46-7viday, November 20, 1970

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Youth News

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Teen Gives Entire Earnings to Israel

David Sidman, assistant national executive director of American
Red Mogen Dovid for Israel, congratulates Sara Richter, a 13-year-
old Manhattan student who contributed all of her summer babysitting
earnings to Magen David Adorn, Israel's official red cross service.
Sara's loather, Mrs. Robert Richter, looks on. Sara, whose father,
Dr. Robert Richter, is associate chief of surgery at Brooklyn Jew-
ish Hospital, has been collecting for Magen David Adom since 1967.
Although her family felt that the traditional 10 per cent tithe would
be sufficient to fulfill Sara's charitable interests, Sara insisted on
giving every penny of her summer earnings to help in American
Red Mogen Dovid's efforts to expand and scientifically re-equip the
Col. David Marcus Blood Bank and Fractionation Center, Israel's
major blood banking facility.

Hillel Happenings

By DANNY SCHNIPPER

The senior class of Hillel Day
School elected class officers to
conduct the special activities of
the graduating class. Lisa Green-
berg is president, Marty Shenk-
man is vice president, Elliot Baum
is treasurer, and Steve Mattler is
secretary. These four people have
the responsibility of seeing that
all class events are properly
planned and carried out.
We started our fund raising last
year as eighth graders by selling
candy. We are again selling boxes
of candy and candy bars to willing
friends and relatives, and we were
even allowed to sell candy during
the intermission of the Hillel Day

Akiva
Action Line

By DAVID DONIN
(David, 14, is in the 9th grade.
His special interests are sports
and arts and crafts.)

The junior high students at Akiva
recently participated in a variety
of musical experiences.
Murray Platt, our guest guitar
player, led us in a songfest at the
home of our principal. We sang
Hasidic, modern and traditional
melodies for over two hours. We
also enjoyed refreshments.
Earlier in the week, we attended
a concert by the Detroit symphony
Orchestra at Ford Auditorium.
The musical selections included
compositions by -Beethoven, Berlioz,
Anderson, Scholler and Moussorg-
sky-Ravel. We had a good time
there, too.
These special musical activities
are in addition to our weekly mu-
sic class, led by Mrs. Florence
Schwartz. Some of us occasionally
play our own musical instruments,
such as the piano, guitar and
violin, during this class.

Bat Mitzva

Ilene Moskowitz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Moskowitz of
Pierce Ave., Southfield, observed
her Bat Mitzva Nov. 6 at the
Workmen's Circle Center. Shelly
Klein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Klein, of Greenbriar Ave.
Oak Park, will observe her Bat
Mitzva Nov. 27 at the center.

School Concert at Ford Auditorium
on Oct. 25. This helped our treas-
ury immensely. Future projects
include popcorn sales, a car wash
and maybe a vending machine in
our beautiful new school building.

Because there are 21 students
in this year's graduating class,
the largest in the school's history,
the students must work espe-
ciaUy hard to raise enough
money to finance our class trip.
In previous years, classes have
gone to Toronto, Washington,
Chicago and Montreal. This
year's destination is still unde-
cided.

JDC Di s tributes
Food for Peace

NEW YORK — Four million
pounds of Food for Peace supplies
were distributed by the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee during the
first six months of 1970, it was re-
ported this week by Samuel L.
Haber, JDC executive vice-chair-
man.
The supplies included powdered
milk, cornmeal, flour, oil and
grain products. Almost two-thirds
of the supplies (2,600,000 lbs.)
went to Israel to enrich the menus
in hospitals, childrens' homes and
other institutions, Haber said. The
balance went to Iran, Morocco and
Tunisia.
A monthly average of 38,000
needy persons benefited from the
program, Haber continued. Of
these 21,500 were in Israel and
the balance in the other three
countries.
Haber said the United States-
donated food had a dollar value of
over $262,000. Funds for the JDC's
health, welfare and cultural and
religious programs are derived
mainly from the campaigns of the
United Jewish Appeal.

Beth Jacob Girls
to Attend National
Parley in East

Forty Beth Jacob High School
girls will be delegates to the na-
tional Beth Jacob high school con-
vention in Baltimore Sunday
through Tuesday.
A total of 26 Beth Jacob schools
from the United States and Canada
will participate.

"Harmonizing the Rae of the
Jewish Professional Woman
With Her Orthodox Heritage"
will be the topic of the work-
shops to be run by the Detroit
delegates.

Auto Race Runs Obstacle Course:
Orthodox Threaten Sabbath Event

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The cab-
Met refuses to discuss an inter-
national automobile race which
religious elements want banned
because it will be held on the
Sabbath.
The matter was raised at Sun-
day's cabinet session by Interior
Minister Joseph Burg of the Na-
tional Religious Party, who want-
ed his colleagues to forbid the
race, scheduled to be run at
Ashkelon this Saturday.
An agenda motion with the same
purpose in mind was rejected by
the Knesset last week in a 25-13
vote.
The motion was introduced by
Rabbi Menachem Porush of the
ultra-Orthodox Agudat Israel fac-
tion. Rabbi Porush subsequently
threatened that yeshiva students
and rabbis would lie down on the
race course to stop the contest.
The cabinet majority took its
stand after consulting States At-
torney Meir Shamgar for legal
advice. Shamgar held that the
government had no right to inter-
fere in the privately sponsored
event even if it wanted to.

Rabbi Porush annroached th;
West German ambassador to
Intervene on grounds that the
race was sponsored by a West
German auto firm. He reported-
ly threatened that opposition to
the race would be turned into an
anti-German campaign.
The West German Embassy told

the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
that the ambassador had met with
Rabbi Porush at the latter's re-
quest but denied that the ambas-
sador had promised to try to have
the race called off.
The sponsoring firm, though an
agency for German cars, is reg-

istered in Israel, and the ambas-
sador told Rabbi Porush that he
had
no right to intervene, an em-
A cantata based on the theme

of the convention, "Returning to
the Source," will be performed by
some members of the Beth Jacob
School Choir and Drama Club.
Prior to the convention, the girls,
accompanied by three staff mem-
bers, will spend Sabbath in the
Boro Park section of Brooklyn as
guests of the Beth Jacob depart-
ment of the Yeshiva of Brooklyn.
Besides class and school activi- After the convention, plans include
ties, the ninth graders have a very a half-day of sightseeing in Wash-
heavy academic load. We all study ington, D.C.
Hebrew subjects in the morning,
such as grammar, history, Torah
and Talmud. In the afternoon, we
take English, algebra and history.
The Family Night Out program
In addition, we have a choice be- of the Jewish Center will feature
tween French and biology. We feel "Truth or Consequences" 7:30
that French is probably easier for p.m. Saturday at the Center.
us than for students in other
The program will feature stunts,
schools because we already have games, prizes and refreshments.
the experience of studying a Master of ceremonies will be Mike
foreign language—Hebrew.
("Bob Barker") Freedman. Com-
edian Howard Gutman will do im-
personations.
Habonim Announces
For all of these programs, par-
Singing, Dance Groups ents must be accompanied by
A lahakat rikud (Israel dance their children, and one member of
troupe) and makela (singing each family must be a Center
troupe) have been re-formed by member.
On Dec. 19, families will take
Habonim Labor Zionist Youth.
The groups are available for part in a mystery bus ride.
performances but must be noti-
fied in advance. For information,
Student Recital Set
call Danny Dracbler at 645-9116.
• • •
Julius Chajes, director of the
Habonim is selling Shohar post- Jewish Center Music School, will
present
a student recital 2 p.m.
ers. art works sold in tourist shops
Sunday in the music room of the
in Israel.
Anyone interested in seeing the Center.
Participants will be Dennis and
selection may contact Beth Milin-
sky, 692-4748, or write Habonim Lisa Buon, Jeffrey Chajes, Mark
Dubois,
Dennis Levine, Nancy
Labor Zionist Youth, 18340 W.
Margolin, Caroline O'Connor, Jac-
Seven Mile, Detroit 48235.
queline Schechter, Lanie and Susie
Israeli food packages containing
Spiwak and Devorah Tulcensky.
a quality assortment of 21 of the
Audrie Spiwak will be guest
finest products of Israel also can soloist.
be purchased through Habonim.
Proceeds benefit both Habonim
and Israel. These can be pur- Teens Voted to Board
chased by contacting Beth.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (JTA) —
Two teen-agers have been named
`2-Bit Coffee House' Set as the first teen-age voting repre-
Adas Shalom's Mlgdalor United sentatives on the board of gover-
Synagogue Youth is sponsoring a nors of the Jewish Community
"Two-Bit Coffee House" 8:15 p.m. Center here. George Lipton, presi-
Saturday at the synagogue. Fea- dent, said Ellen Siebert and David
turing the B.F. & A. singers, the Kestenbaum will serve as full
coffee house is open to all teens. voting members of the board.

Family Night Out

Israel to Israeli Premier Golda
Weir urging the government to
stop the race to avoid "inflaming
religious controversy during sensi-
tive times which cry out for unity."

Henry Slonimsky,
Dean Emeritus at
Hebrew Union

DR. HENRY SLONIMSKY

NEW YORK—Dr. Henry Slonim-

sky, dean emeritus of the New
York school of Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Reli-
gion, died Nov. 12 at age 86.
Dr. Slonimsky retired as dean
of the faculty in 1952, 28 years
after he joined the faculty of the
Jewish Institute of Religion in
New York. He was named dean
in 1926.
As a close friend of Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, who founded the
institute in 1922, Dr. Slonimsky
took an important part in shaping
the academic structure of philos-
ophy of the institute, which was
merged with Hebrew Union Col-
lege in 1950.

bassy spokesman said.
He promised, however, to con-
vey the rabbi's objections to some
of the participants in the race
who are West German citizens,
and said he would include the
Maurice Pernick, father of
matter in his regular report to his
Wayne County Probate Court
superiors in Bonn.
Judge
Joseph J. Pernick, . died
The Orthodox, meanwhile, are
making a cause celebre of the Wednesday at age 72. Mr. Pernick
race. Rabbis inveighed against it lived at 1564 E. Lafayette.
A native of Russia, Mr. Pernick
from their pulpits. At the same
time, members of the leftist was a retired assembler for the
Ford
Motor Co. He was a member
Mapam and Hashomer Hatzair
demonstrated in the streets of the Detroit Association of the
Deaf
and a life member of the
against religious coercion.
The Supreme Court was to con- National Fraternal Society of the
sider an application Thursday for Deaf. He and his wife Esther, both
an injunction against the minister deaf, inspired an active interest
of police, the Israel -Racing Asso- in the problems of the deaf among
ciation and the mayor of Ashkelon their sons, who both have normal
to prevent the race from taking hearing.
Surviving besides his wife, are
place. The application was filed
by religious elements as Orthodox two sons, Judge Pernick and
spokesmen warned of voilence and Nathan; and seven grandchildren.
possible bloodshed if the race is
held Saturday.
One warning was sounded by
Dr. Itzhak Raphael, leader of the
Knesset faction of the National
Religious Party. Other religious
David D. Brenner, a certified
spokesmen said Yeshiva students public accountant with the firm
planned to spend the night at of Brenner and Burnstein, 10616
Ashkelon so that they could demon- W. Seven Mile, died Tuesday in
strate when the race was held.
Miami Beach. He was 56.
The sponsors reportedly agreed
A native Detroiter, Mr. Brenner
if the protestors purchased all of lived at 3266 Interlaken, Orchard
the tickets in advance but the Lake.
religious group was unable to
He was a member of Temple
raise the necessary funds.
Israel, Tam O'Shanter Country
The race will be the first inter- Club, Mosaic Lodge of the Masons
national event of its kind held in and the Michigan and American
Israel. Its sponsors had no dif- associations of CPAs.
ficulty obtaining permits from the
He leaves his wife, Jean; a son,
Ashkelon City Council to hold it Robert (Ricky); three daughters,
on Saturday.
Mrs. Philip (Judy) Goodman,
In New York, Rabbi Moshe Mrs. Michel (Karen) Malaseewski
Sherer, executive president of and Mrs. Brian (Barbara) Morris;
Agudath Israel, said the group's his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abra-
administrative board met in emer- ham Brenner; two brothers, Mor-
gency session to deal with the ris and Jerry; and two grand-
race. The board sent a wire to children.
Rolf Pants, the West German am-
bassador to the United States,
Dr. CYRUS H. GORDON, a
urging him to use his "good of- noted archeologist and an authority
fices" to influence the German on Mediterranean studies, has
firm sponsoring the race to post- been named visiting professor at
pone it to a weekday "thus avoid- New York University's Institute of
world-wide outrage at insensitivity Hebrew Studies. Dr. David Rudav-
to religion in the Holy Land." A sky is acting director of the insti-
wire was also sent by Agudat tute.

Maurice Pernick

David Brenner, 56,
Local Accountant