Friday, September 19, 1980 15 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS \ , JBI 'Read-In' Will Spur Children in Reading, Raise Library Funds 21,000 Win Yeshiva Degrees Since Opening who foresees He calamities, suffers them twice. opportunity," Dr. Jane Evans, JBI president, said. "It highlights reading, edu- cates children about blindness and provides a unique zedaka experience." A broad range of prizes and incentives will moti- vate students to take part. Each participant will enlist sponsors who will contribute to the Jewish Braille Institute according to the number of books read by the par- ticipant. The reading NEW YORK — With the conferral of some 1,300 aca- demic degrees and diplomas at its four commencement exercises in June and August, Yeshiva Univer- sity and its affiliates have awarded a total of 21,328 degrees and diplomas since 1908. 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The two seats will be for Soviet , human rights activist An- drei Sakharov and Soviet Jewish Prisoner of Con- science Anatoly Shcharansky. - The SCA will cite the two Soviet prikmers, as well as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Philip Klutznick, editor Norman Cousins and singer Roberta Peters. Shcharausky's wife, Avital, will come from Is- rael to accept his award. Sakharov's stepdaugh- Arab Exhibit Is Closed Down by Authorities L period lasting, one month, may begin any time in November. Proceeds of the Great Na- tional Jewish Read-In will be matched in a one-for- three ratio by the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has awarded a challenge grant to the instutute. Most students taking part will do so through their religious schools. If their school is not joining in the program, they may contact JBI, 110 E. 30th St., New York, N.Y. 10016, attention Gerald M. Kass, executive vice president. Keep cool and you corn- mand everybody. 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Both mayors took part in a three-day International Conference of Mayors in Jerusalem last April, co- sponsored by the U.S. Con- ference of Mayors, the Insti- tute of Jerusalem Studies and the American Jewish Congress. JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Military Government prevented an exhibition of political paintings by Pales- tinian artists which was to take place recently in Ramalla, some 10 miles north of Jerusalem. The army confiscated five drawings which were to be shown in the exhibition, charging that they consti- tuted incitement against the state. The drawings were entitled, "A Wedding in Jail," "The Rejection," Dropsie Program and "The Day of the Pris- for Black Clergy oner." PHILADELPHIA — One of the artists said: "We are not inciting against Dropsie University has es- Israel, nor the Israeli tablished an outreach pro- people. We are merely ex- gram fo-r the black and pressing our feelings as Jewish communities at its main campus and at a black Palestinians in paint." neighborhood organization. - The major aspect of the Mendelssohn program is ministerial Prize Awarded study for black clergy. BONN (JTA) — The first Topics will include "Women Moses Mendelssohn Prize in the Old Testament," 1-,, s been awarded to Dr. "Black-Jewish Relations," bara Just-Dahlmann in "Social Justice in the Islam recognition of "the further- Religion and Black Mus- ance of tolerance toward lims," "Islamic Concept of unorthodox ideas and be- Religion" and others.• The outreach program is tween people of all nations being funded by the races and religions." The DM 20,000 ($11,000) William Penn Foundation. prize was endowed last year by the Berlin Senate to Kosher Eatery mark the birthday of the Jewish Enlightenment Open in Atlanta ATLANTA — The first philosopher (1729-1786). . Dr. Just-Dahlmaiin is the kosher restaurant in 25 director of the local court in years has opened in the Schwetzingen, near Heidel- northeast section of At- berg, and is a member of the lanta. Called Norm's Place, board of directors of the the restaurant is run by a Preservation of Human family that were formerly caterers in New York. Rights organization. . Warning The Surgeon General Has Determined Thai Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous toYour Health.