6 Friday, September 1, 1918
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Harry Laker's Many Communal Activities Hailed
ufacturers of industrial wip- every office in the Pinsker
organization.
ing cloths in the Midwest.
He has served on the
Laker received the
community service board of the Hebrew Be-
award from the Jewish nevolent Society for approx-
Buy a brick!
Welfare Federation in imately 35 years, perform-
1964, is a member of the - ing the duties of trustee
Prime Minister's Club of from 1973 through 1975. He
State of Israel Bonds; and is a member of Craftsman
has citations from the Lodge of the Masons where
Masonic Temple building he served as a worshipful
master in 1952. He is a 32nd
fund.
In 1969, he was Israel degree Mason.
Laker is a member of
Bonds' "man of the year"
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and in 1974 he and his wife the Scottish Rite Consis-
were named couple of the
year for 'outstanding serv-
From Israel
ices in the Pinsker Pro-
gressive Aid Society.
By HASEKELL COHEN
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The Lakers have been
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members of the Pinsker
Not too long ago I wrote a
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'47 years and he has held minent conversion to
Judaism of Aulcie Perry,
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Little did I dream at the
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• conversion of another black
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• former Indiana U. All-
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American Quinn Buckner,
who went on to fame with
the U.S. Olympic cham-
pionship five in Montreal in
1976 and currently plays for
the Milwaukee Bucks in the
National Basketball Asso-
ciation.
Buckner was one of the 20
NBA stars who appeared
recently in the 20th annual
Maurice Stokes Games,
played at Kutsher's Coun-
try Club in Monticello, N.Y.
Quinn revealed that he is
married to a Jew, Rhonda
Pajatz. Thus far he hasn't
made any move towards
possible conversion to
Judaism but as he puts it,
"I've given it considerable
thought and am pondering
Innovation in
over the possibility."
kitchen appliances
"I come from a very
to make
religious Baptist home,"
Buckner revealed, "but I
food processing
was reared in the
quick and easy!
Methodist religion. I
guess I was turned off by
• Pulse Action for
religion by the time I
instant on/off control
reached my junior year in
high school. Mind you, I
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am a believer in a sup-
with handle
reme being, but the con-
stant pressure on me to
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attend church services
processing attachments
every week got on my
to slice, chop, grate, shred,
nerves and I just rebelled
against the regimenta-
grind, blend, puree and
tion imposed on me."
a plastic mixing blade!
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In reply to my question
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concerning his future reli-
gious affiliation, what with
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the possibility of increases
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in his family, the Mil-
waukee stalwart replied, "I
realize I have to do a lot of
thinking about it.
"My wife doesn't push me;
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is
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Harry Lakei, for many
years an activist in congre-
gational movements, in-
cluding the presidency of
Cong. Beth Achim, and in
the service of Israel and
other causes, has received
many commendations in
marking his 70th birthday,
which he celebrated July 8.
Laker was born July 8,
1908, in Chorzel, Poland.
He had six brothers and
three sisters. He immig-
rated to Canada in 1920 and
was educated in Windsor,
Ontario.
In 1926, Laker immig-
rated to the U.S. and mar-
ried Sarah Kleiman.
In 1946, he established
the Ace Wiping Cloth Co.,
now one of the largest man-
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He has been active in the
Histadrut and Labor Zionist
movement and actively par-
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doesn't keep a kosher home
Former Detroit Tiger El-
but I would not be averse to liot Maddox of the N.Y.
Mets has been going with a
that."
"At this point I'm weigh- Jewish woman for some
ing, if I can use the expres- time.
sion, my religious options."
Maddox started the con-
In baseball, the great version process while play-
hitter Rod Carew, hap- ing in Texas and for a while
pily married to a Jewish
continued "discussions"
woman, has been, appar-
with a Long Island rabbi
ently, struggling with the
during his tenure with the
same situation. Carew, a
N.Y. Yankees.
father, supposedly has
been giving serious
thought to conversion
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tians and Jews.
He has served as
president of Cong. Beth
Achim for two consecutive
terms and is currently serv-
ing on the board of directors.
He has been a member of
the congregation for more
than 40 years. He also holds
membership in the men's
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Shriners of Moslem Tem-
ple and also holds mem-
bership in the Crescent
Shrine Club and the
Boulevard Shrine Club.
He is a member of the
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ter and served as the associ-
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1954.
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