NEWS October 15 . 197. 24 - 968-1958 TEL AVIV — Bank Leumi le-Israel, B.M., announced that its Netherlands subsidiary, Leumi International In- eves. i otiveter SELECTED JEWELRY PU. A4111 COMPLETE JEWELRY SERVICE 13720 W. 9 Mile Rd. Oak Park. NI ich. Office \ear 3AISIsal • Nam .,1 Floats Bbrid rseue an eurni and Matching Bedspreads FREE Estimates tnor,sis LI 7-5068 Immediate Delivery vestments, N.V., has suc- cessfully completed a $30 million Eurobond fund- raising operation — the first Eurobond fund rais- ing by a leading Israeli fi- nancial institution. The proceeds of the issue will be applied to further develop the in- ternational operations of the Bank Leumi Group. Bank Leumi Trust. Company of New York, a member of the Bank Leumi Group, recently acquired the deposit liabilities and certain as- sets of the former Ameri- can Bank & Trust Com- pany in New York. In Tel Aviv, Bank Leumi headquarters, has announced the election of Ernest I. Japhet as chairman of the board of directors of the bank, re- placing Dr. E. Lehmann. U Tel -AVIV Zii6 to Get Millions TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Tel Aviv Zoo and the Soc- iety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is about to inherit millions of Israeli Pounds from the estate of Avraham Lit- vinsky, whose father was one of the founders of Tel Aviv. But his brother, Chaim Litvinsky, a Tel Aviv lawyer whO was be- queathed only one Pound, has challenged the will, claiming that his brother was under psychiatric treatment at the time of his death and did not know what he was doing. Philadelphia Jewry Marks 75th Year at order your 1977 car now - 1111 11 .1A A-1. 0-1)- ALL OUR OLDSMOBILES HAVE SAKS APPEAL 35300 GRAND RIVER FARMINGTON HILLS 478-0500 NEW YORK — The Bicentennial year, 1976, marks the 75th anniver- sary of the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Grea- ter Philadelphia. In celebration of this event, a major exhibit depicting life in Philadelphia and the influential role played by the federation since 1901 has been pre- pared by noted Israeli de- signer Moshe Zabari. Under the supervision of FJA's 75th Anniver- sary Committee, headed LOWER INTEREST RATES ON AU 0 LOANS 1 0 /0* . coNvENANT CALL-US FIRST FOR DETAILS CRED T UN ON serving B'nai Brith Members 21711 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. 354-6100 36 Monthly Payments . Amount Financed Monthly Payments Finance Charge $5,000.00 4,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 $161.30 129.04 96.78 64.52 $806.80 645.44 484.08 322.72 Annual Percentage Rate 10% 10% 10% 10% *Effective annual percentage rate for the purchase of new automobiles with 20% down payment and a maximum financing term of 36 months. by co-chairmen Mrs. Syl- van H. Eisman and-Syl- van M. Cohen, the exhibit, "Continuity and Change, - will be dis- played without charge to the public, Nov. 1-28, at Philadelphia's Civic Center, and will encom- pass the Philadelphia Jewish community's con- tribution from its earliest beginnings in the late 1600's to 1976, with pro- jection to the future. The month-long exhibit has been endorsed as an official Bic'entennial event by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, Phila- delphia '76, Inc., and the Pennsylvania Bicenten- nial Commission, and will coincide with Philadel- phia's Jewish American Week, Nov. 7-13, and the General Assembly meet- ings in this city of the Na- tional Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds on Nov. 10-14. Hebrew U. Creates Cancer Treatment NEED FINANCING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR? - .. NEW YORK — Broad- way columnist Leonard Lyons, whose column, "The Lyons Den" ap- peared in the New York Post for 40 years, died Oct. 7 at age 70. Litvinsky, who died re- cently in Switzerland without any heirs, left all his money to the zoo and the society. Most Models Follow the Tracks to Harry Abram nist Leonard Lyons, 70, Told Anecdotes About Actors JERUSALEM — A promising treatment for some forms of skin cancer has been deyeloped by scientists at the Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School. The therapy, developed by Prof. Adam Bekier- kunst of the medical bac- teriology department and Prof. Haim Cohen of the dermatology and ven- ereology department, is the result of research going on for the past eight years on the biological ac- tivities of cord factor. Based.on their findings, Prof. Bekierkunst and Cohen developed a killed BCG and .cord factor pre- paration in the form of an ointment which Prof. Cohen successfully uses on patients with skin tumors. While living BCG has been known to be effec- tive in treating some can- cers, it is difficult to use it in skin cancer with large areas affected. The oint- ment with BCG and cord factor added is easily spread on a large area, and has proven to be , ry effective theraputical.y. LEONARD LYONS Mr. Lyons column, which appeared in more than 100 newspapers, was noted for its anecdotes -'about celebrities. Born Leonard Sucher, Mr. Lyons was the son of a sweatshop worker who died when the boy was 7. Ellen H. Roberts Ellen H. Roberts, a leading automotive fash- ion model in the 1950s, died Oct. 7 at age 51. Born in Romeo, Mrs. Roberts was a life resi- dent of Detroit. She was a member of Temple Beth El, the Franklin Hills Country Club, the Stan- dard Club and was active in efforts for the Humane Society. She wrote a col- umn for the Grosse Pointe News called "Party Line. - She resided at 2760 Farmingdale Rd., Bir- mingham. Mrs. Roberts leaves her husband, Edward; two sons, Jack end EdWard; and a daughter, Suzanne. Hyman Slakter Hyman Slakter, foun- der and past president of the Detroit Independent Sprinkler Co., died Oct. 6. Born in Utica, N.Y., Mr. Slakter was actively in- volved with the sprinkler firm for 35 years. He was a member of Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith, the Zionist Organization of America and the Masonic Lodge in Utica (N.Y.). He leaves a brother, Albert of Las Vegas, Nev.; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Rose) Benjamin, Goldie and Eva. Energy Adviser Warns Israel JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Dr. Zvi Dinstein, ad- viser to the Israel gov- ernment on energy mat- ters, warned against har- boring illusions on the ex- tent of the new oil finds in Israel. One should not ex- pect extraordinary re- sults, said Dinstein, bar- ring some miraculous de- velopments. He further warned that it will take at least five years of intensive search before Israel will know for certain what its oil re- serves are, if any. He attended the High School of Commerce, City College and St. John's Law School, from which he graddated in 1928. While practicing law he began sending column items to Walter Winchell and others. In 1930, he was hired for $15 a week tr - - write a column of chatte for the Euglish page °file '- Jewish Daily Forward, where the editor changed his name to Lyons, an adaptation of his father's middle name of Leib — "lion" in Yiddish. When J. David Stern bodght The Post "in 1934 and decided to print a Broadway column, Mr. Lyons was chosen over 500 applicants. As the nightlife grew and be- came more glamorous, Mr. Lyons, as the news- paper's roundsman, be- gan to accumulate his list of sources. Dan B. Ruskin, Florida Magnate MIAMI --L Dan B. Rus- kin, prominent Miami developer-industrialist and the head of Israel- Miami Group, an invest- ment s.yndicate which formed the Dan hotel chain in Israel, and de- veloped Israel's first oil field, died here at age 77. Max Baker, 82 Max Baker, a retail men's apparel merchant and owner of Baker's Men's and Boys' Wear in River Rouge, died Oct. 7 at age 82. Born in Poland, Mr. Baker was actively in- volved in his business from 1922 to 1972. He was a past junior vice com- mander of the Jewish War Veterans Downriver Post 225, a member of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, a past commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Downriver Chapter 127 and a member of the American Legion Post 314. Mr. Baker leaves a daughter-in-law, Mrs. William (Bernice) Baker; a grandson, Marc Baker; and a granddaughter, Susan Baker. Elderly Jews Get Legal Aid SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — More than 400 elderly Jews have been provided with free coun- sel in a legal assistance to the elderly project estab- lished .here in November, 1974 by the Northern California Division of the American Jewish Con- gress. The program has, since it started, provided el- derly Jews with help with wills, understanding con- sumer contracts, negotiationg leases and helping them to get all the benefits due them under Medicare, Social Security and Medi-Cal, the state health care program for the indigent.