THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 10,1975-13
Flint U.JA Sets
Work Sessions
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The Flint United Jewish
Appeal will hold workers
training meetings 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, at
the Council office. The needs
of Israel and world Jewry
will be discussed.
Topics for discussion will
include the care of 4,400
families isolated because of
the deaths of their breadwin-
ners in the Yom Kippur War,
social reconstruction and re-
organization — housing, edu-
cation, job training, military
preparedness and staggering
costs for defense and the
nation's capacity, both eco-
nomic and social, to absorb
an anticipated 60,000 Russian
immigrants in 1975.
The workers training ses-
sions will prepare the partici-
pants for the task of bringing
the needs of the community,
world Jewry and Israel to the
attention of the local com-
munity. •
Training tapes, designed to
increase the awareness of
workers to the needs of
campaign, present mock soli-
citations describing all posi-
tive steps open to the worker
as he presents campaign
goals. Malcolm Isaacs is vice
chairman.
Temple Beth El Sisterhood
in the Flint Jewish communi- Jan. 12—Tween Bowling,
2:30 p.m., Town holds its annual Torah Convo-
ty will begin 12:30 p.m. Sun-
and Country Lanes. cation 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at
day at Town and Country
Lanes. It is open to children
13—Community R e 1 a - the temple. Oded Borowski,
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in the fifth through ninth
tions Committee biblical archeologist at the
grades.
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meeting, 7:30 p.m., University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor, will speak on
Blanche Engelman, chair-
Council office.
man, announces participants
—Senior Boys Basket- "Through the Time Machine
29760 SOUTHFIELD RD.
may still sign up by calling
AT 12 1 4 MILE
ball, 9 p.m., Whit- . . . 5,000 Years Ago. Borow-
ski, a Sabra, has participated
her, 238-7510, or the Coun-
In The Southfield Plaza
tier Junior High.
in excavations at Tel Gezer
cil office, 767-5922.
557-2290
14—Temple Beth El and Tel Dan in Israel. He will
Sisterhood Torah explore how closely the Torah
Classifieds Get Quick Results
convocation a n d actually depicts the way of
luncheon, 12:30 life in biblical times. For
p.m., Temple.
luncheon reservations, call
—Workers Training Jane Cossman, 767-3047 by
for WA, 7:30 p.m., today.
Council office.
15—Ann Lebster Chap-
Ann Lebster Chapter of
ter of Hadassah Hadassah will meet 12:30
luncheon - meeting, p.m. Wednesday at Temple
12:30 p.m., Temple Beth El. Peggy Marx, free
Beth El.
lance party planner, will pro-
—Workers Training vide a program, entitled
for UJA, 7:30 p.m., "How to Give a Super-Spe-
Council office. -
cial Party." The gift wrap-
16—Beth Israel Board ping project will be discussed
Temptations, when we meet
of Education meet- by chairman Florence Ep-
ing, 8 p.m., syna- stein. Luncheon will be them at first, are as the lion
that roared upon Samson;
gogue.
served.
but if we overcome them, the
next time we see them we
shall find a nest of honey
within them.—Bunyan
The community relations graming for the expected Is
committee of the Flint Jew- raeli teen-age visitors, dis-
ish Community Council will cussion of community action
The Finest Music
meet 7:30 p.m. Monday at on UNESCO, use of cable
and Entertainment
the Council office.
television and discussion of
Richard Heitzner, chair- a report of the Arab-Ameri-
man, announces the following can Graduates Conference
HAYM SALOMON
topics will be discussed: Ma- and their multi-ethnic pro-
1740-1784
ria Tiemkin—the problems of ject.
a Soviet Jewish teenager
Financier • Banker of the American Revolution • Patriot
and His
Also oil and Middle East
who has been kidnapped and
CONTINENTALS
how she can be helped, pro- oil crisis, the formation of
an Israel commitee and the
formation of a statewide
Israel Teens Plan American Israel Public Af-
ne of the best known among Jewish- patriotic leaders who testified that without his
fairs Committee group. The
398-3664'
American patriots was Haym Salo- aid they could not have carried on in the cause.
Sojourn in Flint
meeting is open to the public.
mon—the financier who helped raise
Two Israeli teenagers,
Salomon
died
in
January:,
1785,
at
the
age
of
money to carry on the American
Sonia Goren and Tal Band,
Revolution and later, save our emerging nation 44. His fortune had been devoured equipping
will visit Flint Feb. 23
military units, paying foreign agents and the
from economic collapse.
through March 2.
salaries of government officials, and aiding
Sonia, 16%, lives on a
Born in Poland, Salomon came to America to many members of his own family. He left only
kibutz in northern Israel. Her
Seek his fortune, reaching New York in 1772. a modest estate to his young wife and four
parents are from Great
Proficient in several languages, he also pos- children.
Britain. She enjoys modern
sessed an unusual knowledge of finance, having
and classical ballet and folk
But Haym Salomon left a far larger legacy. The
many contacts among European bankers.
dances. She has been doing
memory of a lifetime of dedication, loyalty and
volunteer work, helping
In America, Salomon achieved success as a altruism to his family, to his friends and to his
an underprivileged immigrant
country. In 1941. an impressive statue of
allied himself with the Revolution
family.
by joining the Sons of Liberty. Late George Washington, flanked by Haym Salomon
Tal, 17, is a sixth genera-
he was twice arrested for his activities and Robert Morris, was unveiled in Chicago. As
tion Israeli. He lives in Bat
and imprisoned by the British. Fortunately, he a symbol, as a man, and as a Jewish-American,
Yam, on the coast of the
Salomon earned this memorial.
managed to escape execution both times.
Mediterranean south of Tel
Aviv. He enjoys mathematics
or the next two years, while free and con-
K CERTIFIED KOSHER
and science.
' .ducting "business as usual," Salomon helped
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American and French prisoners escape and
,;e ncouraged soldiers to desert to the American
Flint Radio Airs
forces. In July, 1777 he was married to Rachel
Russian Activist
Franks. But in 1778, about to he arrested as a
An interview with Gregory
spy, he escaped to Philadelphia. There, he soon
Teitelbaum, Russian activist
ze-established himself by selling bills of
who emigrated to Israel, will
exchange. In June, 1781, Robert Morris, the
be aired on radio station
S uperintendent of Finance, engaged Salomon to
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help with the young country's finances. He nego-
6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
-tiated all the loans raised in France and Holland,
Teitelbaum and his wife
pledging his personal faith and fortune, and per-
spent a week in Flint last
sonally advanced large sums to such men as
month, and the interview tells
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other
f N-k
of their difficulty in leaving
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