Judge to Render Decision Soon on Who Gets Treasured Spice Box Southfield District Court Judge S. James Clarkson will render a written decision next week on the dispute over ownership of a 100- year-old spice box that was heard in his chambers this week. Judge Clarkson said he wanted to do further study of religious law and custom before he issues his decision. The spice box, used in the tradi- tional Havdala service on Saturday night, was fashioned in silver from melted Russian rubles by Michael Karmann, the grandfather of the complainant, Doris Karmann of Oak Park. She brought suit against her cousin, Dr. Myron J. Bakst of Southfield, who has the spice box in his possession. Judge Clarkson said it isn't so much the monetary value a the spice box--about $5N to $56— but rather the sentimental and religious value that makes the SMILE! ! 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Her cousin borrowed it for an exhibit but never returned it, she said, despite her father's ef- forts to get it back. Her father since passed away, and she feels that she is entitled to the spice box as part of his estate. She said she was advised to take the case to a civil court because a rabbinical court (beth din) would not have been legally binding on the defendant. Dr. Bakst, on the other hand, said he would have abided by a beth din. Although he was not al- lowed to present as court testi- mony the words of a dead man, Dr. Bakst told The Jewish News that as a boy he had been prom- ised by his grandfather one day the spice box would be his. On the basis that he and his late mother were very close to the old man, Dr. Bakst feels that Miss Karmann's insistence on the right of the first-born son does not hold in this case. The spice box, said Dr. Bakst, represents his grandfather's claim to posterity, and for this reason he feels a deep emotional attachment to it. If he is not perMitted to own it, Dr. Bakst added, he hopes it will go to a museum or synagogue, where it can be properly displayed. Detroit attorney ALFRED A. MAY is serving as chairman of the 1st Congressional District Re- publican Committ e.e and the Wayne County Republican Commit- tee. He is president of the De- troit Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Young Israel of Oak Woods and Greenfield announces their. first ART SALE Sunday, March 14 — 1 to 8 p.m. Large Selection of Fine Oil Paintings Also Lithographs by the Greats Picasso Moskovitz Soyer Lautrec Dali Chagall Sandu Lieberman' Weihtraub Renoir and others Bargains Galore ! ! Come in and see for yourself AMIE- LESTERRE ART GALLERIES 28911 Southfield, Just S. of 12 Mile Rd. Additional Nadas in ASP Lot 354.3972 William Gyarfas toTake Phyllis Shawn as Bride TIE DETROIT JEWISH MEWS Friday, Mardi 1!,1!71 - 21 Nathan Finks Host Orchestra. Patrons After Music Festival The Jewish Center Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Julius Chajes, gained new adherents at the 1971 Jewish Music Festival which was utilized, last Sunday afternoon, for a gathering of or- chestra's patrons. Mrs. Nathan Fink, as chairman of the patrons' committee, hosted an afterglow a Charter House after the concert which featured as soloists Shaul t h e flutist, and Ann- ette Chajes and Harold Orbach, vocalists. Mayor Norman. Feder of South- field greeted the guests. Mrs. Fink The concert featured Ernest Bloch's Suite Modale for its first performance in Detroit with Ben- Meir as guest flutist. Featured on the program also was the orchestra director's "Eros" Symphonic Poem. The volunteer committee of patrons invites additional enrollees, Mrs. Fink announced. State Senator DANIEL S. COOPER (D-Oak Park) has intro- duced legislation to provide for the establishment of a family court by county referendum. 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Australia Grounds Hopes An August wedding is planned. of Air Ties With Israel TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Austral- ian government has turned down Ford Engineer all proposals for the establishment of commercial airline connections Delivers Talk at with Israel but are still willing to One of A Kind negotiate, according to two Israeli Collection of Diamonds Technion City aviation officials who returned and Fine Jewelry Henry Guttentag, an engineer from Canberra. with Ford Motor Co. and a mem- Naftali Ben Yehuda, head of Is- ber of Detroit Chapter, American rael's civil aviation department Society for Technion, lectured re- and Yerahmiel Shrem, deputy di- cently before the Technion's facul- rector general for commercial af- ty of mechanical engineering. fairs of El Al, said a second round His topic was "Photomechanical of negotiations with the Australians Drafting to Photofabrication of would begin in about two months. 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