THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
18—Friday, May 9, 1969
Pinsker Nets 851,000 in Bond Pledges
At the Pinsker Progressive Aid Society Yom Ha-Atzmaut celebra-
tion, which resulted in Israel Bond subscriptions totaling $51,000, are
(from left) seated: Mrs. Louis Levine, Mrs. Harry Laker and Mrs.
N. P. Rossen; standing: Hyman Lipsits, toastmaster; Louis Levine,
president; Harry Laker, who with Mrs. Laker were the guests of
honor; N. P. Rossen, co-chairman; and Sam Fortner, president of
Chesed shel Emes (Hebrew Memorial Society), which subscribed for
$10,000 In Israel Bonds in boner of the Lakers. Not shown is Norman
Cottler, co-chairman and Trustee of Israel.
Tekoah to Address Bond Fete June 3
. _
Yosef Tekoah, Israel ambassa-
dor to the United Nations, will be
the guest speaker at an Israel an-
niversary dinner June 3 at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek, it was announced
by Robert Brody, Israel Bond gen-
eral chairman. The dinner will be
dedicated to Golda Meir, Israel's
new prime minister and to the
people of Israel.
Ambassador Tekoah has won
worldwide recognition as the elo-
quent spokesman for Israel during
the most crucial period in her his-
tory.
The dinner will celebrate Israel's
21st year of statehood., The guests
will include a cross-section of
leadership from the fields of gov-
ernment, religion, labor and in-
dustry. For reservations, call
Bonds, 325-6770.
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Young Israeli at Leader Dog School
Stirs Hearts of Jewish Community
By CHARLOTTE DUBIN
It was a lonely, frightening
world for a young Israeli who
arrived here two weeks ago to
attend school in Rochester. But 21-
year-old David Jackobovich, blind-
ed eight months ago while patrol-
ing a road in the Bet Shean Valley,
quickly learned what "Jewish
heart" means.
When David was recovering from
the grenade acident, he was told
by a graduate of Rochester's fa-
mous Leader Dogs for the Blind
(Rafi Salach, interviewed last year
in The Jewish News) about the
successful program carried on
here.
What Salach did not tell the
young Czech-born veteran was that
leader dogs do not understand
Hebrew. Nor does the Rochester
school staff. David speaks Hebrew,
Russian, Polish and Czech. But no
English.
The Israel Ministry of Defense
and El Al Airlines made it pos-
sible for David and a sister to
come to this country so he could
take part in the four-week train-
ing program. The Leader Dog
school, in turn, promised free
room and board for the pupil,
one of many who come here from
foreign countries. No one guessed
at the anguish that would ensue.
Prof. ISAAC BERENBLUM of
the Weizmann Institute of Science,
Israel has been named one of the
12 honorary members of the Am--
merican Association for Cancer Re-
of electronics training, and now
wants to study psychology.
search.
If the Leader Dog training is as
successful as it proved for Salach,
who is now a telephone repairman,
DESKS
David will get on with his life and
marry the girl he left behind.
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Last weekend, Rosen arranged
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The sister, who was equally un-
familiar with the English language,
stayed on in New York. David was
taken to Rochester. but for the
first few days could not communi-
cate with the staff.
An appeal went out to Rochester
optometrist Dr. Julius Weisman,
who in the past has assisted the
school. If an interpreter could not
be found immediately, David might
have to return home without a dog. 8
Dr. Weisman got on the tele-
phone. Dr. Weisman's friends got
on the telephone. Friends of Dr.
Weisman's friends got on the tele- B
phone. The Hebrew department of
the Jewish Center sent out mem-
bers of its staff, such as Ezri Uval,
an exchange teacher, to spend a
few hours each day with David so
Honor Mrs. Mondry
the instructions could be trans-
The Adele Mondry testimonial lated.
But the initial problem still exist-
will be held 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the Labor Zionist Institute. The ed: where to find someone with
affair, sponsored by the Labor Hebrew background who could
Zionist Movement - Landsmanshaf- spend two weeks as David's com-
ten, will celebrate Israel's 21st panion and translator.
Dr. Weisman's telephone calls
birthday and will honor Mrs. Mon-
dry for her nearly four decades of were to no avail, but a chance
dedication to the Labor Zionist meeting with "a friend who knew
movement and for her support of of a boy" brought results.
That boy turned out to be Reu-
Israel Bonds.
bin Sherman, a 23-year-old em-
Rabbi Irwin Groner of Shaarey
ploye at Dexter-Davison Market,
Zedek will give the tribute to Mrs.
who could speak a little German,
Mondry. Mayor Norman Feder
Russian, Polish (be was born in
will bring greetings on behalf of
Poland), Yiddish and Hebrew.
the city of Southfield.
Reubin had lived in Israel for
2 , 2 years before coming to this
Michigan's public roads and country with his family; in fact, he
streets would go around the equa- came from the very valley where
David had been injured.
tor more than four times.
One of those whom Dr. Weisman
had contacted initially was Herb
Rosen, a businessman who was
blinded in the Battle of Bastogne
during World War II.
"I know how it is," said Rosen.
"If David had gone home, he might
have sat and let his life go by. We
found him at a crucial time in his
life."
Rosen and his friends got to-
gether to raise funds for Reubin
while he took time off from work.
Reubin was overjoyed at the
chance to do something that had
always interested him: working
with the crippled and blind. He
will remain with David until
"graduation," Thursday.
Today, the two young men—and
Sam, the Labrador retriever, who
will be the Israeli's eyes—share a
room, meals, confidences. "Some-
times we speak Hebrew, some-
times Polish," said Reubin. "Ac-
tually, David picks things up very
quickly. It doesn't seem to bother
him so very much that he is blind;
it will require surgery, but there's
a chance that he will be able to
see in one eye."
David, who fought in the Sinai
Peninsula during the Six-Day
War, hopes to return to Tel Aviv
University to continue his stud-
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