•■••■•■•■■00M01%• ■••••■■•■•■••■■•■•••■■■■■■■ •••=1.1.01111.0.1 ■ 11101.1M 1 ■ 41.1 ■•■•■■ •••1 Hint Community News Veteran Correspondent Martin Agronsky to Address Annual UJA Campaign Dinner Dr. Leon Rosky, chairman of the 2970 Flint United Jewish Appeal, announced that Martin Agronsky, veteran correspondent and broad- cast journalist, will be guest speak- er at the annual campaign dinner 6;30 p.m. March 11 at Country Squire Restaurant. Agronsky is a correspondent and broadcast journalist of nearly 25 years' experience. Before he joined CBS News in April 1964, he had been with NBC since 1957 and, prior to that, an ABC correspond- ent for 14 years. He formerly was anchor man on CBS News and is presently with the Washington Post-Newsweek television and radio network. His career as a reporter and corres- pondent has taken him into war- time action; to the Adolph Eich- mann trial, for which his coverage won him an Alfred L duPont Award; and to eight successive national political conventions where his reporting won him a George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding reporting and a Na- tional Headliners Award. Born and reared in Philadelphia, Agronsky is a graduate of Rutgers Univers- He began his career as a re- porter on the Palestine Post, Is- rael's English language daily, Comings... and . . . Goings MARTIN AGRONSKY and shortly afterward began writing free lance in Europe. He covered the last days of the Spanish Civil War for American • and British papers, then served in Paris for International News Service for a short period. In 1940, Agronsky joined NBC as its Balkan correspondent and later became a war correspondent for the network. He covered the British Army in Libya, the RAF in bombing raids over Italy, and in the Far East covered the Japanese attack on Singapore and General Douglas MacArthur in Australia. In 1943, he joined ABC as a Wash- ington correspondent, a post he held for the next 14 years. Agronsky rejoined NBC News in 1957, remaining in Washington, where he reported regularly on television and radio and undertook such special assignments as cover- age of the Eichmann trial and the signing of the test ban treaty in Moscow. He served as president of the Radio and Television Corres- pondents Association in 1953. Reservations for the annual cam- paign dinner can be made through the council office, 767-5922. Women's Role in UJA Campaign Stressed by Division Co-Chairmen Dr. Leon Rosky, chairman of the 1970 Flint United Jewish Ap- peal Campaign, announced the ap- pointment of Mesdames Sam Cos- sman, Arnold Schaffer and Emil Schupack as co-Chairmen of the women's division. Associate chairmen, who will serve as general chairmen next year, are Mesdames Marvin Heidenrich, Leon Rosky and Sol Schafer. In accepting this position, Mrs. Cossman said, "The women of Flint will be called upon to play a key role in our campaign to meet the spiraling humanitarian needs in Israel's continuing battle for survival. Our role will be to help spread the story of our own community functions and Israel's enormous needs as well as to solicit gifts." Dr. Jack Stanzler has been ap- pointed to the membership com- mittee of the Urban League of Flint. • • • Michael Pelavin was elected a member of the legacies and en- dowment fund committee of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds for a three-year term. This committee enables the Irma. to continue innovations and eesearch in ways not possible with- in the regular budget and to meet unexpected emergencies for which other provision cannot be made. • • • Committee members for Flint General Hospital Auxiliary's an- nual spring dance have been chosen under the chairmanship of Mrs. Harry Weisberger. Assisting her are Mesdames Stewart Ep- stein, Isaac Grabelsky and Her- man Richman. The auxiliary has Mrs. Schafer Mrs. Cossman Set up a nursing scholarship, with Mrs. Max Kukler serving on this Mrs. Schafer added, "The theme Committee. for our 1970 campaign is "We Hear You Israel," and our women must respond. We cannot turn our backs on the vital human needs of the people of Israel. For while the Israelis continue their fight for peace—a fight that takes young March 1 —Tween Bowling Pro- men from their families, changes : gram, 3 p.m., Town and Country wives to widows and children to Lanes. orphans—we must continue our (b—Temple Beth El Sisterhood fight to provide homes, schools, 'Board Meeting, 12:30 p.m medicine and job training to thou- Brith Meeting, 8 p.m., sands upon thousands of recent Howard Johnson's on Miller Rd. immigrants." f--Beth Israel Sisterhood Meet- Mrs. Schupack concluded, "Some ', ing, 12:30 p.m. women mistakenly believe that be- I ♦ —JWVA Board Meeting, 8:30 cause their husbands give, there r. p.m. is little that they 5-Cong. Beth Israel Board Meet- as women can do. There is a place gin g, 8 p.m. • • • for women here. Bnai Brith Lodge will meet 8 They are desper- pat. Tuesday at Howard John- ately needed, not . ion's Motor Lodge on Miller Rd. only for the Dr. Bert Marx, president, announ- money they can Oed that this will be an important give, but also for their time and business meeting. efforts. In our past campaigns. the women of Mrs. Schupack this community have done a job in rallying support Michael Lieb, 2415 Windemere, splendid our drive. We hope that this has been named to the honor roll for 1970 campaign will engender the of Kalamazoo College for achieve- same response and the women of ment during the past semester. Flint will recognize and meet and exceed our individual responsi- bilities to our fellow Jews." THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Cartoonist to Give Family Chalk Talk Friday, February 27, 1970-19 'Age of Aquarius' Comes to City of Hope Women Yetta Shapiro Chapter of the City of Hope will present "The Age of Aquarius," showing what the well-dressed woman of the '70s will wear, 1 p.m. March 11 at Temple Beth El. There will be refreshments and a grand prize. All are invited. Proceeds will be used for re- search projects at the City of Hope, a pilot medical center in Duarte, Calif. Chairmen are Mesdames A. Richard Benison and Kenneth Har- din, assisted by Mesdames Jack Berck, Jerome Ross, Donald R. Freeman, Edward Shapiro, Walter Welsby, William Cohen, Morris Bikoff, Samuel Goldstein and Abe Saltman. Models include: Mesdames Walter Welsby, Isadore Sugarman, Bessie Epstein, 85 Simon Indianer, Ira Marder, Har- old Mallon, Sam Gershinzon, Leo Mrs. Bessie Epstein, 85, owner Seide, Al Klein, William Cohen, and operator of the Imperial De- Edward Werbe, Samuel Lande, partment Store, 2127 Lewis, for Robert Barnett and Marvin many years, died Feb. 22. Steinberg. Mrs. Epstein, 1906 E. Second, was born in Russia and moved here 50 years ago. She was a Sarah Levenson 70 member of Cong. Beth Israel and Sarah D. Levenson, 6722 Colon- a life member of Hadassah. ial, died last Friday at age 70. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Rose Mrs. Levenson was born in Rus- Ogusky, and four grandchildren. sia, the daughter of David and Memorial contributions are being Dora Mishikin Schall, and had made to the Benjamin Epstein been a resident of Flint the last 43 Memorial Fund of the Flint Com- years. She was a member of Cong. munity Concert Association. He Beth Israel. was Mrs. Epstein's son and died Surviving are a son, Dr. David last September. of Grand Blanc; a daughter, Ethel of Chicago; and three grandchild- Emergency Medical ID ren. A program designed for the en- tire family will be the next Forum '70 feature spon- sored by the Jew- i s h Community Council, 3 p.m. March 8 at Tem- ple Beth El. Herb Kruc k- man, painter, author, illustra- tor and creator of the co mic strip "Joey and His Friends" in Kruckman World Over magazine, will pre- sent a "Chalk Talk"—a story, illus- trated with his own drawings. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Poster Distributed Here 8rig agements Dr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Elford announce the engagement of their daughter Cheryl Lynn to Ronald Sheldon Lux, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Lux of Detroit. Both are graduates of the University of Michigan. An April wedding is planned. An emergency medical identifica- tion poster is being distributed throughout the state by the Michi- gan Epilepsy Center and Associa- tion, a Torch Drive service. The poster, printed by the U.S. Public Health Service, will alert hospital emergency departments, police and fire personnel and health centers to those requiring special care in an emergency. Bar Mitzva Brad Newman, son of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Newman, will be called to the Torah as Bar Mitzva March 7 at Cong. Beth Israel. The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.—Jo- seph Conrad. itt Community Calendar . 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