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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Institute Art Show Nears

Bernard L. Maas
Celebrates 80th

`Improper Use of Telephone Is Violation'

BY BEN GALLOB

(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)

BERNARD MAAS

Mrs. Julius Harwood, right, displays one of the
works to be exhibited during the Sholem Aleichem Insti-
tute's art show and sale to be held Feb. 6-8 at Shenan-
doah Country Club. Among the planners of the 13th an-
nual art show are, from left: Mesdames Harry Roth and
Herbert Schein. For information on the art show, call
the institute, 626-9565.

Sen. Hart Honoree at Concert
to Benefit Akiva Day School

Sen. Philip A. Hart will
be honored when Akiva He-
brew Day School salutes the
Bicentennial at its annual
concert 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at
Ford Auditorium.
Sen. Hart has served as
Senator since 1959, and has
also been corporation and
securities commissioner for
Michigan, price stabiliza-
tion director, U.S. District
Attorney for Eastern Michi-
gan, and Lt. Governor.
Akiva, with a student
body of over 250, is now in
its 11th year. Students are
provided with a progriEn
of religious and secular
SEN. PHILIP HART
studies.
year's
concert goal is set at
The eighth annual con-
cert, is the school's major $76,000.
The guest artist will be
fund-raising campaign of
the year. In commemora- Peter Nero, pianist, com-
tion of the Bicentennial. this poser and conductor.
The honorary chairman
at Akiva's eighth concert is
Woman to Direct
Dr. Leon Fill. For ticket in-
Health Committee formation, contact the Ak-
iva Concert Office, 354-1810.

Workmen's Circle
Discussion Group

JOYCE WECKSTEIN

Joyce Weckstein of
Southfield has been named
co-chairperson of the health
and physical education com-
mittee of the Jewish Com-
munity Center of Metropoli-
tan Detroit.
Mrs. Weckstein, the first
woman to head the commit-
tee, is the author of "Rac-
quetball for Women." She is
a former physical education
teacher, has taught racquet-
ball at the Jewish Center for
several years and helped
develop a similar program
at the Birmingham branch
of the YWCA.

Workmen's Circle Dis-
trict Committee will hold
the second of its ongoing
series, American Society
Discussion Group, 7 p.m.
Sunday at the Workmen's
Circle Center.
The series was initiated to
help the new Russian immi-
grant members have a bet-
ter understanding of the
day-to-day working of
American government and
institutions. Francis and
Margaret Shor, who teach
at Wayne State University's
College of Lifelong Learn-
ing, are the discussion lead-
ers.
Mayor David Shepherd of
Oak Park will answer ques-
tions about city govern-
ment. Refreshments will be
served, and the public is in-
vited.

Eban o.n Zionism

"Zionism is nothing more
— also nothing less — than
the Jewish people's sense of
origin and destination in the
land linked eternally with
its name." .
— ,.k bba Eban

Bernard L. Maas, a noted
philanthropist for Jewish
causes here and in Israel,
will be tendered a dinner
party Feb. 3 at Temple Beth
El on the occasion of his
80th birthday.
Mr. Maas was active in ef-
forts for the new temple
building and its Maas
Chapel is named in his
honor.
He has been a member of
Temple Beth El's board of
trustees for many years and
is an honorary trustee. He
also has been active in cam-
paigns for State of Israel
Bonds.

Feder Retains
Court Position

JUDGE FEDER

Judge Norman W. Feder
has been named to his sec-
ond one-year term as pres-
iding judge of the Oakland
County 46th District Court.
As presiding judge, Feder
is responsible for the super-
vision of administrative
functions of the court, for
liaison with the State Su-
preme Court and with the
state court administrator.
He also is responsible for as-
signing cases to the court's
other judges.
The 46th District covers
the municipalities of South-
field, Lathrup Village,
Franklin, Bingham Farms
and Southfield Township'.

Center to Teach
Israeli DanCing

The new Jewish Commu-
nity , Center will offer
courses in beginning and
intermediate Israeli folk
dancing 8-10 p.m. Thurs-
days.
Shari Lipson will be the
instructor. Teens and adults
are welcome. For informa-
tion, call the group services
department at the Center,
851-7300.

January 30, 1976 41

A number of widely-used
stratagems which make
possible use of telephone
facilities with avoidance of
payments for such calls has
been labeled by an Orthodox
rabbinical student as viola-
tions of Jewish religious
law.
That judgment was made
by Isaac Mann, a student at
the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Rabbinical Seminary of
Yeshiva University, who
writes an occasional fea-
ture, "Moral Dilemma" for
Kol Yavneh, the official
publication of Yavneh, an
Orthodox college student
organization.
Each column opens with a
format of "Problem,"
"Case," and "Dilemma." The
problem in that issue was
given as "Making telephone
calls without paying for
them." The case was given
as follows: "Jacob Schwartz
wishes to tell his wife he ar-
rived safely. A one-word
message by phone is suffi-
cient. He wants to call her
person-to-person and ask
for 'Mr. Fine.' "
The dilemma: "Can Ja-
cob make this phone call?
On the one hand, he thinks
he is doing nothing wrong

since he is abiding strictly
by the rules: Namely, if
the party you seek person-
to-person is not in, you
don't have to pay for the
call. On the other hand,
Jacob is consciously
cheating the phone com-
pany of payment for a
service, since his message
is being conveyed."
Mann said, in a note
preceding his evaluation,
that he extended his
"deepest thanks" to Rabbi J.
David Bleich, professor of
philosophy and Talmud at
Yeshiva University, who re-
viewed "the- basic features
of this article with me over
the phone."
Mann added that while
Rabbi Bleich was "ines-
sential agreement with this
analysis, he bears no re-
sponsibility for the Hal-
akhic statements found
herein. Some of the issues
are very complicated and
ideally require further con-
sultation with experts."
Mann declared that such
practices as those discussed

in his review were "abso-
lutely forbidden by the To-
rah. Stealing of services,
prohibited by Halakha, is no
less" to be condemned than
"outright physical thiev-
ery." Despite the clarity of
the Halakhic stance, he
added, "we find enough" of
such stealing of services "in
our midst to warrant tho-
rough examination and ex-
posure."

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Israel Dedicates
Bicentennial Park

JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The American Bicentennial
Park in the Jerusalem hills
was dedicated last week
near Ness Harim in the
presence of the U.S. Consul
in East Jerusalem, John
Mallon; Andrew Schlessin-
ger, director of the U.S. Cul-
tural Center in Jerusalem;
and the chairman of the
Ness Harim town council,
Yitzhak Saidoff.

More than 1,000 school
children representing
schools in the Jerusalem
and Tel Aviv area partici-
pated in the dedication cere-
monies by planting Tu
b'Shevat saplings in the new
park. The ceremony was
conducted by Rabbi M. C.
Weiller of the JNF head of-
fice in Jerusalem.

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Welfare Board
Plans Convention

NEW YORK — The Na-
tional Jewish Welfare
Board will have its 1976
biennial convention March
24-28 in New Orleans.
The theme of the 1976
biennial will be "From '76
Onward — The Quality of
Jewish Life — The Chal-
lenge." Chaim Herzog, Is-
rael's ambassador to the
UN, will speak on "Israel
and Jewish People Every-
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and Goals We Share To-
gether."
N. Brewster Broder of De-
troit is a member of the
planning committee for the
biennial convention.

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