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Profiles of 5 Speakers
Authors to Bring Expertise to Book Fair
Renowned authors will highlight
the 18th annual Jewish Book Fair,
to be held at the Jewish Center
Nov. 8-16. Capsule biographies of
five of them follow:
On Nov. 10, at 8:15 p.m., Rabbi
Alan W. Miller will speak on "The
Alienation and Return of the
Jewish intellectual" at an event
cosponsored by the American Jew-
ish Committee
d the National
Council of Jew-
ish Women.
Rabbi Miller is
religious leader
for the Advance-
ment of Judaism
and the chief dis
ciple of the Re-
construe-
tionis t move-
m e it t. Ile was Rabbi Miller
educated in England at Jew's Col-
' lege, University of London, Uni-
versity College. University of Lon-
don School of Oriental and African.
Studies and the London Balliol
College, Oxford. He served as
chaplain to the armed forces in
the United Kingdom and Egypt
from 1951 to 1954.
Rabbi Miller is the author of
the new book, "God of Daniel S. -
and has contributed many articles
to Commentary Magazine, London
Jewish Chronicle and The Recoil-
structionist. He has traveled and
lectured extensively throughout
Israel, France, Italy, Switzerland.
Spain and Canada.
For Hadassah Education Day
Nov. 11 at the Book Fair, Rabbi
Howard Singer will be speaker at
the 10 a.m. session in the Aaron
DeRoy Theater. He has chosen as
his topic "The Changing Character
of American and Israeli Jewry."
Rabbi Singer
ceived his BA
at Yeshiva Um-
versity and was
ordained in 1948
at the Jewish
Theological Sem-
inary of Amer-
ica. He describes
his latest book,
"Bring Forth the
Mighty Men," as
Rabbi Singer one• that should
appeal to "anybody who has had
the slightest interest in any form
of religion, or who has had the
normal growth patterns and
learned that the conventional no-
tions about life' have to be un-
learned." Singer explains. "I take
religion seriously, but the book is
humorous."
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
14—Friday, October 24, 1969
'Family That Dances Tog ether
Center Plans Tama rack 'Weekend
sensory and body awareness that
For the third year, the Jewish
the FOole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
will involve the whole family, as
Mrs. Purdy was a textile designer Center is offering a family-oriented
well as modern dance technique
in New York City and now lives camping experience around the
classes.
in Wilton, Conn., where she taught theme of Israeli dance at Camp
Early registration is required
and co-directed the Music and Art Tamarack over the Thanksgiving
because
enrollment is limited. For
weekend Nov. 28-30.
Day Camp for Girls.
information,
call educational serv-
Mrs. Purdy's earlier books in
Hadassah Badoch, a leading
Rabbi Singer has traveled ex-
clude "My Little Cabbage, - "If dancer of the Inbal Company of ices at the 10 Mile Rd. building.
tensively and has lived in Nagoya,
You have a Yellow Lion," •'lloli- Israel, will again be resident DI 1-4200, Ext. 268.
Japan, and Jerusalem for a year
day Cards for You to Make" and teacher. Miss Badoch was here for'
each.
"Festivals for You to Celebrate" the first family dance weekend in
—all published by J. B. Lippincott 1967. Classes for beginning and ex-
LIQUIDATING
Dorothy Fuldheim, Clevela nd
perienced dancers will allow every-
television personality. will be Co.
one
to
learn
Israeli
and
Yemenite
afternoon speaker for lladassah's
Assets of combined stocks
Dr. Chaim Potok, author of dances in which she is expert.
Education Day at the Book Fair
Alltype and Allen Typewriter Co.
"'rite Chosen" and recently re-
Other activities will include
Nov. 11.
leased — The Promise," will he
hiking, art classes, games and
She has appeared nightly with guest speaker Nov. 12, co-spon-
evening campfires. Harriet Berg,
an editorial on
sored by the Jewish National Fund
Center dance coordinator, will
Portable, Standard, Electric
Cleveland ABC-
and Zionist Organization of De-
teach classes, including one in
TV for the past
troit.
20 years. Her
Dr. Potok in 1964-65 was on the
topic for the
Aliya Group
faculty of the'
All kinds, 10 key—full key
afternoon will be
Jewish Theologi;
"The Contem-
cal Seminary and
porary Picture."
managing editor
Zev Brauner, regional director
Miss Fuldheim
Printing, Rotary and Electronic
o f Conservative
of the Israel Aliya Center, Inc.,
covered the Six-
Assorted Checkwriters,
Judaism. In May
will speak at a meeting of Ameri-
Day War and
Comptomenters and Tables
1966, he became
cans and Canadians for Aliya 8:15
a result wrote
...11250--
editor of the
p.m. Monday at the Jewish Center.
Available At:
here Were the Miss Fuldheim
Jewish Publica-
Changes in immigration to Israel
Arabs," a review of the causes of
tion
Society
of
have
resulted
in
the
adoption
of
the war and military techniques
ADD-N-TYPE
Dr. Potok
America.
new rules and institutions, accord-
used by the Israel army to defeat
He received rabbinic ordination ing to Brauner, who said he will
the Arabs. The book covers the
16895 SCHAEFER, nr 6 Mile
fall of Jerusalem and includes in 1954 from the seminary after investigate the causes of these
changes in America, resulting in-
some of her interviews with sol- graduating in 1950 from Yeshiva
diers, leaders and the people of University with a BA summa cum novations in Israel and the impli-
laude in English literature. From cation to American Jewry.
Israel.
Call for Quotations
The meeting is open to the pub-
1954 to 1955, Dr. Potok served as
She also has written "I Cried, I
national director of the Leaders lic. A social hour will follow.
Laughed, I Loved," an account of
Training Fellowship, then entered
her life at home and abroad dur-
the U.S. Army as a chaplain. In
ing her career as news analyst
Korea for 16 months, he was with
and reporter. A recent Gallup
a medical battalion and a front
Poll named Dorothy Fuldheim
line combat engineer battalion. I
among America's most admired
Dr. Potok served as director of
women.
Camp Ramah in California and
Children's author Susan Purdy was a member of the faculty of
will conduct two workshops at the the University of Judaism in Los
Angeles. He was in Philadelphia
Center Nov. 9.
for five years as scholar-in-resi-
The morning workshop at 10
dence at Har Zion Temple, then
a.m., for Sunday school children
spent a year in Israel completing
around the con-
his doctorate dissertation on phil-
tents of her
osophy — receiving his doctorate
latest book,
from the University of Pennsyl-
"J ewish Holi-
vania in 1965.
days, Facts, Ac-
tivities and
Immorality
Crafts." She will
Starvation,' overwork and dirt
conduct a lec-
are as immoral as prostitution and
ture - demonstra-
Dean of Council
as unromantic.
tion in the after-
• IN COUNCIL FOR 26 YEARS
—George Bernard Shaw
noon for teach-
• CHAIRMAN OF THE ANNUAL BOARD OF
in Grades 1-5,
REVIEWS
dl be centered Mrs. Purdy
• FORMER TIGER CHAMPION
ers, club leaders and mothers.
• SECRETARY OF DETROIT WAYNE JOINT
Born in New York City, Mrs.
Purdy grew up in Connecticut.
BUILDING AUTHORITY
She attended Vassar College and
• INSTRUMENTAL IN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
New York University and took her
DEVELOPMENT
(Pd. Pol. Adv.)
junior year at the Sorbonne and
He has authored "The Devil
and Henry Raftin," "Wake Me
When It's Over" and "With Mind
and Heart." All but the last, which
is a textbook on religion, are
comic novels.
TYPEWRITERS
to Hear
of Immigration Changes
ADDING MACHINES
CALCULATORS
DI 2-7800
VOTE
November 4th
RE-ELECT
COUNCILMAN
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