THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 38 Friday, January 29, 1982 Israeli Team Crosses Country Conducting Program for Aged Joint Distribution Committee NEW YORK — The Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Adult Human Development, which is supported by the American Jewish Joint Dis- tribution Committee (JDC), has been using a mobile van homes for the aged, hostels, sheltered housing projects and clubrooms from Metula on the northern border to Beersheva in the Negev. On a typical morning, Benny Rimon, the techni- cian, and driver Albert El- fasi, load the closed circuit to bring lecturers and in- formational material, films and slide shows to clubs and homes for the aged in all parts of the country. 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After the showing she leads the audience in a discussion on the ques- tions it had raised. "Our major problem," she noted as the van drove to the Neve Yisrael Club in a de- pressed section of town, "is how to combat the sense of loneliness that permeates the lives of the aged wher- ever they live. It's a chal- lenge to try to show these people their lives are not yet over, that they are still an integral part of society with something to contribute." A second group waited for the van at the comfortable, new Shilene Residency Home for the Aged. There, 60 elderly people (again, most of them women) gave their wel- come in Yiddish. Almost all Only if a man knows him- self, and has no illusion about himself, and under- stands every existing thing in relation to itself, will he find real peace of mind. — Maimonides •A; r1 I Le!, I Our once-a-year sale is almost over. As January comes to a close, so does our once-a-year store wide sale where we take 10-40% off almost everything. 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Bayshore Dr. at Harbor West (616) 941-1313 Mon-Sat 9-5:30 Fri till 9, Sun 12-5 Workbench, Inc., 1982 of them came from Eastern Europe, survivors of the Holocaust, or recent arri- vals from behind the Iron Curtain. Many were single sur- vivors. Their families had perished in Europe, others had come with children, who now lived in distant places, some of them abroad. But the old, nagging sore of loneliness festered in them. At the Herzliya Home for the Aged, in a quiet suburb, there was another Yiddish speaking group. They were far more dependent on the home than the residents of the hostel. The level of edu- cation was considerably lower. The average age was higher, the apathy greater, and the surroundings bleaker. Menashe Galperin, the director of the Home was on hand to show the crew where to set up their video equipment. "There are a hundred residents here from very different cul- tures," he said. "Some of them may have seen each other in the hallways but not exchanged a word in half a year. If the program can get them to begin speak- ing with each other, then it will be very useful." Off to the Nof Yam club, and a group of 40 lively seniors, mostly veteran Is- raelis, who badgered Shoshana with all kinds of penetrating questions over tea they served following the film. Finally at 9 p.m. the last stop of the day, the Gol- den Age Club. Again a veteran Israeli group Proudly they showed ol the sparkling new prem- ises: workshops, reading rooms, classrooms, a buf- fet. It was 11:30 p.m. when we returned to JDC-Brookdale in -Jerusalem. Wearily Benny and Albert unloaded the van. Tomorrow they would be off to Afula in the north. Pioneer Women, JNF Join for Project to Benefit Israel Women/ Pioneer Na'amat, in conjunction with the Jewish National Fund, has undertaken a project to underwrite the cost of building the access road to Avshalom Nature Reserve in the American Independence Park in Is- rael. As part of the project, Greater Detroit Council of Pioneer Women/ Na'amat will have a Tu b'Shevat wine and cheese celebration 2 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Pioneer Women offices. Edith Margolis, Pioneer Women/ Na'amat national board member, will speak and Cantor Max Shimansky of Cong. Beth Achim will entertain. The members of Degania Chapter will be hostesses. Admission is gained with the purchase of a tree. For information, call the Pioneer Women office, 967-4750. The public is in- vited. Women's Hebrew Seminar at the Kollel Begins Classes The Hebrew Seminar for Women, co-sponsored by the Kollel Institute, will begin a new semester of classes in February. Founded by Rabbi Binyomin Rothstein, the classes include Hebrew lan- guage, daily prayers, Jewish history and philos- ophy. Rabbi Rothstein is a graduate fellow of the Kol- lel. He was graduated from the Telshe Yeshiva in Chicago and received semikha from Rabbi Mor- dechai Gifter of the Telshe Yeshiva. Classes are held at the Kollel, 15230 Lincoln, Oak Park, and in the rabbi's home, 25363 N. Montmartre Ct., Oak Park. For details, call Rabbi Rothstein, 968-4950; or the Kollel, 968-0764. Jessica Savitch Due Here for Women's Career Parley NBC newswoman Jessica Savitch will be the keynote speaker at the first Career Convention for Women slated to take place Feb. 12 and 13 at the Westin Hotel. Ms. Savitch will speak on "The Pursuit of Excellence." Beginning in radio, Ms. Savitch moved to TV and held anchorwoman posts in Houston, Tex., and Philadelphia, Pa., prior to anchoring her national newscasts on NBC. Representatives of busi- ness and industry will de- liver talks throughout the convention. There is a charge for ad- JESSICA SAVITCH mission. Tickets are avail- able at the door.