46 Friday, February 21, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Purim Celebrations Planned by Community
Purim, the colorful festi- ments will be served at an
val celebrating the deliver- oneg Shabat following serv-
ance of the Jews from evil ices. The temple choir also
Haman's plot to slaughter will participate.
them, will be celebrated in
CONG. MISHKAN IS-
area synagogues and by
RAEL NUSACH H'ARI
Jewish groups this week. will read the Megillat Es-
The Fast of Esther is cele- ther 6:45 p.m. Monday, and
brated Monday, while 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Purim falls on Tuesday, Purim festivities will begin
Feb. 25, this year.
7:15 p.m. Monday at the
Purim is marked by cos- synagogue with a masquer-
tume balls, hamantashen, ade party. Prizes will be
the traditional confection awarded for original cos-
known as "Haman's ears" tumes and refreshments
and by the use of gragers or and gragers will be avail-
noisemakers by children able. At 9 p.m. Tuesday, -the
who during the Purim serv- congregation will hear the
ice use their noisemakers to Lubavitcher Rebbe. "live" as
blot out the name of Haman he addresses a Purim far-
as it is read in the reading of brengen (hasidic gathering)
the Megillat Esther.
in New York. The religious
The giving of gifts to school will have a Purim
friends and to the poor carnival 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(shalakmanot) is another March 2 at the synagogue.
feature of Purim. According There will be games, all-day
to the Encyclopaedia Ju- bingo and refreshments.
daica, the "rule is to send at Refreshments will be avail-
least two 'portions' of eata- able. Howard Jutkowitz and
bles, confectionery and so Judy Lane are co-chairmen.
forth, to a friend and to give The public is invited.
a present of money to at
ADAT SHALOM SYN-
least two poor men."
AGOGUE will have its an-
Area synagogues and nual Purim carnival 11 a.m.
groups listing their Purim Sunday in the social hall.
activities are:
The carnival will' include
CONG. BETH SHAL- games, prizes, costume con-
OM'S sisterhood will join tests for all age groups, car-
the men's club for a Purim toons and a magic show. Re-
Hoedown 7:30 p.m. Sunday freshments will be served.
in the social hall. Refresh- The carnival is sponsored by
ments will be served. Jim the youth department. The
Schultheis will be caller for men's club, Married Couples
the dancing. There is a Club and the Young 'N Mar-
charge. For reservations, rieds will have a Purim Ball
call Mrs. Jackie Gill, 8 p.m. Sunday at the syn-
353-1630; Mrs. Sam Rodof- agogue. Music will be pro-
sky, 557-2603; or Mrs. Abe vided by the Blue Notes.
Tuttlemen, 548-2082. The There will be prizes for cos-
synagogue will read the tumes and refreshments,
Megillat Esther 7 p.m. Mon- and there is a charge. The
day at the synagogue fol- synagogue will have a fam-
lowed by a masquerade and ily- service 7 p.m. Monday
Purim play. There will be a which will include the read-
Megilla reading 7 a.m. Tues- ing of the Megillat Esther.
day.
Participating in the service
TEMPLE KOL AMI will are Ricky Schostak, David
have its annual Purim car- Berkal, Michael. Neuvirth,
nival 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun- Joel Kahn, Hillel Maisel,
day at Orchard Lake Middle Martin Lederman, David
School. There will be re- Schostak, Mark Weingarten
freshments, games and and Steven Berkal. Mrs.
prizes for young people in Gerald Cook will give an in-
biblical costume. The public terpretive summary of the
is invited. Chairing the Book of Esther. Uri Segal
event are Mr. and Mrs. will lead Israeli dancing,
Stanley Eisenberg and Mr. and refreshments will be
and Mrs. Lester Lunsky. served. The public is invited.
The temple will have family
CONG. BNAI ISRAEL
Purim services 7:45 p.m. OF PONTIAC will have a
Feb. 28 at the Birmingham Purim service 7 p.m. Mon-
Unitarian Congregation. day in the synagogue. Rabbi
Eighth grade students will Leonard Berman will read
participate, and the Book of the Megilla and the youth
Esther will be read. Noise- group will conduct a Purim
makers will be distributed carnival for the children fol-
to children and refresh- lowing services. The sister-
Delegates to Parley Mark
Bond 25th Anniversary
Michigan delegates to the Israel Bond Jerusalem
Conference who were invited to the Knesset to observe
the 25th anniversary of Bonds were, from left; Max No-
sanchuk, David Holtzman, president of the Prime Minis-
ter's Club; Maxwell Hoffman, professions chairman;
Willard Cahodas, Mrs. Cahodas and Sam Cahodas.
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hood will serve refresh-
ments.
BIRMINGHAM TEM-
PLE will have a Purim serv-
ice 8:30 p.m. today at the
temple. Rabbi Sherwin T.
Wine will speak on "The
Past IS Not the Future." A
service on Purim will be pre-
sented and grade 9 confir-
mation students will read
the service. The Megillat
Esther also will be read.
CONG. SHAAREY ZE-
DEK will have a children's
Purim service 6:45 p.m.
Monday in the main sanctu-
ary. Children will receive
candy and gragers. The
Megilla will . be read by
Bruce Davidson, Michael
Katz, Neil Spector, - David
Tukel, David Raisman and
Barry Weisberg. The fifth
grade will present a play,
"The Meshorarim," and the
choral group will perform.
Adult and junior congrega-
tion minha-maariv services
will be held at 6 p.m. with
the Megilla reading at 6:30.
THE JEWISH COM-
MUNITY CENTER will
begin its Purim celebration
noon Sunday at the main
Jewish Center. The Young
Dancers Guild will present
a contemporary version of
the Purim story, "Esther —
a Purim Extravaganza," 8
p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. in the Aaron DeRoy
Theater. Tickets are avail-
able at the Center Ticket Of-
fice. Purim activities will be
offered for youth in first
through sixth grades Tues-
day through Feb, 28 at the
Center. There will be sports,
games, arts and crafts, mov-
ies and other activities.
There will be a special shut-
tle bus which will leave 9:30
a.m. each day from the 10
Mile Center branch. There is
a charge for the program.
For information or to-regis-
ter youngsters, call the Cen-
ter Group Services Office,
341-4200.
THE LABOR ZIONIST
ALLIANCE will present
Mikhail Modsgvrischzilli, a
Russian folk dancer, at its
Purim party Saturday at
the Labor Zionist Institute.
The dancer will perform
native Russian dances. Also
featured will be Jacob Davi-
dovitch, local folk dancer-
teacher and accordionist.
Mrs. Edith Linderman will
see LZA members perform
her Purim tale. The Megillat
Esther will be read. Mrs.
Toby Slabosky is chairman.
For information and reser-
vations, call the LZA,
851-1606.
JUNIOR YOUNG IS-
RAEL TEENS, Halutzim
Group, will have a Purim
Shabat meeting 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Mandel-
bautn home, 24260 Gardner,
Oak Park. There will be
games and refreshments.
BNAI MOSHE YOUTH
will read the Megillat Es-
ther 7 p.m. Monday in the
synagogue. Readers will be
sponsored by the Senior
United Synagogue Youth
and Talit and Telfilin Club.
Kadima and Halutzim will
have a Purim party follow-
ing services Monday in the
youth lounge. There will be
games and refreshments.
Junior congregation is in-
vited. There is a nominal
Tay-Sachs Testing Sunday
charge. For information,
contact Sharon Landau,
545-6951 (Kadima), or Diane
Goldring, 851-3728, (Hal-
utzim). Giborim will have a
Purim festival 2 p.m. Sun-
day in the youth lounge.
There will be games, arts
and crafts, and refresh-
ments. For reservations, call
Steve Kideckel, adviser
968-1765. Rishonim will
have its Purim party 1:30
p.m. Sunday in the story
hour room. For informa-
tion, call Tobye Shipper,
557-2543.
THE BAYIT will have a
Purim program 8 p.m. Tues-
day at its headquarters-,
16845 Muirland. There will
be Megillot readings and ha-
mantashen will be served.
For information, call the
Bayit, 861-1929.
SHAARIT HAPLAY-
TAH, Survivors of 1945, will
have a Purim dance 8 p.m.
Saturday at Temple Eman-
- u-El. Music for dancing will
be provided by Eric Ro-
senow andlis Continentals.
Traditional Purim refresh-
ments will be served and
there will be prizes.'For in-
formation, call Helen Bal-
berman, prograni chairman,
968-3791. Tickets will be
available at the door and
friends are invited. There is
a charge.
HABONIM — Labor
Zionist youth will have a
Purim party today at the
Labor Zionist Institute. The
theme of the party is
"Fantasyland," and guests
are urged to dress in cos-
tume and bring noisemak-
ers. There will be games and
activities. Refreshments
will be served. For informa-
tion, call Judy Silberg,
968=8726.
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Healthy children, like the one pictured here, is the ultimate
aim of the Tay-Sachs screening program, sponsored by the Ge-
netic Counseling Clinic of Henry Ford Hospital and Sinai Hos-
pital and funded by the Jewish Welfare Federation of Metropol-
itan Detroit and the March of Dimes. This year's program will
be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and March 2 at Cong. Beth
Achim. Screenings are held to find hidden carriers of Tay-
Sachs disease, an affliction common to Jews of East and Cen-
tral European descent. Shown are, Mrs. Alfred Lakin, left,
chairman of volunteers; Mrs. Norma Silver, associate adminis-
trator at Sinai Hospital and program coordinator; and Con-
gressman James Blanchard (D-18th District), who has co-spon-
sored a bill to allot $55 million for a nation-wide screening
program that could lead to eradication of the incurable and
always fatal disease.
Southfield Mayor Proclaims
March 19 as ORT Day 1975
Argentina Jews
Visit U.S. Teens
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Thirty-five Jewish teenag-
ers from Argentina are in
the U.S. to make connec-
tions with their counter-
parts in Jewish community
centers in small, interme-
diate and large communi-
ties, under the auspices of
the Jewish Welfare Board.
Interested primarily in
the similarities and differ-
ences between Jewish life
here and in Latin America,
the Argentinian young peo-
ple will concentrate on talk-
ing with American teenag-
ers at the centers they visit,
exchanging ideas, experi-
ences and suggestions.
Julian Harris
Julian Harris, a barten-
der for more than 40 years
and former owner of the
Transfer Bar on Detroit's
East Side for 15 years, died
Feb. 18 at age 69.
Born in Troy, N. Y., Mr.
Harris lived more than 60
years in Detroit. He was a
life member of the Detroit
Tennis Club, and was a jun-
ior state tennis champion 52
years ago. He also was a
member of the Hannah
Schloss Old Timers Club.
He leaves his wife, Es-
ther; two brothers, Harry of
Port Richie, Fla., and Jack
of Detroit; and a sister, Mrs.
Jack (Lena) Natow of De-
troit.
Southfield Mayor Donald Fracassi, seated, is shown
signing a proclamation declaring March 19 as ORT Day.
ORT Day activities include a luncheon at noon in the Great
Lakes Ball Room of the Michigan Inn and a fashion show.
Awards will be presented to members during the after-
noon's activities. Shown with Mayor Fracassi are, from left:
Mrs. Sidney I. Feldman, president of Michigan Region; Mrs.
Daniel C. Siegel, chairman of ORT Day; Mayor Fracassi;
and Mrs. Arnold Smith.
"L'Chaim, to Life" is the
theme of ORT Day 1975 to
be - celebrated by Michigan
Region, Women's American
ORT, March 19. Southfield
Mayor Donald Fracassi has
signed a proclamation de-
claring that day ORT Day.
The day's activities, de-
signed to increase the mem-
bership of women's Ameri-
can ORT, according to Mrs.
Joe Mahler, region vice pres-
ident of membership, will
include a luncheon at noon
in the Great Lakes Ball
Room of the Michigan Inn, a
fashion show and an awards
presentation. Mrs. Daniel C.
Siegel is chairman of ORT
Day.
ORT (Organization for
Rehabilitation Through
Training) is the vocational
training agency which since
1880 has taught more than
one million persons modern
trades such as carpentry,
plumbing, electronics, tele-
communications and com-
puter programming in 22
countries in five continents
with an annual student en-
rollment of 70,000.
Chairmen are Mes-
dames Earl Krause,
vin Jacobson and L
ence Rapp, decoratio
Stephen Brown, educa-
tion; Morton Reizen, host-
esses; Lew Levitt, invita-
tions; Daniel Allen,
programs; Henry Miller
and Daniel C. Siegel; pub-
licity; Robert Brown, Saul
Chudnow and Morris
Hoffman, reservations;
and Sidney I. Feldman and
Arnold Smith, seating.
Mrs. Feldman is president
of Michigan Region.
For reservations or infor-
mation, call the ORT office,
355-9151. Guests are invited
at a nominal charge. New
members and their sponsors
will be luncheon guests of
ORT with a small fee for
confirmation.