THE : DETROIT JEWISH NEWS.

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New Year Best Wishes to
All our Friends and Patrons

BEN & GEORGE'S

Deli - Restaurant
29481 W. 7 Mile Rd., Livonia
477-0123

Wishing All Our Friends and Customers
GREETINGS for the NEW YEAR

71ALDOIS RESTAURANT

ALDO OTTAVIANI AND STAFF

19143 KELLY nr. 7 Mile & Ford Expwy.

George and Sicilia Grego

AND EVERYONE AT

C O M O 'S

RESTAURANT

548-5005
OFFER THE VERY UTMOST IN
BEST WISHES FOR A HEALTHY AND

22812 WOODWARD at 9 Mile

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HOURS
11 a.m. TO 2 a.m., SUN. THRU THURS.
11 a.m. TO 4 a.m., FRI. & SAT.

McDONALD'S

ON GREENFIELD RD.

EXTENDS
GREETINGS
FOR THE
NEW YEAR
WITH BEST WISHES TO ALL
FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS

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26550 GREENFIELD at 11 Mile
Oak Pork

Next to Towne Theater

Our Sincerest

Wishes For A

HAPPY
NEW YEAR

TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
From The

BOTTLE &
BASKET SHOPS

Black NY Gager Is
Converted to Judaism

By HASKELL COHEN

NEW YORK (JTA) — Au-
lcie Perry, the star of the
Maccabi Tel Aviv basket-
ball team, has completed his
conversion to Judaism and
is on his way back to Israel
to start a new life. The
Black basketball whiz
finalized his conversion by
going through the custom-
ary Brit Mila, and visited a
mikva in New York City
and assumed the name
Elisha Ben Abraham.
Perry is on the way to his
new apartment in the
northern part of Tel Aviv.
His intention is to apply
immediately for Israeli citi-
zenship which, of course,
will include serving in the
Israeli armed forces.
The six-foot, 10-inch bas-
ketball star explained, "I
was too tall for the U.S.
army but in Israel everyone
has to do his part and I'm
happy to become a member
of the Zahal."
Perry found that it was
easier to become a bas-

ketball star in Israel than
converting to Judaism.
He recalls that when the
Maccabi team returned
to Israel last year, after
beating the Russians • in
Belgrade for the Euro-
pean Championship,
175,000 people greeted
him and his teammates at .
Ben-Gurion Airport. Ac-
cording to Perry it wa s
the high point in his life
and possibly had consid-
erable influence in turn-
ing him towards the
Jewish faith.

When he finally . decided
to make his move, his
teammates gave him con-
siderable encouragement,
but the rabbis didn't.
"I understand the rabbis'
position in trying to turn me
down. We Jews are very
proud of our heritage and
tradition and do not take

Yeshiva Dean

NEW YORK — Dr. Sid Z.
Leiman, 36-year-old former
senior scholar in Judaic
studies at Yale, and visiting
scholar in Jewish ethics at
the Kennedy Institute of
Ethics, Georgetown Uni-
versity, has been appointed
dean of Yeshiva Univer-
sity's Bernard Revel
Graduate School and direc-
tor of graduate Jewish edu-
cation.
Dr. Leiman succeeds Dr.
Haym Soloveitchik, who
will resume full time teach-
ing responsibilities after 'a
one year's leave of absence
devoted to research and
writing.

New Arab Friend

NEW YORK — -Former

Texas Governor John Con-
nally helped put together
the deal for Saudi Arabians
Gaith Pharaon and Khaled
Bin Mahfouz to buy the
Main Bank of Houston.
As one of the partners in
the deal, Conally owns 15
percent of the stock.

The voice of the people is
as the Voice of God.
Midrash

being a Jew lightly. The
rabbis turned me back do-
zens of times before accept-
ing me," Perry said. -
His firstglIne as a Jew in
Israel, on the Maccabi Five,
came this week when his
team opposed the Washing-
ton Bullets, National Bas-
ketball Association cham-
pions, in a charity game in
the Tel Aviv Sport Arena.
With Perry in the lineup
regularly, now that he is
qualified as a Jew, the Mac-
cabi Five figures to run
away with the Israel Na-
tional Basketball League
title once loop play com-
mences late in September.

Eriday,„ September-

1918

W

en a young man's wife draped in mourning.
.
dies, the altar of God is
— Talmud

WISHING ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
AND FRIENDS

BEST WISHES FOR A
HEALTHY AND HAPPY

NIT,, YEAR
ORIGINAL
ESQUIRE
Restaurant

21754 W.11 MILE RD. AT LAHSER
HARVARD ROW
353-4999
WE WILL CLOSE SUNDAY, OCT. 1
AND REOPEN WED., OCT. 4 AT 7 A.M.

Nick, Mike, Pete
And All The Employees. At

DETROIT

Wish All Our Wonderful
Customers and Friends

11-11EAUTIFIY AND
JOYFUL

EW "YEA,,U

CHARLIE & FRANK PAPPAS

AND THEIR ENTIRE STAFF
WISH EVERYONE
A

1977 • 5738

Thank You For
Your Continued and
Most Loyal Patronage
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AT ONE OF
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