THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

62 Friday, May 9, 1980

Warn Interest Groups on Abuse
of White House Conference

By BEN GALLOB

(Copyright 8O, JTA, Inc.)

Leaders of the coalition
for the White House Con-
ference on Families have
warned that the conference,
which is scheduled for June,
must not be used as a
"battleground" over such is-
sues as abortion, the Equal
Rights Amendment (ERA)
or gay rights..
The conference was called
by President Carter "to
examine the strengths of
.American families, the
difficulties they face, and
the ways in which family
life is affected by public
policies."
The format for the event
is three national conclaves:
in Baltimore, June 5-7;
Minneapolis, June 18-21;
and in Los Angeles, July
10-12.

The warnings were is-
sued by Jim Tucker, con-
ference chairman, and
Joseph Giordano, chair-
man of the coalition. Both
spoke at a luncheon
meeting in New York City
sponsored by the, Na-
tional -Jewish Family
Center of the American
Jewish Committee, one of
the six Jewish organiza-
tions which are among
members of the coalition.
Leaders, of the three
major religious organiza-
tions — Protestant,
Catholic and Jewish

joined, in separate state-
ments, in supporting the
White House conclave.
They pointed out that the
conference could have a sig-
nificant impact on future
legislation affecting
families and each urged
their members to work for a
conference where all points
of view could be heard.
The three leaders were
Bertram Gold, executive
vice president of the AJ-
Committee; Clare Randall,
general secretary of the Na-
tional Council of Churches;
and the Rev. Donald B. Con-
roy, representative for fam-
ily life of the United States
Catholic Conference.
Their statements were
summarized by Giordano at
a news luncheon held at
AJCommittee headquar-
ters, under the aegis of the
committee's new Jewish
Family Center. Tucker was
the guest speaker at the
center's first public func-
tion.
The five other Jewish
agencies are Bnai Brith
Women; Council of
Jewish Federations;
Jewish Welfare Board;
National Council of
Jewish Women; and the
Synagogue Council of
America.
Giordano, who is director
of the Louis Caplan Center
on Group Identity and Men-
tal Health at the AJCom-
mittee's Institute on

Pluralism and Group Ident-
ity, explained — in intro-
ducing the statements from
the three religious leaders
— that the coalition was
made up of 52 diverse
ethnic, religious, self-help,
professional women's and
family service agencies. He
said all favored keeping the
conference an open forum
where all shades of opinion
about families and family
concerns could be aired.
He declared that the con-
ference "cannot be used as a
battleground to resolve
such issues as abortion,
ERA or gay rights. These
are difficult and compli-
cated issues" and added that
"we cannot allow one group
to dominate on a state or na-
tional level." He said that
"most of all, we cannot let
extremism and destructive
tactics enter into the proc-
ess. All groups must act re-
sponsibly, respecting dif-
ferences, and realizing that
some family life issues do
not lend themselves to easy
solutions."
Like Giordano, Tucker
expressed opposition to the
conference becoming a
forum for well-organized
single-issue groups." He
said they had "every right to
be heard, but we must take
pains to insure that , special
interests do not overwhelm
the voices of others who may
not be as well organized or
single-minded."

Yehuda Hellman Will Speak
at Pioneer Women Bond Event

Yehuda Hellman, execu-
tive director of the Confer-
ence of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organ-
izations and former United
Nations and foreign corre-
spondent and commentator,
will speak at the Pioneer
Women's Tribute Luncheon
on behalf of State of Israel
Bonds, to be held noon
Thursday at Cong. Bnai
David.
Honored at the event will
be Ruth Leemon Miller,
president, Pioneer Women
Greater Detroit Council,
who was named "Woman of
the Year" and recipient-
elect of Israel's Lion of
Judah Peace Award" "in
deep appreciation of her
leadership and active par-
ticipation in the Israel Bond

program to bring economic
independence to Israel."

Cancer Agency
Names Directors

(Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.)

The Michigan Cancer
Foundation has announced
the names of its new officers
and board members.
Elected for three-year
terms to the board are:
Marvin A. Frenkel, Alan E.
Schwartz and Leon S. Co-
han.
Newly elected members
of the board are: Alan Ab-
rams, Helen Braverman,
Dr. Joseph Epel, David
Hermelin, Rabbi Richard C.
Hertz of Temple Beth El,
Judge Ira G. Kaufman, Dr.
Robert Luby and Dr. Allen
Zieger.

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Others participating in
the luncheon program
will be Leah Snider,
chairman of the Israel
Bond Women's Division;
Judy Zeltzer, Pioneer
Women Israel Bond
chairman; and Rosalyn
Kraus, who will provide
the guests with musical
selections.

For.reservations, call the
Pioneer Women office,
967-4750, or Israel Bonds,
557-2900.

The Talmudic tractate
"Ethics of the Fathers" is
studied on Saturday after-
noons during this time of
the year for a variety of rea-
sons.
This seems to have been
an old custom. It is men-
tioned in the order of prayer
of Amram Gaon (Eighth
Century) and Saadia Gaon.
Those who study this
tractate on Saturday after-
noons between Passover
and Rosh Hashana claim
that it is during this period
of the year that the after-
noons are long. Thus, on the
one hand, there is more time
to study and, on the other
hand, there is more time for

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Solomon Sniderman, 70,
former Detroiter of Strat-
ford, Ontario, Canada, died
May 5. Survived by his wife,
Bess; two sons, Karl of
Tulsa, Okla., and Stephen of
Youngstown, Ohio; three
brothers, Sam and Bill, both
of Detroit, and Henry of San
Juan, Costa Rica; two sis-
ters, Ann of Detroit and

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Alexander Fisch

Alexander Fisch, retired
owner of Alexander's
Meats, died May 4 in Hal-
landale, Fla. He was 78.
Born in Hungary, Mr.
Fisch lived many years in
Detroit, prior to moving to
Florida 10 years ago. He
had been retired for 12
years. Mr. Fisch was a
former officer at Cong. Bnai
Moshe.
He leaves his wife,
Blanche; two sons, Dr.
Ralph of Littleton, Colo.,
and Gerald of Chicago, Ill.; a
daughter, Mrs. • Alvin
(Cynthia) Stein of South-
field; a brother, David of Los
Angeles, Calif.; and five
grandchildren. Interment
Detroit.

YEHUDA HELLMAN

distraction to other and
especially' forbidden
exploits.
Studying this tractate
would thus take advan-
tage of the available time.

Those who study this
tractate between Passover
and Shavuot regard this ac-
tion as a means of prepara-
tion for Shavuot.
This particular tractate
was chosen because it is one
which contains principles of
Jewish faith instead of
technical laws. In order to
adjust to the required life
style of the Jewish faith and
to understand its ordi-
nances one has to be at-
tuned to its general princi-
ples.

AMSTERDAM (JTA) —
The screening of the Ameri-
can television series
"Holocaust" in Holland did
not evoke the emotional
reactions it did in West
Germany. One reason is
that the public is rea-
sonably well acquainted
with what happened to the
Jews during World War II
and the film did not come as
a shock according to a poll
conducted on behalf of the
"Tros" Broadcasting Organ-
ization which televised the
series.

L. Kroenberger,
Lecturer, Author

NEW YORK — Brandeis
University lecturer and a
critic, anthologist and
author Louis Kronen-
berger, died April 30 at 75.
Mr. Kronenberger lec-
tured at Brandeis Univer-
sity from 1951 to 1953, and
was professor of theater arts
at the school from 1953 to
1970. He was the author of
books on 18th Century
England and was a drama
critic for several magazines.

Eugene Sims

Eugene B. Sims, a furni-
ture salesman for 50 years,
died May 6 in Ft. Lauder-
dale, Fla. He was 81.
Born in Cleveland, Mr.
Sims lived most of his life in
Detroit. He retired to Ft.
Lauderdale last October. He
was a member and past
president of the Furniture
Club in Detroit.
He leaves his wife,
Mildred; a son, Alan of
Southfield; a daughter, Mrs.
Isaac (Judy) Engelbaum of
West Bloomfield; a brother,
Leonard of Ft. Lauderdale;
a sister, Mrs. Irving (Flor-
ence) Sloman of Dallas,
Tex.; and four
grandchildren. Interment
Detroit.

Monument
Unveilings

The Family
of the Late

SAM
FELDMAN

Mrs. Helen Garelick of
Scottsdale, Ariz.; five
grandchildren. Memorial
services 3 p.m. Sunday at
the Birmingham Temple.

Sophie Ruskay

NEW YORK — Sophie
Ruskay, who wrote about
Jewish life on the Lower.
East Side of New York, died
May 5 at age 95.
She was the daughter of
Fannie Unterberg Liebow-
tiz, whose family helped
found the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary.

The Family
of the Late

ESTHER
LIEBERMAN

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Arm will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

ISADORE (ITZIE)
ROSENBLOOM

Announces the un-
veiling of a monament
in his memory 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 18, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Loss' will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

BETTY
MARGOLIS

The Family
of the Late

veiling of a monument

The Family -

of the Late

Announces the un-

FLORENCE
KANNERS

in her memory 1 p.m.

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, May 18, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Benjamin Gor-
relick will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

Cemetery, Tamarac,
Fla. Rabbi Ballin and
Cantor Fenakel will of-

May 18 at Star of David

ficiate. Relatives and

friends are asked to

attend.

The Family of the Late

TOBY S. LAKER

Announces the unveiling of a monument
in her memory 12 noon Sunday, May 18, at
Hebrew Memorial Park, Lakeside Section.
Rabbi Noah Gamze will officiate. Relative
and friends are asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

DOROTHY STATFELD

Announces the unveiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m. Sunday, May 18, at
Hebrew Memorial Park (Chesed) Shel
Emes). Rabbi Henry Goldschlag will of-
ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to
attend.

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Sniderman Memorial 3 p.m. Sunday

salesman
Furniture
Samuel Julius DeSure died
May 7 at age 72.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Mr. DeSure lived 10 years
in the Detroit area. He was
a member of the Morris
Branch of the Jewish Com-
munity Center, was past
president of its Retired
Men's Club and was past
president and treasurer of
the Senior Adult Council of
the branch.
He also was the treasurer
of the Ben-Gurion Club. Mr.
DeSure received the "volun-
teer of the year" award of
the Center in 1977. He re-
sided at 14011 W. 10 Mile,
Oak Park.
He is survived by his wife,
Charlotte; a daughter, Mrs.
Cyril (Irene) Astrein; his_
mother, Mrs. Anna DeSure
of Santa Monica, Calif.; two
brothers, Ralph of Califor-
nia and Martin of Akron,
Ohio; three sisters, Mrs.
Rose Murphy of California,
Mrs. Jerry (Helen) Lieber-
man of California and
Saralee of Washington,
D.C.; and five
grandchildren. Services
10:30 a.m. today at Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

Dutch Response
to 'Holocaust
Unemotional

'Ethics of the Fathers'
Subject of Summer Study

By RABBI SAMUEL FOX

Samuel DeSure

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