Flint Community News
Mrs. Eva Fisher Top Senior Citizen
Mrs. Eva Fisher, president of Agencies of Flint and Genesee
the Flint Jewish Community Coun- County Committee on Aging-
cil's Senior Friendship Club, has
Born in England in 1900, she
been chosen senior citizen of the
year by the Council of Social came to the United States as a
young girl, went to school in
Baltimore and moved to Flint
in 1919. She has lived in Flint
since.
Grand Rapids
In 1920, she married — and
she and her husband started a
small grocery store in the St.
May 22—Grand Rapids Temple
John street area. This store and
her adjoining home was like a
Youth Installation
community center to the foreign-
—Temple Emanuel Con-
firmation Class Reception born residents in this area. Few
of the residents had telephones,
23--Druker Bar Mitzva,
and messages and communications
Ahavas Israel
were frequently left with the
24--Temple Emanuel Con-
Fishers. It was her responibility
firmation
to
translate and deliver the mes
27—Bnai Brith Women Meet-
sages.
ing
26—Temple Emanuel Congre-
Mother of three children, Mrs.
gational Dinner Meeting Fisher continued working in the
30—Barkin Bar Mitzva, Aha- grocery store while rearing her
vas Israel
family. She also acted as a mid-
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wife and frequently assisted doc-
Temple Emanuel will hold con- tors in the St. John street area.
firmation services 10 a.m. Sunday.
She was active in the sister-
Confirmands are Scott Belfer, hood of Beth Israel Synagogue
Susan Dennen, Scott DitIcof, Rich-
and served as president from
ard Fogel, Robin Gershman, Les- 1930 to 1937. In a period of
lie Kleiman, Charles Krugman, rapid growth of the Jewish com-
Steve Lampert, Marc Leven, Dawn munity, she met new Jewish
Meretsky, Douglas Padnos, Wil- families while working for the
liam Padnos, Roger Rymer, Susan synagogue and Hebrew school.
Tilleman and Elizabeth Wolf.
From 1937 to 1947, she was
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president of Pioneer Women
Jeffrey Ian Druker will celebrate
and after 1947 became president
his Bar Mitzva 9 a.m. Saturday at of the Jewish War Veterans
Ahavas Israel Synagogue.
Auxiliary.
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She held membership in Hadas-
Norman Kravitz served as
sah, St. Cecillia, Urban League,
county chairman of Spiritual League of Women Voters, PTA
Foundations Day Sunday, when and YWCA. Mrs. and Mrs. Fisher
an ecumenical worship service
sent their three children through
was held at Calder Plaza. Speak- college — a task that took much
ers on the program included budgeting during the Depression.
Rabbi Joel Chazin of Cong.
Mrs. Fisher tried to further her
Ahavas Israel and Abraham
Krissoff of Temple Emanuel. own education. She went to night a
school
for courses in English,
The local radio station WERX
broadcast a speech by Albert speed reading class at junior
Vorspan, director of social action college, did gym work at the
YWCA and even took piano les-
for the Union of American He-
sons.
brew Congregations. 'Also, on
In 1962, when the Flint Jewish
station WLAV, Rabbi Frederick
Eisenberg of Temple Emanuel Community Council started the
commented on music relating to Senior Friendship Club, Mrs. Fish-
religion and the relevancy of er became a charter member. She
contemporary music to religion. has been vice president, program
and recreation chairman, and
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Albert Vorspan, director of the chauffeured other members.
social action committee of the
In 1968, she became president
Union of American Hebrew Con- of the club. As president, she
gregations, will be guest speaker represents the organization on the
at the annual meeting and con- Flint Jewish Community Council's
gregational dinner of Temple board of governors and is also
Emanuel 6:30 p.m. Thursday at liason to the Young Leadership
the temple. For reservations, call Group. She keeps in touch with
Shirlee Romer, 949-7335, or Made- the sick members and always
finds time to get a small gift to
lon Krissoff, 949-7632.
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bring cheer.
The Ahavas Israel nursery class
Airs. Fisher often bakes a cake
will begin operation in September, or cookies for social events. Her
with Mrs. Reva Deutsch as teach- apartment is a meeting place for
er. Pediatrician Dr. Alan Siegel informal meetings and get - to-
will act as medical consultant.
gethers. She has traveled in Eur-
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ope, Israel, Puerto Rico, Canada
Psychiatrist Dr. Leonard Rosen- and throughout the United States,
zweig will discuss "Getting the taken many trips with other senior
Most Out of Life" at the closing groups in the city and with the
meeting of the Ahavas Israel Sis- junior college adult trips and
terhood Study Group 1 p.m. Mon- tours.
day at the home of Mrs. Sidney
Now that her three children
Mossman, 2311 Estelle SE.
are married, two living in Flint
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News Notes
Bronna Rotenberg, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rotenberg,
a senior at Creston High School,
has received a University of
Michigan Regent Scholarship.
David Sarne, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Sarne, a senior at
East Grand Rapids 'Ugh School,
has been admitted to the Na-
tional Honor Society and also
received a U. of M. Regents
Scholarship.
Rabbi Gerald H. Schuster, as-
sistant rabbi of Temple Beth El,
Madison, Wis., has been named
rabbi of Temple Beth El effective
July 1.
He succeeds Rabbi William A.
Greenebaum II, who was president
of the Greater
Flint Ministerial
Association a n d
Interfaith Com-
munity Council
until he resigned -
in December. He
is now employed
by the Jewish
Welfare Fund of
Chicago.
In Madison,
Rabbi Schuster Rabbi Schuster
has been on the board of the Madi-
son Jewish Welfare Council, a
member of the equal opportunities
commission of the city and a
board member of the Dane
County Mental Health Society.
He also has been chairman of
the city's health and welfare com-
mittee, a founding member of the
Madison Area Clergy and Psychol-
ogists Dialogue, board member of
Madison Area Children With
Learning Disabilities and a mem-
ber of Madison Clergy Dialogue.
Born in Madison, he was grad-
uated from the University of Wis-
consin and studied at the Berl
Katznelson Institute in Israel. He
was ordained in June 1963, at He-
brew Union College.
He was rabbi of Moses Monte-
fiore Temple, Bloomington, Ill.,
from June 1963 until he left for
Madison in 1967. During that time
he served as chaplain at the Illi-
nois State Pententiary in Pontiac,
Ill., and at the Lincoln State School
for the Mentally Retarded in Lin-
coln.
He also taught religion at Illinois
Wesleyan University at Blooming-
ton and was Hillel counselor at
Illinois State University and Illi-
nois Wesleyan.
He is married and has two chil-
dren.
Comings ...
and
... Goings
Community
Calend ar
May 22-24—Regional Young Leader
ship Conference, Rote
Statler Hilton, Detroit
24—Cong. Beth Israel Annua
Meeting, 8 p.m.
25—Beth Israel Sisterhood
Board Meeting, 12:30 p.m.
—Temple Beth El Board
Meeting, 8 p.m.
TORONTO (JTA) —The Univer-
sity of Toronto has announced 23
courses of Judaic studies in the
1970-71 academic year, according
job. The American Jewish Con-
gress confirmed it had received
ress report on fund raising. On "exercise (the exchange's) good
display will be a scale model of judgment by reversing its un-
the new building.
tenable position" before the com-
mission hearings.
Mayor John V. Lindsay pledged
Sunday the city's aid in eradicat-
ing discrimination against the
city's 100,000 Sabath - observing
In response to an urgent plea employes. He said the Human
from Louis Pincus, chairman of Rights Commission was soliciting
the Jewish Agency Executive, that employers' policy statements and
the cash flow to Israel "be stepped preparing hearings on discrimina-
up radically," Michael Pelavin, tion charges by those denied em-
cash collection chairman of the ployment because of their need
Flint UJA campaign, said that an to leave work early Sabbath eve.
immediate effort to raise cash The mayor also said the depart-
will begin. He urged everyone to ment of purchases and the office
convert pledges into cash as soon of contract compliance would insist
as possible.
on the absence of such bias on the
Pincus informed community part of firms dealing with the
leadership that "we have no other city. Mayor Lindsay spoke at the
resources except those which you national awards• dinner of the
make available to the Jewish Union of Orthodox Jewish Con-
Agency. We are carrying out this gregations of America. He re-
humanitarian work in a situation ceived the union's 1970 Public
growing more critical from day Service Award for "fostering har-
to day in all aspects of life here." monious inter - faith relations."
Cash Collection
to Begin in Earnest
Willowood Calls
for 50 Families
Youth on The Move
BAR MITZVA I
Births
I would like to register my child(ren) for
CAMP MACCABEE
Name of Child
Age
Age
Age
Please check one or more:
( ) 1st Session, June 29 to July 10
( ) 2nd Session, July 13 to July 24
Deposit $
( ) 3rd Session, July 27 to August 7
Parents Name
Address
NEW YORK (JTA) — The New
York Stock Exchange has rever-
sed its position against permitting
the wearing of yarrnulka's on the
canceled.
Goldstein, a 25-year-old tube
operator at the exchange since
April, 1968, had agreed when
hired not to wear a skullcap on
the floor during trading hours
so as not to "disturb the brok-
Cong. Beth Israel will hold its
ers." He filed his complaint this
annual meeting 8 p.m. Sunday. past January when a supervisor
Included on the agenda will be
forbade him from wearing a
the election of officers and board
yarmulka on an upper level of
of directors; presentation of plans the exchange.
for the new building; and a prog-
Kolish had urged Haack to
eight grandchildren to "keep her
busy."
Tornoto U. Introduces
23 Judaic Courses
Stock Exchange
Reverses Policy on
Yarmulka Wear
Temple Beth El
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Bnai Brith Women will meet 8
p.m. Tuesday at Temple Beth El.
Featured on the program will he
"A Salute to Israel."
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Fifty families are needed to open
the pool at Willowood Country Club
for use this summer. The fee in-
cludes a life guard at the heated
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Stanzler pool, locker rooms and hot show-
showed slides of their recent trip ers. For information, call Ann
to Israel on the United Jewish Osher, 238-6151; Reva Ratner, 744-
Appeal Young Leadership Mission 0773; or Zena Moss, 235-3780.
to the meeting of the Senior
Friendship Club last week.
I
Friday, May 22, 1970-37
a letter to that effect from Ex-
change President Robert W.
Haack, addressed to Theodore J.
25-26--Temple Sisterhood Kolish, executive board chairman
Rummage Sale
of the AJCongress' Metropolitan
26—Bnai Brith Women Meet- Council.
ing, Temple Beth El, 8
Haack said a de facto reversal
p.m.
was made "immediately following"
—Bnai Brith Board Meeting, the uproar over the decision, in
8:30 p.m., home of Dr. the wake of a suit filed with the
Bert Marx
City Commission of Human Rights
27-28—JWVA Bake Sale
by Abraham Jacob Goldstein of
28—Council Board of Gover- Forest Hills, N.Y. The commis-
nors Meeting, 8:30 p.m., sion's hearing on the suit was thus
Brian Kronick will receive an
award at the Michigan Amateur
Aquatic Association Banquet at
David Meerson, son of Mr. and the University of Michigan, honor-
Mrs. Irving Meerson, will be called ing the outstanding swimmers and
to the Torah as a Bar Mitzva May divers in the state.
30 at Temple Beth El.
Jeffrey Goldstein, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Goldstein, will
be called to the Torah as a Bar
To Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Wisnu
Mitzva May 30 at Cong. Beth
and one in California, she has Israel.
del, 5801 Oxley, a son, Robert Jay
to a report by the Canadian Jew-
ish Congress.
According to the report, the
main credit for the introduction
of these courses "goes to the
youth themselves whose special
committee negotiated with the
chairmen of the various depart•
Kaufman and Louis Woolf, board ments and the university authori-
ties."
members.
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Newly elected officers of United
Synagogue Youth are Shelley Ras-
hewsky, president; Linda Pestka,
Alan Kaufman and Tania Zaroff,
vice presidents; David Manes,
treasurer; Sue Manes and Linda
Dolinka, secretaries; and Phillip
Beth El Names
Wisconsin Rabbi,
Gerald Schuster
THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
Phone
Heschel Getting
Award for 'Israel'
NEW YORK — The award for
the outstanding book on Jewish
thought published in the United
States during 1969 will be given to
Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel of
New York for "Israel: An Echo
of Eternity" (Farrar. Straus and
Giroux) at the annual meeting of
the National Jewish Welf are
Board's Jewish Book Council of
America.
The $500 Frank and Ethel S.
Cohen Award which Dr. Heschel
will receive is one of the six
prizes totalling $2,300 to be pre-
sented at the Book Council's an-
nual meeting.
The $400 Harry and Ethel Daroff
Memorial Fiction Award was
presented to Leo Litwak of San
Francisco, former Detroiter, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Litwak, for
his novel, "Waiting for the News"
(Doubleday).
Eliezer Greenberg of New York
received the $500 Harry and
Florence Kovner Memorial Award
in the category of Yiddish poetry
for "Eternal Thirst." The Leon
Jolson Award of $500 for the best
book on the Nazi Holocaust
was given to Zalman Zylbercweig
for his "Lexicon of the Yiddish
Theater: Martyrs Volume" (He-
brew Actors Union of America,
New York). The Charles and
Bertie G. Schwartz Awards of $203
each for Jewish juvenile books
went to Charlie May Simon, of
Rock, Ark., for her "Martin Bu-
ber: Wisdom in Our Time" (E. P.
Dutton), and to Gerald Gottlieb, of
New York, for "The Story of Ma-
sada by Yigael Yadin: Retold for
Young Readers" (Random House).