THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 14, 1977 45
Bond Subscriptions Pass 1 Million at Chatham Markets Event
BY HEIDI PRESS
Nearly 1,000 Jewish
and non-Jewish rep-
resentatives of food-
related industries at-
tended the first corporate
tribute dinner on behalf
of State of Israel Bonds
sponsored by Chatham
Super Markets, Inc.,
Sunday at Fairlane
Manor in Dearborn. More
than $1,220,000 in Bond
subscriptions were
realized at the event.
The dinner, the first in
chigan,i.vas occasion to
for Bernard Weisberg,
president of the super-
market chain, who was
awarded the State of Is-
rael Prime Minister's
Award "for his efforts on
behalf of the state of Is-
rael."
Guest speaker, Ze'ev
Sher, Israel's economic
minister to the U.S. and
Canada, reporting that
nearly 70 percent of every
Israeli tax dollar goes for
defense, appealed for
greater financial aid to
benefit Israel's
humanitarian and educa-
tional needs.
Sher said that Israel has
to remain strong "militar-
ily and economically. Only
a strong Israel can and will
negotiate peace." He told
the members of the audi-
ence that through their
Bond investments they are
helping to achieve peace in
the Mideast.
Referring to the July 4
Israeli raid on Uganda's
Entebbe Airport, which
was being dramatized in
a TV program that even-
in•, Sher said that Israel
added to the U.S. Bicen-
tennial celebration of
-
the dinner a vehicle for
loan dollars for Israel.
"In honoring me you
honor Israel, and in hon-
oring Israel you honor
her commitment to free-
dom which we as Ameri-
cans take for granted so
freely."
Merrill Gordon, chair-
man of the Commerce and
Industry Division for the
local Bond organization,
presented Harvey Weis-
berg and Joseph Gadon,
coordinating dinner
chairman and Chatham's
vice president-director of
human resources, with the
! State of Israel Solidarity
Award.
Cantor•Jacob Barkin of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, ac-
companied by Cantor
Sholom Kalib of Cong.
Bath Moses, delivered a
musical tribute to the
honoree. Rabbi Irwin
Groner, spiritual leader
of Shaarey Zedek, deli-
vered the invocation in
HebreW and English.
Seated on the dais with
Bernard Weisberg, third from left, president of
Chatham Super Markets, Inc., was presented with the
State of Israel Prime Minister's Award Sunday at the
first corporate dinner in Michigan on behalf of State of
Israel Bonds. Sponsored by Chatham markets at Fair-
lane Manor in Dearborn, the dinner netted more than
$1,220,000 in Bond subscriptions. Shown with Weisberg,
are, from left: Merrill Gordon, chairman of the Com-
merce and Industry Division of the local Bond organiza-
tion; Stanford Stoddard, president of the Michigan Na-
tional Corp.; Weisberg; Mrs. Weisberg; Paul Zucker-
man, president of the United Jewish Appeal; Harvey
Weisberg, brother of the honoree, dinner chairman and
executive vice president of Chatham markets; Joseph
Gadon, dinder coordinating chairman and vice
president-director of human resources for Chatham;
and Ze've Sher, Israel economic minister to the U.S. and
Canada and guest speaker.
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freedom when Israel's day's dinner for Israel
military rescued Jewish Bonds would inspire other
hostages in the African corporations to follow suit. Jewish Historical
country. "We preserved He listed other U.S. com-
the dignity of man," he panies who have held func- Society Will. Meet
said.
tions benefitting Bonds.
The Jewish Historical
"In Israel we have only
David Pollack, general
Society. of Michigan will
one message. Everyone chairman of the State of have its semi-annual
has the right to exist, the Israel Bonds organiza-
meeting noon Sunday at
right to his own belief, the tion in Detroit, lauded the Stouffer's Northland Inn,
right to worship and the honoree and his leader- announces Dr. Henry
right to live his own life.
ship role in the family's
Green, president. Brunch
"In Israel, everyone company.
will be served.
has the right to live in
- Accepting the Prime
Dr. Milton Covensky of
freedom and with dig- Minister's Award, Ber- Wayne State University
nity."
nard Weisberg expressed will speak on "Western
In introductory re- his appreciation for the and Eastern Religions in
marks, dinner chairman
honor and said that he the 20th Century."
Harvey Weisberg,• execu- was not only accepting
Mrs. Morris Friedman
tive vice president of the award for himself but and Dr. Abraham Rogoff
Chatham Super Markets on behalf of his family too are program co-
and brother of the hon- since "my family and
oree, said he -hoped Sun- those at Chatham made chairmen. Guests are
welcome. For tickets, call
Dr. Lee F. Weinstock,
477-6292.
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The Southfield City calendars for the year.
Council is still looking for But Councilman Stephen
a way to hold, the city's Cooper pointed out the
primary election in Sep- conflict two years ago
tember while avoiding when Southfield decided
Rosh Hashana or the to use the new state law
Aug. 2 dates mandated by providing for the alterna-
state law.
tive date.
Council President Mar-
Cooper voted against
tin Hollander said that the change at the time
the council would check because no provision was
with state legislators to made for the Rosh
see if emergency legisla- Hashana conflict.
tion can be enacted to
Southfield City Clerk
hold the primary election Patrick Flannery esti-
on a date other than Sept. mated that 40-45 percent
13 or Aug. 2.
of Southfield's 80,000 res-
The council was hoping idents are Jewish, and that
to raise the issue in a bi- "quite a number of poll
monthly meeting with workers" are Jewish.
P^D. Joseph Forbes and
Staying with the Sept.
to Senator Daniel 13 date would mean that
L,Oper on Monday, but Jewish voters would
neither was able to at- probably resort to absen-
tend the meeting.
tee ballots.
Hollander said Atigust
was a bad time to hold an
election because of the
number of people on vaca-
tion and the long time-
span between the primary
Akiva Hebrew Day
and general elections.
School will hold an art au-
However, only South- ction 7:3.0 p.m. Jan. 29, at
field and Pontiac arntng Park West Galleries,
Oakland County's 10 Southfield.
cities holding primary
A champagne and pre-
elections this year have view hour with hors
opted for the Rosh d'oeuvres will precede the
Hashana date.
auction. There is a
Southfield residents charge. George Weingar-
became aware of the date den and Bluma
conflict last week after Shuchatowitz are co-
receiving their Southfield chairmen.
Akiva to Hold
Art Auction
Councilman Cooper
said the cost of processing
absentee ballots is "out of
sight," although South-
field is planning to use a
punch-card ballot this
year.
Flannery, who last
week was quoted by one
local newspaper as op-
posed to changing the
election date, said Tues-
day he favored the Aug. 2
date and he .hoped the
council would make the
change within a week.
"I don't know if the
legislature could f act that
fast. , The soonere the date
is changed, the more time
potential candidates will
have to circulate their
nomination petitions,"
Flannery said.
Several Southfield citi-
zens complaining about
the Rosh Hashana elec-
tion date said that it
would curtailplection day
activities of Jewish can-
didates as well as reduce
the Jewish voter turn-
out.
An election official in a
neighboring community
expressed surprise that
-Southfield had planned to
use the Rosh Hashana
date, saying that "elec-
tions should be set at the
convenience of the elec-
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