impoi 20 . mmigneinnimanow THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 13, 1979 PARAMONT PROMOTION GREATER DETROIT ANTIQUE SHOW April 20, 21, 22 W. 8 Mile Rd. Armory Near Northland Daily 12 to 10, Sun. 12 to 60 135 EXHIBITORS BBYO Receives Northrop Grant WASHINGTON — The Bnai Brith Youth Organ- ization has been awarded a grant of $20,000 by the Northrop Corp. to fund an in-service training program for the agency's professional staff. The program will focus on new ways to meet the needs of teenagers in the 1980s. HAPPY PASSOVER THE SHAARIT HAPLAYTAH Survivors Of 1945 Invites You To The Outstanding Event Of The Season A CELEBRATION OF SIGNING THE PEACE TREATY Sat, April 14, 8:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel Holocaust Memorian in NY Discussed; Remembrance Events Planned Nationally WASHINGTON (JTA) — chairman of the Anti- The President's Commis- Defamation League of Bnai sion on the Holocaust is Brith, suggested that a "liv- being urged to consider New ing memorial" such as a York City as the site of "a museum be established living memorial" to the vic- either in New York or tims of the Holocaust. New Washington. He also York City Mayor Edward suggested a special clock to Koch suggested this to the tick off the minutes "one Commission at hearings after another for six long being held by Congressional years and every single min- members of the Presidential ute for 60 minutes an hour group appointed to make for 24 days, seven days a recommendations for a week, 53 weeks a year for six years" to record the suitable memorial. Herbert Richman, special murder of six million Jews. Meanwhile, the Jewish assistant to the Mayor, urged that New York City Community Council of be established as the site Greater Washington is inasmuch as the New York -urging that "every area has the largest number Jewish home" light a of survivors of the yahrzeit candle April 23 in memory of the Six Mil- Holocaust. Dore Schary, honorary lion Jews who perished Yiddish Studies Program Continues at Ben-Gurion U. 14450 West Ten Mile,Rd., Oak Park Dancing Music By Eric Rosenow and His Continentals Kosher for Passover Food and Beverages Served Donation $6 per person Tickets available at the door 647-8054 126 S. Woodward, Birmingham Mort., Tu•s., W.d., Sat. 10-6 Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 FOR THE ULTIMATE IN FASHION-RIGHT . FORMALWEAR RENTALS & SALES Celebrate the occasion with a fresh ap- proach to formaiwear. Featuring an exten- sive selection. The newest styles and colors. FEATURING Westwood, Newport, Woodstock, Windsor, Tux Tails, 21 Colored Shirts, Flared Pants, Volare Boots • WEDDINGS *-PROMS • CRUISES • EVERY IMPORTANT SOCIAL EVENT 'RUDI'S BARBER SHOP 13805 W. 9 MILE RD. 25th ANNIVERSARY WISH ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A HAPPY, HEALTHY PASSOVER 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS MEN'S HAIRCUTS '3 50 SHAMPOO AND $1 0°° HAIRCUT '40° MANICURE FROM APRIL 16 TO 21st CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 545-9503 - BEERSHEBA — In his recent remarks in Stoc- kholm, Yiddish writer and Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer referred to his mother tongue as "a dying language." However, at Ben-Gurion University, it is not dead yet. In fact, it is showing vigorous signs of life. Three years ago, the uni- versity established a Yid- dish Culture Studies pro- gram as a division of the Humanities and Social Sci- -ences departments. Each year enrollment has climbed, to the present total of approximately seventy people studying the litera- ture, culture, and traditions of a once flourishing Euro- pean Jewish society. Two courses are being of- fered this semester. One fo- cuses mainly on Sholem Aleichem's Tevye stories and the other deals with I.L. Peretz, the Yiddish author whose Hasidic tales have delighted generations of Jewish audiences. Students Pakistan Blames Zionist Influence for Aid Cutoff NEW YORK — Pakistan charged the U.S. govern- ment with forming its foreign policy under the influence of "Zionist circles" after Washington last week decided to cut off aid to that country on, the suspicion that it was trying to develop nuclear weapons. Denying that such a nu- clear program was under way, the ministry of foreign affairs attributed the U.S. policy to the influence of "Zionist circles" who feared that an atomic bomb de- veloped in this Islamic country would be used by "the Moslem world" to menace Israel. An official of the foreign affairs ministry called the Washington action dis- criminatory, but would not clarify the nature of Pakis- tan's nuclear projects that aroused Washington's sus- picion. are given the option of read- ing the texts in the original Yiddish or in Hebrew trans- lation. The course is taught primarily in Yiddish with occasional explanations in Hebrew. An expanded program in the future may feature the works of other well-known writers from the past. Egypt's Queen Selling Her Art in _Jerusalem JERUSALEM (JTA) — The former Queen of Egypt, Queen Farida, wife of the late King Farouk, is holding an exhibition of her art work in a Jerusalem gal- lery. Some 15 of the Queen's original drawings are to be shown to the public, and then- sold for approximately IL 600 ($300) each. The drawings were purchased by the gallery's owner, Itamar Barkai, during a visit he paid the Queen at her home in Paris. in the Holocaust. The Council also urged that "no joyous activities be planned for this night and the following day," April 24. The appeals were made in connection with the "Days of Remembrance" to be ob- served for the week begin- ning April 22 as proclaimed by President Carter and the President's Commission on the Holocaust. Washington will hold its annual community-wide memorial observance for the victims of Nazism on April 22 at Adas Israel Congregation. Carter established April 28 and 29 as "Days of Re- membrance of Victims of the Holocaust" in accord- ance with the resolution Congress passed last Sep- tember. He also asked the American people to observe April 24 as "International Holocaust Day" — Yom Hashoah. The President's Commission on the Holocaust, which he an- nounced last Nov. 1, is coor- dinating the ceremonies for the remembrance and de- veloping plans for a na- tional memorial for the martyrs. More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the services April 22 at Temple Emanu-El in New York City. Also on April 22, in Philadelphia, a memorial service will be held at the Monument to the Six Mil- lion Jewish Martyrs. More than 5,000 people are expected at the serv- ice. Special sessions are planned for April 23 at state legislatures and proclama- tions are to be issued by governors and mayors of numerous states and cities, the President's Commission said. At noon April 24, the House and Senate will gather at the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony of commemoration. Elie Wiesel, chairman of the Commission, will chair the event. A children's choir will sing music of the Holocaust in Hebrew, Yid- dish and English. The ceremonies will con- clude April 29 at, Washington Cathedral be- ginning at 11 a.m. Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) will be the guest minister. * * * Events to Recall Armenian Dead Armenian Detroit's will community memorialize the 1.5 million Armenians killed by the Turks in 1915 with a series of events on April 24. A religious service will be held at the Armenian Mar- tyrs' Monument at Wood- lawn Cemetery at 11 a.m. A parade and rally will be held at 1 p.m. beginning at the Federal Building and ending at Kennedy Square in Detroit. _ A 7 p.m. memorial mass will be held at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Dearborn. Shaarit Haplaytah, Council Join for Memorial Tribute Shaarit Haplaytah and the Jewish Community Council will conduct a Memorial Academy — a tribute to the victims of the Holocaust — noon April 22 at Cong. Bnai\ David. Abraham Weberman, president, and Sonia Barkai noted that the Popowski, chairman of the Queen herself had spoken of memorial committee, will the possibility of coming to deliver opening remarks. Mrs. Popowski will be Israel, but these plans were - canceled out of fear of the joined by survivors of the reaction of pro-Palestinian concentration camps and circles in Paris. The Queen, ghettos in a candle lighting however, noted that now ceremony. Cantor Hyman Adler of that thL peace treaty be- Cong. Bnai David and tween Egypt and Israel has been signed, a future visit Cantor Louis Klein of by her to Israel should not Cong. Bnai Moshe will sing, accompanied by be ruled out. Karen Green. Sol Klein- man, chairman of the ORT Announces Holocaust Committee, will deliver remarks, and Poster Contest Marian Shifman, vice NEW YORK — A contest president of the Jewish in connection with the 1980 Community Council will centennial of ORT has been bring greetings from the announced. communal body. Rabbi Morton S. Yolkut, The contest, which is open to ORT students throughout spiritual leader of Cong. the world, will select the Bnai David, will deliver remarks, and students will best ORT centennial poster. Entries are limited tc) a render readings appropri- three-color design, which ate for the occasion. Dr. John A. Mames will must include the slogan "100 Years of ORT," and be present a tribute to the Righteous Gentiles to Rev. in by May 1979. An interna- Leonard E. Chrobot. Simon tional panel will judge the Schwartzberg, past entries. president, will read mes- sages, and Rabbi Charles H. Rosenzweig will deliver the memorial address. Bloch-Rose Post and Boy Scout Troop 23 also will par- ticipate. A photographic exhibit also will be fea- tured. The public is invited. * * * Round Table Solidarity Day Event at WSU The Detroit Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews will conduct a Christian-Jewish solidarity day in commem- oration of the Holocaust 3 p.m. April 22 in the com- munity arts auditorium at Wayne State University. The program will feature the film, "The Music of Au- schwitz"; Bishop Edsel Ammons, keynote speaker; The Detroit Symphony Ensemble; Temple Beth El Youth, "A Sermon in Song"; and a memorial service con- ducted by Rabbi Stanly Rosenbaum of Cong. Bnai Moshe. The program will be held in conjunction with the Jewish Community Coun- cil.