Shana Adler to Marry Nevins Endowment Aids Sinai Eye Clinic Shlomo Duben in Fall An endowment to establish a "We are appreciative of this Pavilion, which opened last month. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 13, 1971-31 children's eye clinic at Sinai Hos- pital of Detroit has been an- nounced by Dr. Julien Priver, ex- ecutive vice president. The benefactor is Charles H. Nevins, a former insurance and real estate broker in Detroit who has long been interested in aiding the blind. He made the contribu- tion in memory of his wife Kathryn. generous gift, which enables us The new service will join the pres- to expand our services to give ent Low Vision Clinic which pro- partially-sighted children oppor- vides care to patients with eye dis- tunities for a fuller life," said eases and which is one of 46 spe- Priver in accepting the gift. cialty services offered to outpat- The endowment will be used to ients through the Shiffman Clinic. treat children with impaired eye- It is a branch of the Department sight who need financial assist- ance. The children's eye clinic will of Ophthalmology, headed by Dr. be housed in Sinai's new Fisher H. Saul Sugar. Nevins has long been concerned for children with impaired eye- sight. He has established a chil- dren's eye clinic at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem in memory of his wife and has given funds for Out-of town guests and family of the newlywed Bryan Friedbergs a similar clinic at the New Eng- of Evanston, Ill., were hosted by the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Richard land Medical Center in Boston. Greenstein of Arlington, Ill., at a dinner in her home Saturday. Other He has also donated funds to I hosts were the bride's sisters and brothers-in-law, Mr and Mrs. humane societies to investigate Steven Lewin of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blech of Northbrook, blindness in dogs, and is a large Ill. The Friedbergs were married in. Chicago Sunday. The bride is the contributor to Temple Beth El's former Harriet Hirsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hirsch of Braille Workshop. Miller Rd. W., Flint. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Albert Fried- berg of Evanston and the late Mr. Friedberg. In the honor of their 41st wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaba of Heyden Ave. were feted at a surprise party given by their children, Maj. and Mrs. Gerald Besterman of Ft. Knox, Ky., and Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gaba of Marcy Ct., Bloomfield Township. The party was attended by family, friends and the senior Gaba's grandchildren. London Jewish Chronicle Deputy Editor David Pela was the guest last week of his sister, Mrs. J. Flacks of Livonia, and her family. a • • • ctivities in Society MISS SHANA ADLER Cantor and Mrs. Hyman J. Adler of Anna St., Southfield, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Shana Sarah to Shlomo Duben, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Duben of Condon Ave., Oak Park. Miss Adler is a student in edu- cation at Wayne State University. She was graduated from the Mid- rasha. Her fiance has attended Lub- avitcher yeshivot here and in New Test Reviews Growth of Medicare York, Pittsburgh and Montreal. Medicare began its sixth year er were covered automatically by A November wedding date has on July 1. The Federal health in- Medicare hospital insurance, which been set. surance program now pays more is financed by regular social se- than 40 per cent of the $17 billion curity contributions. annual hospital and medical bill "About 17,000,000 people 65 and for 20,000,000 people over 65, ac- over had signed up then for the cording to Sam F. Test, district medical insurance part of Medi- manager of the Detroit-Northwest care," Test said. "The medical in- Social Security Office 17500 Las, surance is funded by voluntary in- By MOSHE H. ZIRIN her. dividual monthly premiums that Before the Wall was liberated, When the program began on July are matched by the Federal gov- Mea Shearim used to be the 1, 1966, 19,000,000 people 65 or old- ernment." main tourists' attraction in Jeru- "Medicare was established to salem. This is an old quarter, only help pay for the disproportionately a short walk off downtown, which higher health bills that burden old- is populated mostly by the Neturei er people at a time then many of Karta sect — an ultra-orthodox them are least able to pay," he group of people who are against said. any secularism in Jewish life, in- Studies show that per-capita cluding the state of Israel. It is hospital expenditures are two and probably the only place nowadays one-half times as high for people vhiere one can observe a 19th cen- 65 and over as they are for people tury East European-type ghetto in 19 through 64, and 12 times as high the general layout of the neighbor- as they are for youths under 19, 1`ciod, and in the residents with reported Test. their occupations, appearance and People 65 and over make up less thinking. than one-tenth of the population— Unlike people in most tourist- but their health care expenses . attracting locations, these people amount to more than one-fourth of he not regarded their imposed- the $67 billion annual bill for the nOttri role as an attraction very whole nation, Test said. Before medicare 78 per kindly. Above all they were en- cent of all personal health care raged by the immodestly dressed expenses were paid for with pri- (in their view) women tourists. vate funds— 24 per cent from Name-calling, fist-shaking or (sym- private insurance benefits and bolic) spitting were the typical re- about 52 per cent out of pocket. actions for the males, adults, ado- Medicare ho s pit a 1 insurance lescents and children alike. Before helps pay for physicians' services entering the quarter, guides would MISS SHIRLEY RICH and many related health care serv- advise women-tourists to cover with a scarf what clothes-designers Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rich of ices. Medicare is administered for the missed in the way of modesty. Elgin Ave., Oak Park, announce Things may have changed re- the engagement of their daughter U. S. Department of Health, Edu- cently in Mea Shearim. Not- Shirley Barbara to Pinkas Jar- cation, and Welfare by the Social Teaven forbid—that the residents caig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Security Administration. _ave changed their views or be- Jarcaig of Windsor. liefs; the change may be in the Miss Rich is a senior at Oak- Federation, Hebrew Day tactics, their "ways and means" of land University. Mr. Jarcaig is a Nursery Make $25,000 reacting to tourists' behavior. graduate of the University of Grant for Scholarships When a girl, dressed in a short Windsor. NEW YORK (JTA)—A new in- A December wedding is planned. creased grant totaling $25,000 for `mini,' was wandering through the ghetto, a young, bearded, hasidi- scholarship aid at the nursery cally-garbed fellow approached her Judge Kaufman Named school level to Jewish children of (under different circumstances we financially deprived families, has would have suggested that, out of State Probate Courts been jointly announced by the Fed- modesty, he lower his eyes when First Vice President eration of Jewish Philanthropies Judge Ira G. Kaufman was and the First Hebrew Day Nurs- addressing her, but, as you remem- ber, the girl was wearing a short elected first vice ery, a federation member agency. `mini' ). The fellow offered the girl president of the - Federation is contributing $15,000, an apple, and in answer to her Michigan Probate an increase of $10,000 over 1970's puzzled expression he explained: and Juvenile allocation, and First Hebrew is Court Judges As- Eve, our Mother, too needed an doubling its 1970 grant. apple to realize that she was sociation at the The new grant will provide 175 annual meeting naked .. . scholarships, as compared to only Now, just in case one is tempted held at Mackinac 44 available last year. The nursery to carry the analogy any further, Island. school programs are supplemented let us remember that the Snake The convention- by parent education activities, did not offer Eve the apple, but was sponsored which include counseling and ref- just talked her into eating it . . . by the Supreme Judge Kaufman erral, where needed, to federation Court of Michigan. case work agencies. 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