62 'Friday; February LI ;ME DETROIT, JEWISH NEWS Israel Pension for Mrs. Marcus BROOKLYN — The widow of Col. David Marcus has been granted a pension by the Israeli government. Mrs. Marcus, now 74, has been blind and sick for sev- Jackson, Carey Receive Award NEW YORK — Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) and New York Governor Hugh Carey will share the annual America Israel Friendship Award to be pre- sented at the Bnai Zion dinner on Feb. 17 at the New York Hilton. Mental Health Grant to Israel NEW YORK — The American Jewish Joint Dis- tribution Committee and the Israel Ministry of Health will establish a Falk Mental Health Policy and Planning Institute in Israel through a $250,000 grant from the Maurice Falk Med- ical Fund of Pittsburgh. eral years. Her husband, a West Point graduate, lost his life while serving Israel as the commander of the Jerusalem front during the 1948 War for Independence. Israel gave Mrs. Marcus a $2,000 grant last month and offered to increase her $1,200 per month pension after being contacted by Mrs. Marcus' brother. The life of Col. Marcus was portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the 1966 movie "Cast a Giant Shadow." Spertus Exhibit Tubie Resnik, Real Estate Investor, Lifelong Zionist Tubie Resnik, for two de- cades a leading real estate investor here, who died Jan. 25 at age 76, was a lifelong Zionist who considered pre- Israel Palestine to have provided his "roots" for his lifelong devotion to the Zionist cause. Born in Berdichev, Rus- sia, he was taken to Pales- tine by his father who was engaged in the wine indus- try in Rishon LeZion. Al- though they lived there for only a few years before Tubie as a youngster was brought to St. Joseph, Mo., Tubie Resnik always said his roots were in Zionism and that he and his family were perpetuating the idealism of their parents. CHICAGO — An exhibi- tion of the works of Arieh Sharon, Israeli architect, entitled "Kibutz Plus Bauhaus — An Architect's Way in a New Land" will be shown at the Spertus Mr. Resnik had his Museum ofJudaica through March 23. The exhibit con- schooling in St. Joseph and sists of 80 black and white was in paper manufac- photo panels, 20 color turing with a brother in Los blow-ups of buildings, plus some models and short de- scriptive texts. By ROBERT NOBEL "People retiring ought to consider Israel," says Ab- raham Liebman, 69, for- merly of Bronx, N.Y. "This is a young, growing country and we can be part of it. Re- tirees should have a sense of adventure. At our age, it is a privilege to start a new life." Liebman, a retired phar- macist, speaks from experi- ence. Since coming to Israel six years ago with his wife and two teenaged daughters (both are now married), he has become active in com- munity and aliya affairs. He is one of three members of the Association of Americans and Cana- dians in Israel who greet North American immig- rants when they arrive at ben-Gurion Airport. 'Everything 51achine! THE JEWISH NEWS has something for everyone — no matter what the age or sex To: The Jewish News 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865 Southfield, Mich. 48075 a year's gift subscription to: NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE FOR state occasion FROM ❑ His activities in Cong. Shaar0 Zedek, on whose board of directors he served for several years, were emphasized by the regular attendance at Sabbath services and his deep interest in the cul- tural programs. He was a Brandeis Uni- versity Fellow, a 33rd De- gree Mason, a lifelong member of the Zionist Organization of America and for years was active in behalf of the United Jewish Appeal and other move- ments. Mr. Resnik held member- ship in the American ORT Federation and the Franklin Hills Country Senior Citizens in Israel Find Work Aiding New Olim World Zionist Press Service Please send Angeles. Then he was named to high executive posts, first with McKesson Robbins and then with Seagrams before entering the real estate business. $15 enclosed ZIP Twice a week he meets incoming groups of be- tween three and thirty people, welcomes them, guides them in their first steps in an unaccus- tomed land and details the assistance to which they are entitled from the government, as new im- migrants. He then helps them through the Jewish Agency registration procedures and sees them to a taxi which will take them to their ini- tial destination in Israel. Warm letters of apprecia- tion attest to the value of Liebman's efforts. Together with his wife Esther, Liebman also serves on his town's AACI absorp- tion committee. They host new immigrants and dele- gations of American Jewish groups visiting in Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv. Another busy retiree, Rubin Kaplan, 74, runs his own informal welcoming service. For a long time an active member in New York's Flatbush Jewish community, he estimates that he has hosted hundreds of visiting residents of the neighborhood since he made aliya in 1967. Dozens of them came back and settled in Israel, including his daughter with her family, and one of his grandchildren. Club and was a volunteer at Sinai Hospital. He leaves his wife, Ger- trude; two daughters, Mindy of Ann Arbor and Mrs. David (Penny) Trenk of South Orange, N.J.; a Real Estate Developer Bert L. Smokier Dies at 68 Bert L. Smokier, an at- torney and real estate de- veloper, died Jan. 27 at age 68. Born in Brantford, On- tario, Canada, Mr. Smokier was graduated from the University of Detroit's law school in 1932. He was a member of the Michigan Bar Association. In the civic sphere, Mr. Smokier was an organizer and founder of Metropolitan Savings and Loan, and served on the boards of the chamber Music Society, the Detroit Symphony Or- chestra, the Founders Society of the Detroit Insti- tute of Arts and the Friends of the Public Library. He was a founder of the Friends School of Detroit. He also was the former chairman of Tamarack Hills Authority and was developing a pioneer vil- lage at Camp Tamarack at the time of his death. Kaplan founded the Kaplan Club in Tel Aviv. It serves as a meeting place and social center for the AACI seniors sec- tion and for immigrants from other English- speaking countries. Re- cently, the club members successfully completed a fund-raising campaign and purchased a special operating table for Tel Hashomer Hospital. Other similar projects are under way. brother, Manny of Los Angeles, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Werner (Edith) Som- mer of El Paso, Tex., and Mrs. Sheldon (Nan) Braude of St. Joseph, Mo.; and three grandsons. Mr. Smokier was a board member of Sinai Hospital; Hadassah House, Inc; and held membership in the r BERT L. SMOKLER Franklin Hills Country Club, Cong. Shaarey Zedek and was active in efforts on behalf of the Sophie Wright Settlement House. Mr. Smokier leaves his wife, Toba; a son, Irving A. of Ann Arbor; a daughter, Mrs. Guy (Nora) Barron; a brother, Ned; three sisters, Mrs. Edythe Moss, Mrs. Jean Fleisig of Toronto and Mrs. Bernice Miller; and five grandchildren. To: The Jewish News 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd. Suite 865 The club also hosts classes and lectures during the day and a variety of so- cial activities during the evening. Every two months, seniors gather in a specially rented hall for larger regional membership meet- ings. In short, the club enables all to be occupied, in the belief that to be busy is to be happy. WEAVE Jusr Southfield, Mich. 48075 Cemetery Visit Ritual Defined By RABBI SAMUEL FOX (Copyright 1980, JTZ, Inc.) The hands are not dried I after washing them after visiting the cemetery. It is claimed that drying the hands after this wash- ing might indicate that the survivors completely dis- connect themselves from their previous relationship with the dead. Allowing nature to take its course in drying the hands, without technically drying them, serves to re- mind us that we are not "wiping away" our connec- tion with the deceased. From Paste in old label AJC Names Parley Leader NEW YORK — Richard L. Weiss of Los Angeles will serve as chairman of the planning committee for the 74th annual meeting of the American Jewish Commit- tee, May 14-18 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. NAME L Please Allow Two Weeks J