
by 300 per cent.
tive, told a press conference.
event with the Detroit Department
(A spokesman of the Jewish
Pincus met with leaders of in-
of Parks and Recreation.
Agency in New York stated that
dustry, banking, agriculture and
On July 8-14, semi-finals will be
reports published in the New York
other economic sectors to ar-
held at the 16 sites. City-wide
and His Orchestra
press that the Jewish Agency was
range work for the volunteers.
finals will be held the week of
Good Music
paying the travel costs of all volun-
lie also told a press conference
July 17, and 82 finalists from the
for AU Occasions
teers going to work in Israel are
that plans were being drawn up
city-wide meet will compete in
incorrect,
to absorb between 15,000 and
the U.S. Youth Games in New
LI 4-9278
20,000 immigrant families from
("In fact, almost all of the over
NEW YORK—The formation of York City Aug. 17-20.
4,000 volunteers from 32 countries
the Western world.
a new program to organize young
Implementation of the youth throughout the world came to Is- American .nen and women be-
programs, r egularly sponsored rael at their own expense," he tween the ages of 18 and 30 to
every year by the various depart- said, "As far as United States spend six months in Israel rebuild-
ments of the Jewish Agency-Amer- volunteers were concerned, only a ing damaged kibutzim, helping
ican Section and the American limited number of small loans establish new ones and strengthen-
Zionist Youth Foundation," Mrs. were given in cases of exceptional ing existing settlements, was an-
Halprin said, "has this year been need," he stated.)
nounced Friday by the American
• * •
handicapped by the situation in
Zionist Youth Foundation with
the Middle East and the American
headquarters at 515 Park Ave.,
ban on travel which was lifted only
New York. The new project,
last week.
known as "Volunteers in Israel
"For every youngster going,
Program (VIP), will send volun-
there are five additional boys and
teers mostly to kibutzim.
girls who want to go but who can-
Theodore Comet, director of the
.. - The Greatest for
not be accepted because of limita-
American Zionist Youth Founda-
House parties, confirmations, weddings ...
tions that have developed in Is-
tion, and Yehuda Kavish, director
rael as a result of recent develop-
of the youth and liehalutz depart-
ments. Both those who are going,
XOSillS
ment, said that while there were
and those who sought to go, give
342-1240
sufficient volunteers for the sum-
626-9662
striking evidence of the desire of
mer the new program was estab-
American youth to serve Israel
lished in response to Israel's need
in this time of crisis.
for agricultural workers prepared
"The program, generally design-
to serve a minimum of six months
ed to feature study and travel, will
in Israel. They added that because
this year emphasize service to Is-
several hundred applications al-
rael. We are very proud of our
ready had come into the Founda-
American youth, and their parents
tion, the Volunteers in Israel Pro-
for their expression of solidarity
gram contingents will leave for
with the people of Israel."
Israel on July 16, Aug. 1 and
Of the group, 515 will make
Sept. 1.
their trip under the auspices of
the American Zionist Youth Foun-
Judith
Fiedelman
was
packing
dation, 135 will participate in the
Summer Battle of Bands
Summer-in-Kibutz program, and her possessions last week for a
away— Scheduled at Center
the others will be part of the change of jobs 6,000 miles
The Group Services Division of
PLUS UP-TO-THE MINUTE KNOW-HOW !
foundation's Summer Institute and at a 90 per cent cut in pay.
Work Program sponsored in co- Miss Fiedelman, 25-year-old pro- the Jewish Center invites all non-
gram
analyst
in
the
Office
of
union bands whose members are
operation with the United Syna-
gogue Youth, the Bnai Brith Youth Economic Opportunity, was mak- between age 12 and 18 to enter
Organization, Young Judea, Jun- ing $9,200 a year, as a teacher of the summer Battle of the Bands,
COMBINE ALMOST SO YEARS
ior liadase,ah, the Bnai Brith Hil- English in an Israeli high school, auditions for which will be held
lel Foundation, Student Zionist Or- she'll earn about $1,200. The Phi July 16 at 1 p.m. and Aug. 2 at
EXPERIENCE!
Beta
Kappa
grhduate
from
the
ganization and Mizhachi Ilatzair.
7:30 p.m.
University
of
Wisconsin
also
holds
EXCLUSIVE
CATERERS
AT CONG. BETH ABRAHAM OR AT
Another 550 participants will
Applications and additional in-
make their Israel seminars under a masters degree from Harvard, formation are available from
YOUR
FAVORITE
•
HALL
• HOME • HOTEL OR SYNAGOGUE
but
she
chose
to
join
the
Baal
the auspices of the Jewish
Ralph Sirotkin in the Group Ser-
Agency's department of education Brith Israel Technical Corps and vices Division, DI 1-4200.
"participate
in
the
building
of
the
and culture, with 85 of them 13-
Prizes will be the choice of
state in the most useful way pos-
year-olds on the seventh annual
music equipment valued at $75 for
sible."
Bar Mitzva Pilgrimage.
first prize, $50 for second prize,
Pincus stressed the "wave of en-
Cunning and treachery are the and $25 for third prize.
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thusiasm" which swept over the
Use of professional equipment
8100 W. 7 MILE RD.
Western world in Israel's recent offspring of incapacity.
is available.
—
La
Rochefoucauld
crisis and led 15,000 persons to vol-

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1,100 U.S. Teens Leave for Israel;
5,000 More Volunteers to Get Work

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