THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Local Aliya Director Meets Top Jewish Emigre Chief "If a Jew wants to make aliya, it is Israel's duty, with "very few exceptions, to facilitate absorption." With this major policy departure, Raphael Kot- lowitz, newly named head of the Jewish-Agency Immi- gration Department, opened the annual Israel Aliya Center Conference of North American shlikhirn held recently in New York. According to Yehuda Be- rman, director of the Israel Aliya Center in Oak Park, Kotlowitz emphasized that better absorption in Israel is Wishing all our Friends and Customers a Happy and Healthy HANUKA BRODY'S BOYS & YOUNG MENS WEA 13745 W. NINE MILE RD. LI 3-411 5 - During This Festival of Lights We wish all our friends and customers a peaceful HAPPY Hanuka Focus of Radio Show Flint radio station WFBE-FM will present a program on Hanuka as part of the monthly series pre- sented by "Maxine and the Jewish Connection" 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Flint People Make News Dr. William Bernard was interviewed on radio recently on the topic "Self Care, How Much and For Whom?" on the monthly health radio program pro- duced by the Flint Osteo- pathic Society. Ronald J. Hartman is the new president of the Univeisity Club of Flint. Gerald B. Brown is secretary-greasurer. Gilbert B. Gottlieb has been elected president of the American Home Lighting Institute Showroom Di- vision. COMMUNITY. CALENDAR Complete Food Centers Business Briefs Five commercials for Big Boy Restaurants created by Simons Michelson Zieve, Inc., of Troy, received first place awards in the national TV Commercials Festival in Chicago. The firm is the ad- vertising agency for Big Boy national. * * ,* Debbra Friedman of Southfield has just received a certificate qualifying her as a certified graphoanalyst. A certified Metropolitan Detroit Israel Aliya Center director graphoanalyst is trained to Yehuda Berman, right, is briefed by Raphael Kot- identify personality traits lowitz, head of the Jewish Agency Immigration De- partment, at recent conference of North American aliya emmisaries. the key to improved aliya and that toward that end he will encourage the estab- lishment of landsrnanshaf- ten — organizations of ohm who have emigrated from the same geographical area. "Such groups in Israel, supported by similar units in the cities from which olim have emi- grated will act as catalysts for a smoother absorption," Kotlowitz said. "Experience has taught us that the smoothest absorption has been accomplished when an oleh was as- sisted •by former resi- dents of the same area who shared common problems and aspira- tions." Monday — USY latke party. Thursday — FJCC Senior Friendship Club, noon, Temple Beth El. Kotlowitz told Israel Aliya Center shlikhim to urge their communities to establish support groups and that his Jerusalem office will enact a similar plan. Berman, whose Israel Aliya Center is responsible for servicing all of Michi- gan, all of Indiana, Toledo, Ohio and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, said Kotlowitz told him that he planned to name ombudsmen for olim in Israel. Kotlowitz said that he would soon launch a major effort to urge the absorption ministry to establish pro- grams for singles and re- tirees "in a serious manner that will encourage these two groups of Jews to im- migrate to Israel in greater numbers." Friday, December 22, 1918 69 in people without the neces- sity cf meeting them, using samples of their handwrit- ing for analysis purposes. Yeshiva to Host a Hanuka Party Yeshivath Beth Yehtidah will hold its annual Hanuka carnival 11 a.m. Sunday in the yeshiva building. There will be' games, prizes and traditional re- freshments. All are wel- come. To Our Customers And Friends May This Festival Of Lights Be Filled With Health & Happiness IRVING'S Furniture In the t, Chanukah commemorated war. This year, may Chanukah celebrate peace. EARVARE ROW Mail One can acquire every- thing in solitude - except character. •e,