3 More Suits Against. Metropolitan Life
Complain of Continuing Sabbath Bias
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Na-
tional Jewish Commission on Law
and Public Affairs announced it
was filing three new lawsuits
against the Metropolitan Life In-
Granet-II. orensteinRites
Planned for December
MISS BARBARA GRANET
At a recent family dinner, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph M. Granet of Ad-
rian Rd., Southfield, announced the
engagement of their daughter Bar-
bara Joy to Raymond Horenstein,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Horen-
stein of Everett Rd., Southfield.
Miss Granet is a senior at Wayne
State University. Her fiance is a
senior in the WSU law school and
is affiliated with Tau Epsilon Rho
legal fraternity.
A December wedding is planned.
Mizrachi Women Seek
Funds for Israeli Tots
Mrs. Harry Portnoy, president
of Fannie Gluck Chapter Mizrachi
Women, advises that the 30th an-
nual donor luncheon, will be held
12:30 p.m. May 7 at Cong. Bnai
David will raise funds for refugee
orphans in Israel at such children's
villages as Kfar
Batya and Mo-
sad Aliya.
April is Social
Services Month
for the Mizrachi
Women, and sup-
port for the Fresh
Air Fund in Is-
rael is a major
Mrs. Portnoy effort during this
period.
Mrs. Philip Fealk is mistress of
ceremonies. Mrs. Sam Freedman,
fund-raising and ticket chairman,
can be reached at 356-6171. Mrs.
Sol Wolack is being honored at
this donor event for her continued
dedication to Mizrachi projects.
'Share-in-Freedom'
Week Aimed to Aid
Sale of U.S. Bonds
Citizens of Wayne County will
join with the entire nation in the
observance of "Share-in-Freedom"
Week, beginning here on Sunday.
Purpose will be to acquaint more
people with United States savings
bonds and the companion freedom
shares.
Delmar V. Cote, state director
of the U.S. Savings Bonds Divi-
sion for Michigan, said that news-
papers, radio stations, business
firms, and financial institutions
joined in the effort to bring
greater awareness of the advant-
ages of this savings device.
"More than half of our popula-
tion is too young to remember the
bond drives of World War II,"
Cote said. "Therefore, most of
today's bond buyers are persons
who acquired the habit back in the
'40's as a patriotic gesture, then
discovered it was a mighty easy
and convenient way to save regu-
larly. Surprisingly enough," he
added, "about 13 per cent of those
war bonds have never been cashed,
but are still earning interest for
their owners."
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surance Co. over the company's
alleged continuing refusal to hire
Sabbath-observing Jews for posi-
tions other than as insurance sales-
men.
Dr. Marvin Schick, president of
the organization, said the new law
suits were being filed because
after two years of negotiation and
legal action, it had become "crys
tal clear" that the insurance firm,
one of the largest in the country,
had no intention of reversing its
companywide policy of rejecting
job applications from Sabbath
observers. The action will bring to
five the number of lawsuits filed
by COLPA against Metropolitan.
Two years ago, the organiza-
tion brought suit before the New
York State Commission on Human
Rights in behalf of Bernard Rubin
of Brooklyn, who was denied a
position by the company as a com-
puter programer. The commission
initially rejected the suit on
grounds that the employer was not
obligated to accommodate Sabbath
observers.
COLPA took the case to the' New
York State Supreme Court in Man-
hattan which, last July, remanded
the case back to the commission
for reconsideration in the light of
new federal guidelines which pro-
vide that an employer may not
bar a prospective employee for
such reasons unless It can show
that doing so would cause the em-
ployer undue hardship.
The second COLPA suit
against the insurance company
involved Sheila Sachs, of the
Bronx, who was hired and
promptly fired as a secretary
by Metropolitan, Dr. Schick said.
The Sachs case has been heard
by the state commission and
presumably will be decided on
the basis of the commission's
ruling on the Rubin case, Dr.
Schick said. He added he had
been informed there would be a
ruling in the Rubin case in four
to six weeks.
In the three new cases, Dr.
Schick said, the organization has
decided to seek to bypass the state
commission with an appeal to the
Federal Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission to intervene
directly, rather than to use its
customary procedure of referring
cases back to the appropriate state
commission. Dr. Schick said there
was a precedent for such action by
the federal agency.
He said COLPA filed such a
direct appeal to the federal agency
two days ago for Sheila Stein of
Brooklyn, a senior at Brandeis
University. He said she was inter-
viewed on campus by the insurance
company and told explicitly that it
was company policy not to hire
Sabbath observers for office jobs.
The other two cases involve two
girls, both high school seniors, who
applied for permanent jobs, to start -
after graduation this June, and
were told by Metropolitan that it
did not hire Sabbath observers,
Dr. Schick declared. He said that
while the federal agency may refer
the case back to the New York
commission technically, it could
begin immediate hearings on the
three cases.
When cause is found of violation
of the federal guidelines, the
federal agency seeks to conciliate
the disputes. In the event concilia-
tion fails, Dr. Schick said, court
action may be taken to compel the
offending firm to hire the job
applicants.
To Fete Past Presidents
at Temple Beth El Ball
The special affairs committee of
Temple Beth El and the men's
club, who are sponsoring the
President's Ball 7 p.m. Saturday
in the social hall, will honor the
president of Temple Beth El, Aub-
rey H. Ettenheimer, and all past
presidents.
To be honored are: Martin L. Butzel,
Sidney J. Karbel, Sydney Sarasohn, Leo
I. Franklin, Philip R. Marcuso, John C.
Hopp, Benjamin Wilk, Leonard N. Sim-
ons, Nate S. Shapero, Dr. Herbert I.
Kallot, Leonard T. Lewis, Harry C
Grossman, Morris Garvett, Israel Himel-
hoch and Melville S. Welt.
New Interpretations of Sholom Aleichem
Two new interpretations of Sho-
lom Aleichem are being released
at about the same time. One is a
film, the other a portfolio of ori-
ginal color engravings. This is the
work of Saul Field, contemporary
artist, printmaker and film maker,
who is involved in both projects.
The folio is a hand-printed series
of embossed color engravings,
Welfare Group Slates
Mother-Daughter Lunch
The Jewish Women's European
Welfare Organization will hold its
48th annual mother and daughter
Yrd onor luncheon
:noon May 8 at
Cong. Beth Abra-
ham.
' Proceeds w i 1 1
support group
philanthropies
which includes
support of wid-
ows and orphans
in Israel, a room
in the • Kfar Ha-
bad Israel, Jew-
ish National
Fund, Israel
Mrs. Seder Bonds and schol-
arships to Bar Ilan University.
Camp Gan Israel and a perpetual
scholarship to Histadrut.
Guest artist will be Miriam
Bates, accompanied by Betty Polen
at the piano. Chairnian of the
event is Mrs. Jack Seder. Friends
invited.
U.S.-Israeli Company
to Make Electronic Parts
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A contract
will be signed here shortly estab-
lishing an American-Israeli part-
nership to manufacture electronic
components that have both military
and civilian uses.
The 50-50 partnership involves an
Israeli group and Electrogen Indus-
tries Inc., a large American firm
whose president, retired U.S. Air
Force General Roger Brown, and
chairman, Herbert Schwartzman
are now in Israel.
They met former Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Itzhak Rabin and with
officials of the defense ministry.
Electrogen Industries Inc. will
produce its Cristov V unit in Israel
for local needs and for export. The
Cristov V is an instrument that re-
produces in enclosed spaces the
positive electric fields found natur-
ally out of doors. It is used in air-
craft cabins, in tanks, automobiles
and offices.
The firm will start operations in
Israel within 90 days on rented
premises with parts imported from
the American parent company,
It is expected that 50 to 60 per
cent of the parts will be produced
locally within one year.
Young Jews Write
"Point Commun," has begun
publication in France. Produced
by young Jews between the ages of
15 and 25, it will deal with world
Jewish news and opinions.
called the "Sholom Aleichem
Suite," It contains 10 large prints,
pulled by the artist in his Toronto
studio. The images include scenes
from Sholom Aleichem's world —
L'Chaim, Freilachs, Luftmensch,
Mazel Tov, Broyges Dance, Depar-
ture from Boiberik, Song of Songs,
Motel Kamzoil, Ephraim the Shad-
chan, Perchik and Tevye.
The preface was written by Jay
Dobkin, Sholom Aleichem's grand
nephew.
The portfolio is publishel by the
Upstairs Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
The film "Tevye" is a half hour
color movie, directed by Julius
Kohanyi, whose award winning pro-
ductions include "Henry Moore"
and "Little Monday." The musical
score was written by Eli Kassner,
the lyrics by Jeniva Berger, and,
the narration by folksinger, Malka
Him el.
This film is produced by Haida
Films, Toronto, Canada.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
30—Friday, April 26, 1968
15-Year-Old Girl
on ts1SU's Faculty
Announcement was made Wednes-
day that Edith Stern, 15, who has
just graduated from University of
Florid a and is acclaimed as a
mathematical genius, has been ap-
pointed to the faculty of Michigan
State University.
BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Now Booking - -
ED BURG
and His Orchestra
Good Music
for 411 Occasions
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