THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 29, 1974-33 Women to Hear of Experiences on Israel Mission Mrs. Albert (Merry) Silber will report on the American Jewish Congress convention mission to Israel at a meet- ing of the AJC Detroit women's division noon Mon- day at the Hunters Ridge club house. SAVE! SAVt! BUY DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER The Amer i c an Jewish Congress convention, held in New York Feb. 16-18, recon- vened in Jerusalem the following day. Mrs. Philip Rader, presi- dent, and Mrs. Matilda Ru- bin, program chairman, in- vite the public to hear Mrs. Silber, a past president of American Jewish Congress. Dessert and coffee will pre- cede her talk. SEYMOUR KAPLAN and Co. IMPORTER AND CUTTERS OF FINE DIAMONDS 30555 Southfield, Suite 100 645-9200 ILL Inipnora presents a t singles singles pa arty& dance Alvaros 1824 W 14 MILE ROAD between. Coolidge &Crooks 2 miles east of Woodward MAR. 31st, 8:30 dress casual & refreshments—ages18-40 music by Pentecost tickets available at door— $2.75 Russian Immigrants Invited to Lubavitcher Workshop A program of assistance, training and education in re- ligious observance has been launched by Nshei Chabad- women's arm of Lubavitch organization — for Detroit area immigrants from the Soviet Union or other East- ern European countries. The group is offering help, both financial and educa- tional. Services include ar- r a n g i n g circumcision for children of any age, estab- lishing and maintaining a kosher kitchen, observing learning about Shabat and festivals, Hebrew language and Torah tutoring, acquisi- tion and installation of mezu- zot, Bar Mitzva arrange- ments, tefilin instruction and philosophical orientation With- in Judaism. Recently, Luba- vitch arranged for the brit milah and naming of a 3- year-old Russian boy. The Lubavitch Hasidic movement originated in Russia and has many Rus- sian-born adherents. This Sunday at 3 p.m., Nshei Chabad will host a special Passover Workshop and Program for all immi- grant families at the Luba- vitcher Center. Laws and customs of Passover will be explained and taught to the adults in Yiddish and Rus- sian, while the Passover story and other entertain- ment in Russian will be pre- sented to the children. Nshei women will explain their pro- gram of kashering homes for Passover and other services they have made available for the immigrant families. Transportation will be pro_ vided. All those knowing any immigrant families are asked to bring the program to their attention. For information, call the Lubavitcher Center, 548-2666. Early Deadline Because the second day of Passover will occur on Monday, April 8, The Jewish News will have an early deadline for the is- sue of Friday, April 12. All copy must arrive at The Jewish News office by noon Friday, April 5. If late copy is still usable, it will be held for the fol- lowing week. for information call 557-5447 , 255-0727 Local Members Express Dissent From NCJW Position on DeFunis Sti b LIR 1:1 ■ 41,1 Elegant Creations for Spring Hand looming and crocheting create one of our most exciting collections. Select your favorite spring shade. Perfectly priced at $130 Coolidge cor. 9 Mile Oak Park A&P Shopping Center Open daily 9:30-5 Sat. III 6 Sunday Noon until 4 The position taken by the National Council of Jewish Women relative to the con- troversial DeFunis Supreme Court case has not been ac- cepted with enthusiasm by all. members on the local level. Many complain that the NCJW's support of af- firmative action is, in effect. support of a quota system. At a recent meeting of the board of the NCJW Detroit section, state legislative chairman Susan Miller ex- plained the national group's position on the suit brought by a student against the University of Washington Law School. Marco DeFunis, a Sephardic Jew, charged that preferential treatment for admission to the school was given to members of minority groups and that he was denied equal protection of the law under the 14th Amendment. NCJW, along with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations social action commission and other groups, supported the law school's contention that its admissions policy was an ef- fort to "undo effects of past segregation." In opposition were the Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Congress and American Jew- ish Committee, among others. Mrs. Miller emphasized that "By resolution, by con- viction and in practice, NCJW emphatically rejects the notion of quotas. But we do support granting of spe- cial consideration to mem- bers of disadvantaged groups. who meet reasonable quali- fications." She suggested that the dif- ference between affirmative action and a quota is that the former is a "positive effort to achieve a goal by giving preferential treatment to those minority groups who have suffered discrimination in the past" whereas a quota limits the numbers of any one minority which can matriculate. Mrs. Miller added that while the national body was firm in its support of affirm- ative action, "As individual sections we may either ap- prove . . . or take no position at all . . . As council mem- bers none of us can •expect to agree 100 per cent with all the positions taken by our organization. But we will all continue to work for Council and its programs . . ." CJFWF Women Confer Here Women in the top echelon of Jewish philanthropy and fund-raising in major Midwestern and Canadian commu- nities were guests of Detroit's Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare Federation last Wednesday. Seventeen com- munities were represented by the 63 women who attended the day-long meeting in the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Build- ing. The annual meeting of the committee on communal service was sponsored by the national Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. At the speakers' table during the discussion and evaluation of 1974 campaign techniques and results were, from left, Mrs. Merle Harris, 1974 chairman of the women's division of the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, CJF director of women's communal service Beth Hurwitz, meeting chairman Mrs. J. A. L. Heppner of Montreal, Mrs. Herbert S. Manning of Chicago, and Detroit women's division president Mrs. Morris J. Brandwine, Mrs. Heppner is associate chairman of CJF Women's Communal Service and Mrs. Manning is a vice chairman. omen s Utubs ZEDAKAH CLUB will meet noon Monday at the North- gate Apts. club house. Plans will be made for the April 24 donor event at the Raleigh House. * * - CHANA CZENESH CHAP- TER, Pioneer Women, will meet noon Monday at the Charterhouse Apts. c 1 u b room. Israel Kaplansky will give an illustrated lecture on "The Enjoyment of the Arts." Refreshments will be served, and guests are in- vited. PURITY CHAPTER, Orde7 of the Eastern Star, will meet 7:30 p.m. Monday at Eureka Temple. For reser- vations to the April 15 dinner, by April 11. call Jean Schwartz, 534-4887, or Fay Herwitz, 548-9248. CITY OF HOPE CANCER FIGHTERS will have a board meeting noon Monday at the Raleigh House. Lunch- eon will be served. * * WHITEHALL-CHAI CHAP- TER, Pioneer Women, will meet 8 p.m. Monday at the Whitehall Apts. club house. Miriam Hoberman will give a lecture on Israel and show slides from her recent trip. Guests and prospective mem- bers are invited. * * * BUSINESS AND PROFES- SIONAL GROUP, Hadassah, will meet 2 p.m. Sunday at Hadassah House. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kowalsky will show slides and sneak on "How American Pioneers Settle in Israel Today." A social hour will follow, and guests are invited. ISRAEL CHAPTER, Pio- neer Women, will have its annual champagne dinner 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Labor Zionist Institute. There also will be a boutique auc- tion. For reservations, call Mrs. Jack Koretz, 398 2366. - Couples Set Meeting Montefiore Lodge, Free Sons of Israel, will have an open meeting 8:30 p.m. April 9 at the Whitehall Apts. club house. A social and games will follow, and refreshments will be served. New mem- ber couples are invited. For information call Mrs. Roz Neuman, 863-8486, or Mrs. Lil Rice, 643-6107. Cultural Calendar of Events in Detroit Jewish Community Mrs. Beame Honored Week of March 29-April 4 by Yeshiva U. Group March 31-10 a.m.—Bnai Brith Presidents Brunch, with Dr. William A. Wexler, guest speaker, at Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel. Admission. —7:30 p.m.—Film "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," sponsored by Junior Young Israel Teens at young Israel Center of Oak-Woods. Ad- mission. 398-1177. —7:30 p.m..--Mischa Lefkowitz and Tanya Klempt- ner, in concert at Cong. Beth Achim. Free tick- ets. 352-8670. —8 p.m.—Marcia Freedman: "Jerusalem Update: the Politics of Israel" at the Jewish Center. Free. —8 p.m.—"Folk Songs Around the World" with Farid and Sheila, at Cong. Bnai Moshe Town Hall. Admission. LI 8-9000. • April 2-8:15 0.111. Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum: Jewish- Christian Relations: the Unfinished Agenda," at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Free. 3-8:15 p.m.—Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum: "Evangelism: Future Omens and Portents for Jews" Midrasha Institute Lecture at United Hebrew Schools Au- ditorium. Free. NEW YORK — Mrs. Abra- ham Beame, wife of the mayor of New York, was honored by the Yeshiva Uni- versity Women's Organiza- tion at its 46th annual donor luncheon at the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel. Mrs. Beanie was given a plaque for her many interests in civic and community life by Max J. Etra, chairman of the univer- sity's board of trustees. — For you shall not go out in haste, nor depart in flight; for the Lord shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall be your rearguard. —Isaiah 52:12.