THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, August 1, 1980 Pediatric Parley in Jerusalem COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dr. Samuel Meites, director of the Columbus Children's Hospital clinical chemistry laboratory and professor in the departments of path- ology and pediatrics at Ohio State University has been A Medley of Elegant Gifts & Books Always 20 0/ 0 appointed to the organizing committee of the first Inter- national Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, to be held in Jerusalem, Oct. 12-17. The congress is dedicated to diagnostic medicine deal- ing with children's diseases and is sponsored by the In- ternational Federation of CliniCal Chemistry and the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Quite often the most `popular' teachers in our universities are those who simplify their material and thereby foster the illusion that a challenging body of knowledge can be easily as- similated. Discount The Travelers. 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Joe Forbes Paid for by the Committee to Elect Martin Krohner 27173 Gateway Dr. W., Farmington Hills 48018 Coins and Medals Portray Israel's History By SIMON GRIVER World Zionist Press Service The history of ancient Jewish coinage dates back to the establishment of the independent Hasmonean Dynasty in the Second Cen- tury BCE. It is interesting that in accordance with the second Commandment, these coins contain no like- ness of living beings, men or animals. The writing is in both Hebrew and Greek. Among the most beauti- ful ancient coins are those dating from the Bar-Kochba War (132-135 CE). The coins are marked "Year 1 to the Redemption of Israel," Year 2 to the Freedom of Israel," etc. The whole issue is overstruck on Roman coins current in Palestine. Many hundreds of years later, we find at the end of the 17th Century bitterly anti-Semitic medals (Kovn Juda) showing a bearded man with a Jewish hat car- rying a sack of grain with the devil sitting on it and ripping it open. Numismatism, or in layman's language coin collecting, is now a $1 bil- lion worldwide industry. Israel has successfully carved for herself a luc- rative share of this fast expanding market. The Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. has for the past 20 years been minting medals that com- memorate a wide range of events, places, people and intitutions. In addition, the Bank of Israel issues an- nually special silver coins to mark Hanuka and Inde- pendence Day. ATTENTION Condo Care Is Now Available For Homes Protect Your Investment Enjoy Peace of Mind 00° C6 4, Interior Service Plan Heating — A/C — Plumbing Electrical and More Call For Brochure and Find Out Why We're Number One NO CONDOMINIUM OR HOME OWNER CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT CONDO CARE TM Condo Care provides a one telephone number service that consists of preventive maintenance. repair and/or total replacement, parts and labor included. of interior heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical items. Adjustment for hardware such as locks and hinges, kitchen and bath cabinet doors, interoir doors and doorwalls. Cancelable and refund- able. Unlimited service calls with 24-hour emergency service included. Preventive maintenance includes furnace „nd A/C inspection and clean- ing — also Freon if needed. 557-6830 A Service of Kanal Building Co. 16055 W. 12 Mile Road Southfield Assockillons and Management. Use our one telephone number service for any of your com- mon element needs. $75 quarterly on a yearly basis — Cancelable and Refundable. .. Quality Residential Builders for Over a Quarter Century "The medals serve as im- portant media for com- municating about Israel, its history, culture and achievements, to both Jewish and non-Jewish people in all parts of the Western world," observes Eliezer Shiloni, the director general of the Israel Gov- ernment Coins and Medals Corp. The medals and coins are minted in silver, bronze and sometimes gold. Millions of them are sold each year. Half of them to Americans, 10 percent to Europeans and the rest are snapped up by Israelis themselves. The corporation has 100,000 subscribers who receive a discount on all their pur- chases. These people are avid collectors, who buy at least one copy of each of the dozen or so coins that are minted each year. On average, a bronze coin costs $7, a silver one $90, while a gold coin weighs in at a rather ex- pensive $400. All the same there are thousands of Israelis who buy every coing, including the sev- eral that are issued each year in gold. While half of the market is cornered by these hard- ened collectors, the other half comprises the souvenir buyers. These of course in- clude tourists, as well as local people buying the odd gift. In this vein the Bar Mitzva and wedding medals are particularly popular. "Collecting these medals and coins is in many ways similar , to collecting stamps," explains Aviva Blum, the advertising man- ager of the Israel Govern- ment Coins and Medals Corp. "Already there are two weekly newspapers in America that cater to the interests of the numis- matist. But while stamps, however valuable, are just pieces of paper and many coins are only faded lumps of metal, commemorative medals are artistically de- signed and attractive." Indeed, the medals are also literally worth their weight in gold. Any medal contains 90 percent of the relevant mineral. Yet the Laser Firm Sets Up Shop in Tel Aviv NEW YORK — A new Is- raeli manufacturing firm, Metalworking Lasers In- ternational plans to set up headquarters in Tel Aviv in November. The company will develop and produce high-powered lasers for the metalworking industry. The company is looking for electrical and mechanical engineers and physicists with experience in optics and laser design who wish to emigrate to Is- rael. For further information write to Metalworking Las- ers International, P.O. Box 13135, Tel Aviv, Israel. His praise is lost who waits till all commend. These three medals issued by the Israel Govern- ment Coins and Medals Corp. commemorate, from left, "illegal" immigration into Israel after World War II, the rescue of the hostages at Entebbe in 1976, and continuing immigration to Israel (note that the Magen David is not yet complete). recent surges and slumps of gold and silver on the world markets has in no way af- fected sales of the medals. Despite the fact that the value of the medals inex- tricably linked to the prices of gold and silver, speculators seem to steer clear of the commodity, leaving them as the preserve of collectors and souveniers and gift hunters. Over the years the medals issued have in- cluded a multitude of Jewish and Israeli themes. There are medals that bear the heads of Herzl and Weizmann; that depict places like Massada and the Knes- set; that celebrate such victories and achieve- ments as the Six-Day War and the Entebbe raid; that recall the suffering of the Holocaust and the plight of Soviet Jewry; that reflect institutions like El Al and the Hebrew University. A complete collection con- tains not only a gallery of . Jewish and Israeli history but also some Christian themes. Medals like the one commemorating "Terra Sancta" are favorites of non-Jewish buyers. It is worth noting that the recent currency change- over to the Shekel was an- ticipated in modern Israel as long ago as 1961 by the issue of a commemorative half-Shekel coin. Perhaps the most impor- tant aspect is that the pro- fits made by the government-owned coin and medal corporation, rather than lining the pockets of enterprising businessman, are ear- marked to fund the restora- tion of ancient monuments and archeological research. 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