32—Friday, Joinery 15, 1271 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS David Berris to Be liOnOred at Alkiva's Annual Concert David I. Berris, Detroit attorney and Jewish leader, will be honored in a testimonial program at the Akiva Hebrew Day School's third annual concert evening Feb. 14 at Ford Auditorium. Berris is past president of Akiva. Born in 1906 in the small town et Hudson, Mich., the young Berris was brought to Detroit by his par- ents, who faced the problem of rearing a child in a community with only five Jewish families. A graduate of the Detroit Col- lege of Law in 1928, Berris coin- - pleted his reli gious training the community.' Hebrew school system. He was a founder of Bar- Ilan University in Israel, Michiga Synagogue C ference. Youn Israel of Detroit. Young Israeli of Oak-Woods and - Berri* Greenfield and Akiva Day School. He was chairman of the building committee at Yeshivath Beth Ye- huda and current president of Oak- Woods Young Israel. Married in 1931 to the former Mae Davidson, he is the father of three: Cantor Shimon L. Berris of Social Security Gains for Aged Are Explained "If you are self-employed, age 62 or over and still engaged in your trade or business you may be qualified to receive all or some social security monthly retirement checks," said Sam Test, manager of the Social Security Office. "The number of social security checks payable in a year," con- tinued Test, "depends upon the individual's net earnings for the year. For example, if your net earnings for 1970 amounted to $1,680 or less you could get social security checks beginning with the month you were 62. Even if you made more than that amount you might get some checks so we sug- gest you contact the Social Secur- ity Office to see if any payments are due you." "Those who have a seasonal bus- iness may receive checks for the months in which their business is inactive," he added. The Social Security phone num- ber is 537-9310, and the office is located at 17500 Lahser, 48219. r-4144(414, 444t4t4/4.444uFALV-4n Philadelphia; Mrs. David L. Greenbaum and Mrs. Herbert C. Speiser. Four of eight grandchil- dren attend Akiva. The concert will feature a group of Israeli performers in an "Israel. Night of Stars." For tickets, call the Akiva office, 357-3202-3. Dr. Krystal to Discuss Effects of Disaster at Hiroshima Photo Exhibit Dr. Henry Krystal, associate pro- fessor of psychiatry at Wayne State University's school of medi- cine, will call upon his research into the aftereffects of the Holo- caust for a talk 8 p.m. Wednesday in the WSU Community Arts Audi- torium. The lecture, on the effects of disaster on families and succeed- ing generations, is in conjunction wtih a photographic exhibit on the destruction and suffering following the atom bomb explosions in Iiiro- shims and Nagasaki. Co-sponsors of the exhibition are the WSU Center for Teaching About Peace and War, the Student- Faculty Council, the staff of the Grosberg Religious Center and the Center Associates. Ceiter Associates is a new or- ganization of women in the area formed to help support the pro- grams of the Center, whose ex- ecutive committee is chaired by Dr. Max Mark, professor of poli- tical science. Dr. Mark will share the platform Wednesday with Dr. ICrystal. Director of the center is Mrs. Oscar Genser. Members of Center Associates include Mesdames Bryce Alpern, Robert Alpern, Harold Berry and Richard Sloan. The exhibit, which will continue through Jan. 27, was viewed by more than 30,000,000 in Japan. There is no charge to visitors. NYC Jewish Hospitals Fight Lead Poisoning Among Ghetto Children NEW YORK (JTA) — Several Jewish hospitals in the New York metropolitan area are jointly par- ticipating in a concerted effort to eliminate lead poisoning in children and to provide treatment for vic- tims of such poisoning, according to the Federation of Jewish Philan- thropies of which they are affiliates. The Long-Island Jewish Medical Center reported recently that some 8,000 children in ghetto areas are suspected of having suffered such poisoning. Medical officials said that a disease associated with iron deficiency anemia, called "pica," induces the children to eat such inedibles as soil, chalk, clay, paint and plaster to satisfy a need for iron. Many ghetto homes still have residue of surfaces painted with paint containing lead before such paints were banned and many chil- dren absorb lead from eating such Every Sunday paint, the medical officials added. The Maimonides Medical Center * 12 to 6 p.m. ; in Brooklyn, the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and the Long 13 Milo Rd. at Novi Rd. Now ii Island Center are the hospitals in- I-96 exit. 'it volved in the project, the Federa- tion said. Fres Admission end Perkily. r at WALLED LAKE ANTIQUE SHOW tF WALLED LAKE AMUSEMENT PARK 547-3437 SPACE RESERVATIONS 4, J. J. CLARKE STUDIO Portraiture of Distinction For Your Wedding Formals - Condids - Direct Color 3223 W. McNichols • Muirland Con 341-4141 SPECIAL GROUP RATES (5 ROOMS 02 MORE) RAVING A WEDDING or BAR 141TIVA1 ROISTER TOUR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS AT THE REAUTIFUL EMBASSY MOTEL Mealy Lamle' Vs Mil. From !fortified COLOR TV - Haled Peal -111-fl-Restnrant SAUNA, INDOOR POOL, WHIRLPOOL, ETC. 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The topic was "Caring for Youn ri there were 100,000 Jews in Irrq Your Bor Mitzvo or Wedding Children in an Urban World." Dr ' Ibefore Israel was created and the Bettelheim is professor . of ps:‘ .1 number now has diminished to less ROSENBLAT etiology and psychiatry at the Uni .1 than 3,000. versity of Chicago. The - occasi on L' "We hate the Jews," says Man- ORCHESTRA- was the institute's Merrill-Palme r . daean priest Sheik Abdullah bin The best in Adult Agnate & Entertainment Alumni Association Day, honorin Najem, "because they cut off the ICE 8-1291 the alumni association's 10th anni head of our Prophet Yettya (John UN 4-0237 versary and the 50th year of th the Baptist)." Sometimes called institute. Dr. IRVING SIGEL, pro "St. John's Christians," the sect Classified Ads Get Quick Results fessor of psychology at State Vol versity of New York at Buffalo spoke on "A New Look at Two Year-Olds." He was chairman o f the research department at Merril Palmer from 1952 to 1969. • • 1 FINE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY • Custom weddings • Family Portraits • Executive Portraiture • Restorations • Framing • Commercial • Prof. J. GLANTZ, head of th school of education of Bar-Ila University, spoke recently at th e National Conference of Principal s and Supervisors, held under th e auspices of the ministry of educa tion. He said he felt it was possible "to achieve the aims of the Reform in the educational system in Israe l without alienating the eight-yea school program" in light of th e r experience already accumulate d in the field. • • • Prof. SAMUEL KARLIN from Stanford University has bee n chosen to head Weizmann Insti- tute's new department of pure mathematics. Karlin is an inter- nationally known expert in theoreti- cal population biology. Prof. I. N. HERSTEIN, a specialist in algebra from the University of Chicago, is another senior member of the department. • • • MANDELL L. (BILL) BERMAN, executive vice president of Bert L. Smokier and Company, is the newly elected president of the 800- member Builders Association o f Metropolitan Detroit. He succeeds LESTER S. BURTON of the firm of Burton-Share. • • • Rabbi JAMES I. GORDON of Young Israel of Oak-Woods has been appointed to the national rabbinic advisory board of the United Jewish Appeal. The group's semi-annual conference with Is- raeli leaders was held Tuesday and Wednesday in Boston. Rabbi Gordon has served as chairman of the local synagogue and school di- vision of the Allied Jewish Cam- paign for the past three years. • • a LOUIS G. REDSTONE, president of the architectural firm - of Louis G. Redstone Associates, Inc. has been reappointed to the State Com- ' mittee for Environmental Arts by W. Calvin Patterson, chairman of the Michigan Council for the Arts. Redstone has incorporated the use of art in almost every type of building, the latest example being the Manufacturers National Bank Building at Lafayette and Cass where 20 large concrete bas-relief panels add special human interest to the surrounding area. • • • Dr. HUBERT G. LOCKE, direc- tor of religious affairs at Wayne State University and an authority on urban affairs and race rela- tions, received' an honorary doc- tor of humane letters degree from the Univers* of Akron during its annual Founders Day observance Jan. 14. • • • Dr. HERBERT BERNSTEIN, formerly of Philadelphia, has been appointed director of the Tecluilon Research and Development Foun- dation, It was announced by Al- exander Goldberg, • president' - of Technion-Israel Institute of Tech- nology. The foundation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teehnion in Haifa, Israel, administers all the sponsored research at Technion. 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