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June 16, 1972 - Image 22

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1972-06-16

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22—Friday, June 16, 1972

Project HOPE Founder to Speak Befoie Sinai Alumni
t;, ill , . _ f , - I rmer interns and resi- i lutstanding intern and resident e'
Dr William It Walsh.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

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Dr. William Haber (right , , honoree at a Jewish National Fund
testimonial dinner last sseek, turns the tables and joins in a toast
to the guest speaker, British parliamentary leader Lord Janner,
who was nearing his 80th birthday. Offering the toast is Mrs. Morris
(Goldiel Adler, who was chairman of the event. Standing (at left)
are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Simons, previous JNF honorees, He intro-
duced the guest of honor.


Dr William Haber got a gentle
- roasting" by admiring colleagues
and friends at a testimonial dinner
in hp, honor last work
The occasion — highlighted by
the appearance of the British lead-
er Lord Janner -- was the estab-
lishmcnt of the Dr William and
F....uut• Haber Forest in Israel, Its
the Jessish National Fund Al must
500 guest s joined in the tribute,
field at Con g Shaares Zedek
Dr Halter. who has achieved
a
renown as an
educator 'former
dean of the Unisersity of Mich]
can liberal art, college , and Jew
ish leader (president of the World
oRT Union), was saluted for his
guidance of south, for his humani-
tarian activities and for his person
at commitment to J.", ish
But recognizing that most of the
guests were well aware of Dr
Haber's contributions to his fellow -
man, sest•ral program participants
focused on the lighter side of
William Haber
In his introductum of the guest
of honor, Leonard Simons revealed
that Dr Haber is a pianist -"lh
his youth. he was called the Van
Gogh of the piano no ear' --- and a
singer "To gise you some idea
of how had his singing is, Bill
once sang. 'The Star Spangled
Banner.' and was investigated by
Rue l n American Activities Corn.

Simons commented that the
name Haber is a transliteration of
the Ifebre. word - haver, - which
means friend "Has ant man user
been more aptly named he said
Dr_ Robben Fleming, presi-
dent of the Unisersity of Michi-
gan. said that in searching for
oinne(tion between Haber and
trees, he learned a little known
fait. When Dr. Haber was dire/
for of works projects in the 11. p
per Peninsula during the Depots
sine, he had the responsibility
for t tearing a forest to make
...is fur a future golf course on
the kr 'arena,. Peninsula.
w a .
ing winter. aral Dr
flat •
1,:11,! A t im !!!!,
w.es tin
hit tr ee , should nuser he
• , 0r In w inter lie Order
, I 1 of 146 t NH) trees,
i .•1, ; ,, once the snow
oild be
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And so today, Dr. Haber said.
Israel's rebirth—and - a pulsating
community of 3,000.000 - -can he
compared to a tree, its trunk
strong and its leaves green
Despite a case of 24 hour flu
that sent him to Sinai Hospital for
a checkup after the dinner, Lord
Janner displayed little of his me
He was given a standing ovation
and toast on the occasion of his
forthcoming both birthday.
The longtime parlimentars - lead-
er recalled that the JNF. which is
10 sears younger than he is. was
well known to his Jewish consti-
tuents 'Of Whitechapel. on London's
East End Despite their poverty.
every house with a mezuza on the
doorpost also had a blue box for
the .INF ''And the great event
in V•'hitechapel was the annual
bazaar for the Jewish National
Fund
Although
h i s
constituents
changed titer a 20-year span,
Lord Janner continued to enjoy
their confidence. With "only 10
Jessish votes out of more than
50.000." he nes c nil he less was
permitted to speak out again and
again on behalf of Israel. - They
(the British people , felt a Jew
was entitled to speak as a Jew if
he really believes the cause he's
fighting for is a just (me."

Lord Janner in this country for
a two-week tour on behalf of the
„INF. made It plain that it is a
cause dear to his heart. 'How
many of its realize," he said "that
the Jewish National Fund was the
pioneer of antapollution"" The
early Palestine settlers bought
Malacia infested land and set about
restoring it Today there are more
than 100,8(10.(WO trees to Israel.
planted with cant rihuhros to the
.INF The Halter forest w ill he one
of almost 80 planted its Detriutt.r.
Parm
in the 1••.•. :am In-
Chltie ! taut:.? I' La. k
mient of
the J . \
o:
eat, Ii,• , . it
Alan
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ishSi'•H
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ta•
.far,
Shafer,
c,,,. din
t,.• . .,i
of
the Brim
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at the I t.,ti
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In 155 he formed the Peoplt(•
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tit People Foundation, Inc. to
raise funds to convert a Nays -
hospital ship into the world
first peacetime hospital ship.
The foundation became the par-
ent organization of Project
HOPE.
Now president and medical di-
rector of Project HOPE. Dr. Walsh
also serves as clinical professor.
of internal medicine at George- •
town University.
The address by Dr. Walsh will
highlight two days of year-end ac.

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the
officers
Di Haber recalled that the tree were
installed
President
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of the Holo, alas( wham he Dust presid(•nt , Dr NIsran Bakst and
s a w in Muni( ti in 1948 when he Dr Alan Nickarnin s•cret: - y. Dr
an :1■1,1ser In (i , • , 1
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John Ittickhottz and Ire asurer. Dr
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