22 Friday, November 4, 1977 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Former Detroiters, Rabbis Kushner and Donin, to Speak at Book Fair Two former Detroiters who are members of the rabbinate will be among the featured authors who will speak during- the 26th annual Jewish Book Fair, beginning next weekend at the main Jewish Commu- nity Center. "Tales of Religious Mys- tery or Confessions of an Oak Park Mystic" is the title of Rabbi Lawrence Kushner's lecture 1 p.m. Nov. 14. His latest book, "Honey From the Rock," promises to be an important book about Jewish mysticism. Rabbi Kushner was born in Detroit in 1943. He stud- ied art as a boy and still does - Hebrew calligraphy. Going directly from high school into the pre-rabbinic program of the University of Cincinnati, he graduated in 1965 Phi Beta Kappa in philosophy. In 1969 he was ordained RABBI DONIN ROLEX '47 Our Heritage is Quality. Tests determine quality: tests of science, tests of use. 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Beth El of Sudbury, Mass., an informal congregation in suburban Boston. He is recommended by the "Jewish Catalog" as an initiator of creative Jew- ish ideas and a good teacher. The lecture is open to the public. There is a luncheon prior to Rabbi Kushner's talk for which reservations are required, and there is a charge. Former Detroiter Rabbi Hayim Donin will be the speaker 10 a.m. Nov. 17. Rabbi Donin was for 20 years rabbi of Cong. Bnai David, and he built up and directed a highly-esteemed afternoon Hebrew school of Join us in voting to keep STEVE COOPER's experience working-for Southfield. Jack Abella Irving Ackerman John A. Allen Julius E. Allen Norman Allen Michael & Alfrieda Anspach Ira & Marcia Auslander Harvey Babcock Leonard & Nancy Baron Leonard & Anne Baruch Dr. & Mrs. Robert Berman Maxine Berman Louis & Vivian Berry Peter L Bolgar Ruth Bornstein Albert J. & Estelle Burke Elliot & Sharon Burns Shirley & Harold Bussey Doris Cobrin Goldie Cohen Walter Cohen Albert E. 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Michigan 48076 over 700 students. He helped found and direct Akiva Hebrew Day School, and served as -president of that institution. He was adjunct professor of Jewish studies at the Uni- versity of Detroit. He also taught education at Wayne State University. Rabbi Donin, whose topic is "Dynamics of Jewish Upbringing," has just writ- ten a new book, "To Raise A Jewish Child," and has also written the widely- acclaimed and best-selling RABBI KUSHNER book, "To Be A Jew." He is now living in Israel and devotes himself primarily to writing. Rabbi Donin's talk will be co-sponsored by Women's Auxiliary, United Hebrew Schools, Hillel Day School PTO, and Akiva Day School PTA. His talk is open to the public without charge. There will be a continental breakfast which. is optional at 9:30 a.m., for which there is a charge and reservations are required. Howard Bluni, author of "Wanted ! The Search for Nazis in America" will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 17. His book deals with why, 30 years after the end of World War II, there are still as many as 59 Nazi war criminals living out their lives quietly in the United States — and why, far from seeking to expose and deport them, the U.S. Immi- gration and Naturalization Service seems over the years to have deliberately contrived to muddy the waters for anyone brash enough to pursue them. Blum, 28, was co-recipient in 1967 of Columbia Univer- sity's Meyer Berger Award for distinguished reporting. A former staff writer for the Village Voice,. Blum has written front-page investigative stories for the New York Times, and has had his work published in several national magazines. BWM Blum's lecture is co-spon- sored by the Michigan Jew- ish Singles Council, which received a $50 contribution towards Blum's expenses from the Department of Michigan Jewish War. Vet- erans. The JWV has been ' actively supporting expo- sure and investigation of Nazis living in the U.S. - Natan Shaham, Israeli consul for cultural affairs, ip is an author, farmer, diplo- mat, kibutznik and a Sabra. He is the son of Eliezer Steinman, a famous Hebrew- writer from Obodovka, Rus- sia. This was a town with only six Jewish families, all of whom, eventually settled in Palestine. Steinman founded the first Hebrew- weekly in Tel Aviv in 1925, the same year that Natan was born. Educated at the Gym- nasia Herzliah in Tel Aviv, Shaham served with the Israeli Defense Forces for several years. Since 1945 he has been a member of Kibutz Beit Alfa, working in agriculture for more than 30 years and writing 25 books, mostly novels, short stories QIAIM GRADE and children's books on a wide variety of subjects. He has written nine plays, four radio plays and a play for television. His book, "Journey in the Land of Israel — This Land We Love" has been published in English. Shaham will speak in Hebrew at Book Fair, 3 p.m. Nov. 13, on "Contem- porary Hebrew Literature — Old vs. New." His talk is co-sponsored by the Cen- ter's Hebrew Department. Ira Hirschmann will lec- ture on "New Way to Peace in the Middle East" at 1 p.m. Nov. 16, co-sponsored by Brandeis University National Women's Com- mittee; Michigan Region, Women's -American ORT; and the National -Council of (Continued on Page 26) HIRSCHMANN SHAHAM 0-