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Friday, June 25, 1982

In the light of eternity we
shall see that what we de-
sired would have been fatal

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

to us, and that what we
would have avoided was es-
sential to our well-being.

Russian, U.S. Wife Reunited

CHICAGO — Andrei
Frolov, who with his Ameri-
can wife staged a hunger
strike to pressure Soviet of-
ficials to allow him to emi-
grate, arrived in Chicago
Sunday where he was re-
united with his wife.

Morning America" program
Wednesday morning, Mrs.
Frolov said she sued the
Soviet government to allow
her husband to emigrate.
She said her attorney, a pro-
fessor of international law
at Northwestern Univer-
sity, helped her prepare the
suit.
Asked what he wanted to
do when he came to the U.S.,
Frolov said he wanted to be
a cowboy "because cowboys
are free."

The couple met when
Mrs. Frolov was in Moscow,
where she studied Russian
history. The couple married
a year ago in Moscow.

Speaking on the "Good

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Joel Gershenson, co-
chairman of the Detroit
Soviet Jewry Committee of
the Jewish Community
Council, and head of the
DSJC's package program,
announced that the DSJC
has recently sent packages
of new clothing to six long-
term refusniks.
The refusniks are: Oskar
Mendeleev of Moscow, Boris
Dekhovich of Vinnista, Lev

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Furman of Leningrad,
Mikhail Kremen of Moscow,
Victor Livshitz of Vilnius
and Benjamin Bogomolny of
Moscow.
Gershenson explained
that because the refusniks
are often dismissed from
their places of employment
when they apply to emi-
grate, they are in difficult
financial circumstances,
finding menial jobs for low
pay, at best. Packages sent
from the West provide them
with necessities they would
otherwise be unable to af-
ford.
Gershenson noted that
Soviet import laws prohibit
shipment of used goods, but
asked that anyone having.
any new clothing to donate
should call Beverly Yost at
the Jewish Community
Council, 962-1880.

Books Requested

MIAMI — The American
Anti-Nazi Association, led
by Rabbi Rubin R. Dobin, is
collecting books about
European communities de-
stroyed by the Nazis for do-
nation to Isser and. Rae
Price Library of Judaica at
the University of Florida in
Gainesville.
Books may be sent to the
library in Gainesville, Fla.
32611, or to Rabbi Dobin,
POB 6194, Miami Beach,
Fla. 33154.

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(Copyright 1982, JTA, Inc.)

AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY: In the United
States, the American Jewish Historical Society — which is
now observing the 90th year of its existence — is the in-
stitution which preserves the history of the Jewish com-
munity in this country. It collects and records material on
the continuous Jewish experience in America since 1654,
when the first group of 23 Jewish immigrants, who fled
from religious persecution in Brazil, landed in New York,
then a Dutch colony known as New Amsterdam. Peter
Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, re-
fused to permit them to disembark from the small boat'
"Sainte Catherine" on which they came, but finally agreed''.
to allow them to land under a guarantee that they would
not become a burden on the local population.
Since then, the Jews have proved themselves not to be
a burden but an asset to America.
The American Jewish Historical Society carries
documentary facts and evidence about all the periods in
Jewish history in America. It keeps the flame of Jewish
history in this country burning so that the coming genera-
tions should know of their rich heritage. It is fostering, in a
sense, the continuity of the Jewish community. Its archives
are a source of important and original documents, manu-
scripts, photos and other material showing the records of
Jewish participation in American life in the past and at
present.
Its membership grows markedly with every year — it
is expected to reach -10,000 very soon — and its activities
are recognized by the American government as being very
beneficial to the nation. A major grant of more than
$150,000 was given to the AJHS by the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities to construct a travelling exhibi
tion of the history of Boston Jewry when Boston celebrated
its 350th anniversary.
The American Jewish Historical Society stimulates
also local Jewish communities in the country to write and
publish the history of the Jews in their city. The latest book
of local Jewish history has now been published by the
Jewish community of Kansas City.
The AJHS publishes a very lively scholarly quarterly,
"American Jewish History." The $35 annual membership
dues include $10 subscription fee for this publication. The
income of the AJHS is mostly from membership dues of
various categories and contributions to funds for special
projects. The headquarters of the AJHS are located in
Waltham, Mass. The building houses also the archives and
library which are visited by scholars from all over the
country seeking material on Jews in America.
WITNESSES TO HISTORY: Speaking of American
Jewish history, credit must be paid to the Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations which has now published a
series of four very interesting soft-cover books "Eyewitnes-
ses to American Jewish History," tracing the major events
of American Jewish history as witnessed by men and
women who lived them.
The first volume covers historic events from the Colo-
nial period through the Revolution. The second covers the
period the German immigration. The third covers the East-
ern European immigration. The fourth is devoted to con-
temporary Jewish history in America from the period of
World War I to today. Their publication is especially timely
now when the number of Jewish youths — and American-
born Jews in general — seek their ancient roots in this
country to strengthen their Jewish identity.

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Rabbi Milton Arm of Cong. Beth Achim, center,
presents a menora plaque to Harry and Sarah Laker,
right, at the Jewish National Fund testimonial dinner
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Pictured at left is the hon-
orees' son, Irving Laker, who was dinner chairman.