• f ' THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Parade, Booths and Festivities Will Mark Independence Day Israel Independence Day will be celebrated in Detroit on May 10. According to Al Yost, chairman of the parade committee, many ,groups throughout the community have already registered to be participants in the parade that will kick off the day's activities. Among the participants will Jewish service groups, youth groups, synagogues - a-nd Hebrew schools. The theme of the parade will be "Israel — Past, Pre- sent and Future" and par- ticipation may be in the form of a float, a bchoral group, dancing group or marching with a sign or banner. The parade route will be down Civic Center Drive in Southfield, be- ginning at the Bendix Corp. and culminating at the Southfield Civic Cen- ter. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of originality, compliance with the theme, spirit and over-all excellence. All participants will receive a certificate of participa- tion. For information about participating in the parade, call Al Yost, 851-5100. Following the parade there will be festivities at the Southfield Civic Center. In addition to an original musical production, the cel- ebration will include the display and sale of Israel re- lated items and information booths. Local merchants, organizations and indi- viduals have been asked to participate. For information regard- ing booths and exhibits, call David Gubow, 646-9500. L • C k Friday, April 3, 1981 51 SPRING SALE! WATER W MIS (the uncommon bath shop) Go Directly to Water Works Collect 2 0 % Savings Towels • Bath Accessories • Scales ShoWer Curtains • Closet Organizers Applegate Square 'Northwestern at Inkster Phone: 357-1870 Mon.-Sat. 10-5 • The steering committee of the Israel Indepen- dence Day Celebration includes, from left, E. Toby Lantz, Reuven Leibovich, Al Yost, Marcy Feldman, Shelly Jackier, Mira Eisenberg and Mike Feldman. ader at Adat Shalom Donor Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader will speak at the annual donor luncheon of The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom Synagogue May 4. The day will begin at 10 ' a.m. with boutiques and 1 shops in the synagogue foyers. Featured will be arts and crafts, pottery, plants and flowers, women's acces- 1 sories, children's religious items and bake shop. The Sisterhood gift shop will also be open. Coffee will be served throughout the morning. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by Ralph Nader's speech. The com- munity is invited to attend. There is a charge. Puppet Show at Beth Achim The Greater Detroit Council of Pioneer Women and the Sisterhood Cong. Beth Achim are sponsoring a puppet theater, "Bubbat- ron," 2 p.m. Sunday in the youth lounge of Cong. Beth Achim. Lisi Moses of Toronto and her life-size puppets will _perform "Legends from King Solomon's Mines." There is a charge and pro- ceeds from the program will support Pioneer Women/ ,Naamat projects in Israel. Refreshments will be sold :'before and after the per- - formance. For ticket information, call Jacqueline Zeff, 967- 3627, or Jackye Drapkin, - 352-8670. [ ( 1 .3e-Elected TORONTO (JTA) — Three Jewish candidates were re-elected in the recent Ontario provincial elections =in which the Progressive Conservatives won a major- ity. RALPH NADER Sisterhood president is Sonia Knopper and donor chairman is Harriet Dunsky. Assisting with the donor event are: Ann Benderoff, Betsy Winkelman, Ann Clayton, Connie Kopald, Nita Lichtenstein, Esther Allan, Bobbie Blitz, Sandra Lorence, Renee Lieberman, Karen Spoon, Arlene Klein, Roslyn Katzman, Elaine Rosenblatt, Ceil Schwartz, Lois Shiffman, Terran Leemis, Lenore Dunsky, Toby Dobkin, Gloria Freed- land, Lillian Weinbaum and Ethel Goldenberg. For reservations, call the synagogue, 851-5100. Canal Approved JERUSALEM — The Is- raeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the plans for the $700 million hydroelectric canal between the Mediter- ranean and the Dead Sea. The 50-mile canal, which may take 10 years to build, will start as a tunnel under the Gaza Strip, run on the surface through the Negev, underground through Judea and emerge near Masada to drop 1,300 feet to turn four electric turbines. etroit Plaza Hotel offers you traditional kosher facilities for your next event. Whether it's a wedding, bar mitzvah, reception, luncheon or dinner Any group, any size. And we'll handle your event smoothly and efficiently. Because our expe- rienced staff knows exactly how to make your party a success. Down to the last detail. • You'll have a professional catering manager to coordinate all the arrange- ments, so you don't have to. Impeccable service. And some of the most deli- cious food around. 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