34—Friday, March 16, 1973

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

• Japanese Jewess to Entertain

at Beth Israel's Donor Dinner

Marie Misakura, a Japan- Sullivan shows, at nightclubs
ese Jewish entertainer, will and resort hotels from Tokyo
be featured at the Cong. Beth to Las Vegas to New York.
Israel 42nd annual donor
Miss Misakura sings in a
dinner, announced Mrs. Allen
Silverton and Mrs. Gerald
Reznick, general chairmen of
the April 1 event at the syna-
gogue.
For ticket information, call
767-2163.
Among Miss Misakura's
credits are appearances on
the Johnny Carson and Ed
dozen different languages,
including English, Hebrew,
Yiddish, French, Italian,
Spanish, Russian, Turkish
Photography
and Japanese. Her comedy
material is filled with stories
Weddings • Bar Mitzvas
about being both Japanese
and Jewish (her Hebrew
643-7392
name is Miriam). She is also
a concert pianist.
Born in Kobe, Japan, of
upper-middle-class parents,
Miss Misakura was raised in
the Buddist faith. Her mother
presents
was introduced to the ideas
A complete musical
of Judaism, and her entire
package for your party.
family converted more than
12 years ago.
"Religion must be seen,"
Featuring:
she said. "Lamps don't talk;
• DICK STEIN;
they shine. • A lighthouse
sounds no drums, it beats no
• Jeep Smith
gong; far out over the waters
• Eric Blewett
its friendly spark is .seen by
• Shelby Lee
the mariner. Actions must
• Patty Grant
shine out one's religion. I
know I've lost business possi-
• Joel Johnson
bilities because of my being
• Mori Little
Jewish, but that's the least
one can lose to be religious."
-. From One to Any
Number of Entertainers
-Miss Misakura, president
of the Japanese-Jewish So-
Call us and we will discuss
ciety in New Yd'rk, said one
Your Entertainment Needs.
of her greatest desires is to
visit Israel, to perform there
547-2770
and - live on a kibutz with
"Music the Stein Way"
the view to sowing the seed
for a kibutz for young
Japanese Jews.

Flint
News

MICHAEL KAPUT

Carnival to Bring Out Purim Revelers

The festival of Purim will
be approached in its gay
carnival spirit 10 a.m. Sun-
day at Cong. Beth Israel.
As the Scroll of Esther is
read, costumed children will
raise a din with their noise-
makers at the mention of
Haman's name.
Singing, carnival conces-
sions and special food will
follow the services.
Special features of the
Purim carnival will include
puppet shows, guitar concert
by Howard Deitch, Purim

music by accordionist Na-
chama Tolpaz, body painting,
silhouette artist, chip-shot
golf booth, lunchroom facili-
ties, clown, prizes and treats.
Chairmen of the Purim
carnival, Mrs. Gordon Suber
and Mrs. Peter Kronick, are
coordinating the booths, with
the cooperation of the steer-
ing committee of the newly
formed Father and Son Club:
Albert Binder, Robert Himel-
hoch, Carl Myers and Elliott
Price.
Members of the United

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The Flint Jewish Yout
Center, under the sponsor
ship of the Flint Jewish Coil
munity Council, has compile
a list of 140 Jewish singl
adults age 20-30 who live ii
the Flint area.
This list will be used ti
invite singles to parties an(
for mailings of specifil
activities within the
Jewish Community.
Anyone who is eligible bu
did not receive a copy o.
the roster is asked to con
tact the Flint Jewish Corn
munity Council o 767
5922, or Gerald
center director, 73c

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Phil - Stone—Manager
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"Deal with the PRECIOUS STONES ./
United Jewish Appeal, accepts from Dr. Jack Stanzler,
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commander of the Tel Aviv Police District, who represented
Prime Minister Golda Meir at the presentation.
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Dr. Jack Stanzler, chair- Jewish community of Flint
GATEWAY to
man of the 1973 Flint United has pledged itself to raise
ISRAEL, U.S.A. and EVERYWHERE
Jewish Appeal, presented for the humanitarian needs
Gerald Colburn, United Jew- of Israel's people in 1973."
We help you plan your trip,
ish Appeal national cash Colburn i who expressed
you help us maintain our
chairman, with a check for appreciation for the check,
Nursery and Kdgn. Deofc.
$39,000 prior to a UJA dinner added that "There is a great
Call 557-6750
in New York honoring the need for a daily flow of cash
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Israel Prime Minister Golda to those in need. Pledges are
Meir on the occasion of Is- only a beginning, for its is
rael's 25th anniversary. cash, after all, that pays the I FOR THE TOM NEWBY TOUCH
Dr. Stanzler was one of bills, and therefore all
IN PARTY DECOR
some 200 chairmen from pledges must be converted
across the country making into cash as quickly as
Call 356-3921
cash presentations during possible."
the tribute to Mrs. Meir and
More than 3,000 leaders of
the people of Israel in their the American Jewish com-
25th anniversary year.
munity participated in the
29245 Southfield at 12 Mile
In presenting the check, UJA dinner. Also attending
Dr. Stanzler said, "This sum from Flint were Michael
‘1%weri
Anaginalion "
represents only a fraction of Pelavin, B. Morris Pelavin
the record-breaking sum the and Hy Bergman.

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Synagogue Youth group, un-
der the leadership of Bar-
bara Weston, will make
available the sale of Prisoner
of Conscience .necklaces.
Throughout the day, prizes
will be awarded, with the
grand prize a modular stereo
set with a tape deck and
AM-FM radio.
Beth Israel will host
Temple Beth El and other
outstate congregations at the
carnival. Everyone is invited
to bring friends. Religious
school classes will not be
held at either Beth Israel or
Beth El that day so that all
—
may attend.
Mrs. Michael Goldman,
chairman of the Jewish Com-
munity Council's tween bowl-
ing league, announced that
bowling will be canceled
Sunday so that youngsters
can attend the Purim carni-
val.

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The great failure of or- specialized literature which
ganized religion in Israel has is not categorized and or-
been its inability to sell the ganized for legal reference."
idea that traditional Jewish
Tel Aviv University's de-
civil law is the natural start- partment of Jewish law is
ing point for all new legisla- engaged in a pioneering ef-
tion.
fort to provide law students
'So thinks Rabbi Gilbert with a grounding in Jewish
Kollin of Cong. Beth Israel, law, he said.
"Jewish civil and com-
who just returned from a
Rabbinical Assembly study mercial laws — as distinct
"Kalla" in Israel, co-spon- from the relatively rigid per-
sored by the Tel Aviv Uni- sonal status laws — are
versity department of Jewish models of' fleXibility and
sensitivity," said Rabbi Kol-
law.
lin. "The fact that Israeli
"The most striking feature legislators turn to Anglo-
of the discussion," said Saxon or European models
Rabbi Kollin, "was the lack for inspiration stems from
of impact of the vast body the highly political character
of Jewish jurisprudence on of Israeli religious institu-
the legal structure of the tions."
state."
There is no rejection of
While matters of personal Jewish law in Israeli legal
status — marriage, divorce life, but religious leaders are
and religious definition—are seen as spokesmen of special
relegated to religious courts, interest groups rather than
he said, the remainder of as models of moral action,
society is governed by a the rabbi said.
happenstance collection of
"A small minority of re-
Turkish, English and mod- ligious fanatics and the re-
ern Israeli legislation.
ligious party politicians rep-
"The root of the problem," resent the public face of
continued Rabbi Kollin, "lies organized religion. It simply
in the fact that the Jewish never occurs to legislators
legal tradition is simply not and jurists that such people
accessible to the majority of could have anything serious
working legislators, jurists, to contribute to the develop-
and lawyers. The laws are. , ment of Israeli civil and
buried ft----ft---nrotintaitv
commercial law."

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