26—Friday, January 10, 1969 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Pioneer Women Planning Bond Drive 3 Detroit Women Join 'Operation Israel' Week Tour Leaders of the Detroit Pioneer Women's 1969 Israel Bond Cam- paign, are (from left): Mrs. Jack Gosman, Pioneer Women's Council Israel Bond co-chairman; Mrs. Bernard Kline, Council Israel Bond chairman; Mrs. Norman Leemon, Council executive vice president and member of the national board; and Mrs. Aaron Katzman, Council president. An intensive campaign is planned to be highlighted by the annual Israel Bond Luncheon Feb. 20 with a nationally known speaker. The Detroit Pioneers Women's group has been responsible for $100,000 in Israel Bond purchases annually. Mesdames Morris J. Brandwine, Max Lapides and Celia Baruch will join the women's "Operation Israel," flight, Jan. 19, for a one- week fact-finding tour of Israel or- ganized by the United Jewish Ap- peal for lay leaders and profes- sional staff of Jewish community organizations in the United States. Mrs. Brandwine, vice-president of the Jewish Family and Chil- dren's Service, has been active for many years in the Women's Divi- sion of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion in its year-round and cam- paign activities. Mrs. Lapides is in the leadership of the Women's Division and has served as chairman of the Fall Forum, the yearly educational effort of the division. Mrs. Baruch is director of the Women's Division, responsible for the direction of thousands of wom- en volunteers who are members of the division. While lic Israel the group will receive intensive briefing on cur- rent developments. They will be received by government officials and taken behind the scenes of social service, educational and welfare agencies for a look at the present and future needs of the Israeli people. Nearly 1,000 leaders of the American Jewish community are taking part in the eight "Opera- tion Israel" flights. Twenty-three Detroit campaign leaders are re- turning Sunday from the Jan. 5 mission. Soldier-Singer R on Eliran to Bring Israel's Song to Hadassah Event Members and guests of Metropol- University and was graduated with itan Detroit Chapter Hadassah will a bachelor of science degree in gather 12:30 p.m. at Northland 1963. In 1965, he returned to Israel, Theater for the annual Eye-Bank where he soon became top male Affair, featuring the Israeli Fash- pop singer. His records have been consistently tops on the Israel hit ion Show and singer Ron Eliran. Mrs. Norman Rosenfeld. chapter parade. vice president of program, an- In 1967, he returned from a tri- umphant American concert tour in time to star in the annual festival in Jerusalem to commemorate Is-1 rael Independence Day. A week later, the army mobilized against threatening Arabs. Eliran volun- teered and was flown by the air force to outposts to entertain the troops. The rest is told in his rec- ord "Sharm Eli Sheikh," which became instantly number one in Israel's hit parade and a great suc- cess in the U.S. as well. During the actual shelling and fighting, he would arrive on the scene with a guitar over one shoulder and a machine gun over the other. RON ELIRAN nounced that sherry and cookies will be served in the lobby prior to the program. Chairman of the day Mrs. Jack Abramson stated that admission is a filled eye bank or the equivalent of $6 in cash or check. Proceeds are used to treat Israelis whose eyes are afflicted by trachoma. Fashions will be modeled by chapter members, and commenta- tor will be Mary Lou Zieve. Ron Eliran, popular Israeli singer, will present a program of songs in different languages. Born in Haifa, Eliran studied classical violin, then accordion on a kibutz. Soon after joining the Nahal army-pioneering group. Eliran was assigned to entertain troops in the Tel Katzin area, on the Syrian border, then army posts from border to border. A gifted amateur photographer, Eliran became a combat camera man in the Sinai Campaign and joined the Israel Navy to photo- graph its warfare training on the Mediterranean. After his dis- charge, Eliran enrolled at He- brew University, studying poli- tical science and English litera- ture. While still in college he toured Europe with Israeli std- dent entertainers. Ed Sullivan went to Israel in 1958 to choose talent for an all- Israeli show, celebrating the state's 10th anniversary. Among his choices was Ron Eliran. The show launched Eliran's first tour of the continent. He since played the college con- cert circuit, leading nightclubs, and folk festivals. Eliran attended New York Dorothy Klegon to Ircd Marc Drasin in June MISS DOROTHY KLEGON Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Klegon of Santa Rosa Dr. announce the en- gagement of their daughter Doro- thy Sue to Marc Merril Drasin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Drasin of Grand Rapids. Miss Klegon is a special educa- tion major at Michigan State Uni- versity. Her fiance attended Michi- gan State University, where he was affiliated with Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. He was graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in psychology and is presently doing graduate work at Washington University, St. Louis, where he holds a teaching assistant- ship in the department of Chinese and Japanese. A June wedding is planned. Histadrut Month for Pioneer Women Declaring the month of January as "Histadrut Month," Pioneer Women in Detroit has scheduled a tea for 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Labor Zionist Institute. The program will feature as guest speaker Map. Blanche Fine, long a leader of Pioneer Women who served as its national presi- dent from 1963 to 1965 and is now national vice president. Musical entertainment will be provided by Marcy Rose, a lyric soprano and Music Study Club winner. She will be accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Bella Gold- berg. There is no admission charge, and everyone attending will be eligible for prizes. Mrs. David Sislin, chairman of the Pioneer Women's Division of the Histadrut campaign, said that local chap- ters will focus their attention on solicitation of pledges for His tadrut through the end of Jan- uary. Pioneer Women continue to raise a signi- ficant portion of Mrs. Sislin the funds needed to support His- tadrut social and welfare programs in Israel. Local chapter chairmen are Ida Katz. Club One; Pauline Liberson, Club Two; Estelle Wilk, Avodah; Isabel Unrot, Brandeis; Pearl Nus- baum, Business and Professional; Ruth Bright, Chana Czenesh; Salamis Goldoftas, Dimona; Sylvia Reitman, Golda Meir; Rose Grus- kin, Hanita; Edith Singer, Israel; Sarah Lyons, Kinneret; Betty Karbal, Massada; Lillian Klein, Negbah; and Lois Bloomberg, Sharona. Well-Fed Israel Object of Envy to Hungry Arab TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Arab hatred for Israel stems from various sources and is being fed by various factors, including envy over the high standard of living enjoyed by the Israeli masses, reports Ha'- aretz in Tel Aviv. The daily newspaper comments that well-fed Israel lies in the very heart of a hungry region. Inade- quate food production in the Arab lands cannot keep up with the pro- lific natural increase of the Arab populations. Egypt, for example, is 1.7 per cent behind in her annual produc- tion of rice and 3.2 per cent be- hind in raising corn, Iraq is 3.3 per cent behind in her production of wheat. Should the Arab lands fail in curbing their population explosion and in expanding their crops, they would find themselves vir- tually in the throes of hunger by 1980. Ha'aretz further points out that even if a political solution Cr "V to the Arab-Israeli conflict should be evolved, a warlike atmosphere would still persist in that part of the world for some time to come. One of the reasons for continued tensions would be Israel's high standard of living. Israel would then be forced to remain prepared militarily against Arab aggression on the one hand, and on the other, she would have to share her wealth with her friendly, as well as her belligerent neighbors, in order to alleviate hunger, the most formidable enemy of peace. 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