THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Midrasha Cited at Israel Conclave
Aesculapians Set 36—Friday, October 29, 1971
students have participated in the
The Midrasha, College of Jewish
Fund-Raising Fete T echinon Founders to Hear General
Studies, was presented recently. SCI, with over 50 per cent com-
ing from the Detroit area. Most
Aesculapian Pharmaceuti -
cal Association and Ladies Auxili-
ary will hold their 45th annual
charity dinner-dance 6 p.m. Nov:
10 at the Raleigh House.
Aaron Karp and Mrs. Charles
Tennen, the organizations' presi-
dents, said this will be their only
fund-raising affair of the year, with
proceeds going to the Aesculapian
Prescription Fund.
For
reserva-
tions, call dinner-
dance chairmen
Mrs. Sam Kaplan,
864-0183; or Max
Millman, 356-
8615. The com-
munity is wel-
come.
- The prescrip- is
tion fund pro-
vides medicine to
indigent patients,
and helps serve
retarded and Mrs. Kaplan
emotionally disturbed children, the
USO and the Jewish Home for the
Aged.
It also provides scholarships at
Wayne State University, the He-
brew University and local Hebrew
and Jewish schools, while support-
ing other Jewish and local causes.
The annual yearbook chairmen
are Mrs. Asher Smith and Sidney
ffage.
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Gen. Haim Laskov, former chief
of staff of the Israel Defense
Forces, will be guest o honor at
a meeting of the founders of. the
Detroit Chapter of Technion at the
home of David D. Kahn, 12928
Borgman, Huntington Woods.
Sam Rich, president of the
Detroit Chapter,
stated that Carl
Alpert of Haifa,
executive v i c e-
chairman of the
board of govern-
ors of the Tech-
nion — Israel In-
stitute of Tech
nology, also will
be a guest.
Gen. Laskov,
who emigrated to Gen. Lasko,
Palestine in 1924, was appointed
second in command of a special
Hagana unit in 1938..
On the eve of the War of Inde-
pendence he set up and headed
the office of military training, be-
came
one of_ the
first generals of
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the Israel Army.
A recognized expert on stratdgy
and logistics, he held a number
of senior refense posts, including
that of air force commander. In
January 1958, he was named chief
of staff of the Israeli army, a post
which he held until December
1960.
In 1961, he was named to the
civilian position of director of the
ports
authority, a post which he
a held for
almost 10 years.
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A "twin billing" will highlight
the 26th annual dinner of the De-
troit Chapter of the American Tech-
nion Society, Nov. 21 at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek.
Sen. Henry M. "Scoop' Jackson
will share the podium with Israeli
teacher, administrator and labor
relations expert Yosef Ami.
From 1949 to 1952, Ami was eco-
nomics adviser to the prime min-
ister and coordi-
nator of the Is-
raeli Economics
Emergency Plan-
ning Council. He
then joined Ata
Textile Works,
the largest t e x -
tile manufactur-
ing firm in Is-
rael, as deputy
general manager.
He served as an Ami
officer of Chemicals and Phos-
phates Ltd. and also was a direc-
tor of the Israel Electric Corp.
In 1965 he joined Technion full
time, as vice president for admin-
istration and finance.
Chairman of the 26th annual
meeting 'of Technion is David D.
Kahn. Heading the dinner commit-
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A. Hershman and Jack Stone are
handling publicity; Sam Rich and
Julius J. Harwood, program, and
Benjamin Wilk, Sol Lifsitz and
Louis .Milgrom, table committee.
• • •
Chapter Leader
Gets Science Award
Detroit scientist Dr. Henry
Brown, who is active in the Ameri-
can Technion Society and the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign, was pre-
sented the Midgley Award at 'a
dinner in his honor Wednesday at
the Raleigh House. Since 1950, Dr.
Brqwn has served as Udylite
Corp.'s director of chemical re-
search.
The award is given each year
for outstanding research contribu-
tions in the field of chemistry re-
lated to the automotive industry,
by the American Chemical Society
in cooperation with the Ethyl
Corp.
Dr. Brown holds a PhD in physi-
cal chemistry from the University
of Michigan.
In 1934, Dr.
Brown joined
Udylite Corp.
when its labora-
tories employed
just two chem-
ists. One of his
earliest develop-
ments was a high-
speed plating
bath„ later used
by the ,British Dr. Brown
Atomic Energy Commission.
Dr. Brown's discoveries laid the
foundation for modern brilliant
nickel plating.
In 1969, Great Britain's Institute
of Metal Finial-ling presented him
its Westinghouse Award, and he
has received other recognition as
one of the nation's foremost elec-
troplating experts.
Dr. Brown holds 74 U.S. pat-
ents in the electrochemical metal-
finishing field and related areas,
plus some 250 foreign patents.
He has been co-chairman of the
engineers and scientists section of
the Allied Jewish Campaign and
is currently adviser for this group.
Dr. Brown is an active member
of the board of the 'Detroit Chap-
ter of the American Technion So-
ciety and fellow of the American
Institute of Chemists and a mem-
ber of :Sinai Hospital's research
board.
• • •
New Engineering Building
Named for Labor Leader
HAIFA—The Harry Van Arsdale
Jr. Building at the department
of electrical engineering at Tech-
nion-Israel Institute of Technol-
ogy, in Haifa, was dedicated last
week in the presence of Van Ars-
dale, a New York City labor leader.
Present at the ceremony was a
-delegation of 35 leaders of the
electrical industry in New York.
Van Arsdale is president of the
New York City Central Labor
Council and treasurer of the In-
ternational Brotherhood of Electri-
cal Workers.
Fischbach was awarded an hon-
orary degree of doctor of science
and technology by the Technion.
The department of electrical en-
gineering is the largest of 20 de-
partments at the institute.
'A Decent Society'
"A society, or a people that does
not care for its aged, that has no
respect for them, that robs them of
their dignity in their old age, is
not a decent human society. I
know that with all our understand-
ing and with all our desire to help,
it has been beyond our ability to
care for them adequately. I dread
to think what Israel would be hire
today if so many of the old people
had not been given a dignified, de-
cent, happy home by JDC/Mal-
ben."—Golda Meir.
with an award in recognition of
its pioneering efforts to organize
and sustain an intensive Hebrew
study program in Israel.
At a conference of directors of
Jewish communal education agen-
cies of the United States and
Canada, held in Jerusalem, Albert
Elazar, president emeritus, and
Dr. Benjamin L. Yapko, president
of the Midrasha, accepted the
citation on behalf of the Midrasha.
The Midrasha was cited because
of its role in initiating and helping
to implement the Summer Col-
legiate Institute at the Hebrew
University. The SC', established in
1968, is open to Hebrew high
school graduates who wish to con-
tinue their Jewish education. Six
weeks are spent in intensive study
at the Hebrew University and two
weeks are devoted to touring Is-
rael.
Since 1968, approximately 60
of the students have continued
their Judaic studies:
The Summer Collegiate Institute
is cooperatively sponsored by the
Midrasha, department of educa-
tion and culture of the World
Zionist Organization and the He-
brew University's Center for Jew-
ish -Education in the Diaspora.
This year, the mehina depart-
ment (preparatory class) of the
Midrasha has 27 students who are
candidates for the Summer Col-
legiate Institute.
The Detroit program has been
made possiable by a grant from
the Jewish Community Foundation
of the United Jewish Charities.
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Mandell L. Berman, chairman
of the Midrasha board of direc-
tors, and Dr. Benjamin L. Yapko,
president of the Midrasha, Col-
lege of Jewish Studies, have an-
nounced the appointment of Dr.
Simcha Berkowitz as assistant
dean of the Midrasha.
Dr. Berkowitz, a graduate of
Gratz College, received his ordi-
nation and doctorate degree from
the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Before coming to the Midrasha in
1967, he taught for three years at
the Hebrew University.
At the Midrasha he has served
as assistant professor of Jewish
history and as registrar. In addi-
tion to his new duties as assistant
dean, he is associate professor of
Jewish history.
In 1970 and 1971, he directed the
Summer Collegiate Institute at the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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