Expansion ii. Services to Aged Washington Jews Give Hospitality, to War Protestors WASHINGTON (JTA) — Wash- town, American and George Wash- Jewish Committee, American Jew- Told by Norsin?.; Monne Rabbi ington'S Jewish community and its! ington Universities and the Ifni- I ish Congress, the UMW and Jews Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, chap. lain to the aged from the Council of Orthodox Rabbis, has evaluated his experiences and the needs of the aged in a report to the Je‘%i,t1 News. A portion of his report fol bers: "Today, there Is a genuine trend toward improvement. Honest efforts are being made today for recreation and ellY- steal rehabilitation. Many homes have excellent therapy pro- grams. Most nursing homes to- day are modern, clean and more attractive. *Three years ago, the Council oe Orthodox Rabbis decided to fill nursing home on whom the good effects of this project were both obvious and immediate: There was one aged man who was some- what withdrawn, refusing to bathe or dress. Since the Sabbath meals are served, he will wash and dress to welcome his Sabbath meal. "This past entire year, the Sig- mund and Sophie Rohlik Fund for Sabbath Kosher Meals financed the project. This project could be expanded to include more elderly people whose despair and dread would be cased by extending this service to them. tin local rabbis, but the nursing homes had been neglected. "I made a survey and found there are about 250 Jewish Residents dispersed in about 25 ntirsing homes. This excludes about 600 residents in our two COMmunally sponsored J e w is h homes for the aged. Today, there are 262 Jewish residents in these Mining homes, 14 of them with a Jewish population from 1 to 10. Tee nursing homes have 10 to 36 patients each. The Council of Orth- odox Rabbis has since established religious services in these homes and provided for the religious needs of these elderly men and arid Red Cross Aide Visits Israeli Pilot in Cairo Hospital JERUSALEM (JTA)—A downed Israeli pilot held captive by the Egyptians for two months had his first visit from a representative of the International Red Cross in Cairo Monday, it was learned here. - - Friday, Ocotber 31, 1969-15 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS verge on the capital during the :•••••••••••••••••• ■ •••••• ■ •••••••••••••••••••esei • • Vietnam war protests Nov. 13-15. A Jewish Stn d e n t Assistance : Center has been established with • the cooperation of the Union of • American Hebrew Congregations, • ANNIVERSARY SALE! • • • Thanks for Your Wonderful Response and Loyalty - It's Most Gratifying ! • • • • Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation and other organizations and campus • groups. • • Jay David, a student at George- town University, who is spokes- • "Those interested in helping are man for the Center, stressed that asked to contact the Council of it would provide .facilities but • Orthodox Rabbis , or the writer of would not be directly identifed this article. A contribution to the with the war moratorium and mo- ' meal fund of $85 will provide a bilization committees. He said all year's Sabbath meals for one pa- of the students would be partici- an urgent need for a special chap- to the nursing homes in our erea and appointed the writer to post. Hospitals, it was an this out, are usually visited by tient." pointed lain • of Maryland are working for Urban Justice, a civil rights major synagogues and organize- 1 ver sity- in conjunction with the American group. Lions are preparing to provide ac - commodations and various serv- ices for thousands of Jewish stu- dents who are expected to con • • TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION • • I HAVE PICKED OUT • 3 SPECIAL GROUPS S OF SUITS & SPORTCOATS pating as individuals or adherents of various groups and philosophies. Office space for the center has been provided by the Religious Action Center of the UAHC. Resi- dents have been asked to accept pea c e . demonstrators in their homes. Reform temples will pro- vide dormitory facilities. Hillel houses are preparing to furnish peace marchers with kosher food. Under consideration is provision for volunteer doctors, nurses and medical students to man first aid centers for the visiting students. The Hillel Foundation at George- • I COMPLETELY DISREGARD COST ... THESE ARE REDUCTIONS THAT • • • DEMAND INSTANT ACTION! • • • The information confirmed a report that appeared in the Cairo DR. NATHAN WINTER has been daily Al Abram, which had been appointed associate professor of women. greeted with some skepticism Hebrew civilization and education "In addition to the holding of re- here. in New York University's school ligious services during the entire Capt. Giora Rom, who bailed out year, I visit the nursing homes re- of his jet after it was hit by anti- of Education. gardless of the small number of aircraft fire over the Suez Canal Jewish residents. For Rosh Ha- last August, was visited in Maadi ahana, I blew the Shofar at homes Hospital near Cairo by the chief that had only one Jewish patient. Red Cro-SsTh:C`presentatiiie in —the There is a nursing home spon- city, Marcel Boisard. 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This idea of kosher Sabbath meals ' JERUSALEM (JTA) — Negoti- was conceived and initiated by ations for a preferential trade Kr. and Mrs. Sigmund Rohlik. On agreement between Israel and the discovering the plight of those European Common Market will aged who suffer by being in non- open in Brussels on Nov. 12. kosher nursing homes, Mr. Rohlik The announcement was made by Maid: 'To provide a kosher Sab-; the ministerial committee on the bath meal will bring to these el- Common Market which met under derly men and women a spiritual the chairmanship of Foreign Min- Joy. It will bring to them mem- ister Abba Eban. It said that the ories of their early normal life. It date was proposed by the perm- Will bring a little light to their anent committee of the European dark and lonely existence. We Economic Community after the hope others will join us in extend- ECC's Council of Ministers auth- lag this project so that more peo- orized it to proceed with negoti- ations. The signing of a preferen- ple will be made happier.' tial trade agreement is considered "'Ibis entire project is carried to be the first step toward Israel's out under the auspices of the full association with the Common Vaad Harabonim. A. committee Of volunteers of the JFCS i s actively engaged in the distri- bution of these meals. At the ante of serving, a team of host- esses is present at each home to provide the Sabbath atmos- Otero so that these elderly Pro - le actually feel that is is a special occasion. "The response and reaction of the aged is indescribable. The en- tire week they are looking for- ward to this new high point in their seeming existence of bore- dom and loneliness. "Here is a case of a man in one Market. The Israeli negotiating team will be headed by Ambassador Moshe Alon, chief of the Israeli mission tot he European Economic Com- munity. It will be composed of representatives of the foreign min- istry and the ministry of finance, trade and industry. 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