111E DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32—Fridny, Jemmy 22, 1971 Hebrew Is a Family Affair actouttes arSociety . admitted that • studying.Hebrew is By' ESTHER ALLWEISS not easy. ' - • Sociologists, psychologists and "It's a difficult language," she other explainers of the American said, "but well worth It. • I'd en- A surprise 50th birthday party honoring Meriill Cordon was held scene just may have been barking courage anyone to try it and not recently at the Shenandoah Country Club, Walled Lake. Gordon and up the wrong tree: In their efforts give up." his wife, Dolores, live on Harvard Rd., Southfield.- '- to explain causes and find ways ;o She pointed Out that in Israel, Isidore and Samuel D. Rosenthal of Cadillac„Square Apartments bridge the generation gap, they many people ape a k English. ' have ignored a most potent wea- "They're not lazy," she said, rest- are visiting in Tucson and Los Angeles. • pon. ing her case. Just ask the Billes family. For The family explained the Lodges to Cooperate in Drug Program as Dr. Eric Billes explained; speak- Habet U'Shma method — audio- ing for his daughter Elaine and visual instruction—used by their Tikvah Lodge, An conjunction Thursday at the Oak Park Corn- father Dr. Bernard Billes: "Some teacher, Mrs. Shute Kessler: with Ivan S. Bloch, Samuel Grant, munity Center. Panelists will include Dr. Joel families play bridge together, We Louis Marshall and Maurice C. The class hears tapes and sees Zeigler lodges, will present a pro- Dreyer, psychiatrist at Lafayette take Hebrew." filmstrips depicting a typical Is- The joint educational project be- Narcotics — the Situation Clinic; Alvin R. Goldman, head of raeli 'family- in everyday situa- gram on 8:30 P.m. the Southfield Drug Abuse Center; gan over a year ago after the Bil- tions. With this conversational em- and the Problems," and Wayne State University. let' — along with Eric Billes' phasis, "we learn things like how Guests are welcome, and refresh- wife Doris—returned from a trip to find our way on a trip, buying ments will be served. to Israel. Technion Scientist tickets or going to the market- Maurice Raznick is president The family had found it dif- place," said Eric Billes. and Joe Medwed program chair- ficult to communicate there, even "It gives us the bare basics to Dr. Abraham Ber man for Tikvah Lodge, while Max Bernard Billes with a good back- survive in Israel," Elaine agreed. is program chairman for ground In what be calls "prayer- Eric Mlles and his daughter to Speak at Center Kushner the Metropolitan Detroit Bnai MISS BRENDA BENSMAN book Hebrew." study together,- practicing their The Jewish Center Hebrew de- Brith Council. ■ For this reason, among others, taped lessons before class so that partment will sponsor a talk on Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bensman of Mrs. Billes, studying for a Lathrup Blvd., Southfield, announce he and his son resolved to bone up even If you are desirous to prevent Technion's role in developing Is- library science degree at Wayne the engagement of their daughter on conversational Hebrew by tak- State University, has picked up an raeli industry 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the overrunning of a state by any Brenda to Robert Book, son of Mrs. ing an adult education class at the occasional phrase. sect, show it tolerance.—Voltaire. the Jewish Center. Jean Book of Baltimore and the Jewish Center's 10 Mile branch. Guest speaker will be Dr. Abra- Benefits of the program? Ber- Elaine, a student at the United nard late Irving Book. ham Ber, senior MUSIC BY Billes has found that with his Miss Bensman attends Eastern Hebrew Schools, then 111/2, heard expanded knowledge of Hebrew. lecturer and head Michigan University, and her her father and grandfather prac- he's of the metrology making "new discoveries" of fiance attended the University of ticing at home with tape-recorded the meanings of words and phrases (the science of Pennsylvania and Columbia Uni- lessons and asked If she could sit he's seen in Bible AND HIS ORCHESTRA texts all his life. weights and mea- versity's school of law. in on-the class. "Like meeting old friends," Ber- sures) labora- LI 1-2563 The couple plans to marry in "I liked what I saw,' - she said. nard Billes said of tories at the Tech- his new under- And since September 1969, three standing of the prayerbook. June. n i o n. Currently - generations of Bilks' have been spending his sab- The real test of their Hebrew Monday and Wednesday will come when the Billes' batical in re- Chesed shel Emes making Candy Centerpieces evenings their time to share a com- studies revisit Israel in the not-too-distant search at the Car- mon interest while -practicing some boloy Division of future. - Re-Elects Jacobs Personalized Party Ber family togetherness. - General Electric Dr. "I'm interested,,to see if there's Paul Jacobs' was recently in- "Come all weather... , rain - or Co. in. Warren, he is serving as ?dementos stalled in his second term as presi- shine, we're- here because we en- been any improvement in my He- manager of product testing labora- dent of the Hebrew Benevolent joy it," Eric Billes _said with a. brew,''' said Eric Billed. tories. He plans to return to Israel Invitations and Party Ae- Conceding that they are still in the fall. - - Society (Chesed cessoes for_all occasions: Bernard Billes' - interest. in He- "kindergarteners" in use of the Dr. -Ber holds bachelors, masters Shel Ernes). - --.,. • language, the Miles* agreed that and doctors degrees in mechanical when he and brew goes back -_to Also installed young Eric, then ligingt.iti ,Vienna, they would keep taking Hebrew engineering from the Technion. He in a second term visited Billes';:brother- and two together "as long as they offer is a . member of the Israeli Insti- we r e Edward small, sons in - Poland,'be,fore the a course:" , tote of Metals and the American Miller and Hy- 646-6138 second world - war. ' — M Eric Billes put it:. "The fam- Society of Mechanical Engineers. man Lipsitz, vice only German; - ily -that prays together, stays to- Eric, speaking - His talk will be in Hebrew. presidents; L e o • and his cousins just Polish,- were gether. Our- philosophy is some- B. Furst, treat- unable to converse. That was when thing like-that"; urer; Nathan P. the brothers made a pledge: Rosen, secre- tary; Ear 1 Ja- "I promised my brother I Jacobs Suburban - Long bittlin" MPSCL 813 ICC 59725 Local cobs, Joseph M. would start teaching Eric Hebrew Korman and Leo Stein, trustees when we got back to Vienna, • PACKING • CRATING • OFFICE MOVING 3315 Joy Road and Sam Levine, cemetery chair- and he should teach it to his . .... - . . Robert Simon Detroit, Mich. 48026 Ph. 895-9500 - man. boys, so that on the next visit • the kids could communicate in Michigan's upper peninsula is one common language." as big as Connecticut, Delaware, v Although the "next visit" never Massachusetts and Rhode Island came about, due to the war, Ber-' combined. nard Billet maintains that it is important , to be bi-lingual and that Will Perionally Hebrew 'is necessary for each Jew." - - ,.., CATER IN. YOUR HOME, OFFICE . "Hebrew is the language.ef the OR CHOICE OF AVAILABLE HALL DART! — present, as Yiddish was the lan- '°••rt,-.; - .0 • 4guage of 50 years ago," ha said. • Coatioentel or 51" Apil& Phi Affair-. • Het and Cold • "It links Jews all over the 'Three gesiernUens of Hebrew e - Am riiasi Cuisine Tee .Liarei Hors d'oeuvres world," his son added, "It's a students: Bernard (left), Elaine For That Uwe Or - Teo - French Illottets • of catalyst (that) gives a feeling Sgeciel Party and Erie Billes. Swellf .0 Ice Carvings CHARGER! • belonging." • • • - ,..Eric Bilks' saw his own interest in studying Hebrew aroused in part Class Registration,Set • weddings by his father's dedication to Zion Registration for the second sem- . brace • Dar. Mitzvahs `and "to keep up with Elaine," ester of Jewish Center Hebrew • Starimrs • Ad Oweelleee who will be Bat Mitzva at Cong. classes will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Baal ldoshe this year.- the last week of January in the -Elaine, in Particular, has enjoy- Hebrew department office. ed the atmosphere of her evening A new audio-visual class for be- FULL tAtTCP , EQUIPPAPv: Hebrew classes where - .attendance ginners is planned for 8 p.m. Mon- is "voluntary." She said - this makes days and Wednesdays at the 10 MAKE A ,. OFFER SALE. ▪ difference in students.- Still, not- Mile branch. ing how last year's large class has For details, call the Hebrew de- JOIN THE SWINGERS AT Michigan's Largest Interior Design Studio dwindled to a group of six, Elaine partment office, DI 1.4200, Ext 246. • • • . _ ..., . , Come browse through our fifty room settings, Your Bor Mitzvo or Wedding All Ages Invited to Join. "in our boutique with its varied - accessories from around the world! 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