Young, Old Join Parade for Israel's Anniversary Under grey skies that kept same took part: Women's Bicur Shrodeck, president of the Zionist threatening rain but charitably Cholem, Children's. Asthma Re- Council of Detroit, brought the held it back, a crowd estimated at search Institute and Hospital greetings of the state of Israel, 800 to 1,000 persons celebrated (CARIB), Primrose Benevolent "the only lend of democracy and Israel's 22nd year of statehood Club, the League of Jewish Wom- freedom in the Middle East." with a parade and program that en's Organizations. "United as never before" and marked a first for the Jewish com- Others were Glennwood Chapter fully aware of Soviet intentions, munity of metropolitan Detroit. of Women's American ORT, the Israel is determined that she In the 45 minutes it took for Goodfellowship Club and Louis "will never be a second Czecho- almost 100 cars, a bus, a truck, Marshall, George Gershwin and slovakia," said Lador. "We will continue to fullfill our destiny as bicycles and marchers to travel Einstein lodges of Bnai Brith. And from Church St. and 10 Mile Rd. there were countless "indepen- we have done for 3,000 years." Reiterating Israel's insistance on to the Oak Park Municipal Park, dents" who wanted to add their a monstrous traffic jam formed on support— and their cars —to the direct talks with her Arab neigh- 10 Mile and was felt all the way parade, termed by one onlooker bors, Lador said that no one but over to Coolidge and Nine Mile. as the biggest he'd ever seen in Israel can decide what is best for her. "A sovereign people decides Spectators were scattered along Oak Park. Most of the posters proclaimed for itself what is good for it." He the parade route. the desire for peace, as well as called recognition "the key to true -- The program itself, at which Ehud Lador, Israel consul for "Am Yisrael Hai" — the People peace." Israel Lives. Rabbi Hayim Donin Adding that Israel expects Presi- cultural affairs in the Midwest, was guest-speaker, drew additional of Cong. Bnai David pronounced a dent Nixon "to reconsider and send prayer to that effect as the pro- planes to Israel," Lador said the numbers as families came and Jewish state is "determined not to went throughout the afternoon, gram got under way in the park. Lador, introduced by Isadore weaken in its struggle for peace." joining in the singing and dancing or scattering throughout the park for picnics. Four Oak Park policemen, who 'I I ti". WHITE !ICH S were assigned to accompany the parade, expressed some concern ii ; I 0 at its size,- but all went off like clockwork. Mayor Joseph Forbes, in welcoming the crowd on be- April 28, 1970 half of his city, invited them back next year. "We hope this type of celebration will con- tinue for years in the city of Oak Dear Mr. President: Park," he said. The show belonged to the teen- On the occasion of the twenty-second anniversary agers. Although the Jewish Com- munity Council coordinated the of Israel's independence, the people of the United event, it credited Et-Gar and other States share your satisfaction in your country's cooperating youth groups for the achievements. success of the celebration. Laurel Brainin, Et-Gar chair- man, hailed this as "the first time Israel's courage and progress continue to have my youth and adults have worked to- respect, and its achievements have been impressive. gether in this fashion . . . At a time when the college administra- It is my hope that the coming year will be crowned tors haven't listened to us, and the with the peace we all seek and desire. United States government hasn't listened to us, the adult Jewish community did listen to us," she It is a pleasure on this occasion to send you my said. "We can work together so congratulations and sincere best wishes. that Israel may live." She prom- ised that "Et-Gar is going to do it again next year." Sincerely, The organizers admitted that for a first-time event, not all went smoothly. They bad to move up the progra m to accommodate the gathering park crowd. More cars came for the parade than were expected, so many went undeco- rated. As one driver put it, "All I know is, my son came home from Sunday school and said, 'There's going to be a parade,' and His Excellency I'm in it." Zalrnan Shazar But most bore flowers and President of Israel signs, cardboard birthday cakes and Israeli flags. The Detroit Chapter of the Technion Society was represented with a sharp Mustang fastback, while Et-Gar's blue truck brought back memories BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — The The La Plata bomb blast was of vintage Hagana vehicles. Led by the Jewish War Veterans Je•(sn center in La Plata was denounced at the third plenary calling out the army litany, mem severely damaged by a bomb session of the Latin American bers of Shaarit Haplaytah were explosion Sunday night. Two Jewish Congress. The delegates out in force, walking and riding. women of the maintenance staff also referred to the murder of an Branch 11 of Peale Zion brought a were injured. Israel Embassy employe in four-car fleet, and a Jewish Cen- The DAIA, central representa- Asuncion, Paraguay by Arab ter- ter bus lumbered along, bearing a tive body of Argentine Jewry, rorists and called for more action number of senior adults. telegraphed Interior Minister to fight anti-Semitism, terrorism Norman Cottler, with Mrs. Francisco A. Imaz demanding pro- and Arab propaganda in Latin Cottler at his side, represented tection against the recent wave America. another era of Israel's history of vandalism aimed at the Jewish The session discussed plans to as he drove down Church St. community. strengthen Jewish youth activities. Collier is one of the few remain- It adopted a resolution urging the ing Detroiters who fought in the World Jewish Congress' governing Jewish Legion during World Ner Israel Yeshiva council to call a world confer- War I. He declares with some Sets 1st Ordination ence of Jewish communities in pride that he was "Ben-Zvi's TORONTO—The Ner Israel Ye- defense of Soviet Jewry when it and Ben-Gurion's sergeant for shiva College of Toronto, Canada's meets in Montreal next week. two years." largest institution of higher Jewish There were bike riders from studies will celebrate its first ordi- Akiva Day School, cars fc6m Bil- nation ceremonies 2 p.m. Sunday. 1st of Its Kind—Jewish let. Beth Moses United Synagogue These ceremonies mark the suc- Boarding High School Youth and -Young Israel Teens; cessful culmination, for the can- NEW YORK (JTA) — Initial marchers from Bnai Moshe USY. didates, of six years of university plans have been completed for the The Voice of Israel in Detroit, level preparation in talmudic and nation's first Jewish boarding day the Israeli students' new radio cognate studies. high school, scheduled for opening program, was represented, its Nine young men will be awarded in Albany in September, 1973, un- loudspeaker providing Israeli mu- smiha — ordination as rabbis. der sponsorship of the American sic for the occasion. And one Jacob Ruderman, world renown- Habonim Association and the Solo- youngster's poster gave voice to ed Torah scholar and leader, mon Schechter Day School Associ- the silent: "A Soviet Jew Wants Senior Rosh Yeshiva and Dean of ation, the day school affiliate of Independence Too." ' Ner Israel Rabbinical College of the United Synagogue of America, Groups that are not Zionist- , Baltimore will address the assem- the Conservative congregational oriented but who love Zion just the bly. agency. Dropsie Sponsors Lectures on Law PHILADELPHIA — A special series of lectures on "The Place of Jewish Law in the Jewish State" will be delivered at Drop- sie University by Dr. Jacob Bazak, distinguished Israeli jurist, who is coming to Philadelphia to conduct the series, it was an- nounced by Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, president of the post-graduate uni- versity. Dr. Bazak, who serves as a judge in the magistrate court of Jerusalem, is coming here under the sponsorship of Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen to present the lec- tures on Jewish law. His opening lecture on "Who Is A Jew?" deal- ing with the religious, legislative and legal aspects of the contro- versial issue, will be given on Sunday. Dr. Bazak, who is also a profes- sor of criminal law at Bar-Ilan H. 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