THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 13, 1919 29

Medinat Israel: Land of Spirit

Danny Raskin's

LISTENING
POST

- MORE LIKE AN
apartment-hotel . . . or a re-
sort . . . than a senior citi-
zens complex . . . This is
Franklin .Club Apts. on
Franklin Rd.
Companionship seems to
be a key word here . . . the
dults keenly in tune
.mong people they can
communicate with . . . This
is a prime thing for break-
fasts and dinners especially
. . . two seatings . . . and
residents assigned to the
same seats . with the
same people . . . regularly.
Most of them didn't know
each other until moving in
. . . Now they dine together,
party together and partake
with each other in the game
room or exercise room.
Open just over a year
Franklin Club Apts.
has 372 units ... one and
two bedrooms . . . all with
kitchenettes ... Many
residents like to do their
own cooking and
entertain guests ...
There's limousine and
dry cleaning service ...
daily maid service . . . and
even a beauty salon in the
building to "pretty up"
for Franklin Club's next
party ... or just dinner
that evening.
Average age is 75 ... and
head chef Bob Sleep says
that when the dining room
is filled it's nothing to serve
almost 1,000 people- in a day
. . . Guests of residents are
charged a minimal dining
fee . . . but children under
12 are free . . . Restaurant
manager and food director
is conscientious Joy Yost,
who, with Bob, are very at-
tuned to the wishes of
Franklin Club residents.
This bright concept in
senior citizen living has
many happy faces . . . things
to look forward to . . . birth-
day parties every month .. .
guest speakers like Goldie
Adler . . . lectures on finan-
cial planning . . . bridge
parties, daily exercises,
bingo, workshops, sing-a-
longs, kaluki and canasta,
movies, etc. . . .
On Tuesday, the Far-
mington Hills Senior Citi-
zens will give a disco dance
and exercise performance at
p.m.. . . July 21, 5 to 8p.m.
ill be an Hawaiian luau
ith leis, island music and
dancers and Hawaiian
menu ... July 22 will be an
art show . . . July 25, 8 p.m.,
Barbara Young and her
group entertains in the din-
ing room with guitars and
piano.
What impressed me most
on a recent visit were the
smiling faces and total lack
of confinement . . . Franklin
Club Apts is a well-planned
adult community with an
excellent concept.
RECENT GAMES nith
by Mrs. & Mrs. Group, City
of Hope, was record-
breaking fund-raiser for the
group . . . Its 10th annual
Bob-Lo Moonlight Cruise on

Wednesday may also break
moonlight records fOr them
. . . Co-chairmen are Meyer
Feinstein (491-8356) and
Les Greenspan.
THOSE INTERESTED
in organizing the reunion
for first five years of Central
High, 1929-1933, can call
Molly Levitt, 353-0077, or
Lee Helfman, 535-5256.
RON EDDY at Charter
House Barber Shop on Nine
Mile, can tell you how not to
clean a lawn mower .. .
especially with the motor
running . . . Ron is back at
'his chair after losing part of
a finger to his first knuckle
while doing what he says
other people shouldn't.
GET WELL WISHES
. . . to Belle Horenstein
(Max) in Room 633 at Pro-
vidence Hospital.
of
DEPARTMENT
Michigan, Ladies Auxil-
iary, Jewish War Veterans,
has call out for a piano .. .
One is needed at JWV
Memorial Home on W. 12
Mile Rd. . . . Would be tax
deductible since JWV is a
non-profit group . . . Call
the office, 559-5680 .. .
Ruth Weiss is department
president.
LOU MILLER, driver-
salesman, is in his 29th year
with Domestic Linen.
BIRTHDAY
/CON-
GRATS ... to Meyer Stern
on number 73 . . . retired in
Bal Harbour, Fla.
JOE MEDWED heads
third office opened by Aetna
Realty . . . converting an
entire building on Coolidge
north of 10 Mile . . . Aetna's
other offices are in South-
field and West Bloomfield.
LEO MERTZ comes up
with another idea . . . This
time its his Mertz Bakery on
Coolidge and Nine Mile in
Oak Park making desserts
for dieters . . . by Bob Stern,
formerly employed at a diet
bake shop in Southfield,
who once weighed over 300
lbs. and is now a happy 175.
AFTER GOING THE
bachelor route for many
years, a successful man-
ufacturer of men's hats in
New York met a girl who
struck his fancy, wooed her
and won her, tells Howard
Ball, here for a short visit
from N.Y. . . . The day after
the engagement was an-
nounced, the hat-maker
danced delightedly about
his office and said to his
partner, "Max, I've never
been so happy! I'm on Cloud
Seven and an Eighth."

Meadow Brook
Open for Tours

Meadow Brook Hall will
be open during July and
August for tours and lunch-
eons. Tour hours are 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and 1-5
p.m. Sundays. Luncheon is
served 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday,
and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. There
is a charge.

"The state is not the high-
est good of man. This may be
said of an ordinary state,
the value of which does not
exceed that of a large insur-
ance company . . . But this
does not apply to a state
based on ideal foundations,
the existence of which is
hewn out of the most sub-
lime content. Such a state is
ours, Medinat Israel (State

Israel Expo
Service Begun

NEW YORK — A new
service has been created to
help Jewish communities
who hold Israel Expo pro-
grams.
The new service, the
America-Israel Expo Serv-
ice, makes available Israeli
exhibits and productions
such as Habima and Here Is
Israel.
For information, write
America-Israel Expo Serv-
ice, 101 Fifth Ave., New
York, N.Y., 10003.

Wedding Ring
on Forefinger

The ring is placed on
the forefinger of the bride
during a Jewish wedding
ceremony.
One reason offered for
this practice is that the
forefinger is the finger used
to point to something of sig-
nificance. The ring, of
course, is an object which
signifies the marriage bond
of the two mates.

of Israel), the foundation of
the throne of God in the
world. It is permeated with
the desire that the Lord is
One and His name is One
which is indeed the highest
good.
the
"Admittedly,
achievement of this sublime
good is a long drawn-out
process, in order to cause its
light to ascend in the days of
darkness. But it does not, on
account of this, cease being
the highest good."
— Rabbi Abraham
Isaac Kook

Import of Party
for Newborn Son
It is customary to have a

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special party on the first
Friday night after the birth
of a son.
This custom is explicitly
mentioned in the gloss of
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
(Yoreh De'ah 265). One exp-
lanation for this party is
that it is a means of giving
thanks that the child over-
came the dangers as-
sociated with birth and is
alive and well (see Rabenu
Tam-Baba Kama- , Ch.
M'rubah).
Another reason offered is
that this is the first Sabbath
experienced by the child
and thus could be regarded
as the first religious experi-
ence of his life. This party is
sometimes referred to as
"Shalom Zachar," i.e., a sa-
lute of peace and well being
to the newborn son.

Chef's Specials

Served Mon. Thru Sat. Night:

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COMPLETE DINNER INCLUDES: SOUP, SALAD,
VEGETABLE OR POTATO
40 OTHER ENTREE ITEMS ALSO AVAILABLE

Live Entertainment & Dancing
Monday Thru Saturday

• 353-5110

3055 TELEGRAPH AT 9 MILE RD.

IF IT'S JULY, THIS
MUST BE LOBSTER OR
TOURNEDOS AGAIN.

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Just like June, every weekend in July we're flying in whole live lobsters from the East Coast.
So you can enjoy a lobster dinner with clam chowder, salad, potato, corn-on-the cob, rolls
and butter. For just $9.95 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Prefer beef? Have Tournedos of Beef, with soup, salad, potato, vegetables, rolls and
butter. Also just $9.95 on Friday and Saturday nights.
July is great at L.J. Loophole's.

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